Strickland Lee

Assessed against a composite reference standard, anterior nares swabs are less sensitive (82% – 88%) than nasopharyngeal swabs (98%). For populations with 10% specimen positivity, the negative predictive values of all swab types were greater than 98%. Mid-turbinate and anterior nares swabs seem to perform similarly. The lower sensitivity…[Lees meer]

Pseudomonas aeruginosa exhibited the highest bioremediation potential among the bacterial isolates with 58.80 and 33.67 remediation percentage in 50 mg Cd L-1 and 300 mg Pb L-1 . However, higher remediation percentage (79.87 and 92.41) was observed by Klebsiella edwardsii through addition of carbon source (5 g/L) and varying the pH (6) of the…[Lees meer]

To review the existing evidence on the effects of viewing visual artworks on stress outcomes and outline any gaps in the research.

A scoping review was conducted based on the Joanna Briggs Institute methodology for scoping reviews and using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping…[Lees meer]

In 1979, Perkins and his family emigrated to the United States, where he became a Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Iowa. Perkins’ understated personality masked a legacy of extensive contributions to the field of ophthalmology.Introduction Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a joint disease, affecting multiple tissues in the joint. Early…[Lees meer]

These in vitro and in vivo results demonstrated that the peptide AWRK6 ameliorates MAFLD by improving lipid and glucose metabolism homeostasis, and it is mediated by the PI3K/AKT/AMPK/ACC signaling pathway. Thus, AWRK6 has a potential in preventing MAFLD.The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is the first known pandemic caused by a coronavirus.…[Lees meer]

In detail, for NPc, the concentration of 400 µg/mL resulted in the most promising to maintain the cell metabolic activity of fibroblasts higher than 90%. Overall, the results reported in this paper support the employment of NPc as a nose-to-brain drug delivery system, as the brain targeting of antioxidants is a potential tool for the therapy of…[Lees meer]

owever, all diets provided adequate iron and most of the cereal-based foods provided adequate carbohydrate and minerals. The overall nutrient adequacy was below the cut-off point for all food types.

The diets of lactating mothers in Southwest Ethiopia lack diversity and nutrient adequacy. A community-based nutrition education program on…[Lees meer]

Anaplasma phagocytophilum is a worldwide emerging zoonotic tick-borne pathogen transmitted by Ixodid ticks and naturally maintained in complex and incompletely assessed enzootic cycles. Several studies have demonstrated an extensive genetic variability with variable host tropisms and pathogenicity. However, the relationship between genetic…[Lees meer]