Francis Kemp

9% versus 35.0%) at the acute bronchiolitis, respectively. During infancy, 6.9% of children with and 9.2% of children without recurrent wheeze at 2 years were sensitised to at least one allergen (p=0.5). Neither recurrent wheeze nor incidence rate ratios for the number of wheeze episodes at 2 years were significantly associated with specific vir…[Read more]

Density functional theory (DFT) calculations further illustrated that the existence of Au nanoparticles exhibits higher adsorption energy and net charge transfer for CB. In addition, the relationship between the sensing performances of pristine ZFO and Au@ZFO yolk-shell spheres for chlorobenzene and the factors of Au loading amount, operating…[Read more]

42 to 271.85). Metabolomic profiling identified 10 potential biomarkers, of which three key markers were significantly associated with RF-related pathways including phenylalanine, tyrosine and tryptophan biosynthesis, amino sugar and nucleotide sugar metabolism and tyrosine metabolism. In addition, three key biomarkers were restored to baseline…[Read more]

Bacteria live in different environments and are subject to a wide variety of fluctuating conditions. During evolution, they acquired sophisticated systems dedicated to maintaining protein structure and function, especially during oxidative stress. Under such conditions, methionine residues are converted into methionine sulfoxide (Met-O) which can…[Read more]

is a health concern.

In this cohort, a reduction in e-cigarette use occurred independently of COVID-19 stay-at-home restrictions, but persistent cannabis and alcohol use suggest continued need for youth substance use prevention and cessation support. Declining physical activity during the pandemic is a health concern.

Availability of new…[Read more]

To enhance quinclorac potency, twenty-five derivatives were synthesized containing 3-methyl-1H-pyrazol-5-yl by intermediate derivatization methods (IDMs). These compounds were confirmed by melting point (mp), 1HNMR, 13CNMR, and HRMS. The compound 1,3-dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-5-yl 3,7-dichloroquinoline-8-carboxylate (10a) was determined by X-ray…[Read more]

Repeat proteins are abundant in eukaryotic proteomes. They are involved in many eukaryotic specific functions, including signalling. For many of these proteins, the structure is not known, as they are difficult to crystallise. Today, using direct coupling analysis and deep learning it is often possible to predict a protein’s structure. However,…[Read more]

The implant with long and greatest diameter had higher stability. Periotest can be used to determine dental implant stability.

Periotest is useful in determining dental implant stability. Large-scale studies may be helpful in obtaining useful results.

Periotest is useful in determining dental implant stability. Large-scale studies may…[Read more]

8 years, and 9851 breast cancers (1978 advanced stage) were identified. The median AGE daily intake was 5932 kilo units per 100 kilocalories (KU/1000 kcal). Women with higher intake tended to have lower education levels, higher body mass index, less physical activity, were current smokers, and had higher fat and meat intake. read more The highest…[Read more]

In this original study, we retrospectively reviewed the cases of nocardiosis diagnosed through culture and next-generation sequencing (NGS) methods between 2014 and 2018 in Huashan Hospital and found out that the latter way can not only improve the detection rate of Nocardia spp. but also greatly reduce the turnaround time. In addition, by…[Read more]

The presence of SteLL stimulated the cells to release pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-17A, TNF-α, IFN-γ and IL-2) and also of IL-4, an anti-inflammatory cytokine that can prevent exacerbated inflammation. SteLL induced decrease in the secretion of NO. In conclusion, SteLL has biotechnological potential as an immunomodulator agent for use in s…[Read more]