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https://read.qxmd.com/read/38535785/magnetic-molecularly-imprinted-polymers-for-selective-extraction-of-aflatoxins-from-feeds
#21
JOURNAL ARTICLE
María Del Carmen Pérez-Álvarez, Natalia Arroyo-Manzanares, Natalia Campillo, Pilar Viñas
Magnetic molecularly imprinted polymers (MMIPs) have fused molecular imprinting technology with magnetic separation technology, emerging as an innovative material capable of recognizing specific molecules and efficiently separating target substances. Their application to the extraction and purification of mycotoxins has great potential, due to the toxicity and economic impact of these contaminants. In this work, MMIP has been proposed as a sample treatment for the determination of main four aflatoxins (B1 , B2 , G1 and G2 ) in pig feed...
February 29, 2024: Toxins
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38535772/musculoskeletal-pitfalls-on-molecular-imaging-studies-of-oncologic-patients-how-to-stay-out-of-trouble
#22
REVIEW
Brooke Sarna, Ty Subhawong, Efrosyni Sfakianaki, Richard Wang, Anna Christodoulou-Vega, Fabiano N Cardoso
An increasing amount of molecular imaging studies are ordered each year for an oncologic population that continues to expand and increase in age. The importance of these studies in dictating further care for oncologic patients underscores the necessity of differentiating benign from malignant findings, particularly for a population in whom incidental findings are common. The aim of this review is to provide pictorial examples of benign musculoskeletal pathologies which may be found on molecular imaging and which may be mistaken for malignant processes...
March 8, 2024: Tomography: a Journal for Imaging Research
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38535764/when-it-s-not-worn-on-the-face-trait-anxiety-and-attention-to-neutral-faces-semantically-linked-to-threat
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Kim M Curby, Jessica A Collins
While our direct observations of the features or behaviours of the stimuli around us tell us much about them (e.g., should they be feared?), the origin of much of our knowledge is often untethered from directly observable properties (e.g., through what we have learned or have been told about them, or "semantic knowledge"). Here, we ask whether otherwise neutral visual stimuli that participants learn to associate with emotional qualities in the lab cause the stimuli to be attended in a similar way as stimuli whose emotional qualities can be discerned through their visual properties...
March 19, 2024: Vision
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38535563/lung-microbiota-and-ventilator-associated-pneumonia-in-the-neonatal-period
#24
REVIEW
Fermín García-Muñoz Rodrigo, Lourdes Urquía Martí, Marta Siguero Onrubia, Moreyba Borges Luján, Gloria Galán Henríquez, Desiderio Reyes Suárez
The lung microbiota is a complex community of microorganisms that colonize the respiratory tract of individuals from, or even before, birth. Although the lungs were traditionally believed to be sterile, recent research has shown that there is a diversity of bacterial species in the respiratory system. Knowledge about the lung microbiota in newborns and its relationship with bacterial infections is of vital importance to understand the pathogenesis of respiratory diseases in neonatal patients undergoing mechanical ventilation...
March 1, 2024: Pathogens
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38535555/detection-of-meca-genes-in-hospital-acquired-mrsa-and-sosa-strains-associated-with-biofilm-formation
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Rosa González-Vázquez, María Guadalupe Córdova-Espinoza, Alejandro Escamilla-Gutiérrez, María Del Rocío Herrera-Cuevas, Raquel González-Vázquez, Ana Laura Esquivel-Campos, Laura López-Pelcastre, Wendoline Torres-Cubillas, Lino Mayorga-Reyes, Felipe Mendoza-Pérez, María Angélica Gutiérrez-Nava, Silvia Giono-Cerezo
Methicillin-resistant (MR) Staphylococcus aureus (SA) and others, except for Staphylococcus aureus (SOSA), are common in healthcare-associated infections. SOSA encompass largely coagulase-negative staphylococci, including coagulase-positive staphylococcal species. Biofilm formation is encoded by the icaADBC operon and is involved in virulence. mecA encodes an additional penicillin-binding protein (PBP), PBP2a, that avoids the arrival of β-lactams at the target, found in the staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCC mec )...
February 28, 2024: Pathogens
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38535500/an-exploratory-investigation-of-organic-chemicals-detected-in-baby-teeth-differences-in-children-with-and-without-autism
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Raymond F Palmer
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a behaviorally defined neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by deficits in language, communication, and social function with an estimated prevalence rate of between 1 in 30 and 44 U.S. births. Gene/environment (G × E) interactions are widely regarded as the most probable explanation for idiopathic ASD, especially because some genes are selectively targeted by various environmental xenobiotics. Because deciduous teeth are a likely biomarker of in utero exposure, the present study investigated if the quantity of chemicals found in deciduous teeth differs between children with and without ASD...
March 14, 2024: Journal of Xenobiotics
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38535364/use-of-the-proboscis-extension-response-assay-to-evaluate-the-mechanism-of-house-fly-behavioral-resistance-to-imidacloprid
#27
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Sara D'Arco, Lara Maistrello, Caleb B Hubbard, Amy C Murillo, Alec C Gerry
The house fly, Musca domestica L., is a significant human and livestock pest. Experiments used female adult house flies glued onto toothpicks for controlled exposure of their tarsi alone (tarsal assay) or their tarsi and proboscis (proboscis assay) with a sucrose solution containing imidacloprid at either a low (10 µg/mL) or high (4000 µg/mL) concentration. Proboscis extension response (PER) assays were used to characterize the response of imidacloprid-susceptible and behaviorally resistant house fly strains to contact with sucrose solutions containing either a low or high concentration of imidacloprid...
March 1, 2024: Insects
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38535351/in-vitro-evaluation-of-essential-oils-and-saturated-fatty-acids-for-repellency-against-the-old-world-sand-fly-phlebotomus-papatasi-scopoli-diptera-psychodidae
#28
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Kevin B Temeyer, Kristie G Schlechte, Joel R Coats, Charles L Cantrell, Rodrigo Rosario-Cruz, Kimberly H Lohmeyer, Adalberto A Pérez de León, Andrew Y Li
The sand fly, Phlebotomus papatasi (Scopoli, 1786), is a major vector for Leishmania major in the Middle East, which has impacted human health and US military operations in the area, demonstrating the need to develop effective sand fly control and repellent options. Here, we report the results of spatial repellency and avoidance experiments in a static air olfactometer using the female P. papatasi testing essential oils of Lippia graveolens (Mexican oregano), Pimenta dioica (allspice), Amyris balsamifera (amyris), Nepeta cataria (catnip), Mentha piperita (peppermint), and Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree); the 9-12 carbon saturated fatty acids (nonanoic acid, decanoic acid, undecanoic acid, and dodecanoic acid); and the synthetic repellents DEET and IR3535...
February 24, 2024: Insects
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38535277/optimizing-air-scouring-energy-for-sustainable-membrane-bioreactor-operation-by-characterizing-the-combination-of-factors-leading-to-threshold-limiting-conditions
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Changyoon Jun, Kimia Aghasadeghi, Glen T Daigger
Key operating variables to predict the necessary scour air flowrate in full-scale Membrane Bioreactor (MBR) systems are identified, aiming to optimize energy consumption while avoiding the limiting condition (i.e., rapid increasing total resistance). The resulting metric, referred to here as the K value, was derived by balancing hydrodynamic conditions between the particle deposit rate imposed by permeate flux normalized by fouling condition and its removal by shear stress induced from air scouring. The metric includes air scouring flow, permeate flow, Mixed Liquor Suspended Solids (MLSS) concentration, Mixed Liquor (ML) viscosity, membrane packing density, and total resistance...
February 23, 2024: Membranes
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38535235/systemic-candida-infection-and-pulmonary-aspergillosis-in-an-alpaca-vicugna-pacos-a-case-report
#30
Andrea Grassi, Claudia Cafarchia, Nicola Decaro, Wafa Rhimi, Vittoriana De Laurentiis, Giulia D'Annunzio, Andrea Luppi, Paola Prati
This study reports a peculiar case of systemic candidiasis infection associated with pulmonary aspergillosis in an apparently immunocompetent alpaca. A captive 7-year-old female alpaca exhibited respiratory symptoms, underwent treatment with benzylpenicillin and dexamethasone, and succumbed to the infection 40 days later. During the post-mortem examination, subcutaneous emphysema, widespread pneumonia with multiple suppurative foci, scattered necro-suppurative lesions throughout the renal and hepatic parenchyma were evident...
March 20, 2024: Journal of Fungi (Basel, Switzerland)
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38535128/retrospective-review-of-positive-newborn-screening-results-for-isovaleric-acidemia-and-development-of-a-strategy-to-improve-the-efficacy-of-newborn-screening-in-the-uk
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Rachel S Carling, Katy Hedgethorne, Anupam Chakrapani, Patricia L Hall, Nick Flynn, Toby Greenfield, Stuart J Moat, Joshua Ssali, Lynette Shakespeare, Nazia Taj, Teresa H Y Wu, Mark Anderson, Arunabha Ghosh, Hugh Lemonde, Germaine Pierre, Mark Sharrard, Sreevidya Sreekantam, James R Bonham
Since the UK commenced newborn screening for isovaleric acidemia in 2015, changes in prescribing have increased the incidence of false positive (FP) results due to pivaloylcarnitine. A review of screening results between 2015 and 2022 identified 24 true positive (TP) and 84 FP cases, with pivalate interference confirmed in 76/84. Initial C5 carnitine (C5C) did not discriminate between FP and TP with median (range) C5C of 2.9 (2.0-9.6) and 4.0 (1.8->70) µmol/L, respectively, and neither did Precision Newborn Screening via Collaborative Laboratory Integrated Reports (CLIR), which identified only 1/47 FP cases...
March 13, 2024: International Journal of Neonatal Screening
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38535031/assessment-of-cervicovaginal-smear-and-hpv-dna-co-test-for-cervical-cancer-screening-implications-for-diagnosis-and-follow-up-strategies
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Neslihan Kaya Terzi, Ozden Yulek
OBJECTIVE: Cervical cancer is a major cause of cancer-related mortality, necessitating effective screening and diagnostic methods. This study aimed to assess the performance of cervicovaginal smear (CVS) and human papillomavirus (HPV)-DNA co-test. STUDY DESIGN: The pathology results of 225 female patients who underwent HPV-DNA testing with CVS between 2014 and 2022 and were subsequently diagnosed by colposcopic cervical biopsy or second CVS were retrospectively analyzed...
March 13, 2024: Diagnostics
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38534871/a-novel-artificial-electric-field-algorithm-for-solving-global-optimization-and-real-world-engineering-problems
#33
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Abdelazim G Hussien, Adrian Pop, Sumit Kumar, Fatma A Hashim, Gang Hu
The Artificial Electric Field Algorithm (AEFA) stands out as a physics-inspired metaheuristic, drawing inspiration from Coulomb's law and electrostatic force; however, while AEFA has demonstrated efficacy, it can face challenges such as convergence issues and suboptimal solutions, especially in high-dimensional problems. To overcome these challenges, this paper introduces a modified version of AEFA, named mAEFA, which leverages the capabilities of Lévy flights, simulated annealing, and the Adaptive s -best Mutation and Natural Survivor Method (NSM) mechanisms...
March 19, 2024: Biomimetics
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38534829/biomimetic-structure-and-surface-for-grasping-tasks
#34
REVIEW
Jingyang Li, Fujie Yin, Yu Tian
Under water, on land, or in the air, creatures use a variety of grasping methods to hunt, avoid predators, or carry food. Numerous studies have been conducted to construct a bionic surface for grasping tasks. This paper reviews the typical biomimetic structures and surfaces (wedge-shaped surface, suction cup surface and thorn claw surface) for grasping scenarios. Initially, progress in gecko-inspired wedge-shaped adhesive surfaces is reviewed, encompassing the underlying mechanisms that involve tuning the contact area and peeling behavior...
February 27, 2024: Biomimetics
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38534823/research-on-microgrid-optimal-dispatching-based-on-a-multi-strategy-optimization-of-slime-mould-algorithm
#35
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Yi Zhang, Yangkun Zhou
In order to cope with the problems of energy shortage and environmental pollution, carbon emissions need to be reduced and so the structure of the power grid is constantly being optimized. Traditional centralized power networks are not as capable of controlling and distributing non-renewable energy as distributed power grids. Therefore, the optimal dispatch of microgrids faces increasing challenges. This paper proposes a multi-strategy fusion slime mould algorithm (MFSMA) to tackle the microgrid optimal dispatching problem...
February 23, 2024: Biomimetics
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38534811/toward-the-intelligent-safe-exploration-of-a-biomimetic-underwater-robot-modeling-planning-and-control
#36
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Yu Wang, Jian Wang, Lianyi Yu, Shihan Kong, Junzhi Yu
Safe, underwater exploration in the ocean is a challenging task due to the complex environment, which often contains areas with dense coral reefs, uneven terrain, or many obstacles. To address this issue, an intelligent underwater exploration framework of a biomimetic robot is proposed in this paper, including an obstacle avoidance model, motion planner, and yaw controller. Firstly, with the aid of the onboard distance sensors in robotic fish, the obstacle detection model is established. On this basis, two types of obstacles, i...
February 21, 2024: Biomimetics
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38534805/knowledge-attitudes-and-practices-of-hand-hygiene-mask-use-and-social-distancing-among-public-hospital-and-polyclinic-nurses-in-barbados-during-the-coronavirus-2019-pandemic
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Uma Gaur, Wendy Sealy, Ambadasu Bharatha, Natasha P Sobers, Kandamaran Krishnamurthy, Michael H Campbell, Cara Cumberbatch, Maia Drakes, Marielle Gibbs, Charisse Alexander, Heather Harewood, O Peter Adams, Subir Gupta, Ali Davod Parsa, Russell Kabir, Md Anwarul Azim Majumder
BACKGROUND: Nurses are essential members of the healthcare workforce and were among the first-line carers for patients in community and hospital settings during the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, they were at a heightened risk of infection, resulting in several reported deaths among nursing staff. Several preventive measures were adopted to contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus. This study aims to explore the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) of nurses regarding hand hygiene, mask wearing, and social distancing measures in healthcare settings in Barbados during the COVID-19 pandemic...
March 6, 2024: Epidemiologia (Basel)
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38534720/antimicrobial-and-diagnostic-stewardship-of-the-novel-%C3%AE-lactam-%C3%AE-lactamase-inhibitors-for-infections-due-to-carbapenem-resistant-enterobacterales-species-and-pseudomonas-aeruginosa
#38
REVIEW
Stefanos Ferous, Cleo Anastassopoulou, Vassiliki Pitiriga, Georgia Vrioni, Athanasios Tsakris
Carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacterial infections are a major public health threat due to the limited therapeutic options available. The introduction of the new β-lactam/β-lactamase inhibitors (BL/BLIs) has, however, altered the treatment options for such pathogens. Thus, four new BL/BLI combinations-namely, ceftazidime/avibactam, meropenem/vaborbactam, imipenem/relebactam, and ceftolozane/tazobactam-have been approved for infections attributed to carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales species and Pseudomonas aeruginosa ...
March 21, 2024: Antibiotics
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38534629/hydrogels-based-on-chitosan-and-nanoparticles-and-their-suitability-for-dyes-adsorption-from-aqueous-media-assessment-of-the-last-decade-progresses
#39
REVIEW
Cristina-Gabriela Grigoraș, Andrei-Ionuț Simion, Cătălin Drob
Water is one of the fundamental resources for the existence of humans and the environment. Throughout time, due to urbanization, expanding population, increased agricultural production, and intense industrialization, significant pollution with persistent contaminants has been noted, placing the water quality in danger. As a consequence, different procedures and various technologies have been tested and used in order to ensure that water sources are safe for use. The adsorption process is often considered for wastewater treatment due to its straightforward design, low investment cost, availability, avoidance of additional chemicals, lack of undesirable byproducts, and demonstrated significant efficacious potential for treating and eliminating organic contaminants...
March 21, 2024: Gels
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38534510/the-revolution-in-breast-cancer-diagnostics-from-visual-inspection-of-histopathology-slides-to-using-desktop-tissue-analysers-for-automated-nanomechanical-profiling-of-tumours
#40
REVIEW
Martin Stolz
We aim to develop new portable desktop tissue analysers (DTAs) to provide fast, low-cost, and precise test results for fast nanomechanical profiling of tumours. This paper will explain the reasoning for choosing indentation-type atomic force microscopy (IT-AFM) to reveal the functional details of cancer. Determining the subtype, cancer stage, and prognosis will be possible, which aids in choosing the best treatment. DTAs are based on fast IT-AFM at the size of a small box that can be made for a low budget compared to other clinical imaging tools...
February 28, 2024: Bioengineering
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