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When applying age-gender-BMI-specific cut-offs, 254 patients (54%) were classified as low FFMI. The choice of the cut-off affected the frequency of patients with low muscle mass in all BMI categories. Overweight and obese patients with low muscle mass were more frequently males and presented worse pulmonary function, exercise capacity and muscle…[Read more]

1,3-Butadiene is a volatile organic compound with a gasoline-like odour that is primarily used as a monomer in the production of synthetic rubber. The International Agency for Research on Cancer has classified 1,3-butadiene as a human carcinogen. We assessed 1,3-butadiene exposure in the U.S. population by measuring its urinary metabolites…[Read more]

Sweet Syndrome, or acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis, is a non-infectious, painful rash accompanied by fever, leukocytosis and skin biopsy showing neutrophilic dermal inflammation. It is either idiopathic, drug-induced or malignancy associated (MASS). MASS is uncommon in cervical cancer, and usually signals diagnosis, progression or…[Read more]

The results of this study can be useful to achieve optimized durability in modified bamboo for construction.Luteolin and apigenin derivatives present in oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) leaves (OPL) are reported to possess excellent antioxidant properties relating to numerous health benefits. To meet the global demand for flavonoids, OPL, which is…[Read more]