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To analyze the spatial pattern of AIDS mortality and social factors associated with its occurrence.

An ecological study that considered 955 AIDS deaths of residents in Piauí, reported in the Mortality Information System (MIS) from 2007 to 2015. Non-spatial and spatial regression models were used to identify social determinants of AIDS…[Read more]

We sought to determine risk factors (RFs) associated with the presence of antibodies against Leishmania in dogs from a rural area of Ilha Solteira, SP, Brazil.

Serum samples were collected from 250 dogs and tested using indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and indirect immunofluorescence antibody tests (IFATs). Data…[Read more]

Value of dielectric constant (i.e. ~11-12 at log f = 4.0), hardness (~13 GPa) and fracture toughness observed under all conditions are well in agreement to be used for biological implants. Disks of aged t-ZrO2 nanoparticles are checked for their biodegradation test by dipping in simulated body fluid for several weeks. ZrO2, with 26 weeks of…[Read more]

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Research and user experience suggests both positive and negative social impacts resulting from practices in the sharing economy social cohesion vs. gentrification;…[Read more]

Our improved method that incorporates the super-sensitive AID system and the single-step method provides a powerful tool for elucidating the roles of essential genes.Cancer development and progression are demarcated by transcriptional dysregulation, which is largely attributed to aberrant chromatin architecture. Recent transformative technologies…[Read more]

The WTD and CAF groups shows greater IL-6 protein expression in adipose tissue, developed hepatic steatosis and ischaemic neurons, whereas interstitial nephritis was observed only in the CAF group.

The CAF diet was most effective in inducing obesity, as shown both by the somatic parameters and by the greater number of obesity-related…[Read more]

The Cox proportional hazards model is typically used to analyze time-to-event data. If the event of interest is rare and covariates are difficult or expensive to collect, the nested case-control (NCC) design provides consistent estimates at reduced costs with minimal impact on precision if the model is specified correctly. If our scientific goal…[Read more]

The results show that variation of structure and optical properties of the ion-exchanged glasses are indicative of alterations of the silicate network structure induced by argon ion bombardment, which provide important information for application of the ion-exchanged glasses.The optical measurement algorithm for the real front and back surfaces of…[Read more]

Helicobacter pylori is an important human pathogen that causes gastritis, gastric and duodenal ulcers, and gastric cancer. O-polysaccharides of H. pylori lipopolysaccharide (LPS) are composed of (β1→3)-poly(N-acetyllactosamine) (polyLacNAc) decorated with multiple α-L-fucose residues. In many strains, their terminal LacNAc units are mono- or di-…[Read more]

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Honing messages and understanding their mechanisms of action are necessary to produce more effective interventions to address hookah and other tobacco use in young adults.

Honing messages and understanding their mechanisms of action are necessary to produce more effective interventions to address hookah and…[Read more]

point-of-care, or metabolomics-based breath tests, are being developed and hopefully will be evaluated in the near future.The important role of miRNA in cell proliferation and differentiation has raised interest in exogenous ribonucleases (RNases) as tools to control tumour-associated intracellular and extracellular miRNAs. In this work, we…[Read more]