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Τρίτη 21 Ιουλίου 2020


Association between NF-κB Activation in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells and Late Skin and Subcutaneous Fibrosis following Radiotherapy
Background. This study aimed at evaluating the association between the speed of nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) activation in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and late skin and subcutaneous fibrosis in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) after radiotherapy. Methods. The speed of NF-κB activation was represented by the nuclear p65 expression ratio before and after irradiation. The optimal time point to measure the ratio was determined by Western blot in the PBMCs from...
BioMed Research International
Tue Jul 21, 2020 16:50
Dosimetric and Radiobiological Comparison of Five Techniques for Postmastectomy Radiotherapy with Simultaneous Integrated Boost
Purpose. To compare five techniques for the postmastectomy radiotherapy (PMRT) with simultaneous integrated boost (SIB). Materials and Methods. Twenty patients with left-sided breast cancer were retrospectively selected. Five treatment plans were created for each patient: TomoDirect (TD), unblocked helical TomoTherapy (unb-HT), blocked HT (b-HT), hybrid intensity-modulated radiotherapy (hy-IMRT), and fixed-field IMRT (ff-IMRT). A dose of 50.4 Gy in 28 fractions to PTVtotal and 60.2 Gy in 28 fractions...
BioMed Research International
Tue Jul 21, 2020 16:35
Differential Gene Expression Responding to Low Phosphate Stress in Leaves and Roots of Maize by cDNA-SRAP
Phosphate (Pi) deficiency in soil can have severe impacts on the growth, development, and production of maize worldwide. In this study, a cDNA-sequence-related amplified polymorphism (cDNA-SRAP) transcript profiling technique was used to evaluate the gene expression in leaves and roots of maize under Pi stress for seven days. A total of 2494 differentially expressed fragments (DEFs) were identified in response to Pi starvation with 1202 and 1292 DEFs in leaves and roots, respectively, using a total...
BioMed Research International
Tue Jul 21, 2020 16:20
Systems Pharmacology-Based Research on the Mechanism of Tusizi-Sangjisheng Herb Pair in the Treatment of Threatened Abortion
Threatened abortion (TA) is a common complication with high incidence in the first trimester of pregnancy, which will end in miscarriage if not treated properly. The Chinese herbs Cuscutae Semen (Tusizi in Chinese) and Herba Taxilli (Sangjisheng in Chinese) first recorded in the ancient classic medical book Shennong Bencao Jing are effective and widely used as an herb pair for the treatment of TA, while the active ingredients and the functional mechanism of Tusizi-Sangjisheng herb pair treating TA...
BioMed Research International
Tue Jul 21, 2020 16:05
Awareness and Perceptions on Health Warning Labels on Cigarette Packs among Smokers: A Cross-Sectional Study
Backgrounds. Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of premature deaths. Tobacco control remains a top priority, and health warning labels (HWLs) are one of the recommended methods. This study is aimed at examining the awareness and perceptions of HWLs on cigarette packs among smokers. Methods. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 240 smokers who were randomly recruited from three townships in Mandalay in 2018. A face-to-face interview was done using a questionnaire. Multivariate logistic...
BioMed Research International
Tue Jul 21, 2020 16:05
Overexpression of MicroRNA-16 Alleviates Atherosclerosis by Inhibition of Inflammatory Pathways
Background. Our previous study demonstrated that the expression of miR-16 was downregulated in the cell and animal models of atherosclerosis (AS), a main contributor to coronary artery disease (CAD). Overexpression of miR-16 inhibited the formation of foam cells by exerting anti-inflammatory roles. These findings indicated miR-16 may be an anti-atherogenic and CAD miRNA. The goal of this study was to further validate the expression of miR-16 in CAD patients and explore its therapeutic roles in an...
BioMed Research International
Tue Jul 21, 2020 15:50
Corrigendum to “Comparative Analysis of Context-Dependent Mutagenesis Using Human and Mouse Models”
BioMed Research International
Tue Jul 21, 2020 05:50
Uncertainty in model‐based treatment decision support: applied to aortic valve stenosis
Abstract Patient outcome in Trans‐Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) therapy partly relies on a patient’s haemodynamic properties that cannot be determined from current diagnostic methods alone. In this study, we predict changes in haemodynamic parameters(as apart of patient outcome) after valve replacement treatment in aortic stenosis patients. A framework to incorporate uncertainty in patient‐specific model predictions for decision support is presented. A0Dlumped parameter mode lincluding the left...
International Journal for Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering
Mon Jul 20, 2020 21:23
Mechanically Stimulating Neurons Using Magnetic Nanodiscs
Electrical stimulation and chemical pharmaceuticals are the two ways that doctors and scientists routinely use to manipulate neural cells. Chemicals have their side effects, are slow to take effect, and are usually systemically delivered, while electrical stimulation usually requires invasive wires, is limited in its resolution, and is nearly impossible to administer within certain parts of the brain. Now, researchers at MIT have developed a new way to stimulate neurons that may open up new...
Medgadget
Tue Jul 21, 2020 19:55
GCTI-SN: Geometry-Inspired Chemical and Tissue Invariant Stain Normalization of Microscopic Medical Images
Publication date: Available online 21 July 2020Source: Medical Image AnalysisAuthor(s): Anubha Gupta, Rahul Duggal, Shiv Gehlot, Ritu Gupta, Anvit Mangal, Lalit Kumar, Nisarg Thakkar, Devprakash Satpathy
Medical Image Analysis
Tue Jul 21, 2020 15:44
Deep-COVID: Predicting COVID-19 From Chest X-Ray Images Using Deep Transfer Learning
Publication date: Available online 21 July 2020Source: Medical Image AnalysisAuthor(s): Shervin Minaee, Rahele Kafieh, Milan Sonka, Shakib Yazdani, Ghazaleh Jamalipour Soufi
Medical Image Analysis
Tue Jul 21, 2020 15:44
Doing nothing and what it looks like: inactivity in fattening cattle
Background Animals kept in barren environments often show increased levels of inactivity and first studies indicate that inactive behaviour may reflect boredom or depression-like states. However, to date, knowledge of what inactivity looks like in different species is scarce and methods to precisely describe and analyse inactive behaviour are thus warranted. Methods We developed an Inactivity Ethogram including detailed...
PeerJ Computer Science
Tue Jul 21, 2020 03:00
An RNA-sequencing-based transcriptome for a significantly prognostic novel driver signature identification in bladder urothelial carcinoma
Bladder cancer (BC) is the ninth most common malignancy worldwide. Bladder urothelial carcinoma (BLCA) constitutes more than 90% of bladder cancer (BC). The five-year survival rate is 5–70%, and patients with BLCA have a poor clinical outcome. The identification of novel clinical molecular markers in BLCA is still urgent to allow for predicting clinical outcomes. This study aimed to identify a novel signature integrating the three-dimension transcriptome of protein coding genes, long non-coding RNAs,...
PeerJ Computer Science
Tue Jul 21, 2020 03:00
School health assessment tools: a systematic review of measurement in primary schools
Background This systematic review aimed to investigate the psychometric properties of the school health’s assessment tools in primary schools through COSMIN Risk of Bias checklist. We examined the studies that have addressed the measurement properties of school-health instruments to give a clear overview of the quality of all available tools measuring school health in primary schools. This systematic review was registered in PROPERO with the Registration ID: CRD42020158158. ...
PeerJ Computer Science
Tue Jul 21, 2020 03:00
Identification of key genes of human bone marrow stromal cells adipogenesis at an early stage
Background Bone marrow adipocyte (BMA), closely associated with bone degeneration, shares common progenitors with osteoblastic lineage. However, the intrinsic mechanism of cells fate commitment between BMA and osteogenic lineage remains unclear. Methods Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) dataset GSE107789 publicly available was downloaded and analyzed. Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were analyzed using GEO2R. Functional and pathway enrichment analyses of Gene Ontology and Kyoto Encyclopedia...
PeerJ Computer Science
Tue Jul 21, 2020 03:00
Microbial and chemical dynamics of a toxic dinoflagellate bloom
Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) exert considerable ecological and economic damage and are becoming increasingly frequent worldwide. However, the biological factors underlying HABs remain uncertain. Relationships between algae and bacteria may contribute to bloom formation, strength, and duration. We investigated the microbial communities and metabolomes associated with a HAB of the toxic dinoflagellate Karenia brevis off the west coast of Florida in June 2018. Microbial communities and intracellular...
PeerJ Computer Science
Tue Jul 21, 2020 03:00
Genotypic characterization and genome comparison reveal insights into potential vaccine coverage and genealogy of Neisseria meningitidis in military camps in Vietnam
Background Neisseria meningitidis remains the main cause of sporadic meningitis and sepsis in military camps in Vietnam. Yet, very limited molecular data of their genotypic and epidemiological characteristics are available from Vietnam, and particularly the military environment. Whole genome sequencing (WGS) has proven useful for meningococcal disease surveillance and guiding preventative vaccination programs. Previously, we characterized key genetic and epidemiological features...
PeerJ Computer Science
Tue Jul 21, 2020 03:00
Habitat preferences rather than morphological traits affect the recovery process of Collembola (Arthropoda, Hexapoda) on a bare saline–alkaline land
The Songnen Plain of China was once an important grassland used for sheep grazing, but it has largely been degraded to bare saline-alkaline land (BSAL). BSAL consists of plant-free areas characterized by high soil pH values (up to 10) and salt and alkali (e.g., Na+ and Ca2+) contents, as well as low soil organic matter and water contents; thus, very few soil faunal species can survive on BSAL. The recovery of degraded ecosystems provides a great opportunity to investigate the reconstruction of belowground...
PeerJ Computer Science
Tue Jul 21, 2020 03:00
The regulatory genome constrains protein sequence evolution: implications for the search for disease-associated genes
The development of explanatory models of protein sequence evolution has broad implications for our understanding of cellular biology, population history, and disease etiology. Here we analyze the GTEx transcriptome resource to quantify the effect of the transcriptome on protein sequence evolution in a multi-tissue framework. We find substantial variation among the central nervous system tissues in the effect of expression variance on evolutionary rate, with highly variable genes in the cortex showing...
PeerJ Computer Science
Tue Jul 21, 2020 03:00
Ethyl pyruvate inhibits glioblastoma cells migration and invasion through modulation of NF-κB and ERK-mediated EMT
Background Glioblastoma is a grade IV glioma with the highest degree of malignancy and extremely high incidence. Because of the poor therapeutic effect of surgery and radiochemotherapy, glioblastoma has a high recurrence rate and lethality, and is one of the most challenging tumors in the field of oncology. Ethyl pyruvate (EP), a stable lipophilic pyruvic acid derivative, has anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, immunomodulatory and other cellular protective effects. It has been reported that EP has...
PeerJ Computer Science
Tue Jul 21, 2020 03:00
Quantifying uncertainty in annual runoff due to missing data
Long-term streamflow datasets inevitably include gaps, which must be filled to allow estimates of runoff and ultimately catchment water budgets. Uncertainty introduced by filling gaps in discharge records is rarely, if ever, reported. We characterized the uncertainty due to streamflow gaps in a reference watershed at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest (HBEF) from 1996 to 2009 by simulating artificial gaps of varying duration and flow rate, with the objective of quantifying their contribution to...
PeerJ Computer Science
Tue Jul 21, 2020 03:00
Identification and expression pattern of chemosensory genes in the transcriptome of Propsilocerus akamusi
Chironomidae is the most ecologically diverse insects in aquatic and semi-aquatic habitats. Propsilocerus akamusi (Tokunaga) is a dominant and ubiquitous chironomid species in Eastern Asia and its morphologically unique larvae are also considered as indicator organisms to detect water contamination, potential toxicity and waterborne pathogens. Since few studies to date have focused on the olfactory system of P. akamusi, our study aims to elucidate the potential functions of chemosensory genes in...
PeerJ Computer Science
Tue Jul 21, 2020 03:00
Prediction of human fetal–maternal blood concentration ratio of chemicals
Background The measurement of human fetal-maternal blood concentration ratio (logFM) of chemicals is critical for the risk assessment of chemical-induced developmental toxicity. While a few in vitro and ex vivo experimental methods were developed for predicting logFM of chemicals, the obtained experimental results are not able to directly predict in vivo outcomes. Methods A total of 55 chemicals with logFM values representing...
PeerJ Computer Science
Tue Jul 21, 2020 03:00
The effects of “Fangcang, Huoshenshan, and Leishenshan” hospitals and environmental factors on the mortality of COVID-19
Background In December 2019, a novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) broke out in Wuhan, China; however, the factors affecting the mortality of COVID-19 remain unclear. Methods Thirty-two days of data (the growth rate/mortality of COVID-19 cases) that were shared by Chinese National Health Commission and Chinese Weather Net were collected by two authors independently. Student’s t-test or Mann-Whitney U test was used to...
PeerJ Computer Science
Tue Jul 21, 2020 03:00
RdRp mutations are associated with SARS-CoV-2 genome evolution
COVID-19, caused by the novel SARS-CoV-2 virus, started in China in late 2019, and soon became a global pandemic. With the help of thousands of viral genome sequences that have been accumulating, it has become possible to track the evolution of the viral genome over time as it spread across the world. An important question that still needs to be answered is whether any of the common mutations affect the viral properties, and therefore the disease characteristics. Therefore, we sought to understand...
PeerJ Computer Science
Tue Jul 21, 2020 03:00
Pedagogic prestidigitation: using magic tricks to enhance educational videos
Previous research suggests that magic tricks can be employed within an educational context to enhance attention, engagement, critical thinking and recall. This study builds on this work by examining the impact of incorporating magic tricks into an online educational video. Adult participants (N = 198) completed a need for cognition scale and then watched a video containing either several bespoke card tricks that had been specially devised to help tell the story of the Apollo Moon landings (Magic...
PeerJ Computer Science
Tue Jul 21, 2020 03:00

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