The Influence of Humidity on Assessing Irritation Threshold of Ammonia.

abstract：:Early recovery from muscular injury is crucial for elite athletes. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) has been reported to be beneficial in terms of accelerating cell recovery and tissue repair, which are considered to be helpful for eliminating fatigue and recovering stamina. This study was performed to evaluate the ef...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Chen CY,Chou WY,Ko JY,Lee MS,Wu RW

更新日期：2019-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Preeclampsia (PE) is a pregnancy-specific hypertension syndrome and is one of the leading causes of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality. Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been reported to be abnormally expressed in many diseases, including preeclampsia. The present study is aimed at identifying t...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Zhang Z,Wang P,Zhang L,Huang C,Gao J,Li Y,Yang B

更新日期：2020-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：:[This retracts the article DOI: 10.1155/2019/5879089.]. ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： BioMed Research International .

更新日期：2020-08-26 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study aimed to investigate the shear displacement between the body and backrest/seat, range of motion (ROM), and force acting on the lower limb joints during sit-stand-sit transitions by operating an electric-powered standing wheelchair. METHODS AND MATERIALS:The amounts of sliding along the backrest and ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Yang YS,Chen MD,Fang WC,Chang JJ,Kuo CC

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tracking individual-cell/object over time is important in understanding drug treatment effects on cancer cells and video surveillance. A fundamental problem of individual-cell/object tracking is to simultaneously address the cell/object appearance variations caused by intrinsic and extrinsic factors. In this paper, in...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Zhong B,Pan S,Wang C,Wang T,Du J,Chen D,Cao L

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The variability in Helicobacter pylori vacA and cagA genes has been related to the progression of the gastrointestinal disease; also the presence of H. pylori in the oral cavity has been associated with periodontal disease in adults, but, in children without dyspeptic symptoms, little is known about this. We evaluated...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Mendoza-Cantú A,Urrutia-Baca VH,Urbina-Ríos CS,De la Garza-Ramos MA,García-Martínez ME,Torre-Martínez HHH

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carotenoids produced by microbial sources are of industrial and medicinal importance due to their antioxidant and anticancer properties. In the current study, optimization of β-carotene production in M. circinelloides strain 277.49 was achieved using response surface methodology (RSM). Cerulenin and ketoconazole were ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Naz T,Nazir Y,Nosheen S,Ullah S,Halim H,Fazili ABA,Li S,Mustafa K,Mohamed H,Yang W,Song Y

更新日期：2020-12-29 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To analyze the keratectasia area (KEA) shown in corneal topography before and after corneal cross-linking (CXL) in patients with progressive keratoconus (KC) and figure out whether KEA is appropriate for evaluating the effect of CXL. Methods:A retrospective analysis was conducted in 34 eyes from 24 progressive...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Wang J,Li Z,Zhang H,Gao N,Mu G

更新日期：2019-04-03 00:00:00

abstract：:To identify novel susceptibility genes and gene sets for obesity, we conducted a genomewide expression association analysis of obesity via integrating genomewide association study (GWAS) and expression quantitative trait loci (eQTLs) data. GWAS summary data of body mass index (BMI) and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) was dri...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Liu L,Fan Q,Zhang F,Guo X,Liang X,Du Y,Li P,Wen Y,Hao J,Wang W,He A

更新日期：2018-05-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Enteric fever caused by Salmonella enterica is a life-threatening systemic illness of gastrointestinal tract especially in tropical countries. Antimicrobial therapy is generally indicated but resistance towards commonly used antibiotics has limited their therapeutic usefulness. Therefore, we aimed to determine the ant...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Khanal PR,Satyal D,Bhetwal A,Maharjan A,Shakya S,Tandukar S,Parajuli NP

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) is plant-based essential omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids that must be obtained through the diet. This could explain in part why the severe deficiency in omega-3 intake pointed by numerous epidemiologic studies may increase the brain's vulnerability representing an important risk factor i...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Blondeau N,Lipsky RH,Bourourou M,Duncan MW,Gorelick PB,Marini AM

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Red blood cell distribution width (RDW) is a parameter reported in complete blood cell count tests, and has been reported as an inflammatory biomarker. Multiple myeloma (MM) is known to be associated with inflammatory microenvironments. However, the importance of RDW has been seldom studied in MM. For this study, 146 ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Lee H,Kong SY,Sohn JY,Shim H,Youn HS,Lee S,Kim HJ,Eom HS

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a critical public health and socioeconomic problem worldwide. The herb pair Astragali Radix (AR)-Radix Angelica Sinensis (RAS) is a common prescribed herbal formula or is added to other Chinese medicine prescriptions for traumatic brain injury (TBI) treatment. However, the underlying me...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Xie G,Peng W,Li P,Xia Z,Zhong Y,He F,Tulake Y,Feng D,Wang Y,Xing Z

更新日期：2018-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:The exact shape of the dose-response relationship between maternal body mass index (BMI) and the risk of congenital heart defects (CHDs) in infants has not been clearly defined yet. This study aims to further clarify the relationship between maternal obesity and the risk of CHDs in infants by an overall and d...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Liu X,Ding G,Yang W,Feng X,Li Y,Liu H,Zhang Q,Ji L,Li D

更新日期：2019-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Professional phagocytic cells, such as dendritic cells, are mainly responsible for phagocytosis, antigen presentation, and cytokine secretion, which induce subsequent activation of T cell-mediated immunity. Thus, strategies that deliver antigens and stimulatory signals to the cells have significant implications for va...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Kojima N,Ishii M,Kawauchi Y,Takagi H

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Maintenance of proper oral hygiene by dental plaque elimination is one of the most important factors affecting the healing process in postoperative oral wounds. Propolis is a substance produced by bees. Ethanolic extract of propolis has bactericidal, fungicidal, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidative properties. Moreove...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Niedzielska I,Puszczewicz Z,Mertas A,Niedzielski D,Różanowski B,Baron S,Konopka T,Machorowska-Pieniążek A,Skucha-Nowak M,Tanasiewicz M,Paluch J,Markowski J,Orzechowska-Wylęgała B,Król W,Morawiec T

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel approach for selecting a rectangular template around periocular region optimally potential for human recognition is proposed. A comparatively larger template of periocular image than the optimal one can be slightly more potent for recognition, but the larger template heavily slows down the biometric system by ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Bakshi S,Sa PK,Majhi B

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Upper-limb movement analysis is important to monitor objectively rehabilitation interventions, contributing to improving the overall treatments outcomes. Simple, fast, easy-to-use, and applicable methods are required to allow routinely functional evaluation of patients with different pathologies and clinical condition...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Caimmi M,Guanziroli E,Malosio M,Pedrocchi N,Vicentini F,Molinari Tosatti L,Molteni F

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stressful events can have both short- and long-term effects on the brain. Our recent investigation identified short-term white matter integrity (WMI) changes in 30 subjects soon after the Japanese earthquake. Our findings suggested that lower WMI in the right anterior cingulum (Cg) was a pre-existing vulnerability fac...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Sekiguchi A,Kotozaki Y,Sugiura M,Nouchi R,Takeuchi H,Hanawa S,Nakagawa S,Miyauchi CM,Araki T,Sakuma A,Taki Y,Kawashima R

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper represents data of long-term open prospective study. 312 male clean-up workers, who participated in elimination of the Chernobyl disaster consequences in 1986-87, were observed and examined in Moscow Research Institute of Psychiatry. The average age of patients was 57,0 ± 6,8 years. All patients were diagno...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Krasnov V,Kryukov V,Samedova E,Emelianova I,Ryzhova I

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:Ischemic ocular disorders may be treated by hypervolemic hemodilution. The presumed therapeutic benefit is based on a volume effect and improved rheological factors. The aim was to investigate the acute effect of intravenous hydroxyethyl starch on retrobulbar hemodynamics in patients with nonarteritic anterior ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Bienert M,Plange N,Remky A,Arend KO,Kuerten D

更新日期：2018-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To study whether weaker self-esteem in adolescence is connected with smoking behavior in adulthood. METHODS:An age cohort born in 1979 responded to the Lawrence Self-Esteem Questionnaire (LAWSEQ) at the age of 16 (n = 1,072). Respondents' smoking behavior was monitored annually during adolescence and 75.3% ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Saari AJ,Kentala J,Mattila KJ

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Macrophages play a key role in immunity. In this review, we consider the traditional notion of macrophage plasticity, data that do not fit into existing concepts, and a hypothesis for existence of a new switch macrophage phenotype. Depending on the microenvironment, macrophages can reprogram their phenotype toward the...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Malyshev I,Malyshev Y

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is characterized by systemic end-organ damage. We investigated the involvement of IRF5, TLR-7, MECP2, STAT4, and TNFSF4 genes and TNF-α, IFN-γ, IL-2, IL-12, IL-6, and IL-10 cytokines in SLE pathogenesis and in organ damage in Jordanian patients. Blood was collected from 51 patients a...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Uzrail AH,Assaf AM,Abdalla SS

更新日期：2019-11-29 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The purpose of this study was to describe the clinical and demographic characteristics of UC in Bahia, a Brazilian state, and to identify the variables associated with extensive colitis, steroid therapy, immunosuppression, and colectomy. METHODS:In this cross-sectional study UC patients were interviewed, ...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： da Silva BC,Lyra AC,Mendes CM,Ribeiro CP,Lisboa SR,de Souza MT,Portela RC,Santana GO

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study is designed to determine potential target genes involved in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and provide possible underlying mechanisms of action. Several studies (GSE112790, GSE87630, and GSE56140) from the GEO database looking at molecular characteristics in HCC were screened and analyzed by GEO2R, w...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Mu D,Qin F,Li B,Zhou Q

更新日期：2020-10-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are tumors originated from neuroendocrine cells in the body. The localization and the detection of the extent of NETs are important for diagnosis and treatment, which should be individualized according to the tumor type, burden, and symptoms. Molecular imaging of NETs with high sensitivity...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Wang L,Tang K,Zhang Q,Li H,Wen Z,Zhang H,Zhang H

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is unclear whether the methyltransferase-like 14 (METTL14) protein promotes or suppresses cancer growth. We examined the association between METTL14 expression, cancer progression, and patient prognosis in a total of 398 breast cancer tissue specimens. Significantly fewer cancer tissue specimens compared with norma...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Dong XF,Wang Y,Huang BF,Hu GN,Shao JK,Wang Q,Tang CH,Wang CQ

更新日期：2020-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction. In the field of orthopaedic surgery, the use of osteogenic material in larger defects is essential. Autograft and allograft are both known methods, and autograft is believed to be the best choice. But autograft is associated with additional invasive procedures which can prove difficult in fragile patient...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Dreyer CH,Rasmussen M,Pedersen RH,Overgaard S,Ding M

更新日期：2020-03-03 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:The 7th (2009) edition of the AJCC melanoma staging system incorporates tumor (Breslow) thickness, MR, and ulceration in stratifying T1 primary melanomas. Compared to the prior 6th (2001) edition, MR has replaced CL for thin melanomas. OBJECTIVE:We sought to identify and report differences of the classificatio...

journal_title：BioMed research international

authors： Chu VH,Tetzlaff MT,Torres-Cabala CA,Prieto VG,Bassett R Jr,Gershenwald JE,McLemore MS,Ivan D,Wang WL,Ross MI,Curry JL

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00