This article bridges the literatures on the economic consequences of divorce for women with that on marital transitions and health by focusing on women's health insurance. Using a monthly calendar of marital status and health insurance coverage from 1,442 women in the Survey of Income and Program Participation, we examine ...

We sought to characterize molecular expression and ionic conductances in a novel population of interstitial cells (PDGFRα+ cells) in murine bladder to determine how these cells might participate in regulation of detrusor excitability. PDGFRα+ cells and smooth muscle cells (SMCs) were isolated from detrusor muscles of PDGFR&α(+)/eGFP and smMHC/Cre/eGFP mice ...

In this review we combine the use of coordination chemistry with the concepts of molecular magnetism to design magnetic Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) in which the crystalline network undergoes a dynamic change upon application of an external stimulus. The various approaches so far developed to prepare these kinds of chemically or ...

The study describes a new "one-pot" route to the synthesis of N-9-fluorenylmethyloxycarbonyl (Fmoc) α-amino diazoketones. The procedure was tested on a series of commercially available free or side-chain protected α-amino acids employed as precursors. The conversion into the title compounds was achieved by masking and activating the α-amino acids with ...

Little is known about how inbreeding alters selection on ecologically relevant traits. Inbreeding could affect selection by changing the distribution of traits and/or fitness, or by changing the causal effect of traits on fitness. Here, I test whether selection on egg size varies with the degree of inbreeding in the ...

Molecular mechanics force fields are widely used in computer-aided drug design for the study of drug-like molecules alone or interacting with biological systems. In simulations involving biological macromolecules, the biological part is typically represented by a specialized biomolecular force field, while the drug is represented by a matching general (organic) ...

Significance: Redox regulates 3-mercaptopyruvate sulfurtransferase (MST, EC 2.8.1.2) activity via both intermolecular and intramolecular redox-sensing switches. The intermolecular switch comprises an intermolecular disulfide bond that forms a homodimer. On the other hand, the intramolecular switch is a catalytic site cysteine that forms a low redox potential sulfenate. Both switches are ...

SUMMARY A series of 2277 Leishmania strains from Old World visceral leishmaniasis foci, isolated between 1973 and 2008, were studied by isoenzyme analysis. The strains were obtained from humans, domestic and wild carnivores, rodents and phlebotomine sandflies, and came from 36 countries. In all, 60 different zymodemes were identified and ...

AimMigraine, in particular with aura, has been associated with an increased risk for ischemic stroke and coronary heart disease. The underlying mechanism is unknown. In a cross-sectional case control study we investigated whether an enhanced risk of atherosclerosis in migraineurs explains this increased cardiovascular risk.MethodsSubjects were participants from the population-based ...

Objective To assess the interaction of the MTHFR C677T polymorphism with changes in lipid and glucose metabolism effected by oral hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in postmenopausal women. Methods In this open-label, prospective, interventional study, parameters of lipid and glucose metabolism, as well as homocysteine, were assessed in 97 postmenopausal women ...

In this work, we demonstrate the potential of multi-edge X-ray absorption near-edge structure (XANES) analysis in completely defining the ground state electronic structure of a prototypical biomimetic complex of the [2Fe]-subcluster of the catalytic H-cluster of FeFe-hydrogenase. The spectral features at the ionization thresholds for Fe, S, C and O ...

Introduction and aims: Tympanic middle ears have evolved multiple times independently among vertebrates, and share common features. We review flexibility within tympanic middle ears and consider its physiological and clinical implications. Comparative anatomy: The chain of conducting elements is flexible: even the 'single ossicle' ears of most non-mammalian tetrapods are ...

Total arsenic and four arsenic species; arsenite (iAs(III)), arsenate (iAs(V)), dimethylarsinic acid (DMA(V)) and monomethylarsonic acid (MA(V)), are reported in 28 geothermal features from the Taupo Volcanic Zone (TVZ) and Waikato region of New Zealand. Samples were collected for arsenic speciation analysis via a solid phase extraction (SPE) kit allowing ...

This paper presents the structure of MsAcg (MSMEG_5246), a Mycobacterium smegmatis homologue of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Acg (Rv2032) in its reduced form at 1.6 Å resolution using x-ray crystallography. Rv2032 is one of the most induced genes under the hypoxic model of tuberculosis dormancy. The Acg family turns out to be ...

Two bacterial strains, designated JAM1T and JAM7T, were isolated from a methanol-fed denitrification system treating seawater at the Montreal Biodome, Canada. They were affiliated within the Methylophaga genus of the Gammaproteobacteria by analysis of the 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequences. Strain JAM1T has the capacity to grow under denitrifying conditions ...

The gas-phase reactions of F(-)(DMSO), F(-)(CH(3)CN), and F(-)(C(6)H(6)) with t-butyl halides were investigated. Reaction rate constants, kinetic isotope effects, and product ion branching ratios were measured using the flowing afterglow selected ion flow tube technique (FA-SIFT). Additionally, the structure of F(-)(DMSO) was investigated both computationally and experimentally, and two stable ...

Hydroxyl radicals generate a broad range of DNA lesions in living cells. Cyclopurine deoxynucleosides (cPu) are a biologically significant class of oxidative DNA lesions due to their helical distortion and chemically stability. The cPu on DNA are substrates for the nucleotide excision repair (NER), but not for base excision repair ...

PURPOSE: Immunotherapy targeting aberrantly expressed leukemia associated antigens (LAA) has shown promise in the management of acute myeloid leukemia (AML). However, because of the heterogeneity and clonal evolution that is a feature of myeloid leukemia, targeting single peptide epitopes has had limited success, highlighting the need for novel antigen discovery. ...

Mechanochemical synthesis has been used to obtain two Werner complexes and their solid solution that could not be obtained by conventional "wet" chemistry; remarkably, despite the structural and chemical similarity, the solid solution exhibits sorption properties that differ from those of the pure compounds.

An iron-catalyzed hydroboration of alkynes to produce vinylboronates has been examined. With a straightforward system composed of iron carbonyls and pinacolborane, good to excellent yields and chemoselectivities were achieved for a variety of alkynes.

Despite the reports of the occurrence of bisphenol A diglycidyl ether (BADGE) and its derivatives in canned foods and consumer products, biomonitoring studies of human exposure to these compounds are lacking. In this study, 127 urine samples collected from the U.S. and China were analyzed for free and total (free ...

Heterotopic ossification (HO) associated with traumatic neurological or musculoskeletal injuries remains a major clinical challenge. One approach to understanding better and potentially treating this condition is to silence one or more genes believed to be responsible for osteogenesis by small interfering RNA (siRNA) post-injury. Improved methods of delivering siRNA to ...

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Previous studies have noted that drug targets appear to be associated with higher-degree or higher-centrality proteins in interaction networks. These studies explicitly or tacitly make choices of different source databases, data integration strategies, representation of proteins and complexes, and data reliability assumptions. Here we examined how the use ...

Gain of chromosome 17q correlates with high-stage disease, an adverse clinical outcome and leads to the overexpression of the antiapoptotic protein BIRC5/Survivin in neuroblastoma (NB). We have shown before that Survivin defines a threshold for the sensitivity of NB cells to DNA-damaging chemotherapeutic agents that require FOXO3 activation for apoptosis ...

SIGNIFICANCE. We herein review recent advances on the role exerted by protein redox machines engaged in tumor progression, focusing on cell adhesion and migration, regulation of transcriptional response and tumor metabolic reprogramming, all features belonging to the new hallmarks of cancer. RECENT ADVANCES. Several recent insights have reported that oxidative ...

Calcium ions (Ca(2+)) play a crucial role in many key physiological processes; thus, the maintenance of Ca(2+) homeostasis is of primary importance. Na(+)/Ca(2+) exchangers (NCXs) play an important role in Ca(2+) homeostasis in animal excitable cells. Bioinformatic analysis of the Arabidopsis genome suggested the existence of a putative NCX gene, ...

AIM: Hospital inpatient care for children with diabetes is frequently mentioned by parents as unsatisfactory. The aim of this study was to examine the reasons for inpatient admission of children with diabetes and to understand patient and carer experience in order to improve services. METHODS: Questionnaires were given to medical ...

Significance: This review relates to artificial redox-driven molecular devices. The advantages of using very simple chemical building blocks for the bottom-up design of nano-leveled functional motors and the importance of the unidirectionality of a switching process for the development of redox-driven molecular motors are discussed. Furthermore, the crucial difference between ...

Objective. Aberrant splicing is one of the most significant components generating functional diversity in many pathological conditions. The objective of this study was to analyse the mutations or aberrant splicing of A20 transcript, the region encompassing the ovarian tumour (OTU) domain [which is functionally important as an inhibitor of nuclear ...

In this report, we studied whether plasma concentration of nicorandil is maintained effectively and safely in dialysis-dependent patients with stage 5 chronic kidney disease (CKD5D) undergoing continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT). Participants consisted of 10 patients undergoing CRRT after cardiac surgery. CRRT was performed with an effluent flow rate of ...

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: To explore the feasibility of laparoscopic spleen-preserving No.10 lymph node dissection in a left-sided approach for advanced proximal gastric cancer. METHODS: The clinical data of 32 patients with advanced proximal gastric cancer who underwent laparoscopic spleen-preserving No.10 lymph node dissection from June 2010 to December 2011 were analyzed. ...

ACCESSIBLE SUMMARY: Weight gain is a known, predictable side-effect of second-generation antipsychotic drugs. Study participants reported struggling to manage the insatiable appetite and weight gained associated with the drugs. Cessation of prescribed medication was considered by most as a way of managing the weight gain associated with the drugs. ABSTRACT: ...

OBJECTIVE:To test the hypothesis that the weight-for-stature (WFS) and BMI methods are not equivalent in determining expected body weight (EBW) in adolescents with eating disorders and to determine the sensitivity, specificity, and positive predictive value of each method to detect those <75% EBW. We hypothesized that differences in EBW would ...

Significance: Control over reversible changes to molecular structure forms the basis for artificial molecular machines that could eventually lead to the development of molecule based nanotechnology. Recent Advances: Particular applications in information storage and processing could emerge where the structural rearrangements give rise to bistability and molecular hysteresis effects. Critical ...

Ischemic preconditioning (IPC) strongly protects against ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury; however, the molecular mechanism involved in delayed preconditioning-induced endothelial protection in peripheral arteries is unknown. Therefore, we examined using functional, morphologic and molecular biologic studies whether delayed IPC decreases formation of reactive oxygen species and upregulates endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) ...

Iron-oxophlorin is an intermediate in heme degradation, and the metal oxidation number can alter spin, electron distribution, and the reactivity of the metal and the oxophlorin ring. The role of electron transfer in the structure and reactivity of [(Py)(2)Fe(III)(PO)] (PO is the oxophlorin trianion) in different redox states has been ...

Several fuel spills have occurred on subantarctic Macquarie Island (54°30' S 158°57' E) associated with storing fuel and generating power for the Island's research station. The Australian Antarctic Division began full-scale, on-site remediation of these sites in 2009. To develop appropriate target concentrations for remediation, acute and chronic tests were ...

Prebiotics constitute emerging tools to alleviate immune pathologies. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of prebiotic exposure during perinatal and post-weaning periods on immune and gut regulations. Mice were fed either a galactooligosaccharides/inulin prebiotic mix-enriched diet or a control diet during the perinatal and/or post-weaning periods. Biomarkers related to ...

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Invasive techniques are still required to distinguish between uncomplicated and complicated forms of CD. METHODS: We set out to investigate the potential use of novel serum parameters, including IL-6, IL-8, IL-17, IL-22, sCD25, sCD27, granzyme-B, sMICA and sCTLA-4 in patients diagnosed with active CD, CD on a GFD, ...

INTRODUCTION: Clinical outcomes in pediatric anesthesia have improved significantly over the last 20-30 years but unexpected laryngospasm that is difficult to treat can still result in patient morbidity, increased postoperative medical management and unnecessary hospital admission. The incidence of laryngospasm in pediatric anesthesia is difficult to determine with incidences from 0.9% ...

BACKGROUND: Since the 1970s red blood cells (RBCs) have had a rated shelf life of 42 days. Recently, studies have suggested poorer patient outcomes when older blood is transfused. However, shortening the shelf life of RBCs may increase costs and lead to greater instances of outdates and shortages. STUDY DESIGN ...

Telemedicine was used as a substitute for the telephone (usual care) for some acute care consultations from nurseries at four peripheral hospitals in Queensland. Over a 12-month study period, there were 19 cases of neonatal teleconsultation. Five (26%) cases of avoided infant transport were confirmed by independent assessment, four of ...

Genetic markers in casein (CSN1S1) and thyroglobulin (TG) genes have previously been associated with fat distribution in cattle. Determining the nature of these genetic associations (additive, recessive or dominant) has been difficult because both markers have small minor allele frequencies in most beef cattle populations. This results in few animals ...

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Malaria is endemic with year-round transmission on Bioko Island. The Bioko Island Malaria Control Project (BIMCP) started in 2004 with the aim to reduce malaria transmission and to ultimately eliminate malaria. While the project has been successful in reducing overall malaria morbidity and mortality, foci of high malaria ...

OBJECTIVE: Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia represent common clinical features of dementias, contributing to the heterogeneous phenotypic expression of Alzheimer's disease (AD). During the last two decades, several studies explored the possible presence of neuropsychiatric subsyndromes in dementia by examining the internal structure of the Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI). The ...

Esophageal neoplasia is an uncommon, but important, consideration for acute and chronic regurgitation and megaesophagus in dogs. The diagnosis can be challenging, and treatment options are often limited. This case series describes four dogs with regurgitation secondary to caudal esophageal masses. All dogs presented with regurgitation, and three of the ...

BACKGROUND: Population structure (PS), including population stratification and admixture, is a significant confounder in genome-wide association studies (GWAS), as it may produce spurious associations. Random forest (RF) has been increasingly applied in GWAS data analysis because of its advantage in analysing high dimensional genetic data. RF creates importance measures for ...

A novel actinomycete, designated strain KLBMP 1279T, was isolated from surface-sterilized roots of a coastal halophyte Salicornia europaea Linn. collected from Jiangsu Province, east of China. The taxonomic status of this organism was established using a polyphasic approach. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis indicated that strain KLBMP 1279T was closely ...

There has been little investigation of genetic factors and associated mechanisms that influence risk for development of methamphetamine (MA) dependence. Selectively bred mouse lines that exhibit high (MAHDR) or low (MALDR) levels of MA intake in a two-bottle choice MA drinking (MADR) procedure provide a genetic tool for this purpose. ...

ABSTRACT: A meta-analysis of parenteral fish oil in 23 studies in intensive care unit (ICU) and non-ICU patients reported a reduced infection rate (significant in ICU patients) and shorter lengths of ICU and hospital stays (both non-ICU and ICU patients). Parenteral fish oil reduced inflammation and improved oxygenation index and ...