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BACKGROUND: Hypertension is an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Interventions with dietitians can help modify dietary intake and reduce hypertension risk. OBJECTIVE: To examine the research question: In adults with pre-hypertension or hypertension, what is the effect of medical nutrition therapy (MNT) provided by a dietitian on blood pressure (BP), cardiovascular risk and events and anthropometrics compared to standard care or no intervention? METHODS: MEDLINE, CINAHL and Cochrane Central databases were searched for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) published in peer-reviewed journals from 1985-2022...

ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Prinsepia utilis Royle, native to the Himalayan region, has a long history of use in traditional medicine for its heat-clearing, detoxification, anti-inflammatory, and analgesic properties. Oils extracted from P. utilis seeds are also used in cooking and cosmetics. With the increasing market demand, this extraction process generates substantial industrial biowastes. Recent studies have found many health benefits with using aqueous extracts of these biowastes, which are also rich in polysaccharides...

Herein, porous MnCo2 O4 with disc-like (MnCo2 O4 -discs) and ring-like (MnCo2 O4 -rings) microstructures were respectively synthesized using an initial hydrothermal method at different temperatures and a calcination treatment in air. The electrochemical properties of these MnCo2 O4 materials were investigated in three-electrode and two-electrode systems, and as such, MnCo2 O4 presented a battery-like electrochemical response. The specific capacity of MnCo2 O4 -discs was determined to be 296.1C/g at 1 A/g, superior to 246...

The concurrent utilization of an adsorbent and absorbent for carbon dioxide (CO2 ) adsorption with synergistic effects presents a promising technique for CO2 capture. Here, 1-butyl-3-methylimidazole acetate ([Bmim][Ac]), with a high affinity for CO2 , and the molecular sieve SAPO-34 were selected. The impregnation method was used to composite the hybrid samples of [Bmim][Ac]/SAPO-34, and the pore structure and surface property of prepared samples were characterized. The quantity and kinetics of the sorbed CO2 for loaded samples were measured using thermogravimetric analysis...

Leveraging publicly available genetic datasets, we conducted a comprehensive 2-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis to explore the causal links between 731 immunophenotypes and the risk of pancreatic cancer (PC). To ensure the robustness of our findings, extensive sensitivity analyses were performed, evaluating stability, heterogeneity, and potential horizontal pleiotropy. Our analysis pinpointed 24 immunophenotypes significantly associated with the risk of PC. Notably, phenotypes such as CD4+ CD8dim %leukocyte (OR = 0...

PURPOSE: Balloon guide catheters (BGCs) are used in endovascular treatment (EVT) for ischemic stroke. Previous literature did not distinguish between BGC use with and without inflated balloon. This study aims to compare outcomes between non-BCG and BGC use with and without inflated balloon during EVT. METHODS: Patients who underwent EVT for anterior circulation ischemic stroke between September 2020 and February 2023 were analyzed. Patients were divided into three groups: non-BGC, BGC with inflated balloon, or BGC without inflated balloon...

Although crystalline metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have gained a great deal of interest in the field of proton conduction in recent years, the low stability and poor proton conductivity (σ) of some MOFs have hindered their future applications. As a result, resolving the issues listed above must be prioritized. Due to their exceptional structural stability, MOFs with ferrocene groups that exhibit particular physical and chemical properties have drawn a lot of attention. This study describes the effective preparation of a set of three-dimensional ferrocene-based MOFs, MIL-53-FcDC-Al/Ga and CAU-43 , containing both main group metals and 1,1'-ferrocene dicarboxylic acid (H2 FcDC)...

OBJECTIVES: To assess the value of carbon dioxide transoral laser microsurgery (CO2 TOLMS) for early-stage glottic cancer with special regard to involvement of the anterior commissure (AC). STUDY DESIGN: Single-center retrospective cohort study. SETTING: Grade-A tertiary hospital. METHODS: A retrospective analysis of patients with early-stage (Tis-T2) glottic cancer who underwent CO2 TOLMS. All patients had at least 2 years of follow-up...

INTRODUCTION: Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) is an acute infectious disease comprising five stages: fever, hypotension, oliguria, diuresis (polyuria), and convalescence. Increased vascular permeability, coagulopathy, and renal injury are typical clinical features of HFRS, which has a case fatality rate of 1-15%. Despite this, a comprehensive meta-analyses of the clinical characteristics of patients who died from HFRS is lacking. METHODS: Eleven Chinese- and English-language research databases were searched, including the China National Knowledge Infrastructure Database, Wanfang Database, SinoMed, VIP Database, PubMed, Embase, Scopus, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, Proquest, and Ovid, up to October 5, 2023...

INTRODUCTION: This study reports the results of surgical anatomic reconstruction of torn coracoclavicular ligaments with an autogenous semitendinosus graft and temporary Kirschner wires (K-wires) in chronic acromioclavicular (AC) joint dislocations. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Nineteen shoulders underwent surgical anatomic reconstruction of torn coracoclavicular (CC) ligaments with an autogenous semitendinosus tendon graft and temporary K-wires for Rockwood grade III, IV and V chronic AC joint dislocations...

PURPOSE: The present study sets out to investigate the effect of cyclopentolate-induced cycloplegia on distance and near deviation and the accommodative convergence/accommodation (AC/A) ratio. METHODS: This prospective study was performed on 30 subjects. The inclusion criteria included a lack of any active ocular pathology and systemic diseases, no history of ocular surgery, and nonuse of various medications. Refraction, near and distance deviation were measured for all subjects, and the same examinations were repeated after the administration of two drops of cyclopentolate 1% to both eyes...

INTRODUCTION: Although older adults are particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change, they seem to be overall less concerned about it, and less inclined to support climate policies. The study aims to identify the communication strategies that have been evaluated in promoting awareness and/or climate friendly behaviors in older adults. METHODS: We searched multiple electronic databases for studies that evaluated the effects of any interventions aimed at communicating climate change to older persons (over 65 years) and assessed the results as awareness and /or behavioral changes...

BACKGROUND: Diabetes mellitus (DM) poses a significant threat to public health, and the anticipated surge of over 100% in the age-standardized prevalence of type 2 diabetes in Iran between 2021 and 2050 underscores the pressing need for focused attention. The rationale for estimating the prevalence of type 2 diabetes in Iran becomes even more compelling when considering the potential cascading effects on the healthcare system, quality of life, and economic burden. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence and trends of DM from 1996 to 2023 in the Islamic Republic of Iran...

The hydrogenation of CO2 to formic acid is an essential subject since formic acid is a promising hydrogen storage material and a valuable commodity chemical. In this study, we report for the first time the hydrogenation of CO2 to formic acid catalyzed by a Pd2+ catalyst, Pd-V/AC-air. The catalyst exhibited extraordinary catalytic activity toward the hydrogenation of CO2 to formic acid. The TON and TOF are up to 4790 and 2825 h-1 , respectively, representing the top level among reported heterogeneous Pd catalysts...

BACKGROUND: Soil organic nitrogen (SON) levels can respond effectively to crop metabolism and are directly related to soil productivity. However, simultaneous comparisons of SON dynamics using isotopic tracing in diverse agroecosystems are lacking, especially in karst areas with fragile ecology. METHODS: To better understand the response of SON dynamics to environmental changes under the coupling of natural and anthropogenic disturbances, SON contents and their stable N isotope (δ15 NSON ) compositions were determined in abandoned cropland (AC, n = 16), grazing shrubland (GS, n = 11), and secondary forest land (SF, n = 20) from a typical karst area in southwest China...

BACKGROUND: A subset of patients in ACS-NCDB with stage-1 colon cancer received adjuvant chemotherapy (AC), in contrast to national guidelines. This study aimed to define this population and evaluate associations between AC and survival. METHODS: Patients with T1-2N0 colon cancer from 2004 to 2016 were separated into AC and non-AC groups. Adverse pathological features (APF) included T2, poor differentiation, lymphovascular invasion, positive margin, and inadequate lymph nodes (<12)...

The pathogenesis and prognosis of patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) may be influenced by both genetic and environmental factors. Findings on the relationship of polymorphisms in various genes encoding the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system with coronary artery lesions and mortality in AMI patients are inconsistent. The aim of this study was to determine whether the AGTR1 A1166C genetic polymorphism affects coronary artery lesions and 1-year mortality in post-AMI patients. Patients with their first AMI admitted to Cho Ray Hospital, Vietnam, from January 2020 to August 2021 were enrolled in this prospective clinical study...

BACKGROUND: Faced with the increase in the number of chronic diseases with the aging of the population, and with the observation of the insufficiency of therapeutic control, a new need has emerged, that of having a patient as a partner in care. METHODS: This study is a randomized controlled trial. Patients with coronary heart disease will be recruited from one clinical site and randomly assigned into two groups: the intervention group and the control group. All participants will be followed up for a total of one year (with three-time points for data collection)...

JOINTLESS (J) was isolated in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) from mutants lacking a flower pedicel abscission zone (AZ), and encodes a MADS-box protein of the SVP/AGL24 sub-family. The loss of J function also causes the return to leaf initiation in the inflorescences, indicating a pivotal role in inflorescence meristem identity. Here, we compared j mutants in different accessions that exhibit either an indeterminate shoot growth, producing regular sympodial segments, or a determinate shoot growth, due to the reduction of sympodial segments and causal mutation of the SELF PRUNING (SP) gene...

The tuning of exchange bias (EB) in nanoparticles has garnered significant attention due to its diverse range of applications. Here, we demonstrate EB in single-phase CoO nanoparticles, where two magnetic phases naturally emerge as the crystallite size decreases from 34.6 ± 0.8 to 10.8 ± 0.9 nm. The Néel temperature ( T N ) associated with antiferromagnetic ordering decreases monotonically with the reduction in crystallite size, highlighting the significant influence of size effects. The 34.6 nm nanoparticles exhibit magnetization irreversibility between zero-field cooled (ZFC) and field-cooled (FC) states below T N ...