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Anim Biosci 2021 Jun 24. Epub 2021 Jun 24.

College of Animal Science and Technology, Northeast Agricultural University, 150030 Harbin, China.

Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the effects of different social ranking order (SRO) and the enrichments (perch and dust-bath) allocation (EA) on behavior of laying hens in furnished cages.

Methods: A total of 4 weeks in experiment period. 216 Hy-line brown layers beak-trimmed at 1 d of age were selected randomly at 14 weeks of age from a commercial farm, and randomly divided into 36 cages with 6 hens in each cage. Read More

Int J Adolesc Med Health 2021 Jul 22. Epub 2021 Jul 22.

Department of Food Science and Nutrition, College of Life Sciences, Kuwait University, Shadadiya, Kuwait.

Objectives: Eating meals with the family improves the food choices of adolescents. Studies conducted on Kuwaiti adolescents have reported suboptimal dietary intake; however, it is unclear what meal-related behaviors and family dynamics influence dietary choices in young Kuwaiti adolescents. This study explored the food intake and meal-related behaviors of young adolescents in relation to their mother's educational level, parental employment, and family size and to identify meal-related behaviors associated with poor dietary choices. Read More

Eur J Neurol 2021 Jul 22. Epub 2021 Jul 22.

Servei de Neurología-Neuroimmunología, Centre d'Esclerosi Múltiple de Catalunya (Cemcat), Vall d'Hebron Hospital Universitari, Barcelona, Spain.

Background: Comorbidities are common in multiple sclerosis (MS), and have been associated with worse outcomes and increased healthcare resource usage. We studied the frequency of comorbidities and adverse health behaviors (AHB) in MS patients in the Mediterranean region of Catalonia.

Methods: Population-based, case-control study using primary healthcare information covering 80% of Catalonia's population. Read More

Nanotechnology 2021 Jul 22. Epub 2021 Jul 22.

School of Physics and Optoelectronics, Xiangtan University, School of Physics and Optoelectronics, Xiangtan University, Hunan 411105, PR China, Xiangtan, Hunan, 411105, CHINA.

Herein, FePS3/reduced graphene oxide (rGO) heterostructure has been prepared via a typical hydrothermal process, and flexible photodetectors based on hybrids have been subsequently fabricated. The photoresponse measurement results demonstrate that the photodetector exhibits obvious photoelectric conversion behavior without applied potential, indicating the device possesses capability of self-powered. In addition, the photocurrent density of as-fabricated photodetectors reaches up to 125 nA/cm2 under 90 mW/cm2 of illumination intensity without external power source, which is 5. Read More

Nanotechnology 2021 Jul 22. Epub 2021 Jul 22.

Pohang University of Science and Technology, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) 77 Cheongam-Ro, Nam-Gu, Pohang, Gyungbuk, Korea, Pohang, Pohang, 37673, Korea (the Republic of).

Morphotropic phase boundaries (MPBs) show substantial piezoelectric and dielectric responses, which have practical applications. The predicted existence of MPB in HfO2-ZrO2 solid solution thin film has provided a new way to increase the dielectric properties of a silicon-compatible device. Here, we present a new fabrication design by which the density of MPB ρ_(MPB )and consequently the dielectric constant ϵr of HfO2-ZrO2 thin film was considerably increased. Read More

J Psychosom Res 2021 Jul 20;148:110571. Epub 2021 Jul 20.

Department of Health Education and Promotion, School of Health, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran; Health Psychology and Behavior Medicine Research Group, Student Scientific Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Electronic address:

J Environ Radioact 2021 Jul 19;237:106700. Epub 2021 Jul 19.

Department of Nuclear Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, USA.

Above-ground nuclear explosions that interact with the surface of the earth entrain materials from the surrounding environment, influencing the resulting physical and chemical evolution of the fireball, which can affect the final chemical phase and mobility of hazardous radionuclides that are dispersed in the environment as fallout particles. The interaction of iron with a nuclear explosion is of specific interest due to the potential for iron to act as a redox buffer and because of the likelihood of significant masses of metals to be present in urban environments. We investigated fallout from a historic surface interacting nuclear explosion conducted on a steel tower and report the discovery of widespread and diverse iron-rich micro-structures preserved within the samples, including crystalline dendrites and micron-scale iron-rich spheres with liquid immiscibility textures. Read More

J Anxiety Disord 2021 Jul 9;82:102446. Epub 2021 Jul 9.

Seattle Pacific University, United States. Electronic address:

Background: Disgust is theorized to serve a unique function of motivating avoidance of noxious stimuli and setting interpersonal boundaries to prevent contamination. Research has established the relevance of disgust to OCD, posttraumatic stress, and phobias, suggesting transdiagnostic features. However, research has not always accounted for overlap of disgust with other negative emotions, obscuring unique contributions. Read More

Nurse Educ Pract 2021 Jul 14;55:103149. Epub 2021 Jul 14.

Vice-Chancellor and Principal, The Vice-Chancellor's Unit, Building 36, University of Wollongong, Australia. Electronic address:

Aim: This study aimed to explore the qualities that sustain a career mindset in a group of early career academics in one Australian university.

Background: Building an academic career is a lengthy, convoluted and complex journey requiring a mindset prepared to make informed and timely decisions. Success is predicated to a large extent on the ability of persons to process information effectively before actions are taken. Read More

Soc Sci Med 2021 Jul 16;284:114232. Epub 2021 Jul 16.

Department of Economics, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 4R2, Canada. Electronic address:

Despite the compelling evidence of the long-run consequences of childhood inattention/hyperactivity and harmful side effects of stimulant medication, relatively little is known about accessible non-pharmacological options to reduce inattentive/hyperactive behaviours. This study evaluates the effect of daily exercise on inattentive/hyperactive behaviours among young children by leveraging evidence from a quasi-experiment generated when 3 Canadian provinces adopted mandatory requirements for all students in grades 1 through 6 to participate in 20-30 min of daily physical activity at school between 1994 and 2009. By exploiting plausibly exogenous variations in the timing of implementation and duration of physical activity mandated as well as over 20,000 observations on a sample of nationally representative children, our difference-in-differences estimates indicate that brief bouts of daily exercise at school effectively reduce inattention/hyperactivity in children - with the beneficial effect enhanced by the duration of exercise mandated. Read More

Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2021 Jul 10;207:106808. Epub 2021 Jul 10.

Neuro-oncology Unit, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Via Celoria, 11, 20133 Milan, Italy.

Introduction: Meningiomas are usually considered benign lesions, however a proportion of them shows a more aggressive behavior, defined high-grade meningiomas (HGM). Effective medical treatments are lacking, especially at the time of recurrence.

Methods: Through a retrospective analysis, we examined epidemiological, diagnostic, therapeutic, recurrence information and survival data of HGM treated at our institution between 2010 and 2018. Read More

Res Dev Disabil 2021 Jul 20;116:104037. Epub 2021 Jul 20.

Department of Health Science, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Araranguá, SC, Brazil. Electronic address:

Aims: To verify the feasibility of a home-based early stimulation program targeting visual and motor functions in preterm infants with delayed visual tracking.

Method: We applied a randomized controlled trial. We included thirty low-risk preterm infants, from both genders, with delayed visual tracking, gestational between 28-37 weeks, and age at entrance between 1-2 months of corrected age, and absence of visual impairments. Read More

Res Dev Disabil 2021 Jul 20;116:104032. Epub 2021 Jul 20.

Pedagogical University of Krakow, Institute of Special Needs Education, R. Ingardena 4 St., 30-060, Cracow, Poland. Electronic address:

Background: Autism spectrum disorders are a diagnostic unit predisposing the occurrence of challenging behaviors. Depending on their frequency and severity, behavioral problems may significantly limit the developmental possibilities of people with ASD, and also significantly affect family life and the therapeutic process. Aggressive, self-injury, destructive or stereotypic behaviors require intervention based on individualized support, the basis of which should be a functional assessment. Read More

Res Dev Disabil 2021 Jul 16;116:104038. Epub 2021 Jul 16.

Department of Health Psychology, Miguel Hernández University of Elche, Edificio Altamira, Avda. de la Universidad, s/n Elche, Alicante, 03202, Spain.

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has generated a global crisis that has affected the emotional health of both the general and the clinical population.

Method: The present study aimed to analyze the differences between the emotional states of a group of individuals with ASD and a neurotypical group both during and after the COVID-19 confinement. The study also examined the changes in autistic symptoms between a group of individuals with ASD who were confined during the COVID-19 pandemic and another group of individuals with ASD who were studied prior to the COVID-19 pandemic period. Read More

Sci Total Environ 2021 Jul 8;797:148940. Epub 2021 Jul 8.

Centre for Green Technology, University of Technology Sydney, 15 Broadway, Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia.

Despite a wealth of information on removal of the microplastics (MPs) in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), little attention has been paid to how wastewater treatment process affect the MP physicochemical and adsorption characteristics. In this study, changes in physicochemical property of three MPs, i.e. Read More

J Biomech 2021 Jul 12;126:110625. Epub 2021 Jul 12.

Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA. Electronic address:

We report on results of experimental flow measurements inside a bone scaffold model, subjected to a uniform incoming flow (applied perfusion). Understanding the flow behavior inside a tissue engineered scaffold is essential for mechanistic studies of mechanobiology, particularly flow-sensitive bone cells. Nearly all existing studies that quantify interstitial flow inside engineered bone scaffolds have been based on numerical results, in part due to the difficulties associated with quantitative measurements and visualization of flow inside large, opaque bone or bone mimics. Read More

Neuropeptides 2021 Jul 10;89:102180. Epub 2021 Jul 10.

Center for Integrative Physiology, Division of Integrative Physiology, Kansai Electric Power Medical Research Institute, 1-5-6 Minatojimaminamimachi, Chuou-ku, Kobe 650-0047, Japan; Division of Diabetes, Metabolism and Endocrinology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, 7-5-2 Kusunoki-Cho, Chuo-Ku, Kobe 650-0017, Japan; Pharmacological Department of Herbal Medicine, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical & Dental Sciences, Kagoshima 890-8544, Japan. Electronic address:

Appetite loss or anorexia substantially decreases the quality of life in patients with cancer, depression and gastrointestinal disorders, and can lead to sarcopenia and frailty. Foods that restore appetite have been sought-for but are not currently available. Historically, onion intake was adopted to treat a variety of diseases with reduced appetite including cancer and gastrointestinal disturbances. Read More

Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2021 Jul 16;206:111978. Epub 2021 Jul 16.

Department of Drugs and Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Avenida Carlos Chagas Filho, 373, CCS, Cidade Universitária, Rio de Janeiro, 21.941-902, Brazil. Electronic address:

We have developed a microemulsion (ME)-based hydrogel, containing propylene glycol, Azone®, Labrasol®, isobutanol and water (20:3:18:3:56), for the transdermal delivery of rivaroxaban (RVX). Formulation ME-1:RVX, which was loaded with 0.3 mg/g of RVX, presented as a clear, homogenous fluid with a droplet size of 82. Read More

Micron 2021 Jul 15;149:103113. Epub 2021 Jul 15.

State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha 410083, PR China.

A commercial high-chromium contained GH648 superalloy was fabricated by selective laser melting (SLM), followed by solution treatment at 1140 °C for 1 h and subsequent aging treatment at 900 °C for 16 h. The precipitation and transformation of σ phase has been characterized. It has been shown that σ precipitates formed after solution treatment, attributed to the segregation of Mo element in the subgrain boundaries and also the difference between the diffusion ability of subgrain boundaries and lattice. Read More

Chemosphere 2021 Jul 13;286(Pt 1):131558. Epub 2021 Jul 13.

College of Water Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, PR China. Electronic address:

Visible light induced photocatalysis converted solar energy to chemical energy in the form of hydrogen. g-CN modified by thermal oxidation etching, doped S, and nonprecious metal cocatalyst CoS ([email protected]) were used for photocatalytic hydrogen production. And then the charge transfer behavior and mechanism of various alcohol sacrificial agents on hydrogen evolution was analyzed by optical characterization, impedance analysis, Mott-Schottky, and photocurrent tests. Read More

Food Chem 2021 Jul 15;366:130598. Epub 2021 Jul 15.

School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, China. Electronic address:

In this study, glutamic acid and zein were utilized to prepare colloidal nanoparticles as stabilizers for Pickering emulsions. The effect of the ratio of glutamic acid to zein on the stability, zeta potential, particle size, morphology, and structure of colloidal nanoparticles was studied. The results showed that zein and glutamic acid combined in the form of noncovalent bonds, which changed the characteristics of the zein. Read More

J Colloid Interface Sci 2021 Jul 10;604:746-756. Epub 2021 Jul 10.

State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, PR China. Electronic address:

Highly efficient electrochemical catalysts for oxygen reduction reactions (ORRs) are urgently needed for various energy conversion and storage devices to overcome sluggish ORR kinetics. Here, N,O-codoped carbon spheres with uniform mesopores and a high specific surface area were used as supports for decorating CoO nanoparticles via a facile immersion route. In addition to the benefit of ions and gas mass transfer, the abundant mesopores present in the three-dimensional (3D) carbon spheres also confine and isolate the CoO nanoparticles growing in it, which help to provide rich CoO active sites. Read More

Clin Neurophysiol 2021 Jul 10;132(9):2062-2064. Epub 2021 Jul 10.

Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Butler Hospital, Providence, RI, USA.

Brain Stimul 2021 Jul 19. Epub 2021 Jul 19.

Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.

J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract 2021 Jul 19. Epub 2021 Jul 19.

Department of Pediatrics, Gastrointestinal Eosinophilic Diseases Program, Section of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, University of Colorado School of Medicine; Digestive Health Institute, Children's Hospital Colorado; Mucosal Inflammation Program, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO 80045, USA.

Background: - Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE) is a chronic allergen-mediated disease of the esophagus. Pharmacologic treatment has largely relied on repurposing corticosteroids. Ciclesonide (CIC) is a corticosteroid for the treatment of asthma with biochemical properties that improve topical potency. Read More

Int J Pharm 2021 Jul 19:120897. Epub 2021 Jul 19.

Barcelona Research Center in Multiscale Science and Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Campus Diagonal-Besòs, Av. Eduard Maristany 10-14, E-08019 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain; Departament d'Enginyeria Química, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Escola Enginyeria de Barcelona Est-EEBE, c/Eduard Maristany 10-14, Barcelona 08019, SPAIN. Electronic address:

Melt electrospinning of polylactide (PLA) loaded with chloramphenicol (CAM) has been performed and characteristics of fibers, physical properties of scaffolds, CAM release behavior, antibacterial properties and biocompatibility have been evaluated. The interest of CAM loaded samples is nowadays enhanced for biomedical applications since this antibiotic has been demonstrated to be efficient for the treatment of cancer. Melt electrospinning has been selected as an ideal preparation process because it avoids the use of toxic solvents which are harmful to the environment and could be problematic for biomedical applications. Read More

Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2021 Jul 19;165:103429. Epub 2021 Jul 19.

NICM Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University, Penrith, NSW 2751, Australia. Electronic address:

The association between human gut microbiota and cancers has been an evolving field of biomedical research in recent years. The gut microbiota is composed of the microorganisms residing in the gastrointestinal system that interact with the host to regulate behaviours and biochemical processes within the gut. This symbiotic physiological interaction between the gut and the microbiota plays a significant role in the modulation of gut homeostasis, in which perturbations to the microbiota, also known as dysbiosis can lead to the onset of diseases, including cancer. Read More

Protein Expr Purif 2021 Jul 20;187:105944. Epub 2021 Jul 20.

Laboratory of Protein Conformation and Dynamics, Biochemistry and Biophysics Center, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, United States. Electronic address:

The pre-melanosomal protein (Pmel17) is a human functional amyloid that supports melanin biosynthesis within melanocytes. This occurs in the melanosome, a membrane-bound organelle with an acidic intraluminal pH. The repeat region of Pmel17 (RPT, residues 315-444) has been previously shown to form amyloid aggregates under acidic melanosomal conditions, but not under neutral cytosolic conditions, when expressed and purified using a C-terminal hexa-histidine tag (RPT-His). Read More

Alcohol 2021 Jul 19. Epub 2021 Jul 19.

University of North Texas, Department of Psychology, 1155 Union Cir, Denton, TX 76203.

Introduction: Alcohol consumption on college campuses is a major public health concern. Extant literature has identified trauma exposure as a robust risk factors for problematic alcohol use in this at-risk population. However, the mechanisms underlying this association are less well-studied. Read More