BACKGROUND Few studies have investigated predictors of discordance between liver biopsy (LB) and liver stiffness measurement (LSM) using FibroScan®. We assessed predictors of discordance between LB and LSM in chronic hepatitis B (CHB) and investigated the effects of necroinflammatory activity. METHODS In total, 150 patients (107 men, 43 women) were prospectively enrolled. Only LSM with ≥ 10 v...

With traditional 2-color Förster Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET) microscopy, valuable quantitative analyses can be conducted. Correlations of donor (D), acceptor (A) and their ratios (D:A) with energy transfer efficiency (E%) or distance (r) allows measurement of changes between control and experimental samples; also, clustered vs. random assembly of cellular components can be differentiated. ...

Let T be a 3-partite tournament. We say that a vertex v is −→ C3 -free if v does not lie on any directed triangle of T . Let F3(T ) be the set of the −→ C3 -free vertices in a 3-partite tournament and f3(T ) its cardinality. In this paper we prove that if T is a regular 3-partite tournament, then F3(T )must be contained in one of the partite sets of T . It is also shown that for every regular 3...

Latar Belakang: Masalah gizi selama hamil dapat berpengaruh pada kesehatan ibu dan janin. Stunting merupakan kekurangan kronis yang harus segera ditangani. Salah satu produk pangan diberikan anak balita bernilai tinggi terutama kandungan protein kalsium adalah tortilla. Tujuan: Mengetahui formula tempe dengan tepung jagung tortilla chips untuk meningkatkan nilai kalsium. Metode: Penelitian eksp...

A sampling design method that seeks chlorine sampling locations using a multiobjective optimization framework is proposed here. The design problem is formulated as a threeand two-objective optimization where the parameter estimation accuracy (F1) is maximized, the the number of sensors is minimized (F2) and the weighted nodal sensitivity is maximized (F3). Trade-off curves are generated using t...

background: the production of waste pollutants has become a major problem for many food and oil industries. however, oil wastes can provide alternative substrates for industry, which could help to solve environmental pollution problems. furthermore, oil wastes can be used as substrates to produce unsaturated fatty acids, which are important for health.objectives: the production of fatty acids i...

Purple corn is a cereal plant that has health benefits. contains anthocyanins, which are useful as anticancer and antioxidants, high nutritional value. Improving the quality of production can be done through breeding. This study aimed to determine value variability, heritability expected genetic advance F3 purple from open-pollinated hybridization. The research was conducted December 2020 April...

BACKGROUND Quantitative reverse transcription-PCR (RT-PCR) used to detect small changes in specific mRNA concentrations is often associated with poor reproducibility. Thus, there is a need for stringent quality control in each step of the protocol. METHODS Real-time PCR-based calibration curves for a target gene, tissue factor (TF), and a reference gene, beta-actin, generated from PCR amplico...