OBJECTIVE Exploitation of protective metabolic pathways within injured myocardium still remains an unclarified therapeutic target in heart disease. Moreover, while the roles of altered fatty acid and glucose metabolism in the failing heart have been explored, the influence of highly dynamic and nutritionally modifiable ketone body metabolism in the regulation of myocardial substrate utilization...

This study aimed to evaluate the range of quantitative and qualitative genetic changes in chrysanthemum plants regenerated vitro from ovaries irradiated with high-energy photons (5, 10, 15 Gy) electrons (10 Gy). The highest DNA loss (up 11%) was observed originating treated 10 Gy high energy. AMOVA revealed significant differences between populations representing different mutagenic treatments ...

BACKGROUND Knowledge about genetic diversity and relationships among germplasms could be an invaluable aid in diospyros improvement strategies. METHODS This study was designed to analyze the genetic diversity and relationship of local and natural varieties in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China using start codon targeted polymorphism (SCoT) markers. The accessions of 95 diospyros germpl...

BACKGROUND The workplace is one of the major locations outside of the home for nonsmokers' exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS). New policies in many U.S. states and localities restrict or prohibit smoking in the workplace, and information on current trends in the exposure of nonsmokers to SHS across various occupational groups is therefore needed. OBJECTIVE We evaluated temporal trends in SHS ...

This study was conducted to assess the efficacy of SCoT and DAMD molecular markers in genetic diversity  of three moss species and compare them with ISSR marker. Another objective was to evaluate the suitability of these DNA markers in species identification (delimitation) in three moss species, including Neckera complanata, Homalothecium sericeum and Neckera cris...

A next-generation networked operating room, Smart Cyber Operating Theater (SCOT), has been developed in cooperation with medical engineers that integrates standalone devices, including intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) using the OPeLiNK communication interface. Here, we report application of this newly advanced type theater for endoscopic endonasal approach (EEA), along an evaluat...

To quantify the rate at which light in a ganzfeld produces photoisomerizations in mouse rods in situ, we measured the rate of rhodopsin bleaching in eyes of recently euthanized mice with fully dilated pupils. The amount of rhodopsin declined as a first-order (exponential) function of the duration of the exposure at the luminance of 920 scot cd m(-2): the rate constants of bleaching were 8.3 x 1...