Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAge-Based Association of Glaucoma with the Prevalence of Diabetes and Hypertension at a National Hospital in SeoulSun Jung Lee, Tae Su Jang, Jae Kyung KimGlaucoma can have profound consequences on vision. Although diabetes and hypertension have been suggested as risk factors for glaucoma, their relevance in epidemiological studies remains controversial. Accordingly, we investigated whether diabetes and hypertension, as well as factors such as age and sex, affected the risk of glaucoma. From May 30, 2022, to June 24, 2022, 1152 patients were selected from … …American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Vol. 19, Issue 2 · 5 May 2023 · 5,263 accessesView PDFCite
InvestigationOpen accessIn the abstractComparison Analysis of Species Composition of Entomopathogenic Fungi Isolated from Bark Beetles (Coleoptera: Scolytidae)Rauza Abdukerim, Georgy Lednev, Miloš Trýzna et al.The monitoring outbreaks of bark beetles, flight activity of imago and development of larvae were conducted with pheromone traps and trap logs. We found more than 50 dead adults with symptoms white muscardine from several points under the bark. Healthy adults of Ips typographus without any pathogenic symptoms collected from pheromone traps and trap logs under bark in the forest … …OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Vol. 18, Issue 1 · 18 Jan 2018 · 7,596 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEvaluation of Trap Size, Trap Entrance Size and Methyl Eugenol Amount for the Catch of Bactrocera Dorsalis HendelAndi Nasruddin, Iftitah Kartika Amaliah, Julisa et al.The Oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) (Diptera: Tephritidae), is a damaging pest of fruit and vegetable crops in many tropical and sub-tropical countries. In Indonesia, the fly is a serious pest of pepper that can cause total yield loss. The purposes of the current study were to determine: (1) The effect of trap size and Methyl Eugenol (ME) amount … …OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Vol. 22, Issue 2 · 26 Jun 2022 · 6,379 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractDistress About Covid-19 in Panama: Psychometric StructureEricka Matus, Lorena Matus, Ana Florez et al.The psychological impact of the pandemic has established the urgent need to respond to the needs of the population in each culture, region and context. Thus, in the Republic of Panama, the efforts of numerous specialists have combined actions to attend to the crisis. This study aims to obtain the factor structure and psychometric properties of the SARS-CoV-2 distress scale, … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 17, Issue 1 · 24 Nov 2021 · 7,327 accessesView PDFCite
EditorialOpen accessIn the abstractAssociation between Infective Endocarditis and Premalignant Colorectal LesionsCarles FalcesThe association between Infective Endocarditis (IE) and Colorectal Cancer (CRC) has been known for more than 50 years. The microorganisms in which this association has been described are Streptococcus gallolyticus (formerly Streptococcus bovis) (Corredoira-Sánchez et al., 2012; Boleij et al., 2011), in different subspecies and, more recently, Enterococcus faecalis (Pericàs et al., 2016; 2017; Escolà-Vergé et al., 2020; Pericàs et … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 17, Issue 3 · 10 Jun 2021 · 11,559 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAsymptomatic COVID-19 Patients: Experience and Lessons from a Developing CountrySylvie Kolani, Houda Alami, El Harch ibtissam et al.The world is facing a pandemic due to the SARS-Coronavirus 2, since late 2019. Many questions remain unanswered regarding the disease course. Key amongst its talking point is the case of asymptomatic patients. This potentially jeopardizes infection control strategy as asymptomatic cases are difficult to identify and hence difficult to isolate. Our study intends to define the clinical and radiological … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 17, Issue 2 · 22 May 2021 · 7,132 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractA Personalized Learning Approach based on Learning SpeedHicham Aberbach, Adil Jeghal, Abdelouahed Sabri et al.This learning is a process composed of several mechanisms oriented towards the acquisition of certain knowledge, whose actors are called learner and teacher, to improve the effectiveness and usefulness of learning we need to personalize the knowledge, skills and behaviors that allow for a change to a mode of education that gives diverse learning choices to the learners, where the … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 17, Issue 3 · 5 Apr 2021 · 7,977 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAmphetamine Stimulates Protein Kinase and Calcium Influx to Increase Corticosterone and Aldosterone Secretion from Male Rat Adrenal CellsLing-Ling Chang, Wan-Song Alfred Wun, Cai-Yun Jian, Paulus S. WangAmphetamine is a potent central nervous system stimulant. Clinical trials have demonstrated that in healthy adults, low (therapeutic) doses of amphetamine can improve i.e., cognition, memory, attention behavior. An amphetamine overdose can affect cardiovascular, central nervous system, musculoskeletal, respiratory, urinary, or sexual function. Furthermore, amphetamine can activate the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis to increase glucocorticoids and mineralocorticoids released from adrenal. The object … …American Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Vol. 16, Issue 1 · 10 Mar 2021 · 7,872 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Dynamic of Afamin and Alpha-Fetoprotein Expression during Rat Liver DevelopmentIndriyani, Isabella Kurnia Liem, Puspita Eka Wuyung et al.Liver has a high level of Alpha-fetoprotein which is assumed to be important for mammalian development. However, Alpha-fetoprotein knockout studies in mice suggested that despite the absence of Alpha-fetoprotein, mice developed normally; the only abnormality observed was infertility in female mice. There are indications that Afamin, a protein that has a gene sequence located on the same chromosome as Alpha-fetoprotein, … …OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Vol. 21, Issue 1 · 5 Feb 2021 · 6,766 accessesView PDFCite
EditorialOpen accessIn the abstractMechanisms and Management of Chronic PainVictor V. ChabanChronic pain symptoms account up to half of all health care visits, afflicts >10% of US adults, at a higher prevalence in women with current analgesic drugs rarely provide enough efficacy in the absence of serious side effects. Chronic pain is also the root cause of the national opioid health crisis, which adds to health care costs and deaths. Thus, … …International Journal of Research in Nursing, Vol. 12, Issue 1 · 14 Jan 2021 · 7,201 accessesView PDFCite