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Does using e-cigarettes cigarette smoking in adolescents?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2019)
Q: Does using e-cigarettes cigarette smoking in adolescents? Evidence-based answer: Probably. Electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use by adolescents is associated with a 2- to 4-fold increase in cigarette smoking over the ...
Can vitamin D prevent acute respiratory infections?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2019)
Can vitamin D prevent acute respiratory infections? A systematic review and meta-analysis says Yes, but the dosages used may not be what you'd expect. PRACTICE CHANGER: Reduce acute respiratory tract infections in those ...
Should you switch the DAPT agent one month after ACS?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2019)
Should you switch the DAPT agent one month after ACS? A randomized controlled trial says "Yes," but current guidelines say "No." PRACTICE CHANGER: Switch to clopidogrel from one of the newer P2Y12 blockers 1 month after ...
Early pregnancy loss : pretreat with mifepristone?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2019)
Early pregnancy loss : pretreat with mifepristone? Yes. While medical management of early pregnancy loss with misoprostol frequently results in treatment failure, pretreating with mifepristone can increase efficacy. PRACTICE ...
Understanding the impact of lifestyle on the academic performance of middle- and high-school students
(2019)
This paper presents a path analysis investigating the direct and indirect influence of lifestyle on academic performance for middle-school and high-school students. The correlation between the following sets of variables ...
Comparison of time series methods and machine learning algorithms for forecasting Taiwan Blood Services Foundation’s blood supply
(2019)
Purpose. The uncertainty in supply and the short shelf life of blood products have led to a substantial outdating of the collected donor blood. On the other hand, hospitals and blood centers experience severe blood shortage ...
Biofluid modeling of the coupled eye-brain system and insights into simulated microgravity conditions
(Public Library of Science, 2019)
This work aims at investigating the interactions between the flow of fluids in the eyes and the brain and their potential implications in structural and functional changes in the eyes of astronauts, a condition also known ...
Changes in the atmospheric circulation conditions and regional climatic characteristics in two remote regions since the mid-20th century
(MDPI AG, 2019)
A meridional Northern Hemisphere (NH) circulation epoch, which began in 1957, is marked by changes in the temperature and precipitation regimes over southwest Russia and central USA depending on the occurrence of NH ...
Changes in global blocking character in recent decades
(MDPI AG, 2019)
A global blocking climatology published by this group for events that occurred during the late 20th century examined a comprehensive list of characteristics that included block intensity (BI). In addition to confirming the ...
Evaluating k-nearest neighbor (kNN) imputation models for species-level aboveground forest biomass mapping in Northeast China
(MDPI AG, 2019)
Quantifying spatially explicit or pixel-level aboveground forest biomass (AFB) across large regions is critical for measuring forest carbon sequestration capacity, assessing forest carbon balance, and revealing changes in ...
APR-246 alone and in combination with a phosphatidylserine-targeting antibody inhibits lung metastasis of human triple-negative breast cancer cells in nude mice
(Dove Medical Press Ltd., 2019)
Background: Approximately 15-20 percent of all human breast cancers are classified as triple-negative because they lack estrogen and progesterone receptors and Her-2-neu, which are commonly targeted by chemotherapeutic ...
Quercetin potentiates docosahexaenoic acid to suppress lipopolysaccharide-induced oxidative/inflammatory responses, alter lipid peroxidation products, and enhance the adaptive stress pathways in BV-2 microglial cells
(MDPI AG, 2019)
High levels of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) in the phospholipids of mammalian brain have generated increasing interest in the search for its role in regulating brain functions. Recent studies have provided evidence for ...
Spatial competition in the Iowa Corn Market: Informing the pricing behavior of corporate and cooperative grain merchants
(MDPI AG, 2019)
We study spatial competition in the agricultural input procurement sector by explaining variability in corn cash price offers from grain merchants in Iowa. While rail access, river access, size, and ethanol production ...
Decreased temperature with increasing elevation decreases the end-season leaf-to-wood reallocation of resources in deciduous betula ermanii cham. trees
(MDPI AG, 2019)
Global air temperature has increased and continues to increase, especially in high latitude and high altitude areas, which may affect plant resource physiology and thus plant growth and productivity. The resource remobilization ...
Herbaceous encroachment from mountain birch forests to alpine tundra plant communities through above- and belowground competition
(MDPI AG, 2019)
Alpine plant communities are highly sensitive to global warming. One of the consequences of the warming is encroachment by herbaceous plants from forests at low elevations into alpine ecosystems. In the Changbai Mountains, ...
Gamma oscillations in the basolateral amygdala : biophysical mechanisms and computational consequences
(Society for Neuroscience, 2019)
The basolateral nucleus of the amygdala (BL) is thought to support numerous emotional behaviors through specific microcircuits. These are often thought to be comprised of feedforward networks of principal cells (PNs) and ...
Beta 3 adrenergic receptor activation rescues metabolic dysfunction in female estrogen receptor alpha-null mice
(Frontiers Media S.A., 2019)
Metabolic disease risk escalates following menopause. The mechanism is not fully known, but likely involves reduced signaling through estrogen receptor alpha (ER[alpha]), which is highly expressed in brown and white adipose ...
Clinical features of canine pulmonary veno-occlusive disease and pulmonary capillary hemangiomatosis
(Blackwell Publishing Inc., 2019)
Background: Histologic features of pulmonary veno-occlusive disease (PVOD) and pulmonary capillary hemangiomatosis (PCH) have been described in dogs but without a thorough clinical description. Objectives: To report the ...
Resistance to coronavirus infection in amino peptidase N-deficient pigs
(Springer International Publishing, 2019)
The alphacoronaviruses, transmissible gastroenteritis virus (TGEV) and Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) are sources of high morbidity and mortality in neonatal pigs, a consequence of dehydration caused by the infection ...
A critical sociocultural perspective on academic literacies in Latin America
(Universidad de Antioquia, 2019)
In this editorial, the author reflects on the state of research on academic literacies in Latin American higher education. To this end, the author presents a description of the context of higher education in Latin America ...