BACKGROUND Obesity in pregnancy can contribute to epigenetic changes. AIM To assess whether body mass index (BMI) in pregnancy is associated with changes in the methylation of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPAR) promoter region (-359 to - 260) in maternal and neonatal leukocytes. SUBJECTS AND METHODS In this matched, cohort study 41 pregnant women were allocated into two...

Sodic soils have immense productivity potential, if managed through proper technology interventions. Biocompost is prepared by composting pressmud (a sugar industry byproduct) received from cane juice filtration and spent wash received from distilleries through microbial aerobic decomposition and can be used to reclaim sodic soils. Field experiments were conducted during the wet season of 2011 ...

353 INTRODUCTION ................................................................. Historical ...................................................................... 354 Pollen-tube growth in artificial media. 356 Attempts to self-pollinate mutilated pistols. 358 Pollen-tube growth in the pistil.. 359 SUMMARY AND DISCUSSION ...................................................... 362 LITERATURE CI...

Retinal damage is an optional sign in a number of neurodegenerative diseases, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The aim this work was to assess the structural and functional state retina murine model ALS caused by overexpression aberrant FUS protein [1-359]. retinal examination carried out on 12 transgenic 13 wild-type mice 2.5–3 months age. study revealed not statistically signifi...

The present study aimed to determine what proportion of children who are in close contact with immigrant tuberculosis (TB) patients are infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. For 1.5 yrs, 14 municipal health services in The Netherlands collected data from all non-Dutch TB patients and their contacts. Close contacts aged < 16 yrs received a tuberculin skin test (TST). A positive TST was defin...

The amendment by Law nº 14.197/2021, which introduced art. 359-K, § 4º, in the Brazilian Penal Code, provides a cause for exclusion of criminal liability case communication, delivery or publication information and documents classified as secret, protecting whistleblowers against convictions espionage, whenever purpose disclosure is to expose practice crime violation human rights. present articl...

INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................... 351 I. COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES PROLIFERATE FASTER AFTER LIBERALIZATION ............................................................ 352 II. COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES PRODUCED BY LIBERAL DEMOCRACIES ARE HELPING TO CREATE LIBERAL DEMOCRACIES .......................................................