cross-sectional images of common and superficial femoral arteries (CFA and SFA). Fig 2 Shows the difference of CA burden in the CFA and SFA. Statistically significant differences were detected between the two segments (P<0.01). CFA had a bigger CA burden than SFA. Fig 3 Comparison of CA burden in different NWI groups. A statistically significant difference occurred between the three groups (P<0...

This study aims to develop a model that describes how physician communication and family hardiness affect medication regimen beliefs and adherence for patients on regimens to control diabetes and hyperlipidemia (high cholesterol). Study participants (n=1356) completed self-report questionnaires on health beliefs. Pharmacy refill records from a health plan in the United States provided data on t...

BACKGROUND Previous intervention studies in patients with GH disorders suggested an impact of IGF1 and IGF-binding protein 3 (IGFBP3) on lipid metabolism, whereas population-based studies revealed conflicting results. Therefore, we aimed to assess the cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between IGF1 or IGFBP3 serum levels and lipids (total, LDL, or HDL cholesterol and triglycerides) i...

BACKGROUND Although the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ2 (PPARG2) Pro12Ala gene variant is associated with diabetes mellitus, the associations and interactions of this polymorphism and known clinical risk factors with glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) remain poorly understood. We investigated if carrying the Ala allele was inversely associated with HbA1c level and examined possible inter...

The Self-Efficacy Scale for Sun Protection consists of two correlated factors with three items each for Sunscreen Use and Avoidance. This study evaluated two crucial psychometric assumptions, factorial invariance and scale reliability, with a sample of adults (N = 1356) participating in a computer-tailored, population-based intervention study. A measure has factorial invariance when the model i...

Soil salinity is a severe constraint on crop productivity that triggers plant salt stress response pathways. The responses are controlled by transcriptional regulatory networks enhance tolerance manipulating the expression of transcription factor (TFs)-encoding genes. Identifying TFs associated with contributes to salt-tolerant breeding. In this study, comparative transcriptome analysis was per...

Several local sheep breeds of the Alpine regions are in danger extinction as a result mountain farms being abandoned. Three fattening trials were carried out on 4 Veneto region (Foza, Lamon, Alpagota, and Brogna) total 115 ewes suckling lambs, weaned lambs heavy slaughtered at 1356 ± 267, 104 24, 219 26, 342 14 d age, respectively. The results confirmed that adoption mixed diets resulted good v...

OBJECTIVE To analyse the frequency of different gonococcal serovars within Edinburgh, Scotland and to describe changes that occurred in the frequency of such serovars over time. METHODS All heterosexual patients with a diagnosis of gonorrhoea confirmed on culture between January 1986 and December 1990 had their gonococcal strain serotyped. Temporal changes in the prevalence of gonorrhoea and ...

As a traditional medical intervention in Asia and a complementary and alternative medicine in western countries, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is capturing worldwide attention in life science field. Traditional Chinese Medicine Integrated Database (TCMID), which was originally launched in 2013, was a comprehensive database aiming at TCM's modernization and standardization. It has been high...