Domestic violence (DV) is reported by 40% of married women in India and associated with substantial morbidity. An operational research definition is therefore needed to enhance understanding of DV epidemiology in India and inform DV interventions and measures. To arrive at a culturally-tailored definition, we aimed to better understand how definitions provided by the World Health Organization a...

Macrophages (MØ) and mononuclear phagocytes are major targets of infection by dengue virus (DV), a mosquito-borne flavivirus that can cause haemorrhagic fever in humans. To our knowledge, we show for the first time that the MØ mannose receptor (MR) binds to all four serotypes of DV and specifically to the envelope glycoprotein. Glycan analysis, ELISA, and blot overlay assays demonstrate that MR...

Our aim is to evaluate the prevalence of domestic violence (DV) among pregnant women and find out whether several factors were associated with DV or not. A total of 317 pregnant women applied at Sanliurfa Obstetrics Hospital and Harran University obstetrics and gynecology department outpatient clinic were interviewed using the modified form of Abuse Assessment Screen questionnaire. Several clin...

Galectin-9 (Gal-9) exerts immunosuppressive effects by inducing apoptosis in T cells that produce interferon-γ and interleukin (IL)-17. However, Gal-9 can be pro-inflammatory in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated monocytes. Using microarray analysis, we observed that Gal-9 was up-regulated in human dendritic cells (DCs) after dengue virus (DV) infection. The investigation into the immunomodulatory e...

Vascular dysfunction is a hallmark associated with disease onset in dengue hemorrhagic fever and dengue shock syndrome. In addition to direct viral damage, immune responses to dengue virus (DV) infection may also underlie the pathogenesis of disease. We have proposed a mechanism of molecular mimicry in which Abs directed against DV nonstructural protein 1 (NS1) cross-react with endothelial cell...

To increase the positioning accuracy of Distance Vector-Hop (DV-Hop) algorithm in non-uniform networks, an improved DV-Hop based on RSSI correction is proposed. The new first quantizes hops between two nodes by ratio value and benchmark value, divides continuously, calculates average hop distance according to Minimum Mean Square Error (MMSE) criterion best index quantized hops, then adds matchi...

OBJECTIVE When workers experience domestic violence (DV) at home, impacts are felt in the workplace; however, little research is available on this topic. METHODS We conducted an online survey regarding the impacts of DV at work. RESULTS A total of 8429 people completed the survey. More than a third of respondents reported experiencing DV; among them, more than a third reported that DV affec...

Dengue fever and dengue hemorrhagic fever/dengue shock syndrome are highly infectious diseases caused by dengue virus (DV). DV non-structural protein 3 (NS3) is known to possess ATPase, helicase, and protease activity that is a constitutive part of the replication complex of DV. In this study, we discuss the cloning, expression, and purification of the DV-2 NS3 protein to immunize mice by intra...

According to recent surveys, there is a high prevalence of domestic violence (DV) in Chile. A systematic review was conducted in PubMed, Scielo, and Lilacs with the MesH terms "Chile", "Mental Health", "Health", "Domestic Violence", to explore the impact of DV on health in Chile. Eleven studies fulfilled the inclusion criteria. Two studies were prospective, exploring the influence of DV on mate...

Ductus venosus (DV) sparing means the maintenance of blood flow through the DV following reduction of liver venous blood supply during fetal hypoxia. The present study compared the reactions of the isthmic portion of the DV and intrahepatic veins (IHVs) to catecholamines in vitro. Vessel rings of 1 mm width and 3 mm diameter were obtained from 17 fetal sheep (88-136 days gestational age, median...