Quaternary ammonium compounds (QAC, e.g., cetyltrimethylammonium bromide, (CTAB)) are widely used as surfactants and disinfectants. QAC already commonly found in wastewaters, their concentration could increase, since recommended to inactivate the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) virus. Exposure of bacteria can lead proliferation antibiotic resistance genes (ARG). In particular, O2-based membrane biofilm r...

background: identifying new ways to decrease adiposity will be very valuable for health. the aim of this study was to find out whether l-arginine (arg) and selenium alone or together can increase the effect of hypocaloric diet enriched in legumes (hdel) on anthropometric measures in healthy obese women. methods: this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial was undertaken in 84 health...

arginine (arg) requirements of male broilers (ross 308) reared at high altitude (2100 mabove sea level) during the 1-to 3-week period was estimated in a graded supplementationmethod, in which six diets (230 g kg-1 cp and 3200 kcal me kg-1) with arg increments of1.25 g kg-1 were applied to four pens of fifteen birds each. dietary arg content of theexperimental groups ranged from 10 g kg-1 (80% o...

This work pursues the potential of extending “Industry 4.0” practices to farming toward achieving “Agriculture 4.0”. Our interest is in fruit harvesting, motivated by problem addressing shortage seasonal labor. In particular, here we present an integrated system architecture Autonomous Robot for Grape harvesting (ARG). The overall consists three interdependent units: (1) aerial unit, (2) a remo...

background: systemic lupus erythematosus is a systemic autoimmune disorder with unclear etiology. the importance of some genes in the development of systemic lupus erythematosus has been implicated. the gene polymorphism in codon 72 has attracted a lot of attention and its role in the occurrence or progression of many cancers and autoimmune diseases especially systemic lupus erythematosus has b...

There are limited data on amperometric biosensors (ABSs) for L-arginine (Arg) determination based oxidases that produce hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) as a byproduct of enzymatic reaction, and artificial peroxidases (POs) decomposition H2O2. The most frequently proposed Arg-sensitive oxidase-based ABSs contain at least two enzymes in the bioselective layer; this complicates procedure increases cost a...

OBJECTIVE Individual studies of the associations between P53 codon 72 polymorphism (rs1042522) and bladder cancer susceptibility have shown inconclusive results. To derive a more precise estimation of the relationship, we performed this systemic review and meta-analysis based on 15 publications. METHODS We used odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) to assess the strength of th...