BACKGROUND Lower extremity torque steadiness has been shown to be an independent predictor of functional performance in older women. Hip muscle function is crucial for many types of activities of daily living, yet existing studies investigating torque steadiness for lower extremities are limited to assessing steadiness at the knee and ankle. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to compare ...

For the past century, public health officials have relied on fecal coliforms to identify and track bacterial contamination. However, several issues arise when using coliforms as indicators for viral pathogen risk. First, there is a lack of association between fecal coliforms and human enteric viruses in the environment. Second, there are differences in the fate of coliforms compared to viral pa...

24 The family Anelloviridae includes human and animal Torque teno viruses (TTV) with extensive 25 genetic diversity. The antigenic diversity among anelloviruses has never been assessed. Using 26 Torque teno sus virus (TTSuV) as a model, we describe here the first investigation on antigenic 27 relationships among different anelloviruses. Using the TTSuV1a or TTSuV1b ELISA based on 28 the respect...

OBJECTIVES Torque teno mini virus (TTMV) is classified as the Betatorquevirus genus of Anelloviridae. Little is known about the prevalence of TTMV in humans. Worldwide, cervical cancer is the second most common cancer affecting women. This study aimed to estimate the TTMV infection frequency in cervicitis cases and cervical tumors including intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN), squamous cell carcino...