http://chineseinput.net/에서 pinyin(병음)방식으로 중국어를 변환할 수 있습니다.
변환된 중국어를 복사하여 사용하시면 됩니다.
Clinical Predictors of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease
Bruno Terra Junho,Arthur Kummer,Francisco Cardoso,Antonio Lucio Teixeira,Natalia Pessoa Rocha 대한신경과학회 2018 Journal of Clinical Neurology Vol.14 No.4
Background and Purpose Excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) is a common complaint among patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD). Several factors have been associated with EDS in PD, especially neuropsychiatric symptoms. This study aimed to determine the relationships between neuropsychiatric symptoms, sociodemographic and clinical parameters, and EDS in PD. Methods This cross-sectional study analyzed 85 patients with PD. All patients underwent socioeconomic and clinical data evaluations followed by a psychiatric interview and a neurological examination, including the assessment of sleep features. Patients were divided into two groups according to the presence or absence of EDS, which was defined as a score higher than 10 on the Epworth Sleepiness Scale. Binary logistic regression was performed in order to describe the predictors of EDS. Results We found that EDS affects 40% of PD patients and is associated with older age, restless legs syndrome, depressive and anxious symptoms, and worse sleep quality. In the multivariate analysis, older age, levodopa use, and worse sleep quality remained as significant predictors of EDS in PD. Conclusions Nighttime sleep problems, older age, and levodopa use are significantly associated with EDS in PD. A careful assessment and the management of sleep problems in PD patients might help to improve their quality of life.
Peixoto, Eduardo Lucas Terra,Mizubuti, Ivone Yurika,Ribeiro, Edson Luiz de Azambuja,Moura, Elizabeth dos Santos,Pereira, Elzania Sales,Prado, Odimari Pricila Pires do,Carvalho, Larissa Nobrega de,Pire Asian Australasian Association of Animal Productio 2017 Animal Bioscience Vol.30 No.1
Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the intake and nutrient digestibility, nitrogen balance and ruminal ammonia nitrogen in lambs of diets containing different levels of residual frying oil. Methods: Levels of 0, 20, 40, 60, and 80 g/kg dry matter (DM) base of residual frying oil in the diets of lambs were evaluated. Five castrated lambs with initial body weights of $36.8{\pm}3.3kg$, distributed in a Latin square ($5{\times}5$) design, were used. Results: There was a decreasing linear effect on the intake of DM, organic matter (OM), crude protein (CP), neutral detergent fiber (NDF), total carbohydrates (TCH), and nonfibrous carbohydrates (NFC). There was an increased linear intake of ether extract (EE). The apparent digestibility of DM, OM, CP, NDF, TCH, and NFC, as well as urine nitrogen excretion, nitrogen balance and ruminal parameters, were not influenced by different levels of residual frying oil in the diet. EE digestibility presented a crescent linear effect. Conclusion: It can be concluded that the addition of residual frying oil to the diets of sheep can affect nutrient intake without affecting the digestibility of most nutrients (with the exception of EE), nitrogen balance and ruminal ammonia nitrogen concentration.
Clinical-pathologic profile of head and neck rhabdomyosarcoma in children: a systematic review
Ludimila Lem es Moura(Ludimila Lemes Moura ),Beatriz Della Terra Mouco Garrido(Beatriz Della Terra Mouco Garrido ),Nelson Leonel Del Hierro Polanco(Nelson Leonel Del Hierro Polanco ),Mattheus Augusto 대한구강악안면외과학회 2023 대한구강악안면외과학회지 Vol.49 No.2
This systematic review aimed to analyze the clinicopathological profile and relevant prognostic factors of head and neck rhabdomyosarcoma in pediatric patients. The search was carried out in the electronic search portals PubMed, Lilacs, Embase, Scopus, and Web of Science. The search yielded studies that were then analyzed regarding study topic, data extraction, and risk of bias using the STROBE (Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies) guidelines. Finally, three studies were included for qualitative analysis. Most of the cases involved embryonic and alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma. Expression of MYOD1 was highly correlated with diagnosis of spindle cell/sclerosing rhabdomyosarcoma, which appears to have a poor prognosis in children. Furthermore, tumor size <5 cm and absence of metastasis accompanied by complete resection and administration of adjuvant therapies such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy favored a better prognosis.
A.A.M.Farag,F. S. Terra,G. M. M. Fahim,A. A. M. Mansour 대한금속·재료학회 2012 METALS AND MATERIALS International Vol.18 No.3
In this paper, n-Type of InSb films were successfully fabricated on p-GaP monocrystalline substrates by both flash evaporation technique and liquid phase epitaxy to study some features of current transport in strained heterojunctions. The elemental composition of the prepared films was confirmed by energy disper-sive X-ray (EDX) spectroscopy. The morphology of the films was characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The electrical properties of the n-InSb/p-GaP junctions prepared by flash evaporation and liquid phase epitaxy were investigated through capacitance-voltage and current-voltage measure-ments, performed under dark condition in the temperature range 300-400 K. Due to misfit dislocations, the interface showed rectifying behavior. At low voltages, current in the forward direction was found to obey the diode equation and the conduction was controlled by a thermionic emission mechanism. For relatively higher voltages, conduction was dominated by a space-charge-limited conduction mechanism with single trap level. This is evidence of a depletion of the space charge region due to Fermi level pinning by sur-face states at the InSb/GaP interface. Junction parameters of the n-InSb/p-GaP like ideality factor and bar-rier height were obtained and variations were monitored as a function of temperatures. Also, an attempt to explore the governing current flow mechanism was made.
Genome Organization in Coffee as Revealed by EST PCR-RFLP, SNPs and SSR Analysis
Mishra, Manoj Kumar,Tornincasa, Patrizia,Nardi, Barbara De,Asquini, Elisa,Dreos, Rene,Terra, Lorenzo Del,Rathinavelu, Rajkumar,Rovelli, Paola,Pallavicini, Alberto,Graziosi, Giorgio 한국작물학회 2011 Journal of crop science and biotechnology Vol.14 No.1
An EST-based PCR-RFLP method was employed to gain insight into genome organization in eight allopolyploid Coffea arabica cultivars and seven diploid coffee species. The PCR-amplified products at 19 EST loci were digested with 46 different restriction enzymes and size fractioned in agarose gels. Most often, the sum of the fragments length was double or more than the PCR product. In arabica, this condition could be explained by assuming the presence of duplicated loci in paralogous chromosomes and this was supported by considerable evidence of multiple loci SSR amplification. Based on the RFLP analysis, 12 EST loci were polymorphic. The level of polymorphism was higher in different species compared to the arabica varieties. Sequencing of the amplified products revealed a SNP frequency of 0.021 among diploid species and of 0.007 among arabica varieties. We propose that the involvement of two genomes in C. arabica maintains a residual level of heterozygosity in the form of paralogous chromosomes, while the self-fertilization in this species tends to drive of homozygosity. The heterozygosity of paralogous chromosomes in arabica creates valuable polymorphism essential for species diversity and survival in various ecological niches, while self-fertility tends to preserve in homozygosity many genes of functional significance.
Screening of the Enterocin-Encoding Genes and Antimicrobial Activity in Enterococcus Species
( Mayara Baptistucci Ogaki ),( Katia Real Rocha ),( Marcia Regina Terra ),( Marcia Cristina Furlaneto ),( Luciana Furlaneto Maia ) 한국미생물 · 생명공학회 2016 Journal of microbiology and biotechnology Vol.26 No.6
In the current study, a total of 135 enterococci strains from different sources were screened for the presence of the enterocin-encoding genes entA, entP, entB, entL50A, and entL50B. The enterocin genes were present at different frequencies, with entA occurring the most frequently, followed by entP and entB; entL50A and L50B were not detected. The occurrence of single enterocin genes was higher than the occurrence of multiple enterocin gene combinations. The 80 isolates that harbor at least one enterocin-encoding gene (denoted "Gene+ strains") were screened for antimicrobial activity. A total of 82.5% of the Gene+ strains inhibited at least one of the indicator strains, and the isolates harboring multiple enterocin-encoding genes inhibited a larger number of indicator strains than isolates harboring a single gene. The indicator strains that exhibited growth inhibition included Listeria innocua strain CLIP 12612 (ATCC BAA-680), Listeria monocytogenes strain CDC 4555, Enterococcus faecalis ATCC 29212, Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923, S. aureus ATCC 29213, S. aureus ATCC 6538, Salmonella enteritidis ATCC 13076, Salmonella typhimurium strain UK-1 (ATCC 68169), and Escherichia coli BAC 49LT ETEC. Inhibition due to either bacteriophage lysis or cytolysin activity was excluded. The growth inhibition of antilisterial Gene+ strains was further tested under different culture conditions. Among the culture media formulations, the MRS agar medium supplemented with 2% (w/v) yeast extract was the best solidified medium for enterocin production. Our findings extend the current knowledge of enterocin-producing enterococci, which may have potential applications as biopreservatives in the food industry due to their capability of controlling food spoilage pathogens.
Camila Pegoraro,Roberta Manica-Berto,F?bio Clasen Chaves,Carolina Terra Borges,Jader Job Franco,Cesar Valmor Rombaldi,Jorge Adolfo Silva 한국원예학회 2010 Horticulture, Environment, and Biotechnology Vol.51 No.3
Expression of genes involved in endomembrane transport and cell wall metabolism, particularly in synthesis and degradation of cell wall macromolecules were compared during the ripening of a white melting flesh cultivar, Chimarrita and a yellow non-melting flesh cultivar, Granada in order to evaluate their association with fruit softening. In both, most genes were up-regulated as ripening evolved. In ‘Chimarrita’, overall higher transcript accumulation occurred at 95 days after anthesis, while in ‘Granada’ higher relative transcription was detected at 115 days after anthesis. Although transcript accumulation was correlated with fruit softening, the process does not seem to be totally dependent on the set of studied genes, since the peak of RNA abundance occurred when flesh firmness had already decreased.
Genome Organization in Coffee as Revealed by EST PCRRFLP, SNPs and SSR Analysis
Manoj Kumar Mishra,Patrizia Tornincasa,Barbara De Nardi,Elisa Asquini,René Dreos,Lorenzo Del Terra,Rajkumar Rathinavelu,Paola Rovelli,Alberto Pallavicini,Giorgio Graziosi 한국작물학회 2011 Journal of crop science and biotechnology Vol.14 No.1
An EST-based PCR-RFLP method was employed to gain insight into genome organization in eight allopolyploid Coffea arabica cultivars and seven diploid coffee species. The PCR-amplified products at 19 EST loci were digested with 46 different restriction enzymes and size fractioned in agarose gels. Most often, the sum of the fragments length was double or more than the PCR product. In arabica, this condition could be explained by assuming the presence of duplicated loci in paralogous chromosomes and this was supported by considerable evidence of multiple loci SSR amplification. Based on the RFLP analysis, 12 EST loci were polymorphic. The level of polymorphism was higher in different species compared to the arabica varieties. Sequencing of the amplified products revealed a SNP frequency of 0.021 among diploid species and of 0.007 among arabica varieties. We propose that the involvement of two genomes in C. arabica maintains a residual level of heterozygosity in the form of paralogous chromosomes, while the self-fertilization in this species tends to drive of homozygosity. The heterozygosity of paralogous chromosomes in arabica creates valuable polymorphism essential for species diversity and survival in various ecological niches, while self-fertility tends to preserve in homozygosity many genes of functional significance.