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Pesticides to protect crops from pests are subject to rigorous risk assessment before registration in Japan. However, further information needs to be collected regarding the assessment of impacts on the natural environment. In particular, nitrifying bacteria play a role in converting ammonium salts to nitrates in soil. However, there is limited research covering the effects of insecticides on nitrification, despite several fungicides and herbicides have an inhibitory effect on nitrifying bacteria. Therefore, we investigated the effect of pesticides on the nitrification when applied to soil. The application of both pesticides promoted ammonia oxidation, and suppressed nitrite oxidation in a high-concentration treatment of dinotefuran. In addition, it was clarified that the diversity and species richness of soil bacteria was significantly reduced when the pesticides were applied to the soil, and that the specific soil bacteria (Metyhlotenera spp.) dominated the application of the pesticides.Mayflies (order Ephemeroptera) are primitive winged insects with a life cycle of aquatic nymphal development until emergence as adults that briefly fly seeking mates. Mayflies have reproductive morphology and strategies promoting efficient copulation and oviposition during the ephemeral terrestrial phase. The anatomy of the reproductive tract in males and females of Thraulodes latinus (Leptophlebiidae) is described in relation to the reproductive behavior of Ephemeroptera. Males have a pair of testes that are degenerate in the preadult life stage (subimago) and a pair of deferent ducts that open directly into the gonopores, without ejaculatory duct and accessory glands that are common in other insects. Adult females have a pair of pectinate ovaries with many mature oocytes, a pair of lateral oviducts, and a common oviduct, but lack spermatheca for storage of sperm and associated glands as in most insects. During mating, the paired deferent ducts of males inject sperm directly into females' lateral oviducts, where mass fertilization occurs. Contraction of the intrinsic muscles of the male's deferent ducts directs and rapidly propels the flow of spermatozoa. selleck Reproductive strategies, such as facultative parthenogenesis in mayflies and associated selective pressures involved in the morphology and reproductive behavior of these insects, are discussed.
We investigated risk of myocardial infarction (MI) associated with the content of linoleic acid (LA) in adipose tissue, a biomarker of long-term dietary intake of LA and a marker of endogenous LA exposure.
Between 1993 and 1997, 57,053 middle-aged subjects were included in the Danish Diet, Cancer and Health cohort. We performed a case-cohort study that included a random sample of the full cohort (n = 3167) and all incident MI cases appearing during 16years of follow-up (n = 2819). Information on incident MI cases was obtained by linkage with Danish nationwide registries. Adipose tissue biopsies were taken from the buttocks of the participants, and their fatty acid composition was determined using gas chromatography. HRs (hazard ratios) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were used to describe the associations between content of LA in adipose tissue and the risk of MI. HRs were calculated using weighted Cox proportional hazards regression with robust variance.
After adjustment for established risk factors of MI, adipose tissue content of LA was not associated with the risk of MI in men and women combined (quintiles 5 versus 1, HR, 1.03 (95% CI, 0.85-1.25), P-trend = 0.970) or in men and women separately (quintiles 5 versus 1, HR, 1.05 (95% CI, 0.83-1.33), P-trend = 0.871 and quintiles 5 versus 1, HR, 0.99 (95% CI 0.72-1.37), P-trend = 0.928, respectively). Investigating the association between LA and MI with a shorter, 5- or 10-year duration of follow-up provided similar results.
Content of LA in adipose tissue was not associated with the risk of MI.
Content of LA in adipose tissue was not associated with the risk of MI.Different environmental contaminants disturb the thyroid system at many levels. AlkylPhenols (APs), by-products of microbial degradation of AlkylPhenol Polyethoxylates (APEOs), constitute an important class of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs), the two most often used environmental APs being 4-nonylphenol (4-NP) and 4-tert-octylphenol (4-t-OP). The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effects on the thyroid gland of the bioindicator Podarcis siculus of OP alone and in combination with NP. We used radioimmunoassay to determine their effects on plasma 3,3',5-triiodo-L-thyronine (T3), 3,3',5,5'-L-thyroxine (T4), thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), and thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) levels in adult male lizards. We also investigated the impacts of AP treatments on hepatic 5'ORD (type II) deiodinase and hepatic content of T3 and T4. After OP and OP + NP administration, TRH levels increased, whereas TSH, T3, and T4 levels decreased. Lizards treated with OP and OP + NP had a higher concentration of T3 in the liver and 5'ORD (type II) activity, whereas T4 concentrations were lower than that observed in the control group. Moreover, histological examination showed that the volume of the thyroid follicles became smaller in treated lizards suggesting that that thyroid follicular epithelial cells were not functionally active following treatment. This data collectively suggest a severe interference with hypothalamus-pituitary-thyroid axis and a systemic imbalance of thyroid hormones.Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is commonly accompanied by functional impairments within personal, professional, and social context as well as further psychological distress. The role of perceived stress has been examined in this regard, although little is known about the influence of stress coping strategies. We examined the dynamics between ADHD symptomatology, stress coping strategies, and life impairments in a sample of 230 clinical and non-clinical adult individuals. ADHD was associated with low probability of choosing adaptive but high probability of implementing maladaptive stress coping strategies as well as with increased life impairments. Adaptive stress coping showed little effects beyond the associations between ADHD and life impairments, whereas some maladaptive coping strategies increased current life impairments over and above the effects of ADHD and further psychological distress. The present findings emphasize the need of professional support in adults with ADHD and the necessity to include stress coping strategies in respective treatment approaches aimed at reducing life impairments.
We investigated the effects of 12weeks of passive static stretching training (PST) on force-generating capacity, passive stiffness, muscle architecture of plantarflexor muscles.
Thirty healthy adults participated in the study. Fifteen participants (STR, 6 women, 9 men) underwent 12-week plantarflexor muscles PST [(5 × 45s-on/15s-off) × 2exercises] × 5times/week (duration 2250s/week), while 15 participants (CTRL, 6 women, 9 men) served as control (no PST). Range of motion (ROM), maximum passive resistive torque (PRT
), triceps surae architecture [fascicle length, fascicle angle, and thickness], passive stiffness [muscle-tendon complex (MTC) and muscle stiffness], and plantarflexors maximun force-generating capacity variables (maximum voluntary contraction, maximum muscle activation, rate of torque development, electromechanical delay) were calculated Pre, at the 6th (Wk6), and the 12th week (Wk12) of the protocol in both groups.
Compared to Pre, STR ROM increased (P < 0.05) at Wk6 (8%) and Wk12 (23%)aracteristics were preserved. 12 weeks of PST do not seem a sufficient stimulus to induce triceps surae architectural changes.
Distal lower limb motor impairment impacts gait mechanics in individuals with cerebral palsy (CP), however, the contribution of impairments of muscle activation to reduced gross motor function (GMF) is not clear. This study aimed to investigate deficits in plantar flexion voluntary activation capacity in CP compared to typically developed (TD) peers, and evaluate relationships between voluntary activation capacity, strength and GMF.
Fifteen ambulant individuals with spastic CP (23 ± 6 years, GMFCS I-III) and 14 TD (22 ± 2 years) people participated. Plantar- and dorsiflexion strength were assessed with a dynamometer. Voluntary activation capacity was assessed using the interpolated twitch technique via single twitch supramaximal tibial nerve stimulation. GMF was assessed using the timed upstairs test, 10m walk test, muscle power sprint test and six-minute walk test.
Plantar- and dorsiflexion strength were 55.6% and 60.7% lower in CP than TD (p < 0.001). Although voluntary activation capacity was 17.9l capacity are complicated by effects at multiple joints.
Dislocation in Total hip arthroplasty (THA) is a common postoperative complication and reason for revision surgery. The direct anterior approach has become more popular over the last decade. The purpose of this study was to compare postoperative dislocation rates of the direct anterior and the posterior approach at a one-year follow-up.
797 consecutive hips operated through a posterior approach [698 patients (307 male, 391 female)] between 2009 and 2012, were compared to 690 selected THA [610 patients (423 female, 187 male)] operated since 2012. Anterior hip replacement surgery was primarily indicated for patients demanding increased flexibility after surgery (Yoga) or were considered a higher risk for dislocation.
During a one-year follow-up there were eight dislocations out of 797 THA (1%) in the posterior group and none in the 690 THA (0%) in the anterior group (p-value of 0.008). Average time to dislocation was 7.5weeks in the posterior group. Five of eight patients with dislocations needed revision surgery due to persistent instability.
Even in a higher-risk patient population, the direct anterior approach showed a lower dislocation rate compared to the posterior approach in the first year after surgery.
Even in a higher-risk patient population, the direct anterior approach showed a lower dislocation rate compared to the posterior approach in the first year after surgery.Patients with rheumatic diseases are often more susceptible to different bacteria and viruses because of immune impairment, but it is not clear whether there is a higher risk of infection and a more serious course of disease for novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). We performed this systematic review and meta analysis to assess the risk and clinical outcomes of COVID-19 in patients with rheumatic diseases compared with the general population. We searched PubMed, EMBASE, Scopus and Web of Science databases from January 1, 2020 to October 20, 2020 to determine epidemiological information related to patients with rheumatic diseases and COVID-19, including clear risk estimate or data that could be converted and extracted. We included 26 observational studies, totaling about 2000 patients with rheumatic diseases of whom were infected with COVID-19. Meta-analysis showed that the risk of COVID-19 infection in rheumatic patients was significantly higher than that in the general population (OR = 1.53, 95% CI 1.24-1.88, P = 0.
