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Obesity is a major threat to public health. Eating behavior and dietary intake of especially high energy-dense food with low nutrients contribute to the current epidemic of childhood obesity. However, the relationship between eating behavior and body composition has yet to be examined in Thai children and adolescents with obesity. We assessed the association between children's eating behaviors and their body composition in prerandomized patients who participated in the randomized trial titled "Impact of Dietary Fiber as Prebiotics on Intestinal Microbiota in Obese Thai Children".

During the prerandomization process, a cross-sectional study was conducted. We recruited children and adolescents aged 7 to 15 years from Bangkok, Thailand. Eating behaviors were assessed by the Children's Eating Behavior Questionnaire (CEBQ), which is a parent or self-reported research instrument conducted by face-to-face interviews. Body mass index (BMI), BMI-for-age Z-score, waist and hip circumferences, and body compositions besity, the difference in multidimensional eating behavior might be affected by fat-free mass. Additional study with a larger sample size needed to explore underlying mechanisms and findings can be used to develop future behavior modification program.

To report a technique for performing sutureless intrascleral fixation of a posterior chamber intraocular lens (PC-IOL) and analyzing the clinical outcomes and postoperative complications.

. 68 eyes of 66 patients who received the technique were studied retrospectively.

The best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), intraocular pressure (IOP), anterior chamber depth (ACD), IOL tilt and decentration, corneal topography (

1 and

2), and postoperative complications were determined at 3 months.

The mean preoperative BCVA was 1.63 ± 1.24 logMAR units, and the mean postoperative BCVA was 0.74 ± 0.59 logMAR units at 3 months (

< 0.05). The mean preoperative IOP was 21.9 ± 12.6 mmHg, and the mean postoperative IOP was 16.9 ± 4.5 mmHg at 3 months (

 = 0.001). The mean preoperative corneal topography (K1 and K2) was

1 = 42.14 ± 1.91 and

2 = 43.54 ± 1.51; the mean postoperative corneal topography (

1 and

2) was

1 = 43.03 ± 2.18 and

2 = 43.40 ± 1.71 at 3 months (

 = 0.678 and 0.468, respectively). The mean preoperative spherical equivalent was +11.00 ± 13.19 diopters (

), and the mean postoperative spherical equivalent was +0.06 ± 0.86

(

< 0.005). The mean IOL tilt was 2.4 ± 1.7°, and the mean decentration was 0.35 ± 0.21 mm. The mean ACD was 4.31 ± 0.29 mm.

The 27-gauge sutureless intrascleral PC-IOL implantation technique minimizes intraoperative injury, simplifies procedure, and provides good PC-IOL fixation with few postoperative complications.

The 27-gauge sutureless intrascleral PC-IOL implantation technique minimizes intraoperative injury, simplifies procedure, and provides good PC-IOL fixation with few postoperative complications.

After cataract surgery, some lens epithelial cells (LECs) transdifferentiate into myofibroblast-like cells, which causes fibric posterior capsule opacification (PCO). Residual LECs differentiate into lens fiber cells, forming Elschnig pearls with PCO. This study was carried out to identify the time course of both types of LEC behavior in rabbit eyes following lens extraction and implantation of an intraocular lens (IOL).

Phacoemulsification and implantation of posterior chamber IOLs were performed in rabbit eyes. Selleckchem BAY-1816032 Following enucleation, immunohistochemical methods were used to detect

-smooth muscle actin (

-SMA), a marker for myofibroblast-like cells, in the pseudophakic rabbit eyes. A mouse monoclonal antibody against

-SMA was used.

Soon after the operation, the LECs migrated and covered the lens capsule. Thereafter, the LECs around the anterior capsular margin were always positive for

-SMA. However, the distributions of these cells were not consistent. In some specimens,

-SMA-positive LECs werotic PCO. The lens fiber cells that migrated from the peripheral capsular bag or that were differentiated in situ covered the central posterior capsule, forming Elschnig pearls with PCO.

Food borne disease, which is the result of ingestion of foodstuffs contaminated with microorganisms, parasites, or chemicals, encompasses a wide spectrum of illness and public health problem worldwide. Ethiopia is placed on second, third, and fourth position due to the highest burden of ascariasis, hookworm, and trichuriasis, respectively, in sub-Saharan Africa. The present study is aimed at determining the prevalence of

and intestinal parasites among food handlers working in catering establishments of public institutes found in Dawuro Zone, South-Western Ethiopia.

A cross-sectional study is conducted among food handlers working in catering establishments of public institutions found in Dawuro Zone from March to July 2019. The data was collected by using pretested structured questionnaires. Stool and blood samples were taken from each participant for parasitic examinations concurrently using direct and modified formol ether concentration wet smear techniques and Widal test by slide test and tube serialnd environmental sanitation are recommended to control the parasitic infection in food handlers.Blastocystis hominis is the most common intestinal parasite found in humans and many other hosts. Pathogenicity of Blastocystis spp. remains controversial, and it has been suggested that it may be associated with specific subtypes of the organism. This study identified the B. hominis subtypes and their prevalence rates in the northeast of Iran. A total of 1878 samples were collected from the northeast of Iran from January to December 2017. The patients' demographic details were recorded. Samples were examined by a wet mount, and genomic DNA was extracted from positive samples. Also, PCR was done on the positive samples, and sequencing and phylogenetic analysis were subsequently performed. From 1878 collected stool samples, 152 (8.1%) Blastocystis samples were detected by the microscopic method. Of the 152 samples, Blastocystis spp. were found in 53.6% of the men and 28.9% of the women who showed clinical gastrointestinal symptoms, and a significant relationship was observed between gender and clinical symptoms (P = 0.