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9% at vehicle impact speed of 30 km/h, 23% at 50 km/h, 50% at 60 km/h, and 90% at 80 km/h. Rider age is also significantly associated with a higher risk of severe and fatality injury. The e-bike impact speed is not significantly associated with the severe and fatality risk in e-bike side collisions.Conclusions The findings of this study provide meaningful insights to formulate effective policies especially for speed limit management to improve the safety of e-bikes.Solid microneedles (MNs) represent a useful tool for enhancing skin permeability by creating microchannels that provide a drug delivery route. https://www.selleckchem.com/products/yd23.html To achieve the solid polymer MNs to become a clinical reality and to be commercialised, it is much essential to understand the skin penetration process. In this work, the effect of polymer MN height and density, drug molecular weight, as well as drug diffusion time on the drug permeability distribution was systemically investigated in vivo. MN with a height of 800 µm was most conductive to enhance the vertical distribution of drug permeation into the skin, while 11 × 11 MN array was most beneficial to promote the horizontal distribution of drug permeation into the skin. In addition, the increasing of drug molecular weight could reduce the drug permeability distribution and Fluorescein isothiocyanate most likely to penetrate into the skin after MNs pre-treatment. With the increase of drug diffusion time, the drug distribution in the subcutaneous gradually weakened until the drug was absorbed by the subcutaneous tissue at 8 h. These results suggest that the solid polymer MNs can penetrate the stratum corneum of the skin for enhancing drug delivery, especially small molecule drugs.The aim of this study was to investigate the phytoremediation potential promoted by Enydra anagallis at anthropogenic polluted area - Santa Bárbara Stream, south Brazil. The watercourse was selected considering it is the main source of water to Pelotas city and the presence of high levels of nutrients and toxic metals. The phytoremediation indexes as bioconcentration factor (BCF), translocation factor (TF), and plant effective number (PEN) were estimated. The results highlighted the possibility of application of E. anagallis in phytoextraction of Ca, K, Mg and P, showing the ability of maintaining high levels of elements in aerial parts of the plant. It was also detected the rhizofiltration mechanism (BCF > 1.0 and TF less then 1.0), with possible application for the removal of aluminum, arsenic, chromium, copper, iron, manganese, sodium, nickel, lead, sulfur, vanadium and zinc. Regarding the Plant Effective Number (PEN), it can be highlighted the values found for Al (55 plants), P (38 plants) and S (56 plants), being the number of plants needed for removal of 1 g. Thus, E. anagallis showed natural potential for removing contaminants from the aquatic environment and along with further studies, it could be a good recovery alternative for other contaminated watercourses.Aim To discover the potential roles of plasma exosomal miRNAs in Hirschsprung's disease (HSCR) and identify potential noninvasive biomarkers for early diagnosis of HSCR. Materials & methods Plasma samples were collected from HSCR patients and matched controls. Exosomes were isolated before high-throughput Illumina sequencing was utilized to gain a profile of dysregulated exosomal miRNAs, followed with further verification in two separate cohorts. Bioinformatics analyses were also adopted to explore the molecular functions of dysregulated miRNAs in Hirschsprung's disease. Results & conclusion 31 dysregulated miRNAs were identified with five considered as promising HSCR signatures. Gene enrichment analysis disclosed that the upregulated miRNAs were most likely to participate in 'extracellular matrix-receptor interaction' and contribute to HSCR through interfering in cell junctions.BACKGROUND Lack of treatment adherence can lead to life-threatening health complications for people with type 2 diabetes (T2D). Recent improvements and availability in continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) technology have enabled various possibilities to monitor diabetes treatment. Detection of missed once-daily basal insulin injections can be used to provide feedback to patients, thus improving their diabetes management. In this study, we explore how machine learning (ML) based on CGM data can be used for detecting adherence to once-daily basal insulin injections. METHODS In-silico CGM data were generated to simulate a cohort of T2D patients on once-daily insulin injection (Tresiba). Deep learning methods within ML based on automatic feature extraction including convolutional neural networks were explored and compared with simple feature-engineered ML classification models for adherence detection. It was further investigated whether fused expert-dependent and automatically learned features could improve perforing using real CGM data are relevant.Objective With the advent of connected and automated vehicle (CAV) technology, there is an increasing need to evaluate driver behavior with the advent of connected and automated vehicle (CAV) technology. This study introduced a red-light violation warning (RLVW) system using CAV technology in a driving simulator environment, to evaluate driver braking behavior when the light changes suddenly from green to yellow.Methods Researchers recruited a total of 93 participants from diverse socio-economic backgrounds for this study and created a virtual network of downtown Baltimore. An eye tracking device was used to observe distractions and head movements. A Lognormal accelerated failure time (AFT) distribution model was used for this analysis, to calculate speed reduction times from the moment the traffic light changes from green to yellow, to the point where a minimum speed was reached.Results It was observed that speed reduction times were significantly higher in the presence of a RLVW system, requiring a longer period of time to come to a complete stop at the red light. Inferences can be drawn from the jerk analysis that, the RLVW system results in a highly unsafe jerk at the onset of the warning. Without the RLVW system though, a highly uncomfortable positive jerk occurs closer to the signal, which is due to sudden acceleration, as the participants possibly slowed down a lot initially. Gaze analysis showed that the system was able to attract the attention of the drivers, as the majority of the drivers noticed the displayed warning.Conclusions The findings suggest that the presence of an RLVW system sends a clear message to the driver about the change in traffic light and gives the driver ample time to adapt their initial approach speed to stop at the signal, avoiding potential intersection crashes.