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In response to hypoxia treatment, all samples, regardless of disease state, exhibit significant changes in at least one single-cell electrical property, that is, cytoplasmic resistance and membrane capacitance. The overall response to hypoxia is less in normal cells than those affected by sickle cell disease, where the change in membrane capacitance varies from -23% to seven times as compared with -17% in normal cells. The results reported in this article suggest that the developed method of testing demonstrates the potential application for a low-cost screening technique for sickle cell disease and other diseases in the field and low-resource settings. The developed system and methodology can be extended to analyze cellular response to hypoxia in other cell types.

Glove liners (GLs) made of cotton (COT) are worn under impermeable gloves to prevent occlusion effects. Semipermeable GLs made of Sympatex (SYM) might be an alternative.

To evaluate the acceptance of GLs (COT/SYM) in health care workers (HCWs) with work-related skin diseases (WRSDs).

One hundred sixty-one HCWs with WRSDs were asked to wear GLs in combination with occlusive gloves for 10 ±2 weeks under workplace conditions. A questionnaire was applied to compare acceptance and usability of the respective glove combinations and previously used protective gloves (PUGs).

A total of 120 data sets were available (SYM n=65, 77.4%; COT n=55, 71.4%). Both GLs provided a significantly lower sweating sensation, more pleasant climate, comfortable wearing experience, and moist or dry feeling on the skin compared to PUGs. SYM-GLs performed significantly better than COT-GLs regarding mobility of hands, sensitivity, and sense of touch. COT-GLs were significantly better than SYM-GLs in the categories fit, donning and doffing, and material contact.

Both GLs did not impair work performance, were applicable in various areas of health care activities, and were preferred over PUGs. Our results indicate that SYM-GLs are an alternative to COT-GLs and thus may contribute to current prevention strategies.

Both GLs did not impair work performance, were applicable in various areas of health care activities, and were preferred over PUGs. Our results indicate that SYM-GLs are an alternative to COT-GLs and thus may contribute to current prevention strategies.

The aim of this study was to determine faculty members' views of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual, and intersex individuals.

The study sample consists of 180 faculty members who agreed to participate in the study.

The faculty members had positive attitudes towards homosexuals but were highly homophobic; furthermore, their responses to questions about their close social circle were severely homophobic.

It is recommended that psychiatric nurses play an active role in eliminating faculty members' lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual, and intersex-related knowledge deficiency.

It is recommended that psychiatric nurses play an active role in eliminating faculty members' lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual, and intersex-related knowledge deficiency.

Prior studies suggest that there may be a link between human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and malignant sinonasal inverted papilloma (SNIP). This systematic review and meta-analysis was performed to further evaluate this potential association.

Systematic review with meta-analysis.

The Medline and Embase databases were used to identify case-control studies reporting the risk of malignant SNIP in patients with high-risk HPV subtypes identified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Meta-analysis was performed to determine pooled odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CI).

Twenty-one studies were identified, including a total of 841 subjects with SNIP. Seventeen studies were included in the final analysis, as four studies did not have any HPV-positive tumors in either group. A total of 56 malignant SNIP and 551 benign SNIP were ultimately identified. The pooled log-OR was 1.80 (95% CI 1.03-2.57) for all high-risk HPV subtypes. Stratification by high-risk HPV subtype showed a log-OR of 1.67 (95% CI 0.88-2.46) for HPV-16 and log-OR of 2.68 (95% CI 1.30-4.05) for HPV-18.

Infection with high-risk HPV subtypes may be associated with an increased risk of malignant SNIP. HPV-18 showed the greatest overall average effect size of the common high-risk subtypes.

n/a Laryngoscope, 2021.

n/a Laryngoscope, 2021.

The relatively inferior techno-functionality of flaxseed protein/polysaccharide complexes, especially regarding emulsifying and antioxidant activities, has partially limited their implication in the health food system. The present study aimed to investigate the effects of an atmospheric pressure plasma jet (APPJ) on the physicochemical, structural and selected techno-functional properties of flaxseed extracts.

The results obtained showed that the full-fat and defatted flaxseed extract solutions (5mg mL

) displayed a sustainable decline in pH (-54.06%, -48.80%, P < 0.05) and zeta potential values (-29.42%, -44.28%, P < 0.05), but a gradual increase in particle sizes, as visualised by an optical microscope, during 0-120 s of APPJ treatment. Moreover, the APPJ led to initial decrease but subsequent increase in protein carbonyls and secondary lipid oxidation products, and concurrently changed the spatial conformation and microstructure of flaxseed extracts, as indicated by endogenous fluorescence properties and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Additionally, the protein subunit remodeling and gum polysaccharides depolymerization were different for full-fat and defatted flaxseed extracts after 30 s of APPJ exposure. Importantly, the emulsifying and antioxidant activities of defatted flaxseed extract were particularly improved, as assessed by cyro-SEM and 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radical scavenging activity following 15-30 s of APPJ treatment, as a result of the changing interactions between protein and gum polysaccharides, as well as the release of specific phenolic compounds.

APPJ could serve as a promising strategy for tailoring the specific techno-functionality of flaxseed extracts based on mild structural modification. © 2021 Society of Chemical Industry.

APPJ could serve as a promising strategy for tailoring the specific techno-functionality of flaxseed extracts based on mild structural modification. this website © 2021 Society of Chemical Industry.