Ticks are hematophagous arthropods, and their blood feeding on vertebrate hosts is essential for their development. The vertebrate blood contains high levels of free iron that can react with oxygen in ticks, resulting in the production of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), one of the reactive oxygen species. Peroxiredoxins (Prxs), H2O2-scavenging enzymes,…[Read more]

20, 95% CI 0.09-0.43), and a trend for lower VTE risk compared with Hickman catheters (OR = 0.75, 95% CI 0.37-1.50). Meta-regression models suggested that regional difference may significantly impact on the incidence of VTE associated with TIVAPs. Conclusions Current evidence suggests that the cancer patients with TIVAP are less likely to develop…[Read more]

An increasing number of examples demonstrate that the use of two mutually compatible chiral catalysts in one-pot conditions can help realize the long-cherished goal of simultaneous control of absolute and relative configurations in asymmetric catalysis. Engaging two transition metal catalysts for this goal presents a considerable degree of…[Read more]

INTRODUCTION Chest CT is thought to be sensitive but less specific in diagnosing the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The diagnostic value of CT is unclear. We aimed to compare the performance of CT and initial RT-PCR for clinically suspected COVID-19 patients outside the epicentre-Wuhan, China. MATERIALS AND METHODS Patients clinically…[Read more]

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to compare the levels of hyperglycosylated human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG-H) secreted from balanced and unbalanced human embryos. METHODS Single-step culture media samples from 155 good quality embryos, derived from 90 good prognosis patients undergoing intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), were collected on…[Read more]