scholarly journals A compendium and meta-analysis of flatband potentials for TiO2, ZnO, and SnO2 semiconductors in aqueous media

2022 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 011303
Author(s):  
Milan Y. Patel ◽  
Michael J. Mortelliti ◽  
Jillian L. Dempsey
Keyword(s):  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Aqueous Media

scholarly journals Adipose saturation reduces lipotoxic systemic inflammation and explains the obesity paradox

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. eabd6449
Author(s):  
Biswajit Khatua ◽  
Bara El-Kurdi ◽  
Krutika Patel ◽  
Christopher Rood ◽  
Pawan Noel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Organ Failure ◽  
Dietary Patterns ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Aqueous Media ◽  
Obesity Paradox ◽  
Western Hemisphere ◽  
Saturated Triglyceride ◽  
Unsaturated Fat

Obesity sometimes seems protective in disease. This obesity paradox is predominantly described in reports from the Western Hemisphere during acute illnesses. Since adipose triglyceride composition corresponds to long-term dietary patterns, we performed a meta-analysis modeling the effect of obesity on severity of acute pancreatitis, in the context of dietary patterns of the countries from which the studies originated. Increased severity was noted in leaner populations with a higher proportion of unsaturated fat intake. In mice, greater hydrolysis of unsaturated visceral triglyceride caused worse organ failure during pancreatitis, even when the mice were leaner than those having saturated triglyceride. Saturation interfered with triglyceride’s interaction and lipolysis by pancreatic triglyceride lipase, which mediates organ failure. Unsaturation increased fatty acid monomers in vivo and aqueous media, resulting in greater lipotoxic cellular responses and organ failure. Therefore, visceral triglyceride saturation reduces the ensuing lipotoxicity despite higher adiposity, thus explaining the obesity paradox.

scholarly journals Potential of Cyanine Derived Dyes in Photodynamic Therapy

Pharmaceutics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 818
Author(s):  
Natalia Lange ◽  
Wojciech Szlasa ◽  
Jolanta Saczko ◽  
Agnieszka Chwiłkowska
Keyword(s):  
Photodynamic Therapy ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Aqueous Media ◽  
Cyanine Dyes ◽  
Cyanine Dye ◽  
Structural Modifications ◽  
Squaraine Dyes ◽  
Metal Atoms ◽  
Diagnostic Agent

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a method of cancer treatment that leads to the disintegration of cancer cells and has developed significantly in recent years. The clinically used photosensitizers are primarily porphyrin, which absorbs light in the red spectrum and their absorbance maxima are relatively short. This review presents group of compounds and their derivatives that are considered to be potential photosensitizers in PDT. Cyanine dyes are compounds that typically absorb light in the visible to near-infrared-I (NIR-I) spectrum range (750–900 nm). This meta-analysis comprises the current studies on cyanine dye derivatives, such as indocyanine green (so far used solely as a diagnostic agent), heptamethine and pentamethine dyes, squaraine dyes, merocyanines and phthalocyanines. The wide array of the cyanine derivatives arises from their structural modifications (e.g., halogenation, incorporation of metal atoms or organic structures, or synthesis of lactosomes, emulsions or conjugation). All the following modifications aim to increase solubility in aqueous media, enhance phototoxicity, and decrease photobleaching. In addition, the changes introduce new features like pH-sensitivity. The cyanine dyes involved in photodynamic reactions could be incorporated into sets of PDT agents.

Ciprofloxacin removal from aqueous media by adsorption process: a systematic review and meta-analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 229 ◽  
pp. 252-282
Author(s):  
Mahshid Malakootian ◽  
Maryam Faraji ◽  
Mohammad Malakootian ◽  
Majid Nozari
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Adsorption Process ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Aqueous Media ◽  
Ciprofloxacin Removal

Highly efficient and selective photocatalytic CO2 to CO conversion in aqueous solution

2020 ◽  
Vol 56 (27) ◽  
pp. 3851-3854 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaomin Chai ◽  
Hai-Hua Huang ◽  
Huiping Liu ◽  
Zhuofeng Ke ◽  
Wen-Wen Yong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Aqueous Solution ◽  
Photocatalytic Performance ◽  
Aqueous Media ◽  
Highly Efficient ◽  
Co Conversion

A Co-based complex displayed the highest photocatalytic performance for CO2 to CO conversion in aqueous media.

The effects of low-ratio n-6/n-3 PUFA on biomarkers of inflammation: a systematic review and meta-analysis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yali Wei ◽  
Yan Meng ◽  
Na Li ◽  
Qian Wang ◽  
Liyong Chen
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid ◽  
Inflammation Markers ◽  
Pufa Supplementation ◽  
Long Chain

The purpose of the systematic review and meta-analysis was to determine if low-ratio n-6/n-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) supplementation affects serum inflammation markers based on current studies.

Chronic Pain: Fundamental Scientific Considerations, Specifically for Legal Claims

2013 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert J. Barth
Keyword(s):  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Pain Perception ◽  
Driving Forces ◽  
Psychological Treatment ◽  
Dominant Role ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
General Medicine ◽  
Pain Syndrome ◽  
Problematic Relationship

Abstract Scientific findings have indicated that psychological and social factors are the driving forces behind most chronic benign pain presentations, especially in a claim context, and are relevant to at least three of the AMA Guides publications: AMA Guides to Evaluation of Disease and Injury Causation, AMA Guides to Work Ability and Return to Work, and AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment. The author reviews and summarizes studies that have identified the dominant role of financial, psychological, and other non–general medicine factors in patients who report low back pain. For example, one meta-analysis found that compensation results in an increase in pain perception and a reduction in the ability to benefit from medical and psychological treatment. Other studies have found a correlation between the level of compensation and health outcomes (greater compensation is associated with worse outcomes), and legal systems that discourage compensation for pain produce better health outcomes. One study found that, among persons with carpal tunnel syndrome, claimants had worse outcomes than nonclaimants despite receiving more treatment; another examined the problematic relationship between complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) and compensation and found that cases of CRPS are dominated by legal claims, a disparity that highlights the dominant role of compensation. Workers’ compensation claimants are almost never evaluated for personality disorders or mental illness. The article concludes with recommendations that evaluators can consider in individual cases.

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