It is presented a method useful to form ordinary differential equations from nonlinear regression models of the type , a power series allowing to directly retrieving the differential model from raw data after fitting, to be differential equation itself. compared with the differential model expected for the biological system which is studied. In particular for any possible value of n, the highest power at which the independent variable is raised, the paper gives the method to get the differential equation having the polynomial as solution. The use of power series allows some practical advantages when dealing with differential equations, and one of these - in some

Hepatic Pulmonary Fusion (HPF) is a rare malformation in which adhesion between the liver and the right lower lobe of the lung occurs. This situation is frequently associated with right Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH), and often only discovered during surgical repair of the defect.

Few cases have previously been reported in the literature [1]. In this paper we are reporting a case of HPF diagnosed fortunately in a tow days old female baby, at time of surgical repair of right side CDH and we discuss the modalities of diagnosis and the difficulties encountered during surgery.

Background: In Canada, industrial wind operations are important parts of the country’s long-term energy strategy and Wind Turbines (WTs) are represented as environmentally friendly projects; however, suspected health-related effects of exposure to WT noise have attracted much public attention. Sleep disturbance and degraded Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) have been among the most common complaints reported by residents living close to wind farms.

Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the association between changes in sleep quality and HRQoL among residents living close to wind farms.

Methods: Pre- and post-natural experiments were conducted with two data collection periods, before and after WTs became operational; sleep quality was measured by using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and HRQoL was measured using the 12-item Short Form (SF-12) Health Survey of 50 participants.

Results: Changes in the SF-12 mental component summary (ΔMCS) were correlated inversely with the changes in PSQI score (ΔPSQI, Spearman’s correlation r_S= -0.595). The median values for ΔMCS were significantly associated with ΔPSQI (p=0.039) after controlling for age, sex, distance and attitude to WTs, in a quantile regression analysis.

Conclusion: Changes in sleep quality reported by residents living nearby WTs were a significant independent predictor of the degraded mental health domain of HRQoL.

Infection with Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) is the major cause of chronic and persistent hepatitis, liver cirrhosis, and Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) and accordingly main reason for liver transplantation needs. In fact, only a small fraction (20%-30%) of the infected people resolve from the acute phase of HCV infection while majority develop the chronic state which may finally end up with adverse liver diseases (cirrhosis and HCC). Around 170 Million individuals are infected with HCV and at least 350,000 people die each year from this infection while there is no approved vaccine available against this threatening infection to date.

Since the last decades, scientists have tried to answer where human beings originated and how spread all over the world. In this way, ancient human remains can play a fundamental role to answer these questions. Tappeh Hesar is a prehistoric site located in the Damghan city (northeastern Iran). This place history dates back to more than 4 000 years. Due to the city’s key position in trade and communications, it has always been an attractive site for archaeologists. In this study ancient DNA was extracted from one human skeletal remains by considering all precautions. All mitochondrial hypervariable segments (HVS-I, HVS-II and HVSIII) were analyzed using sequencing. After comparison HVS sequences with revised Cambridge Reference Sequence (rCRS), the consensus sequences showed three transitions in HVS-II. Haplogroup H32 was determined for this sample. Haplogroup H is a Eurasian haplogroup which likely originated in Southwest Asia ∼25–30 thousand years ago (kya) and entered Europe ∼23–28 kya. Nearly half of Europeans have this haplogroup and there is a considerable frequency of haplogroup H in Middle East. Evidences indicate long-term presence of this haplogroup at western Asia.

Seclusion of a patient who has been admitted to an institution for psychiatric care is one of the possible interventions from a range of treatment and care strategies. Seclusion is used in different kinds of institutions, for example, in psychiatric hospitals, institutions for mentally handicapped persons, and judicial institutions. Seclusion is a controversial issue in the care of psychiatric inpatients, having provoked moral debate for several decades. Seclusion is associated with neglect and abuse; thus, the issue provokes emotional reactions on both sides of the debate. According to Mattson and Sacks.

War has being defined as an armed conflict between the states or countries to attain their purpose or defend their rights resulting in autonomous destruction of a state’s economy and subjecting people to physical and mental disturbance. There have been long debates on the post-war effects on the mental health of the people disturbing them socially, economically and cognitively.

Mycotoxins are potentially dangerous contaminants of livestock feeds. In this study, we measured the levels of fumonisin B1 and glycated fumonisin B1 in feedstuffs and then investigated the ability of the extrusion heating regimen to convert the most prevalent mycotoxin contaminant, fumonisin B1 , to a less toxic glycated form. All feed samples were analyzed with fully validated methods. All measured concentrations of fumonisin B1 were below harmful thresholds, including European Union-recommended levels or US Food and Drug Administration action levels.

Because fumonisin B1 was highly contaminated mycotoxin in our present investigation and fumonisin B1 has been shown to be less toxic following Maillard type reaction with reducing sugar, we examined the formation of fumonisin B1 derivatives by Maillard reaction under extrusion process conditions. We employed a variety of tandem mass spectrometric methodologies to selectively detect fumonisin B1 derivatives and to elucidate their structures partially. We found that compounds of m/z 736 were more likely artifacts or side reaction products rather than glycation products. N-(carboxymethyl) fumonisin B1 of m/z 780 and other major glycation products of m/z 794 and 810 were not detected, and only negligible amounts of methylene fumonisin B1 was found in 10 extruded feed samples. Therefore, either the tested extrusion conditions did not induce fumonisin B1 glycation or the glycation products simply could not be detected by the method employed in this study.

Childbirth marks a critical time period in a woman’s life and is accompanied by a myriad of mental, physical, and social adjustments. Postpartum Depression (PPD) screening is by far the most established method of evaluating maternal wellness and the most current recommendation from the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) states that depression screening may be beneficial, despite its detractors and evidence that it does not ultimately affect outcomes or facilitate treatment engagement.

T he purpose of the present letter is to determine the marginal level of high protein diet which modulates oxidative damage. The author hopes that the determination of the marginal level of high protein diet which modulates oxidative damage could contribute to the research for oxidative damage, apoptosis, obesity, cell proliferation, differentiation or cancer. Consumption of a high protein diet is of interest in terms of one of dietary interventions for weight loss. Camiletti-Moirón et al. [1] reported that a high protein diet induces oxidative damage to the brain in rats by means of lipid peroxidation or protein oxidation. In the paper, however, the diet contained 45% dietary protein for the high protein group compared to the basal protein group. If the diet contains more than the content (e.g., 60-80% dietary protein) in the experimental or clinical study, it is my opinion that an “excessive dietary protein” may be the suitable terminology for the level of dietary protein rather than a “high protein diet”.