Background: Echovirus 30 (E30) is one of the most common causative agents for aseptic meningitis.Objectives: In the autumn of 2017, there was an outbreak caused by E30 in Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan. The aim of this study was to characterize this outbreak.Study design: Fifty-nine patients were admi...

BackgroundPulmonary embolism (PE) severity index (PESI) well predicts 30-day mortality in acute PE patients, yet improvements have been advocated.

PurposeThe aim of the study was to investigate red cell distribution width (RDW) in predicting 30-day mortality in patients with pulmonary embolism (PE).

A novel method to activate red mud was proposed in this study. Municipal solid waste incineration fly ash (MSWIFA) and red mud were utilized to prepare red mud-based geopolymer materials (RGM). The hydration characteristics of RGM were studied by X-ray diffraction, scanning electronic microscopy...

D&C Red No. 28 (Red 28) is a US certified color additive used in drugs and cosmetics. Little is known about the extent of systemic absorption and pharmacokinetic behavior of Red 28. Therefore, these studies were performed to determine oral bioavailability and pharmacokinetic parameters of Red 28...

Waste drilling fluid is a kind of residue generated in the drilling process. The traditional treatment of waste drilling fluid, such as solid-liquid separation, chemical degradation, heat treatment, solidification treatment and biochemical degradation, is expensive and complicated. Red mud, whic...

Direct Red 28 (DR28) is a benzidine-based azo dye widely used in several countries. It has also been a subject of intense research for its anti-prion activity. Like other benzidine-based azo dyes, it is also carcinogenic and toxic. However, there are very few studies addressing its detoxificatio...

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a physiological disruption of brain function induced by physical trauma either in the form of direct physical insult, rotational forces, or blast wave forces. While it has long been believed that mild TBI, also known as concussion, is benign, recent data has led t...

Red mud (RM) is a highly alkaline, saline and sodic solid by-product released by alumina industries, which pose an economical and environmental problem and establishment of vegetation on these sites is a big challenge. In the present study, a fungus RM-28 exhibiting high tolerance to alkaline (p...

Background and objectiveAnkylosing spondylitis is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by inflammation of the sacroiliac joints and the spine that can lead to significant pain, immobility, and disability. The etiology and pathogenesis of ankylosing spondylitis are incompletely understood...

Ozonation of two azo dyes was investigated in a monitored bench scale bubble column reactor (8.5-L), varying liquid media salt content (0, 1, 40 and 100 g L−1, NaCl). In experiments with Orange II pH was varied (5, 7.5 and 9) but ozonation of Acid Red 27 was performed at pH 7.5. Ozone self-decom...

The photocatalytic degradation of Acid Red 27 (AR27) was investigated using UV radiation in the presence of TiO2-P25 as a function of initial concentration of AR27 ([AR27]0), oxygen concentration ([O2]), TiO2-P25 amount, light intensity (Ia), pH and temperature. The activation energy of the phot...

The present study has for the first time produced Ce-containing NiAl-layered double hydroxide (Ce-containing NiAl-LDH), in which nitrate ion has been used as the charge balancing anion in the interlayer space. The suggested protocol has been conducted under hydrothermal/co-precipitation in the p...

Conventional monolithic materials have boundaries in achieving good properties like strength, stiffness, toughness and density. To overcome these weaknesses and to meet the ever increasing demand of modern day technology, composites are most auspicious materials of recent interest. Metal matrix ...

Acylated anthocyanins, such as those found in red cabbage, are more heat-, light-, and alkaline pH-stable than non-acylated anthocyanins, making them attractive for a variety of commercial applications. A UPLC-DAD-MSE method with an optimized chromatographic strategy was used to identify 29 red ...

Acid Red 27-crosslinked PANI (ARCP) was prepared via chemical oxidative polymerization in the presence of Acid Red 27 (AR-27) as crosslinking agent and doping agent. The results showed that in comparison with the microsized bulky structure of uncrosslinked PANI, the nanofiber structure of ARCP w...

IL-22 is a critical cytokine which is involved in modulating tissue responses during inflammation, and is produced mainly by T cells and innate leucocytes. In mammals, IL-22 is a key component in mucosal defences, tissue repair, epithelial cell survival and proliferation. In teleosts, IL-22 has ...

Perovskite structured La2Ti2O7 catalyst prepared by polymerized complex method was characterized and examined the photocatalytic activity by decomposing an azo dyestuff, Reactive Red 22, in aqueous solutions under UV irradiation. La2Ti2O7 powders prepared by polymerized complex method exhibit hi...

Firstly, the principle of medical infrared thermography in the diagnosis of human internal lesions is described. Then the system composition, performance index and working environment of infrared thermal imager suitable for medical application are studied. These are the premise and key to get co...

IL-22 has opposing effects in different tissues, from pro-inflammatory (skin, joints) to protective (liver, intestine) but little is known about its effects on neuroinflammation. We examined the effect of IL-22 on retinal tissue by using the model of experimental autoimmune uveitis (EAU) in IL-2...