Article
Engineering, Environmental
Phuoc Hoang Ho, Jieling Shao, Dawei Yao, Wei Di, Derek Creaser, Louise Olsson
Summary: Phosphorus poisoning is a major cause of deactivation in diesel oxidation catalysts, affecting the catalytic performance for CO, C3H6, C3H8, and NO oxidation. The impact of phosphorus depends on the type of active phase and support material used. Phosphorus loading had a greater influence on zeolite-based catalysts, leading to the formation of phosphorus oxides that blocked the catalyst surface, while in alumina-based catalysts, phosphorus mainly reacted with the support, deactivating only a part of the active noble metals.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Pediatrics
Shalini C. Nooyi, K. N. Sonaliya, Bhavna Dhingra, Rabindra Nath Roy, P. Indumathy, R. K. Soni, Nithin Kumar, Rajesh K. Chudasama, Ch Satish Kumar, Amit Kumar Singh, Venkata Raghava Mohan, Nanda B. S. Kumar
Summary: This study investigated the prevalence and risk factors of unintentional injuries among children in India, revealing that the majority of injuries occurred in the home environment, with falls being the most common type. The findings provide valuable insights for developing a comprehensive child injury prevention policy in the country.
Article
Cell Biology
Liron Sheintuch, Nitzan Geva, Daniel Deitch, Alon Rubin, Yaniv Ziv
Summary: Hippocampal subfield CA3 is known for its role in stable memory storage. This study used large-scale Ca2+ imaging in freely behaving mice to investigate the unique coding properties of CA3 and how they contribute to the stability and precision of neural coding. The results revealed that CA3 place cells have higher precision and stability, as well as stronger statistical dependence with their peers compared to CA1 place cells, indicating a cell assembly organization in CA3. Interestingly, cells with stronger peer dependence exhibited higher stability but not higher precision. These findings highlight the relationship between tuning precision, long-term stability, and peer dependence in the hippocampus.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Yalew Melkamu Molla, Kassahun Denekew Belachew, Gashaw Walle Ayehu, Assefa Agegnehu Teshome
Summary: Acute poisoning is a global pediatric emergency problem, with varying patterns and associated factors across different geographical regions. A retrospective study conducted at the University of Gondar comprehensive specialized hospital found a prevalence rate of 1.5% for acute poisoning in children. Venom was the most common offending agent, and oral ingestion was the most common route of exposure. The rural population had a higher risk of death compared to urban residents.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Ergonomics
Marissa H. Swanson, Casie H. Morgan, Anna Johnston, David C. Schwebel
Summary: This study examines the factors contributing to childhood injuries in rural Uganda, focusing on context-specific antecedents and caregiver attributions. The most common injuries reported were cuts, falls, and burns, with farming and playing being the most common child activities at the time of injury. Caregivers attributed injuries to child risk-taking and made efforts to reduce injury risk by teaching safety rules.
JOURNAL OF SAFETY RESEARCH
(2023)
Review
Pediatrics
Sophie Jullien
Summary: Preventive strategies for childhood injuries rely primarily on surveillance data and identifying risk factors. Key strategies for preventing unintentional injuries involve a combination of environmental and behavior modification, achieved through engineering, enforcement, and education. Evaluation of intervention effectiveness and compliance with recommendations is crucial in implementing these strategies.
Article
Neurosciences
Ursula A. Tooley, Anne T. Park, Julia A. Leonard, Austin L. Boroshok, Cassidy L. McDermott, Matthew D. Tisdall, Dani S. Bassett, Allyson P. Mackey
Summary: This study explores the development of functional brain networks in children aged 4 to 10 years using advanced acquisition and analysis tools. The results show that age is associated with brain network segregation and integration among different systems. Additionally, the study challenges the traditional theory of cortical maturation by finding that both ends of the sensory-association gradient develop early. Furthermore, more mature brain network patterns are associated with better visuospatial reasoning abilities.
JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Tyler J. Butsch, Olga Dubuisson, Alyssa E. Johnson, K. Adam Bohnert
Summary: This study found that lysosomes acidify in male germ cells during meiosis in Drosophila melanogaster. Inhibiting lysosomes in young-male testes causes E-cadherin accumulation and loss of germ-cell partitioning membranes. Age-related reduction in lysosome acidity may be one potential cause of spermatocyte abnormalities.
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Yuan Meng, Tongyao Ju, Fanzhi Meng, Siyu Han, Mengzhu Song, Jianguo Jiang
Summary: The critical role of different commercial porous supports in PEI impregnation for CO2 adsorption was examined, revealing that supports with abundant larger pore structures and surface functional groups were advantageous for loading PEI molecules. Various supports showed significant differences in adsorption capacities, amine efficiencies, and optimal temperatures after PEI functionalization. Long-term stability during consecutive adsorption-regeneration cycles, with N-2 and CO2 purging as regeneration strategies, was highlighted, and CO2-induced degradation in a SiO2-based adsorbent was specifically recognized. Adoption of conventional porous supports, such as HP20, was confirmed to achieve superior adsorption performance and cyclic stability compared to complex synthesized supports, ensuring availability and scalability of PEI-functionalized CO2 adsorbents.
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2021)
Article
Oncology
Jane Maddock, Juan Castillo-Fernandez, Andrew Wong, George B. Ploubidis, Diana Kuh, Jordana T. Bell, Rebecca Hardy
Summary: This study found a significant association between rapid weight gain during puberty and the mid-life DNAm age biomarker AgeAccelGrim. However, there was no strong evidence of a relationship between other growth factors in early life and mid-life DNAm age biomarkers. Further research is needed to confirm these findings.
CLINICAL EPIGENETICS
(2021)
Article
Cell Biology
Sun Y. Maybury-Lewis, Abigail K. Brown, Mitchell Yeary, Anna Sloutskin, Shleshma Dhakal, Tamar Juven-Gershon, Ashley E. Webb
Summary: The study identified chromatin accessibility differences in neural stem/progenitor cells in quiescent and activated states, revealing unique and shared chromatin profiles associated with gene regulation. Active enhancers bound by pro-neurogenic and quiescence factors were specific to activation or quiescence, while shared sites were enriched for elements related to translation and metabolism. Furthermore, the research discovered a novel mechanism where many sites linked to gene repression become accessible during NSC activation, and how age-related changes affect chromatin regions associated with metabolic and transcriptional functions in aged NSCs.
Article
Immunology
Wei-Bei Wang, Yang-Ding Lin, Luming Zhao, Chang Liao, Yang Zhang, Micha Davila, Jasmine Sun, Yidong Chen, Na Xiong
Summary: Skin undergoes morphological changes immediately after birth and is exposed to various environmental assaults. Proper localization and function of immune cells, specifically invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells, in the skin is critical for protection and establishment of skin tissue homeostasis. This study reveals a developmentally programmed process that directs preferential localization of iNKT cells to the skin for early local homeostatic regulation. The skin iNKT cells not only play a role in proper commensal bacterial colonization and tissue development, but also provide a local source of transferrin that regulates iron metabolism in hair follicle progenitor cells and helps hair follicle development.
Article
Allergy
Julie Nyholm Kyvsgaard, Bo Lund Chawes, David Lyle George Horner, Laura Marie Hesselberg, Mathias Elsner Melgaard, Signe Kjeldgaard Jensen, Ann-Marie M. Schoos, Jonathan Thorsen, Casper-Emil Tingskov Pedersen, Nicklas Brustad, Klaus Bonnelykke, Hans Bisgaard, Jakob Stokholm
Summary: Asthma-like symptoms in young children are common, and this study investigated the risk factors and their age-related impact on the symptom burden. The results showed that male sex, maternal asthma, low birth weight, maternal antibiotic use, high asthma exacerbation polygenic risk score, and high airway immune score were associated with a higher number of episodes. The impact of certain risk factors increased with age, while others remained stable.
JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY-IN PRACTICE
(2023)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Elena Jansen, Gita Thapaliya, Jennifer Beauchemin, Viren D'Sa, Sean Deoni, Susan Carnell
Summary: Appetitive traits are associated with body weight, and understanding their evolution in early life is important for obesity research and intervention development. This study examined tracking and age-related differences in appetitive traits in childhood using the RESONANCE cohort. The results showed that certain traits, such as satiety responsiveness and slowness in eating, decreased with age, while emotional overeating increased. These traits also demonstrated moderate to high tracking throughout childhood.
Article
Toxicology
Fariba Farnaghi, Narges Gholami, Hossein Hassanian-Moghaddam, Rebecca McDonald, Reza Zamanzadeh, Nasim Zamani
Summary: Compared to children poisoned with methadone, buprenorphine cases had higher rates of loss of consciousness on admission but subsequently experienced fewer complications during hospital treatment, likely due to the buprenorphine partial antagonist effect.
CLINICAL TOXICOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Zhiwei Xu, James Lewis Crooks, Deborah Black, Wenbiao Hu, Shilu Tong
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2017)
Article
Rehabilitation
Fereshteh Pourkazemi, Claire E. Hiller, Jacqueline Raymond, Deborah Black, Elizabeth J. Nightingale, Kathryn M. Refshauge
Review
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Deborah A. Black, Kate O'Loughlin, Leigh A. Wilson
AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL ON AGEING
(2018)
Article
Pediatrics
A. Hines, A. C. Bundy, D. Black, M. Haertsch, M. Wallen
PHYSICAL & OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY IN PEDIATRICS
(2019)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Allison S. Young, Corinna Lechner, Andrew P. Bradshaw, Hamish G. MacDougall, Deborah A. Black, G. Michael Halmagyi, Miriam S. Welgampola
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Ben Indja, Kei Woldendorp, Deborah Black, Paul G. Bannon, Michael K. Wilson, Michael P. Vallely
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY
(2020)
Meeting Abstract
Clinical Neurology
Allison S. Young, Corinna Lechner, Andrew P. Bradshaw, Hamish G. MacDougall, Deborah A. Black, Michael G. Halmagyi, Miriam S. Welgampola
JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY NEUROSURGERY AND PSYCHIATRY
(2019)
Article
Oncology
B. J. Svensson, E. S. Dylke, L. C. Ward, D. A. Black, Sharon L. Kilbreath
SUPPORTIVE CARE IN CANCER
(2020)
Article
Oncology
Joanne Lewis, Lynette Mackenzie, Deborah Black
Article
Oncology
S. L. Kilbreath, L. C. Ward, G. M. Davis, A. C. Degnim, D. A. Hackett, T. L. Skinner, D. Black
BREAST CANCER RESEARCH AND TREATMENT
(2020)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Leigh Ann Wilson, Kate O'Loughlin, Robyn Hector, Deborah Ann Black
Summary: The study found that older adults would be willing to use a reliable and relevant app to assist in navigating their external environment during extreme weather and local environmental changes. If the app is real-time and locally focused, adults over 55 could see value in using it.
AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL ON AGEING
(2021)
Article
Emergency Medicine
Kate Curtis, Belinda Kennedy, Mary K. Lam, Rebecca J. Mitchell, Deborah Black, Brian Burns, Michael Dinh, Holly Smith, Andrew J. A. Holland
Summary: Presentations to emergency departments for major pediatric injuries are lower than for adults, with fewer critical interventions being required. Further research and training is needed to ensure clinicians in all emergency departments have the adequate skills and confidence to manage these cases effectively.
EMERGENCY MEDICINE AUSTRALASIA
(2021)
Meeting Abstract
Substance Abuse
Nicole Price, Alice Hanna, Stacey McCraw, Deborah Black
DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW
(2019)
Correction
Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Lyndal Carter, Deborah Black
Article
Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Lyndal Carter, Deborah Black
