revealed from the reminiscence-based intervention among cognitively intact older adults. In addition, reminiscence-based intervention has been effective in enhancing self-esteem, and promoting psychological well-being and happiness. Our results suggest that reminiscence-based intervention could be an effective solution to improve psychological well-being among cognitively intact older adults. Such non-pharmacological approach can be recommended for older adults at the community level.This article describes the development of a two-channel surface coil array for Overhauser-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (OMRI) with the aim of extending the visualization area. The surface coil array consists of two independent surface coil resonators and PIN-diode switches. We utilized the PIN-diode switch to decouple the surface coils. OMRI measurement using a surface coil array was sequentially performed by switching the channels. To evaluate the effectiveness of the surface coil array, we demonstrated OMRI measurements using a phantom filled with nitroxide solution. In addition, in vivo OMRI imaging with a mouse was performed to demonstrate the applicability of our surface coil array to in vivo measurements. As a result, the visualization area obtained with our surface coil array was extended approximately 2-fold compared to the conventional single surface coil. Furthermore, we showed that in vivo imaging with the surface coil array was possible. These results indicate that the surface coil array could enhance the applicability of OMRI imaging.In the modern society, plastic has achieved a crucial status in a myriad of applications because of its favourable properties. Despite the societal benefits, plastic has become a growing global concern due to it is persistence and bioavailability as microplastics (MPs) to aquatic biota. In order to provide mechanistic insights into the early toxicity effects of MPs on aquatic invertebrates, a short-term (up to 72 h) exposure to 3 µm red polystyrene MPs (50 particles/mL) was conducted on marine mussels Mytilus galloprovincialis, selected as model organism for their ability to ingest MPs and their commercial relevance. The use of protonic Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (1H NMR)-based metabolomics, combined with chemometrics, enabled a comprehensive exploration at fixed exposure time-points (T24, T48, T72) of the impact of MPs accumulated in mussel digestive glands, chosen as the major site for pollutants storage and detoxification processes. In detail, 1H NMR metabolic fingerprints of MP-treated mussels were clearly separated from control and grouped for experimental time-points by a Principal Component Analysis (PCA). https://www.selleckchem.com/products/Cediranib.html Numerous metabolites, including amino acids, osmolytes, metabolites involved in energy metabolism, and antioxidants, participating in various metabolic pathways significantly changed over time in MP-exposed mussel digestive glands related to control, reflecting also the fluctuations in MPs accumulation and pointing out the occurrence of disorders in amino acid metabolism, osmotic equilibrium, antioxidant defense system and energy metabolism. Overall, the present work provides the first insights into the early mechanisms of toxicity of polystyrene MPs in marine invertebrates.Volatile organic chemicals (VOCs) are routinely used for processing biological tissue samples in clinical laboratories. Recognizing their serious health and environmental impacts, a few non-volatile green solvents (choline based ionic liquids, ILs) were evaluated as tissue fixatives here. Microscopic evaluation of histo-morphology, fixation and staining quality, and macromolecular integrity (DNA and proteins) were assessed in human eye tissues (sclera, choroid, retinal layers and retinal pigmented epithelium, eyelid and orbit) after IL-fixation. Formalin-fixed tissues were used as standard reference. Microscopic examination revealed favorable histomorphology, tissue fixation and staining characteristics in most tissues immersed in ILs. Time taken to fix, and stability over a period of time (24 h, 48 h, 1 week, 1 month) was also recorded. Electrophoretic analysis revealed stability of cellular proteins and nucleic acids in IL-fixed scleral tissues. Heterogeneity in tissue fixation property relative to the type of ocular tissue, duration of fixation and storage, warrant further design and optimization of ILs to fix biological tissues. The simple cholinium salts based ILs tested here show favorable potential for tissue fixation application, and as an alternative approach to the use of VOCs, towards sustainable biomedical practice. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) endorsed clinical frailty scale (CFS) to help with decision-making. However, this recommendation lacks an evidence basis and is controversial. This meta-analysis aims to quantify the dose-response relationship between CFS and mortality in COVID-19 patients, with a goal of supplementing the evidence of its use. We performed a systematic literature search from several electronic databases up until 8 September 2020. We searched for studies investigating COVID-19 patients and reported both (1) CFS and its distribution (2) CFS and its association with mortality. The outcome of interest was mortality, defined as clinically validated death or non-survivor. The odds ratio (ORs) will be reported per 1% increase in CFS. The potential for a non-linear relationship based on ORs of each quantitative CFS was examined using restricted cubic splines with a three-knots model. There were a total of 3817 patients from seven studies. Mean age was 80.3 (SD 8.2), and 53% (48-58%) were males. The pooled prevalence for CFS 1-3 was 34% (32-36%), CFS 4-6 was 42% (40-45%), and CFS 7-9 was 23% (21-25%). Each 1-point increase in CFS was associated with 12% increase in mortality (OR 1.12 (1.04, 1.20), p=0.003; I 77.3%). The dose-response relationship was linear (P =0.116). The funnel-plot analysis was asymmetrical; Trim-and-fill analysis by the imputation of two studies on the left side resulted in OR of 1.10 [1.03, 1.19]. This meta-analysis showed that increase in CFS was associated with increase in mortality in a linear fashion.This meta-analysis showed that increase in CFS was associated with increase in mortality in a linear fashion.

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