Numerous reports confirm the positive effect of biochar application on soil properties and plant development.However, the interaction between root-associated beneficial microbes and different types of biochar Calf Sleeves is not well understood.The objective of this study was to evaluate the plant growth of lettuce after the application of three ty
Serum Metabolomic Markers of Protein-Rich Foods and Incident CKD: Results From the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study
Rationale & Objective: While urine excretion of nitrogen estimates the total protein intake, biomarkers of specific dietary protein sources have been sparsely studied.Using untargeted metabolomics, this study aimed to identify serum metabolomic markers of 6 protein-rich foods and to examine whether dietary protein–related metabolites are asso
The impact of financial incentives on physical activity in adults: a systematic review protocol
Abstract Background Most adults fail to meet global physical activity guidelines set out by the World Health Organization.In recent years, behavioural economic principles have been used to design novel interventions that increase physical activity.Immediate financial rewards, for instance, can motivate an individual to change physical activity beha
Identification of pathognomonic purine synthesis biomarkers by metabolomic profiling of adolescents with obesity and type 2 diabetes.
The incidence of type 2 diabetes is increasing more rapidly in adolescents than in any other age group.We identified and compared metabolite signatures in obese children with type 2 diabetes (T2D), obese children without diabetes (OB), and healthy, age- and gender-matched normal weight controls (NW) by measuring 273 analytes in fasting plasma and 2
Percutaneous transhepatic or endoscopic ultrasound-guided biliary drainage in malignant distal bile duct obstruction using a self-expanding metal stent: Study protocol for a prospective European multicenter trial (PUMa trial).
BackgroundEndoscopic ultrasound-guided biliary drainage (EUS-BD) was associated with better clinical success and a lower rate of adverse events (AEs) than fluoroscopy-guided percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (PTBD) in recent single center studies with mainly retrospective design and small case numbers (MethodsThe study is designed as a non