by Frida Milella  , Davide Donato Russo  and Stefania Bandini

Received: 15 October 2023;  Published: 15 December 2023;  doi: 10.21926/obm.geriatr.2304262

Due to aging demographics, prolonged life expectancy, and chronic diseases, European societies' increasing need for care services has led to a shift towards informal care supplied by family members, friends, or neighbors. However, the progressive decrease in the caregiver-to-patient ratio will result in a significant augmentation in incorporating intelligent aid within general care. This study aimed to build upon the authors' previous systematic literature review on technologies for informal caregivers. Specificall [...]

by Jalal Uddin  , Meredith Greene  , Leslie Dubbin  , Madeline Deutsch  and Jason D. Flatt

Received: 28 July 2023;  Published: 15 December 2023;  doi: 10.21926/obm.geriatr.2304261

Housing is one of the top four most needed services for LGBTQ+ older adults, and this study focuses on the intersection of depression and social antecedents among LGBTQ+ older adults eligible for low-income housing. To explore social antecedents (i.e., demographics, early events, later events, social integration, and stressors) associated with screening positive for depression among low-income LGBTQ+ older adults from two cities in the Western United States. A cross-sectional study was conducted with LGBTQ+ older a [...]

by Ivan Stoyanov  , Penka Vasileva  , Teodora Staykova  , Teodora Popova  and Evgeniya N. Ivanova

Received: 22 June 2023;  Published: 14 December 2023;  doi: 10.21926/obm.genet.2304208

Data from the present study indicate that the neonicotinoid insecticides Nuprid 200 SL (with the active substance imidacloprid) and Calypso 480 SC (with the active substance thiacloprid) reduce the mitotic activity by inhibiting cell division and increasing chromosomal aberrations in the cells of the root apical meristem of Allium cepa L. The tested solutions of pesticides cause a wide range of anomalies associated with disorders in forming the cell's division apparatus and the integrity of chromosomes. The compara [...]

by Gil Newburn  , Joshua P McGeown  , Eryn E Kwon  , Maryam Tayebi  , Paul Condron  , Taylor Emsden  , Samantha J Holdsworth  , Daniel M Cornfeld  and Graeme M Bydder

Received: 30 June 2023;  Published: 14 December 2023;  doi: 10.21926/obm.neurobiol.2304201

In modelling studies targeted MRI (tMRI) of small increases in the T1 of tissues using divided Subtracted Inversion Recovery (dSIR) sequences show ten or more times the contrast seen with conventional IR sequences. This may be particularly useful in imaging normal appearing white matter where there may be small changes in T1 and/or T2 in disease but these changes may be insufficient to produce useful contrast with conventional T2-weighted spin echo (T2-wSE) and T2-FLuid Attenuated Inversion Recovery (T2-FLAIR) sequ [...]

by Masahiro Sato  , Kazunori Morohoshi  , Masato Ohtsuka  , Shuji Takabayashi  , Emi Inada  , Issei Saitoh  , Satoshi Watanabe  and Shingo Nakamura

Received: 17 September 2023;  Published: 12 December 2023;  doi: 10.21926/obm.genet.2304207

Gene-engineered animals created using gene-targeting technology have long been recognized as beneficial, valid, and valuable tools for exploring the function of a gene of interest, at least in early 2013. This approach, however, suffers from laborious and time-consuming tasks, such as the production of successfully targeted embryonic stem (ES) cells, their characterization, production of chimeric blastocysts carrying these gene-modified ES cells, and transplantation of those manipulated blastocysts to the recipient [...]

by Samson Adedeji Adejumo  , Angus Nnamdi Oli  , Adekunle Babajide Rowaiye  , Nwamaka Henrietta Igbokwe  , Chinelo Kene Ezejiegu  and Zwanden Sule Yahaya

Received: 11 April 2023;  Published: 11 December 2023;  doi: 10.21926/obm.genet.2304206

Over the past few decades, probiotics have emerged as a viable medical tool for preventing and/or treating diseases. This narrative review provides recent findings on Probiotics and their benefits on the host immune system. It also highlights the specific mechanisms through which probiotics mediate those benefits. The study also explores the topical or systemic probiotic administration method. Authors screened databases like Google Scholar, Web of Science, PubMed, Scopus, and China National Knowledge Infrastructure [...]

by Tellys Lins Almeida Barbosa  and Meiry Gláucia Freire Rodrigues

Received: 03 October 2023;  Published: 11 December 2023;  doi: 10.21926/cr.2304030

The research described the production and characterization of various materials, particularly alpha-alumina ceramic supports, zeolite SAPO-34, and zeolite membranes. Ceramic supports were manufactured through dry uniaxial compaction. Sintering of the supports was carried out at 1300°C for 2 h. SAPO-34 zeolites and zeolite membranes were synthesized through a hydrothermal process involving two steps: a first step at 38°C for 24 h and a second step at 200°C for 24 h. The research aimed to determine how different sili [...]

by Lyudmila N. Voloshina  , Viktor L. Kondakov  , Karina E. Panasenko  , Lyudmila K. Buslovskaya  and Dmitry V. Shcherbin

Received: 21 September 2023;  Published: 11 December 2023;  doi: 10.21926/obm.genet.2304205

According to modern research, there is a high risk of motor development disorders in children 6-7 years old with autism spectrum disorders. This determines the relevance of studying the problem of individual differences in motor development of children 6-7 years old with autism spectrum disorders, the need for objective assessment of its level, and the determination of group and individual strategies for correction of motor development. The study identifies and evaluates the motor development problems of 6-7-year-o [...]

by Martin Wynn  and Peter Jones

Received: 06 September 2023;  Published: 07 December 2023;  doi: 10.21926/aeer.2304053

While artificial intelligence has been attracting increasing investment and controversy, a new, and potentially much more powerful technology, Quantum Computing, is on the business horizon. Already, organizations are assessing its potential for addressing a range of computationally challenging issues, such as last-mile optimization and cryptanalysis to break encryption algorithms, and are exploring possible applications in a range of business areas. While the advent of Quantum Computing may bring an array of opport [...]

by Axel Becker  , Martin Helmuth  and Ben A. Chindo

Received: 19 October 2023;  Published: 05 December 2023;  doi: 10.21926/obm.neurobiol.2304200

A stroke is a cerebrovascular disease that results from a blockage in the blood supply to part of the brain or a burst blood vessel in the brain. It is the second leading cause of death worldwide, with an annual mortality rate of about 5.5 million. Antithrombotic therapies have failed to provide a cure for this debilitating cerebrovascular disorder, and hypothermia is gaining interest as a novel strategy for the management of stroke. In this study, we evaluated the effects of Ficus platyphylla-induced hypothermia o [...]