July 31, 2018

Advance Research in Textile Engineering

Biomimetic Strategies for the Spinning of Artificial Silk Fibers

Abstract: Spider silks possess unrivalled toughness but recombinant spider silk fibers can hardly obtain comparable mechanical properties. While for silkworm silks, the Regenerated Silk Fibers (RSF) can be even more superior than their counterparts...


July 31, 2018

Austin Journal of Nutrition and Food Sciences

Length of Residence and Its Association to Eating Practices, Physical Activity, and BMI among Latina Immigrants in Alabama

Abstract: The process of cultural assimilation may influence certain health outcomes among Hispanic/Latino immigrants due to the exposure to newly-acquired mainstream dietary and physical activity practices and, in turn, may increase...


July 31, 2018

Austin Journal of Nutrition and Food Sciences

Effects and Mechanisms of Action of Vitamin D in Multiple Sclerosis

Abstract: Multiple Sclerosis is a neurological, inflammatory and autoimmune disease characterized by gradual demyelination of axons in the central nervous system and degeneration of neuronal cells...


July 30, 2018

Annals of Nutritional Disorders & Therapy

Evaluation of Functional Capacity through the 6 Minutes Walking Test (6MWT) in Patients with CKD

Abstract: The Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is a major public health problem, by the disease itself, or the multiple comorbidities that may influence their establishment and progression. These pathologies as cardiovascular disease or diabetes mellitus sometimes adversely affect...


July 30, 2018

Austin Journal of Surgery

An Assessment of Artificial Intelligence Software Measurement of Physician Performance: Not Quite Ready for Prime Time

Abstract: With an increase in hospital-based employment of plastic surgery graduates, understanding how hospitals evaluate physician performance is essential, as data could have important career implications...


July 30, 2018

Austin Journal of Surgery

Unusual Cause of Splenomagaly

Abstract: A 67-year-old man with a history of hypertension, presented with a 3-month history of fatigue, intermittent fever and abdominal pain over the left upper quadrant. Abdominal examination revealed a splenomegaly (4cm from costal arch), without any regional lymphadenopathy...


July 30, 2018

Austin Journal of Clinical Pathology

Fetal Myocardial Calcification: An Unusual Pathological Finding which Needs Usual Attention - A Case Report and Literature Review

Abstract: Fetal myocardial calcification is an unusual pathological finding. During the past decades, more cases with fetal myocardial calcification due to a variety of causes are being reported. For most of times, due to the indistinct symptoms and...


July 26, 2018

Austin Journal of Medical Oncology

ILK/AKT Signaling Regulates miR-21 Expression in Vestibular Schwannoma and Meningioma

Abstract: Hypothesis: Inhibition of the ILK/AKT pathway with OSU-T315 decreases miR-21 releasing the repression of miR-21 targets in Vestibular Schwannoma (VS) and meningioma...


July 26, 2018

Austin Journal of Anesthesia and Analgesia

Hyperdense MCA Sign

Abstract: Early detection of infarction is important to plan for the management and enhance the recovery. Very few early signs on non-contrast enhanced CT scan for detection of ischemia described in literature. Despite of poor sensitivity of these signs, CT scan is primarily done to rule out intra...


July 25, 2018

Austin Journal of Microbiology

Continental Climate Changes on the Occurrence of Aflatoxin Producing Aspergillus species: Review

Abstract: Most countries that occur in the middle latitudes (40� to 55� North) experience continental climates that are described to have large annual temperature differences, mostly with warm to very hot (and often humid) summers and...


July 25, 2018

Annals of Yoga and Physical Therapy

Clinical Analysis and Literature Review of 128 Cases Misdiagnosed as Lumbar Intervertebral Disc Herniation

Abstract: With the development of society and the improvement of medical and health care level, the average life expectancy of human is longer and longer. But the causes of lumbar and leg pain are complex. Lumbar intervertebral disc...