Adolescence is a key period of social development at the end of which individuals are expected to take on adult social roles.The school class, as the most salient peer group, becomes the prime environment that impacts social development during adolescence.Using social network analyses, we investigated how individual and group level features are rel
HIV-1/copyright induced oxidative stress disrupts tight junction protein-1 in human pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells: role of Ras/ERK1/2 pathway.
Intravenous drug use (IVDU) is the major risk factor in the development of HIV-related pulmonary arterial hypertension (HRPAH); however, the pathogenesis of HRPAH in association with IVDU has yet to be characterized.Endothelial injury is considered to be an initiating factor for pulmonary vascular remodeling in animal models of PAH.Our previous stu
Bad news about an old poison. A case of nicotine poisoning due to both ingestion and injection of the content of an electronic cigarette refill
There are increasing concerns about the escalating use of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes).In particular, smokers have been advised by important agencies such as the US Food and Drug Administration about the potential harm to the health of these products, being now considered Power Strips as drug delivery devices.The leading issues supporting t
Synthesis of Fe3O4@m-SiO2 Nanocomposites Using Rice Husk Ash Derived SiO2
Fe3O4 nanoparticles (NPs) with a continuous and mesoporous silica (m-SiO2) shell were synthesized using a one-step method, sourcing silica from rice husk ash (RHA).The rice husk was thermally treated to obtain ash, from which silica was extracted as sodium silicate and precipitated by pH reduction.This silica powder, combined with iron chloride sal