ABSTRACT: Outbreaks of hepatitis-hydropericardium syndrome (HHS) caused by fowl adenovirus serotype 4 (FAdV-4) have resulted in huge economic losses to the poultry industry in China since 2015.However, commercially available vaccines against the FAdV-4 infection remain scarce.In our study, subunit vaccine candidates derived from the bacterially exp
Musculoskeletal Model Development of the Elbow Joint with an Experimental Evaluation
A dynamic musculoskeletal model of the elbow joint in which muscle, ligament, and articular surface contact forces are predicted concurrently would be an ideal tool for patient-specific preoperative planning, computer-aided surgery, and rehabilitation.Existing musculoskeletal elbow joint models have limited clinical applicability because of idealiz
Preterm birth and its associated factors among reproductive aged women in sub-Saharan Africa: evidence from the recent demographic and health surveys of sub-Sharan African countries
Abstract Background Globally, preterm birth is the leading cause of neonatal and under-five children mortality.Sub-Saharan African (SSA) accounts for the majority of preterm birth and death following its complications.Despite this, there is limited evidence about the pooled prevalence and associated factors of preterm birth at SSA level using natio
A Frequency and Polarization Agile Disc Monopole Wearable Antenna for Medical Applications
A combined frequency and polarization reconfigurable textile based wearable disc monopole antenna is proposed in this paper.The antenna Clean Makeup consists of a disc monopole as the radiator and four PIN diodes for realizing the agility property.By varying the different switching combination of the PIN diodes, frequency reconfigurability is achie
Hypoglycemic Effects in Alloxan-Induced Diabetic Rats of the Phenolic Extract from Mongolian Oak Cups Enriched in Ellagic Acid, Kaempferol and Their Derivatives
Our previous reports showed that crude extract prepared with 50% ethanol (ethanol crude extract, ECE) from Mongolian oak cups possessed excellent in vitro antioxidant capacities as well as inhibitory activities against α-glucosidase, α-amylase and protein glycation caused by its enrichment in phenolics, including mainly ellagic acid, ka