Middleton Mejia

Dzogchen meditation has been practiced by Bonpo and Buddhist yogis for at least 1,200 years. Dzogchen utilizes methods of meditation and yogic exercises that are said to help one fully awaken from illusions of self and reality that cause suffering in life. The philosophy and experiential practice of Dzogchen is very similar to hypnosis. Dzogchen…[Read more]

Our results clearly demonstrate that the spectral perceptions of plants can be quantified using the light absorption of their photoreceptors, not visual color or spectra. We expect that our findings will contribute to a better understanding of plant perceptions of and responses to light quality, and improve the productivity of plants cultivated…[Read more]

Background To explore the status of postoperative psychological stress and the expression of stress-related factors heat stress protein 70 (HSP70) and interferon γ (IFN-γ) in patients with early lung cancer, and to provide scientific basis for psychological rehabilitation and index detection of patients with lung cancer. Methods Patients with e…[Read more]

In the original publication, some errors have been found in the alignment of Table 9. The corrected table is given below.BACKGROUND Approximately, 20-70% of patients with cholesterol crystal embolism (CCE) have eosinophilia. However, it remains unknown how eosinophilia influences renal prognosis in patients with CCE. In this study, we investigated…[Read more]

Liver cirrhosis is the end-stage of chronic liver disease and can affect the function of multiple organs. Gastrointestinal tract damage resulting from cirrhosis is more common in clinic, which may cause gastroparesis, affect the digestion and absorption of nutrients, and destroy the intestinal mucosal barrier function. In addition, it may be…[Read more]

This document addresses the care of these patients focusing on 1) the varied clinical presentations; 2) appropriate personal protection equipment (PPE) for health care workers; 3) role of the Emergency Department, Emergency Medical System and the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory; and 4) Regional STEMI systems of care. Remdesivir During the…[Read more]