Thomassen Soto

A background study is important for the conservation and stock management of a species. Terapon jarbua is a coastal Indo-Pacific species, sourced for human consumption. This study examined 134 samples from the central west and east coasts of Peninsular (West) Malaysia and East Malaysia. A 1446-bp concatenated dataset of mtDNA COI and Cyt b…[Read more]

To mark the 25th anniversary of the journal, each issue in 2020 will include an interview with a health care thought leader. The October issue features a conversation with Kavita K. Patel, MD, MS, nonresident fellow at The Brookings Institution and editorial board member of AJMC®.

Dental practice is subjected to biologic risk on a daily…[Read more]

Coherent pulse synthesis in the mid-infrared (mid-IR) domain is of great interest to achieve broadband sources from parent pulses, motivated by the advantages of optical frequency properties for molecular spectroscopy and quantum dynamics. read more We demonstrate a simple mid-IR coherent synthesizer based on two high-repetition-rate optical…[Read more]

Organ fibrosis is a common pathological outcome of persistent tissue injury correlated with organ failure and death. Although current antifibrotic therapies have led to unprecedented successes, only a minority of patients with fibrosis benefit from these treatments. There is an urgent need to identify new targets and biomarkers that could be…[Read more]

s taken a serious toll on the physical and mental health of doctors, as evident from our study. Regular screening of medical personnel involved in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with COVID-19 should be conducted to evaluate for stress, anxiety, and depression.

Interleukin 18 (IL-18) is an inflammatory cytokine belonging to the…[Read more]

BACKGROUND Research has shown that more than 50% of patients have insufficient postoperative pain relief despite the use of multiple pain management modalities. Insufficient pain relief leads to several pathophysiological effects. One of the barriers to optimal pain relief is patient’s lack of knowledge regarding the options available for pain…[Read more]