MBA TUTS | Wong Bengtson | Activity https://www.mbatuts.com/members/hempshark52/activity/ Activity feed for Wong Bengtson. Mon, 27 Apr 2026 07:08:33 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 d1be211c9fa801ea93243de8ac514448 Wong Bengtson posted an update: Positron binding energies (PBEs) of 41 polyatomic molecules […] https://www.mbatuts.com/activity/p/117876/ Mon, 11 Nov 2024 12:55:52 +0000 Positron binding energies (PBEs) of 41 polyatomic molecules were calculated using the positron-electron correlation-polarization potential (CPP) approach and compared with experimentally measured values. In this approach, the short-range positron-electron potential is modeled using the density-functional expression, whereas the long-range…[Read more]

]]> 0 e0e5dc59e69d801f65b0d883f4874ff2 Wong Bengtson posted an update: We also highlighted several experimental tools that further […] https://www.mbatuts.com/activity/p/117761/ Sun, 10 Nov 2024 11:43:45 +0000 We also highlighted several experimental tools that further elucidate the role of astrocytes. Instead of focusing on schizophrenia as a neuron-specific disorder, an additional astrocytic perspective provides novel and promising insight into its causal mechanisms and treatment. The involvement of astrocytes in the pathogenesis of schizophrenia and…[Read more]

]]> 0 fef3b43f23b5798b165fc6ee6fe65e1b Wong Bengtson posted an update: Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a zoonotic disease, caused […] https://www.mbatuts.com/activity/p/117684/ Sat, 09 Nov 2024 13:13:46 +0000 Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a zoonotic disease, caused byparasite known as Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato complex, leading to substantial economic losses in rural areas with public health problems. This study was carried out to understand the haplotypic profiles of the partial mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase (mt-CO1) gene of cattle lung…[Read more]

]]> 0 ded701a0abcb4a7edb6e32c9c7a0d69a Wong Bengtson posted an update: We hypothesized that arterial function and N-terminal […] https://www.mbatuts.com/activity/p/117597/ Fri, 08 Nov 2024 12:01:58 +0000 We hypothesized that arterial function and N-terminal natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) levels as a marker of volume overload, relate differently to E/e’ as an index of diastolic function in dialysis compared with non-dialysis patients with chronic kidney disease. We further examined whether cardiovascular risk factors attenuated these…[Read more]

]]> 0 10212af67c297532b4d6525a073e1108 Wong Bengtson posted an update: Circular RNAs (circRNAs) represent a class of covalently […] https://www.mbatuts.com/activity/p/117506/ Thu, 07 Nov 2024 12:51:32 +0000 Circular RNAs (circRNAs) represent a class of covalently closed single-stranded RNA molecules that are emerging as essential regulators of various biological processes. The circRNA circHipk2 originates from exon 2 of the Hipk2 gene in mice and was reported to be involved in acute promyelocytic leukemia and myocardial injury. However, the functions…[Read more]

]]> 0 e5aef8e40274f17ef5a2fe5cef580ece Wong Bengtson posted an update: The role of triglycerides (TG) in coronavirus disease […] https://www.mbatuts.com/activity/p/117295/ Wed, 06 Nov 2024 12:09:50 +0000 The role of triglycerides (TG) in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is controversial. The objective of this study was to explore the relationship between TG levels and prognosis in COVID-19 patients and investigate the factors that affect TG. COVID-19 patients were divided into normal or high TG level groups. Their demographic data, medical history,…[Read more]

]]> 0 5c8af5f2e05c40613a6344d97f480ae6 Wong Bengtson posted an update: n schools, testing regimes and study protocols that will […] https://www.mbatuts.com/activity/p/116967/ Mon, 04 Nov 2024 12:40:57 +0000 n schools, testing regimes and study protocols that will allow us to better understand the role of children in this pandemic are critical.Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV) is endemic worldwide, causing varicella in children and zoster upon reactivation in adults. This study concerned a metagenomic analysis of a throat swab sample collected in China, on…[Read more]

]]> 0 87835a2ab88b468fdf0430d2a90d1740 Wong Bengtson posted an update: Surgical site infection (SSI) is a common preventable […] https://www.mbatuts.com/activity/p/116846/ Sun, 03 Nov 2024 11:59:30 +0000 Surgical site infection (SSI) is a common preventable iatrogenic infection following surgery with an approximated overall occurrence of 2-4%. Despite numerous studies, controversies still exist regarding the efficacy, safety, and cost effectiveness of strategies to decrease SSI. The World Health Organization issued recommendations for the…[Read more]

]]> 0 c86d633f9749aa46397c5ea148cab35b Wong Bengtson posted an update: Fall accidents can cause severe impacts on the physical […] https://www.mbatuts.com/activity/p/116668/ Sat, 02 Nov 2024 12:16:06 +0000 Fall accidents can cause severe impacts on the physical health and the quality of life of those who suffer limb diseases or injuries, the elderly, and their caregivers. Moreover, the later the accident is discovered, the lower the chance of recovery of the injured one. In order to detect accidents earlier, we propose a data-driven human fall…[Read more]

]]> 0 b86d1e11efb453bd0d6743eb13d6e61c Wong Bengtson posted an update: As clinical trials end, little is understood about how […] https://www.mbatuts.com/activity/p/116274/ Fri, 01 Nov 2024 11:54:07 +0000 As clinical trials end, little is understood about how participants exiting from clinical trials approach decisions related to the removal or post-trial use of investigational brain implants, such as deep brain stimulation (DBS) devices. This empirical bioethics study examines how research participants experience the process of exit from research…[Read more]

]]> 0 49f2424dc4814f767e12160e76917014 Wong Bengtson posted an update: Immunotoxins, as a class of antitumor agents, consist of […] https://www.mbatuts.com/activity/p/115960/ Thu, 31 Oct 2024 12:25:29 +0000 Immunotoxins, as a class of antitumor agents, consist of tumor-selective ligands linked to highly toxic protein molecules. This type of modified antibody has been designed for the therapy of cancers and a few viral infections. In this study, we designed immunotoxin consisting of mouse programmed cell death protein-1 (PD1), which genetically fused…[Read more]

]]> 0 46e5f888224909b59fc2030d0deffcf0 Wong Bengtson posted an update: In the vein, 1 and 7 metabolites were detected as […] https://www.mbatuts.com/activity/p/115725/ Wed, 30 Oct 2024 13:05:16 +0000 In the vein, 1 and 7 metabolites were detected as differential metabolites between AH and CS, and between AH and RS, respectively. By comparing AH and RS, we found that metabolic pathways of phenylalanine, tyrosine, and tryptophan biosynthesis and phenylalanine metabolism were enriched by integrative artery and vein analysis. Furthermore, AH and…[Read more]

]]> 0 49403ed0dd205164c8122d6c963800b7 Wong Bengtson posted an update: The ability of light beams to rotate nano-objects has […] https://www.mbatuts.com/activity/p/115438/ Tue, 29 Oct 2024 12:07:18 +0000 The ability of light beams to rotate nano-objects has important applications in optical micromachines and biotechnology. However, due to the diffraction limit, it is challenging to rotate nanoparticles at subwavelength scale. Here, we propose a method to obtain controlled fast orbital rotation (i.e., circumgyration) at deep subwavelength scale,…[Read more]

]]> 0 58ecb61e447811f45e3f48adf21adf07 Wong Bengtson posted an update: Before activation, the CD11bbright population consisted of […] https://www.mbatuts.com/activity/p/114847/ Mon, 28 Oct 2024 12:07:18 +0000 Before activation, the CD11bbright population consisted of 5.4% (CI95% = 3.8, 13.4) of total eosinophils. After activation, this population of CD11bbright cells comprised nearly half the population (42.21%, CI95% = 35.9, 54.1). Eosinophils in COVID-19 had a similar percentage of CD11bbright cells before activation (7.6%, CI95% = 4.5, 13.6), but…[Read more]

]]> 0 ef8fd2a79dcd721c0449769d48cacadf Wong Bengtson posted an update: The experiments demonstrate the state-of-the-art results […] https://www.mbatuts.com/activity/p/114094/ Sat, 26 Oct 2024 16:08:51 +0000 The experiments demonstrate the state-of-the-art results obtaining a relative gain of up to 114% on Pascal-VOC 2012 and 8.5% on the more challenging ADE20K compared to previous state-of-the-art methods.Neural architecture search (NAS) has attracted much attention in recent years. It automates the neural network construction for different tasks,…[Read more]

]]> 0 53e2db1178bb85150999abfe7c352ce0 Wong Bengtson posted an update: Implications for the safe implementation of socially valid […] https://www.mbatuts.com/activity/p/113430/ Fri, 25 Oct 2024 11:55:38 +0000 Implications for the safe implementation of socially valid treatments for problem behavior are discussed.This study evaluated the effectiveness of the AIM curriculum when implemented in a public-school setting by schoolteachers and direct care staff. Three hundred eighteen students took part in this quasiexperimental design where all received the…[Read more]

]]> 0 22ad9a9ec924b0e8197d1e28d8593692 Wong Bengtson posted an update: This study used data from the Global Burden of Disease Study […] https://www.mbatuts.com/activity/p/112523/ Thu, 24 Oct 2024 12:36:45 +0000 This study used data from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 (GBD 2019) to determine the differences in the incidence and mortality of prostate cancer (PCa) between China and the USA from 1990 to 2019.

The age-standardized incidence rates (ASIRs) and age-standardized death rates (ASDRs) in China and the USA from 1990 to 2019 were…[Read more]

]]> 0 cc1254572071d326765ba65718e52560 Wong Bengtson posted an update: Phenolic compounds are effective means of promoting the […] https://www.mbatuts.com/activity/p/110888/ Wed, 23 Oct 2024 11:53:15 +0000 Phenolic compounds are effective means of promoting the release of fishy odor compounds, thereby significantly decreasing the fishy odor of fish products. In this study, the mechanisms underlying the promotion of fishy odor release by three phenolic compounds, rosmarinic acid (RA), carnosic acid (CA), and carnosol (CS), through interactions with…[Read more]

]]> 0 6d21069f95bd043d6b47d458851b15ba Wong Bengtson posted an update: , those who experienced more frequent racial discrimination […] https://www.mbatuts.com/activity/p/109414/ Tue, 22 Oct 2024 12:48:30 +0000 , those who experienced more frequent racial discrimination in the present study) may experience a systematic disadvantage in cancer communication. A more careful consideration of cultural, racial, and ethnic differences in metaphor use may be a crucial step towards reducing cancer disparities.Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is widely perceived as…[Read more]

]]> 0 8cfcfc2a7e37883240a31b0da4513888 Wong Bengtson posted an update: 87%) and specificity (76.43%). Overall, the T5P is a simple, […] https://www.mbatuts.com/activity/p/107171/ Mon, 21 Oct 2024 13:34:42 +0000 87%) and specificity (76.43%). Overall, the T5P is a simple, rapid and sensible test of the hippocampal memory that is recommended in clinical practice to screen persons with subjective/probable amnesic difficulties and to discriminate between patients with AD or MCI and CTRL.The doubly labeled water method is a gold-standard method for the…[Read more]

]]> 0 5bf73e3d396098d32f897368125718a2 Wong Bengtson became a registered member https://www.mbatuts.com/activity/p/107138/ Mon, 21 Oct 2024 13:10:07 +0000 0