Resistance vessel remodeling is controlled by myriad of hemodynamic and neurohormonal factors.This study characterized structural and molecular remodeling in mesenteric resistance arteries (MRAs) in diabetic (db/db) and control (Db/db) mice.Structural properties were assessed in isolated MRAs from 12 and 16 wk-old db/db and Db/db mice by pressure m
Background: Little is known about pathological Internet use (PIU) and online risky behaviors among elementary school children.We aimed to investigate the prevalence and factors associated with PIU and online risky behaviors.Methods: A school-based cross-sectional study was conducted in Toyama, Japan in 2018.The study included 13,413 children in the
The present study aimed to investigate any biochemical and histological changes of the rat condyle and mandible in animals that had sustained mandibular growth restriction.Seventy-two male Wistar rats were divided into two equal groups, experimental and control.Each group consisted of three equal subgroups.The animals were sacrificed 30, 60, and 90
Abstract In this article we introduce a novel method for the image de-noising which combines a mathematically well-posdenes of the variational modeling with the efficiency of a patch-based approach in the field of image processing.It based on a direct minimization of an energy functional containing a minimal surface regularizer that uses fractional
What barriers and opportunities did low-income consumers face in shopping at farmers markets during COVID-19? To answer this question, we observed purchasing practices in Sonoma and Marin counties in Northern California, organized focus groups, and analyzed data from CalFresh and Market Match, which are public programs to support food access.We fou