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1. Approaches to empower the implementation of new tools to detect and prevent foodborne pathogens in food processing

Author:
Dácil Rivera; Viviana Toledo; Angélica Reyes-Jara; Paola Navarrete; Mark Tamplin; Bon Kimura; Martin Wiedmann; Primal Silva; Andrea I. Moreno Switt
Source:
Food microbiology 2018 v.75 pp. 126-132
ISSN:
0740-0020
Subject:
at-risk population; children; disease incidence; economic impact; elderly; farm to fork; food chain; food pathogens; food processing; food safety; metagenomics; monitoring; public health; United States
Abstract:
... Foodborne pathogens cause an important public health burden, which is estimated in 600 million cases and more than 400,000 deaths, globally every year. The most susceptible populations, such as children under the age of five, the elderly and immunocompromised, account for the majority of the deaths. Food safety incidents, outbreaks, sporadic cases, and recalls have recognized economic impact, esti ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.fm.2017.07.009

2. Association of benzene exposure with insulin resistance, SOD, and MDA as markers of oxidative stress in children and adolescents

Author:
Mohammad Mehdi Amin; Nasim Rafiei; Parinaz Poursafa; Karim Ebrahimpour; Nafiseh Mozafarian; Bahareh Shoshtari-Yeganeh; Majid Hashemi; Roya Kelishadi
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research international 2018 v.25 no.34 pp. 34046-34052
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
adolescents; benzene; blood; blood glucose; children; cross-sectional studies; elderly; homeostasis; insulin; insulin resistance; longitudinal studies; malondialdehyde; metabolites; models; oxidative stress; pollutants; risk; superoxide dismutase; Iran
Abstract:
... Benzene is a ubiquitous environmental pollutant with various health effects. It is reported that benzene exposure might be associated with insulin resistance in elderly adults. The aim of this study is to investigate the association between urinary benzene metabolite, trans, trans-muconic acid (t,t-ma) and markers of oxidative stress and insulin resistance in children and adolescents. This cross-s ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-018-3354-7

3. Bioactive compounds changes of a green vegetable smoothie after thermal treatments and during shelf life

Author:
N. Castillejo; G. B. Martinez-Hernandez; P. A. Gomez; E. Aguayo; J. Bernabeu; F. Artes; F. Artes-Hernandez
Source:
Acta horticulturae 2018 no.1194 pp. 935-940
ISSN:
0567-7572
Subject:
beverages; bioactive compounds; broccoli; carotenoids; chemical constituents of plants; children; chlorophyll; cucumbers; elderly; enzymes; fruits; gallic acid; health promotion; heat treatment; microbial load; shelf life; spinach; storage temperature; vegetable consumption
Abstract:
... Smoothies are beverages prepared from fruit and vegetables with excellent health-promoting properties derived from their phytochemical content. The consumers, with reduced time to prepare meals, and specific population groups with special needs (elderly, children, etc.) may find in smoothies an excellent convenient alternative for fruit and vegetables intake. Thermal treatment of such beverages is ...
DOI:
10.17660/ActaHortic.2018.1194.132

4. Candida albicans - Biology, molecular characterization, pathogenicity, and advances in diagnosis and control – An update

Author:
Maryam Dadar; Ruchi Tiwari; Kumaragurubaran Karthik; Sandip Chakraborty; Youcef Shahali; Kuldeep Dhama
Source:
Microbial pathogenesis 2018 v.117 pp. 128-138
ISSN:
0882-4010
Subject:
Candida albicans; candidiasis; children; commensalism; cross infection; elderly; electrophoresis; environmental factors; epidemiological studies; fungi; karyotyping; morbidity; mortality; multilocus sequence typing; multiple drug resistance; pathogens; patients; people; random amplified polymorphic DNA technique; restriction fragment length polymorphism; virulence
Abstract:
... Candida albicans is an emerging multidrug-resistant fungal pathogen representing an important source of invasive disease in humans and generating high healthcare costs worldwide. This fungus is frequently found in different anatomical sites of healthy persons and could induce systemic and superficial infections under optimal environmental conditions. Invasive candidiasis (IC) is an important nosoc ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.micpath.2018.02.028

5. Change in the efficacy of influenza vaccination after repeated inoculation under antigenic mismatch: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Author:
Nobuhisa Morimoto; Kenta Takeishi
Source:
Vaccine 2018 v.36 no.7 pp. 949-957
ISSN:
0264-410X
Subject:
children; elderly; influenza; influenza vaccination; influenza vaccines; meta-analysis; randomized clinical trials; risk; systematic review; viruses
Abstract:
... To examine the effects of repeated influenza vaccination on medically-attended influenza (MAI) and acute respiratory illness (ARI) risk according to the antigenic matching between vaccine and circulating virus strains.We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized studies that compared the risk of MAI and ARI between subjects who had been vaccinated for two consecutive seasons (m ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.01.023

6. Characterizing the Flash Flooding Risks from 2011 to 2016 over China

Author:
Meihong Ma; Bingshun He; Jinhong Wan; Pengfei Jia; Xirong Guo; Liang Gao; Lane W. Maguire; Yang Hong
Source:
Water 2018 v.10 no.6 pp. -
ISSN:
2073-4441
Subject:
children; databases; disasters; early warning systems; elderly; flooded conditions; floods; monitoring; rain; risk; rivers; watersheds; China
Abstract:
... Flash floods induced by heavy rainfall occur frequently in China, which cause severe damages or even casualties every year. Flash floods generally occur in small catchments, and therefore were poorly documented. A Database including 963 flash flood events in China is compiled and studied in this study. Analytical results (a) indicate flash flood condition in China; (b) shed light on the spatial-te ...
DOI:
10.3390/w10060704

7. Design and characterization of a fusion glycoprotein vaccine for Respiratory Syncytial Virus with improved stability

Author:
Lan Zhang; Eberhard Durr; Jennifer D. Galli; Scott Cosmi; Pedro J. Cejas; Bin Luo; Sinoeun Touch; Paul Parmet; Arthur Fridman; Amy S. Espeseth; Andrew J. Bett
Source:
Vaccine 2018 v.36 no.52 pp. 8119-8130
ISSN:
0264-410X
Subject:
Respiratory syncytial virus; antigens; children; elderly; glycoproteins; heat stability; immunogenicity; mice; mutation; neutralizing antibodies; people; respiratory tract diseases; screening; storage temperature; storage time; subunit vaccines; therapeutics
Abstract:
... Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) infection is the leading cause of lower respiratory tract infection in both young children and older adults. Currently, there is no licensed vaccine available, and therapeutic options are limited. The infectious RSV particle is decorated with a type I viral fusion (F) glycoprotein that structurally rearranges from a metastable prefusion form to a highly stable pos ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.10.032

8. Differential effects of size-specific particulate matter on emergency department visits for respiratory and cardiovascular diseases in Guangzhou, China

Author:
Erjia Ge; Kefang Lai; Xiong Xiao; Ming Luo; Zhangfu Fang; Yanjun Zeng; Hong Ju; Nanshan Zhong
Source:
Environmental pollution 2018 v.243 pp. 336-345
ISSN:
0269-7491
Subject:
asthma; children; coronary disease; disease outbreaks; elderly; gender; harvesting; hospitals; hypertension; influenza; meteorological parameters; morbidity; nitrogen dioxide; nonlinear models; ozone; particulates; pneumonia; pollutants; stroke; sulfur dioxide; China
Abstract:
... Studies differentiating the cardiorespiratory morbidity effects of PM₂.₅, PM₁₀, and PM₂.₅∼₁₀ (i.e. coarse PM or PMc) are still limited and inconsistent.To estimate the acute, cumulative, and harvesting effects of exposure to the three size-specific PM on cardiorespiratory morbidity, and their concentration-response relations.A total of 6,727,439 emergency department (ED) visits were collected from ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envpol.2018.08.068

9. Do grandparents influence parents’ decision to vaccinate their children? A systematic review

Author:
Shantha P. Karthigesu; James S. Chisholm; David A. Coall
Source:
Vaccine 2018 v.36 no.49 pp. 7456-7462
ISSN:
0264-410X
Subject:
attitudes and opinions; childhood; children; databases; decision making; elderly; grandparents; infectious diseases; memory; momentum; public health; systematic review; vaccination; vaccines
Abstract:
... The global reduction in childhood infectious diseases since the 1960s is primarily due to the success of extensive worldwide immunisation campaigns. However, the universal vaccination coverage program appears to have lost momentum in the wake of negative, unfounded claims about the safety of vaccines. While parents of the 21st century have little first-hand knowledge of devastating childhood disea ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.10.017

10. Effect of ambient air pollution on emergency room admissions for respiratory diseases in Beijing, China

Author:
Yuxia Ma; Sixu Yang; Jianding Zhou; Zhiang Yu; Ji Zhou
Source:
Atmospheric environment 2018 v.191 pp. 320-327
ISSN:
1352-2310
Subject:
air; air pollutants; air pollution; cardiovascular diseases; children; elderly; females; males; models; nitrogen dioxide; particulates; people; public health; respiratory tract diseases; risk factors; sulfur dioxide; China
Abstract:
... Ambient air pollution is considered as one of the greatest environmental risk factors to public health due to its correlation with the onset of respiratory and cardiovascular diseases. Beijing, the capital of China, is one of the most severely haze-polluted metropolis in the world; the entire city faces air pollution-related heath risks on a frequent basis. The goal of this study is to evaluate th ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.atmosenv.2018.08.027

11. Effect of omega-3 fatty acids on cognition: an updated systematic review of randomized clinical trials

Author:
Oscar D Rangel-Huerta; Angel Gil
Source:
Nutrition reviews 2018 v.76 no.1 pp. 1-20
ISSN:
1753-4887
Subject:
Alzheimer disease; breast feeding; childhood; children; cognition; cognitive development; cognitive disorders; databases; elderly; omega-3 fatty acids; patients; pregnancy; randomized clinical trials; risk; systematic review; youth
Abstract:
... The increasing number of studies on the effects of n-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFAs) on health, particularly cognition, in the last 5 years reflects the growing interest in this area of research. The aim for this systematic review was to evaluate the scientific evidence published in the last 5 years (2012–2017) on the effects of n-3 LC-PUFA intake on cognition, cognitive develo ...
DOI:
10.1093/nutrit/nux064

12. Effect of prior vaccination on carriage rates of Streptococcus pneumoniae in older adults: A longitudinal surveillance study

Author:
Angela R. Branche; Hongmei Yang; James Java; Jeanne Holden-Wiltse; David J. Topham; Michael Peasley; Michael R. Frost; Moon H. Nahm; Ann R. Falsey
Source:
Vaccine 2018 v.36 no.29 pp. 4304-4310
ISSN:
0264-410X
Subject:
Streptococcus pneumoniae; agar; autumn; blood; children; culture media; demographic statistics; elderly; genes; gentamicin; monitoring; polymerase chain reaction; respiratory system; risk factors; risk reduction; serotypes; spring; vaccination; vaccines; winter
Abstract:
... Pneumococcus is a commensal of the upper respiratory tract and colonization is common in young children. Carriage studies have provided insights on vaccine effects in children and may also be useful for assessing vaccines in adults. However, culture based prevalence studies in older adults describe low colonization rates. Therefore, we assessed cumulative incidence of pneumococcal colonization in ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.05.107

13. Epidemiology, clinical presentation, risk factors, intensive care admission and outcomes of invasive meningococcal disease in England, 2010–2015

Author:
Sydel R. Parikh; Helen Campbell; Stephen J. Gray; Kazim Beebeejaun; Sonia Ribeiro; Ray Borrow; Mary E. Ramsay; Shamez N. Ladhani
Source:
Vaccine 2018 v.36 no.26 pp. 3876-3881
ISSN:
0264-410X
Subject:
children; complement; elderly; epidemiology; immunity; monitoring; questionnaires; risk factors; vaccination; vaccines; England
Abstract:
... The epidemiology of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) is constantly changing as new strains are introduced into a population and older strains are removed through vaccination, population immunity or natural trends. Consequently, the clinical disease associated with circulating strains may also change over time. In England, IMD incidence has declined from 1.8/100,000 in 2010/2011 to 1.1/100,000 ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.02.038

14. Estimating the annual attack rate of seasonal influenza among unvaccinated individuals: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Author:
Mitchell P. Somes; Robin M. Turner; Liam J. Dwyer; Anthony T. Newall
Source:
Vaccine 2018 v.36 no.23 pp. 3199-3207
ISSN:
0264-410X
Subject:
children; elderly; influenza; meta-analysis; morbidity; mortality; placebos; risk; systematic review; uncertainty; vaccines
Abstract:
... Seasonal influenza affects millions of people globally each year, causing significant morbidity and mortality. However, there remains substantial uncertainty about the attack rate (incidence) of influenza, particularly in unvaccinated individuals.We undertook a systematic review of vaccine randomised controlled trials (RCTs) that reported on laboratory-confirmed seasonal influenza in the placebo a ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.04.063

15. Evaluation of PM10, CO2, airborne bacteria, TVOCs, and formaldehyde in facilities for susceptible populations in South Korea

Author:
Sung Ho Hwang; Jaehoon Roh; Wha Me Park
Source:
Environmental pollution 2018 v.242 pp. 700-708
ISSN:
0269-7491
Subject:
adverse effects; air quality; airborne microorganisms; at-risk population; carbon dioxide; children; elderly; environmental factors; formaldehyde; hospitals; human health; particulates; pollutants; prediction; temperature; volatile organic compounds; South Korea
Abstract:
... Poor indoor air quality can have adverse effects on human health, especially in susceptible populations; however, few studies have measured multiple pollutants in facilities for susceptible populations at a national scale in South Korea. Therefore, we measured the concentrations of indoor pollutants (fine particulate matter (PM₁₀), CO₂, airborne bacteria (AB), total volatile organic compounds (TVO ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envpol.2018.07.013

16. Exposure inequality assessment for PM2.5 and the potential association with environmental health in Beijing

Author:
Wei Ouyang; Bing Gao; Hongguang Cheng; Zengchao Hao; Ni Wu
Source:
Science of the total environment 2018 v.635 pp. 769-778
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
air pollution; autocorrelation; autumn; children; demographic statistics; elderly; environmental health; epidemiology; geographical distribution; kriging; land use; models; morbidity; neoplasms; particulates; secondary education; social class; spring; winter; China
Abstract:
... Fine particulate matter (PM₂.₅) pollution exposure has an adverse impact on public health, and some vulnerable social groups suffer from unfair exposure. Few studies have been conducted to estimate and to compare the exposure and inequality of different residential demographics at multiple time scales. This study assessed the exposures level of age and education subgroups on the whole city and the ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.04.190

17. Focusing on the implementation of 21st century vaccines for adults

Author:
Paolo Bonanni; Guglielmo Bonaccorsi; Chiara Lorini; Francesca Santomauro; Emilia Tiscione; Sara Boccalini; Angela Bechini
Source:
Vaccine 2018 v.36 no.36 pp. 5358-5365
ISSN:
0264-410X
Subject:
children; databases; elderly; health care workers; influenza; measles; public health; stakeholders; vaccination; vaccines
Abstract:
... Adult immunization is a priority for public health, particularly in countries where an aging population has become increasingly more numerous. Protection against diseases which typically affect adults (like flu, pneumococcal diseases and Herpes zoster), the shift of age of infections which originally affected children (like measles), the decreasing protection with time for infections which need pe ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.vaccine.2017.07.100

18. Grandparents' Proximity and Children's Traditional Medicinal Plant Knowledge: Insights from Two Schools in Intermediate-Rural Spain

Author:
Anaïs Ramet; Petra Benyei; Montserrat Parada; Laura Aceituno-Mata; David García-del-Amo; Victoria Reyes-García
Source:
Journal of ethnobiology 2018 v.38 no.2 pp. 187-204
ISSN:
2162-4496
Subject:
children; elderly; grandparents; indigenous knowledge; information exchange; medicinal plants; rural areas; schools; towns; traditional medicine; Spain
Abstract:
... In the last decade, researchers have reported the erosion of Traditional Medicinal Plant Knowledge (TMPK), including declines in the knowledge about which plant species are medicines and in the practical skills for using these species. Among the various drivers explaining TMPK loss, the processes governing knowledge acquisition and transmission are not clearly understood. In this study we explore ...
DOI:
10.2993/0278-0771-38.2.187

19. Heavy metals in vegetables and their impact on the nutrient quality of vegetables: A review

Author:
Javid Manzoor; Manoj Sharma; Khursheed Ahmad Wani
Source:
Journal of plant nutrition 2018 v.41 no.13 pp. 1744-1763
ISSN:
1532-4087
Subject:
children; databases; elderly; food contamination; heavy metals; human nutrition; humans; issues and policy; nutrients; pesticides; pregnant women; toxicity; vegetable gardens; vegetables
Abstract:
... Vegetables are vital to the human diet, and in particular provide the well-known nutrients to maintain normal physiological functions. The prolonged application of large amount of fertilizers and pesticides has resulted in heavy metal accumulation in vegetable gardens. Exposure to heavy metals by the consumption of contaminated vegetables and its toxicity is a serious concern. This article reviews ...
DOI:
10.1080/01904167.2018.1462382

20. High-throughput and sensitive determination of urinary zearalenone and metabolites by UPLC-MS/MS and its application to a human exposure study

Author:
Chenglong Li; Chunli Deng; Shuang Zhou; Yunfeng Zhao; Dan Wang; Xiaodan Wang; Yun Yun Gong; Yongning Wu
Source:
Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry 2018 v.410 no.21 pp. 5301-5312
ISSN:
1618-2642
Subject:
acceptable daily intake; adolescents; biomarkers; children; detection limit; elderly; enzymatic hydrolysis; humans; metabolites; solid phase extraction; statistical analysis; urine; zearalenol; zearalenone; China
Abstract:
... Biomarker-based strategies to assess human exposure to mycotoxins have gained increased acceptance in recent years. In this study, an improved method based on UPLC-MS/MS following 96-well μElution solid-phase extraction was developed and validated for the sensitive and high-throughput determination of zearalenone (ZEN) and its five metabolites α-zearalenol (α-ZEL), β-zearalenol (β-ZEL), α-zearalan ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00216-018-1186-4