... Abstract Background: With more than 200,000 new cases per year, skin tumours have been the most frequently reported cancers in Germany for years. We performed a systematic review to summarise the current evidence concerning the preventive value of regular sunscreen use. Methods: Systematic...

... Abstract The pH value of a biofilm influences the pathogenesis and therapy of oral diseases such as caries and periodontitis. This study aimed to investigate the influence of different initial pH values on the microbial composition, bacterial counts, metabolic activity, and quantity of three...

.... In the increasingly tolerant culture of pharmacological and technical human enhancements, the traditional normative approach to anti-doping, which involves telling athletes what they cannot do to improve their athletic ability and performance, diverges from the otherwise positive values attached to human improvement...

... Abstract The biological value of a protein extends beyond its amino-acid composition and digestibility, and can be influenced by additional factors in a tissue-specific manner. In healthy individuals, the slow appearance of dietary amino acids in the portal vein and subsequently in the systemic...

... is the most versatile and sophisticated in that it integrates the patient benefit (patient value) conferred by a drug in terms of improvement in length and/or quality of life. It also incorporates the costs expended for that benefit, as well as the dollars returned to patients and society from the use...

... high-value, sustained translational science partnerships have been created when the university and company are located in the same city or region, although there are exceptions. One hundred percent of industry translational scientists have experience in academia since they obtained...

... values in control and experimental periods. January 2009 was considered as the control month (control: diet without flax supplementation). Two experimental groups were then created: one with flax meal supplementation [flax meal diet (FM), 11 farms] and one with extruded flax supplementation [extruded...