Background There are few previous studies investigating the relationship of dental fear and
anxiety (DFA) with dental pain among children and adolescents. To address this issue, we …

Rhizobia described so far belong to three distinct phylogenetic branches within the α-2
subclass ofProteobacteria. Here we report the discovery of a fourth rhizobial branch involving …

Background Published small case series suggest that inflammatory bowel disease [IBD;
Crohn’s disease (CD) or ulcerative colitis (UC)] and vasculitis co-occur more frequently than …

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) secreted by cells present an attractive strategy for developing
new therapies, but progress in the field is limited by several issues: The quality of the EVs …

Facultative methylotrophic bacteria of the genus Methylobacterium are commonly found in
association with plants. Inoculation experiments were performed to study the importance of …

Background Tinnitus is a common condition in adults; however, the pathophysiology of tinnitus
remains unclear, and no large population-based study has assessed the associated risk …

Accumulating evidence shows that extracellular vesicles (EVs) produced by mesenchymal
stem/stromal cells (MSCs) exert their therapeutic effects in several disease models. We …

Status epilepticus (SE), a medical emergency that is typically terminated through antiepileptic
drug treatment, leads to hippocampus dysfunction typified by neurodegeneration, …

Purpose – The most popular form of Islamic finance is commonly referred to as sukuk –
wholesale, asset‐based capital market securities. The purpose of this paper is to enhance the …

We revisit the question whether sovereign ratings predict financial crises. In line with previous
studies, we find that ratings do not predict currency crises and are instead downgraded ex-…