Several in vitro studies of Mexican oregano essential oil (MOEO) have demonstrated its effectiveness as an antimicrobial.On the other hand, the encapsulation technique of emulsification could be used to mask the intense flavor of MOEO, protect it from physicochemical degradation, and release gradually its antimicrobial components.In the present stu
Objectives: To compare the grade of hydronephrosis between the antenatal and first postnatal ultrasound (US) and their clinical outcomes.Methods: This retrospective study included all cases of isolated hydronephrosis detected by antenatal US from August 2005 to February 2011.Hydronephrosis was classified based on the standard criteria into mild, mo
Policy compression is a computational framework that describes how capacity-limited agents trade reward for simpler action policies to reduce cognitive cost.In this study, we present behavioral evidence that humans prefer simpler policies, as predicted by a capacity-limited reinforcement learning model.Across a set of tasks, we find that people exp
Objective As one of the most common endocrine disorders in women of reproductive age, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is highly heterogeneous with varied clinical features and diverse gestational complications among individuals.The patients with PCOS have 2-fold higher risk of preterm labor which is associated with substantial infant morbidity and