Special issue: the 15th Taishotoyama International Symposium on Gastroenterology (2). Forward.

The Impact of IL28B Gene Polymorphisms on Drug Responses

The hypothesis that iron depletion protects against ischemic heart disease was proposed in 1981 as an explanation for the sex difference in heart disease rates.1 2 3 4 5 The “iron hypothesis” has generated significant debate, especially in the 1990s after publication of supportive findings from Finland.6 Confusion has been introduced into the debate by inappropriate study designs in tests of the hypothesis. A recurring weakness is that stored iron is measured by inappropriate methods. In addition, evidence against a particular mechanism may be erroneously taken as evidence against the core hypothesis. For example, in a particular study design, a finding of no association of stored iron with coronary atherosclerosis would not invalidate an association of stored iron with cardiovascular mortality. Recent studies relevant to the iron hypothesis have been reviewed.5 7 8 9 10 11 12 In 1994, Ascherio and Willett13 recognized that the iron hypothesis cannot be rejected on the basis of available data, stating that “[s]tronger evidence is needed before the hypothesis is rejected that greater iron stores increase the incidence of coronary heart disease or death from myocardial infarction.” Indeed, nothing in data made available since 1994 excludes the possibility that iron depletion has a large protective effect, large enough to explain the low incidence of myocardial infarction in menstruating women. A 1997 editorial14 on the iron hypothesis suggests that this once-controversial idea has become more acceptable to many scientists. Gillum14 noted that “this important hypothesis and related research fronts have led to many valuable studies like that of Kiechl et al [see Reference 99 ], which will greatly enhance our understanding of atherosclerotic vascular disease and may lead to innovations useful in clinical medicine and public health, perhaps in heretofore unanticipated ways.” Mechanisms of protection have not been …

The 54th Annual Conference of the Association of Microbiologists of India (AMI-2013) and the Platinum Jubilee Celebrations of the Association was held at Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana, India during November 17–20, 2013. An International Symposium on ‘Frontier Discoveries and innovations in Microbiology and its Interdisciplinary relevance’ (FDMIR-2013) was held in conjunction with the conference. The premier event was organized in collaboration with the National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEM), Kundli, Sonepat, India. AMI, established in 1938, is one of the oldest and most reputed scientific organizations of the country. The program included plenary and panel sessions with invited speakers and poster presentations. More than 1800 participants including 25 speakers from overseas attended this prestigious conference. Eminent speakers from USA, UK, Australia, Spain, South Korea, Sweden, France, Mexico, Germany, Nigeria, Japan, Finland and South Africa attended this important scientific conference. Further, a specially convened global scientific session was participated by six international societies of microbiology viz. American Society for Microbiology (ASM), Spain-India joint scientific session of the Scientific Board of the European Section on Applied Biocatalysis, South Africa Society of Microbiology (SASM), Japanese Society of Enzyme Engineering (JSEE), Microbiological Society of Korea (MSK) and Nigerian Society of Microbiology (NGM). The conference provided an opportunity for research professionals in microbiology, biotechnology and allied life sciences for novelty to discuss and share the proficiency and familiarities in microbiological research for societal benefits. The program was inaugurated on 17th November, 2013 at Tagore Auditorium of the university by Mr. B.S. Hooda, Chief Minister of Haryana who expressed his satisfaction in bringing together researchers from academia, industry and the government through such conferences to ensure knowledge sharing for societal upliftment. ‘Guest of honour’, Prof. Dinesh Singh, Vice-Chancellor, University of Delhi, reiterated the need for integration of knowledge base among interdisciplinary areas of science and other disciplines for effectively utilizing microbiological research results in the upcoming knowledge driven society. Er. H.S. Chahal, Hon’ble Vice Chancellor, M.D. University, Rohtak and Chief Patron of AMI-2013 in his welcome remarks commented the significance of such conferences and role of AMI in developing research and academic interest amongst young researchers. In his Presidential address Prof. Rup Lal, President AMI, deliberated the growth of AMI and its broader fields with inclusion of newer topics and research areas. He described the role of microbiologists and challenges in front of them towards the excellence of academic and scientific communities. The session was also addressed by Prof. Tapan K. Adhya, General Secretary, AMI, Dr. P. Shukla Organizing Secretary, AMI 2013 and Prof R.C. Kuhad, Chairman, Organizing Committee. The souvenir cum abstract book of AMI 2013 was also released by the Chief Minister of Haryana in the presence of all the dignitaries. In his keynote speech, Prof. Julio Polaina, Institute of Agro-chemistry and Food technology, CSIC, Spain spoke on the molecular engineering of glycoside hydrolases for food applications and discussed recent discoveries on structural and functional studies of relevant industrial enzymes. In this international event twenty technical sessions were organized under different themes viz. Agricultural and soil Microbiology, Algal Biotechnology, Biodiversity, Bio-fuel and Bio-energy, Bioinformatics and Metagenomics, Environmental Microbiology, Enzyme Technology, Food Microbiology, Industrial Microbiology, IPR, Medical Microbiology, Nano-biotechnology and Plant Microbe Interaction. There was also a joint ASM-AMI session on infectious diseases. Each session of the conference consisted of an invited lectures by the chair followed by poster presentations on explicit themes by the participants afterwards discussion with chair, co-chair and delegates. There were more than 30 platinum jubilee lead invited lectures, 9 young scientists’ presentations and 950 posters. In each session, the best poster presentations were awarded by AMI to support the young research students in the form of prize, souvenir and certificates. The conference also witnessed the signing of MoU between AMI, India and ASM, USA to have a formal association between the two sister societies of Microbiology. The valedictory session was presided by Shri Jagannath Pahadia, Hon’ble Governor of Haryana and Chancellor, M.D. University, Rohtak in the presence of Er. H.S. Chahal, Hon’ble Vice Chancellor, M.D. University, Rohtak, Vice Chancellor, Prof. S.S. Sangwan, VC, PBDS Health University, Rohtak, Prof. Victor Di Rita, ASM, USA, Prof. Rup Lal, President, AMI, Prof. T.K. Adhya, General Secretary, AMI, Prof R.C. Kuhad, Chairman, Organizing Committee, Prof. Julio Polaina, CSIC, Spain and AMI officials from the Central Council. The 55th Annual conference of AMI will be organized by Tamilnadu Agricultural University (TNAU), Coimbatore, Tamilnadu.

Emmet B. Keeffe, MD

35th UIT (Italian Union of Thermo-fluid dynamics) Heat Transfer Conference – Ancona (Italy) 26-28 June 2017PrefaceThe 35th UIT (Italian Union of Thermp-Fluid Dynamics) Heat Transfer Conference was organized by Dept. of Industrial Engineering and Mathematical Sciences, Marche Polytechnic University (Itay) and was held at Faculty of Engineering of the same University, Ancona, June 26-28, 2017.The annual UIT Conference, which has grown over time, comes back in Ancona after 27 years.The scope of the conference covers a range of major topics in theoretical, numerical and experimental heat transfer and related areas, ranging from energy efficiency to nuclear plants. The Organizing Committee was also honored to continue the initiative about the new section devoted to Technical Seminars introduced 2015 within UIT conferences. In particular a seminar regarding the adoption of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Thermo-Fluid Dynamics research was held. Moreover a photo exhibition supported by “Aeronanutica Militare Italiana” was also offered to the participants.In this conference edition, 73 papers were contributed by about 300 authors on eight different topics: micro and nano scale thermo-fluid dynamics; multi-phase fluid dynamics, heat transfer and interface phenomena; computational fluid dynamics and heat transfer; heat transfer in nuclear plants; heat transfer and efficiency in energy systems, environmental technologies and buildings; natural, forced and mixed convection; conduction; heat transfer in fire engineering.The conference program scheduled plenary, oral and poster sessions. The two invited plenary Keynote Lectures were given by Prof. Giovanni Latini (Marche Polytechnic University, Italy) and Prof. Peter Stephan (Technische Universitat Darmstadt, Germany). A Technical Seminar was given by Prof. Renato Ricci (Marche Polytechnic University, Italy). There were also 9 oral sessions and a poster sessions.This special issue collects a paper presented in a keynote lecture plus 56 papers selected from those presented and discussed during the congress.The UIT 2017 conference was a useful occasion to stimulate discussion, further the understanding of heat transfer and related phenomena, present the state-of-the-art of some topics, discuss emerging trends and promote collaborations. We hope this issue will maintain and extend some of these features.A special thank you is due to the Organizing and Scientific Committees, to the sponsors and to all the participants.Renato Ricci and Valerio D’Alessandro, editors.List of Scientific Committee, Organizing Committee, UIT Sterring Committee, UIT Accounting Auditors, UIT Conferences are available in this pdf.

ARTICLESMechanism of Transportation of the Content of the EsophagusKao HwangKao HwangPublished Online:01 Jun 1954https://doi.org/10.1152/jappl.1954.6.12.781MoreSectionsPDF (3 MB)Download PDF ToolsExport citationAdd to favoritesGet permissionsTrack citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInWeChat Previous Back to Top Next Download PDF FiguresReferencesRelatedInformation Cited ByGamma-aminobutyric acid receptor type B agonist baclofen inhibits acid-induced excitation of secondary peristalsis but not heartburn sensation16 August 2018 | Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Vol. 34, No. 2Influence of prucalopride on esophageal secondary peristalsis in reflux patients with ineffective motility22 February 2018 | Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Vol. 33, No. 3Altered oesophageal mechanosensitivity of secondary peristalsis as a pathophysiological marker in patients with globus sensation18 September 2017 | Clinical Otolaryngology, Vol. 43, No. 1Characterization and mechanisms of the pharyngeal swallow activated by stimulation of the esophagusIvan M. Lang, Bidyut K. Medda, Sudarshan R. Jadcherla, and Reza Shaker1 November 2016 | American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology, Vol. 311, No. 5Survival dependency of intramuscular ICC on vagal afferent nerves in the cat esophagusJan. D. Huizinga, David E. Reed, Irene Berezin, Xuan-Yu Wang, Diana. T. Valdez, Louis W. C. Liu, and Nicholas E. Diamant1 February 2008 | American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, Vol. 294, No. 2Mechanisms of reflexes induced by esophageal distensionIvan M. Lang, Bidyut K. Medda, and Reza Shaker1 November 2001 | American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology, Vol. 281, No. 5Brain Stem Control of Swallowing: Neuronal Network and Cellular MechanismsAndré Jean1 April 2001 | Physiological Reviews, Vol. 81, No. 2Neurogenic Dysphagia Resulting from Chiari MalformationsNeurosurgery, Vol. 30, No. 5The origins of innervation of the esophagus of the dogBrain Research, Vol. 326, No. 1Inputs to the swallowing medullary neurons from the peripheral afferent fibers and the swallowing cortical areaBrain Research, Vol. 178, No. 2-3Newer concepts of the physiology of deglutition and dysphagiaThe American Journal of Surgery, Vol. 93, No. 2 More from this issue > Volume 6Issue 12June 1954Pages 781-796 https://doi.org/10.1152/jappl.1954.6.12.781PubMed13174460History Published online 1 June 1954 Published in print 1 June 1954 Metrics

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Fatal outcome following endoscopic fundal variceal ligation

XVII International Conference of Students and Young Scientists “Prospects of Fundamental Sciences Development” (PFSD-2020) conf-prfn.org 21-24 April, 2020 Tomsk, Russia The XVII International Conference of Students and Young Scientists “Prospects of Fundamental Sciences Development” (PFSD-2020), held on 21-24 April, 2020 in Tomsk, Russia, is an annual multidisciplinary conference gathering together students, young researchers, post-docs, and experienced researchers working in the different research areas in order to facilitate aggregation and sharing interests and results for a better collaboration.This year the conference took place virtually because of the restriction of travelling inside the country and accepting participants from abroad due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Organizing Committee was mainly located in Tomsk; some members of Organizing and Program Committee were in other cities. The technicians respecting all safety requirements were working at universities to ensure uninterrupted technical support to the Conference.The Model of the conference practically did not change: invited experts and keynote speakers made plenary reports (40-60 minutes), session reports were about 10 minutes, the time for questions and answers was not practically limited. It is worth noting that the virtual conference allowed expanding significantly the geography and the number of participants. The whole research groups took an active part in the work of the sessions and there were no limits for attendees who would like to listen to the speech of their colleagues. The colleagues from other universities, professors and their students were actively involved in discussions. All conference participants had the opportunity to pose and answer questions.

Journal of Gastroenterology and HepatologyVolume 33, Issue 12 p. 2055-2055 RetractionFree Access Retraction: Usefulness of Helicobacter pylori eradication for precancerous lesions of the gastric remnant This article retracts the following: Usefulness of Helicobacter pylori eradication for precancerous lesions of the gastric remnant Masatoshi Sakakibara, Takafumi Ando, Kazuhiro Ishiguro, Osamu Maeda, Osamu Watanabe, Yutaka Hirayama, Kazuhiro Morise, Keiko Maeda, Masanobu Matsushita, Kazuhiro Furukawa, Kohei Funasaka, Masanao Nakamura, Ryoji Miyahara, Hidemi Goto, Volume 29Issue S4Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology pages: 60-64 First Published online: December 18, 2014 First published: 13 December 2018 https://doi.org/10.1111/jgh.14523AboutSectionsPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat The above article from Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, published online on 18th December 2014 in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com) and in Issue S4, Volume 29 of the Journal, has been retracted by agreement between, the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Mamoru Watanabe, and John Wiley & Sons Australia Ltd. The retraction has been agreed following an investigation by the Aichi Cancer Center Ethical Review Committee which determined that the research reported in the paper was not as originally designed and approved, and that the trial included subjects who did not satisfy inclusion criteria due to a lack of informed consent. Reference 1Sakakibara M, Ando T, Ishiguro K et al. Usefulness of Helicobacter pylori eradication for precancerous lesions of the gastric remnant. J. Gastroenterol. Hepatol. 2014; 29: 60– 64. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgh.12772. Volume33, Issue12December 2018Pages 2055-2055 ReferencesRelatedInformation

Objective:To identify and analyze the 50 most-cited gastroenterology and hepatology articles originating from mainland China.Methods:We utilized the 2015 edition of Journal Citation Reports and PubMed to determine the 50 most-cited gastroenterology and hepatology articles from 75 professional journals and four leading journals in clinical medicine, which are The New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet, The Journal of the American Medical Association, and The British Medical Journal. Then we excluded the articles written outside mainland China and collected the basic information, including the title, authors, year of publication, source journal, city, institution, number of citations, and topic of the research.Results:The number of citations for the top 50 papers ranged from 279 to 89 (mean, 129). These articles were published between 2005 and 2012, in which 2009 was the year with the largest number of highly cited papers(13). All articles were published in 15 journals. The journal Hepatology published the largest number of articles(21), followed by Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology(4), Journal of Hepatology(4) and World Journal of Gastroenterology(4). The top 50 articles originated mainly from Shanghai(20), Guangzhou(13) and Beijing(6). Sun Yat-sen University produced most highly cited papers(10). The number of basic research was far more than clinical research, of which the ratio was about 1.78(32:18). In all these articles, hepatocellular carcinoma was the most-discussed topic(19), followed by hepatitis B virus(8) and endoscopic(5).Conclusions:Although a large gap remains between mainland China and the global community, the gastroenterology and hepatology research from China is gradually recognized by the world.

Noncirrhotic portal hypertension: Medical and endoscopic management.

Purpose: Portal hypertension (PHT) is a clinical syndrome characterized by a portal vein pressure gradient exceeding 5 mm Hg. Portal hypertensive complications have high morbidity and mortality. The present study aimed to provide an overview of portal hypertension research, as well as investigate the publications and citations of countries, authors, and institutions, international cooperation, and the density of terms used, employ a bibliometric analysis method, and shed light on future research. Materials and Methods: The search was performed on the Web of Science (WoS) on October 21, 2021. The term "Portal hypertension" was searched in the paper "title" section between 01.01.2001 and 31.12.2020. The software VOS viewer (Version 1.6.17), which shows the partnership mesh in bibliometric works, was used to analyze the data obtained. Results: The most frequently used keyword was portal hypertension with 46.4%, followed by cirrhosis with 11.1% and liver cirrhosis with 7.4%. In our study, the most effective journals related to portal hypertension were the World Journal of Gastroenterology (86 articles, 1264 citations), the Journal of Hepatology (45 articles, 2781 citations), and Hepatology (44 articles, 3769 citations), and Gastroenterology had the highest average citation (117.8). Conclusion: The present study offers an alternative viewpoint on global research trends in portal hypertension between 2001 and 2020 and is the first bibliometric analysis of portal hypertension, an issue with an increasing publication trend. We believe that by providing comprehensive and structured information on portal hypertension, the study will assist researchers in identifying publication hotspots and gaps on the subject.

Journal of Gastroenterology and HepatologyVolume 6, Issue 4 p. i-ii The Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology: The first five years … and the next G. C. FARRELL, G. C. FARRELLSearch for more papers by this authorS. K. LAM, S. K. LAMSearch for more papers by this authorV. I. MATHAN, V. I. MATHANSearch for more papers by this authorK. OKUDA, K. OKUDASearch for more papers by this author G. C. FARRELL, G. C. FARRELLSearch for more papers by this authorS. K. LAM, S. K. LAMSearch for more papers by this authorV. I. MATHAN, V. I. MATHANSearch for more papers by this authorK. OKUDA, K. OKUDASearch for more papers by this author First published: August 1991 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1746.1991.tb00866.xAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article. Volume6, Issue4August 1991Pages i-ii RelatedInformation

This special issue contains peer-reviewed invited and contributed papers that were presented at The International Symposium on ‘Future Trend in Soft Material Research with Advanced Light Source: Interdisciplinary of Bio- & Synthetic- Materials and Industrial Transferring’, which was held in SPring-8, Japan, on September 1–3, 2010. Advanced light sources including neutron and synchrotron are becoming increasingly critical to the study of soft materials. This cutting-edge analytical tool is expected to lead to the creation of new materials with revolutionary properties and functions. At SPring-8, a new beam line dedicated to soft materials has now been launched as one of the most powerful X-rays for scattering and diffraction. Additionally, the next-generation light source, XFEL (X-ray Free Electron Laser), facilities are currently being developed in several locations. In the near future, femto-second and coherent X-ray sources will be available in soft material research and should reveal the various new aspects of advanced soft material research and technology.On the occasion of the third fiscal year of the CREST (project leader: Kazuo Sakurai) and ERATO (project leader: Atsushi Takahara) projects, we organized this international symposium in order to accelerate the discussion among global-level researchers working on next-generation synchrotron radiation science, biophysics and supramolecular science, modern surface science in soft materials, and industrial applications of neutron and synchrotron radiation sources. In this symposium 21 oral presentations, including 8 invited speakers from abroad, and 40 poster presentations from USA, France, Korea, Taiwan, and Japan were presented during the three day symposium. The symposium chairs reviewed the poster presentations by young scientists, and eight young researchers received the Award for Best Poster Presentation.We sincerely hope that these proceedings will be beneficial in future applications of advanced light sources to soft materials science and technology, not only to our ERATO and CREST projects, but also to the research of all the participants, broadening our scientific horizons.Kazuo Sakurai & Atsushi Takahara Symposium Chairs Symposium Organization and CommitteeSupported by: Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute (JASRI)Co-sponsored by: Society of Japan Polymer Science Japanese Society of Synchrotron Radiation Research Advanced Softmaterial Beamline ConsortiumSymposium Chairs: Atsushi Takahara (Kyushu University, JST, ERATO) Kazuo Sakurai (Univ. Kitakyushu, JST, CREST)Organizing Committee: Yoshiyuki Amemiya (The Univ. of Tokyo, JST, CREST) Naoto Yagi (JASRI, JST, CREST) Masaki Takata (JASRI) Isamu Akiba (Univ. Kitakyushu, JST, CREST) Yuya Shinohara (The Univ. of Tokyo, JST, CREST) Taiki Hoshino (Kyushu University, JST, ERATO) Jun-ichi Imuta (Kyushu University, JST, ERATO) Moriya Kikuchi (Kyushu University, JST, ERATO) Motoyasu Kobayashi (Kyushu University, JST, ERATO) Group photograph Lecture meeting