My orthopedic brace inventory (MOBI): a new, reliable, and valid questionnaire to identify barriers to brace adherence in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis treatment.

Purpose: Full-time wearing of an orthopedic brace has demonstrated effectiveness in limiting curve progression in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis. However, treatment adherence is challenging, with an average wearing time of 13 h/day. Despite this issue, barriers to brace adherence have rarely been studied.

A new l-glutaminase from Streptomyces pratensis NRC 10: Gene identification, enzyme purification, and characterization.

In the current study, the purified l-glutaminase from Streptomyces pratensis NRC10 (GenBank number KC857622) was characterized. Its molecular weight was estimated to be 46kDa and isoelectric point 7.4.