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Dyslexia has been associated with a problem in visual-audio integration mechanisms. Here, we investigate for the first time the contribution of unisensory cues on multi-sensory audio and visual integration in 32 dyslexic children by modelling results using the Bayesian approach. Non-linguistic stimuli were used. Children performed a temporal task they had to report whether the middle of three stimuli was closer in time to the first one or to the last one presented. Children with dyslexia, compared with typical children, exhibited poorer unimodal thresholds, requiring greater temporal distance between items for correct judgments, while multisensory thresholds were well predicted by the Bayesian model. This result suggests that the multisensory deficit in dyslexia is due to impaired audio and visual inputs rather than impaired multisensory processing per se. We also observed that poorer temporal skills correlated with lower reading skills in dyslexic children, suggesting that this temporal capability can be linked to reading abilities. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.BACKGROUND Cardiac surgery using cardiopulmonary bypass is a well-established procedure. However, up to 20% to 30% of patients require high dose vasopressor or inotropic support following surgery, enhancing the risk of organ dysfunction and impacting mortality. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a frequent finding in these patients and may be involved in the pathophysiology of vasoplegia and cardiac failure. METHODS Retrospective analysis of 463 patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery in 2014 at our institution. NAFLD was defined using the NAFLD fibrosis score and the vasoactive-inotropy score was used to determine postoperative vasopressor and inotropic dependency. RESULTS Patients with NAFLD more often presented with high vasopressor or inotropic support compared to patients without NAFLD, resulting in significant differences after 6 hours (n = 20 [27.0%] of 74 patients), 12 hours (n = 20 [27.0%] of 74 patients), and on the first postoperative day (n = 12 [16.4%] of 73 patients) of intensive care unit (ICU) treatment. Multivariate analysis revealed time of catecholamine application (P = .001), preoperative left ventricular ejection fraction (P = .001), type of surgery (P = .001), model of endstage liver disease on hospital admission (P = .002), pre-existing pulmonary hypertension (P = .004) and NAFLD-time interaction (P = .05) as independent predictors of high vasopressor and inotropic support. Patients with NAFLD had higher degrees of extrahepatic organ dysfunction, were more dependent on hemodialysis, spent more days in the ICU and within the hospital. Patients with NAFLD and high catecholamine support had the highest mortality rates among the study population. CONCLUSIONS NAFLD is a common finding in elective cardiac surgery patients. Anesthesiologists and intensivists should be sensitive for the specific risk profile of this population. © 2020 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.A freestanding 3D graphdiyne-cobalt nitrides (GDY/Co 2 N) with highly active and selective interface is fabricated for electrochemical nitrogen reduction reaction (ECNRR). Density function theory (DFT) calculations reveal that the interface bonded GDY contributes an unique p-electronic character to optimally modify the Co-N compound surface bonding, which generates as-observed superior electronic activity for NRR catalysis at the interface region. Experimentally, at the atmospheric pressure and room temperature, the electrocatalyst creates a new record of ammonia yield rate (Y NH3 ) and Faradaic Efficiency (FE) of 219.72 μg h -1 mg cat. [https://www.selleckchem.com/products/uc2288.html https://www.selleckchem.com/products/uc2288.html] -1 and 58.60 %, respectively, in acidic conditions, higher than reported electrocatalysts. Such catalyst is promising to generate new concepts, new knowledge, and new phenomena in electrocatalytic research, driving rapid development in the field of electrocatalysis. © 2020 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH &amp; Co. KGaA, Weinheim.BACKGROUND AND AIMS There are sparse data on the epidemiology of fatty liver in the elderly Asian population. We evaluated for predictors of fatty liver and high risk of advanced fibrosis in a community-based elderly population. METHODS A total of 1091 participants (mean age was 74.6&nbsp;±&nbsp;6.3&nbsp;years) were enrolled from 2017 to 2018. Subjects with age younger than 65&nbsp;years, alcoholism, and history of hepatitis B and hepatitis C were excluded. Fatty liver was diagnosed with abdominal ultrasound by using ultrasonographic fatty liver indicator, a semi-quantitative measurement grading the severity (normal, mild, and moderate-to-severe). Fibrosis-4 score was used for the prediction of the high risk of advanced fibrosis. Using a multivariable logistic regression model, we identified predictors of fatty liver and high risk of advanced fibrosis. RESULTS In this ambulatory elderly Asian population, the prevalence of fatty liver is 41.9% and of high risk of advanced fibrosis is 12.3%. The prevalence of fatty liver decreases (44.5% to 31.8%), and the high risk of advanced fibrosis increases (3.9% to 27.0%) with aging significantly (both P&nbsp; less then &nbsp;0.05). Metabolic syndrome is a risk factor for fatty liver (odds ratio [OR], 3.19; 95% CI, 2.41-4.22) but not for high risk of advanced fibrosis (OR, 0.67; 95% CI, 0.41-1.08). Hypertriglyceridemia decreases the risk for high risk of advanced fibrosis (OR, 0.53; 95% CI, 0.33-0.87). CONCLUSION Fatty liver is prevalent in the ambulatory elderly Asian population, affecting over 40% of this population. Age is a risk factor for high risk of advanced fibrosis, with the disease likely progressing from a steatotic to a fibrotic picture with age. © 2020 Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Foundation and John Wiley &amp; Sons Australia, Ltd.Glaucoma may be associated with circadian disruption due to its association with a loss of intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells. Clinical evidence demonstrating an association between glaucoma and circadian disruption is limited, and no large-scale studies have been performed. The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to determine whether the presence and severity of glaucoma is correlated with the urinary 6-sulfatoxymelatonin levels as a circadian rhythm parameter. We measured the level of urinary 6-sulfatoxymelatonin excretion (UME) in 118 glaucoma patients and 395 control participants without glaucoma. The UME in the glaucoma group was significantly lower than that of the control group without glaucoma (3.05 and 3.24 log ng/mg creatinine, respectively; P = 0.010). Next, we examined association of the severity of glaucoma and melatonin levels. In stratification analysis of the glaucoma groups, multivariable linear regression analyses adjusted for potential confounders indicated significantly lower UME by 0.