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compared with NEFAH cows (0.75-0.77 vs. 0.78-0.80 in the CO group, and 0.61-0.66 vs. 0.68-0.75 in the MO group for NEFAH vs. HYK, respectively). For all FA, the threshold values to identify NEFAH and HYK cows were different in the CO and MO groups. Results suggest that specific threshold values for the identification of NEFAH and HYK cows could be applicable only within similar feeding conditions and rumen environment.Bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) infection has a major effect on the health of cows and consequently on herd performance. Many countries have implemented control or eradication programs to mitigate BVDV infection and its negative effects. These negative effects of BVDV infection on dairy herds are well documented, but there is much less information about the effects of new introduction of BVDV on dairy herds already participating in a BVDV control program. The objective of our study was to investigate the effect of a new BVDV introduction in BVDV-free herds participating in the Dutch BVDV-free program on herd performance. Longitudinal herd-level surveillance data were combined with herd information data to create 4 unique data sets, including a monthly test-day somatic cell count (SCC) data set, annual calving interval (CIV) and culling risk (CR) data sets, and a quarterly calf mortality rate (CMR) data set. Each database contained 2 types of herds herds that remained BVDV free during the whole study periodbreakdown herds, the new BVDV introduction affected the SCC and CMR. In the year after BVDV introduction, the SCC was higher than that in the year before BVDV introduction, with a factor of 1.011 [2.5th to 97.5th percentile (95% PCTL) 1.002, 1.020]. Compared with the year before BVDV breakdown, the CMR in the year of breakdown and the year after breakdown was higher, with factors of 1.170 (95% PCTL 1.120; 1.218) and 1.096 (95% PCTL 1.048; 1.153), respectively. This study reveals that a new introduction of BVDV had a negative but on average relatively small effect on herd performance in herds participating in a BVDV control program.The 2015 European Union milk quota abolition initiated considerable expansion in the dairy sector in many European Union countries, most significantly in Ireland. However, this major production increase also had wider societal implications, such as negative environmental and animal welfare consequences. In this article, we used survey data of 441 Irish dairy farmers to assess farmers' attitudes toward the welfare of farmed animals and dairy calves, as well as the reputation of the Irish dairy sector. We also explored how expansion, breeding, calf management, and farmer characteristics relate to calf welfare outcomes (i.e., calf mortality, calf export, and premature culling). In relation to attitudes, farmers expressed a general concern toward animal welfare, while views toward dairy calves and industry reputation were mixed. We used Ward's linkage hierarchical cluster analysis to group farmers based on their attitudes. The cluster analysis revealed 3 distinct groups relating to high, medium, and low animal wed breeding leading to greater dairy-beef integration.The objective of this study was to assess protein degradation and biological activities of the water-soluble extract (WSE) and the 10 kDa permeable and nonpermeable fractions of in vitro digesta of low-fat Akawi cheese made from blends (1000, 8515, or 7030) of bovine milk and camel milk and ripened for 28 d. Biological activities, such as antioxidant activities, amylase and glucosidase inhibition, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibition, and antiproliferative of the WSE, and the 10 kDa permeable and nonpermeable fraction of the digesta were assessed. To identify the nature of the bioaccessible compounds, untargeted metabolomic analysis was carried out by ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Higher o-phthaldialdehyde absorbances were observed in cheeses made of bovine-camel milk blends compared with cheese from bovine milk only. The WSE from these blends also exhibited higher angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitory effects and higher antiproliferative effects than from bovine milk. The results from this study suggest that the use of blends of camel milk and bovine milk can modulate biological activities of low-fat Akawi cheese.Stroke remains a serious complication of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). Prior studies examining the association between cerebral embolic protection device (CEPD) use and stroke following TAVI have produced conflicting results. We used the Nationwide Readmissions Databases to identify all percutaneous (non-transapical) TAVIs performed in the US from July, 2017 to December, 2018. Overlap propensity score weighted logistic regression models were used to determine the association between CEPD use and outcomes. The primary outcome was in-hospital stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA). Among 50,000 percutaneous TAVIs (weighted national estimate 88,886 [SE 2,819]), CEPD was used in 2,433 (weighted national estimate 3,497 [SE 857]). Nationally, the utilization rate of CEPD was 3.9% (SE 0.9%) of all TAVIs during the overall study period, which increased from 0.8% (SE 0.4%) in 2017Q3 to 7.6% (SE 1.6%) in 2018Q4 (p less then 0.001). The proportion of hospitals using CEPD increased from 2.3% in 2017Q3 to 14.7% in 2018Q4 (p less then 0.001). There were no significant differences in rates of in-hospital stroke/TIA in TAVIs with versus without CEPD (2.6% vs 2.2%; unadjusted OR [95% CI] 1.18 [0.98-1.52]; overlap propensity score weighted OR [95% CI] 1.19 [0.81-1.75]). CEPD use was not associated with statistically significant lower rates of in-hospital stroke, ischemic stroke, hemorrhagic stroke, TIA, all-cause mortality, or discharge to skilled nursing facility. In conclusion, the rates of CEPD utilization and proportion of TAVI hospitals using CEPD increased during the study period. The use of CEPD during TAVI was not associated with statistically significant lower rates of in-hospital stroke, TIA, or mortality.Heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH) results in significant elevations in LDL-C and premature atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). Current guidelines recommend add-on proprotein subtilisin/kexin type 9 inhibitor (PCSK9i) therapy for additional LDL-C lowering beyond statins. Data are sparse, however, regarding treatment patterns and barriers relating to PCSK9i in HeFH patients. We examined physician attitudes, use, and barriers for treatment in patients with HeFH. We surveyed 1,000 physicians (500 primary care providers [PCPs] and 500 cardiologists in the US regarding their preferred treatments, experience and barriers associated with using PCSK9is. Cardiologists compared to PCPs were more likely to rank a PCSK9i as most important for an HeFH patient needing additional LDL-C lowering (68.6% vs. 64.8%; p less then 0.05), as well as prescribing and having a patient on a PCSK9i. PCPs vs. cardiologists were less likely (odds ratio [OR] [95% confidence interval] = 0.46 [0.34-0.63]), private vs. academic practice more likely (OR = 1.53 [1.02-2.28]), and those who would prescribe a PCSK9i in an HeFH patient with (OR = 3.86 [2.57-5.78]) or without (OR = 1.96 [1.40-2.72]) ASCVD needing additional LDL-C reduction beyond a statin were more likely to actually prescribe a PCSK9i. Those practicing in an urban vs. rural setting were less likely (OR = 0.56 [0.34-0.93]), and those indicating they would prescribe a PCKS9i in an HeFH patient with (OR = 2.80 [1.74-4.49]) or without (OR = 1.43 [1.02-2.02]) ASCVD needing additional LDL-C lowering beyond a statin were more likely to face difficulty prescribing a PCSK9i (all p less then 0.05 to p less then 0.01). Greater physician education and assistance among both cardiologists and PCPs are needed to address the gaps in understanding and treatment regarding PCSK9is.Data from previous heart failure (HF) trials suggest that patients with mild symptoms (NYHA II) actually have a poor clinical outcome. However, these studies did not assess clinical stability and rarely included patients in NYHA I. We sought to determine the incidence of short-term clinical progression in supposedly stable HF patients in NYHA I. In addition, we aimed to investigate the predictive value of widely available electrocardiographic and echocardiographic parameters for short-term disease progression. This is a retrospective study including 153 consecutive patients with HF with reduced and mid-range ejection fraction (HFrEF LVEF1 showed to be significant predictors of HF progression (HR 8.92, p less then 0.001; and HR 4.10, p less then 0.001, respectively). Patients without these risk factors had a low incidence of clinical events (3.8%). In conclusion, almost one in five supposedly stable HF patients in NYHA I experience clinical progression in short-term follow-up. Simple electrocardiographic and echocardiographic predictors may be useful for risk stratification and could help to improve individual HF patient management and outcomes.There is paucity of data examining long-term outcomes of premature coronary artery disease (CAD). We aimed to investigate the short- and long-term clinical outcomes of patients with premature CAD treated by percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) compared to older cohorts. We analyzed data from 27,869 patients who underwent PCI from 2005-2017 enrolled in a multicenter PCI registry. Patients were divided into three age groups young group (≤ 45 years), middle-age group (46-65 years) and older group (>65 years). There were higher rates of current smokers in the young (n = 1,711) compared to the middle-age (n = 12,830) and older groups (n = 13,328) (54.2% vs 34.6% vs 11%) and the young presented more frequently with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) (78% vs 66% vs 62%), all p less then 0.05. There were also greater rates of cardiogenic shock (CS), out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) and ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) in the young, all p less then 0.05. The young cohort with STEMI had higher rates of in-hospital, 30-day death, and long-term mortality (3.8% vs 0.2%, 4.3% vs 0.2% and 8.6% vs 3.1%, all p less then 0.05, respectively) compared to the non-STEMI subgroup. There was a stepwise increase in long-term mortality from the young, to middle-age, to the older group (6.1% vs 9.9% vs 26.8%, p less then 0.001). Younger age was an independent predictor of lower long-term mortality (HR 0.66, 95% CI 0.52-0.84, p = 0.001). In conclusion, younger patients presenting with STEMI had worse prognosis compared to those presenting with non-STEMI. Despite higher risk presentations among young patients, their overall prognosis was favorable compared to older age groups.The vast majority of currently marketed drugs rely on small molecules with an 'occupancy-driven' mechanism of action (MOA). Therefore, the efficacy of these therapeutics depends on a high degree of target engagement, which often requires high dosages and enhanced drug exposure at the target site, thus increasing the risk of off-target toxicities (Churcher, 2018 [1]). Although small molecule drugs have been successfully used as treatments for decades, tackling a variety of disease-relevant targets with a defined binding site, many relevant therapeutic targets remain challenging to drug due, for example, to lack of well-defined binding pockets or large protein-protein interaction (PPI) interfaces which resist interference (Dang et al., 2017 [2]). NSC 627609 In the quest for alternative therapeutic approaches to address different pathologies and achieve enhanced efficacy with reduced side effects, ligand-induced targeted protein degradation (TPD) has gained the attention of many research groups both in academia and in industry in the last two decades.