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3%, respectively; P  less then  0.001). Very limited daily insulin dose increments were observed from baseline to week 24 in both BI and MMI groups (2.5 U/day and 1.8 U/day, respectively). Although both insulin analogs were well-tolerated without severe hypoglycemia, small weight gains were seen with both treatments. Higher total hypoglycemia rates were noticed with the MMI group; while nocturnal hypoglycemia events were comparable. CONCLUSIONS In real-world settings, BI and MMI provided similar improvement in glucose control without conceding hypoglycemia. The BI group received a greater number of OAMs in real-world settings. Limited insulin dose titration was observed, while more adjustments occurred with OAM usage. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier NCT03018938. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.two new benzopyran derivatives (2R,4S)-5-methoxy-2-methyl-2H-1-benzopyran-4-ol (1), (2S, 2'S, 4R, 4'R)-bis(5-methoxy-2-methyl-2H-1-benzopyran)-4-ether (2) and a new aliphatic compound (S)-(3E,5Z,10E)-8-hydroxy-trideca-3,5,10,12-tetraen-2-one (3), together with three known benzopyran derivatives (4-6), were obtained from a mangrove endophytic fungus Penicillium citrinum QJF-22 collected in Hainan island. Their structures were determined by analysis of spectroscopic data and the relative configuration of 1 also comfirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The absolute configurations of 1-2, 4-5 were established by comparison of ECD spectra to calculations. The configuration of 3 was confirmed by comparising optical value to the similar compound. The stereostructure of compounds 4 and 5 were first determined. Compound 6 exhibited moderate inhibitory effects on LPS-induced NO production in RAW264.7 cells with IC50 in 44.7 μM, and without cytotoxicity to RAW264.7 cells within 50μM. © 2020 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.Resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) has been successfully used to probe the intrinsic functional organization of the brain and to study brain development. Here, we implemented a combination of individual and group independent component analysis (ICA) of FSL on a 6-min resting-state data set acquired from 21 naturally sleeping term-born (age 26 ± 6.7 d), healthy neonates to investigate the emerging functional resting-state networks (RSNs). In line with the previous literature, we found evidence of sensorimotor, auditory/language, visual, cerebellar, thalmic, parietal, prefrontal, anterior cingulate as well as dorsal and ventral aspects of the default-mode-network. Additionally, we identified RSNs in frontal, parietal, and temporal regions that have not been previously described in this age group and correspond to the canonical RSNs established in adults. Importantly, we found that careful ICA-based denoising of fMRI data increased the number of networks identified with group-ICA, whereas the degree of spatial smoothing did not change the number of identified networks. Our results show that the infant brain has an established set of RSNs soon after birth. © 2020 The Authors. Developmental Neurobiology published by Wiley Periodicals LLC.Benzylated glycosyl formates have been synthesized in one-step from the corresponding hemiacetal or orthoester using formic acid as the sole reagent. The glycosyl formates were used as glycosyl donors under catalytic conditions using cheap metal catalysts based on iron or bismuth. A 13C-NMR method was developed and evaluated for screening reactions conditions, giving precise information on selectivity, yield and by-products formed. The major side reaction observed was the transesterification giving the formylated acceptor and returning the hemi-acetal. Using this approach catalyst loadings and solvents were-- optimized and the scope of the glycosylation was evaluated using a variety of glycosyl donors and acceptors. Proof of concept for a traceless glycosylation utilizing a dual purpose iron catalyst that both catalyze glycosylation and dehydrogenation of formic acid, has furthermore been provided. © 2020 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.AIM This study aimed to use a convolutional neural network (CNN) to investigate the associations between the time of falling and multiple complicating factors, including age, dementia severity, lower extremity strength and physical function, among nursing home residents with Alzheimer's disease. VP-16 METHODS A total of 42 people with Alzheimer's disease were enrolled. We evaluated falling events from nursing home admission (baseline) to 300 days later. We assessed the knee extension strength and Functional Independence Measure locomotion item and carried out the Mini-Mental State Examination at baseline. To predict falling, participants were categorized into three classes those who fell within the first 150 (or 300) days from baseline or those who did not experience a fall within the study period. For each class, 1000 bootstrap datasets were generated using 42 actual sample datasets, and were used to propose a CNN algorithm and cross-validate the algorithm. RESULTS Eight (19.0%), 11 (26.2%) and 31 participants (73.8%) fell within 150 or 300 days after the baseline assessment or did not fall until 300 days or later, respectively. The highest accuracy rate of the CNN classification was 0.647 in the factor combination extracted from the Mini-Mental State Examination score, knee extension strength and Functional Independence Measure locomotion item score. CONCLUSIONS A CNN based on multiple complicating factors could predict the time of falling in nursing home residents with Alzheimer's disease. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2020; •• ••-••. © 2020 Japan Geriatrics Society.Crystallographically characterized M2 L4 type cationic Cu(II)-metallacryptands [MC(X)] derived from a series of bis-pyridyl-bis-urea ligands (LX ; X = O, S, C) are self-assembled to single-layered vesicular aggregates in DMSO, DMSO/water, and DMSO/DMEM (biological media). One such vesicle is MC(O)-vesicle that is demonstrated to be able to load and release (pH responsive) an anticancer drug, namely doxorubicin hydrochloride (DOX). DOX-loaded MC(O)-vesicle is also successfully transported within MDA-MB-231 cells-a highly aggressive human breast cancer cell line. Such self-assembling behavior to form vesicular aggregates by metallacryptands (MCs) is hitherto unknown. © 2020 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.Targeted proteomics depends on the availability of stable isotope labeled (SIL) peptide standards, which for absolute protein quantification need to be absolutely quantified.[ 1] In the present study, three new approaches for absolute quantification of SIL peptides were developed. All approaches rely on a quantification tag (Qtag) with a specific UV absorption. The Qtag is attached to the peptide during synthesis and is removed by tryptic digestion under standard proteomics workflow conditions. While one quantification method (method A) has been designed to allow the fast and economic production of absolutely quantified SIL peptides, two other methods (methods B and C) were developed to enable the straightforward re-quantification of SIL peptides after reconstitution to control and monitor known problems related to peptide solubility, precipitation and adhesion to vials. link2 All methods yielded consistent results when compared to each other and when compared to quantification by amino acid analysis (AAA). We used the precise quantitation methods to characterize the in vivo specificity of the H3 specific histone methyltransferase EZH2. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.Replicability of experimental results and optimal use of experimental animals are everybody's concern. Current efforts towards increased replicability include guidelines and checklists as tools for experimenters, referees, editors and publishers. Guidelines are also provided for appropriate use of animals. To ensure the quality of experimental results, the number of animals must be adequate, i.e., sufficiently large, for the purpose of the given experiment. To comply with current ethical recommendations, the use of animals should be reduced as much as possible. Therefore, determination of the number of animals for a given scientific objective includes contrasting considerations. Current guidelines for animal experimentation, notably from the National Institute of Health (NIH), mandate (with very few exceptions) inclusion of animals of both sexes in experimental designs statistically powered to address the difference between the two groups. Notably, absence of evidence for sex differences between the organ or system functions under study does not qualify as an exception. Mandatory, equal representation of both sexes raises several questions including ethical ones. Other guidelines, by public regulators and major publishers, do not seem to have a similar selective focus on sex differences. In summary, current concerns about replicability of scientific results are justified. Concomitantly, the knowledge of sex differences also between non-reproductive, non-endocrine organ functions is increasing. In principle, sex matters in any experimental context. However, an indiscriminate demand for inclusion of both sexes in all experimental protocols seems a waste of animals, money and time, violating traditional principles of animal experimentation, particularly that of reduction. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.All trophoblast subtypes of the placenta are derived from trophoblast stem cells (TSCs). TSCs have the capacity to self-renew, but how the proliferation of these cells is regulated in the undifferentiated state has been largely unclear. link3 We now show that the F-box protein Skp2 regulates the proliferation of TSCs and thereby plays a pivotal role in placental development in mice on the C57BL/6 background. The placenta of Skp2-/- mouse embryos on the C57BL/6 background was smaller than that of their Skp2+/+ littermates, with the mutant embryos also manifesting intrauterine growth retardation. Although the Skp2-/- mice were born alive, most of them died before postnatal day 21, presumably as a result of placental defects. Depletion of Skp2 in TSCs cultured in the undifferentiated state resulted in a reduced rate of proliferation and arrest of the cell cycle in G1 phase, indicative of a defect in self-renewal capacity. The cell cycle arrest apparent in Skp2-deficient TSCs was reversed by additional ablation of the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor (CKI) p57 but not by that of the CKI p27. Our results thus suggest that Skp2-mediated degradation of p57 is an important determinant of the self-renewal capacity of TSCs during placental development, at least in mice of certain genetic backgrounds. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.Tract-based spatial statistics (TBSS) of diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) studies have consistently shown diminished white matter (WM) integrity for individuals with cocaine use disorder (CUD). The present study used seed-based d mapping (SDM) to determine the extent to which a systematic difference in the WM integrity of cocaine users may exist (as compared with that of healthy controls). Articles from 2006 (when TBSS was first developed) to present were reviewed, with eight selected for inclusion. Meta-analysis found lower fractional anisotropy (FA) in the genu of the corpus callosum for cocaine users, with a small-to-moderate peak effect size (Hedge's g = -0.331). Sensitivity analyses mostly supported the robustness of the obtained difference. Differences detected at exploratory thresholds for significance suggested insult to WM integrity extending beyond the corpus callosum. The present results compliment a previous region-of-interest (ROI)-based meta-analysis of DTI studies in individuals with CUD. These findings have significant implications for the potential role of neuroprotective agents in the treatment of CUD and merit additional iteration as more studies accrue in the literature.