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Work-related lower airway symptoms (WR-LAS), rhinitis (WRR), and asthma (WRA) are very common among bakers, due to airborne exposure to wheat flour and multigrain. Limited data is available regarding fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) in bakers in relation to respiratory burden and occupational sensitization in a real-life situation.
To analyze FeNO levels in relation to WRR, WR-LAS, and WRA with regard to allergic sensitization to occupational allergen in bakers.
Cross-sectional, observational study of 174 bakers employed in traditional small bakeries in the Verona District. Subjects did FeNO measurements, spirometry, methacholine challenge, and skin prick test to common inhalant aeroallergens and bakeries occupational allergens.
FeNO levels were higher in subjects sensitized to occupational allergens compared with bakers not sensitized to occupational allergens (22.8ppb (18.9, 27.6) vs. 12.0ppb (9.9, 14.5), p<0.05). FeNO levels were higher in bakers with WRR and occupational sensitization (25rway symptoms in bakers sensitized to occupational allergens relate to increased FeNO. Our study suggests that FeNO is associated with work-related allergic inflammation in occupational sensitized bakers, but future studies are needed to assess how FeNO should be integrated in the diagnostic work-up of occupational disease in bakers.Electrodeposition is a fundamental technology in modern society and has been widely used in metal plating and extraction, etc. However, extreme reaction conditions, including wide operation temperature ranges and corrosive media (molten salt/oxide systems as a particular example), inhibit direct in situ observation of the electrodeposition process. To visualize the electrode kinetics in such "black box," X-ray tomography is employed to monitor the electrochemical processes and three-dimensional (3D) evolution of morphology. Benefiting from the excellent penetration of X-ray, a non-destructive and non-contact in situ four-dimensional (4D) visualization of Ti deposition is realized. Real-time 3D reconstructed images reveal that the counterintuitive nucleation and growth process of a mesoscale Ti dendrite at both solid and liquid cathodes. Entinostat concentration According to 3D morphology evolution, unusual mechanism based on synergetic effect of the diffusion of metallic Ti and local field enhancement is achieved utilizing a simulation method based on a finite element method. This approach allows for timely and accurately regulating the electrodeposition process upon in situ monitored parameters. More importantly, the 4D technique upon operando X-ray tomography and numerical simulation can be easily applied to other electrodeposition systems, which will help deeply understand the internal kinetics and the precise optimization of the electrodeposition conditions.A historical overview of methamphetamine profiling efforts in the United States is presented. Methamphetamine profiling has revealed key precursor and recipe strategies that have changed throughout the years. By studying different clandestine recipes and analyzing thousands of methamphetamine samples over the years, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Methamphetamine Profiling Program (MPP) has collected and reported on changes in drug quality and production trends. This review will discuss methamphetamine drug profiling trends that cover over two decades of forensic results.
Cryptic exons are typically characterised as deleterious splicing aberrations caused by deep intronic mutations. However, low-level splicing of cryptic exons is sometimes observed in the absence of any pathogenic mutation. Five recent reports have described how low-level splicing of cryptic exons can be modulated by common single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), resulting in phenotypic differences amongst different genotypes.
We sought to investigate whether additional 'SNPtic' exons may exist, and whether these could provide an explanatory mechanism for some of the genotype-phenotype correlations revealed by genome-wide association studies. We thoroughly searched the literature for reported cryptic exons, cross-referenced their genomic coordinates against the dbSNP database of common SNPs, then screened out SNPs with no reported phenotype associations.
This method discovered five probable SNPtic exons in the genes APC, FGB, GHRL, MYPBC3 and OTC. For four of these five exons, we observed that the phenotype associated with the SNP was compatible with the predicted splicing effect of the nucleotide change, whilst the fifth (in GHRL) likely had a more complex splice-switching effect.
Application of our search methods could augment the knowledge value of future cryptic exon reports and aid in generating better hypotheses for genome-wide association studies.
Application of our search methods could augment the knowledge value of future cryptic exon reports and aid in generating better hypotheses for genome-wide association studies.
Little is known regarding the rate and clinical outcomes of asymptomatic carriers of SARS-CoV-2 among patients with cancer. Detection of asymptomatic carriers is important in this population given the use of myelosuppressive and immunomodulating therapies. Understanding the asymptomatic carrier rate will help to develop mitigation strategies in this high-risk cohort.
Retrospective cohort analysis of an asymptomatic screening protocol which required patients receiving infusional anti-cancer therapy to undergo a symptom/exposure screen and SARS-CoV-2 PCR testing 24-96h prior to their infusion. The primary outcome of this analysis was the rate of asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection. Secondary outcomes included the rate of COVID-19-related hospitalization and mortality and delays in oncologic therapy.
Among a cohort of 2691 cancer patients who underwent asymptomatic screening, 1.6% (N=43/2691) of patients were found to be SARS-CoV-2 positive on asymptomatic screening. 11.6% (N=5/43) of the cohort ultimately d cancer patients with symptomatic COVID-19 infection.
Persistent infection with high-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) is the main leading cause of cervical precancerous lesions and cervical cancer. This study aims to explore the epidemiological characteristics of HR-HPV genotypes and their correlation with the ThinPrep cytological test (TCT) results among women in Chongqing, in China.
In this retrospective study, cervical exfoliations of 14,548 women who visited Chongqing university cancer hospital were collected for detecting HR-HPV genotypes and TCT.
Overall, the rate of HR-HPV infection was 14.26%. The three most common HR-HPV genotypes are HPV52 (4.39%), HPV58 (2.21%), and HPV16 (1.94%). In this study, the positive rate of cervical TCT was 4.54%. Atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASC-US), atypical squamous cells that could not exclude high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (ASU-H), low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (LSIL), high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (HSIL), and atypical glandular cells of undetermined significance (AGC) were 2.99%, 0.20%, 0.92%, 0.29%, and 0.14%, respectively. Among the several types of cytological lesions, the HR-HPV infection rates of ASC-US, ASC-H, LSIL, HSIL, and (AGC) were 24.82%, 41.38%, 64.18%, 95.24%, and 23.81%, respectively.
HPV52, HPV 58, and HPV16 are the most common infection subtypes in Chongqing. When implementing HPV vaccine programs in Chongqing, HPV58 and HPV52 should be attached importance as HPV16 and HPV18.
HPV52, HPV 58, and HPV16 are the most common infection subtypes in Chongqing. When implementing HPV vaccine programs in Chongqing, HPV58 and HPV52 should be attached importance as HPV16 and HPV18.
Major depressive disorder, highly prevalent among people with HIV (PWH) globally, including South Africa, is associated with suboptimal adherence to antiretroviral therapy. Globally, there are insufficient numbers of mental health providers and tested depression treatments. This study's aim was to test task-shared cognitive-behavioural therapy for adherence and depression (CBT-AD) in HIV, delivered by clinic nurses in South Africa.
This was a two-arm randomized controlled effectiveness trial (recruitment 14 July 2016 to 4 June 2019, last follow 9 June 2020). One-hundred-sixty-one participants with clinical depression and virally uncontrolled HIV were recruited from primary care clinics providing HIV care, in Khayelitsha, South Africa. Arm 1 was task-shared, nurse-delivered CBT-AD; and arm 2 was enhanced treatment as usual (ETAU). Primary outcomes (baseline to 4 months) were blinded Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM-D) scores, and weekly adherence via real-time monitoring (Wisepill). Secondary outcomes in improving clinical depression, ART adherence and viral load for virally unsuppressed PWH. The strategy of reducing depression to allow patients with self-care components of medical illness to benefit from adherence interventions is one to extend. Implementation science trials and analyses of cost-effectiveness are needed to translate findings into clinical practice.
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier NCT02696824 https//clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02696824.
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier NCT02696824 https//clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02696824.Despite medical physics becoming a more patient-facing part of the radiation oncology team, medical physics graduate students have no training in patient communication. An introductory patient communication training for medical physics graduate students is presented here. This training exposes participants to foundational concepts and effective communication skills through a lecture and it allows them to apply these concepts through realistic simulated patient interactions. The training was conducted virtually, and eight students participated. The impact of the training was evaluated based on changes in both confidence and competence of the participants' patient communication skills. Participants were asked to fill out a survey to assess their confidence on communicating with patients before and after the training. They also underwent a simulated patient interaction pre- and postlecture. Their performance during these was evaluated by both the simulated patient actors and the participants themselves using a rhe competence of the participants in the subject. We propose that similar trainings be incorporated into medical physics graduate training programs prior to students entering into residency.
To report the development of focal bullous retinal detachments (bullae) in dogs with different forms of progressive retinal atrophy (PRA).
Dogs with three distinct forms of PRA (PRA-affected Whippets, German Spitzes and CNGB1-mutant Papillon crosses) were examined by indirect ophthalmoscopy and spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT). Retinal bullae were monitored over time. One CNGB1-mutant dog was treated with gene augmentation therapy. The canine BEST1gene coding region and flanking intronic sequence was sequenced in at least one affected dog of each breed.
Multiple focal bullous retinal detachments (bullae) were identified in PRA-affected dogs of all three types. They developed in 4 of 5 PRA-affected Whippets, 3 of 8 PRA-affected Germans Spitzes and 15 of 20 CNGB1-mutant dogs. The bullae appeared prior to marked retinal degeneration and became less apparent as retinal degeneration progressed. Bullae were not seen in any heterozygous animals of any of the types of PRA. Screening of the coding region and flanking intronic regions of the canine BEST1gene failed to reveal any associated pathogenic variants.
