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When at least one adult child in their network ate fresh fruit daily compared to less frequently or when at least one child ate non-SA food daily compared to less frequently, mean parental AHEI scores were higher by 2.0 (adjusted p-value = 0.01) and 1.6 (adjusted p-value = 0.03) points respectively. Parents with an adult child in their network who exercised at least weekly were more likely to meet guideline-recommended physical activity levels than parents with children who exercised less often (76% v. 56%, adjusted p-value = 0.02). Adult children provided social support and were seen as 'role models' for healthy behavior, especially when adopting Western health behaviors.Conclusion Positive role modeling and support from adult children were important facilitators of healthy behavior change in older SA immigrants and can inform health behavior interventions for SA adults.BACKGROUND Specific clinical risk factors linked to transient ischemic attack (TIA) could affect functional ambulatory outcome following thrombolytic therapy in patients having ischemic stroke with a prior TIA (TIA-ischemic stroke). This issue was investigated in this study. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed data from 6379 ischemic stroke patients of which 1387 presented with an antecedent TIA prior to onset of stroke. We used logistic regression model to identify demographic and clinical risk factors that are associated with functional ambulatory outcome in patients with TIA-ischemic stroke treated with thrombolytic therapy. RESULTS In a population of TIA-ischemic stroke who received recombinant tissue plasminogen activator, patients with a history of stroke (odds ratio [OR] = 3.229, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.494-6.98, P = .003) were associated with increasing odds of improvement in functional ambulation, while the female gender (OR = 0.462, 95% CI = 0.223-0.956, P = .037) was associated with reducing odds of improvement. In the non-TIA group, dyslipidemia (OR = 1.351, 95% CI = 1.026-1.781, P = .032) and blood glucose (OR = 1.003, 95% CI = 1.0-1.005, P = .041) were associated with the increasing odds of improvement while older patients (OR = 0.989, 95% CI = 0.98-0.999, P = .029) with heart failure (OR = 0.513, 95% CI = 0.326-0.808, P = .004) and higher lipid level (OR = 0.834, 95% CI = 0.728-0.955, P = .009) were associated with reducing odds of improvement in ambulation. CONCLUSION In a population of TIA-ischemic stroke with thrombolytic therapy and a clearly defined TIA without focal ischemic injury, regardless of associated clinical risk factors, a TIA prior to a stroke is not associated with reducing odds of improved ambulatory outcome, except in female patients with TIA-ischemic stroke.Background Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) is a hereditary heart disease characterized by fatty infiltration, life-threatening arrhythmias and increased risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD). buy NSC125066 The guideline for management of ARVC patients is to improve quality of life by reducing arrhythmic symptoms and to prevent SCD. However, the mechanism underlying ARVC-associated cardiac arrhythmias remains poorly understood. Methods Using protein mass spectrometry analyses, we identified integrin β1 is down-regulated in ARVC hearts without changes to Ca2+-handling proteins. As adult cardiomyocytes express only the β1D isoform, we generated a cardiac specific β1D knockout (β1D-/-) mouse model, and performed functional imaging and biochemical analyses to determine the consequences from integrin β1D loss of function in the heart in vivo and in vitro. Results Integrin β1D deficiency and RyR2 Ser-2030 hyper-phosphorylation were detected by western blotting in left ventricular tissues from patients with ARVC but not in patients with ischemic or hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Using lipid bilayer patch clamp single channel recordings, we found purified integrin β1D protein could stabilize RyR2 function by decreasing RyR2 open probability (Po), mean open time (To), and increasing mean close time (Tc). β1D-/- mice exhibited normal cardiac function and morphology, but presented with catecholaminesensitive polymorphic ventricular tachycardia, consistent with increased RyR2 Ser-2030 phosphorylation and aberrant Ca2+ handling in β1D-/- cardiomyocytes. Mechanistically, we revealed that loss of desmoplakin induces integrin β1D deficiency in ARVC mediated through an ERK1/2 - fibronectin - ubiquitin/lysosome pathway. Conclusions Our data suggest that integrin β1D deficiency represents a novel mechanism underlying the increased risk of ventricular arrhythmias in patients with ARVC.African American women (AAW) experience higher burdens of disease and have the highest rate of heart disease, cancer, stroke, and diabetes when compared to females of other ethnic groups. Health narratives are a communication strategy that has been used to improve population health outcomes. Narrative storytelling is considered to be effective for improving health outcomes in African Americans because of the strong cultural storytelling background. The purpose of this study was to determine if health narratives have a significant effect on persuasion among AAW, as measured by changes in attitudes, beliefs, intentions, and behaviors. Meta-analysis of health narrative experiments (k = 13) for AAW (N = 2,746) revealed that health narratives have a significant overall effect on persuasion (d = .243; p less then  .01). Sub-group analyses revealed no significant difference between audio-visual and written-based narratives, and no significant difference between general health topics and cancer topics. Narrative communication was effective for promoting health in AAW. These findings imply that narratives can effectively be used as an audio-visual or written-based communication for AAW, and that health topic may not impact outcomes of narrative communication.PURPOSE To assess if exposure to the Choose Water public health media campaign increased parents' intentions to promote healthier beverage consumption in their household. DESIGN A cross-sectional evaluation administered post-campaign. SETTING A 2017 internet panel survey in Los Angeles County, California. PARTICIPANTS The survey included 499 parents of young children. INTERVENTION The Choose Water media campaign included digital media and out-of-home advertisements (eg, transit shelters, interiors of buses) in both English and Spanish. MEASURES Dichotomous outcome variables were parental intentions to give child(ren) (1) more water and (2) less sugar-sweetened beverage consumption in their households. The independent variable was campaign exposure, categorized as no exposure, exposed but did not discuss visual, and exposed and discussed visual with someone. link2 ANALYSIS Descriptive, bivariate, and multivariable logistic regressions. RESULTS Among those who were exposed and discussed a campaign visual, the adjusted odds of intending to promote water consumption were 2.82 times greater than for those who reported no exposure (95% confidence interval [CI] 1.46-5.46). Similar odds to promote less sugar-sweetened beverage consumption were observed for those who were exposed and discussed a campaign visual (adjusted odds ratio 3.27, 95% CI 1.76-6.08). Those with the lowest educational attainment discussed the visual(s) less (10.5%). CONCLUSION Word of mouth may enhance health messaging by allowing time for intended audiences to process campaign content within their interpersonal network.Retinoic acid (RA) is a biologically active form of vitamin A. Teratogenicity has been observed in pregnant mammals exposed to high doses of vitamin A. We investigated the distribution of nitrergic neurons in rat prefrontal cortex (PFC) at developmental stages 7 days to young adulthood under physiological conditions and after prenatal application of all trans-RA. The neurons were studied histochemically using NADPH-diaphorase, which stains neurons dark blue. We found that nitrergic neurons differentiate rapidly and reach structural maturity by the end of the second week of postnatal development. We found that the processes of the neurons of nitrergic neurons of 14-day-old rats in the RA group were shorter than those of the control group. Our findings suggest that excess RA during the prenatal period may influence the development and morphology of NADPH-diaphorase positive neurons, probably by RA-specific receptors in the PFC of 14-day-old rats. RA receptors may be the main effector molecules responsible for the changes of dendrite length induced by all-trans RA. During later development, changes are not observed, probably due to maturation of the nervous system.Objective. Evaluate if the use of active clearance of chest tubes after aortic valve surgery influenced bleeding and reduced postoperative residual pericardial effusion. Design. Prospective randomised trial comparing PleuraFlow® 32 F chest tube with FlowGlide™ active clearance to a standard Argyle® 32 F chest tube in 100 patients undergoing aortic valve surgery. Chest tube outputs and pericardial effusion measurements assessed by two-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography were recorded before hospital discharge. Results. Postoperative chest tube outputs per hour did not differ between the two groups. The median chest tube output was 400 mL for patients who had a PleuraFlow® chest tube vs. 490 mL for patients with an Argyle® chest tube (p = .08). Pericardial effusions ≥ 2 mm were detected in 76% vs. 68% of the patients (p = .50) and postoperative atrial fibrillation occurred in 42% vs. 34% (p = .54), respectively. Conclusions. Use of active clearance chest tubes, compared to standard chest tubes after aortic valve surgery did not differ significantly regarding postoperative bleeding or degree of pericardial effusion as measured by echocardiography prior to hospital discharge.PURPOSE To describe the development of the first disease prevention intervention with ultra-Orthodox Jewish (UOJ) women in Israel using mixed methods and community-based participatory research (CBPR). link3 DESIGN This collaborative, 7-staged development process used an exploratory sequential mixed methods design integrated into a community-based participatory approach. SETTING The UOJ community in Israel, a high-risk, low socioeconomic, culturally insular minority that practices strict adherence to religious standards, maintains determined seclusion from mainstream culture and preserves traditional practices including extreme modesty and separation between the sexes. PARTICIPANTS Women from a targeted UOJ community in Israel with distinct geographic, religious, and cultural parameters. These included 5 key informant interviewees, 5 focus groups with 6 to 8 participants in each, a cluster randomized sample of 239 questionnaire respondents (an 87% response rate), and 11 steering committee participants. METHOD Qualitative data were analyzed through Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis by 2 researchers. Quantitative data were collected via questionnaire (designed based on qualitative findings) and analyzed utilizing descriptive statistics. RESULTS Barriers to health behavior engagement and intervention preferences were identified. The final intervention included walking programs, health newsletters, community leader trainings, teacher and student trainings, and health integration into schools. CONCLUSION Utilizing mixed methods in CBPR improved cultural tailoring, potentially serving as a model for intervention design in other difficult to access, low socioeconomic, and culturally insular populations.