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Toxic anterior segment syndrome (TASS) is a rapid-onset inflammation of the eye following uneventful ocular surgery. We report a case of TASS following Baerveldt glaucoma implant (BGI) surgery. Inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) identified barium in the eye and in the eluate from the bleb of the BGI. We attribute TASS in our patient to the dissolution of barium from the BGI and its entry into the eye, where it causes severe inflammation.

Moderate to severe cases of deformational plagiocephaly (DP) may be treated with cranial remolding orthoses (CRO). This study investigated the socioeconomic disparities in access to care for CRO for DP correction.

This was a retrospective review of medical records from a single CRO company in Connecticut from 2014 to 2020.

Demographic variables were collected from all patients. Univariable logistic regressions were used to identify differences for presenting age at consultation, whether CRO was pursued, and length of CRO treatment by insurance payor and household income quartile.

Of the 5620 patients identified, 4100 (73.0%) received CRO, with 674 (12.0%) receiving a second helmet. Of those receiving CRO, 1536 (37.5%) had Medicaid insurance while 2558 (62.4%) were commercially insured. Patients on Medicaid were 1.30 times more likely to have delayed presentation (

  =  .017), while patients from the lowest income quartile were 1.26 1.50 (

 < .001) and 1.58 (

 < .001) times more likely to havetreatment of DP.

To explore the optimized concentration of AAV2-GFP for sparse transfection of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) and optic nerve (ON), and to examine the changes of microglial morphology and distribution in the retina, optic nerve and chiasm after injection.

We defined the optimal concentration of AAV2-GFP for sparse labeling of RGCs and axons in WT mice. We further explored the changes of microglial morphology and distribution in the retina, optic nerve and chiasm after intravitreal injection in CX3CR1+/GFP mice.

14 days after intravitreal injection of AAV2-GFP, live imaging of the retina showed that fundus fluorescence was very strong and dense at 2.16 × 10

VG/retina, 2.16 × 10

VG/retina, 2.16 × 10

VG/retina. RGCs were sparsely marked at a concentration 11000 (2.16 × 10

VG/retina) and fundus fluorescence was weak. The transfected RGCs and axons were unevenly distributed in the retina and significantly more RGCs were transfected near the injection site of AAV2-GFP compared to the other sites of the flat-mounted retina. Microglia density increased significantly in the retina and part of optic nerve, but not in the optic chiasm. The morphology of microglia was largely unchanged.

AAV2-GFP was highly efficient and the optimal concentration of sparsely labeled RGCs was 11000 (2.16 × 10

VG/retina). After intravitreal injection of AAV2-GFP, the number of microglia increased partly. The morphology of microglia was comparable.

AAV2-GFP was highly efficient and the optimal concentration of sparsely labeled RGCs was 11000 (2.16 × 108 VG/retina). After intravitreal injection of AAV2-GFP, the number of microglia increased partly. The morphology of microglia was comparable.

Due to the concern over global rising rates of dementia, increased emphasis has been placed on understanding and moulding the public's knowledge and awareness of the condition. There has been limited previous research into predictors of dementia knowledge; overall knowledge amongst the public is low, and it has been widely agreed that more needs to be done to raise awareness of this condition. This study seeks to solidify understanding of public dementia knowledge and introduces dementia worry, motivation to seek information and risk perception as novel concomitants of this knowledge.

A convenience sample of 311 UK adults completed a survey on dementia knowledge including Alzheimer's disease-specific questions, worry about developing dementia, motivation to seek information and perceived personal risk of getting the disease. Surveys were completed face-to-face and included both closed and open-ended questions.

Overall dementia knowledge scores were low, achieving an average of 33% of the total possible ifiable factors and dementia knowledge, suggesting areas to consider for both further research and publication campaigns. Further implications and limitations of this study are discussed.

To investigate the effects of a group-based cognitive behavioural intervention for patients with persistent low back pain (LBP) and psychological risk factors referred to secondary care.

A randomised controlled trial.

Silkeborg Regional Hospital, Denmark.

A total of 136 participants with chronic LBP and psychological risk factors.

Participants were randomised to the standard care group, including examination by a rheumatologist and/or a physiotherapist, or the intervention group, including standard care plus a multidisciplinary group-based pain management programme.

Patient-reported outcomes were collected at baseline and after 6 and 12 months. The primary outcome was disability (Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire). Secondary outcomes included low back pain intensity, pain catastrophising, health-related quality of life, and sick leave.

Among 136 participants, 68 (mean age 41.7 years (SD 11.8)) were randomised to standard care and 68 (mean age 46.0 years (SD 10.8)) were randomised to the intervention group. Except for age, baseline characteristics were comparable between groups. 12-month follow-up was completed by 92.6% in the intervention group and 80.9% in the standard care group. Both groups achieved significant improvements on disability, with a reduction of -4.8 points (SD 6.1) in the intervention group compared to -3.7 points (SD 5.2), resulting in an insignificant difference between groups. No significant differences were found in the secondary outcomes.

A group-based pain management programme was no more effective than standard care for patients with persistent LBP and psychological risk factors.

A group-based pain management programme was no more effective than standard care for patients with persistent LBP and psychological risk factors.

We examined associations between academic grades and positive health behaviors, individually and collectively, among U.S. Zeocin high school students.

Cross-sectional study design.

Data were from the 2017 national Youth Risk Behavior Survey. Response rates were 75% for schools, 81% for students, and 60% overall (n = 14,765 students).

Youth in grades 9th-12th.

We focused on youth behaviors that can prevent or delay the onset of chronic health conditions. Seven dietary, 3 physical activity, 2 sedentary screen time, and 4 tobacco product use behaviors were assessed. Variables were dichotomized (0/1) to indicate that a score was given to the positive health behavior response (e.g.,, did not smoke cigarettes = 1). A composite score was created by summing each positive health behavior response among 16 total health behaviors.

Multivariable logistic regression analyses for each individual health behavior, and a multivariable negative binomial regression for the composite score, were conducted with self-reported academic grades, controlling for sex, grade in school, race/ethnicity, and body mass index (BMI) categories.

Controlling for covariates, students who reported mostly A's had 2.0 (

< .001) more positive health behaviors; students who reported mostly B's had 1.3 (

< .001) more positive health behaviors; and students who reported mostly C's had .78 (

.001) more positive health behaviors, compared to students who reported mostly D's/F's.

Higher academic grades are associated with more positive individual and cumulative health behaviors among high school students. Understanding these relationships can help inform efforts to create a healthy and supportive school environment and strive for health equity.

Higher academic grades are associated with more positive individual and cumulative health behaviors among high school students. Understanding these relationships can help inform efforts to create a healthy and supportive school environment and strive for health equity.

Elevated blood pressure variability (BPV) is predictive of dementia, independent of average blood pressure levels, but neuropathological mechanisms remain unclear. We examined whether BPV in older adults is related to tau accumulation in brain regions vulnerable to Alzheimer disease and whether relationships are modified by apoϵ4 carrier status.

Two hundred eighty-six Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative participants without history of dementia underwent 3 to 4 blood pressure measurements over 12 months and ≥1 tau positron emission tomography thereafter. BPV was calculated as variability independent of mean. Each scan determined tau burden (standardized uptake value ratio) for a temporal meta-region of interest, including burden from entorhinal cortex, amygdala, parahippocampus, fusiform, inferior temporal, and middle temporal. Bayesian linear growth modeling examined the role of BPV, apolipoprotein ϵ4 carrier status, and time on regional tau accumulation after controlling for several variables, inology contributing to Alzheimer disease.Photocatalytic water splitting is a promising method that uses sunlight to generate hydrogen from water to provide clean and renewable energy resources. Two-dimensional materials with abundant active sites are ideal candidates for achieving this goal; however, few of the known ones can meet the rigorous requirement of photocatalytic water splitting. By using first-principles swarm-intelligence search calculations, we have successfully identified two new semiconducting SiCP2 and SiCP4 monolayers. Their band-edge heights evidently straddle the redox potentials of water. For the more prominent SiCP4 monolayer, additional external biases of 0.32 V for water oxidation and 0.03 V for the hydrogen reduction half-reaction would be enough to drive its reaction sequences at pH 0, and it can spontaneously proceed to the water oxidation half-reaction in a neutral solution. Interestingly, the excellent optical absorbance ability (∼104 cm-1) and high carrier mobility (∼105 cm2 V-1 s-1) of SiCP2 and SiCP4 facilitate the utilization of sunlight and the fast transportation of photogenerated carriers. All of these properties make SiCP2 and SiCP4 monolayers promising candidates for applications in photocatalytic water splitting.We report that the treatment of unsymmetrical 2,3-disubstituted aziridines with TiCl4 yields β-phenethylamine products via the intermediacy of a phenonium ion. Derivatization of the products obtained via this method is demonstrated. Computational analysis of the reaction pathway provides insight into the reaction mechanism, including the selectivity of the phenonium opening.Hydrogen spillover can assist the introduction of defects such as Ti3+ and concomitant oxygen vacancies (VO) in a TiO2 crystal, thereby inducing a new level below the conduction band to improve the conductivity of photogenerated electrons and the visible light absorption property of TiO2. Meanwhile, crystal facet engineering offers a promising approach to achieve improved activity by influencing the recombination step of the photogenerated electrons and holes. In this study, with the aim of achieving enhanced visible light-driven photocatalytic activity, rutile TiO2 nanorods with different aspect ratios were synthesized by crystal facet engineering, and Pt-deposited TiO2-x nanorods (Pt/TNR) were then obtained via reduction treatment assisted by hydrogen spillover. The reduction treatment at 200 °C induced the formation of surface Ti3+ exclusively, whereas surface Ti3+ and VO were formed by performing the reduction at 600 °C. The Pt/TNR with a higher aspect ratio reduced at 200 °C exhibited the highest activity in photocatalytic H2 production under visible light irradiation owing to the synergistic effect of the introduction of Ti3+ defects and the spatial charge carrier separation induced by crystal facet engineering.