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Six samples gave inconclusive results, of which two had a fetal fraction of less then 4%. This study demonstrates that NIPD for SCD is approaching clinical utility. © 2020 British Society for Haematology and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.Microglia have been known for decades as key immune cells that shape the central nervous system (CNS) during development and respond to brain pathogens and injury in adult life. Recent findings now suggest that these cells also play a highly complex role in several other functions of the CNS. In this review, we provide a brief overview of the established microglial functions in development and disease. We also discuss emerging research suggesting that microglia are important for both cognitive function and the regulation of food intake. With respect to cognitive function, current data suggest microglia are not indispensable for neurogenesis, synaptogenesis or cognition in the healthy young adult, although they crucially modulate and support these functions. In doing so, they are likely important in supporting the balance between apoptosis and survival of newborn neurones and in orchestrating appropriate synaptic remodelling in response to a learning stimulus. We also explore the possibility of a role for microglia in feeding and satiety. Microglia have been implicated in both appetite suppression with sickness and obesity and in promoting feeding under some conditions and we discuss these findings here, highlighting the contribution of these cells to healthy brain function. © 2020 British Society for Neuroendocrinology.Ion concentration polarization (ICP) imposes remarkable adverse effects on the energy conversion performance of the pressure-driven electrokinetic (EK) flows through a capillary system which can be equivalently treated as a battery. An optimized dimensionless numerical method is proposed in this study to investigate the causes and the effects of the ICP. Results show that remarkable ICP phenomena are induced under certain conditions such as high applied pressure, high surface charge density, and small inversed Debye length at dimensionless values of 6000, -10, and 0.5. Meanwhile, different factors influence the ICP and the corresponding electric properties in different ways. Particularly for the overall electric resistance, the applied pressure and the surface charge density mainly affect the variation amplitude and the level of the overall electric resistance when varying the output electric potential, respectively. Differently, the Debye length affects the overall electric resistance in both aspects. Ultimately, the induced ICP leads to significant non-linear current-potential curves. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.The Ginkgo biloba (G. biloba), commonly known as ginkgo, brings considerable benefit to common medicine, including weight loss effects, as well as antidiabetic, antihypertensive, and antilipidemic properties that could be effective in the treatment of Metabolic syndrome (MetS) associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease events. Major compounds of G. biloba are terpene lactones (bilobalide and ginkgolides A, B, and C) and flavone glycosides (isorhamnetin, quercetin, and kaempferol). We evaluated the most relevant original articles to indicate the effects of G. biloba on different components of MetS, including obesity, high blood pressure, dyslipidemia, and hyperglycemia. Several electronic databases (Scopus, PubMed, Web of Science and Google Scholar) were searched and the articles that included Ginkgo's effect on one or more of the criteria for MetS were selected. This review indicated that G. biloba might be efficient in the improvement of MetS; however, more studies especially clinical trials are needed to evaluate safety and efficacy of G. biloba. © 2020 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.Bacterial wilt and tan spot of dry beans (family Fabaceae), caused by Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens pv. flaccumfaciens, is an important emerging disease threatening the edible legume industry around the globe. The management of bacterial wilt has been a major problem since its original description in 1922. This is in part due to the seedborne nature of the pathogen allowing the bacterium to be transmitted long distances via infected seeds, as well as a lack of detailed molecular information concerning the pathogenicity repertoires and virulence determinates of the pathogen. Identification can also be difficult owing to the presence of five different colony colour variants (i.e., yellow, orange, pink, purple, and red) on culture media. In this review, we provide an overview of the aetiology, epidemiology, and management strategies of bacterial wilt disease. First, a comprehensive and comparative symptomology of the disease on different dry bean species is described. Then, the taxonomic history of the causal agigna radiata), soybean (Glycine max), as well as a number of weed species. TAXONOMIC STATUS OF THE PATHOGEN Bacteria; phylum Actinobacteria; order Actinomycetales; suborder Micrococcineae; family Microbacteriaceae; genus Curtobacterium; species Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens. SYNONYMS Corynebacterium flaccumfaciens subsp. find more flaccumfaciens; Corynebacterium flaccumfaciens pv. flaccumfaciens, Corynebacterium flaccumfaciens, Phytomonas flaccumfaciens, Bacterium flaccumfaciens. MICROBIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES Multicoloured (yellow, orange, pink, purple, and red), gram-positive, aerobic, curved rod, nonspore-forming, polar flagellated, motile cells. DISTRIBUTION Widespread in America (Brazil, Canada, and the USA), Australia, and Iran. Restricted occurrence in Africa and Europe. PHYTOSANITARY CATEGORIZATION EPPO A2 list no. 48, EU Annex II⁄B. © 2020 The Authors. Molecular Plant Pathology published by British Society for Plant Pathology and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.BACKGROUND In families with a member with a developmental disability (DD), future care planning is limited (Brennan et al., Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 31, 2018, 226; Bowey and McGlaughlin, British Journal of Social Work, 31, 2007, 39; Davys et al., Journal of Intellectual Disability, 14, 2010, 167; Davys et al., British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 43, 2014, 219; Davys et al., Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 29, 2016, 220). However, most siblings without disabilities (SWD) expect to be involved in the future care of their brother or sister with DD (Benderix and Sivberg, International Paediatric Nursing, 22, 2007, 410; Gomez de la Cuesta and Cos, We exist too Valuing the contributions of siblings, UK, National Autistic Society, 2012; Heller and Arnold, Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 7, 2010, 16). MATERIALS AND METHODS Based on qualitative interviews with 25 SWD in Ireland, this article explores how SWD experience future planning.