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Unilateral quadriceps strength was significantly correlated with aerobic fitness, which may be an indicator that greater unilateral strength may be a proxy for assessing aerobic fitness. Furthermore, sports medicine professionals may consider incorporating techniques and exercises during rehabilitation to improve cardiovascular fitness following ACLR.

Aerobic fitness was reduced in the ACLR group in comparison to the healthy controls, despite unrestricted return to activity and similar activity levels between groups. Unilateral quadriceps strength was significantly correlated with aerobic fitness, which may be an indicator that greater unilateral strength may be a proxy for assessing aerobic fitness. Furthermore, sports medicine professionals may consider incorporating techniques and exercises during rehabilitation to improve cardiovascular fitness following ACLR.

We evaluated and compared performance of an acute pulmonary embolism (PE) triaging artificial intelligence (PE-AI) model in suboptimal and optimal CT pulmonary angiography (CTPA).

In an IRB approved, retrospective study we identified 104 consecutive, suboptimal CTPA which were deemed as suboptimal for PE evaluation in radiology reports due to motion, artifacts and/or inadequate contrast enhancement. We enriched this dataset, with additional 226 optimal CTPA (over same timeframe as suboptimal CTPA) with and without PE. Two thoracic radiologists (ground truth) independently reviewed all 330 CTPA for adequacy (to assess PE down to distal segmental level), reason for suboptimal CTPA (artifacts or poor contrast enhancement), as well as for presence and location of PE. CT values (HU) were measured in the main pulmonary artery. Same attributes were assessed in 80 patients who had repeat or follow-up CTPA following suboptimal CTPA. All CTPA were processed with the PE-AI (Aidoc).

Among 104 suboptimal CTPA (mean age±standard deviation 56±15years), 18/104 (17%) were misclassified as suboptimal for PE evaluation in their radiology reports but relabeled as optimal on ground truth evaluation. Of 226 optimal CTPA, 47 (21%) were reclassified as suboptimal CTPA. PEs were present in 97/330 CTPA. PE-AI had similar performance on suboptimal CTPA (sensitivity 100%; specificity 89%; AUC 0.89, 95% CI 0.80-0.98) and optimal CTPA (sensitivity 96%; specificity 92%; AUC 0.87, 95% CI 0.81-0.93).

Suboptimal CTPA examinations do not impair the performance of PE-AI triage model; AI retains clinically meaningful sensitivity and high specificity regardless of diagnostic quality.

Suboptimal CTPA examinations do not impair the performance of PE-AI triage model; AI retains clinically meaningful sensitivity and high specificity regardless of diagnostic quality.

We determined the incidence of epidural fluid signal on spinal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) after image-guided lumbar puncture (LP) in adults. We correlated those imaging findings with clinical status.

We searched our institution's medical records from January 2013 through April 2020 to identify adult patients who underwent image-guided LP and postdural puncture MRI. We examined the incidence of epidural fluid signal intensity in adults after image-guided dural puncture, characterized its imaging features, and evaluated its associated clinical factors.

Of 91 patients who underwent image-guided dural puncture and subsequent spinal MRI within 7days, 18 (20%) demonstrated epidural fluid signal on postdural puncture MRI. Univariate analysis showed that larger needle size correlated with signal presence (4/8 [50%] LP with a 20-gauge needle vs 13/82 [16%] with a 22-gauge needle, P=0.03). The odds of observing epidural fluid signal on postdural puncture MRI decreased by 8% per 1-year increase in age (P<0.001). Postdural puncture symptoms did not differ between those with and without epidural fluid signal intensity.

Epidural fluid signal on MRI in adults may be an incidental finding more commonly observed in younger patients after dural puncture with larger needles, without a significant correlation with symptomatology.

Epidural fluid signal on MRI in adults may be an incidental finding more commonly observed in younger patients after dural puncture with larger needles, without a significant correlation with symptomatology.The protein kinase mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) functions as a central regulator of metabolism, integrating diverse nutritional and hormonal cues to control anabolic processes, organismal physiology, and even aging. This review discusses the current state of knowledge regarding the regulation of mTOR signaling and the metabolic regulation of the four macromolecular building blocks of the cell carbohydrate, nucleic acid, lipid, and protein by mTOR. We review the role of mTOR in the control of organismal physiology and aging through its action in key tissues and discuss the potential for clinical translation of mTOR inhibition for the treatment and prevention of diseases of aging.Loss of sensory hair cells (HCs) in the mammalian inner ear leads to permanent hearing and vestibular defects, whereas loss of HCs in zebrafish results in their regeneration. We used single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) to characterize the transcriptional dynamics of HC regeneration in zebrafish at unprecedented spatiotemporal resolution. We uncovered three sequentially activated modules first, an injury/inflammatory response and downregulation of progenitor cell maintenance genes within minutes after HC loss; second, the transient activation of regeneration-specific genes; and third, a robust re-activation of developmental gene programs, including HC specification, cell-cycle activation, ribosome biogenesis, and a metabolic switch to oxidative phosphorylation. VH298 mw The results are relevant not only for our understanding of HC regeneration and how we might be able to trigger it in mammals but also for regenerative processes in general. The data are searchable and publicly accessible via a web-based interface.Invasive cells use transient, energy-consuming protrusions to breach basement membrane (BM) barriers. Using the ATP sensor PercevalHR during anchor cell (AC) invasion in Caenorhabditis elegans, we show that BM invasion is accompanied by an ATP burst from mitochondria at the invasive front. RNAi screening and visualization of a glucose biosensor identified two glucose transporters, FGT-1 and FGT-2, which bathe invasive front mitochondria with glucose and facilitate the ATP burst to form protrusions. FGT-1 localizes at high levels along the invasive membrane, while FGT-2 is adaptive, enriching most strongly during BM breaching and when FGT-1 is absent. Cytosolic glycolytic enzymes that process glucose for mitochondrial ATP production cluster with invasive front mitochondria and promote higher mitochondrial membrane potential and ATP levels. Finally, we show that UNC-6 (netrin), which polarizes invasive protrusions, also orients FGT-1. These studies reveal a robust and integrated energy acquisition, processing, and delivery network that powers BM breaching.While research identifies a growing list of risk factors for anxiety and depression, it is equally important to identify potential protective factors that may prevent or reduce vulnerability to developing internalizing psychopathology. We hypothesized that forms of perseverative thinking, such as rumination and worry, act as mechanisms linking negative life experiences and prospective symptoms of anxiety and depression. More specifically, we investigated whether decentering, the meta-cognitive capacity to adopt a distanced perspective toward one's thoughts and feelings, serves as a protective factor at various points along this mediational pathway. A sample of 181 undergraduate students were recruited and assessed at five time points over a 12-week period. Multilevel modeling indicated that decentering was associated with an attenuated impact of (1) negative events on prospective depressive symptoms; (2) negative events on prospective brooding, and (3) brooding, pondering and worry on prospective internalizing symptoms. Multilevel moderated mediation analyses provided partial support for the hypothesis that perseverative thinking would mediate the longitudinal associations between negative life events and internalizing symptoms, with decentering attenuating risk at several connections of the indirect pathways. The strongest support was provided for moderated mediation models in which decentering was associated with attenuated relationships between negative events, brooding, and symptoms of depression. This study is the first to elucidate the role of decentering as a protective factor against anxiety and depressive symptoms at different points in the path from stress to perseverative thought to internalizing symptoms. Decentering therefore may be a critical target for clinical intervention to promote resilience against anxiety and depression.A challenge in standard genetic studies is maintaining good power to detect associations, especially for low prevalent diseases and rare variants. The traditional methods are most powerful when evaluating the association between variants in balanced study designs. Without accounting for family correlation and unbalanced case-control ratio, these analyses could result in inflated type I error. One cost-effective solution to increase statistical power is exploitation of available family history (FH) that contains valuable information about disease heritability. Here, we develop methods to address the aforementioned type I error issues while providing optimal power to analyze aggregates of rare variants by incorporating additional information from FH. With enhanced power in these methods exploiting FH and accounting for relatedness and unbalanced designs, we successfully detect genes with suggestive associations with Alzheimer disease, dementia, and type 2 diabetes by using the exome chip data from the Framingham Heart Study.Root-knot nematodes (RKNs; Meloidogyne spp.) engage in complex parasitic interactions with many different host plants around the world, initiating elaborate feeding sites and disrupting host root architecture. Although RKNs have been the focus of research for many decades, new molecular tools have provided useful insights into the biological mechanisms these pests use to infect and manipulate their hosts. From identifying host defense mechanisms underlying resistance to RKNs to characterizing nematode effectors that alter host cellular functions, the past decade of research has significantly expanded our understanding of RKN-plant interactions, and the increasing number of quality parasite and host genomes promises to enhance future research efforts into RKNs. In this review, we have highlighted recent discoveries, summarized the current understanding within the field, and provided links to new and useful resources for researchers. Our goal is to offer insights and tools to support the study of molecular RKN-plant interactions. Expected final online publication date for the Annual Review of Phytopathology, Volume 60 is August 2022. Please see http//www.annualreviews.org/page/journal/pubdates for revised estimates.With the widespread clinical adoption of noninvasive screening for fetal chromosomal aneuploidies based on cell-free DNA analysis from maternal plasma, more researchers are turning their attention to noninvasive prenatal assessment for single-gene disorders. The development of a spectrum of approaches to analyze cell-free DNA in maternal circulation, including relative mutation dosage, relative haplotype dosage, and size-based methods, has expanded the scope of noninvasive prenatal testing to sex-linked and autosomal recessive disorders. Cell-free fetal DNA analysis for several of the more prevalent single-gene disorders has recently been introduced into clinical service. This article reviews the analytical approaches currently available and discusses the extent of the clinical implementation of noninvasive prenatal testing for single-gene disorders. Expected final online publication date for the Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics, Volume 23 is October 2022. Please see http//www.annualreviews.org/page/journal/pubdates for revised estimates.