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Introduction CacyBP/SIP is a multifunctional protein present in various mammalian tissues, among them in brain. Recently, it has been shown that CacyBP/SIP exhibits phosphatase activity towards ERK1/2 and p38 kinases. L-Histidine monohydrochloride monohydrate nmr Objectives The aim of our study was to analyze the localization and level of CacyBP/SIP and its substrates, phosphorylated ERK1/2 (p-ERK1/2) and phosphorylated p38 (p-p38) kinases, in an intact and transected rat spinal cord. Methods To achieve our goals we have performed Western blot/densitometric analysis and double immunofluorescence staining using rat spinal cord tissue, intact and after total transection at different time points. Results We have observed a decrease in the level of CacyBP/SIP and an increase in the level of p-ERK1/2 and of p-p38 in fragments of the spinal cord excised 1 and 3 months after transection. Moreover, immunofluorescence staining has shown that CacyBP/SIP, p-ERK1/2 or p-p38 co-localized with a neuronal marker, NeuN, and with an oligodendrocyte marker, Olig2. Conclusion The inverse correlation between CacyBP/SIP and p-ERK1/2 or p-p38 levels suggests that CacyBP/SIP may dephosphorylate p-ERK1/2 and p-p38 kinases and be involved in neural plasticity following spinal cord injury.To study the prevalence of perceived high stress among methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) patients, and whether stress can predict outcome, and whether stress may improve during treatment, we studied a sample of 107 MMT patients using Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) questionnaires. We studied if PSS scores on admission predict long-term retention, and we monitored stress indices (PSS, heart rate variability, saliva cortisol) on admission, 6 and 12 months later, to measure changes. Variables included demographic data, history of adverse events, and urine test. A sample of 79 (73.8%) males and 28 (26.2%) females whose age at opioid use onset was 22.1±7.2 years and age at study onset 50.5±10.8 years was studied for PSS. Both high and very-high PSS patients characterized (logistic regression) as abusing benzodiazepine, and with history of depressive symptoms. The very-high PSS group on admission (n=29) had shorter cumulative retention (1.8 years, 95%%CI 1.2-2.4) compared with 50 others (2.8 years, 95%%CI 2.3-3.3, p=0.03). Monitoring stress indices among 25 patients found that no-benzodiazepine and cocaine use on admission, opioid discontinuation after 6 months, and any substance discontinuation after a year were associated with stress reduction. Conclusion stress level appears to normalize among MMT patients if no other substance is abused.As a polygenic psychiatric disorder, the genetics of anorexia nervosa (AN) remains largely unexplored. Recently a large GWAS meta-analysis identified a significant SNP (rs6589488) as associated with AN. We suggested that rs6589488 might have gotten its association as being in linkage disequilibrium with unknown variants or functional intronic variants. In a selective cohort containing 51 patients diagnosed with restrictive subtype AN, we screened the whole coding region of the CADM1gene by Sanger sequencing and further investigated if these variants are associated with specific outcome. Only 13 single nucleotide polymorphisms, including 2 missense variants, 2 synonymous variants, 2 variants located at 5'-UTR and 7 intronic variants, including rs6589488, were identified in our AN cohort. The 2 missense variants, p.Val5Leu and p.Asp285Glu were not predicted to be deleterious. In conclusion, the intronic initial variant appears to be not associated with causative coding variant in the vicinity. If CADM1 is not the AN predisposition factor, the causative variant probably lies within 1 Mb of CADM1. Interestingly, among the 7 closest genes to CADM1, the nicotinamide N-methyltransferase (NNMT) gene is known to be associated with obesity. We suggest that the intronic variant in CADM1 could be in linkage disequilibrium with other causative variants located in NNMT.Dysregulation of the behavioral activation system (BAS) has been theorized to be a core factor underlying mood swings in bipolar disorder (BD). However, few studies have directly addressed BAS dysregulation and more research is needed to understand its dynamic expression in daily life. The aim of this study was to directly assess BAS dysregulation, and to examine its moderating effect on the relationship between life events and bipolar spectrum symptoms via multilevel modeling. Korean young adults (n = 100) were screened using the Hypomanic Personality Scale (HPS) from a large sample (N = 1,591). They completed online diaries for 7 consecutive days including the Daily Events Record as well as bipolar spectrum symptoms. BAS-activating and/or -deactivating scores were allocated to each reported life event by an expert consensus rating. Cross-level interaction analysis showed that the occurrence of BA life events contributed to a steeper increase in bipolar spectrum symptoms, particularly for individuals with high BAS dysregulation. The present study suggests that BAS dysregulation is a unique construct that deserves further exploration in BD.Some individuals are more psychologically resilient to adversity than others, an issue of great importance during the emerging mental health issues associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. To identify factors that may contribute to greater psychological resilience during the first weeks of the nation-wide lockdown efforts, we asked 1,004 U.S. adults to complete assessments of resilience, mental health, and daily behaviors and relationships. Average resilience was lower than published norms, but was greater among those who tended to get outside more often, exercise more, perceive more social support from family, friends, and significant others, sleep better, and pray more often. Psychological resilience in the face of the pandemic is related to modifiable factors.This paper reviews dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonium (DNRA) in soils - a newly appreciated pathway of nitrogen (N) cycling in the terrestrial ecosystems. The reduction of NO3- occurs in two steps; in the first step, NO3- is reduced to NO2-; and in the second, unlike denitrification, NO2- is reduced to NH4+ without intermediates. There are two sets of NO3-/NO2- reductase enzymes, i.e., Nap/Nrf and Nar/Nir; the former occurs on the periplasmic-membrane and energy conservation is respiratory via electron-transport-chain, whereas the latter is cytoplasmic and energy conservation is both respiratory and fermentative (Nir, substrate-phosphorylation). Since, Nir catalyzes both assimilatory- and dissimilatory-nitrate reduction, the nrfA gene, which transcribes the NrfA protein, is treated as a molecular-marker of DNRA; and a high nrfA/nosZ (N2O-reductase) ratio favours DNRA. Recently, several crystal structures of NrfA have been presumed to producee N2O as a byproduct of DNRA via the NO (nitric-oxide) pathway. Meta-analyses of about 200 publications have revealed that DNRA is regulated by oxidation state of soils and sediments, carbon (C)/N and NO2-/NO3- ratio, and concentrations of ferrous iron (Fe2+) and sulfide (S2-). Under low-redox conditions, a high C/NO3- ratio selects for DNRA while a low ratio selects for denitrification. When the proportion of both C and NO3- are equal, the NO2-/NO3- ratio modulates partitioning of NO3-, and a high NO2-/NO3- ratio favours DNRA. A high S2-/NO3- ratio also promotes DNRA in coastal-ecosystems and saline sediments. Soil pH, temperature, and fine soil particles are other factors known to influence DNRA. Since, DNRA reduces NO3- to NH4+, it is essential for protecting NO3- from leaching and gaseous (N2O) losses and enriches soils with readily available NH4+-N to primary producers and heterotrophic microorganisms. Therefore, DNRA may be treated as a tool to reduce ground-water NO3- pollution, enhance soil health and improve environmental quality.Past research showed on-road emissions patterns unique to hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), indicating the need to account for them in emissions models as projected HEV sales increase over the coming decades. This work defines and characterizes a variable that quantifies HEV operating behavior to inform future development of new HEV emissions models based on current knowledge of conventional vehicle (CV) emissions patterns. Instantaneous hybridization factor (IHF), was quantified using on-road data collected from a 2010 Toyota Camry HEV. IHF is the ratio of electric system power to total system power and accounts for energy storage in the high voltage battery (IHF ranges from -1 to +1). Relationships between IHF and vehicle specific power (VSP), road type and road grade were examined. Negative VSP resulted in regenerative braking operation (IHF = -0.01 to -1) 90% of the time. IHF identified the VSP range where HEV operation was highly variable (VSP = -1 to 8 kW/ton) when driving at speeds below the ICE-off threshold (42 mph). VSP and IHF together account for 76-86% of the variability in HEV CO2 emissions in this study. CO2 model results using VSP computed with the measured real-world road grade (R2 = 0.86) gave improved fits over the no-grade VSP model (R2 = 0.69). This study establishes one framework for calculating the instantaneous HEV power split, confirms the need to include road grade in VSP for accurate modeling of vehicle emissions, and identified the need for significant improvements in on-board diagnostic (OBD) scantool measurement requirements for HEVs in three areas (1) temporal resolution (sub-second to capture transient events such as ICE restarts); (2) simultaneous data logging capability for multiple controller area networks (i.e., engine and HEV parameters together); and (3) improved data precision.The notion of water footprint provides a novel perspective for understanding the relationship between physical water and virtual water, especially in agricultural production. In this study, with the help of CROPWAT 8.0 model, we estimate the water footprint requirement (WFr) of main crops growth for 2005, 2010 and 2015 in Zhangjiakou City, an extreme water shortage region in northern China, and three new indicators are introduced, i.e., green water footprint occupancy rate (GWFor), blue water footprint deficit (BWFd), and virtual water consumption per output value (VWV). The results indicate that the total WFr increased from 1.671 billion m3 to 1.852 billion m3 during the study period, of which the green water was always about twice as the blue water. Cereals, as the main staple food, had the largest WFr, while the WFr of potatoes increased the fastest, which was the result of large-scale promotion of potato cultivation in recent years. The spatial characteristics of the GWFor and BWFd are closely related to altitude, that is, the GWFor was less than 50% in higher-altitude Bashang area, while it was more than 50% in lower-altitude Baxia area, and the BWFd was generally smaller in Bashang area than in Baxia area. Due to differences in crop types and food prices, higher water footprint food productivity does not absolutely mean higher water footprint economic productivity. Therefore, it is vital to consider from two perspectives (food yields priority or economic benefits priority) to formulate a reasonable water footprint utilization policy. This study is expected to broaden the investigation of crop water footprint and make a contribution to sustainable agricultural water management.