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Transmission ratio distortion (TRD) is defined as the observed deviation from the expected Mendelian inheritance of alleles from heterozygous parents. This phenomenon is attributed to various biological mechanisms acting on germ cells, embryos or fetuses, or even in early postnatal life. Current statistical approaches typically use two independent parametrizations assuming that TRD relies on allele- or genotype-related mechanisms, although they have never been tested and compared. This study compared allele- and genotype-related TRD models on simulated datasets with 1000 genotyped offspring and real data from 168 sire-dam-offspring beef cattle trios. The analysis of simulated datasets favored the true model of analysis in most cases (>93%), and a low percentage of missidentification occurred under (almost) null dominance (genotype-related model) or similar and moderate-to-low sire- and dam-specific TRD parameters (allele-related model). Moreover, the correlation between simulated and predicted distortion parameters was high (>0.97) under the true model. The comparison of allele- and genotype-related TRD models is an appealing tool to infer the biological source of TRD (i.e. haploid vs. diploid cells) when screening the whole genome. The analysis of beef cattle data corroborated a TRD region previously reported in chromosome 4, although discarding allele-related mechanisms and favoring the genotype-related model as the more reliable one. The results of this study highlight the relevance of implementing and comparing different parametrizations to capture all kinds of TRD, and to compare them using appropriate statistical methods.

Septic transfusion reactions are a principal cause of transfusion-related mortality. The frequency of detectable bacterial contamination is greater in platelets compared to other blood components because platelets are stored at room temperature. Most strategies outlined in the September 2019 FDA guidance require both aerobic culture (AC) and anaerobic culture (AnC) testing. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis in an effort to provide the best available estimate of the effectiveness of AnC.

Our analysis was performed according to published guidelines. Broad and context-specific meta-analyses of bacterial detection rates in platelets by AnC were performed to assess the practical effectiveness of AnC as a risk control measure.

Seven studies with a total of 1767014 tested platelet components were included for analysis. With exclusion of positives due to Cutibacterium/Propionibacterium species and redundancy due to AC results, AnC detected 0·06 contamination events per thousand (EPT) components tested, twofold lower than the AC (0·12 EPT).

Excluding Cutibacterium/Propionibacterium species, AnC detects occasional bacterial contamination events that are not detected by AC (~1 in 17000 platelet components).

Excluding Cutibacterium/Propionibacterium species, AnC detects occasional bacterial contamination events that are not detected by AC (~1 in 17 000 platelet components).

To improve understanding of afferent limb behaviour in acute hospital ward settings, to define and specify who needs to do what differently and to report what afferent limb behaviours should be targeted in a subsequent multi-phase, theory-based, intervention development process.

Focused ethnography was used including direct observation of nursing staff enacting afferent limb behaviours and review of vital signs charts.

An observation guide focused observation on "key moments" of the afferent limb. Descriptions of observations from between 7 January 2019-18 December 2019 were recorded in a field journal alongside reflexive notes. Vital signs and early warning scores from charts were reviewed and recorded. Field notes were analysed using structured content analysis. Observed behaviour was compared with expected (policy-specified) behaviour.

Observation was conducted for 300hr. Four hundred and ninety-nine items of data (e.g., an episode of observation or a set of vital signs) were collected. Two hundredecification of target behaviour will allow further enquiry into the determinants of these behaviours and the development of a theory-based intervention that is more likely to result in behaviour change and can be tested empirically in future research.In this article, a series of 29 new pyrimidine N-acylhydrazone hybrids were synthesized and evaluated in vitro against Leishmania amazonensis and Trypanosoma cruzi protozoa that cause the neglected diseases cutaneous leishmaniasis and Chagas disease, respectively. Phenformin Eight of the target compounds showed significant antiprotozoal activities with IC50 values in 4.3-33.6 μM range. The more active compound 4f exhibited selectivity index greater than 15 and drug-like properties based on Lipinski's rule.The p53 tumour suppressor is considered one of the most critical genes in cancer biology. By upregulating apoptosis, cell cycle arrest, and DNA damage repair in normal cells, p53 prevents the propagation of cells with tumorigenic potential; therefore, mutations in p53 are associated with carcinogenic transformation and can be accompanied by the accumulation of a novel gain-of-function oncogenic protein, mutant p53. Although p53 is most often understood to utilize context-dependent post-translational modifications to achieve regulation of its many target genes, recent research has also sought to define other mechanisms of regulating p53 gene expression prior to translation and to understand how this alternative regulation of p53 may influence target gene expression and cellular outcome. This review attempts to summarize what is known about p53 regulation at the transcriptional, post-transcriptional, and post-translational levels while paying special attention to the ways in which context may influence p53 regulation and subsequent regulation of its target genes.

To systematically identify, evaluate and synthesize the available qualitative evidence on the mealtime care experiences of informal caregivers of people with dementia.

A qualitative evidence synthesis using the Thomas and Harden method.

All qualitative and mixed-method studies in English and Chinese were retrieved from PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, Cochrane, CINAHL, CNKI, WanFang, and Vip from the inception of each database until November 2019.

Two researchers independently selected the studies using qualitative assessment and review instruments for quality evaluation and thematic synthesis for the data analysis.

Ten studies were chosen for this review. The analytical themes identified included injecting a new element, moving forward in the challenge and external supports facilitating better coping.

Community nurses should effectively use resources to provide food-related information and services to families with dementia. Future research should combine informal caregiver experiences and clinical skills to develop high-quality interventions to improve the quality of mealtimes.