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The workshop identified the need for a 2-part educational course.

Supportive school environments are essential for the reintegration of students following ABI. This study identified educators' needs for ABI knowledge and resources to support their existing expertise.

Supportive school environments are essential for the reintegration of students following ABI. This study identified educators' needs for ABI knowledge and resources to support their existing expertise.Static magnetic field (SMF), with constant magnetic field strength and direction, has a long history of basic and clinical research in bone biology. Numerous studies demonstrate that exposure to moderate SMF (1 mT-1 T) can increase bone mass and bone density. However, few studies pay attention to the effects of high SMF (>1 T) on the skeletal system. To investigate the physiological effects of high SMF on bone, mice were exposed to 2-4 T SMF for 28 days. Bone microstructure and mechanical properties were examined. The activity of osteoblasts and osteoclasts involved in bone remodeling was evaluated in vivo and in vitro. Compared with the unexposed group, 2-4 T significantly improved the femoral microstructure and tibial mechanical properties. For bone remodeling in vivo, the number of osteoblasts and bone formation was increased, and the osteoclastic number was decreased by 2-4 T. Moreover, the expression of marker proteins in the femur and concentrations of biochemical indicators in serum involved in bone formation were elevated and bone resorption was reduced under 2-4 T SMF. In vitro, osteoblast differentiation was promoted, and the osteoclastic formation and bone resorption ability were inhibited by 2 T SMF. Overall, these results demonstrate that 2-4 T SMF improved bone microarchitecture and strength by stimulating bone formation and restraining bone resorption, and imply that high SMF might become a potential biophysical treatment modality for bone diseases with abnormal bone remodeling. Bioelectromagnetics. © 2021 Bioelectromagnetics Society.Abnormalities in the normal left-right axis asymmetry range from situs inversus totalis to situs ambiguous or heterotaxy. More than 80 genes have been described to have a role in the establishment of the normal situs of the internal organs. Pathogenic variants in the PKD1L1 gene have recently been described in heterotaxy and congenital heart disease. Till date, 11 families have been described with PKD1L1-related heterotaxy. We describe the first Indian family with two affected foetuses with PKD1L1-related nonimmune hydrops, congenital heart disease, situs inversus, and heterotaxy, with biallelic variants in the compound heterozygous state.

Although prevalence of chronic hepatitis B (CHB) in the USA includes 0.42million (range, 0.28-0.67) U.S.-born persons, foreign-born (FB) persons contribute a substantially larger number to the burden of CHB in the USA. Over the past decade, patterns of U.S. Navitoclax immigration have changed and many countries have implemented HBV prevention programs. This study aims to estimate the number of FB persons with CHB in the USA by country of origin, updating our 2011 study.

We performed systematic searches for articles published in 2009-2019 reporting HBsAg seroprevalence in emigrants and in-country populations of 117 countries. Data meeting inclusion criteria were combined with data from our 2011 study to calculate pooled prevalence estimates for 99 countries using meta-analyses (total 2,800 surveys involving 112 million subjects). Combining country-specific CHB rate estimates with the number of FB in the USA in 2018, by country of origin from the U.S. Census Bureau, we estimate that the number of FB with CHB in the USA in 2018 was 1.47 million (95% CI, 1.21-1.73), substantially higher than previously reported. The weighted average CHB prevalence for all FB in the USA in 2018 was 3.07%. Approximately 59% of FB with CHB in the USA in 2018 emigrated from Asia, 19% from the Americas, and 15% from Africa. Subgroup analyses found that for many countries, CHB rates are higher in males than females and have declined over the past three decades, but no consistent pattern is observed between emigrant and in-country rates.

Including FB and U.S.-born persons, the total prevalence of CHB in the USA may be as high as 2.4 million.

Including FB and U.S.-born persons, the total prevalence of CHB in the USA may be as high as 2.4 million.

Patients with dementia often have significant symptom burden and a progressive course of functional deterioration. Specialist palliative care referral may be helpful, but it is unclear who and when patients should be referred. We conducted a systematic review of the literature to examine referral criteria for palliative care among patients with dementia.

We searched Ovid MEDLINE, Ovid Embase, Ovid PsycInfo, Cochrane Library, PubMed, and CINAHL databases for articles from inception to December 3, 2019, related to specialist palliative care referral for dementia. Two investigators independently reviewed the citations for inclusion, extracted the referral criteria, and categorized them thematically.

Of the 1788 citations, 59 articles were included in the final sample. We identified 13 categories of referral criteria, including 6 disease-based and 7 needs-based criteria. The most commonly discussed criterion was "dementia stage" (n=43, 73%), followed by "new diagnosis of dementia" (n=17, 29%), "medical complications of dementia" (n=12, 20%), "prognosis" (n=11, 19%), and "physical symptoms" (n=11, 19%). Under dementia stage, 37/44 (84%) articles recommended a palliative care referral for advanced dementia. Pneumonia (n=6, 10%), fall/fracture (n=4, 7%), and decubitus ulcers (n=4, 7%) were most commonly discussed complications to trigger a referral. Under prognosis, the time frame for referral varied from <2 years of life expectancy to <6months. 3 (5%) of articles recommended "surprise question" as a potential trigger.

This systematic review highlighted the lack of consensus regarding referral criteria for palliative care in patients with dementia and the need to identify timely triggers to standardize referral.

This systematic review highlighted the lack of consensus regarding referral criteria for palliative care in patients with dementia and the need to identify timely triggers to standardize referral.