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Chronic non-cancer pain, a disabling and distressing condition, is common in adults. It is a global public health problem and economic burden on health and social care systems and on people with chronic pain. Psychological treatments aim to reduce pain, disability and distress. This review updates and extends its previous version, published in 2012.

To determine the clinical efficacy and safety of psychological interventions for chronic pain in adults (age > 18 years) compared with active controls, or waiting list/treatment as usual (TAU).

We identified randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of psychological therapies by searching CENTRAL, MEDLINE, Embase and PsycINFO to 16 April 2020. We also examined reference lists and trial registries, and searched for studies citing retrieved trials.

RCTs of psychological treatments compared with active control or TAU of face-to-face therapies for adults with chronic pain. We excluded studies of headache or malignant disease, and those with fewer than 20 participysis of ACT.

We found sufficient evidence across a large evidence base (59 studies, over 5000 participants) that CBT has small or very small beneficial effects for reducing pain, disability, and distress in chronic pain, but we found insufficient evidence to assess AEs. Quality of evidence for CBT was mostly moderate, except for disability, which we rated as low quality. Further trials may provide more precise estimates of treatment effects, but to inform improvements, research should explore sources of variation in treatment effects. Evidence from trials of BT and ACT was of moderate to very low quality, so we are very uncertain about benefits or lack of benefits of these treatments for adults with chronic pain; other treatments were not analysed. These conclusions are similar to our 2012 review, apart from the separate analysis of ACT.Csn2 is an important protein of the CRISPR-Cas system. The physiological function of this protein and its regulatory role in Streptococcus mutans, as the primary causative agent of human dental caries, is still unclear. In this study, we investigated whether csn2 deletion would affect S. mutans physiology and virulence gene expression. We used microscopic imaging, acid killing assays, pH drop, biofilm formation, and exopolysaccharide (EPS) production tests to determine whether csn2 deletion influenced S. mutans colony morphology, acid tolerance/production, and glucan formation abilities. Comparisons were made between quantitative Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (qRT-PCR) data from the UA159 and csn2 deletion strain to determine the impact of csn2 knockout on S. mutans gene expression. The results showed that deletion of S. mutans csn2 changed its colony morphotype and made it more sensitive to acid. The expression levels of aciduricity genes, including leuA, leuB, leuC, and leuD, were significantly down-regulated. Acid adaptation restored the aciduricity of csn2 mutant and enhanced the ability to synthesize EPS. The expression levels of EPS synthesis-related genes, including gtfC and gtfD, were significantly up-regulated after acid adaptation. In summary, deletion of S. mutans csn2 exerted multiple effects on the virulence traits of this pathogen, including acid tolerance and EPS formation, and that these alterations could partially be attributed to changes in gene expression upon loss of csn2. Understanding the function of csn2 in S. mutans might lead to novel strategies to prevent or treat imbalances in oral microbiota that may favor diseases.

No research has been done in New York City that shows the demographic characteristics of household contacts testing, evaluation, and treatment of LTBI. The objective of the study was to identify demographic factors associated with household contacts' TB testing, evaluation, and LTBI treatment.

A retrospective analysis of the New York City (NYC) TB registry data that examined the factors (gender, age, country of birth, race/ethnicity, and borough of residence) associated with TB testing, evaluation, and LTBI treatment. The study sample included all household contacts of TB cases identified from 2010 to 2014 (N=3,008). The data set was chosen when nurses were the primary case managers at chest centers in the department of health. Descriptive and inferential analysis was used to identify factors associated with testing, evaluation, and LTBI treatment.

The demographic characteristics of household contacts associated with testing, evaluation, and LTBI treatment were consistent with those of TB cases in NYC fl as the numbers who will accept and complete LTBI treatment.

Findings on age from this study will enable public health agencies and public health nurses to plan for effective strategies that will increase the number of household contacts who accept TB testing and evaluation, as well as the numbers who will accept and complete LTBI treatment.

The effectiveness of school-based physical activity interventions for improving cardiopulmonary fitness (CPF) of overweight and obese children is not well established. In this study, we evaluated whether overweight and obese children had similar changes in body mass index (BMI) and CPF as normal weight children after participating in a program for one academic year.

Using purposive sampling at the school level, we selected 16 program and 7 control schools in a large metropolitan area in the Southeast during the 2015-2016 academic year. In these schools, 3396 fourth-graders participated with parental consent. Of these, 2332 (68.7%) participated in BMI measures and 1780 (52.4%) in Progressive Aerobic Cardiovascular Endurance Run (PACER) measures for CPF at two time points.

Students of all weight statuses pre-program did not show changes in BMI after program implementation. Fer-1 supplier All students showed statistically significant improvements in the PACER test at follow-up, regardless of their participation in the program. However, overweight and obese children showed less improvement in CPF level than their normal weight classmates, regardless of their participation in the program.

Special attention for improving engagements of overweight and obese children may be needed to achieve improvements in their CPF level similar to that of normal weight students.

Special attention for improving engagements of overweight and obese children may be needed to achieve improvements in their CPF level similar to that of normal weight students.