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The Salmonella genomic island 1 (SGI1) and its variants are mobilized by IncA and IncC conjugative plasmids. (R)-HTS-3 chemical structure SGI1-family elements and their helper plasmids are effective transporters of multidrug resistance determinants. SGI1 exploits the transfer apparatus of the helper plasmid and hijacks its activator complex, AcaCD, to trigger the expression of several SGI1 genes. In this way, SGI1 times its excision from the chromosome to the helper entry and expresses mating pore components that enhance SGI1 transfer. The SGI1-encoded T4SS components and the FlhDC-family activator proved to be interchangeable with their IncC-encoded homologs, indicating multiple interactions between SGI1 and its helpers. As a new aspect of this crosstalk, we report here the helper-induced replication of SGI1, which requires both activators, AcaCD and FlhDCSGI1, and significantly increases the stability of SGI1 when coexists with the helper plasmid. We have identified the oriVSGI1 and shown that S004-repA operon encodes for a translationally coupled leader protein and an IncN2/N3-related RepA that are expressed under the control of the AcaCD-responsive promoter PS004. This replicon transiently maintains SGI1 as a 4-8-copy plasmid, not only stabilizing the island but also contributing to the fast displacement of the helper plasmid.

To determine whether actigraphy-measured sleep was independently associated with risk of frailty and mortality over a 5-year period among older adults.

We used data from Waves 2 (W2) and 3 (W3) (2010-2015) of the National Social Life, Health and Aging Project, a prospective cohort of community-dwelling older adults born between 1920 and 1947. One-third of W2 respondents were randomly selected to participate in a sleep study, of whom N = 727 consented and N = 615 were included in the analytic sample. Participants were instructed to wear a wrist actigraph for 72 h (2.93 ± 0.01 nights). Actigraphic sleep parameters were averaged across nights and included total sleep time, percent sleep, sleep fragmentation index, and wake after sleep onset. Subjective sleep was collected via questionnaire. Frailty was assessed using modified Fried Frailty Index. Vital status was ascertained at the time of the W3 interview. W3 frailty/mortality status was analyzed jointly with a four-level variable robust, pre-frail, frail, and deceased. Associations were modeled per 10-unit increase.

After controlling for baseline frailty (robust and pre-frail categories), age, sex, education, body mass index, and sleep time preference, a higher sleep fragmentation index was associated with frailty (OR = 1.70, 95% CI 1.02-2.84) and mortality (OR = 2.12, 95% CI 1.09-4.09). Greater wake after sleep onset (OR = 1.24, 95% CI 1.02-1.50) and lower percent sleep (OR = 0.41, 95% CI 0.17-0.97) were associated with mortality.

Among community-dwelling older adults, actigraphic sleep is associated with frailty and all-cause mortality over a 5-year period. Further investigation is warranted to elucidate the physiological mechanisms underlying these associations.

Among community-dwelling older adults, actigraphic sleep is associated with frailty and all-cause mortality over a 5-year period. Further investigation is warranted to elucidate the physiological mechanisms underlying these associations.

Emerging evidence suggests that lower quadriceps rate of torque development (RTD) following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) may be associated with altered landing mechanics. However, the influence of quadriceps RTD magnitude and RTD limb symmetry on landing mechanics limb symmetry remains unknown.

To assess the influence of quadriceps RTD magnitude and RTD limb symmetry on sagittal plane landing mechanics limb symmetry in females with and without ACLR during functional landing tasks.

Cross-Sectional.

Laboratory.

Thirty-eight females (ACLR=19, 19.2±1.8 years-old, 164.1±7.0 cm, 63.8±7.6 kg, Time after surgery 20.1±9.5 months; Control=19, 21.1±3.3 years-old, 167.3±7.3 cm, 67.3±9.3 kg).

Landing mechanics were assessed during double-leg and single-leg jump-landing tasks (DL and SL), and a side-cut task (SC). Quadriceps RTD was collected during isometric muscle contractions. Separate stepwise multiple linear regression models determined the amount of variance in limb symmetry in sagittaly enables more symmetrical sagittal plane knee landing mechanics during double-leg task in ACLR females, and thus may reduce the risk of a second ACL injury. Such protective effect was not found during single-leg tasks that may not allow for a compensatory landing mechanism of shifting load to the uninvolved limb as is possible during a double-leg task.

Renal malignancies can be divided into cortical- and medullary-based tumors, the latter of which classically infiltrate the renal parenchyma by extending between nonneoplastic structures. Although high-grade cortical tumors can rarely exhibit the same growth pattern, the infiltrative morphology should elicit a differential diagnosis to be considered in each case. However, these diagnoses can be challenging to distinguish, especially on small renal biopsy samples.

To provide an overview of the clinical, gross, and microscopic findings; genetic and molecular alterations; and immunohistochemical evaluation of medullary-based renal tumors and other tumor types with overlapping morphologies and growth patterns.

Literature review and personal observations were used to compile the information in this review.

Collecting duct carcinoma is a prototypical medullary-based tumor, and although diagnostic criteria exist, it remains a diagnosis of exclusion, especially with ancillary techniques aiding the recognitional cell carcinoma, and upper tract urothelial carcinoma. Moreover, other rare entities should be excluded, including metastatic carcinoma, lymphoma, and melanoma. In addition to potential prognostic differences, accurate diagnoses can have important surgical and clinical management implications.

The low-frequency high-amplitude oscillations of slow-wave sleep (SWS) are considered to promote the consolidation of episodic memory. Previous research suggests that sleep slow waves can be entrained and enhanced by presenting short acoustic stimuli to the up-states of endogenous waves. Several studies have investigated the effects of these increases in slow-wave activity on overnight memory consolidation, with inconsistent results. The aim of this meta-analysis was to evaluate the accumulated evidence connecting acoustic stimulation during sleep to episodic memory consolidation.

A systematic literature search was conducted in October 2020 using PubMed, Web of Science, and PsycInfo. The main study inclusion criteria were the application of acoustic slow wave enhancement in healthy participants and an assessment of pre- and post-sleep episodic memory performance. Effect sizes were pooled using a random-effects model.

A total of 10 primary studies with 11 experiments and 177 participants were included. Results showed a combined effect size (Hedges' g) of 0.