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Organophosphates (OPs) are hazardous chemicals widely used in industry and agriculture. Distribution of their residues in nature causes serious risks to humans, animals, and plants. To reduce hazards from OPs, quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) models for predicting their acute oral toxicity in rats and mice and inhibition constants concerning human acetylcholinesterase were developed according to the bioactivity data of 456 unique OPs. Based on robust, two-dimensional molecular descriptors and quantum chemical descriptors, which accurately reflect OP electronic structures and reactivities, the influences of eight machine-learning algorithms on the prediction performance of the QSAR models were explored, and consensus QSAR models were constructed. Several strict model validation indices and the results of applicability domain evaluations show that the established consensus QSAR models exhibit good robustness, practical prediction abilities, and wide application scopes. Poor correlation was observed between acute oral toxicity at the mammalian level and the inhibition constants at the molecular level, indicating that the acute toxicity of OPs cannot be evaluated only by the experimental data of enzyme inhibitory activity, their toxicokinetic characteristics must also be considered. The constructed QSAR models described herein provide rapid, theoretical assessment of the bioactivity of unstudied or unknown OPs, as well as guidance for making decisions regarding their regulation.In environments driven by unpredictable resource pulses, populations of many consumer species experience dramatic fluctuations in abundance and spatial extent. Predator-prey relationships in these acyclic systems are poorly understood in particular with respect to the level of prey specialisation shown by nomadic predators. To understand the dynamics of such a system I examined the response to rodent outbreaks by the letter-winged kite (Elanus scriptus) in the Simpson Desert, Australia; a region that experiences major pulses in primary productivity, driven by unpredictable rainfall events. The kite feeds on small mammals and is the only night-hunting species in the Accipitridae. Letter-winged kites irrupted in the area on only three occasions during 20 years of sampling (1999-2019) and remained for a maximum of 20 months. Each period of kite occupation occurred only during the increase and/or peak phase of rodent population cycles (which occurred three times during the study). During each period kite diet was dominated by small (10-50 g body mass) quadrupedal rodents (Pseudomys australis, P. hermannsburgensis, Mus musculus). Abundance of these species varied across the three outbreaks and kites typically captured them in proportion to availability. The large body mass (134 g) long-haired rat (Rattus villosissimus) was abundant during one outbreak but was infrequently consumed. The bipedal spinifex hopping-mouse (Notomys alexis) was within the kites' favoured prey size range (35 g) but was consistently avoided. The flexibility in prey selection by letter-winged kites appears to be an important adaptation for survival and reproduction by species exploiting acyclic rodent outbreaks.We examined intraspecific scaling of the resting metabolic rate (RMR) of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) under different culture conditions and further explored the allometric relationships between organ mass (heart, liver, brain, gills, viscera, and red muscles) and blood parameters (erythrocyte size and red blood cell counts) and body mass. Oreochromis niloticus were bred in individual and group cultures. The scaling exponent of the RMR in the individual cultures was b = 0.620-0.821 (n = 30) and that in the group culture was b = 0.770 [natural logarithm (ln) RMR = 0.770 ln M - 1.107 (n = 76)]. The results of the two experimental methods were similar and were not significantly different from 0.75 (3/4), as predicted by the metabolic theory of ecology. The active and inactive organs were scaled with body mass by an exponent of 0.940 and 1.012, respectively. There was no significant relationship between the blood parameters and body mass. These results suggest that the differences in the culture methods may not have affected the allometric scaling of O. niloticus metabolism. The proportion of active and inactive organs contributed to allometric changes in the metabolic rate with body mass. Red blood cells in fish are not generally representative, and cell size can only partially explain the allometric scaling of metabolism.

To determine whether preoperative radiologic joint space width (JSW) is related to the outcome of medial unicondylar knee arthroplasty (UKA) (primary hypothesis).

A retrospective comparative analysis was performed. One group was comprised of UKA patients with preoperative JSW 0-1mm. Another group was made up of patients with preoperative JSW ≥ 2mm (range 0-4mm). The JSW was measured from preoperative weight-bearing Schuss-view radiographs. The clinical outcome was determined with the Western Ontario and MacMaster Universities (WOMAC) Osteoarthritis Index score preoperatively and 1year after medial UKA. Implant survival data were obtained from the arthroplasty register ofTyrol.

There were 80 patients with a preoperative JSW 0-1mm (age 66, BMI 27.8) and 70 patients with a preoperative JSW ≥ 2mm (age 64, IQR 15, BMI 28.1). read more WOMAC total was 10 ± 10 in patients with 0-1mm JSW and 25 ± 47 in patients with ≥ 2mm JSW at 1year postoperative (p = 0.052). WOMAC pain at 1year postoperative was 7 ± 16 in patients with 0-1mm JSW and 18 ± 46 in patients with ≥ 2mm JSW (p = 0.047). WOMAC function at 1year postoperative was 10 ± 9 in patients with 0-1mm JSW and 17 ± 51 in patients with ≥ 2mm JSW (p = 0.048). In patients with 0-1mm JSW 5year prosthesis survival was 92.3% and in patients with ≥ 2mm JSW, it was 81.1% (p = 0.016).

In patients with preoperative complete joint space collapse (0-1mm JSW), clinical outcome was superior to that of patients with incomplete joint space collapse. This was true for both 1year postoperative WOMAC pain and WOMAC function and for 5year implant survival rates. On the basis of our findings, it is recommended that 'complete joint space collapse' especially be used to achieve best clinical outcome in medial UKA surgery.

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