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causal domains, and involve family members in the intervention. (PROSPERO registration CRD42019114532).

To explore differences in PET-CT service provision internationally to further understand the impact variation may have upon cancer services. To identify areas of further exploration for researchers and policymakers to optimise PET-CT services and improve the quality of cancer services.

Comparative analysis using data based on pre-defined PET-CT service metrics from PET-CT stakeholders across 7 countries. This was further informed via document analysis of clinical indication guidance and expert consensus through round-table discussions of relevant PET-CT stakeholders. Descriptive comparative analyses were produced on use, capacity and indication guidance for PET-CT services between jurisdictions.

PET-CT services across 21 jurisdictions in 7 countries (Australia, Denmark, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway and the UK).

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PET-CT service provision has grown over the period 2006-2017 but scale of increase in capacity and demand is variable. Clinical indication guidance varied acrossa definitions, data linkage issues, uncertain coverage of data, and lack of specific coding. This is a barrier in improving the quality of PET-CT services globally. There needs to be greater, richer data capture of diagnostic and staging tools to facilitate learning of best practice and optimise cancer services.Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a global health care burden that can lead to chronic hepatitis, liver cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma. We conducted this study to identify the association between interleukin-6 (IL-6) gene rs1800796 (-572G/C) polymorphism and the risk of chronic HBV infection in adults. A total of 1,048 participants including 518 cases and 530 controls were recruited for this study. The Mass Array time-of-flight mass spectrometer was applied for single-nucleotide polymorphism rs1800796 genotyping. There was a significant correlation between genotype CG in rs1800796 and chronic HBV infection in the Chinese Han population (odds ratio [OR] = 0.759, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.586-0.983, p = 0.04), which was also observed at allele G (OR = 0.800, 95% CI 0.657-0.975, p = 0.02). Furthermore, significant differences in the ≤45 years old group (CC vs. CG+GG, OR = 0.616, 95% CI 0.413-0.918, p = 0.02) and in the male group (CC vs. buy Mubritinib CG+GG, OR = 0.666, 95% CI 0.483-0.920, p = 0.01) were found in the subgroups analysis. Our data revealed a significant association of IL-6 rs1800796 with the risk of chronic HBV infection in the Chinese Han population; meanwhile, age and gender are two coordinative risk factors, which provides new clues for the study of susceptibility of chronic HBV infection in adults.Marxan is the most commonly used decision support tool for informing the design of protected area systems. There is a great deal of risk and uncertainty associated with the outcome of protected area decisions that the original version of Marxan does not consider, including uncertainty about the location and condition of species populations and habitats now and in the future, given threatening processes. The functionality of a modified version of Marxan, Marxan with Probability, is described here. It is able to explicitly consider four types of uncertainty, the 1) Probability that a feature exists in a particular place, estimated with species distribution models or spatially explicit population models; 2) Probability that features in a site are lost in the future due to a threatening process, such as climate change, natural catastrophes or uncontrolled human interventions; 3) Probability that a feature exists in the future due to natural successional processes, such as a fire or flood disturbance; 4) Probability the feature exists but is degraded by threatening processes and cannot contribute towards conservation goals, such as overfished or polluted marine ecosystems. We summarize five studies that illustrate how each type of uncertainty can be used to inform protected area design. This version of Marxan opens up substantial new avenues of systematic conservation planning research and application by agencies for delivering protected area systems on the ground. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.Soft porous nanocrystals with a pronounced shape-memory effect exhibit two- to three-fold increase in elastic modulus compared to the microcrystalline counterpart as determined by atomic force microscopy nanoindentation. The increase in rigidity is consistent with the known shape-memory effect displayed by the framework solid at the nanoscale. Crystal downsizing can offer new avenues for tailoring the mechanical properties of metal-organic frameworks.Background To assess differences in platelet inhibition during ticagrelor monotherapy (TIC) or dual therapy with ticagrelor and aspirin (TIC+ASP) in patients after percutaneous coronary intervention using a comprehensive panel of functional tests. Methods and Results In a single-center parallel group, open label, randomized controlled trial, 110 participants were randomized to receive either TIC (n=55) or TIC+ASP (n=55) for 4 weeks. The primary outcome was the platelet aggregation response with 10 μmol/L thrombin receptor activation peptide-6 (TRAP-6). The secondary outcomes were platelet aggregation responses and binding of surface activation markers with a panel of other activators. The mean percentage aggregation for 10 μmol/L TRAP-6 was similar for the TIC and TIC+ASP groups (mean difference+4.29; 95% CI, -0.87 to +9.46). Aggregation was higher in the TIC group compared with the TIC+ASP group with 1 μg/mL (+6.47; +2.04 to +10.90) and 0.5 μg/mL (+14.00; +7.63 to +20.39) collagen related peptide. Aggregation responses with 5 μmol/L TRAP-6, 5 μmol/L or 2.5 μmol/L thromboxane A2 receptor agonist and surface activation marker binding with 5 μmol/L TRAP-6 or 0.5 μg/mL collagen related peptide were the same between the treatment groups. Conclusions Patients with PCI show similar levels of inhibition of most platelet activation pathways with TIC compared with dual therapy with TIC + ASP. However, the greater aggregation response with collagen related peptide during TIC indicates incomplete inhibition of glycoprotein VI (collagen) receptor-mediated platelet activation. This difference in pharmacodynamic response to anti-platelet medication may contribute to the lower bleeding rates observed with TIC compared with dual antiplatelet therapy in recent clinical trials. Registration Information URL https//www.isrctn.com; Unique Identifier ISRCTN84335288.