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Moreover, conidia produced in the dark germinated at the same speed when incubated in the dark or under lower irradiance treatment. However, at higher irradiance, conidial germination was delayed compared to germination in the dark, which germinated faster. Therefore, growth under light from low to high irradiances induces similar conidial higher stress tolerances; however, higher white light irradiances cause a delay in germination speed.
Medication problems such as strong side effects or inefficacy occur frequently. At our university hospital, a consultation group of specialists takes care of patients suffering from medication problems. Nevertheless, the counselling of poly-treated patients is complex, as it requires the consideration of a large network of interactions between drugs and their targets, their metabolizing enzymes, and their transporters, etc. PURPOSE This study aims to check whether a score-based decision-support system (1) reduces the time and effort and (2) suggests solutions at the same quality level.
A total of 200 multimorbid, poly-treated patients with medication problems were included. All patients were considered twice manually, as clinically established, and using the Drug-PIN decision-support system. Besides diagnoses, lab data (kidney, liver), phenotype (age, gender, BMI, habits), and genotype (genetic variants with actionable clinical evidence I or IIa) were considered, to eliminate potentially inappropriate meded, as it enables practical application of personalized medicine in clinical routine.In poultry, feed restriction is common feeding management to limit poultry nutrients intake so that poultry only intake the essential energy, meeting the basic need of growth and development. Our study investigated whether feeding restriction affects the diversity of the intestinal microbiota of growing breeding ducks. In this research, the 60-120-day-old ducks were raised in restricted and free-feeding groups. After slaughtering, the carcass traits and the cecal contents were collected for 16S rRNA sequencing analysis. After feeding restriction, the growth rate of ducks was limited, the weight and rate of abdominal fat decreased, and the rate of chest and leg muscles increased. In addition, feeding restriction can also change the diversity of intestinal microorganisms in breeding ducks, such as the increase of Firmicutes abundance and the decrease of Bacteroidetes abundance. After analyzing of correlation, significant correlations between gut microbiota and carcass phenotypes were found. The results indicated that gut microbiota might be involved in the life activities associated with phenotypic changes. This study proved the effect of feeding methods on the intestinal microbiota of ducks, providing a theoretical basis of the microbial angle for raising ducks in a feeding-restricted period.
The comparably low genotype-by-nitrogen level interaction suggests that selection in early generations can be done under high-input conditions followed by selection under different nitrogen levels to identify genotypes ideally suited for the target environment. Breeding high-yielding, nitrogen-efficient crops is of utmost importance to achieve greater agricultural sustainability. The aim of this study was to evaluate nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) of triticale, investigate long-term genetic trends and the genetic architecture, and develop strategies for NUE improvement by breeding. For this, we evaluated 450 different triticale genotypes under four nitrogen fertilization levels in multi-environment field trials for grain yield, protein content, starch content and derived indices. Analysis of temporal trends revealed that modern cultivars are better in exploiting the available nitrogen. Genome-wide association mapping revealed a complex genetic architecture with many small-effect QTL and a high level of pleioless, the best performing genotype was always a different one. Thus, selection in early generations can be done under high nitrogen fertilizer conditions as these provide a stronger differentiation, but the final selection in later generations should be conducted with a nitrogen fertilization as in the target environment.Nucleic acid tests to detect the SARS-CoV-2 virus have been performed worldwide since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. For the quality assessment of testing laboratories and the performance evaluation of molecular diagnosis products, reference materials (RMs) are required. In this work, we report the production of a lentiviral SARS-CoV-2 RM containing approximately 12 kilobases of its genome including common diagnostics targets such as RdRp, N, E, and S genes. The RM was measured with multiple assays using two different digital PCR platforms. To measure the homogeneity and stability of the lentiviral SARS-CoV-2 RM, reverse transcription droplet digital PCR (RT-ddPCR) was used with in-house duplex assays. The copy number concentration of each target gene in the extracted RNA solution was then converted to that of the RM solution. Their copy number values are measured to be from 1.5 × 105 to 2.0 × 105 copies/mL. The RM has a between-bottle homogeneity of 4.80-8.23% and is stable at 4 °C for 1 week and at -70 °C for 6 months. The lentiviral SARS-CoV-2 RM closely mimics real samples that undergo identical pre-analytical processes for SARS-CoV-2 molecular testing. By offering accurate reference values for the absolute copy number of viral target genes, the developed RM can be used to improve the reliability of SARS-CoV-2 molecular testing.
Even though the prevalence of hepatitisB virus (HBV) infection in Germany is low, it is important to identify vulnerable groups and targeted approaches for infection prevention. Previous analyses from the "German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Adults" (DEGS1, 2008-2011) have shown that HBV infections and vaccination are associated with sociodemographic determinants. This paper examines the results in detail.
In the DEGS1, HBV serology was available for 7046participants aged 18-79years. HBV infection was defined by antibodies to hepatitisB core antigen (anti-HBc), vaccine-induced immunity by antibodies to hepatitisB surface antigen (anti-HBs) in the absence of other markers. Seroprevalences of HBV infection and vaccine-induced immunity were estimated stratified by sex, and associations with age, municipality size, income, formal education, health insurance and migration generation were analysed by logistic regression.
In both sexes, HBV infection was independently associated with age groups 34-64 and ≥ 65years, first migrant generation and living in larger municipalities as well as low income in men and low education in women. Vaccine-induced immunity was independently associated with age groups 18-33 and 34-64years, middle and high education and high income in both sexes, middle income and private health insurance in men and having no migration background in women.
HBV prevention measures should take into account migration status, income and education in order to focus prevention measures.
HBV prevention measures should take into account migration status, income and education in order to focus prevention measures.
The aim of this study was to assess the effect of nano-hydroxyapatite serum and different finishing, polishing techniques on color alterations of enamel caused by debonding procedures after comprehensive orthodontic treatment by use of aspectrophotometer.
This randomized clinical trial recruited 20participants with previous non-extraction orthodontic treatment and acceptable hygiene to evaluate enamel staining after orthodontic debonding. The usage of acarbide bur alone, as the conventional method, and the combination use of carbide burs and Sof-Lex discs (3M™ ESPE, St. Paul, MN, USA) were compared to each other followed by 10days application of nano-hydroxyapatite after debonding. Then the enamel staining was evaluated by areflectance spectrophotometer in three periods immediately, and 2and 4months after debonding.
The comparison of the groups showed asignificant interaction between Sof-Lex groups and the control side after the first interval of the study (p = 0.042). Application of nano-hydroxyapatite demonstrated no significant difference in color parameters between upper and lower arches of the participants at all intervals of this study (p > 0.05). The mean total color change (ΔE) in all groups and between all intervals had been clinically perceptible (ΔE > 3.3).
The applied concentrations of nano-hydroxyapatite had no significant effect in reducing tooth color changes after debonding in orthodontic treatment. Sof-Lex discs can significantly reduce tooth color changes in ashort time.
The applied concentrations of nano-hydroxyapatite had no significant effect in reducing tooth color changes after debonding in orthodontic treatment. Sof-Lex discs can significantly reduce tooth color changes in a short time.
Despite an increased cancer risk for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), uptake of cancer screening varies due to competing priorities and complex health-related issues. This study aimed to elicit the preferences and important attributes of cancer screening in patients with CKD.
An on-line best-worst scaling survey was used to ascertain the relative importance of 22 screening attributes among CKD patients using an incomplete block design. Preference scores (0 to 1) were calculated by multinomial-logit regression. Preference heterogeneity was evaluated.
The survey was completed by 83 patients, 26 not requiring kidney replacement therapy, 20 receiving dialysis and 37 transplant recipients (mean age 59 years, 53% men, 75% prior cancer screening). The five most important attributes were early detection (preference score 1.0 [95% CI 0.90 to 1.10]), decreased risk of cancer death (0.85 [0.75 to 0.94]), false negatives (0.71 [0.61 to 0.80]), reduction in immunosuppression if detected (0.68 [0.59 to 0.7g and individualized cancer screening.
Diet quality indexes, including the Healthy Eating Index (HEI), assess diets based on usual dietary intakes and a scoring function. Nearly all diet quality indexes use scoring functions that have floors and ceilings, thereby truncating the scores and losing information about intakes outside the scoring range. This score truncation has two important impacts 1) the index does not reflect all intakes; and 2) the assumption that measurement error in intake reporting has a neutral impact on the diet quality score cannot be upheld.
The main objective was to devise new diet quality scoring functions that eliminate truncation and its attendant problems.
Seven desirable properties of a new scoring function were identified 1) avoid truncations in component scoring to prevent information loss and to provide scoring sensitivity in the currently truncated regions; 2) reduce dependency on the accuracy of dietary standards; 3) minimize measurement error bias and subsequent misclassification; 4) relate plausibly to biofunctions will improve the usefulness of dietary scoring indexes by eliminating truncations. Compared to existing scoring functions, the use of exponentials makes the scores more inclusive of very high and very low intakes, reduces measurement error bias, and is less sensitive to the exact placement of the scoring standards.
