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Retrofitted enclosure is nearly as efficient as enclosure attached to the LEV (reduction of 89% based on SA concentration) but may be considered more practical solution than enclosure with LEV.Achondroplasia is the most common form of monogenic skeletal dysplasia and is caused by activating mutations in fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 (FGFR3) resulting in exaggerated MAPK signaling in the growth cartilage chondrocytes and thus reduced growth. C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP) stimulates growth by inhibiting MAPK signaling in growth plate cartilage. Several new treatments that target these pathways are currently in clinical trials for the treatment of achondroplasia. A recent phase 3 clinical trial confirmed near normal growth rate in children with achondroplasia during treatment with vosoritide, a CNP analogue with a prolonged half-life. Vosoritide is currently being evaluated for approval by the EMA. Treatments that enable normalization of growth in children with achondroplasia may soon be available. It is likely that some of these treatments also will increase growth in other forms of short stature.More than a quarter of Sweden's population are of foreign background and as signs and prevalence of skin diseases vary across different skin types, lack of knowledge on this issue can potentially threaten health equity. In addition to being melanin rich, structural and functional characteristics in the skin of black individuals, such as hyperreactive melanocytes and fibroblasts, explain some of the common normal variations and the risk for dyschromia, hypertrophic scarring and keloids. A high content of melanin masks erythema, which can complicate assessment for the unexperienced, as can the follicular, papular and annular reaction patterns often seen in melanin rich skin. A curved hair follicle increases the risk for follicular conditions, such as pseudofolliculitis barbae, and preferred hair styles and certain characteristics of the hair shaft increase the risk for traction alopecia. Skin bleaching is a common phenomenon worldwide and dermatological and systemic complications related to common ingredients (topical potent corticosteroids, hydroquinone and mercury) are important to highlight.Estimates of nurses with substance use disorders (SUDs) are approximately equal to those of the general public. Historically, nurses with SUDs faced public disciplinary action for any violations of the nurse practice act in their respective states, but now many states have alternative-to-discipline (ATD) programs available. Although the consent agreement for disciplinary and non-disciplinary programs are often similar, ATD programs are, in contrast, confidential and assist nurses to safely return to practice. As a RN and person in long-term recovery, I have first-hand experience with an ATD program. I credit the program with saving my career; however, it is not without criticism. Recommendations for improvements include increased education about ATD programs, research to evaluate efficacy of mandated interventions, including nurses in recovery within shared governance of these programs, implementing true peer support with nurses in long-term recovery, defraying the costs of the program to participants, and ensuring all staff within the programs receive standardized onboarding training followed by ongoing education. [Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 59(3), 13-17.].Emergency departments (EDs) are experiencing a worsening crisis of overcrowding, especially during the coronavirus pandemic. Persons experiencing psychiatric emergencies must be evaluated medically and screened for risks of harm to self or others before they can be cleared for transfer to inpatient units or discharged. Severe shortages of inpatient psychiatric beds can lead to hours or even days of costly boarding in the ED. The purpose of this article is to examine the potential role of psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioners in psychiatric ED care, from initial intake and medical clearance, screening for suicide risk, de-escalation, stabilization, and discharge. [Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 59(3), 7-12.].Histologic and bacteriologic features for groups of average 31-day-old broilers displaying three gross categories of femoral head alterations were documented. Categories included simple femoral head separation (FHS), femoral head transitional changes (FHT), and femoral head necrosis (FHN). Groups with grossly normal (NORM) femoral heads and cull birds with FHN and having gross signs of sepsis (Cull-FHN) were also included in the study. There was a 10% occurrence of positive bacterial cultures for all birds tested. Most positive cultures (33%) were found in the Cull-FHN group, while only a 12% occurrence was seen in the FHS group, and no positives were present in the FHT or FHN groups. A 14% total occurrence of femoral bacterial chondronecrosis with osteomyelitis or simple osteomyelitis (BCO-O) was observed. A progressive increase in the prevalence of BCO-O was apparent between groups going from NORM (0%), FHS (4%), FHT (14%), FHN (13%), and reaching a maximum of 67% in the Cull-FHN group. Minimal to mild femoistologic and bacteriologic evaluations in which gross evidence of FHN or BCO-O occurs.Over a 4-mo period, a Michigan zoo had 32 budgerigars, Melopsittacus undulatus, from their flock die. Whole animals or formalin-fixed tissues were submitted to Michigan State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory for diagnosis. Avian gastric yeast infection, Macrorhabdus ornithogaster, was diagnosed in seven birds. There was atrophy of breast musculature and no subcutaneous or coelomic fat stores in six necropsied birds. Only two birds had proventricular dilatation grossly. Histologic examination of the proventriculus of all seven birds revealed abundant 3 × 50-µm septate, parallel-walled, nonbranching yeast organisms morphologically consistent with Macrorhabdus ornithogaster. Mycobacteriosis was diagnosed in three budgerigars, two of which were necropsied. Both necropsied birds had hepatomegaly and one also had splenomegaly. No acid-fast bacilli were found in the livers of either bird but were found in splenic macrophages of the bird with splenomegaly and in the intestine of the other bird. Mycobacterium species were cultured from the enlarged spleen and identified by DNA sequence as Mycobacterium genavense. Pulmonary granulomas with acid-fast bacilli were found in the bird submitted as fixed tissues. None of the budgerigars had a dual infection. The remainder of the budgerigars died from hepatitis, nephrosis, oviductal prolapse, exclusion from food and water by flock mates, or tumors.In the spring of 2019, adult (75 wk old) brown laying hens from a commercial, pen-free, egg-laying facility (11,000 birds per house) located in northwest Arkansas were obtained for the purposes of sourcing robust and evenly dispersed cestode infections for anticipated anthelmintic evaluations. To that end, four birds from each of six discrete sites (northwest, northcentral, northeast, southwest, southcentral, and southeast) in one production barn were obtained on two occasions, 8 days apart, and necropsied for helminth counts. A definite, repeated, location-to-location variation in infection incidence and magnitude was seen for each of the two cestode parasite species present and for one of the two nematode parasite species present. Burdens of Ascaridia galli were generally similar regardless of bird location, with site-specific mean totals per bird over both sampling days between 31 and 80. For the remaining helminths, infections were greatest for birds from the southern half of the building as opposed to thomaceous earth (2% of total feed for 10 days), and a nutraceutical mixture feed supplement (2% of feed for 7 days). Based on arithmetic means for adult forms, control trial efficacies for A. galli and H. gallinarum were 0% and 12% for the nutraceutical feed additive, 0% and 22% for the diatomaceous earth feed additive, 0% and 26% for dietary herbals, 87% and 63% for levamisole, and 82% and 84% for fenbendazole, respectively. Only adult burdens of A. galli and H. gallinarum for fenbendazole- and levamisole-treated birds were significantly different from control bird levels (P ≤ 0.05).The prevalence of Heterakis infection in reproductive geese from 56 flocks was investigated between February 2015 and November 2019 by using both anatomopathologic and coproscopic examinations. The nematodes were microscopically examined, and 37.5% (21/56) of the flocks were infected with Heterakis nematodes, mostly with Heterakis dispar (35.7%). In one particular flock, a Heterakis gallinarum infection was noted. In two flocks, Heterakis infection was identified only during coproscopic examination. The infection susceptibility of the geese depended on the bird's age-in the first reproductive season, 50% of the flocks were positive; in the second season, 42% were positive; and in the third season, 30% were positive. The number of nematodes in each necropsied goose varied from 8 to 216 individuals. During the 5 years of epidemiologic analysis, the infection occurrence decreased from 66.7% to 11%.Dust collected from the poultry house has been increasingly used as a population-level sample to monitor the presence of pathogens or to evaluate the administration of live vaccines. However, there are no guidelines for the storage of this sample type. This study investigated the stability of infectious laryngotracheitis virus (ILTV), a DNA virus, and infectious bronchitis virus (IBV), an RNA virus, in poultry dust kept under temperature and moisture conditions that mimic on-farm and laboratory storage. Dust samples were collected from chicks spray vaccinated with a live IBV vaccine and inoculated with a field ILTV strain via eye drop. Samples were stored under different moisture conditions (dry = 2% moisture, moist = 22%-71% moisture) and temperatures (-20, 4, 25, and 37 C) for different durations (0, 7, and 14 days, and 1, 2, 3, and 4 mo) in a factorial arrangement, followed by quantitative PCR for detection of virus genome copies (GC). The length of storage, moisture level, and storage temperature affected the viral genome load for ILTV and IBV but did not affect the number of positive samples for each virus. All treatment combinations were ILTV positive for at least 4 mo. In dry dust samples, all storage temperatures or durations had quantifiable ILTV or IBV GC. Moisture addition had a detrimental effect on viral genome load, causing an overall reduction of 0.3 log 10 for ILTV GC (7.29 and 6.97 log 10, P = 0.0001), and 1.3 log 10 for IBV GC (5.95 and 4.66 log 10, P = 0.0001), which are unlikely to have biologic significance. In conclusion, dry dust can be stored at any temperature up to 37 C for at least 4 mo without loss in qPCR detection of ILTV or IBV GC. Corticosterone Collection or storage of moist dust should be avoided, or air drying prior to storage is recommended if only moist dust is available.Hurricane Harvey made a landfall on the Texas Gulf Coast on August 25, 2017, stalling over Harris County as a tropical storm for 4 days (August 26-29), dumping approximately 127 cm of rain. This tremendous amount of rainfall overwhelmed the county's natural and man-made drainage systems, resulting in unprecedented widespread flooding. Immediately following, Harris County Public Health Mosquito and Vector Control Division conducted a countywide emergency vector control response by integrating surveillance, control, and education strategies. This included landing rate counts, mosquito and avian surveillance, arbovirus testing, ground-based ultra-low volume (ULV) and aerial pesticide spraying, and community outreach. The immediate response lasted for 4 wk through September, resulting in 774 landing rates, 49,342 ha treated by ground-based ULV, 242,811 ha treated by aerial ULV, 83,241 mosquitoes collected, 1,807 mosquito pools tested, and 20 education/outreach sessions. Recovery activities of 3 additional education/outreach events continued through October while surveillance and control activities returned to routine status.