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Our study illustrates the potential of a trans-diagnostic, top-down approach in understanding the commonality of psychiatric disorders.Photosynthetic organisms adjust to fluctuating natural light under physiological ambient conditions through flexible light harvesting ability of light harvesting complex II (LHCII). A process called state transition is an efficient regulation mechanism to balance the excitations between photosystem II (PSII) and photosystem I (PSI) by shuttling mobile LHCII between them. However, in situ observation of the migration of LHCII in vivo remains limited. In this study, we investigated the in vivo reversible changes in the intracellular distribution of the chlorophyll fluorescence during the light-induced state transitions in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. The newly developed noninvasive excitation spectral microscope provided powerful spectral information about excitation-energy transfer between chlorophyll a (Chl-a) and chlorophyll b (Chl-b). The excitation spectra were detected through the fluorescence emission in the 700-750-nm spectral range, where PSII makes the main contribution, though PSI still makes a non-negligible contribution at room temperature. The technique is sensitive to the Chl-b spectral component specifically bound to LHCII. Using a PSI-specific 685 nm component also provided visualization of the local relative concentration of PSI within a chloroplast at room temperature. The decrease in the relative intensity of the Chl-b band in state 2 was more conspicuous in the PSII-rich region than the PSI-rich region, reflecting the dissociation of LHCII from PSII. We observed intracellular redistributions of the Chl-b-related light-harvesting abilities within a chloroplast during the state transitions. This observation implies the association of the state transitions with the morphological changes in the thylakoid membrane.

Lumbar hyperlordosis in ambulatory children is an uncommon but potentially problematic spinal deformity, and the operative management has not been comprehensively described.

We report the case of a 14-yr-old girl presenting with severe progressive lumbar hyperlordosis (-122°) and sagittal imbalance (-6cm). She had multiple prior surgeries, including myelomeningocele repair at 10 d old, midlumbar meningioma resection at 8 mo old, and posterior lumbar instrumented spinal fusion at 5 yr old. She presented with progressive lumbosacral back pain and intermittent numbness in her left lower extremity, and severe skin contractures over her prior posterior incisions. From an all posterior approach, prior implants and dural scar were removed and then an L5 vertebral column resection (VCR) was performed to disarticulate her lumbar spine from her anteverted pelvis, allowing for slow distraction forces to correct her lumbar hyperlordosis. This was followed by a T7-sacrum fusion using pedicle screws and iliac screws, wal fusion with subsequent surgical treatment incorporating important components of both spinal and plastic surgery involvement.Shielded garments are widely recommended for occupational radiation protection in diagnostic and interventional radiology. This study investigated a novel method for efficiently verifying shielded garment integrity while simultaneously acquiring data for lead-equivalence measurements, using two-dimensional topogram images from computed tomography (CT) scanners. This method was tested against more-conventional measurements with superficial and orthovoltage radiotherapy treatment beams, for 12 shielded garments containing 3 different lead-free shielding materials. Despite some energy-dependent results, all shielded garments approximately achieved their specified lead-equivalence for the energy range expected during clinical use for fluoroscopy procedures, except for three shielded skirts that required two layers of material to be overlapped at the front. All lead-equivalence measurements from CT topograms agreed with or conservatively underestimated the kV narrow-beam results. This method is potentially useful for independently assessing the shielding properties of new shielded garments and performing annual checks for damage or degradation of existing shielded garments.Many plant species exhibit diurnal flower opening and closing, which is an adaptation influenced by the lifestyle of pollinators and herbivores. However, it remains unclear how these temporal floral movements are modulated. To clarify the role of the circadian clock in flower movement, we examined temporal floral movements in Arabidopsis thaliana. Wild-type (accessions; Col-0, Ler-0, and Ws-4) flowers opened between 0.7 to 1.4 h in a 16 h light period and closed between 7.5 to 8.3 h in a diurnal light period. In the arrhythmic mutants pcl1-1 and prr975, the former flowers closed slowly and imperfectly, and the latter ones never closed. Under continuous light conditions, new flowers emerged and opened within the 23-26 h window in the wild-type, but the flowers in pcl1-1 and prr975 developed straight petals, whose curvatures were severely small. Anti-phasic circadian gene expression of CIRCADIAN CLOCK ASSOCIATED 1 (CCA1), LATE ELONGATED HYPOCOTYLE 1 (LHY1) and TIMING OF CAB EXPRESSION 1 (TOC1) occurred in wild-type flowers, but non-rhythmic expression was observed in pcl1-1 and prr975 mutants. Focusing on excised petals, bioluminescence monitoring revealed rhythmic promoter activities of genes expressed (CCA1 and PHYTOCLOCK 1/LUX ARRHYTHMO, PCL1/LUX) in the morning and evening, respectively. These results suggest that the clock induces flower opening redundantly with unknown light-sensing pathways. check details In contrast, flower closing is completely dependent on clock control. These findings will lead to further exploration of the molecular mechanisms and evolutionary diversity of timing in flower opening and closing.

Chronic subdural hematoma (cSDH) is a common neurosurgical pathology with a projected increase in prevalence as the elderly population grows. Traditional treatment for cSDH involves burr hole drainage or craniotomy with or without a subdural drain. This case describes a novel irrigation and drainage protocol using IRRAflow dual-lumen catheter system that utilizes early irrigation and measurement of the net fluid output to improve postoperative outcomes.

A 75-yr-old male presented to the emergency department with 2 wk of progressive dizziness, headache, confusion, and left-sided weakness over the past week. Computed tomography (CT) of the head showed 25-mm-thick, right-sided cSDH with 7 mm of right-to-left midline shift. The patient was taken to the operating room for right-sided craniotomy for subdural hematoma evacuation with placement of IRRAflow irrigating drain in the subdural space. The IRRAflow drain irrigated at 100 cc/h for 23 h with net output consistently greater than irrigation rate. Head CT the following day showed a progressive decrease in subdural collection.