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HO cells were successfully purified.To facilitate faster selectivity evaluation of wall-coated, open-tubular columns using the solvation parameter model a reduced set of calibration compounds is identified and validated for the temperature ranges 60-140 °C and 160-260 °C. The Kennard-Stone uniform mapping algorithm is used to identify the calibration compounds from a larger database of compounds with known retention properties previously adopted for column selectivity evaluation. Thirty-five compounds for each temperature range are required to minimize the standard deviation of the system constants used for selectivity evaluation and to minimize differences between system constants determined by conventional calibration and the reduced calibration compounds. The models for the reduced calibration compounds on ten siloxane-based and poly(ethylene glycol) stationary phases have a coefficient of determination of 0.984 to 0.998 and standard error of the estimate of 0.012 to 0.30. The predictive capability of models is evaluated for the reduced sets of calibration compounds using external test sets with ranking of the calibration models by changes in the average error, average absolute error and root mean square error of prediction for the test sets. For the selected thirty-five reduced calibration compounds the range for the average absolute error was 0.014 to 0.033 and 0.016 to 0.040 for the root mean square error of prediction for the independent test sets.This review synthesizes the latest advances in the psychology behind consumption of luxury objects and experiences to which people typically feel strongly attached. We discuss novel drivers, forms, and consequences of luxury consumption from recent research. We propose that the psychology of luxury consumption is governed by a set of tensions between what luxury means to the self and the external forces that define luxury consumption. These tensions shape consumer behavior, from the level of desire for luxury products and services, to the types of signals viewed as luxury and acquired and displayed as such, and to post-consumption consequences of consuming luxury. We discuss how this tension-based framework offers future opportunities for the study of the drivers, forms, and consequences of luxury consumption.Modeling the shape of the scalp and face is essential for the design of protective helmets and other head-borne equipment. However, head anthropometry studies using optical scanning rarely capture scalp shape because of hair interference. Data on scalp shape is available from bald men, but female data are generally not available. To address this issue, scalp shape was digitized in an ethnically diverse sample of 100 adult women, age 18-59, under a protocol that included whole head surface scanning and scalp measurement using a three-dimensional (3D) coordinate digitizer. A combined male and female sample was created by adding 3D surface scans of a similarly diverse sample of 80 bald men. A statistical head shape model was created by standardizing the head scan data. A total of 58 anatomical head landmarks and 12 head dimensions were obtained from each scan and processed along with the scans. A parametric model accounting for the variability of the head shape under the hair as a function of selected head dimensions was developed. The full-variable model has a mean shape error of 3.8 mm; the 95th percentile error was 7.4 mm, which were measured at the vertices. The model will be particularly useful for generating a series of representing a target population as well as for generating subject-specific head shapes along with predicted landmarks and dimensions. The model is publicly available online at http//humanshape.org/head/.Antibiotic-resistant infections cause over 20 thousand deaths and $20 billion annually in the United States. Antibiotic prescribing decision making can be described as a "tragedy of the commons" behavioral economics problem, for which individual best interests affecting human decision-making lead to suboptimal societal antibiotic overuse. In 2015, the U.S. federal government announced a $1.2 billion National Action Plan to combat resistance and reduce antibiotic use by 20% in inpatient settings and 50% in outpatient settings by 2020. We develop and apply a behavioral economics model based on game theory and "tragedy of the commons" concepts to help illustrate why rational individuals may not practice ideal stewardship and how to potentially structure three specific alternate approaches to accomplish these objectives (collective cooperative management, usage taxes, resistance penalties), based on Ostrom's economic governance principles. Importantly, while each approach can effectively incentivize ideal stewardship, the latter two do so with 10-30% lower utility to all providers. Encouraging local or state-level self-managed cooperative stewardship programs thus is preferred to national taxes and penalties, in contrast with current trends and with similar implications in other countries.

Both increased and decreased health service usage and unmet care needs are more prevalent among unemployed people than in the general population.

This study investigates the associations of substance-related and mood disorders among long-term unemployed people with styles of healthcare attendance in Finland.

The study material consisted of the health register information on 498 long-term unemployed people in a project screening for work disabilities. The data were analysed by mixed methods qualitative typological analysis was applied to identify differential healthcare attendance styles, and the associations of the obtained styles with mental health disorders were analysed quantitatively by multinomial logistic regression.

Three styles, characterized as smooth, faltering and marginalized, were identified. Compared with participants with the smooth attendance style without mental disorders, those with the faltering style had tenfold relative risk for substance-related disorder and fourfold relative risinalized healthcare attendance style may prevent prolonged unemployment, enable rehabilitation measures and reduce the risk of disability pensions.

Sleep disorder is a common problem in children that can jeopardize their health and well-being. With the popularity of electronic devices such as portable tablets and smartphones in the 21st century, children are spending much more time on screen, but the impact of such change on children's sleep disorder has been less investigated so far. This study aims to examine the dose-response association between time spent on different electronic devices and children's sleep disorder.

The design of this study is a cross-sectional study.

We randomly selected 2278 children aged 3-6 years from 15 kindergartens in Tongling, China. The potentially non-linear association between screen-viewing time (i.e. television [TV], computer, iPad, Phone) and the risk of sleep disorder was examined using a logistic generalized additive model.

We observed a J-shaped association between TV viewing time and the risk of sleep disorder, with a threshold of 1h/day. For each 1h/day increment in TV viewing time over the threshold, the o needed to examine and compare the effects of heavy use of other electronic devices on sleep disorder.

For a large part of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, Singapore had managed to keep local cases in the single digits daily, with decisive measures. Yet, we saw this critical time point when the imported cases surged through our borders. The gaps which we can and have efficiently closed, using a public health approach and global border containment strategies, are aptly illustrated through this case. This critical point of imported case surge has resulted in a large spike of daily local cases sustained through community transmission, up to 120/day within a very short time frame. We were able to rapidly bring this under control.

This is a case study of a patient who passed through our borders, with COVID-19 masquerading as a resolved sore throat.

The events were prospectively documented.

We present a case of a 21-year-old student returning from Nottingham. He presented with sore throat as the only symptom the few days prior his return, and on arrival at our border (day 7 from initial symp/or a prior history of recent symptoms (resolved). This may capture a larger proportion of imported cases at border entry point for more effective containment. This piece will be equally relevant to the general physicians, emergency care physicians, otolaryngologists and anaesthetists, who are at higher risk of encountering a throat visualization during intubation and routine examination. This information can be useful to countries with low resources or insufficient COVID-19 testing kits.

To evaluate the incidence of catheter-associated meningitis (CAM) in a pediatric population receiving brain tumor surgery, and to identify the major risk factors involved.

We retrospectively analyzed the medical and radiological records of 205 pediatric patients who received 251 external ventricular drains (EVDs) between January 2008 and December 2017. All patients less than 18years old who underwent cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) diversion in the course of brain tumor surgery were included. Patients with central nervous system infection (CNS) at the time of EVD insertion were excluded.

A total of 99 patients receiving 107 EVDs met the study selection criteria. Among this population, the incidence of CAM was 19.2%. Median time-to-infection was 5days. CAM prolonged the period of drainage in 57.9% of the cases. An extended ICU stay (>3days) was statistically significantly associated with the occurrence of CAM. In the multivariate analysis, the presence of a high-grade CNS tumor was a predictor of an extended intensive care unit (ICU) stay. Furthermore, CSF leakage along the catheter tunnel was an independent predictor of CAM.

Our data confirms CAM as a significant complication in the acute treatment of hydrocephalus associated with pediatric brain tumors. To limit the incidence of CAM, measures must be taken to prevent CSF leakage, particularly among patients with high-grade CNS tumors that are likely to stay longer in the ICU and need prompt postoperative radiotherapy and oncological treatment.

Our data confirms CAM as a significant complication in the acute treatment of hydrocephalus associated with pediatric brain tumors. To limit the incidence of CAM, measures must be taken to prevent CSF leakage, particularly among patients with high-grade CNS tumors that are likely to stay longer in the ICU and need prompt postoperative radiotherapy and oncological treatment.

This study aims to investigate the relationship between the birth experience and the risk of developing postpartum depression or post-traumatic stress disorder.

In this prospective, longitudinal, observational study, women were assessed at different time points for depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. The risk of depression or post-traumatic stress disorder based on patient characteristics and specific birth events was assessed within three months postpartum.

We enrolled 600 women; 426 were eligible for postpartum assessment. At six weeks and three months postpartum, 15.9% and 12.7% screened positive for depression respectively. Positive post-traumatic stress disorder screenings at six weeks and three months postpartum were 6.2% and 5.1% respectively. Twenty-seven women (8.3%) with a negative screening at six weeks converted to a positive depression or post-traumatic stress disorder screening at three months. A pre-existing history of anxiety or depression was associated with an increased risk of developing depression (aOR 2.