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Aims This study aimed to evaluate the effect of laser photobiomodulation in the prevention of oral mucositis (OM), salivary hypofunction and referred pain in patients with head and neck cancer. Methods and results This randomized clinical study divided patients into two groups the laser group (LG, n = 30) and the control group (CG, n = 24). The LG (InGaAlP, 660 nm, 86.7 mW, 2 J/cm2 ) participated in the preventive protocol, while the CG underwent a simulated procedure without light emission. The degree of OM, salivary flow, and referred pain were evaluated at five different periods of radiotherapy. Both groups showed a significant increase in the degree of OM (P less then .01). Regarding OM, salivary flow, and oral pain, there were no significant differences between the groups. Conclusions The laser photobiomodulation protocol used in this study was not effective in preventing radiochemotherapy-induced OM, salivary hypofunction, and referred pain in patients with head and neck cancer. Notably, although the development of OM did not differ significantly according to the use of laser therapy, the severity of oral mucositis was reduced in patients who underwent laser therapy compared to that in patients who did not.Hemophilia A is an inherited bleeding disorder characterized by deficiency of the coagulation protein factor VIII. Development of clotting factor concentrates has resulted in an excellent prognosis for this historically fatal disease. However, neutralizing antidrug antibodies to factor concentrates can develop, complicating management and worsening the prognosis, and thus creating an unmet need for novel therapies. One such agent is emicizumab, a bispecific monoclonal antibody which mimics the function of factor VIII. Collectively across the HAVEN clinical trial program, the rate of antidrug antibodies with neutralizing potential was 0.75%. Since its licensure, there have been no further reports of such antibodies, despite its use in thousands of patients. In this report, we describe a patient with severe hemophilia A with inhibitors who developed a neutralizing antidrug antibody to emicizumab, for whom we performed extensive testing in the special coagulation laboratory.Einstein famously claimed that "the most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible." This statement suggests that no amount of scientific explanation will suffice to make sense of the bizarre situation of the human mind within the universe. So what are the actual roles of awe and wonder within the framework of contemporary science? How, for instance, do awe and wonder inform scientists' understanding of the phenomena they are researching? What aspects of contemporary science are more likely to elicit wonder, and why? Is science rechanneling our innate thirst for knowledge and understanding toward more concrete and palpable realities, or is it aggravating the tension between truth and meaning by revealing the scope of our ignorance when it comes to probing the ultimate nature of reality? Physicist Marcelo Gleiser, experimental psychologist Tania Lombrozo, and physician Gavin Francis analyze the impact of awe and wonder on their own work and on the mindsets of their colleagues carrying out leading-edge scientific research.The large body of work on the adaptation of plants to pollinators is still somewhat incomplete because most studies focus on one-to-one interactions. How will adaptation proceed in a multi-pollinator environment? According to Stebbins' Most Effective Pollinator Principle, "the characteristics of the flower will be molded by those pollinators that visit it most frequently and effectively". To test this hypothesis, we studied the pollination biology of Pelargonium incrassatum (Geraniaceae) in the Namaqualand Region of Southern Africa. The species has a long floral tube and we expected its most important pollinator to have a long proboscis. Contrary to expectations the most important pollinator was a short proboscid fly (a new species of Prosoeca), while Prosoeca peringueyi, which had a proboscis that matched the floral tube length, was a rare visitor. Consistent with the high degree of trait mismatching, we did not detect selection on tube length at most sites. The paradox of mismatching traits can be resolved by considering the strength of the trade-off involved. Adaptation to the rare species can apparently occur without incurring the cost of reduced pollination by the abundant species. Generally, species may often evolve specialized morphology if they do not incur the cost of ecological specialization.NPR1 has been found to be a key transcriptional regulator in some plant defense responses. Mavoglurant chemical structure There are nine NPR1 homologs (TaNPR1) in wheat, but little research has been done to understand the function of those NPR1-like genes in wheat defense response against stem rust (Puccinia graminius f. sp tritici) pathogens. We used bioinformatics and reverse genetics approaches to study the expression and function of each TaNPR1. We found six members of TaNPR1 located on homeologous group 3 chromosomes (designated as TaG3NPR1) and three on homeologous group 7 chromosomes (designated as TaG7NPR1). The group 3 NPR1 proteins regulate transcription of SA-responsive PR genes. Down-regulation of all the TaNPR1 homologs via virus induced gene co-silencing resulted in enhanced resistance to stem rust. More specifically down-regulating TaG7NPR1 homeologs or Ta7ANPR1 expression resulted in stem rust resistance phenotype. In contrast, knocking down TaG3NPR1 alone did not show visible phenotypic changes in response to the rust pathogen. Knocking out Ta7ANPR1 enhanced resistance to stem rust. The Ta7ANPR1 locus alternatively spliced under pathogen inoculated conditions. We discovered a new mode of NPR1 action in wheat at the Ta7ANPR1 locus through an NB-ARC-NPR1 fusion protein negatively regulating defense response to stem rust infection.Neuroscience of dance is an emerging field with important applications related to health and well-being, as dance has shown potential to foster adaptive neuroplasticity and is increasingly popular as a therapeutic activity or adjunct therapy for people living with conditions such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases. However, the multimodal nature of dance presents challenges to researchers aiming to identify mechanisms involved when dance is used to combat neurodegeneration or support healthy ageing. Requiring simultaneous engagement of motor and cognitive domains, dancing includes coordination of systems involved in timing, memory and spatial learning. Studies on dance to this point rely primarily on assessments of brain dynamics and structure through pre/post-tests or studies on expertise, as traditional brain imaging modalities restrict participant movement to avoid movement-related artefacts. In this paper, we describe the process of designing and implementing a study that uses mobile brain/body imaging (MoBI) to investigate real-time changes in brain dynamics and behaviour during the process of learning and performing a novel dance choreography.