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Overall, the findings highlight the need for further research on suicidal and violent ideation in people with mental health problems including, but not limited to, their association with adverse behavioral outcomes, as well as the need to routinely assess both suicidal and violent ideation in clinical practice.

Chronic use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) in patients with impaired liver function may worsen cytochrome P450 (CYP450) activity, predisposing them to clinically relevant drug-drug interactions. The

C-aminopyrine breath test (

C-ABT) is a non-invasive tool to study CYP450-dependent liver function.

To assess

C-ABT modifications with different PPIs in patients with cirrhosis METHODS Sixty consecutive patients with HCV-related cirrhosis and indication to start PPI therapy were randomised to receive omeprazole 20mg/day, esomeprazole 20mg/day, lansoprazole 15mg/day, pantoprazole 40mg/day or rabeprazole 20mg/day.

C-ABT was performed at baseline and on the 15th day of PPI therapy.

At baseline, mean values of max

C% dose/h and

C% cum dose at 120minutes did not differ significantly among groups. On the 15th day of therapy, max

C% dose/h and

C% cum dose at 120minutes did not significantly differ with respect to baseline for pantoprazole (P=0.184 and P=0.309, respectively) or rabeprazole (P=0.536 and P=0.286, respectively), but were significantly decreased on omeprazole (P=0.013 and P=0.015, respectively), esomeprazole (P=0.009 and P=0.001, respectively), and lansoprazole (P=0.033 and P=0.035, respectively).

In patients with cirrhosis, omeprazole, esomeprazole and lansoprazole inhibit microsomal activity while pantoprazole and rabeprazole do not have a significant impact. Should our data be confirmed in larger cohort studies, pantoprazole and rabeprazole could be safely recommended for patients with cirrhosis.

In patients with cirrhosis, omeprazole, esomeprazole and lansoprazole inhibit microsomal activity while pantoprazole and rabeprazole do not have a significant impact. Should our data be confirmed in larger cohort studies, pantoprazole and rabeprazole could be safely recommended for patients with cirrhosis.

With the expansion of the donkey industry, timed artificial insemination (TAI) is becoming increasingly important in the reproductive management of jennies, however, TAI has not been widely investigated in donkeys.

To develop efficient TAI protocols for cooled or frozen semen in jennies, based around ovulation induction with a GnRH analogue.

Experimental exploratory study.

In experiment 1, the effects of different GnRH analogue (deslorelin) doses, follicle diameter (FD) at induction, repeated use of a GnRH analogue, and the influence of season on induction efficiency, as well as distribution of ovulations over time after induction were investigated. Induction efficiency was sufficient with 2.2mg deslorelin (≥90% ovulation within 48hours of treatment). Ovulation rate between 24 and 48hours was highest when the FD at treatment was 31-35mm, as compared to 25-30mm or 36-40mm. COTI2 Repeated use of deslorelin or treatment during different seasons had no effect on induction efficiency. About 70% of ovulations occncy rates using 1×10

motile spermatozoa per cycle.

When FD reaches 31-35 mm, a donkey jenny can be inseminated once using cooled semen at 8 hours or twice using frozen semen at 34 and 42 hours after deslorelin treatment. The frozen semen TAI protocol resulted in acceptable pregnancy rates using 1 × 108 motile spermatozoa per cycle.

Patients with traumatic brain injury who fail to obey commands after sedation-washout pose one of the most significant challenges for neurological prognostication. Reducing prognostic uncertainty will lead to more appropriate care decisions and ensure provision of limited rehabilitation resources to those most likely to benefit. Bedside markers of covert residual cognition, including speech comprehension, may reduce this uncertainty.

We recruited 28 patients with acute traumatic brain injury who were 2 to 7 days sedation-free and failed to obey commands. Patients heard streams of isochronous monosyllabic words that built meaningful phrases and sentences while their brain activity via electroencephalography (EEG) was recorded. In healthy individuals, EEG activity only synchronizes with the rhythm of phrases and sentences when listeners consciously comprehend the speech. This approach therefore provides a measure of residual speech comprehension in unresponsive patients.

Seventeen and 16 patients were ava making. Unlike other approaches to probing covert cognition for prognostication, this approach is entirely passive and therefore less susceptible to cognitive deficits, increasing the number of patients who may benefit. ANN NEUROL 2021;89646-656.

To investigate the prevalence and level of concern about falling (CF) among older people with vision impairment due to age-related macular degeneration (AMD) compared to a visually normal control group, and to identify determinants of CF for the AMD group.

Participants included 133 older people 77 with AMD (mean age=80.5±6.2years), and 56 controls (mean age=75.4±5.3years). Binocular visual acuity, contrast sensitivity and visual fields were measured, and CF was assessed using the Falls Efficacy Scale - International (FES-I). Data were also collected for sensorimotor function (postural sway, sit-to-stand, knee extensions, walking speed, proprioception), and neuropsychological function (reaction time, symptoms of anxiety and depression) using validated tests and scales.

Concern about falling scores were higher for AMD participants compared to control participants (mean±S.D. 24.6±8.0 vs 21.6±5.7, p=0.02, respectively), although these findings failed to reach significance when adjusted for age (p=0.16). Amo of developing high CF and inform the design of future intervention programmes for this population.

Non-alcoholic fatty liver (NAFL) is known to develop into liver fibrosis, which increases the risk of liver cirrhosis and liver cancer. The association between periodontal condition and fibrotic progression of NAFL is unclear. This study aimed to clarify this longitudinal association.

Among 4812 participants aged 35-64years undergoing annual health check-ups between 2003 and 2004, and follow-up 5years later, 392 participants were diagnosed with NAFL. After excluding participants with liver fibrosis at baseline, 341 participants were followed up for 5years. NAFL disease fibrosis score of ≥-1.455 was used to evaluate the probability of the presence of liver fibrosis.

During the follow-up period, 10.6% of participants progressed to liver fibrosis. A higher clinical attachment level (CAL) tended to be associated with the incidence of liver fibrosis in the logistic regression analysis (odds ratio [OR] 1.82, 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.94-3.49, p=.074). The stratified analysis by obesity revealed a significant association with higher CAL in obese participants (OR 2.