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Studies assessing the association between admission time to paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) and mortality are sparse with conflicting results. see more We aimed to evaluate the impact of time of admission on PICU mortality within 48 h after admission.

This was a single-centre prospective cohort. We collected data from all consecutive children aged 1 month to 16 years over 10 years.

We included a total of 1368 admissions, with a PICU mortality of 6.6%. Compared with daytime admissions, the overall mortality rate (5.3% vs. 8.5%, P = 0.026) and the mortality within 48 h after admission were higher for those admitted during night-time (2% vs. 4.2%, P = 0.021). There were no differences between mortality rates and the day of admission (weekend admissions vs. weekday admissions). The adjusted odds of death within 48 h after admission was 2.5 (95% confidence interval = 1.22-5.24, P = 0.012) for patients admitted at night-time. A secondary analysis assessing trends in mortality rates during admission showed that the last 5 years of study were more responsible for the chances of death within 48 h (odds ratio = 7.6, 95% confidence interval = 1.91-30.17, P = 0.0039).

Admission to the PICU during night shifts was strongly associated with death compared to daytime admissions. A time analysis of the moment of admission is necessary as a metric of quality of care to identify the interruption or improvement in the continuity of care. Further studies are needed to assess the modified contributing factors.

Admission to the PICU during night shifts was strongly associated with death compared to daytime admissions. A time analysis of the moment of admission is necessary as a metric of quality of care to identify the interruption or improvement in the continuity of care. Further studies are needed to assess the modified contributing factors.Polyploidy has played a crucial role in plant evolution, development and function. Synthetic autopolyploid represents an ideal system to investigate the effects of polyploidization on transcriptional regulation. In this study, we deciphered the impact of genome duplication at phenotypic and molecular levels in watermelon. Overall, 88% of the genes in tetraploid watermelon followed a >11 dosage effect, and accordingly, differentially expressed genes were largely upregulated. In addition, a great number of hypomethylated regions (1688) were identified in an isogenic tetraploid watermelon. These differentially methylated regions were localized in promoters and intergenic regions and near transcriptional start sites of the identified upregulated genes, which enhances the importance of methylation in gene regulation. These changes were reflected in sophisticated higher-order chromatin structures. The genome doubling caused switching of 108 A and 626 B compartments that harbored genes associated with growth, development and stress responses.

To determine the pattern and extent of prescribing of medications for alcohol relapse prevention (ARP) in England.

Cross-sectional.

Specialist drug and alcohol treatment providers in England reporting to the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System.

Service users aged 18+, with alcohol the primary substance of dependence, completing a treatment journey between April 2013 and March 2016 (n=188 152).

Prescription of medications for ARP during a treatment journey. Data on service users' demographics, treatment and clinical characteristics were extracted.

The rate of prescribing medications for ARP was 2.1% in 2013/14, 6.8% in 2014/15 and 7.8% in 2015/16. A greater likelihood of prescription was associated with treatment journey year [2014/15; adjusted odds ratio (aOR)=3.269, 95% confidence intervals (CI)=3.044-3.510, 2015/16; aOR=3.823, CI=3.560-4.106], age (25-34; aOR=1.622, CI=1.380-1.907, 35-54; aOR=1.901, CI=1.628-2.220 or 55+; aOR=1.700, CI=1.446-1.999), female gender (aOR=1.129, CI=1.077-1.184tion are rarely prescribed (e.g. 7.8% in 2015/16) and those prescriptions appear to be associated with specific service user demographics, treatment and clinical characteristics.

In England, medications for alcohol relapse prevention are rarely prescribed (e.g. 7.8% in 2015/16) and those prescriptions appear to be associated with specific service user demographics, treatment and clinical characteristics.

Non-Hispanic African Americans (African Americans) smoke fewer cigarettes per day (CPD) and are more likely to be non-daily smokers than non-Hispanic whites (whites). Little is known about how changes in cigarette prices might contribute to these differences. This study aimed to measure the price-responsiveness of smoking participation, non-daily smoking among current smokers and smoking intensity among daily or non-daily smokers for African Americans and compare the price-responsiveness estimates with those for whites.

Analysis of data from the 2009-14 National Adult Tobacco Surveys and cigarette price data from the Tax Burden on Tobacco report.

United States.

A total of 19 232 African American and 197 939 white adults aged 18+.

We used a three-part econometric model of cigarette demand to estimate the price-responsiveness of smoking participation, daily versus non-daily smoking and smoking intensity. The model controlled for secular variation, state-level anti-smoking sentiment and smoke-free air t for either racial/ethnic group.

In the United States, cigarette price increases may have stronger effects on decreasing daily smokers' consumption among African Americans than among non-Hispanic whites.

In the United States, cigarette price increases may have stronger effects on decreasing daily smokers' consumption among African Americans than among non-Hispanic whites.

Stable isotope analysis (SIA) can provide important insights into food web structure and is a widely used tool in ecological conservation and management. It has recently been augmented by compound-specific stable isotope analysis of amino acids (CSIA-AA), an innovation that can provide greater precision when analyzing trophic level and food web connectivity. The utility of SIA rests on confidence in its constituent parameters such as the trophic enrichment factor (TEF). There is increasing emphasis on the need to experimentally derive species and tissue specific TEFs for studies utilizing SIA. Chinook salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, is a species with high potential for study using SIA due to the difficulty in observing its ecology during its marine phase and the significance of the conservation consequences of recent population declines.

Bulk and amino acid-specific TEFs were determined for juvenile and adult Chinook salmon fed specific diets. Three controlled feeding studies were performed adult salmon were fed a biofeed, juvenile salmon were fed a biofeed, and juvenile salmon were fed krill.