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The environmental changes due to COVID-19 are overlaid onto existing environmental and social disparities. This results in disproportionate effects among children in low-income settings and among populations experiencing the effects of structural racism. This article draws attention to many environments that should be considered in current and future policy responses to protect children's health amid pandemics.Cellular versatility depends on accurate trafficking of diverse proteins to their organellar destinations. For the secretory pathway (followed by approximately 30% of all proteins), the physical nature of the vessel conducting the first portage (endoplasmic reticulum [ER] to Golgi apparatus) is unclear. We provide a dynamic 3D view of early secretory compartments in mammalian cells with isotropic resolution and precise protein localization using whole-cell, focused ion beam scanning electron microscopy with cryo-structured illumination microscopy and live-cell synchronized cargo release approaches. Rather than vesicles alone, the ER spawns an elaborate, interwoven tubular network of contiguous lipid bilayers (ER exit site) for protein export. This receptacle is capable of extending microns along microtubules while still connected to the ER by a thin neck. COPII localizes to this neck region and dynamically regulates cargo entry from the ER, while COPI acts more distally, escorting the detached, accelerating tubular entity on its way to joining the Golgi apparatus through microtubule-directed movement.Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the largest non-genetic, non-aging related risk factor for Alzheimer's disease (AD). We report here that TBI induces tau acetylation (ac-tau) at sites acetylated also in human AD brain. This is mediated by S-nitrosylated-GAPDH, which simultaneously inactivates Sirtuin1 deacetylase and activates p300/CBP acetyltransferase, increasing neuronal ac-tau. Subsequent tau mislocalization causes neurodegeneration and neurobehavioral impairment, and ac-tau accumulates in the blood. Blocking GAPDH S-nitrosylation, inhibiting p300/CBP, or stimulating Sirtuin1 all protect mice from neurodegeneration, neurobehavioral impairment, and blood and brain accumulation of ac-tau after TBI. Ac-tau is thus a therapeutic target and potential blood biomarker of TBI that may represent pathologic convergence between TBI and AD. Increased ac-tau in human AD brain is further augmented in AD patients with history of TBI, and patients receiving the p300/CBP inhibitors salsalate or diflunisal exhibit decreased incidence of AD and clinically diagnosed TBI.Terminating the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic relies upon pan-global vaccination. Current vaccines elicit neutralizing antibody responses to the virus spike derived from early isolates. However, new strains have emerged with multiple mutations, including P.1 from Brazil, B.1.351 from South Africa, and B.1.1.7 from the UK (12, 10, and 9 changes in the spike, respectively). All have mutations in the ACE2 binding site, with P.1 and B.1.351 having a virtually identical triplet (E484K, K417N/T, and N501Y), which we show confer similar increased affinity for ACE2. We show that, surprisingly, P.1 is significantly less resistant to naturally acquired or vaccine-induced antibody responses than B.1.351, suggesting that changes outside the receptor-binding domain (RBD) impact neutralization. Monoclonal antibody (mAb) 222 neutralizes all three variants despite interacting with two of the ACE2-binding site mutations. We explain this through structural analysis and use the 222 light chain to largely restore neutralization potency to a major class of public antibodies.

This study aims to improve the apparent motility of ocular prosthetic devices using technology. Prevailing ocular prostheses are acrylic shells with a static eye image rendered on the convex surface. A limited range of ocular prosthetic movement and lack of natural saccadic movements commonly causes the appearance of eye misalignment that may be disfiguring. Digital screens and computational systems may obviate current limitations in eye prosthetic motility and help prosthetic wearers feel less self-conscious about their appearance.

We applied convoluted neural networks (CNNs) to track pupil location in various conditions. These algorithms were coupled to a microscreen digital prosthetic eye (DPE) prototype to assess the ability of the system to capture full ocular ductions and saccadic movements in a miniaturized, portable, and wearable system.

The CNNs captured pupil location with high accuracy. Pupil location data were transmitted to a miniature screen ocular prosthetic prototype that displayed a dynamic contralateral eye image. Indoximod The transmission achieved a full range of ocular ductions and with grossly undetectable latency. Lack of iris and sclera color and detail, as well as constraints in luminosity, dimensionality and image stability limited the real eye appearance. Yet, the digitally rendered eye moved in the same amplitude and velocity as the native, tracked eye.

Real-time image processing using CNNs coupled to microcameras and a miniscreen DPE may offer improvements in amplitude and velocity of apparent prosthetic eye movement. These developments, along with ocular image precision, may offer a next-generation eye prosthesis.

Real-time image processing using CNNs coupled to microcameras and a miniscreen DPE may offer improvements in amplitude and velocity of apparent prosthetic eye movement. These developments, along with ocular image precision, may offer a next-generation eye prosthesis.

To develop a vision-targeted health-related quality-of-life instrument for patients with glaucoma who are candidates for minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS).

Development of a health-related quality-of-life instrument.

Twelve practicing ophthalmologists and 41 glaucoma patients.

A questionnaire was constructed to assess functional limitations, vision-related symptoms, aesthetics, psychosocial issues, and surgical satisfaction for MIGS candidates. Questions were drafted after a review of the literature and subsequently refined based upon input from 1 physician and 4 patient focus groups. Nineteen cognitive interviews were used to ensure that questions were understandable to respondents.

The focus group identified the following key issues and concerns as being important to glaucoma patients functional limitations (eg, driving), bodily discomfort (eg, stinging from drops), changes in appearance (eg, drooping eyelid), and psychosocial concerns (eg, mental burden associated with a diagnosis of glaut steps include electronic administration to patients selected from the American Academy of Ophthalmology Intelligent Research in Sight (IRIS) registry. An electronic patient-reported outcomes platform will be used to administer the questionnaire before and after MIGS. The questionnaire will improve understanding of how surgical interventions such as MIGS impact vision-targeted health-related quality-of-life in glaucoma patients.

To investigate the outcomes of cataract surgery in patients with active diabetic macular edema (DME) who are receiving active treatment with intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) injections in the perioperative period.

Retrospective clinical cohort study.

We reviewed all patients who underwent cataract surgery and were receiving intravitreal anti-VEGF injections from January 1, 2012 through December 31, 2017. Thirty-seven eyes underwent cataract surgery and received ≥1 intravitreal anti-VEGF injection for a diagnosis of DME within 6 months before surgery. Outcome measures included the development of subretinal or intraretinal fluid in the 6 months after surgery, timing of injections, number of injections, best-corrected visual acuity, and central subfield thickness.

There was a significant improvement between pre- and postoperative best-corrected visual acuity when comparing all eyes (Ps < .0001) and no significant difference in central subfield thickness before and after surgery (P > .05). There were 30 eyes (81.1%) that had fluid on the preoperative optical coherence tomography scan. Seventeen eyes (45.9%) developed new or worsening postoperative DME. Comparing the eyes that did or did not develop worsening DME, there were no differences in postoperative visual acuities (P > .05). Eyes that did develop new fluid had significant increases in postoperative central subfield thickness at both 1 month (350 vs 320 μm, P=.036) and 6 months (342 vs 305 μm, P=.013).

In a real-world setting, patients with cataracts and actively treated DME may undergo cataract surgery but may see a worsening of DME not immediately affecting the best-corrected visual acuity.

In a real-world setting, patients with cataracts and actively treated DME may undergo cataract surgery but may see a worsening of DME not immediately affecting the best-corrected visual acuity.

Reporting treatment outcomes of slow coagulation transscleral cyclophotocoagulation (TSCPC) as an initial surgical intervention in pseudophakic patients with glaucoma.

Retrospective case series.

This single academic center study reviewed 74 pseudophakic patients who had a diagnosis of glaucoma and no previous glaucoma surgeries (mean age 82.6 ± 12.5 years; mean follow-up 18.7 ± 9.1 months). The intervention used was slow coagulation continuous wave TSCPC (1250-mW power and 4-second duration). The primary outcome measure was surgical success defined as an intraocular pressure (IOP) of 6-21 mm Hg with a ≥20% reduction from baseline, no reoperation for glaucoma, and no loss of light-perception vision. Secondary outcome measures included glaucoma medication use, visual acuity (VA), and complications.

IOP decreased from 27.5 ± 9.8 mm Hg preoperatively to 16.1 ± 6.3 mm Hg postoperatively (P < .001). The preoperative number of glaucoma medications was 4.1 ± 0.9 and 3.1 ± 1.3 post-TSCPC (P < .001). The cumulative probabilities of success at 1 and 2 years were 60.6 % and 58.5%, respectively. When patients were divided into 2 groups based on their baseline IOP being >21 mm Hg (high group) or ≤21 mm Hg (low group), success rates at 2 years were 64.9% and 45.5%, respectively (P=.144). The mean logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution VA changed from 0.70 ± 0.64 to 1.04 ± 0.87 at the last follow-up visit (P=.01). No serious complications were observed and most of the complications were mild and transient.

Slow coagulation TSCPC has good efficiency, especially in patients with baseline IOP >21 mm Hg, and safety profile as an initial surgical intervention in pseudophakic patients with glaucoma. Am J Ophthalmol 2021;221•••-•••. © 2021 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

21 mm Hg, and safety profile as an initial surgical intervention in pseudophakic patients with glaucoma. Am J Ophthalmol 2021;221•••-•••. © 2021 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.The nemertide toxins from the phylum Nemertea are a little researched family of neurotoxins with potential for development as biopesticides. Here we report the recombinant production of nemertide α-1 (α-1), a 65-residue inhibitor cystine knot (ICK) peptide from Lineus longissimus, known to target insect voltage-gated sodium channels. The insecticidal activity of α-1 was assessed and compared with the well characterised ICK venom peptide, ω-atracotoxin/hexatoxin-Hv1a (Hv1a). α-1 elicited potent spastic paralysis when injected into cabbage moth (Mamestra brassicae) larvae; conferring an ED50 3.90 μg/larva (10.30 nmol/g larva), followed by mortality (60% within 48 h after 10 μg injection). By comparison, injection of M. brassicae larvae with recombinant Hv1a produced short-lived flaccid paralysis with an ED50 over 6 times greater than that of α-1 at 26.20 μg/larva (64.70 nmol/g larva). Oral toxicity of α-1 was demonstrated against two aphid species (Myzus persicae and Acyrthosiphon pisum), with respective LC50 values of 0.