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Individuals in lower socio-economic status (SES) occupations had significantly higher automaticity scores for interdental cleaning compared to those with higher SES roles.

A high proportion of people undertake toothbrushing and interdental cleaning automatically, especially in relation to embarking on these behaviours. This is most pronounced in morning toothbrushing.

Promoting improvements in oral hygiene behaviour toothbrushing and interdental cleaning are key strategies in preventing caries and periodontal disease. A greater understanding of what prompts and sustains these behaviours helps inform how behaviour change efforts should be approached.

Promoting improvements in oral hygiene behaviour toothbrushing and interdental cleaning are key strategies in preventing caries and periodontal disease. A greater understanding of what prompts and sustains these behaviours helps inform how behaviour change efforts should be approached.Engineering the membrane of the polymersomes with biologically relevant stimuli-responsive units enables spatial and temporal controlled drug release for effective therapy. Herein, we introduce a new-type of polymersomes featuring reactive oxygen species singlet oxygen (1O2)-labile membrane by employing a versatile stereoregular amphiphilic poly(ethylene glycol)-block-poly(β-aminoacrylate)-block-poly(ethylene glycol) copolymers, which are synthesized through a facile one pot modular amino-alkynoate click polymerization between secondary amines and activated alkynes. These polymersomes readily co-encapsulate an anticancer drug doxorubicin (DOX) and a near infrared (NIR) photosensitizer IR-780 with hydrophobic characteristics in the membrane, and the resulting polymersomes show efficient uptake by the tumor cells. NIR light irradiation on the tumors, following intraperitoneal injection of the IR-780/DOX co-encapsulated polymersomes, facilitates tumor-specific release of DOX through disassembly of the polymersome nanostructure via 1O2-mediated photocleavage of the membrane. Moreover, IR-780 dye can convert NIR light energy into heat in addition to the generation of 1O2, thus allows to realize both photothermal and photodynamic therapy. Accordingly, the NIR light-mediated on demand chemotherapy, in combination with appreciable phototherapy, of IR-780/DOX co-loaded polymersomes demonstrate an efficient tumor suppression in vivo.Here, we report a tannic acid-Fe3+ coordination complex coating that confers magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) theranostic properties to inert nanomaterials. Boron nitride nanosheets (BNS), which lack magnetic field and light responsiveness, were used as a model nonfunctional nanomaterial. Among various catechol derivatives tested (i.e., dopamine, 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid, gallic acid, and tannic acid), a coating of tannic acid-Fe3+ coordination complex provided the highest magnetic field relaxivity and near infrared (NIR) laser light responsiveness. An in vitro study showed that KB tumor cells treated with tannic acid-Fe3+ coordination complex adsorbed on BNS (TA-Fe/BNS) exhibited higher T1-weighted magnetic resonance contrast compared with plain BNS, and BNS coated with tannic acid or Fe alone. NIR irradiation at 808 nm caused a significant increase in KB tumor cell death after treatment with TA-Fe/BNS compared with other treatments. In vivo MRI imaging revealed tumor accumulation of intravenously administered TA-Fe/BNS. Guided by MRI information, application of focused laser irradiation onto tumor tissues resulted in complete tumor ablation. These results support the potential of TA-Fe/BNS for MRI theranostics. Moreover, this study suggests the wide applicability of TA-Fe noncovalent coating as biocompatible and facile tool for converting nonfunctional early-generation nanomaterials into functional new nanomaterials, opening new opportunities for their use in translational biomedical applications such as MRI theranostics.Due to the rapid changes that have occurred in the field of drug discovery and the recent developments in the early 21st century, the role of drug delivery systems (DDS) has become increasingly more important. For the past 20 years, our laboratory has been developing gene delivery systems based on lipid-based delivery systems. One of our efforts has been directed toward developing a multifunctional envelope-type nano device (MEND) by modifying the particle surface with octaarginine, which resulted in a remarkably enhanced cellular uptake and improved intracellular trafficking of plasmid DNA (pDNA). When we moved to in vivo applications, however, we were faced with the PEG-dilemma and we shifted our strategy to the incorporation of ionizable cationic lipids into our system. This resulted in some dramatic improvements over our original design and this can be attributed to the development of a new lipid library. We have also developed a mitochondrial targeting system based on a membrane fusion mechanism using a MITO-Porter, which can deliver nucleic acids/pDNA into the matrix of mitochondria. After the appearance of antibody medicines, Opdivo, an immune checkpoint inhibitor, has established cancer immunology as the 4th strategy in cancer therapy. Our DDS technologies can also be applied to this new field of cancer therapy to cure cancer by controlling our immune mechanisms. The latest studies are summarized in this review article.

Leadless pacemakers are an established treatment option for bradyarrhythmias. Navoximod Similar to conventional transvenous pacemakers, satisfying pacing values during implantation are targeted for optimal long-term device function. The objective is to investigate the role of a local injury current (IC) in leadless pacemaker implantations.

The IC, sensing value, capture threshold and impedance were collected in 30 consecutive patients receiving a leadless pacemaker.

39 EGMs were recorded from 30 patients (including 9 device repositions). An IC was detected in 15 cases (38%). At implantation, the presence of an IC was associated with a significantly lower sensing (7.1±3.7mV vs 12.0±4.0mV; P=0.004) and a higher capture threshold (median threshold 1.13V at 0.24ms [0.50-2.00] vs 0.50V at 0.24ms [0.25-0.75]; P=0.002) and with a 26 fold higher likelihood of device repositioning compared to the absence of an IC (OR 26.3 [2.79-248], P<0.001). Patients with an IC in their final implant position had a lower sensing (9.3±4.