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For decades, the synaptic vesicle cluster has been thought of as a storage space for synaptic vesicles, whose obvious function is to provide vesicles for the depolarization-induced release of neurotransmitters; however, reports over the last few years indicate that the synaptic vesicle cluster probably plays a much broader and more fundamental role in synaptic biology. Various experiments suggest that the cluster is able to regulate protein distribution and mobility in the synapse; moreover, it probably regulates cytoskeleton architecture, mediates the selective removal of synaptic components from the bouton, and controls the responses of the presynapse to plasticity. Here we discuss these features of the vesicle cluster and conclude that it serves as a key organizer of synaptic composition and dynamics.The sorting of secreted cargo proteins and their export from the trans-Golgi network (TGN) remains an enigma in the field of membrane trafficking; although the sorting mechanisms of many transmembrane proteins have been well described. The sorting of secreted proteins at the TGN is crucial for the release of signaling factors, as well as extracellular matrix proteins. These proteins are required for cell-cell communication and integrity of an organism. Missecretion of these factors can cause diseases such as neurological disorders, autoimmune disease, or cancer. The major open question is how soluble proteins that are not associated with the membrane are packed into TGN derived transport carriers to facilitate their transport to the plasma membrane. Recent investigations have identified novel types of protein and lipid machinery that facilitate the packing of these molecules into a TGN derived vesicle. In addition, novel research has uncovered an exciting link between cargo sorting and export in which TGN structure and dynamics, as well as TGN/endoplasmic reticulum contact sites, play a significant role. Here, we have reviewed the progress made in our understanding of these processes.Highly polarized neurons need to carefully regulate the distribution of organelles and other cargoes into their two morphologically and functionally distinct domains, the somatodendritic and axonal compartments, to maintain proper neuron homeostasis. An outstanding question in the field is how organelles reach their correct destination. Long-range transport along microtubules, driven by motors, ensures a fast and controlled availability of organelles in axons and dendrites, but it remains largely unclear what rules govern their transport into the correct compartment. Here, we review the emerging concepts of polarized cargo trafficking in neurons, highlighting the role of microtubule organization, microtubule-associated proteins, and motor proteins and discuss compartment-specific inclusion and exclusion mechanisms as well as the regulation of correct coupling of cargoes to motor proteins.The budding of membranes and curvature generation is common to many forms of trafficking in cells. Clathrin-mediated endocytosis, as a prototypical example of trafficking, has been studied in great detail using a variety of experimental systems and methods. Recently, advances in experimental methods have led to great strides in insights on the molecular mechanisms and the spatiotemporal dynamics of the protein machinery associated with membrane curvature generation. These advances have been ably supported by computational models, which have given us insights into the underlying mechanical principles of clathrin-mediated endocytosis. On the other hand, targeted experimental perturbation of membranes has lagged behind that of proteins in cells. In this area, modeling is especially critical to interpret experimental measurements in a mechanistic context. Here, we discuss the contributions made by these models to our understanding of endocytosis and identify opportunities to strengthen the connections between models and experiments.

Postpyloric enteral feeding tubes (PPTs) are often placed endoscopically. This carries cost and capacity implications for hospitals with additional strain on endoscopy units during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Bufalin The Kangaroo Feeding Tube with IRIS Technology (IRIS) uses optical visualization to guide bedside placement, obviating the need for endoscopy. We describe a case series of bedside postpyloric enteral feeding tube placement using the IRIS tube.

This was a prospective, single-center case series over 12 mo. Conscious and sedated adult participants were included. Exclusion criteria were altered anatomy and need for endoscopy for other indications. IRIS placement was confirmed by contrast radiograph.

Twenty attempts were made in 19 participants (13 women). The primary indication was intolerance of gastric feeding. The overall success rate was 75%. In sedated participants, 5 (83%) of 6 tubes were successful in 5 participants. In conscious participants, 10 (71%) of 14 tubes were successful in 14 participants. Placement failure in conscious participants was due to intolerance of the camera tip during nasal passage. The median procedure time was 13.5 min. In all cases, correct position as deemed by the operator was confirmed with contrast radiograph. No complications were observed.

To our knowledge, this is the largest single series of bedside postpyloric enteral feeding tube placement using the IRIS tube to date. The success rate and safety profile reported here, together with the potential benefits (reduced feeding delays, costs, and need for endoscopy) suggest that further, large-scale studies are warranted.

To our knowledge, this is the largest single series of bedside postpyloric enteral feeding tube placement using the IRIS tube to date. The success rate and safety profile reported here, together with the potential benefits (reduced feeding delays, costs, and need for endoscopy) suggest that further, large-scale studies are warranted.Digital media are increasingly pervasive in the lives of young children. This increase in the availability of digital media might have long-run implications for child development; however, it is too soon to definitively conclude the direction of effects. In part due to this lack of certainty, leading health organizations have chosen to make different recommendations to parents of young children Many international health organizations (e.g., the American Academy of Pediatrics, World Health Organization) recommend very young children be limited to under one hour of screen time daily, whereas others (e.g., Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health) have intentionally opted not to make recommendations about specific limits. These guidelines might contribute to parents in different countries making meaningfully different choices about children's use of digital media. Using a sample of N = 303 families recruited in Cambridgeshire, England and New York City prior to the birth of couples' first child, we explore predictors of digital media use across the first two years of life. Data were collected when children were 4, 14, and 24 months of age. Results of latent growth curve analyses show that generally, children spend more time engaging with digital media as they grow older; however, growth mixture models reveal most children fit into one of two classes One group of children (High Media Users; 52.2 %) engages with a substantial amount of digital media, whereas the other (Low Media Users; 48.8 %) engages with relatively little. Children in the US were approximately 30 % more likely to be in the Low Media Users group and there were no differences in group membership on the basis of parents' psychosocial wellbeing. While these differences could be due to a number of factors, these findings may reflect the power of pediatric recommendations.Network initialization is the first and critical step for training neural networks. In this paper, we propose a novel network initialization scheme based on the celebrated Stein's identity. By viewing multi-layer feedforward sigmoidal neural networks as cascades of multi-index models, the projection weights to the first hidden layer are initialized using eigenvectors of the cross-moment matrix between the input's second-order score function and the response. The input data is then forward propagated to the next layer and such a procedure can be repeated until all the hidden layers are initialized. Finally, the weights for the output layer are initialized by generalized linear modeling. Such a proposed SteinGLM method is shown through extensive numerical results to be much faster and more accurate than other popular methods commonly used for training neural networks.Knowledge graph embedding (KGE) aims to project both entities and relations into a continuous low-dimensional space. However, for a given knowledge graph (KG), only a small number of entities and relations occur many times, while the vast majority of entities and relations occur less frequently. This data sparsity problem has largely been ignored by most of the existing KGE models. To this end, in this paper, we propose a general technique to enable knowledge transfer among semantically similar entities or relations. Specifically, we define latent semantic units (LSUs), which are the sub-components of entity and relation embeddings. Semantically similar entities or relations are supposed to share the same LSUs, and thus knowledge can be transferred among entities or relations. Finally, extensive experiments show that the proposed technique is able to enhance existing KGE models and can provide better representations of KGs.

Maternal underweight (BMI < 18.5) is an uncommon situation with potentially serious obstetric consequences, though data in the literature are scarce.

To compare the obstetrical prognosis of patients with normal BMI and BMI < 18.5.

We performed a retrospective study in France (Normandy).

We included 14,246 patients between January 2011 and November 2017, among whom 12,648 (88.8 %) had normal BMI, 1269 were considered mild underweight (17 ≤ BMI < 18.5 kg/m²) and 329 (2.3 %) were considered severe to moderate underweight (BMI < 17 kg/m²). The risk of preterm birth was all the greater as the thinness was severe (ORa 1.34 [1.12-1.60] and ORa 1.77 [1.31-2.34]) and the risk of intrauterine growth retardation also increased with severe thinness (ORa 1.63 [1.35-1.96] and ORa 2.28 [1.69-3.07]). The risk of a caesarean section or scheduled labour was no different. Neonatal parameters were comparable between the groups.

Our study confirms an increased risk of preterm delivery and intrauterine growthlation.

To assess the impact of type of bariatric surgery on pregnancy outcomes.

This is a national prospective observational study using the UK Obstetric Surveillance System (UKOSS). Data collection was undertaken in 200 consultant-led NHS maternity units between November 2011 and October 2012 (gastric banding), and April 2014 and March 2016 (gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy). Participants were pregnant women following gastric banding (n = 127), gastric bypass (n = 134) and sleeve gastrectomy (n = 29). Maternal and perinatal outcomes were compared using generalised linear and linear mixed models. Maternal outcomes included gestational weight gain, pre-eclampsia, gestational diabetes, anaemia, surgical complications. Perinatal outcomes included birthweight, small/large for gestational age (SGA/LGA), preterm birth, stillbirth.

Maternal Women pregnant after gastric banding and sleeve gastrectomy had a lower risk of anaemia compared with gastric bypass (banding (16 %) vs bypass (39 %) p = 0.002, sleeve (21 %) vs bypass p = 0.