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Bipolar disorder (BD) has been associated with impaired executive functioning and integrity of fronto-limbic white matter tracts. The evaluation of these factors in young offspring of patients with BD (BDoff) as a high-risk group offers an opportunity to investigate factors that could predict vulnerability to the disorder. This study aims to examine the correlation between neurocognition and neuroimaging findings to evaluate the potential for these findings as biomarkers for the early recognition of BD. We enrolled BDoff (n = 16) who were aged between 12 and 18. Participants were assessed using clinical and neurocognitive tests. Scriptaid order In addition, structural brain magnetic resonance and diffusion tensor imaging data were obtained. Mean fractional anisotropy (FA) and mean diffusivity (MD) values of the superior longitudinal fasciculus (SLF) and cingulum were extracted and correlations with neuropsychological data were analyzed. FA values in the SLF were negatively correlated with Stroop interference, the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test, and the Trail Making Test (B-A) scores. MD values in the cingulum were inversely correlated with the Child and Youth Resilience Measure and positively correlated with higher scores on the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale-Attentional. These findings provide a link between features of the brain and cognitive dysfunction in BDoff.Purpose A proportion of people with a normal audiogram or mild hearing loss (NA-MHL) experience greater-than-expected difficulty hearing speech in noise. This preliminary exploratory study employed a design thinking approach to better understand the clinical pathway and treatment options experienced by this population. Method Exploratory survey data were analyzed from 233 people with NA-MHL who had consulted a clinician and 47 clinicians. Qualitative analysis was performed on interview data from 21 people with NA-MHL and seven clinicians. Results Results revealed that noisy environments, such as restaurants, were where many people experienced listening difficulties. Most people with NA-MHL were not offered a treatment option at their audiology appointment, and their satisfaction with the appointment was diverse. Many clients reported frustration at being told that their hearing was "normal." Data from clinicians showed that there is no standard test protocol for this population, and most felt that they did not have adequate training or resources to help NA-MHL clients. Conclusion This study discusses the research needs regarding the experience of those with NA-MHL, their help-seeking behaviors, and treatment options. Understanding these needs is the first step to designing projects to improve the quality of life of this population.Thermodynamic and kinetic aspects of crystalline (c-KTP) and amorphous (a-KTP) ketoprofen dissolution in water have been investigated by molecular dynamics simulation focusing on free energy properties. Absolute free energies of all relevant species and phases have been determined by thermodynamic integration on a novel path, first connecting the harmonic to the anharmonic system Hamiltonian at low T, then extending the result to the temperature of interest. The free energy required to transfer one ketoprofen molecule from the crystal to the solution is in fair agreement with the experimental value. The absolute free energy of the amorphous form is $19.58$ kJ/mol higher than for the crystal, greatly enhancing the ketoprofen concentration in water, although as a metastable species in supersaturated solution. The kinetics of the dissolution process has been analyzed by computing the free energy profile along a reaction coordinate bringing one ketoprofen molecule from the crystal or amorphous phase to the solvated state. This computation confirms that, compared to the crystal form, the dissolution rate is nearly $7$ orders of magnitude faster for the amorphous form, providing one further advantage to the latter in terms of bio-availability. The problem of drug solubility, of great practical importance, is used here as a testbed for a refined method to compute absolute free energies, which could be of great interest in biophysics and drug discovery in particular.Purpose To analyze the demographic characteristics, clinical features, ocular complications, and visual outcome of pediatric patients with uveitis.Methods Retrospective evaluation of medical records.Results The study included 156 eyes of 93 patients. Fifty-three patients were female and 40 were male. Mean age at onset of the uveitis was 9.54 ± 4.29 years. The mean follow-up period was 29.88 ± 28.97 months. Anterior uveitis (49.5%) was the most common anatomic type followed by panuveitis (21.5%), intermediate uveitis (18.3%), and posterior uveitis (10.7%). Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) was the most common leading systemic disease (18.3%) followed by Behçet disease (11.8%). It was detected at least one complication in 53 (34.0%) eyes at presentation. Mean LogMAR visual acuity was found less then 0.3 in 136 (87.2%) eyes at final examination.Conclusion The most common localization was the anterior segment and the most common etiologic relationship was JIA. Visual outcome could be satisfactory with early and appropriate treatment.Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiological agent of Chagas disease, is responsible for the infection of millions of people worldwide and it is a public health problem, without an effective cure. Four fragments with antimicrobial potential from the hemocyanin of Penaeus monodon shrimp were identified using a computer software AMPA. The present study aimed to evaluate the antichagasic effect of these four peptides (Hmc364-382, Hmc666-678, Hmc185-197 and Hmc476-498). The peptides were tested against the epimastigote, trypomastigote and amastigote forms of Trypanosoma cruzi Y strain (benznidazole-resistant strain) and cytotoxicity in mammalian cells was evaluated against LLC-MK2 lineage cells. Two fragments (Hmc364-382, Hmc666-678) showed activity against the epimastigote and trypomastigote forms and their selectivity index (SI) was calculated. The Hmc364-382 peptide was considered the most promising (SI > 50) one and it was used for further studies, using flow cytometry analyses with specific molecular probes and scanning electron microscopy (SEM).