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We describe improvements to BAli-Phy, a Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) program that jointly estimates phylogeny, alignment, and other parameters from unaligned sequence data. Version 3 is substantially faster for large trees, and implements covarion models, additional codon models, and other new models. It implements ancestral state reconstruction, allows prior selection for all model parameters, and can also analyze multiple genes simultaneously.

Software is available for download at http//www.bali-phy.org. C++ source code is freely available on Github under the GPL2 License.

Software is available for download at http//www.bali-phy.org. C++ source code is freely available on Github under the GPL2 License.

A detailed understanding of the contribution of the asymptomatic Plasmodium reservoir to the occurrence of clinical malaria at individual and community levels is needed to guide effective elimination interventions. This study investigated the relationship between asymptomatic P. falciparum carriage and subsequent clinical malaria episodes in Dielmo and Ndiop villages in Senegal.

The study used a total of 2,792 venous and capillary blood samples obtained from asymptomatic individuals and clinical malaria datasets collected from 2013 to 2016. Mapping, spatial clustering of infections and risk analysis were performed using georeferenced households.

High incidences of clinical malaria episodes were observed to occur predominantly in households of asymptomatic P. falciparum carriers. A statistically significant association was found between asymptomatic carriage in a household and subsequent episode of clinical malaria occurring in that household for each individual year (p-values were 0.0017, 6x10 -5, 0.005 in Dielmo and Ndiop villages.

Physical activity (PA) has significant benefits for older adults. However, the recommended PA is rarely achieved in nursing homes. In this proof of concept study, we assessed whether virtual reality (VR) could help to increase spontaneous PA during a stationary cycling session.

Prospective crossover proof of concept study.

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Twelve participants (10 men) aged 63-88, able-bodied but with moderate cognitive impairment.

TWO stationary cycling sessions with and withoutVR.

Cycling distance, pedalling duration, average speed, mean pedalling cadence and the modified Borg rating of perceived exertion scale.

Cycling distance and duration were significantly higher in the VR condition. Most participants would rather repeat cycling sessions with VR than without.

The use of VR seems feasible to help achieve PA recommendations for able-bodied people living in nursing homes, even with moderate cognitive impairments.

The use of VR seems feasible to help achieve PA recommendations for able-bodied people living in nursing homes, even with moderate cognitive impairments.Persistent hypotonic and inflammatory conditions in the joint cavity can lead to the loss of cartilage matrix and cell death, which are the important mechanisms of osteoarthritis (OA) onset. Previous studies have confirmed that the existence of a hypotonic environment is a red flag for inflammation, as hypotonic environment induces the opening of the chloride channel of the cell and promotes chloride ion efflux, which prompts the cell volume to increase. Chloride channels play an important role in the regulation of mineralization and chondrocyte death. Here, we reported that OA chondrocytes showed a significant increase of cell death rate and the imbalance of cartilage matrix catabolism. We found that the distribution of skeleton protein F-actin was disordered. In addition, the volume-sensitive chloride current of OA chondrocytes decreased significantly with the increase of the expression levels of inflammation-related proteins caspase-1, caspase-3, and NLRP3. Moreover, interleukin-1β (IL-1β) showed a potential to activate the chloride current of normal chondrocytes. These results indicate that IL-1β-induced chloride channel opening in chondrocytes may be closely related to the occurrence of OA. This chloride channel opening process may therefore be a potential target for the treatment of OA.

Manufactured and out-of-home foods contribute to excessive calories and have a critical role in fueling the obesity epidemic. We propose a 20% fat reduction in these foods.

To evaluate the potential impact of the proposed strategy on energy intake, obesity and related health outcomes in the population.

We used the National Diet and Nutrition Survey rolling program (NDNS RP) data to calculate fat and energy contributions from 46 manufactured and out-of-home food categories. We considered a gradual fat reduction-focusing on SFA-in these categories to achieve a 20% reduction in 5 years. We estimated the reduction in energy intake in the NDNS RP population and predicted the body weight reduction using a weight loss model. 10074G5 We scaled up the body weight reduction to the UK adult population. We estimated reductions in overweight/obesity and type 2 diabetes cases. We calculated the reductions of LDL, ischemic heart disease (IHD), and stroke deaths that could be prevented from the SFA reduction.

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There is growing concern about children's chronic low-level pesticide exposure and its impact on health. Green building practices (e.g., reducing leakage of the thermal and pressure barrier that surrounds the structure, integrated pest management, improved ventilation) have the potential to reduce pesticide exposure. However, the potential impact of living in green housing on children's pesticide exposure is unknown.

To address this question, a longitudinal study of pyrethroid metabolites (3-phenoxybenzoic acid [3-PBA], 4-fluoro-3-phenoxybenzoic acid [4-F-3-PBA], trans-3-(2,2-dichlorovinyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropane carboxylic acid [trans-DCCA]) in first morning void urine, collected from 68 children from New Orleans, Louisiana residing in green and non-green housing was conducted.

Children were followed for 1 year with three repeated measures of pesticide exposure. Generalized estimating equations examined associations between housing type (green vs. non-green) and urinary pyrethroid metabolite concentrations adjusting for demographic and household factors over the year.