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The present study systematically reviewed 56 articles that assessed hair cortisol concentrations during pregnancy collected from PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science on 8/9/19 and updated on 6/29/20. Our goals were to establish reference ranges by trimester based on published studies. The majority of any given sample (e.g., 70 %, the range of -1SD to +1SD) is expected to fall between 0 and 34.15 pg/mg in trimester 1 and 2, and between 8.59 and 44 pg/mg in trimester 3, with very wide ranges (e.g., values of >250 pg/mg) and substantially higher values (e.g., averages of 200's-300's reaching as high as 768 pg/mg) coming out of one specific lab. Delineating a reference range for hair cortisol concentrations across pregnancy is challenging because of known factors like differences in values returned by different laboratories and assay types. We observed inconsistency in descriptions of the data and data preparation steps post-assay. Key findings include that only half of the studies examining all three trimesters showed a constant increase in mean levels (most retrospectively assessed via segmenting), with considerable variability in patterns of change. None of the studies reported individual patterns of change. Examining within-person changes are an important next step for the field. We conclude that researchers should more clearly report decisions around outliers, units, and specifics of data transformations in the future in order to improve our ability to compare findings across studies, to understand differences in HCC values reported, and potentially to understand differences in reported associations of HCC with other phenotypes in the literature.

Cesarean delivery reduces the risk of infant and maternal morbidity and mortality when medically indicated, however, the cesarean delivery rate is estimated to be two to three times higher than medically necessary. The World Health Organization and American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists have expressed concern over the high rates of cesarean delivery, citing evidence that cesarean delivery has negative short- and long-term consequences for the health of the infant, mother, and for future pregnancies. Infants delivered by cesarean are at an increased risk of metabolic disease and immune dysfunction throughout the lifespan. Preliminary research suggests that the hypothalamic pituitary adrenal (HPA) axis is a plausible pathway linking cesarean delivery to poor health later in life. The present study examines the relation between mode of delivery and HPA axis function in six-month-old infants. We also examine whether the cesarean delivery was elective or indicated altered to the relation between mod cortisol concentrations at baseline and after the inoculation procedure compared to those delivered vaginally. Further, the relation between mode of delivery and cortisol levels persisted even when the analyses were restricted to compare only the elective cesarean deliveries (e.g. maternal request or previous cesarean delivery) to those delivered vaginally.

This study provides evidence for an association between cesarean delivery and infant HPA axis function in infancy. Findings are consistent with the hypothesis that the HPA axis is a plausible pathway that links cesarean delivery with long-term health outcomes.

This study provides evidence for an association between cesarean delivery and infant HPA axis function in infancy. Findings are consistent with the hypothesis that the HPA axis is a plausible pathway that links cesarean delivery with long-term health outcomes.Tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) is a medically important arbovirus, widespread in Europe and Asia. The virus is primarily transmitted to humans and animals by bites from ticks and, in rare cases, by consumption of unpasteurized dairy products. The aim of this study was to sequence and characterize two TBEV strains with amplicon sequencing by designing overlapping primers. The amplicon sequencing, via Illumina MiSeq, covering nearly the entire TBEV genome, was successful We retrieved and characterized the complete polyprotein sequence of two TBEV strains, Hochosterwitz and 1993/783 from Austria and Sweden, respectively. In this study the previous phylogenetic analysis of both strains was confirmed to be of the European subtypes of TBEV (TBEV-Eu) by whole genome sequencing. The Hochosterwitz strain clustered with the two strains KrM 93 and KrM 213 from South Korea, and the 1993/783 strain clustered together with the NL/UH strain from the Netherlands. Our study confirms the suitability and rapidness of the high-throughput sequencing method used to produce complete TBEV genomes from TBEV samples of high viral load giving high-molecular-weight cDNA with large overlapping amplicons.In spring 2019, forecasts of the incidence of tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) for the next 2 years, i.e. 2019 and 2020, were made for the first time. For this purpose, negative binomial regression models with 4-5 predictors were fitted to the time series of annual human TBE incidences from Austria, Germany, and Switzerland. The most important predictor for TBE incidences is the fructification index of the European beech (Fagus sylvatica) 2 years prior as a proxi for the intensity of the TBE virus transmission cycle. These forecasts were repeated in spring 2020 after the updated predictors and the confirmed TBE cases for 2019 became available. Forecasting TBE incidences for 2020 and 2021 results in 156 ± 19 and 131 ± 23 TBE cases for Austria, 663 ± 95 and 543 ± 112 TBE cases for Germany as well as 472 ± 56 and 350 ± 62 TBE cases for Switzerland. The newly implemented operational TBE forecasts will be verified every year with confirmed TBE cases. An initial verification for 2019 demonstrates the high reliability of the forecasts.An integrated experimental-theoretical investigation was employed to determine rovibrational energies, spectroscopic constants, lifetime as a function of temperature in gas phase complexes of methanol with noble gas (NgHe, Ne, Ar, Kr, Xe, and Rn). Beside that, a parallel effort has been addressed to theoretically characterize the nature of intermolecular interactions determining the dissociation energy and equilibrium distance of the formed adducts. Dynamics and lifetime results reveal that, except for the CH3OH-He aggregate, all other methanol-Ng compounds are sufficiently stable under thermal conditions. Their lifetimes are larger than 1 ps for the temperature of the bulk in the range between 200 and 500 K. In addition, the current lifetime results suggest that the aggregates formed by methanol and Ng are globally more stable than corresponding complexes formed by water with Ng. From the point of view of the CCSD(T)/aug-cc-pVTZ level calculation, in all compounds, the electron densities of Ng partners are weakly polarized in the presence of CH3OH molecule. The charge-displacement curves and NBO analysis indicate that the charge transfer from Ng to methanol molecule, in general, plays a minor role, being appreciable only in the aggregate involving Ar. Finally, it was verified from the SAPT2 + (CCD)-δMP2/aug-cc-pVTZ calculations and NCI analysis that the dispersion is the essential long-range attractive contribution to the interaction energy for all studied complexes. This feature strongly suggests that these compounds are held bonded substantially by van der Waals forces. Then non-covalent intermolecular bonds are effectively formed in the gas phase, which is disturbed by small stabilizing charge-transfer contributions.A fluorescence probe based on cyanine fluorophore was designed and synthesized in this work, which can be used to determine viscosity and reactive oxygen species (e.g., OCl-, ONOO-) at different wavelengths. Under a low viscosity medium, the fluorescence quantum yield of the probe is very low; however, with the increase of the medium viscosity, the probe's emission at 571 nm is enhanced by nearly 25-fold due to the inhibition of intramolecular rotations. On the other hand, the probe shows a rapid and linear fluorescence response at 710 nm to OCl- or ONOO- within 1 min. The different spectral response regions of the probe permit the selective detection of both viscosity and reactive oxygen species. Furthermore, the probe is demonstrated to be cell permeable and capable of detecting the viscosity and the total amount of OCl-/ONOO- in living cells with the help of confocal microscope fluorescence imaging.Distance dependent optical properties of colloidal gold nanoparticles offer designing of colorimetric sensing modalities for detection of a variety of analytes. Herein, we report a simple and facile colorimetric detection assay for an anti-cancer drug, Sanguinarine (SNG) and Calf Thymus DNA (Ct-DNA) based on citrate reduced gold nanoparticles (CI-Au NPs). The electrostatic interaction between SNG and CI-Au NPs induce aggregation of Au NPs accompanied with visible colour change of colloidal solution. The assay conditions like salt concentration, pH and reaction time had been adjusted to achieve highly sensitive and fast colorimetric response. Furthermore, the optimized CI-Au NPs/SNG sensing system is used for the detection of Ct-DNA based on the mechanism of anti-aggregation of CI-Au NPs. The simultaneous presence of SNG and Ct-DNA prevent aggregation of Au NPs owing to preferential formation of Ct-DNA-SNG intercalation complex and colour of the Au NPs solution tends to remain red, depending on the concentration of Ct-DNA in solution. The degree of aggregation and anti-aggregation of CI-Au NPs was monitored using Transmission electron microscopic (TEM) measurements and UV-Visible spectrophotometry by analysing the ratio of absorptions for aggregated and dispersed Au NPs. The intercalation mode of binding between SNG and Ct-DNA in CI-Au NPs/SNG sensing system was determined by Fluorescence spectral studies and UV-thermal melting studies. The absorption ratio (A627/A525) of Au NPs exhibited a linear correlation with SNG concentrations in the range from 0 to 0.9 μM with detection limit as 0.046 μM. This optical method can determine Ct-DNA as low as 0.36 μM and the calibration is linear for concentration range 0 to 5 μM. The proposed sensing strategy enables detection as well as quantification of SNG & Ct-DNA in real samples with satisfactory results and finds application in drug or DNA monitoring.As an important environmental indicator, 2,4,6-trichlorophenol (2,4,6-TCP) was proved extremely harmful to human body. In this article, hollow molecularly imprinted fluorescent polymers (@MIPs) for the selective detection of 2,4,6-TCP were devised and fabricated by sacrificial skeleton method based on SiO2 nanoparticles. As the most innovation, highly luminescent europium complex Eu(MAA)3phen played the role of both fluorophores and functional monomers of the MIPs. The obtained @MIPs showed monodispersity and the average particle size was around 130 nm. It had a linear fluorescent response within the concentration range 10-100 nmol L-1 with the correlation coefficient calculated as 0.99625, and the limit of detection was identified as 2.41 nmol L-1. The results show that Eu(MAA)3phen as a fluorophore has high luminescent properties, and as a functional monomer, it can improve the selectivity and anti-interference performance of MIPs. Furthermore, the hollow structure made it possible that the imprinted specific recognition sites distributed on both inner and outer surfaces of @MIPs.