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BACKGROUND It is well known that tests are not 100% accurate at classifying individuals. The actual condition of an individual(e.g. diseased, or not diseased) does not coincide with her test result (positive, or negative). Nevertheless, it is often presupposed, as a rule of thumb, that individuals with negative results can be "ruled out" if screening test is highly sensitive and "ruled in" if screening test is highly specific. This has led to the mnemonic SNNOUT (sensitive negative out) and SPPIN (specific positive in). METHOD Probabilistic analysis of SNNOUT and SPPIN. RESULT SNNOUT and SPPIN are incorrect. We devise the correct and easily applicable rules of thumb. CONCLUSION The correct rules of thumb could be of great help to doctors and patients. © 2020 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.Circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) is attractive in understanding the excited-state chirality and developing advanced materials. Herein, we propose a chiral reticular self-assembly strategy to unite achiral AIEgen, chirality donor and metal ion to fabricate optically pure AIEgen MOFs as efficient CPL materials. We have found that CPL activity of the single-crystal AIEgen MOF was generated by the framework enabled strong emission from AIEgens and through-space chirality transfer from chirality donors to achiral AIEgens via metal-ion bridges. For the first time, a dual mechano-switched blue and red-shifted CPL activity was achieved via ultrasonication and grinding, respectively, which enabled the rotation or stacking change of AIEgen rotors with the survived homochiral framework. This work provided not only an insightful view of AIE mechanism, but also an efficient and versatile strategy for the preparation of stimuli-responsive CPL materials. © 2020 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. BGB324 solubility dmso KGaA, Weinheim.Restoration and rehabilitation are globally implemented to improve ecosystem condition but often without tracking treatment expenditures relative to ecological outcomes. We evaluated the cost-effectiveness of widely-conducted woody plant and herbaceous invasive plant removals and seeding treatments in drylands of the western USA from 2004 - 2018 to determine how land managers can optimize efforts. Woody plant cover decreased at a similar rate per dollar spent regardless of vegetation removal type, and the dominant invasive species was reduced by herbicide application. Relatively inexpensive herbicide application also had a large positive effect on seeded perennial grass cover that was enhanced by additional cost; while expensive woody mastication treatments had little effect regardless of additional cost. High seed cost was driven by including a large proportion of native species in seed mixes, and combined with high seeding cost, promoted a short-term (2 - 3 years) gain in perennial forb cover and species richness. In contrast, seeding and seed mix cost had no bearing on seeded perennial grass cover, in part, because relatively cheap non-native seeded species rapidly increased in cover. Our results suggest the differential benefits of commonly implemented treatments aimed at reducing wildfire risk, improving wildlife habitat and forage, and reducing erosion. Given the growing need and cost of restoration and rehabilitation, we raise the importance of specifying treatment budgets and objectives, coupled with effectiveness monitoring, to improve future outcomes. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.The current SARS-CoV-2 pandemic is wreaking havoc throughout the world and has rapidly become a global health emergency. A central question concerning COVID-19 is why some individuals become sick and others not. Many have pointed already at variation in risk factors between individuals. However, the variable outcome of SARS-CoV-2 infections may, at least in part, be due also to differences between the viral subspecies with which individuals are infected. A more pertinent question is how we are to overcome the current pandemic. A vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 would offer significant relief, although vaccine developers have warned that design, testing, and production of vaccines may take a year if not longer. Vaccines are based on a handful of different designs (1), but the earliest vaccines were based on live, attenuated virus. As has been the case for other viruses during earlier pandemics, SARS-CoV-2 will mutate and may naturally attenuate over time (2). What makes the current pandemic unique is that, thanks to state-of-the-art nucleic acid sequencing technologies, we can follow in detail how SARS-CoV-2 evolves while it spreads. We argue that knowledge of naturally emerging attenuated SARS-CoV-2 variants across the globe should be of key interest in our fight against the pandemic. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.Dryland ecosystems may be especially vulnerable to expected 21st century increases in temperature and aridity because they are tightly controlled by moisture availability. However, climate impact assessments in drylands are difficult because ecological dynamics are dictated by drought conditions that are difficult to define and complex to estimate from climate conditions alone. In addition, precipitation projections vary substantially among climate models, enhancing variation in overall trajectories for aridity. Here, we constrain this uncertainty by utilizing an ecosystem water balance model to quantify drought conditions with recognized ecological importance, and by identifying changes in ecological drought conditions that are robust among climate models, defined here as when >90% of models agree in the direction of change. Despite limited evidence for robust changes in precipitation, changes in ecological drought are robust over large portions of drylands in the United States and Canada. Our results suggesvide a more rigorous foundation for making long-term strategic resource management decisions. © 2020 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.A Cocker Spaniel presented for recurrence of right forelimb lameness 33 months following transcondylar screw placement for a humeral intracondylar fissure. Elbow radiographs showed no evidence of implant-related complications. Standard CT scale reconstruction images failed to demonstrate implant failure. Extended CT scale reconstruction images revealed a fracture through the mid-portion of the screw. Revision surgery confirmed the implant failure; the screw was replaced and the lameness subsequently resolved. Extended CT scale reconstruction images allow detailed assessment of metal implants and should be considered when implant failure is suspected. © 2020 American College of Veterinary Radiology.