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Recombinant baculoviruses (rBVs) have been extensively used to generate virus-like particles, and baculoviruses expressing antigenic proteins have become efficient tools for inducing protective immunity. However, current methods for generating baculoviruses are costly and inefficient. Thus, the development of a simple, rapid, and accurate method of baculovirus titration is critically important. We established a method of plaque assay using an immunostaining method by which plaques can be easily visualized in Sf9 cells under a light microscope. Sf9 cells were infected with recombinant baculoviruses expressing influenza hemagglutinin surface proteins from H1N1 (A/California/04/09) or rH5N1 (A/Vietnam/1203/04). The infected cells were incubated with anti-HA antibody and the plaques were visualized using the chromogen 3'3-diaminobenzidine (DAB). Plaques were observed from days 1 to 6 post-infection, and differences in Sf9 cell seeding densities resulted in variations in the final plaque quantification. Sf9 cells seeded at a concentration of 5.5 × 104 cells/well or 7.5 × 104 cells/well showed the higher plaque titers at days 3, 4, and 5 post-infection than those found at days 1, 2, and 6 post-infection. With 5.5 × 104 cells/well or 7.5 × 104 cells/well of cell concentrations, recombinant baculovirus for rBV-HA (H1N1) showed 6 × 107 pfu/ml of titer and rBVs for rBV-HA (rH5N1) showed 5.4 × 107 pfu/ml of titer. Three days of baculovirus incubation with a certain concentration of Sf9 cells seeded are required for a rapid, simple, and accurate plaque assay, which could significantly contribute to all baculovirus-related studies.

Despite the increasing number of laparoscopic hepatic procedures for the resection of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), intraoperative tumor localization and demarcation remains challenging in comparison to open surgery. In this study, we evaluated the feasibility of positive liver segment staining through the super-selective intra-arterial indocyanine green (ICG) administration.

Eight patients presenting with a single HCC underwent an interventional vascular procedure followed by laparoscopic surgery. A microcatheter was advanced into the hepatic artery branches perfusing the HCC followed by digital subtraction angiography and angiography computed tomography (angio-CT). Patients were then transferred to the operating room, and a laparoscopic hepatectomy was performed under ultrasound guidance. A 5mL bolus of ICG with a concentration of .125mg/mL was injected through the microcatheter, and a near-infrared laparoscope was used to detect the fluorescence signal to assess the correspondence between the fluorescence-based demarcation and the intraoperative ultrasound-based demarcation.

The duration for the angiography procedure was 32.7 +/- 5.3min, and it took 242 +/- 118min from the end of angiography procedure until the start of the surgical procedure. In all cases, the fluorescent liver segment was corresponding to the angio-CT findings. In 6/8 cases, fluorescence imaging was considered helpful in the identification of the resection line. IU1 In 3 patients, the resection line was changed according to the positively stained liver segment.

We successfully demonstrated the feasibility of the super-selective intra-arterial ICG administration for fluorescence-based positive staining of hepatic segmentation during laparoscopic surgery for HCC (NCT04266548).

We successfully demonstrated the feasibility of the super-selective intra-arterial ICG administration for fluorescence-based positive staining of hepatic segmentation during laparoscopic surgery for HCC (NCT04266548).Genetic biomarkers of neuroplasticity in deaf children treated with cochlear implantation (CI) might facilitate their clinical management, especially giving them better chances of developing proficient spoken language. We investigated whether carrying certain variants of the genes encoding matrix metalloproteinase MMP9 and neurotrophin brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), involved in synaptic plasticity, can be taken as prognostic markers of how well auditory skills might be acquired. Association analysis of functional MMP9 rs3918242 and BDNF rs6265 variants and the child's auditory development measured at CI activation and 1, 5, 9, 14, and 24 months post CI activation with LittlEARS Questionnaire (LEAQ) was conducted in a group of 100 children diagnosed with DFNB1-related deafness, unilaterally implanted before the age of 2 years. Statistical analysis in the subgroup implanted after 1 year of life (n = 53) showed significant association between MMP9 rs3918242 and LEAQ scores at 1 month (p = .01), at 5 months (p = .01), at 9 months (p = .01), and at 24 months (p = .01) after CI activation. No significant associations in the subgroup implanted before 1 year of life were observed. No significant associations between the BDNF rs6265 and LEAQ score were found. link2 Multiple regression analysis (R2 = .73) in the subgroup implanted after 1 year of life revealed that MMP9 rs3918242 was a significant predictor of treatment outcome. In conclusion, C/C rs3918242 MMP9 predisposes their deaf carriers to better CI outcomes, especially when implanted after the first birthday, than carriers of C/T rs3918242MMP9.Studies on the deformation characteristics and stress distribution in loaded skeletal muscles are of increasing importance. Reliable prediction of hyperelastic material parameters requires an inverse process, which possesses challenges. This work proposes two inverse procedures to identify the hyperelastic material parameters of skeletal muscles. The first one integrates nonlinear finite element method (FEM), random forest (RF) model, and Bayesian optimization (BO) algorithm. The other one integrates FEM, RF and hybrid Grid Search (GS), and Random Search (RS) algorithm. FEM models are first established to simulate nonlinear deformation of skeletal muscles subject to compression based on nonlinear mechanics principals. A dataset of nonlinear relationship between the nominal stress and principal stretch of skeletal muscles is created using our FEM models and the nonlinear relationship is learned through RF model. The BO, hybrid GS and RS algorithms are used to adjust the major model parameters in RF. Then the optimized RF is utilized to predict hyperelastic material parameters of skeletal muscles, with the help of uniaxial compression experiments. Intensive studies also have been carried out to compare the RF-BO approach with RF-Search approach, and the comparison results show that RF-BO approach is an effective and accurate approach to identify the hyperelastic material parameters of skeletal muscles. The present RF-BO model can be further extended for the predictions of constitutive parameters of other types of nonlinear soft materials.In this study, we apply the Laplace Adomian decomposition method (LADM) for the mathematical model of Covid-19. The mathematical model includes a system of nonlinear ordinary differential equations. link3 Therefore, the model cannot be solved analytically but only by approximation. The application of LADM approximates the solution profiles of the dynamical variables of the Covid-19 model by an analytical power series. The conventional way to calculate the expressions of the approximation solutions is complicated both in terms of mathematical calculations and in terms of computer run time. In this paper, we propose a new algorithm for implementing the LADM method combined with the singularly perturbed vector field (SPVF) method. The new algorithm we offer is significantly reducing the running time of both the computer and the mathematical calculations. We compared the results obtained from the LADM to the numerical simulations. Some plots are presented to show the reliability and simplicity of the new algorithm.

Embolic stroke of undetermined source (ESUS) accounts for up to 25% of strokes. Understanding risk factors associated with ESUS is important in reducing stroke burden worldwide. However, ESUS patients are younger and present with fewer traditional risk factors. Significant global variation in ESUS populations also exists making the clinical picture of this type of stroke unclear.

ESUS patients were pair matched for age, sex, and ethnicity with a group of all other strokes (both

 = 331). Exploratory factor analysis was applied in both groups to 14 risk and clinical factors to identify latent factors. In ESUS patients, two latent factors emerged consisting primarily of heart-related variables such as left ventricular wall motion abnormalities, reduced ejection fraction, and increased left atrial volume index, as well as aortic arch atherosclerosis. This is in comparison to the all other strokes group, which was dominated by traditional stroke risk factors.

Our findings support the existence of a unique pattern of risk factors specific to ESUS. We show that LVWMA and corresponding changes in left heart function are a potential source of emboli in these patients. In addition, the clustering of aortic arch atherosclerosis with left heart factors suggests a causal link. Through the application of exploratory factor analysis, this work contributes to a further understanding of stroke mechanisms in ESUS.

Our findings support the existence of a unique pattern of risk factors specific to ESUS. We show that LVWMA and corresponding changes in left heart function are a potential source of emboli in these patients. In addition, the clustering of aortic arch atherosclerosis with left heart factors suggests a causal link. Through the application of exploratory factor analysis, this work contributes to a further understanding of stroke mechanisms in ESUS.The development of highly efficacious COVID-19 vaccines has brought a feeling of hope to many in the US (United States) and across the globe. However, it is estimated that approximately one-third of the US and international population are hesitant to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. For most Western countries with the economic means to purchase sufficient vaccine for their citizens, the medical community now has the opportunity to lead the vaccination communication campaign. Because frontline clinicians were the first to be vaccinated in the United States (US), they are uniquely positioned to be the most trusted source of vaccine information. Primary care clinicians, more than other groups of clinicians, scientists, government officials, media, etc. have the greatest chance for instilling confidence about the vaccine to their patients, including the most vulnerable and the most distrusting. They are considered credible and trustworthy allies for their patients in the US, however, clinicians receive little to no formal training in communication related to controversial topics, such as vaccine hesitancy. With the increasing worry about highly transmissible COVID-19 viral mutations and possible related vaccine resistance, it becomes even more critical to accelerate vaccination efforts across every community. Educating primary care clinicians regarding the importance of talking to their patients regarding their COVID-19 vaccination plans is essential.