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5. Dyslexia: 'The Right Diagnosis … The Wrong Treatment'

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Jonathan Beckett

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The polarisation of attitudes towards dyslexia appears to be contingent upon the awareness of the implications of adopting a medical model to interpreting dyslexia (as a medical 'condition') or applying an educational overlay, based upon difficulties in certain areas, to interpreting and making provision for those with dyslexia. Specifically, it underscores the difficulties dyslexics have in reading and the comprehension of what has been read. Furthermore, it accentuates the approaches taken in the 1980s and the turn of the century to dyslexia was, for these interviewees, unfitting. However, it raises other questions about whether the current practice is suited to the needs of those with dyslexia, or whether a universal offer is made, regardless of specific need. In the wake of this research, three emergent themes occur, dyslexia and stigmatisation, the impact of stigmatisation and poorly suited provision upon self-esteem and the stress this generates. As key practitioner points, this disquisition underlines the need to tailor provision for inclusive education based upon the needs of the individual with dyslexia. It further illumines the stress of unsuitable provision, manifesting the imperative nature of adequate training and resourcing for dyslexia.

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2024
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10. Ancient Plasmodium genomes shed light on the history of human malaria

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Michel, Megan, Skourtanioti, Eirini, Pierini, Federica, Guevara, Evelyn K., Mötsch, Angela, Kocher, Arthur, Barquera, Rodrigo, Bianco, Raffaela A., Carlhoff, Selina, Coppola Bove, Lorenza, Freilich, Suzanne, Giffin, Karen, Hermes, Taylor, Hiß, Alina, Knolle, Florian, Nelson, Elizabeth A., Neumann, Gunnar U., Papac, Luka, Penske, Sandra, Rohrlach, Adam B., Salem, Nada, Semerau, Lena, Villalba-Mouco, Vanessa, Abadie, Isabelle, Aldenderfer, Mark, Beckett, Jessica F., Brown, Matthew, Campus, Franco G. R., Chenghwa, Tsang, Cruz Berrocal, María, Damašek, Ladislav, Duffett Carlson, Kellie Sara, Durand, Raphaël, Ernée, Michal, Fântăneanu, Cristinel, Frenzel, Hannah, García Atiénzar, Gabriel, Guillén, Sonia, Hsieh, Ellen, Karwowski, Maciej, Kelvin, David, Kelvin, Nikki, Khokhlov, Alexander, Kinaston, Rebecca L., Korolev, Arkadii, Krettek, Kim-Louise, Küßner, Mario, Lai, Luca, Look, Cory, Majander, Kerttu, Mandl, Kirsten, Mazzarello, Vittorio, McCormick, Michael, de Miguel Ibáñez, Patxuka, Murphy, Reg, Németh, Rita E., Nordqvist, Kerkko, Novotny, Friederike, Obenaus, Martin, Olmo-Enciso, Lauro, Onkamo, Päivi, Orschiedt, Jörg, Patrushev, Valerii, Peltola, Sanni, Romero, Alejandro, Rubino, Salvatore, Sajantila, Antti, Salazar-García, Domingo C., Serrano, Elena, Shaydullaev, Shapulat, Sias, Emanuela, Šlaus, Mario, Stančo, Ladislav, Swanston, Treena, Teschler-Nicola, Maria, Valentin, Frederique, Van de Vijver, Katrien, Varney, Tamara L., Vigil-Escalera Guirado, Alfonso, Waters, Christopher K., Weiss-Krejci, Estella, Winter, Eduard, Lamnidis, Thiseas C., Prüfer, Kay, Nägele, Kathrin, Spyrou, Maria, Schiffels, Stephan, Stockhammer, Philipp W., Haak, Wolfgang, Posth, Cosimo, Warinner, Christina, Bos, Kirsten I., Herbig, Alexander, and Krause, Johannes

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2024
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11. Whole blood and freeze-dried plasma in Canadian trauma care

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Dion, Pierre-Marc, Mack, Johnathan, Alam, Asim, Vuong, Sebastian, Scott, Jeff, Miller, Damien, and Beckett, Andrew

Subjects
Blood plasma -- Storage -- Usage, Exchange transfusion, Whole blood -- History -- Usage -- Safety and security measures
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This article highlights the crucial role of blood transfusion in trauma care and explores the historical and contemporary use of whole blood and freeze-dried plasma in Canadian health care. Early use of whole blood and freeze-dried plasma during global conflicts led to advancements in transfusion medicine. The transition to blood component therapy improved transfusion safety and precision. However, there is an increasing interest in using whole blood and freeze-dried plasma, supported by recent evidence suggesting potential benefits over blood component therapy, particularly in trauma cases. Canadian initiatives, such as leukoreduced whole blood production for the military, indicate efforts to address logistical challenges in delivering trauma care, especially in remote areas. Challenges remain, including logistical issues and regulatory complexities, requiring coordinated efforts for effective implementation. Overall, there's growing support for integrating whole blood and freeze-dried plasma into trauma care across Canada., EARLY USE OF WHOLE BLOOD AND FREEZE-DRIED PLASMA Blood transfusions have evolved dramatically over the past 4 centuries, from the earliest experiments in the 17th century to the sophisticated transfusions [...]

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2024
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12. Long-chain fatty acids mediate hepatic metabolic flux in preruminating dairy calves fed flaxseed oil, high oleic soybean oil, or milk fat

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Linda M. Beckett, Victor M.R. Malacco, Kyrstin M. Gouveia, Adrianna Mann, Chaylen J. Andolino, KaLynn Harlow, Nishanth E. Sunny, Rafael C. Neves, John R. Burgess, Jaquelyn P. Boerman, Theresa.M. Casey, and Shawn S. Donkin

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preruminating calf, flaxseed oil, metabolic flux, high oleic soybean oil, Dairy processing. Dairy products, SF250.5-275, Dairying, SF221-250
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ABSTRACT: Nutrition and physiological state affect hepatic metabolism. Our objective was to determine whether feeding flaxseed oil (∼50% C18:3n-3 cis), high oleic soybean oil (∼70% C18:1 cis-9), or milk fat (∼50% C16:0) alters hepatic expression of PC, PCK1, and PCK2 and the flow of carbons from propionate and pyruvate into the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle in preruminating calves. Male Holstein calves (n = 40) were assigned to a diet of skim milk with either: 3% milk fat (MF; n = 8), 3% flaxseed oil (Flax; n = 8), 3% high oleic soybean oil (HOSO; n = 8), 1.5% MF + 1.5% high oleic soybean oil (MF-HOSO; n = 8), or 1.5% MF + 1.5% flaxseed oil (MF-Flax; n = 8) from d 14 to d 21 postnatal. At d 21 postnatal, a liver biopsy was taken for gene expression and metabolic flux analysis. Liver explants were incubated in [U-13C] propionate and [U-13C] pyruvate to trace carbon flux through TCA cycle intermediates or with [U-14C] lactate, [1-14C] palmitic acid, or [2-14C] propionate to quantify substrate oxidation to CO2 and acid-soluble products. Compared with other treatments, plasma C18:3n-3 cis was 10 times higher and C18:1 cis-9 was 3 times lower in both Flax (Flax and MF-Flax) treatments. PC, PCK1, and PCK2 expression and flux of [U-13C] pyruvate as well as [U-13C] propionate were not different among treatments. PC expression was negatively correlated with the enrichment of citrate M+5 and malate M+3, and PCK2 was negatively correlated with citrate M+5, suggesting that when expression of these enzymes is increased, carbon from pyruvate enters the TCA cycle via PC-mediated carboxylation, and then oxaloacetate is converted to phosphoenolpyruvate via PCK2. Acid-soluble product formation and PC expression were reduced in HOSO (MF-HOSO and HOSO) treatments compared with Flax (MF-Flax and Flax), indicating that fatty acids regulate PC expression and carbon flux, but that fatty acid flux control points are not connected to PC, PCK1, or PCK2. In conclusion, fatty acids regulate hepatic expression of PC, PCK1, and PCK2, and carbon flux, but the point of control is distinct.

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2024
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13. Hepatitis C virus attributable liver cancer in the country of Georgia, 2015–2019: a case–control study

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Sophia Surguladze, Paige A. Armstrong, Geoff A. Beckett, Shaun Shadaker, Amiran Gamkrelidze, Maia Tsereteli, Vladimer Getia, and Benedict Oppong Asamoah

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Viral hepatitis, Hepatitis C, Liver cancer, Hepatocellular carcinoma, Georgia, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216
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Abstract Background Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection can lead to a type of primary liver cancer called hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Georgia, a high HCV prevalence country, started an HCV elimination program in 2015. In addition to tracking incidence and mortality, surveillance for the HCV-attributable fraction of HCC is an important indicator of the program’s impact. This study assesses HCV infection-attributable HCC in the Georgian population. Methods This case–control study utilized HCV programmatic and Georgian Cancer Registry data from 2015–2019. Bivariate logistic regression and age- and sex-stratified analyses assessed HCV and liver cancer association. HCV-attributable liver cancer proportions for the HCV-exposed and total population were calculated. A sub-analysis was performed for HCC cases specifically. Results The total study population was 3874 with 496 liver cancer cases and 3378 controls. The odds for HCV-infected individuals developing liver cancer was 20.1 (95% confidence interval [CI] 15.97–25.37), and the odds of developing HCC was 16.84 (95% CI 12.01–23.83) compared to the HCV-negative group. Odds ratios varied across strata, with HCV-infected older individuals and women having higher odds of developing both liver cancer and HCC. A large proportion of liver cancer and HCC can be attributed to HCV in HCV-infected individuals; however, in the general population, the burden of liver cancer and HCC cannot be explained by HCV alone. Conclusion HCV was significantly associated with a higher risk of developing liver cancer and HCC in the Georgian population. In addition, given Georgia’s high HCV burden, increased HCC monitoring in HCV-infected patients is needed.

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2024
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15. Spaceflight alters host-gut microbiota interactions

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Gonzalez, E., Lee, M. D., Tierney, B. T., Lipieta, N., Flores, P., Mishra, M., Beckett, L., Finkelstein, A., Mo, A., Walton, P., Karouia, F., Barker, R., Jansen, R. J., Green, S. J., Weging, S., Kelliher, J., Singh, N. K., Bezdan, D., Galazska, J., and Brereton, N. J. B.

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2024
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20. Sepsis endotypes identified by host gene expression across global cohorts

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Chenoweth, Josh G., Brandsma, Joost, Striegel, Deborah A., Genzor, Pavol, Chiyka, Elizabeth, Blair, Paul W., Krishnan, Subramaniam, Dogbe, Elliot, Boakye, Isaac, Fogel, Gary B., Tsalik, Ephraim L., Woods, Christopher W., Owusu-Ofori, Alex, Oppong, Chris, Oduro, George, Vantha, Te, Letizia, Andrew G., Beckett, Charmagne G., Schully, Kevin L., and Clark, Danielle V.

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2024
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23. Disentangling top-down drivers of mortality underlying diel population dynamics of Prochlorococcus in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre

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Beckett, Stephen J., Demory, David, Coenen, Ashley R., Casey, John R., Dugenne, Mathilde, Follett, Christopher L., Connell, Paige, Carlson, Michael C. G., Hu, Sarah K., Wilson, Samuel T., Muratore, Daniel, Rodriguez-Gonzalez, Rogelio A., Peng, Shengyun, Becker, Kevin W., Mende, Daniel R., Armbrust, E. Virginia, Caron, David A., Lindell, Debbie, White, Angelicque E., Ribalet, François, and Weitz, Joshua S.

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2024
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24. The possible influence of third-order shim coils on gradient–magnet interactions: an inter-field and inter-site study

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Boulant, Nicolas, Le Ster, Caroline, Amadon, Alexis, Aubert, Guy, Beckett, Alexander, Belorgey, Jean, Bonnelye, Cédric, Bosch, Dario, Brunner, David Otto, Dilasser, Guillaume, Dubois, Olivier, Ehses, Philipp, Feinberg, David, Feizollah, Sajjad, Gras, Vincent, Gross, Simon, Guihard, Quentin, Lannou, Hervé, Le Bihan, Denis, Mauconduit, Franck, Molinié, Frédéric, Nunio, François, Pruessmann, Klaas, Quettier, Lionel, Scheffler, Klaus, Stöcker, Tony, Tardif, Christine, Ugurbil, Kamil, Vignaud, Alexandre, Vu, An, and Wu, Xiaoping

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2024
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25. Spaceflight alters host-gut microbiota interactions

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E. Gonzalez, M. D. Lee, B. T. Tierney, N. Lipieta, P. Flores, M. Mishra, L. Beckett, A. Finkelstein, A. Mo, P. Walton, F. Karouia, R. Barker, R. J. Jansen, S. J. Green, S. Weging, J. Kelliher, N. K. Singh, D. Bezdan, J. Galazska, and N. J. B. Brereton

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Microbial ecology, QR100-130
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Abstract The ISS rodent habitat has provided crucial insights into the impact of spaceflight on mammals, inducing symptoms characteristic of liver disease, insulin resistance, osteopenia, and myopathy. Although these physiological responses can involve the microbiome on Earth, host-microbiota interactions during spaceflight are still being elucidated. We explore murine gut microbiota and host gene expression in the colon and liver after 29 and 56 days of spaceflight using multiomics. Metagenomics revealed significant changes in 44 microbiome species, including relative reductions in bile acid and butyrate metabolising bacteria like Extibacter muris and Dysosmobacter welbionis. Functional prediction indicate over-representation of fatty acid and bile acid metabolism, extracellular matrix interactions, and antibiotic resistance genes. Host gene expression described corresponding changes to bile acid and energy metabolism, and immune suppression. These changes imply that interactions at the host-gut microbiome interface contribute to spaceflight pathology and that these interactions might critically influence human health and long-duration spaceflight feasibility.

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2024
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26. Actinomyces funkei bacteraemia and infected pulmonary cavities in an intravenous drug user: a case report

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Tanaraj Perinpanathan, Katherine Beckett, and Chris Smith

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Actinomyces funkei, Intravenous drug user, Septic emboli, Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight, Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine, RC955-962
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Abstract Background Actinomyces spp. are most commonly found in human commensal flora; however, they have also been shown to cause suppurative infections. We present a case of a rare Actinomyces funkei bacteraemia from an infected deep vein thrombosis in a patient who went on to develop pulmonary cavities secondary to septic emboli. Infected thrombi and septic emboli have been associated with other Actinomyces spp. in the literature, often posing a diagnostic challenge and, in some cases, causing drastic clinical deterioration in patients. The literature regarding Actinomyces funkei is scarce and to our knowledge there are no reports of a relationship between this Actinomyces subspecies and infected thrombi or septic emboli. Case presentation The patient was a 39-year-old known intravenous drug user who presented with a groin injecting site sinus and systemic symptoms. The bacteria was first observed by gram staining of a blood culture sample after 48 h of incubation and the species was identified using matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) as Actinomyces funkei. Sputum cytology/histology with cell block revealed a branching gram-positive species suspicious of slow growing bacteria or fungus. CT imaging of his lower limb and chest revealed an extensive DVT with inflammatory changes and pulmonary cavities respectively. The patient was treated with Ceftriaxone before being discharged with a 6-month course of Linezolid. He made a good recovery with reduction in size of the cavitating lung lesions on follow-up imaging. Conclusions This case report presents a difficult-to-diagnose bacterial infection in an intravenous drug user, complicated by bacteraemia and secondary septic emboli. Relatively little is known about Actinomyces funkei, and therefore this report aims to increase clinician awareness of diagnosis, management, and complications.

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2024
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27. Attenuated total reflection Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy reveals environment specific phenotypes in clonal Japanese knotweed

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Claire A. Holden, Martin McAinsh, Jane E. Taylor, Paul Beckett, and Francis L. Martin

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Fourier-transform Infrared Spectroscopy, Introduced species, Japanese knotweed, Phenotypic plasticity, Principal component analysis, Support Vector Machine., Botany, QK1-989
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Abstract Background Japanese knotweed (Reynoutria japonica var. japonica), a problematic invasive species, has a wide geographical distribution. We have previously shown the potential for attenuated total reflection Fourier-transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy and chemometrics to segregate regional differentiation between Japanese knotweed plants. However, the contribution of environment to spectral differences remains unclear. Herein, the response of Japanese knotweed to varied environmental habitats has been studied. Eight unique growth environments were created by manipulation of the red: far-red light ratio (R: FR), water availability, nitrogen, and micronutrients. Their impacts on plant growth, photosynthetic parameters, and ATR-FTIR spectral profiles, were explored using chemometric techniques, including principal component analysis (PCA), linear discriminant analysis, support vector machines (SVM) and partial least squares regression. Key wavenumbers responsible for spectral differences were identified with PCA loadings, and molecular biomarkers were assigned. Partial least squared regression (PLSR) of spectral absorbance and root water potential (RWP) data was used to create a predictive model for RWP. Results Spectra from plants grown in different environments were differentiated using ATR-FTIR spectroscopy coupled with SVM. Biomarkers highlighted through PCA loadings corresponded to several molecules, most commonly cell wall carbohydrates, suggesting that these wavenumbers could be consistent indicators of plant stress across species. R: FR most affected the ATR-FTIR spectra of intact dried leaf material. PLSR prediction of root water potential achieved an R2 of 0.8, supporting the potential use of ATR-FTIR spectrometers as sensors for prediction of plant physiological parameters. Conclusions Japanese knotweed exhibits environmentally induced phenotypes, indicated by measurable differences in their ATR-FTIR spectra. This high environmental plasticity reflected by key biomolecular changes may contribute to its success as an invasive species. Light quality (R: FR) appears critical in defining the growth and spectral response to environment. Cross-species conservation of biomarkers suggest that they could function as indicators of plant-environment interactions including abiotic stress responses and plant health.

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2024
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28. A modelling approach for quantifying volcanic sulphur dioxide concentrations at flight altitudes and the potential hazard to aircraft occupants

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N. I. Kristiansen, C. S. Witham, and F. M. Beckett

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Volcanic eruptions, Volcanic gases, Volcanic hazard, Sulphur dioxide, Hazard assessment, Exposure thresholds, Environmental protection, TD169-171.8, Disasters and engineering, TA495
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Abstract Volcanic eruptions can emit large quantities of sulphur dioxide (SO2) into the atmosphere, which can be harmful to people and the environment. Aircraft encounters with a volcanic SO2 cloud could represent a health hazard to crew and passengers onboard. In this study we have assessed concentration levels of volcanic SO2 in the atmosphere following eight historic eruptions and use four-dimensional dispersion model simulation data to calculate when and where the World Health Organisation (WHO) health protection guideline for SO2 of 500 μgm-3 over 10 minutes is exceeded. The time and area of exceedance varies and depends on the eruption characteristics: the amount, duration and height of the SO2 release. The WHO-based guideline value is exceeded for all historic eruptions considered. In several cases, the area delineated by the WHO-based guideline, here called the SO2 hazard area, can be considerably larger than the volcanic ash hazard area for the same eruption. SO2 hazard areas also often extend over a longer period of time compared to the equivalent ash advisories. For example, following the 2019 eruption of Raikoke, the SO2 hazard area reached up to 1.7 million km2 and the WHO-based guideline value was exceeded for about two weeks, while volcanic ash was considered hazardous to aviation for about five days. These results will help the aviation industry to better understand the potential risks to their passengers and crew from volcanic SO2, and aid in defining concentration thresholds for any potential volcanic SO2 forecasts for aviation.

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2024
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29. Advancing insights into microgravity induced muscle changes using Caenorhabditis elegans as a model organism

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Laura J. Beckett, Philip M. Williams, Li Shean Toh, Volker Hessel, Lukas Gerstweiler, Ian Fisk, Luis Toronjo-Urquiza, and Veeren M. Chauhan

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Biotechnology, TP248.13-248.65, Physiology, QP1-981
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Abstract Spaceflight presents significant challenges to the physiological state of living organisms. This can be due to the microgravity environment experienced during long-term space missions, resulting in alterations in muscle structure and function, such as atrophy. However, a comprehensive understanding of the adaptive mechanisms of biological systems is required to devise potential solutions and therapeutic approaches for adapting to spaceflight conditions. This review examines the current understanding of the challenges posed by spaceflight on physiological changes, alterations in metabolism, dysregulation of pathways and the suitability and advantages of using the model organism Caenorhabditis elegans nematodes to study the effects of spaceflight. Research has shown that changes in the gene and protein composition of nematodes significantly occur across various larval stages and rearing environments, including both microgravity and Earth gravity settings, often mirroring changes observed in astronauts. Additionally, the review explores significant insights into the fundamental metabolic changes associated with muscle atrophy and growth, which could lead to the development of diagnostic biomarkers and innovative techniques to prevent and counteract muscle atrophy. These insights not only advance our understanding of microgravity-induced muscle atrophy but also lay the groundwork for the development of targeted interventions to mitigate its effects in the future.

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2024
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30. Severity influences categorical likelihood communications: A case study with Southeast Asian weather forecasters

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Alice Liefgreen, Sarah C. Jenkins, Sazali Osman, Lorenzo A. Moron, Maria Cecilia A. Monteverde, Esperanza O. Cayanan, Lam Hoang, Diep Quang Tran, Huong Ngo, Agie Wandala Putra, Riefda Novikarany, Sefri Ayuliana, Rebecca Beckett, and Adam J. L. Harris

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Impact-based warnings, Risk perception, Risk communication, Severity effect, Natural hazards, Asymmetric loss functions, Medicine, Science
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Abstract Risk assessments are common in multiple domains, from finance to medicine. They require evaluating an event’s potential severity and likelihood. We investigate the possible dependence of likelihood and severity within the domain of impact-based weather forecasting (IBF), following predictions derived from considering asymmetric loss functions. In a collaboration between UK psychologists and partners from four meteorological organisations in Southeast Asia, we conducted two studies (N = 363) eliciting weather warnings from forecasters. Forecasters provided warnings denoting higher likelihoods for high severity impacts than low severity impacts, despite these impacts being described as having the same explicit numerical likelihood of occurrence. This ‘Severity effect’ is pervasive, and we find it can have a continued influence even for an updated forecast. It is additionally observed when translating warnings made on a risk matrix to numerical probabilities.

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2024
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31. Sepsis endotypes identified by host gene expression across global cohorts

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Josh G. Chenoweth, Joost Brandsma, Deborah A. Striegel, Pavol Genzor, Elizabeth Chiyka, Paul W. Blair, Subramaniam Krishnan, Elliot Dogbe, Isaac Boakye, Gary B. Fogel, Ephraim L. Tsalik, Christopher W. Woods, Alex Owusu-Ofori, Chris Oppong, George Oduro, Te Vantha, Andrew G. Letizia, Charmagne G. Beckett, Kevin L. Schully, and Danielle V. Clark

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Medicine
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Abstract Background Sepsis from infection is a global health priority and clinical trials have failed to deliver effective therapeutic interventions. To address complicating heterogeneity in sepsis pathobiology, and improve outcomes, promising precision medicine approaches are helping identify disease endotypes, however, they require a more complete definition of sepsis subgroups. Methods Here, we use RNA sequencing from peripheral blood to interrogate the host response to sepsis from participants in a global observational study carried out in West Africa, Southeast Asia, and North America (N = 494). Results We identify four sepsis subtypes differentiated by 28-day mortality. A low mortality immunocompetent group is specified by features that describe the adaptive immune system. In contrast, the three high mortality groups show elevated clinical severity consistent with multiple organ dysfunction. The immunosuppressed group members show signs of a dysfunctional immune response, the acute-inflammation group is set apart by molecular features of the innate immune response, while the immunometabolic group is characterized by metabolic pathways such as heme biosynthesis. Conclusions Our analysis reveals details of molecular endotypes in sepsis that support immunotherapeutic interventions and identifies biomarkers that predict outcomes in these groups.

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2024
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33. Clinical and functional assessment of SARS-CoV-2 sequelae among young marines – a panel studyResearch in context

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Chad K. Porter, Charmagne G. Beckett, Elizabeth Cooper, Lindsey White, David Wallace, Silvia Jakubski, David Boulifard, Megan Schilling, Peifang Sun, Jan Marayag, Amethyst Marrone, Edgar O. Nunez-Hernandez, Sindhu Vangeti, Clare Miller, Yongchao Ge, Irene Ramos, Carl Goforth, Stuart C. Sealfon, and Andrew G. Letizia

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COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Long COVID, PASC, Post-acute sequelae of COVID-19, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270
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Summary: Background: Long-term SARS-CoV-2 adverse health outcomes are of significant concern, especially among young adults with the potential for the greatest long-term morbidity. We sought to assess and characterize these outcomes in a cohort of Marines. Methods: We used a cohort of US Marines from a previous longitudinal, prospective observational study of acute SARS-CoV-2, most of whom were enrolled prior to infection. A panel study was established to assess for post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC), defined as symptoms at least 4 weeks after symptom onset or diagnosis. Symptoms were assessed through questionnaires and validated quality of health metrics. Periodic US Marine Corps fitness testing metrics provided an additional standardized functional assessment and were compared to a pre-pandemic cohort. Findings: Globally dispersed Marine participants (n = 899) seen an average of 330 days following initial enrollment were predominately male (n = 825, 91.7%), White (n = 613, 71.6%) or Black (n = 149, 17.4%) with a median age of 18 years (interquartile range: 18–19). Among 798 SARS-CoV-2 infected participants, 197 (24.7%) developed PASC. The most prevalent symptoms were loss of taste and/or smell (n = 82; 41.6%), shortness of breath (n = 74; 37.6%), and cough (n = 45; 22.8%). Those with PASC had higher rates and severity of somatic (p

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2024
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34. Immune Cell Dynamics in EGFR-Mutated NSCLC Treated With Afatinib and Pembrolizumab: Results From a Phase IB Study

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Jonathan W. Riess, MD, Matthew S. Lara, BS, Miguel Lopez de Rodas, MD, Guillaume Luxardi, PhD, Samantha Herbert, MSPH, Michiko Shimoda, PhD, Karen Kelly, MD, Alexander Meerlev, PhD, Elizabeth Moore, MD, Laurel Beckett, PhD, Arta Monjazeb, MD, PhD, Kurt Schalper, MD, PhD, Emanual Maverakis, MD, and David R. Gandara, MD

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Lung cancer, Epidermal growth factor, Immunotherapy, Targeted therapy, Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens, RC254-282
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Introduction: EGFR-mutated NSCLC is minimally responsive to programmed cell death protein 1 or programmed death-ligand 1 blockade. We evaluated the safety, tolerability, and immunomodulatory effects of the EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) afatinib in combination with the programmed cell death protein 1 antibody pembrolizumab in patients with EGFR-mutant NSCLC. Methods: Patients with advanced EGFR-mutant NSCLC with progression (PD) on previous EGFR TKI(s), aged above or equal to 18 years, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status less than or equal to 1, acceptable organ function, no significant autoimmune disease, measurable disease, and controlled brain metastases were eligible. Primary end point was determination of the maximum tolerated dose and recommended phase 2 dose. Serial specimens were collected to assess for alterations in cytokines and immune cell subsets by quantitative immunofluorescence in tissue and Luminex and flow cytometry in the blood. Results: A total of 11 patients were enrolled, six in dose finding and five in dose expansion. No dose-limiting toxicities were observed. The maximum tolerated dose was determined to be afatinib 40 mg orally daily and pembrolizumab 200 mg intravenously every 21 days. Four (36%) patients had immune-related adverse events (irAEs). Ten patients were assessable for response: two partial response, seven stable disease, and one PD. Peripheral natural killer and natural killer T-cells (p = 0.027, p = 0.01) increased and exhausted CD8+ T-cells decreased on treatment (p = 0.0035). Peripheral CD4/CD8 T-cells (area under the curve = 0.96, p = 0.042) and central memory T-cells (CD4/CD8) (area under the curve = 1.0, p = 0.0006) increased in patients who had disease control more than 6 months or partial response to afatinib/pembrolizumab as did CD3+ T-cells in a patient with progression-free survival more than 6 months after afatinib/pembrolizumab treatment. Conclusions: Afatinib and pembrolizumab were found to have modest activity associated with irAEs after PD on previous EGFR TKI setting. Proinflammatory changes in immune cell subsets in tissue and blood were detected and associated with antitumor activity and irAEs.

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2024
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35. Next-generation MRI scanner designed for ultra-high-resolution human brain imaging at 7 Tesla

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Feinberg, David A., Beckett, Alexander J. S., Vu, An T., Stockmann, Jason, Huber, Laurentius, Ma, Samantha, Ahn, Sinyeob, Setsompop, Kawin, Cao, Xiaozhi, Park, Suhyung, Liu, Chunlei, Wald, Lawrence L., Polimeni, Jonathan R., Mareyam, Azma, Gruber, Bernhard, Stirnberg, Rüdiger, Liao, Congyu, Yacoub, Essa, Davids, Mathias, Bell, Paul, Rummert, Elmar, Koehler, Michael, Potthast, Andreas, Gonzalez-Insua, Ignacio, Stocker, Stefan, Gunamony, Shajan, and Dietz, Peter

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2023
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37. The neuropathological landscape of small vessel disease and Lewy pathology in a cohort of Hispanic and non-Hispanic White decedents with Alzheimer disease

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Hsin-Pei Wang, Rebeca Scalco, Naomi Saito, Laurel Beckett, My-Le Nguyen, Emily Z. Huie, Lawrence S. Honig, Charles DeCarli, Robert A. Rissman, Andrew F. Teich, Dan M. Mungas, Lee-Way Jin, and Brittany N. Dugger

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Autopsy, Neurodegeneration, Vascular pathology, Lewy pathology, Latino, LatinX, Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system, RC346-429
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Abstract Cerebrovascular and α-synuclein pathologies are frequently observed alongside Alzheimer disease (AD). The heterogeneity of AD necessitates comprehensive approaches to postmortem studies, including the representation of historically underrepresented ethnic groups. In this cohort study, we evaluated small vessel disease pathologies and α-synuclein deposits among Hispanic decedents (HD, n = 92) and non-Hispanic White decedents (NHWD, n = 184) from three Alzheimer’s Disease Research Centers: Columbia University, University of California San Diego, and University of California Davis. The study included cases with a pathological diagnosis of Intermediate/High AD based on the National Institute on Aging– Alzheimer’s Association (NIA-AA) and/or NIA-Reagan criteria. A 2:1 random comparison sample of NHWD was frequency-balanced and matched with HD by age and sex. An expert blinded to demographics and center origin evaluated arteriolosclerosis, cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA), and Lewy bodies/Lewy neurites (LBs/LNs) with a semi-quantitative approach using established criteria. There were many similarities and a few differences among groups. HD showed more severe Vonsattel grading of CAA in the cerebellum (p = 0.04), higher CAA density in the posterior hippocampus and cerebellum (ps = 0.01), and increased LBs/LNs density in the frontal (p = 0.01) and temporal cortices (p = 0.03), as determined by Wilcoxon’s test. Ordinal logistic regression adjusting for age, sex, and center confirmed these findings except for LBs/LNs in the temporal cortex. Results indicate HD with AD exhibit greater CAA and α-synuclein burdens in select neuroanatomic regions when compared to age- and sex-matched NHWD with AD. These findings aid in the generalizability of concurrent arteriolosclerosis, CAA, and LBs/LNs topography and severity within the setting of pathologically confirmed AD, particularly in persons of Hispanic descent, showing many similarities and a few differences to those of NHW descent and providing insights into precision medicine approaches.

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2024
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38. A high-content screen of FDA approved drugs to enhance CAR T cell function: ingenol-3-angelate improves B7-H3-CAR T cell activity by upregulating B7-H3 on the target cell surface via PKCα activation

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Ha Won Lee, Carla O’Reilly, Alex N. Beckett, Duane G. Currier, Taosheng Chen, and Christopher DeRenzo

Subjects
Ingenol-3-angelate, PKC, B7-H3, CAR, T cell, Osteosarcoma, Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens, RC254-282
Abstract

Abstract Background CAR T cell therapy is a promising approach to improve outcomes and decrease toxicities for patients with cancer. While extraordinary success has been achieved using CAR T cells to treat patients with CD19-positive malignancies, multiple obstacles have so far limited the benefit of CAR T cell therapy for patients with solid tumors. Novel manufacturing and engineering approaches show great promise to enhance CAR T cell function against solid tumors. However, similar to single agent chemotherapy approaches, CAR T cell monotherapy may be unable to achieve high cure rates for patients with difficult to treat solid tumors. Thus, combinatorial drug plus CAR T cell approaches are likely required to achieve widespread clinical success. Methods We developed a novel, confocal microscopy based, high-content screen to evaluate 1114 FDA approved drugs for the potential to increase expression of the solid tumor antigen B7-H3 on the surface of osteosarcoma cells. Western blot, RT-qPCR, siRNA knockdown and flow cytometry assays were used to validate screening results and identify mechanisms of drug-induced B7-H3 upregulation. Cytokine and cytotoxicity assays were used to determine if drug pre-treatment enhanced B7-H3-CAR T cell effector function. Results Fifty-five drugs were identified to increase B7-H3 expression on the surface of LM7 osteosarcoma cells using a novel high-content, high-throughput screen. One drug, ingenol-3-angelate (I3A), increased B7-H3 expression by up to 100%, and was evaluated in downstream experiments. Validation assays confirmed I3A increased B7-H3 expression in a biphasic dose response and cell dependent fashion. Mechanistic studies demonstrated that I3A increased B7-H3 (CD276) mRNA, total protein, and cell surface expression via protein kinase C alpha activation. Functionally, I3A induced B7-H3 expression enhanced B7-H3-CAR T cell function in cytokine production and cytotoxicity assays. Conclusions This study demonstrates a novel high-content and high-throughput screen can identify drugs to enhance CAR T cell activity. This and other high-content technologies will pave the way to develop clinical trials implementing rational drug plus CAR T cell combinatorial therapies. Importantly, the technique could also be repurposed for an array of basic and translational research applications where drugs are needed to modulate cell surface protein expression.

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2024
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39. Disentangling top-down drivers of mortality underlying diel population dynamics of Prochlorococcus in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre

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Stephen J. Beckett, David Demory, Ashley R. Coenen, John R. Casey, Mathilde Dugenne, Christopher L. Follett, Paige Connell, Michael C. G. Carlson, Sarah K. Hu, Samuel T. Wilson, Daniel Muratore, Rogelio A. Rodriguez-Gonzalez, Shengyun Peng, Kevin W. Becker, Daniel R. Mende, E. Virginia Armbrust, David A. Caron, Debbie Lindell, Angelicque E. White, François Ribalet, and Joshua S. Weitz

Subjects
Science
Abstract

Abstract Photosynthesis fuels primary production at the base of marine food webs. Yet, in many surface ocean ecosystems, diel-driven primary production is tightly coupled to daily loss. This tight coupling raises the question: which top-down drivers predominate in maintaining persistently stable picocyanobacterial populations over longer time scales? Motivated by high-frequency surface water measurements taken in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre (NPSG), we developed multitrophic models to investigate bottom-up and top-down mechanisms underlying the balanced control of Prochlorococcus populations. We find that incorporating photosynthetic growth with viral- and predator-induced mortality is sufficient to recapitulate daily oscillations of Prochlorococcus abundances with baseline community abundances. In doing so, we infer that grazers in this environment function as the predominant top-down factor despite high standing viral particle densities. The model-data fits also reveal the ecological relevance of light-dependent viral traits and non-canonical factors to cellular loss. Finally, we leverage sensitivity analyses to demonstrate how variation in life history traits across distinct oceanic contexts, including variation in viral adsorption and grazer clearance rates, can transform the quantitative and even qualitative importance of top-down controls in shaping Prochlorococcus population dynamics.

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2024
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40. Successful treatment of dumping syndrome with diazoxide in an infant with hypoplastic left heart syndrome

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Khalifah A Aldawsari, Claudia Mattos, Danyal M Khan, Omar Beckett, and Pedro Pagan

Subjects
Diseases of the endocrine glands. Clinical endocrinology, RC648-665
Abstract

Dumping syndrome is a rare but potentially serious condition that causes inappropriate postprandial hyperinsulinemia leading to hypoglycemia in children following gastrointestinal surgeries. While dietary modifications are often the first line of treatment, severe cases may require pharmacological intervention to prevent severe hypoglycemia. We present a case of successful treatment of dumping syndrome with diazoxide. A 2-month-old infant with left hypoplastic heart syndrome who underwent single ventricle palliation pathway and developed feeding intolerance that required Nissen fundoplication. Postprandial hypoglycemia was detected following the procedure, with glucose level down to 12 mg/dL, and the diagnosis of dumping syndrome was established. The patient was successfully managed with diazoxide, which effectively resolved postprandial hypoglycemia without any major adverse events. The patient was eventfully weaned off the medication at the age of 5 months. This case highlights the potential role of diazoxide in the management of pediatric patients with postprandial hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia secondary to dumping syndrome.

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2024
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41. Long-term impact of COVID-19 hospitalisation among individuals with pre-existing airway diseases in the UK: a multicentre, longitudinal cohort study – PHOSP-COVID

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Omer Elneima, John R. Hurst, Carlos Echevarria, Jennifer K. Quint, Samantha Walker, Salman Siddiqui, Petr Novotny, Paul E. Pfeffer, Jeremy S. Brown, Manu Shankar-Hari, Hamish J.C. McAuley, Olivia C. Leavy, Aarti Shikotra, Amisha Singapuri, Marco Sereno, Matthew Richardson, Ruth M. Saunders, Victoria C. Harris, Linzy Houchen-Wolloff, Neil J. Greening, Ewen M. Harrison, Annemarie B. Docherty, Nazir I. Lone, James D. Chalmers, Ling-Pei Ho, Alex Horsley, Michael Marks, Krisnah Poinasamy, Betty Raman, Rachael A. Evans, Louise V. Wain, Aziz Sheikh, Chris E. Brightling, Anthony De Soyza, Liam G. Heaney, J.K. Baillie, N.I. Lone, E. Pairo-Castineira, N. Avramidis, K. Rawlik, S Jones, L. Armstrong, B. Hairsine, H. Henson, C. Kurasz, A. Shaw, L. Shenton, H. Dobson, A. Dell, S. Fairbairn, N. Hawkings, J. Haworth, M. Hoare, V. Lewis, A. Lucey, G. Mallison, H. Nassa, C. Pennington, A. Price, C. Price, A. Storrie, G. Willis, S. Young, K. Poinasamy, S. Walker, I. Jarrold, A. Sanderson, K. Chong-James, C. David, W.Y. James, P. Pfeffer, O. Zongo, A. Martineau, C. Manisty, C. Armour, V. Brown, J. Busby, B. Connolly, T. Craig, S. Drain, L.G. Heaney, B. King, N. Magee, E. Major, D. McAulay, L. McGarvey, J. McGinness, T. Peto, R. Stone, A. Bolger, F. Davies, A. Haggar, J. Lewis, A. Lloyd, R. Manley, E. McIvor, D. Menzies, K. Roberts, W. Saxon, D. Southern, C. Subbe, V. Whitehead, A. Bularga, N.L. Mills, J. Dawson, H. El-Taweel, L. Robinson, L. Brear, K. Regan, D. Saralaya, K. Storton, S. Amoils, A. Bermperi, I. Cruz, K. Dempsey, A. Elmer, J. Fuld, H. Jones, S. Jose, S. Marciniak, M. Parkes, C. Ribeiro, J. Taylor, M. Toshner, L. Watson, J. Worsley, L. Broad, T. Evans, M. Haynes, L. Jones, L. Knibbs, A. McQueen, C. Oliver, K. Paradowski, R. Sabit, J. Williams, I. Jones, L. Milligan, E. Harris, C. Sampson, E. Davies, C. Evenden, A. Hancock, K. Hancock, C. Lynch, M. Rees, L. Roche, N. Stroud, T. Thomas-Woods, S. Heller, T. Chalder, K. Shah, E. Robertson, B. Young, M. Babores, M. Holland, N. Keenan, S. Shashaa, H. Wassall, L. Austin, E. Beranova, T. Cosier, J. Deery, T. Hazelton, H. Ramos, R. Solly, S. Turney, H. Weston, M. Ralser, L. Pearce, S. Pugmire, W. Stoker, A. Wilson, W. McCormick, E. Fraile, J. Ugoji, L. Aguilar Jimenez, G. Arbane, S. Betts, K. Bisnauthsing, A. Dewar, N. Hart, G. Kaltsakas, H. Kerslake, M.M. Magtoto, P. Marino, L.M. Martinez, M. Ostermann, J. Rossdale, T.S. Solano, M. Alvarez Corral, A. Arias, E. Bevan, D. Griffin, J. Martin, J. Owen, S. Payne, A. Prabhu, A. Reed, W. Storrar, N. Williams, C. Wrey Brown, T. Burdett, J. Featherstone, C. Lawson, A. Layton, C. Mills, L. Stephenson, Y. Ellis, P. Atkin, K. Brindle, M.G. Crooks, K. Drury, N. Easom, R. Flockton, L. Holdsworth, A. Richards, D.L. Sykes, S. Thackray-Nocera, C. Wright, S. Coetzee, K. Davies, R. Hughes, R. Loosley, H. McGuinness, A. Mohamed, L. O'Brien, Z. Omar, E. Perkins, J. Phipps, G. Ross, A. Taylor, H. Tench, R. Wolf-Roberts, L. Burden, E. Calvelo, B. Card, C. Carr, E.R. Chilvers, D. Copeland, P. Cullinan, P. Daly, L. Evison, T. Fayzan, H. Gordon, S. Haq, R.G. Jenkins, C. King, O. Kon, K. March, M. Mariveles, L. McLeavey, N. Mohamed, S. Moriera, U. Munawar, J. Nunag, U. Nwanguma, L. Orriss-Dib, A. Ross, M. Roy, E. Russell, K. Samuel, J. Schronce, N. Simpson, L. Tarusan, D.C. Thomas, C. Wood, N. Yasmin, D. Altmann, L.S. Howard, D. Johnston, A. Lingford-Hughes, W.D-C. Man, J. Mitchell, P.L. Molyneaux, C. Nicolaou, D.P. O'Regan, L. Price, J. Quint, D. Smith, R.S. Thwaites, J. Valabhji, S. Walsh, C.M. Efstathiou, F. Liew, A. Frankel, L. Lightstone, S. McAdoo, M. Wilkins, M. Willicombe, R. Touyz, A-M. Guerdette, M. Hewitt, R. Reddy, K. Warwick, S. White, A. McMahon, M. Malim, K. Bramham, M. Brown, K. Ismail, T. Nicholson, C. Pariante, C. Sharpe, S. Wessely, J. Whitney, O. Adeyemi, R. Adrego, H. Assefa-Kebede, J. Breeze, S. Byrne, P. Dulawan, A. Hoare, C.J. Jolley, A. Knighton, S. Patale, I. Peralta, N. Powell, A. Ramos, K. Shevket, F. Speranza, A. Te, A. Shah, A. Chiribiri, C. O'Brien, A. Hayday, A. Ashworth, P. Beirne, J. Clarke, C. Coupland, M. Dalton, C. Favager, J. Glossop, J. Greenwood, L. Hall, T. Hardy, A. Humphries, J. Murira, D. Peckham, S. Plein, J. Rangeley, G. Saalmink, A.L. Tan, E. Wade, B. Whittam, N. Window, J. Woods, G. Coakley, L. Turtle, L. Allerton, A.M. Allt, M. Beadsworth, A. Berridge, J. Brown, S. Cooper, A. Cross, S. Defres, S.L. Dobson, J. Earley, N. French, W. Greenhalf, K. Hainey, H.E. Hardwick, J. Hawkes, V. Highett, S. Kaprowska, A.L. Key, L. Lavelle-Langham, N. Lewis-Burke, G. Madzamba, F. Malein, S. Marsh, C. Mears, L. Melling, M.J. Noonan, L. Poll, J. Pratt, E. Richardson, A. Rowe, M.G. Semple, V. Shaw, K.A. Tripp, L.O. Wajero, S.A. Williams-Howard, D.G. Wootton, J. Wyles, S.N. Diwanji, S. Gurram, P. Papineni, S. Quaid, G.F. Tiongson, E. Watson, A. Briggs, M. Marks, C. Hastie, N. Rogers, N. Smith, D. Stensel, L. Bishop, K. McIvor, P. Rivera-Ortega, B. Al-Sheklly, C. Avram, J. Blaikely, M. Buch, N. Choudhury, D. Faluyi, T. Felton, T. Gorsuch, N.A. Hanley, A. Horsley, T. Hussell, Z. Kausar, N. Odell, R. Osbourne, K. Piper Hanley, K. Radhakrishnan, S. Stockdale, T. Kabir, J.T. Scott, P.J.M. Openshaw, I.D. Stewart, D. Burn, A. Ayoub, G. Burns, G. Davies, A. De Soyza, C. Echevarria, H. Fisher, C. Francis, A. Greenhalgh, P. Hogarth, J. Hughes, K. Jiwa, G. Jones, G. MacGowan, D. Price, A. Sayer, J. Simpson, H. Tedd, S. Thomas, S. West, M. Witham, S. Wright, A. Young, M.J. McMahon, P. Neill, D. Anderson, N. Basu, H. Bayes, A. Brown, A. Dougherty, K. Fallon, L. Gilmour, D. Grieve, K. Mangion, A. Morrow, R. Sykes, C. Berry, I.B. McInnes, K. Scott, F. Barrett, A. Donaldson, E.K. Sage, D. Bell, R. Hamil, K. Leitch, L. Macliver, M. Patel, J. Quigley, A. Smith, B. Welsh, G. Choudhury, S. Clohisey, A. Deans, A.B. Docherty, J. Furniss, E.M. Harrison, S. Kelly, A. Sheikh, J.D. Chalmers, D. Connell, C. Deas, A. Elliott, J. George, S. Mohammed, J. Rowland, A.R. Solstice, D. Sutherland, C.J. Tee, J. Bunker, R. Gill, R. Nathu, K. Holmes, H. Adamali, D. Arnold, S. Barratt, A. Dipper, S. Dunn, N. Maskell, A. Morley, L. Morrison, L. Stadon, S. Waterson, H. Welch, B. Jayaraman, T. Light, I. Vogiatzis, P. Almeida, C.E. Bolton, A. Hosseini, L. Matthews, R. Needham, K. Shaw, A.K. Thomas, J. Bonnington, M. Chrystal, C. Dupont, P.L. Greenhaff, A. Gupta, W. Jang, S. Linford, A. Nikolaidis, S. Prosper, A. Burns, N. Kanellakis, V.M. Ferreira, C. Nikolaidou, C. Xie, M. Ainsworth, A. Alamoudi, A. Bloss, P. Carter, M. Cassar, J. Chen, F. Conneh, T. Dong, R.I. Evans, E. Fraser, J.R. Geddes, F. Gleeson, P. Harrison, M. Havinden-Williams, L.P. Ho, P. Jezzard, I. Koychev, P. Kurupati, H. McShane, C. Megson, S. Neubauer, D. Nicoll, G. Ogg, E. Pacpaco, M. Pavlides, Y. Peng, N. Petousi, J. Pimm, N.M. Rahman, B. Raman, M.J. Rowland, K. Saunders, M. Sharpe, N. Talbot, E.M. Tunnicliffe, A. Korszun, S. Kerr, R.E. Barker, D. Cristiano, N. Dormand, P. George, M. Gummadi, S. Kon, K. Liyanage, C.M. Nolan, B. Patel, S. Patel, O. Polgar, P. Shah, S. Singh, J.A. Walsh, M. Gibbons, S. Ahmad, S. Brill, J. Hurst, H. Jarvis, L. Lim, S. Mandal, D. Matila, O. Olaosebikan, C. Singh, C. Laing, H. Baxendale, L. Garner, C. Johnson, J. Mackie, A. Michael, J. Newman, J. Pack, K. Paques, H. Parfrey, J. Parmar, A. Reddy, M. Halling-Brown, P. Dark, N. Diar-Bakerly, D. Evans, E. Hardy, A. Harvey, D. Holgate, S. Knight, N. Mairs, N. Majeed, L. McMorrow, J. Oxton, J. Pendlebury, C. Summersgill, R. Ugwuoke, S. Whittaker, W. Matimba-Mupaya, S. Strong-Sheldrake, P. Chowienczyk, J. Bagshaw, M. Begum, K. Birchall, R. Butcher, H. Carborn, F. Chan, K. Chapman, Y. Cheng, L. Chetham, C. Clark, Z. Coburn, J. Cole, M. Dixon, A. Fairman, J. Finnigan, H. Foot, D. Foote, A. Ford, R. Gregory, K. Harrington, L. Haslam, L. Hesselden, J. Hockridge, A. Holbourn, B. Holroyd-Hind, L. Holt, A. Howell, E. Hurditch, F. Ilyas, C. Jarman, A. Lawrie, J-H. Lee, E. Lee, R. Lenagh, A. Lye, I. Macharia, M. Marshall, A. Mbuyisa, J. McNeill, S. Megson, J. Meiring, L. Milner, S. Misra, H. Newell, T. Newman, C. Norman, L. Nwafor, D. Pattenadk, M. Plowright, J. Porter, P. Ravencroft, C. Roddis, J. Rodger, S.L. Rowland-Jones, P. Saunders, J. Sidebottom, J. Smith, L. Smith, N. Steele, G. Stephens, R. Stimpson, B. Thamu, A.A.R. Thompson, N. Tinker, K. Turner, H. Turton, P. Wade, J. Watson, I. Wilson, A. Zawia, L. Allsop, K. Bennett, P. Buckley, M. Flynn, M. Gill, C. Goodwin, M. Greatorex, H. Gregory, C. Heeley, L. Holloway, M. Holmes, J. Hutchinson, J. Kirk, W. Lovegrove, T.A. Sewell, S. Shelton, D. Sissons, K. Slack, S. Smith, D. Sowter, S. Turner, V. Whitworth, I. Wynter, J. Tomlinson, L. Warburton, S. Painter, S. Palmer, D. Redwood, J. Tilley, C. Vickers, T. Wainwright, G. Breen, M. Hotopf, R. Aul, D. Forton, M. Ali, A. Dunleavy, M. Mencias, N. Msimanga, T. Samakomva, S. Siddique, V. Tavoukjian, J. Teixeira, R. Ahmed, R. Francis, L. Connor, A. Cook, G.A. Davies, T. Rees, F. Thaivalappil, C. Thomas, M. McNarry, K.E. Lewis, M. Coulding, S. Kilroy, J. McCormick, J. McIntosh, V. Turner, J. Vere, A. Butt, H. Savill, S.S. Kon, G. Landers, H. Lota, S. Portukhay, M. Nasseri, A. Daniels, A. Hormis, J. Ingham, L. Zeidan, M. Chablani, L. Osborne, S. Aslani, A. Banerjee, R. Batterham, G. Baxter, R. Bell, A. David, E. Denneny, A.D. Hughes, W. Lilaonitkul, P. Mehta, A. Pakzad, B. Rangelov, B. Williams, J. Willoughby, M. Xu, N. Ahwireng, D. Bang, D. Basire, J.S. Brown, R.C. Chambers, A. Checkley, R. Evans, M. Heightman, T. Hillman, J. Jacob, R. Jastrub, M. Lipman, S. Logan, D. Lomas, M. Merida Morillas, H. Plant, J.C. Porter, K. Roy, E. Wall, T. Treibel, N. Ahmad Haider, C. Atkin, R. Baggott, M. Bates, A. Botkai, A. Casey, B. Cooper, J. Dasgin, C. Dawson, K. Draxlbauer, N. Gautam, J. Hazeldine, T. Hiwot, S. Holden, K. Isaacs, T. Jackson, V. Kamwa, D. Lewis, J.M. Lord, S. Madathil, C. McGhee, K. McGee, A. Neal, A. Newton-Cox, J. Nyaboko, D. Parekh, Z. Peterkin, H. Qureshi, L. Ratcliffe, E. Sapey, J. Short, T. Soulsby, J. Stockley, Z. Suleiman, T. Thompson, M. Ventura, S. Walder, C. Welch, D. Wilson, S. Yasmin, K.P. Yip, N. Chaudhuri, C. Childs, R. Djukanovic, S. Fletcher, M. Harvey, M.G. Jones, E. Marouzet, B. Marshall, R. Samuel, T. Sass, T. Wallis, H. Wheeler, R. Steeds, P. Beckett, C. Dickens, U. Nanda, M. Aljaroof, N. Armstrong, H. Arnold, H. Aung, M. Bakali, M. Bakau, E. Baldry, M. Baldwin, C. Bourne, M. Bourne, C.E. Brightling, N. Brunskill, P. Cairns, L. Carr, A. Charalambou, C. Christie, M.J. Davies, E. Daynes, S. Diver, R. Dowling, S. Edwards, C. Edwardson, O. Elneima, H. Evans, R.A. Evans, J. Finch, S. Finney, S. Glover, N. Goodman, B. Gooptu, N.J. Greening, K. Hadley, P. Haldar, B. Hargadon, V.C. Harris, L. Houchen-Wolloff, W. Ibrahim, L. Ingram, K. Khunti, A. Lea, D. Lee, H.J.C. McAuley, G.P. McCann, P. McCourt, T. McNally, G. Mills, W. Monteiro, M. Pareek, S. Parker, A. Prickett, I.N. Qureshi, A. Rowland, R. Russell, M. Sereno, A. Shikotra, S. Siddiqui, A. Singapuri, S.J. Singh, J. Skeemer, M. Soares, E. Stringer, S. Terry, T. Thornton, M. Tobin, T.J.C. Ward, F. Woodhead, T. Yates, A.J. Yousuf, B. Guillen Guiio, O.C. Leavy, L.V. Wain, M. Broome, P. McArdle, D. Thickett, R. Upthegrove, D. Wilkinson, P. Moss, D. Wraith, J. Evans, E. Bullmore, J.L. Heeney, C. Langenberg, W. Schwaeble, C. Summers, J. Weir McCall, D. Adeloye, D.E. Newby, R. Pius, I. Rudan, M. Shankar-Hari, C.L. Sudlow, M. Thorpe, S. Walmsley, B. Zheng, L. Allan, C. Ballard, A. McGovern, J. Dennis, J. Cavanagh, S. MacDonald, K. O'Donnell, J. Petrie, N. Sattar, M. Spears, E. Guthrie, M. Henderson, R.J. Allen, M. Bingham, T. Brugha, R. Free, D. Jones, L. Gardiner, A.J. Moss, E. Mukaetova-Ladinska, P. Novotny, C. Overton, J.E. Pearl, T. Plekhanova, M. Richardson, N. Samani, J. Sargent, M. Sharma, M. Steiner, C. Taylor, C. Tong, E. Turner, J. Wormleighton, B. Zhao, K. Ntotsis, R.M. Saunders, D. Lozano-Rojas, D. Cuthbertson, G. Kemp, A. McArdle, B. Michael, W. Reynolds, L.G. Spencer, B. Vinson, M. Ashworth, K. Abel, H. Chinoy, B. Deakin, M. Harvie, C.A. Miller, S. Stanel, P. Barran, D. Trivedi, H. McAllister-Williams, S. Paddick, A. Rostron, J.P. Taylor, D. Baguley, C. Coleman, E. Cox, L. Fabbri, S. Francis, I. Hall, E. Hufton, S. Johnson, F. Khan, P. Kitterick, R. Morriss, N. Selby, L. Wright, C. Antoniades, A. Bates, M. Beggs, K. Bhui, K. Breeze, K.M. Channon, D. Clark, X. Fu, M. Husain, X. Li, E. Lukaschuk, C. McCracken, K. McGlynn, R. Menke, K. Motohashi, T.E. Nichols, G. Ogbole, S. Piechnik, I. Propescu, J. Propescu, A.A. Samat, Z.B. Sanders, L. Sigfrid, M. Webster, L. Kingham, P. Klenerman, H. Lamlum, G. Carson, M. Taquet, L. Finnigan, L.C. Saunders, J.M. Wild, P.C. Calder, N. Huneke, G. Simons, D. Baldwin, S. Bain, L. Daines, E. Bright, P. Crisp, R. Dharmagunawardena, M. Stern, L. Bailey, A. Reddington, A. Wight, A. Ashish, J. Cooper, E. Robinson, A. Broadley, L. Barman, C. Brookes, K. Elliott, L. Griffiths, Z. Guy, K. Howard, D. Ionita, H. Redfearn, C. Sarginson, and A. Turnbull

Subjects
Medicine
Abstract

Background The long-term outcomes of COVID-19 hospitalisation in individuals with pre-existing airway diseases are unknown. Methods Adult participants hospitalised for confirmed or clinically suspected COVID-19 and discharged between 5 March 2020 and 31 March 2021 were recruited to the Post-hospitalisation COVID-19 (PHOSP-COVID) study. Participants attended research visits at 5 months and 1 year post discharge. Clinical characteristics, perceived recovery, burden of symptoms and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of individuals with pre-existing airway disease (i.e., asthma, COPD or bronchiectasis) were compared to the non-airways group. Results A total of 615 out of 2697 (22.8%) participants had a history of pre-existing airway diseases (72.0% diagnosed with asthma, 22.9% COPD and 5.1% bronchiectasis). At 1 year, the airways group participants were less likely to feel fully recovered (20.4% versus 33.2%, p

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42. Bio-stabilising earthen houses with tannins from locally available resources

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Ana Bras, Ibrahim Yakubu, Hazha Mohammed, Ibijoke Idowu, Rosalind Jones, Alexandre S. Gagnon, Fred Owusu-Nimo, Yuner Huang, Christopher T.S. Beckett, and Irene Appeaning Addo

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Sustainable construction material, Earthen construction, Earth mortar, Biostabilisers, African locust bean, Dawadawa, Materials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materials, TA401-492
Abstract

This study presents the first-ever comparative evaluation of traditional biostabilisation practices for housing employed in Northern Ghana. Such a comparative evaluation is crucial in understanding and addressing the increased risk of flooding in the region due to a combination of climate change and land use changes. Given the environmental conditions and material availability that shape construction techniques in this area, it is imperative to assess the effectiveness of these practices in mitigating flood risks. The investigation focuses on readily available resources from the Wa and Tamale regions, specifically dawadawa (D), beini (B), and rice husk (R). These biostabilisers were subjected to rigorous testing to assess their efficacy. Earth mortar samples were created using sieved plain local soil (P) with or without the addition of rice husk, which is a local practice, and dawadawa and beini solutions were tested as a water replacement (+ wD or + wB, added during material manufacture) or as a surface cover (+ coverD or + coverB). The effects are examined in terms of microstructure modifications detected through tannins type and presence, SEM/EDS, water absorption via capillary uptake, and compressive and flexural strength for two different types of application: embedded in the mixture or covering the surface. Overall, solutions containing dawadawa were superior to those containing beini for the tested soil. Both coverD and + coverB decreased the water absorption capacity of the earth mortars and provided almost complete protection for 15 min. After three days, all mortars mixed with the dawadawa or beini solutions (P + wD, PR + wD and PR + wB) displayed lower absorption than the P material. Condensed tannins were identified in dawadawa, but only small precipitation in beini and no precipitation in the rice husk. This indicates that dawadawa has a greater degree of polymerisation (compared to rice and beini), developing a polymerisation tannin-iron complex in contact with oxygen from the air, which explains the macrostructure results. SEM/EDS results indicated polymeric condensed tannins and hydrolysable tannins and that complex accumulation and subsequent oxidation are the main reasons for improving water resistance. The laboratory tests, therefore, support the traditional methods of using dawadawa, beini, and, to a lesser extent, rice husk to improve the resilience of earthen houses and structures to water damage and can be used to encourage agro-industry in Northern Ghana to preserve and promote dawadawa and beini resources.

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2024
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48. Cognitive and psychiatric symptom trajectories 2–3 years after hospital admission for COVID-19: a longitudinal, prospective cohort study in the UK

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Lone, Nazir, Baillie, Kenneth, Pairo-Castineira, Erola, Avramidis, Nikos, Wain, Louise, Guillen-Guio, Beatriz, Leavy, Olivia, Jones, S, Armstrong, Lisa, Hairsine, Brigid, Henson, Helen, Kurasz, Claire, Shaw, Alison, Shenton, Liz, Dobson, Hannah, Dell, Amanda, Fairbairn, Sara, Hawkings, Nancy, Haworth, Jill, Hoare, Michaela, Lewis, Victoria, Lucey, Alice, Mallison, Georgia, Nassa, Heeah, Pennington, Chris, Price, Andrea, Price, Claire, Storrie, Andrew, Willis, Gemma, Young, Susan, Poinasamy, Krisnah, Walker, Samantha, Jarrold, Ian, Rawlik, Konrad, Sanderson, Amy, Chong-James, K, David, C, James, W Y, Pfeffer, Paul, Zongo, O, Martineau, Adrian, Manisty, C, Armour, Cherie, Brown, Vanessa, Busby, John, Connolly, Bronwen, Craig, Thelma, Drain, Stephen, Heaney, Liam, King, Bernie, Magee, Nick, Major, E, McAulay, Danny, McGarvey, Lorcan, McGinness, Jade, Peto, Tunde, Stone, Roisin, Bolger, Annette, Davies, Ffyon, Haggar, Ahmed, Lewis, Joanne, Lloyd, Arwel, Manley, R, McIvor, Emma, Menzies, Daniel, Roberts, K, Saxon, W, Southern, David, Subbe, Christian, Whitehead, Victoria, Bularga, Anda, Mills, Nicholas, Dawson, Joy, El-Taweel, Hosni, Robinson, Leanne, Brear, Lucy, Regan, Karen, Saralaya, Dinesh, Storton, Kim, Amoils, Shannon, Bermperi, Areti, Cruz, Isabel, Dempsey, K, Elmer, Anne, Fuld, Jonathon, Jones, H, Jose, Sherly, Marciniak, Stefan, Parkes, M, Ribeiro, Carla, Taylor, Jessica, Toshner, Mark, Watson, L, Worsley, J, Broad, Lauren, Evans, Teriann, Haynes, Matthew, Jones, L, Knibbs, Lucy, McQueen, Alison, Oliver, Catherine, Paradowski, Kerry, Sabit, Ramsey, Williams, Jenny, Jones, Ian, Milligan, Lea, Harris, Edward, Sampson, Claire, Davies, Ellie, Evenden, Cerys, Hancock, Alyson, Hancock, Kia, Lynch, Ceri, Rees, Meryl, Roche, Lisa, Stroud, Natalie, Thomas-Woods, T, Heller, Simon, Chalder, Trudie, Shah, Kamini, Robertson, Elizabeth, Young, Bob, Babores, Marta, Holland, Maureen, Keenan, Natalie, Shashaa, Sharlene, Wassall, Helen, Austin, Liam, Beranova, Eva, Cosier, Tracey, Deery, Joanne, Hazelton, Tracy, Price, Carly, Ramos, Hazel, Solly, Reanne, Turney, Sharon, Weston, Heather, Coughlan, Eamon, Ralser, Markus, Pearce, Lorraine, Pugmire, S, Stoker, Wendy, Wilson, Ann, McCormick, W, Fraile, Eva, Ugoji, Jacinta, Aguilar Jimenez, Laura, Arbane, Gill, Betts, Sarah, Bisnauthsing, Karen, Dewar, A, Hart, Nicholas, Kaltsakas, G, Kerslake, Helen, Magtoto, Murphy, Marino, Philip, Martinez, L M, Ostermann, Marlies, Rossdale, Jennifer, Solano, Teresa, Alvarez Corral, Maria, Arias, Ava Maria, Bevan, Emily, Griffin, Denise, Martin, Jane, Owen, J, Payne, Sheila, Prabhu, A, Reed, Annabel, Storrar, Will, Williams, Nick, Wrey Brown, Caroline, Burdett, Tracy, Featherstone, James, Lawson, Cathy, Layton, Alison, Mills, Clare, Stephenson, Lorraine, Ellis, Yvette, Atkin, Paul, Brindle, K, Crooks, Michael, Drury, Katie, Easom, Nicholas, Flockton, Rachel, Holdsworth, L, Richards, A, Sykes, D L, Thackray-Nocera, Susannah, Wright, C, Coetzee, S, Davies, Kim, Hughes, Rachel Ann, Loosley, Ronda, McGuinness, Heather, Mohamed, Abdelrahman, O'Brien, Linda, Omar, Zohra, Perkins, Emma, Phipps, Janet, Ross, Gavin, Taylor, Abigail, Tench, Helen, Wolf-Roberts, Rebecca, Burden, L, Calvelo, Ellen, Card, Bethany, Carr, Caitlin, Chilvers, Edwin, Copeland, Donna, Cullinan, P, Daly, Patrick, Evison, Lynsey, Fayzan, Tamanah, Gordon, Hussain, Haq, Sulaimaan, Jenkins, Gisli, King, Clara, Kon, Onn Min, March, Katherine, Mariveles, Myril, McLeavey, Laura, Mohamed, Noura, Moriera, Silvia, Munawar, Unber, Nunag, Jose Lloyd, Nwanguma, Uchechi, Orriss-Dib, Lorna, Ross, Alexandra, Roy, Maura, Russell, Emily, Samuel, Katherine, Schronce, J, Simpson, Neil, Tarusan, Lawrence, Thomas, David, Wood, Chloe, Yasmin, Najira, Altmann, Danny, Howard, Luke, Johnston, Desmond, Lingford-Hughes, Anne, Man, William, Mitchell, Jane, Molyneaux, Philip, Nicolaou, Christos, O'Regan, D P, Price, L, Quint, Jenni, Smith, David, Thwaites, Ryan, Valabhji, Jonathon, Walsh, Simon, Efstathiou, Claudia, Liew, Felicity, Frankel, Anew, Lightstone, Liz, McAdoo, Steve, Wilkins, Martin, Willicombe, Michelle, Touyz, R, Guerdette, Anne-Marie, Hewitt, Melanie, Reddy, R, Warwick, Katie, White, Sonia, McMahon, Aisling, Adeyemi, Oluwaseun, Adrego, Rita, Assefa-Kebede, Hosanna, Breeze, Jonathon, Byrne, S, Dulawan, Pearl, Hoare, Amy, Jolley, Caroline, Knighton, Abigail, Patale, Sheetal, Peralta, Ida, Powell, Natassia, Ramos, Albert, Shevket, K, Speranza, Fabio, Te, Amelie, Malim, M, Bramham, Kate, Brown, M, Ismail, Khalida, Nicholson, Tim, Pariante, Carmen, Sharpe, Claire, Wessely, Simon, Whitney, J, Shah, Ajay, Chiribiri, A, O'Brien, C, Hayday, A, Ashworth, Andrew, Beirne, Paul, Clarke, Jude, Coupland, C, Dalton, Matthhew, Favager, Clair, Glossop, Jodie, Greenwood, John, Hall, Lucy, Hardy, Tim, Humphries, Amy, Murira, Jennifer, Peckham, Dan, Plein, S, Rangeley, Jade, Saalmink, Gwen, Tan, Ai Lyn, Wade, Elaine, Whittam, Beverley, Window, Nicola, Woods, Janet, Coakley, G, Turtle, Lance, Allerton, 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Matimba-Mupaya, Wadzanai, Strong-Sheldrake, Sophia, Chowienczyk, Phillip, Bagshaw, J, Begum, M, Birchall, K, Butcher, Robyn, Carborn, H, Chan, Flora, Chapman, Kerry, Cheng, Yutung, Chetham, Luke, Clark, Cameron, Coburn, Zach, Cole, Joby, Dixon, Myles, Fairman, Alexandra, Finnigan, J, Foot, H, Foote, David, Ford, Amber, Gregory, Rebecca, Harrington, Kate, Haslam, L, Hesselden, L, Hockridge, J, Holbourn, Ailsa, Holroyd-Hind, B, Holt, L, Howell, Alice, Hurditch, E, Ilyas, F, Jarman, Claire, Lawrie, Allan, Lee, Ju Hee, Lee, Elvina, Lenagh, Rebecca, Lye, Alison, Macharia, Irene, Marshall, M, Mbuyisa, Angeline, McNeill, J, Megson, Sharon, Meiring, J, Milner, L, Misra, S, Newell, Helen, Newman, Tom, Norman, C, Nwafor, Lorenza, Pattenadk, Dibya, Plowright, Megan, Porter, Julie, Ravencroft, Phillip, Roddis, C, Rodger, J, Rowland-Jones, Sarah, Saunders, Peter, Sidebottom, J, Smith, Jacqui, Smith, Laurie, Steele, N, Stephens, G, Stimpson, R, Thamu, B, Thompson, A. 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Roger, Tinker, N, Turner, Kim, Turton, Helena, Wade, Phillip, Walker, S, Watson, James, Wilson, Imogen, Zawia, Amira, Allsop, Lynne, Bennett, Kaytie, Buckley, Phil, Flynn, Margaret, Gill, Mandy, Goodwin, Camelia, Greatorex, M, Gregory, Heidi, Heeley, Cheryl, Holloway, Leah, Holmes, Megan, Hutchinson, John, Kirk, Jill, Lovegrove, Wayne, Sewell, Terri Ann, Shelton, Sarah, Sissons, D, Slack, Katie, Smith, Susan, Sowter, D, Turner, Sarah, Whitworth, V, Wynter, Inez, Tomlinson, Johanne, Warburton, Louise, Painter, Sharon, Palmer, Sue, Redwood, Dawn, Tilley, Jo, Vickers, Carinna, Wainwright, Tania, Breen, G, Hotopf, M, Aul, Raminder, Forton, D, Ali, Mariam, Dunleavy, A, Mencias, Mark, Msimanga, N, Samakomva, T, Siddique, Sulman, Tavoukjian, Vera, Teixeira, J, Ahmed, Rubina, Francis, Richard, Connor, Lynda, Cook, Amanda, Davies, Gwyneth, Rees, Tabitha, Thaivalappil, Favas, Thomas, Caradog, McNarry, M, Williams, N, Lewis, Keir, Coulding, Martina, Jones, Heather, Kilroy, Susan, McCormick, Jacqueline, McIntosh, Jerome, Turner, Victoria, Vere, Joanne, Butt, Al-Tahoor, Savill, Heather, Kon, Samantha, Landers, G, Lota, Harpreet, Portukhay, Sofiya, Nasseri, Mariam, Daniels, Alison, Hormis, Anil, Ingham, Julie, Zeidan, Lisa, Chablani, Manish, Osborne, Lynn, Aslani, Shahab, Banerjee, Amita, Batterham, R, Baxter, Gabrielle, Bell, Robert, David, Anthony, Denneny, Emma, Hughes, Alun, Lilaonitkul, W, Mehta, P, Pakzad, Ashkan, Rangelov, Bojidar, Williams, B, Willoughby, James, Xu, Moucheng, Ahwireng, Nyarko, Bang, Dongchun, Basire, Donna, Brown, Jeremy, Chambers, Rachel, Checkley, A, Evans, R, Heightman, M, Hillman, T, Jacob, Joseph, Jastrub, Roman, Lipman, M, Logan, S, Lomas, D, Merida Morillas, Marta, Plant, Hannah, Porter, Joanna, Roy, K, Wall, E, Treibel, T, Ahmad Haider, N, Atkin, Catherine, Baggott, Rhiannon, Bates, Michelle, Botkai, A, Casey, Anna, Cooper, B, Dasgin, Joanne, Dawson, Camilla, Draxlbauer, Katharine, Gautam, N, Hazeldine, J, Hiwot, T, Holden, Sophie, Isaacs, Karen, Jackson, T, Kamwa, Vicky, Lewis, D, Lord, Janet, Madathil, S, McGee, C, Mcgee, K, Neal, Aoife, Newton-Cox, Alex, Nyaboko, Joseph, Parekh, Dhruv, Peterkin, Z, Qureshi, H, Ratcliffe, Liz, Sapey, Elizabeth, Short, J, Soulsby, Tracy, Stockley, J, Suleiman, Zehra, Thompson, Tamika, Ventura, Maximina, Walder, Sinead, Welch, Carly, Wilson, Daisy, Yasmin, S, Yip, Kay Por, Chaudhuri, N, Childs, Caroline, Djukanovic, R, Fletcher, S, Harvey, Matt, Jones, Mark, Marouzet, Elizabeth, Marshall, B, Samuel, Reena, Sass, T, Wallis, Tim, Wheeler, Helen, Steeds, R, Beckett, Paul, Dickens, Caroline, Nanda, Uttam, Aljaroof, M, Armstrong, Natalie, Arnold, H, Aung, Hnin, Bakali, Majda, Bakau, M, Baldry, E, Baldwin, Molly, Bourne, Charlotte, Bourne, Michelle, Brightling, Chris, Brunskill, Nigel, Cairns, P, Carr, Liesel, Charalambou, Amanda, Christie, C, Davies, Melanie, Daynes, Enya, Diver, Sarah, Dowling, Rachael, Edwards, Sarah, Edwardson, C, Elneima, Omer, Evans, H, Evans, Rachael, Finch, J, Glover, 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Hampshire, Adam, Trender, William R, Hellyer, Peter J, Chalmers, James D, Ho, Ling-Pei, Leavy, Olivia C, Richardson, Matthew, McAuley, Hamish J C, Singapuri, Amisha, Saunders, Ruth M, Harris, Victoria C, Greening, Neil J, Mansoori, Parisa, Harrison, Ewen M, Docherty, Annemarie B, Lone, Nazir I, Quint, Jennifer, Brightling, Christopher E, Wain, Louise V, Evans, Rachael A, Geddes, John R, and Harrison, Paul J

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49. Royal Society of Canada working group on health research system recovery: strengthening Canada’s health research system after the COVID-19 pandemic

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Sharon E. Straus, Robyn Beckett, Christine Fahim, Negin Pak, Danielle Kasperavicius, Tammy Clifford, and Bev Holmes

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research system, emergency preparedness, research capacity building, knowledge mobilization, research governance, research finance, Education, Science
Abstract

The Royal Society of Canada Working Group on Health Research System Recovery developed actionable recommendations for organizations to implement to strengthen Canada’s health research system. Recommendations were based on input from participants from G7 countries and Australia and New Zealand. Participants included health research funding agency leaders; research institute leaders; health, public health, and social care policy-makers; researchers; and members of the public. The recommendations were categorized using the World Health Organization’s framework for health research systems and include governance/stewardship: (1) Outline research logistics as part of emergency preparedness to streamline research in future pandemics. (2) Embed equity and inclusion in all research processes. (3) Facilitate streamlined, inclusive, and rigorous processes for grant application preparation and review. (4) Create knowledge mobilization infrastructure to support the generation and use of evidence. (5) Coordinate research efforts across local, provincial, national, and international entities. Financing: (6) Reimagine the funding of health research. Capacity building: (7) Invest in formative training opportunities rooted in equity, diversity, and anti-racism. (8) Support researchers’ career development throughout their career span. (9) Support early career researchers to establish themselves. Producing and using research: (10) Strengthen Indigenous health research and break down systemic barriers to its conduct. (11) Develop mechanisms to produce novel research. (12) Enhance research use across the health research ecosystem.

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2024
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50. A Role for Secondary Metabolites in Desiccation Tolerance in Lichens

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Nqobile Truelove Ndhlovu, Farida Minibayeva, and Richard Peter Beckett

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lichen substances, desiccation, membrane damage, chlorophyll fluorescence, Microbiology, QR1-502
Abstract

In lichens, secondary metabolites have been shown to protect against biotic stresses such as pathogen attacks and grazing, and abiotic stresses such as ultraviolet (UV) and high photosynthetically active radiation (PAR). Lichen secondary metabolites are known to have strong antioxidant activity, and while theoretically they may have roles in tolerance to other abiotic stresses, these roles remain largely unclear. Here, we used the acetone rinsing method to harmlessly remove most of the secondary metabolites from the thalli of six lichen species. This enabled us to compare the effects of desiccation on thalli with and without the presence of secondary metabolites. Results showed that in general, the presence of lichen substances reduces the effects of desiccation stress. For all species, substances significantly improved the photosystem two (PSII) activity of the photobiont during either desiccation or rehydration. In the mycobiont, in four of the six species, the presence of substances reduced membrane damage, which was assessed by measuring ion leakage during rehydration following desiccation. However, in one species, secondary metabolites had no effect, while in another the presence of substances increased membrane damage. Nevertheless, it seems clear that in addition to their more established roles in protecting lichens against pathogen attacks and grazing, lichen substances can also play a role in aiding desiccation tolerance.

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2024
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