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52. Methaemoglobinaemia in the perioperative period with regional block
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Patrick J Steele, Arianna Cook, Sharon Kapeluk, and Stuart A Grant
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Lidocaine ,Ropivacaine ,business.industry ,Benzocaine ,Oxygen–haemoglobin dissociation curve ,General Medicine ,Perioperative ,Hypoxia (medical) ,Dapsone ,Methemoglobin ,Anesthesia ,medicine ,Humans ,medicine.symptom ,business ,Methemoglobinemia ,Perioperative Period ,medicine.drug - Abstract
Methaemoglobin is a form of haemoglobin with oxidised ferric (+3) iron rather than ferrous (+2) iron, which causes a leftward shift in the oxyhaemoglobin dissociation curve and prevents oxygen delivery. Anaesthesiologists need to be familiar with this differential diagnosis for hypoxia given the use of drugs in the perioperative setting known to induce methaemoglobinaemia, including benzocaine and lidocaine, antibiotics such as dapsone and anaesthetic gases, including nitric oxide. This case report details an interesting case of symptomatic methaemoglobinaemia in the perioperative period in the setting of dapsone use and an erector spinae block performed with ropivacaine.
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53. An organosynthetic dynamic heart model with enhanced biomimicry guided by cardiac diffusion tensor imaging.
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Clara Park, Yiling Fan, Gregor Hager, Hyunwoo Yuk, Manisha Singh, Allison Rojas, Aamir Hameed, Mossab Saeed, Nikolay V. Vasilyev, Terry W. J. Steele, Xuanhe Zhao, Christopher T. Nguyen, and Ellen T. Roche
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- 2020
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54. Erratum to: Methods for evaluating medical tests and biomarkers
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Gowri Gopalakrishna, Miranda Langendam, Rob Scholten, Patrick Bossuyt, Mariska Leeflang, Anna Noel-Storr, James Thomas, Iain Marshall, Byron Wallace, Penny Whiting, Clare Davenport, Gowri GopalaKrishna, Isabel de Salis, Sue Mallett, Robert Wolff, Richard Riley, Marie Westwood, Jos Kleinen, Gary Collins, Hans Reitsma, Karel Moons, Antonia Zapf, Annika Hoyer, Katharina Kramer, Oliver Kuss, J. Ensor, J. J. Deeks, E. C. Martin, R. D. Riley, Gerta Rücker, Susanne Steinhauser, Martin Schumacher, Joie Ensor, Kym Snell, Brian Willis, Thomas Debray, Jon Deeks, Lavinia Ferrante di Ruffano, Sian Taylor-Phillips, Chris Hyde, Stuart A. Taylor, Gauraang Batnagar, STREAMLINE COLON Investigators, STREAMLINE LUNG Investigators, METRIC Investigators, Lavinia Ferrante Di Ruffano, Farah Seedat, Aileen Clarke, Sarah Byron, Frances Nixon, Rebecca Albrow, Thomas Walker, Carla Deakin, Zhivko Zhelev, Harriet Hunt, Yaling Yang, Lucy Abel, James Buchanan, Thomas Fanshawe, Bethany Shinkins, Laure Wynants, Jan Verbakel, Sabine Van Huffel, Dirk Timmerman, Ben Van Calster, Aeliko Zwinderman, Jason Oke, Jack O’Sullivan, Rafael Perera, Brian Nicholson, Hannah L. Bromley, Tracy E. Roberts, Adele Francis, Denniis Petrie, G. Bruce Mann, Kinga Malottki, Holly Smith, Lucinda Billingham, Alice Sitch, Oke Gerke, Mie Holm-Vilstrup, Eivind Antonsen Segtnan, Ulrich Halekoh, Poul Flemming Høilund-Carlsen, Bernard G. Francq, Jac Dinnes, Julie Parkes, Walter Gregory, Jenny Hewison, Doug Altman, William Rosenberg, Peter Selby, Julien Asselineau, Paul Perez, Aïssatou Paye, Emilie Bessede, Cécile Proust-Lima, Christiana Naaktgeboren, Joris de Groot, Anne Rutjes, Johannes Reitsma, Emmanuel Ogundimu, Jonathan Cook, Yannick Le Manach, Yvonne Vergouwe, Romin Pajouheshnia, Rolf Groenwold, Karen Moons, Linda Peelen, Daan Nieboer, Bavo De Cock, Micael J. Pencina, Ewout W. Steyerberg, Jennifer Cooper, Nick Parsons, Chris Stinton, Steve Smith, Andy Dickens, Rachel Jordan, Alexandra Enocson, David Fitzmaurice, Peymane Adab, Charles Boachie, Gaj Vidmar, Karoline Freeman, Martin Connock, Rachel Court, Carl Moons, Jessica Harris, Andrew Mumford, Zoe Plummer, Kurtis Lee, Barnaby Reeves, Chris Rogers, Veerle Verheyden, Gianni D. Angelini, Gavin J. Murphy, Jeremy Huddy, Melody Ni, Katherine Good, Graham Cooke, George Hanna, Jie Ma, K. G. M. (Carl) Moons, Joris A. H. de Groot, Doug G. Altman, Johannes B. Reitsma, Gary S. Collins, Karel G. M. Moons, Douglas G. Altman, Adina Najwa Kamarudin, Ruwanthi Kolamunnage-Dona, Trevor Cox, Simone Borsci, Teresa Pérez, M.Carmen Pardo, Angel Candela-Toha, Alfonso Muriel, Javier Zamora, Sabina Sanghera, Syed Mohiuddin, Richard Martin, Jenny Donovan, Joanna Coast, Mikyung Kelly Seo, John Cairns, Elizabeth Mitchell, Alison Smith, Judy Wright, Peter Hall, Michael Messenger, Nicola Calder, Nyantara Wickramasekera, Karen Vinall-Collier, Andrew Lewington, Johanna Damen, David Cairns, Michelle Hutchinson, Cathie Sturgeon, Liz Mitchel, Rebecca Kift, Sofia Christakoudi, Manohursingh Rungall, Paula Mobillo, Rosa Montero, Tjir-Li Tsui, Sui Phin Kon, Beatriz Tucker, Steven Sacks, Chris Farmer, Terry Strom, Paramit Chowdhury, Irene Rebollo-Mesa, Maria Hernandez-Fuentes, Johanna A. A. G. Damen, Thomas P. A. Debray, Pauline Heus, Lotty Hooft, Rob J. P. M. Scholten, Ewoud Schuit, Ioanna Tzoulaki, Camille M. Lassale, George C. M. Siontis, Virginia Chiocchia, Corran Roberts, Michael Maia Schlüssel, Stephen Gerry, James A. Black, Yvonne T. van der Schouw, Linda M. Peelen, Graeme Spence, David McCartney, Ann van den Bruel, Daniel Lasserson, Gail Hayward, Werner Vach, Antoinette de Jong, Coreline Burggraaff, Otto Hoekstra, Josée Zijlstra, Henrica de Vet, Sara Graziadio, Joy Allen, Louise Johnston, Rachel O’Leary, Michael Power, Louise Johnson, Ray Waters, John Simpson, Thomas R. Fanshawe, Peter Phillips, Andrew Plumb, Emma Helbren, Steve Halligan, Alastair Gale, Peggy Sekula, Willi Sauerbrei, Julia R. Forman, Susan J. Dutton, Yemisi Takwoingi, Elizabeth M. Hensor, Thomas E. Nichols, Emmanuelle Kempf, Raphael Porcher, Jennifer de Beyer, Douglas Altman, Sally Hopewell, John Dennis, Beverley Shields, Angus Jones, William Henley, Ewan Pearson, Andrew Hattersley, on behalf of the MASTERMIND consortium, Fueloep Scheibler, Anne Rummer, Sibylle Sturtz, Robert Großelfinger, Katie Banister, Craig Ramsay, Augusto Azuara-Blanco, Jennifer Burr, Manjula Kumarasamy, Rupert Bourne, Ijeoma Uchegbu, Jennifer Murphy, Alex Carter, Jen Murphy, Joachim Marti, Julie Eatock, Julie Robotham, Maria Dudareva, Mark Gilchrist, Alison Holmes, Phillip Monaghan, Sarah Lord, Andrew StJohn, Sverre Sandberg, Christa Cobbaert, Lieselotte Lennartz, Wilma Verhagen-Kamerbeek, Christoph Ebert, Andrea Horvath, for the Test Evaluation Working Group of the European Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Kevin Jenniskens, Jaime Peters, Bogdan Grigore, Obi Ukoumunne, Brooke Levis, Andrea Benedetti, Alexander W. Levis, John P. A. Ioannidis, Ian Shrier, Pim Cuijpers, Simon Gilbody, Lorie A. Kloda, Dean McMillan, Scott B Patten, Russell J. Steele, Roy C Ziegelstein, Charles H. Bombardier, Flavia de Lima Osório, Jesse R. Fann, Dwenda Gjerdingen, Femke Lamers, Manote Lotrakul, Sonia R Loureiro, Bernd Löwe, Juwita Shaaban, Lesley Stafford, Henk C. P. M. van Weert, Mary A. Whooley, Linda S. Williams, Karin A. Wittkampf, Albert S. Yeung, Brett D. Thombs, Chris Cooper, Tom Nieto, Claire Smith, Olga Tucker, Janine Dretzke, Andrew Beggs, Nirmala Rai, Sue Bayliss, Simon Stevens, Sue Mallet, Sudha Sundar, Emma Hall, Nuria Porta, David Lorente Estelles, Johann de Bono, and on behalf of the CTC-STOP protocol development group
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Medicine (General) ,R5-920 - Published
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55. Factors associated with patient-reported likelihood of using online self-care interventions: a Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network (SPIN) cohort study
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Thierry Martin, Carter Thorne, Brett D Thombs, Vincent Poindron, John Varga, Isabelle Boutron, Linda Kwakkenbos, Marie-Eve Carrier, Karen Nielsen, Alexandra Portales, Susan J Bartlett, Vanessa L Malcarne, Karen Gottesman, Warren R Nielson, Robert Riggs, Maureen Sauve, Fredrick Wigley, Shervin Assassi, Angela Costa Maia, Ghassan El-Baalbaki, Carolyn Ells, Catherine Fortune, Dominique Godard, Ann Impens, Yeona Jang, Ann Tyrell Kennedy, Annett Körner, Maggie Larche, Catarina Leite, Carlo Marra, Janet Pope, Tatiana Sofia Rodriguez Reyna, Joep Welling, Durhane Wong-Rieger, Alexandra Albert, Marc André, Guylaine Arsenault, Ilham Benzidia, Lyne Bissonnette, Gilles Boire, Alessandra Bruns, Patricia Carreira, Marion Casadevall, Lorinda Chung, Pascal Cohen, Pierre Dagenais, Christopher Denton, Robyn Domsic, Sandrine Dubois, Bertrand Dunogue, Alexia Esquinca, Regina Fare, Dominique Farge-bancel, Anna Gill, Jessica Gordon, Brigitte Granel-Rey, Genevieve Gyger, Pierre-Yves Hatron, Ariane L Herrick, Adrian Hij, Monique Hinchcliff, Alena Ikic, Niall Jones, Suzanne Kafaja, Nader Khalidi, Patrick Liang, Joanne Manning, Maria Martin, Ariel Masetto, Sheila Melchor, David Robinson, Esther Rodriguez, Sophie Roux, Perrine Smets, Doug Smith, Robert Spiera, Evelyn Sutton, Benjamin Terrier, Pearce Wilcox, Michelle Wilson, Julie Cumin, François Rannou, Daniel E. Furst, Maureen D. Mayes, Lindsay Cronin, Stephen Elrod, Cornelia van den Ende, Amy Gietzen, Daphna Harel Geneviève Guillot, Shirley Haslam, Sindhu R. Johnson, Christelle Nguyen, Michelle Richard, Ken Rozee, Anne A. Schouffoer, Russell J. Steele, Nancy Stephens, Maria E. Suarez-Almazor, Chase Correia, James V. Dunne, Paul R. Fortin, Artur Jose de B. Fernandes, Nancy Maltez, Isabelle Marie, Kylene Anne Aguila, Mara Cañedo Ayala, Andrea Carboni-Jiménez, Claire Fedoruk, Lydia Tao, Kimberly Turner, Sami Harb, Mekinian Arsene, Nikpour Mandana, and Gholizadeh Shadi
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Objectives The Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network (SPIN) Cohort uses the cohort multiple randomised controlled trial design to embed trials of online self-care interventions for people living with systemic sclerosis (SSc; scleroderma). To offer interventions to patients interested in using them, participants complete signalling items that query about the likelihood that patients would agree to participate in nine different hypothetical online programmes addressing common SSc-related problems. It is not known what factors influence patient-reported interest in participating in a particular online intervention and if intervention-specific signalling questions provide unique information or replicate broader characteristics, such as overall willingness to participate or self-efficacy. This study assessed factors that explain responses to intervention-specific signalling items.Design Cross-sectional survey.Setting SPIN Cohort participants enrolled at 42 centres from Canada, the USA, the UK, France, Spain and Mexico who completed study questionnaires from March 2014 to January 2018 were included.Measures Demographic and disease characteristics, self-efficacy and symptoms related to each specific intervention were completed in addition to signalling items. General likelihood of using interventions was calculating by taking the mean score of the remaining signalling questions.Participants 1060 participants with complete baseline data were included in the analyses.Results For all individual signalling questions, controlling for other variables, the mean of the remaining signalling questions was the strongest predictor (standardised regression coefficient β from 0.61 (sleep) to 0.80 (self-management)). Smaller, but statistically significant, associations were found with the symptom associated with the respective signalling question and with general self-efficacy for 7 of 9 signalling questions.Conclusions The main factor associated with patients’ interest in participating in a disease-specific online self-care intervention is their general interest in participating in online interventions. Factors that may influence this general interest should be explored and taken into consideration when inviting patients to try online interventions.
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56. Determining the appropriate use of Technology Enabled Care Services (TECS) to manage upper-limb trauma injuries during the COVID-19 pandemic: A multicentre retrospective observational study
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L. Sayed, P. Valand, M.P. Brewin, A. Matthews, M. Robson, N. Nayaran, A. Alexander, L. Davies, E. Scott, J. Steele, and E. McMullen
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Upper Extremity ,Technology ,Communicable Disease Control ,COVID-19 ,Humans ,Surgery ,Pandemics ,Retrospective Studies - Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic created a unique opportunity to explore the use of Technology Enabled Care Services (TECS), which remains novel for many service providers. This study assesses the factors that affect adaptation to remote monitoring of patients after upper-limb trauma injury. A standardised risk-stratified screening tool is further developed here to support clinical staff in both the determination of appropriate use of TECS and the optimisation of patient care.1: To explore the patient and injury factors that determine the appropriate use of TECS for patients with upper-limb injury. 2: To use these findings to refine a standardised screening tool for the appropriate choice of follow-up format.A retrospective review of patient management was undertaken across three NHS upper-limb trauma units during the first UK COVID-19 lockdown. Data were collected, and themes were analysed across a number of predetermined categories. This was underpinned by a review of contemporary policy guidance and literature.A total of 85% of patients were offered an appropriate format of follow-up; this was defined by the ability to achieve desired patient-clinician goals and lack of complications. Key factors in determining appropriate follow-up included extent of injury, mental health considerations, and the need for face-to-face (F2F) assessment and treatment.Study findings demonstrate consistency between units in the factors determining the appropriate use of TECS. The refined screening tool provides a risk-stratified, standardised approach to the choice of follow-up format, F2F or TECS. It is hoped that this will support future clinical decision-making processes to ensure optimal patient care.
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57. UK National Screening Committee's approach to reviewing evidence on artificial intelligence in breast cancer screening
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Sian Taylor-Phillips, Farah Seedat, Goda Kijauskaite, John Marshall, Steve Halligan, Chris Hyde, Rosalind Given-Wilson, Louise Wilkinson, Alastair K Denniston, Ben Glocker, Peter Garrett, Anne Mackie, and Robert J Steele
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Health Information Management ,Artificial Intelligence ,Humans ,Medicine (miscellaneous) ,Breast Neoplasms ,Female ,Decision Sciences (miscellaneous) ,Health Informatics ,Early Detection of Cancer ,United Kingdom ,Retrospective Studies - Abstract
Artificial intelligence (AI) could have the potential to accurately classify mammograms according to the presence or absence of radiological signs of breast cancer, replacing or supplementing human readers (radiologists). The UK National Screening Committee's assessments of the use of AI systems to examine screening mammograms continues to focus on maximising benefits and minimising harms to women screened, when deciding whether to recommend the implementation of AI into the Breast Screening Programme in the UK. Maintaining or improving programme specificity is important to minimise anxiety from false positive results. When considering cancer detection, AI test sensitivity alone is not sufficiently informative, and additional information on the spectrum of disease detected and interval cancers is crucial to better understand the benefits and harms of screening. Although large retrospective studies might provide useful evidence by directly comparing test accuracy and spectrum of disease detected between different AI systems and by population subgroup, most retrospective studies are biased due to differential verification (ie, the use of different reference standards to verify the target condition among study participants). Enriched, multiple-reader, multiple-case, test set laboratory studies are also biased due to the laboratory effect (ie, radiologists' performance in retrospective, laboratory, observer studies is substantially different to their performance in a clinical environment). Therefore, assessment of the effect of incorporating any AI system into the breast screening pathway in prospective studies is required as it will provide key evidence for the effect of the interaction of medical staff with AI, and the impact on women's outcomes.
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58. RNA-directed DNA repair and antibody somatic hypermutation
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Edward J. Steele and Andrew Franklin
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Mutation ,DNA Repair ,biology ,DNA repair ,Somatic hypermutation ,RNA ,DNA ,DNA-Directed DNA Polymerase ,medicine.disease_cause ,Molecular biology ,Deoxyuridine ,Reverse transcriptase ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,chemistry ,RNA editing ,Cytidine Deaminase ,Genetics ,biology.protein ,medicine ,Humans ,Somatic Hypermutation, Immunoglobulin ,Polymerase - Abstract
Somatic hypermutation at antibody loci affects both deoxyadenosine-deoxythymidine (A/T) and deoxycytidine-deoxyguanosine (C/G) pairs. Deamination of C to deoxyuridine (U) by activation-induced deaminase (AID) explains how mutation at C/G pairs is potentiated. Mutation at A/T pairs is triggered during the initial stages of repair of AID-generated U lesions and occurs through an as yet unknown mechanism in which polymerase η has a major role. Recent evidence confirms that human polymerase η can act as a reverse transcriptase. Here, we compare the popular suggestion of mutation at A/T pairs through nucleotide mispairing (owing to polymerase error) during short-patch repair synthesis with the alternative proposal of mutation at A/T pairs through RNA editing and RNA-directed DNA repair.
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59. Crater Mound Formation by Wind Erosion on Mars
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L. J. Steele, E. S. Kite, and T. I. Michaels
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60. A comparison of low volume ‘high-intensity-training’ and high volume traditional resistance training methods on muscular performance, body composition, and subjective assessments of training
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J Giessing, B Eichmann, J Steele, and J Fisher
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Muscular failure ,Repetition maximum ,Drop-sets ,Volitional fatigue ,Sports medicine ,RC1200-1245 ,Biology (General) ,QH301-705.5 - Abstract
Most studies of resistance training (RT) examine methods that do not resemble typical training practices of persons participating in RT. Ecologically valid RT programs more representative of such practices are seldom compared. This study compared two such approaches to RT. Thirty participants (males, n=13; females, n=17) were randomised to either a group performing low volume ‘High Intensity Training’ (HIT; n=16) or high volume ‘Body-building’ (3ST; n=14) RT methods 2x/week for 10 weeks. Outcomes included muscular performance, body composition, and participant’s subjective assessments. Both HIT and 3ST groups improved muscular performance significantly (as indicated by 95% confidence intervals) with large effect sizes (ES; 0.97 to 1.73 and 0.88 to 1.77 respectively). HIT had significantly greater muscular performance gains for 3 of 9 tested exercises compared with 3ST (p < 0.05) and larger effect sizes for 8 of 9 exercises. Body composition did not significantly change in either group. However, effect sizes for whole body muscle mass changes were slightly more favourable in the HIT group compared with the 3ST group (0.27 and -0.34 respectively) in addition to whole body fat mass (0.03 and 0.43 respectively) and whole body fat percentage (-0.10 and -0.44 respectively). Significant muscular performance gains can be produced using either HIT or 3ST. However, muscular performance gains may be greater when using HIT. Future research should look to identify which components of ecologically valid RT programs are primarily responsible for these differences in outcome.
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61. (Inter)national ethics and the politics of memory
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Brent J. Steele and Luke B. Campbell
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62. Welcome home! Routines, ontological insecurity and the politics of US military reunion videos
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Brent J. Steele
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63. Ontological Insecurities and the Politics of Contemporary Populism
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Brent J. Steele and Alexandra Homolar
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64. Introduction: Ontological insecurities and the politics of contemporary populism
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Brent J. Steele
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65. Supplementary methods and Figures from The Dual Syk/JAK Inhibitor Cerdulatinib Antagonizes B-cell Receptor and Microenvironmental Signaling in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
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Andrew J. Steele, Jan A. Burger, Greg P. Coffey, Francesco Forconi, Graham Packham, Freda K. Stevenson, Jonathan C. Strefford, Anjali Pandey, Pamela B. Conley, Peter W.M. Johnson, Andrew Davies, Lindsay D. Smith, Jack Parnell, Alice Hayman, Sarah Wilmore, Marta Larrayoz, Rachel C. Dobson, Stefan Koehrer, and Matthew D. Blunt
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Supplementary methods and Figures Supplementary Figure 1. Effect of cerdulatinib on Immobilised anti-IgM mediated signaling Supplementary Figure 2. Effect of cerdulatinib on soluble anti-IgM mediated signaling Supplementary Figure 3. Effect of cerdulatinib on Immobilised anti-IgD mediated signaling Supplementary Figure 4. Effect of cerdulatinib on soluble anti-IgD mediated signaling Supplementary Figure 5. Effect of cerdulatinib on anti-IgM induced calcium flux and IL-4 induced surface marker expression Supplementary Figure 6. Representative phosflow plots Supplementary Figure 7. Cerdulatinib overcomes the protective effect of BCR-stimulation and IL- 4/CD40L. Supplementary Figure 8. Mcl-1 and Bcl-XL but not Bcl-2 are downregulated by cerdulatinib Supplementary Figure 9. Effect of cerdulatinib on MCL-1 and BCL-XL mRNA expression
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66. Supplemental Tables from Long-Chain n-3 Fatty Acids Attenuate Oncogenic KRas-Driven Proliferation by Altering Plasma Membrane Nanoscale Proteolipid Composition
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Robert S. Chapkin, Jason Karpac, Ian A. Prior, Spencer Behmer, Trevor J. Steele, Paul Hardin, Yang-Yi Fan, Rola Barhoumi, Mohamed Mlih, and Natividad R. Fuentes
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Contains Supplemental Table 1, drosophila diet fatty acid composition. Supplemental Table 2, mouse diet composition. Supplemental Table 3, mouse diet fatty acid composition. Supplemental Table 4, incorporation of exogenous fatty acids into murine colonic crypt membrane phospholipids. Supplemental Table 5, incorporation of exogenous corn oil fatty acids into Drosophila gut membrane phospholipids.
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67. Supplemetary data from STING Activation Reverses Lymphoma-Mediated Resistance to Antibody Immunotherapy
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Stephen A. Beers, Mark S. Cragg, Martin J. Glennie, Jessica L. Teeling, Diego Gomez-Nicola, Patrick J. Duriez, Andrew J. Steele, Francesco Forconi, Ian Tracy, Salome Murinello, Kerry L. Cox, Alexander Earley, Rena Liu, Khiyam Hussain, Lang Dou, and Lekh N. Dahal
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This file contains supplementary data showing phenotypic/cytokine/chemokine changes in immune cell population following stimulation/tumour inoculation. The data also demonstrate that monocyte and neutrophil are not required for mAb mediated deletion of target cell in adoptive transfer model.
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68. Data from Ibrutinib Therapy Releases Leukemic Surface IgM from Antigen Drive in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Patients
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Francesco Forconi, Freda K. Stevenson, Graham Packham, Andrew J. Steele, Livio Trentin, Peter W. Johnson, Ian Tracy, Annalisa D'Avola, Giorgia Chiodin, and Samantha Drennan
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Purpose:In chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), disease progression associates with surface IgM (sIgM) levels and signaling capacity. These are variably downmodulated in vivo and recover in vitro, suggesting a reversible influence of tissue-located antigen. Therapeutic targeting of sIgM function via ibrutinib, an inhibitor of Bruton tyrosine kinase (BTK), causes inhibition and tumor cell redistribution into the blood, with significant clinical benefit. Circulating CLL cells persist in an inhibited state, offering a tool to investigate the effects of drug on BTK-inhibited sIgM.Experimental Design:We investigated the consequences of ibrutinib therapy on levels and function of sIgM in circulating leukemic cells of patients with CLL.Results:At week 1, there was a significant increase of sIgM expression (64% increase from pretherapy) on CLL cells either recently released from tissue or persisting in blood. In contrast, surface IgD (sIgD) and a range of other receptors did not change. SIgM levels remained higher than pretherapy in the following 3 months despite gradual cell size reduction and ongoing autophagy and apoptotic activity. Conversely, IgD and other receptors did not increase and gradually declined. Recovered sIgM was fully N-glycosylated, another feature of escape from antigen, and expression did not increase further during culture in vitro. The sIgM was fully capable of mediating phosphorylation of SYK, which lies upstream of BTK in the B-cell receptor pathway.Conclusions:This specific IgM increase in patients underpins the key role of tissue-based engagement with antigen in CLL, confirms the inhibitory action of ibrutinib, and reveals dynamic adaptability of CLL cells to precision monotherapy.See related commentary by Burger, p. 2372
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69. Data from The Dual Syk/JAK Inhibitor Cerdulatinib Antagonizes B-cell Receptor and Microenvironmental Signaling in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
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Andrew J. Steele, Jan A. Burger, Greg P. Coffey, Francesco Forconi, Graham Packham, Freda K. Stevenson, Jonathan C. Strefford, Anjali Pandey, Pamela B. Conley, Peter W.M. Johnson, Andrew Davies, Lindsay D. Smith, Jack Parnell, Alice Hayman, Sarah Wilmore, Marta Larrayoz, Rachel C. Dobson, Stefan Koehrer, and Matthew D. Blunt
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Purpose: B-cell receptor (BCR)–associated kinase inhibitors, such as ibrutinib, have revolutionized the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). However, these agents are not curative, and resistance is already emerging in a proportion of patients. IL4, expressed in CLL lymph nodes, can augment BCR signaling and reduce the effectiveness of BCR kinase inhibitors. Therefore, simultaneous targeting of the IL4- and BCR signaling pathways by cerdulatinib, a novel dual Syk/JAK inhibitor currently in clinical trials (NCT01994382), may improve treatment responses in patients.Experimental Design: PBMCs from patients with CLL were treated in vitro with cerdulatinib alone or in combination with venetoclax. Cell death, chemokine, and cell signaling assay were performed and analyzed by flow cytometry, immunoblotting, q-PCR, and ELISA as indicated.Results: At concentrations achievable in patients, cerdulatinib inhibited BCR- and IL4-induced downstream signaling in CLL cells using multiple readouts and prevented anti-IgM- and nurse-like cell (NLC)–mediated CCL3/CCL4 production. Cerdulatinib induced apoptosis of CLL cells, in a time- and concentration-dependent manner, and particularly in IGHV-unmutated samples with greater BCR signaling capacity and response to IL4, or samples expressing higher levels of sIgM, CD49d+, or ZAP70+. Cerdulatinib overcame anti-IgM, IL4/CD40L, or NLC-mediated protection by preventing upregulation of MCL-1 and BCL-XL; however, BCL-2 expression was unaffected. Furthermore, in samples treated with IL4/CD40L, cerdulatinib synergized with venetoclax in vitro to induce greater apoptosis than either drug alone.Conclusions: Cerdulatinib is a promising therapeutic for the treatment of CLL either alone or in combination with venetoclax, with the potential to target critical survival pathways in this currently incurable disease. Clin Cancer Res; 23(9); 2313–24. ©2016 AACR.
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70. Supplemental Figures from Long-Chain n-3 Fatty Acids Attenuate Oncogenic KRas-Driven Proliferation by Altering Plasma Membrane Nanoscale Proteolipid Composition
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Robert S. Chapkin, Jason Karpac, Ian A. Prior, Spencer Behmer, Trevor J. Steele, Paul Hardin, Yang-Yi Fan, Rola Barhoumi, Mohamed Mlih, and Natividad R. Fuentes
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Contains Supplemental Figure 1, photomicrographs of cells demonstrating the method for determining quantitative pERK levels. Supplemental Figure 2, pERK, ERK, and Ras western images. Supplemental Figure 3, charts representing data from FLIM-FRET experiments on corn oil fed drosophila.
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71. Data from Long-Chain n-3 Fatty Acids Attenuate Oncogenic KRas-Driven Proliferation by Altering Plasma Membrane Nanoscale Proteolipid Composition
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Robert S. Chapkin, Jason Karpac, Ian A. Prior, Spencer Behmer, Trevor J. Steele, Paul Hardin, Yang-Yi Fan, Rola Barhoumi, Mohamed Mlih, and Natividad R. Fuentes
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Ras signaling originates from transient nanoscale compartmentalized regions of the plasma membrane composed of specific proteins and lipids. The highly specific lipid composition of these nanodomains, termed nanoclusters, facilitates effector recruitment and therefore influences signal transduction. This suggests that Ras nanocluster proteolipid composition could represent a novel target for future chemoprevention interventions. There is evidence that consumption of fish oil containing long-chain n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFA) such as eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA, 20:5Δ5,8,11,14,17) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, 22:6Δ4,7,10,13,16,19) may reduce colon cancer risk in humans, yet the mechanism underlying this effect is unknown. Here, we demonstrate that dietary n-3 PUFA reduce the lateral segregation of cholesterol-dependent and -independent nanoclusters, suppressing phosphatidic acid-dependent oncogenic KRas effector interactions, via their physical incorporation into plasma membrane phospholipids. This results in attenuation of oncogenic Ras-driven colonic hyperproliferation in both Drosophila and murine models. These findings demonstrate the unique properties of dietary n-3 PUFA in the shaping of Ras nanoscale proteolipid complexes and support the emerging role of plasma membrane-targeted therapies.Significance: The influence of dietary long chain n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids on plasma membrane protein nanoscale organization and KRas signaling supports development of plasma membrane-targeted therapies in colon cancer.Graphical Abstract: http://cancerres.aacrjournals.org/content/canres/78/14/3899/F1.large.jpg. Cancer Res; 78(14); 3899–912. ©2018 AACR.
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72. Data from STING Activation Reverses Lymphoma-Mediated Resistance to Antibody Immunotherapy
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Stephen A. Beers, Mark S. Cragg, Martin J. Glennie, Jessica L. Teeling, Diego Gomez-Nicola, Patrick J. Duriez, Andrew J. Steele, Francesco Forconi, Ian Tracy, Salome Murinello, Kerry L. Cox, Alexander Earley, Rena Liu, Khiyam Hussain, Lang Dou, and Lekh N. Dahal
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Tumors routinely attract and co-opt macrophages to promote their growth, angiogenesis, and metastasis. Macrophages are also the key effector cell for mAb therapies. Here we report that the tumor microenvironment creates an immunosuppressive signature on tumor-associated macrophages (TAM), which favors expression of inhibitory rather than activating Fcγ receptors (FcγR), thereby limiting the efficacy of mAb immunotherapy. We assessed a panel of TLR and STING agonists (a) for their ability to reprogram macrophages to a state optimal for mAb immunotherapy. Both STINGa and TLRa induced cytokine release, modulated FcγR expression, and augmented mAb-mediated tumor cell phagocytosis in vitro. However, only STINGa reversed the suppressive FcγR profile in vivo, providing strong adjuvant effects to anti-CD20 mAb in murine models of lymphoma. Potent adjuvants like STINGa, which can improve FcγR activatory:inhibitory (A:I) ratios on TAM, are appealing candidates to reprogram TAM and curb tumor-mediated immunosuppression, thereby empowering mAb efficacy. Cancer Res; 77(13); 3619–31. ©2017 AACR.
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73. Supplementary Data from Preclinical Evaluation of a Novel SHIP1 Phosphatase Activator for Inhibition of PI3K Signaling in Malignant B Cells
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Graham Packham, Pavel Klener, Lloyd Mackenzie, Jennifer Cross, Andrew J. Steele, Francesco Forconi, Mark Cragg, Freda K. Stevenson, Curtis Harwig, Jeremy Pettigrew, Georg Lenz, Chris T. Williamson, Laura Karydis, Nicola J. Weston-Bell, Karel Helman, Michael Svaton, Jana Karolova, Matthew J. Carter, Yohannes Gebreselassie, Johanna Richter, Lindsay D. Smith, Beatriz Valle-Argos, and Elizabeth A. Lemm
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Supplementary data
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74. Supplementary Tables and Figures from Ibrutinib Therapy Releases Leukemic Surface IgM from Antigen Drive in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Patients
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Francesco Forconi, Freda K. Stevenson, Graham Packham, Andrew J. Steele, Livio Trentin, Peter W. Johnson, Ian Tracy, Annalisa D'Avola, Giorgia Chiodin, and Samantha Drennan
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Supplementary Tables S1-S2 and Figures S1-S4 with legends
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75. Supplemental Figure Legends from Long-Chain n-3 Fatty Acids Attenuate Oncogenic KRas-Driven Proliferation by Altering Plasma Membrane Nanoscale Proteolipid Composition
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Robert S. Chapkin, Jason Karpac, Ian A. Prior, Spencer Behmer, Trevor J. Steele, Paul Hardin, Yang-Yi Fan, Rola Barhoumi, Mohamed Mlih, and Natividad R. Fuentes
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Contains the legend text for supplemental figures 1, quantitative pERK analysis images.Supplemental figures 2, pERK Western. Supplemental figures 3, Drosophila corn oil FLIM-FRET.
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76. Digital terrain mapping by the OSIRIS-REx mission
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O. S. Barnouin, M. G. Daly, E. E. Palmer, C. L. Johnson, R. W. Gaskell, M. Al Asad, E. B. Bierhaus, K. L. Craft, C. M. Ernst, R. C. Espiritu, H. Nair, G. A. Neumann, L. Nguyen, M. C. Nolan, E. Mazarico, M. E. Perry, L. C. Philpott, J. H. Roberts, R. J. Steele, J. Seabrook, H. C. M. Susorney, J. R. Weirich, and D. S. Lauretta
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Exobiology ,Space Sciences (General) - Abstract
The Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security–Regolith Explorer mission will return a sample to Earth from asteroid (101955) Bennu. Digital terrain models (DTMs) of the asteroid, and products enabled by them, are key to understanding the origin and evolution of the asteroid, providing geological and geophysical context for the sample, maximizing the amount of sample returned, navigating the spacecraft, and ensuring the safety of the spacecraft during sampling. The mission has two approaches for producing these DTMs: a camera-based approach and a lidar-based approach. We provide an overview of the methods used for these two approaches and how they fit into the originally planned mission. We also discuss a summary of tests using these plans to evaluate the expected performance of the DTMs and describe the data products derived from them.
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77. Effects of short-term sugary beverage consumption on glucose control and cardiovascular disease risk factors: A randomized controlled parallel-arm trial
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Olivet Martinez, Catherine C. Steele, Trevor J. Steele, Sam Emerson, Brooke J. Cull, Stephanie P. Kurti, and Sara K. Rosenkranz
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To determine differences in glucose control and cardiovascular disease risk factors following three weeks of added soda, 100% fruit juice, or water in apparently healthy, college-aged adults.Thirty-six adults (18 males; 18 females) between the ages of 18 and 30 years of age.A 3-arm randomized controlled parallel-arm trial; at baseline and after three weeks consuming the assigned beverage, participants completed glucose control and cardiovascular disease risk factor assessments.There were no significant differences between beverage conditions for glucose control or cardiovascular disease risk factors (ps0.05). There were no significant changes in caloric intake or differences in caloric intake between conditions,In healthy, young adults, under free-living conditions, short-term consumption of two commercially packaged servings of SBs did not lead to significant glucose control or cardiovascular disease risk factor changes, indicating potential compensation and/or resilience to negative short-term effects.
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78. AC magnetorheology of polymer magnetic composites
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Richa Chaudhary, Varun Chaudhary, Raju V. Ramanujan, Terry W. J. Steele, and School of Materials Science and Engineering
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Materials [Engineering] ,Chemistry (miscellaneous) ,Polymer Magnetic Composites ,General Materials Science ,AC Magnetorheology - Abstract
Determination of the rheological behavior of polymer magnetic composites is required for real-time industrial processing and incorporating advance material feedback loops. However, the rheological behavior in the presence of an alternating magnetic field (AMF) has many technical challenges with respect to unwanted induction of nearby electronics and testing probes. For the first time, a custom-made magneto-rheometer is designed to quantitate viscoelastic adhesives susceptible to alternating magnetic fields (AMFs). The dynamic viscosity, complex modulus, and temperature profiles are correlated with the cumulative AMF exposure, thermal conductivity, particle loading and nature of non-ferrous support materials. Magnetoadhesive composites reached the gelation point in less than 1 min after AMF exposure. Epoxy resins exceeded 11 MPa shear modulus at strains of
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79. Association Between Immunosuppressive Therapy and Incident Risk of Interstitial Lung Disease in Systemic Sclerosis
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Sabrina Hoa, Sasha Bernatsky, Murray Baron, Susanna Proudman, Wendy Stevens, Joanne Sahhar, Mianbo Wang, Russell J. Steele, Mandana Nikpour, Marie Hudson, M. Baron, M. Hudson, G. Gyger, S. Hoa, J. Pope, M. Larché, N. Khalidi, A. Masetto, E. Sutton, T.S. Rodriguez-Reyna, N. Maltez, C. Thorne, P.R. Fortin, A. Ikic, D. Robinson, N. Jones, S. LeClercq, J.-P. Mathieu, P. Docherty, D. Smith, M. Fritzler, L. Croyle, J. de Jager, N. Ferdowsi, C. Hill, R. Laurent, S. Lester, G. Major, K. Morrisroe, P. Nash, G. Ngian, M. Nikpour, S. Proudman, M. Rischmueller, J. Roddy, J. Sahhar, L. Schrieber, W. Stevens, G. Strickland, A. Sturgess, V. Thakkar, K. Tymms, J. Walker, P. Youseff, and J. Zochling
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Immunosuppression Therapy ,Male ,Risk ,Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine ,Oncology ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Scleroderma, Systemic ,business.industry ,Interstitial lung disease ,Middle Aged ,Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine ,medicine.disease ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,Humans ,Female ,Observational study ,Lung Diseases, Interstitial ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business - Published
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80. A literature review of magnetic resonance imaging sequence advancements in visualizing functional neurosurgery targets
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Aaron Loh, Walter Kucharczyk, Andres M. Lozano, David J. Mikulis, Alexandre Boutet, Suneil K. Kalia, Clemens Neudorfer, Clement T. Chow, Michelle Paff, Ludvic Zrinzo, Christopher J. Steele, Gavin J B Elias, Alfonso Fasano, Alaa Taha, and Jürgen Germann
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Deep brain stimulation ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Quantitative susceptibility mapping ,Magnetic resonance imaging ,General Medicine ,Visualization ,White matter ,03 medical and health sciences ,Subthalamic nucleus ,0302 clinical medicine ,Globus pallidus ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Neuroimaging ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,medicine ,business ,Neuroscience ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery - Abstract
OBJECTIVE Historically, preoperative planning for functional neurosurgery has depended on the indirect localization of target brain structures using visible anatomical landmarks. However, recent technological advances in neuroimaging have permitted marked improvements in MRI-based direct target visualization, allowing for refinement of “first-pass” targeting. The authors reviewed studies relating to direct MRI visualization of the most common functional neurosurgery targets (subthalamic nucleus, globus pallidus, and thalamus) and summarize sequence specifications for the various approaches described in this literature. METHODS The peer-reviewed literature on MRI visualization of the subthalamic nucleus, globus pallidus, and thalamus was obtained by searching MEDLINE. Publications examining direct MRI visualization of these deep brain stimulation targets were included for review. RESULTS A variety of specialized sequences and postprocessing methods for enhanced MRI visualization are in current use. These include susceptibility-based techniques such as quantitative susceptibility mapping, which exploit the amount of tissue iron in target structures, and white matter attenuated inversion recovery, which suppresses the signal from white matter to improve the distinction between gray matter nuclei. However, evidence confirming the superiority of these sequences over indirect targeting with respect to clinical outcome is sparse. Future targeting may utilize information about functional and structural networks, necessitating the use of resting-state functional MRI and diffusion-weighted imaging. CONCLUSIONS Specialized MRI sequences have enabled considerable improvement in the visualization of common deep brain stimulation targets. With further validation of their ability to improve clinical outcomes and advances in imaging techniques, direct visualization of targets may play an increasingly important role in preoperative planning.
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81. The formation and aqueous alteration of CM2 chondrites and their relationship to CO3 chondrites: a fresh isotopic (O, Cd, Cr, Si, Te, Ti and Zn) perspective from the Winchcombe CM2 fall
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R. C. Greenwood, R. Findlay, R. Martins, R. C. J. Steele, K. M. M. Shaw, E. Morton, P. S. Savage, M. E. Murphy, M. Rehkämper, I. A. Franchi, T. Elliott, M. D. Suttle, A. J. King, M. Anand, J. Malley, K. T. Howard, X. Zhao, D. Johnson, M.‐C. Liu, K. A. McCain, N. R. Stephen, University of St Andrews. School of Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of St Andrews. St Andrews Centre for Exoplanet Science, University of St Andrews. St Andrews Isotope Geochemistry, Greenwood, RC [0000-0002-5544-8027], Findlay, R [0000-0001-7794-1819], Martins, R [0000-0003-2453-5942], Steele, RCJ [0000-0003-1406-6855], Shaw, KMM [0000-0002-3847-9382], Morton, E [0000-0001-6208-2388], Savage, PS [0000-0001-8464-0264], Murphy, ME [0000-0003-0385-9526], Rehkämper, M [0000-0002-0075-9872], Franchi, IA [0000-0003-4151-0480], Elliott, T [0000-0002-0984-0191], Suttle, MD [0000-0001-7165-2215], King, AJ [0000-0001-6113-5417], Anand, M [0000-0003-4026-4476], Zhao, X [0000-0003-0268-8139], Johnson, D [0009-0005-7239-412X], Liu, MC [0000-0003-4030-5258], McCain, KA [0000-0002-0811-135X], Stephen, NR [0000-0003-3952-922X], and Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository
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Geophysics ,Space and Planetary Science ,MCP ,NDAS ,5109 Space Sciences ,51 Physical Sciences - Abstract
STFC are acknowledged for supporting the “Curation and Preliminary Examination of the Winchcombe Carbonaceous Chondrite Fall” project (ST/V000799/1), and Natural History Museum staff for curatorial support. Oxygen isotope studies at the Open University are funded by a consolidated grant from the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), UK GRANT NUMBER: ST/T000228/1 (IAF, RCG, JM, MA), and STFC studentship NUMBER: ST/S505614/1 (RF). As part of an integrated consortium study, we have undertaken O, Cd, Cr, Si, Te, Ti, and Zn whole rock isotopic measurements of the Winchcombe CM2 meteorite. δ66Zn values determined for two Winchcombe aliquots are +0.29 ± 0.05‰ (2SD) and +0.45 ± 0.05‰ (2SD). The difference between these analyses likely reflects sample heterogeneity. Zn isotope compositions for Winchcombe show excellent agreement with published CM2 data. δ114Cd for a single Winchcombe aliquot is +0.29 ± 0.04‰ (2SD), which is close to a previous result for Murchison. δ130Te values for three aliquots gave indistinguishable results, with a mean value of +0.62 ± 0.01‰ (2SD) and are essentially identical to published values for CM2s. ε53Cr and ε54Cr for Winchcombe are 0.319 ± 0.029 (2SE) and 0.775 ± 0.067 (2SE), respectively. Based on its Cr isotopic composition, Winchcombe plots close to other CM2 chondrites. ε50Ti and ε46Ti values for Winchcombe are 3.21 ± 0.09 (2SE) and 0.46 ± 0.08 (2SE), respectively, and are in line with recently published data for CM2s. The δ30Si composition of Winchcombe is −0.50 ± 0.06‰ (2SD, n = 11) and is essentially indistinguishable from measurements obtained on other CM2 chondrites. In conformity with petrographic observations, oxygen isotope analyses of both bulk and micromilled fractions from Winchcombe clearly demonstrate that its parent body experienced extensive aqueous alteration. The style of alteration exhibited by Winchcombe is consistent with relatively closed system processes. Analysis of different fractions within Winchcombe broadly support the view that, while different lithologies within an individual CM2 meteorite can be highly variable, each meteorite is characterized by a predominant alteration type. Mixing of different lithologies within a regolith environment to form cataclastic matrix is supported by oxygen isotope analysis of micromilled fractions from Winchcombe. Previously unpublished bulk oxygen isotope data for 12 CM2 chondrites, when combined with published data, define a well‐constrained regression line with a slope of 0.77. Winchcombe analyses define a more limited linear trend at the isotopically heavy, more aqueously altered, end of the slope 0.77 CM2 array. The CM2 slope 0.77 array intersects the oxygen isotope field of CO3 falls, indicating that the unaltered precursor material to the CMs was essentially identical in oxygen isotope composition to the CO3 falls. Our data are consistent with earlier suggestions that the main differences between the CO3s and CM2s reflect differing amounts of water ice that co‐accreted into their respective parent bodies, being high in the case of CM2s and low in the case of CO3s. The small difference in Si isotope compositions between the CM and CO meteorites can be explained by different proportions of matrix versus refractory silicates. CMs and COs may also be indistinguishable with respect to Ti and Cr isotopes; however, further analysis is required to test this possibility. The close relationship between CO3 and CM2 chondrites revealed by our data supports the emerging view that the snow line within protoplanetary disks marks an important zone of planetesimal accretion. Publisher PDF
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82. Olfactory navigation in arthropods
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Theresa J. Steele, Aaron J. Lanz, and Katherine I. Nagel
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Behavioral Neuroscience ,Physiology ,Animal Science and Zoology ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics - Abstract
Using odors to find food and mates is one of the most ancient and highly conserved behaviors. Arthropods from flies to moths to crabs use broadly similar strategies to navigate toward odor sources—such as integrating flow information with odor information, comparing odor concentration across sensors, and integrating odor information over time. Because arthropods share many homologous brain structures—antennal lobes for processing olfactory information, mechanosensors for processing flow, mushroom bodies (or hemi-ellipsoid bodies) for associative learning, and central complexes for navigation, it is likely that these closely related behaviors are mediated by conserved neural circuits. However, differences in the types of odors they seek, the physics of odor dispersal, and the physics of locomotion in water, air, and on substrates mean that these circuits must have adapted to generate a wide diversity of odor-seeking behaviors. In this review, we discuss common strategies and specializations observed in olfactory navigation behavior across arthropods, and review our current knowledge about the neural circuits subserving this behavior. We propose that a comparative study of arthropod nervous systems may provide insight into how a set of basic circuit structures has diversified to generate behavior adapted to different environments.
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83. Leveraging COVID-era Practices to Robustly Integrate Inclusivity, Access, and Equity Into Summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REUs)
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Kobak, Kayla C, Latishya J. Steele, Harojuanis T. Wade, G. Adam Reeves, and Stratton, Miranda
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Stanford Summer Research Program - Amgen Scholars Program (SSRP) adapted to a remote program experience, gaining insights into maintaining inclusivity, access, and equity for its student participants. This paper outlines the transformative changes implemented by SSRP program staff and offers recommendations to promote equity while returning to in-person summer research programs, incorporating lessons learned in the COVID-19 era to center minoritized students.
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84. Traumatic bile leaks from blunt liver injury in children: A multidisciplinary and minimally invasive approach to management
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Kulaylat, Afif N., Stokes, Audrey L., Engbrecht, Brett W., McIntyre, J. Steele, Rzucidlo, Susan E., and Cilley, Robert E.
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85. Using mixtures of t densities to make inferences in the presence of missing data with a small number of multiply imputed data sets.
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Sana Rashid, Robin Mitra, and Russell J. Steele
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86. A Supplier Performance Evaluation Solution for Proactive Supplier Quality Management.
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Sai Zeng, Mitchell A. Cohen, Benjamin J. Steele, and Jakka Sairamesh
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87. Targeted inhibition of eIF4A suppresses B-cell receptor-induced translation and expression of MYC and MCL1 in chronic lymphocytic leukemia cells
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Andrew J. Steele, Freda K. Stevenson, Joe Taylor, Mark J. Coldwell, Graham Packham, Sarah Wilmore, Elizabeth Lemm, Alison Yeomans, Francesco Forconi, Rachel Fell, and Karly-Rai Rogers-Broadway
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mRNA translation ,RNA Stability ,Chronic lymphocytic leukemia ,B-cell receptor ,Receptors, Antigen, B-Cell ,MYC ,Silvestrol ,Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc ,Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience ,hemic and lymphatic diseases ,medicine ,Humans ,Initiation factor ,MCL1 ,RNA, Messenger ,Molecular Biology ,Cells, Cultured ,Benzofurans ,Pharmacology ,Chemistry ,breakpoint cluster region ,Translation (biology) ,Cell Biology ,MRNA stabilization ,medicine.disease ,Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell ,Triterpenes ,Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic ,Protein Biosynthesis ,eIF4A ,Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-4A ,Leukocytes, Mononuclear ,Cancer research ,Myeloid Cell Leukemia Sequence 1 Protein ,Molecular Medicine ,Original Article ,Rocaglamide ,Signal Transduction - Abstract
Signaling via the B-cell receptor (BCR) is a key driver and therapeutic target in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). BCR stimulation of CLL cells induces expression of eIF4A, an initiation factor important for translation of multiple oncoproteins, and reduces expression of PDCD4, a natural inhibitor of eIF4A, suggesting that eIF4A may be a critical nexus controlling protein expression downstream of the BCR in these cells. We, therefore, investigated the effect of eIF4A inhibitors (eIF4Ai) on BCR-induced responses. We demonstrated that eIF4Ai (silvestrol and rocaglamide A) reduced anti-IgM-induced global mRNA translation in CLL cells and also inhibited accumulation of MYC and MCL1, key drivers of proliferation and survival, respectively, without effects on upstream signaling responses (ERK1/2 and AKT phosphorylation). Analysis of normal naïve and non-switched memory B cells, likely counterparts of the two main subsets of CLL, demonstrated that basal RNA translation was higher in memory B cells, but was similarly increased and susceptible to eIF4Ai-mediated inhibition in both. We probed the fate of MYC mRNA in eIF4Ai-treated CLL cells and found that eIF4Ai caused a profound accumulation of MYC mRNA in anti-IgM treated cells. This was mediated by MYC mRNA stabilization and was not observed for MCL1 mRNA. Following drug wash-out, MYC mRNA levels declined but without substantial MYC protein accumulation, indicating that stabilized MYC mRNA remained blocked from translation. In conclusion, BCR-induced regulation of eIF4A may be a critical signal-dependent nexus for therapeutic attack in CLL and other B-cell malignancies, especially those dependent on MYC and/or MCL1.
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88. Rapid Activation of Diazirine Biomaterials with the Blue Light Photocatalyst
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Juhi Singh, Terry W. J. Steele, Tanvi Sushil Kaku, Gautama Wicaksono, Elwin Wei Jian Ang, Sierin Lim, Ivan Djordjevic, Lluís Blancafort, Ivan Šolić, School of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Interdisciplinary Graduate School (IGS), and NTU Institute for Health Technologies
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Visible Light ,Materials science ,Light ,Swine ,Polyesters ,Radical polymerization ,chemistry.chemical_element ,Biocompatible Materials ,Iridium ,Photochemistry ,Catalysis ,Mice ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Coordination Complexes ,Adhesives ,Animals ,General Materials Science ,Materials::Biomaterials [Engineering] ,Photocatalysis ,Polycaprolactone ,Cross-Linking Reagents ,Diazomethane ,chemistry ,Covalent bond ,Diazirine ,NIH 3T3 Cells ,Collagen ,Cross-linking ,Macromolecule ,Visible spectrum - Abstract
Carbene-based macromolecules are an emerging new stimuli-sensitive class of biomaterials that avoid the impediments of free radical polymerization but maintain a rapid liquid-to-biorubber transition. Activation of diazirine-grafted polycaprolactone polyol (CaproGlu) is limited to UVA wavelengths that have tissue exposure constraints and limited light intensities. For the first time, UVA is circumvented with visible light-emitting diodes at 445 nm (blue) to rapidly activate diazirine-to-carbene covalent cross-linking. Iridium photocatalysts serve to initiate diazirine, despite having little to no absorption at 445 nm. CaproGlu's liquid organic matrix dissolves the photocatalyst with no solvents required, creating a light transparent matrix. Considerable differences in cross-linking chemistry are observed in UVA vs visible/photocatalyst formulations. Empirical analysis and theoretical calculations reveal a more efficient conversion of diazirine directly to carbene with no diazoalkane intermediate detected. Photorheometry results demonstrate a correlation between shear moduli, joules light dose, and the lower limits of photocatalyst concentration required for the liquid-to-biorubber transition. Adhesion strength on ex vivo hydrated tissues exceeds that of cyanoacrylates, with a fixation strength of up to 20 kg·f·cm2. Preliminary toxicity assessment on leachates and materials directly in contact with mammalian fibroblast cells displays no signs of fibroblast cytotoxicity. Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) Ministry of Education (MOE) Nanyang Technological University Accepted version T.W.J.S. and I.D. are co-inventors of patent application Hygroscopic, Crosslinking Coatings and Bioadhesives; PCT/ SG2018/050452. The project was supported by the Ministry of Education Tier 1 Grant RG17/18 (S): Novel light activated, diazo protecting groups; Ministry of Education Tier 2 Grant (MOE2018-T2-2-114): CaproGlu, double-sided wet tissue adhesives; NTUitive POC (Gap) Fund NGF/2018/05: Aesthetic Applications of CaproGlu Bioadhesives; and A*Star IAF PP Grant (H19/01/a0/0II9): CathoGlu Bioadhesives-preventing catheter extravasation and skin infections. L.B. acknowledges funding from the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (MCIU), project PID2019- 104654GB-I00.
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89. The NASA standard for models and simulations.
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Martin J. Steele
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90. Machine learning models in electronic health records can outperform conventional survival models for predicting patient mortality in coronary artery disease.
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Andrew J Steele, Spiros C Denaxas, Anoop D Shah, Harry Hemingway, and Nicholas M Luscombe
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Medicine ,Science - Abstract
Prognostic modelling is important in clinical practice and epidemiology for patient management and research. Electronic health records (EHR) provide large quantities of data for such models, but conventional epidemiological approaches require significant researcher time to implement. Expert selection of variables, fine-tuning of variable transformations and interactions, and imputing missing values are time-consuming and could bias subsequent analysis, particularly given that missingness in EHR is both high, and may carry meaning. Using a cohort of 80,000 patients from the CALIBER programme, we compared traditional modelling and machine-learning approaches in EHR. First, we used Cox models and random survival forests with and without imputation on 27 expert-selected, preprocessed variables to predict all-cause mortality. We then used Cox models, random forests and elastic net regression on an extended dataset with 586 variables to build prognostic models and identify novel prognostic factors without prior expert input. We observed that data-driven models used on an extended dataset can outperform conventional models for prognosis, without data preprocessing or imputing missing values. An elastic net Cox regression based with 586 unimputed variables with continuous values discretised achieved a C-index of 0.801 (bootstrapped 95% CI 0.799 to 0.802), compared to 0.793 (0.791 to 0.794) for a traditional Cox model comprising 27 expert-selected variables with imputation for missing values. We also found that data-driven models allow identification of novel prognostic variables; that the absence of values for particular variables carries meaning, and can have significant implications for prognosis; and that variables often have a nonlinear association with mortality, which discretised Cox models and random forests can elucidate. This demonstrates that machine-learning approaches applied to raw EHR data can be used to build models for use in research and clinical practice, and identify novel predictive variables and their effects to inform future research.
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91. Pharmacological targeting of PI3K isoforms as a therapeutic strategy in chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
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Matthew D. Blunt and Andrew J. Steele
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CLL ,PI3K ,Idelalisib ,Duvelisib ,Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens ,RC254-282 - Abstract
PI3Kδ inhibitors such as idelalisib are providing improved therapeutic options for the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL). However under certain conditions, inhibition of a single PI3K isoform can be compensated by the other PI3K isoforms, therefore PI3K inhibitors which target multiple PI3K isoforms may provide greater efficacy. The development of compounds targeting multiple PI3K isoforms (α, β, δ, and γ) in CLL cells, in vitro, resulted in sustained inhibition of BCR signalling but with enhanced cytotoxicity and the potential for improve clinical responses. This review summarises the progress of PI3K inhibitor development and describes the rationale and potential for targeting multiple PI3K isoforms.
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92. Reverse Transcriptase Mechanism of Somatic Hypermutation: 60 Years of Clonal Selection Theory
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Edward J. Steele
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somatic hypermutation ,strand-biased mutations ,DNA polymerase-η ,A-to-I RNA and DNA editing ,RNA exosome ,AID-deaminase ,Immunologic diseases. Allergy ,RC581-607 - Abstract
The evidence for the reverse transcriptase mechanism of somatic hypermutation is substantial and multifactorial. In this 60th anniversary year of the publication of Sir MacFarlane Burnet’s Clonal Selection Theory, the evidence is briefly reviewed and updated.
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93. Mirror Electromyografic Activity in the Upper and Lower Extremity: A Comparison between Endurance Athletes and Non-Athletes
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Tom Maudrich, Rouven Kenville, Jöran Lepsien, Arno Villringer, Patrick Ragert, and Christopher J. Steele
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mirror activity ,motor overflow ,neuroplasticity ,sports ,endurance exercise ,Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry ,RC321-571 - Abstract
During unimanual motor tasks, muscle activity may not be restricted to the contracting muscle, but rather occurs involuntarily in the contralateral resting limb, even in healthy individuals. This phenomenon has been referred to as mirror electromyographic activity (MEMG). To date, the physiological (non-pathological) form of MEMG has been observed predominately in upper extremities (UE), while remaining sparsely described in lower extremities (LE). Accordingly, evidence regarding the underlying mechanisms and modulation capability of MEMG, i.e., the extent of MEMG in dependency of exerted force during unilateral isometric contractions are insufficiently investigated in terms of LE. Furthermore, it still remains elusive if and how MEMG is affected by long-term exercise training. Here, we provide novel quantitative evidence for physiological MEMG in homologous muscles of LE (tibialis anterior (TA), rectus femoris (RF)) during submaximal unilateral dorsiflexion in healthy young adults. Furthermore, endurance athletes (EA, n = 11) show a higher extent of MEMG in LE compared to non-athletes (NA, n = 11) at high force demands (80% MVC, maximum voluntary contraction). While the underlying neurophysiological mechanisms of MEMG still remain elusive, our study indicates, at least indirectly, that sport-related long-term training might affect the amount of MEMG during strong isometric contractions specifically in trained limbs. To support this assumption of exercise-induced limb-specific MEMG modulation, future studies including different sports disciplines with contrasting movement patterns and parameters should additionally be performed.
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94. Mycobacterium tuberculosis subverts negative regulatory pathways in human macrophages to drive immunopathology.
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Patience T Brace, Liku B Tezera, Magdalena K Bielecka, Toby Mellows, Diana Garay, Shuye Tian, Lucinda Rand, Justin Green, Sanjay Jogai, Andrew J Steele, Timothy M Millar, Tilman Sanchez-Elsner, Jon S Friedland, Christopher G Proud, and Paul T Elkington
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Immunologic diseases. Allergy ,RC581-607 ,Biology (General) ,QH301-705.5 - Abstract
Tuberculosis remains a global pandemic and drives lung matrix destruction to transmit. Whilst pathways driving inflammatory responses in macrophages have been relatively well described, negative regulatory pathways are less well defined. We hypothesised that Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) specifically targets negative regulatory pathways to augment immunopathology. Inhibition of signalling through the PI3K/AKT/mTORC1 pathway increased matrix metalloproteinase-1 (MMP-1) gene expression and secretion, a collagenase central to TB pathogenesis, and multiple pro-inflammatory cytokines. In patients with confirmed pulmonary TB, PI3Kδ expression was absent within granulomas. Furthermore, Mtb infection suppressed PI3Kδ gene expression in macrophages. Interestingly, inhibition of the MNK pathway, downstream of pro-inflammatory p38 and ERK MAPKs, also increased MMP-1 secretion, whilst suppressing secretion of TH1 cytokines. Cross-talk between the PI3K and MNK pathways was demonstrated at the level of eIF4E phosphorylation. Mtb globally suppressed the MMP-inhibitory pathways in macrophages, reducing levels of mRNAs encoding PI3Kδ, mTORC-1 and MNK-1 via upregulation of miRNAs. Therefore, Mtb disrupts negative regulatory pathways at multiple levels in macrophages to drive a tissue-destructive phenotype that facilitates transmission.
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95. BIDS apps: Improving ease of use, accessibility, and reproducibility of neuroimaging data analysis methods.
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Krzysztof J Gorgolewski, Fidel Alfaro-Almagro, Tibor Auer, Pierre Bellec, Mihai Capotă, M Mallar Chakravarty, Nathan W Churchill, Alexander Li Cohen, R Cameron Craddock, Gabriel A Devenyi, Anders Eklund, Oscar Esteban, Guillaume Flandin, Satrajit S Ghosh, J Swaroop Guntupalli, Mark Jenkinson, Anisha Keshavan, Gregory Kiar, Franziskus Liem, Pradeep Reddy Raamana, David Raffelt, Christopher J Steele, Pierre-Olivier Quirion, Robert E Smith, Stephen C Strother, Gaël Varoquaux, Yida Wang, Tal Yarkoni, and Russell A Poldrack
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Biology (General) ,QH301-705.5 - Abstract
The rate of progress in human neurosciences is limited by the inability to easily apply a wide range of analysis methods to the plethora of different datasets acquired in labs around the world. In this work, we introduce a framework for creating, testing, versioning and archiving portable applications for analyzing neuroimaging data organized and described in compliance with the Brain Imaging Data Structure (BIDS). The portability of these applications (BIDS Apps) is achieved by using container technologies that encapsulate all binary and other dependencies in one convenient package. BIDS Apps run on all three major operating systems with no need for complex setup and configuration and thanks to the comprehensiveness of the BIDS standard they require little manual user input. Previous containerized data processing solutions were limited to single user environments and not compatible with most multi-tenant High Performance Computing systems. BIDS Apps overcome this limitation by taking advantage of the Singularity container technology. As a proof of concept, this work is accompanied by 22 ready to use BIDS Apps, packaging a diverse set of commonly used neuroimaging algorithms.
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96. Glycemic and Insulinemic Responses of Healthy Humans to a Nutrition Bar with or without Added Fibersym
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Trevor J, Steele, Catherine C, Steele, Clodualdo C, Maningat, Paul A, Seib, Mark D, Haub, and Sara K, Rosenkranz
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Adult ,Blood Glucose ,Cross-Over Studies ,Dietary Carbohydrates ,Humans ,Resistant Starch ,Insulin ,Starch ,Postprandial Period ,Triticum - Abstract
The current study compared postprandial glycemic and insulinemic responses to four nutrition bars containing two different doses of resistant starch type-4. Normoglycemic adults (
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97. Fantasy, Transgression, and US Support for Torture
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Brent J. Steele
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98. Visuo-motor transformations in the intraparietal sulcus mediate the acquisition of endovascular medical skill
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Katja I. Paul, Karsten Mueller, Paul-Noel Rousseau, Annegret Glathe, Niels A. Taatgen, Fokie Cnossen, Peter Lanzer, Arno Villringer, and Christopher J. Steele
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Neurology ,Cognitive Neuroscience - Abstract
Performing endovascular medical interventions safely and efficiently requires a diverse set of skills that need to be practised in dedicated training sessions. Here, we used multimodal magnetic resonance (MR) imaging to determine the structural and functional plasticity and core skills associated with skill acquisition. A training group learned to perform a simulator-based endovascular procedure, while a control group performed a simplified version of the task; multimodal MR images were acquired before and after training. Using a well-controlled interaction design, we found strong, multimodal evidence for the role of the intraparietal sulcus (IPS) in endovascular skill acquisition that is in line with previous work implicating the structure in simple visuo-motor and mental rotation tasks. Our results provide a unique window into the multimodal nature of rapid structural and functional plasticity of the human brain while learning a multifaceted and complex clinical skill. Further, our results provide a detailed description of the plasticity process associated with endovascular skill acquisition and highlight specific facets of skills that could enhance current medical pedagogy and be useful to explicitly target during clinical resident training.
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99. New Directions in the Study of Institutional Logics: From Tools to Phenomena
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Christopher W. J. Steele, Madeline Toubiana, Milo Shaoqing Wang, and Michael Lounsbury
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Value (ethics) ,050402 sociology ,Sociology and Political Science ,Generativity ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Corporate governance ,05 social sciences ,Perspective (graphical) ,Epistemology ,Scholarship ,0504 sociology ,0502 economics and business ,Institution ,Sociology ,Institutional theory ,050203 business & management ,media_common - Abstract
In this article, we take stock of the institutional logics perspective and highlight opportunities for new scholarship. While we celebrate the growth and generativity of the literature on institutional logics, we also note that there has been a troubling tendency in recent work to use logics as analytical tools, feeding disquiet about reification and reductionism. Seeding a broader scholarly agenda that addresses such weaknesses in the literature, we highlight nascent efforts that aim to more systematically understand institutional logics as complex, dynamic phenomena in their own right. In doing so, we argue for more research that probes how logics cohere and endure by unpacking the role of values, the centrality of practice, and the governance dynamics of institutional logics and their orders. Furthermore, we encourage bridging the study of institutional logics with various literatures, including ethnomethodology, phenomenology, professions, elites, world society, and the old institutionalism, to enhance progress in these directions.
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100. Forum: Jelena Subotic’sYellow Star, Red Star
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Stefanie Neumeier, Jelena Subotic, Brent E. Sasley, Amy E. Eckert, Brent J. Steele, and Ben Meiches
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Political science ,Political Science and International Relations ,Astronomy ,Red star ,Star (graph theory) - Published
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