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152. The human factors of sport-A review
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Catalano, J. F., primary and Hancock, P. A., additional
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- 1983
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153. Strabismus
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Catalano, J Denis, primary
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- 1983
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154. Differential Diagnosis of White Pupil [Leukokoria]
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Catalano, J Denis, primary
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- 1977
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155. Leukokoria-The Differential Diagnosis of a White Pupil
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Catalano, J Denis, primary
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- 1983
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156. Afferent Projections to Posterior Lobe of the Cerebellum and Their Spinal Pathways in the Cat and in the Monkey
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Morin, F., primary, Lindner, D., additional, and Catalano, J., additional
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- 1957
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157. Wave Form of Cerebellar Evoked Potentials
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Morin, F., primary, Catalano, J. V., additional, and Lamarche, G., additional
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- 1957
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158. Congenital, Unilateral Absence of the Breast and Pectoralis Major Muscle
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JOHNSONBAUGH, ROGER E., primary, CATALANO, J DENIS, additional, and MEYER, BRUCE P., additional
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- 1971
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159. World class manufacturing
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Jetley, S.K., primary and Catalano, J., additional
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160. Models of defeat
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King, G., primary, Heeringa, B., additional, Westbrook, D., additional, Catalano, J., additional, and Cohen, P., additional
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161. Pentasomy of Chromosome 8 in Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia
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Hamey, Y., Dean, N., Catalano, J. V., and Campbell, L. J.
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- 1998
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162. Cyberlogistics
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Catalano, Jim
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- 1998
163. Cyberlogistics
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Catalano, Jim
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- 1997
164. Models of defeat.
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King, G., Heeringa, B., Westbrook, D., Catalano, J., and Cohen, P.
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- 2002
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165. ChemInform Abstract: Facile Synthesis of Lysophospholipids Containing Unsaturated Fatty Acid Chains.
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HOPPER, D. W., CATALANO, J. G., and MACDONALD, T. L.
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- 1997
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166. Complication of a Circumcision Performed With a Plastic Bell Clamp
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Johnsonbaugh, Roger E., Meyer, Bruce P., and Catalano, J. Denis
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DURING A two month period, September and October 1968, plastic bell clamps were used for routine circumcision in the newborn at the Naval Hospital in Pensacola, Fla. Approximately 100 circumcisions were done using this method. They were performed on the second hospital day.Numerous minor complaints of appearance and not falling off soon enough (less than ten days) were made during this period. These were expected, and appropriate corrective measures were taken.On one occasion, the plastic bell did not separate, and on the 33rd day the child was brought into the clinic for evaluation. The "ring" portion had become fixed on the glans of the penis resulting in an artificial sulcus on the distal portion of the glans. The bell was removed without difficulty and the child dismissed. Five days later, he was again brought to the clinic with the complaint that the ridge had not disappeared (Fig 1).
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- 1969
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167. 300 Area Uranium Leach and Adsorption Project
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Catalano, J
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- 2002
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168. Untitled
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Catalano, Jeffrey and Albright-Knox Art Gallery
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- 1981
169. Experimental determination of UO2(cr) dissolution kinetics: Effects of solution saturation state and pH
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Catalano, J.
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- 2005
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170. Spectroscopic and diffraction study of uranium speciation in contaminated vadose zone sediments from the Hanford site, Washington state
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Catalano, J
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- 2004
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171. Continuous lenalidomide treatment for newly diagnosed multiple myeloma.
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Palumbo A, Hajek R, Delforge M, Kropff M, Petrucci MT, Catalano J, Gisslinger H, Wiktor-Jedrzejczak W, Zodelava M, Weisel K, Cascavilla N, Iosava G, Cavo M, Kloczko J, Bladé J, Beksac M, Spicka I, Plesner T, Radke J, and Langer C
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- 2012
172. The effect of relative humidity on the gas permeability and swelling in PFSI membranes
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T. Myezwa, M. Giacinti Baschetti, M.G. De Angelis, Giulio Cesare Sarti, Jacopo Catalano, K. NIJMEIJER, J. Catalano, T. Myezwa, M. G. De Angeli, M. Giacinti Baschetti, G. C. Sarti, Catalano J., Myezwa T., De Angelis M.G., Giacinti Baschetti M., and Sarti G.C.
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Chromatography ,Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment ,Chemistry ,GAS TRANSPORT ,Energy Engineering and Power Technology ,Humidity ,Permeation ,Condensed Matter Physics ,FUEL CELLS ,AQUIVION ,IONOMER ,Fuel Technology ,Membrane ,Chemical engineering ,Permeability (electromagnetism) ,medicine ,NAFION ,Relative humidity ,PEMFC ,Swelling ,medicine.symptom ,Relative permeability ,GAS PERMEABILITY ,Water vapor - Abstract
The permeation of helium, oxygen and nitrogen in perfluorosulphonic acid ionomeric (PFSI) membranes with short and long side chains, namely Aquivion® and Nafion® 117, was studied in the relative humidity range between 0 and 90%, and at temperatures between 35°C and 65°C. The presence of humidity enhances, up to a factor of 100, the gas permeability in the membranes, due to the permeation of gas molecules in the hydrophilic domains: the enhancement is rather pronounced for O2 and N2, and less marked for He permeability. The relative permeability increase, Pgas/Pgas,0, shows a complex dependence on the relative humidity, as the water content in the membrane is itself a non linear function of this parameter. The water volume fraction in the membrane at each activity was accurately estimated from measurements of vapor-induced swelling, which indicate that the partial molar volume of water is smaller than its pure liquid value, in both membranes at 35°C. When plotted against water volume fraction, the gas permeability increases exponentially in the range between 2% and 20%; the slope of the curve is higher for Nafion than for Aquivion, as it is reasonable due to their different microstructures. The ideal selectivity of the two membranes for He over N2, O2 over N2 and He over O2, decreases exponentially with increasing water content in the membrane, as is often observed in swollen polymeric membranes.
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173. A randomized, open-label, multicentre, phase 2/3 study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of lumiliximab in combination with fludarabine, cyclophosphamide and rituximab versus fludarabine, cyclophosphamide and rituximab alone in subjects with relapsed chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
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Awan, Farrukh T, Hillmen, Peter, Hellmann, Andrzej, Robak, Tadeusz, Hughes, Steven G., Trone, Denise, Shannon, Megan, Flinn, Ian W., Byrd, John C., Riveros, Dardo, Pavlovsky, Santiago, Iastrebner, Claudio M., Carney, Dennis A., Deveridge, Sandra, Durrant, Simon, Hahn, Uwe H., Hertzberg, Mark, Leahy, Michael F., David, Ma, Marlton, Paula, Mulligan, Stephen, Opat, Stephen S., Tiley, Campbell, Wickham, Nicholas W., Cannell, Paul, Gatalano, John, Catalano, John, Cull, Gavin, Luen B., To, Hopfinger, Georg, Jager, Ulrich, Linkesch, Werner, Petzer, Andreas, Schwarzmeier, Josef, Steurer, Michael, Greil, Richard, Bememan, Zwi, Bosly, Andre, Bron, Dominique, Janssens, Ann, Offner, Fritz, Van Den Neste, Eric W., Ka Lung, Wu, Van Hoof, Achiel, Maiolino, Angelo, Pinczowski, Helio, Zanichelli, Maria A., Pereira, Juliana, Larratt, Loree, Spaner, David, Howson Jan, Kang, Chen, Christine I., Cantin, Guy, Fernandez, Louis A., Fraser, Graeme, Mayer, Jiri, Trneny, Marek, Jebavy, Ladislav, Bordessoule, Dominique, Lamy, Thierry, Milpied, Noel, Truchan Graczyk, Malgorzata, Eghbali, Houchingue, Karsenti, Jean Michel, Celigny, Philippe Solal, Mans, Le, Cazin, Bruno, Gyan, Emmanuel, Lepretre, Stephane, Bergmann, Lothar, Tsionos, Konstantinos, Lokeshwar, Nilesh M., Agarwal, Mohan B., Ross, Cecil R., Deshmukh, Chetan D., Narayanan, Geetha, Raina, Vinod, Bondarde, Shailesh A., Shah, Bhavin A., Bairey, Osnat, Tikva, Petach, Shvidel, Lev, Ambrosetti, Achille, Rossi, Policlinico G. B., Angelucci, Emanuele, Carella, Angelo M., Massaia, Massimo, Zinzani, Pier L., Caligaris Cappio, Federico, Foa, Roberto, Gaidano, Gianluca, della Caritá, A. O. Maggiore, Leone, Giuseppe, Santoro, Armando, Griskevicius, Laimonas, Jurgutis, Romualdas, Baker, Bartrum W., Hawkins, Timothy, Corbett, Gillian M., Ganly, Peter, D'Souza, Alvyn B., Deptala, Andrzej, Holowiecki, Jerzy, Kloczko, Janusz, Skotnicki, Aleksander, Zdziarska, Barbara, Kyrcz Krzemien, Slawomira, Dmoszynska, Anna, Moreira, Anna, Pereira, Ana P., Colita, Andrei, Moicean, Andreea D., Vasilica, Mariana, Danaila, Catalin, Gheorghita, Emanuil, Pavlov, Vyacheslav V., Rossiev, Viktor A., Konstantinova, Tatiana, Samoilova, Olga S., Novgorod, Nizhniy, Shelekhova, Tatyana, Zaritsky, Andrey Y., Abdulkadyrov, Kudrat M., Zyuzgin, Ilya S., Pristupa, Alexander S., Loscertales, Javier, Vidal, Joan Besalduch, de Mallorca, Palma, Gonzalez, Marcos, Ortuno, Francisco, Giraldo, Pilar, Nathwani, Amit, Agrawal, Samir G., Rule, Simon, Dearden, Claire E., Bloor, Adrian J., Haynes, Andrew, Singer, Charles, Boclek, Robert G., Bosserman, Linda D., Chan, David, Davidson, Sheldon J., Dichmann, Robert A., Farber, Charles, Hart, Lowell, Hermann, Robert, Eddie, Hu, Janakiraman, Nalini, Jonas, William, Liem, Kiem D., Mcintyre, Rosemary E., O'Brien, Susan, Patel, Giribala, Rado, Thomas, Schilder, Russell, Smith, Scott E., Stock, Wendy, Turturro, Francesco, Venugopal, Parameswaran, Anderson, Thomas C., Berry, William, Boyd, Thomas E., Byrd, John, Cooper, Maureen, Flinn, Ian, Gersh, Robert, Gordon, David, Guzley, Gregory J., Wilks, Sharon T., Klein, Andreas, Krauss, John C., Lister, John, Mandell, Lance, Molina, Arthur, Cooper, Barry, Pendergrass, Kelly B., Reeder, Craig, Savin, Michael A., Spitzer, Gary, Tuscano, Joseph M., Vandeventer, Hendrik, Eradat, Herbert A., Masood, Aisha, Mena, Raul, F. T. Awan, P. Hillmen, A. Hellmann, T. Robak, S. G. Hughe, D. Trone, M. Shannon, I. W. Flinn, J. C. Byrd, L. U. C., and Riveros D, Iastrebner CM, Carney DA, Deveridge S, Durrant S, Hahn UH, Hertzberg M, Leahy MF, Ma D, Marlton P, Mulligan S, Opat SS, Tiley C, Wickham NW, Cannell P, Gatalano J, Cull G, B To L, Catalano J, Wickham NW, Hopfinger G, Jager U, Linkesch W, Petzer A, Schwarzmeier J, Steurer M, Greil R, Bememan Z, Bosly A, Bron D, Janssens A, Offner F, Van Den Neste EW, Wu KL, Van Hoof A, Maiolino A, Pinczowski H, Zanichelli MA, Pereira J, Larratt L, Spaner D, Howson-Jan K, Chen CI, Fernandez LA, Fraser G, Mayer J, Trneny M, Jebavy L, Bordessoule D, Lamy T, Milpied N, Eghbali H, Karsenti JM, Celigny PS, Cazin B, Gyan E, Lepretre S, Bergmann L, Tsionos K, Lokeshwar NM, Agarwal MB, Ross CR, Deshmukh CD, Narayanan G, Raina V, Bondarde SA, Shah BA, Bairey O, Ben-Yehuda D, Shvidel L, Ambrosetti A, Angelucci E, Carella AM, Massaia M, Zinzani PL, Caligaris-Cappio F, Foa R, Gaidano G, Leone G, Santoro A, Griskevicius L, Jurgutis R, Baker BW, Hawkins T, Corbett GM, Ganly P, D'Souza AB, Deptala A, Hellmann A, Holowiecki J, Kloczko J, Skotnicki A, Zdziarska B, Robak T, Dmoszynska A, Moreira I, Pereira AP, Colita A, Moicean AD, Gheorghita E, Vasilica M, Pavlov VV, Rossiev VA, Konstantinova T, Samoilova OS, Novgorod N, Shelekhova T, Zaritsky AY, Abdulkadyrov KM, Zyuzgin IS, Pristupa AS, Loscertales J, Casado LF, Gonzalez M, Ortuno F, Giraldo P, Servet M, Nathwani A, Howson-Jan K, Agrawal SG, Hillmen P, Rule S, Dearden CE, Bloor AJ, Haynes A, Singer C, Boclek RG, Bosserman LD, Chan D, Davidson SJ, Dichmann RA, Farber C, Guzley GJ, Hermann R, Hu E, Janakiraman N, Jonas W, Liem KD, Mcintyre RE, O'Brien S, Patel G, Rado T, Schilder R, Smith SE, Stock W, Turturro F, Venugopal P, Berry W, Boyd TE, Byrd J, Cooper M, Flinn I, Gersh R, Gordon D, Wilks ST, Klein A, Krauss JC, Lister J, Mandell L, Molina A, Pendergrass KB, Reeder C, Savin MA, Spitzer G, Tuscano JM, van Deventer H, Eradat HA, Cooper B, Masood A, Mena R.
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Oncology ,Male ,Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia ,Vascular damage Radboud Institute for Health Sciences [Radboudumc 16] ,Pharmacology ,Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived ,Recurrence ,hemic and lymphatic diseases ,Monoclonal ,Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols ,80 and over ,Medicine ,drug therapy, Male, Middle Aged, Recurrence, Vidarabine ,Chronic ,Aged, 80 and over ,Leukemia ,Medicine (all) ,Antibodies, Monoclonal ,Hematology ,Middle Aged ,Adult, Aged, Aged ,Lymphocytic ,Fludarabine ,Tolerability ,Small lymphocytic lymphoma ,administration /&/ dosage/adverse effects, Female, Humans, Leukemia ,Rituximab ,Female ,Vidarabine ,medicine.drug ,Adult ,Murine-Derived ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Cyclophosphamide ,chemical and pharmacologic phenomena ,CD23 ,Lumiliximab ,Aged ,Humans ,Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell ,Antibodies ,chronic lymphocytic leukaemia ,lumiliximab ,small lymphocytic lymphoma ,Internal medicine ,administration /&/ dosage/adverse effects/analogs /&/ derivatives ,80 and over, Antibodie ,Adverse effect ,Lymphocytic leukaemia ,business.industry ,administration /&/ dosage/adverse effects, Antibodie ,B-Cell ,administration /&/ dosage/adverse effects, Cyclophosphamide ,Interim analysis ,administration /&/ dosage/adverse effects, Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocol ,business - Abstract
Item does not contain fulltext Lumiliximab is a chimeric monoclonal antibody that targets CD23 on the surface of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) B-cells. Early phase clinical studies with lumiliximab alone and in combination with fludarabine, cyclophosphamide and rituximab (FCR) established its potential efficacy and tolerability. The 152CL201 trial [Lumiliximab with fludarabine, cyclophosphamide and rituximab (FCR) versus FCR alone in subjects with relapsed CLL; LUCID] was a phase 2/3, randomized (1:1), open-label, multicentre study of lumiliximab in combination with FCR versus FCR alone in patients with relapsed CLL. Six hundred and twenty-seven patients were randomized to either arm. Overall the combination of lumiliximab with FCR was not significantly better than FCR alone (overall response rate 71% vs. 72%, complete response rate 16% vs. 15%, median progression-free survival 24.6 vs. 23.9 months respectively, for FCR with and without lumiliximab). There was a slightly increased incidence of adverse events with lumiliximab but these increases did not appear to lead to differences in eventual outcomes. An interim analysis failed to show sufficient efficacy of the combination of lumiliximab with FCR. The study was therefore stopped early for lack of efficacy. Despite the eventual outcome, the LUCID trial is one of the largest studies that provides valuable insight into the efficacy and tolerability of FCR as a therapeutic option for patients with relapsed CLL.
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174. Continuous lenalidomide treatment for newly diagnosed multiple myeloma
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Palumbo, Antonio, Roman Hajek, Delforge, Michel, Kropff, Martin, Petrucci, Maria Teresa, Catalano, John, Gisslinger, Heinz, Wiktor-Jedrzejczak, Wieslaw, Zodelava, Mamia, Weisel, Katja, Cascavilla, Nicola, Iosava, Genadi, Cavo, Michele, Kloczko, Janusz, Blade, Joan, Beksac, Meral, Spicka, Ivan, Plesner, Torben, Radke, Joergen, Langer, Christian, Ben Yehuda, Dina, Corso, Alessandro, Herbein, Lindsay, Yu, Zhinuan, Mei, Jay, Jacques, Christian, Dimopoulos, Meletios A., Mm-, Investigators, Palumbo A, Hajek R, Delforge M, Kropff M, Petrucci MT, Catalano J, Gisslinger H, Wiktor-Jędrzejczak W, Zodelava M, Weisel K, Cascavilla N, Iosava G, Cavo M, Kloczko J, Bladé J, Beksac M, Spicka I, Plesner T, Radke J, Langer C, Ben Yehuda D, Corso A, Herbein L, Yu Z, Mei J, Jacques C, Dimopoulos MA, and MM-015 Investigators.
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Melphalan ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Neutropenia ,Administration, Oral ,Kaplan-Meier Estimate ,Gastroenterology ,Disease-Free Survival ,Maintenance Chemotherapy ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,MULTIPLE MYELOMA ,Double-Blind Method ,immune system diseases ,Internal medicine ,hemic and lymphatic diseases ,Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols ,Medicine ,Humans ,cardiovascular diseases ,Lenalidomide ,neoplasms ,Multiple myeloma ,Aged ,Aged, 80 and over ,business.industry ,Hazard ratio ,Induction chemotherapy ,Neoplasms, Second Primary ,General Medicine ,Induction Chemotherapy ,medicine.disease ,3. Good health ,Surgery ,Thalidomide ,Transplantation ,surgical procedures, operative ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Prednisone ,Female ,business ,Multiple Myeloma ,030215 immunology ,medicine.drug ,Follow-Up Studies - Abstract
BACKGROUND: Lenalidomide has tumoricidal and immunomodulatory activity against multiple myeloma. This double-blind, multicenter, randomized study compared melphalan-prednisone-lenalidomide induction followed by lenalidomide maintenance (MPR-R) with melphalan-prednisone-lenalidomide (MPR) or melphalan-prednisone (MP) followed by placebo in patients 65 years of age or older with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma. METHODS: We randomly assigned patients who were ineligible for transplantation to receive MPR-R (nine 4-week cycles of MPR followed by lenalidomide maintenance therapy until a relapse or disease progression occurred [152 patients]) or to receive MPR (153 patients) or MP (154 patients) without maintenance therapy. The primary end point was progression-free survival. RESULTS: The median follow-up period was 30 months. The median progression-free survival was significantly longer with MPR-R (31 months) than with MPR (14 months; hazard ratio, 0.49; P
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175. The effect of relative humidity on the gas permeability in PFSI membranes
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CATALANO, JACOPO, Myezwa T., DE ANGELIS, MARIA GRAZIA, GIACINTI BASCHETTI, MARCO, SARTI, GIULIO CESARE, V. DI NOTO, M. GUARNIERI, S. LAVINA, F. MORO, K. VEZZÙ, Catalano J., Myezwa T., De Angelis M.G., Giacinti Baschetti M., and Sarti G.C.
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PFSI MEMBRANE ,GAS PERMEATION ,PERMEABILITY ,FUEL CELL - Published
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176. FTIR-ATR study of water distribution in Hyflon(R)-Ion H membranes
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Ferrari MC, CATALANO, JACOPO, GIACINTI BASCHETTI, MARCO, DE ANGELIS, MARIA GRAZIA, SARTI, GIULIO CESARE, Ferrari MC, Catalano J, Giacinti Baschetti M, De Angelis MG, and Sarti GC
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IONOMERS ,FTIR ,MEMBRANES ,FUEL CELL ,DIFFUSION - Published
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177. User's manual for single-source (CRSTER) model (Addendum)
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Catalano, J
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178. ROADWAY: a numerical model for predicting air pollutants near highways. User's guide. Final report
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Catalano, J
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179. Investigation of single-crystal silicates for blue tunable lasers. Quarterly report no. 2, 1 December 1985-28 February 1986
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Catalano, J
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180. Effect of CO binding to P450 BM3 F393 mutants on electron density distribution in the heme cofactor.
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Schelvis JPM, Chen Z, Messina MA, and Catalano J
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- Carbon Monoxide metabolism, Carbon Monoxide chemistry, Spectrum Analysis, Raman, Bacterial Proteins chemistry, Bacterial Proteins genetics, Bacterial Proteins metabolism, NADPH-Ferrihemoprotein Reductase genetics, NADPH-Ferrihemoprotein Reductase metabolism, NADPH-Ferrihemoprotein Reductase chemistry, Protein Binding, Mutation, Nitric Oxide metabolism, Nitric Oxide chemistry, Heme chemistry, Heme metabolism, Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System metabolism, Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System genetics, Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System chemistry
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Resonance Raman spectroscopy has been performed on a set of cytochrome P450 BM3 heme domains in which mutation of the highly conserved Phe393 induces significant variation in heme iron reduction potential. In previous work [Chen, Z., Ost, T.W.B., and Schelvis, J.P.M. (2004) Biochemistry 43, 1798-1808], a correlation between heme vinyl conformation and the heme iron reduction potential indicated a steric control by the protein over the distribution of electron density in the reduced heme cofactor. The current study aims to monitor changes in electron density on the ferrous heme cofactor following CO binding. In addition, ferric-NO complexes have been studied to investigate potential changes to the proximal Cys400 thiolate. We find that binding of CO to the ferrous heme domains results in a reorientation of the vinyl groups to a largely out-of-plane conformation, the extent of which correlates with the size of the residue at position 393. We conclude that Fe
II dπ back bonding to the CO ligand largely takes away the need for conjugation of the vinyl groups with the porphyrin ring to accommodate FeII dπ back bonding to the porphyrin ligand. The ferrous-CO and ferric-NO data are consistent with a small decrease in σ-electron donation from the proximal Cys400 thiolate in the F393A mutant and, to a lesser extent, the F393H mutant, potentially due to a small increase in hydrogen bonding to the proximal ligand. Phe393 seems strategically placed to preserve robust σ-electron donation to the heme iron and to fine-tune its electron density by limiting vinyl group rotation., Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare no competing interests., (Copyright © 2024 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)- Published
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181. Hyperoxia and unfavourable outcome in patients with non-traumatic subarachnoid haemorrhage: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
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Catalano J, Savage S, Olaussen A, Gantner D, and Mitra B
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Background: It is common practice to administer oxygen to neurocritical patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Consequent hyperoxia has been associated with unfavourable outcomes including in patients with brain injury, after cardiac arrest, sepsis, and traumatic brain injury. The aim of this systematic review was to explore the association between hyperoxia exposure and unfavourable outcome in patients following a non-traumatic subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH)., Methods: Systematic searches of Medline, Embase, Emcare, CINAHL and PubMed were performed in February 2024 using key words for SAH and hyperoxia. Non-human studies, articles in languages other than English, studies that did not measure blood oxygenation levels via pulse oximetry or arterial blood gas analyses, and studies exploring traumatic SAH were excluded. The Newcastle-Ottawa Risk of Bias tool (NOS) was used to assess the quality of included manuscripts. The primary outcome was a composite outcome combining mortality or poor functional neurological outcome. Secondary outcomes included mortality, poor functional neurological outcome, and development of delayed cerebral ischaemia (DCI)., Results: The literature search yielded 1,219 non-duplicate articles published after 1 January 2000, of which 21 articles were reviewed as full-texts and nine were included in this review. All included studies were rated good/high quality using the NOS. Hyperoxia exposure was associated with increased risk of adverse composite outcome of death or unfavourable functional neurological outcome (odds ratio (OR) 1.61, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.19-2.16), poor functional neurological outcome alone (OR 1.79, 95% CI 1.33-2.42) and development of DCI (OR 2.63, 95% CI 1.79-3.85). The association of hyperoxia and hospital mortality alone was not statistically significant (OR 1.42, 95% CI 0.98-2.04)., Conclusion: Hyperoxia may contribute to unfavourable outcomes and the development of DCI after an non-traumatic SAH. Trials using restrictive oxygen therapy among patients with SAH are indicated., Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper., (Copyright © 2024. Published by Elsevier Ltd.)
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182. The AUREX cell: a versatile operando electrochemical cell for studying catalytic materials using X-ray diffraction, total scattering and X-ray absorption spectroscopy under working conditions.
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Frank S, Ceccato M, Jeppesen HS, Marks MJ, Nielsen MLN, Lu R, Gammelgaard JJ, Quinson J, Sharma R, Jensen JS, Hjelme S, Friberg Klysner C, Billinge SJL, Just J, Gjørup FH, Catalano J, and Lock N
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Understanding the structure-property relationship in electrocatalysts under working conditions is crucial for the rational design of novel and improved catalytic materials. This paper presents the Aarhus University reactor for electrochemical studies using X-rays (AUREX) operando electrocatalytic flow cell, designed as an easy-to-use versatile setup with a minimal background contribution and a uniform flow field to limit concentration polarization and handle gas formation. The cell has been employed to measure operando total scattering, diffraction and absorption spectroscopy as well as simultaneous combinations thereof on a commercial silver electrocatalyst for proof of concept. This combination of operando techniques allows for monitoring of the short-, medium- and long-range structure under working conditions, including an applied potential, liquid electrolyte and local reaction environment. The structural transformations of the Ag electrocatalyst are monitored with non-negative matrix factorization, linear combination analysis, the Pearson correlation coefficient matrix, and refinements in both real and reciprocal space. Upon application of an oxidative potential in an Ar-saturated aqueous 0.1 M KHCO
3 /K2 CO3 electrolyte, the face-centered cubic (f.c.c.) Ag gradually transforms first to a trigonal Ag2 CO3 phase, followed by the formation of a monoclinic Ag2 CO3 phase. A reducing potential immediately reverts the structure to the Ag (f.c.c.) phase. Following the electrochemical-reaction-induced phase transitions is of fundamental interest and necessary for understanding and improving the stability of electrocatalysts, and the operando cell proves a versatile setup for probing this. In addition, it is demonstrated that, when studying electrochemical reactions, a high energy or short exposure time is needed to circumvent beam-induced effects., Competing Interests: There are no conflicts of interest to declare., (© Sara Frank et al. 2024.)- Published
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183. Momelotinib vs. ruxolitinib in myelofibrosis patient subgroups by baseline hemoglobin levels in the SIMPLIFY-1 trial.
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Gupta V, Oh S, Devos T, Dubruille V, Catalano J, Somervaille TCP, Platzbecker U, Giraldo P, Kosugi H, Sacha T, Mayer J, Illes A, Ellis C, Wang Z, Gonzalez Carreras FJ, Strouse B, and Mesa R
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- Humans, Male, Female, Middle Aged, Aged, Treatment Outcome, Benzamides therapeutic use, Double-Blind Method, Anemia etiology, Anemia diagnosis, Adult, Protein Kinase Inhibitors therapeutic use, Aged, 80 and over, Janus Kinase 1 antagonists & inhibitors, Janus Kinase 2 genetics, Janus Kinase 2 antagonists & inhibitors, Pyrimidines therapeutic use, Pyrazoles therapeutic use, Primary Myelofibrosis drug therapy, Primary Myelofibrosis diagnosis, Nitriles, Hemoglobins analysis, Hemoglobins metabolism
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A key hallmark of myelofibrosis is anemia, which ranges from mild to severe based on hemoglobin levels. To more clearly define outcomes with the Janus kinase (JAK) 1/JAK2/activin A receptor type 1 inhibitor momelotinib by anemia severity, we performed a descriptive post hoc exploratory analysis of the double-blind, randomized, phase 3 SIMPLIFY-1 study (NCT01969838; N = 432, JAK inhibitor naive, momelotinib vs. ruxolitinib); subgroups were defined by baseline hemoglobin: <10 (moderate/severe), ≥10 to <12 (mild), or ≥12 g/dL (nonanemic). Spleen and symptom results were generally consistent with those previously reported for the intent-to-treat population. In anemic subgroups, momelotinib was associated with higher rates of transfusion independence and reduced/stable transfusion intensity vs. ruxolitinib. No new or unexpected safety signals were identified. Overall, momelotinib provides spleen, symptom, and anemia benefits to JAK inhibitor-naive patients with myelofibrosis regardless of baseline hemoglobin level, and greater anemia-related benefits vs. ruxolitinib in patients with hemoglobin <12 g/dL.
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184. Evolution of a self-renewing, participant-centered workshop series in BMB assessment.
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Tyler L, Kennelly PJ, Engelman S, Block KF, Bobenko JC, Catalano J, Jones JA, Kanipes-Spinks MI, Lim YM, Loertscher J, Olafimihan T, Reiss H, Upchurch-Poole TL, Wei Y, Linenberger Cortes KJ, Moore VDG, and Dries DR
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- Humans, Biochemistry education, Molecular Biology education, Learning, Students, Physicians
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We present as a case study the evolution of a series of participant-centered workshops designed to meet a need in the life sciences education community-the incorporation of best practices in the assessment of student learning. Initially, the ICABL (Inclusive Community for the Assessment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology/BMB Learning) project arose from a grass-roots effort to develop material for a national exam in biochemistry and molecular biology. ICABL has since evolved into a community of practice in which participants themselves-through extensive peer review and reflection-become integral stakeholders in the workshops. To examine this evolution, this case study begins with a pilot workshop supported by seed funding and thoughtful programmatic assessment, the results of which informed evidence-based changes that, in turn, led to an improved experience for the community. Using participant response data, the case study also reveals critical features for successful workshops, including participant-centered activities and the value of frequent peer review of participants' products. Furthermore, we outline a train-the-trainer model for creating a self-renewing community by bringing new perspectives and voices into an existing core leadership team. This case study, then, offers a blueprint for building a thriving, evolving community of practice that not only serves the needs of individual scientist-educators as they seek to enhance student learning, but also provides a pathway for elevating members to positions of leadership., (© 2023 The Authors. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.)
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185. Fucose modifies short chain fatty acid and H2S formation through alterations of microbial cross-feeding activities.
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Høgsgaard K, Vidal NP, Marietou A, Fiehn OG, Li Q, Bechtner J, Catalano J, Martinez MM, and Schwab C
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- Polysaccharides pharmacology, Fatty Acids, Volatile, Butyrates, Lactates, Propionates, Fucose
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Algae are a rich but unexplored source of fibers with the potential to contribute to the next generation of prebiotics. The sulfated brown algae polysaccharide, fucoidan, is mainly composed of the deoxy-hexose L-fucose, which can be metabolized to 1,2-propanediol (1,2-PD) or lactate by gut microbes as precursors of propionate and butyrate. It was the aim of this study to investigate the impact of fucoidan on the fermentation capacity of the fecal microbiota and to compare to fucose. In batch fermentations of fecal microbiota collected from 17 donor samples, fucose promoted the production of propionate while no consistent effect was observed for commercial fucoidan and Fucus vesiculosus extract prepared in this study containing laminarin and fucoidan. H2S production was detected under all tested conditions, and levels were significantly lower in the presence of fucose in a dose-dependent manner. The addition of high fucose levels led to higher relative abundance of microbial 1,2-PD and lactate cross-feeders. Our results highlight that fucose and not fucoidan addition impacted fermentation capacity and increased the proportions of propionate and butyrate, which allows for precise modulation of intestinal microbiota activity., (© The Author(s) 2023. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of FEMS.)
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186. Explicit and Contextualized Math Vocabulary Instruction With Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students.
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Pabis S and Catalano J
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- Humans, Vocabulary, Students, Persons With Hearing Impairments, Disabled Persons
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187. Investigating the Roles of Active Site Residues in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Indole-3-glycerol Phosphate Synthase, a Potential Target for Antitubercular Agents.
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Konas DW, Cho S, Thomas OD, Bhatti MM, Leon Hernandez K, Moran C, Booter H, Candela T, Lacap J, McFadden P, van den Berg S, Welter AM, Peralta A, Janson CA, Catalano J, and Goodey NM
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis drug resistance is emerging and new drug targets are needed. Tryptophan biosynthesis is necessary for M. tuberculosis replication and virulence. Indole-3-glycerol phosphate synthase (IGPS) catalyzes a step in M. tuberculosis tryptophan biosynthesis and has been suggested as a potential anti-infective target, but our understanding of this enzyme is limited. To aid in inhibitor design and gain a greater mechanistic picture of this enzyme, there is a need to understand the roles of active site amino acids in ligand binding and catalysis. In this work, we explored the roles of conserved active site amino acids Glu57, Lys59, Lys119, Glu168, and Glu219. Mutation of each to Ala results in loss of all detectable activity. The Glu57Gln, Lys59Arg, Lys119Arg, Glu168Gln, and Glu219Asp mutations result in large activity losses, while Glu219Gln has enhanced activity. Analysis of the enzymatic data yields the following main conclusions: (A) Lys119 is the likely catalytic acid in the CdRP ring closure step. (B) Glu168 stabilizes a charged reaction intermediate and may also be the catalytic base. (C) Glu57, Glu219, and Lys119 form a closely arranged triad in which Glu57 and Glu219 modulate the p K
a of Lys119, and thus overall activity. This increased understanding of inter- and intramolecular interactions and demonstration of the highly coordinated nature of the M. tuberculosis IGPS active site provide new mechanistic information and guidance for future work with this potential new drug target., Competing Interests: The authors declare no competing financial interest., (© 2023 The Authors. Published by American Chemical Society.)- Published
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188. Electrochemical nitrogen reduction reaction over gallium - a computational and experimental study.
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Sinha V, Rezai F, Sahin NE, Catalano J, Bøjesen ED, Sotoodeh F, and Dražević E
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Ga was identified earlier as one of the "overlooked" metals for catalyzing the electrochemical nitrogen reduction reaction (ENRR). We investigate here the electrocatalytic activity of Ga towards the nitrogen reduction reaction. We used a combination of molecular modelling and simulations using periodic density functional theory calculations (DFT), and experimental ENRR measurements. The ENRR was found to proceed via an associative mechanism where the first PCET to dinitrogen forming the surface adsorbed N
2 H* species is the overpotential limiting step. The bare Ga cathode has a high overpotential (>2 V (SHE)) for the ENRR. We also investigated the effect of a water-in-salt electrolyte (WISE) on the rate of ammonia formation. The addition of an Li salt lowers the overpotential to 1.88 V (SHE). DFT calculations revealed that the H-adatom was more favorably bound than the N-adatom, and the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is expected to dominate at high cathodic potentials. Experimental ENRR tests corroborate our results wherein no significant NH3 formation was detected. The low electrochemical activity of Ga is attributed to poor binding and activation of N2 which originates from an electropositive surface charge distribution.- Published
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189. Multi-technique structural analysis of zinc carboxylates (soaps).
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Wagner M, Pigliapochi R, Di Tullio V, Catalano J, Zumbulyadis N, Centeno SA, Wang X, Chen K, Hung I, Gan Z, Dworzak MR, Yap GPA, and Dybowski C
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A series of medium- and long-chain zinc carboxylates (zinc octanoate, zinc nonanoate, zinc decanoate, zinc undecanoate, zinc dodecanoate, zinc pivalate, zinc stearate, zinc palmitate, zinc oleate, and zinc azelate) was analyzed by ultra-high-field
67 Zn NMR spectroscopy up to 35.2 T, as well as13 C NMR and FTIR spectroscopy. We also report the single-crystal X-ray diffraction structures of zinc nonanoate, zinc decanoate, and zinc oleate-the first long-chain carboxylate single-crystals to be reported for zinc. The NMR and X-ray diffraction data suggest that the carboxylates exist in three distinct geometric groups, based on structural and spectroscopic parameters. The ssNMR results presented here present a future for dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP)-NMR-based minimally invasive methods for testing artwork for the presence of zinc carboxylates.- Published
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190. Towards a single-assay approach: a combined DNA/RNA sequencing panel eliminates diagnostic redundancy and detects clinically-relevant fusions in neuropathology.
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Slocum CC, Park HJ, Baek I, Catalano J, Wells MT, Liechty B, Mathew S, Song W, Solomon JP, and Pisapia DJ
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- Humans, Neuropathology, High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing methods, Sequence Analysis, RNA, DNA, Glioma diagnosis, Glioma genetics, Glioma pathology
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Since the introduction of integrated histological and molecular diagnoses by the 2016 World Health Organization (WHO) Classification of Tumors of the Nervous System, an increasing number of molecular markers have been found to have prognostic significance in infiltrating gliomas, many of which have now become incorporated as diagnostic criteria in the 2021 WHO Classification. This has increased the applicability of targeted-next generation sequencing in the diagnostic work-up of neuropathology specimens and in addition, raises the question of whether targeted sequencing can, in practice, reliably replace older, more traditional diagnostic methods such as immunohistochemistry and fluorescence in-situ hybridization. Here, we demonstrate that the Oncomine Cancer Gene Mutation Panel v2 assay targeted-next generation sequencing panel for solid tumors is not only superior to IHC in detecting mutation in IDH1/2 and TP53 but can also predict 1p/19q co-deletion with high sensitivity and specificity relative to fluorescence in-situ hybridization by looking at average copy number of genes sequenced on 1p, 1q, 19p, and 19q. Along with detecting the same molecular data obtained from older methods, targeted-next generation sequencing with an RNA sequencing component provides additional information regarding the presence of RNA based alterations that have diagnostic significance and possible therapeutic implications. From this work, we advocate for expanded use of targeted-next generation sequencing over more traditional methods for the detection of important molecular alterations as a part of the standard diagnostic work up for CNS neoplasms., (© 2022. The Author(s).)
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191. Overall survival in the SIMPLIFY-1 and SIMPLIFY-2 phase 3 trials of momelotinib in patients with myelofibrosis.
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Mesa R, Harrison C, Oh ST, Gerds AT, Gupta V, Catalano J, Cervantes F, Devos T, Hus M, Kiladjian JJ, Lech-Maranda E, McLornan D, Vannucchi AM, Platzbecker U, Huang M, Strouse B, Klencke B, and Verstovsek S
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- Benzamides, Humans, Janus Kinase 2, Nitriles, Protein Kinase Inhibitors, Pyrimidines, Retrospective Studies, Anemia, Janus Kinase Inhibitors, Primary Myelofibrosis
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Janus kinase inhibitors (JAKi) approved for myelofibrosis provide spleen and symptom improvements but do not address anemia, a negative prognostic factor. Momelotinib, an inhibitor of ACVR1/ALK2, JAK1 and JAK2, demonstrated activity against anemia, symptoms, and splenomegaly in the phase 3 SIMPLIFY trials. Here, we report mature overall survival (OS) and leukemia-free survival (LFS) from both studies, and retrospective analyses of baseline characteristics and efficacy endpoints for OS associations. Survival distributions were similar between JAKi-naïve patients randomized to momelotinib, or ruxolitinib then momelotinib, in SIMPLIFY-1 (OS HR = 1.02 [0.73, 1.43]; LFS HR = 1.08 [0.78, 1.50]). Two-year OS and LFS were 81.6% and 80.7% with momelotinib and 80.6% and 79.3% with ruxolitinib then momelotinib. In ruxolitinib-exposed patients in SIMPLIFY-2, two-year OS and LFS were 65.8% and 64.2% with momelotinib and 61.2% and 59.7% with best available therapy then momelotinib (OS HR = 0.98 [0.59, 1.62]; LFS HR = 0.97 [0.59, 1.60]). Baseline transfusion independence (TI) was associated with improved survival in both studies (SIMPLIFY-1 HR = 0.474, p = 0.0001; SIMPLIFY-2 HR = 0.226, p = 0.0005). Week 24 TI response in JAKi-naïve, momelotinib-randomized patients was associated with improved OS in univariate (HR = 0.323; p < 0.0001) and multivariate (HR = 0.311; p < 0.0001) analyses. These findings underscore the importance of achieving or maintaining TI in myelofibrosis, supporting the clinical relevance of momelotinib's pro-erythropoietic mechanism of action, and potentially informing treatment decision-making., (© 2022. The Author(s).)
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192. Momelotinib reduces transfusion requirements in patients with myelofibrosis.
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Mesa R, Oh ST, Gerds AT, Gupta V, Catalano J, Cervantes F, Devos T, Hus M, Kiladjian JJ, Lech-Maranda E, McLornan D, Palmer J, Platzbecker U, Treliński J, Shimoda K, Donahue R, D'Hollander K, Kowalski M, and Verstovsek S
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- Benzamides, Humans, Pyrimidines therapeutic use, Primary Myelofibrosis drug therapy
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193. Teacher Coaching: Increasing Deaf Students' Active Engagement Through Flexible Instructional Arrangements.
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Catalano J, Weirick W, Hasko J, and Antia S
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- Humans, School Teachers, Students, Mentoring, Schools
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The study examined the effects of a coaching intervention on teachers' ability to implement academically responsive instruction through flexible instructional arrangements in self-contained classrooms for students who are deaf and hard of hearing, as well as the impact of instructional arrangements on students' academic engagement. Using a changing criterion design replicated across teachers, three-teacher participants with diverse backgrounds received differentiated coaching to implement flexible instructional arrangements. Results showed that coaching had an impact on all three teachers' implementation of flexible instructional arrangements. Concomitantly, students increased their active engagement and decreased passive engagement when they spent less time in whole class and more time in small group and child-managed arrangements. Teachers maintained the use of flexible instructional arrangements and students continued to be more actively engaged than pre-intervention. Limitations and implications for practice and research are discussed., (© The Author(s) 2021. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oup.com.)
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194. Low-Valence Zn δ+ (0<δ<2) Single-Atom Material as Highly Efficient Electrocatalyst for CO 2 Reduction.
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Li S, Zhao S, Lu X, Ceccato M, Hu XM, Roldan A, Catalano J, Liu M, Skrydstrup T, and Daasbjerg K
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A nitrogen-stabilized single-atom catalyst containing low-valence zinc atoms (Zn
δ+ -NC) is reported. It contains saturated four-coordinate (Zn-N4 ) and unsaturated three-coordinate (Zn-N3 ) sites. The latter makes Zn a low-valence state, as deduced from X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, X-ray absorption spectroscopy, electron paramagnetic resonance, and density functional theory. Znδ+ -NC catalyzes electrochemical reduction of CO2 to CO with near-unity selectivity in water at an overpotential as low as 310 mV. A current density up to 1 A cm-2 can be achieved together with high CO selectivity of >95 % using Znδ+ -NC in a flow cell. Calculations suggest that the unsaturated Zn-N3 could dramatically reduce the energy barrier by stabilizing the COOH* intermediate owing to the electron-rich environment of Zn. This work sheds light on the relationship among coordination number, valence state, and catalytic performance and achieves high current densities relevant for industrial applications., (© 2021 Wiley-VCH GmbH.)- Published
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195. Evidence for a Diagenetic Origin of Vera Rubin Ridge, Gale Crater, Mars: Summary and Synthesis of Curiosity 's Exploration Campaign.
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Fraeman AA, Edgar LA, Rampe EB, Thompson LM, Frydenvang J, Fedo CM, Catalano JG, Dietrich WE, Gabriel TSJ, Vasavada AR, Grotzinger JP, L'Haridon J, Mangold N, Sun VZ, House CH, Bryk AB, Hardgrove C, Czarnecki S, Stack KM, Morris RV, Arvidson RE, Banham SG, Bennett KA, Bridges JC, Edwards CS, Fischer WW, Fox VK, Gupta S, Horgan BHN, Jacob SR, Johnson JR, Johnson SS, Rubin DM, Salvatore MR, Schwenzer SP, Siebach KL, Stein NT, Turner SMR, Wellington DF, Wiens RC, Williams AJ, David G, and Wong GM
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This paper provides an overview of the Curiosity rover's exploration at Vera Rubin ridge (VRR) and summarizes the science results. VRR is a distinct geomorphic feature on lower Aeolis Mons (informally known as Mount Sharp) that was identified in orbital data based on its distinct texture, topographic expression, and association with a hematite spectral signature. Curiosity conducted extensive remote sensing observations, acquired data on dozens of contact science targets, and drilled three outcrop samples from the ridge, as well as one outcrop sample immediately below the ridge. Our observations indicate that strata composing VRR were deposited in a predominantly lacustrine setting and are part of the Murray formation. The rocks within the ridge are chemically in family with underlying Murray formation strata. Red hematite is dispersed throughout much of the VRR bedrock, and this is the source of the orbital spectral detection. Gray hematite is also present in isolated, gray-colored patches concentrated toward the upper elevations of VRR, and these gray patches also contain small, dark Fe-rich nodules. We propose that VRR formed when diagenetic event(s) preferentially hardened rocks, which were subsequently eroded into a ridge by wind. Diagenesis also led to enhanced crystallization and/or cementation that deepened the ferric-related spectral absorptions on the ridge, which helped make them readily distinguishable from orbit. Results add to existing evidence of protracted aqueous environments at Gale crater and give new insight into how diagenesis shaped Mars' rock record., (©2020. The Authors.)
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196. Direct Measurements of Electroviscous Phenomena in Nafion Membranes.
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Østedgaard-Munck DN, Catalano J, and Bentien A
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Investigation of electroviscous effects is of interest to technologies that exploit transport of ions through ion exchange membranes, charged capillaries, and porous media. When ions move through such media due to a hydrostatic pressure difference, they interact with the fixed charges, leading to an increased hydraulic resistance. Experimentally this is observed as an apparent increase in the viscosity of the solution. Electroviscous effects are present in all electrochemical membrane-based processes ranging from nanofiltration to fuel-cells and redox flow batteries. Direct measurements of electroviscous effects varying the applied ionic current through Nafion membranes have, to the best of the authors' knowledge, not yet been reported in literature. In the current study, electroviscous phenomena in different Nafion ion exchange membranes are measured directly with a method where the volume permeation is measured under constant trans-membrane pressure difference while varying the ion current density in the membrane. The direct measurement of the electroviscous effect is compared to the one calculated from the phenomenological transport equations and measured transport coefficients. Within the experimental uncertainty, there is a good agreement between the two values for all membranes tested. We report here an electroviscous effect for all Nafion membranes tested to be κH?κH-1=1.15-0.052+0.035.
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197. Mutational analysis confirms the presence of distal inhibitor-selectivity determining residues in B. stearothermophilus dihydrofolate reductase.
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Eck T, Patel S, Candela T, Leon H K, Little M, Reis NE, Liyanagunawardana U, Gubler U, Janson CA, Catalano J, and Goodey NM
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- Amino Acid Substitution, Bacterial Proteins genetics, Geobacillus stearothermophilus genetics, Tetrahydrofolate Dehydrogenase genetics, Bacterial Proteins antagonists & inhibitors, Bacterial Proteins chemistry, Folic Acid Antagonists chemistry, Geobacillus stearothermophilus enzymology, Mutation, Missense, Tetrahydrofolate Dehydrogenase chemistry
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Many antibacterial and antiparasitic drugs work by competitively inhibiting dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR), a vital enzyme in folate metabolism. The interactions between inhibitors and DHFR active site residues are known in many homologs but the contributions from distal residues are less understood. Identifying distal residues that aid in inhibitor binding can improve targeted drug development programs by accounting for distant influences that may be less conserved and subject to frequent resistance causing mutations. Previously, a novel, homology-based, computational approach that mines ligand inhibition data was used to predict residues involved in inhibitor selectivity in the DHFR family. Expectedly, some inhibitor selectivity determining residue positions were predicted to lie in the active site and coincide with experimentally known inhibitor selectivity determining positions. However, other residues that group spatially in clusters distal to the active site have not been previously investigated. In this study, the effect of introducing amino acid substitutions at one of these predicted clusters (His38-Ala39-Ile40) on the inhibitor selectivity profile in Bacillus stearothermophilus dihydrofolate reductase (Bs DHFR) was investigated. Mutations were introduced into these cluster positions to change sidechain chemistry and size. We determined k
cat and KM values and measured KD values at equilibrium for two competitive DHFR inhibitors, trimethoprim (TMP) and pyrimethamine (PYR). Mutations in the His38-Ala39-Ile40 cluster significantly impacted inhibitor binding and TMP/PYR selectivity - seven out of nine mutations resulted in tighter binding to PYR when compared to TMP. These data suggest that the His38-Ala39-Ile40 cluster is a distal inhibitor selectivity determining region that favors PYR binding in Bs DHFR and, possibly, throughout the DHFR family., (Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)- Published
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198. Review of the use of NMR spectroscopy to investigate structure, reactivity, and dynamics of lead soap formation in paintings.
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Catalano J, Di Tullio V, Wagner M, Zumbulyadis N, Centeno SA, and Dybowski C
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Heavy metal carboxylate or soap formation is a widespread deterioration problem affecting oil paintings and other works of art bearing oil-based media. Lead soaps are prevalent in traditional oil paintings because lead white was the white pigment most frequently chosen by old masters for the paints and in some cases for the ground preparations, until the development of other white pigments from approximately the middle of the 18th century on, and because of the wide use of lead-tin yellow. In the latter part of the 19th century, lead white began to be replaced by zinc white. The factors that influence soap formation have been the focus of intense study starting in the late 1990s. Since 2014, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) studies have contributed a unique perspective on the issue by providing chemical, structural, and dynamic information about the species involved in the process, as well as the effects of environmental conditions such as relative humidity and temperature on the kinetics of the reaction(s). In this review, we explore recent insights into soap formation gained through solid-state NMR and single-sided NMR techniques., (© 2020 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.)
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199. Determining How Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells Change Their Degradation Strategy in Response to Microenvironmental Stiffness.
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Daviran M, Catalano J, and Schultz KM
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- Biocompatible Materials, Extracellular Matrix, Humans, Hydrogels, Matrix Metalloproteinases, Polyethylene Glycols, Mesenchymal Stem Cells
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During the wound healing process, human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) are recruited to the injury where they regulate inflammation and initiate healing and tissue regeneration. To aid in healing, synthetic cell-laden hydrogel scaffolds are being designed to deliver additional hMSCs to wounds to enhance or restart the healing process. These scaffolds are being designed to mimic native tissue environments, which include physical cues, such as scaffold stiffness. In this work, we focus on how the initial scaffold stiffness hMSCs are encapsulated in changes cell-mediated remodeling and degradation and motility. To do this, we encapsulate hMSCs in a well-defined synthetic hydrogel scaffold that recapitulates aspects of the native extracellular matrix (ECM). We then characterize cell-mediated degradation in the pericellular region as a function of initial microenvironmental stiffness. Our hydrogel consists of a 4-arm poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) end-functionalized with norbornene which is chemically cross-linked with a matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) degradable peptide sequence. This peptide sequence is cleaved by hMSC-secreted MMPs. The hydrogel elastic modulus is varied from 80 to 2400 Pa by changing the concentration of the peptide cross-linker. We use multiple particle tracking microrheology (MPT) to characterize the spatiotemporal cell-mediated degradation in the pericellular region. In MPT, fluorescently labeled particles are embedded in the material, and their Brownian motion is measured. We measure an increase in cell-mediated degradation and remodeling as the post-encapsulation time increases. MPT also measures changes in the degradation profile in the pericellular region as hydrogel stiffness is increased. We hypothesize that the change in the degradation profile is due to a change in the amount and type of molecules secreted by hMSCs. We also measure a significant decrease in cell speed as hydrogel stiffness increases due to the increased physical barrier that needs to be degraded to enable motility. These measurements increase our understanding of the rheological changes in the pericellular region in different physical microenvironments which could lead to better design of implantable biomaterials for cell delivery to wounded areas.
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200. Lenalidomide maintenance for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma patients responding to R-CHOP: quality of life, dosing, and safety results from the randomised controlled REMARC study.
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Thieblemont C, Howlett S, Casasnovas RO, Mounier N, Perrot A, Morschhauser F, Fruchart C, Daguindau N, van Eygen K, Obéric L, Bouabdallah R, Pica GM, Nicolas-Virezelier E, Abraham J, Fitoussi O, Snauwaert S, Eisenmann JC, Lionne-Huyghe P, Bron D, Tricot S, Deeren D, Gonzalez H, Costello R, Le Du K, da Silva MG, Grosicki S, Trotman J, Catalano J, Caballero D, Greil R, Cohen AM, Gaulard P, Roulin L, Takeshita K, Casadebaig ML, Tilly H, and Coiffier B
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- Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols adverse effects, Cyclophosphamide administration & dosage, Cyclophosphamide adverse effects, Doxorubicin administration & dosage, Doxorubicin adverse effects, Female, Humans, Lenalidomide adverse effects, Male, Middle Aged, Prednisone administration & dosage, Prednisone adverse effects, Rituximab administration & dosage, Rituximab adverse effects, Vincristine administration & dosage, Vincristine adverse effects, Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols administration & dosage, Lenalidomide administration & dosage, Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse drug therapy, Maintenance Chemotherapy, Quality of Life
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Lenalidomide maintenance therapy prolonged progression-free survival (PFS) versus placebo in elderly patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) responding to induction chemotherapy in the phase 3 REMARC study. This subpopulation analysis assessed the impact of lenalidomide maintenance and treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) on health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Global health status (GHS), and physical functioning and fatigue subscales were evaluated in patients who completed the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer quality-of-life questionnaire-C30 v3.0. The impact of TEAEs classified post hoc as subjective (patients can feel) or observable (only measurable by physicians) on dose reductions and discontinuations was assessed. Among 457 patients (lenalidomide, n = 229; placebo, n = 228), mean (standard deviation) GHS was similar between treatment arms [68·2 (20·7) Versus 72·0 (17·8)] at randomisation and remained similar during maintenance. Patients receiving lenalidomide experienced no meaningful changes in GHS, physical functioning, or fatigue. Observable TEAEs were more common (81·1% Versus 66·3%) and more likely to lead to dose reductions, than subjective TEAEs in both arms. PFS was superior in the lenalidomide arm regardless of dose reduction. Lenalidomide maintenance prolonged PFS and did not negatively impact HRQOL in patients with DLBCL despite TEAEs being more common, when compared with placebo., (© 2019 The Authors. British Journal of Haematology published by British Society for Haematology and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
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