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A majority of Indian schoolchildren are biliterate in that they acquire literacy in at least two language systems, necessitating dyslexia assessment in both. The DALI-DAB assesses risk for dyslexia by evaluating reading ability and literacy-learning potential through a battery including literacy tests (letter and word reading, spelling, nonword reading, reading comprehension), and mediator skills (phonological awareness, processing automaticity and executive fluency, oral language) in multiple languages. DALI-DAB was developed in three languages - English, Hindi, and Marathi - and standardized on a sample of 1013 children. Reliability analyses revealed high internal consistency (α > 0.8) in most tests in all three languages. Low standard error of measurement values supported DALI-DAB score stability over repeated testing. Construct validity was variously reinforced through, (i) selection of culture-referenced, research-based tests, (ii) approval of test materials by schoolteachers (face validity) and (iii) grade-correlated performance increases on all DALI-DAB tests, besides robust correlations between (iv) literacy and mediator skill test scores (p .05, discriminant validity). Overall, the DALI-DAB represents the first standardized dyslexia assessment tool for bilingual-biliterate children.A 75-year-old man admitted with IgG λ-type myeloma with creatinine level of 2.3 mg/dL. Serum lactate dehydrogenase level and platelet count were normal. Urinalysis demonstrated massive proteinuria dominated by albuminuria. Weekly bortezomib and dexamethasone therapy were started to treat myeloma but failed to be continued because of rapid deterioration of renal function and increase in proteinuria 1 week after the treatment. His renal function exacerbated to require hemodialysis for a month. There was no clinical evidence of tumor lysis syndrome or thrombocytopenia throughout the course of his acute kidney injury (AKI). After he became dialysis independent, a renal biopsy was performed to clarify myeloma-related renal involvement and the cause of AKI. As a result, IgG2-λ monoclonal immunoglobulin deposition disease (MIDD) and severe endothelial injury were revealed. There was no evidence of cast nephropathy. Bortezomib-induced glomerular microangiopathy (GMA) superimposed on MIDD. Sitagliptin datasheet Bortezomib has a potential risk to cause drug-induced GMA without systemic thrombotic microangiopathy, in which vascular endothelial growth factor-nuclear factor-κ B pathway could be involved. This is the first case of biopsy-proven bortezomib-induced GMA. If proteinuria (mainly albuminuria) increases after using bortezomib, GMA should be suspected as an adverse effect of bortezomib even absent of clinical signs of systemic thrombotic microangiopathy.Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is the most common cause of death in the world. This manuscript highlights the various challenges in prevention and early management of SCA and also discusses the current state of SCA awareness. The manuscript also outlines the various national and international initiatives in improving SCA awareness and their impact on improving outcomes in SCA. Various campaigns have strived for widespread dissemination of cardiopulmonary resuscitation training and advocated for broader public access defibrillator availability. Finally, the manuscript describes future directions including harnessing technology with voice command and artificial intelligence to allow lay person deliver effective CPR, to improve EMS response times, and to allow wider CPR knowledge dissemination in schools and places of employment. Future research should be focused on optimizing SCA outcomes among vulnerable populations and minorities. Advancements in resuscitation science and use of big data for improvement of EMS services will improve outcomes in SCA.Social media (SoMe) can be an effective professional tool for the gastroenterologist or trainee. SoMe can support a gastroenterologist's efforts to brand themselves, network, learn, educate, and advocate for patients. SoMe for professional use should be approached with specific aims in mind, in order to optimize impact and productivity.Photosynthetic rates vary depending on growth conditions, even within species. Remote sensing techniques have a great potential to predict the photosynthetic rates of leaves with different characteristics. Here, we demonstrate that the photosynthetic rates of leaves acclimated to different light and nutrient conditions can be estimated based on the chlorophyll fluorescence (ChlF), the photochemical reflectance index (PRI), and a chlorophyll index. Chenopodium album plants were grown under different light and nutrient conditions. PRI, ChlF parameters, and CO2/H2O gas exchange rates of leaves were simultaneously determined under the various light and CO2 conditions. PRI was used to assess non-photochemical quenching (NPQ), but the relationship between NPQ and PRI was weakened when the data on leaves grown under different conditions were pooled, because PRI in darkness ([Formula see text]) changed with the leaf pigment composition. Among 15 pigment indices, we found that [Formula see text], a reflectance index related to the leaf chlorophyll content, had the best correlation with [Formula see text] ([Formula see text]) across the studied leaves, and the correction of PRI by [Formula see text] improved the predictability of NPQ ([Formula see text]). Using the steady-state ChlF, the NPQ estimated from PRI and [Formula see text], and the stomatal conductance coefficient, we calculated the CO2 assimilation rates, which were strongly correlated with the actual rates (RMSE = 4.85 [Formula see text]mol m[Formula see text] s[Formula see text]), irrespective of growth conditions. Our approach has the potential to contribute to a more accurate estimation of photosynthetic rates in remote sensing. However, further studies on species variations and connecting with radiative transfer models are needed to demonstrate this at the canopy scale.Highly virulent porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) strains re-emerged and circulated in China at the end of 2010, causing significant economic losses in the pork industry worldwide. To understand the genetic dynamics of PEDV during its passage in vitro, the PEDV G2 strain FJzz1 was serially propagated in Vero cells for up to 200 passages. The susceptibility and adaptability of the FJzz1 strain increased gradually as it was serially passaged in vitro. Sequence analysis revealed that amino acid (aa) changes were mainly concentrated in the S glycoprotein, which accounted for 72.22%-85.71% of all aa changes. A continuous aa deletion (55I56G57E → 55K56Δ57Δ) occurred in the N-terminal domain of S1 (S1-NTD). To examine how the aa changes affected its virulence, FJzz1-F20 and FJzz1-F200 were selected to simultaneously evaluate their pathogenicity in suckling piglets. All the piglets in the FJzz1-F20-infected group showed typical diarrhea at 24 h postinfection, and the piglets died successively by 48 h postinfection.
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