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ugh racial/ethnic minorities and some primary impressions may be under-represented. Additionally, more EMS activations in PECARN study areas originated through 9-1-1 but fewer were transported by the documenting agency. This is likely related to the type of participating agencies, their ALS response level, and the diversity of the communities they serve.Many communities are developing innovative forms of collaborative organizations such as multi-sector health care alliances (MHCAs) to address problems of misaligned incentives among providers, payers, and community stakeholders and improve health and health care. Member engagement is essential to the success of these organizations due to their dependence on volunteer members to develop and implement strategy and provide material and in-kind support for alliance efforts, yet relatively little research has examined how alliances can foster engagement. This study examined behavioral indicators of member engagement (e.g., recruitment and retention of organizational and individual members) and how they are related to two foundational dimensions of alliance functioning - alliance leadership and community centrality. Using three rounds of an internet-based survey of alliance members from 14 alliances, the study found that organizational recruitment and retention increased over time, from 26.6% to 41.5% and 56.0% to 65.2%, respectively. Recruitment of individuals increased over the study period (38.3% to 47.2%, while retention of individual members declined over the study period (61.0% to 53.2%). Alliance leadership was associated with lower levels of recruitment (both organizational and individual members) but higher levels of organizational retention (both organizational and individual members). Collectively, our findings suggest that behavioral aspects of alliances are more effective at retaining members than relatively stable characteristics such as size and positioning in the community. Contrasting relationships between recruitment and retention, however, suggest that different forms of leadership may be required to simultaneously attract new members while retaining existing ones.
The purpose of this study was to compare survival outcomes in patients with perineural invasion (PNI)-positive laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) and patients with PNI-negative LSCC.

A total of 1,272 patients with LSCC, diagnosed between 2008 and 2017, were included in this study. LSCC Patients with and without PNI were matched based on possible confounding factors. Survival analysis was performed using Kaplan-Meier estimates and the Cox proportional hazards model.

OF the 1,272 LSCC patients, 118 (9.28%) were positive for PNI. Compared to PNI-negative patients, PNI-positive LSCC patients had significantly worse overall survival (OS) (
 = 0.017), disease-specific survival (DSS) (
 = 0.034) and recurrence-free survival (RFS) (
 = 0.002). After pair matching, cohorts consisted of 118 patients in the PNI-positive group and 118 in the PNI-negative group. Significantly increased risk of OS (HR, 2.17; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.29-3.61,
 = 0.003), DSS (HR, 2.07; 95% CI, 1.32-3.24,
 = 0.004) and RFS (HR, 2.65; 95% CI, 1.59-4.40,
 < 0.001) was observed after adjustment for prognostic variables.

Patients with PNI-positive LSCC have significantly worse survival outcomes compared to patients with PNI-negative LSCC.
Patients with PNI-positive LSCC have significantly worse survival outcomes compared to patients with PNI-negative LSCC.Purpose To compare an analog visual scale in grading anterior chamber cells (ACC) to a modified Standardization of Uveitis Nomenclature (SUN) ACC scale.Method A graphical representation of anterior chamber cells as a reference and a test set was created and shown to two groups of experienced uveitis experts. ONO 7300243 Group 1 was given the analog scale in written format, while group two was given the reference images for comparison. Each test subject was asked to provide the best approximation for each grade.Results Eleven graders participated in phase 1. Correct grading occurred in 87.4% of cases. Discrepancies were seen at all grades. Only 3 of 11 graders were able to achieve a perfect score. Seven graders participated in phase 2. Agreement was 95.2% with 4/7 graders achieving a perfect score. Discrepancies were seen at higher grades only.Conclusions ACC grading is improved by a visual grading scale, and interobserver variability is reduced.Blood-gas barrier (BGB) or alveolar-capillary barrier is the primary tissue barrier affected by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Comprising alveolar epithelial cells (AECs), endothelial cells (ECs) and the extracellular matrix (ECM) in between, the BGB is damaged following the action of multiple pro-inflammatory cytokines during acute inflammation. The infection of AECs and ECs with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the pathogen behind COVID-19, triggers an inflammatory response at the BGB, inducing the release of interleukin 1 (IL-1), IL-6, tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β), high mobility group box 1 (HMGB1), matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) and platelet activating factor (PAF). The end result is the disassembly of adherens junctions (AJs) and tight junctions (TJs) in both AECs and ECs, AEC hyperplasia, EC pyroptosis, ECM remodeling and deposition of fibrin clots in the alveolar capillaries, leading to disintegration and thickening of the BGB, and ultimately, hypoxia. This commentary seeks to provide a brief account of how the BGB might become affected in COVID-19.
Recently published nurse practitioner (NP) education organization recommendations and telehealth equipment acquisition necessitated integration of telehealth simulation into NP curricula at a large, public university. The COVID-19 pandemic and associated rapid uptake of telehealth accelerated the need for evidence-supported research in tele-health simulation in NP education.

A formative gerontologic simulation scenario using telehealth robot technology was developed by synthesizing best practice guidelines for simulation and telehealth delivery. The simulated telehealth visit used standardized patients and embedded participants. Primary care NP students' perceptions of simulation effectiveness, situational realism, and telehealth robot usability were evaluated using three quantitative tools.

Thirty-three primary care Doctor of Nursing Practice students participated in this gerontologic telehealth simulation. Students found the simulation to be effective and realistic, and found the telehealth robot technology to be usable.
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