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When stratified by school level, 51% (67 of 132) of elementary school students or their parents or guardians would not have agreed to testing if a nasal swab was offered.

Some students, especially those in elementary school, preferred saliva-based COVID-19 testing to nasal swab testing. Use of saliva-based testing might increase voluntary participation in screening efforts in K-12 schools to help prevent the spread of SARS-CoV-2.
Some students, especially those in elementary school, preferred saliva-based COVID-19 testing to nasal swab testing. Use of saliva-based testing might increase voluntary participation in screening efforts in K-12 schools to help prevent the spread of SARS-CoV-2.
The Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) initiative prioritizes treatment and prevention efforts in counties where most new HIV diagnoses occur and states with substantial incidence of new HIV diagnoses in rural areas. Understanding the characteristics of adults with HIV living in EHE priority areas, and how these characteristics compare with adults with HIV living in non-EHE priority areas, can inform EHE efforts.

We analyzed data from the 2018 Medical Monitoring Project (MMP) to understand the characteristics of adults with HIV living in 36 of 48 EHE priority counties; San Juan, Puerto Rico; and 1 of 7 EHE priority states. We calculated weighted percentages of sociodemographic characteristics, behaviors, and clinical outcomes of adults with diagnosed HIV living in MMP EHE priority areas and compared them with characteristics of adults who did not live in MMP EHE priority areas using prevalence ratios (PRs) with predicted marginal means.

Living in an MMP EHE priority area was more common among adults who were non-Hispanic Black or Hispanic, experienced homelessness, or were food insecure compared with adults who were non-Hispanic White (59.3% and 58.4% vs 41.0%), not experiencing homelessness (60.9% vs 51.9%), or not food insecure (59.8% vs 51.0%). Adults who lived in MMP EHE priority areas were significantly less likely to be adherent to their HIV medications (PR = 0.95; 95% CI, 0.91-0.99) and durably virally suppressed (PR = 0.94; 95% CI, 0.91-0.97), and more likely to miss scheduled appointments for HIV care (PR = 1.31; 95% CI, 1.10-1.56) than adults who did not live in MMP EHE priority areas.

To increase viral suppression and reduce HIV transmission, it is essential to strengthen public health efforts to improve medication and appointment adherence in this population.
To increase viral suppression and reduce HIV transmission, it is essential to strengthen public health efforts to improve medication and appointment adherence in this population.
Humeral avulsion glenohumeral ligament (HAGL) lesions are often underreported but have been shown to occur in up to 10% of cases of anterior shoulder instability.

To compare clinical outcomes and recurrence rates of patients with HAGL lesions undergoing open stabilization for anterior shoulder instability versus a pair-matched control.

Cohort study; Level of evidence, 3.

A retrospective review of all patients who underwent both arthroscopic and open stabilization procedures with a minimum 24-month follow-up was performed. Patients with HAGL lesions were pair-matched in a 16 ratio for age, sex, sport, level of preoperative play, and follow-up length with those without HAGL lesions who underwent arthroscopic Bankart repair alone. Return to play (RTP), the level of return, and the timing of return were assessed. In addition, recurrence, visual analog scale for pain (VAS), Subjective Shoulder Value (SSV), Rowe score, satisfaction, and whether they would undergo the same surgery again were compared.

A toulder instability undergoing surgical stabilization with open HAGL repair demonstrate excellent functional outcomes and high rates of RTP, with low rates of recurrence in the medium term compared with a control group without HAGL lesions who underwent arthroscopic Bankart repair alone.
Patients with anterior shoulder instability undergoing surgical stabilization with open HAGL repair demonstrate excellent functional outcomes and high rates of RTP, with low rates of recurrence in the medium term compared with a control group without HAGL lesions who underwent arthroscopic Bankart repair alone.Social connection is important across the life course, but overall levels have been declining. The COVID-19 pandemic presented a unique context to examine social connectedness and adaptive capacity in times of social adversity. We used a parallel mixed method design to collect online survey data from a representative U.S. sample (N  =  359). Applying an exploratory sequential approach, we used a general linear model multivariate approach to repeated measures to test for differences in participants' perceptions of social connectedness by time and age category and qualitative analysis to gain insights about disrupted social contexts. Results indicated that social connectedness decreased after mitigation restrictions for all age groups, but individuals in emerging and late adulthood felt the greatest impact. Two themes emerged differing emotional responses to altered communication and intentionality of maintaining and/or creating social connections. Experiences of social connectedness need to be understood as a function of life stage and developmental timing.Development of effective treatment strategies for lung tissue destruction as seen in emphysema would greatly benefit from representative human in vitro models of the alveolar compartment. Studying how cellular cross talk and/or (altered) biomechanical cues affect alveolar epithelial function could provide new insight for tissue repair strategies. Preclinical models of the alveolus ideally combine human primary patient-derived lung cells with advanced cell culture applications such as breathing-related stretch, to reliably represent the alveolar microenvironment. To test the feasibility of such a model, we isolated primary alveolar type 2 cells (AEC2s) from patient-derived lung tissues including those from patients with severe emphysema, using magnetic bead-based selection of cells expressing the AEC2 marker HTII-280. We obtained pure alveolar feeder-free organoid cultures using a minimally modified commercial medium. This was confirmed by known AEC2 markers as well as by detection of lamellar bodies using electron microscopy. Following (organoid-based) expansion, cells were seeded on both cell culture inserts and the Chip-S1 Organ-Chip that has a flexible polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) membrane enabling the application of dynamic stretch. AEC2s cultured for 7 days on inserts or the chip maintained expression of HTII-280, prosurfactant protein C (SP-C), SP-A and SP-B, and zonula occludens-1 (ZO-1) also in the presence of stretch. AEC2s cultured on the chip showed lower expression levels of epithelial-mesenchymal transition-related vimentin expression compared with static cultures on inserts. The combination of a straightforward culture method of patient-derived AEC2s and their application in microfluidic chip cultures supports successful development of more representative human preclinical models of the (diseased) alveolar compartment.During bacterial pneumonia, alveolar epithelial cells are critical for maintaining gas exchange and providing antimicrobial as well as pro-immune properties. We previously demonstrated that leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF), an IL-6 family cytokine, is produced by type II alveolar epithelial cells (ATII) and is critical for tissue protection during bacterial pneumonia. However, the target cells and mechanisms of LIF-mediated protection remain unknown. Here, we demonstrate that antibody-induced LIF blockade remodels the lung epithelial transcriptome in association with increased apoptosis. Based on these data, we performed pneumonia studies using a novel mouse model in which LIFR (the unique receptor for LIF) is absent in lung epithelium. Although LIFR is expressed on the surface of epithelial cells, its absence only minimally contributed to tissue protection during pneumonia. Single-cell RNA-sequencing (scRNAseq) was conducted to identify adult murine lung cell types most prominently expressing Lifr, revealing endothelial cells, mesenchymal cells, and ATIIs as major sources of Lifr. Sequencing data indicated that ATII cells were significantly impacted by pneumonia, with additional differences observed in response to LIF neutralization, including but not limited to gene programs related to cell death, injury, and inflammation. Overall, our data suggest that LIF signaling on epithelial cells alters responses in this cell type during pneumonia. However, our results also suggest separate and perhaps more prominent roles of LIFR in other cell types, such as endothelial cells or mesenchymal cells, which provide grounds for future investigation.Tracheal reconstruction remains challenged in clinical. We aimed to fabricate scaffolded cartilage sheets with rigid and elastic supports for tracheal reconstruction. The chondrocyte cell infiltration activity was examined in poly-caprolactone sheet scaffolds with various thicknesses and pore sizes after seeding cells on the top surface of the sheet scaffolds. The expression of cartilage-related genes and accumulation of sulfated glycosaminoglycans were elevated in the cell-scaffold composites upon chondrogenic induction. The thicker cartilage sheets represented stronger mechanical properties than the thinner cartilage sheets. Two different cartilage sheets were orthotopically implanted into a trachea in a rabbit model for 2, 4, and 16 weeks. Cartilage-related sulfated glycosaminoglycans and type II collagen macromolecules were stably expressed in the tracheal implants. However, the invasive migration of fibrous tissue and profibrotic collagen fibers into cartilage implants and the peripheral space surroundin composed of cartilage tissue. The cartilage sheets were thought of as biomaterials for personalized regenerative medicine since the dimensions, thickness, and pore sizes of cartilage sheets were tunable to fit the lesions that need to be reconstructed.
Computed tomography (CT) is the preferred method for evaluating the therapeutic effect of lung cancer. Radiomics parameters can provide a lot of supplementary information for clinical diagnosis and treatment.

To investigate the value of radiomics features of CT imaging to predict and evaluate the early efficacy of chemotherapy in patients with advanced lung adenocarcinoma.

A total of 101 patients with advanced lung adenocarcinoma were enrolled. Patients were classified into a response group and non-response group according to RECIST 1.1 standard. Selleckchem GS-4224 All patients underwent chest CT examination before and after two cycles of chemotherapy. A total of 293 radiomics features were calculated. The features between response group and non-response group were compared before and after chemotherapy. The diagnostic efficacy was evaluated using the receiver operating characteristic curve.

The six pre-chemotherapy radiomics features were selected, with area under the curve (AUC), sensitivity, and specificity at 0.720, 68.3%, and 69.0% in the training group and 0.573, 50.0%, and 76.9% in the test group, respectively. The eleven post-chemotherapy radiomics features were selected, with AUC, sensitivity, specificity at 0.789, 75.6%, and 75.9% in the training group and 0.718, 61.1%, and 76.9% in the test group, respectively. The prognostic value of △f8, △f16, %f8, and %f16 were higher than the other features with AUCs of 0.787, 0.837, 0.763, and 0.877, respectively.

Radiomics is expected to provide more valuable information for evaluating the chemotherapy efficacy of lung adenocarcinoma.
Radiomics is expected to provide more valuable information for evaluating the chemotherapy efficacy of lung adenocarcinoma.
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