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Post-transplant erythrocytosis (PTE) can occur in up to 10-16% after kidney transplant (KT). However, the post-transplant outcomes of recipients with PTE in the literature were conflicting. We performed systematic review and meta-analysis of published studies to evaluate risk factors of PTE as well as outcomes of recipients who developed PTE compared to controls.

A literature search was conducted evaluating all literature from existence through February 2, 2021, using MEDLINE and EMBASE. Data from each study were combined using the random-effects model. (PROSPERO CRD42021230377) RESULTS Thirty-nine studies from July 1982 to January 2021 were included (7,099 KT recipients). The following factors were associated with PTE development male gender (pooled RR=1.62 [1.38, 1.91], I
=39%), deceased-donor KT (pooled RR=1.18 [1.03, 1.35], I
=32%), history of smoking (pooled RR=1.36 [1.11, 1.67], I
=13%), underlying polycystic kidney disease (PKD) (pooled RR=1.56 [1.21, 2.01], I
=44%), and pretransplant dialysis (pooled RR=1.6 [1.02, 2.51], I
=46%). However, PTE was not associated with outcomes of interest, including overall mortality, death-censored graft failure, and thromboembolism.

Our meta-analysis demonstrates that male gender, deceased-donor KT, history of smoking, underlying PKD, and pretransplant dialysis were significantly associated with developing PTE. Naphazoline However, with proper management, PTE has no impact on prognosis of KT patients.
Our meta-analysis demonstrates that male gender, deceased-donor KT, history of smoking, underlying PKD, and pretransplant dialysis were significantly associated with developing PTE. However, with proper management, PTE has no impact on prognosis of KT patients.Foot and mouth disease (FMD) is endemic in the Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR) and it causes economic loss to smallholder husbandry systems. An intervention programme based on a risk-based partial vaccination strategy was implemented in three provinces of Lao PDR (Champasak, Savannakhet and Xiangkhouang) to immunise domestic cattle and buffalo during 2016-2020. Two cross-sectional surveys were conducted in 2016/17 and 2020 to evaluate the impact of the vaccination programme on the prevalence of FMD virus exposure and clinical incidence of the disease. A total of 212 villages were visited during the two surveys, collecting 1609 household-level questionnaire results and 5931 blood samples of domestic cattle and buffalo. Blood samples were tested for the presence of antibodies to the non-structural proteins of FMD virus, and seroprevalence of 42.5 and 47.5% in 2016/17 and 2020, respectively were found. Multivariable regression analysis indicated that the efficacy of the FMD vaccination programme for reducing FMD virus circulation varied by province. In general, the incidence of clinical FMD increased toward the end of the 5-year intervention period, coinciding with a reduction of vaccine coverage in the last 2 years of the period. The findings suggest that the risk-based vaccination strategy achieved a marginally protective effect against the circulation of FMD virus with the possible limiting factors being operational constraints of public veterinary services, lack of farmers' compliance and unsustainable funding. We conclude that consistent resource availability and higher vaccination coverage is required to successfully control FMD with a risk-based vaccination strategy in Lao PDR.
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This proposed method may allow accelerated calibration for free-breathing stack-of-radial MRI PDFF and R 2 ∗ mapping.Predicting complex species-environment interactions is crucial for guiding conservation and mitigation strategies in a dynamically changing world. Phenotypic plasticity is a mechanism of trait variation that determines how individuals and populations adapt to changing and novel environments. For individuals, the effects of phenotypic plasticity can be quantified by measuring environment-trait relationships, but it is often difficult to predict how phenotypic plasticity affects populations. The assumption that environment-trait relationships validated for individuals indicate how populations respond to environmental change is commonly made without sufficient justification. Here we derive a novel general mathematical framework linking trait variation due to phenotypic plasticity to population dynamics. Applying the framework to the classical example of Nicholson's blowflies, we show how seemingly sensible predictions made from environment-trait relationships do not generalise to population responses. As a consequence, trait-based analyses that do not incorporate population feedbacks risk mischaracterising the effect of environmental change on populations.
To determine whether preoperative genital hiatus at rest is predictive of medium-term prolapse recurrence.

We conducted a retrospective study of women who underwent native tissue prolapse surgery from 2002 to 2017 with pelvic organ prolapse quantification data including resting genital hiatus at one of three time points preoperatively, 6 weeks, and ≥1year postoperatively. Demographics and clinical data were abstracted from the chart. Prolapse recurrence was defined by anatomic outcomes (Ba > 0, Bp > 0, and/or C ≥ -4) or retreatment. link2 Descriptive statistics, bivariate analyses, and logistic regression analyses were performed.

Of the 165 women included, 36 (21.8%) had prolapse recurrence at an average of 1.5 years after surgery. Preoperative resting genital hiatus did not differ between women with surgical success versus recurrence (3.5cm [interquartile range, IQR 2.25, 4.0) vs 3.5cm (IQR 3.0, 4.0), p=0.71). Point Bp was greater in the recurrence group at every time point. Preoperative Bp (odds ratio [OR] 1.24, confidence interval [CI] [1.06-1.45], p=0.01) and days from surgery (OR 1.001, CI [1.000-1.001], p < 0.01) were independently associated with recurrence. Preoperative genital hiatus at rest and strain were significantly larger among women who underwent a colpoperineorrhaphy (rest 4.0 [3.0, 4.5] cm vs 3.5 [3.0, 4.0] cm, p < 0.01; strain 6.0 [4.0, 6.5] cm vs 5.0 [4.0, 6.0] cm, p=0.01).

Preoperative genital hiatus at rest was not associated with prolapse recurrence when the majority of women underwent colpoperineorrhaphy. link3 Preoperative Bp was more predictive of short-term prolapse recurrence. For every 1cm increase in point Bp, there is a 24% increased odds of recurrence.
Preoperative genital hiatus at rest was not associated with prolapse recurrence when the majority of women underwent colpoperineorrhaphy. Preoperative Bp was more predictive of short-term prolapse recurrence. For every 1 cm increase in point Bp, there is a 24% increased odds of recurrence.
Accurate quantification of gastrointestinal stromal tumors' (GISTs) risk stratification on multicenter endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) images plays a pivotal role in aiding the surgical decision-making process. This study focuses on automatically classifying higher-risk and lower-risk GISTs in the presence of a multicenter setting and limited data.

In this study, we retrospectively enrolled 914 patients with GISTs (1824 EUS images in total) from 18 hospitals in China. We propose a triple normalization-based deep learning framework with ultrasound-specific pretraining and meta attention, namely, TN-USMA model. The triple normalization module consists of the intensity normalization, size normalization, and spatial resolution normalization. First, the image intensity is standardized and same-size regions of interest (ROIs) and same-resolution tumor masks are generated in parallel. Then, the transfer learning strategy is utilized to mitigate the data scarcity problem. The same-size ROIs are fed into a deep architof 0.832 (95% CI 0.762, 0.888). The AUC significantly outperforms other two deep learning approaches (p<0.05, DeLong et al). Moreover, the performance is stable under different variations of multicenter dataset partitions.

The proposed TN-USMA model can successfully differentiate higher-risk GISTs from lower-risk ones. It is accurate, robust, generalizable, and efficient for potential clinical applications.
The proposed TN-USMA model can successfully differentiate higher-risk GISTs from lower-risk ones. It is accurate, robust, generalizable, and efficient for potential clinical applications.
Minimally invasive fat sculpting techniques are becoming more widespread with the development of office-based devices and therapies. Electrochemical lipolysis (ECLL) is a needle-based technology that uses direct current (DC) to electrolyze tissue water creating acid and base in situ. In turn, fat is saponified and adipocyte cell membrane lysis occurs. The electrolysis of water can be accomplished using a simple open-loop circuit (V-ECLL) or by incorporating a feedback control circuit using a potentiostat (P-ECLL). A potentiostat utilizes an operational amplifier with negative feedback to allow users to precisely control voltage at specific electrodes. To date, the variation between the two approaches has not been studied. The aim of this study was to assess current and charge transfer variation and lipolytic effect created by the two approaches in an in vivo porcine model.

Charge transfer measurements from ex vivo V-ECLL and P-ECLL treated porcine skin and fat were recorded at -1 V P-ECLL, -2 V P-ECLL, -3osed-loop potentiostat-based system is capable of inducing fat necrosis to a similar extent compared to that of a higher voltage direct current system.Gene therapy is currently prohibited in human and equine athletes and novel analytical methods are needed for its detection. Most in vivo products use non-integrating, recombinant viral vectors derived from adeno-associated virus (AAV) to deliver transgenes into cells, where they are transcribed and translated into functional proteins. Although the majority of wild-type AAV (WTAAV) DNA is removed from recombinant AAV (rAAV) vectors, some sequences are conserved. The goal of this study was to develop a quantitative polymerase chain reaction (QPCR) screening test targeting conserved AAV sequences to enable theoretical detection of all rAAV gene therapy products, regardless of encoded transgenes while excluding the presence of WTAAV DNA in horses. Primer sets were developed and validated to target an AAV2 sequence highly conserved across rAAV viral vectors and a sequence only found in wild type AAV2 (WTAAV2). Six horses were administered an intra-articular injection of rAAV. Plasma and synovial fluid were collected on days 0, 1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28, 56, and 84.
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