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05) growth and processing characteristics to the CTL. For experiment 2, increasing Gly levels in the LCP diet linearly reduced (P ≤ 0.027) 0 to 14 d FI and FCR. From 0 to 48 d, broilers had similar (P > 0.05) performance when fed the CTL or RCP diet, but had a higher (P less then 0.001) FCR when fed the LCP88 diet. Increasing Gly levels linearly reduced (P = 0.033) FCR. Total breast meat yield was negatively affected (P ≤ 0.020) when feeding the LCP88 diet and did not respond to Gly levels. In conclusion, effects of increasing total Gly + Ser levels on 0 to 48 d broiler performance are likely dependent on the content of dietary CP and other potentially interacting nutrients.
Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) refers to an advanced radiotherapy technique that requires a high level of precision and accuracy and a flawless workflow. Failures within the SRS process can lead to serious consequences due to high doses delivered per treatment. This narrative review aimed to identify the riskiest failure modes (FMs) and the stages at which they occur in the SRS process, as well as the strategies applied to mitigate the risks. It was based on the analysis of published failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) data.

From the literature search in PubMed and Scopus, 7 articles met the eligibility criteria for inclusion in the qualitative synthesis. In total, 9 radiotherapy departments conducted FMEA in the SRS process. 4 of them were community hospitals and 5 were academic centers. Overall, 54 high-risk FMs were identified with treatment planning (FMs 18), treatment delivery (FMs 12), consultation and patient registration (FMs 10) being the riskiest stages. 10 FMs were stereotactic specific, m others' experiences.
The sonographer workforce in the UK is under pressure due to chronic staff shortages and increased service demands. The Health and Care Professions Council and the Society of Radiographers both advocate for the use of professional supervision to support wellbeing and development, however the use of professional supervision is not widespread within the sonographer workforce. The aim of this literature review was to explore the evidence around the use of professional supervision and how this could support sonographer wellbeing.

Professional supervision was found to be of importance for providing emotional support which can lead to increased job satisfaction, lower levels of burnout and subsequently impact on retention of the workforce. Professional supervision supported personal development and therefore increased quality of patient care, allowing professionals to discuss evidence-based care, policies and practice development through reflection. Whilst important for emotional and professional support, this nal research on the use of professional supervision in the radiographer and sonographer workforce. There are clear benefits for supporting professional wellbeing and development under a structured professional supervision framework however within the United Kingdom there is a significant gap in the literature where further research is required.
The identification of unknown radionuclides is an authentic practical activity for students that provides the foundations for clinical problem solving, especially in the storage and management of radioactive waste. As different radionuclides have different half-lives, some of which are quite long, the storage of waste material has to accommodate the longest of these. Cross contamination requires a method of identifying the radionuclide samples in a mixed sample to safely and appropriately manage disposal. Similarly, identifying a single unknown sample of a radionuclide allows correct handling and disposal.

Performing a systematic investigation of the physical properties of unknown radioactive samples is a rich learning opportunity to instil understanding of important physics principles among students in nuclear medicine.

This manuscript outlines an investigation developed that would allow students to identify single unknown radionuclides based on physical properties and identify the constituent radionuclides of a mixed sample using some additional mathematical curve stripping.

The processes and solutions are provided with real data and this practical activity can be replicated by students generating their own data.

This paper provides a template and analysis/interpretation guideline for educators and clinicians to deepen understanding of foundation physics. Enhanced and deeper understanding are a vehicle for improved problem solving in clinical and research practice.
This paper provides a template and analysis/interpretation guideline for educators and clinicians to deepen understanding of foundation physics. Enhanced and deeper understanding are a vehicle for improved problem solving in clinical and research practice.Silk sericin, a natural protein extracted from silkworm cocoons, has been extensively studied and utilized in the biomedical field because of its superior biological activities and controllable chemical-physical properties. Sericin is biocompatible and naturally cell adhesive, enabling cell attachment, proliferation, and differentiation in sericin-based materials. Moreover, its abundant functional groups from variable amino acids composition allow sericin to be chemically modified and cross-linked to form versatile constructs serving as alternative matrixes for biomedical applications. Recently, sericin has been constructed into various types of biomaterials for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, including various bulk constructions (films, hydrogels, scaffolds, conduits, and devices) and micro-nano formulations. In this review, we systemically summarize the properties of silk sericin, introduce its different forms, and demonstrate their newly-developed as well as potential biomedical applications.Natural killer cells (NKs) hold great promise in cancer treatment, but their application in solid tumors remains a great challenge because current solutions hardly can overcome various difficulties that faced. Herein, we endow NKs with the phytochemical feature for effective immunotherapy of solid tumors. NKs are decorated with natural thylakoid (Tk) membranes through an efficient and convenient membrane fusion strategy. Tk engineering effectively activates NKs, because the antioxidase on Tk induce glycogen synthase kinase-3β inhibition, and subsequently increase the expression of activating receptor and cytotoxic effector molecules in NKs. After systemic administration, the phytochemical NKs (PC-NKs) can target tumor tissues, and then profoundly reprogram tumor microenvironment (TME) with the help of catalase on Tk, resulting in significantly enhanced direct killing of PC-NKs and immune activated TME. Therefore, potent therapeutic effects with few abnormalities are achieved, providing a novel idea for the development of highly efficient NKs for solid tumors.While previous studies have found that white matter damage relates to impairment severity in individuals with aphasia, further study is required to understand the relationship between white matter integrity and treatment response. In this study, 34 individuals with chronic post-stroke aphasia underwent behavioral testing and structural magnetic resonance imaging at two timepoints. AZD9291 clinical trial Thirty participants within this sample completed typicality-based semantic feature treatment for anomia. Tractography of bi-hemispheric white matter tracts was completed via Automated Fiber Quantification. Associations between microstructural integrity metrics and behavioral measures were evaluated at the tract level and in nodes along the tract. Diffusion measures of the left inferior longitudinal, superior longitudinal, and arcuate fasciculi were related to aphasia severity and diffusion measures of the left inferior longitudinal fasciculus were related to naming and treatment response. This study also found preliminary evidence of left inferior longitudinal fasciculus microstructural changes following treatment.The regulatory mechanisms of fatty acid (FA) biosynthesis and triacylglycerols (TAGs) assembly remain largely misunderstood in sesame. Gas chromatography was used to analyze the natural variation in FA compositions and oil content (OC) in 400 sesame accessions grown in three different environments. The phenotypic data was associated with the newly released SNP data from whole-genome resequencing, and 43 significant loci for FA and OC were identified. Comparative transcriptomics analysis of high-OC and low-OC materials was performed, and 515 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified across three seed developmental stages. By integrating the genome-wide association study (GWAS) and DEGs analysis, twenty candidate genes were identified, of which SiTPS1 (trehalose-6-phosphate synthase 1) has emerged as a key regulatory gene of FAs and TAGs metabolism in sesame. Overexpression of SiTPS1 in transgenic Arabidopsis influenced FA composition and significantly increased OC. Our study provides resources for the markers-based improvement of OC and quality in sesame and other crops.
Physical activity (PA) interventions can improve mental and physical health of people with mental illness, especially when delivered by qualified exercise professionals. Also, the behaviour, engagement and support of referring mental healthcare professionals (HCP) seem essential, but research is scarce. We aimed to study HCP physical fitness and PA, and associations with their attitudes and referral practices related to physical health and PA interventions.

HCP at the Dutch Association for Psychiatry congress (2019) were invited to an online questionnaire (demographic/work characteristics, stress, PA levels, knowledge/attitudes regarding PA, referral practices) and cycle ergometer test. Strongest associations were analysed using linear and logistic regression.

Of the 115 HCP who completed the questionnaire (40 also completed the ergometer test), 43% (n=50) met PA guidelines (i.e., ≥150min moderate-to-vigorous PA and ≥2x bone/muscle-strengthening exercises/week). Women, HCP interns/residents and HCP expeude of patient's physician/clinician.This paper presents an adaptive subarray coherence-based post-filter (ASCBP) applied to the eigenspace-based forward-backward minimum variance (ESB-FBMV) beamformer to simultaneously improve image quality and beamformer robustness. Additionally, the ASCBP can separate close targets. The ASCBP uses an adaptive noise power weight based on the concept of the beamformer's array gain (AG) to suppress the noise adaptively and achieve improved images. Moreover, a square neighborhood average was applied to the ASCBP in order to provide more smoothed square neighborhood ASCBP (SN-ASCBP) values and improve the speckle quality. Through simulations of point phantoms and cyst phantoms and experimental validation, the performance of the proposed methods was compared to that of delay-and-sum (DAS), MV-based beamformers, and subarray coherence-based post-filter (SCBP). The simulated results demonstrated that the ASCBP method improved the full width at half maximum (FWHM) by 57 % and the coherent interference suppression power (CISP) by 52 dB compared to the SCBP post-filter. Considering the experimental results, the SN-ASCBP method presented the best enhancement in terms of generalized contrast to noise ratio (gCNR) and contrast ratio (CR) while the ASCBP showed the best improvement in FWHM among other methods. Furthermore, the proposed methods presented a striking performance in low SNRs. The results of evaluating the different methods under aberration and sound speed error illustrated the better robustness of the proposed methods in comparison with others.
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