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Agonists of the co-stimulatory molecule OX40 (CD134) are in clinical assessment alone and in combination with other immunotherapies. Recent pre-clinical studies have suggested that concurrent administration of OX40 agonists with anti-PD1 therapy is detrimental to the efficacy of such combinations and maximal efficacy may require sequential administration of the OX40 agonist followed by anti-PD1 therapy. In this report, we detail two patients with advanced ovarian carcinoma were treated with INCAGN01949, an agonistic OX40 Ab, as part of a clinical trial until disease progression. Both patients then received the combination of ipilimumab and nivolumab and experienced unusually deep and durable responses. These cases support the hypothesis raised in pre-clinical studies and highlight the potential relevance of sequence in combinational immunotherapy.
There is no consensus regarding superiority between gap balancing (GB) and measured resection (MR) techniques to implant total knee arthroplasties. In a multicenter setup, we compared both techniques using the same prosthesis.

We included 262 balanSys posterior-stabilized total knee arthroplasties from 4 centers 3 using the MR (n= 162) and one using the GB technique (n= 100), without navigation.

There was no significant difference in the Knee Society Score or visual analog scale pain at 2- and 7-year follow-up. The visual analog scale for satisfaction was significantly better in the MR group at 2 but not at 7 years. We found a significantly higher average valgus in the GB group, but the overall alignment was within 2° of neutral on the full-leg radiographs. There were no significant differences concerning radiolucency and survival.

We found no significant differences in the functional outcome, pain, alignment, or survival, but a tendency toward better function using MR and better survival with GB.
We found no significant differences in the functional outcome, pain, alignment, or survival, but a tendency toward better function using MR and better survival with GB.This data article describes the hand skills of pre-school children between five and six years old from five schools under the Ministry of Education Malaysia. These data may be used in a journal article later to show the effects of touch-screen technology usage on hand skills of pre-school children. Demographic characteristics, hand skills ability and frequency of touch-screen technology usage data that was collected from August to September 2019. These data may be used in a future systematic review, meta-analysis and meta-regression analysis to conclude the effects of touch-screen technology usage on children's hand skills. Parents, teachers and health practitioners may refer to these data to note the effects of touch-screen technology usage on hand skills of pre-school children.Data on the draft genome sequence of Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae strain VR-2 is presented in this report. E. rhusiopathiae strain VR-2 is a commercial attenuated vaccine widely used in Russia and a number European countries for immunization of pigs against swine erysipelas. The draft genome sequence of 1,704,727 bp in length included 1415 protein sequences, 50 tRNA genes and 3 rRNA genes according NCBI Prokaryotic Genomes Automatic Annotation Pipeline results. LDC203974 The draft genome sequence data of E. rhusiopathiae strain VR-2 is available in GenBank under the accession nos. RJTK00000000.1, PRJNA504614 and SAMN10395786 for Genome, Bioproject and Biosample, respectively. The obtained sequence data may be helpful for searching genetic markers of VR-2, aimed to develop assays to discriminate between field isolates and this vaccine strain of E. rhusiopathiae.Inactivation of smoothened protein (SMO) by the antagonists in SHH-driven cancer types is essential for inhibition of cancer progression. This article presents molecular dynamics (MD) trajectories of water solution of three protein-ligand complexes smoothened-β-sitosterol (SMO-BST), smoothened-sonidegib (SMO-SNG) and smoothened-cholesterol (SMO-CLR) using CHARMM36 and SPC/E water model combination. Additionally, the work presents the topologies and trajectories of GROMACS files that were employed to analyse the protein-ligand interaction types (PyContact) and binding energy calculation (g_mmpbsa). The data demonstrated that equilibrated models of SMO-SNG and SMO-CLR complexes showed crucial residues that almost similar for interaction and contribution energy as previously reported in laboratory setup (in vitro). Initial simulations confirmed the role of ARG451 and TRP535 in the dynamic regulation of SMO. These data then were used as a reference for understanding the molecular dynamics of SMO-BST complex and thus predicted its mechanism of action.We collated and synthesized information on 1,226 Elasmobranch species (i.e., sharks, rays, and skates) globally from a wide range of sources. We obtained curated and standardized data from online databases, legal documents, press releases, and websites. All data were standardized according to the taxonomic nomenclature described in the Catalogue of Life. We grouped data into five categories 1) biological information, 2) conservation status, 3) management opportunities, 4) use, and 5) inclusion in international conventions and treaties. For species biological information, we included migration, habitat, species characteristics such as length & body weight, their threat to humans, life-history trait data availability from FishBase, whether the species was listed on the Global Register of Migratory Species, the presence of occurrence data from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), information on genomics from GenBank, and species evolutionary distinctiveness scores. For conservation status, we recion from seven international conventions and treaties CITES, UNCLOS (the United Nations Convention for the Law of the Sea), CMS (the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals), Shark MoU (the Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation of Migratory Sharks), BERN (the Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats), OSPAR (Protecting and conserving the North-East Atlantic and its resources), and the Barcelona Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Region of the Mediterranean. Our data are comparable across databases and will assist further research on in-situ and ex-situ population management for sharks and batoids. Our data can be of use to international policy makers, aquarium curators, management authorities, conservation practitioners, and scientists interested in prioritizing Elasmobranchs for conservation.The database here described contains data relevant to preterm infants' movement acquired in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). The data consists of 16 depth videos recorded during the actual clinical practice. Each video consists of 1000 frames (i.e., 100s). The dataset was acquired at the NICU of the Salesi Hospital, Ancona (Italy). Each frame was annotated with the limb-joint location. Twelve joints were annotated, i.e., left and right shoul- der, elbow, wrist, hip, knee and ankle. The database is freely accessible at http//doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3891404. This dataset represents a unique resource for artificial intelligence researchers that want to develop algorithms to provide healthcare professionals working in NICUs with decision support. Hence, the babyPose dataset is the first annotated dataset of depth images relevant to preterm infants' movement analysis.In this paper, an optimized energy management scheme for Solar PV, Biogas, Vanadium Redox Flow Battery (VRFB) storage integrated grid-interactive hybrid microgrid system has been implemented using a low-cost Internet of Things (IoT) based smart communication platform. The energy monitoring and control architecture of the proposed system consists of four main parts; 1) Low-cost energy meter for real-time data acquisition for multiple renewable energy sources (Solar PV, Biomass), VRFB storage, grid and loads. 2) Monitoring, control & fault detection using Raspberry-Pi (Single Board Computer) platform and MODBUS over TCP/IP platform. 3) Cloud-based remote monitoring unit (RMU) using Message Queuing Telemetry Transport (MQTT) server and ThingSpeak Middleware. 4) Capacity measurement of biogas production along with automatic start/stop control of biogas engine-generator. 5) VRFB storage scheduling for peak demand shaving. A PSCAD simulation study has been done to realize the hybrid microgrid interconnection. The developed smart communication system performance is validated by a practical 10kWP solar PV, 15kVA biogas plant, 6 kWh VRFB storage integrated hybrid microgrid which satisfies peak demand management and ensures zero loss of power supply probability for dynamic load profile. Four real-life case studies have been done for the practical realization of the proposed energy management algorithm performance. Another significant contribution of this paper is the utilization of the solar PV power even during grid outage scenario at day time. It is made possible by intelligent interfacing of biogas power generator which acts as a reference AC bus for the grid-tied solar inverter and thus the available solar PV power can be used to serve the critical loads during grid outage condition. The proposed smart hybrid microgrid solution claims to be a generalized one, low cost compared to existing alternatives and applicable to satisfy scalable community energy security as well.A recent outbreak of endemic disease speeded by a virus whose genome is similar to that of SARS and MERS which outbreak in 2002 and 2012 respectively. All these are zoonotic infection which means these has transmitted from animal to human. Another similarity amongst these infections is that bat is supposed to be primary reservoir for these viruses. 2019-nCoV was reported by WHO on 31 December 2020 which is spreading with alarming rate. WHO has considered this infection as pandemic which means that if the infection is misled then it will spread fear and will cause unnecessary suffering and death. The onset of infection shows general symptoms of flu which later on develops to pneumonia. The main challenge of the infection is that a defined vaccine or medicine is still under trial. Treatment is done on the basis of symptoms and recovery is dependent on the immune response of the patients. This review article is based on meta-analysis of the data where the relation between reproduction number (R0) and infection rate is well depicted. Most of the countries has R0 > 1 which says the infection is epidemic. Symptoms and possible treatment till date is well defined in this paper. Though the COVID-19 virus has changed its strain and came up with asymptomatic infection which is more challenging. Here we present all the relevant information and facts about novel corona virus.
At this time there are still major questions about the characteristics of disease caused by the new coronavirus (COVID-19) in children as well as factors associated with the development of severe forms of the disease.

Retrospective study including patients under 18 years of age admitted with SARS-CoV-2 infection from March 1 to April 30, 2020. Infection was confirmed by real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) or antibody testing. We describe the epidemiological and clinical data, laboratory and imaging findings, as well as treatment and outcome in these patients. In light of these findings, patients were classified into two severity groups and then compared.

Thirty-nine children were included, with a median age of 9 years (range 12 days-16 years); 23 were boys. Cases with uncomplicated disease course (24) mostly presented to the emergency department (ED) with fever and/or respiratory symptoms without significant alterations in laboratory findings. Of the 15 children with a complicated course, 12 developed shock.
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