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The proxies are thus qualitative, rather than quantitative, estimates of energy expenditure, and have more limited utilities. Despite this limitation, these proxies allow us to study the energetics of ocean giants in their behavioural context, providing insight into how these animals optimise their energy budgets under natural conditions. We also outline how information on energy intake and foraging behaviour can be gained from tag data. These methods are becoming increasingly important owing to the natural and anthropogenic environmental changes faced by ocean giants that can alter their energy budgets, fitness and, ultimately, population sizes.
To assess differences in estimated cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk among rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients from different world regions. Further to evaluate the management and goal attainment of lipids and blood pressure (BP).

The SUrvey of CVD Risk Factors in patients with RA was conducted in 14503 patients from 19 countries during 2014-2019. The treatment goal for BP was <140/90mmHg.CVD risk prediction and lipid goals were according to the 2016 European guidelines. Overall, 21% had a very high estimated risk of CVD, ranging from 5% in Mexico, 15% in Asia, 19% in Northern Europe, to 31% in Central and Eastern Europe and 30% in North America. Of the 52% with indication for lipid lowering treatment (LLT), 44% were using LLT. The lipid goal attainment was 45% and 18% in the high and very high-risk group, respectively. Use of statins in monotherapy was 24%, while 1% used statins in combination with other LLT. Sixty-two % had hypertension and approximately half of these patients were at BP goal. The majority of the patients used antihypertensive treatment in monotherapy (24%), while 10% and 5% as a two- or three drug combination.

We revealed considerable geographical differences in estimated CVD risk and preventive treatment. Low goal attainment for LLT was observed, and only half the patients obtained BP goal. Despite a high focus on the increased CVD risk in RA patients over the last decade, there is still substantial potential for improvement in CVD preventive measures.
We revealed considerable geographical differences in estimated CVD risk and preventive treatment. Low goal attainment for LLT was observed, and only half the patients obtained BP goal. Despite a high focus on the increased CVD risk in RA patients over the last decade, there is still substantial potential for improvement in CVD preventive measures.The Arctic is warming at approximately twice the global rate, with well-documented indirect effects on wildlife. However, few studies have examined the direct effects of warming temperatures on Arctic wildlife, leaving the importance of heat stress unclear. Here, we assessed the direct effects of increasing air temperatures on the physiology of thick-billed murres (Uria lomvia), an Arctic seabird with reported mortalities due to heat stress while nesting on sun-exposed cliffs. We used flow-through respirometry to measure the response of body temperature, resting metabolic rate, evaporative water loss and evaporative cooling efficiency (the ratio of evaporative heat loss to metabolic heat production) in murres while experimentally increasing air temperature. Murres had limited heat tolerance, exhibiting (1) a low maximum body temperature (43.3°C); (2) a moderate increase in resting metabolic rate relative that within their thermoneutral zone (1.57 times); (3) a small increase in evaporative water loss rate relative that within their thermoneutral zone (1.26 times); and (4) a low maximum evaporative cooling efficiency (0.33). Moreover, evaporative cooling efficiency decreased with increasing air temperature, suggesting murres were producing heat at a faster rate than they were dissipating it. Larger murres also had a higher rate of increase in resting metabolic rate and a lower rate of increase in evaporative water loss than smaller murres; therefore, evaporative cooling efficiency declined with increasing body mass. As a cold-adapted bird, murres' limited heat tolerance likely explains their mortality on warm days. Direct effects of overheating on Arctic wildlife may be an important but under-reported impact of climate change.
Traditional cigarette use influences cost-benefit decision making by promoting impulsive choice. However, the impact of exposure via electronic nicotine delivery systems on impulsive choice remains unclear. Hence, the present study examined the short- and long-term effects of nicotine vapor on impulsive choice.

Twenty-four adult male rats were trained in the delay discounting task, to choose between small, immediate food rewards or large, delayed food rewards. After 24 days of training in the task, rats were exposed to vapor containing either 0, 12, or 24mg/mL of nicotine, for ten days. To validate inhalation of nicotine vapor, serum cotinine levels were analyzed on exposure days 1, 5, and 10 using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Following vapor exposure, rats were retrained in the discounting task until rats displayed stable responding, and the effects of nicotine vapor on choice preference were assessed.

Rats exposed to 12 and 24mg/mL nicotine vapor displayed higher serum cotinine levels th choice.
E-cigarette use is increasing at an alarming rate, particularly among adolescents and young adults. This is concerning given the lack of research into the effects of nicotine vapor exposure on the brain and behavior. The present study describes a viable rodent model of human e-cigarette use and suggest that exposure to nicotine vapor produces short-term increases in impulsive choice.
To evaluate the incidence and predictors of osteoporotic fractures and potential for recovery over six years following glucocorticoid (GC) initiation in children with rheumatic disorders.

Children with GC-treated rheumatic disorders were evaluated through a prospective inception cohort study led by the Canadian STeroid-induced Osteoporosis in the Pediatric Population (STOPP) Consortium. Clinical outcomes included lumbar spine bone mineral density (LS BMD), vertebral fractures (VF), non-VF, and vertebral body reshaping.

136 children with GC-treated rheumatic disorders were enrolled (mean age 9.9 years, SD 4.4). The six-year cumulative fracture incidence was 16.3% for VF, and 10.1% for non-VF. GC exposure was highest in the first six months, and 24/38 VF (63%) occurred in the first two years. Following VF, 16/19 children (84%) had complete vertebral body reshaping. Increases in disease activity and body mass index z-scores in the first year and declines in LS BMD z-scores in the first six months predicted incident VF over the six years, while higher average daily GC doses predicted both incident VF and non-VF. LS BMD z-scores were lowest at 6 months (mean -0.9, SD 1.2) and remained low by six years even when adjusted for height z-scores (-0.6, SD 0.9).

VF occurred early and were more common than non-VF in children with GC-treated rheumatic disorders. Eight-four percent of children with VF underwent complete vertebral body reshaping, while vertebral deformity persisted in the remainder of children. On average, LS BMD z-scores remained low at six years, consistent with incomplete recovery.
VF occurred early and were more common than non-VF in children with GC-treated rheumatic disorders. Eight-four percent of children with VF underwent complete vertebral body reshaping, while vertebral deformity persisted in the remainder of children. On average, LS BMD z-scores remained low at six years, consistent with incomplete recovery.The most widely used strategy for selection of yeast transformed with episomal plasmids comprises the use of auxotrophic yeast strains in combination with vectors containing complementing prototrophic marker genes. Another approach uses heterologous genes or cassettes which, if present in the vector, render the otherwise sensitive yeast strain resistant to antibiotics. In addition, auto-selection systems for Saccharomyces cerevisiae have been developed that eliminate the requirement for synthetic drop-out media or the use of antibiotics for transformation selection and subsequent plasmid maintenance in expression cultures. Here we describe a combination of host strain and vector system introducing a novel concept of auto-selection systems that allows for easy and robust propagation of host cells deleted in essential genes in supplemented media before being transformed with rescuing plasmids. With that, our approach is favorable over commonly used selection strategies and has major advantage over other auto-selection systems. Our approach complements the auto-selection toolbox already available for S. cerevisiae, thus contributing a novel system that enables the use of complex peptone-based media for protein expression and metabolic engineering approaches. We therefore expect that this new strategy will be of general interest to the yeast research community in academia and industry.
The Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)-associated immune response is marked by excessive production of a variety of inflammatory cytokines, which are supposed to sustain and amplify the pathological process. OTUD5 is a deubiquitinating enzyme, which regulates cytokine production by both innate and adaptive immune cells. Here, we investigated the expression and role of OTUD5 in IBD.

OTUD5 expression was evaluated in mucosal samples of patients with Crohn's disease (CD), patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) and controls, as well as in mice with trinitrobenzene-sulfonic acid (TNBS)-induced colitis by real-time PCR, Western blotting, immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence. BTK phosphorylation Moreover, OTUD5 was assessed in lamina propria mononuclear cells (LPMC) stimulated with inflammatory cytokines. TNF-α, IL-6 and IL-10 were evaluated in LPMCs of IBD patients and colitic mice transfected with a specific OTUD5 antisense oligonucleotide (AS).

OTUD5 protein, but not RNA, expression was increased in inflamed ileal and colon mucosal samples of patients with CD and patients with UC as compared to controls. In IBD, OTUD5-expressing cells were abundant in both epithelial and lamina propria compartments, and non-CD3+, HLA-DR+ LPMC were one of the major sources of the protein. OTUD5 expression was enhanced by IFN-γ through a p38/MAPK-dependent mechanism and the AS-induced knockdown of OTUD5 in LPMCs of IBD patients and colitic mice reduced TNF-α.

Our data show that OTUD5 is overexpressed in both CD and UC and suggest the involvement of such a protein in the amplification of the aberrant cytokine response in IBD.
Our data show that OTUD5 is overexpressed in both CD and UC and suggest the involvement of such a protein in the amplification of the aberrant cytokine response in IBD.
Electronic health records (EHRs) provide a low-cost means of accessing detailed longitudinal clinical data for large populations. A lung cancer cohort assembled from EHR data would be a powerful platform for clinical outcome studies.

To investigate whether a clinical cohort assembled from EHRs could be used in a lung cancer prognosis study.

In this cohort study, patients with lung cancer were identified among 76 643 patients with at least 1 lung cancer diagnostic code deposited in an EHR in Mass General Brigham health care system from July 1988 to October 2018. Patients were identified via a semisupervised machine learning algorithm, for which clinical information was extracted from structured and unstructured data via natural language processing tools. Data completeness and accuracy were assessed by comparing with the Boston Lung Cancer Study and against criterion standard EHR review results. A prognostic model for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) overall survival was further developed for clinical application.
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