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I read with interest the submission of Haward et al. (1) dealing with the pediatrical ethics issues during this Covid‐19 outbreak. I was particularly sensitive to the chapter dedicated to neonatal which highlighted very clearly the indirect consequences of this pandemic on the paediatric population. I would like to insist on the situation in the West Indies. The numbers of adult's vital distress sharply increase the need for intensive care beds. Even the great majority of pediatric intensive care units have provided equipment and staff to support the adult units (2).Aims To determine whether nurse staffing and nursing workload are associated with multiple organ failure and mortality. Design A cross-sectional study. Methods This study was conducted in a single tertiary-level teaching hospital during 2008-2017. The association between nurse staffing, nursing workload and prognosis was determined using daily nurse-to-patient ratios, Therapeutic Intervention Scoring System scores, Intensive Care Nursing Scoring System scores and Intensive Care Nursing Scoring System indexes. In addition, the timing of intensive care unit admission was considered. Multiple organ failure was defined according to the Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score. Results During the study period, 10,230 patients were included in the final analysis. Generally, the mean daily highest Therapeutic Intervention Scoring System score and Intensive Care Nursing Scoring System score were significantly higher in patients with multiple organ failure and in non-survivors. The proportion of understaffing was sigare available at all times for high-risk patients.We read with interest the article by Patel et al. highlighting the safety and efficacy of a nonsteroidal farnesoid X receptor (FXR) agonist, cilofexor, in patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).(1) The authors concluded that cilofexor for 24 weeks was well tolerated and provided significant reductions in hepatic steatosis, abnormal liver biochemistry, and serum bile acids. However, the study has a few major methodological flaws, which limit the interpretation of results and the clinical application.To understand the growth response to drought, we performed a proteomics study in the leaf growth zone of maize (Zea mays L.) seedlings and functionally characterized the role of starch biosynthesis in the regulation of growth, photosynthesis and antioxidant capacity, using the shrunken-2 mutant (sh2), defective in ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase. Drought altered the abundance of 284 proteins overrepresented for photosynthesis, amino acid, sugar and starch metabolism, and redox-regulation. Changes in protein levels correlated with enzyme activities (increased ATP synthase, cysteine synthase, starch synthase, RuBisCo, peroxiredoxin, glutaredoxin, thioredoxin and decreased triosephosphate isomerase, ferredoxin, cellulose synthase activities, respectively) and metabolite concentrations (increased ATP, cysteine, glycine, serine, starch, proline and decreased cellulose levels). The sh2 mutant showed a reduced increase of starch levels under drought conditions, leading to soluble sugar starvation at the end of the night and correlating with an inhibition of leaf growth rates. Increased RuBisCo activity and pigment concentrations observed in WT in response to drought were lacking in the mutant, which suffered more oxidative damage and recovered more slowly after re-watering. These results demonstrate that starch biosynthesis contributes to maintaining leaf growth under drought stress and facilitates enhanced carbon acquisition upon recovery. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.Objectives This study aimed to investigate the stiffness of the gastrocnemius (GC) muscle with acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) elastography after botulinum toxin-A (BTX-A) injection in children with spastic cerebral palsy (CP) and to examine the relationship between elastographic and clinical parameters. Methods This prospective randomized single-blind controlled clinical study included 49 lower extremities of 33 children with spastic CP. They were randomized into 2 groups group 1 (n = 25 extremities in 17 children) received BTX-A injection and a home-based exercise program; group 2 (n = 24 extremities in 16 children) received only a home-based exercise program. Patients were evaluated in pretreatment and posttreatment periods in the first and third months with ARFI elastography, the Modified Ashworth Scale, Modified Tardieu Scale, Pediatric Functional Independence Measure, Gross Motor Function Classification System, and goniometric range of motion measurement of the ankle. Results A statistically significant difference was found in elastography of the GC muscle in group 1 only at the first month after treatment (P less then .05). No statistical difference was found in elastography of the GC after treatment in group 2. According to the Modified Ashworth Scale, Modified Tardieu Scale, and ankle passive range of motion, group 1 showed significant improvements after treatment (P less then .05). Also, there was a significant correlation between these clinical parameters and elastographic measurements (P less then .05). Conclusions According to the results of this study, the measurements from ARFI elastography combined with clinical parameters might be useful for evaluation of spasticity after BTX-A treatment in children with CP. Also, they might be useful in distinguishing patients who will benefit clinically, especially in the early stages of treatment.Background and objectives In this secondary analysis of a pilot clinical trial with individuals with alcohol and nicotine use disorders, we investigate the relationship between serum concentrations of oxytocin, β-endorphin, melatonin, α-melanocyte-stimulating hormone, substance P, and orexin, with objective biomarkers (salivary cotinine and serum γ-glutamyl transferase [GGT]) as well as with self-reported smoking and alcohol drinking. Methods Biomarkers for a total of N = 19 participants were analyzed using multiplexed, competitive format immune-assay (peptides) and enzyme competitive immunoassay (saliva). A regression analysis using Pearson's correlation coefficient was utilized to determine correlations. LY3522348 research buy We controlled for multiple comparisons, checked for collinearities, and ran two-sided statistical tests. Results We found significant positive correlations for cotinine and oxytocin (P = .002), β-endorphin (P = .008), and orexin (P less then .001), but not for either GGT or self-reported smoking or alcohol drinking.
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