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These alterations resulted in a reduced abundance of the enzymes catalyzing the first three steps of the E. coli biotin pathway. The evolved pathway configuration was reverse engineered in the diploid industrial S. cerevisiae strain Ethanol Red. The resulting strain grew at nearly the same rate in biotin-supplemented and biotin-free media non-controlled batches performed in an anaerobic chamber. This study established an unique genetic engineering strategy to enable biotin-independent anoxic growth of S. cerevisiae and demonstrated its portability in industrial strain backgrounds.
Cubitus varus has been regarded as poor functional and cosmetic consequences of supracondylar humerus fracture in children. The aim of this study was to assess the clinical and radiologic outcomes of cubitus varus based on fixation methods K-wire and cast fixation or external fixation.

40 consecutive patients with cubitus varus secondary to supracondylar fractures were enrolled between October 2015 and December 2018. Following lateral closing-wedge osteotomy, the method of K-wire and cast fixation was chosen as group A (n = 21) while the method of external fixation was defined as group B (n = 19), retrospectively. We measured the bony union, elbow joint range of motion, and carrying angle. The clinical and radiographic results were assessed according to the Bellemore criteria.

No significant difference between the 2 groups in terms of age, gender, operation duration, union time, and postoperative elbow range of motion (P > .05). A significant difference was noted in postoperative carrying angle and results according to Bellemore criteria in group B (P < .05). No nonunion, myositis ossificans, or neurovascular injury was found at follow-up in 2 groups. In group A, revision surgery was needed for residual varus in 1 patient and lateral condylar prominence was found in 2 patients. In group B, a superficial pin-site infection occurred in 2 patients who were treated successfully with oral antibiotics.

Both K-wire and external fixation after lateral closing-wedge osteotomy are reliable and effective for the treatment of cubitus varus in children. Compared with K-wire method, external fixation could achieve better functional and cosmetic results with a shorter learning curve.
Both K-wire and external fixation after lateral closing-wedge osteotomy are reliable and effective for the treatment of cubitus varus in children. Compared with K-wire method, external fixation could achieve better functional and cosmetic results with a shorter learning curve.
To assess the health care burden of elderly patients with heart failure (HF) in an aging Japanese community-based hospital, we investigated the outcomes of cardiac rehabilitation.

We enrolled all patients with HF aged ≥65 years admitted to 3 hospitals in the Niigata Prefecture. We prospectively collected data on their hospital stays and for 2 years postdischarge. The cohort comprised 617 patients (46.5% men; mean age 84.7 years), 76.2% of whom were aged ≥80 years. Among these patients, 15.6% were nursing home residents, 57.7% required long-term care insurance, only 37.6% could walk unaided at the time of admission, and 70.5% required cardiac rehabilitation; age had no significant rehabilitative effect on the degree of improvement in activities of daily living (ADLs). Two years postdischarge, all-cause mortality, and HF rehospitalization were 41.1% and 38.6%, respectively. The ADL score at discharge was an independent prognostic factor for mortality. The incidence of mortality and rehospitalization was lower in elderly patients with preserved ADLs at discharge.

Elderly patients with HF in our super-aged society were mainly octogenarians who required disease management and personalized care support. Although their ADL scores increased with comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation, improved scores at discharge were closely associated with prognosis.
Elderly patients with HF in our super-aged society were mainly octogenarians who required disease management and personalized care support. Although their ADL scores increased with comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation, improved scores at discharge were closely associated with prognosis.
Rapidly developing AI and machine learning (ML) technologies can expedite therapeutic development and in the time of current pandemic their merits are particularly in focus. The purpose of this study was to explore various ML approaches for molecular property prediction and illustrate their utility for identifying potential SARS-CoV-2 3CLpro inhibitors.

We perform a series of drug discovery screenings based on supervised ML models operating in different ways on molecular representations, encompassing shallow learning methods based on fixed molecular fingerprints, Graph Convolutional Neural Network (Graph-CNN) with its self-learned molecular representations, as well as ML methods based on combining fixed and Graph-CNN learned representations.

Results of our ML models are compared both with respect to the aggregated predictive performance in terms of ROC-AUC based on the scaffold splits, as well as on the granular level of individual predictions, corresponding to the top ranked repurposing candidates. Congo Red chemical structure This comparison reveals both certain characteristic homogeneity regarding chemical and pharmacological classification, with a prevalence of sulfonamides and anticancer drugs, as well as identifies novel groups of potential drug candidates against COVID-19.

A series of ML approaches for molecular property prediction enables drug discovery screenings, illustrating the utility for COVID-19. We show that the obtained results correspond well with the already published research on COVID-19 treatment, as well as provide novel insights on potential antiviral characteristics inferred from in vitro data.
A series of ML approaches for molecular property prediction enables drug discovery screenings, illustrating the utility for COVID-19. We show that the obtained results correspond well with the already published research on COVID-19 treatment, as well as provide novel insights on potential antiviral characteristics inferred from in vitro data.
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