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049). Of 18 patients in the F group, 12 (66.7%) subsequently had proteinuria or organ dysfunction (S group). The remaining 6 patients (33.3%) had no subsequent proteinuria or organ dysfunction (N group). There were no significant differences in prolongation of pregnancy from organ dysfunction onset to delivery between the S and P groups (10 vs 10 days, P = 0.36). Conclusions Organ dysfunction onset may reflect PE progression more accurately than FGR onset. Further investigations on whether to include FGR into the diagnostic criteria for PE are needed.Purpose To develop a novel treatment planning process (TPP) with simultaneous optimization of modulated photon, electron and proton beams for improved treatment plan quality in radiotherapy. Methods A framework for fluence map optimization of Monte Carlo (MC) calculated beamlet dose distributions is developed to generate treatment plans consisting of photon, electron and spot scanning proton fields. Initially, in-house intensity modulated proton therapy (IMPT) plans are compared to proton plans created by a commercial treatment planning system (TPS). A Triple Beam radiotherapy (TriB-RT) plan is generated for an exemplary academic case and the dose contributions of the three particle types are investigated. To investigate the dosimetric potential, a TriB-RT plan is compared to an in-house IMPT plan for two clinically motivated cases. Benefits of TriB-RT for a fixed proton beam line with a single proton field are investigated. Results In-house optimized IMPT are of at least equal or better quality than TPS generated proton plans and MC-based optimization shows dosimetric advantages for inhomogeneous situations. Concerning TriB-RT, for the academic case, the resulting plan shows substantial contribution of all particle types. For the clinically motivated, improved sparing of organs at risk close to the target volume is achieved compared to IMPT (e.g. myelon and brainstem Dmax -37%) at cost of an increased low dose bath (healthy tissue V10 +22%). In the scenario of a fixed proton beam line, TriB-RT plans are able to compensate the loss in degrees of freedom to substantially improve plan quality compared to a single field proton plan. Conclusion A novel TPP which simultaneously optimizes photon, electron and proton beams was successfully developed. TriB-RT shows the potential for improved treatment quality and is especially promising for cost-effective single-room proton solutions with a fixed beamline in combination with a conventional linac delivering photon and electron fields.Objectives To better understand the financial implications of readmission after radical cystectomy, an expensive surgery coupled with a high readmission rate. Currently, whether hospitals benefit financially from readmissions after radical cystectomy remains unclear, and potentially obscures incentives to invest in readmission reduction efforts. Methods Using a 20% sample of national Medicare beneficiaries, we identified 3,544 patients undergoing radical cystectomy from January 2010 to November 2014. We compared price-standardized Medicare payments for index admissions and readmissions after surgery. We also examined the variable financial impact of length of stay and the proportion of Medicare payments coming from readmissions based on overall readmission rate. Results Medicare patients readmitted after cystectomy had higher index hospitalization payments ($19,164 readmitted vs. $18,146 non-readmitted, p=0.03) and an average readmission payment of $7,356. Adjusted average Medicare readmission payments and length of stay varied significantly across hospitals, ranging from $2,854 to $15,605, and 2.0 to 17.1 days, respectively (both p less then 0.01), with longer length of stay associated with increased payments. Pyroxamide After hospitals were divided into quartiles based on overall readmission rates, the percent of payments coming from readmissions ranged from 5% to 13%. Conclusions Readmissions following radical cystectomy were associated with increased Medicare payments for the index hospitalization, and the readmission payment, potentially limiting incentives for readmission reduction programs. Our findings highlight opportunities to reframe efforts to support patients, caregivers, and providers through improving the discharge and readmission processes to create a patient-centered experience, rather than for fear of financial penalties.The misfolding of protein and its assembly into amyloid fibrils with a characteristic β-sheet-rich secondary structure, cause a lot of illnesses. Polyphenols have been extensively studied as a class of amyloid inhibitors, whose effect depends on the position and number of hydroxyl groups around the flavone backbone. In this study, we used bovine serum albumin (BSA) as an amyloid model to test the anti-amyloid effects of Avenanthramide-C (Avn-C), a molecule with a long aliphatic linker between two aromatic rings. We used spectroscopy techniques like thioflavin T fluorescence and circular dichroism, to follow the β-sheet-rich aggregates of BSA upon incubation at 68 °C. Our results demonstrated that Avn-C shows higher inhibitory effect on BSA oligomerization at micromolar concentrations, than Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) and Curcumin, proving for the first time, that Avn-C can serve as potential molecule in preventing protein aggregation.GabR is a bacterial transcription regulator with a dimeric structure in which each subunit includes a wHTH (winged Helix-Turn-Helix) domain connected through a peptide linker to a large C-terminal domain folded as the enzyme aspartate aminotransferase (AAT). In Bacillus subtilis, GabR activates the genes involved in the metabolism of γ-amino butyric acid (GABA) upon formation of a PLP-GABA adduct. Recently, the crystallographic structure of an asymmetric form of GabR has been solved. This form (semi-holo) has one active site binding PLP as internal aldimine and the other the PLP-GABA complex. This work reports a molecular dynamics (MD) study aimed at understanding the characteristics of the asymmetric GabR form and compare them to the dynamics properties of previously studied symmetric holo (internal PLP aldimine at both active sites) and holo-GABA (containing PLP-GABA adducts) GabRs. Standard molecular dynamics and data analysis techniques have been used. The results indicate a remarkable asymmetry in the mobility and interactions of the different structural portions of the semi-holo GabR and of a few residues at the active site.
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