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JITAI hold much promise for the provision of appropriate, tailored support and care for GBMSM at different points in the chemsex journey. Co-designing JITAI with potential users and other stakeholders (co-design) is key to success. At the Institute for Tropical Medicine, in Antwerp (Belgium), we initiated the Chemified project to develop an innovative digital chemsex support and care tool for GBMSM. This project illustrates how current understanding of chemsex as a journey can be integrated with a JITAI approach and make use of co-design principles to advance the available support and care for GBMSM engaging in chemsex.Cobalt (Co) and copper (Cu) co-exist in the metal contaminated soils and cause the serious toxicity to crops, while their interactive effect on plant growth and development is still poorly understood. In this work, a hydroponic experiment was carried out to reveal the interactive effect of Co and Cu on photosynthesis and metabolite profiles of two barley genotypes differing in metal tolerance. The results showed that both single and combined treatments of Co and Cu caused a significant reduction in chlorophyll content and photosynthetic rate of the two barley (Hordeum vulgare) genotypes, with the effect being greater for the combined treatment and the sensitive genotype (Ea52) being more affected than the tolerant genotype (Yan66). Compared to Cu or Co treatment alone, the combined treatment significantly increased the levels of phenolic components, including cinnamic derivatives (caffeic, chlorogenic, ferullic, p-coumaric); benzoic derivatives (p-hydroxybenzoic, vanillic, syringic, sallicilic, protocatechuic acid) as well as free amino acids, with Yan66 having more accumulation than Ea52. Meanwhile, under the combined treatment, the phenylalanine ammonialyase-related gene (HvPAL) was highly regulated along with the genes involved in the synthesis of malate (HvMDH) and citrate (HvCSY), with Ya66 showing the higher expression of these genes than Ea52. It can be concluded that higher Cu and Co stress tolerance in Yan66 is attributed to more accumulation of the metabolites including phenolics and amino acids.
Risk factors related to Gradual onset injuries (GOIs) in cyclists need to be identified to enable effective injury prevention strategies. We aim to determine risk factors related to GOIs in cyclists participating in mass community-based events.

Cross-sectional study.

Cape Town Cycle Tour.

Race entrants (n=35,914) MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Completion of pre-race medical questionnaires. 21,824 consenting cyclists (60.8%) were studied. 617 cyclists reported GOIs. Selected risk factors associated with GOIs demographics, training/racing history, chronic disease history, and medication use, were explored using multi-variate analyses.

Prevalence ratio (PR) of GOIs was similar in males and females, but higher in older age categories [>50yrs vs. categories ≤30yrs (PR=1.6); 31 to ≤40yrs (PR=1.5); 41 to <50yrs (PR=1.4)] (p<0.0001). Intrinsic risk factors associated with GOIs (adjusted for gender and age) were 1) increased weekly training/racing frequency (PR=1.1, p=0.0003), 2) chronic disease history [cardiovascular disease symptoms (PR=2.3, p=0.0026), respiratory disease (PR=1.6, p<0.0001), nervous system/psychiatric disease (PR=1.5, p=0.0082)], and 3) history of analgesic/anti-inflammatory medication (AAIM) used before/during racing (PR=5.1, p<0.0001).

Increased training frequency, chronic disease and AAIM use are risk factors associated with GOIs in cyclists. A novel finding is that in recreational cyclists, chronic disease history could be considered when managing GOIs and implementing prevention programs.
Increased training frequency, chronic disease and AAIM use are risk factors associated with GOIs in cyclists. A novel finding is that in recreational cyclists, chronic disease history could be considered when managing GOIs and implementing prevention programs.
Compare single-leg aerobic capacity and strength differences between the surgically repaired ACL leg (injured) and the uninjured leg.

Cross-sectional study.

Laboratory.

Eight participants (5 female, 3 male, age=23±3.5y, mass=72.3±17.3kg, height=169.7±9.4cm) that returned to play from ACL surgery between six and 18 months.

Participants performed an aerobically-based, single-leg cycling protocol to determine maximum oxygen consumption, ventilatory threshold, heart rate, rating of perceived exertion, and maximal watts cycled. Participants also performed isokinetic knee flexion and extension on a dynamometer to assess peak torque, total work, work fatigue, and power.

There were no statistical differences in single-leg aerobic capacity or strength outcomes between the injured and uninjured legs.

Individuals who have had an ACL surgically repaired six to 18 months after return to play do not appear to have aerobic capacity or strength deficits between the injured leg and uninjured leg.
Individuals who have had an ACL surgically repaired six to 18 months after return to play do not appear to have aerobic capacity or strength deficits between the injured leg and uninjured leg.Thalidomide and its analogs are immunomodulatory drugs that inhibit the production of certain inflammatory mediators associated with cancer. In the present work, a new series of thalidomide analogs was designed and synthesized to obtain new effective antitumor immunomodulatory agents. The synthesized compounds were evaluated for their cytotoxic activities against a panel of four cancer cell lines (HepG-2, HCT-116, PC3 and MCF-7). Compounds 33h, 33i, 42f and 42h showed strong potencies against all tested cell lines with IC50 values ranging from 14.63 to 49.90 µM comparable to that of thalidomide (IC50 values ranging from 32.12 to 76.91 µM). The most active compounds were further evaluated for their in vitro immunomodulatory activities via estimation of human tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), human caspase-8 (CASP8), human vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), and nuclear factor kappa-B P65 (NF-κB P65) in HCT-116 cells. TEW-7197 mouse Thalidomide was used as a positive control. Compounds 33h and 42f showed a significant reduction in TNF-α.
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