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Our work provides evidence for the operation of translational recoding in chloroplasts. Recoding enables correction of frameshift mutations and can restore photoautotrophic growth in the presence of mutation that otherwise would be lethal.International collaboration on research on neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) is regarded as a norm, but it was not always so. This article is an account of a growing international collaboration on the diagnosis and treatment of mycetoma that started in Sudan in the 1960s and has grown and flourished up to the present day.
The purpose of this study was to systematically review the association between handgrip strength (HGS) and mortality, morbidity, and health-related quality of life (HRQL) in individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

The following databases were used CENTRAL, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE Ovid, SPORTDiscus, and PsycINFO. Studies published between 2000 and 2020 in English, Portuguese, or French that examined the association of HGS with mortality, morbidity and HRQL in individuals with stable COPD. Two authors independently extracted data and assessed the quality of evidence using the GRADE framework. The studies effects were pooled using random effects meta-analysis models after assessing heterogeneity. The search generated 710 studies and 18 were included in the review. Studies evaluated a total of 12,046 individuals with stable COPD (mean percent of the predicted forced expiratory volume in one second=34-80) using over 10 diverse protocols for HGS measurement. Statistically significant, smaurement protocols, small to moderate associations were found, indicating that those with lower HGS have increased likelihood of death, a higher risk of increased COPD morbidity (as assessed with BODE indexes), and poorer HRQL.
Although heterogeneity was present among HGS measurement protocols, small to moderate associations were found, indicating that those with lower HGS have increased likelihood of death, a higher risk of increased COPD morbidity (as assessed with BODE indexes), and poorer HRQL.
High-dose vitamin A (VA) supplements (VAS) can temporarily affect VA status. Hence, micronutrient surveys might need to be timed around VAS campaigns to accurately estimate VA deficiency (VAD) prevalence. Little is known about optimal timing of micronutrient surveys when the modified-relative-dose-response (MRDR) is used as a VA indicator.

We evaluated the association between days since the end of a VAS campaign and MRDR values in children aged 12-23 mo in Uganda.

We pooled data from 2 cross-sectional, population-based surveys in eastern Uganda conducted in 2015-2016 (n=118 children). We estimated the prevalence of VAD (MRDR≥0.060). Days since the end of a VAS campaign ("days since VAS") was calculated as the interview date minus the end date of the VAS campaign. The MRDR value was assessed using HPLC. We excluded children whose MRDR values were below the limit of detection (<0.007). We used linear regression to evaluate the association between days since VAS and log-transformed MRDR. In adjusted anaged 12-23 mo. Future studies should consider longitudinal designs and evaluate time since VAS and MRDR in children of different ages and in regions with higher VAD prevalence.
We evaluated the efficacy and safety of first-line S-1 plus cisplatin in combination with cetuximab for Japanese patients with advanced gastric cancer, including gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma.

This open-label, single arm, multicenter, phase 2 trial was conducted to assess first-line cetuximab plus S-1 plus cisplatin for advanced gastric cancer. A total of 40 patients from 10 centers were enrolled. Cetuximab was administered weekly, with the initial infusion at 400mg/m2 and then 250mg/m2 each subsequent week. S-1 plus cisplatin chemotherapy was concomitantly conducted in a 5-weekcycle S-1 (40-60mg, adjusted for body surface area) was given twice daily for 3 consecutive weeks, followed by a 2-week rest period, and cisplatin (60mg/m2) was given on day 8 of each cycle for a maximum of 8cycles. Treatment continued until the occurrence of radiographically confirmed progressive disease, unacceptable toxicity or withdrawal of consent. The primary endpoint was the best overall response. Secondary endpoints included progression-free survival and safety.

A total of 40 patients were evaluable. One patient (2.5%) had a complete response; 15 patients (37.5%) had a partial response. The observed overall response rate according to the independent review committee was 40.0% (95% confidence interval, 24.9-56.7; P=0.7043 [one-sided null hypothesis overall response rate≤43%]); median PFS was 5.6months (95% confidence intervals, 4.2-8.3). No adverse events leading to death were reported during the study, and no specific safety concerns were observed.

Overall, the addition of cetuximab to S-1 plus cisplatin was well tolerated in patients with advanced gastric cancer but provided no additional clinical benefit in this study. ClinicalTrials.gov identifier NCT01388790.
Overall, the addition of cetuximab to S-1 plus cisplatin was well tolerated in patients with advanced gastric cancer but provided no additional clinical benefit in this study. see more ClinicalTrials.gov identifier NCT01388790.HEAT SHOCK PROTEINs (HSPs) are stress-responsive proteins that are conserved across all organisms. HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN101 (HSP101) has an important role in thermotolerance owing to its chaperone activity. However, if and how it functions in development under nonstress conditions is not yet known. By using physiological, molecular and genetic methods, we investigated the role of HSP101 in the control of flowering in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh.) under nonstress conditions. Knockout and overexpression of HSP101 cause late and early flowering, respectively. Late flowering can be restored by rescue of HSP101. HSP101 regulates the expression of genes involved in the six known flowering pathways; the most negatively regulated genes are FLOWERING LOCUS C (FLC) and SHORT VEGETATIVE PHASE (SVP); downstream integrators of the flowering pathways are positively regulated. The late flowering phenotype of loss-of-HSP101 mutants is suppressed by both the mutations of FLC and SVP. The responses of flowering time to exogenous signals do not change in HSP101 mutants.
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