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Mold growth on sausage casing during processing is an important problem in fermented sausages. In this work, sausages were dipped into 1% chitosan (C), 1% thyme essential oil in 1% chitosan (CT), 1% rosemary essential oil in 1% chitosan (CR), 20% potassium sorbate (PS) as chemical antifungal, and 1% acetic acid solution (AA) as chitosan solver, or distilled water (DW) as control after fermentation (at day 4). The changes in microbiological (total viable count, lactic acid bacteria [LAB], Micrococcaceae, Enterobacteriaceae, and mold and yeast counts) and physicochemical attributes of the sausages during 12 days of processing were monitored. As expected, LAB were the most dominant microbiota in fermented sausages and the dipping process did not have any negative effect. Additionally, the treatment with C, CT, and CR suppressed the growth of spoilage microorganisms, which resulted in a significant reduction (P less then 0.01) of about 1.4 to 1.6 log CFU/g in Enterobacteriaceae counts at day 12. The C, CT, and CR similarly suppressed the growth of fungi in the interior of the sausages, and the antifungal treatment significantly reduced (P less then 0.01) the load of fungi on the casing. Throughout the study, approximately log counts of 3 and 4 in lower molds and yeasts in the casings treated with PS and CR were found, respectively, as compared to DW. Finally, the microbial quality of the end product was notably improved. PRACTICAL APPLICATION Processing conditions such as high humidity and O2 in the ripening chamber result in undesirable fungal growth on the casings of the sausages. Fermented sausages are usually treated with weak acids such as sorbic or benzoic acids or their salts to inhibit mold growth during the drying process. However, increasing consumer demand to reduce the use of chemicals encourages the applications of natural antifungals. © 2020 Institute of Food Technologists®.Large-scale association analyses based on observational health care databases such as electronic health records have been a topic of increasing interest in the scientific community. However, challenges due to nonprobability sampling and phenotype misclassification associated with the use of these data sources are often ignored in standard analyses. The extent of the bias introduced by ignoring these factors is not well-characterized. In this paper, we develop an analytic framework for characterizing the bias expected in disease-gene association studies based on electronic health records when disease status misclassification and the sampling mechanism are ignored. Through a sensitivity analysis approach, this framework can be used to obtain plausible values for parameters of interest given summary results from standard analysis. We develop an online tool for performing this sensitivity analysis. Simulations demonstrate promising properties of the proposed method. We apply our approach to study bias in disease-gene association studies using electronic health record data from the Michigan Genomics Initiative, a longitudinal biorepository effort within The University Michigan health system. © 2020 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.BACKGROUND Biochemistry analyzers in many high-throughput laboratories use indirect potentiometry to determine serum electrolyte concentrations, which involves a pre-analytical dilution step that may be associated with artifactual increases or decreases in electrolyte concentrations under circumstances of altered serum water fraction (SWF). Severe hypo- and hyperproteinemia, conditions that cause altered SWF, are recognized but under-emphasized causes of falsely measured serum sodium concentrations. OBJECTIVES The goals of this study were to determine the average actual SWF (SWFA ) and establish formulae to correct serum sodium concentration measured by indirect potentiometry in hypo- and hyperproteinemic cats. METHODS Serum samples from 112 feline patients were analyzed for electrolytes (measured by both indirect and direct potentiometry), total protein, albumin, triglycerides, and cholesterol. Each serum sample was also lyophilized to determine the SWFA . A feline-specific formula to estimate SWF (SWFE-FEL ) was developed and evaluated with a multivariable linear model. GCN2iB solubility dmso RESULTS The mean SWFA in this population of cats was 91.2%, which was significantly different (P less then .0001) than the mean (93.9%) calculated using the human estimated formula (SWFE-HUM ). The formula devised for the SWFE-FEL better recapitulated the SWFA than did the SWFE-HUM , and the corrected sodium concentrations calculated using the feline formula were better correlated with serum sodium measured by direct potentiometry than those determined using the human formula. CONCLUSIONS Application of feline-specific formulae is expected to limit the misinterpretation of electrolyte data from indirect potentiometry when altered SWF occurs. To demonstrate this, a case example of a hypoproteinemic cat is provided. © 2020 American Society for Veterinary Clinical Pathology.BACKGROUND Permanent right ventricular pacing (RVP) results in cardiac dyssynchrony that may lead to heart failure and may be an indication for the use of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). The study aimed to evaluate predictors of outcomes in patients with pacing-induced cardiomyopathy (PICM) if upgraded to CRT. METHODS 115 patients, 75.0 years old (IQR 67.0-80.0), were upgraded to CRT due to the decline in left ventricle ejection fraction (LVEF) caused by the long-term RVP. A retrospective analysis was performed using data from hospital and outpatient clinic records and survival data from the national health system. RESULTS The prior percentage of RVP was 100.0% (IQR 97.0-100.0), with a QRS duration of 180.0ms (IQR 160.0-200.0). LVEF at the time of the upgrade procedure was 27.0% (IQR 21.0-32.75). The mean follow-up was 980±522 days. The primary endpoint, death from any cause, was met by 26 (22%) patients. Age >82 years (HR 5.96; 95%CI 2.24-15.89; p = 0.0004) and pre-CRT implantation LVEF less then 20% (HR 5.63; 95%CI 2.19-14.47; p = 0.0003), but neither the cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) implantation (HR 1.00; 95%CI 0.45-2.22; p = 1.00), nor the presence of atrial fibrillation (HR 1.22; 95%CI 0.56-2.64; p = 0.62), were independently associated with all-cause mortality. CONCLUSION Advanced age and an extremely low LVEF, but neither the presence of atrial fibrillation nor implanting an additional high voltage lead, influence the all-cause mortality in patients after long-term RVP, when upgraded to CRT. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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