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Protein folding in the cell is mediated by an extensive network of >1,000 chaperones, quality control factors, and trafficking mechanisms collectively termed the proteostasis network. While the components and organization of this network are generally well established, our understanding of how protein-folding problems are identified, how the network components integrate to successfully address challenges, and what types of biophysical issues each proteostasis network component is capable of addressing remains immature. We describe a chemical biology-informed framework for studying cellular proteostasis that relies on selection of interesting protein-folding problems and precise researcher control of proteostasis network composition and activities. By combining these methods with multifaceted strategies to monitor protein folding, degradation, trafficking, and aggregation in cells, researchers continue to rapidly generate new insights into cellular proteostasis. Expected final online publication date for the Annual Review of Biochemistry, Volume 89 is June 22, 2020. Please see http//www.annualreviews.org/page/journal/pubdates for revised estimates.Rationale Monitoring and controlling respiratory drive and effort may help to minimize lung and diaphragm injury. Airway occlusion pressure (P0.1) is a non-invasive measure of respiratory drive. Objectives To determine (1) the validity of 'ventilator' P0.1 displayed on the screen (P0.1vent) as a measure of drive, (2) the ability of P0.1 to detect potentially injurious levels of effort, and (3) how P0.1vent displayed by different ventilators compares to a 'reference' P0.1 measured from airway pressure recording during an occlusion (P0.1ref). Methods, measurements Analysis of three studies in patients, one in healthy subjects under assisted ventilation, and a bench study with six ventilators. P0.1vent was validated against measures of drive (electrical activity of the diaphragm and muscular pressure over time) and P0.1ref. Performance of P0.1ref and P0.1vent to detect pre-defined potentially injurious effort was tested using derivation and validation datasets using esophageal pressure-time product as the reference standard. Results P0.1vent correlated well with measures of drive and with esophageal pressure-time product (within-subjects R2=0.8). P0.1ref >3.5 cmH2O was 80% sensitive and 77% specific for detecting high effort (≥ 200 cmH2O·sec·min-1); P0.1ref less then 1.0 cmH2O was 100% sensitive and 92% specific for low effort (≤ 50 cmH2O·sec·min-1). Area under Receiver-Operating-Characteristic Curves for P0.1vent to detect potentially high and low effort were 0.81 and 0.92. Bench experiments showed a low mean bias for P0.1vent compared to P0.1ref for most ventilators but precision varied; in patients, precision was lower. Ventilators estimating P0.1vent without occlusions could underestimate P0.1ref. Conclusion P0.1 is a reliable bedside tool to assess respiratory drive and detect potentially injurious inspiratory effort.Purpose The purpose of this study was to explore and compare the readability and suitability of patient education materials (PEMs) on topics of age-related hearing loss (ARHL) supplied by electronic health record (EHR) systems and organizations specializing in communication sciences and disorders (CSD). Method PEMs on ARHL were identified through a computerized search of EHR databases and CSD organization websites. Selected PEMs were assessed using three readability indices as well as the Suitability Assessment of Materials (SAM; Doak et al., 1996), which is a standardized tool to assess the content and design of written educational materials. Ten PEMs from EHR databases and 17 PEMs from CSD organizations were analyzed. Results Overall, 66.7% of PEMs were written above the eighth-grade readability target. PEMs from CSD organizations were significantly more difficult to read compared to those from EHR databases. In total, 85.2% of PEMs were classified as "adequate" using the SAM analysis. No significant SAM score differences were found between PEMs from CSD organizations and those from EHR databases. Common areas of weakness among PEMs were (a) failure to include a summary of key information, (b) reading level, (c) vocabulary (too advanced for the intended audience), and (d) limited subdivision of complex topics. Conclusions The readability and suitability of PEMs on topics of ARHL supplied by EHR providers and CSD organizations are not supportive of the health literacy skills of the average U.S. adult. It is critical to improve the readability, suitability, and comprehensibility of PEMs on ARHL to make information about hearing health care more accessible and usable.Plant phenotyping enables noninvasive quantification of plant structure and function and interactions with environments. High-capacity phenotyping reaches hitherto inaccessible phenotypic characteristics. Diverse, challenging, and valuable applications of phenotyping have originated among scientists, prebreeders, and breeders as they study the phenotypic diversity of genetic resources and apply increasingly complex traits to crop improvement. Noninvasive technologies are used to analyze experimental and breeding populations. We cover the most recent research in controlled-environment and field phenotyping for seed, shoot, and root traits. Select field phenotyping technologies have become state of the art and show promise for speeding up the breeding process in early generations. We highlight the technologies behind the rapid advances in proximal and remote sensing of plants in fields. SLF1081851 We conclude by discussing the new disciplines working with the phenotyping community data science, to address the challenge of generating FAIR (findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable) data, and robotics, to apply phenotyping directly on farms. Expected final online publication date for the Annual Review of Plant Biology, Volume 71 is April 29, 2020. Please see http//www.annualreviews.org/page/journal/pubdates for revised estimates.CONTEXT Tuberculosis (TB) is a serious infectious disease with high rates of morbidity and mortality if left untreated. In Australia, TB has been virtually eradicated in non-Indigenous Australian-born populations but in remote Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander communities TB presents a rare but significant public health issue. Remote health services are most likely to encounter patients with suspected and confirmed TB diagnosis but may be unprepared for supporting someone with this disease and the complexities of balancing public health risk with patient autonomy. ISSUE This case study will outline the process for diagnosis and treatment of a TB patient in a remote Cape York community. This case involved significant delay in diagnosis and required several strategies to achieve successful disease eradication. The process of treatment, however, had a significant effect on the patient's physical health, and social and emotional wellbeing. LESSONS LEARNED This case highlights the importance of early collaboration between medical, nursing, Indigenous health worker and allied health services and the importance of technology such as electronic information records to support opportunistic access to diagnostic services and treatment.
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