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In patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), treatment with long-acting muscarinic antagonist (LAMA)/long-acting β
-agonist (LABA) combination therapysignificantly improves lung function versus LABA/inhaled corticosteroid (ICS). To investigate whether LAMA/LABA could provide better clinical outcomes than LABA/ICS, this non-interventional database study assessed the risk of COPD exacerbations, pneumonia, and escalation to triple therapy in patients with COPD initiating maintenance therapy with tiotropium/olodaterol versus any LABA/ICS combination.

Administrative healthcare claims and laboratory results data from the US HealthCore Integrated Research Database
were evaluated for patients with COPD initiating tiotropium/olodaterol versus LABA/ICS treatment (January 2013-March 2019). Patients were aged at least 40years with a diagnosis of COPD (but not asthma) at cohort entry. A Cox proportional hazard regression model was used (as-treated analysis) to assess risk of COPD exacerbation, coms and exacerbation history.

In patients with COPD, tiotropium/olodaterol was associated with a lower risk of COPD exacerbations, pneumonia, and escalation to triple therapy versus LABA/ICS, both individually and in combination; the combined risk was reduced irrespective of baseline eosinophils or exacerbation history.

ClinicalTrials.gov identifier, NCT04138758 (registered 23 October 2019).
ClinicalTrials.gov identifier, NCT04138758 (registered 23 October 2019).Most research investigating auditory perception is conducted in controlled laboratory settings, potentially restricting its generalizability to the complex acoustic environment outside the lab. The present study, in contrast, investigated auditory attention with long-term recordings (> 6 h) beyond the lab using a fully mobile, smartphone-based ear-centered electroencephalography (EEG) setup with minimal restrictions for participants. Twelve participants completed iterations of two variants of an oddball task where they had to react to target tones and to ignore standard tones. A rapid variant of the task (tones every 2 s, 5 min total time) was performed seated and with full focus in the morning, around noon and in the afternoon under controlled conditions. A sporadic variant (tones every minute, 160 min total time) was performed once in the morning and once in the afternoon while participants followed their normal office day routine. EEG data, behavioral data, and movement data (with a gyroscope) were recorded and analyzed. The expected increased amplitude of the P3 component in response to the target tone was observed for both the rapid and the sporadic oddball. Miss rates were lower and reaction times were faster in the rapid oddball compared to the sporadic one. The movement data indicated that participants spent most of their office day at relative rest. Overall, this study demonstrated that it is feasible to study auditory perception in everyday life with long-term ear-EEG.There is evidence that diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) is able to detect tissue alterations following mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) that may not be observed on conventional neuroimaging; however, findings are often inconsistent between studies. This systematic review assesses patterns of differences in DWI metrics between those with and without a history of mTBI. A PubMed literature search was performed using relevant indexing terms for articles published prior to May 14, 2020. Findings were limited to human studies using DWI in mTBI. Articles were excluded if they were not full-length, did not contain original data, if they were case studies, pertained to military populations, had inadequate injury severity classification, or did not report post-injury interval. Findings were reported independently for four subgroups acute/subacute pediatric mTBI, acute/subacute adult mTBI, chronic adult mTBI, and sport-related concussion, and all DWI acquisition and analysis methods used were included. Patterns of finom larger samples, improved data analysis methods, standardized reporting, and increasing transparency.The purpose of this study is to observe the effect of icariside II (ICS II) on the differentiation of human amniotic mesenchymal stem cells (hAMSCs) into dopaminergic neuron-like cells, the involvement of PI3K signaling pathway inhibitors. After identifying hAMSCs by flow cytometry, hAMSCs were induced and treated with ICS II at 10 μmol/L, 3 μmol/L, 1 μmol/L, and 0 μmol/L. hAMSCs in the LY294002+3μM ICS II group were pretreated with 20 μmol/L LY294002, a PI3K-specific inhibitor, for 1 h, and then hAMSCs were induced with 3 μmol/L ICS II. On the 21st day of induction, immunofluorescence was used to detect expression of the neuronal nuclei (NeuN), neuron-specific enolase (NSE), microtubule-associated protein-2 (MAP-2), glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), and tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) antigens in each induced cell group. Western blotting was used to detect the relative protein expression of NSE, MAP-2, GFAP, and TH. ELISA was used to detect the dopamine concentration in the induction medium supernatant of eae in the LY294002+3μM ICS II and control groups. In our experiment, ICS II induced hAMSCs to differentiate into dopaminergic neuron-like cells, and the optimal concentration range of ICS II was 3-10 μmol/L. Moreover, the PI3K signaling pathway is involved in the above differentiation process.Bacteriocin production is considered a favorable property for various beneficial cultures. In addition to their potential as biopreservatives, bacteriocins are also promising alternatives for the control of multidrug-resistant pathogens and the inhibition of some viruses and cancer cells. The objective of this study was to screen and characterize a bacteriocin-producing strain with the aim of its future application for control of Listeria monocytogenes, an important food-borne pathogen. A total of 22 potentially bacteriocinogenic strains active against L. monocytogenes ATCC15313 were isolated from locally produced kimchi through a three-level approach. Pure cultures were obtained according to good microbiological practices and differentiated through RAPD-PCR using the primers OPL01, OPL09, and OPL11. Altogether, 5 strains were selected for further study. Specific focus was given to strain ST05DL based on its specific inhibitory activity against L. monocytogenes ATCC15313, while not affecting different strainsing this period was 74.37% and 25.66%, respectively, as determined by flow cytometry. The presence of the virulence genes hblA, hblB, hblC, nheA, nheB, and nheC was not detected in the total DNA of B. amyloliquefaciens ST05DL, and the strain was resistant only to ampicillin out of 10 tested antibiotics. Future evaluation of expressed bacteriocin/s by B. amyloliquefaciens ST05DL (amino acid sequence, molecular mass, cytotoxicity, detailed mode of action, etc.), will be the next step in the characterization and its potential application as biopreservative and/or pharmaceutical product.The effects of different levels of dietary Enterococcus casseliflavus (EC-001), as a potential probiotic, were investigated on the growth performance, hemato-biochemical parameters, immune responses, and resistance to Aeromonas hydrophila infection in common carp (Cyprinus carpio) fingerlings. Accordingly, fish (N = 720; 12.0 ± 0.5 g) were distributed into four treatments receiving different dietary levels of E. casseliflavus, EC-001 (0 [control], 1 × 107, 108, and 109 CFU g-1 feed), for 8 weeks. The fish fed with a diet containing 109 CFU g-1 showed the highest weight gain and specific growth rate, along with the lowest feed conversion ratio, compared with the control group (P less then 0.05). Red and white blood cells, hemoglobin, hematocrit, neutrophils, and monocytes significantly increased in the fish fed with 1 × 108 and 109 CFU g-1 (P less then 0.05). Dietary inclusion of 1 × 108 and 109 CFU g-1 significantly increased serum total protein, albumin, and immunoglobulin content (P less then 0.05). Feeding the fish with 1 × 109 CFU g-1 resulted in a significant increase in serum and skin mucus lysozyme activity compared with the other groups (P less then 0.05). Complement component 3 and skin mucus protease activity were also significantly higher in all the fish treated with dietary E. casseliflavus (EC-001) compared with the control group (P less then 0.05). The cumulative mortality in the treated fish was lower (ranging from 10 to 22%) than the control group (31%) after challenging the fish with A. hydrophila infection, while the fish fed with E. casseliflavus (EC-001) at 1 × 109 CFU g-1 exhibited the lowest mortality rate (P less then 0.05). In conclusion, our results revealed the potential probiotic effects of E. casseliflavus (EC-001) for enhancing growth performance, immunity, and disease resistance of common carp.
A growing body of evidence has shown that supervisors may "fail to fail" trainees even when they have judged their performance unsatisfactory. This has significant implications for the implementation of a nationwide competency-based education model of residency training. The objective of this study was to determine the incidence of "failing to fail" clearly underperforming residents.

Study participants were recruited via an email invitation sent to all departments of anesthesia at each of the hospitals affiliated with the University of Toronto. They were randomized into a high-stakes (assessment would affect the resident's progress) or low-stakes (assessment would not affect the resident's progress) group and asked to assess the performance (fail or pass grade) of a struggling resident. Participants assessed a video depicting an actor managing a scripted simulation scenario. It contained several critical clinical mistakes constituting a clear fail performance. The purpose of the study was only disclosed fre personal consequences to the learner. The results indicate the need for better performance assessment training for faculty members.
Intranasal insulin administration may improve cognitive function in patients withdementia andmayprevent cognitive problems aftersurgery. Although the metaboliceffects of intranasal insulinin non-surgical patients have beenstudied, its influence on glucose concentration during surgery is unknown.

We conducted a randomized, double-blind, placebo-contolled trial in patients scheduled for elective cardiac surgery. Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and non-T2DMpatients were randomly allocatedto one of three groups (normal saline, 40 international units [IU] of intranasal insulin, and 80 IU intranasal insulin). Insulin was givenafter the induction of general anesthesia. Glucoseand plasma insulin concentrations were measured in ten-minute intervals during the first hour and every 30 min thereafter. The primary outcome was the change in glucose concentration 30 min after intranasal insulinadministration.

A total of 115 patients were studied, 43 of whom had T2DM. In non-T2DM patients, 40 IU intranasal insulin did notaffect glucose concentration, while 80 IU intranasal insulinled toa statistically significant but not clinically important decrease in blood glucose levels (mean difference, 0.4 mMol·L
; 95% confidence interval, 0.1 to 0.7). In T2DM patients, neither 40 IU nor 80 IU of insulin affected glucose concentration. No hypoglycemia (< 4.0 mMol·L
) was observed after intranasal insulin administration in any patients. selleck In non-T2DMpatients, changes in plasma insulin were similar in the three groups. In T2DMpatients, there was an increase in plasma insulin concentrations ten minutesafter administration of 80 IU of intranasal insulin compared with saline.

In patients with and without T2DM undergoing elective cardiac surgery, intranasal insulin administration at doses as high as 80 IU did not cause clinically important hypoglycemia.

www.ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02729064); registered 5 April 2016.
www.ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02729064); registered 5 April 2016.
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