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Aim To determine a prognostic value of cerebral blood flow parameters for the development of neurological sequelae in term neonates with hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE). Methods We reviewed medical records of 47 term neonates with HIE who survived until the age of 12 months of life. According to the Sarnat and Sarnat clinical score, neonates were divided into 3 groups mild HIE, moderate HIE and severe HIE. All included neonates had the colour Doppler brain sonography performed in the first 24 hours of life. The neurological assessment was done at the age of 12 months of life by using the Denver Developmental Screening Test (DDST). Logic regression analysis was performed using the colour doppler brain sonography parameters with the development of neurological impairment as the primary outcome. Results Out of 47 neonates, 19 (40.4%) were with mild, 17 (36.2%) with moderate and 11 (23.4%) with severe HIE. The values of cerebral blood flow parameters and resistance index (RI) significantly correlated with the neurological impairment at the age of 12 months of life (p less then 0.001). The limit value of RI indicating the poor neurodevelopmental outcome was 0.81, sensitivity 80%, specificity 85.3%, positive predictive value 52.2% and negative predictive value 95.2%. Conclusion The cerebral blood flow parameters measured with colour doppler brain sonography are good indicators of the severity of HIE and later neurodevelopmetal outcome.Aim Several biomarkers are currently used as diagnostic and prognostic tools in patients with cancer. Soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR) is elevated in acute and chronic inflammatory procedures and several observational studies during the last 20 years have investigated its role in oncology. The purpose of this article was to review the current literature regarding suPAR's role in clinical practice. Methods A systematic literature search of PubMed, Scopus, OpenGrey and Cochrane Library databases through September 2021 was conducted using the following search terms "supar"or "soluble urokinase plasminogen receptor" and "cancer" or "malignancy". Original articles reporting on suPAR's role in the diagnosis, prognosis and prediction of therapeutic outcomes in patients with confirmed or suspected cancer were included. Results Among 45 found articles, the most were observational cohort studies. The included studies were further categorized by cancer site. SuPAR level was higher in patients with cancer compared to healthy controls, but its diagnostic and prognostic accuracy differs depending on the site of cancer. Conclusion SuPAR has promising aspects in the field of oncology and public health and future research should further investigate its use in clinical practice. As it is elevated in different types of cancer, it could potentially serve as an adjunctive tool for the mass screening of patients with non-specific signs of cancer, but larger cohort studies that support these findings must be conducted.Obstetric shock (OS) has been defined as a life-threatening cardiovascular collapse syndrome associated with pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium (obstetrics causes), and is the most significant cause of high maternal mortality (MM) throughout human history. Shock in obstetrics (SIO) refers to indirect causes of non-obstetrics causes in pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium (polytrauma, aesthetic incidents, cardiovascular or cerebrovascular incidents, other septic syndromes). The goals of OS treatment are to quickly detect the location or cause of bleeding / injury / inflammation, prevent the progression of shock, prevent massive transfusions, preserve the uterus (and adnexa), and preserve fertility if possible. Surgical treatment of septic shock includes exploratory laparotomy (laparoscopy), ectomy or resection of the necrotized organ, abdominal lavage with multiple drainages, continuous peritoneal drainage with lavation, extensive triple antibiosis per admission or per antibiogram and thromboprophylaxis. OS seems to remain a permanent miasma in practical clinical obstetrics, which we will not be able to influence, because we have obviously caused today's increase in MM from haemorrhagic OS by iatrogenic increase in the number of caesarean sections, especially elective ones.Aim To investigate the relationship between adherence to preventive behaviors and risk of COVID-19 infection. Methods In this case-control study, 491 participants were selected through convenience sampling. First, the samples of the case group (COVID-19 patients) were selected, and then the control group was matched with the case group based on age, gender, and occupation. The criteria for diagnosing COVID-19 for the case group were self-reported positive PCR test or lung involvement on a chest CT scan. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize the results, and an odds ratio was calculated to quantify the magnitude of the association using a 95% confidence interval (CI) and a p less then 0.05. Results The results showed that, compared to those who always wear a mask, the risk of contracting SARS-CoV-2 was 3.153 times higher in those who used no masks (95% CI 0.953-10.434) and 3.779 times higher in those who used masks occasionally (95% CI1.929-7.37). The participants who never observed physical distancing and handwashing were 2.25 times more likely to get COVID-19 than those who always observed (95% CI1.719-4.954; OR=2.258). Conclusion Participants who fail in following the protective measures, especially wearing a mask regardless of its type, had a higher risk of COVID-19 infection. Therefore, it is recommended to use a mask consistently, especially during the peak of COVID-19 waves.A density inversion method is presented, to obtain the constrained, optimal, local potential that has a prescribed asymptotic behaviour and reproduces optimally any given ground-state electronic density. This work builds upon the method of [Callow et al., J. Chem. Phys., 2020, 152, 164114.] and differs in the expansion of the screening density in orbital basis element products instead of basis functions of an additional auxiliary set. We demonstrated the method by applying it to densities from DFT, Hartree-Fock, CAS-SCF and RDMFT calculations. For RDMFT, we demonstrate that density inversion offers a viable single-particle description by comparing the ionization potentials for atomic and molecular systems to the corresponding experimental values. Finally, we show that with the present method, accurate correlation potentials can be obtained from the inversion of accurate densities.Two monoclonal in vitro isolates of Perkinsus beihaiensis were established from tissues of infected Mediterranean mussels Mytilus galloprovincialis, using a lipid concentrate and yeast extract medium (LpcYM) to induce enlarged prezoospoangia from histozoic trophozoites, and Perkinsus broth medium (PBM) to support subsequent zoosporulation and schizogonic proliferation from those cells. Zoospores of the isolates developed into uninucleate signet-ring trophozoites followed by schizonts typical of Perkinsus spp., but an additional type of unknown botryoidal cell clusters appeared and increased in density. These botryoidal cell clusters had second-generation daughter schizonts within which further internal cells were produced. Although botryoidal cell clusters in primary cultures rarely proliferated in PBM, cells contained by botryoidal clusters enlarged as prezoosporangia in LpcYM, and a large number of proliferative stages (i.e. trophozoites and schizonts typical for Perkinsus spp.) were obtained from these prezoosporangia in PBM. At lower cell density, trophozoites transformed into the botryoidal cell clusters in PBM, and the number of cells increased little, while trophozoites rapidly increased by typical schizogony at higher density in PBM. Based on these observations, we determined an optimal cell density for continuous culture of P. beihaiensis isolates, confirmed their ability to proliferate and survive after cryopreservation, and describe an experimental protocol to culture this most recently described species in the genus Perkinsus.The release of ornamental pets outside their native range can directly or indirectly impact the recipient community, e.g. via the co-introduction of associated pathogens. However, studies on parasites associated with non-native species, in particular freshwater decapods, have focused mainly on a limited set of pathogens. Here we provide data for the first time on microsporidian parasites of the non-native ornamental shrimp Neocaridina davidi, collected in a stream in Germany. Furthermore, we confirm an ongoing range expansion of the warm-adapted N. davidi from thermally polluted colder water. In the investigated shrimps, the microsporidian parasite Enterocytozoon hepatopenaei and an unknown microsporidian isolate were detected, raising concerns about their transmission potential and pathogenicity on native crustacean species.Fungal infections are more predominant in agricultural and clinical fields. Aspergillosis caused by Aspergillus fumigatus leads to respiratory failure in patients along with various illnesses. Due to the limitation of antifungal therapy and antifungal drugs, there is an emergence to develop efficient antifungal compounds (AFCs) from natural sources to cure and prevent fungal infections. The present study deals with the investigation of the mechanism of the active compounds from Aspergillus giganteus against aspergillosis. Primarily, the bioavailability and toxicological properties of antifungal proteins such as, sarcin, thionin, chitinase and their derivatives have proved the efficiency of pharmacokinetic properties of selected compounds. Molecular interactions of selected compounds from A. giganteus with the virulence proteins of A. fumigatus (UDP-N-acetylglucosamine pyrophosphorylase, N-myristoyl transferase and Chitinase) have exhibited a good glide score and druggable nature of the AFCs. The antagonistic potential of AFCs on the pathogen was confirmed by SEM analysis where the shrunken and damaged spores of AFCs treated pathogen were observed. The integrity of A. fumigatus cell membrane and nuclear membrane treated with AFCs were analyzed by determining the release of cellular materials. The effective concentration of AFCs was found to be 250 µg/ml (P less then 0.0001). The GC-MS profiling has revealed the volatile bioactive metabolites present in A. Metabolism inhibitor giganteus. Further, interaction studies might provide more information on the synergism activity with the non-volatile metabolites which leads to the development of novel drugs for the treatment of aspergillosis.The global pandemic expedited the adoption of AgeTech solutions that aim to help older adults maintain their autonomy and independence. This article examines the negative impact of the Western worldview of autonomy and independence on older adults. Negative impact can manifest as ageism and may be compounded by intersections of identities with race, gender, and culture. We propose an inclusive framework for health leaders, one that is not binary or categorical, but instead, on a continuum (1) relational autonomy which assumes that relationships form one's identity; therefore, no one is autonomous to the exclusion of others, and (2) interdependence which proposes that one's lifestyle choice is supported by interreliance with aspects of one's environment. We examine two examples of AgeTech from the perspective of relational autonomy and interdependence and discuss how health leaders can use this inclusive framework to ensure that their services do not discriminate against older adults.
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