Publications by authors named "TOURNIAIRE"

Partnership in healthcare is a cooperative relationship based on complementary knowledge between patients and professionals, which fosters the self-determination of the former. This article draws on the framework of the Montreal model applied to primary care, as well as the results of a research project that identified the key success factors for integrating patient partners into a multi-professional nursing home.

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  • Leptospirosis is a disease caused by bacteria, with gaps in knowledge about its main animal hosts.
  • A study in France looked into the prevalence of Leptospira bacteria in raccoons, an invasive species there.
  • Out of 141 raccoons tested, only 5% were positive for the bacteria, indicating they are likely accidental hosts rather than primary carriers.
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Purpose: Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are now one of the standards of care for patients with lung cancer and have greatly improved both progression-free and overall survival, although of the patients respond to the treatment, and some face acute adverse events. Although a few predictive biomarkers have integrated the clinical workflow, they require additional modalities on top of whole-slide images and lack efficiency or robustness. In this work, we propose a biomarker of immunotherapy outcome derived solely from the analysis of histology slides.

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Restraint is used relatively often during pediatric care. However, no scale has yet been validated to assess its intensity. The study presented here did this for the Procedural Restraint Intensity in Children tool in metrological terms (with some limitations).

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Introduction: It is not rare anymore to find patients with knowledge and experience of a care pathway integrating a team of health professionals in order to improve the quality and relevance of their peers’ care pathways.

Purpose Of Research: The aim of this article is to propose practical methodological answers and structuring questions to institutions and any health actor interested in integrating a Patient Partner (PP) into a team of health professionals.

Results: The results of an action-research (AR) carried out within a Cancer Treatment Centre (CTC) provide both a methodological framework and answers to the questions raised by this experimentation: How did the team and the PP organize themselves to implement the mission of peer support? What evaluations of the project should be put in place? How does everyone find their place in the project? And finally, what are the operational procedures, limits, and levers for integrating the PP into the team?

Conclusions: In the discussion section, we propose a model of experimentation based on AR, highlighting the main drivers and the interventions that feed them.

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Multiplexed and label-free mass spectrometry-based approaches with single-cell resolution have attributed surprising heterogeneity to presumed homogenous cell populations. Even though specialized experimental designs and instrumentation have demonstrated remarkable advances, the efficient sample preparation of single cells still lags. Here, we introduce the proteoCHIP, a universal option for single-cell proteomics sample preparation including multiplexed labeling up to 16-plex with high sensitivity and throughput.

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  • In the EU, cocaine availability has risen, with increased purity, leading to a significant rise in pediatric cocaine toxicity cases, particularly in children under 6.
  • A study over 11 years showed an eightfold increase in admissions for cocaine intoxication, with severe clinical symptoms, primarily neurologic and cardiovascular.
  • The findings highlight that as cocaine trends worsen, the health risks for children are escalating, marking a critical public health issue.
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Given the size of digitized Whole Slide Images (WSIs), it is generally laborious and time-consuming for pathologists to exhaustively delineate objects within them, especially with datasets containing hundreds of slides to annotate. Most of the time, only slide-level labels are available, giving rise to the development of weakly-supervised models. However, it is often difficult to obtain from such models accurate object localization, e.

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  • * Researchers implemented a deep learning classifier using a convolutional neural network (CNN) to assist pathologists in diagnosing these cancers, training it on a dataset of 18,752 image tiles from 60 slides, which were previously diagnosed by expert pathologists.
  • * The CNN model achieved an impressive mean F1-score of 0.99 during testing, indicating its potential to effectively support pathologists in accurately differentiating between these challenging cancer types,
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(1) Background: The aim of the present pilot study was to study the effect of a new oral gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonist on adenomyosis. (2) Methods: Eight premenopausal women, aged between 37 and 45 years, presenting with heavy menstrual bleeding, pelvic pain, and dysmenorrhea due to diffuse and disseminated uterine adenomyosis, confirmed by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), received 200 mg linzagolix once daily for a period of 12 weeks, after which they were switched to 100 mg linzagolix once daily for another 12 weeks. The primary efficacy endpoint was the change in volume of the adenomyotic uterus from baseline to 24 weeks, evaluated by MRI.

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  • - Propolis extracts show promise as nutraceuticals for managing obesity and related health issues, but their effectiveness varies based on the plant sources used by bees.
  • - In a study with high-fat-fed mice, poplar propolis extract powder (PPEP) significantly reduced body weight gain and improved glucose levels, while other propolis extracts (BPEP and DPEP) did not yield beneficial effects.
  • - PPEP influenced adipose tissue gene expression by promoting lipid breakdown and inhibiting inflammation, potentially due to its unique polyphenol content that activates antioxidant genes.
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Beside oil, oilseed rape () seeds contains nutritional bioactives such as polyphenols and glucosinolates. However, to date their nutritional properties have been overlooked in the new "double zero" breeds. Seed alcoholic extracts from two cultivars most contrasting in their phytochemical contents as measured by mass-spectrometry were given to -mice.

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A role of the gut microbiota in psychiatric disorders is supported by a growing body of literature. The effects of a probiotic mixture of four bacterial strains were studied in two models of anxiety and depression, naturally stress-sensitive Fischer rats and Long Evans rats subjected to maternal deprivation. Rats chronically received either the probiotic mixture (1.

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  • Obesity is linked to lower levels of vitamin D (25(OH)D), but the mechanisms behind this relationship are not well understood, particularly the initial factors that could explain it.
  • * A study on male mice showed that a short-term high-fat (HF) diet resulted in increased body fat and lower free 25(OH)D levels, with changes in liver and kidney gene expression related to vitamin D metabolism.
  • * The findings suggest that a high-fat diet may trigger changes in vitamin D metabolism, potentially indicating long-term storage of vitamin D in fat tissue and contributing to obesity-related metabolic issues.
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In utero environment is crucial to ensure normal development of the fetus and to program metabolic health throughout the life. Beside macronutrients, the role of micronutrients, including vitamin D, begins to be explore. The aim of this study was to decipher the impact of maternal vitamin D deficiency (VDD), in normal and high-fat (HF) diet context, on adipose tissue metabolism and energy homeostasis in offspring, considering sex-specific responses.

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This study aimed to test empirically the developmental goal pursuit model of paediatric chronic pain, which draws upon Self-Determination Theory for understanding risks and resources for living with chronic pain. This study examined the relationship between basic psychological need satisfaction (i.e.

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Background: Timely treatment switching is an important strategy in optimising management of patients with relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS). Patient preferences, as well as clinical benefit, may contribute to the switch decision. Information on reasons determining switching choices and on outcome according to the reason for switching is scarce.

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  • * In a study, male mice on a high-fat diet given a propolis extract experienced less weight gain, lower body fat, and improved blood sugar levels.
  • * The extract boosts genes related to fat breakdown and energy production while reducing inflammation, potentially targeting the Nrf2 pathway as a mechanism of action.
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Objectives: To develop technical guidelines for magnetic resonance imaging aimed at characterising renal masses (multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging, mpMRI) and at imaging the bladder and upper urinary tract (magnetic resonance urography, MRU).

Methods: The French Society of Genitourinary Imaging organised a Delphi consensus conference with a two-round Delphi survey followed by a face-to-face meeting. Two separate questionnaires were issued for renal mpMRI and for MRU.

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  • * Out of 138 initial statements, 96 (70%) reached consensus, emphasizing the need for a 20 mg intravenous injection of furosemide before contrast medium.
  • * Recommendations include preferring split-bolus protocols to reduce patient radiation, timing excretory phase imaging at 7 minutes after contrast injection, and providing tailored imaging protocols for various clinical scenarios.
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Background: The Bio-Rad iQ-Check Listeria spp. Kit uses real-time PCR technology for detection of Listeria species in select food matrixes and environmental surfaces.

Objective: The iQ-Check Listeria spp.

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Background: The iQ-Check Real-Time PCR kits use PCR technology based on gene amplification and detection by a real-time PCR thermalcycler for the detection of target analytes in select food matrices. The iQ-Check E. coli O157:H7 [Performance Tested MethodSM (PTM) 020801] and STEC VirX and STEC SerO (combined PTM 121203) methods were previously validated for different matrices under different enrichment schemes.

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Purpose: Restraint is often used when administering procedures to children. However, no metrologically scale to measure the restraint intensity had yet been validated. This study validated the metrological criteria of a scale measuring the restraint intensity, Procedural Restraint Intensity in Children (PRIC), used during procedures in children.

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Arraying of single cells for mass spectrometric analysis is a considerable bioanalytical challenge. In this study, we employ a novel single cell arraying technology for quantitative analysis and isotopic fingerprinting by laser ablation inductively coupled plasma time-of-flight mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-TOF-MS). The single cell arraying approach is based on a piezo-acoustic microarrayer with software for automated optical detection of cells within the piezo dispense capillary (PDC) prior to arraying.

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This review summarizes current knowledge on the biological relevance of carotenoids and some of their metabolites in obesity management. The relationship between carotenoids and obesity is considered in clinical studies and in preclinical studies. Adipose tissue is a key organ in obesity etiology and the main storage site for carotenoids.

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