On-Table Virtual Reality to Reduce Anxiety/Distress during Radiotherapy Treatments: A Pilot Randomized Trial.

We report the first randomized trial of a virtual reality (VR) headset used on-table during external beam radiotherapy treatments to reduce anxiety/distress during receipt of radiotherapy. A small pilot study was conducted among 10 patients, with VR randomized to start in the first week ('immediate VR') vs. second week ('delayed VR') of treatment.

The massive 340 megabase genome of Anisogramma anomala, a biotrophic ascomycete that causes eastern filbert blight of hazelnut.

Background: The ascomycete fungus Anisogramma anomala causes Eastern Filbert Blight (EFB) on hazelnut (Corylus spp.) trees. It is a minor disease on its native host, the American hazelnut (C.

Genetic Diversity Analysis of in the Pacific Northwest and New Jersey.

, a biotrophic ascomycete, causes eastern filbert blight (EFB) of hazelnuts ( spp.). EFB is endemic in eastern North America, preventing the commercial production of European hazelnut ( L.

2021 U.S. Virgin Islands Zika health brigade: Providing recommended pediatric health screenings for children born to mothers with laboratory evidence of possible Zika virus infection during pregnancy.

Background: The United States Virgin Islands (USVI) Department of Health (DOH) conducted a second Zika health brigade (ZHB) in 2021 to provide recommended Zika-related pediatric health screenings, including vision, hearing, neurologic, and developmental screenings, for children in the USVI. This was replicated after the success of the first ZHB in 2018, which provided recommended Zika-related pediatric health screenings to 88 infants and children exposed to Zika virus (ZIKV) during pregnancy.

Methods: Ten specialty pediatric care providers were recruited and traveled to the USVI to conduct the screenings.

Spatial, Sociodemographic, and Weather Analysis of the Zika Virus Outbreak: U.S. Virgin Islands, January 2016-January 2018.

The first Zika virus outbreak in U.S. Virgin Islands identified 1031 confirmed noncongenital Zika disease ( = 967) and infection ( = 64) cases during January 2016-January 2018; most cases (89%) occurred during July-December 2016.