Publications by authors named "B R Donald"

Importance: An unhealthy lifestyle is believed to increase the development and persistence of low back pain, but there is uncertainty about whether integrating support for lifestyle risks in low back pain management improves patients' outcomes.

Objective: To assess the effectiveness of the Healthy Lifestyle Program (HeLP) compared with guideline-based care for low back pain disability.

Design, Setting, And Participants: This superiority, assessor-blinded randomized clinical trial was conducted in Australia from September 8, 2017, to December 30, 2020, among 346 participants who had activity-limiting chronic low back pain and at least 1 lifestyle risk (overweight, poor diet, physical inactivity, and/or smoking), referred from hospital, general practice, and community settings.

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D-peptides, the mirror image of canonical L-peptides, offer numerous biological advantages that make them effective therapeutics. This article details how to use DexDesign, the newest OSPREY-based algorithm, for designing these D-peptides . OSPREY physics-based models precisely mimic energy-equivariant reflection operations, enabling the generation of D-peptide scaffolds from L-peptide templates.

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With over 270 unique occurrences in the human genome, peptide-recognizing PDZ domains play a central role in modulating polarization, signaling, and trafficking pathways. Mutations in PDZ domains lead to diseases such as cancer and cystic fibrosis, making PDZ domains attractive targets for therapeutic intervention. D-peptide inhibitors offer unique advantages as therapeutics, including increased metabolic stability and low immunogenicity.

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Background Pharmacists can modify prescriptions from prescribers for clarity and patient understanding, provided the confines of the original order are met, yet the verbiage used by pharmacists is not standardized. Prescription directions for children, especially children eight years old and younger, should be written with the verb "give" instead of "take" as their parents or caregivers are expected to administer them. Errors in prescribing, dispensing, and administering medication comprise a significant portion of preventable medical errors in children.

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With over 270 unique occurrences in the human genome, peptide-recognizing PDZ domains play a central role in modulating polarization, signaling, and trafficking pathways. Mutations in PDZ domains lead to diseases such as cancer and cystic fibrosis, making PDZ domains attractive targets for therapeutic intervention. D-peptide inhibitors offer unique advantages as therapeutics, including increased metabolic stability and low immunogenicity.

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