Genomic prediction of bone strength in laying hens using different sources of information.

Bone damage in laying hens remains a significant welfare concern in the egg industry. Breeding companies rely on selective cross-breeding of purebred birds to produce commercial hybrids, which farmers raise for table-egg production. Genomic prediction is a potential tool to improve bone quality in laying hens.

Molecular Evolution and Epidemiology of Norovirus GII.4 Viruses in the United States.

Background: Noroviruses are the leading cause of acute gastroenteritis worldwide with GII.4 Sydney viruses responsible for the majority of infections until 2023.

Methods: To study the evolutionary dynamics of GII.

Health Care Use and Expenditures Associated With Cardiac Rehabilitation Among Eligible Medicare Fee-for-Service Beneficiaries.

Background: Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) can improve cardiovascular health. We identified whether CR participation was associated with fewer subsequent inpatient hospitalizations and emergency department visits and less Medicare and out-of-pocket expenditures, and whether outcomes varied by amount of participation.

Methods: This retrospective study used Medicare fee-for-service claims data, including beneficiaries with a CR-qualifying event in 2016.

Quality Improvement Opportunities for Better Blood Pressure Management in Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period: The Hypertension in Pregnancy Change Package.

Hypertension in pregnancy, which includes both chronic hypertension and pregnancy-associated hypertension, is on the rise in the United States and is associated with an increased incidence of maternal and neonatal complications and future cardiovascular disease. Recent clinical recommendations suggest a lower blood pressure threshold for initiating treatment of chronic hypertension in pregnancy. Here we present a new quality improvement resource for outpatient clinicians to support changes to care processes for managing chronic hypertension in pregnancy and the postpartum period.

Characterization of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing from recreational water in Athens, GA, using an undergraduate laboratory module.

We present a laboratory module that uses isolation of antibiotic-resistant bacteria from locally collected stream water samples to introduce undergraduate students to basic microbiological culture-based and molecular techniques. This module also educates them on the global public health threat of antibiotic-resistant organisms. Through eight laboratory sessions, students are involved in quality testing of water sources from their neighborhoods, followed by isolation of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing .