Network analysis combined with genome-wide association study helps identification of genes related to amino acid contents in soybean.

Background: Additional to total protein content, the amino acid (AA) profile is important to the nutritional value of soybean seed. The AA profile in soybean seed is a complex quantitative trait controlled by multiple interconnected genes and pathways controlling the accumulation of each AA. With a total of 621 soybean germplasm, we used three genome-wide association study (GWAS)-based approaches to investigate the genomic regions controlling the AA content and profile in soybean.

Using a 'Students as Partners' model to develop an authentic assessment promoting employability skills in undergraduate life science education.

Authentic assessments (AA) include three principles, realism, cognitive challenge, and evaluative judgment, and replicate professional workplace expectations. Developing AA in undergraduate life science education is necessary to promote critical skill development and adequately prepare students for the workplace. Using a 'Students-as-Partners' (SAP) approach, five students, an educational developer and the instructor codeveloped an AA requiring students to utilize scientific literacy (SL) and critical thinking (CT) skills to develop a data extraction table and generate communication outputs for scientific and nonscientific audiences.

Single- and multiple-trait quantitative trait locus analyses for seed oil and protein contents of soybean populations with advanced breeding line background.

Unlabelled: Soybean seed oil and protein contents are negatively correlated, posing challenges to enhance both traits simultaneously. Previous studies have identified numerous oil and protein QTLs via single-trait QTL analysis. Multiple-trait QTL methods were shown to be superior but have not been applied to seed oil and protein contents.

Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Testing in Pregnancy: Time to Improve Adherence and Update Recommendations.

Objective: The aim of the study is to evaluate adherence to national recommendations for Chlamydia trachomatis (chlamydia) and Neisseria gonorrhoeae (gonorrhea) testing during pregnancy including tests for cure/clearance and for persistence/potential reinfection at time of delivery.

Materials And Method: We evaluated results of chlamydia and gonorrhea nucleic acid amplification tests (NAAT) performed by major national reference laboratory from January 2010 through July 2022.

Results: Of 3,519,781 uniquely identified pregnant individuals, we identified 4,077,212 pregnancies.

Association Between Antibiotic Duration and Recurrence of Urinary Tract Infection in the Neonatal Critical Care Unit.

Objectives: Urinary tract infection (UTI) is the most common bacterial infection in infants. Current practice guidelines suggest a treatment duration of 7 to 14 days. Suboptimal therapy may increase the risk for recurrent UTIs leading to renal scarring and possibly chronic kidney disease.