There is a growing worry about the health of American democracy, and political scientists and pundits alike are looking for possible explanations. Surveys conducted during the Trump presidency showed considerable citizen support for liberal democratic norm erosions, especially among Republicans. However, recent experimental research also shows that voters of both parties are more tolerant of norm erosion committed by politicians of the party they prefer.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Pragmatic trials aim to speed translation to practice by integrating study procedures in routine care settings. This study evaluated implementation outcomes related to clinician and patient recruitment and participation in a trial of community paramedicine (CP) and presents successes and challenges of maintaining pragmatic study features.
Methods: Adults in the pre-hospital setting, emergency department (ED), or hospital being considered for referral to the ED/hospital or continued hospitalization for intermediate-level care were randomized 1:1 to CP care or usual care.
Am J Otolaryngol
December 2024
Importance: Major surgery sometimes involves long recovery or even permanent institutionalization. Little is known about long-term trajectories of postoperative recovery, as surgical registries are limited to 30-day outcomes and care can occur across various institutions.
Objective: To characterize long-term postoperative recovery trajectories.
Malignant osteoblasts can have markedly pleomorphic phenotypes and variable amounts of tumour-associated matrix, complicating the ability of pathologists to accurately differentiate osteosarcoma (OSA) from other types of neoplasms using only histopathology. Current immunohistochemical markers for animals have limited sensitivity and specificity in identifying OSA or produce inconsistent results. Immunohistochemistry (IHC) for special AT-rich sequence-binding protein 2 (SATB2) has been used in human medicine to aid in identification of normal and neoplastic osteoblasts, and the objective of this study was to determine whether this marker could also be useful for the diagnosis of canine OSA.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHaploidentical hematopoietic cell transplantation (haplo-HCT) is associated with an increased risk of allograft rejection. Here, we employed a major histocompatibility complex (MHC)-mismatched allogeneic HCT (allo-HCT) murine model to better understand the role of Gal-1 in immune tolerance. Transplanted mice were classified into either rejected or engrafted based on donor chimerism levels.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHydrologic reconstructions from North America are largely unknown for the Middle Miocene. Examination of fungal palynomorph assemblages coupled with traditional plant-based palynology permits delineation of local, as opposed to regional, climate signals and provides a baseline for study of ancient fungas. Here, the Fungi in a Warmer World project presents paleoecology and paleoclimatology of 351 fungal morphotypes from 3 sites in the United States: the Clarkia Konservat-Lagerstätte site (Idaho), the Alum Bluff site (Florida), and the Bouie River site (Mississippi).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: There are no established guidelines for the follow up of infants born after a prenatal diagnosis of a genomic copy number variant (CNV), despite their increased risk of developmental issues. The aims of this study were (i) to determine the perinatal outcomes of fetuses diagnosed with and without a CNV, and (ii) to establish a population-based paediatric cohort for long term developmental follow up.
Methods: An Australian state-wide research database was screened for pregnant individuals who had a prenatal chromosomal microarray (CMA) between 2013-2019 inclusive.
Although RNA is found in the seminal fluid of diverse organisms, it is unknown whether it is functional within females. We developed a proteomic method (VESPA, Variant Enabled SILAC Proteomic Analysis) to test the hypothesis that male seminal fluid RNA is translated by females. We found 67 male-derived, female-translated proteins (mdFTPs) in female lower reproductive tracts, many with predicted functions relevant to reproduction.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Codeine was rescheduled in Australia to prescription only in February 2018. Initial studies reported an increase in population level paracetamol and ibuprofen sales following codeine upscheduling. However, to date no study has been able to investigate changes in non-opioid analgesic use at the individual patient level to determine if sales data reflect actual consumption patterns.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAm J Obstet Gynecol MFM
August 2024
Background: Induction of labor (IOL) is recommended following prelabor rupture of membranes (PROM). The optimal method for IOL and need for cervical ripening in those with PROM and an unfavorable cervical examination is unclear.
Objective: To determine if oxytocin or oral misoprostol results in a shorter time to delivery among nulliparous patients with an unfavorable cervical examination and PROM diagnosis and to evaluate patient satisfaction with both methods.
Neutrophils play important roles in inflammatory airway diseases. In this study, we assessed whether apolipoprotein A-I modifies neutrophil heterogeneity as part of the mechanism by which it attenuates acute airway inflammation. Neutrophilic airway inflammation was induced by daily intranasal administration of LPS plus house dust mite (LPS+HDM) to Apoa1-/- and Apoa1+/+ mice for 3 d.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInt J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol
July 2024
Objectives: In an era of increasing paediatric obesity and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), this study evaluates the disease phenotype and clinical course of Crohn's disease (CD) in paediatric patients who are obese or overweight.
Methods: This is a retrospective, single-center, descriptive observational study from January 2010 to May 2020. Participants were included if they were: aged 2 to 18 years at the time of diagnosis, had a confirmed diagnosis of CD, and met WHO criteria for overweight or obesity at the time of diagnosis or within one year before diagnosis.
Objective: In the era of group B (GBS) screening and intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis (IAP), GBS colonization has been associated with a lower risk of chorioamnionitis, possibly due to a protective effect of IAP. We sought to confirm this finding and assess whether this association varies by gestational week at delivery.
Study Design: We performed a retrospective cohort study of term (37.
Delineating developmental events is central to experimental research using early life stages, permitting widespread identification of changes in event timing between species and environments. Yet, identifying developmental events is incredibly challenging, limiting the scale, reproducibility and throughput of using early life stages in experimental biology. We introduce Dev-ResNet, a small and efficient 3D convolutional neural network capable of detecting developmental events characterised by both spatial and temporal features, such as the onset of cardiac function and radula activity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis rapid review used a systematic approach to examine the available literature on rehabilitation and reintegration (R&R) programs for women and children returning from contexts of violent extremism, examining common assumptions, inputs, activities and outcomes across diverse settings. Fifty-one documents including peer reviewed articles and grey literature were included in the analysis. The most common program activities identified included mental health services, community level social programs, promoting school and vocational enrollment, regular health services, and parenting training & education, though there was a lack of consensus around core program components.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWomen and children returning from areas formerly controlled by the Islamic State typically have experienced high levels of trauma and indoctrination, further complicating politically fraught efforts at reintegration and resettlement. Consequently, countries around the world are grappling with how best to manage the return of these women and children. To help better understand which types of programming can contribute to the successful, non-violent reintegration of these individuals, we incorporated ideas from existing Repatriation and Rehabilitation (R&R) literature, field practitioners, R&R subject matter experts, and literature from adjacent fields (e.
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