Publications by authors named "PRICE S"

Teleost fishes account for 96% of all fish species and exhibit a spectacular variety of body forms. Teleost lineages range from deep bodied to elongate (e.g.

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Introduction: 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) is a proagent developed for fluorescent-guided surgery for high-grade glioma patients associated with a significant increase in resection conferring survival. 5-ALA was shown to penetrate the blood-brain barrier accumulating in malignant glioma cells with high selectivity, sensitivity and positive predictive value. However, those have yet to be explored aiding diagnosis for tumours of the central nervous system (CNS) other than high-grade gliomas (HGG).

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Infection in people with multiple sclerosis (MS) is of major concern, particularly for those receiving disease-modifying therapies. This article explores the risk of infection in people with MS and provides guidance-developed by Delphi consensus by specialists involved in their management-on how to screen for, prevent and manage infection in this population.

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  • - The study investigates how the right ventricle (RV) responds to veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) and whether pre-existing heart issues and cannulation methods impact this response.
  • - A review of echocardiographic data from 87 patients showed that RV performance remained stable during VA-ECMO, regardless of cannulation type or presence of heart failure.
  • - Successful weaning from VA-ECMO is linked to prior RV function and improvement during treatment; specifically, better outcomes were seen if RV dysfunction wasn't present before starting support and if any RV recovery occurred during treatment.
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Importance: Many organizations implemented COVID-19 vaccination requirements during the pandemic, but the best way to increase adherence to these policies is unknown.

Objective: To evaluate if behavioral nudges delivered through text messages could accelerate adherence to a health system's COVID-19 vaccination policy.

Design, Setting, And Participants: This randomized clinical trial was conducted within Ascension health system from October 11 to November 8, 2021.

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  • This study aimed to assess glioblastoma metabolism using hyperpolarized carbon-13 MRI by tracking the exchange of hyperpolarized carbon from injected [1-C]pyruvate to tumor lactate and bicarbonate.
  • Seven treatment-naive GBM patients underwent imaging, revealing that the bicarbonate-to-pyruvate ratio was significantly lower in tumors compared to normal brain areas, while lactate levels were similar.
  • The research indicated strong correlations between the intensities of lactate and bicarbonate signals and pyruvate, suggesting variations in tumor metabolism that could have implications for understanding glioblastoma.
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Spiny-rayed fishes (Acanthomorpha) dominate modern marine habitats and account for more than a quarter of all living vertebrate species. Previous time-calibrated phylogenies and patterns from the fossil record explain this dominance by correlating the origin of major acanthomorph lineages with the Cretaceous-Palaeogene mass extinction. Here we infer a time-calibrated phylogeny using ultraconserved elements that samples 91.

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Transgender and gender diverse (TGD) people face a myriad of daily stressors because of the hegemonic gender norms embedded within U.S. society.

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E-cigarette use has been increasing globally over the past decade. Many use e-cigarettes as an alternative or method to quit cigarette smoking, whereas others use these products recreationally. As technology has advanced, many individuals have reported symptoms of dependence on these products and continue to use them beyond achieving abstinence from smoking.

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Background: This study investigated ethnic differences in diagnostic interval (DI)-the period between initial primary care presentation and diagnosis.

Methods: We analysed the primary care-linked data of patients who reported features of seven cancers (breast, lung, prostate, colorectal, oesophagogastric, myeloma, and ovarian) one year before diagnosis. Accelerated failure time (AFT) models investigated the association between DI and ethnicity, adjusting for age, sex, deprivation, and morbidity.

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Purpose Of Review: Cardiogenic shock is a condition that is characterized by end-organ hypoperfusion secondary to reduced cardiac output, and is associated with substantial mortality. The mainstay of therapy for cardiogenic shock is reversal of the underlying cause, and concomitant supportive care with vasoactive medications (vasopressors and inotropes). Patients who continue to deteriorate despite these measures may require mechanical circulatory support (MCS).

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Background: Non-acute abdominal pain in primary care is diagnostically challenging.

Aim: To quantify the 1-year cumulative incidence of 35 non-malignant diagnoses and nine cancers in adults after newly recorded abdominal pain in primary care.

Design And Setting: Observational cohort study of 125 793 Clinical Practice Research Datalink GOLD records.

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The reactivity, energetics and dynamics of bimolecular reactions between CHCN and three neutral species (Ar, N and CO) have been studied using a position sensitive coincidence methodology at centre-of-mass collision energies of 4.3-5.0 eV.

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Snake fungal disease (SFD; ophidiomycosis), caused by the pathogen Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola (Oo), has been documented in wild snakes in North America and Eurasia, and is considered an emerging disease in the eastern United States of America. However, a lack of historical disease data has made it challenging to determine whether Oo is a recent arrival to the USA or whether SFD emergence is due to other factors. Here, we examined the genomes of 82 Oo strains to determine the pathogen's history in the eastern USA.

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Feeling a sense of belonging is a central human motivation that has consequences for mental health and well-being, yet surprisingly little research has examined how belonging shapes mental health among young adults. In three data sets from two universities (exploratory study: = 157; Confirmatory Study 1: = 121; Confirmatory Study 2: = 188 in winter term, = 172 in spring term), we found that lower levels of daily-assessed feelings of belonging early and across the academic term predicted higher depressive symptoms at the end of the term. Furthermore, these relationships held when models controlled for baseline depressive symptoms, sense of social fit, and other social factors (loneliness and frequency of social interactions).

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Background: Estimation of pulmonary pressures is of key importance in acute cardiovascular and respiratory failure. Pulmonary artery acceleration time (PAAT) has emerged as reliable parameter for the estimation of systolic pulmonary artery pressure (sPAP) in cardiological population with preserved right ventricular function. We sought to find whether PAAT correlates with sPAP in critically ill patients with and without right ventricular (RV) systolic dysfunction.

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Fertiliser has been a vital part of agriculture due to it boosting crop productivity and preventing starvation throughout the world. Despite this huge contribution, the application of nitrogen (N) fertilisers results in N leaching and the formation of greenhouse gases, which threaten the environment and human health. To minimise the impacts, slow/controlled release fertilisers (S/CRFs) have been being developed since the beginning of the 20th century.

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Early life adversity can significantly impact child development and health outcomes throughout the life course. With the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbating preexisting and introducing new sources of toxic stress, social programs that foster resilience are more necessary now than ever. The Helping Us Grow Stronger (HUGS/Abrazos) program fills a crucial need for protective buffers during the COVID-19 pandemic, which has escalated toxic stressors affecting pregnant women and families with young children.

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Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is the most common malignancy originating from the thyroid, with a good overall prognosis. However, distant metastasis of such lesions is very rare, with the brain being an incredibly uncommon site for secondary spread. The authors report a case of PTC brain metastasis 17-years after successful treatment of the primary malignancy, with no local or locoregional recurrence.

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Background: UK Asian and Black ethnic groups have poorer outcomes for some cancers and are less likely to report a positive care experience than their White counterparts. This study investigated ethnic differences in the route to diagnosis (RTD) to identify areas in patients' cancer journeys where inequalities lie, and targeted intervention might have optimum impact.

Methods: We analysed data of 243,825 patients with 10 cancers (2006-2016) from the RTD project linked to primary care data.

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Metallo-β-lactamases (MBLs) are enzymes that are capable of hydrolyzing most β-lactam antibiotics and all clinically relevant carbapenems. We developed a library of reversible fluorescent turn-on probes that are designed to directly bind to the dizinc active site of these enzymes and can be used to study their dynamic metalation state and enzyme-inhibitor interactions. Structure-function relationships with regards to inhibitory strength and fluorescence turn-on response were evaluated for three representative MBLs.

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After this Discussion meeting, most participants felt that we do not understand crystallisation. However, in the 1980s, I believe that most scientists would have considered that crystallisation was adequately understood. These concluding remarks give a personal impression of the progress that has been made towards appreciating the complexity of crystallisation over the past forty years.

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