Publications by authors named "R R Jarvis"

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  • Astrocyte-secreted signals play a crucial role in neurodegenerative diseases, but the impact of proinflammatory cytokines like IL-1α, TNF-α, and C1q on these signals is not well understood.
  • In our study, we discovered that these cytokines significantly reduced the secretion of astrocyte exosomes (A-Exo.) and their distribution in SOD1G93A mice, a model for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
  • Despite A-Exo. being non-toxic to motor neurons, they provided neuroprotection against excitotoxicity, which was hindered by cytokines and SOD1G93A expression, indicating a loss-of-function mechanism in their
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Background: Early intervention in psychosis (EIP) services improve outcomes for young people, but approximately 30% disengage.

Aims: To test whether a new motivational engagement intervention would prolong engagement and whether it was cost-effective.

Method: We conducted a multicentre, single-blind, parallel-group, cluster randomised controlled trial involving 20 EIP teams at five UK National Health Service (NHS) sites.

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Purpose: Patients with urinary calculi undergo resource-intensive follow-up. Application of a PROM, Urinary Stones and Intervention Quality of Life (USIQoL), can potentially optimise current practices if it matches the outcomes of traditional follow-up. Our objective was to develop, and conduct, a preliminary validation of the USIQoL based prediction model to aid triage.

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The translocon at the outer chloroplast membrane (TOC) is the gateway for chloroplast protein import and so is vital for photosynthetic establishment and plant growth. Chloroplast-associated protein degradation (CHLORAD) is a ubiquitin-dependent proteolytic system that regulates TOC. In CHLORAD, cytosolic Cdc48 provides motive force for the retrotranslocation of ubiquitinated TOC proteins to the cytosol but how Cdc48 is recruited is unknown.

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Neural action potentials (APs) are difficult to interpret as signal encoders and/or computational primitives. Their relationships with stimuli and behaviors are obscured by the staggering complexity of nervous systems themselves. We can reduce this complexity by observing that "simpler" neuron-less organisms also transduce stimuli into transient electrical pulses that affect their behaviors.

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