Seroprevalence of Naegleria fowleri in the Houston-Galveston Texas Population.

Naegleria fowleri is a free-living amoeba and the causative agent of Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM), a rare yet almost always fatal disease that primarily affects children. While only 431 PAM cases have been reported worldwide, the southern states of the United States, including Texas, report the highest number of cases. Despite the high mortality of the disease, studies have identified antibodies to N.

Enhancing support for patients with low anterior resection syndrome: insights and educational resources from the LARSCAT project.

Purpose: To address the educational gaps and support needs of patients with low anterior resection syndrome (LARS) following rectal cancer surgery. The LARSCAT project aimed to develop comprehensive resources to better inform patients and enhance their quality of life.

Methods: A qualitative study was conducted between November 2022 and March 2023.

Microfluidics-Based Ionic Catch and Release Oligosaccharide Synthesis (ICROS-Microflow) to Expedite Glycosylation Chemistry.

A continuous microfluidic glycosylation strategy that requires no chromatography between steps and significantly expedites glycosylation chemistry is described. This practical approach incorporates the advantages of imidazolium-based chromatography-free purification and in situ mass spectrometry reaction monitoring to achieve fast reaction optimization and shorter reaction times. We demonstrate the utility of this strategy in the synthesis of a series of glycoside targets, including an α-(1,6)-trimannoside and a branched Man oligomannoside, within 1 day.

Evidence-based approach for the generation of a multivariate logistic regression model that predicts instrument failure.

Objective: Identification of instrument failure (IF) represents a point to improve the quality of services provided by medical laboratories. Here, a logistic regression model was created to define the relationship between instrument downtime and laboratory quality management systems.

Methods: Interval-level quality control (QC) and categorical quality assurance data from 3 identical chemistry analyzers was utilized to generate a logistic regression model able to predict IF.

Capacitation of Essential School Workers in Compliance with Philippine COVID-19 Guidelines: A Qualitative Study.

Introduction: Organizations, including higher education institutions (HEIs), have been mandated to protect employees Organizations, including higher education institutions (HEIs), have been mandated to protect employees from the threats of the COVID-19.from the threats of the COVID-19.

Objective: This study sought to describe the perceptions of essential school workers (ESWs) of selected HEIs in the This study sought to describe the perceptions of essential school workers (ESWs) of selected HEIs in the southern Manila area in terms of how they were capacitated in compliance with national guidelines.

European pollen reanalysis, 1980-2022, for alder, birch, and olive.

The dataset presents a 43 year-long reanalysis of pollen seasons for three major allergenic genera of trees in Europe: alder (Alnus), birch (Betula), and olive (Olea). Driven by the meteorological reanalysis ERA5, the atmospheric composition model SILAM predicted the flowering period and calculated the Europe-wide dispersion pattern of pollen for the years 1980-2022. The model applied an extended 4-dimensional variational data assimilation of in-situ observations of aerobiological networks in 34 European countries to reproduce the inter-annual variability and trends of pollen production and distribution.

Importance of the quality management of aerobiological monitoring networks: The case study of Madrid Region in Spain.

Interest in biological air quality monitoring is rising, and updated public information is increasingly demanded by stakeholders in the case of airborne pollen, which requires maintaining high standards of data quality. The number of aerobiological stations worldwide is continuously growing, and quality management is becoming more complex with the increase in the scale of aerobiological networks. Quality control exercises are crucial for maintaining the quality of the data used in the pollen monitoring routine over time.

Increased rupture of cypress pollen type due to atmospheric water in central and southeastern Spain.

This study aims to investigate the meteorological variables determining Cupressaceae pollen grain disruption in the environment. A parallel sampling of pollen grains and disrupted Cupressaceae pollen grains was performed in six cities using two Spanish aerobiological networks. The pollen concentrations, disrupted pollen concentrations, percentage of disrupted pollen and number of days when the percentage of disrupted pollen was above or equal to 50 % were quantified during two pollen seasons.

Evidence of Validity and Reliability for the Spanish Version of the Self-Identified Stage of Recovery.

Background: The Self-Identified Stage of Recovery (SISR) () is a scale used to assess both the stage of recovery (SISR-A) and the components of the process of personal recovery (SISR-B). This study aimed to develop the Spanish version of the SISR and obtain evidence of validity and reliability in a sample of 230 users of community mental health services.

Method: The Spanish version of the SISR was developed following the translation-back translation procedure, with the support of a committee of experienced experts.

Assessment of salivary cadmium levels and breast density in the Marin Women's Study.

Background: We aimed to determine if salivary cadmium (Cd) levels had any association with breast density, hoping to establish a less invasive cost-effective method of stratifying Cd burden as an environmental breast cancer risk factor.

Methods: Salivary Cd levels were quantified from the Marin Women's Study, a Marin County, California population composite. Volumetric compositional breast density (BD ) data were measured by single x-ray absorptiometry techniques.

Demonstrating Agreement between Radio and Fluorescence Measurements of the Depth of Maximum of Extensive Air Showers at the Pierre Auger Observatory.

We show, for the first time, radio measurements of the depth of shower maximum (X_{max}) of air showers induced by cosmic rays that are compared to measurements of the established fluorescence method at the same location. Using measurements at the Pierre Auger Observatory we show full compatibility between our radio and the previously published fluorescence dataset, and between a subset of air showers observed simultaneously with both radio and fluorescence techniques, a measurement setup unique to the Pierre Auger Observatory. Furthermore, we show radio X_{max} resolution as a function of energy and demonstrate the ability to make competitive high-resolution X_{max} measurements with even a sparse radio array.

Assessment of environmental risk areas based on airborne pollen patterns as a response to land use and land cover distribution.

Allergic respiratory diseases are considered to be among the most important public health concerns, and pollen is the main cause of allergic respiratory diseases worldwide. However, the biological component of air quality is largely underestimated, and there is an important gap in the legislation in this area. The aims of this study were to characterise the occurrence and incidence of pollen exposure in relation to potential pollen sources and to delineate the main areas of aerobiological risk in the Madrid Autonomous Region based on homogeneous patterns of pollen exposure.

High-Precision Spectroscopy of ^{20}O Benchmarking Ab Initio Calculations in Light Nuclei.

The excited states of unstable ^{20}O were investigated via γ-ray spectroscopy following the ^{19}O(d,p)^{20}O reaction at 8  AMeV. By exploiting the Doppler shift attenuation method, the lifetimes of the 2_{2}^{+} and 3_{1}^{+} states were firmly established. From the γ-ray branching and E2/M1 mixing ratios for transitions deexciting the 2_{2}^{+} and 3_{1}^{+} states, the B(E2) and B(M1) were determined.

Fluorinated Man as a High Mannose Mimetic to Unravel Its Recognition by DC-SIGN Using NMR.

Lectins are capable of reading out the structural information contained in carbohydrates through specific recognition processes. Determining the binding epitope of the sugar is fundamental to understanding this recognition event. Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) is a powerful tool to obtain this structural information in solution; however, when the sugar involved is a complex oligosaccharide, such as high mannose, the signal overlap found in the NMR spectra precludes an accurate analysis of the interaction.

High-Mannose Oligosaccharide Hemimimetics that Recapitulate the Conformation and Binding Mode to Concanavalin A, DC-SIGN and Langerin.

The "carbohydrate chemical mimicry" exhibited by sp -iminosugars has been utilized to develop practical syntheses for analogs of the branched high-mannose-type oligosaccharides (HMOs) Man and Man . In these compounds, the terminal nonreducing Man residues have been substituted with 5,6-oxomethylidenemannonojirimycin (OMJ) motifs. The resulting oligomannoside hemimimetic accurately reproduce the structure, configuration, and conformational behavior of the original mannooligosaccharides, as confirmed by NMR and computational techniques.

Edge-induced excitations in BiTe from spatially-resolved electron energy-gain spectroscopy.

Among the many potential applications of topological insulator materials, their broad potential for the development of novel tunable plasmonics at THz and mid-infrared frequencies for quantum computing, terahertz detectors, and spintronic devices is particularly attractive. The required understanding of the intricate relationship between nanoscale crystal structure and the properties of the resulting plasmonic resonances remains, however, elusive for these materials. Specifically, edge- and surface-induced plasmonic resonances, and other collective excitations, are often buried beneath the continuum of electronic transitions, making it difficult to isolate and interpret these signals using techniques such as electron energy-loss spectroscopy (EELS).

Development and psychometric testing of the attitude and confidence with oral healthcare among nursing students (ACORN) scale.

Aim: To develop and test the psychometric properties of the attitude and confidence with oral healthcare among nursing students (ACORN) scale.

Background: Delivering oral healthcare is an essential component of care, which is often overlooked and omitted. A nurse's attitude or confidence may influence how oral healthcare is prioritised.

Diurnal pattern of Poaceae and Betula pollen flight in Central Europe.

In Central Europe the most common allergies are provoked by grass or birch pollen allergens. We determined the intra-daily behavior of airborne pollen grains of grasses (Poaceae) and birch (Betula ssp.) in Central Europe, based on data obtained from a network of automatic pollen monitors over Europe (www.

Evaluation of the pharmacokinetic interactions and safety of atogepant coadministered with esomeprazole.

To investigate potential pharmacokinetic interactions between atogepant and esomeprazole. Atogepant, esomeprazole, or both were administered to 32 healthy adults in an open-label, nonrandomized, crossover study. Systemic exposure (area under the plasma concentration-time curve [AUC] and peak plasma concentration [C]) for atogepant administered in combination versus alone were compared using a linear mixed effects model.

A synthetic glycodendropeptide induces methylation changes on regulatory T cells linked to tolerant responses in anaphylactic-mice.

Introduction: Lipid transfer proteins (LTPs) are allergens found in a wide range of plant-foods. Specifically, Pru p 3, the major allergen of peach, is commonly responsible for severe allergic reactions. The need for new alternatives to conventional food allergy treatments, like restrictive diets, suggests allergen immunotherapy as a promising option.

Using Codesign to Develop a Novel Oral Healthcare Educational Intervention for Undergraduate Nursing Students.

To build a nursing workforce that is equipped to undertake oral health promotion and screening, an educational program was needed. With codesign being used in multiple settings, it was selected as the approach to use, with Mezirow's Transformative Learning theory as the underpinning framework. This study aimed to develop an oral healthcare educational intervention for nursing students.

Simple engineering of hybrid cellulose nanocrystal-gold nanoparticles results in a functional glyconanomaterial with biomolecular recognition properties.

Cellulose nanocrystal and gold nanoparticles are assembled, in a unique way, to yield a novel modular glyconanomaterial whose surface is then easily engineered with one or two different headgroups, by exploiting a robust click chemistry route. We demonstrate the potential of this approach by conjugating monosaccharide headgroups to the glyconanomaterial and show that the sugars retain their binding capability to C-type lectin receptors, as also directly visualized by cryo-TEM.