Learning to Read in an Intermediate Depth Orthography: The Longitudinal Role of Grapheme Sounding on Different Types of Reading Fluency.

Phonological processing skills, such as phonological awareness, are known predictors of reading acquisition in alphabetic languages with varying degrees of orthographic complexity. However, the role of multi-letter-sound knowledge, an important foundation for early reading development, in supporting reading fluency development remains to be determined. This study examined whether two core foundational skills, phonemic awareness and grapheme sounding, have a predictive role in reading fluency development in an intermediate-depth orthography.

Getting to the point: unipolar growth of Hyphomicrobiales.

The governing principles and suites of genes for lateral elongation or incorporation of new cell wall material along the length of a rod-shaped cell are well described. In contrast, relatively little is known about unipolar elongation or incorporation of peptidoglycan at one end of the rod. Recent work in three related model systems of unipolar growth (Agrobacterium tumefaciens, Brucella abortus, and Sinorhizobium meliloti) has clearly established that unipolar growth in the Hyphomicrobiales order relies on a set of genes distinct from the canonical elongasome.

Lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis and traffic in the envelope of the pathogen Brucella abortus.

Lipopolysaccharide is essential for most Gram-negative bacteria as it is a main component of the outer membrane. In the pathogen Brucella abortus, smooth lipopolysaccharide containing the O-antigen is required for virulence. Being part of the Rhizobiales, Brucella spp.

Orthographic Knowledge, and Reading and Spelling: A Longitudinal Study in an Intermediate Depth Orthography.

Orthographic knowledge is an important contributor to reading and spelling. However, empirical research is unclear about its long-lasting influence along with literacy development. We examined whether reading and spelling benefitted from an independent contribution of lexical and sublexical orthographic knowledge in European Portuguese, an intermediate depth orthography.

Pain Medication Adherence in Patients with Cancer: A Pragmatic Review.

Objective: Adherence to pain medication in patients with cancer is crucial for successful pain therapy. This review aimed to investigate the rate of adherence, which factors influence adherence, whether adherence differs in diverse patient populations, whether there are methods to improve adherence, and the relationship between adherence and pain relief.

Methods: This review was performed in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines.

Increased incidence of Campylobacter enteritis and their quinolone resistance between 2010 and 2015: Results of a French national observatory conducted in 21 general hospitals (CHG).

Introduction: In Europe, the number of cases of Campylobacter enteritis and their quinolone resistance is increasing. The aims of this work were to evaluate: (1) the hospital epidemiology of bacterial enteritis between 2010 and 2015. (2) The proportion of Campylobacter and Salmonella enteritis.

Improving the Monitoring of the Walnut Husk Fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) Using Male-Produced Lactones.

It is important to monitor fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) efficiently to implement sustainable means of control. Attractants are often used to increase the efficiency of sticky traps deployed in orchards to monitor Lepidopterans, but remains to be developed to monitor fruit flies. Rhagoletis completa Cresson (Diptera: Tephritidae) is an invasive species in the walnut orchards of Europe, and is commonly monitored with yellow sticky traps.

Combined Metabarcoding and Multi-locus approach for Genetic characterization of Colletotrichum species associated with common walnut (Juglans regia) anthracnose in France.

Juglans regia (walnut) is a species belonging to the family Juglandaceae. Broadly spread in diverse temperate and subtropical regions, walnut is primarily cultivated for its nuts. In France, Colletotrichum sp.

Delayed Intraventricular Pneumocephalus Following Shunting for Normal-Pressure Hydrocephalus.

Background: Pneumocephalus is usually seen in trauma or cranial surgery. It is rarely reported as a delayed complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement for hydrocephalus secondary to trauma, tumor, or aqueduct stenosis. We describe a case of intraventricular pneumocephalus manifesting 10 months after placement of a shunt for normal-pressure hydrocephalus.

Posterior Quadrant Disconnection: A Fiber Dissection Study.

Background: Posterior quadrant disconnection can be highly effective in the surgical treatment of selected cases of refractory epilepsy. The technique aims to deafferent extensive areas of epileptogenic posterior cortex from the rest of the brain by isolating the temporoparietooccipital cortex.

Objective: To describe this procedure and relevant white matter tracts with a specific emphasis on the extent of callosotomy in an anatomic study.

The Close-Up Imager Onboard the ESA ExoMars Rover: Objectives, Description, Operations, and Science Validation Activities.

The Close-Up Imager (CLUPI) onboard the ESA ExoMars Rover is a powerful high-resolution color camera specifically designed for close-up observations. Its accommodation on the movable drill allows multiple positioning. The science objectives of the instrument are geological characterization of rocks in terms of texture, structure, and color and the search for potential morphological biosignatures.

Identification of walnut husk (Juglans regia L.) volatiles and the behavioural response of the invasive Walnut Husk Fly, Rhagoletis completa Cresson.

Background: Several European countries are important walnut (Juglans regia L.) producers. However, these countries must contend with the recent introduction of the Walnut Husk Fly, Rhagoletis completa Cresson (Diptera, Tephritidae), which is causing severe economic losses, especially in organic production.

Pseudotumoral rebound of multiple sclerosis in a pregnant patient after stopping natalizumab.

Natalizumab is a highly efficacious treatment for active relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis, dramatically reducing both clinical and radiological signs of inflammation in most patients. The disease course after stopping treatment and especially the emergence of rebound activity are still a matter of debate. We present a case of dramatic reactivation of clinical disease activity with newly emerging pseudotumoral lesions in a patient who stopped treatment due to pregnancy.

[(Added) Value of a clinical pharmacist in the oncology department and optimalisation of the applicability of geriatric tools assessing potential inappropriate medication use in geriatric patients (Drug Burden Index and de Beers criteria)].

In a pilot project, the value of a clinical pharmacist in the oncology department is examined. There is special attention given to two clinical pharmaceutical criteria concerning use of potential inappropriate drugs in this population. First of all, the Drug Burden Index (DBI), a measurement of the individual exposure to anticholinergic and sedative drugs.

Enantiomorphy through the looking glass: literacy effects on mirror-image discrimination.

To examine whether enantiomorphy (i.e., the ability to discriminate lateral mirror images) is influenced by the acquisition of a written system that incorporates mirrored letters (e.

Multi-detector row computed tomography angiography: an alternative imaging method for surgical strategy in lower extremity arterial occlusive disease.

In order to show the value of CT angiography in the pretherapeutic assessment of lower leg ischemia, we studied 93 CT angiographies in 85 patients. Two groups were defined according to the level of revascularization: 52 angioscanner were made prior to suprainguinal revascularization and 41 prior to infrainguinal reconstruction. Two decision attitudes were chosen by two different physicians, a radiologist and vascular surgeon, members of the same team.

Cutaneous cryptococcosis in corticosteroid-treated patients without AIDS.

Two corticosteroid-treated patients with cutaneous cryptococcal infection are described. One patient had pustulous lesions on the back of his left hand and cellulitis of his left forearm, the other patient had ulcerous lesions of the right forearm and cellulitis of the right lower leg. In both cases diagnosis was suggested by histopathological examination of a biopsy and confirmed by culture.

Visual separability: a study on unschooled adults.

It has been suggested in previous studies that unschooled adults present serious difficulties at performing tasks which, like part verification, dimensional filtering, or orientation judgments, require them to pay attention to a specific aspect of the stimulus structure. In the present study we examined the performance of unschooled adults by using a task which does not explicitly require the subjects to attend selectively to a specific component of the stimuli. Separability either of parts or of dimensions as well as line-orientation registration were estimated by the occurrence of illusory conjunctions.

[Malaria in the Dunkerque hospital center from December 1979 to December 1990].

Seventy-one cases of malaria were diagnosed in the hospital of Dunkerque from 1979 to 1990. Forty-five patients have been infected in the Comores islands. Among the 24 other imported cases, 17 (71%) have been contaminated in Western or Central Africa.

[Iron deficiency in hospitalized infants: study of the incidence of the nutritional factor].

We report an investigation on the iron status of 209 hospitalized 3-month--2-year-old infants over a 6-month period. Hematological parameters and infant feeding practice were determined: a total of 105 infants (50.2%) were found to be iron-depleted, with (24.

[Atypical forms of Plasmodium vivax. Apropos of a case].

In one case of human malaria imported from Gabon, abnormal forms of Plasmodium vivax are described; severe multiple infections of the host erythrocytes are noticed (up to 6 amoeboid trophozoites in a single red blood cell). Attention is drawn to the numerous morphologically abnormal intra-erythrocytic stages of P. vivax: severe multiple infections of red cells, parasites "ressembling" P.