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Comparison of chest compression quality between the overlapping hands and interlocking hands techniques: A randomised cross-over trial.

Am J Emerg Med

December 2023

Emergency Department, Angers University Hospital, Avenue de l'Hôtel Dieu, 49100 Angers, France; Inserm, EHESP, University of Rennes, Irset (Institut de Recherche en Santé, environnement et travail), UMR_S 1085, 49000 Angers, France.

Background: Performing quality chest compressions is fundamental to the management of cardiopulmonary arrest. The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of two hand positions: overlapping versus interlocking for performing chest compressions during cardiopulmonary arrest.

Methods: The HP2C (for Hands Position and Chest Compression) was a prospective, randomised, open-label, cross-over, single-centre study.

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The Inferior Grain Filling Initiation Promotes the Source Strength of Rice Leaves.

Rice (N Y)

September 2023

Sanya Institute of Nanjing Agriculture, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production, Key Laboratory of Crop Physiology Ecology and Production Management, Nanjing Agricultural University, Sanya, 572000, China.

Poor grain-filling initiation in inferior spikelets severely impedes rice yield improvement, while photo-assimilates from source leaves can greatly stimulate the initiation of inferior grain-filling (sink). To investigate the underlying mechanism of source-sink interaction, a two-year field experiment was conducted in 2019 and 2020 using two large-panicle rice cultivars (CJ03 and W1844). The treatments included intact panicles and partial spikelet removal.

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Background: The ETAPES program is a national telemedicine experiment conducted in France between 2018 and 2023 to investigate whether home non-invasive ventilation (NIV) telemonitoring improves healthcare pathways in patients with chronic respiratory failure (CRF) and impacts healthcare organization. The program provides a combination of therapeutic education and NIV telemonitoring with data processed by an algorithm generating alerts. The TELVENT study objective was to analyze the evolution of ventilation quality in patients included in the ETAPES program.

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Severe adult hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLHa) correlates with HLH-related gene variants.

J Allergy Clin Immunol

January 2024

Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Hematological Disorders and Therapeutical Implications, INSERM UMR1163/CNRS URL 8254, Paris, France; French National Center for Primary Immunodeficiencies, Necker University Hospital, AP-HP, Paris, France; Imagine Institute, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France; Clinical Hematology, Necker University Hospital, AP-HP, Paris, France. Electronic address:

Article Synopsis
  • - The study investigates the relationship between genetic factors and the severity of adult hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLHa), focusing on gene variants related to HLH.
  • - Clinical data from 130 HLHa patients, including their genotypes for 8 specific HLH-related genes, were analyzed to assess disease outcomes, with findings showing a significant association between the number of genetic variants and severity of HLHa.
  • - Results indicate that HLH gene variants can impact the severity and treatment resistance in HLHa patients, highlighting their potential role in understanding the condition better.
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Background: Respiratory mechanics is a key element to monitor mechanically ventilated patients and guide ventilator settings. Besides the usual basic assessments, some more complex explorations may allow to better characterize patients' respiratory mechanics and individualize ventilation strategies. These advanced respiratory mechanics assessments including esophageal pressure measurements and complete airway closure detection may be particularly relevant in critically ill obese patients.

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The invaluable contributions of clinical pharmacy to geriatric medicine.

Maturitas

February 2024

UNIV ANGERS, UPRES EA 4638, University of Angers, France; Department of Geriatric Medicine and Memory Clinic, Research Center on Autonomy and Longevity, University Hospital, Angers, France; Gérontopôle Autonomie Longévité des Pays de la Loire, France. Electronic address:

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Pneumocystis jirovecii is a transmissible fungus responsible for severe pneumonia (Pneumocystis pneumonia [PCP]) in immunocompromised patients. Missense mutations due to atovaquone selective pressure have been identified on cytochrome b (CYB) gene of P. jirovecii.

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Impact of spiritual values on tourists' psychological wellbeing: evidence from China's Buddhist mountains.

Front Psychol

August 2023

Department of Tourism Management, Ningbo University-University of Angers Joint Institute, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China.

Spiritual values can be a source of meaning for people, and can also determine their feelings, behavior, and mental health. In China's Buddhist mountains, we collected a total of 400 valid questionnaires from Mount Putuo and Mount Jiuhua, and identified spiritual values as transcendence, general connectedness, inner balance, positive life direction, and special religious feelings. We also explored the impact of these spiritual values on tourists' psychological wellbeing according to the PERMA model (positive emotion, engagement, relationships, meaning, and achievement).

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APOGEE 2: multi-layer machine-learning model for the interpretable prediction of mitochondrial missense variants.

Nat Commun

August 2023

Bioinformatics Laboratory, Fondazione IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, S. Giovanni Rotondo (FG), Italy.

Mitochondrial dysfunction has pleiotropic effects and is frequently caused by mitochondrial DNA mutations. However, factors such as significant variability in clinical manifestations make interpreting the pathogenicity of variants in the mitochondrial genome challenging. Here, we present APOGEE 2, a mitochondrially-centered ensemble method designed to improve the accuracy of pathogenicity predictions for interpreting missense mitochondrial variants.

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Background: Executive functions (EFs) are a set of neuropsychological skills permitting solving problems in a new situation by regulating action, behavior, and emotional response. As cerebral maturation remains vulnerable in preterm children, a higher risk of developing cognitive disorders including EFs exist compared to term children.

Aims: The aim of this study was to estimate the incidence of preschool EF impairments through proxy reports in children born preterm before 34 weeks of gestational age using the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function-Preschool (BRIEF-P) version.

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Emerging adults can experience conflicts with their dating partner, leading to intimate partner violence (IPV). In order to understand the vulnerability factors involved in IPV victimization, the current study explored a serial multiple mediation model to determine the links between parental attachment (to the father and mother), self-esteem, and social problem solving (SPS) on the three forms of IPV (psychological, physical and sexual). Based on an online survey, 756 emerging adults (84.

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Effects of individualized lower limb isokinetic strengthening in clinical rehabilitation of older post-stroke patients: A retrospective study.

J Rehabil Med

August 2023

University Côte d'Azur, Laboratory Human Motricity Expertise Sport and Health, France; University Côte d'Azur, University Hospital Center of Nice, France, Nice.

Objective: Muscle weakness in the lower limbs is a motor consequence of stroke that causes functional impairment. The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of an individualized isokinetic strengthening programme, using the moment-velocity profile, on functional recovery during post-stroke rehabilitation of older patients. A further objective was to describe the effects of the individualized isokinetic strengthening on muscular parameters.

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Management of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome type 1 in children and adolescents - A French consensus.

Arch Pediatr

October 2023

Department of Clinical Neurophysiology-Sleep Disorders Unit, University of Lille, University Hospital of Lille, and U1172 - LilNCog - Lille Neurosciences & Cognition, Lille, 59000, France.

This document is the outcome of a group of experts brought together at the request of the French Society of Sleep Research and Medicine to provide recommendations for the management of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome type 1 (OSA) in children. The recommendations are based on shared experience and published literature. OSA is suspected when several nighttime respiratory symptoms related to upper airway obstruction are identified on clinical history taking.

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Introduction: Assessing labial salivary gland exocrinopathy is a cornerstone in primary Sjögren's syndrome. Currently this relies on the histopathologic diagnosis of focal lymphocytic sialadenitis and computing a focus score by counting lym=phocyte foci. However, those lesions represent advanced stages of primary Sjögren's syndrome, although earlier recognition of primary Sjögren's syndrome and its effective treatment could prevent irreversible damage to labial salivary gland.

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[Synthesis in French of the 2022 global recommendations for the management and prevention of falls in the elderly].

Geriatr Psychol Neuropsychiatr Vieil

June 2023

Gerontopôle of Toulouse, Institute on Aging, Toulouse University Hospital, CHU Toulouse, Cité de la Santé, CHU de Toulouse, Toulouse, France, Cerpop Centre d'épidémiologie et de recherche en santé des populations UPS/Inserm UMR 1295, Toulouse, France.

Background: Falls and fall-related injuries are common in older adults, have negative effects on functional independence and quality of life and are associated with increased morbidity, mortality and health related costs.

Objective: To synthesize evidence-based and expert consensus-based 2022 world guidelines for the management and prevention of falls in older adults. These recommendations consider a person-centred approach that includes the preferences of the patient, caregivers and other stakeholders, gaps in previous guidelines, recent developments in e-health and both local context and resources.

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Voriconazole is a triazole antifungal used empirically for the treatment of complicated meningitis associated with . Biopsy studies show that the drug exhibits adequate brain penetration although levels of cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) are highly variable. Considering that CSF is one of the main surrogates for CNS exposure, the present work proposed the building of a population pharmacokinetic modeling (popPK) model able to describing the exposure achieved by voriconazole in the plasma, interstitial cerebral fluid and CSF of healthy and infected rats.

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Multiple Myeloma (MM) and its preexisting stage, termed Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance (MGUS), have long been considered mainly as genomic diseases. However, the bone changes observed in both conditions have led to a reassessment of the role of the bone microenvironment, mainly the endosteal niche in their genesis. Here, we consider the disruption of the endosteal niche in the bone marrow, that is, the shift of the endosteal niche from an osteoblastic to an osteoclastic profile produced by bone senescence and inflammaging, as the key element.

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Mitochondrial defects caused by PARL deficiency lead to arrested spermatogenesis and ferroptosis.

Elife

July 2023

Unité Mixte de Recherche (UMR) MITOVASC, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) 6015, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) U1083, University of Angers, Angers, France.

Impaired spermatogenesis and male infertility are common manifestations associated with mitochondrial diseases, yet the underlying mechanisms linking these conditions remain elusive. In this study, we demonstrate that mice deficient for the mitochondrial intra-membrane rhomboid protease PARL, a recently reported model of the mitochondrial encephalopathy Leigh syndrome, develop early testicular atrophy caused by a complete arrest of spermatogenesis during meiotic prophase I, followed by degeneration and death of arrested spermatocytes. This process is independent of neurodegeneration.

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Background: SARS-CoV2 infection has affected many older people and has required us to adapt our practices to this new pathology. Initial functional capacity is already considered an important prognostic marker in older patients particularly during infections.

Aim: The objective of this longitudinal study was to determine whether baseline functional disability was associated with mortality risk after 1 year in older patients hospitalized for COVID-19.

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Article Synopsis
  • The study examined maternal and neonatal outcomes from deliveries in France in 2019, focusing on hospital characteristics, travel distance, and travel time.
  • Out of 733,052 pregnancies, there were 10,829 cases of severe maternal morbidity (1.48%) and 77,237 cases of neonatal adverse outcomes (10.4%), with factors like obstetric comorbidity and cesarean delivery affecting these outcomes.
  • The findings indicate the effectiveness of regionalized perinatal care, recommending improved organization of high-volume maternity units and consolidation of low-volume ones to enhance care quality.*
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A solvothermal method was used to synthesize the mesoporous TiO, (1-3w %) Cu-doped mesoporous TiO membrane with the help of a bioreactor. To understand the physicochemical composition of all synthesized nanomaterials, the structure, morphology and crystallinity of the materials were studied using X-ray diffractometer (XRD), Field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), Fourier transform-infrared (FTIR), Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) and cyclic voltammetry (CV). Under artificial light source (500 W mercury bulb) irradiations, the nano catalysts' catalytic effectiveness was examined for the azo dyes, namely Congo red.

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Background: Regular physical activity improves health and quality of life for people with cardiovascular risk factors. However, few studies have demonstrated the applicability of strategies in health care to promote physical activity.

Objective: To evaluate if a written physical activity prescription combined with pedometer increases physical activity over one year compared with verbal advice in patients with cardiovascular disease risk in primary care.

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