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To study the longitudinal performance of fully automated cartilage segmentation in knees with radiographic osteoarthritis (ROA). We evaluate the sensitivity to change in progressor knees from the Foundation National Institutes of Health OA Biomarkers Consortium between the automated and previously reported manual expert segmentation, and whether differences in progression rates between predefined cohorts can be detected by the fully automated approach.

The Osteoarthritis Initiative Biomarker Consortium was a nested case-control study. Progressor knees had both medial tibiofemoral radiographic joint space width loss (≥0.7 mm) and a persistent increase in WOMAC pain (≥9 on a 0-100 scale) after two years from baseline (n=194), whereas non-progressor knees did not have either of both (n=200). Deep learning automated algorithms trained on ROA or healthy reference (HRC) knees were used to automatically segment medial (MFTC) and lateral femorotibial cartilage on baseline and two-year follow-up MRIs. Findings werngitudinal rates of cartilage thickness loss between cohorts with different progression profiles.

Visible scars and damage to self-esteem make it difficult to endure difficult conditions and have some detrimental psychological and physical consequences for patients with burns. Social support plays an important role in enhancing the mental image and self-esteem of burn patients in the rehabilitation stages of burn patients. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between perceived social support and self-esteem in burn patients referred to Sina Hospital in Tabriz in 2019-2018.

Descriptive correlational study.

In this descriptive correlational study, 120 patients with different degrees of burn were selected using the convenience sampling method. After obtaining validity and reliability, the data were collected using demographic questionnaires, Rosenberg self-esteem and Zimet Multi-dimensional Perceived Social Support. Then, they were analysed using descriptive and analytical tests and SPSS software.

There was a positive and significant correlation between the main variables of the research (p<.001, r=0.288). Duration of hospitalization, percentage of burns and education were effective factors in self-esteem (p<.005). Based on the findings, more support for burn patients will increase patients' self-esteem and greater adaptation, as well as a better return to their lives in the rehabilitation phase.

There was a positive and significant correlation between the main variables of the research (p less then .001, r = 0.288). Duration of hospitalization, percentage of burns and education were effective factors in self-esteem (p less then .005). Based on the findings, more support for burn patients will increase patients' self-esteem and greater adaptation, as well as a better return to their lives in the rehabilitation phase.Antisense oligonucleotide (AO)-mediated exon-skipping therapies show promise in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a devastating muscular disease caused by frame-disrupting mutations in the DMD gene. However, insufficient systemic delivery remains a hurdle to clinical deployment. Here, we demonstrate that MOTS-c, a mitochondria-derived bioactive peptide, with an intrinsic muscle-targeting property, augmented glycolytic flux and energy production capacity of dystrophic muscles in vitro and in vivo, resulting in enhanced phosphorodiamidate morpholino oligomer (PMO) uptake and activity in mdx mice. Long-term repeated administration of MOTS-c (500 μg) and PMO at the dose of 12.5 mg/kg/week for 3 weeks followed by 12.5 mg/kg/month for 3 months (PMO-M) induced therapeutic levels of dystrophin expression in peripheral muscles, with up to 25-fold increase in diaphragm of mdx mice over PMO alone. PMO-M improved muscle function and pathologies in mdx mice without detectable toxicity. Our results demonstrate that MOTS-c enables enhanced PMO uptake and activity in dystrophic muscles by providing energy and may have therapeutic implications for exon-skipping therapeutics in DMD and other energy-deficient disorders.The Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine, in the year 2020, has been awarded to three scientists, Harvey Alter, Michael Houghton, and Charles Rice, for jointly discovering the hepatitis C virus (HCV). This remarkable achievement is a huge breakthrough in the fight against hepatitis C. Most importantly, their pioneering works have successfully saved millions of lives by acting as the foundation for sensitive blood tests and effective antivirals. Inspired by the 2020 Nobel Prize winners, this review article honors their great efforts and discusses several unmet needs in the path toward HCV elimination. In Taiwan, we adopted a micro-elimination approach plus patient-centric outreach program to tackle the obstacles that stand in the way of HCV elimination. With its significant results, HCV elimination could be achieved in the near future.

Knowledge about systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) outcomes among US Asians is lacking. NST-628 research buy We examined SLE disease activity, severity, and damage among Asians of primarily Chinese and Filipino descent in a multiethnic cohort.

California Lupus Epidemiology Study (CLUES, n=328) data were analyzed. Data were collected in English, Cantonese, Mandarin or Spanish, using validated instruments for disease activity (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Index), disease severity (Lupus Severity Index [LSI]) and disease damage (Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics Damage Index). We assessed differences in SLE outcomes among racial/ethnic groups using multivariable linear regression including interaction terms for age at diagnosis and race/ethnicity.

Asians were the largest racial/ethnic group (38%; [Chinese=22%; Filipino=9%; Other=7%]). Average age at diagnosis (years) was younger among Asians (27.9), particularly Filipinos (22.2), compared with Whites (29.4) and Blacks (34.0). After adjustment,ness to improve health outcomes among Asians with SLE. Further study of SLE outcomes across a range of US Asian subgroups is important.In the Spring of 2020, we launched a rigor and reproducibility curriculum for medical students in research training programs. This required class consisted of eight, 2-h sessions, which transitioned to remote learning in response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic. The class was graded as pass/fail. Flipped classroom techniques, with multiple hands-on exercises, were developed for first-year medical students (MD/PhD [n = 9], Clinical and Translational Research Pathway (CTRP) students [n = 9]). Four focus groups (n = 13 students) and individual interviews with the two instructors were conducted in May 2020. From individual interviews with instructors and focus groups with medical students, the course and its components were favorably reviewed. Students thought the course was novel, important, relevant, and practical-and teaching strategies were effective (e.g., short lectures, interactive small group exercises, and projects). Most students expressed concerns about lack of time for course preparation.