A fluorescent amplified fragment length polymorphism study of Salmonella enterica serovar Sofia, the major Salmonella serovar isolated from chickens in Australia

Fluorescent amplified fragment length polymorphism (FAFLP) analysis was performed on 68 isolates of Salmonella enterica subsp. salamae serovar Sofia (S. Sofia). Fifty eight isolates were obtained over a period of approximately 15 years from a range of human, chicken industry and environmental sources throughout Australia. A further ten isolates were identified from human and poultry sources in Israel from 1972 to 1987. Analysis of FAFLP profiles for fragments between 50 to 500 base pairs in length indicated distinct clusters of isolates. All but seven isolates clustered into four groups of >90% similarity and all isolates displayed at least 70% similarity with each other. No cluster could be attributed to a particular geographical, temporal or source-of-isolation origin. It is concluded that S. Sofia is genetically variable with certain clones persisting over time but no group appears unique to Australia.     

选择腰椎椎弓根螺钉长度的放射解剖学研究

目的 :探讨在腰椎侧位片及CT片上推算椎弓根螺钉长度的方法 ,为临床提供参考。方法 :随机在 3 0个腰椎骨标本上用 1mm软钢丝在椎弓根最狭窄处缠绕 ,按人字嵴进钉方法打入椎弓根直钢丝 ,拍正侧位片、横断面片及椎弓根CT扫描 ,分别在标本、CT及侧位片上测量椎弓根螺钉长度 ,三组数据比较。结果 :腰椎侧位片上测量的自关节突关节间隙下缘至椎体前缘距离乘以 0 .83即是螺钉长度 ,椎弓根CT扫描测量其长度更为准确。结论 :正常拍照条件下 ,用腰椎侧位片和椎弓根CT片可准确地推算螺钉长度 ,具有临床实用意义。     

Maternal transmission of mitochondrial DNA in interspecific hybrids of Populus

Summary Restriction fragment analysis was conducted to investigate the mode of inheritance of mitochondrial (mt) DNA in F₁ progeny of two P. deltoides x P. deltoides, three P. deltoides x P. nigra, and two P. deltoides x P. maximowiczii controlled crosses, and in Populus x canadensis by using 16 restriction endonucleases and two heterologous probes of cloned mtDNA fragments of maize. Five restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLPs) of mtDNA differentiated P. deltoides from P. nigra, whereas three RFLPs of mtDNA separated P. deltoides from P. maximowiczii. In all cases, F₁ progeny of P. deltoides x P. nigra, and P. deltoides x P. maximowiczii, crosses had mtDNA restriction fragments of only their maternal P. deltoides parents. P. x canadensis had mtDNA restriction fragments of only P. deltoides. F₁ progeny of intraspecific P. deltoides crosses also had the same mtDNA fragments as their maternal parent. The results clearly demonstrate uniparental-maternal inheritance of the mitochondrial genome in F₁ interspecific hybrids of P. deltoides with P. nigra and P. maximowiczii.     

The dependence of the latency relaxation on temperature in single muscle fibres of the frog

The time course of the latency relaxation was studied at various temperatures in the range 0–26°C. Over the entire range the time of onset of the drop in tension, t₁, was independent of sarcomere length. At temperatures above 12–15°C the falling phase had a point of inflexion, while at lower temperatures there was an interval during which the tension fell at a constante rate. The time when the rate of drop in tension had passed its maximum value t_1,2, the time to the maximurn drop in tension t₂, and the time when the tension crossed the resting level t₃, all showed linear dependence on sarcomere length in the range from 2.1 to 2.7–3.4 μm. In this range the durations of the intervals t_1.2-t₁, t₂-t₁, and t₃-t₁ were nearly proportional to the distance from the Z-line to the end of the zone of overlap between the thick and the thin filaments. This could be explained as the activation being a longitudinal process starting from the Z-line. The slopes (dt/dS) of the linear portions of the time variables t_1,2, t₂, and t₃ in a time-sarcomere length (S) diagram all had the same dependence on temperature giving a Q₁₀ of 1.75. Under the assumption that the activation process followed a diffusion of calcium from the Z-line region to the zone of overlap a diffusion coefficient was estimated. At room temperature it had a magnitude of about 1/20 of that for calcium chloride in water. It had a dependence on temperature corresponding to an Arrhenius activation energy of about 37 kJ/mol which is about twice the activation energy for a simple diffusion of calcium in water. The results can be interpreted in terms of the time course of the latency relaxation mainly reflecting a longitudinal diffusion of calcium ions in the sarcoplasm.     

Adherence to COVID-19 Nutrition Guidelines Is Associated with Better Nutritional Management Behaviors of Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients

Good nutritional support is crucial for the immune system to fight against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). However, in the context of a pandemic with a highly transmissible coronavirus, implementation of nutrition practice may be difficult. A multicenter electronic survey involving 62 dieticians was conducted, in order to understand barriers associated with dieticians’ adherence to nutrition guidelines for hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Indonesia. 69% of dieticians felt under stress when performing nutrition care, and 90% took supplements to boost their own immunity against the coronavirus. The concerns related to clinical practice included a lack of clear guidelines (74%), a lack of access to medical records (55%), inadequate experience or knowledge (48%), and a lack of self-efficacy/confidence (29%) in performing nutritional care. Half (52%) of the dieticians had performed nutrition education/counseling, 47% had monitored a patient’s body weight, and 76% had monitored a patient’s dietary intake. An adjusted linear regression showed that guideline adherence independently predicted the dieticians’ nutrition care behaviors of nutrition counselling (ß: 0.24 (0.002, 0.08); p = 0.04), and monitoring of body weight (ß: 0.43 (0.04, 0.11); p = 0.001) and dietary intake (ß: 0.47(0.03, 0.10); p = 0.001) of COVID-19 patients. Overall, adherence to COVID-19 nutrition guidelines is associated with better nutritional management behaviors in hospitalized COVID-19 patients.     

用Amp—Flp方法分析D1S80位点多态性

目的：为了解广西壮族人群D1S80位点群体遗传资料,方法,使用扩增片段长度多态性（Amp-Flp)和PCR结合聚丙烯酰胺凝电脉及银染技术,对300名文本地区壮族无关个体D1S80位点多态性分析,结果,观察到23个等位基因,74个基因型,杂合度,非交排除率,个体识别力及多态信息含量分别为0.824,0.763,0.968,0.875,其基因频率分布符合Hardy-weinberg定律,对5个家系相关个体分析符合孟德尔定律,结认,该方法具有快速,简便,特异性强,灵敏度高特点。     

Understanding the Main Predictors of Length of Stay After Total Hip Arthroplasty: Patient-Related or Procedure-Related Risk Factors?

BackgroundRemoving total hip arthroplasty (THA) from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) inpatient-only list allows Medicare to cover outpatient THA, driving hospitals to recommend outpatient surgery for appropriate patients and raising safety concerns over which patients’ admissions should remain inpatient. Thus, we aimed to determine the influence of patient-related and procedure-related risk factors as predictors of >1-day Length of Stay (LOS) after THA.MethodsA prospective cohort of 5281 patients underwent primary THA from 2016 to 2019. Risk factors were categorized as patient-related or procedure-related. Multivariable cumulative link models identified significant predictors for 1-day, 2-day, and ≥3-day LOS. Discriminating 1-day LOS from >1-day LOS, we compared performance between two regression models.ResultsA>1-day LOS was significantly associated with age, female gender, higher body mass index, higher Charlson Comorbidity Index, Medicare status, and higher Hip disability and Osteoarthritis Outcome Physical Function Shortform(HOOS-PS) and lower Veterans RAND12 Mental Component (VR-12 MCS) scores via the initial regression model that contained patient factors only. A second regression model included procedure-related risk factors and indicated that procedure-related risk factors explain LOS more effectively than patient-related risk factors alone, as Akaike information criterion (AIC) increased by approximately 1100 units upon removal from the model.ConclusionAlthough patient-related risk factors alone provide predictive value for LOS following THA, procedure-related risk factors remain the main drivers of predicting LOS. These findings encourage examination of which specific procedural risk factors should be targeted to optimize LOS when choosing between inpatient and outpatient THA, especially within a Medicare population.     

Leg Length Change After Curved Periacetabular Osteotomy and Its Impact on the Clinical Outcomes

BackgroundCurved periacetabular osteotomy (CPO) is one of the periacetabular osteotomies for the treatment of acetabular dysplasia. Several complications have been described after CPO, however, there have been no reports on the leg length change (LLC). This study aimed to investigate the LLC after CPO and its impact on the clinical outcomes.MethodsThis study was a retrospective review of 70 consecutive hips in 67 patients with symptomatic acetabular dysplasia who underwent CPO between March 2016 and April 2019. Preoperative and postoperative leg lengths were measured using anteroposterior radiographs, and the clinical outcomes were evaluated based on the Harris hip score (HHS) and Medical Outcomes Survey 36-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36).ResultsThe mean LLC (and standard deviation) after CPO was −0.08 ± 3.10 mm. The mean HHS significantly improved from 73.5 points to 91.9 points (P < .001). The physical component and role component scores of SF-36 significantly improved from 35.1 to 46.1 (P < .001) and from 39.5 to 47.0 (P < .001), respectively. No significant differences were found between the preoperative and postoperative mental component scores of SF-36. In addition, among 70 hips, 35 hips exhibited leg length elongation (0 to plus 6.82 mm) after CPO, whereas 35 hips exhibited leg length shortening (0 to minus 6.23 mm). No significant differences were found in HHS and SF-36 between the leg elongation group and leg shortening group.ConclusionThe mean LLC after CPO was −0.08 ± 3.10 mm, and this change does not affect the postoperative clinical outcomes.