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Homocysteinemia and Depression in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: The Cohort Longitudinal Study “InveCeAb” (Brain Aging in Abbiategrasso)

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Health 2024年第1期16卷 22-36页

作者： mauro Colombo Annalisa Davin Elena Rolandi michele Rossi Riccardo Ferrari erica Spina Antonio Guaita Golgi Cenci Foundation Abbiategrasso Italy

Depression is a major health problem, especially for elderly people. According to the “homocysteine hypothesis of depression”, high homocysteine levels may cause depression of mood via cerebrovascular diseases. Whilst biologically plausible, such hypothesis needs yet confirmation. We aimed at: 1) studying the relationships between homocysteinemia (HCY) and depression in a community-dwelling cohort of people aged 70 to 75 years at baseline;2) investigating plasma levels of HCY and 3) comparing these levels between males and females, in the same population. We exploited the data from four waves (2010, 2012, 2014 and 2018) of the longitudinal study “InveCeAb”, with specific regard towards mood assessment, by Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) scoring, and diagnosis of clinically relevant or subthreshold depression. HCY plasma levels were measured in the waves 2012, 2014 and 2018. Sample attrition was due mainly to death or overall worsening. No statistically significant differences were found in plasma homocysteine levels in each wave, according to depressive symptoms. No correlations were found between plasma HCY levels in each wave with their corresponding GDS scores, even after adjustment for folate and cobalamin blood concentrations. Dichotomized levels of HCY (≤15 vs >15 μm/l) were not associated with dichotomized GDS scores (≤4 vs higher), clinically relevant and subthreshold depression diagnosis and any antidepressive use, in any wave. First (2012) HCY levels increased with participants’ increasing age, cross-sectionally. Listwise HCY concentrations decreased along the 3 waves. HCY levels were always higher in males than in females. Our results may challenge the “homocysteine hypothesis” of depression, whilst supporting the role of high homocysteinemia as a marker of overall bad health.

关键词： Homocysteinemia Depression Aging Cohort

Adult to adult living related liver transplantation: Where do we currently stand?

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World Journal of Gastroenterology 2012年第46期18卷 6729-6736页

作者： erica m Carlisle Giuliano Testa Department of Surgery Baylor University Medical Center

Adult to adult living donor liver transplantation (AALDLT) was first preformed in the United States in 1997. The procedure was rapidly integrated into clinical practice, but in 2002, possibly due to the first widely publicized donor death, the number of living liver donors plummeted. The number of donors has since reached a steady plateau far below its initial peak. In this review we evaluate the current climate of AALDLT. Specifically, we focus on several issues key to the success of AALDLT: determining the optimal indications for AALDLT, balancing graft size and donor safety, assuring adequate outflow, minimizing biliary complications, and maintaining ethical practices. We conclude by offering suggestions for the future of AALDLT in United States transplantation centers.

关键词： Adult to adult living donor liver transplantation Outflow Graft size Liver failure Ethics Biliary complications

Antibiotic Resistance Profile of Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium Isolates from Urine and Pleural Fluid in Two Hospitals of Cameroon

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Open Journal of medical microbiology 2024年第1期14卷 39-49页

作者： Cécile Ingrid Djuikoue Farid Wega Grace Yemina Kombeu Cedric Seugnou Nana Christiane Possi Kiyang Lussabella Pohoko medzam erica megane Noubissi makougoum Nellie mbianga Nkuigoua Herman Koyouo Tagne mérimé Joël Tchinda Talokou Yvonne Valérie Yolande mavoungou Ashu michel Agbor microbiology Department of the Faculty of Health Sciences of the Université des montagnes Bangangté Cameroon Faculty of medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences University of Douala Douala Cameroon microbiology Department of the Faculty of Health Sciences of Institut Universitaire du Golf de Guinée Douala Cameroon Centre Hospitalier Dominicain St martin de Porres Yaoundé Cameroun Faculté des Sciences de la Santé Université Marien Ngouabi Brazzaville République du Congo

Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium rank among the leading causes of nosocomial bacteremia and urinary tract infections. They often persist on hospital surfaces due to their ability to withstand adverse environmental conditions (low or high temperatures, high pH, and high salinity). The global Enterococcus faecalis-Enterococcus faecium ratio is currently shifting towards Enterococcus faecium. Enterococci present variable levels of resistance to certain families of antibiotics. This is the case for aminoglycosides, beta-lactams and cephalosporins. In 2017, WHO ranked Enterococci among priority pathogens for research and development of new antibiotics. The objective of our study was to determine the antibiotic resistance profile of Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium isolates from urine and pleural fluid in two hospitals in Cameroon. This cross-sectional and analytic study was carried out between June to August 2023 on hospitalized and day patients in which a cytobacteriological test of urine and pleural fluid was done. The samples were inoculated on CLED Agar for urine and on Chocolate + polyvitex and blood agar (prepared from Columbia agar) for pleural fluid samples and incubated at 37℃ for 18 to 24 hours. Identification of isolates was carried out using the API 20 STREP micro gallery (Biomerieux, France) and tested for antimicrobial susceptibility. The data on socio-demographical and potential risk factors were recorded using self-administered questionnaires and data from laboratory analyses of the specimen were collected in a data capture sheet. Potential risk factors associated with the presence of Enterococci, were evaluated using the logistic regression in univariate and multivariate analysis. P value minantly females. Enterococcus spp were isolated in 27.79% of our samples with Enterococcus faecalis mostly encountered. Enterococcus spp showed a high

关键词： Enterococcus faecalis Enterococcus faecium Healthcare-Associated Infections Antimicrobial Resistance Cameroon

Asymmetrical mate preference in recently adapted White Sands and black lava populations of Sceloporus undulatus

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Current Zoology 2013年第1期59卷 20-30页

作者： Kayla m. HARDWICK Jeanne m. ROBERTSON erica Bree ROSENBLUm Department of Biological Sciences University of Idaho Moscow ID 83844 USA Department of Biology California State University Northridge CA 91330 USA Department of Environmental Science Policy and Management University of California Berkeley CA 94720 USA

Speciation can proceed rapidly when natural and sexual selection act in concert. For example speciation can be ac- celerated when traits that confer a selective advantage in a particular habitat also influence mate preference. Studying parallel but evolutionarily independent instances of ecological divergence can illuminate the interaction between natural and sexual selection during speciation. Locally adapted populations of the eastern fence lizard Sceloporus undulatus have recently evolved in three different habitats in the Chihuahuan desert： blanched color morphs occur on the gypsum dunes of White Sands, melanic color morphs occur on the Carrizozo lava flow, and brown color morphs occur in the surrounding desert scrubland. In addition to dif- ferences in cryptic dorsal coloration, populations also differ in the size and color of ventral patches used for social signaling. This system therefore provides an opportunity to investigate the interplay of natural and sexual selection during rapid ecological speci- ation. We used mate preference experiments to determine whether locally adapted populations may exhibit the early stages of be- havioral reproductive isolation. We observed an asymmetrical mate preference in this system; White Sands males preferentially courted local females, while males from dark soils and black lava populations did not exhibit a preference for local mates. We also found that female behavior and ventral patch phenotype were associated with male courtship. Our results suggest that the observed preference for local mates evolved at White Sands, and we discuss the possible link between local adaptation and traits involved in mate preference in this system [Current Zoology 59 （1）： 20-30, 2013].

关键词： Eastem fence lizard magic trait Ecological speciation Sexual signaling Courtship mate preference asymmetry

Upper Cretaceous trench deposits of the Neo-Tethyan subduction zone： Jiachala Formation from Yarlung Zangbo suture zone in Tibet, China

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Science China Earth Sciences 2018年第9期61卷 1204-1220页

作者： Hanpu FU Xiumian HU erica m. CROUCH Wei AN Jiangang WANG Eduardo GARZANTI State Key Laboratory of mineral Deposits Research School of Earth Sciences and Engineering Nanjing University Nanjing 210023 China GNS Science PO Box 30368 Lower Hurt 5040 New Zealand School of Resources and Environmental Engineering Hefei University of Technology Hefei 230009 China State Key Laboratory of Lithospheric Evolution Institute of Geology and Geophysics Chinese Academy of Sciences Bering 100029 China Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences Universita di Milano-Bicocca Milano 20126 Italy

The history of convergence between the India and the Asia plates, and of their subsequent collision which triggered the Himalayan orogeny is recorded in the Yarlung Zangbo suture zone. Exposed along the southern side of the suture, turbidites of the the Jiachala Formation fed largely from the Gangdese arc have long been considered as post-collisional foreland-basin deposits based on the reported occurrence of Paleocene-early Eocene dinoflagellate cysts and pollen assemblages. Because magmatic activity in the Gangdese arc continued through the Late Cretaceous and Paleogene, this scenario is incompatible with U-Pb ages of detrital zircons invariably older than the latest Cretaceous. To solve this conundrum, we carried out detailed stratigraphic, sedimentological, paleontological, and provenance analyses in the Gyangze and Sajia areas of southern Tibet,China. The Jiachala Formation consists of submarine fan deposits that lie in fault contact with the Zongzhuo *** petrography together with U-Pb ages and Hf isotope ratios of detrital zircons indicate provenance from the Gangdese arc and central Lhasa terrane. Well preserved pollen or dinoflagellate cysts microfossils were not found in spite of careful research, and the youngest age obtained from zircon grain was ～84 ma. Based on sedimentary facies, provenance analysis and tectonic position, we suggest that the Jiachala Formation was deposited during the Late Cretaceous(~88–84 ma) in the trench formed along the southern edge of Asia during subduction of Neo-Tethyan oceanic lithosphere.

关键词： Provenance analysis Trench deposits Late Cretaceous Neo-Tethyan oceanic subduction Yarlung Zangbo suturezone Tibet of China

Large Conventional Osteosarcoma of the Proximal Humerus in a 13-Year-Old Child: Case Report

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Open Journal of Pediatrics 2024年第2期14卷 297-304页

作者： Lucienne Irène Patricia Ondima Rhodia Hélène Bosseba missengue Cardinale Princilia Okiemy Niendet Nuptia erica Akobande Jean Claude mieret Caryne mboutol-mandavo Redy Atipo Galloye Judith Nsondé malanda Jennifer mave Sirimé Ngandzo Fabien mouamba Faculty of Health Sciences Marien Ngouabi University Brazzaville Congo Paediatric Surgery Department Brazzaville University Hospital Centre Brazzaville Congo Department of General Surgery Brazzaville University Hospital Centre Brazzaville Congo Carcinology Department Brazzaville University Hospital Centre Brazzaville Congo Anatomo-Pathology Laboratory Brazzaville University Hospital Centre Brazzaville Congo

Introduction: Osteosarcoma is the most common primary malignant bone tumor in children. It is highly aggressive and has a poor prognosis. A late presentation modifies and makes difficult the management affecting the survival of children. We report the case of a large conventional osteosarcoma in a 13-year-old girl. Case Presentation: Adolescent girl admitted for painful swelling of the left shoulder with absolute functional impotence of the thoracic limb and severe anemia. The painful swelling was thought to have been caused by a minor trauma that had occurred six months previously. The patient’s general condition was poor, and she presented with a large, shiny, painful mass over the shoulder and upper 2/3 of the left arm, measuring 28 cm long by 28 cm wide and 57 cm in circumference, and a large fistulous axillary adenopathy. CT scan showed a tumour lesion of the left humerus with liver and lung metastases, raising suspicion of osteogenic osteosarcoma. The tumor was classified according to TNm staging: T2N1m1(a + b). management was modified when uncontrolled bleeding developed. It consisted of an extended amputation of the left thoracic limb. Pathological analysis showed a high-grade conventional osteosarcoma. Quality improvement was obtained for thirty days, followed by the onset of dyspnea. The evolution was towards death at forty days post-operatively. Conclusion: Osteosarcoma is a highly aggressive cancer. Delayed treatment leads to a fatal outcome. Early diagnosis is one of the challenges to be met in order to improve survival.

关键词： Osteosarcoma Child Conventional Case Report

Does variable stand structure associated with multi-cohort forests support diversity of ground beetle (Coleoptera, Carabidae) communities in the central Nearctic boreal forest？

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Journal of Forestry Research 2016年第5期27卷 1191-1202页

作者： erica P. Barkley Jay R. malcolm Sandy m. Smith m. Isabel Bellocq Faculty of Forestry University of Toronto 33 Willcocks Street Toronto ON M5S 3B3 Canada Departamento de Ecología Genética y Evolución IEGEBA(CONICET-UBA) Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y NaturalesUniversidad de Buenos Aires Buenos Aires Argentina

multi-cohort management （mCm） that retains a range of stand structures （age and size class） has been proposed to emulate natural disturbance and improve management in the Nearctic boreal forest. Although mCm forests contain both single- and multi-aged stands of mixed tree sizes, little is known about how variable stand structure affects associated fauna and biodiversity. Here, we examine the relationship between ground beetle （Coleoptera, Carabidae） communities and stand characteristics across a range of forest structure （=cohort classes）. Given that mCm classes are defined by the distribution of their tree-stem diameters, we ask whether parameters associated with these distributions （Weibull） could explain observed variation in carabid communities, and if so, how this compares to traditional habitat variables such as stand age, foliage complexity or volume of downed woody debris. We sampled carabids using weekly pitfall collections and compared these with structural habitat variables across a range of cohort classes （stand structure and age since disturbance） in 18 sites of upland mixed boreal forests from central Canada. Results showed that richness and diversity of carabid communities were similar among cohort classes. Weibull parameters from the diameter distribution of all stems were the strongest predictors of variation in carabid communities among sites, but vertical foliage complexity, understory thickness, and percentage of deciduous composition were also significant. The abundance of several carabid forest specialists was strongly correlated with tree canopy height, the presence of large trees, and high vertical foliage complexity. Our results demonstrate that variable forest structure, as expected under mCm, may be useful in retaining the natural range of ground beetle species across the central Nearctic boreal forest.

关键词： Biodiversity conservation Boreal forest Carabidae Forest structure Ground beetles multi-cohortmanagement Tree diameter distribution

Real-world treatment attrition rates in advanced esophagogastric cancer

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World Journal of Gastroenterology 2020年第39期26卷 6027-6036页

作者： erica S Tsang Howard J Lim Daniel J Renouf Janine m Davies Jonathan m Loree Sharlene Gill Department of medicine BC CancerVancouver V5Z 4E6Canada Division of medical Oncology University of British ColumbiaVancouver V5Z 4E6Canada

BACKGROUND Over the last decade,multiple agents have demonstrated efficacy for advanced esophagogastric cancer(EGC).Despite the availability of later lines of therapy,there remains limited real-world data about the treatment attrition rates between lines of *** To characterize the use and attrition rates between lines of therapy for patients with advanced *** We identified patients who received at least one cycle of chemotherapy for advanced EGC between July 1,2017 and July 31,2018 across six regional centers in British Columbia(BC),***,treatment,and outcomes data were *** Of 245 patients who received at least one line of therapy,median age was 66 years(IQR 58.2-72.3)and 186(76%)were male,Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group(ECOG)performance status 0/1(80%),gastric vs GEJ(36%vs 64%).Histologies included adenocarcinoma(78%),squamous cell carcinoma(8%),and signet ring(14%),with 31%HER2 positive.72%presented with de novo disease,and 25%had received previous *** was a high level of treatment attrition,with patients receiving only one line of therapy n=122,50%),two lines n=83,34%),three lines n=34,14%),and four lines n=6,2%).Kaplan-meier analysis demonstrated improved survival with increasing lines of therapy(median overall survival 7.7 vs 16.6 vs 22.8 vs 40.4 mo,Pmultivariable Cox regression,improved survival was associated with better baseline ECOG and increased lines of therapy(Pmet need for more efficacious early-line treatment options for patients with advanced EGC.

关键词： Esophagogastric cancer Gastric cancer Treatment attrition Systemic therapy Treatment outcomes Real-world evidence

Non-invasive digestion monitoring with an FDA-cleared wearable biosensor:further validation for use in tracking food ingestion

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Gastroenterology Report 2021年第5期9卷 475-477,I0003页

作者： erica R.Cohen mayra Lopez Brennan m.R.Spiegel Christopher V.Almario Karsh Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos AngelesCAUSA Cedars-Sinai Center for Outcomes Research and Education(CS-CORE) Los AngelesCAUSA Division of Health Services Research Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos AngelesCAUSA Department of Health Policy and management UCLA Fielding School of Public HealthLos AngelesCAUSA Division of Informatics Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos AngelesCAUSA

Introduction Obesity affects one-third of the US population and accounts for$200 billion/year in expenditures[1].Diet and exercise form the cornerstone of management,yet are often ineffective[2].mobile health applications(mHealth apps)can augment traditional strategies;Gill and Panda[3]demonstrated that obese patients can modify their eating behavior and lose weight using an mHealth app to track food *** promising,these apps typically require active data input and currently lack passively collected,physiologic input to support sustained behavior change.

关键词：生物传感器消化功能食物摄入