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The meaning of home questionnaire revisited : Psychometric analyses among people with Parkinson's disease reveals new dimensions

BACKGROUND: Research addressing perceptions of housing in people with Parkinson's disease (PD) is rare, and existing instruments capturing perceived aspects of housing are rarely used. Perceived housing comprises of several domains and is associated with health in general older populations. One such domain is meaning of home, captured by the Meaning of Home Questionnaire (MOH). The aim of this stu

Comprehensive lipidomics in apoM−/− mice reveals an overall state of metabolic distress and attenuated hepatic lipid secretion into the circulation

Apolipoprotein M (apoM) participates in both high-density lipoprotein and cholesterol metabolism. Little is known about how apoM affects lipid composition of the liver and serum. In this study, we systemically investigated the effects of apoM on liver and plasma lipidomes and how apoM participates in lipid cycling, via apoM knockout in mice and the human SMMC-7721 cell line. We used integrated mas

Studying particle production in small systems through correlation measurements in ALICE

In these proceedings, measurements of angular correlations between hadron pairs in pp collisions obtained by the ALICE experiment at the LHC are presented and compared with phenomenological predictions. Correlations between particles carrying the same and opposite quantum numbers are studied to understand the hadron production mechanism, and the difference between the same-sign and opposite-sign c

The effect of pH and salt on the molecular structure and dynamics of the skin

The ‘acid mantle’ of the human skin is considered crucial for several protective functions of the skin. It has been associated with numerous biological processes including enzymatic activities and barrier function for diffusional transport. The outer thin layer of the skin– the stratum corneum (SC) - is primarily responsible for the skin barrier function. In this paper, we investigate how the stru

A practical framework and online tool for mutational signature analyses show intertissue variation and driver dependencies

Mutational signatures are patterns of mutations that arise during tumorigenesis. We present an enhanced, practical framework for mutational signature analyses. Applying these methods to 3,107 whole-genome-sequenced (WGS) primary cancers of 21 organs reveals known signatures and nine previously undescribed rearrangement signatures. We highlight interorgan variability of signatures and present a way

High genetic contribution to anterior cruciate ligament rupture : Heritability ∼69%

Objectives: We aimed to determine the lifetime genetic risk for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture. Methods: We used a twin study approach, linking the Swedish Twin Register with national healthcare data to form a 30 year, population wide, longitudinal twin cohort. We studied ACL rupture in this cohort of 88 414 identical and fraternal twin pairs, aged ≥17 years, to determine the familial ri

Mechanisms involved in regulation of periodontal ligament cell production of pro-inflammatory cytokines : Implications in periodontitis

It is well recognized that human periodontal ligament cells (PDL cells) may represent local immune cells of the periodontal tissues. However, it is unclear whether they represent “true” immune cells, since they can produce pro-inflammatory cytokines not only after stimulation with bacterial lipopolysaccharides but also in response to other stimuli such as mechanical stress. Stimulation with bacter

Experiments on Belief Formation in Networks

We study belief formation in social networks using a laboratory experiment. Participants in our experiment observe an imperfect private signal on the state of the world and then simultaneously and repeatedly guess the state, observing the guesses of their network neighbors in each period. Across treatments we vary the network structure and the amount of information participants have about the netw

Soot maturity studies in methane-air diffusion flames at elevated pressures using laser-induced incandescence

Two-dimensional laser-induced incandescence (LII) measurements were used for quantitative soot volume fraction ( fv) measurements in methane-air diffusion flames at pressures ranging from 0.1 to 0.5 MPa. Additionally, laser-induced fluorescence (LIF) was used for visualization of polycyclic aromatic hydrocar-bons (PAHs) considered as important soot precursors. A heat and mass transfer-based LII mo

Accurate Optimization of Weighted Nuclear Norm for Non-Rigid Structure from Motion

Fitting a matrix of a given rank to data in a least squares sense can be done very effectively using 2nd order methods such as Levenberg-Marquardt by explicitly optimizing over a bilinear parameterization of the matrix. In contrast, when applying more general singular value penalties, such as weighted nuclear norm priors, direct optimization over the elements of the matrix is typically used. Due t

Potential rents vs. potential lives

The seeking of potential rents directs flows of investment into built and natural environments, suffusing volatility into urban and rural landscapes, generating gentrification and other forms of land use change, and displacing lives and livelihoods to make space for ‘improvement’, ‘highest and best use’, ‘revitalization’, or the like. In this paper we argue that potential rents are captured at the

Whooper swan cygnus cygnus January population censuses for northwest mainland Europe, 1995-2015

Internationally coordinated censuses of Whooper Swans Cygnus cygnus across continental northwest Europe were undertaken in mid-winter 1995, 2000, 2005, 2010 and 2015. The estimate of 138,500 birds in 2015, the highest to date, represented a more than doubling of the population size (at an annual increase of 4.1%) since the first census total of 59,000 swans in 1995. The largest increase was in Den

An electro-mechanically coupled computational multiscale formulation for electrical conductors

Motivated by experimental findings on deformation induced microcracks in thin metal films and by their influence on the effective macroscopic electrical conductivity, a computational multiscale formulation for electrical conductors is proposed in this contribution. In particular, averaging theorems for kinematic quantities and for their energetic duals are discussed, an extended version of the Hil

Pain in adults with cerebral palsy : A systematic review and meta-analysis of individual participant data

Background: There is little focus on adults with cerebral palsy (CP) in research and health care and insufficient knowledge on how to identify and manage pain in this population. Objectives: This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to determine whether pain prevalence in adults with CP is high and to explore variations in pain prevalence of subgroups, pain locations, pain severity and pain i

Self-powered photo-thermo electrochemical sensor for harvesting of low photo thermal energy

An ecofriendly design of low-cost electrochemical sensor activated by low-grade photo-thermal energy can be a prime stepping-stone for the perspective developments of various renewable energy conversion and utilization schemes. In this study, an investigation of n-type indium arsenide (n-InAs)/aqueous solution of orange dye (OD)/Zinc (Zn) sensor was carried out at various molarities of 1, 2, and 3

Construction of a frailty index as a novel health measure in systemic lupus erythematosus

Objective. To construct a Frailty Index (FI) as a measure of vulnerability to adverse outcomes among patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), using data from the Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics (SLICC) inception cohort. Methods. The SLICC inception cohort consists of recently diagnosed patients with SLE followed annually with clinical and laboratory assessments. For thi

Butyrate producing colonic Clostridiales metabolise human milk oligosaccharides and cross feed on mucin via conserved pathways

The early life human gut microbiota exerts life-long health effects on the host, but the mechanisms underpinning its assembly remain elusive. Particularly, the early colonization of Clostridiales from the Roseburia-Eubacterium group, associated with protection from colorectal cancer, immune- and metabolic disorders is enigmatic. Here, we describe catabolic pathways that support the growth of Roseb

Unexpected varus deformity and concomitant metal ion release and MRI findings of modular-neck hip stems : descriptive RSA study in 75 hips with 8 years’ follow-up

Background and purpose — Modular-neck hip stems have been identified with corrosion-related problems from the neck–stem junction. We report an ongoing varus deformity of modular-neck hip stems with simultaneous metal ion release observed during a study comparing the migration of modular vs. standard hip stems. Patients and methods — We followed 50 patients with modular and 25 with standard neck st