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2. “Blameworthiness” and “Culpability” are not Synonymous: A Sympathetic Amendment to Simester
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Berman, Mitchell N
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3. Digital design of a crystallization process: Why particle size and shape measurement matters!
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Webb, J, Bowskill, D, Foster, K, Mitchell, N, Taylor, R, Burt, J, Ward-Smith, S, and Kippax, P
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- 2023
4. Small molecule in situ resin capture provides a compound first approach to natural product discovery
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Alexander Bogdanov, Mariam N. Salib, Alexander B. Chase, Heinz Hammerlindl, Mitchell N. Muskat, Stephanie Luedtke, Elany Barbosa da Silva, Anthony J. O’Donoghue, Lani F. Wu, Steven J. Altschuler, Tadeusz F. Molinski, and Paul R. Jensen
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Abstract Culture-based microbial natural product discovery strategies fail to realize the extraordinary biosynthetic potential detected across earth’s microbiomes. Here we introduce Small Molecule In situ Resin Capture (SMIRC), a culture-independent method to obtain natural products directly from the environments in which they are produced. We use SMIRC to capture numerous compounds including two new carbon skeletons that were characterized using NMR and contain structural features that are, to the best of our knowledge, unprecedented among natural products. Applications across diverse marine habitats reveal biome-specific metabolomic signatures and levels of chemical diversity in concordance with sequence-based predictions. Expanded deployments, in situ cultivation, and metagenomics facilitate compound discovery, enhance yields, and link compounds to candidate producing organisms, although microbial community complexity creates challenges for the later. This compound-first approach to natural product discovery provides access to poorly explored chemical space and has implications for drug discovery and the detection of chemically mediated biotic interactions.
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5. International Atherosclerosis Society guidance for implementing best practice in the care of familial hypercholesterolaemia
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Watts, Gerald F., Gidding, Samuel S., Hegele, Robert A., Raal, Frederick J., Sturm, Amy C., Jones, Laney K., Sarkies, Mitchell N., Al-Rasadi, Khalid, Blom, Dirk J., Daccord, Magdalena, de Ferranti, Sarah D., Folco, Emanuela, Libby, Peter, Mata, Pedro, Nawawi, Hapizah M., Ramaswami, Uma, Ray, Kausik K., Stefanutti, Claudia, Yamashita, Shizuya, Pang, Jing, Thompson, Gilbert R., and Santos, Raul D.
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- 2023
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6. Implementation of large, multi-site hospital interventions: a realist evaluation of strategies for developing capability
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Janet C Long, Natalie Roberts, Emilie Francis-Auton, Mitchell N Sarkies, Hoa Mi Nguyen, Johanna I Westbrook, Jean-Frederic Levesque, Diane E Watson, Rebecca Hardwick, Kate Churruca, Peter Hibbert, and Jeffrey Braithwaite
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Implementation ,Change management ,Learning culture ,Capacity development ,Public aspects of medicine ,RA1-1270 - Abstract
Abstract Background This study presents guidelines for implementation distilled from the findings of a realist evaluation. The setting was local health districts in New South Wales, Australia that implemented three clinical improvement initiatives as part of a state-wide program. We focussed on implementation strategies designed to develop health professionals’ capability to deliver value-based care initiatives for multisite programs. Capability, which increases implementers’ ability to cope with unexpected scenarios is key to managing change. Methods We used a mixed methods realist evaluation which tested and refined program theories elucidating the complex dynamic between context (C), mechanism (M) and outcome (O) to determine what works, for whom, under what circumstances. Data was drawn from program documents, a realist synthesis, informal discussions with implementation designers, and interviews with 10 key informants (out of 37 identified) from seven sites. Data analysis employed a retroductive approach to interrogate the causal factors identified as contributors to outcomes. Results CMO statements were refined for four initial program theories: Making it Relevant– where participation in activities was increased when targeted to the needs of the staff; Investment in Quality Improvement– where engagement in capability development was enhanced when it was valued by all levels of the organisation; Turnover and Capability Loss– where the effects of staff turnover were mitigated; and Community-Wide Priority– where there was a strategy of spanning sites. From these data five guiding principles for implementers were distilled: (1) Involve all levels of the health system to effectively implement large-scale capability development, (2) Design capability development activities in a way that supports a learning culture, (3) Plan capability development activities with staff turnover in mind, (4) Increased capability should be distributed across teams to avoid bottlenecks in workflows and the risk of losing key staff, (5) Foster cross-site collaboration to focus effort, reduce variation in practice and promote greater cohesion in patient care. Conclusions A key implementation strategy for interventions to standardise high quality practice is development of clinical capability. We illustrate how leadership support, attention to staff turnover patterns, and making activities relevant to current issues, can lead to an emergent learning culture.
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7. Osteochondroprogenitor cells and neutrophils expressing p21 and senescence markers modulate fracture repair
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Saul, Dominik, Doolittle, Madison L., Rowsey, Jennifer L., Froemming, Mitchell N., Kosinsky, Robyn L., Vos, Stephanie J., Ruan, Ming, LeBrasseur, Nathan K., Chandra, Abhishek, Pignolo, Robert J., Passos, Joao F., Farr, Joshua N., Monroe, David G., and Khosla, Sundeep
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Cells expressing features of senescence, including upregulation of p21 and p16, appear transiently following tissue injury, yet the properties of these cells or how they contrast with age-induced senescent cells remains unclear. Here, we used skeletal injury as a model and identified the rapid appearance following fracture of [p21.sup.+] cells expressing senescence markers, mainly as osteochondroprogenitors (OCHs) and neutrophils. Targeted genetic clearance of [p21.sup.+] cells suppressed senescence-associated signatures within the fracture callus and accelerated fracture healing. By contrast, [p21.sup.+] cell clearance did not alter bone loss due to aging; conversely, [p16.sup.+] cell clearance, known to alleviate skeletal aging, did not affect fracture healing. Following fracture, [p21.sup.+] neutrophils were enriched in signaling pathways known to induce paracrine stromal senescence, while [p21.sup.+] OCHs were highly enriched in senescence-associated secretory phenotype factors known to impair bone formation. Further analysis revealed an injury-specific stem cell-like OCH subset that was [p21.sup.+] and highly inflammatory, with a similar inflammatory mesenchymal population (fibro-adipogenic progenitors) evident following muscle injury. Thus, intercommunicating senescent-like neutrophils and mesenchymal progenitor cells were key regulators of tissue repair in bone and potentially across tissues. Moreover, our findings established contextual roles of [p21.sup.+] versus [p16.sup.+] senescent/ senescent-like cells that may be leveraged for therapeutic opportunities., Introduction At the cellular level, aging is characterized by several hallmarks, including cellular senescence (1), which is driven by an increase in the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors Cdknla (p21) and/or Cdknla [...]
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8. Implementation of a primary-tertiary shared care model to improve the detection of familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH): a mixed methods pre-post implementation study protocol
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David Sullivan, Charlotte Mary Hespe, Mitchell N Sarkies, Andrew Partington, Elizabeth Robertson, Gabrielle Fleming, Stephen Li, Karen Birkenhead, Claire Trumble, Catherine Spinks, Shubha Srinivasan, Luke Elias, Madeline Calder, and Ronald Trent
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Introduction Familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) is an autosomal dominant inherited disorder of lipid metabolism and a preventable cause of premature cardiovascular disease. Current detection rates for this highly treatable condition are low. Early detection and management of FH can significantly reduce cardiac morbidity and mortality. This study aims to implement a primary-tertiary shared care model to improve detection rates for FH. The primary objective is to evaluate the implementation of a shared care model and support package for genetic testing of FH. This protocol describes the design and methods used to evaluate the implementation of the shared care model and support package to improve the detection of FH.Methods and analysis This mixed methods pre-post implementation study design will be used to evaluate increased detection rates for FH in the tertiary and primary care setting. The primary-tertiary shared care model will be implemented at NSW Health Pathology and Sydney Local Health District in NSW, Australia, over a 12-month period. Implementation of the shared care model will be evaluated using a modification of the implementation outcome taxonomy and will focus on the acceptability, evidence of delivery, appropriateness, feasibility, fidelity, implementation cost and timely initiation of the intervention. Quantitative pre-post and qualitative semistructured interview data will be collected. It is anticipated that data relating to at least 62 index patients will be collected over this period and a similar number obtained for the historical group for the quantitative data. We anticipate conducting approximately 20 interviews for the qualitative data.Ethics and dissemination Ethical approval has been granted by the ethics review committee (Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Zone) of the Sydney Local Health District (Protocol ID: X23-0239). Findings will be disseminated through peer-reviewed publications, conference presentations and an end-of-study research report to stakeholders.
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9. Examining artificial intelligence and energy efficiency in the MENA region: The dual approach of DEA and SFA
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Md Altab Hossin, David Alemzero, Ruping Wang, M.M. Kamruzzaman, and Mitchell N. Mhlanga
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Artificial intelligence ,Energy efficiency ,MENA region ,DEA ,Stochastic frontier analysis ,Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering ,TK1-9971 - Abstract
The potential growth, privileged geographic location, emerging economies, and large market led to much potential research in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. However, the role of Artificial intelligence (AI), along with other variables for energy efficiency (EE), to deliver economic and environmental benefits are yet underexplored in this region and brings a research lacuna. Thus, this study aims to present scientific evidence for the EE through the interaction effects of AI and energy use (ENEU) along with other variables in the MENA region from 2000–2021 using the dual approaches of data envelope analysis (DEA) and stochastic frontier analysis (SFA). The results confirm that countries such as Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Malta, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, UEA, and the West Bank are the most energy efficient, deriving an efficiency value of one from their optimal solution of DEA. The panel’s SFA analysis shows that AI, patents, renewable energy, and gross domestic product per capita (GDPPC) are meaningful and directly contribute to the study countries’ EE gains. The interaction term of AI and ENEU is significant, which implies the relevance of AI and ENEU in achieving EE. Furthermore, EE is negatively related to carbon intensity between 17.4% and 64.5% or worsens EE by 49.3% depending on the country, allowing the region to meet its climate targets and achieve the environmental benefits of deploying AI. In addition, it means that the MENA region can integrate AI and ENEU to curb the increasing decentralization of the national grid, which leads to energy efficiency gains in this region. This calls for integrating Al and energy in an effective way to enhance the human consumption of energy, taking the needs of the environment into consideration in order to attain efficiency and intelligent energy use. The study attempts to shed light on energy use while integrating AI to achieve economic and environmental efficiencies in the MENA region.
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10. Transition models of care for type 1 diabetes: a systematic review
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Zurynski, Yvonne, Carrigan, Ann, Meulenbroeks, Isabelle, Sarkies, Mitchell N., Dammery, Genevieve, Halim, Nicole, Lake, Rebecca, Davis, Elizabeth, Jones, Timothy W., and Braithwaite, Jeffrey
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11. Cinnamaldehyde alleviates hepatic steatosis correlating with its electrophilic capability
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Weng, Jia-Yi, Yang, Jia-Yu, Papy, Ishimwe Steven, Yu, Bu-Tao, Ke, Yu-Feng, Bai, Bing-Yu, Muskat, Mitchell N., Wu, Qian, and Cheng, Xiang-Rong
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12. Characterizing Unhealthy Alcohol Use Patterns and Their Association with Alcohol Use Reduction and Alcohol Use Disorder During Follow-Up in HIV Care
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Davy-Mendez, Thibaut, Sarovar, Varada, Levine-Hall, Tory, Lea, Alexandra N., Sterling, Stacy A., Chi, Felicia W., Palzes, Vanessa A., Luu, Mitchell N., Flamm, Jason A., Hare, C. Bradley, Williams, Emily C., Bryant, Kendall J., Weisner, Constance M., Silverberg, Michael J., and Satre, Derek D.
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13. Transition models of care for type 1 diabetes: a systematic review
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Yvonne Zurynski, Ann Carrigan, Isabelle Meulenbroeks, Mitchell N. Sarkies, Genevieve Dammery, Nicole Halim, Rebecca Lake, Elizabeth Davis, Timothy W. Jones, and Jeffrey Braithwaite
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Type 1 diabetes ,Adolescents ,Transition of care ,Model of care ,Public aspects of medicine ,RA1-1270 - Abstract
Abstract Background Managing the care regimen for Type 1 Diabetes is challenging for emerging adults, as they take on greater responsibility for self-management. A diverse range of models of care have been implemented to improve safety and quality of care during transition between paediatric and adult services. However, evidence about acceptability and effectiveness of these is limited. Our aim was to synthesise the evidence for transition models and their components, examine the health related and psychosocial outcomes, and to identify determinants associated with the implementation of person-centred models of transition care. Method We searched Medline, CINAHL, EMBASE and Scopus. Peer reviewed empirical studies that focused on T1D models of care published from 2010 to 2021 in English, reporting experimental, qualitative, mixed methods, and observational studies were included. Results Fourteen studies reported on health and psychosocial outcomes, and engagement with healthcare. Three key models of care emerged: structured transition education programs (6 studies), multidisciplinary team transition support (5 studies) and telehealth/virtual care (3 studies). Compared with usual practice, three of the six structured transition education programs led to improvements in maintenance of glycaemic control, psychological well-being, and engagement with health services. Four MDT transition care models reported improved health outcomes, and improved engagement with health services, however, three studies reported no benefit. Reduced diabetes related stress and increased patient satisfaction were reported by two studies, but three reported no benefit. Telehealth and virtual group appointments improved adherence to self-management and reduced diabetes distress but did not change health outcomes. Conclusions Although some health and psychosocial benefits are reported, the results were mixed. No studies reported on T1D transition model implementation outcomes such as acceptability, adoption, and appropriateness among clinicians or managers implementing these models. This gap needs to be addressed to support future adoption of successful models.
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14. Mental health and substance use screening in HIV primary care before and during the early COVID-19 pandemic
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Alexandra N. Lea, Tory M. Levine, Thibaut Davy-Mendez, Amy Leibowitz, Andrea Altschuler, Jason Flamm, C. Bradley Hare, Mitchell N. Luu, Michael J. Silverberg, and Derek D. Satre
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HIV ,Screening ,Substance use ,Mental Health ,COVID-19 ,Public aspects of medicine ,RA1-1270 - Abstract
Abstract Background Mental health and substance use disorders disproportionately affect people with HIV (PWH), and may have been exacerbated during COVID-19. The Promoting Access to Care Engagement (PACE) trial was designed to assess the effectiveness of electronic screening for mental health and substance use in HIV primary care and enrolled PWH from October 2018 to July 2020. Our objective here was to compare screening rates and results for PWH before (October 2018 – February 2020) and early in the COVID-19 pandemic (March-July 2020). Methods Adult (≥ 18 years) PWH from 3 large HIV primary care clinics in a US-based integrated healthcare system were offered electronic screening online or via in-clinic tablet computer every 6 months. Screening completion and results (for depression, suicidal ideation, anxiety, and substance use) were analyzed using logistic regression with generalized estimating equations to estimate prevalence ratios (PR) before and after the start of the regional COVID-19 shelter-in-place orders on March 17, 2020. Models adjusted for demographics (age, sex, race/ethnicity), HIV risk factors (men who have sex with men, injection drug use, heterosexual, other), medical center, and modality of screening completion (online or tablet). We conducted qualitative interviews with providers participating in the intervention to evaluate how the pandemic impacted patient care. Results Of 8,954 eligible visits, 3,904 completed screenings (420 during COVID, 3,484 pre-COVID), with lower overall completion rates during COVID (38% vs. 44%). Patients completing screening during COVID were more likely to be White (63% vs. 55%), male (94% vs. 90%), and MSM (80% vs., 75%). Adjusted PRs comparing COVID and pre-COVID (reference) were 0.70 (95% CI), 0.92 (95% CI), and 0.54 (95% CI) for tobacco use, any substance use, and suicidal ideation, respectively. No significant differences were found by era for depression, anxiety, alcohol, or cannabis use. These results were in contrast to provider-reported impressions of increases in substance use and mental health symptoms. Conclusion Findings suggest PWH had modest declines in screening rates early in the COVID-19 pandemic which may have been affected by the shift to telemedicine. There was no evidence that mental health problems and substance use increased for PWH in primary care. Trial registration NCT03217058 (First registration date: 7/13/2017); https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03217058
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15. Application of implementation science for improving the utilization of an international clinical practice guidance on familial hypercholesterolemia
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Jones, Laney K., Gidding, Samuel S., Santos, Raul D., Libby, Peter, Watts, Gerald F., and Sarkies, Mitchell N.
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16. Examining artificial intelligence and energy efficiency in the MENA region: The dual approach of DEA and SFA
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Hossin, Md Altab, Alemzero, David, Wang, Ruping, Kamruzzaman, M.M., and Mhlanga, Mitchell N.
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17. Barriers to and Facilitators of Implementing Guidelines for Detecting Familial Hypercholesterolaemia in Australia
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Sarkies, Mitchell N., Testa, Luke, Best, Stephanie, Moullin, Joanna C., Sullivan, David, Bishop, Warrick, Kostner, Karam, Clifton, Peter, Hare, David, Brett, Tom, Hutchinson, Karen, Black, Andrew, Braithwaite, Jeffrey, Nicholls, Stephen J., Kangaharan, Nadarajah, Pang, Jing, Abhayaratna, Walter, Horton, Ari, and Watts, Gerald F.
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18. Molecular techniques drive cutting edge advancements in management of cutaneous T cell lymphoma
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Mitchell N. Lefebvre, Nicholas Borcherding, Ryan J. Reis, Eric Mou, Vincent Liu, and Ali Jabbari
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cutaneous T cell lymphoma ,flow cytometry ,RNA sequencing ,high throughput sequencing ,TCR - T cell receptor ,Immunologic diseases. Allergy ,RC581-607 - Abstract
Cutaneous 5T cell lymphoma (CTCL), characterized by malignant T cells infiltrating the skin with potential for dissemination, remains a challenging disease to diagnose and treat due to disease heterogeneity, treatment resistance, and lack of effective and standardized diagnostic and prognostic clinical tools. Currently, diagnosis of CTCL practically relies on clinical presentation, histopathology, and immunohistochemistry. These methods are collectively fraught with limitations in sensitivity and specificity. Fortunately, recent advances in flow cytometry, polymerase chain reaction, high throughput sequencing, and other molecular techniques have shown promise in improving diagnosis and treatment of CTCL. Examples of these advances include T cell receptor clonotyping via sequencing to detect CTCL earlier in the disease course and single-cell RNA sequencing to identify gene expression patterns that commonly drive CTCL pathogenesis. Experience with these techniques has afforded novel insights which may translate into enhanced diagnostic and therapeutic approaches for CTCL.
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19. Ejiao peptide-iron chelates regulate the metabolism of iron deficiency anemia mice and improve the bioavailability of iron
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Cheng, Xiang-Rong, Chen, Yu-Yao, Cao, Cong-Cong, Ma, Jia-Hui, Zhang, Chen-Xi, Zhao, Zi-Wei, Wu, Qian, Li, Yuan-Yuan, Muskat, Mitchell N., and Wu, Guo-Qing
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20. Is glyphosate an underlying cause of increased dissolved reactive phosphorus loading in the Western Lake Erie basin?
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Spiese, Christopher E., Bowling, Mitchell N., and Moeller, Sofie E.M.
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21. Negligence and Culpability: Reflections on Alexander and Ferzan
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Berman, Mitchell N.
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22. International Atherosclerosis Society Roadmap for Familial Hypercholesterolaemia
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Gerald F. Watts, Laney K. Jones, Mitchell N. Sarkies, Jing Pang, Samuel S. Gidding, Peter Libby, and Raul D. Santos
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familial hypercholesterolaemia ,roadmap ,international ,guidance ,implementation practice ,implementation strategies ,Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system ,RC666-701 ,Public aspects of medicine ,RA1-1270 - Abstract
Familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH), a common monogenic disorder, is a preventable cause of premature coronary artery disease and death. Up to 35 million people worldwide have FH, but most remain undetected and undertreated. Several clinical guidelines have addressed the gaps in care of FH, but little focus has been given to implementation science and practice. The International Atherosclerosis Society (IAS) has developed an evidence-informed guidance for the detection and management of patients with FH, supplemented with implementation strategies to optimize contextual models of care. The guidance is partitioned into detection, management and implementation sections. Detection deals with screening, diagnosis, genetic testing and counselling. Management includes risk stratification, treatment of adults and children with heterozygous and homozygous FH, management of FH during pregnancy, and use of lipoprotein apheresis. Specific and general implementation strategies, guided by processes specified by the Expert Recommendations for Implementing Change taxonomy, are provided. Core generic implementation strategies are given for improving care. Nation-specific cholesterol awareness campaigns should be utilized to promote better detection of FH. Integrated models of care should be underpinned by health policy and adapted to meet local, regional and national needs. Clinical centres of excellence are important for taking referrals from the community. General practitioners should work seamlessly with multidisciplinary teams. All health-care providers must receive training in essential skills for caring for patients and families with FH. Management should be supported by shared decision-making and service improvement driven by patient-reported outcomes. Improvements in services require sharing of existing resources that can support care. Advocacy should be utilized to ensure sustainable funding. Digital health technologies and clinical quality registries have special value. Finally, academic-service partnerships need to be developed to identify gaps in care and set priorities for research. This new IAS guidance on FH complements the recent World Heart Federation Cholesterol Roadmap.
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23. Implementation of consensus-based perioperative care pathways to reduce clinical variation for elective surgery in an Australian private hospital: a mixed-methods pre–post study protocol
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Jeffrey Braithwaite, Peter D Hibbert, Kate Churruca, Louise A Ellis, Janet C Long, Gaston Arnolda, Mitchell N Sarkies, Emilie Francis-Auton, Andrew Partington, Karen Hutchinson, David Gillatt, Luke Testa, Lisa Pagano, Cameron Hemmert, Andrew Hirschhorn, Graham Gumley, Cliff Hughes, and Romika Patel
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Introduction Addressing clinical variation in elective surgery is challenging. A key issue is how to gain consensus between largely autonomous clinicians. Understanding how the consensus process works to develop and implement perioperative pathways and the impact of these pathways on reducing clinical variation can provide important insights into the effectiveness of the consensus process. The primary objective of this study is to understand the implementation of an organisationally supported, consensus approach to implement perioperative care pathways in a private healthcare facility and to determine its impact.Methods A mixed-methods Effectiveness-Implementation Hybrid (type III) pre–post study will be conducted in one Australian private hospital. Five new consensus-based perioperative care pathways will be developed and implemented for specific patient cohorts: spinal surgery, radical prostatectomy, cardiac surgery, bariatric surgery and total hip and knee replacement. The individual components of these pathways will be confirmed as part of a consensus-building approach and will follow a four-stage implementation process using the Exploration, Preparation, Implementation and Sustainment framework. The process of implementation, as well as barriers and facilitators, will be evaluated through semistructured interviews and focus groups with key clinical and non-clinical staff, and participant observation. We anticipate completing 30 interviews and 15–20 meeting observations. Administrative and clinical end-points for at least 152 participants will be analysed to assess the effectiveness of the pathways.Ethics and dissemination This study received ethical approval from Macquarie University Human Research Ethics Medical Sciences Committee (Reference No: 520221219542374). The findings of this study will be disseminated through peer-reviewed publications, conference presentations and reports for key stakeholders.
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24. Guiding principles for effective collaborative implementation strategies for multisite hospital improvement initiatives: a mixed-method realist evaluation of collaborative strategies used in four multisite initiatives at public hospitals in New South Wales, Australia
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Frances Rapport, Jeffrey Braithwaite, Peter D Hibbert, Janet C Long, Johanna Westbrook, Jean-Frédéric Levesque, Mitchell N Sarkies, Emilie Francis-Auton, Hoa Mi Nguyen, Diane E Watson, Rebecca Hardwick, and Natalie Roberts
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Objective Large-scale, multisite hospital improvement initiatives can advance high-quality care for patients. Implementation support is key to adoption of change in this context. Strategies that foster collaboration within local teams, across sites and between initiative developers and users are important. However not all implementation strategies are successful in all settings, sometimes realising poor or unintended outcomes. Our objective here is to develop guiding principles for effective collaborative implementation strategies for multi-site hospital initiatives.Design Mixed-method realist evaluation. Realist studies aim to examine the underlying theories that explain differing outcomes, identifying mechanisms and contextual factors that may trigger them.Setting We report on collaborative strategies used in four multi-site initiatives conducted in all public hospitals in New South Wales, Australia (n>100).Participants Using an iterative process, information was gathered on collaborative implementation strategies used, then initial programme theories hypothesised to underlie the strategies’ outcomes were surfaced using a realist dialogic approach. A realist interview schedule was developed to elicit evidence for the posited initial programme theories. Fourteen participants from 20 key informants invited participated. Interviews were conducted via Zoom, transcribed and analysed. From these data, guiding principles of fostering collaboration were developed.Results Six guiding principles were distilled: (1) structure opportunities for collaboration across sites; (2) facilitate meetings to foster learning and problem-solving across sites; (3) broker useful long-term relationships; (4) enable support agencies to assist implementers by giving legitimacy to their efforts in the eyes of senior management; (5) consider investment in collaboration as effective well beyond the current projects; (6) promote a shared vision and build momentum for change by ensuring inclusive networks where everyone has a voice.Conclusion Structuring and supporting collaboration in large-scale initiatives is a powerful implementation strategy if contexts described in the guiding principles are present.
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25. Local senolysis in aged mice only partially replicates the benefits of systemic senolysis
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Joshua N. Farr, Dominik Saul, Madison L. Doolittle, Japneet Kaur, Jennifer L. Rowsey, Stephanie J. Vos, Mitchell N. Froemming, Anthony B. Lagnado, Yi Zhu, Megan Weivoda, Yuji Ikeno, Robert J. Pignolo, Laura J. Niedernhofer, Paul D. Robbins, Diana Jurk, João F. Passos, Nathan K. LeBrasseur, Tamara Tchkonia, James L. Kirkland, David G. Monroe, and Sundeep Khosla
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Clearance of senescent cells (SnCs) can prevent several age-related pathologies, including bone loss. However, the local versus systemic roles of SnCs in mediating tissue dysfunction remain unclear. Thus, we developed a mouse model (p16-LOX-ATTAC) that allowed for inducible SnC elimination (senolysis) in a cell-specific manner and compared the effects of local versus systemic senolysis during aging using bone as a prototype tissue. Specific removal of Sn osteocytes prevented age-related bone loss at the spine, but not the femur, by improving bone formation without affecting osteoclasts or marrow adipocytes. By contrast, systemic senolysis prevented bone loss at the spine and femur and not only improved bone formation, but also reduced osteoclast and marrow adipocyte numbers. Transplantation of SnCs into the peritoneal cavity of young mice caused bone loss and also induced senescence in distant host osteocytes. Collectively, our findings provide proof-of-concept evidence that local senolysis has health benefits in the context of aging, but, importantly, that local senolysis only partially replicates the benefits of systemic senolysis. Furthermore, we establish that SnCs, through their senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP), lead to senescence in distant cells. Therefore, our study indicates that optimizing senolytic drugs may require systemic instead of local SnC targeting to extend healthy aging.
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26. Innovative models of healthcare delivery: an umbrella review of reviews
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Frances Rapport, Jeffrey Braithwaite, Yvonne Zurynski, Peter D Hibbert, Kate Churruca, Louise A Ellis, Chiara Pomare, Robyn Clay-Williams, Stephanie Best, Janet C Long, Gaston Arnolda, Bróna Nic Giolla Easpaig, Zeyad Mahmoud, Mitchell N Sarkies, Hoa Mi Nguyen, Karen Hutchinson, Gilbert Thomas Knaggs, Katherine Maka, Elizabeth E Austin, Diana Fajardo Pulido, Sarah Hatem, Natalie Roberts, Emilie Francis Auton, Genevieve Dammery, Isabelle Meulenbroeks, Ann Carrigan, and Mai-Tran Nguyen
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Objective To undertake a synthesis of evidence-based research for seven innovative models of care to inform the development of new hospitals.Design Umbrella review.Setting Interventions delivered inside and outside of acute care settings.Participants Children and adults with one or more identified acute or chronic health conditions.Data sources PsycINFO, Ovid MEDLINE and CINAHL.Primary and secondary outcome measures Clinical indicators and mortality, healthcare utilisation, quality of life, self-management and self-care and patient knowledge.Results A total of 66 reviews were included, synthesising evidence from 1272 primary studies across the 7 models of care. Virtual care was the most common model studied, addressed by 47 (73%) of the reviews. Common outcomes evaluated across reviews were clinical indicators and mortality, healthcare utilisation, self-care and self-management, patient knowledge, quality of life and cost-effectiveness. The findings indicate that the innovative models of healthcare we identified in this review may be effective in managing patients with a range of acute and chronic conditions. Most of the included reviews reported evidence of comparable or improved care.Conclusions A consideration of local infrastructure and individual patient characteristics, such as health literacy, may be critical in determining the suitability of models of care for patients and their implementation in local health systems.Trial registration number 10.17605/OSF.IO/PS6ZU.
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27. Natural history of retinal degeneration in ovine models of CLN5 and CLN6 neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses
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Murray, S. J. and Mitchell, N. L.
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28. Making implementation science more real
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Sarkies, Mitchell N., Francis-Auton, Emilie, Long, Janet C., Pomare, Chiara, Hardwick, Rebecca, and Braithwaite, Jeffrey
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29. The human impact of commercial delivery cycling injuries: a pilot retrospective cohort study
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Sarkies, Mitchell N., Hemmert, Cameron, Pang, Yu-Chen, Shiner, Christine T., McDonell, Karon, Mitchell, Rebecca, Lystad, Reidar P., Novy, Michael, and Christie, Lauren J.
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30. Industry 4.0 in Action: Digitalisation of a Continuous Process Manufacturing for Formulated Products
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Ntamo, D., Lopez-Montero, E., Mack, J., Omar, C., Highett, M.I., Moss, D., Mitchell, N., Soulatintork, P., Moghadam, P.Z., and Zandi, M.
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31. Racial, ethnic, and age disparities in the association of mental health symptoms and polysubstance use among persons in HIV care.
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Thibaut Davy-Mendez, Varada Sarovar, Tory Levine-Hall, Alexandra N Lea, Amy S Leibowitz, Mitchell N Luu, Jason A Flamm, C Bradley Hare, Jaime Dumoit Smith, Esti Iturralde, James Dilley, Michael J Silverberg, and Derek D Satre
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We characterized polysubstance use burden and associations with mental health problems across demographic subgroups of PWH. In 2018-2020, as part of a primary care-based intervention study, PWH in care at three medical centers in Kaiser Permanente Northern California were screened for depression (PHQ-9≥10), anxiety (GAD-2≥3), and substance use (Tobacco, Alcohol, Prescription medication, and other Substance use [TAPS]≥1 per substance). We used Poisson regression to estimate prevalence ratios (PRs) comparing polysubstance use prevalence (TAPS≥1 for ≥2 substances) between PWH with positive screens for depression or anxiety vs. neither, among all PWH, and stratified by race/ethnicity and age (restricted to men), adjusting for sociodemographics, CD4, and HIV load. Screened PWH (N = 2865) included 92% men, 56% White, 19% Black, and 15% Hispanic PWH, with a median age of 55 years. Overall, polysubstance use prevalence was 26.4% (95% CI 24.9%-28.1%). PWH with depression or anxiety (n = 515) had an adjusted polysubstance use PR of 1.26 (1.09-1.46) vs. PWH with neither (n = 2350). Adjusted PRs were 1.47 (1.11-1.96), 1.07 (0.74-1.54), and 1.10 (0.85-1.41) among Black, Hispanic, and White men, respectively. Adjusted PRs did not differ by age group. Interventions should consider jointly addressing mental health and substance use problems and potential drivers, e.g. stigma or socioeconomic factors.
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32. BOSTOCK WAS BOGUS: TEXTUALISM, PLURALISM, AND TITLE VII
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Berman, Mitchell N. and Krishnamurthi, Guha
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Employment discrimination -- Laws, regulations and rules ,Sex discrimination -- Laws, regulations and rules ,Sexual orientation -- Laws, regulations and rules ,Dissenting opinions -- Analysis ,Criticism, Textual -- Analysis ,Gender identity -- Laws, regulations and rules ,Sexual minorities -- Employment -- Laws, regulations and rules ,Pluralism -- Analysis ,Government regulation ,Law ,Bostock v. County of Clayton (140 S. Ct. 1731 (2020)) ,Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e) - Abstract
In Bostock v. Clayton County, one of the blockbuster cases from its 2019 Term, the Supreme Court held that federal antidiscrimination law prohibits employment discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity. Unsurprisingly, the result won wide acclaim in the mainstream legal and popular media. Results aside, however, the reaction to Justice Neil Gorsuch's majority opinion, which purported to ground the outcome in a textualist approach to statutory interpretation, was more mixed. The great majority of commentators, both liberal and conservative, praised Justice Gorsuch for what they deemed a careful and sophisticated--even 'magnificent' and 'exemplary'--application of textualist principles, while a handful of critics, all conservative, agreed with the dissenters that textualism could not deliver the outcome that the decision reached. This Article shows that conservative critics of the majority's reasoning were correct--up to a point. Specifically, it argues that Title VII's ban on discrimination 'because of' an employee's 'sex' does not cover discrimination because of their sexual orientation as a matter of 'plain' or 'ordinary' meaning. Further, it demonstrates that Justice Gorsuch's effort to establish that result as a matter of 'legal' meaning wholly fails because it depends upon a fatally flawed application of the 'but-for' test for causation, one that flouts bedrock principles of counter/actual reasoning. It follows that if a textualist approach to statutory interpretation is correct or warranted, then Bostock was wrongly decided. However, if Bostock was rightly decided, then it must follow that textualism is wrong or misguided. This Article endorses the latter possibility, explaining that the dominant American approach to statutory interpretation is neither textualist nor purposivist but pluralist. It concludes by drawing powerful but previously unnoticed support for pluralism from Justice Samuel Alito 's principal dissent., INTRODUCTION 68 I. BOSTOCK IN BRIEF 73 A. The Decisions Below 71 B. The Supreme Court Resolves 76 II. TORTURED TEXTUALISM 79 A. Ordinary Meaning 80 1. A First Pass [...]
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33. Mechanisms of persistent atrial fibrillation and recurrences within 12 months post-ablation: Non-invasive mapping with electrocardiographic imaging
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Ramya Vijayakumar, Mitchell N. Faddis, Phillip S. Cuculich, and Yoram Rudy
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IntroductionCatheter ablation of persistent AF has not been consistently successful in terminating AF or preventing arrhythmia recurrences. Non-invasive Electrocardiographic Imaging (ECGI) can help to understand recurrences by mapping the mechanisms of pre-ablation AF and comparing them with the patterns of recurrent arrhythmias in the same patient.MethodsSeventeen persistent AF patients underwent ECGI before their first catheter ablation. Time-domain activation maps and phase progression maps were obtained on the bi-atrial epicardium. Location of arrhythmogenic drivers were annotated on the bi-atrial anatomy. Activation and phase movies were examined to understand the wavefront dynamics during AF. Eight patients recurred within 12 months of ablation and underwent a follow-up ECGI. Driver locations and movies were compared for pre- and post-ablation AF.ResultsA total of 243 focal drivers were mapped during pre-ablation AF. 62% of the drivers were mapped in the left atrium (LA). The pulmonary vein region harbored most of the drivers (43%). 35% of the drivers were mapped in the right atrium (RA). 59% (10/17) and 53% (9/17) of patients had repetitive sources in the left pulmonary veins (LPV) and left atrial appendage (LAA), and the lower half of RA, respectively. All patients had focal drivers. 29% (5/17) of patients had macro-reentry waves. 24% (4/17) of patients had rotors. Activation patterns during persistent AF varied from single macro-reentry to complex activity with multiple simultaneous wavefronts in both atria, resulting in frequent wave collisions. A total of 76 focal driver activities were mapped in 7/8 patients during recurrence. 59% of the post-ablation AF drivers were mapped in the LA. The pulmonary vein region harbored 50% of total drivers. 39% of sources were mapped in the RA. AF complexity remained similar post-ablation. 58% (44/76) of pre-ablation sources persisted during recurrence. 38% (3/8) of patients had macro-reentry and one patient had rotors.ConclusionECGI provides patient-specific information on mechanisms of persistent AF and recurrent arrhythmia. More than half pre-ablation sources repeated during post-ablation recurrence. This study provides direct evidence for drivers that persist days and months after the ablation procedure. Patient-tailored bi-atrial ablation is needed to successfully target persistent AF and prevent recurrence. ECGI can potentially predict recurrence and assist in choice of therapy.
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34. The Efficacy Implementation Ratio: A Conceptual Model for Understanding the Impact of Implementation Strategies Using Health Outcomes
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Sarkies, Mitchell N., Skinner, Elizabeth H., Bowles, Kelly-Ann, Taljaard, Monica, Cheng, Wei, and Haines, Terry P.
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35. Guest editorial
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Sarkies, Mitchell N., Moullin, Joanna, Ludwick, Teralynn, and Robinson, Suzanne
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36. Electrophilic thymol isobutyrate from Inula nervosa Wall. (Xiaoheiyao) ameliorates steatosis in HepG2 cells via Nrf2 activation
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Cheng, Xiang-Rong, Tu, Piao-Han, Dong, Wen-Le, Yu, Bu-Tao, Xia, Shu-Fang, Muskat, Mitchell N., and Guan, Bin
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37. A reduced kinetic method for investigating non-local ion heat transport in ideal multi-species plasmas.
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Mitchell, N T, Chapman, D A, McDevitt, C J, Read, M P, and Kagan, G
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A reduced kinetic method (RKM) with a first-principles collision operator is introduced in a 1D2V planar geometry and implemented in a computationally inexpensive code to investigate non-local ion heat transport in multi-species plasmas. The RKM successfully reproduces local results for multi-species ion systems and the important features expected to arise due to non-local effects on the heat flux are captured. In addition to this, novel features associated with multi-species, as opposed to single species, cases are found. Effects of non-locality on the heat flux are investigated in mass and charge symmetric and asymmetric ion mixtures with temperature, pressure, and concentration gradients. In particular, the enthalpy flux associated with diffusion is found to be insensitive to sharp pressure and concentration gradients, increasing its significance in comparison to the conductive heat flux driven by temperature gradients in non-local scenarios. The RKM code can be used for investigating other kinetic and non-local effects in a broader plasma physics context. Due to its relatively low computational cost it can also serve as a practical non-local ion heat flux closure in hydrodynamic simulations or as a training tool for machine learning surrogates. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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38. Small molecule in situ resin capture provides a compound first approach to natural product discovery.
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Bogdanov, Alexander, Salib, Mariam N., Chase, Alexander B., Hammerlindl, Heinz, Muskat, Mitchell N., Luedtke, Stephanie, da Silva, Elany Barbosa, O'Donoghue, Anthony J., Wu, Lani F., Altschuler, Steven J., Molinski, Tadeusz F., and Jensen, Paul R.
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Culture-based microbial natural product discovery strategies fail to realize the extraordinary biosynthetic potential detected across earth's microbiomes. Here we introduce Small Molecule In situ Resin Capture (SMIRC), a culture-independent method to obtain natural products directly from the environments in which they are produced. We use SMIRC to capture numerous compounds including two new carbon skeletons that were characterized using NMR and contain structural features that are, to the best of our knowledge, unprecedented among natural products. Applications across diverse marine habitats reveal biome-specific metabolomic signatures and levels of chemical diversity in concordance with sequence-based predictions. Expanded deployments, in situ cultivation, and metagenomics facilitate compound discovery, enhance yields, and link compounds to candidate producing organisms, although microbial community complexity creates challenges for the later. This compound-first approach to natural product discovery provides access to poorly explored chemical space and has implications for drug discovery and the detection of chemically mediated biotic interactions. Environmental analyses predict extensive, yet to be realized natural product diversity. Herein, the authors report an approach that directly captures natural products from the environment, circumventing previous challenges and yielding compounds with unusual structures and activities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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39. Local senolysis in aged mice only partially replicates the benefits of systemic senolysis
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Farr, Joshua N., Saul, Dominik, Doolittle, Madison L., Kaur, Japneet, Rowsey, Jennifer L., Vos, Stephanie J., Froemming, Mitchell N., Lagnado, Anthony B., Zhu, Yi, Weivoda, Megan, Ikeno, Yuji, Pignolo, Robert J., Niedernhofer, Laura J., Robbins, Paul D., Jurk, Diana, Passos, Joao F., LeBrasseur, Nathan K., Tchkonia, Tamara, Kirkland, James L., Monroe, David G., and Khosla, Sundeep
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Clearance of senescent cells (SnCs) can prevent several age-related pathologies, including bone loss. However, the local versus systemic roles of SnCs in mediating tissue dysfunction remain unclear. Thus, we developed a mouse model (p16-LOX-ATTAC) that allowed for inducible SnC elimination (senolysis) in a cell-specific manner and compared the effects of local versus systemic senolysis during aging using bone as a prototype tissue. Specific removal of Sn osteocytes prevented age-related bone loss at the spine, but not the femur, by improving bone formation without affecting osteoclasts or marrow adipocytes. By contrast, systemic senolysis prevented bone loss at the spine and femur and not only improved bone formation, but also reduced osteoclast and marrow adipocyte numbers. Transplantation of SnCs into the peritoneal cavity of young mice caused bone loss and also induced senescence in distant host osteocytes. Collectively, our findings provide proof-of-concept evidence that local senolysis has health benefits in the context of aging, but, importantly, that local senolysis only partially replicates the benefits of systemic senolysis. Furthermore, we establish that SnCs, through their senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP), lead to senescence in distant cells. Therefore, our study indicates that optimizing senolytic drugs may require systemic instead of local SnC targeting to extend healthy aging., Introduction The aging population and life expectancy continue to increase (1), and while unlikely to reverse course, this trend of more people living longer creates challenges that society remains poorly [...]
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40. Proportionality, Constraint, and Culpability
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Berman, Mitchell N.
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41. Real Talk
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Emilie Francis-Auton, Mitchell N Sarkies, Chiara Pomare, Janet C Long, Rebecca Hardwick, Hoa Mi Nguyen, and Jeffrey Braithwaite
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Realist evaluation is a method increasingly adopted to provide an understanding of how and why a program works, for whom, and under what circumstances. Initial program theories (IPT) are the crucial starting point of any realist evaluation, however descriptions about how they are developed in practice remain under-reported in the published literature. This article argues for the value of genuine research-group conversations using David Bohm’s concept of dialogue in realist research. We label it the realist dialogic approach. We draw out the relational qualities as well as the contextual circumstances of dialogue through our development of IPT and interview guides for a research study on the implementation and scaling of a large-system value-based program to transform complex health services. We selected the relevant middle-range theories, conducted a literature review, and drew on informal discussions with key stakeholders, to develop IPT through research-group conversations. The benefits of this approach were: 1) development of rigorous, novel, deep and well-tailored IPT, 2) detailed understanding of the complex intervention under investigation and development of rapport and networks with participants, 3) empirically grounded Context-Mechanism-Outcome (CMO) configurations, predicated on suitable abstract and contextually-contingent middle-range theories, and 4) productive research team interactions which supported the entire research process. The challenges of this approach include: 1) establishing and retaining a sense of humility across the research team, 2) contextual circumstances can hinder dialogic relationship, and 3) time and resource heavy. This paper uses middle-range theory and ethnographic insights to advance the existing practice of realist evaluations and offer transferable lessons to other scholars considering similar approaches. Moreover, we content that the use of middle-range theory to extend the methodological literature is a novel contribution to realist work.
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42. Expeditious recruitment of circulating memory CD8 T cells to the liver facilitates control of malaria
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Lefebvre, Mitchell N., Surette, Fionna A., Anthony, Scott M., Vijay, Rahul, Jensen, Isaac J., Pewe, Lecia L., Hancox, Lisa S., Van Braeckel-Budimir, Natalija, van de Wall, Stephanie, Urban, Stina L., Mix, Madison R., Kurup, Samarchith P., Badovinac, Vladimir P., Butler, Noah S., and Harty, John T.
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43. Conceptualising contexts, mechanisms and outcomes for implementing large-scale, multisite hospital improvement initiatives: a realist synthesis
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Jeffrey Braithwaite, Chiara Pomare, Janet C Long, Mitchell N Sarkies, Hoa Mi Nguyen, Rebecca Hardwick, and Emilie Francis Auton
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44. The Alleviation of Dextran Sulfate Sodium (DSS)-Induced Colitis Correlate with the logP Values of Food-Derived Electrophilic Compounds
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Xiang-Rong Cheng, Bu-Tao Yu, Jie Song, Jia-Hui Ma, Yu-Yao Chen, Chen-Xi Zhang, Piao-Han Tu, Mitchell N. Muskat, and Ze-Gang Zhu
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Food-derived electrophilic compounds (FECs) are small molecules with electrophilic groups with potential cytoprotective effects. This study investigated the differential effects of six prevalent FECs on colitis in dextran sodium sulfate (DSS)-induced mice and the underlying relationship with molecular characteristics. Fumaric acid (FMA), isoliquiritigenin (ISO), cinnamaldehyde (CA), ferulic acid (FA), sulforaphane (SFN), and chlorogenic acid (CGA) exhibited varying improvements in colitis on clinical signs, colonic histopathology, inflammatory and oxidative indicators, and Nrf2 pathway in a sequence of SFN, ISO > FA, CA > FMA, CGA. Representative molecular characteristics of the “penetration-affinity–covalent binding” procedure, logP value, Keap1 affinity energy, and electrophilic index of FECs were theoretically calculated, among which logP value revealed a strong correlation with colitis improvements, which was related to the expression of Nrf2 and its downstream proteins. Above all, SFN and ISO possessed high logP values and effectively improving DSS-induced colitis by activating the Keap1–Nrf2 pathway to alleviate oxidative stress and inflammatory responses.
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45. RELIGIOUS LIBERTY AND THE CONSTITUTION: OF RULES AND PRINCIPLES, FIXITY AND CHANGE.
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Our constitutional law of religious liberty is a riot of principles: principles of freedom of conscience, neutrality, separation of church and state, and others. To resolve concrete disputes, we must identify what those principles are and how they could ever jointly deliver singular answers to constitutional questions. Furthermore, to identify what the principles are, we must grasp what makes them so. This Article aims to meet these three needs. It clarifies what grounds our constitutional principles, sketches what our constitutional principles of religious liberty are today, and explains how the law could ever lie decisively on the side of one litigant or rule over another when individual principles point in opposite directions. It develops and tests its claims by analyzing two questions at the law’s frontiers: whether free exercise principles support a constitutional entitlement to exemption from antidiscrimination obligations beyond what free speech principles alone mandate, and whether publicly chartered religious schools are constitutionally permitted, required, or prohibited. This is an investigation into the constitutional law of religious liberty, of course. But two of the three essential tasks it tackles—explaining how our principles are what they are and how multiple principles could ever provide determinate legal answers to contested constitutional questions— are critical across all regions of constitutional law. Accordingly, this Article examines the constitutional law of religious liberty both for its own sake and as a window into the fundamental elements and mechanics of American constitutional law generally. Its central arguments are that principles are the building blocks of our constitutional law, that they change organically as legal practices and commitments change, and that they can yield singular constitutional facts or rules despite their plurality. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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46. Implementation of large, multi-site hospital interventions: a realist evaluation of strategies for developing capability.
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Long, Janet C., Roberts, Natalie, Francis-Auton, Emilie, Sarkies, Mitchell N., Nguyen, Hoa Mi, Westbrook, Johanna I., Levesque, Jean-Frederic, Watson, Diane E., Hardwick, Rebecca, Churruca, Kate, Hibbert, Peter, and Braithwaite, Jeffrey
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Background This study presents guidelines for implementation distilled from the findings of a realist evaluation. The setting was local health districts in New South Wales, Australia that implemented three clinical improvement initiatives as part of a state-wide program. We focussed on implementation strategies designed to develop health professionals’ capability to deliver value-based care initiatives for multisite programs. Capability, which increases implementers’ ability to cope with unexpected scenarios is key to managing change. Methods We used a mixed methods realist evaluation which tested and refined program theories elucidating the complex dynamic between context (C), mechanism (M) and outcome (O) to determine what works, for whom, under what circumstances. Data was drawn from program documents, a realist synthesis, informal discussions with implementation designers, and interviews with 10 key informants (out of 37 identified) from seven sites. Data analysis employed a retroductive approach to interrogate the causal factors identified as contributors to outcomes. Results CMO statements were refined for four initial program theories: Making it Relevant– where participation in activities was increased when targeted to the needs of the staff; Investment in Quality Improvement– where engagement in capability development was enhanced when it was valued by all levels of the organisation; Turnover and Capability Loss– where the effects of staff turnover were mitigated; and Community-Wide Priority– where there was a strategy of spanning sites. From these data five guiding principles for implementers were distilled: (1) Involve all levels of the health system to effectively implement large-scale capability development, (2) Design capability development activities in a way that supports a learning culture, (3) Plan capability development activities with staff turnover in mind, (4) Increased capability should be distributed across teams to avoid bottlenecks in workflows and the risk of losing key staff, (5) Foster cross-site collaboration to focus effort, reduce variation in practice and promote greater cohesion in patient care. Conclusions A key implementation strategy for interventions to standardise high quality practice is development of clinical capability. We illustrate how leadership support, attention to staff turnover patterns, and making activities relevant to current issues, can lead to an emergent learning culture. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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47. Xeno-free cryopreservation of adherent retinal pigmented epithelium yields viable and functional cells in vitro and in vivo
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Pennington, Britney O., Bailey, Jeffrey K., Faynus, Mohamed A., Hinman, Cassidy, Hee, Mitchell N., Ritts, Rory, Nadar, Vignesh, Zhu, Danhong, Mitra, Debbie, Martinez-Camarillo, Juan Carlos, Lin, Tai-Chi, Thomas, Biju B., Hinton, David R., Humayun, Mark S., Lebkowski, Jane, Johnson, Lincoln V., and Clegg, Dennis O.
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48. Applying a framework to assess the impact of cardiovascular outcomes improvement research
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Sarkies, Mitchell N., Robinson, Suzanne, Briffa, Tom, Duffy, Stephen J., Nelson, Mark, Beltrame, John, Cullen, Louise, Chew, Derek, Smith, Julian, Brieger, David, Macdonald, Peter, Liew, Danny, and Reid, Chris
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49. Improving clinical practice guidelines with implementation science
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Sarkies, Mitchell N., Jones, Laney K., Gidding, Samuel S., and Watts, Gerald F.
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50. Adaptation of sea turtles to climate warming: Will phenological responses be sufficient to counteract changes in reproductive output?
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Fuentes, M. M. P. B., Santos, A. J. B., Abreu‐Grobois, A., Briseño‐Dueñas, R., Al‐Khayat, J., Hamza, S., Saliba, S., Anderson, D., Rusenko, K. W., Mitchell, N. J., Gammon, M., Bentley, B. P., Beton, D., Booth, D. T. B., Broderick, A. C., Colman, L. P., Snape, R. T. E., Calderon‐Campuzano, M. F., Cuevas, E., and Lopez‐Castro, M. C.
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Sea turtles are vulnerable to climate change since their reproductive output is influenced by incubating temperatures, with warmer temperatures causing lower hatching success and increased feminization of embryos. Their ability to cope with projected increases in ambient temperatures will depend on their capacity to adapt to shifts in climatic regimes. Here, we assessed the extent to which phenological shifts could mitigate impacts from increases in ambient temperatures (from 1.5 to 3°C in air temperatures and from 1.4 to 2.3°C in sea surface temperatures by 2100 at our sites) on four species of sea turtles, under a "middle of the road" scenario (SSP2‐4.5). Sand temperatures at sea turtle nesting sites are projected to increase from 0.58 to 4.17°C by 2100 and expected shifts in nesting of 26–43 days earlier will not be sufficient to maintain current incubation temperatures at 7 (29%) of our sites, hatching success rates at 10 (42%) of our sites, with current trends in hatchling sex ratio being able to be maintained at half of the sites. We also calculated the phenological shifts that would be required (both backward for an earlier shift in nesting and forward for a later shift) to keep up with present‐day incubation temperatures, hatching success rates, and sex ratios. The required shifts backward in nesting for incubation temperatures ranged from −20 to −191 days, whereas the required shifts forward ranged from +54 to +180 days. However, for half of the sites, no matter the shift the median incubation temperature will always be warmer than the 75th percentile of current ranges. Given that phenological shifts will not be able to ameliorate predicted changes in temperature, hatching success and sex ratio at most sites, turtles may need to use other adaptive responses and/or there is the need to enhance sea turtle resilience to climate warming. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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