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Wussler D, Sabti Z, Kozhuharov N, Nowak A, Badertscher P, Twerenbold R, Wildi K, Puelacher C, Keller D, Pfister O, Osswald S, Reichlin T, Breidthart T, Mueller C. P4746Direct comparison of c-reactive protein, procalcitonin and interleukin-6 in the diagnosis of pneumonia. Eur Heart J 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy563.p4746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Twerenbold R, Rubini Gimenez M, Boeddinghaus J, Nestelberger T, Puelacher C, Badertscher P, Du Fay De Lavallaz J, Wussler D, Kozhuharov N, Miro O, Martin-Sanchez FJ, Morawiec B, Keller D, Reichlin T, Mueller C. P2714Diagnostic accuracy of a novel ultra-sensitive cardiac troponin I assay compared to high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T and I for the early diagnosis of myocardial infarction. Eur Heart J 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy565.p2714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Wussler D, Walter J, Du Fay Lavallaz J, Sabti Z, Kozhuharov N, Miro O, Martin-Sanchez F, Nowak A, Badertscher P, Twerenbold R, Puelacher C, Keller D, Pfister O, Breidthardt T, Mueller C. P3437External validation of the MEESSI acute heart failure risk score. Eur Heart J 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy563.p3437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Twerenbold R, Boeddinghaus J, Nestelberger T, Rubini Gimenez M, Puelacher C, Badertscher P, Du Fay De Lavallaz J, Wussler D, Kozhuharov N, Miro O, Martin-Sanchez FJ, Morawiec B, Keller D, Reichlin T, Mueller C. P6461One-hour rule-out and rule-in of acute myocardial infarction using a novel ultra-sensitive cardiac troponin I assay. Eur Heart J 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy566.p6461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Twerenbold R, Rubini Gimenez M, Boeddinghaus J, Nestelberger T, Puelacher C, Badertscher P, Du Fay De Lavallaz J, Wussler D, Kozhuharov N, Miro O, Martin-Sanchez FJ, Morawiec B, Keller D, Reichlin T, Mueller C. P6454Comparing the prognostic value of ultra-sensitive cardiac troponin I versus high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T and I among patients with suspected myocardial infarction. Eur Heart J 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy566.p6454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Du Fay De Lavallaz J, Badertscher P, Nestelberger T, Miro O, Twerenbold R, Cullen L, Than M, Martin-Sanchez FJ, Keller D, Kuehne M, Reichlin T, Mueller C. P4836Sex-specific symptoms in the early diagnosis of syncope. Eur Heart J 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy563.p4836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Twerenbold R, Boeddinghaus J, Nestelberger T, Rubini Gimenez M, Badertscher P, Puelacher C, Du Fay De Lavallaz J, Wussler D, Kozhuharov N, Miro O, Martin-Sanchez FJ, Morawiec B, Keller D, Reichlin T, Mueller C. P828Direct comparison of three 0/1h-algorithms for rapid rule-out and rule-in of acute myocardial infarction using one ultra-sensitive and two high-sensitivity cardiac troponin assays. Eur Heart J 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy564.p828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Adhikari KP, Deur A, El Fassi L, Kang H, Kuhn SE, Ripani M, Slifer K, Zheng X, Adhikari S, Akbar Z, Amaryan MJ, Avakian H, Ball J, Balossino I, Barion L, Battaglieri M, Bedlinskiy I, Biselli AS, Bosted P, Briscoe WJ, Brock J, Bültmann S, Burkert VD, Thanh Cao F, Carlin C, Carman DS, Celentano A, Charles G, Chen JP, Chetry T, Choi S, Ciullo G, Clark L, Cole PL, Contalbrigo M, Crede V, D'Angelo A, Dashyan N, De Vita R, De Sanctis E, Defurne M, Djalali C, Dodge GE, Drozdov V, Dupre R, Egiyan H, El Alaoui A, Elouadrhiri L, Eugenio P, Fedotov G, Filippi A, Ghandilyan Y, Gilfoyle GP, Golovatch E, Gothe RW, Griffioen KA, Guidal M, Guler N, Guo L, Hafidi K, Hakobyan H, Hanretty C, Harrison N, Hattawy M, Heddle D, Hicks K, Holtrop M, Hyde CE, Ilieva Y, Ireland DG, Isupov EL, Jenkins D, Jo HS, Johnston SC, Joo K, Joosten S, Kabir ML, Keith CD, Keller D, Khachatryan G, Khachatryan M, Khandaker M, Kim W, Klein A, Klein FJ, Konczykowski P, Kovacs K, Kubarovsky V, Lanza L, Lenisa P, Livingston K, Long E, MacGregor IJD, Markov N, Mayer M, McKinnon B, Meekins DG, Meyer CA, Mineeva T, Mirazita M, Mokeev V, Movsisyan A, Munoz Camacho C, Nadel-Turonski P, Niculescu G, Niccolai S, Osipenko M, Ostrovidov AI, Paolone M, Pappalardo L, Paremuzyan R, Park K, Pasyuk E, Payette D, Phelps W, Phillips SK, Pierce J, Pogorelko O, Poudel J, Price JW, Prok Y, Protopopescu D, Raue BA, Rizzo A, Rosner G, Rossi P, Sabatié F, Salgado C, Schumacher RA, Sharabian YG, Shigeyuki T, Simonyan A, Skorodumina I, Smith GD, Sparveris N, Sokhan D, Stepanyan S, Strakovsky II, Strauch S, Sulkosky V, Taiuti M, Tan JA, Ungaro M, Voutier E, Wei X, Weinstein LB, Zhang J, Zhao ZW. Measurement of the Q^{2} Dependence of the Deuteron Spin Structure Function g_{1} and its Moments at Low Q^{2} with CLAS. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2018; 120:062501. [PMID: 29481214 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.120.062501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2017] [Revised: 12/05/2017] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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We measured the g_{1} spin structure function of the deuteron at low Q^{2}, where QCD can be approximated with chiral perturbation theory (χPT). The data cover the resonance region, up to an invariant mass of W≈1.9 GeV. The generalized Gerasimov-Drell-Hearn sum, the moment Γ_{1}^{d} and the spin polarizability γ_{0}^{d} are precisely determined down to a minimum Q^{2} of 0.02 GeV^{2} for the first time, about 2.5 times lower than that of previous data. We compare them to several χPT calculations and models. These results are the first in a program of benchmark measurements of polarization observables in the χPT domain.
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Keller D, Schaller WJ, Wong JSK, de Groen PC. World-Wide Web-Based Graphical User Interfaces for Laboratory Data. Methods Inf Med 2018. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1634370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Objectives: Electronic medical record systems permit collection of large amounts of medical information. Usually, information is presented in a fixed format, either as text or tables. Health care providers have to navigate this fixed format in order to find information useful for a specific patient-provider interaction. The main objective of this work was to allow the provider immediate access to specific laboratory information through the development of a highly customizable, graphical user interface to the Mayo Clinic laboratory information system.
Methods – Results: Here we describe this platform-independent, World-Wide-Web-based graphical user interface that allows the provider to see all or a predetermined panel of essential laboratory data in graphical format. Advantages include availability at internet-based workstations, immediate recognition of trends over time, ability to zoom in and out of specific periods of time, and detailed analysis of patient values in relationship to normal values.
Conclusions: Web browser-based user interface allowing graphical display of laboratory data using Java technology was described. The connection to the Mayo Clinic laboratory information system combines cross-platform support for use on virtually any networked machine, interaction through a Web browser for ease of use, and a combination of the Perl and Java languages for powerful data processing and interactivity.
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Zhang Y, Keller D, Rossell MD, Erni R. Formation of Au Nanoparticles in Liquid Cell Transmission Electron Microscopy: From a Systematic Study to Engineered Nanostructures. CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS : A PUBLICATION OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY 2017; 29:10518-10525. [PMID: 29307957 PMCID: PMC5749949 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.7b04421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2017] [Revised: 11/24/2017] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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In this work, a systematic study of the effect of electron dose rate, solute concentration, imaging mode (broad beam vs scanning probe mode), and liquid cell setup (static vs flow mode) on the growth mechanism and the ultimate morphology of Au nanoparticles (NPs) was performed in chloroauric acid (HAuCl4) aqueous solutions using in situ liquid-cell TEM (LC-TEM). It was found that a diffusion limited growth dominates at high dose rates, especially for the solution with the lowest concentration (1 mM), resulting in formation of dendritic NPs. Growth of 2D Au plates driven by a reaction limited mechanism was only observed at low dose rates for the 1 mM solution. For the 5 mM and 20 mM solutions, reaction limited growth can still be induced at higher dose rates, due to abundance of the precursor available in the solutions, leading to formation of 2D plates or 3D faceted NPs. As a proof-of-concept, an Au nanostructure with a 3D faceted particle core and a dendritic shell can be in situ produced by simply tuning the electron dose in the 1 mM solution irradiated in a flow cell setup in the STEM mode. This work paves the way to study the growth of complex heteronanostructures composed of multiple elements in LC-TEM.
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Hattawy M, Baltzell NA, Dupré R, Hafidi K, Stepanyan S, Bültmann S, De Vita R, El Alaoui A, El Fassi L, Egiyan H, Girod FX, Guidal M, Jenkins D, Liuti S, Perrin Y, Torayev B, Voutier E, Adhikari KP, Adhikari S, Adikaram D, Akbar Z, Amaryan MJ, Anefalos Pereira S, Armstrong WR, Avakian H, Ball J, Bashkanov M, Battaglieri M, Batourine V, Bedlinskiy I, Biselli AS, Boiarinov S, Briscoe WJ, Brooks WK, Burkert VD, Thanh Cao F, Carman DS, Celentano A, Charles G, Chetry T, Ciullo G, Clark L, Colaneri L, Cole PL, Contalbrigo M, Cortes O, Crede V, D'Angelo A, Dashyan N, De Sanctis E, Deur A, Djalali C, Elouadrhiri L, Eugenio P, Fedotov G, Fegan S, Fersch R, Filippi A, Fleming JA, Forest TA, Fradi A, Garçon M, Gevorgyan N, Ghandilyan Y, Gilfoyle GP, Giovanetti KL, Gleason C, Gohn W, Golovatch E, Gothe RW, Griffioen KA, Guo L, Hakobyan H, Hanretty C, Harrison N, Heddle D, Hicks K, Holtrop M, Hughes SM, Ireland DG, Ishkhanov BS, Isupov EL, Jiang H, Joo K, Joosten S, Keller D, Khachatryan G, Khachatryan M, Khandaker M, Kim A, Kim W, Klein A, Klein FJ, Kubarovsky V, Kuhn SE, Kuleshov SV, Lanza L, Lenisa P, Livingston K, Lu HY, MacGregor IJD, Markov N, Mayer M, McCracken ME, McKinnon B, Meyer CA, Meziani ZE, Mineeva T, Mirazita M, Mokeev V, Montgomery RA, Moutarde H, Movsisyan A, Munoz Camacho C, Nadel-Turonski P, Net LA, Niccolai S, Niculescu G, Niculescu I, Osipenko M, Ostrovidov AI, Paolone M, Paremuzyan R, Park K, Pasyuk E, Phelps E, Phelps W, Pisano S, Pogorelko O, Price JW, Prok Y, Protopopescu D, Ripani M, Ritchie BG, Rizzo A, Rosner G, Rossi P, Sabatié F, Salgado C, Schumacher RA, Seder E, Sharabian YG, Simonyan A, Skorodumina I, Smith GD, Sokhan D, Sparveris N, Strauch S, Taiuti M, Ungaro M, Voskanyan H, Walford NK, Watts DP, Wei X, Weinstein LB, Wood MH, Zachariou N, Zana L, Zhang J, Zhao ZW. First Exclusive Measurement of Deeply Virtual Compton Scattering off ^{4}He: Toward the 3D Tomography of Nuclei. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2017; 119:202004. [PMID: 29219329 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.119.202004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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We report on the first measurement of the beam-spin asymmetry in the exclusive process of coherent deeply virtual Compton scattering off a nucleus. The experiment uses the 6 GeV electron beam from the Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility (CEBAF) accelerator at Jefferson Lab incident on a pressurized ^{4}He gaseous target placed in front of the CEBAF Large Acceptance Spectrometer (CLAS). The scattered electron is detected by CLAS and the photon by a dedicated electromagnetic calorimeter at forward angles. To ensure the exclusivity of the process, a specially designed radial time projection chamber is used to detect the recoiling ^{4}He nuclei. We measure beam-spin asymmetries larger than those observed on the free proton in the same kinematic domain. From these, we are able to extract, in a model-independent way, the real and imaginary parts of the only ^{4}He Compton form factor, H_{A}. This first measurement of coherent deeply virtual Compton scattering on the ^{4}He nucleus, with a fully exclusive final state via nuclear recoil tagging, leads the way toward 3D imaging of the partonic structure of nuclei.
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Liu X, Gaucher D, Prevost G, Heitz P, Roux M, Keller D, Sauer A. Panton-Valentine leukocidin enhances glial reaction and microglial apoptosis through retinal ganglion and amacrine cell binding. Acta Ophthalmol 2017. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2017.0t071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Ho D, Peng P, Bass C, Collins P, D'Angelo A, Deur A, Fleming J, Hanretty C, Kageya T, Khandaker M, Klein FJ, Klempt E, Laine V, Lowry MM, Lu H, Nepali C, Nikonov VA, O'Connell T, Sandorfi AM, Sarantsev AV, Schumacher RA, Strakovsky II, Švarc A, Walford NK, Wei X, Whisnant CS, Workman RL, Zonta I, Adhikari KP, Adikaram D, Akbar Z, Amaryan MJ, Anefalos Pereira S, Avakian H, Ball J, Bashkanov M, Battaglieri M, Batourine V, Bedlinskiy I, Biselli A, Briscoe WJ, Burkert VD, Carman DS, Celentano A, Charles G, Chetry T, Ciullo G, Clark L, Colaneri L, Cole PL, Contalbrigo M, Crede V, Dashyan N, De Sanctis E, De Vita R, Djalali C, Dupre R, El Alaoui A, El Fassi L, Elouadrhiri L, Eugenio P, Fedotov G, Fegan S, Fersch R, Filippi A, Fradi A, Ghandilyan Y, Gilfoyle GP, Girod FX, Glazier DI, Gleason C, Gohn W, Golovatch E, Gothe RW, Griffioen KA, Guidal M, Guo L, Hakobyan H, Harrison N, Hattawy M, Hicks K, Holtrop M, Hughes SM, Ilieva Y, Ireland DG, Ishkhanov BS, Isupov EL, Jenkins D, Jiang H, Jo HS, Joo K, Joosten S, Keller D, Khachatryan G, Kim A, Kim W, Klein A, Kubarovsky V, Kuleshov SV, Lanza L, Lenisa P, Livingston K, MacGregor IJD, Markov N, McKinnon B, Mineeva T, Mokeev V, Montgomery RA, Movsisyan A, Munoz Camacho C, Murdoch G, Niccolai S, Niculescu G, Osipenko M, Paolone M, Paremuzyan R, Park K, Pasyuk E, Phelps W, Pogorelko O, Price JW, Procureur S, Protopopescu D, Ripani M, Riser D, Ritchie BG, Rizzo A, Rosner G, Sabatié F, Salgado C, Sharabian YG, Skorodumina I, Smith GD, Sober DI, Sokhan D, Sparveris N, Strauch S, Tian Y, Torayev B, Ungaro M, Voskanyan H, Voutier E, Watts DP, Wood MH, Zachariou N, Zhang J, Zhao ZW. Beam-Target Helicity Asymmetry for γ[over →]n[over →]→π^{-}p in the N^{*} Resonance Region. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2017; 118:242002. [PMID: 28665642 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.118.242002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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We report the first beam-target double-polarization asymmetries in the γ+n(p)→π^{-}+p(p) reaction spanning the nucleon resonance region from invariant mass W=1500 to 2300 MeV. Circularly polarized photons and longitudinally polarized deuterons in solid hydrogen deuteride (HD) have been used with the CEBAF Large Acceptance Spectrometer (CLAS) at Jefferson Lab. The exclusive final state has been extracted using three very different analyses that show excellent agreement, and these have been used to deduce the E polarization observable for an effective neutron target. These results have been incorporated into new partial wave analyses and have led to significant revisions for several γnN^{*} resonance photocouplings.
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Keller D, Van Dinter R, Cash H, Farmer S, Venema K. Bacillus coagulans GBI-30, 6086 increases plant protein digestion in a dynamic, computer-controlled in vitro model of the small intestine (TIM-1). Benef Microbes 2017; 8:491-496. [PMID: 28504581 DOI: 10.3920/bm2016.0196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The aim of this study was to assess the potential of the probiotic Bacillus coagulans GBI-30, 6086 [GanedenBC30] (BC30) to aid in protein digestion of alimentary plant proteins. To test this, three plant proteins, from pea, soy and rice, were digested in a validated in vitro model of the stomach and small intestine (TIM-1) in the absence and in the presence of BC30. Samples were taken from the TIM-1 fractions that mimic uptake of amino acids by the host and analysed for α-amino nitrogen (AAN) and total nitrogen (TN). Both were increased by BC30 for all three plant proteins sources. The ratio of TN/AAN indicated that for pea protein digestion was increased by BC30, but the degree of polymerisation of the liberated small peptides and free amino acids was not changed. For soy and rice, however, BC30 showed a 2-fold reduction in the TN/AAN ratio, indicating that the liberated digestion products formed during digestion in the presence of BC30 were shorter peptides and more free amino acids, than those liberated in the absence of BC30. As BC30 increased protein digestion and uptake in the upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract, it consequently also reduced the amount of protein that would be delivered to the colon, which could there be fermented into toxic metabolites by the gut microbiota. Thus, the enhanced protein digestion by BC30 showed a dual benefit: enhanced amino acid bioavailability from plant proteins in the upper GI tract, and a healthier environment in the colon.
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Hermida A, Fressart V, Hidden-Lucet F, Donal E, Probst V, Deharo J, Chevalier P, Klug D, Mansencal N, Delacretaz E, Cosnay P, Scanu P, Extramiana F, Keller D, Charron P, Gandjbakhch E. High risk of heart failure in desmoglein -2 mutation carriers in arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy. ARCHIVES OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES SUPPLEMENTS 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/s1878-6480(17)30272-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Argemi X, Prévost G, Riegel P, Keller D, Meyer N, Baldeyrou M, Douiri N, Lefebvre N, Meghit K, Ronde Oustau C, Christmann D, Cianférani S, Strub JM, Hansmann Y. VISLISI trial, a prospective clinical study allowing identification of a new metalloprotease and putative virulence factor from Staphylococcus lugdunensis. Clin Microbiol Infect 2016; 23:334.e1-334.e8. [PMID: 28017792 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2016.12.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2016] [Revised: 11/28/2016] [Accepted: 12/14/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Staphylococcus lugdunensis is a coagulase-negative staphylococcus that displays an unusually high virulence rate close to that of Staphylococcus aureus. It also shares phenotypic properties with S. aureus and several studies found putative virulence factors. The objective of the study was to describe the clinical manifestations of S. lugdunensis infections and investigate putative virulence factors. METHOD We conducted a prospective study from November 2013 to March 2016 at the University Hospital of Strasbourg. Putative virulence factors were investigated by clumping factor detection, screening for proteolytic activity, and sequence analysis using tandem nano-liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. RESULTS In total, 347 positive samples for S. lugdunensis were collected, of which 129 (37.2%) were from confirmed cases of S. lugdunensis infection. Eighty-one of these 129 patients were included in the study. Bone and prosthetic joints (PJI) were the most frequent sites of infection (n=28; 34.6%) followed by skin and soft tissues (n=23; 28.4%). We identified and purified a novel protease secreted by 50 samples (61.7%), most frequently associated with samples from deep infections and PJI (pr 0.97 and pr 0.91, respectively). Protease peptide sequencing by nano-liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry revealed a novel protease bearing 62.42% identity with ShpI, a metalloprotease secreted by Staphylococcus hyicus. CONCLUSION This study confirms the pathogenicity of S. lugdunensis, particularly in bone and PJI. We also identified a novel metalloprotease called lugdulysin that may contribute to virulence.
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Gawlik S, Müller M, Kuon RJ, Szabo AZ, Keller D, Sohn C. Timing of elective repeat caesarean does matter: Importance of avoiding early-term delivery especially in diabetic patients. J OBSTET GYNAECOL 2016; 35:455-60. [PMID: 25356739 DOI: 10.3109/01443615.2014.969204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Five hundred and three elective repeat caesarean sections were analysed to examine the impact of timing of delivery between 37 and 40 weeks' gestation on foetal and maternal short-term outcome. Gestational age, Apgar scores and admission to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)-based foetal outcome. Maternal complications were comparatively evaluated. Due to the increasing incidence of gestational diabetes a subgroup analysis on this issue was performed. Neonates born by elective repeat caesarean in early term had a 3.2 times increased risk of being admitted to the NICU due to foetal adaption disorders in the early post-natal phase. Overall maternal peri-operative risks were low and did not differ significantly between 37 and 41 weeks' gestation. Maternal gestational diabetes constituted an additional independent risk factor in early term. In summary, elective early-term caesarean delivery appears to negatively impact immediate neonatal outcome. Waiting at least until 38 completed weeks' gestation improves foetal outcome, especially in diabetic patients.
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Keller D, Doceul L, Ferlay F, Louison C, Pilia A, Pavy K, Chodorge L, Andriot C. Use of virtual reality for optimizing the life cycle of a fusion component. FUSION ENGINEERING AND DESIGN 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2015.07.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Jo HS, Girod FX, Avakian H, Burkert VD, Garçon M, Guidal M, Kubarovsky V, Niccolai S, Stoler P, Adhikari KP, Adikaram D, Amaryan MJ, Anderson MD, Anefalos Pereira S, Ball J, Baltzell NA, Battaglieri M, Batourine V, Bedlinskiy I, Biselli AS, Boiarinov S, Briscoe WJ, Brooks WK, Carman DS, Celentano A, Chandavar S, Charles G, Colaneri L, Cole PL, Compton N, Contalbrigo M, Crede V, D'Angelo A, Dashyan N, De Vita R, De Sanctis E, Deur A, Djalali C, Dupre R, Alaoui AE, Fassi LE, Elouadrhiri L, Fedotov G, Fegan S, Filippi A, Fleming JA, Garillon B, Gevorgyan N, Ghandilyan Y, Gilfoyle GP, Giovanetti KL, Goetz JT, Golovatch E, Gothe RW, Griffioen KA, Guegan B, Guler N, Guo L, Hafidi K, Hakobyan H, Harrison N, Hattawy M, Hicks K, Hirlinger Saylor N, Ho D, Holtrop M, Hughes SM, Ilieva Y, Ireland DG, Ishkhanov BS, Jenkins D, Joo K, Joosten S, Keller D, Khachatryan G, Khandaker M, Kim A, Kim W, Klein A, Klein FJ, Kuhn SE, Kuleshov SV, Lenisa P, Livingston K, Lu HY, MacGregor IJD, McKinnon B, Meziani ZE, Mirazita M, Mokeev V, Montgomery RA, Moutarde H, Movsisyan A, Munevar E, Munoz Camacho C, Nadel-Turonski P, Net LA, Niculescu G, Osipenko M, Ostrovidov AI, Paolone M, Park K, Pasyuk E, Phillips JJ, Pisano S, Pogorelko O, Price JW, Procureur S, Prok Y, Puckett AJR, Raue BA, Ripani M, Rizzo A, Rosner G, Rossi P, Roy P, Sabatié F, Salgado C, Schott D, Schumacher RA, Seder E, Simonyan A, Skorodumina I, Smith GD, Sokhan D, Sparveris N, Stepanyan S, Strakovsky II, Strauch S, Sytnik V, Tian Y, Tkachenko S, Ungaro M, Voskanyan H, Voutier E, Walford NK, Watts DP, Wei X, Weinstein LB, Wood MH, Zachariou N, Zana L, Zhang J, Zhao ZW, Zonta I. Cross Sections for the Exclusive Photon Electroproduction on the Proton and Generalized Parton Distributions. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2015; 115:212003. [PMID: 26636848 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.115.212003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Unpolarized and beam-polarized fourfold cross sections (d^{4}σ/dQ^{2}dx_{B}dtdϕ) for the ep→e^{'}p^{'}γ reaction were measured using the CLAS detector and the 5.75-GeV polarized electron beam of the Jefferson Lab accelerator, for 110 (Q^{2},x_{B},t) bins over the widest phase space ever explored in the valence-quark region. Several models of generalized parton distributions (GPDs) describe the data well at most of our kinematics. This increases our confidence that we understand the GPD H, expected to be the dominant contributor to these observables. Through a leading-twist extraction of Compton form factors, these results support the model predictions of a larger nucleon size at lower quark-momentum fraction x_{B}.
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Kusne AG, Keller D, Anderson A, Zaban A, Takeuchi I. High-throughput determination of structural phase diagram and constituent phases using GRENDEL. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2015; 26:444002. [PMID: 26469294 DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/26/44/444002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Advances in high-throughput materials fabrication and characterization techniques have resulted in faster rates of data collection and rapidly growing volumes of experimental data. To convert this mass of information into actionable knowledge of material process-structure-property relationships requires high-throughput data analysis techniques. This work explores the use of the Graph-based endmember extraction and labeling (GRENDEL) algorithm as a high-throughput method for analyzing structural data from combinatorial libraries, specifically, to determine phase diagrams and constituent phases from both x-ray diffraction and Raman spectral data. The GRENDEL algorithm utilizes a set of physical constraints to optimize results and provides a framework by which additional physics-based constraints can be easily incorporated. GRENDEL also permits the integration of database data as shown by the use of critically evaluated data from the Inorganic Crystal Structure Database in the x-ray diffraction data analysis. Also the Sunburst radial tree map is demonstrated as a tool to visualize material structure-property relationships found through graph based analysis.
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Werner M, Keller D, Haass SG, Gretener C, Bissig B, Fuchs P, La Mattina F, Erni R, Romanyuk YE, Tiwari AN. Enhanced Carrier Collection from CdS Passivated Grains in Solution-Processed Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 Solar Cells. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2015; 7:12141-12146. [PMID: 25985349 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b02435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Solution processing of Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 (CZTSSe)-kesterite solar cells is attractive because of easy manufacturing using readily available metal salts. The solution-processed CZTSSe absorbers, however, often suffer from poor morphology with a bilayer structure, exhibiting a dense top crust and a porous bottom layer, albeit yielding efficiencies of over 10%. To understand whether the cell performance is limited by this porous layer, a systematic compositional study using (scanning) transmission electron microscopy ((S)TEM) and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy of the dimethyl sulfoxide processed CZTSSe absorbers is presented. TEM investigation revealed a thin layer of CdS that is formed around the small CZTSSe grains in the porous bottom layer during the chemical bath deposition step. This CdS passivation is found to be beneficial for the cell performance as it increases the carrier collection and facilitates the electron transport. Electron-beam-induced current measurements reveal an enhanced carrier collection for this buried region as compared to reference cells with evaporated CdS.
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Cardot-Martin E, Casalegno JS, Badiou C, Dauwalder O, Keller D, Prévost G, Rieg S, Kern WV, Cuerq C, Etienne J, Vandenesch F, Lina G, Dumitrescu O. α-Defensins partially protect human neutrophils against Panton-Valentine leukocidin produced by Staphylococcus aureus. Lett Appl Microbiol 2015; 61:158-64. [PMID: 25963798 DOI: 10.1111/lam.12438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2015] [Revised: 04/30/2015] [Accepted: 05/02/2015] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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UNLABELLED α-Defensins produced by neutrophils are important effector molecules of the innate immune system. In addition to their microbicidal effects, α-defensins have the ability to neutralize bacterial toxins. Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) is the hallmark of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Staphylococcus aureus that produce PVL are responsible for severe diseases, including necrotizing pneumonia. Polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMNs) are the target cells of PVL action. The goal of this study was to elucidate the effect of a group of α-defensins known as the human neutrophil peptides (HNPs) on the interactions between LukS-PV and LukF-PV, which compose PVL, and human PMNs. We observed that HNPs bound to both subunits of PVL and significantly decreased PVL pore formation in PMNs, with a maximum inhibition of 27%. When various HNP molecules were tested individually under the same conditions, we observed that HNP3, but not HNP1 or 2, decreased pore formation. Similarly, HNP3 significantly decreased PVL-induced PMN lysis, with a maximum inhibition of 31%. Interestingly, HNPs did not affect LukS-PV LukF-PV oligomerization, LukS-PV LukF-PV binding to PMNs or calcium influx induced by PVL in PMNs. Our results suggest that HNP3 partially protects neutrophils against PVL by interfering with the conformational changes of PVL required to form a functional pore. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) is a pore-forming toxin produced by Staphylococcus aureus, responsible for neutrophil damage and key player of severe staphylococcal diseases. Antimicrobial peptides produced by neutrophils (HNP1-3) neutralize several other bacterial cytotoxins. We examined the impact of human neutrophil peptides (HNPs) on PVL cytotoxicity against human neutrophils and we found that HNPs bind to both LukS and LukF components of PVL, thereby inhibiting pore formation and neutrophil lysis. Our results suggest that HNP3 may impair PVL conformational changes required to form a functional pore and provide insight into the pathogenesis of PVL-related staphylococcal infection, with potential impact on the disease outcome.
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Atallah S, Martin-Perez B, Keller D, Burke J, Hunter L. Natural-orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery. Br J Surg 2015; 102:e73-92. [PMID: 25627137 DOI: 10.1002/bjs.9710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2014] [Accepted: 10/20/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Natural-orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) represents one of the most significant innovations in surgery to emerge since the advent of laparoscopy. A decade of progress with this approach has now been catalogued, and yet its clinical application remains controversial. METHODS A PubMed search was carried out for articles describing NOTES in both the preclinical and the clinical setting. Public perceptions and expert opinion regarding NOTES in the published literature were analysed carefully. RESULTS Two hundred relevant articles on NOTES were studied and the outcomes reviewed. A division between direct- and indirect-target NOTES was established. The areas with the most promising clinical application included direct-target NOTES, such as transanal total mesorectal excision and peroral endoscopic myotomy. The clinical experience with distant-target NOTES, such as for appendicectomy and cholecystectomy, showed feasibility; however, NOTES-specific morbidity was introduced and this represents an important limitation. CONCLUSION NOTES experimentation in the preclinical setting has increased substantially. There has also been a significant increase in the application of NOTES in humans in the past decade. Enthusiasm for NOTES should be tempered by the risk of incurring NOTES-specific morbidity. Surgeons should carefully consider patient preferences regarding this new minimally invasive option, as opinions are not unanimously supportive of NOTES. As technical limitations are overcome, the clinical application of NOTES is predicted to increase. It is paramount that, when this complex technique is performed on humans, it is applied judiciously by appropriately trained experts with outcomes recorded in a registry.
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Adikaram D, Rimal D, Weinstein LB, Raue B, Khetarpal P, Bennett RP, Arrington J, Brooks WK, Adhikari KP, Afanasev AV, Amaryan MJ, Anderson MD, Anefalos Pereira S, Avakian H, Ball J, Battaglieri M, Bedlinskiy I, Biselli AS, Bono J, Boiarinov S, Briscoe WJ, Burkert VD, Carman DS, Careccia S, Celentano A, Chandavar S, Charles G, Colaneri L, Cole PL, Contalbrigo M, Crede V, D'Angelo A, Dashyan N, De Vita R, De Sanctis E, Deur A, Djalali C, Dodge GE, Dupre R, Egiyan H, El Alaoui A, El Fassi L, Elouadrhiri L, Eugenio P, Fedotov G, Fegan S, Filippi A, Fleming JA, Fradi A, Garillon B, Gilfoyle GP, Giovanetti KL, Girod FX, Goetz JT, Gohn W, Golovatch E, Gothe RW, Griffioen KA, Guegan B, Guidal M, Guo L, Hafidi K, Hakobyan H, Hanretty C, Harrison N, Hattawy M, Hicks K, Holtrop M, Hughes SM, Hyde CE, Ilieva Y, Ireland DG, Ishkhanov BS, Jenkins D, Jiang H, Jo HS, Joo K, Joosten S, Kalantarians N, Keller D, Khandaker M, Kim A, Kim W, Klein A, Klein FJ, Koirala S, Kubarovsky V, Kuhn SE, Livingston K, Lu HY, MacGregor IJD, Markov N, Mattione P, Mayer M, McKinnon B, Mestayer MD, Meyer CA, Mirazita M, Mokeev V, Montgomery RA, Moody CI, Moutarde H, Movsisyan A, Camacho CM, Nadel-Turonski P, Niccolai S, Niculescu G, Osipenko M, Ostrovidov AI, Park K, Pasyuk E, Peña C, Pisano S, Pogorelko O, Price JW, Procureur S, Prok Y, Protopopescu D, Puckett AJR, Ripani M, Rizzo A, Rosner G, Rossi P, Roy P, Sabatié F, Salgado C, Schott D, Schumacher RA, Seder E, Sharabian YG, Simonyan A, Skorodumina I, Smith ES, Smith GD, Sober DI, Sokhan D, Sparveris N, Stepanyan S, Stoler P, Strauch S, Sytnik V, Taiuti M, Tian Y, Trivedi A, Ungaro M, Voskanyan H, Voutier E, Walford NK, Watts DP, Wei X, Wood MH, Zachariou N, Zana L, Zhang J, Zhao ZW, Zonta I. Towards a resolution of the proton form factor problem: new electron and positron scattering data. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2015; 114:062003. [PMID: 25723209 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.114.062003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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There is a significant discrepancy between the values of the proton electric form factor, G(E)(p), extracted using unpolarized and polarized electron scattering. Calculations predict that small two-photon exchange (TPE) contributions can significantly affect the extraction of G(E)(p) from the unpolarized electron-proton cross sections. We determined the TPE contribution by measuring the ratio of positron-proton to electron-proton elastic scattering cross sections using a simultaneous, tertiary electron-positron beam incident on a liquid hydrogen target and detecting the scattered particles in the Jefferson Lab CLAS detector. This novel technique allowed us to cover a wide range in virtual photon polarization (ϵ) and momentum transfer (Q(2)) simultaneously, as well as to cancel luminosity-related systematic errors. The cross section ratio increases with decreasing ϵ at Q(2)=1.45 GeV(2). This measurement is consistent with the size of the form factor discrepancy at Q(2)≈1.75 GeV(2) and with hadronic calculations including nucleon and Δ intermediate states, which have been shown to resolve the discrepancy up to 2-3 GeV(2).
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Seder E, Biselli A, Pisano S, Niccolai S, Smith GD, Joo K, Adhikari K, Amaryan MJ, Anderson MD, Anefalos Pereira S, Avakian H, Battaglieri M, Bedlinskiy I, Bono J, Boiarinov S, Bosted P, Briscoe W, Brock J, Brooks WK, Bültmann S, Burkert VD, Carman DS, Carlin C, Celentano A, Chandavar S, Charles G, Colaneri L, Cole PL, Contalbrigo M, Crabb D, Crede V, D'Angelo A, Dashyan N, De Vita R, De Sanctis E, Deur A, Djalali C, Doughty D, Dupre R, El Fassi L, Elouadrhiri L, Eugenio P, Fedotov G, Fegan S, Filippi A, Fleming JA, Fradi A, Garillon B, Garçon M, Gevorgyan N, Ghandilyan Y, Giovanetti KL, Girod FX, Goetz JT, Gohn W, Gothe RW, Griffioen KA, Guegan B, Guidal M, Guo L, Hafidi K, Hakobyan H, Hanretty C, Harrison N, Hattawy M, Hirlinger Saylor N, Holtrop M, Hughes SM, Ilieva Y, Ireland DG, Ishkhanov BS, Isupov EL, Jo HS, Joosten S, Keith CD, Keller D, Khachatryan G, Khandaker M, Kim A, Kim W, Klein A, Klein FJ, Koirala S, Kubarovsky V, Kuhn SE, Lenisa P, Livingston K, Lu HY, MacGregor IJD, Markov N, Mayer M, McKinnon B, Meekins DG, Mineeva T, Mirazita M, Mokeev V, Montgomery R, Moody CI, Moutarde H, Movsisyan A, Munoz Camacho C, Nadel-Turonski P, Niculescu I, Osipenko M, Ostrovidov AI, Paolone M, Pappalardo LL, Park K, Park S, Pasyuk E, Peng P, Phelps W, Pogorelko O, Price JW, Prok Y, Protopopescu D, Puckett AJR, Ripani M, Rizzo A, Rosner G, Rossi P, Roy P, Sabatié F, Salgado C, Schott D, Schumacher RA, Senderovich I, Simonyan A, Skorodumina I, Sokhan D, Sparveris N, Stepanyan S, Stoler P, Strakovsky II, Strauch S, Sytnik V, Taiuti M, Tang W, Tian Y, Ungaro M, Voskanyan H, Voutier E, Walford NK, Watts DP, Wei X, Weinstein LB, Wood MH, Zachariou N, Zana L, Zhang J, Zonta I. Longitudinal target-spin asymmetries for deeply virtual compton scattering. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2015; 114:032001. [PMID: 25658994 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.114.032001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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A measurement of the electroproduction of photons off protons in the deeply inelastic regime was performed at Jefferson Lab using a nearly 6 GeV electron beam, a longitudinally polarized proton target, and the CEBAF Large Acceptance Spectrometer. Target-spin asymmetries for ep→e^{'}p^{'}γ events, which arise from the interference of the deeply virtual Compton scattering and the Bethe-Heitler processes, were extracted over the widest kinematics in Q^{2}, x_{B}, t, and ϕ, for 166 four-dimensional bins. In the framework of generalized parton distributions, at leading twist the t dependence of these asymmetries provides insight into the spatial distribution of the axial charge of the proton, which appears to be concentrated in its center. These results also bring important and necessary constraints for the existing parametrizations of chiral-even generalized parton distributions.
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