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Gross A, Kharouta M, Biswas T. PP01.68 Registry Based Analysis of Radiation Modality on Survival with Definitive Chemoradiation for Stage III Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC). J Thorac Oncol 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2022.09.094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Bagal UR, Ireland M, Gross A, Fischer J, Bentz M, Berkow EL, Litvintseva AP, Chow NA. Molecular Epidemiology of Blastomyces gilchristii Clusters, Minnesota, USA. Emerg Infect Dis 2022; 28:1924-1926. [PMID: 35997504 PMCID: PMC9423935 DOI: 10.3201/eid2809.220392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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We characterized 2 clusters of blastomycosis cases in Minnesota, USA, using whole-genome sequencing and single-nucleotide polymorphism analyses. Blastomyces gilchristii was confirmed as the cause of infection. Genomic analyses corresponded with epidemiologic findings for cases of B. gilchristii infections, demonstrating the utility of genomic methods for future blastomycosis outbreak investigations.
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Swank Z, Gross A, Mahmud H, Gharai LR, Perelas A, Siddharthan T, Katagira W, Alupo P, Kirenga B, Jackson P. Development and implementation of a transnational multi-disciplinary discussion for diagnosis of interstitial lung disease. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2022; 26:784-786. [PMID: 35898129 DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.22.0214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Z Swank
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Richmond, VA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Richmond, VA
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- Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, VA
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- Division of Radiology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Richmond, VA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
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- Makerere Lung Institute, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
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- Makerere Lung Institute, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
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- Makerere Lung Institute, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Richmond, VA
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LeviRam I, Gross A, Lintern A, Henry R, Schang C, Herzberg M, McCarthy D. Sustainable micropollutant bioremediation via stormwater biofiltration system. Water Res 2022; 214:118188. [PMID: 35235884 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2022.118188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2021] [Revised: 02/10/2022] [Accepted: 02/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
Abstract
Waters contaminated with micropollutants are of environmental and public health concern globally. Stormwater is a significant source of anthropogenic micropollutants to receiving waters. Hence, sustainable stormwater remediation is needed to reduce contamination of waterways. Yet designing sustainable bioremediation solutions, including those targeted to remove micropollutants, is a major scientific challenge. This study aimed to adapt the design of stormwater biofiltration systems, to improve the removal of micropollutants and understand the role of the micropollutant-degrading bacteria in this bioremediation process. We investigated the atrazine removal performance of a prototype biofiltration system, in which the filter media was supplemented with Granulated Activated Carbon (GAC). The prototype biofiltration system completely removed atrazine to below detectable limits, significantly exceeding the GAC's adsorption capacity alone, suggesting other biological processes were present. We showed that atrazine degradation capacity, measured by the kinetics of the trzN gene abundance, was accelerated in the prototype system compared to the standard system (which had no added GAC; 0.8 vs. 0.37 week-1, respectively). Notably, this high level of atrazine removal did not come at the expense of the removal performance of other typical stormwater macropollutants (e.g., nutrients, suspended solids). The prototype biofiltration system showed a proof-of-concept of sustaining microbial remediation of a model micropollutant alongside stormwater macropollutants, which could be used to reduce impacts on receiving waterways and protect our ecosystems and human health.
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- I LeviRam
- Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research, Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Sede Boqer Campus, Israel; Environmental and Public Health Microbiology Laboratory (EPHM Lab), Department of Civil Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia
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- Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research, Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Sede Boqer Campus, Israel
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- Environmental and Public Health Microbiology Laboratory (EPHM Lab), Department of Civil Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia
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- Environmental and Public Health Microbiology Laboratory (EPHM Lab), Department of Civil Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia
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- Environmental and Public Health Microbiology Laboratory (EPHM Lab), Department of Civil Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia
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- Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research, Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Sede Boqer Campus, Israel
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- Environmental and Public Health Microbiology Laboratory (EPHM Lab), Department of Civil Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia.
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Karlsson M, Lutgring JD, Ansari U, Lawsin A, Albrecht V, McAllister G, Daniels J, Lonsway D, McKay S, Beldavs Z, Bower C, Dumyati G, Gross A, Jacob J, Janelle S, Kainer MA, Lynfield R, Phipps EC, Schutz K, Wilson L, Witwer ML, Bulens SN, Walters MS, Duffy N, Kallen AJ, Elkins CA, Rasheed JK. Molecular Characterization of Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacterales Collected in the United States. Microb Drug Resist 2022; 28:389-397. [PMID: 35172110 DOI: 10.1089/mdr.2021.0106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
Abstract
Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) are a growing public health concern due to resistance to multiple antibiotics and potential to cause health care-associated infections with high mortality. Carbapenemase-producing CRE are of particular concern given that carbapenemase-encoding genes often are located on mobile genetic elements that may spread between different organisms and species. In this study, we performed phenotypic and genotypic characterization of CRE collected at eight U.S. sites participating in active population- and laboratory-based surveillance of carbapenem-resistant organisms. Among 421 CRE tested, the majority were isolated from urine (n = 349, 83%). Klebsiella pneumoniae was the most common organism (n = 265, 63%), followed by Enterobacter cloacae complex (n = 77, 18%) and Escherichia coli (n = 50, 12%). Of 419 isolates analyzed by whole genome sequencing, 307 (73%) harbored a carbapenemase gene; variants of blaKPC predominated (n = 299, 97%). The occurrence of carbapenemase-producing K. pneumoniae, E. cloacae complex, and E. coli varied by region; the predominant sequence type within each genus was ST258, ST171, and ST131, respectively. None of the carbapenemase-producing CRE isolates displayed resistance to all antimicrobials tested; susceptibility to amikacin and tigecycline was generally retained.
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- Maria Karlsson
- Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Georgia Emerging Infections Program, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- New York Emerging Infections Program at the University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, USA
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- Georgia Emerging Infections Program, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.,Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Denver, Colorado, USA
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- Tennessee Department of Public Health, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Minnesota Department of Health, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
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- New Mexico Emerging Infections Program, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
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- Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Denver, Colorado, USA
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- Maryland Department of Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Munoz F, Meaney A, Gross A, Liu K, Pouliopoulos AN, Liu D, Konofagou EE, Ferrera VP. Long term study of motivational and cognitive effects of low-intensity focused ultrasound neuromodulation in the dorsal striatum of nonhuman primates. Brain Stimul 2022; 15:360-372. [PMID: 35092823 PMCID: PMC9419899 DOI: 10.1016/j.brs.2022.01.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2021] [Revised: 01/18/2022] [Accepted: 01/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Noninvasive brain stimulation using transcranial focused ultrasound (FUS) has many potential applications as a research and clinical tool, including incorporation into neural prosthetics for cognitive rehabilitation. To develop this technology, it is necessary to evaluate the safety and efficacy of FUS neuromodulation for specific brain targets and cognitive functions. It is also important to test whether repeated long-term application of FUS to deep brain targets improves or degrades behavioral and cognitive function. To this end, we investigated the effects of FUS in the dorsal striatum of nonhuman primates (NHP) performing a visual-motor decision-making task for small or large rewards. Over the course of 2 years, we performed 129 and 147 FUS applications, respectively, in two NHP. FUS (0.5 MHz @ 0.2-0.8 MPa) was applied to the putamen and caudate in both hemispheres to evaluate the effects on movement accuracy, motivation, decision accuracy, and response time. Sonicating the caudate or the putamen unilaterally resulted in modest but statistically significant improvements in motivation and decision accuracy, but at the cost of slower reaction times. The effects were dose (i.e., FUS pressure) and reward dependent. There was no effect on reaching accuracy, nor was there long-term behavioral impairment or neurological trauma evident on T1-weighted, T2-weighted, or susceptibility-weighted MRI scans. Sonication also resulted in significant changes in resting state functional connectivity between the caudate and multiple cortical regions. The results indicate that applying FUS to the dorsal striatum can positively impact the motivational and cognitive aspects of decision making. The capability of FUS to improve motivation and cognition in NHPs points to its therapeutic potential in treating a wide variety of human neural diseases, and warrants further development as a novel technique for non-invasive deep brain stimulation.
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- F Munoz
- Dept. of Neuroscience, Columbia University, United States; Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute, Columbia University, United States.
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- Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute, Columbia University
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- Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University
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- Dept. of Neuroscience, Columbia University,Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute, Columbia University
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- Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University,Dept. of Radiology, Columbia University
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- Dept. of Neuroscience, Columbia University,Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute, Columbia University,Dept. of Psychiatry, Columbia University
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Dale J, Anacker M, Craft B, Gross A, Fischer J, Blanding J, Lindemann S, Tang A, Brister S, Dowdell A, Stein E, O’Malley S, Pattee B, Vagnone PS. 820. Optimal Specimen Source(s) for Carbapenemase-Producing Acinetobacter Colonization Screening. Open Forum Infect Dis 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofab466.1016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Abstract
Background
Infection prevention (IP) strategies are implemented to limit the transmission of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), which are estimated to occur in 1 out of 31 hospitalized patients per day in the United States. Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter (CRA) cause HAIs classified as an urgent threat by CDC. When carbapenemase-producing CRA (CP-CRA) are identified, containment strategies are implemented, including screening patients at high risk for colonization with CP-CRA. Point prevalence surveys (PPS) are conducted to assist with HAI outbreak investigations and identify colonized patients.
Methods
Herein, we describe results from culture-based CP-CRA colonization testing of multiple specimen sources (rectal, skin [axilla/groin or groin], respiratory, and/or wound). A total of 744 PPS specimens from 356 patients, across six states, were obtained from February 2019 to May 2021 for CP-CRA colonization screening including 30% (224/744) rectal, 52% (390/744) skin, 10% (73/744) respiratory, and 8% (57/744) wound sources. The specimens were plated onto both non-selective (blood agar) and selective media (MacConkey, ESBL CHROMagar, Acinetobacter CHROMagar), and RT-PCR was performed for detection of the Acinetobacter-specific carbapenemase genes blaOXA-23, blaOXA-24, and blaOXA-58.
Results
Twelve percent (90/744) of specimens, representing 17% (62/356) of patients, were positive for detection of blaOXA-23 and/or blaOXA-24 CP-CRA. The majority (96%) of CP-CRA harbored blaOXA-24. Of the 62 colonized patients, 52% (32/62) had more than one collection source and 47% (15/32) of those had more than one source positive for CP-CRA. There was no consensus regarding a single source type across positive specimens. However, rectal or skin swab collection alone would potentially miss 2% (4/163) or 8% (14/186) of positive specimens, respectively.
Conclusion
These data suggest that rectal or skin source collection alone could be sufficient for detection of CP-CRA. Overall, multiple factors should be considered to guide the source(s) for CP-CRA specimen collection, such as infection type, regional prevalence, patient factors, and/or IP gap(s) within a facility.
Disclosures
All Authors: No reported disclosures
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- Jennifer Dale
- Minnesota Department of Health Laboratory, St. Paul, MN
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- Minnesota Department of Health, St. Paul, Minnesota
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- Illinois Department of Public Health, Chicago, IL
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- Indiana State Department of Health, Indianapolis, Indiana
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Karmarkar EN, O'Donnell K, Prestel C, Forsberg K, Gade L, Jain S, Schan D, Chow N, McDermott D, Rossow J, Toda M, Ruiz R, Hun S, Dale JL, Gross A, Maruca T, Glowicz J, Brooks R, Bagheri H, Nelson T, Gualandi N, Khwaja Z, Horwich-Scholefield S, Jacobs J, Cheung M, Walters M, Jacobs-Slifka K, Stone ND, Mikhail L, Chaturvedi S, Klein L, Vagnone PS, Schneider E, Berkow EL, Jackson BR, Vallabhaneni S, Zahn M, Epson E. Rapid Assessment and Containment of Candida auris Transmission in Postacute Care Settings-Orange County, California, 2019. Ann Intern Med 2021; 174:1554-1562. [PMID: 34487450 PMCID: PMC10984253 DOI: 10.7326/m21-2013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Candida auris, a multidrug-resistant yeast, can spread rapidly in ventilator-capable skilled-nursing facilities (vSNFs) and long-term acute care hospitals (LTACHs). In 2018, a laboratory serving LTACHs in southern California began identifying species of Candida that were detected in urine specimens to enhance surveillance of C auris, and C auris was identified in February 2019 in a patient in an Orange County (OC), California, LTACH. Further investigation identified C auris at 3 associated facilities. OBJECTIVE To assess the prevalence of C auris and infection prevention and control (IPC) practices in LTACHs and vSNFs in OC. DESIGN Point prevalence surveys (PPSs), postdischarge testing for C auris detection, and assessments of IPC were done from March to October 2019. SETTING All LTACHs (n = 3) and vSNFs (n = 14) serving adult patients in OC. PARTICIPANTS Current or recent patients in LTACHs and vSNFs in OC. INTERVENTION In facilities where C auris was detected, PPSs were repeated every 2 weeks. Ongoing IPC support was provided. MEASUREMENTS Antifungal susceptibility testing and whole-genome sequencing to assess isolate relatedness. RESULTS Initial PPSs at 17 facilities identified 44 additional patients with C auris in 3 (100%) LTACHs and 6 (43%) vSNFs, with the first bloodstream infection reported in May 2019. By October 2019, a total of 182 patients with C auris were identified by serial PPSs and discharge testing. Of 81 isolates that were sequenced, all were clade III and highly related. Assessments of IPC identified gaps in hand hygiene, transmission-based precautions, and environmental cleaning. The outbreak was contained to 2 facilities by October 2019. LIMITATION Acute care hospitals were not assessed, and IPC improvements over time could not be rigorously evaluated. CONCLUSION Enhanced laboratory surveillance and prompt investigation with IPC support enabled swift identification and containment of C auris. PRIMARY FUNDING SOURCE Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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- Ellora N Karmarkar
- Epidemic Intelligence Service Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, and the California Department of Public Health, Richmond, California (E.N.K.)
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- Orange County Health Care Agency, Santa Ana, California (K.O., D.S., J.J., M.C., L.M., M.Z.)
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- Epidemic Intelligence Service Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia (C.P., J.R., M.T.)
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and IHRC, Atlanta, Georgia (K.F.)
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia (L.G., N.C., D.M., J.G., N.G., M.W., K.J., N.D.S., E.L.B., B.R.J., S.V.)
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- California Department of Public Health, Richmond, California (S.J., H.B., T.N., Z.K., S.H., E.E.)
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- Orange County Health Care Agency, Santa Ana, California (K.O., D.S., J.J., M.C., L.M., M.Z.)
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia (L.G., N.C., D.M., J.G., N.G., M.W., K.J., N.D.S., E.L.B., B.R.J., S.V.)
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia (L.G., N.C., D.M., J.G., N.G., M.W., K.J., N.D.S., E.L.B., B.R.J., S.V.)
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- Epidemic Intelligence Service Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia (C.P., J.R., M.T.)
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- Epidemic Intelligence Service Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia (C.P., J.R., M.T.)
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- Washington State Public Health Laboratories, Shoreline, Washington (R.R., S.H., E.S.)
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- Washington State Public Health Laboratories, Shoreline, Washington (R.R., S.H., E.S.)
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- Minnesota Department of Health Public Health Laboratory, St. Paul, Minnesota (J.L.D., A.G., P.S.V.)
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- Minnesota Department of Health Public Health Laboratory, St. Paul, Minnesota (J.L.D., A.G., P.S.V.)
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- Maryland Department of Health Laboratories Administration, Baltimore, Maryland (T.M., L.K.)
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia (L.G., N.C., D.M., J.G., N.G., M.W., K.J., N.D.S., E.L.B., B.R.J., S.V.)
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, and the Maryland Department of Health, Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Outbreak Response Bureau, Baltimore, Maryland (R.B.)
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- California Department of Public Health, Richmond, California (S.J., H.B., T.N., Z.K., S.H., E.E.)
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- California Department of Public Health, Richmond, California (S.J., H.B., T.N., Z.K., S.H., E.E.)
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia (L.G., N.C., D.M., J.G., N.G., M.W., K.J., N.D.S., E.L.B., B.R.J., S.V.)
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- California Department of Public Health, Richmond, California (S.J., H.B., T.N., Z.K., S.H., E.E.)
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- California Department of Public Health, Richmond, California (S.J., H.B., T.N., Z.K., S.H., E.E.)
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- Orange County Health Care Agency, Santa Ana, California (K.O., D.S., J.J., M.C., L.M., M.Z.)
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- Orange County Health Care Agency, Santa Ana, California (K.O., D.S., J.J., M.C., L.M., M.Z.)
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia (L.G., N.C., D.M., J.G., N.G., M.W., K.J., N.D.S., E.L.B., B.R.J., S.V.)
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia (L.G., N.C., D.M., J.G., N.G., M.W., K.J., N.D.S., E.L.B., B.R.J., S.V.)
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia (L.G., N.C., D.M., J.G., N.G., M.W., K.J., N.D.S., E.L.B., B.R.J., S.V.)
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- Orange County Health Care Agency, Santa Ana, California (K.O., D.S., J.J., M.C., L.M., M.Z.)
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- Maryland Department of Health Laboratories Administration, Baltimore, Maryland (T.M., L.K.)
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- Minnesota Department of Health Public Health Laboratory, St. Paul, Minnesota (J.L.D., A.G., P.S.V.)
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- Washington State Public Health Laboratories, Shoreline, Washington (R.R., S.H., E.S.)
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia (L.G., N.C., D.M., J.G., N.G., M.W., K.J., N.D.S., E.L.B., B.R.J., S.V.)
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia (L.G., N.C., D.M., J.G., N.G., M.W., K.J., N.D.S., E.L.B., B.R.J., S.V.)
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia (L.G., N.C., D.M., J.G., N.G., M.W., K.J., N.D.S., E.L.B., B.R.J., S.V.)
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- Orange County Health Care Agency, Santa Ana, California (K.O., D.S., J.J., M.C., L.M., M.Z.)
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- California Department of Public Health, Richmond, California (S.J., H.B., T.N., Z.K., S.H., E.E.)
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Shugart A, Mahon G, Huang JY, Karlsson M, Valley A, Lasure M, Gross A, Pattee B, Vaeth E, Brooks R, Maruca T, Dominguez CE, Torpey D, Francis D, Bhattarai R, Kainer MA, Chan A, Dubendris H, Greene SR, Blosser SJ, Shannon DJ, Jones K, Brennan B, Hun S, D'Angeli M, Murphy CN, Tierney M, Reese N, Bhatnagar A, Kallen A, Brown AC, Spalding Walters M. Carbapenemase production among less-common Enterobacterales genera: 10 US sites, 2018. JAC Antimicrob Resist 2021; 3:dlab137. [PMID: 34514407 PMCID: PMC8417453 DOI: 10.1093/jacamr/dlab137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2021] [Accepted: 07/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Historically, United States’ carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) surveillance and mechanism testing focused on three genera: Escherichia, Klebsiella, and Enterobacter (EsKE); however, other genera can harbour mobile carbapenemases associated with CRE spread. Objectives From January through May 2018, we conducted a 10 state evaluation to assess the contribution of less common genera (LCG) to carbapenemase-producing (CP) CRE. Methods State public health laboratories (SPHLs) requested participating clinical laboratories submit all Enterobacterales from all specimen sources during the surveillance period that were resistant to any carbapenem (Morganellaceae required resistance to doripenem, ertapenem, or meropenem) or were CP based on phenotypic or genotypic testing at the clinical laboratory. SPHLs performed species identification, phenotypic carbapenemase production testing, and molecular testing for carbapenemases to identify CP-CRE. Isolates were categorized as CP if they demonstrated phenotypic carbapenemase production and ≥1 carbapenemase gene (blaKPC, blaNDM, blaVIM, blaIMP, or blaOXA-48-like) was detected. Results SPHLs tested 868 CRE isolates, 127 (14.6%) were from eight LCG. Overall, 195 (26.3%) EsKE isolates were CP-CRE, compared with 24 (18.9%) LCG isolates. LCG accounted for 24 (11.0%) of 219 CP-CRE identified. Citrobacter spp. was the most common CP-LCG; the proportion of Citrobacter that were CP (11/42, 26.2%) was similar to the proportion of EsKE that were CP (195/741, 26.3%). Five of 24 (20.8%) CP-LCG had a carbapenemase gene other than blaKPC. Conclusions Participating sites would have missed approximately 1 in 10 CP-CRE if isolate submission had been limited to EsKE genera. Expanding mechanism testing to additional genera could improve detection and prevention efforts.
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- Alicia Shugart
- Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, Madison, WI, USA
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- Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, Madison, WI, USA
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- Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, GA, USA.,Maryland Department of Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Maryland Department of Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Maryland Department of Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Arizona Department of Health Services, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Tennessee Department of Health, Nashville, TN, USA
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- North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Raleigh, NC, USA
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- North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Raleigh, NC, USA
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- Indiana State Department of Health, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Indiana State Department of Health, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Lansing, MI, USA
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- Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Lansing, MI, USA
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- Washington State Department of Health, Tumwater, WA, USA
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- University of Nebraska Medical Center, Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Omaha, NE, USA
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- Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, Lincoln, NE, USA
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- Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, GA, USA.,Goldbelt C6 Inc, Juneau, AK, USA
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- Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Eikmeier D, Talley P, Bowen A, Leano F, Dobbins G, Jawahir S, Gross A, Huspeni D, La Pointe A, Meyer S, Smith K. Decreased Susceptibility to Azithromycin in Clinical Shigella Isolates Associated with HIV and Sexually Transmitted Bacterial Diseases, Minnesota, USA, 2012-2015. Emerg Infect Dis 2021; 26:667-674. [PMID: 32186495 PMCID: PMC7101095 DOI: 10.3201/eid2604.191031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Shigellosis outbreaks caused by Shigella with decreased susceptibility to azithromycin (DSA-Shigella) among men who have sex with men (MSM) have been reported worldwide. We describe sexual health indicators and antimicrobial drug resistance for shigellosis cases in Minnesota, USA. We analyzed a sample of isolates received during 2012-2015 and cross-referenced cases with the Minnesota Department of Health Sexually Transmitted Disease Database to ascertain patients' HIV status and recent chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis infections. Of 691 Shigella isolates, 46 (7%) were DSA-Shigella; 91% of DSA-Shigella patients were men, of whom 60% were living with HIV. Among men, those with DSA-Shigella infection had greater odds of living with HIV, identifying as MSM, or having a recent diagnosis of a sexually transmitted disease. DSA-Shigella was associated with MSM, HIV infection, and recent sexually transmitted disease. To decrease spread of DSA-Shigella, interventions targeted at communities at high risk are needed.
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Teitelbaum Y, Yakirevich A, Gross A, Sorek S. Simulations of the Water Food Energy Nexus for policy driven intervention. Heliyon 2020; 6:e04767. [PMID: 32885083 PMCID: PMC7452455 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e04767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2020] [Revised: 08/12/2020] [Accepted: 08/18/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Water-Food-Energy (WFE) resources exert mutual influences upon each other and thus cannot be managed separately. Information on household WFE expenditures addresses knowledge that distinguishes between geospatial districts' social welfare. Social welfare and investment in districts' WFE resources are interconnected. District (node) product of WFE normalized expenditures (Volume) is considered as a representative WFE Nexus holistic quantity. This Volume is assumed to be a function of residents' knowledge of welfare level across districts. We prove that the Volume rate conforms to Boltzmann entropy, and this is the premise of our hypothesis for directed information from high to low welfare between network nodes. Welfare mass (WM) represents the district's Volume combined with its income and population density. This WM is used as input into a model balancing between all domain nodes that allows policymakers to simulate the effects of potential quantifiable policy decisions targeted to individual districts at a domain level while also considering influences between districts. Based on existing historic data, the established tool exemplifies its potential by providing outcomes for Israel districts showing the influence of imposing different temporal allocation/deallocation actions as managerial regulations to prescribed districts. It is found that districts with a high WM do not suffer when a defund is applied, but districts that have a low WM gain from subsidies.
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- Y. Teitelbaum
- Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research, J. Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Midreshet Ben-Gurion 849900, Israel
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- Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research, J. Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Midreshet Ben-Gurion 849900, Israel
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- Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research, J. Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Midreshet Ben-Gurion 849900, Israel
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- Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research, J. Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Midreshet Ben-Gurion 849900, Israel
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Bedbeder M, Lahaye C, Boukhris S, Gross A, Raynaud-Simon A, Sanchez M. L’échelle analogique d’évaluation des prises alimentaires ne permet pas d’évaluer les ingesta ni de dépister la dénutrition chez les patients hospitalisés en gériatrie aiguë. NUTR CLIN METAB 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nupar.2020.02.358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Bedbeder M, Boukhris S, Lahaye C, Gross A, Raynaud-Simon A, Sanchez M. MON-PO486: The 10-Point Verbal and Visual Analogue Scales Fail to Assess Dietary Intakes and Malnutrition in Elderly Hospitalized in Acute Geriatrics Unit. Clin Nutr 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/s0261-5614(19)32319-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Thomas M, Fronk Z, Gross A, Willmore D, Arango A, Higham C, Nguyen V, Lim H, Kale V, McMillan G, Seegmiller RE. Losartan attenuates progression of osteoarthritis in the synovial temporomandibular and knee joints of a chondrodysplasia mouse model through inhibition of TGF-β1 signaling pathway. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2019; 27:676-686. [PMID: 30610922 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2018.12.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2018] [Revised: 12/10/2018] [Accepted: 12/24/2018] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGF-β1) is implicated in osteoarthritis (OA). The purpose of this study was to explore the ability of Losartan to inhibit the inflammatory signaling pathway of TGF-β1 observed during osteoarthritic progression in the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) and knee joint using a genetic mouse model. METHODS A murine OA model displaying the heterozygous chondrodysplasia gene (cho/+), a col11a1 mutation, was used to test this hypothesis. Following a 7-month treatment period with Losartan, the synovial joints were analyzed for histopathological improvement comparing two experimental groups. Tissues were fixed in paraformaldehyde, processed to paraffin section, and stained with Safranin O and Fast Green to visualize proteoglycans and collagen proteins in cartilage. Using the Modified Mankin scoring system, the degree of staining and OA progression were evaluated. RESULTS Results show heterozygous animals receiving Losartan having diminished degeneration of TMJ condylar and knee joint articular cartilage. This was confirmed in the TMJ and knee by a statistically significant decrease in the Mankin histopathology score. Decreased expression of HtrA1, a key regulator to the TGF-β1 signaling pathway, was demonstrated in vitro as well as in vivo, via Losartan inhibition. CONCLUSION Using a genetic mouse model of OA, this study demonstrated the utility of Losartan to improve treatment of human OA in the TMJ and knee joint through inhibition of the TGF-β1 signaling cascade. We further demonstrated inhibition of HtrA1, the lowering of Mankin scores to wild type control levels, and the limiting of OA progressive damage with treatment of Losartan.
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- M Thomas
- Roseman University of Health Sciences, College of Dental Medicine, South Jordan, UT 84095, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA
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- Roseman University of Health Sciences, College of Dental Medicine, South Jordan, UT 84095, USA.
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- Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA
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- Roseman University of Health Sciences, College of Dental Medicine, South Jordan, UT 84095, USA
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- Roseman University of Health Sciences, College of Dental Medicine, South Jordan, UT 84095, USA
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- Roseman University of Health Sciences, College of Dental Medicine, South Jordan, UT 84095, USA
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- Roseman University of Health Sciences, College of Dental Medicine, South Jordan, UT 84095, USA
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- Roseman University of Health Sciences, College of Pharmacy, South Jordan, UT 84095, USA
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- Roseman University of Health Sciences, College of Dental Medicine, South Jordan, UT 84095, USA
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- Roseman University of Health Sciences, College of Dental Medicine, South Jordan, UT 84095, USA; Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA
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Mezuk B, Gross A. METHODOLOGICAL CHALLENGES (AND SOLUTIONS) IN MEASURING DEPRESSION AND SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR IN LATER LIFE. Innov Aging 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igy023.2796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- B Mezuk
- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryl
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Gross A, Chu N, Carlson MC, Xue Q. ROLE OF MULTISYSTEM PHYSIOLOGICAL DYSREGULATION IN COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT AND FRAILTY. Innov Aging 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igy023.084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- A Gross
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Center on Aging and Health, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA; Center on Aging and Health, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Gross A, Kobayashi L, Jones RN. CROSS-NATIONAL HARMONIZATION OF COGNITIVE FUNCTION: THE HRS AND INTERNATIONAL SISTER STUDIES. Innov Aging 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igy023.1490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- A Gross
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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- Department of Oncology, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University, Washington, DC
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- Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of Neurology, Brown University Warren Alpert Medical School, Providence, RI, USA
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Witwer M, Gross A, Dobbins G, Anacker ML, Vagnone PS, Lynfield R. Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Screening in Patients with Healthcare Exposure Outside the United States: Practices in Acute Care Facilities in Hennepin and Ramsey Counties, Minnesota. Am J Infect Control 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2018.04.060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Oazana S, Naor M, Grinshpun J, Halachmi I, Raviv M, Saadi I, Avidov R, Varma VS, Rosenfeld L, Gross A, Laor Y. A flexible control system designed for lab-scale simulations and optimization of composting processes. Waste Manag 2018; 72:150-160. [PMID: 29174066 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2017.11.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2017] [Revised: 11/11/2017] [Accepted: 11/13/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Understanding and optimization of composting processes can benefit from the use of controlled simulators of various scales. The Agricultural Research Organization Composting Simulator (ARO-CS) was recently built and it is flexibly automated by means of a programmable logic controller (PLC). Temperature, carbon dioxide, oxygen and airflow are monitored and controlled in seven 9-l reactors that are mounted into separate 80-l water baths. The PLC program includes three basic heating modes (pre-determined temperature profile, temperature-feedback ("self-heating"), and carbon dioxide-dependent temperature), three basic aeration modes (airflow dependence on temperature, carbon dioxide, or oxygen) and enables all possible combinations among them. This unique high flexibility provides a robust and valuable research tool to explore a wide range of research questions related to the science and engineering of composting. In this article the logic and flexibility of the control system is presented and demonstrated and its potential applications are discussed.
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- Sh Oazana
- Institute of Soil, Water and Environmental Sciences, Newe Ya'ar Research Center, Agricultural Research Organization (ARO), Ramat Yishay 30095, Israel; Department of Environmental Hydrology and Microbiology, Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research, Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, 84990, Israel
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- Institute of Soil, Water and Environmental Sciences, Newe Ya'ar Research Center, Agricultural Research Organization (ARO), Ramat Yishay 30095, Israel; Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
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- Precision livestock farming (PLF) Lab., Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Research Organization - the Volcani Center (ARO), 68 HaMacabim Road, Rishon LeZion, 7505101 Israel
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- Precision livestock farming (PLF) Lab., Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Research Organization - the Volcani Center (ARO), 68 HaMacabim Road, Rishon LeZion, 7505101 Israel
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- Institute of Plant Sciences, Newe Ya'ar Research Center, Agricultural Research Organization (ARO), Ramat Yishay 30095, Israel
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- Institute of Soil, Water and Environmental Sciences, Newe Ya'ar Research Center, Agricultural Research Organization (ARO), Ramat Yishay 30095, Israel
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- Institute of Soil, Water and Environmental Sciences, Newe Ya'ar Research Center, Agricultural Research Organization (ARO), Ramat Yishay 30095, Israel; Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
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- Institute of Soil, Water and Environmental Sciences, Newe Ya'ar Research Center, Agricultural Research Organization (ARO), Ramat Yishay 30095, Israel
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- Precision livestock farming (PLF) Lab., Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Research Organization - the Volcani Center (ARO), 68 HaMacabim Road, Rishon LeZion, 7505101 Israel
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- Department of Environmental Hydrology and Microbiology, Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research, Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, 84990, Israel
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- Institute of Soil, Water and Environmental Sciences, Newe Ya'ar Research Center, Agricultural Research Organization (ARO), Ramat Yishay 30095, Israel.
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Chu N, Gross A, Xue Q, Bandeen-Roche K, Sharrett A, Carlson M, Segev D, McAdams De Marco M. FRAILTY AND COGNITIVE CHANGE AMONG KIDNEY TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS. Innov Aging 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igx004.3229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- N.M. Chu
- Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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Palta P, Evenson K, Pettee Gabriel K, Gross A, Folsom A, Kucharska-Newton A, Mosley T, Heiss G. COGNITION: INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES. Innov Aging 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igx004.2533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- P. Palta
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina,
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- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina,
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- Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland,
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- University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota,
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- University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi
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- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina,
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McAdams De Marco M, Bae S, Gross A, Walston J, Segev D. DEMENTIA AND ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE AMONG OLDER KIDNEY TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS. Innov Aging 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igx004.4700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland,
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- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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Adjaye-Gbewonyo D, Rebok G, Gallo J, Gross A, Ahmed S, Underwood C. URBANICITY OF RESIDENCE AND DEPRESSION AMONG OLDER ADULTS IN GHANA AND SOUTH AFRICA. Innov Aging 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igx004.132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
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Gross A, Burgard S, Davis S, Deal J, Mosley T, Coresh J, Sharrett A. APPLICATION OF LATENT VARIABLE METHODS TO THE STUDY OF COGNITIVE DECLINE WHEN TESTS CHANGE OVER TIME. Innov Aging 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igx004.339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- A. Gross
- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland,
- Johns Hopkins University Center on Aging and Health, Baltimore, Maryland,
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- Department of Biostatistics, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, Chapel Hill, North Carolina,
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- Department of Biostatistics, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, Chapel Hill, North Carolina,
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland,
- Johns Hopkins University Center on Aging and Health, Baltimore, Maryland,
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- Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland,
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland,
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Gross A, Albrecht T. Transarterielle Chemoembolisation (TACE) mit degradierbaren Stärkemikrosphären (DSM) und Anthrazyklinen in Patienten mit lokal fortgeschrittenem HCC: Toxizität und Wirksamkeit. ROFO-FORTSCHR RONTG 2017. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1600272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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- A Gross
- Vivantes Klinikum Neukölln, Radiologie und interventionelle Therapie, Berlin
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- Vivantes Klinikum Neukölln, Radiologie und Interventionelle Therapie, Berlin
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López S, Gross A, Yang S, Golmohammadi M, Obeid I, Picone J. AN ANALYSIS OF TWO COMMON REFERENCE POINTS FOR EEGS. IEEE Signal Process Med Biol Symp 2017. [PMID: 28649598 DOI: 10.1109/spmb.2016.7846854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Clinical electroencephalographic (EEG) data varies significantly depending on a number of operational conditions (e.g., the type and placement of electrodes, the type of electrical grounding used). This investigation explores the statistical differences present in two different referential montages: Linked Ear (LE) and Averaged Reference (AR). Each of these accounts for approximately 45% of the data in the TUH EEG Corpus. In this study, we explore the impact this variability has on machine learning performance. We compare the statistical properties of features generated using these two montages, and explore the impact of performance on our standard Hidden Markov Model (HMM) based classification system. We show that a system trained on LE data significantly outperforms one trained only on AR data (77.2% vs. 61.4%). We also demonstrate that performance of a system trained on both data sets is somewhat compromised (71.4% vs. 77.2%). A statistical analysis of the data suggests that mean, variance and channel normalization should be considered. However, cepstral mean subtraction failed to produce an improvement in performance, suggesting that the impact of these statistical differences is subtler.
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- S López
- Neural Engineering Data Consortium, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Neural Engineering Data Consortium, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Neural Engineering Data Consortium, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Neural Engineering Data Consortium, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Neural Engineering Data Consortium, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Neural Engineering Data Consortium, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Krüger J, Scholz M, Gross A, Krause K, Marzi C, Grallert H, Ladenvall C, Schleinitz D, Kirsten H, Heyne H, Laurila E, Kriebel J, Thorand B, Rathmann W, Groop L, Prokopenko I, Isomaa B, Beutner F, Kratzsch J, Thiery J, Klöting N, Fischer-Rosinský A, Pfeiffer A, Spranger J, Gieger C, Blüher M, Stumvoll M, Kovacs P, Tönjes A. Genome wide meta-analysis identifies novel regulators of circulating serum progranulin. DIABETOL STOFFWECHS 2016. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1580916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Gross A, Turner BL, Goren T, Berry A, Angert A. Tracing the Sources of Atmospheric Phosphorus Deposition to a Tropical Rain Forest in Panama Using Stable Oxygen Isotopes. Environ Sci Technol 2016; 50:1147-56. [PMID: 26709492 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5b04936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Atmospheric dust deposition can be a significant source of phosphorus (P) in some tropical forests, so information on the origins and solubility of atmospheric P is needed to understand and predict patterns of forest productivity under future climate scenarios. We characterized atmospheric dust P across a seasonal cycle in a tropical lowland rain forest on Barro Colorado Nature Monument (BCNM), Republic of Panama. We traced P sources by combining remote sensing imagery with the first measurements of stable oxygen isotopes in soluble inorganic phosphate (δ(18)OP) in dust. In addition, we measured soluble inorganic and organic P concentrations in fine (<1 μm) and coarse (>1 μm) aerosol fractions and used this data to estimate the contribution of P inputs from dust deposition to the forest P budget. Aerosol dry mass was greater in the dry season (December to April, 5.6-15.7 μg m(-3)) than the wet season (May to November, 3.1-7.1 μg m(-3)). In contrast, soluble P concentrations in the aerosols were lower in the dry season (980-1880 μg P g(-1)) than the wet season (1170-3380 μg P g(-1)). The δ(18)OP of dry-season aerosols resembled that of nearby forest soils (∼19.5‰), suggesting a local origin. In the wet season, when the Trans-Atlantic Saharan dust belt moves north close to Panama, the δ(18)OP of aerosols was considerably lower (∼15.5‰), suggesting a significant contribution of long-distance dust P transport. Using satellite retrieved aerosol optical depth (AOD) and the P concentrations in aerosols we sampled in periods when Saharan dust was evident we estimate that the monthly P input from long distance dust transport during the period with highest Saharan dust deposition is 88 ± 31 g P ha(-1) month(-1), equivalent to between 10 and 29% of the P in monthly litter fall in nearby forests. These findings have important implications for our understanding of modern nutrient budgets and the productivity of tropical forests in the region under future climate scenarios.
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- The Institute of Earth Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem , Israel
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- Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Apartado 0843-03092, Balboa, Ancon, Republic of Panama
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- The Institute of Earth Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem , Israel
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- The Institute of Earth Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem , Israel
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- The Institute of Earth Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem , Israel
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Gross A, Zaltsman Y, Maryanovich M. The ATM-BID pathway plays a critical role in the DNA damage response by regulating mitochondria metabolism. Cell Death Differ 2015; 23:182. [PMID: 26611459 DOI: 10.1038/cdd.2015.154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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- A Gross
- Department of Biological Regulation, Weizmann Institute, Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Biological Regulation, Weizmann Institute, Rehovot, Israel
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- Ruth L. and David S. Gottesman Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Research, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA.,Department of Cell Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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Burgdorf J, Zhang XL, Weiss C, Gross A, Boikess SR, Kroes RA, Khan MA, Burch RM, Rex CS, Disterhoft JF, Stanton PK, Moskal JR. The long-lasting antidepressant effects of rapastinel (GLYX-13) are associated with a metaplasticity process in the medial prefrontal cortex and hippocampus. Neuroscience 2015; 308:202-11. [PMID: 26343295 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2015.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2015] [Revised: 08/28/2015] [Accepted: 09/01/2015] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Rapastinel (GLYX-13) is an N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) modulator that has characteristics of a glycine site partial agonist. Rapastinel is a robust cognitive enhancer and facilitates hippocampal long-term potentiation (LTP) of synaptic transmission in slices. In human clinical trials, rapastinel has been shown to produce marked antidepressant properties that last for at least one week following a single dose. The long-lasting antidepressant effect of a single dose of rapastinel (3mg/kg IV) was assessed in rats using the Porsolt, open field and ultrasonic vocalization assays. Cognitive enhancement was examined using the Morris water maze, positive emotional learning, and contextual fear extinction tests. LTP was assessed in hippocampal slices. Dendritic spine morphology was measured in the dentate gyrus and the medial prefrontal cortex. Significant antidepressant-like or cognitive enhancing effects were observed that lasted for at least one week in each model. Rapastinel facilitated LTP 1day-2weeks but not 4weeks post-dosing. Biweekly dosing with rapastinel sustained this effect for at least 8weeks. A single dose of rapastinel increased the proportion of whole-cell NMDAR current contributed by NR2B-containing NMDARs in the hippocampus 1week post-dosing, that returned to baseline by 4weeks post-dosing. The NMDAR antagonist 3-(2-carboxypiperazin-4-yl)propyl-1-phosphonic acid (CPP) blocked the antidepressant-like effect of rapastinel 1week post dosing. A single injection of rapastinel also increased mature spine density in both brain regions 24h post-dosing. These data demonstrate that rapastinel produces its long-lasting antidepressant effects via triggering NMDAR-dependent processes that lead to increased sensitivity to LTP that persist for up to two weeks. These data also suggest that these processes led to the alterations in dendritic spine morphologies associated with the maintenance of long-term changes in synaptic plasticity associated with learning and memory.
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- J Burgdorf
- Falk Center for Molecular Therapeutics, Department of Biomedical Engineering, McCormick School of Engineering, Northwestern University, 1801 Maple Avenue, Suite 4300, Evanston, IL 60201, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology & Anatomy, Basic Sciences Building, Room 217, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY 10595, USA
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- Department of Physiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 303 East Chicago Avenue, Ward Building 7-140, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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- Naurex Inc., 1801 Maple Avenue, Suite 4300, Evanston, IL 60201, USA
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- Afraxis Inc., 11099 North Torrey Pines Road, Suite 290, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Naurex Inc., 1801 Maple Avenue, Suite 4300, Evanston, IL 60201, USA
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- Naurex Inc., 1801 Maple Avenue, Suite 4300, Evanston, IL 60201, USA
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- Naurex Inc., 1801 Maple Avenue, Suite 4300, Evanston, IL 60201, USA
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- Afraxis Inc., 11099 North Torrey Pines Road, Suite 290, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Department of Physiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 303 East Chicago Avenue, Ward Building 7-140, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology & Anatomy, Basic Sciences Building, Room 217, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY 10595, USA
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- Falk Center for Molecular Therapeutics, Department of Biomedical Engineering, McCormick School of Engineering, Northwestern University, 1801 Maple Avenue, Suite 4300, Evanston, IL 60201, USA; Naurex Inc., 1801 Maple Avenue, Suite 4300, Evanston, IL 60201, USA.
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Aartsen MG, Abraham K, Ackermann M, Adams J, Aguilar JA, Ahlers M, Ahrens M, Altmann D, Anderson T, Archinger M, Arguelles C, Arlen TC, Auffenberg J, Bai X, Barwick SW, Baum V, Bay R, Beatty JJ, Tjus JB, Becker KH, Beiser E, BenZvi S, Berghaus P, Berley D, Bernardini E, Bernhard A, Besson DZ, Binder G, Bindig D, Bissok M, Blaufuss E, Blumenthal J, Boersma DJ, Bohm C, Börner M, Bos F, Bose D, Böser S, Botner O, Braun J, Brayeur L, Bretz HP, Brown AM, Buzinsky N, Casey J, Casier M, Cheung E, Chirkin D, Christov A, Christy B, Clark K, Classen L, Coenders S, Cowen DF, Silva AHC, Daughhetee J, Davis JC, Day M, André JPAMD, Clercq CD, Dembinski H, Ridder SD, Desiati P, Vries KDD, Wasseige GD, With MD, DeYoung T, Díaz-Vélez JC, Dumm JP, Dunkman M, Eagan R, Eberhardt B, Ehrhardt T, Eichmann B, Euler S, Evenson PA, Fadiran O, Fahey S, Fazely AR, Fedynitch A, Feintzeig J, Felde J, Filimonov K, Finley C, Fischer-Wasels T, Flis S, Fuchs T, Gaisser TK, Gaior R, Gallagher J, Gerhardt L, Ghorbani K, Gier D, Gladstone L, Glagla M, Glüsenkamp T, Goldschmidt A, Golup G, Gonzalez JG, Goodman JA, Góra D, Grant D, Gretskov P, Groh JC, Gross A, Ha C, Haack C, Ismail AH, Hallgren A, Halzen F, Hansmann B, Hanson K, Hebecker D, Heereman D, Helbing K, Hellauer R, Hellwig D, Hickford S, Hignight J, Hill GC, Hoffman KD, Hoffmann R, Holzapfel K, Homeier A, Hoshina K, Huang F, Huber M, Huelsnitz W, Hulth PO, Hultqvist K, In S, Ishihara A, Jacobi E, Japaridze GS, Jero K, Jurkovic M, Kaminsky B, Kappes A, Karg T, Karle A, Kauer M, Keivani A, Kelley JL, Kemp J, Kheirandish A, Kiryluk J, Kläs J, Klein SR, Kohnen G, Kolanoski H, Konietz R, Koob A, Köpke L, Kopper C, Kopper S, Koskinen DJ, Kowalski M, Krings K, Kroll G, Kroll M, Kunnen J, Kurahashi N, Kuwabara T, Labare M, Lanfranchi JL, Larson MJ, Lesiak-Bzdak M, Leuermann M, Leuner J, Lünemann J, Madsen J, Maggi G, Mahn KBM, Maruyama R, Mase K, Matis HS, Maunu R, McNally F, Meagher K, Medici M, Meli A, Menne T, Merino G, Meures T, Miarecki S, Middell E, Middlemas E, Miller J, Mohrmann L, Montaruli T, Morse R, Nahnhauer R, Naumann U, Niederhausen H, Nowicki SC, Nygren DR, Obertacke A, Olivas A, Omairat A, O’Murchadha A, Palczewski T, Paul L, Pepper JA, Heros CPDL, Pfendner C, Pieloth D, Pinat E, Posselt J, Price PB, Przybylski GT, Pütz J, Quinnan M, Rädel L, Rameez M, Rawlins K, Redl P, Reimann R, Relich M, Resconi E, Rhode W, Richman M, Richter S, Riedel B, Robertson S, Rongen M, Rott C, Ruhe T, Ruzybayev B, Ryckbosch D, Saba SM, Sabbatini L, Sander HG, Sandrock A, Sandroos J, Sarkar S, Schatto K, Scheriau F, Schimp M, Schmidt T, Schmitz M, Schoenen S, Schöneberg S, Schönwald A, Schukraft A, Schulte L, Seckel D, Seunarine S, Shanidze R, Smith MWE, Soldin D, Spiczak GM, Spiering C, Stahlberg M, Stamatikos M, Stanev T, Stanisha NA, Stasik A, Stezelberger T, Stokstad RG, Stössl A, Strahler EA, Ström R, Strotjohann NL, Sullivan GW, Sutherland M, Taavola H, Taboada I, Ter-Antonyan S, Terliuk A, Tešić G, Tilav S, Toale PA, Tobin MN, Tosi D, Tselengidou M, Unger E, Usner M, Vallecorsa S, Vandenbroucke J, Eijndhoven NV, Vanheule S, Santen JV, Veenkamp J, Vehring M, Voge M, Vraeghe M, Walck C, Wallace A, Wallraff M, Wandkowsky N, Weaver C, Wendt C, Westerhoff S, Whelan BJ, Whitehorn N, Wichary C, Wiebe K, Wiebusch CH, Wille L, Williams DR, Wissing H, Wolf M, Wood TR, Woschnagg K, Xu DL, Xu XW, Xu Y, Yanez JP, Yodh G, Yoshida S, Zarzhitsky P, Zoll M. A COMBINED MAXIMUM-LIKELIHOOD ANALYSIS OF THE HIGH-ENERGY ASTROPHYSICAL NEUTRINO FLUX MEASURED WITH ICECUBE. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015. [DOI: 10.1088/0004-637x/809/1/98] [Citation(s) in RCA: 288] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Langevin P, Gross A, Burnie S, Bédard-Brochu MS, Empey B, Dugas E, Dobrescu FM, Andres C, Graham N, Goldsmith C, Brønfort G, Hoving J, LeBlanc F. Manipulation for neck pain: a cochrane review update. Physiotherapy 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2015.03.3710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Gross A, Hosoya T, Zhao YJ, Baral HO. Hymenoscyphus linearis sp. nov: another close relative of the ash dieback pathogen H. fraxineus. Mycol Prog 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s11557-015-1041-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Hargreaves M, Vagnone PS, Shaw K, Gross A, Harper J, Lynfield R. 1399Laboratory Characterization and Epidemiology of Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) in Hennepin and Ramsey Counties, Minnesota, 2012-2013. Open Forum Infect Dis 2014. [DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofu052.945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- Acute Disease Investigation and Control Section, Minnesota Department of Health, St. Paul, MN
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- Acute Disease Investigation and Control Section, Minnesota Department of Health, St. Paul, MN
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- Acute Disease Investigation and Control Section, Minnesota Department of Health, St. Paul, MN
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Gross A, Zaffarano P, Duo A, Grünig C. Corrigendum to “Reproductive mode and life cycle of the ash dieback pathogen Hymenoscyphus pseudoalbidus” [Fungal Genet. Biol. 49 (2012) 977–986]. Fungal Genet Biol 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2014.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Rakoczy T, Hendrickson C, Kline S, Streifel A, Guspiel A, Gross A. Investigation of Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus and Extended Spectrum Beta-lactamase Infections in End Stage Liver Disease After Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography. Am J Infect Control 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2014.03.327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The use of ilioischial cage reconstruction for pelvic discontinuity has been replaced by the Trabecular Metal (Zimmer, Warsaw, Indiana) cup-cage technique in our institution, due to the unsatisfactory outcome of using a cage alone in this situation. We report the outcome of 26 pelvic discontinuities in 24 patients (20 women and four men, mean age 65 years (44 to 84)) treated by the cup-cage technique at a mean follow-up of 82 months (12 to 113) and compared them with a series of 19 pelvic discontinuities in 19 patients (18 women and one man, mean age 70 years (42 to 86)) treated with a cage at a mean follow-up of 69 months (1 to 170). The clinical and radiological outcomes as well as the survivorship of the groups were compared. In all, four of the cup-cage group (15%) and 13 (68%) of the cage group failed due to septic or aseptic loosening. The seven-year survivorship was 87.2% (95% confidence interval (CI) 71 to 103) for the cup-cage group and 49.9% (95% CI 15 to 84) for the cage-alone group (p = 0.009). There were four major complications in the cup-cage group and nine in the cage group. Radiological union of the discontinuity was found in all successful cases in the cup-cage group and three of the successful cage cases. Three hips in the cup-cage group developed early radiological migration of the components, which stabilised with a successful outcome. Cup-cage reconstruction is a reliable technique for treating pelvic discontinuity in mid-term follow-up and is preferred to ilioischial cage reconstruction. If the continuity of the bone graft at the discontinuity site is not disrupted, early migration of the components does not necessarily result in failure. Cite this article: Bone Joint J 2014;96-B:195–200.
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- M. Abolghasemian
- Mount Sinai Hospital, 600
University Avenue, Suite 476A, Toronto, Ontario
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- Mount Sinai Hospital, 600
University Avenue, Suite 476A, Toronto, Ontario
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- Mount Sinai Hospital, 600
University Avenue, Suite 476A, Toronto, Ontario
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- Mount Sinai Hospital, 600
University Avenue, Suite 476A, Toronto, Ontario
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- Mount Sinai Hospital, 600
University Avenue, Suite 476A, Toronto, Ontario
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- Mount Sinai Hospital, 600
University Avenue, Suite 476A, Toronto, Ontario
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- Mount Sinai Hospital, 600
University Avenue, Suite 476A, Toronto, Ontario
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- Mount Sinai Hospital, 600
University Avenue, Suite 476A, Toronto, Ontario
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Adhikari S, Fiorello A, Stolz L, Amini R, Gross A, O'Brien K, Mosier J, Blaivas M. Can Emergency Physicians Accurately Identify Complex Abnormalities on Point-of-Care Echocardiogram? Ann Emerg Med 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2013.07.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Amini R, Adhikari S, Stolz L, O'Brien K, Gross A, Panchal A, Drummond B, Reilly K, Chan L, Sanders A. Theme-Based Ultrasound Education: A Novel Approach to Teaching Point-of-Care Ultrasound to Medical Students. Ann Emerg Med 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2013.07.206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Venkataramanan V, Gignac MA, Dunbar M, Garbuz D, Gollish J, Gross A, Hedden D, MacDonald SJ, Mahomed NN, Schemitsch E, Davis AM. The importance of perceived helplessness and emotional health in understanding the relationship among pain, function, and satisfaction following revision knee replacement surgery. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2013; 21:911-7. [PMID: 23603376 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2013.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2012] [Revised: 02/15/2013] [Accepted: 04/09/2013] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Little is known about the relationships among pain, function, psychological variables like perceived helplessness and emotional health, and patient satisfaction in people with revision knee replacement surgery. We hypothesized that pain and function would have a direct association with satisfaction as well as an indirect association through patient perceptions of helplessness and emotional health. DESIGN This longitudinal study included 145 participants undergoing revision knee replacement surgery. Demographic data and expectation of benefit from surgery were recorded prior to surgery. The Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC), the Arthritis Helplessness Scale (AHS) and the Mental Component Scale (MCS) of the SF-36 (emotional health) were collected prior to and 2 years post-surgery. Satisfaction was recorded 2 years post-surgery. Regression analyses were conducted to test for mediation effects of helplessness and MCS. RESULTS Participants were on average 69 years old and 54% were women. Participants were satisfied with the results of the surgery (mean ± standard deviation (SD) = 70.42 ± 31.46). Less pain and functional disability were associated with increased patient satisfaction and, the effect of pain or function was also mediated through helplessness whereby more pain and disability were associated with perceptions of helplessness and helplessness was associated with lower satisfaction. MCS did not mediate the relationship of pain and function with satisfaction. CONCLUSION Helplessness plays an important role in understanding patient satisfaction. Interventions aimed at improving patient outcome should target not only pain and function but also should address strategies to support people in managing following knee revision surgery to maximize satisfaction with outcome.
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- V Venkataramanan
- Division of Health Care and Outcomes Research, Toronto Western Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.
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Aguilar M, Alberti G, Alpat B, Alvino A, Ambrosi G, Andeen K, Anderhub H, Arruda L, Azzarello P, Bachlechner A, Barao F, Baret B, Barrau A, Barrin L, Bartoloni A, Basara L, Basili A, Batalha L, Bates J, Battiston R, Bazo J, Becker R, Becker U, Behlmann M, Beischer B, Berdugo J, Berges P, Bertucci B, Bigongiari G, Biland A, Bindi V, Bizzaglia S, Boella G, de Boer W, Bollweg K, Bolmont J, Borgia B, Borsini S, Boschini MJ, Boudoul G, Bourquin M, Brun P, Buénerd M, Burger J, Burger W, Cadoux F, Cai XD, Capell M, Casadei D, Casaus J, Cascioli V, Castellini G, Cernuda I, Cervelli F, Chae MJ, Chang YH, Chen AI, Chen CR, Chen H, Cheng GM, Chen HS, Cheng L, Chernoplyiokov N, Chikanian A, Choumilov E, Choutko V, Chung CH, Clark C, Clavero R, Coignet G, Commichau V, Consolandi C, Contin A, Corti C, Costado Dios MT, Coste B, Crespo D, Cui Z, Dai M, Delgado C, Della Torre S, Demirkoz B, Dennett P, Derome L, Di Falco S, Diao XH, Diago A, Djambazov L, Díaz C, von Doetinchem P, Du WJ, Dubois JM, Duperay R, Duranti M, D'Urso D, Egorov A, Eline A, Eppling FJ, Eronen T, van Es J, Esser H, Falvard A, Fiandrini E, Fiasson A, Finch E, Fisher P, Flood K, Foglio R, Fohey M, Fopp S, Fouque N, Galaktionov Y, Gallilee M, Gallin-Martel L, Gallucci G, García B, García J, García-López R, García-Tabares L, Gargiulo C, Gast H, Gebauer I, Gentile S, Gervasi M, Gillard W, Giovacchini F, Girard L, Goglov P, Gong J, Goy-Henningsen C, Grandi D, Graziani M, Grechko A, Gross A, Guerri I, de la Guía C, Guo KH, Habiby M, Haino S, Hauler F, He ZH, Heil M, Heilig J, Hermel R, Hofer H, Huang ZC, Hungerford W, Incagli M, Ionica M, Jacholkowska A, Jang WY, Jinchi H, Jongmanns M, Journet L, Jungermann L, Karpinski W, Kim GN, Kim KS, Kirn T, Kossakowski R, Koulemzine A, Kounina O, Kounine A, Koutsenko V, Krafczyk MS, Laudi E, Laurenti G, Lauritzen C, Lebedev A, Lee MW, Lee SC, Leluc C, León Vargas H, Lepareur V, Li JQ, Li Q, Li TX, Li W, Li ZH, Lipari P, Lin CH, Liu D, Liu H, Lomtadze T, Lu YS, Lucidi S, Lübelsmeyer K, Luo JZ, Lustermann W, Lv S, Madsen J, Majka R, Malinin A, Mañá C, Marín J, Martin T, Martínez G, Masciocchi F, Masi N, Maurin D, McInturff A, McIntyre P, Menchaca-Rocha A, Meng Q, Menichelli M, Mereu I, Millinger M, Mo DC, Molina M, Mott P, Mujunen A, Natale S, Nemeth P, Ni JQ, Nikonov N, Nozzoli F, Nunes P, Obermeier A, Oh S, Oliva A, Palmonari F, Palomares C, Paniccia M, Papi A, Park WH, Pauluzzi M, Pauss F, Pauw A, Pedreschi E, Pensotti S, Pereira R, Perrin E, Pessina G, Pierschel G, Pilo F, Piluso A, Pizzolotto C, Plyaskin V, Pochon J, Pohl M, Poireau V, Porter S, Pouxe J, Putze A, Quadrani L, Qi XN, Rancoita PG, Rapin D, Ren ZL, Ricol JS, Riihonen E, Rodríguez I, Roeser U, Rosier-Lees S, Rossi L, Rozhkov A, Rozza D, Sabellek A, Sagdeev R, Sandweiss J, Santos B, Saouter P, Sarchioni M, Schael S, Schinzel D, Schmanau M, Schwering G, Schulz von Dratzig A, Scolieri G, Seo ES, Shan BS, Shi JY, Shi YM, Siedenburg T, Siedling R, Son D, Spada F, Spinella F, Steuer M, Stiff K, Sun W, Sun WH, Sun XH, Tacconi M, Tang CP, Tang XW, Tang ZC, Tao L, Tassan-Viol J, Ting SCC, Ting SM, Titus C, Tomassetti N, Toral F, Torsti J, Tsai JR, Tutt JC, Ulbricht J, Urban T, Vagelli V, Valente E, Vannini C, Valtonen E, Vargas Trevino M, Vaurynovich S, Vecchi M, Vergain M, Verlaat B, Vescovi C, Vialle JP, Viertel G, Volpini G, Wang D, Wang NH, Wang QL, Wang RS, Wang X, Wang ZX, Wallraff W, Weng ZL, Willenbrock M, Wlochal M, Wu H, Wu KY, Wu ZS, Xiao WJ, Xie S, Xiong RQ, Xin GM, Xu NS, Xu W, Yan Q, Yang J, Yang M, Ye QH, Yi H, Yu YJ, Yu ZQ, Zeissler S, Zhang JG, Zhang Z, Zhang MM, Zheng ZM, Zhuang HL, Zhukov V, Zichichi A, Zuccon P, Zurbach C. First result from the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer on the International Space Station: precision measurement of the positron fraction in primary cosmic rays of 0.5-350 GeV. Phys Rev Lett 2013; 110:141102. [PMID: 25166975 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.110.141102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 123] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2013] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
Abstract
A precision measurement by the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer on the International Space Station of the positron fraction in primary cosmic rays in the energy range from 0.5 to 350 GeV based on 6.8 × 10(6) positron and electron events is presented. The very accurate data show that the positron fraction is steadily increasing from 10 to ∼ 250 GeV, but, from 20 to 250 GeV, the slope decreases by an order of magnitude. The positron fraction spectrum shows no fine structure, and the positron to electron ratio shows no observable anisotropy. Together, these features show the existence of new physical phenomena.
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- M Aguilar
- European Organization for Nuclear Research, CERN, CH-1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland and Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas, CIEMAT, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
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- INFN-Sezione di Perugia, I-06100 Perugia, Italy and Università di Perugia, I-06100 Perugia, Italy
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- INFN-Sezione di Perugia, I-06100 Perugia, Italy
| | - A Alvino
- INFN-Sezione di Perugia, I-06100 Perugia, Italy and Università di Perugia, I-06100 Perugia, Italy
| | - G Ambrosi
- INFN-Sezione di Perugia, I-06100 Perugia, Italy
| | - K Andeen
- Institut für Experimentelle Kernphysik, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, KIT, D-76128 Karlsruhe, Germany
| | - H Anderhub
- Institute for Particle Physics, ETH Zürich, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
| | - L Arruda
- Laboratório de Instrumentação e Física Experimental de Partículas, LIP, P-1000 Lisboa, Portugal
| | - P Azzarello
- DPNC, Université de Genève, CH-1211 Genève 4, Switzerland and INFN-Sezione di Perugia, I-06100 Perugia, Italy
| | - A Bachlechner
- I. Physikalisches Institut B, RWTH, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
| | - F Barao
- Laboratório de Instrumentação e Física Experimental de Partículas, LIP, P-1000 Lisboa, Portugal
| | - B Baret
- Laboratoire de Physique subatomique et de cosmologie, LPSC, IN2P3/CNRS and Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble INP, F-38026 Grenoble, France
| | - A Barrau
- Laboratoire de Physique subatomique et de cosmologie, LPSC, IN2P3/CNRS and Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble INP, F-38026 Grenoble, France
| | - L Barrin
- European Organization for Nuclear Research, CERN, CH-1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
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- Laboratoire d'Annecy-Le-Vieux de Physique des Particules, LAPP, IN2P3/CNRS and Université de Savoie, F-74941 Annecy-le-Vieux, France
| | - A Basili
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
| | - L Batalha
- Laboratório de Instrumentação e Física Experimental de Partículas, LIP, P-1000 Lisboa, Portugal
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- NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Johnson Space Center, JSC, and Jacobs-Sverdrup, Houston, Texas 77058, USA
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- INFN-Sezione di Perugia, I-06100 Perugia, Italy and Università di Perugia, I-06100 Perugia, Italy and INFN-TIFPA and Università di Trento, I-38123 Povo, Trento, Italy
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- INFN-Sezione di Perugia, I-06100 Perugia, Italy
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
| | - B Beischer
- I. Physikalisches Institut B, RWTH, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas, CIEMAT, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
| | - B Bertucci
- INFN-Sezione di Perugia, I-06100 Perugia, Italy and Università di Perugia, I-06100 Perugia, Italy
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- INFN-Sezione di Pisa, I-56100 Pisa, Italy and Università di Pisa, I-56100 Pisa, Italy
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- Institute for Particle Physics, ETH Zürich, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- University of Hawaii, Physics and Astronomy Department, 2505 Correa Road, WAT 432; Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, USA
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- INFN-Sezione di Perugia, I-06100 Perugia, Italy
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- INFN-Sezione di Milano-Bicocca, I-20126 Milano, Italy and Università di Milano-Bicocca, I-20126 Milano, Italy
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- Institut für Experimentelle Kernphysik, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, KIT, D-76128 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Johnson Space Center, JSC, and Jacobs-Sverdrup, Houston, Texas 77058, USA
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- Laboratoire Univers et Particules de Montpellier, LUPM (ex LPTA), IN2P3/CNRS and Université de Montpellier II, F-34095 Montpellier, France
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- INFN-Sezione di Roma 1, I-00185 Roma, Italy and Università di Roma La Sapienza, I-00185 Roma, Italy
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- INFN-Sezione di Perugia, I-06100 Perugia, Italy and Università di Perugia, I-06100 Perugia, Italy
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- INFN-Sezione di Milano-Bicocca, I-20126 Milano, Italy
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- Laboratoire de Physique subatomique et de cosmologie, LPSC, IN2P3/CNRS and Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble INP, F-38026 Grenoble, France
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- DPNC, Université de Genève, CH-1211 Genève 4, Switzerland
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- Laboratoire d'Annecy-Le-Vieux de Physique des Particules, LAPP, IN2P3/CNRS and Université de Savoie, F-74941 Annecy-le-Vieux, France
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- Laboratoire de Physique subatomique et de cosmologie, LPSC, IN2P3/CNRS and Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble INP, F-38026 Grenoble, France
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Università di Perugia, I-06100 Perugia, Italy
| | - F Cadoux
- Laboratoire d'Annecy-Le-Vieux de Physique des Particules, LAPP, IN2P3/CNRS and Université de Savoie, F-74941 Annecy-le-Vieux, France and DPNC, Université de Genève, CH-1211 Genève 4, Switzerland
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
| | - M Capell
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
| | - D Casadei
- INFN-Sezione di Bologna, I-40126 Bologna, Italy and Università di Bologna, I-40126 Bologna, Italy
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- Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas, CIEMAT, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
| | - V Cascioli
- INFN-Sezione di Perugia, I-06100 Perugia, Italy and Università di Perugia, I-06100 Perugia, Italy
| | | | - I Cernuda
- Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas, CIEMAT, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
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- INFN-Sezione di Pisa, I-56100 Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Physics, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, 120-750, Korea
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- National Central University, NCU, Chung-Li, Tao Yuan 32054, Taiwan
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- National Space Organization, Hsin-Chu City, 300, Taiwan
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, IHEP, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100039, China
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, IHEP, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100039, China
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- Shandong University, SDU, Jinan, Shandong, 250100, China
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- Kurchatov Institute, Russian Research Centre, Moscow, 123182, Russia
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- Physics Department, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- I. Physikalisches Institut B, RWTH, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Johnson Space Center, JSC, and Jacobs-Sverdrup, Houston, Texas 77058, USA
| | - R Clavero
- Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, IAC, E-38205, La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
| | - G Coignet
- Laboratoire d'Annecy-Le-Vieux de Physique des Particules, LAPP, IN2P3/CNRS and Université de Savoie, F-74941 Annecy-le-Vieux, France
| | - V Commichau
- Institute for Particle Physics, ETH Zürich, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
| | - C Consolandi
- University of Hawaii, Physics and Astronomy Department, 2505 Correa Road, WAT 432; Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, USA and INFN-Sezione di Milano-Bicocca, I-20126 Milano, Italy
| | - A Contin
- INFN-Sezione di Bologna, I-40126 Bologna, Italy and Università di Bologna, I-40126 Bologna, Italy
| | - C Corti
- University of Hawaii, Physics and Astronomy Department, 2505 Correa Road, WAT 432; Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, USA
| | - M T Costado Dios
- Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, IAC, E-38205, La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
| | - B Coste
- Laboratoire de Physique subatomique et de cosmologie, LPSC, IN2P3/CNRS and Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble INP, F-38026 Grenoble, France
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- Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas, CIEMAT, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
| | - Z Cui
- Shandong University, SDU, Jinan, Shandong, 250100, China
| | - M Dai
- Institute of Electrical Engineering, IEE, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100080, China
| | - C Delgado
- Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas, CIEMAT, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
| | - S Della Torre
- INFN-Sezione di Milano-Bicocca, I-20126 Milano, Italy and Università di Milano-Bicocca, I-20126 Milano, Italy
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- Department of Physics, Middle East Technical University, METU, 06800 Ankara, Turkey
| | - P Dennett
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
| | - L Derome
- Laboratoire de Physique subatomique et de cosmologie, LPSC, IN2P3/CNRS and Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble INP, F-38026 Grenoble, France
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- INFN-Sezione di Pisa, I-56100 Pisa, Italy
| | - X H Diao
- Sun Yat-sen University, SYSU, Guangzhou, 510275, China
| | - A Diago
- Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, IAC, E-38205, La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
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- Institute for Particle Physics, ETH Zürich, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
| | - C Díaz
- Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas, CIEMAT, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
| | | | - W J Du
- Shandong University, SDU, Jinan, Shandong, 250100, China
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- Laboratoire d'Annecy-Le-Vieux de Physique des Particules, LAPP, IN2P3/CNRS and Université de Savoie, F-74941 Annecy-le-Vieux, France
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- Laboratoire de Physique subatomique et de cosmologie, LPSC, IN2P3/CNRS and Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble INP, F-38026 Grenoble, France
| | - M Duranti
- INFN-Sezione di Perugia, I-06100 Perugia, Italy and Università di Perugia, I-06100 Perugia, Italy
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- European Organization for Nuclear Research, CERN, CH-1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland and INFN-Sezione di Perugia, I-06100 Perugia, Italy
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
| | - A Eline
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Space Research Laboratory, Department of Physics, University of Turku, FIN-20014 Turku, Finland
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- National Aerospace Laboratory, NLR, NL-8300 AD Emmeloord, Netherlands
| | - H Esser
- I. Physikalisches Institut B, RWTH, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Laboratoire Univers et Particules de Montpellier, LUPM (ex LPTA), IN2P3/CNRS and Université de Montpellier II, F-34095 Montpellier, France
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- INFN-Sezione di Perugia, I-06100 Perugia, Italy and Università di Perugia, I-06100 Perugia, Italy
| | - A Fiasson
- Laboratoire d'Annecy-Le-Vieux de Physique des Particules, LAPP, IN2P3/CNRS and Université de Savoie, F-74941 Annecy-le-Vieux, France
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- Physics Department, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Laboratoire de Physique subatomique et de cosmologie, LPSC, IN2P3/CNRS and Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble INP, F-38026 Grenoble, France
| | - M Fohey
- NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Johnson Space Center, JSC, and Jacobs-Sverdrup, Houston, Texas 77058, USA
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- I. Physikalisches Institut B, RWTH, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Laboratoire d'Annecy-Le-Vieux de Physique des Particules, LAPP, IN2P3/CNRS and Université de Savoie, F-74941 Annecy-le-Vieux, France
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Laboratoire de Physique subatomique et de cosmologie, LPSC, IN2P3/CNRS and Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble INP, F-38026 Grenoble, France
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- INFN-Sezione di Pisa, I-56100 Pisa, Italy
| | - B García
- Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas, CIEMAT, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas, CIEMAT, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, IAC, E-38205, La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
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- Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas, CIEMAT, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA and INFN-Sezione di Roma 1, I-00185 Roma, Italy
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- I. Physikalisches Institut B, RWTH, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Institut für Experimentelle Kernphysik, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, KIT, D-76128 Karlsruhe, Germany
| | - S Gentile
- INFN-Sezione di Roma 1, I-00185 Roma, Italy and Università di Roma La Sapienza, I-00185 Roma, Italy
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- INFN-Sezione di Milano-Bicocca, I-20126 Milano, Italy and Università di Milano-Bicocca, I-20126 Milano, Italy
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- Laboratoire de Physique subatomique et de cosmologie, LPSC, IN2P3/CNRS and Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble INP, F-38026 Grenoble, France
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- Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas, CIEMAT, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratoire d'Annecy-Le-Vieux de Physique des Particules, LAPP, IN2P3/CNRS and Université de Savoie, F-74941 Annecy-le-Vieux, France
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Southeast University, SEU, Nanjing, 210096, China
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- Laboratoire d'Annecy-Le-Vieux de Physique des Particules, LAPP, IN2P3/CNRS and Université de Savoie, F-74941 Annecy-le-Vieux, France
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- INFN-Sezione di Milano-Bicocca, I-20126 Milano, Italy
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- INFN-Sezione di Perugia, I-06100 Perugia, Italy and Università di Perugia, I-06100 Perugia, Italy
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- Kurchatov Institute, Russian Research Centre, Moscow, 123182, Russia
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- I. Physikalisches Institut B, RWTH, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
| | - I Guerri
- INFN-Sezione di Pisa, I-56100 Pisa, Italy and Università di Pisa, I-56100 Pisa, Italy
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- Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas, CIEMAT, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
| | - K H Guo
- Sun Yat-sen University, SYSU, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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- DPNC, Université de Genève, CH-1211 Genève 4, Switzerland
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- National Central University, NCU, Chung-Li, Tao Yuan 32054, Taiwan and INFN-Sezione di Perugia, I-06100 Perugia, Italy
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- Institut für Experimentelle Kernphysik, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, KIT, D-76128 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Sun Yat-sen University, SYSU, Guangzhou, 510275, China
| | - M Heil
- Institut für Experimentelle Kernphysik, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, KIT, D-76128 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Johnson Space Center, JSC, and Jacobs-Sverdrup, Houston, Texas 77058, USA
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- Laboratoire d'Annecy-Le-Vieux de Physique des Particules, LAPP, IN2P3/CNRS and Université de Savoie, F-74941 Annecy-le-Vieux, France
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- Institute for Particle Physics, ETH Zürich, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Sun Yat-sen University, SYSU, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA and NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Johnson Space Center, JSC, and Jacobs-Sverdrup, Houston, Texas 77058, USA
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA and INFN-Sezione di Pisa, I-56100 Pisa, Italy
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- INFN-Sezione di Perugia, I-06100 Perugia, Italy and Università di Perugia, I-06100 Perugia, Italy
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- Laboratoire Univers et Particules de Montpellier, LUPM (ex LPTA), IN2P3/CNRS and Université de Montpellier II, F-34095 Montpellier, France
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- CHEP, Kyungpook National University, 702-701 Daegu, Korea
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- Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology, Lung-Tan, Tao Yuan 325, Taiwan
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- Institute for Particle Physics, ETH Zürich, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Laboratoire d'Annecy-Le-Vieux de Physique des Particules, LAPP, IN2P3/CNRS and Université de Savoie, F-74941 Annecy-le-Vieux, France
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- Institut für Experimentelle Kernphysik, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, KIT, D-76128 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- I. Physikalisches Institut B, RWTH, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- CHEP, Kyungpook National University, 702-701 Daegu, Korea
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- CHEP, Kyungpook National University, 702-701 Daegu, Korea
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- I. Physikalisches Institut B, RWTH, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Laboratoire d'Annecy-Le-Vieux de Physique des Particules, LAPP, IN2P3/CNRS and Université de Savoie, F-74941 Annecy-le-Vieux, France
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- INFN-Sezione di Perugia, I-06100 Perugia, Italy and Università di Perugia, I-06100 Perugia, Italy
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- INFN-Sezione di Bologna, I-40126 Bologna, Italy
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- NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Johnson Space Center, JSC, and Jacobs-Sverdrup, Houston, Texas 77058, USA
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- CHEP, Kyungpook National University, 702-701 Daegu, Korea
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- Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Nankang, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
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- DPNC, Université de Genève, CH-1211 Genève 4, Switzerland
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- Instituto de Física, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, UNAM, México, D. F., 01000 México
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- Laboratoire d'Annecy-Le-Vieux de Physique des Particules, LAPP, IN2P3/CNRS and Université de Savoie, F-74941 Annecy-le-Vieux, France
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- Southeast University, SEU, Nanjing, 210096, China
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- Southeast University, SEU, Nanjing, 210096, China
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- Sun Yat-sen University, SYSU, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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- Beihang University, BUAA, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, IHEP, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100039, China
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- INFN-Sezione di Roma 1, I-00185 Roma, Italy
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- Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Nankang, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
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- Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Nankang, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
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- Southeast University, SEU, Nanjing, 210096, China
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- INFN-Sezione di Pisa, I-56100 Pisa, Italy
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, IHEP, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100039, China
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- INFN-Sezione di Perugia, I-06100 Perugia, Italy
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- I. Physikalisches Institut B, RWTH, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Southeast University, SEU, Nanjing, 210096, China
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- Institute for Particle Physics, ETH Zürich, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Sun Yat-sen University, SYSU, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Aarhus, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Physics Department, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA
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- IPST, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas, CIEMAT, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas, CIEMAT, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
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- NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Johnson Space Center, JSC, and Jacobs-Sverdrup, Houston, Texas 77058, USA
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- Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas, CIEMAT, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
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- DPNC, Université de Genève, CH-1211 Genève 4, Switzerland
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- INFN-Sezione di Bologna, I-40126 Bologna, Italy and Università di Bologna, I-40126 Bologna, Italy
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- Laboratoire de Physique subatomique et de cosmologie, LPSC, IN2P3/CNRS and Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble INP, F-38026 Grenoble, France
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- Department of Physics, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
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- Department of Physics, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
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- Instituto de Física, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, UNAM, México, D. F., 01000 México
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- Southeast University, SEU, Nanjing, 210096, China
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- INFN-Sezione di Perugia, I-06100 Perugia, Italy and Università di Perugia, I-06100 Perugia, Italy
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- I. Physikalisches Institut B, RWTH, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Sun Yat-sen University, SYSU, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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- I. Physikalisches Institut B, RWTH, D-52056 Aachen, Germany and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Aarhus, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark and National Institute for Nuclear Physics and High Energy Physics, NIKHEF, NL-1098 SJ Amsterdam, Netherlands and Department of Physics, Middle East Technical University, METU, 06800 Ankara, Turkey and Laboratoire d'Annecy-Le-Vieux de Physique des Particules, LAPP, IN2P3/CNRS and Université de Savoie, F-74941 Annecy-le-Vieux, France and Beihang University, BUAA, Beijing, 100191, China and Institute of Electrical Engineering, IEE, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100080, China and Institute of High Energy Physics, IHEP, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100039, China and INFN-Sezione di Bologna, I-40126 Bologna, Italy and Università di Bologna, I-40126 Bologna, Italy and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA and National Central University, NCU, Chung-Li, Tao Yuan 32054, Taiwan and East-West Center for Space Science, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA and IPST, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA and Department of Physics, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA and CHEP, Kyungpook National University, 702-701 Daegu, Korea and National Aerospace Laboratory, NLR, NL-8300 AD Emmeloord, Netherlands and CNR-IROE, I-50125 Firenze, Italy and ASDC ESRIN, I-00044 Frascati, Italy and European Organization for Nuclear Research, CERN, CH-1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland and DPNC, Université de Genève, CH-1211 Genève 4, Switzerland and Laboratoire de Physique subatomique et de cosmologie, LPSC, IN2P3/CNRS and Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble INP, F-38026 Grenoble, France and Sun Yat-sen University, SYSU, Guangzhou, 510275, China and University of Hawaii, Physics and Astronomy Department, 2505 Correa Road, WAT 432; Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, USA and NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Johnson Space Center
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- NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Johnson Space Center, JSC, and Jacobs-Sverdrup, Houston, Texas 77058, USA
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- Metsahovi Radio Observatory, Helsinki University of Technology, FIN-02540 Kylmala, Finland
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- I. Physikalisches Institut B, RWTH, D-52056 Aachen, Germany and Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Nankang, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
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- NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Johnson Space Center, JSC, and Jacobs-Sverdrup, Houston, Texas 77058, USA
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- Sun Yat-sen University, SYSU, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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- Institut für Experimentelle Kernphysik, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, KIT, D-76128 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- ASDC ESRIN, I-00044 Frascati, Italy and INFN-Sezione di Perugia, I-06100 Perugia, Italy
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- Laboratório de Instrumentação e Física Experimental de Partículas, LIP, P-1000 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Institut für Experimentelle Kernphysik, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, KIT, D-76128 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, 120-750, Korea
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- Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas, CIEMAT, E-28040 Madrid, Spain and INFN-Sezione di Perugia, I-06100 Perugia, Italy and Università di Perugia, I-06100 Perugia, Italy
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- INFN-Sezione di Bologna, I-40126 Bologna, Italy and Università di Bologna, I-40126 Bologna, Italy
| | - C Palomares
- Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas, CIEMAT, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratoire d'Annecy-Le-Vieux de Physique des Particules, LAPP, IN2P3/CNRS and Université de Savoie, F-74941 Annecy-le-Vieux, France and DPNC, Université de Genève, CH-1211 Genève 4, Switzerland
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- INFN-Sezione di Perugia, I-06100 Perugia, Italy
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- CHEP, Kyungpook National University, 702-701 Daegu, Korea
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- INFN-Sezione di Perugia, I-06100 Perugia, Italy and Università di Perugia, I-06100 Perugia, Italy
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- Institute for Particle Physics, ETH Zürich, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- National Aerospace Laboratory, NLR, NL-8300 AD Emmeloord, Netherlands
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- INFN-Sezione di Milano-Bicocca, I-20126 Milano, Italy and Università di Milano-Bicocca, I-20126 Milano, Italy
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- Laboratório de Instrumentação e Física Experimental de Partículas, LIP, P-1000 Lisboa, Portugal
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- DPNC, Université de Genève, CH-1211 Genève 4, Switzerland
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- INFN-Sezione di Milano-Bicocca, I-20126 Milano, Italy and Università di Milano-Bicocca, I-20126 Milano, Italy
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- I. Physikalisches Institut B, RWTH, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- INFN-Sezione di Pisa, I-56100 Pisa, Italy
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- INFN-Sezione di Perugia, I-06100 Perugia, Italy and Università di Perugia, I-06100 Perugia, Italy
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- ASDC ESRIN, I-00044 Frascati, Italy and INFN-Sezione di Perugia, I-06100 Perugia, Italy
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Laboratoire d'Annecy-Le-Vieux de Physique des Particules, LAPP, IN2P3/CNRS and Université de Savoie, F-74941 Annecy-le-Vieux, France and Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, IAC, E-38205, La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
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- DPNC, Université de Genève, CH-1211 Genève 4, Switzerland
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- Laboratoire d'Annecy-Le-Vieux de Physique des Particules, LAPP, IN2P3/CNRS and Université de Savoie, F-74941 Annecy-le-Vieux, France
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- NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Johnson Space Center, JSC, and Jacobs-Sverdrup, Houston, Texas 77058, USA
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- Laboratoire de Physique subatomique et de cosmologie, LPSC, IN2P3/CNRS and Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble INP, F-38026 Grenoble, France
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- I. Physikalisches Institut B, RWTH, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- INFN-Sezione di Bologna, I-40126 Bologna, Italy and Università di Bologna, I-40126 Bologna, Italy
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- Sun Yat-sen University, SYSU, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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- INFN-Sezione di Milano-Bicocca, I-20126 Milano, Italy
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- DPNC, Université de Genève, CH-1211 Genève 4, Switzerland
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- Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Nankang, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
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- Laboratoire de Physique subatomique et de cosmologie, LPSC, IN2P3/CNRS and Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble INP, F-38026 Grenoble, France
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- Space Research Laboratory, Department of Physics, University of Turku, FIN-20014 Turku, Finland
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- Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas, CIEMAT, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Institute for Particle Physics, ETH Zürich, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Laboratoire d'Annecy-Le-Vieux de Physique des Particules, LAPP, IN2P3/CNRS and Université de Savoie, F-74941 Annecy-le-Vieux, France
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- European Organization for Nuclear Research, CERN, CH-1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland and Università di Milano, I-20090 Milano, Italy
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- European Organization for Nuclear Research, CERN, CH-1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland and INFN-Sezione di Milano-Bicocca, I-20126 Milano, Italy and Università di Milano-Bicocca, I-20126 Milano, Italy
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- Institut für Experimentelle Kernphysik, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, KIT, D-76128 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- East-West Center for Space Science, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Physics Department, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA
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- Laboratório de Instrumentação e Física Experimental de Partículas, LIP, P-1000 Lisboa, Portugal
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- DPNC, Université de Genève, CH-1211 Genève 4, Switzerland
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- INFN-Sezione di Perugia, I-06100 Perugia, Italy
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- I. Physikalisches Institut B, RWTH, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Institut für Experimentelle Kernphysik, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, KIT, D-76128 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- I. Physikalisches Institut B, RWTH, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- INFN-Sezione di Perugia, I-06100 Perugia, Italy
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- IPST, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Beihang University, BUAA, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Southeast University, SEU, Nanjing, 210096, China
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- Shanghai Jiaotong University, SJTU, Shanghai, 200030, China
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- I. Physikalisches Institut B, RWTH, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- I. Physikalisches Institut B, RWTH, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- CHEP, Kyungpook National University, 702-701 Daegu, Korea
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- INFN-Sezione di Roma 1, I-00185 Roma, Italy
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- INFN-Sezione di Pisa, I-56100 Pisa, Italy
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Department of Physics, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Southeast University, SEU, Nanjing, 210096, China
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- Sun Yat-sen University, SYSU, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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- INFN-Sezione di Milano-Bicocca, I-20126 Milano, Italy and Università di Milano-Bicocca, I-20126 Milano, Italy
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- Sun Yat-sen University, SYSU, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, IHEP, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100039, China
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, IHEP, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100039, China
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- Laboratoire d'Annecy-Le-Vieux de Physique des Particules, LAPP, IN2P3/CNRS and Université de Savoie, F-74941 Annecy-le-Vieux, France
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- Laboratoire d'Annecy-Le-Vieux de Physique des Particules, LAPP, IN2P3/CNRS and Université de Savoie, F-74941 Annecy-le-Vieux, France
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- INFN-Sezione di Perugia, I-06100 Perugia, Italy and Università di Perugia, I-06100 Perugia, Italy
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- Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas, CIEMAT, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Space Research Laboratory, Department of Physics, University of Turku, FIN-20014 Turku, Finland
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- National Space Organization, Hsin-Chu City, 300, Taiwan
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- NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Johnson Space Center, JSC, and Jacobs-Sverdrup, Houston, Texas 77058, USA
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- Institute for Particle Physics, ETH Zürich, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Johnson Space Center, JSC, and Jacobs-Sverdrup, Houston, Texas 77058, USA
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- Institut für Experimentelle Kernphysik, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, KIT, D-76128 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- INFN-Sezione di Roma 1, I-00185 Roma, Italy
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- INFN-Sezione di Pisa, I-56100 Pisa, Italy
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- Space Research Laboratory, Department of Physics, University of Turku, FIN-20014 Turku, Finland
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- Laboratoire de Physique subatomique et de cosmologie, LPSC, IN2P3/CNRS and Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble INP, F-38026 Grenoble, France
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- National Central University, NCU, Chung-Li, Tao Yuan 32054, Taiwan
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- National Institute for Nuclear Physics and High Energy Physics, NIKHEF, NL-1098 SJ Amsterdam, Netherlands
| | - C Vescovi
- Laboratoire de Physique subatomique et de cosmologie, LPSC, IN2P3/CNRS and Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble INP, F-38026 Grenoble, France
| | - J P Vialle
- Laboratoire d'Annecy-Le-Vieux de Physique des Particules, LAPP, IN2P3/CNRS and Université de Savoie, F-74941 Annecy-le-Vieux, France
| | - G Viertel
- Institute for Particle Physics, ETH Zürich, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
| | - G Volpini
- INFN-Sezione di Milano, I-20090 Milano, Italy and Università di Milano, I-20090 Milano, Italy
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- National Space Organization, Hsin-Chu City, 300, Taiwan
| | - N H Wang
- Shandong University, SDU, Jinan, Shandong, 250100, China
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- Institute of Electrical Engineering, IEE, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100080, China
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- Shanghai Jiaotong University, SJTU, Shanghai, 200030, China
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Sun Yat-sen University, SYSU, Guangzhou, 510275, China
| | - W Wallraff
- I. Physikalisches Institut B, RWTH, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
| | - Z L Weng
- Sun Yat-sen University, SYSU, Guangzhou, 510275, China and Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Nankang, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
| | - M Wlochal
- I. Physikalisches Institut B, RWTH, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Southeast University, SEU, Nanjing, 210096, China
| | - K Y Wu
- Beihang University, BUAA, Beijing, 100191, China and Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Nankang, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
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- Sun Yat-sen University, SYSU, Guangzhou, 510275, China
| | - W J Xiao
- Sun Yat-sen University, SYSU, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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- Shanghai Jiaotong University, SJTU, Shanghai, 200030, China
| | - R Q Xiong
- Southeast University, SEU, Nanjing, 210096, China
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- Shandong University, SDU, Jinan, Shandong, 250100, China
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- Sun Yat-sen University, SYSU, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, IHEP, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100039, China
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, IHEP, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100039, China
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- Department of Physics, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, 120-750, Korea
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, IHEP, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100039, China
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- Shanghai Jiaotong University, SJTU, Shanghai, 200030, China
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- Southeast University, SEU, Nanjing, 210096, China
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- Institute of Electrical Engineering, IEE, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100080, China
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, IHEP, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100039, China
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- Institut für Experimentelle Kernphysik, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, KIT, D-76128 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Southeast University, SEU, Nanjing, 210096, China
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- Sun Yat-sen University, SYSU, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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- Sun Yat-sen University, SYSU, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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- Beihang University, BUAA, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, IHEP, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100039, China
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- I. Physikalisches Institut B, RWTH, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- INFN-Sezione di Bologna, I-40126 Bologna, Italy and Università di Bologna, I-40126 Bologna, Italy
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA and INFN-Sezione di Perugia, I-06100 Perugia, Italy
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- Laboratoire Univers et Particules de Montpellier, LUPM (ex LPTA), IN2P3/CNRS and Université de Montpellier II, F-34095 Montpellier, France
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Gross A, Li CM, Remacle F, Levine RD. Free energy rhythms in Saccharomyces cerevisiae: a dynamic perspective with implications for ribosomal biogenesis. Biochemistry 2013; 52:1641-8. [PMID: 23379300 DOI: 10.1021/bi3016982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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To describe the time course of cellular systems, we integrate ideas from thermodynamics and information theory to discuss the work needed to change the state of the cell. The biological example analyzed is experimental microarray transcription level oscillations of yeast in the different phases as characterized by oxygen consumption. Surprisal analysis was applied to identify groups of transcripts that oscillate in concert and thereby to compute changes in free energy with time. Three dominant transcript groups were identified by surprisal analysis. The groups correspond to the respiratory, early, and late reductive phases. Genes involved in ribosome biogenesis peaked at the respiratory phase. The work to prepare the state is shown to be the sum of the contributions of these groups. We paid particular attention to work requirements during ribosomal building, and the correlation with ATP levels and dissolved oxygen. The suggestion that cells in the respiratory phase likely build ribosomes, an energy intensive process, in preparation for protein production during the S phase of the cell cycle is validated by an experiment. Surprisal analysis thereby provided a useful tool for determining the synchronization of transcription events and energetics in a cell in real time.
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- A Gross
- The Fritz Haber Research Center, Hebrew University, Jerusalem 91904, Israel
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Alfiya Y, Gross A, Sklarz M, Friedler E. Reliability of on-site greywater treatment systems in Mediterranean and arid environments - a case study. Water Sci Technol 2013; 67:1389-1395. [PMID: 23508166 DOI: 10.2166/wst.2013.687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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On-site greywater (GW) treatment and reuse is gaining popularity. However, a main point of concern is that inadequate treatment of such water may lead to negative environmental and health effects. Maintenance of single-family home GW systems is usually performed by home owners with limited professional support. Therefore, unless GW systems are reliable, environmental and public health might be compromised. This study is aimed at investigating the reliability of on-site recirculated vertical flow constructed wetlands (RVFCW) in 20 single-family homes. In order to ensure reliability, the failure-tree approach was adopted during the design and construction of the systems. The performance of the systems was monitored for 1.5 years, by evaluating treated GW flow and quality, and by recording all malfunctions and maintenance work. Only 39 failures occurred during this period, of which four caused irrigation with impaired quality GW, while the rest led to no irrigation. The mean time between failures (MTBF) was 305 days; two out of the 20 systems suffered from seven malfunctions (each), while nine systems did not fail at all. Thus, it can be postulated that if on-site GW treatment systems are designed with the right controls, and if scheduled (basic and relatively infrequent) maintenance is performed, GW reuse can be safe to the environment and human health.
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- Y Alfiya
- Faculty of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Technion, 3200 Haifa, Israel
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Gross A, Zaffarano P, Duo A, Grünig C. Reproductive mode and life cycle of the ash dieback pathogen Hymenoscyphus pseudoalbidus. Fungal Genet Biol 2012; 49:977-86. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2012.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2012] [Revised: 08/16/2012] [Accepted: 08/27/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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The BH3-only Bid protein is a critical sentinel of cellular stress in the liver and the hematopoietic system. Bid's initial 'claim to fame' came from its ability-as a caspase-truncated product-to trigger the mitochondrial apoptotic program following death receptor activation. Today we know that Bid can response to multiple types of proteases, which are activated under different conditions such as T-cell activation, ischemical reperfusion injury and lysosomal injury. Activation of the mitochondrial apoptotic program by Bid-via its recently identified receptor mitochondrial carrier homolog 2-involves multiple mechanisms, including release of cytochrome c and second mitochondria-derived activator of caspase (Smac), alteration of mitochondrial cristae organization, generation of reactive oxygen species and engagement of the permeability transition pore. Bid is also emerging-in its full-length form-as a pivotal sentinel of DNA damage in the bone marrow regulated by the ataxia telangiectasia mutated (ATM)/ataxia telangiectasia and Rad3-related (ATR) kinases. The ATM/ATR-Bid pathway is critically involved in preserving the quiescence and survival of hematopoietic stem cells both in the absence and presence of external stress, and a large part of this review will be dedicated to recent advances in this area of research.
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- S S Zinkel
- Departments of Medicine, Cell and Developmental Biology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Department of Biological Regulation, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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Schmidts T, Schlupp P, Gross A, Dobler D, Runkel F. Required HLB Determination of Some Pharmaceutical Oils in Submicron Emulsions. J DISPER SCI TECHNOL 2012. [DOI: 10.1080/01932691.2011.584800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Kramer MW, Wolters M, Abdelkawi IF, Merseburger AS, Nagele U, Gross A, Bach T, Kuczyk MA, Herrmann TRW. [Transurethral en bloc resection of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer. What is the state of the art?]. Urologe A 2012; 51:798-804. [PMID: 22622487 DOI: 10.1007/s00120-012-2876-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Bladder cancer of the urothelium is the second most common malignancy among urological tumors. In view of a worldwide aging population and the fact that increased incidence rates are associated with higher age, new socioeconomic challenges will appear. Even nowadays the treatment of bladder cancer bears the highest lifetime treatment costs per patient among all forms of cancer. In conjunction with higher comorbidity rates among older patients urologists are facing new challenges in the treatment and care of patients with bladder cancer. The standard treatment for non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) is monopolar transurethral resection using resection loops (TURB). Based on experience in the surgical treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia, different concepts of en bloc resection of bladder tumors using alternative energy resources (e.g. holmium laser, thulium laser and the water-jet HybridKnife) have been developed. Goals of new treatment modalities are reduction of perioperative and postoperative comorbidities, better pathological work-up of the specimens and increased recurrence-free survival. Postulated advantages using laser devices are a more precise cutting line as well as better hemostasis. The evidential value of this review is limited due to the lack of randomized, prospective studies. However, there is a tendency towards a limitation of perioperative and postoperative morbidities as well as higher chance of well-preserved tissues for better pathohistological evaluation using en bloc resection methods. More studies with long-term follow-up periods and better randomization are needed to clarify whether en bloc strategies provide better long-term oncological survival.
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- M W Kramer
- Klinik für Urologie und Urologische Onkologie, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Hannover
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Employing both multireference configuration interaction (MRCI) and density functional theory (DFT) methods, we have studied the interaction of O₂ with a tetrahedral Al₄ cluster in the total spin triplet state. For a parallel to the base approach of O₂ facing an apex of the pyramid, the O₂ adsorption is hindered by a barrier. Both the MRCI and the DFT calculations show that after a small barrier, there are two local energy minima: a shallow one just above the apex atom and another deeper one below the apex atom. The latter corresponds to dissociative O₂ adsorption. We discuss the implications of these findings for the understanding of O₂ adsorption on defect sites of Al surfaces.
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- N C Bacalis
- Theoretical and Physical Chemistry Institute, National Hellenic Research Foundation, Athens GR-11635, Greece.
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