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Yamada K, Bixler B, Sakurai Y, Ashton PC, Sugiyama J, Arnold K, Begin J, Corbett L, Day-Weiss S, Galitzki N, Hill CA, Johnson BR, Jost B, Kusaka A, Koopman BJ, Lashner J, Lee AT, Mangu A, Nishino H, Page LA, Randall MJ, Sasaki D, Song X, Spisak J, Tsan T, Wang Y, Williams PA. The Simons Observatory: Cryogenic half wave plate rotation mechanism for the small aperture telescopes. Rev Sci Instrum 2024; 95:024504. [PMID: 38385955 DOI: 10.1063/5.0178066] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2023] [Accepted: 02/01/2024] [Indexed: 02/23/2024]
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We present the requirements, design, and evaluation of the cryogenic continuously rotating half-wave plate (CHWP) for the Simons Observatory (SO). SO is a cosmic microwave background polarization experiment at Parque Astronómico de Atacama in northern Chile that covers a wide range of angular scales using both small (⌀0.42 m) and large (⌀6 m) aperture telescopes. In particular, the small aperture telescopes (SATs) focus on large angular scales for primordial B-mode polarization. To this end, the SATs employ a CHWP to modulate the polarization of the incident light at 8 Hz, suppressing atmospheric 1/f noise and mitigating systematic uncertainties that would otherwise arise due to the differential response of detectors sensitive to orthogonal polarizations. The CHWP consists of a 505 mm diameter achromatic sapphire HWP and a cryogenic rotation mechanism, both of which are cooled down to ∼50 K to reduce detector thermal loading. Under normal operation, the HWP is suspended by a superconducting magnetic bearing and rotates with a constant 2 Hz frequency, controlled by an electromagnetic synchronous motor. We find that the number of superconductors and the number of magnets that make up the superconducting magnetic bearing are important design parameters, especially for the rotation mechanism's vibration performance. The rotation angle is detected through an angular encoder with a noise level of 0.07 μrad s. During a cooldown process, the rotor is held in place by a grip-and-release mechanism that serves as both an alignment device and a thermal path. In this paper, we provide an overview of the SO SAT CHWP: its requirements, hardware design, and laboratory performance.
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- K Yamada
- Department of Physics, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Physics, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
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- Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
- Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (WPI), UTIAS, The University of Tokyo, Chiba 277-8583, Japan
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- Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (WPI), UTIAS, The University of Tokyo, Chiba 277-8583, Japan
- Physics Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Physics, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Physics, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
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- Joseph Henry Laboratories of Physics, Jadwin Hall, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA
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- Physics Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Joseph Henry Laboratories of Physics, Jadwin Hall, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78722, USA
- Weinberg Institute for Theoretical Physics, Texas Center for Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
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- Physics Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Astronomy, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904, USA
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- Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (WPI), UTIAS, The University of Tokyo, Chiba 277-8583, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
- Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (WPI), UTIAS, The University of Tokyo, Chiba 277-8583, Japan
- Physics Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Wright Laboratory, Department of Physics, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA
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- Wright Laboratory, Department of Physics, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA
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- Physics Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Research Center for the Early Universe, School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Joseph Henry Laboratories of Physics, Jadwin Hall, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
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- Department of Physics, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
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- Joseph Henry Laboratories of Physics, Jadwin Hall, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA
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- Physics Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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Engagement with natural environments is associated with improved health and well-being in the general population. This has implications for mental healthcare. Implementation of targeted nature-based interventions (green care) meets recovery needs and would enable research to develop, clarifying what works best for whom.
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- Sharon Cuthbert
- Millview Hospital, Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; and Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Brighton, UK
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- Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust, Bath, UK
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- Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Worthing; and Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Brighton, UK
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Page LA, Rehman A, Syed H, Forcer K, Campbell G. The Readiness of Psychiatrists to Implement Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy. Front Psychiatry 2021; 12:743599. [PMID: 35756728 PMCID: PMC9231579 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.743599] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2021] [Accepted: 10/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Introduction: Psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy is a promising approach in psychiatry; evidence is growing and it may not be long before mainstream services are expected to offer it to selected patients. This pilot study examined the attitudes and knowledge of NHS psychiatrists of all levels towards psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy and explored potential barriers and facilitators to its implementation. Methods: A mixed-methods approach was adopted, using a cross-sectional survey and focus groups. All psychiatrists in one NHS mental health trust were approached by email to participate. The survey was analysed using a simple descriptive approach and thematic analysis was used for the focus groups. Results: Eighty-three (25.7%) psychiatrists participated in the survey. All psychiatrists were familiar with one or more psychedelic substances. Although 77.2% felt that there should be a role for controlled or therapeutic use of psychedelics, trainees appeared better informed than non-training grade psychiatrists. Psychiatrists of all grades did not feel prepared to participate in the delivery of psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy. Thematic analysis of the focus groups identified three main themes in relation to psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy: "need for knowledge," "openness to change," and "uncertainty." Discussion: NHS psychiatrists are positive about the potential for psychedelic-assisted therapy to advance psychiatric practise. However, psychiatrists are lacking in confidence or preparedness to implement this treatment should it become a mainstream option and significant training needs were identified. Thematic analysis highlighted the need for societal shifts as well as professional ones.
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- Lisa A Page
- Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Brighton, United Kingdom.,Sussex Partnership National Health Service (NHS) Foundation Trust, Worthing, United Kingdom
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- Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Brighton, United Kingdom
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- Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals National Health Service (NHS) Trust, Brighton, United Kingdom
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- Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals National Health Service (NHS) Trust, Brighton, United Kingdom
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Eccles JA, Ascott A, McGeer R, Hills E, St.Clair Jones A, Page LA, Smith MA, Loewenberger A, Gregory J. Inflammatory bowel disease psychological support pilot reduces inflammatory bowel disease symptoms and improves psychological wellbeing. Frontline Gastroenterol 2020; 12:154-157. [PMID: 33613949 PMCID: PMC7873548 DOI: 10.1136/flgastro-2019-101323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2019] [Revised: 01/07/2020] [Accepted: 01/10/2020] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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This prospective service evaluation aimed to determine if integrated psychological support for patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) enhanced outcomes. 75 patients were assessed and treated by a specialist liaison psychiatric service between 2015 and 2017; 43 received psychiatric intervention alone, 32 were referred for psychological intervention by clinical health psychologist; 26 completed this. Pre-post data (n=15 available) included global impression, quality of life, and psychiatric and IBD symptom scores. Referrer/patient satisfaction and cost-effectiveness were retrospectively calculated. Psychological intervention led to reductions in IBD symptoms (ΔSIBD; p=0.003), alongside improvements in depression scores (ΔPHQ-9, p=0.006) and global impression (ΔCGI; p=0.046). Patient/referrer satisfaction was very high. Indicative data comparing service utilisation 1 year before and after engagement found reductions in outpatient appointments and in imaging. This small study suggests consideration of increased access to integrated psychological support services to improve outcomes and gather further evidence of efficacy.
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- Jessica Anne Eccles
- Neuroscience, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Falmer, UK,Immunopsychiatry Service, Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Brighton, UK
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, Brighton, UK
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- Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Falmer, UK,Clinical Investigation and Research Unit, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, Brighton, UK
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- Digestive Diseases Centre, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, Brighton, UK
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- Digestive Diseases Centre, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, Brighton, UK
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- Liaison Psychiatry, Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Brighton, UK
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- Digestive Diseases Centre, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, Brighton, UK
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- Clinical Health Psychology, Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Brighton, UK
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- Liaison Psychiatry, Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Brighton, UK
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Kim Y, Ng CFS, Chung Y, Kim H, Honda Y, Guo YL, Lim YH, Chen BY, Page LA, Hashizume M. Air Pollution and Suicide in 10 Cities in Northeast Asia: A Time-Stratified Case-Crossover Analysis. Environ Health Perspect 2018; 126:037002. [PMID: 29529596 PMCID: PMC6071818 DOI: 10.1289/ehp2223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND There is growing evidence suggesting an association between air pollution and suicide. However, previous findings varied depending on the type of air pollutant and study location. OBJECTIVES We examined the association between air pollutants and suicide in 10 large cities in South Korea, Japan, and Taiwan. METHODS We used a two-stage meta-analysis. First, we conducted a time-stratified case-crossover analysis to estimate the short-term association between nitrogen dioxide (NO2), sulfur dioxide (SO2), and particulate matter [aerodynamic diameter ≤10μm (PM10), aerodynamic diameter ≤2.5μm (PM2.5), and PM10–2.5] and suicide, adjusted for weather factors, day-of-week, long-term time trends, and season. Then, we conducted a meta-analysis to combine the city-specific effect estimates for NO2, SO2, and PM10 across 10 cities and for PM2.5 and PM10–2.5 across 3 cities. We first fitted single-pollutant models, followed by two-pollutant models to examine the robustness of the associations. RESULTS Higher risk of suicide was associated with higher levels of NO2, SO2, PM10, and PM10–2.5 over multiple days. The combined relative risks (RRs) were 1.019 for NO2 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.999, 1.039), 1.020 for SO2 (95% CI: 1.005, 1.036), 1.016 for PM10 (95% CI: 1.004, 1.029), and 1.019 for PM10–2.5 (95% CI: 1.005, 1.033) per interquartile range (IQR) increase in the 0-1 d average level of each pollutant. We found no evidence of an association for PM2.5. Some of the associations, particularly for SO2 and NO2, were attenuated after adjusting for a second pollutant. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that higher levels of air pollution may be associated with suicide, and further research is merited to understand the underlying mechanisms. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP2223.
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- Yoonhee Kim
- Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Mathematical Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, South Korea
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- Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Medicine, National Taiwan University College of Medicine and National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan (Republic of China)
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Seoul National University Medical Research Center, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Medicine, National Taiwan University College of Medicine and National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan (Republic of China)
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- Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust , Brighton, East Sussex, UK
- Brighton and Sussex Medical School , Brighton, East Sussex, UK
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- Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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- L A Page
- Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, London SE5 8AF, UK.
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Munson CD, Choi SK, Coughlin KP, McMahon JJ, Miller KH, Page LA, Wollack EJ. Composite reflective/absorptive IR-blocking filters embedded in metamaterial antireflection-coated silicon. Appl Opt 2017; 56:5349-5354. [PMID: 29047488 DOI: 10.1364/ao.56.005349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2017] [Accepted: 05/26/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Infrared (IR)-blocking filters are crucial for controlling the radiative loading on cryogenic systems and for optimizing the sensitivity of bolometric detectors in the far-IR. We present a new IR filter approach based on a combination of patterned frequency-selective structures on silicon and a thin (25-75 μm thick) absorptive composite based on powdered reststrahlen absorbing materials. For a 300 K blackbody, this combination reflects ∼50% of the incoming light and blocks >99.8% of the total power with negligible thermal gradients and excellent low-frequency transmission. This allows a reduction in the IR thermal loading to negligible levels in a single cold filter. These composite filters are fabricated on silicon substrates, which provide excellent thermal transport laterally through the filter and ensure that the entire area of the absorptive filter stays near the bath temperature. A metamaterial antireflection coating cut into these substrates reduces in-band reflections to below 1%, and the in-band absorption of the powder mix is below 1% for signal bands below 750 GHz. This type of filter can be directly incorporated into silicon refractive optical elements.
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Essinger-Hileman T, Kusaka A, Appel JW, Choi SK, Crowley K, Ho SP, Jarosik N, Page LA, Parker LP, Raghunathan S, Simon SM, Staggs ST, Visnjic K. Systematic effects from an ambient-temperature, continuously rotating half-wave plate. Rev Sci Instrum 2016; 87:094503. [PMID: 27782567 DOI: 10.1063/1.4962023] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2016] [Accepted: 08/20/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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We present an evaluation of systematic effects associated with a continuously rotating, ambient-temperature half-wave plate (HWP) based on two seasons of data from the Atacama B-Mode Search (ABS) experiment located in the Atacama Desert of Chile. The ABS experiment is a microwave telescope sensitive at 145 GHz. Here we present our in-field evaluation of celestial (Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) plus galactic foreground) temperature-to-polarization leakage. We decompose the leakage into scalar, dipole, and quadrupole leakage terms. We report a scalar leakage of ∼0.01%, consistent with model expectations and an order of magnitude smaller than other CMB experiments have been reported. No significant dipole or quadrupole terms are detected; we constrain each to be <0.07% (95% confidence), limited by statistical uncertainty in our measurement. Dipole and quadrupole leakage at this level lead to systematic error on r ≲ 0.01 before any mitigation due to scan cross-linking or boresight rotation. The measured scalar leakage and the theoretical level of dipole and quadrupole leakage produce systematic error of r < 0.001 for the ABS survey and focal-plane layout before any data correction such as so-called deprojection. This demonstrates that ABS achieves significant beam systematic error mitigation from its HWP and shows the promise of continuously rotating HWPs for future experiments.
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- T Essinger-Hileman
- Department of Physics, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA
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- Department of Physics, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA
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- Department of Physics, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA
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- Department of Physics, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA
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- Department of Physics, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA
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- Department of Physics, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA
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- Department of Physics, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA
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- Department of Physics, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA
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- Department of Physics, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA
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- Department of Astronomy, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Physics, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA
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- Department of Physics, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA
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- Department of Physics, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA
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Kusaka A, Essinger-Hileman T, Appel JW, Gallardo P, Irwin KD, Jarosik N, Nolta MR, Page LA, Parker LP, Raghunathan S, Sievers JL, Simon SM, Staggs ST, Visnjic K. Modulation of cosmic microwave background polarization with a warm rapidly rotating half-wave plate on the Atacama B-Mode Search instrument. Rev Sci Instrum 2014; 85:024501. [PMID: 24593374 DOI: 10.1063/1.4862058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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We evaluate the modulation of cosmic microwave background polarization using a rapidly rotating, half-wave plate (HWP) on the Atacama B-Mode Search. After demodulating the time-ordered-data (TOD), we find a significant reduction of atmospheric fluctuations. The demodulated TOD is stable on time scales of 500-1000 s, corresponding to frequencies of 1-2 mHz. This facilitates recovery of cosmological information at large angular scales, which are typically available only from balloon-borne or satellite experiments. This technique also achieves a sensitive measurement of celestial polarization without differencing the TOD of paired detectors sensitive to two orthogonal linear polarizations. This is the first demonstration of the ability to remove atmospheric contamination at these levels from a ground-based platform using a rapidly rotating HWP.
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- A Kusaka
- Department of Physics, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA
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- Department of Physics, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA
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- Department of Physics, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA
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- Department of Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA
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- National Institute of Standards and Technology, 325 Broadway MC 817.03, Boulder, Colorado 80305, USA and Department of Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA
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- Department of Physics, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA
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- The Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3H8, Canada
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- Department of Physics, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA
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- Department of Physics, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA
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- Department of Astronomy, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Physics, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA
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- Department of Physics, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA
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- Department of Physics, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA
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- Department of Physics, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA
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CD8(+) cytotoxic T-lymphocytes (CTLs) have been proven, in multiple animal models, to be the most powerful antiviral and antitumor components of the immune system. We have developed a protocol to activate and expand tumor and virus peptide-specific CD8(+) T-lymphocytes from the peripheral blood of healthy, human trophic leukemia virus-1 (HTLV-1) seronegative human leucocyte antigen (HLA)-A*0201 individuals. A combination of density-based separation and culture conditions was employed to isolate dendritic cells (DCs), which are the most potent antigen-presenting cells (APCs), and T-lymphocytes. The DCs were pulsed with HLA-A*0201 binding peptides and cultured with autologous T-lymphocytes to generate peptide-specific CTLs. The CTLs were generated against a nine-amino-acid peptide from the Tax protein of HTLV-1. The CTLs were expanded according to a restimulation schedule employing peptide-pulsed autologous monocytes and low-dose interleukin-2 (IL-2) to numbers in excess of 100 x 10(6) cells following 5 weeks of culture. Expanded cells contained primarily CD3(+) T-cells, of which CD8(+) T-lymphocytes constituted greater than two-thirds of the cell population. Obtained CTLs exhibited potent antigen-specific lysis of peptide-pulsed target cells in a dose-dependent fashion in in vitro (51)Cr release cytotoxicity assay. This antigen-specific killing was shown to be HLA class I restricted and mediated by CD8(+) T-lymphocytes. Since the T-lymphocytes were obtained from HTLV-1 seronegative donors, the generation of peptide-specific CTLs represents reliable and reproducible elicitation of a primary immune response in vitro against naive antigens and subsequent expansion of generated CTLs for adoptive immunotherapy. (c) 1996 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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- M V Peshwa
- Activated Cell Therapy Inc., 291 N. Bernardo Avenue, Mountain View, California 94043, USA. mvpesh wa@actcell. uucp.netcom.com
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BACKGROUND Climate change is expected to have significant effects on human health, partly through an increase in extreme events such as heatwaves. People with mental illness may be at particular risk. AIMS To estimate risk conferred by high ambient temperature on patients with psychosis, dementia and substance misuse. METHOD We applied time-series regression analysis to data from a nationally representative primary care cohort study. Relative risk of death per 1°C increase in temperature was calculated above a threshold. RESULTS Patients with mental illness showed an overall increase in risk of death of 4.9% (95% CI 2.0-7.8) per 1°C increase in temperature above the 93rd percentile of the annual temperature distribution. Younger patients and those with a primary diagnosis of substance misuse demonstrated greatest mortality risk. CONCLUSIONS The increased risk of death during hot weather in patients with psychosis, dementia and substance misuse has implications for public health strategies during heatwaves.
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- Lisa A Page
- Mental Health Liaison Team, Royal Sussex County Hospital, Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
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Page LA, Seetharaman S, Suhail I, Wessely S, Pereira J, Rubin GJ. Using electronic patient records to assess the impact of swine flu (influenza H1N1) on mental health patients. J Ment Health 2011; 20:60-9. [PMID: 21271827 DOI: 10.3109/09638237.2010.542787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [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]
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BACKGROUND Electronic patient records are increasingly used in primary care research, but rarely in psychiatric research. Little is known about how people with pre-existing mental illness respond to public health threats. AIMS To outline the swine flu related concerns and behaviours of mental health patients and to determine whether marked concern was associated with any specific demographic or diagnostic groups. METHODS We searched a database containing electronic patient records from a large mental health trust for references to swine flu made between 15 April and 15 July 2009. Thematic analysis was used to code swine flu related concerns and behaviours. A case-control approach sought to determine whether there were demographic or diagnostic associations with expressing moderate/severe concern about swine flu. RESULTS A range of swine flu related behaviours were noted and considerable impact was recorded for some patients. Children and patients with neurotic and somatoform disorders were over-represented amongst those expressing moderate/severe swine flu concerns. CONCLUSION Research databases using electronic clinical records are a useful way to track responses to emerging public health threats. Children receiving mental health care and patients with neurotic and somatoform disorders may be particularly psychologically vulnerable to infectious disease epidemics.
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- Lisa A Page
- Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College, 10 Cutcombe Road, London, UK.
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Climate change will shortly be assuming centre stage when Copenhagen hosts the United Nations Climate Change Conference in early December 2009. In Copenhagen, delegates will discuss the international response to climate change (i.e. the ongoing increase in the Earth's average surface temperature) and the meeting is widely viewed as the most important of its kind ever held (http://en.cop15.dk/). International agreement will be sought on a treaty to replace the 1997 Kyoto Protocol. At the time of writing it is not known whether agreement will be reached on the main issues of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and financing the impacts of climate change, and it appears that the impact of climate change on mental health is unlikely to be on the agenda. We discuss here how climate change could have consequences for global mental health and consider the implications for future research and policy.
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Page LA, Rubia K, Deeley Q, Daly E, Toal F, Mataix-Cols D, Giampietro V, Schmitz N, Murphy DGM. A functional magnetic resonance imaging study of inhibitory control in obsessive-compulsive disorder. Psychiatry Res 2009; 174:202-9. [PMID: 19906516 DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2009.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2008] [Revised: 04/01/2009] [Accepted: 05/04/2009] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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People with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) have abnormalities in cognitive and motor inhibition, and it has been proposed that these are related to dysfunction of fronto-striatal circuits. However, nobody has investigated neuro-functional abnormalities during a range of inhibition tasks in adults with OCD. The aims of the study were to compare brain activation of people with OCD and controls during three tasks of inhibitory control. Ten unmedicated adults with OCD and 11 healthy controls performed three different tasks of motor and cognitive inhibitory control during event-related functional magnetic resonance imaging: a Go/No-go task (motor inhibition), a motor Stroop task (interference inhibition) and a Switch task (cognitive flexibility). People with OCD displayed significantly different patterns of brain activation compared to controls during all three tasks. During the Go/No-go and Switch experiments, people with OCD had underactivation in task-relevant orbitofrontal/dorsolateral prefrontal, striatal and thalamic regions. During the motor Stroop and Switch tasks, people with OCD also displayed underactivation in temporo-parietal areas. In the Go/No-go and motor Stroop tasks the OCD group showed increased activation compared to controls in cerebellum and predominantly posterior brain regions. OCD is associated with task-relevant fronto-striatal dysfunction during motor inhibition and cognitive switching. In addition, parieto-temporal dysfunction was observed during tasks with a higher attentional load.
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- Lisa A Page
- King's College London, Division of Psychological Medicine and Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, Room 3.14, Weston Education Centre, 10 Cutcombe Road, London, SE5 9RJ, UK.
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BACKGROUND Hypochondriasis is associated with significant medical morbidity and high health resource use. Recent studies have examined the treatment of hypochondriasis using various forms of psychotherapy. OBJECTIVES To examine the effectiveness and comparative effectiveness of any form of psychotherapy for the treatment of hypochondriasis. SEARCH STRATEGY 1. CCDANCTR-Studies and CCDANCTR-References were searched on 7/8/2007, CENTRAL, Medline, PsycINFO, EMBASE, Cinahl, ISI Web of Knowledge, AMED and WorldCat Dissertations; Current Controlled Trials meta-register (mRCT), CenterWatch, NHS National Research Register and clinicaltrials.gov; 2. Communication with authors of relevant studies and other clinicians in the field; 3. Handsearching reference lists of included studies and relevant review articles, and electronic citation search in ISI Web of Knowledge for all included studies. SELECTION CRITERIA All randomised controlled studies, both published and unpublished, in any language, in which adults with hypochondriasis were treated with a psychological intervention. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS Data were extracted independently by two authors using a standardised extraction sheet. Study quality was assessed independently by the two authors qualitatively and using a standardised scale. Meta-analyses were performed using RevMan software. Standardised or weighted mean differences were used to pool data for continuous outcomes and odds ratios were used to pool data for dichotomous outcomes, together with 95% confidence intervals. MAIN RESULTS Six studies were included, with a total of 440 participants. The interventions examined were cognitive therapy (CT), behavioural therapy (BT), cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), behavioural stress management (BSM) and psychoeducation. All forms of psychotherapy except psychoeducation showed a significant improvement in hypochondriacal symptoms compared to waiting list control (SMD (random) [95% CI] = -0.86 [-1.25 to -0.46]). For some therapies, significant improvements were found in the secondary outcomes of general functioning (CBT), resource use (psychoeducation), anxiety (CT, BSM), depression (CT, BSM) and physical symptoms (CBT). These secondary outcome findings were based on smaller numbers of participants and there was significant heterogeneity between studies. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS Cognitive therapy, behavioural therapy, cognitive behavioural therapy and behavioural stress management are effective in reducing symptoms of hypochondriasis. However, studies included in the review used small numbers of participants and do not allow estimation of effect size, comparison between different types of psychotherapy or whether people are "cured". Most long-term outcome data were uncontrolled. Further studies should make use of validated rating scales, assess treatment acceptability and effect on resource use, and determine the active ingredients and nonspecific factors that are important in psychotherapy for hypochondriasis.
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- Institute of Psychiatry, Psychological Medicine, Kings College London, De Crespigny Park, London, UK, SE 5 8AF.
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BACKGROUND Seasonal fluctuation in suicide has been observed in many populations. High temperature may contribute to this, but the effect of short-term fluctuations in temperature on suicide rates has not been studied. AIMS To assess the relationship between daily temperature and daily suicide counts in England and Wales between 1 January 1993 and 31 December 2003 and to establish whether heatwaves are associated with increased mortality from suicide. METHOD Time-series regression analysis was used to explore and quantify the relationship between daily suicide counts and daily temperature. The impact of two heatwaves on suicide was estimated. RESULTS No spring or summer peak in suicide was found. Above 18 degrees C, each 1 degrees C increase in mean temperature was associated with a 3.8 and 5.0% rise in suicide and violent suicide respectively. Suicide increased by 46.9% during the 1995 heatwave, whereas no change was seen during the 2003 heat wave. CONCLUSIONS There is increased risk of suicide during hot weather.
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- Lisa A Page
- Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, London SE5 8RJ, UK.
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Page LA, Daly E, Schmitz N, Simmons A, Toal F, Deeley Q, Ambery F, McAlonan GM, Murphy KC, Murphy DGM. In vivo 1H-magnetic resonance spectroscopy study of amygdala-hippocampal and parietal regions in autism. Am J Psychiatry 2006; 163:2189-92. [PMID: 17151175 DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.163.12.2189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The neural basis for autistic spectrum disorders is unclear, but abnormalities in the development of limbic areas and of glutamate have been suggested. Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy ((1)H-MRS) can be used to measure the concentration of brain metabolites. However, the concentration of glutamate/glutamine in brain regions implicated in autistic spectrum disorders has not yet been examined in vivo. METHOD The authors used (1)H-MRS to investigate the neuronal integrity of the amygdala-hippocampal complex and a parietal control region in adults with autistic spectrum disorders and healthy subjects. RESULTS People with autistic spectrum disorders had a significantly higher concentration of glutamate/glutamine and creatine/phosphocreatine in the amygdala-hippocampal region but not in the parietal region. CONCLUSIONS Abnormalities in glutamate/glutamine may partially underpin the pathophysiology of autistic spectrum disorders, and the authors confirm earlier reports that limbic areas are metabolically aberrant in these disorders.
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- Lisa A Page
- Section of Brain Maturation, Institute of Psychiatry, London
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- Section of General Hospital Psychiatry, Weston Education Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, London, UK.
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OBJECTIVE The objective of this review was to propose a typology for understanding the diversity of psychosocial reactions to environmental incidents. METHODOLOGY The first section provides an introduction and background to the topic; we then attempt to provide a typology of psychosocial responses to environmental incidents. RESULTS Response to an environmental incident can be usefully considered in terms of the exposure, the response of the individual, the action of professionals, the response of the community, and the influence of the society in which the incident occurs. We reviewed each of these factors. CONCLUSIONS By examining incidents in an ordered framework, we suggest that a more comprehensive understanding is possible. We also suggest some basic ways in which the psychosocial management of such difficult and diverse incidents could be improved.
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- Lisa A Page
- Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College, London, UK
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Page LA, Howard LM, Husain K, Tong J, Dowson AJ, Weinman J, Wessely SC. Psychiatric morbidity and cognitive representations of illness in chronic daily headache. J Psychosom Res 2004; 57:549-55. [PMID: 15596161 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2004.04.371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2003] [Accepted: 04/20/2004] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVES We studied patients with chronic daily headache (CDH) attending a headache clinic. Our hypothesis was that patients with anxiety or depression would have poorer functional status and differing cognitive representations of illness than would those without psychiatric morbidity. METHODS The sample consisted of 144 consecutive new patients. Patients underwent a semistructured interview and completed a prospective headache diary, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and other health-related questionnaires. RESULTS Sixty patients (42%) were probable cases of anxiety or depression on the basis of their HADS score. These HADS-positive cases had longer, more severe headaches, were more worried about them, were more functionally impaired and believed that their illness would last longer. Principal components analysis revealed that the HADS-positive cases believed that psychological factors play a role in their headaches. CONCLUSIONS Psychological morbidity is high amongst CDH patients who attend specialist clinics. In addition to identifying those with high levels of psychological distress, the HADS can be used to predict those likely to have worse headaches and poorer functional ability.
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- L A Page
- Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, P.O. Box 50, London SE5 8AF, UK.
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- Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, London SE5 8AF, UK.
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- Academic Department of Psychological Medicine, Guy's, King's and St Thomas'
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Page LA, Sutherby K, Treasure JL. A preliminary description of the use of ?Relapse Management Cards? in anorexia nervosa. Eur Eat Disorders Rev 2002. [DOI: 10.1002/erv.467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Umenai T, Wagner M, Page LA, Faundes A, Rattner D, Dias MA, Tyrrell MA, Hotimsky S, Haneda K, Onuki D, Mori T, Sadamori T, Fujiwara M, Kikuchi S. Conference agreement on the definition of humanization and humanized care. Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2001; 75 Suppl 1:S3-4. [PMID: 11742638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/22/2023]
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- T Umenai
- Department of Health Policy and Planning, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of inactivity on lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) enzyme activity (expressed in nmol/g dry weight x hour) in single skeletal musclefibers from the soleus muscle in adult and aged rats. Fourteen 12-month-old andfifteen 30-month-old Fisher 344 Brown Norway F1 Hybrid rats were randomly assigned to control, 1 week of hindlimb unweighting (HU1), or 2 weeks of hindlimb unweighting (HU2). With age, a significant decrease in LDH enzyme activity occurred in type I skeletal muscle fibers (29.5%, P < 0.05). Following HU2, individual type I skeletal muscle fibers from the 12-month-old animals showed a 33.3% increase in LDH activity. In contrast, individual type I fibers from the aged animals showed a 50.0% increase after HU1. In conclusion, the baseline levels of LDH activity were significantly less in aged versus adult rats. The timing of the skeletal muscle adaptation to inactivity was different between young and old animals, such that the older animals responded to inactivity before the younger animals. These biochemical changes may have an impact on the fatigability of the muscle following inactivity. Thefindings indicate that treatment during bed rest for the older adult may be different than that for the younger adult.
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- B E Ojala
- Physical Therapy Program, College of Saint Catherine, USA
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Ojala BE, Page LA, Moore MA, Thompson LV. EFFECTS OF INACTIVITY AND AGE ON ENZYME ACTIVITY IN SINGLE SKELETAL MUSCLE FIBERS FROM ADULT AND AGED RATS. J Geriatr Phys Ther 2001. [DOI: 10.1519/00139143-200124010-00007] [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: 11/08/2022]
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Page LA. Charles Whitney Page, MD, and the abolition of restraints in American psychiatry. Med Health R I 1999; 82:291-2. [PMID: 10472142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/13/2023]
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Interferons-alpha and -beta (IFN-alpha and -beta) are cytokines that are widely known to induce potent anti-viral activity. However, it has become increasingly apparent that IFN-alpha and -beta exert a variety of other biological effects, including anti-tumour and immunomodulatory activities and are increasingly used clinically to treat a range of malignancies, myelodysplasias and autoimmune diseases, e.g., IFN-beta for multiple sclerosis. The most widely used bioassays for the IFNs are based on their anti-viral activity, but these do not predict the biological activity of the IFNs in anti-tumour and immunomodulatory therapies. Thus, we have developed anti-cytokine-based bioassays that may be more reflective of such activity and which have several advantages over existing anti-viral bioassays. The anti-cytokine bioassay is based on the ability of IFN-alpha, -beta and -omega to inhibit granulocyte-macrophage-colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) induced proliferation of the erythroleukaemic cell line TF-1. This assay can take only 24 h, is sensitive to 200 fg (0.04 IU) IFN-alpha or -beta and 100 fg (0.02 IU) IFN-omega and is able to detect down to these levels in serum or plasma samples. The usefulness of anti-cytokine bioassays for IFN-alpha, -beta and -omega is not restricted to the GM-CSF/TF-1 cell format and other alternatives are available, such as erythropoietin (EPO)/TF-1 cells and EPO/UT-7-EPO cells. These assays can be made specific for each of the IFNs by including neutralising antibodies in the bioassay.
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- Division of Immunobiology, National Institute for Biological Standards and Control, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, U.K
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Interleukin-4 (IL-4) is currently being used for therapeutic intervention in a wide range of malignant diseases as an antitumour agent. Although bioassays have been developed that measure the proliferative capacity of IL-4, none measure the antiproliferative activity of this molecule. We have developed a simple, sensitive bioassay for human IL-4 based on the ability of this cytokine to inhibit the proliferation of the human lung carcinoma line, CCL-185, an easy to maintain, cytokine independent, cell line. It is rapid, reproducible and sensitive, able to detect 2 pg/ml IL-4. The assay is completely unresponsive to all other interleukins from IL-2 to IL-12, to the colony stimulating factors and transforming growth factor beta and is 100-fold less sensitive to interferon-alpha, tumour necrosis factor-alpha, IL-1 beta and IL-13. The assay can be made completely specific for IL-4 by including specific neutralizing antibodies for IL-4 and is suitable for the estimation of IL-4 in both plasma and serum samples.
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- Division of Immunobiology, National Institute for Biological Standards and Control, Potters Bar, Herts. UK
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We have developed a simple, rapid, sensitive bioassay for megakaryocyte growth and development factor (MGDF) or thrombopoietin (TPO) based on its ability to stimulate the proliferation of the human megakaryoblastic cell line MO7e. The bioassay takes only 24 h, is reproducible and sensitive to less than 10 pg/ml of MGDF. It can be made specific for MGDF by including neutralizing antibodies specific for MGDF, and is suitable for detection of MGDF in both plasma and serum samples.
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- Division of Immuniobiology, National Institute for Biological Standards and Control, Herts EN6
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Page LA, Orson JM. Point of view: therapy with growth hormone. R I Med 1995; 78:326. [PMID: 8547725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Mire-Sluis A, Page LA, Wadhwa M, Thorpe R. Evidence for a signaling role for the alpha chains of granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), interleukin-3 (IL-3), and IL-5 receptors: divergent signaling pathways between GM-CSF/IL-3 and IL-5. Blood 1995; 86:2679-88. [PMID: 7545466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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In the present study, we have used a human erythroleukemia cell line, TF-1, that proliferates in response to granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF), interleukin-3 (IL-3), and interleukin-5 (IL-5) to investigate the role of receptors for these cytokines in signal transduction mechanisms involved in proliferative responses. The receptors for GM-CSF, IL-3, and IL-5 each possess a cytokine specific alpha subunit, but all three share a common beta chain. Using an immunoblotting system designed to detect phosphotyrosine containing proteins and a permeabilized cell system to detect rapid changes in phosphate turnover on proteins, we show that while GM-CSF and IL-3 use tyrosine phosphorylation to mediate mitogenic signal transduction, IL-5 uses tyrosine dephosphorylation in its signaling pathway. The use of different signaling pathways by these cytokines can be confirmed in a biologic system whereby the proliferation induced in culture by GM-CSF and IL-3 is inhibited by tyrosine kinase inhibitors, but that induced by IL-5 is enhanced. Conversely, GM-CSF- and IL-3-induced proliferation is stimulated by a tyrosine phosphatase inhibitor, yet IL-5-induced proliferation is inhibited. Inhibitors of protein kinase C inhibit IL-3- and GM-CSF-, but not IL-5-induced proliferation. We suggest that, because all these cytokines share the identical beta chain of their receptors, the cytokine specific alpha chain mediates the linkage of each receptor to the individual biochemical signal transduction pathways responsible for the different biologic activities of these cytokines.
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- Division of Immunobiology, National Institute for Biological Standards and Control, Hertsford, UK
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Westwood NB, Copson ER, Page LA, Mire-Sluis AR, Brown KA, Pearson TC. Activated phenotype in neutrophils and monocytes from patients with primary proliferative polycythaemia. J Clin Pathol 1995; 48:525-30. [PMID: 7545186 PMCID: PMC502681 DOI: 10.1136/jcp.48.6.525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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AIM To investigate whether monocytes and neutrophils from patients with primary proliferative polycythaemia (PPP) exhibit increased expression of markers of cell activation and, if so, whether they are associated with the phagocytic activity of these cells and concentrations of circulating cytokines. METHODS Expression of CD11b, CD14, CD18, and CD64 on monocytes and neutrophils was assessed by flow cytometry. Phagocytosis was analysed using immunoglobulin opsonised Escherichia coli. Serum concentrations of granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G-CSF), granulocyte-macrophage CSF (GM-CSF) and macrophage CSF (M-CSF) were determined by bioassays, and interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). RESULTS Patients with PPP (n = 18), when compared with normal subjects (n = 10), had increased percentages of CD64+ monocytes (52% v 36%) and neutrophils (42% v 11%) and of CD14+ neutrophils (36% v 18%). Monocytes from patients with PPP exhibited increased expression of CD64 (47 v 26) and of CD11b (65 v 36). These abnormalities were not found in patients with secondary (n = 8) or apparent (n = 13) polycythaemia. The percentage of neutrophils undergoing phagocytosis was higher in patients with PPP (mean 64%; n = 6) than in normal subjects (mean 42%; n = 5). G-CSF, GM-CSF and IFN-gamma concentrations in patients' serum samples were comparable with normal; M-CSF was not detected in any of the samples. There was no correlation between cytokine concentrations and the expression of CD11b, CD14, CD18, and CD64 on patients' phagocytes. CONCLUSIONS Increased expression of CD11b and CD64 by monocytes, increased percentages of CD14+ and CD64+ neutrophils and the high phagocytic activity of neutrophils suggests that these cells are activated in vivo in patients with PPP. The phenotypic changes of PPP phagocytes were not associated with increased concentrations of circulating cytokines and probably reflect intrinsic abnormalities within the neoplastic PPP clone.
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- Division of Haematology, United Medical School, Guys' Hospital, London
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We describe the design, fabrication, measurement, and performance of a set of cryogenic millimetersubmillimeter wavelength filters used in a balloonborne bolometric radiometer. The set contains single resonant mesh grids used as dichroic beam splitters, resonant meshes in a double quarter-wave configuration, a commercial inductive grid filter, and high-frequency blocking filters. The resultant system has passbands at λ = 1.73, 1.05, 0.61, 0.44 mm with δλ/λ = 0.23, 0.23, 0.12, 0.06. Limits on high-frequency leakage are deduced from laboratory measurements and from the analysis of flight data. The filter set response to three different sources of radiation is presented to show the method and limitations of our characterization. The key element of the filter system is a resonant periodic array of cross-shaped holes etched in thin aluminum. We give an empirical scaling law for the resonant wavelength as a function of structure parameters for aluminum on 25-µm-thick Mylar. Plots of the transmittance for normally incident radiation and the transmittance and reflectance for a 45° incident radiation are presented.
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Page LA. Final heights in 45,X Turner's syndrome with spontaneous sexual development. Review of European and American reports. J Pediatr Endocrinol 1993; 6:153-8. [PMID: 8348220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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STUDY OBJECTIVE To assess the effect of endogenous estrogen secretion on the final heights of patients with 45,X Turner's syndrome. DESIGN European and American reports of patients with 45,X Turner's syndrome and spontaneous sexual maturation in which final heights were available were analyzed and compared with existing norms for untreated patients with Turner's syndrome. Subgroups of patients were compared as a means of distinguishing low from normal endogenous estrogen exposure, and the effect of the age of menarche was assessed. PATIENTS Twenty-three cases were collected, including eight who became pregnant. One had full somatic maturation but did not menstruate. RESULTS OF ANALYSES: Mean height of all 23 patients was 140.8 cm +/- 8.07 (s.d.) vs 143.1 cm +/- 6.0 (p = 0.035) for literature norms for Turner's syndrome. Mean height of those who achieved pregnancy was 138.6 cm +/- 8.21 (p = 0.035 vs literature norm); of those with normal gonadotropins 137.5 cm +/- 6.03; and of those with high gonadotropins 139.2 cm +/- 1.44 (p = 0.374). Age of menarche was available in 21 and showed no correlation with final height. CONCLUSIONS Physiological and subphysiological endogenous secretion of estrogen in Turner's syndrome does not increase final height, suggesting that even low-dose exogenous estrogen would not increase ultimate stature in these patients.
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- Waterbury Regional Department of Pediatrics, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Waterbury 06721
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Page LA, Cheng ES, Meyer SS. Resonant cryogenic chopper. Appl Opt 1992; 31:95-100. [PMID: 20717376 DOI: 10.1364/ao.31.000095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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We describe the design, construction, and performance of a resonant cryogenic chopper that operates at 4.2 K. The chopper is mechanically and thermally robust; it can occult a 2.54-cm aperture at 4.5 Hz while dissipating ~1 mW. Both the stator and rotor magnetic fields are controllable to allow for performance optimization and to help in measuring any possible interference effects. Data on long-term amplitude stability are presented.
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The hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian hormone secretion patterns were evaluated in two women with 45,X Turner syndrome, spontaneous sexual development, and monthly menstrual periods. Each women had serum gonadotropin and sex steroid determinations during two or more menstrual cycles. During the follicular phase of a menstrual cycle, both women received 100 micrograms gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) s.c., and serum LH and FSH responses were determined. In addition, one woman collected daily overnight urine specimens for 40 consecutive days, spanning two menstrual periods, for the measurement of LH, FSH, estriol, and free progesterone. The randomly measured hormone results showed low serum progesterone concentrations during luteal phases, consistent with the interpretation of anovulation or inadequate corpus luteum function. At the time of the GnRH stimulation tests, baseline serum FSH concentrations and FSH responses to GnRH were within normal limits, whereas baseline LH levels and LH responses to GnRH were low. The pituitary gonadotropin secretion patterns were more consistent with patterns seen during early puberty than in the perimenopausal state. This interpretation was further confirmed by the urinary excretion patterns of gonadotropins, which were not significantly elevated. Furthermore, the urinary hormone profiles revealed that, although the intermenstrual period was of normal length, the follicular phase was prolonged, with normal levels of LH, FSH, and estriol excreted. The menstrual cycle studied was ovulatory but had a short luteal phase. The hormone results indicated that the dysgenetic ovary of women with 45,X Turner syndrome is capable of producing sufficient quantities of sex steroids and other regulatory factors to maintain gonadotropin secretion patterns that are reminiscent of early puberty.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- Division of Pediatric and Adolescent Endocrinology, Maine Medical Center, Portland
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Page LA. Inheritance of uncomplicated hypospadias. Pediatrics 1979; 63:788-90. [PMID: 440901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Isolated first-degree hypospadias in three generations of one family and in two generations of two families is reported and the literature reviewed. Pedigree information suggests autosomal-dominant, sex-limited inheritance in these cases although other inheritance patterns are possible. Mendelian transmission of hypospadias may be more frequent than commonly believed and implies that the abnormality is potentially definable in molecular terms.
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Tessler J, Stone SS, Page LA. Direct immunofluorescence tests with counterstains for detection of Chlamydia psittaci in infected avian tissues. Can J Comp Med 1979; 43:217-22. [PMID: 91417 PMCID: PMC1319921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Different methods of preparation and serological evaluation of rabbit globulins for use in fluorescent antibody conjugate and different methods of counterstaining with fluorescent antibody tests were evaluated for detection of Chlamydia psittaci in infected turkey tissues. The agar gel precipitin reaction was that chosen for testing and selecting antiserums to be used for fluorescein isothiocyanate conjugation. The fluorescent antibody staining was most pronounced with conjugate made from globulins precipitated with ammonium sulfate. A direct fluorescent antibody method with Evans blue counterstain correctly identified "coded" specimens of C. psittaci-infected and noninfected turkey air sacs. However, naphthalene black was superior to Evans blue as a counterstain when infected pericardial sacs were tested.
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Ormsbee RA, Peacock MG, Lattimer GL, Page LA, Fiset P. Legionnaires' disease: antigenic peculiarities, strain differences, and antibiotic sensitivities of the agent. J Infect Dis 1978; 138:260-4. [PMID: 355583 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/138.2.260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Paired sera from victims of Legionnaires' disease showed, in many cases, significant rises in immunoglobulin G antibodies to both the causative agent (LA) of Legionnaires' disease and Chlamydia psittaci, but concurrent rises in immunoglobulin M antibodies only against LA. Guinea pigs experimentally infected with LA likewise responded with antibodies to both C. psittaci and LA. Guinea pigs infected with LA also reflected significant differences in antigenic makeup and in pathogenicity among four strains of LA examined. In antibiotic studies, rifampin was 200 times more effective than erythromycin and 17,000 times more effective than tetracycline in plaque reduction tests of LA in monolayer cultures of primary chick embryo cells. An isolate of LA recovered from a healthy person was compared with three isolates from persons with fatal infections.
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Grimes JE, Page LA. Comparison of direct and modified direct complement-fixation and agar-gel precipitin methods in detecting chlamydial antibody in wild birds. Avian Dis 1978; 22:422-30. [PMID: 100098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Detection of chlamydial antibody in serums of wild birds was compared for the following methods: direct complement-fixation (DCF), modified DCF (MDCF), and agar-gel precipitin (AGP). The birds species used were great-tailed grackles (Cassidix mexicanus), common grackles (Quiscalus quiscula), brown-headed cowbirds (Molothrus ater), bronzed cowbirds (Tangavius aeneus), and mourning doves (Zenaida macroura). The birds were either inoculated with an isolate of Chlamydia psittaci obtained originally from turkeys or kept as uninoculated cagemates. DCF detected antibody in most inoculated common grackles, mourning doves, and brown-headed cowbirds. It was unreliable, however, for great-tailed grackles and bronzed cowbirds inoculated intramuscularly. MDCF method detected antibody in all inoculated birds except 1 mourning dove, and gave higher titers than did DCF. AGP detected antibody in all inoculated brown-headed cowbirds and all mourning doves, 1 inoculated and 1 exposed great-tailed grackle, and none of the other 2 species. Chlamydiae were apparently transmitted to the uninoculated great-tailed and common grackles and mourning doves, for antibody was detected by all 3 methods in these species kept as uninoculated cagemates.
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Tessler J, Page LA. Optimal macroculture method for studying mitogenic stimulation of turkey lymphocytes. Can J Comp Med 1978; 42:249-52. [PMID: 352493 PMCID: PMC1277630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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This report describes a method for culturing turkey lymphocytes in disposable, unwashed glass test tubes with Morton closures and for recovering lymphocytes on fiber glass filters with a cell harvester made of common laboratory equipment for assay of mitogenic stimulation. Optimal conditions for culture were established.
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Page LA. Stimulation of cell-mediated immunity of chlamydiosis in turkeys by inoculation of chlamydial bacterin. Am J Vet Res 1978; 39:473-80. [PMID: 637395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Page LA. Observations on the involvement of wildlife in an epornitic of chlamydiosis in domestic turkeys. J Am Vet Med Assoc 1976; 169:932-5. [PMID: 988009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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In an investigation of potential wildlife reservoirs of Chlamydia psittaci at the site of an acute, highly fatal epornitic of chlamydiosis in domestic turkeys in Texas, various species of wild birds and rodents were captured and tested for chlamydial serum antibodies and chlamydiae in their tissues. Thirteen (65%) of 20 blackbirds (Agelaius sp), 4 (44%) of 9 killdeer (Oxyechus vociferus), 3 (27%) of 11 sparrows (Passer sp) and 1 of 4 mourning doves (Zenaidura macroura) were seropositive, but chlamydiae were not isolated from their tissues. Two of 3 rats (2 cotton rats, Sigmodon hispidus, and 1 roof cat, Rattus rattus) were seropositive, but 7 gophers (Citellus sp), 1 ground squirrel (Tamias sp), an opossum (Didelphis virginiana), and a domestic cat (Felis domesticus) were seronegative; however, chlamydiae were recovered from the livers and spleens of the opossum and domestic cat, both of which had been observed scavenging carcasses of turkeys dead of chlamydiosis. Cultures of these isolants were inoculated experimentally into turkeys and produced lesions of chlamydiosis that were indistinguishable from those caused by the strain originally recovered from diseases turkeys on the premises. Nine of 50 domestic goats quartered near the diseased turkeys were tested, and all were seropositive.
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Mycoplasma agalactiae subsp. bovis strain Iowa 1136 was isolated from synovial fluids of a clinical case of arthritis in cattle on pasture in Iowa. When given to calves and cows by intra-articular or intravenous injection, it caused severe and persistent joint infections with fever, lameness, and swelling of the affected joints, plus synovitis, tendonitis, and fibrinous-purulent synovial fluids of high protein content. Intramammary administration of the organism caused severe mastitis. Calves nursing the cows developed severe mycoplasmal arthritis.
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Page LA. Studies on immunity to chlamydiosis in birds, with particular reference to turkeys. Am J Vet Res 1975; 36:597-600. [PMID: 804837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Page LA, Derieux WT, Cutlip RC. An epornitic of fatal chlamydiosis (ornithosis) in South Carolina turkeys. J Am Vet Med Assoc 1975; 166:175-8. [PMID: 1112744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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An unusual epornitic of fatal chlamydiosis occurred in a flock of 10,283 domestic turkeys in South Carolina. Total mortality over a 2-week period was 483 birds (4.7% of the flock). The principal gross lesion was severe pericarditis, but there was little or no airsacculitis, an observation at variance with many previous reports of chlamydiosis. Furthermore, an unusually heavy infestation of the turkeys with sanguivorous black flies (Simulium slossonae and S congareenarum) was observed at the time of the epornitic, an occurrence that may have permitted rapid transmission of chlamydiae between turkeys in the affected flock. The strains of Chlamydia psittaci isolated from naturally infected turkeys caused pericarditis and heptopathy as well as occasional airsacculitis, with a 41% mortality in intravenously (IV) inoculated turkeys. Turkeys inoculated intramuscularly (IM) or intraperitoneally (IP) did not die; however, airsacculitis was observed in more than 85% of turkeys inoculated intraperitoneally or exposed to infection by pen contact with inoculated turkeys. The strain was highly infectious but not lethal by the latter method of transmission. The strain was similar to other virulent chlamydiae isolated from turkeys, in that small numbers of the organism caused fatal infection in guinea pigs when inoculated IP.
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