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Reference intervals for reticulocyte indices, immature reticulocyte fraction, and the percentage of hypochromic red blood cells in adult large breed dogs using the ADVIA 2120 hematology analyzer
Authors: Moloney Conor , Stavroulaki Evangelia M. , Augusto Monica 
Published: July 2023

AbstractReticulocyte indices are used to characterize anemia, including the identification of regeneration. In people, the immature reticulocyte fraction (IRF), percentage of hypochromic red blood cells (%HYPO‐RBC), and other reticulocyte indices have been used as earlier indicators of erythropoiesis and as valuable monitoring tools in the assessment of various therapies. The reference intervals (RI) of the IRF and %HYPO‐RBC have not been reported in dogs. The objective of this study was to establish RIs for novel variables (IRF, %HYPO‐RBC, and CH‐delta) and assess RIs for more commonly reported reticulocyte indices in healthy dogs. RIs were calculated from blood results retrospectively collected from 106 client‐owned healthy dogs at the time of induction into a blood donor program using the ADVIA 2120 hematology analyzer (Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics). For the calculation of RIs, appropriate tests were applied for outlier detection and normality assessment. For variables normally distributed, RIs and their respective 90% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated using parametric methods, while for variables not normally distributed, robust methods were used and bootstrapping for calculating the 90% CIs. The following RIs were established: reticulocyte hemoglobin content (CHr) 24.5‐28 pg, mean reticulocyte volume (MCVr) 85.9‐99.3 fL, mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration of reticulocytes (CHCMr) 271.0‐306.3 g/L, IRF 10.4%‐43.5%, CH‐delta 0.5‐4.3 pg, and percentage of hypochromic red blood cells (%HYPO‐RBC) 0.10%‐0.80%. The results of this study provide RIs for novel reticulocyte variables. Further studies are required to determine the clinical utility of IRF, %HYPO‐RBC, and CH delta as early indicators of erythropoietic activity in canine patients.
We are not doing enough for children with neuro-disabilities
Authors: Gibbs Anita 
Published: July 2023

I recently made a submission to the Abuse in Care: Royal Commission of Inquiry on behalf of a young whānau-member survivor who is autistic and lives with Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and mental health issues. I made that submission also because I am a social worker and a staunch advocate for those who live with neuro- disabilities; many of them have experienced early removal from birth families, as well as lifelong rejection and misunderstanding by systems of education, health, care and justice. In my submission, I discussed how today’s current care and justice systems cause as much harm to children and whānau as historic ones. In my recent Reimagining Social Work blog (Gibbs, 2022), I highlighted the harm to children caused specifically by current, residence-based interventions in youth justice, but in this piece, I also want to highlight how multiple aspects of both current care and protection, and youth justice provision harm our children with neuro-disabilities. In a future, research-based article, I will highlight specific findings on best practices for working in the justice space for youth living with FASD (in preparation).
Supplemental Material: Temporal evolution of the early–late Neoarchean granitoid magmatism in the eastern North China Craton: Transition of geodynamic regime from mantle plume to continental marginal arc system
Authors: Shan Houxiang , et al.  
Published: July 2023

<p>Text S1: Analytical methods. Figure S1: Covariation diagrams of selected elements vs. Zr for whole-rock samples of the granitoids formed during the early and late Neoarchean in the Southern Jilin Province. Table S1: LA-ICP-MS zircon U-Pb analytical data for the different types of granitoids formed during the early and late Neoarchean in the Southern Jilin Province. Table S2: Zircon trace elemental abundances (ppm) for the different types of granitoids formed during the early and late Neoarchean in the Southern Jilin Province. Table S3: Bulk-rock major (wt%) elemental data for the different types of granitoids formed during the early and late Neoarchean in the Southern Jilin Province. Table S4: Bulk-rock trace (ppm) elemental data for the different types of granitoids formed during the early and late Neoarchean in the Southern Jilin Province. Table S5: Zircon Lu-Hf isotopic compositions for the different types of granitoids formed during the early and late Neoarchean in the Southern Jilin Province. Table S6: Whole oxygen isotopes for the different types of granitoids formed during the early and late Neoarchean in the Southern Jilin Province. </p>
Association between birth location and short-term outcomes for babies with gastroschisis, congenital diaphragmatic hernia and oesophageal fistula: a systematic review
Authors: Nezafat Maldonado Behrouz , Singhal Graciaa , Chow LiYan , Hargreaves Dougal , Gale Chris , Battersby Cheryl 
Published: July 2023

BackgroundNeonatal care is commonly regionalised, meaning specialist services are only available at certain units. Consequently, infants with surgical conditions needing specialist care who are born in non-surgical centres require postnatal transfer. Best practice models advocate for colocated maternity and surgical services as the place of birth for infants with antenatally diagnosed congenital conditions to avoid postnatal transfers. We conducted a systematic review to explore the association between location of birth and short-term outcomes of babies with gastroschisis, congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) and oesophageal atresia with or without tracheo-oesophageal fistula (TOF/OA).MethodsWe searched MEDLINE, CINAHL, Web of Science and SCOPUS databases for studies from high income countries comparing outcomes for infants with gastroschisis, CDH or TOF/OA based on their place of delivery. Outcomes of interest included mortality, length of stay, age at first feed, comorbidities and duration of parenteral nutrition. We assessed study quality using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale. We present a narrative synthesis of our findings.ResultsNineteen cohort studies compared outcomes of babies with one of gastroschisis, CDH or TOF/OA. Heterogeneity across the studies precluded meta-analysis. Eight studies carried out case-mix adjustments. Overall, we found conflicting evidence. There is limited evidence to suggest that birth in a maternity unit with a colocated surgical centre was associated with a reduction in mortality for CDH and decreased length of stay for gastroschisis.ConclusionsThere is little evidence to suggest that delivery in colocated maternity-surgical services may be associated with shortened length of stay and reduced mortality. Our findings are limited by significant heterogeneity, potential for bias and paucity of strong evidence. This supports the need for further research to investigate the impact of birth location on outcomes for babies with congenital surgical conditions and inform future design of neonatal care systems.PROSPERO registration numberCRD42022329090.
It takes two to tango: the recruiter’s role in accepting or refusing to participate in group antenatal care among pregnant women—an exploration through in-depth interviews
Authors: Talrich Florence , Van Damme Astrid , Bastiaens Hilde , Rijnders Marlies , Bergs Jochen , Beeckman Katrien 
Published: July 2023

ObjectiveThe purpose of this study was to explore how women are recruited for group antenatal care (GANC) in primary care organisations (PCOs), what elements influence the behaviour of the recruiter, and what strategies recruiters use to encourage women to participate.MethodUsing a qualitative research design, we conducted 10 in-depth interviews with GANC facilitators working in PCOs. Selected constructs of the domains of the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research and the Theoretical Domains Framework helped to develop interview questions and raise awareness of important elements during interviews and thematic analyses. GANC facilitators working in multidisciplinary PCOs located in Brussels and Flanders (Belgium) were invited to participate in an interview. We purposively selected participants because of their role as GANC facilitators and recruiters. We recruited GANC facilitators up until data saturation and no new elements emerged.ResultWe identified that the recruitment process consists of four phases or actions: identification of needs and potential obstacles for participation; selection of potential participants; recruitment for GANC and reaction to response. Depending on the phase, determinants at the level of the woman, recruiter, organisation or environment have an influence on the recruitment behaviour.ConclusionOur study concludes that it takes two to tango for successful recruitment for GANC. Potential participants’ needs and wishes are of importance, but the care providers’ behaviour should not be underestimated. Therefore, successful recruitment may be improved when introducing a multidisciplinary recruitment plan consisting of specific strategies, as we suggest.
New microscopic analysis for 15N(d,p)16N neutron transfer reaction at 15 MeV
Authors: Alharbi Wedad , Ibraheem Awad A. , Hamada Sh. 
Published: July 2023

Inspired by the prevalent [Formula: see text] cluster structure of deuterons, which appears at an excitation energy of 2.225[Formula: see text]MeV, the recently measured angular distributions (ADs) for [Formula: see text]N([Formula: see text],[Formula: see text]N and [Formula: see text]N([Formula: see text],[Formula: see text]N systems at an energy of 15[Formula: see text]MeV X. Y. Li et al., [Phys. Rev. C 106, (2022) 025807] are microscopically analyzed using the continuum discretized coupled channel (CDCC) method. The extracted [Formula: see text] potential, considered as the coherent sum of cluster folding and dynamical polarization potentials, both derived from the CDCC computations, was then employed to investigate the [Formula: see text]N([Formula: see text],[Formula: see text]N neutron transfer reaction leading to the (2−, 0.0[Formula: see text]MeV), (0−, 0.12[Formula: see text]MeV), (3−, 0.298[Formula: see text]MeV), and (1−, 0.397[Formula: see text]MeV) [Formula: see text]N states. Since extracting reliable information on spectroscopic factors (SFs) is highly dependent on the interaction potential, the extracted [Formula: see text] was employed to get such information. The investigation gives evidence for the applicability of the [Formula: see text] in describing the elastic scattering and the neutron transfer ADs data. The extracted SFs for the [Formula: see text]N states under consideration are consistent with those that have been reported before.
Soft Power with Chinese Characteristics: Pandemic Diplomacy in Latin America and the Caribbean
Authors: Xing Li , Vadell Javier , Rubiolo Florencia 
Published: July 2023

Empirical analysis of China’s health diplomacy toward Latin America and the Caribbean in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic suggests that even though the region remains peripheral among China’s foreign priorities its health diplomacy functions as a diffusion tool for increasing its soft power in the region, particularly against the background of the evolving China–United States rivalry. The source and development of Chinese soft power in the Global South should be understood as the diffusion effect of the combination and interdependence of its material hard power and its ideational soft power. Un análisis empírico de la diplomacia sanitaria de China hacia América Latina y el Caribe en el contexto de la pandemia de COVID-19 sugiere que, aunque la región sigue ocupando un lugar periférico entre las prioridades exteriores de China, su diplomacia sanitaria funciona como una herramienta de difusión para aumentar su poder blando en la región, particularmente en el contexto de la rivalidad entre China y Estados Unidos. La fuente y el desarrollo del poder blando chino en el Sur Global deben entenderse como el efecto disperso de la combinación e interdependencia de su poder duro material y su poder blando ideacional.
Concurrent disorders of cats with diabetes mellitus and arterial systolic hypertension
Authors: Williams Jonathon G , Hess Rebecka S 
Published: July 2023

Objectives The aim of the present study was to report the concurrent disorders and treatment success of cats with diabetes mellitus (DM) and arterial systolic hypertension (SH). Methods A retrospective longitudinal study was conducted of 17 cats with DM and SH that were examined at a university teaching hospital between 1 January 2011 and 31 December 2021. The medical records of diabetic cats were searched for the keywords ‘hypertension’, ‘blood pressure’, ‘amlodipine’, ‘benazepril’ and ‘telmisartan’ to identify cats with SH, which was defined as systemic arterial blood pressure (SABP) ⩾160 mmHg, documented at least twice, over several days. Comorbidities, including chronic kidney disease and hyperthyroidism, were recorded. Medications used for the treatment of SH and the SABP response to treatment were also noted. Results Most cats (13/17, 76%) with DM and SH had at least one other documented concurrent illness that could contribute to SH, including chronic kidney disease (12/17 cats, 71%), hyperthyroidism (4/17, 23%) and functional adrenocortical mass secreting either aldosterone alone (1/17, 6%) or glucocorticoids, and possibly also aldosterone (1/17, 6%). Out of 17 cats, 15 (88%) were treated with amlodipine, and none were treated with an angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor or an angiotensin II receptor blocker. Mean SABP at the time of diagnosis of SH was 210 ± 23 mmHg and was significantly higher than the mean SABP at the first and second follow-up examinations after the introduction of amlodipine treatment (175 ± 33 mmHg, P = 0.008 and 172 ± 26 mmHg, P = 0.01, respectively). Conclusions and relevance Cats with DM and SH should be evaluated for the presence of chronic kidney disease, hyperthyroidism and functional adrenal masses. Treatment with amlodipine appears to be effective in lowering SABP in cats with DM and SH.
Long-read, chromosome-scale assembly of Vitis rotundifolia cv. Carlos and its unique resistance to Xylella fastidiosa subsp. fastidiosa
Authors: Huff Matthew , Hulse-Kemp Amanda M. , Scheffler Brian E , Youngblood Ramey C , Simpson Sheron A , Babiker Ebrahiem , Staton Margaret 
Published: July 2023

Abstract
Background
Muscadine grape (Vitis rotundifolia) is resistant to many of the pathogens that negatively impact the production of common grape (V. vinifera), including the bacterial pathogen Xylella fastidiosa subsp. fastidiosa (Xfsf), which causes Pierce’s Disease (PD). Previous studies in common grape have indicated Xfsf delays host immune response with a complex O-chain antigen produced by the wzy gene. Muscadine cultivars range from tolerant to completely resistant to Xfsf, but the mechanism is unknown.

Results
We assembled and annotated a new, long-read genome assembly for ‘Carlos’, a cultivar of muscadine that exhibits tolerance, to build upon the existing genetic resources available for muscadine. We used these resources to construct an initial pan-genome for three cultivars of muscadine and one cultivar of common grape. This pan-genome contains a total of 34,970 synteny-constrained entries containing genes of similar structure. Comparison of resistance gene content between the ‘Carlos’ and common grape genomes indicates an expansion of resistance (R) genes in ‘Carlos.’ We further identified genes involved in Xfsf response by transcriptome sequencing ‘Carlos’ plants inoculated with Xfsf. We observed 234 differentially expressed genes with functions related to lipid catabolism, oxidation-reduction signaling, and abscisic acid (ABA) signaling as well as seven R genes. Leveraging public data from previous experiments of common grape inoculated with Xfsf, we determined that most differentially expressed genes in the muscadine response were not found in common grape, and three of the R genes identified as differentially expressed in muscadine do not have an ortholog in the common grape genome.

Conclusions
Our results support the utility of a pan-genome approach to identify candidate genes for traits of interest, particularly disease resistance to Xfsf, within and between muscadine and common grape.
Who have a better-kidney-related quality of life: peritoneal dialysis or hemodialysis patients? A cross sectional study from Saudi Arabia
Authors: Alshehri Mohammed , Alshehri Abdullah , Alfageeh Ali , Asiri Khalid , Alshehri Alwaleed , Alqahtani Feras , Alshehri Mazen , Alshabab Mohanad , Asiri Omar 
Published: July 2023

Abstract
Background
End-stage kidney disease (ESKD) substantially impacts different aspects of patients' lives, including mental and physical health, and overall quality of life. The aim of our study is to assess the quality of life (QoL) and the associated predictors in ESKD Saudi Arabian patients receiving either hemodialysis (HD) or peritoneal dialysis (PD). Saudi Ministry of health (MOH) is advancing dialysis care in the country with more focus on patients’ satisfaction and QoL. However, the data regarding QoL in Saudi Arabian dialysis patients is limited.

Methods
A cross sectional study was carried out using Kidney Disease Quality of Life scale (KDQOL-36) to assess the QoL. We disturbed a validated formal arabic version of the questionnaire. Patients older than 18-year-old and attending dialysis clinics in Aseer region, Saudi Arabia, were invited to participate in the study.

Results
A total of 152 responses were analyzed, which were separated into two primary groups: the HD group (98 patients) and the PD group (54 patients). Our results showed no significant differences between the two groups except for the KDQOL-SF-36 physical composite score at which the PD group had a higher mean than the HD group 44.75 vs 37.84, respectively (p < 0.001). However, more PD patients reported feeling depressed compared to HD patients.

Conclusions
Kidney Disease Quality of Life scale scores were comparable between HD and PD groups except for the physical composite score. On the other hand, PD patients tend to suffer from depression more than HD patients. Interventions to attenuate the physical deconditioning and depressive symptoms in HD and PD patients, respectively, are crucial. Future prospective studies with larger sample sizes are warranted.
Does social capital aid in leveling the income gradient in child mental health? A structural analysis of the left-behind and not-left-behind Chinese children
Authors: Gu Lijuan , Yang Linsheng , Li Hairong 
Published: July 2023

Abstract
Background
Few prior studies have investigated the income gradient in child mental health from a socio-environmental perspective. In an age when child mental health problems in a rapidly changing social environment have become a worldwide issue, an understanding of the socio-environmental mechanisms of the income disparities in child mental health outcomes is imperative and cost-effective.

Methods
By conducting structural equation analyses with Chinese nationally representative survey data, this study explored the family income gradient in child depression and its potential socio-environmental pathways at the neighborhood, family and school levels, differentiating left-behind and not-left-behind children.

Results
We found a robust family income gradient in depressive symptoms. Neighborhood cohesion mitigated the income gradient in depressive symptoms by playing a suppression role. School social capital acted as a mediator. Neighborhood trust, neighborhood safety and family social capital played no significant impact. The mitigating and mediating roles of social capital components were significant among only the not-left-behind children.

Conclusions
To reduce income-related inequalities in child mental health in the long run, integrating policies that directly reduce poverty with policies that improve distal socio-environments is necessary.
Who cares for the carers? carerhelp: development and evaluation of an online resource to support the wellbeing of those caring for family members at the end of their life
Authors: Tieman Jennifer , Hudson Peter , Thomas Kristina , Saward Di , Parker Deborah 
Published: July 2023

Abstract
Background
Most people living with a terminal illness and approaching death will need the assistance of a non-professional carer such as a family member, friend, or neighbour to provide physical, emotional, and practical caring supports. A significant portion of these carers can feel overwhelmed, isolated and experience psychological and/or financial distress. Carers can have unmet information needs and information needs can change across the caring period.

Methods
Guided by an Australian National Reference Group, this project undertook a multiphase set of activities to enable the development of an online carer resource. These activities included a literature review of key issues and considerations for family carers supporting someone with a terminal illness, a scoping scan of existing online resources, and interviews and focus groups with eighteen carers to understand their needs and context of caring. This information formed the basis for potential digital content. A web project team was established to create the information architecture and content pathways. User testing survey and usability assessment of the CarerHelp Website was undertaken to assess/optimise functionality prior to release. An evaluation process was also devised.

Results
The literature review identified carer needs for practical and psychological support along with better education and strategies to improve communication. The scoping scan of available online resources suggested that while information available to carers is plentiful, much of that which is provided is general, disparately located, inadequately detailed, and disease specific. The eighteen carers who were interviewed highlighted the need for helpful information on: services, symptom management, relationships, preparation for death, managing the emotional and psychological burden that often accompanies caring, and support during bereavement. User testing and usability assessment of the prototype resource led to changes to enhance the user experience and effectiveness of navigation. It also highlighted a lack of awareness of existing resources and the needs of marketing and communication to address this problem.

Conclusions
The project led to the development of an open access online resource, CarerHelp (www.carerhelp.com.au), for use by carers and families caring for a person who has palliative care needs. The web metrics demonstrate substantial use of the resources.