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  1. Article ; Online: Host Cell Entry and Neutralization Sensitivity of SARS-CoV-2 Lineages B.1.620 and R.1.

    Sidarovich, Anzhalika / Krüger, Nadine / Rocha, Cheila / Graichen, Luise / Kempf, Amy / Nehlmeier, Inga / Lier, Martin / Cossmann, Anne / Stankov, Metodi V / Schulz, Sebastian R / Behrens, Georg M N / Jäck, Hans-Martin / Pöhlmann, Stefan / Hoffmann, Markus

    Viruses

    2022  Volume 14, Issue 11

    Abstract: ... while lineage R.1 harbors four mutations in S and infections were observed in several countries, particularly ... Japan and the US. However, the impact of the mutations in B.1.620 and R.1 S proteins on antibody ... by vaccine-induced antibodies. Our results reveal evasion of neutralizing antibodies by B.1.620 and R.1 ...

    Abstract The spike (S) protein of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) facilitates viral entry into host cells and is the key target for neutralizing antibodies. The SARS-CoV-2 lineage B.1.620 carries fifteen mutations in the S protein and is spread in Africa, the US and Europe, while lineage R.1 harbors four mutations in S and infections were observed in several countries, particularly Japan and the US. However, the impact of the mutations in B.1.620 and R.1 S proteins on antibody-mediated neutralization and host cell entry are largely unknown. Here, we report that these mutations are compatible with robust ACE2 binding and entry into cell lines, and they markedly reduce neutralization by vaccine-induced antibodies. Our results reveal evasion of neutralizing antibodies by B.1.620 and R.1, which might have contributed to the spread of these lineages.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; SARS-CoV-2/genetics ; Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus ; Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 ; Virus Internalization ; Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A/metabolism ; COVID-19 ; Antibodies, Neutralizing ; Antibodies, Viral ; Mutation
    Chemical Substances Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus ; Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 (EC 3.4.17.23) ; Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A (EC 3.4.15.1) ; Antibodies, Neutralizing ; Antibodies, Viral ; spike protein, SARS-CoV-2
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-11-09
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2516098-9
    ISSN 1999-4915 ; 1999-4915
    ISSN (online) 1999-4915
    ISSN 1999-4915
    DOI 10.3390/v14112475
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  2. Article ; Online: New type of magnetic structure in the R

    Maskova-Cerna, Silvie / Klicpera, Milan / Svoboda, Pavel / Andreev, Alexander V / Skourski, Yurii / Reehuis, Manfred / Hoffmann, Jens-Uwe / André, Gilles / Havela, Ladislav

    Journal of physics. Condensed matter : an Institute of Physics journal

    2020  Volume 32, Issue 34, Page(s) 345801

    Abstract: Anisotropy of bulk magnetic properties and magnetic structure studies of a ... ...

    Abstract Anisotropy of bulk magnetic properties and magnetic structure studies of a Tb
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-03-27
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1472968-4
    ISSN 1361-648X ; 0953-8984
    ISSN (online) 1361-648X
    ISSN 0953-8984
    DOI 10.1088/1361-648X/ab8428
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  3. Book ; Online: Recognition of Unit Segment and Polyline Graphs is $\exists\mathbb{R}$-Complete

    Hoffmann, Michael / Miltzow, Tillmann / Weber, Simon / Wulf, Lasse

    2024  

    Abstract: ... exists\mathbb{R}$-complete, leaving unit segments and polylines as few remaining natural cases. We show ... that recognition for both families of objects is $\exists\mathbb{R}$-complete. ... Comment: 18 pages, 15 figures ...

    Abstract Given a set of objects O in the plane, the corresponding intersection graph is defined as follows. A vertex is created for each object and an edge joins two vertices whenever the corresponding objects intersect. We study here the case of unit segments and polylines with exactly k bends. In the recognition problem, we are given a graph and want to decide whether the graph can be represented as the intersection graph of certain geometric objects. In previous work it was shown that various recognition problems are $\exists\mathbb{R}$-complete, leaving unit segments and polylines as few remaining natural cases. We show that recognition for both families of objects is $\exists\mathbb{R}$-complete.

    Comment: 18 pages, 15 figures
    Keywords Computer Science - Computational Geometry
    Publishing date 2024-01-04
    Publishing country us
    Document type Book ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  4. Article ; Online: Estimating dispersal using close kin dyads: The kindisperse R package.

    Jasper, Moshe E / Hoffmann, Ary A / Schmidt, Thomas L

    Molecular ecology resources

    2021  Volume 22, Issue 3, Page(s) 1200–1212

    Abstract: ... on their performance under different dispersal conditions and study designs. Here we develop an R package and shiny app ...

    Abstract Investigating dispersal in animal populations can be difficult, particularly for taxa that are hard to directly observe such as those that are small or rare. A promising solution may come from new approaches that use genome-wide sequence data to detect close kin dyads and estimate dispersal parameters from the distribution of these dyads. These methods have so far only been applied to mosquito populations. However, they should have broad applicability to a range of taxa, although no assessment has yet been made on their performance under different dispersal conditions and study designs. Here we develop an R package and shiny app, kindisperse, that can be used to estimate dispersal parameters from the spatial distribution of close kin. kindisperse can handle study designs that target different life stages and allows for a range of dispersal kernel shapes and organismal life histories; we provide implementation examples for a vertebrate (Antechinus) and an invertebrate (Aedes). We use simulations run in kindisperse to compare the performance of two published close kin methodologies, showing that one method produces unbiased estimates whereas the other produces downward-biased estimates. We also use kindisperse simulations to investigate how study design affects dispersal estimates, and we provide guidelines for the size and shape of sample sites as well as the number of close kin needed for accurate estimates. kindisperse is easily adaptable for application to a variety of research contexts ranging from invasive pests to threatened species where noninvasive DNA sampling can be used to detect close kin.
    MeSH term(s) Aedes/genetics ; Animals
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-10-10
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2406833-0
    ISSN 1755-0998 ; 1755-098X
    ISSN (online) 1755-0998
    ISSN 1755-098X
    DOI 10.1111/1755-0998.13520
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  5. Article: Vertrieb: Mit neuer Formation und starken Partnern. Interview mit Robin Rocker, R&R-GmbH

    Hoffmann, Jenny / Rocker, Robin

    Dental-Magazin

    2019  Volume 37, Issue 3, Page(s) 45

    Language German
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 380595-5
    ISSN 0176-7291
    Database Current Contents Medicine

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  6. Conference proceedings: Logbücher als Lerninstrumente – ein systematisches/r Literaturreview

    Desch, Inga Hilke / Zimmermann, Luise / Liebnau, Julia / Hoffmann, Kristina

    2020  , Page(s) V–047

    Event/congress Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Medizinische Ausbildung (GMA); Zürich; 2020
    Keywords Medizin, Gesundheit
    Publishing date 2020-11-18
    Publisher German Medical Science GMS Publishing House; Düsseldorf
    Document type Conference proceedings
    DOI 10.3205/20gma075
    Database German Medical Science

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  7. Article ; Online: CHROMAgar™ LIN-R as an efficient screening tool to assess the prevalence of linezolid-resistant enterococci in German hospital patients-a multicentre study approach, 2021-2022.

    Bender, Jennifer K / Baufeld, Elsa / Becker, Karsten / Claus, Heike / Dudakova, Anna / Dörre, Achim / Fila, Nikoletta / Fleige, Carola / Hamprecht, Axel / Hoffmann, Armin / Hogardt, Michael / Kaasch, Achim J / Kola, Axel / Kriebel, Nancy / Layer-Nicolaou, Franziska / Marschal, Matthias / Molitor, Ernst / Mutters, Nico T / Liese, Jan /
    Nelkenbrecher, Claudia / Neumann, Bernd / Rohde, Holger / Steinmann, Jörg / Sörensen, Michael / Thelen, Philipp / Weig, Michael / Zautner, Andreas E / Werner, Guido

    The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy

    2023  Volume 78, Issue 9, Page(s) 2185–2191

    Abstract: ... LIN-R, suitable to simultaneously screen for linezolid-resistant staphylococci and enterococci ... Objectives: To assess the applicability of CHROMAgar™ LIN-R in clinical settings for detecting LRE directly ... During the 3-month trial period, clinical samples were plated on CHROMAgar™ LIN-R. Antimicrobial ...

    Abstract Background: In recent years, an increasing number of linezolid-resistant enterococci (LRE) was recognized at the German National Reference Centre (NRC) for Enterococci. National guidelines on infection prevention recommend screening for LRE in epidemiologically linked hospital settings without referring to a reliable and rapid diagnostic method. Since 2020, CHROMAgar™ provide a chromogenic linezolid screening agar, LIN-R, suitable to simultaneously screen for linezolid-resistant staphylococci and enterococci.
    Objectives: To assess the applicability of CHROMAgar™ LIN-R in clinical settings for detecting LRE directly from patient material and to infer prevalence rates of LRE amongst German hospital patients.
    Methods: During the 3-month trial period, clinical samples were plated on CHROMAgar™ LIN-R. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was performed using VITEK2 or disc diffusion. At the NRC, linezolid resistance was determined by broth microdilution, multiplex-PCR for cfr/optrA/poxtA and by a restriction-based assay for 23S rDNA mutations.
    Results: The 12 participating study sites used 13 963 CHROMAgar™ LIN-R plates during the study period. Of 442 presumptive LRE, 192 were confirmed by phenotypic methods. Of these, 161 were received by the NRC and 121 (75%) were verified as LRE. Most of LR-E. faecium 53/81 (65%) exhibited a 23S rRNA gene mutation as the sole resistance-mediating mechanism, whereas optrA constituted the dominant resistance trait in LR-E. faecalis [39/40 (98%)]. Prevalence of LRE across sites was estimated as 1% (ranging 0.18%-3.7% between sites).
    Conclusions: CHROMAgar™ LIN-R represents a simple and efficient LRE screening tool in hospital settings. A high proportion of false-positive results demands validation of linezolid resistance by a reference method.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Linezolid/pharmacology ; Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology ; Prevalence ; Drug Resistance, Bacterial/genetics ; Enterococcus/genetics ; Hospitals ; Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections/epidemiology ; Enterococcus faecium/genetics ; Microbial Sensitivity Tests ; Enterococcus faecalis
    Chemical Substances Linezolid (ISQ9I6J12J) ; Anti-Bacterial Agents
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-07-15
    Publishing country England
    Document type Multicenter Study ; Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 191709-2
    ISSN 1460-2091 ; 0305-7453
    ISSN (online) 1460-2091
    ISSN 0305-7453
    DOI 10.1093/jac/dkad218
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  8. Article: Estimating dispersal using close kin dyads: The kindisperse R package

    Jasper, Moshe E. / Hoffmann, Ary A. / Schmidt, Thomas L.

    Molecular ecology resources. 2022 Apr., v. 22, no. 3

    2022  

    Abstract: ... on their performance under different dispersal conditions and study designs. Here we develop an R package and shiny app ...

    Abstract Investigating dispersal in animal populations can be difficult, particularly for taxa that are hard to directly observe such as those that are small or rare. A promising solution may come from new approaches that use genome‐wide sequence data to detect close kin dyads and estimate dispersal parameters from the distribution of these dyads. These methods have so far only been applied to mosquito populations. However, they should have broad applicability to a range of taxa, although no assessment has yet been made on their performance under different dispersal conditions and study designs. Here we develop an R package and shiny app, kindisperse, that can be used to estimate dispersal parameters from the spatial distribution of close kin. kindisperse can handle study designs that target different life stages and allows for a range of dispersal kernel shapes and organismal life histories; we provide implementation examples for a vertebrate (Antechinus) and an invertebrate (Aedes). We use simulations run in kindisperse to compare the performance of two published close kin methodologies, showing that one method produces unbiased estimates whereas the other produces downward‐biased estimates. We also use kindisperse simulations to investigate how study design affects dispersal estimates, and we provide guidelines for the size and shape of sample sites as well as the number of close kin needed for accurate estimates. kindisperse is easily adaptable for application to a variety of research contexts ranging from invasive pests to threatened species where noninvasive DNA sampling can be used to detect close kin.
    Keywords Aedes ; Antechinus ; DNA ; ecology ; experimental design ; invertebrates ; threatened species ; vertebrates
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2022-04
    Size p. 1200-1212.
    Publishing place John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
    Document type Article
    Note JOURNAL ARTICLE
    ZDB-ID 2406816-0
    ISSN 1471-8286 ; 1755-098X
    ISSN (online) 1471-8286
    ISSN 1755-098X
    DOI 10.1111/1755-0998.13520
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  9. Article: Kurzanleitung zum Download der Programmpakete R und R-Commander

    Hoffmann, Georg

    Klinische Chemie

    2016  Volume 47, Issue 2, Page(s) 98

    Language German
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 841078-1
    ISSN 0173-6647
    Database Current Contents Medicine

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  10. Article ; Online: Cohort Profile: evaluation of the targeted individual promotion in german preschools using the revised Dortmund Developmental Screening for Preschools DESK 3-6 R (project "GIF MV").

    Ernst, Vanessa Sophie / Franze, Marco / Kästner, Anika / Hoffmann, Wolfgang

    BMC public health

    2023  Volume 23, Issue 1, Page(s) 414

    Abstract: ... DESK 3-6 R) has been applied. Developmental risks of 3 to 6-year-old children in the domains of motor ... per survey wave. N = 702 children participated in all 4 survey waves. On the basis of DESK 3-6 R scores ...

    Abstract This dynamic cohort was established to evaluate the targeted individual promotion of children affected by developmental risks as part of the German federal state law for child day-care and preschools in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The project has been conducted in preschools in regions with a low socio-economic profile since 2011. Since 2017, the revision of the standardized Dortmund Developmental Screening for Preschools (DESK 3-6 R) has been applied. Developmental risks of 3 to 6-year-old children in the domains of motor, linguistic, cognitive and social competencies are monitored. The cohort is followed up annually. In 2020, n = 7,678 children from n = 152 preschools participated. At the baseline (2017), n = 8,439 children participated. Due to the defined age range of this screening, 3,000 to 4,000 5-6-year-old children leave the cohort annually. Simultaneously, an approximately equal number of 3-year-old children enters the cohort per survey wave. N = 702 children participated in all 4 survey waves. On the basis of DESK 3-6 R scores available from survey waves 2017 to 2019 it is possible to compute expected values for the survey wave 2020 and to compare those with the measured values to evaluate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic (i.e. parental home care due to restrictions related to COVID-19).
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Child, Preschool ; Child ; COVID-19 ; Pandemics ; Educational Status ; Home Care Services ; Parents
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-03-01
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2041338-5
    ISSN 1471-2458 ; 1471-2458
    ISSN (online) 1471-2458
    ISSN 1471-2458
    DOI 10.1186/s12889-023-15307-5
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