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  1. Article ; Online: MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS' COLLABORATION A QUALITATIVE RESEARCH

    Avraham KETKO

    Journal of Public Administration, Finance and Law, Vol 7, Iss 14, Pp 52-

    2018  Volume 67

    Abstract: Collaboration in general, and in the public and municipal sector in particular, is currently increasing. Despite the deep logic behind the need for such cooperation, the expected benefits and advantages - yet the public and municipal sectors find it ... ...

    Abstract Collaboration in general, and in the public and municipal sector in particular, is currently increasing. Despite the deep logic behind the need for such cooperation, the expected benefits and advantages - yet the public and municipal sectors find it complex to implement them in view of the obstacles and barriers that lie ahead. Municipal companies that function as the executive branch of the municipality in many places in local government are required to adopt this approach of sharing as part of achieving economic, operational and service efficiency for their owners - the municipalities. In order to understand how a plan should be prepared to promote cooperation between the 25 corporations owned by the Tel Aviv Municipality, a qualitative survey was conducted between stakeholders in the municipal corporations. The research findings and conclusions (together with the literature) point to the vital need for a management commitment and organizational culture which enable collaboration. Without trust among the work teams, open communication and personal relationships, formal and informal, implementation of a cooperation program will not succeed.
    Keywords collaboration ; municipal companies ; partnerships ; Law ; K ; Law in general. Comparative and uniform law. Jurisprudence ; K1-7720 ; Social Sciences ; H ; Finance ; HG1-9999
    Subject code 020
    Language English
    Publishing date 2018-12-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Technopress
    Document type Article ; Online
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  2. Article ; Online: Two-component nematic superconductivity in 4Hb-TaS

    Silber, I / Mathimalar, S / Mangel, I / Nayak, A K / Green, O / Avraham, N / Beidenkopf, H / Feldman, I / Kanigel, A / Klein, A / Goldstein, M / Banerjee, A / Sela, E / Dagan, Y

    Nature communications

    2024  Volume 15, Issue 1, Page(s) 824

    Abstract: Most superconductors have an isotropic, single component order parameter and are well described by the standard (BCS) theory for superconductivity. Unconventional, multiple-component superconductors are exceptionally rare and are much less understood. ... ...

    Abstract Most superconductors have an isotropic, single component order parameter and are well described by the standard (BCS) theory for superconductivity. Unconventional, multiple-component superconductors are exceptionally rare and are much less understood. Here, we combine scanning tunneling microscopy and angle-resolved macroscopic transport for studying the candidate chiral superconductor, 4Hb-TaS
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-27
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2553671-0
    ISSN 2041-1723 ; 2041-1723
    ISSN (online) 2041-1723
    ISSN 2041-1723
    DOI 10.1038/s41467-024-45169-3
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  3. Article ; Online: Zebrafish mutants provide insights into Apolipoprotein B functions during embryonic development and pathological conditions.

    Templehof, Hanoch / Moshe, Noga / Avraham-Davidi, Inbal / Yaniv, Karina

    JCI insight

    2021  Volume 6, Issue 13

    Abstract: Apolipoprotein B (ApoB) is the primary protein of chylomicrons, VLDLs, and LDLs and is essential for their production. Defects in ApoB synthesis and secretion result in several human diseases, including abetalipoproteinemia and familial ... ...

    Abstract Apolipoprotein B (ApoB) is the primary protein of chylomicrons, VLDLs, and LDLs and is essential for their production. Defects in ApoB synthesis and secretion result in several human diseases, including abetalipoproteinemia and familial hypobetalipoproteinemia (FHBL1). In addition, ApoB-related dyslipidemia is linked to nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), a silent pandemic affecting billions globally. Due to the crucial role of APOB in supplying nutrients to the developing embryo, ApoB deletion in mammals is embryonic lethal. Thus, a clear understanding of the roles of this protein during development is lacking. Here, we established zebrafish mutants for 2 apoB genes: apoBa and apoBb.1. Double-mutant embryos displayed hepatic steatosis, a common hallmark of FHBL1 and NAFLD, as well as abnormal liver laterality, decreased numbers of goblet cells in the gut, and impaired angiogenesis. We further used these mutants to identify the domains within ApoB responsible for its functions. By assessing the ability of different truncated forms of human APOB to rescue the mutant phenotypes, we demonstrate the benefits of this model for prospective therapeutic screens. Overall, these zebrafish models uncover what are likely previously undescribed functions of ApoB in organ development and morphogenesis and shed light on the mechanisms underlying hypolipidemia-related diseases.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Apolipoproteins B/biosynthesis ; Apolipoproteins B/genetics ; Apolipoproteins B/metabolism ; Embryonic Development/genetics ; Endothelial Cells ; Fatty Liver/embryology ; Fatty Liver/genetics ; Goblet Cells ; Intestines/embryology ; Intestines/pathology ; Models, Biological ; Mutation ; Neovascularization, Pathologic/embryology ; Neovascularization, Pathologic/genetics ; Vascular Remodeling/genetics ; Zebrafish ; Zebrafish Proteins/genetics
    Chemical Substances Apolipoproteins B ; Zebrafish Proteins
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-07-08
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ISSN 2379-3708
    ISSN (online) 2379-3708
    DOI 10.1172/jci.insight.130399
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  4. Article ; Online: Structural insights into the role of the WW2 domain on tandem WW-PPxY motif interactions of oxidoreductase WWOX.

    Rotem-Bamberger, Shahar / Fahoum, Jamal / Keinan-Adamsky, Keren / Tsaban, Tomer / Avraham, Orly / Shalev, Deborah E / Chill, Jordan H / Schueler-Furman, Ora

    The Journal of biological chemistry

    2022  Volume 298, Issue 8, Page(s) 102145

    Abstract: Class I WW domains are present in many proteins of various functions and mediate protein interactions by binding to short linear PPxY motifs. Tandem WW domains often bind peptides with multiple PPxY motifs, but the interplay of WW-peptide interactions is ...

    Abstract Class I WW domains are present in many proteins of various functions and mediate protein interactions by binding to short linear PPxY motifs. Tandem WW domains often bind peptides with multiple PPxY motifs, but the interplay of WW-peptide interactions is not always intuitive. The WW domain-containing oxidoreductase (WWOX) harbors two WW domains: an unstable WW1 capable of PPxY binding and stable WW2 that cannot bind PPxY. The WW2 domain has been suggested to act as a WW1 domain chaperone, but the underlying mechanism of its chaperone activity remains to be revealed. Here, we combined NMR, isothermal calorimetry, and structural modeling to elucidate the roles of both WW domains in WWOX binding to its PPxY-containing substrate ErbB4. Using NMR, we identified an interaction surface between these two domains that supports a WWOX conformation compatible with peptide substrate binding. Isothermal calorimetry and NMR measurements also indicated that while binding affinity to a single PPxY motif is marginally increased in the presence of WW2, affinity to a dual-motif peptide increases 10-fold. Furthermore, we found WW2 can directly bind double-motif peptides using its canonical binding site. Finally, differential binding of peptides in mutagenesis experiments was consistent with a parallel N- to C-terminal PPxY tandem motif orientation in binding to the WW1-WW2 tandem domain, validating structural models of the interaction. Taken together, our results reveal the complex nature of tandem WW-domain organization and substrate binding, highlighting the contribution of WWOX WW2 to both protein stability and target binding.
    MeSH term(s) Amino Acid Motifs ; Peptides/chemistry ; Protein Binding ; Protein Structure, Tertiary ; WW Domain-Containing Oxidoreductase/chemistry ; WW Domains
    Chemical Substances Peptides ; WW Domain-Containing Oxidoreductase (EC 1.1.1.-)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-06-16
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2997-x
    ISSN 1083-351X ; 0021-9258
    ISSN (online) 1083-351X
    ISSN 0021-9258
    DOI 10.1016/j.jbc.2022.102145
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  5. Article ; Online: Patients with psychiatric illness report worse patient-reported outcomes and receive lower rates of autologous breast reconstruction.

    Mehta, Sumarth K / Sheth, Amar H / Olawoyin, Olamide / Chouairi, Fouad / Gabrick, Kyle S / Allam, Omar / Park, Kitae E / Avraham, Tomer / Alperovich, Michael

    The breast journal

    2020  Volume 26, Issue 10, Page(s) 1931–1936

    Abstract: Psychiatric well-being impacts on general satisfaction and quality of life. This study explored how the presence of psychiatric diagnoses affects patient-reported outcomes in breast reconstruction and on selection of reconstructive modality. Patients who ...

    Abstract Psychiatric well-being impacts on general satisfaction and quality of life. This study explored how the presence of psychiatric diagnoses affects patient-reported outcomes in breast reconstruction and on selection of reconstructive modality. Patients who received breast reconstruction at a tertiary hospital between 2013 and 2018 and completed the BREAST-Q survey were included. BREAST-Q module scores were compared between patients who had a psychiatric diagnosis at presentation and the remaining cohort using t tests. General linear models (GLMs) were used to control for confounding factors. A chi-squared test was used to assess the effect on reconstructive modality, and binary logistic regression was used to control for confounding factors. Of the 471 patients included, 93 (19.7%) had at least one psychiatric diagnosis. Cohorts did not differ significantly by age, BMI, race, ASA classification, or insurance status. Patients with a psychiatric diagnosis experienced a decrease in BREAST-Q scores for the Psychosocial Wellbeing (B = 9.16, P = .001) and Sexual Wellbeing (B = 9.29, P = .025) modules. On binary logistic regression, patients with a psychiatric diagnosis were less likely to receive autologous reconstruction compared with implant reconstruction (OR = 0.489, P = .010). The presence of psychiatric diagnoses is an independent predictor of decreased BREAST-Q. Furthermore, there is a significant disparity in modality of reconstruction given to patients with psychiatric diagnoses. Further study is needed to evaluate interventions to improve satisfaction among at-risk populations and evaluate the reason for low autologous reconstruction in this population.
    MeSH term(s) Breast Neoplasms/surgery ; Female ; Humans ; Mammaplasty ; Mastectomy ; Mental Disorders/epidemiology ; Patient Reported Outcome Measures ; Patient Satisfaction ; Quality of Life
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-06-11
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1289960-4
    ISSN 1524-4741 ; 1075-122X
    ISSN (online) 1524-4741
    ISSN 1075-122X
    DOI 10.1111/tbj.13936
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  6. Article: Social isolation recruits amygdala-cortical circuitry to escalate alcohol drinking.

    Patel, Reesha R / Patarino, Makenzie / Kim, Kelly / Pamintuan, Rachelle / Taschbach, Felix H / Li, Hao / Lee, Christopher R / van Hoek, Aniek / Castro, Rogelio / Cazares, Christian / Miranda, Raymundo L / Jia, Caroline / Delahanty, Jeremy / Batra, Kanha / Keyes, Laurel R / Libster, Avraham / Wichmann, Romy / Pereira, Talmo D / Benna, Marcus K /
    Tye, Kay M

    Research square

    2024  

    Abstract: How do social factors impact the brain and contribute to increased alcohol drinking? We found that social rank predicts alcohol drinking, where subordinates drink more than dominants. Furthermore, social isolation escalates alcohol drinking, particularly ...

    Abstract How do social factors impact the brain and contribute to increased alcohol drinking? We found that social rank predicts alcohol drinking, where subordinates drink more than dominants. Furthermore, social isolation escalates alcohol drinking, particularly impacting subordinates who display a greater increase in alcohol drinking compared to dominants. Using cellular resolution calcium imaging, we show that the basolateral amygdala-medial prefrontal cortex (BLA-mPFC) circuit predicts alcohol drinking in a rank-dependent manner, unlike non-specific BLA activity. The BLA-mPFC circuit becomes hyperexcitable during social isolation, detecting social isolation states. Mimicking the observed increases in BLA-mPFC activity using optogenetics was sufficient to increase alcohol drinking, suggesting the BLA-mPFC circuit may be a neural substrate for the negative impact of social isolation. To test the hypothesis that the BLA-mPFC circuit conveys a signal induced by social isolation to motivate alcohol consumption, we first determined if this circuit detects social information. Leveraging optogenetics in combination with calcium imaging and computer vision pose tracking, we found that BLA-mPFC circuitry governs social behavior and neural representation of social contact. We further show that BLA-mPFC stimulation mimics social isolation-induced mPFC encoding of sucrose and alcohol, and inhibition of the BLA-mPFC circuit decreases alcohol drinking following social isolation. Collectively, these data suggest the amygdala-cortical circuit mirrors a neural encoding state similar to social isolation and underlies social isolation-associated alcohol drinking.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-03-21
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Preprint
    DOI 10.21203/rs.3.rs-4033115/v1
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  7. Article ; Online: Biofilm formation on human immune cells is a multicellular predation strategy of Vibrio cholerae.

    Vidakovic, Lucia / Mikhaleva, Sofya / Jeckel, Hannah / Nisnevich, Valerya / Strenger, Kerstin / Neuhaus, Konstantin / Raveendran, Keerthana / Ben-Moshe, Noa Bossel / Aznaourova, Marina / Nosho, Kazuki / Drescher, Antje / Schmeck, Bernd / Schulte, Leon N / Persat, Alexandre / Avraham, Roi / Drescher, Knut

    Cell

    2023  Volume 186, Issue 12, Page(s) 2690–2704.e20

    Abstract: Biofilm formation is generally recognized as a bacterial defense mechanism against environmental threats, including antibiotics, bacteriophages, and leukocytes of the human immune system. Here, we show that for the human pathogen Vibrio cholerae, biofilm ...

    Abstract Biofilm formation is generally recognized as a bacterial defense mechanism against environmental threats, including antibiotics, bacteriophages, and leukocytes of the human immune system. Here, we show that for the human pathogen Vibrio cholerae, biofilm formation is not only a protective trait but also an aggressive trait to collectively predate different immune cells. We find that V. cholerae forms biofilms on the eukaryotic cell surface using an extracellular matrix comprising primarily mannose-sensitive hemagglutinin pili, toxin-coregulated pili, and the secreted colonization factor TcpF, which differs from the matrix composition of biofilms on other surfaces. These biofilms encase immune cells and establish a high local concentration of a secreted hemolysin to kill the immune cells before the biofilms disperse in a c-di-GMP-dependent manner. Together, these results uncover how bacteria employ biofilm formation as a multicellular strategy to invert the typical relationship between human immune cells as the hunters and bacteria as the hunted.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Humans ; Vibrio cholerae/metabolism ; Predatory Behavior ; Biofilms ; Fimbriae, Bacterial ; Bacterial Proteins/metabolism ; Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial
    Chemical Substances Bacterial Proteins
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-06-08
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 187009-9
    ISSN 1097-4172 ; 0092-8674
    ISSN (online) 1097-4172
    ISSN 0092-8674
    DOI 10.1016/j.cell.2023.05.008
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  8. Article ; Online: Non-ischemic sudden cardiac arrest: Role of 12 lead Holter, family screening and genetic testing.

    Blich, Miry / Oron, Hodaya / Darawsha, Wisam / Suleiman, Mahmoud / Avraham, Lorber / Asaad, Kchoury / Boulos, Monther / Gepstein, Lior

    Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE

    2021  Volume 44, Issue 8, Page(s) 1347–1354

    Abstract: Objective and background: To evaluate the diagnostic and prognostic yield of a comprehensive protocol involving clinical and broad genetic testing in consecutive sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) population. Determining the pathogenesis of non-ischemic SCA is ...

    Abstract Objective and background: To evaluate the diagnostic and prognostic yield of a comprehensive protocol involving clinical and broad genetic testing in consecutive sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) population. Determining the pathogenesis of non-ischemic SCA is crucial for management and SCA prevention in other family members METHODS: Families with unexplained non-ischemic SCA event underwent rigorous clinical and genetic protocol after referral to our inherited arrhythmia clinic, during 2011-2017.
    Results: One hundred and four index cases, 29 ± 16 years, and 421 family members were studied. After a thorough evaluation, diagnosis was made in 80 (77%) of families. The most prevalent 47/104 (45%) diagnosis was inherited channelopathy. The genetic test was positive, in 37 /69 (54%) of patients. Using the Mann Whitney test, we found that electrocardiography (ECG) (effect size 0.5, p < .001), 12 lead Holter (effect size 0.33, p = .001) and family screening (effect size 0.4, p = .001) had the highest yield in reaching the final diagnosis. Family screening, genetic testing, and cardiac MRI were the exclusive modalities for final diagnosis in 14%, 9%, and 2% of families, respectively. Among 421 family members evaluated through cascade screening, 127 (30%), were diagnosed and medically treated. Nine family members from 25 (40%) patients who underwent implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) implantation have experienced appropriate ICD shock.
    Conclusions: A rigorous, systematic protocol in a specialized inherited arrhythmia clinic has a high diagnostic and prognostic yield. ECG, 12 lead Holter and family screening significantly increased the diagnostic yield. In nine families, without genetic testing, the diagnosis would have been missed.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Death, Sudden, Cardiac ; Electrocardiography, Ambulatory ; Female ; Genetic Predisposition to Disease ; Genetic Testing ; Humans ; Israel ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Male ; Prognosis ; Retrospective Studies ; Risk Factors
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-06-27
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 424437-0
    ISSN 1540-8159 ; 0147-8389
    ISSN (online) 1540-8159
    ISSN 0147-8389
    DOI 10.1111/pace.14294
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  9. Article: Amyloid-β exposed astrocytes induce iron transport from endothelial cells at the blood-brain barrier by altering the ratio of apo- and holo-transferrin.

    Baringer, Stephanie L / Lukacher, Avraham S / Palsa, Kondaiah / Kim, Hyosung / Lippmann, Ethan S / Spiegelman, Vladimir S / Simpson, Ian A / Connor, James R

    bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology

    2023  

    Abstract: Excessive brain iron accumulation is observed in early in the onset of Alzheimer's disease, notably prior to widespread proteinopathy. These findings suggest that increases in brain iron levels are due to a dysregulation of the iron transport mechanism ... ...

    Abstract Excessive brain iron accumulation is observed in early in the onset of Alzheimer's disease, notably prior to widespread proteinopathy. These findings suggest that increases in brain iron levels are due to a dysregulation of the iron transport mechanism at the blood-brain barrier. Astrocytes release signals (apo- and holo-transferrin) that communicate brain iron needs to endothelial cells in order to modulate iron transport. Here we use iPSC-derived astrocytes and endothelial cells to investigate how early-disease levels of amyloid-β disrupt iron transport signals secreted by astrocytes to stimulate iron transport from endothelial cells. We demonstrate that conditioned media from astrocytes treated with amyloid-β stimulates iron transport from endothelial cells and induces changes in iron transport pathway protein levels. The mechanism underlying this response begins with increased iron uptake and mitochondrial activity by the astrocytes which in turn increases levels of apo-transferrin in the amyloid-β conditioned astrocyte media leading to increased iron transport from endothelial cells. These novel findings offer a potential explanation for the initiation of excessive iron accumulation in early stages of Alzheimer's disease. What's more, these data provide the first example of how the mechanism of iron transport regulation by apo- and holo-transferrin becomes misappropriated in disease to detrimental ends. The clinical benefit from understanding early dysregulation in brain iron transport in AD cannot be understated. If therapeutics can target this early process, they could possibly prevent the detrimental cascade that occurs with excessive iron accumulation.
    Significance statement: Excessive brain iron accumulation is hallmark pathology of Alzheimer's disease that occurs early in the disease staging and before widespread proteinopathy deposition. This overabundance of brain iron has been implicated to contribute to disease progression, thus understandingthe mechanism of early iron accumulation has significant therapeutic potential to slow to halt disease progression. Here, we show that in response to low levels of amyloid-β exposure, astrocytes increase their mitochondrial activity and iron uptake, resulting in iron deficient conditions. Elevated levels of apo (iron free)-transferrin stimulate iron release from endothelial cells. These data are the first to propose a mechanism for the initiation of iron accumulation and the misappropriation of iron transport signaling leading to dysfunctional brain iron homeostasis and resultant disease pathology.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-05-17
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Preprint
    DOI 10.1101/2023.05.15.540795
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  10. Article ; Online: Amyloid-β exposed astrocytes induce iron transport from endothelial cells at the blood-brain barrier by altering the ratio of apo- and holo-transferrin.

    Baringer, Stephanie L / Lukacher, Avraham S / Palsa, Kondaiah / Kim, Hyosung / Lippmann, Ethan S / Spiegelman, Vladimir S / Simpson, Ian A / Connor, James R

    Journal of neurochemistry

    2023  Volume 167, Issue 2, Page(s) 248–261

    Abstract: Excessive brain iron accumulation is observed early in the onset of Alzheimer's disease, notably prior to widespread proteinopathy. These findings suggest that increases in brain iron levels are due to a dysregulation of the iron transport mechanism at ... ...

    Abstract Excessive brain iron accumulation is observed early in the onset of Alzheimer's disease, notably prior to widespread proteinopathy. These findings suggest that increases in brain iron levels are due to a dysregulation of the iron transport mechanism at the blood-brain barrier. Astrocytes release signals (apo- and holo-transferrin) that communicate brain iron needs to endothelial cells in order to modulate iron transport. Here we use iPSC-derived astrocytes and endothelial cells to investigate how early-disease levels of amyloid-β disrupt iron transport signals secreted by astrocytes to stimulate iron transport from endothelial cells. We demonstrate that conditioned media from astrocytes treated with amyloid-β stimulates iron transport from endothelial cells and induces changes in iron transport pathway proteins. The mechanism underlying this response begins with increased iron uptake and mitochondrial activity by the astrocytes, which in turn increases levels of apo-transferrin in the amyloid-β conditioned astrocyte media leading to increased iron transport from endothelial cells. These novel findings offer a potential explanation for the initiation of excessive iron accumulation in early stages of Alzheimer's disease. What's more, these data provide the first example of how the mechanism of iron transport regulation by apo- and holo-transferrin becomes misappropriated in disease that can lead to iron accumulation. The clinical benefit from understanding early dysregulation in brain iron transport in AD cannot be understated. If therapeutics can target this early process, they could possibly prevent the detrimental cascade that occurs with excessive iron accumulation.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-09-04
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 80158-6
    ISSN 1471-4159 ; 0022-3042 ; 1474-1644
    ISSN (online) 1471-4159
    ISSN 0022-3042 ; 1474-1644
    DOI 10.1111/jnc.15954
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