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  1. Article ; Online: Publisher Correction: A rigid body framework for multicellular modeling.

    Brown, Phillip J / Green, J Edward F / Binder, Benjamin J / Osborne, James M

    Nature computational science

    2024  Volume 2, Issue 1, Page(s) 59

    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-18
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Published Erratum
    ISSN 2662-8457
    ISSN (online) 2662-8457
    DOI 10.1038/s43588-021-00188-8
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  2. Article: Optimization of an amplicon sequencing-based microsatellite panel and protocol for stock identification and kinship inference of lake trout (

    Marcy-Quay, Benjamin / Wilson, Chris C / Osborne, Christopher A / Marsden, J Ellen

    Ecology and evolution

    2023  Volume 13, Issue 4, Page(s) e10020

    Abstract: Kinship-based methods of population assessment such as close-kin mark-recapture require accurate and efficient genotyping methods capable of resolving complex relationships among kin. Inference of such relationships can be difficult using biallelic loci ... ...

    Abstract Kinship-based methods of population assessment such as close-kin mark-recapture require accurate and efficient genotyping methods capable of resolving complex relationships among kin. Inference of such relationships can be difficult using biallelic loci due to the large number of markers required to obtain the necessary power. Sequencing-based microsatellite panels offer an efficient alternative, combining high polymorphism with efficient next-generation methods. Here we construct, optimize, and test one such panel for lake trout (
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-04-18
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2635675-2
    ISSN 2045-7758
    ISSN 2045-7758
    DOI 10.1002/ece3.10020
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  3. Article: Case report: Transition from anti-CD20 therapy to inebilizumab for 14 cases of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder.

    Osborne, Benjamin / Romanow, Gabriela / Hemphill, J Michael / Zarif, Myassar / DeAngelis, Tracy / Kaplan, Tyler / Oh, Unsong / Pinkhasov, Johnathan / Patterson, Kristina / Levy, Michael

    Frontiers in neurology

    2024  Volume 15, Page(s) 1352779

    Abstract: Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is a rare autoimmune disorder of the central nervous system characterized by recurrent, disabling attacks that affect the optic nerve, spinal cord, and brain/brainstem. While rituximab, targeting CD20- ... ...

    Abstract Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is a rare autoimmune disorder of the central nervous system characterized by recurrent, disabling attacks that affect the optic nerve, spinal cord, and brain/brainstem. While rituximab, targeting CD20-positive B-cells, is used as an off-label therapy for NMOSD, some patients continue to exhibit breakthrough attacks and/or adverse reactions. Inebilizumab, a humanized and glycoengineered monoclonal antibody targeting CD19-positive B-cells, has been FDA approved for the treatment of NMOSD in adult patients who are anti-aquaporin-4 (AQP4) antibody positive. Given the limited real-world data on the efficacy and safety of inebilizumab, especially in those transitioning from rituximab, a retrospective chart review was conducted on 14 NMOSD patients from seven centers. Of these, 71.4% (
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-04-16
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Case Reports
    ZDB-ID 2564214-5
    ISSN 1664-2295
    ISSN 1664-2295
    DOI 10.3389/fneur.2024.1352779
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  4. Article ; Online: Spatial extent of road pollution: A national analysis.

    Phillips, Benjamin B / Bullock, James M / Osborne, Juliet L / Gaston, Kevin J

    The Science of the total environment

    2021  Volume 773, Page(s) 145589

    Abstract: Roads form vast, pervasive and growing networks across the Earth, causing negative environmental impacts that spill out into a 'road-effect zone'. Previous research has estimated the regional and global extent of these zones using arbitrary distances, ... ...

    Abstract Roads form vast, pervasive and growing networks across the Earth, causing negative environmental impacts that spill out into a 'road-effect zone'. Previous research has estimated the regional and global extent of these zones using arbitrary distances, ignoring the spatial distribution and distance-dependent attenuation of different forms of road environmental impact. With Great Britain as a study area, we used mapping of roads and realistic estimates of how pollution levels decay with distance to project the spatial distribution of road pollution. We found that 25% of land was less than 79 m from a road, 50% of land was less than 216 m and 75% of land was less than 527 m. Roadless areas were scarce, and confined almost exclusively to the uplands (mean elevation 391 m), with only ca 12% of land in Great Britain more than 1 km from roads and <4% of land more than 2.5 km from roads. Using light, noise, heavy metals, NO
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-02-06
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 121506-1
    ISSN 1879-1026 ; 0048-9697
    ISSN (online) 1879-1026
    ISSN 0048-9697
    DOI 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.145589
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  5. Article ; Online: Conus involvement and leptomeningeal enhancement in aquaporin-4 antibody-positive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder: A case report.

    Safadi, Amy Li / Myers, Cory J / Hu, Nancy N / Osborne, Benjamin

    Multiple sclerosis and related disorders

    2021  Volume 52, Page(s) 103011

    Abstract: There are a variety of clinical phenotypes and radiological features that continue to make a diagnosis of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) challenging. We present an atypical case of an adult woman who presented with flaccid paralysis of ... ...

    Abstract There are a variety of clinical phenotypes and radiological features that continue to make a diagnosis of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) challenging. We present an atypical case of an adult woman who presented with flaccid paralysis of all extremities with unusual neuroimaging features, including extensive enhancing lesions in the upper cervical cord and conus medullaris with associated leptomeningeal enhancement. She was ultimately found to have AQP4 antibody-positive NMOSD. We discuss the factors that complicated a timely diagnosis, including her atypical radiographic features and an initially negative cell-based assay for myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) and aquaporin-4 (AQP4) antibodies. Despite the rarity of conus medullaris involvement or leptomeningeal enhancement in AQP4 antibody-positive NMOSD, it is important to maintain a high level of clinical suspicion to avoid diagnostic and therapeutic delays. Though cell-based assays have high sensitivities, testing should be repeated on negative values in these scenarios.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Animals ; Aquaporin 4 ; Autoantibodies ; Conus Snail ; Female ; Humans ; Myelin-Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein ; Neuromyelitis Optica
    Chemical Substances Aquaporin 4 ; Autoantibodies ; Myelin-Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-05-07
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Case Reports ; Letter
    ZDB-ID 2645330-7
    ISSN 2211-0356 ; 2211-0348
    ISSN (online) 2211-0356
    ISSN 2211-0348
    DOI 10.1016/j.msard.2021.103011
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  6. Article ; Online: A rigid body framework for multicellular modeling.

    Brown, Phillip J / Green, J Edward F / Binder, Benjamin J / Osborne, James M

    Nature computational science

    2021  Volume 1, Issue 11, Page(s) 754–766

    Abstract: Off-lattice models are a well-established approach in multicellular modeling, where cells are represented as points that are free to move in space. The representation of cells as point objects is useful in a wide range of settings, particularly when ... ...

    Abstract Off-lattice models are a well-established approach in multicellular modeling, where cells are represented as points that are free to move in space. The representation of cells as point objects is useful in a wide range of settings, particularly when large populations are involved; however, a purely point-based representation is not naturally equipped to deal with objects that have length, such as cell boundaries or external membranes. Here we introduce an off-lattice modeling framework that exploits rigid body mechanics to represent objects using a collection of conjoined one-dimensional edges in a viscosity-dominated system. This framework can be used to represent cells as free moving polygons, to allow epithelial layers to smoothly interact with themselves, to model rod-shaped cells such as bacteria and to robustly represent membranes. We demonstrate that this approach offers solutions to the problems that limit the scope of current off-lattice multicellular models.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-11-25
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2662-8457
    ISSN (online) 2662-8457
    DOI 10.1038/s43588-021-00154-4
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  7. Article ; Online: Meta-analysis prediction intervals are under reported in sport and exercise medicine.

    Borg, David N / Impellizzeri, Franco M / Borg, Samantha J / Hutchins, Kate P / Stewart, Ian B / Jones, Tamara / Baguley, Brenton J / Orssatto, Lucas B R / Bach, Aaron J E / Osborne, John O / McMaster, Benjamin S / Buhmann, Robert L / Bon, Joshua J / Barnett, Adrian G

    Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports

    2024  Volume 34, Issue 3, Page(s) e14603

    Abstract: Aim: Prediction intervals are a useful measure of uncertainty for meta-analyses that capture the likely effect size of a new (similar) study based on the included studies. In comparison, confidence intervals reflect the uncertainty around the point ... ...

    Abstract Aim: Prediction intervals are a useful measure of uncertainty for meta-analyses that capture the likely effect size of a new (similar) study based on the included studies. In comparison, confidence intervals reflect the uncertainty around the point estimate but provide an incomplete summary of the underlying heterogeneity in the meta-analysis. This study aimed to estimate (i) the proportion of meta-analysis studies that report a prediction interval in sports medicine; and (ii) the proportion of studies with a discrepancy between the reported confidence interval and a calculated prediction interval.
    Methods: We screened, at random, 1500 meta-analysis studies published between 2012 and 2022 in highly ranked sports medicine and medical journals. Articles that used a random effect meta-analysis model were included in the study. We randomly selected one meta-analysis from each article to extract data from, which included the number of estimates, the pooled effect, and the confidence and prediction interval.
    Results: Of the 1500 articles screened, 866 (514 from sports medicine) used a random effect model. The probability of a prediction interval being reported in sports medicine was 1.7% (95% CI = 0.9%, 3.3%). In medicine the probability was 3.9% (95% CI = 2.4%, 6.6%). A prediction interval was able to be calculated for 220 sports medicine studies. For 60% of these studies, there was a discrepancy in study findings between the reported confidence interval and the calculated prediction interval. Prediction intervals were 3.4 times wider than confidence intervals.
    Conclusion: Very few meta-analyses report prediction intervals and hence are prone to missing the impact of between-study heterogeneity on the overall conclusions. The widespread misinterpretation of random effect meta-analyses could mean that potentially harmful treatments, or those lacking a sufficient evidence base, are being used in practice. Authors, reviewers, and editors should be aware of the importance of prediction intervals.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Exercise ; Probability ; Sports ; Uncertainty ; Meta-Analysis as Topic
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-03-15
    Publishing country Denmark
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1077418-x
    ISSN 1600-0838 ; 0905-7188
    ISSN (online) 1600-0838
    ISSN 0905-7188
    DOI 10.1111/sms.14603
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  8. Article: The Prevalence of Integument Injuries and Associated Risk Factors Among Canadian Turkeys.

    Leishman, Emily M / van Staaveren, Nienke / Osborne, Vern R / Wood, Benjamin J / Baes, Christine F / Harlander-Matauschek, Alexandra

    Frontiers in veterinary science

    2022  Volume 8, Page(s) 757776

    Abstract: Injurious pecking can cause a wide range of damage and is an important welfare and economic issue in turkey production. Aggressive pecking typically targets the head/neck (HN) area, and feather pecking typically targets the back/tail (BT) area; injuries ... ...

    Abstract Injurious pecking can cause a wide range of damage and is an important welfare and economic issue in turkey production. Aggressive pecking typically targets the head/neck (HN) area, and feather pecking typically targets the back/tail (BT) area; injuries in these separate areas could be used as a proxy for the level of aggressive and feather pecking in a flock. The objective of this study was to identify risk factors for integument injuries in Canadian turkey flocks. A survey containing a questionnaire about housing and management practices and a scoring guide was distributed to 500 turkey farmers across Canada. The farmer scored pecking injuries in two different body areas (HN and BT) on a 0-2 scale on a subset of birds within each flock. Multivariable logistic regression modeling was used to identify factors associated with the presence of HN and BT injuries. The prevalence of birds with integument injuries ranged widely between the flock subsets (HN = 0-40%, BT = 0-97%), however the mean prevalence was low (HN = 6%, BT = 10%). The presence of injuries for logistic regression was defined as flocks with an injury prevalence greater than the median level of injury prevalence in the dataset (3.3% HN and 6.6% BT). The final logistic regression model for HN injuries contained five variables: flock sex, flock age, number of daily inspections, number of different people during inspections, and picking up birds during inspections (N = 62, pR
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-01-07
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2834243-4
    ISSN 2297-1769
    ISSN 2297-1769
    DOI 10.3389/fvets.2021.757776
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  9. Article ; Online: The Prevalence of Integument Injuries and Associated Risk Factors Among Canadian Turkeys

    Emily M. Leishman / Nienke van Staaveren / Vern R. Osborne / Benjamin J. Wood / Christine F. Baes / Alexandra Harlander-Matauschek

    Frontiers in Veterinary Science, Vol

    2022  Volume 8

    Abstract: Injurious pecking can cause a wide range of damage and is an important welfare and economic issue in turkey production. Aggressive pecking typically targets the head/neck (HN) area, and feather pecking typically targets the back/tail (BT) area; injuries ... ...

    Abstract Injurious pecking can cause a wide range of damage and is an important welfare and economic issue in turkey production. Aggressive pecking typically targets the head/neck (HN) area, and feather pecking typically targets the back/tail (BT) area; injuries in these separate areas could be used as a proxy for the level of aggressive and feather pecking in a flock. The objective of this study was to identify risk factors for integument injuries in Canadian turkey flocks. A survey containing a questionnaire about housing and management practices and a scoring guide was distributed to 500 turkey farmers across Canada. The farmer scored pecking injuries in two different body areas (HN and BT) on a 0–2 scale on a subset of birds within each flock. Multivariable logistic regression modeling was used to identify factors associated with the presence of HN and BT injuries. The prevalence of birds with integument injuries ranged widely between the flock subsets (HN = 0–40%, BT = 0–97%), however the mean prevalence was low (HN = 6%, BT = 10%). The presence of injuries for logistic regression was defined as flocks with an injury prevalence greater than the median level of injury prevalence in the dataset (3.3% HN and 6.6% BT). The final logistic regression model for HN injuries contained five variables: flock sex, flock age, number of daily inspections, number of different people during inspections, and picking up birds during inspections (N = 62, pR2 = 0.23, α = 0.05). The final logistic regression model for BT injuries contained six variables: flock sex, flock age, litter depth, litter condition, inspection duration, and use of hospital pens for sick/injured birds (N = 59, pR2 = 0.29, α = 0.05). Flock age, and to a lesser extent, sex was associated with both types of injuries. From a management perspective, aggressive pecking injuries appear to be influenced by variables related to human interaction, namely during inspections. On the other hand, the presence of feather pecking injuries, was associated with litter condition ...
    Keywords animal welfare ; injurious pecking damage ; management ; Meleagris gallopavo ; stockmanship ; survey ; Veterinary medicine ; SF600-1100
    Subject code 630
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
    Document type Article ; Online
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  10. Article: Spatial extent of road pollution: A national analysis

    Phillips, Benjamin B / Bullock, James M / Osborne, Juliet L / Gaston, Kevin J

    Science of the total environment. 2021 June 15, v. 773

    2021  

    Abstract: Roads form vast, pervasive and growing networks across the Earth, causing negative environmental impacts that spill out into a ‘road-effect zone’. Previous research has estimated the regional and global extent of these zones using arbitrary distances, ... ...

    Abstract Roads form vast, pervasive and growing networks across the Earth, causing negative environmental impacts that spill out into a ‘road-effect zone’. Previous research has estimated the regional and global extent of these zones using arbitrary distances, ignoring the spatial distribution and distance-dependent attenuation of different forms of road environmental impact. With Great Britain as a study area, we used mapping of roads and realistic estimates of how pollution levels decay with distance to project the spatial distribution of road pollution.We found that 25% of land was less than 79 m from a road, 50% of land was less than 216 m and 75% of land was less than 527 m. Roadless areas were scarce, and confined almost exclusively to the uplands (mean elevation 391 m), with only ca 12% of land in Great Britain more than 1 km from roads and <4% of land more than 2.5 km from roads. Using light, noise, heavy metals, NO₂, and particulate matter PM₂.₅ and PM₁₀ as examples, we estimate that roads have a zone of influence that extends across >70% of the land area. Potentially less than 6% of land escapes any impact, resulting in nearly ubiquitously elevated pollution levels. Generalising from this, we find that, whilst the greatest levels of road pollution are relatively localised around the busiest roads, low levels of road pollution (which may be ecologically significant) are pervasive.Our findings demonstrate the importance of incorporating greater realism into road-effect zones and considering the ubiquity of road pollution in global environmental issues. We used Great Britain as a study area, but the findings likely apply to other densely populated regions at present, and to many additional regions in the future due to the predicted rapid expansion of the global road network.
    Keywords environment ; environmental impact ; particulates ; pollution ; roads ; Great Britain
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2021-0615
    Publishing place Elsevier B.V.
    Document type Article
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    ZDB-ID 121506-1
    ISSN 1879-1026 ; 0048-9697
    ISSN (online) 1879-1026
    ISSN 0048-9697
    DOI 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.145589
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