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  1. Article ; Online: Health outcomes and budget impact projection of anti-PD-(L)1s in cancer care in Portugal.

    Costa, Luís / Alexandre, Teresa / Mansinho, André / Sousa, Rita / Vieira, Cláudia / Hughes, Robert / Roediger, Alexander / Pereira, Sónia Matos / Araújo, António

    Frontiers in public health

    2023  Volume 11, Page(s) 1133959

    Abstract: Introduction: PD-[L]1 inhibitors revolutionized cancer treatment but challenge the affordability ... of health systems. This policy-focused model aimed to estimate the health and budget impact of anti-PD-(L)1s ... L)1s over a 3-year time horizon. Indications included adjuvant and metastatic melanoma ...

    Abstract Introduction: PD-[L]1 inhibitors revolutionized cancer treatment but challenge the affordability of health systems. This policy-focused model aimed to estimate the health and budget impact of anti-PD-(L)1s in Portugal and inform current discussions.
    Materials and methods: The Health Impact Projection (HIP) model estimates clinical (life years, progression-free survival [PFS] years, and quality-adjusted life years [QALY] gained and adverse events [AEs] incurred) and economic (direct and indirect costs) outcomes in a world where cancer patients are initiating treatment with standard-of-care (SOC) versus SOC plus anti-PD-(L)1s over a 3-year time horizon. Indications included adjuvant and metastatic melanoma, non-small cell lung cancer (first and second line), metastatic triple-negative breast cancer, head and neck cancer, urothelial carcinoma, and renal cell carcinoma. Model inputs were based on publicly available literature data and expert opinion.
    Results: The model estimated that, over 3 years, 7,773 patients would be treated with anti-PD-(L)1s, realizing a gain of 4,787 life years, 6,901 PFS years, and 4,214 QALYs and avoiding 399 AEs. The introduction of anti-PD-(L)1s had a projected average annual impact of ≈ €108 million and a share of 20% of total cancer medicines expenditure and 0.6% of total healthcare expenditure in 2021. Although higher disease management costs are expected for patients living longer with anti-PD-(L)1s and drug acquisition costs are considerable, that is partially offset by a reduction in end-of-life costs (€611,092/year) and costs associated with patient productivity lost to cancer (€9,128,142/year).
    Discussion: This model highlights the significant survival and QoL benefit of anti-PD-(L)1s for cancer patients in Portugal, with a relatively low increased cost in total healthcare expenditure.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/drug therapy ; Lung Neoplasms/drug therapy ; Carcinoma, Transitional Cell ; Portugal ; Quality of Life ; Urinary Bladder Neoplasms ; Cost-Benefit Analysis ; Outcome Assessment, Health Care
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-05-12
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2711781-9
    ISSN 2296-2565 ; 2296-2565
    ISSN (online) 2296-2565
    ISSN 2296-2565
    DOI 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1133959
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  2. Article ; Online: A comparison of constant false alarm rate object detection algorithms for iceberg identification in L- and C-band SAR imagery of the Labrador Sea

    L. Færch / W. Dierking / N. Hughes / A. P. Doulgeris

    The Cryosphere, Vol 17, Pp 5335-

    2023  Volume 5355

    Abstract: ... frequency by comparing the detection performance at C- and L-band. The SAR images were acquired over ... that the overall highest accuracy was achieved by applying a log-normal CFAR detector to the L-band image ( F score ... F scores above 60 % over a wider range of PFA values both at L- and C-band. Low F scores were mainly ...

    Abstract In this study, we pursue two objectives: first, we compare six different “constant false alarm rate” (CFAR) algorithms for iceberg detection in SAR images, and second, we investigate the effect of radar frequency by comparing the detection performance at C- and L-band. The SAR images were acquired over the Labrador Sea under melting conditions. In an overlapping optical Sentinel-2 image, 492 icebergs were identified in the area. They were used for an assessment of the algorithms' capabilities to accurately detect them in the SAR images and for the determination of the number of false alarms and missed detections. By testing the detectors at varying probability of false alarm (PFA) levels, the optimum PFA for each detector was found. Additionally, we considered the effect of iceberg sizes in relation to image resolution. The results showed that the overall highest accuracy was achieved by applying a log-normal CFAR detector to the L-band image ( F score of 70.4 %), however, only for a narrow range of PFA values. Three of the tested detectors provided high F scores above 60 % over a wider range of PFA values both at L- and C-band. Low F scores were mainly caused by missed detections of small-sized ( < 60 m) and medium-sized (60–120 m) icebergs, with approximately 20 %–40 % of the medium icebergs and 85 %–90 % of small icebergs being missed by all detectors. The iDPolRAD detector, which is sensitive to volume scattering, is less suitable under melting conditions.
    Keywords Environmental sciences ; GE1-350 ; Geology ; QE1-996.5
    Subject code 290
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Copernicus Publications
    Document type Article ; Online
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  3. Article ; Online: Polymorphism of l-Tryptophan.

    Al Rahal, Okba / Hughes, Colan E / Williams, P Andrew / Logsdail, Andrew J / Diskin-Posner, Yael / Harris, Kenneth D M

    Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)

    2019  Volume 58, Issue 52, Page(s) 18788–18792

    Abstract: A new polymorph of l-tryptophan was prepared through crystallization from the gas phase ...

    Abstract A new polymorph of l-tryptophan was prepared through crystallization from the gas phase, with structure determination carried out directly from powder XRD data augmented by periodic DFT-D calculations. The new polymorph (denoted β) and the previously reported polymorph (denoted α) are both based on alternating hydrophilic and hydrophobic layers, but with substantially different hydrogen-bonding arrangements. The β polymorph exhibits the energetically favourable l2-l2 hydrogen-bonding arrangement, which is unprecedented for amino acids with aromatic side chains. The specific molecular conformations adopted in the β polymorph facilitate this hydrogen-bonding scheme while avoiding steric conflict of the side chains.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Molecular Conformation ; Polymorphism, Genetic/genetics ; Tryptophan/chemistry
    Chemical Substances Tryptophan (8DUH1N11BX)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-11-08
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2011836-3
    ISSN 1521-3773 ; 1433-7851
    ISSN (online) 1521-3773
    ISSN 1433-7851
    DOI 10.1002/anie.201908247
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  4. Article: LASSI-L detects early cognitive changes in pre-motor manifest Huntington's disease: a replication and validation study.

    Sierra, Luis A / Hughes, Shelby B / Ullman, Clementina J / Hall, Andrew / Pandeya, Sarbesh R / Schubert, Robin / Frank, Samuel A / Halko, Mark A / Corey-Bloom, Jody / Laganiere, Simon

    Frontiers in neurology

    2023  Volume 14, Page(s) 1191718

    Abstract: ... for Semantic Interference and Learning (LASSI-L)-a verbal learning task that simultaneously targets ... and further analyze the LASSI-L in preHD using larger datasets.: Methods: LASSI-L was administered ... Results: PreHD performance on all sections of the LASSI-L was significantly different from controls ...

    Abstract Background and objectives: Cognitive decline is an important early sign in pre-motor manifest Huntington's disease (preHD) and is characterized by deficits across multiple domains including executive function, psychomotor processing speed, and memory retrieval. Prior work suggested that the Loewenstein-Acevedo Scale for Semantic Interference and Learning (LASSI-L)-a verbal learning task that simultaneously targets these domains - could capture early cognitive changes in preHD. The current study aimed to replicate, validate and further analyze the LASSI-L in preHD using larger datasets.
    Methods: LASSI-L was administered to 50 participants (25 preHD and 25 Healthy Controls) matched for age, education, and sex in a longitudinal study of disease progression and compared to performance on MMSE, Trail A & B, SCWT, SDMT, Semantic Fluency (Animals), and CVLT-II. Performance was then compared to a separate age-education matched-cohort of 25 preHD participants. Receiver operating curve (ROC) and practice effects (12 month interval) were investigated. Group comparisons were repeated using a preHD subgroup restricted to participants predicted to be far from diagnosis (Far subgroup), based on CAG-Age-Product scaled (CAPs) score. Construct validity was assessed through correlations with previously established measures of subcortical atrophy.
    Results: PreHD performance on all sections of the LASSI-L was significantly different from controls. The proactive semantic interference section (PSI) was sensitive (
    Discussion: The LASSI-L is a sensitive, reliable, efficient tool for detecting cognitive decline in preHD. By using a unique verbal learning test paradigm that simultaneously targets executive function, processing speed and memory retrieval, the LASSI-L outperforms many other established tests and captures early signs of cognitive impairment. With further longitudinal validation, the LASSI-L could prove to be a useful biomarker for clinical research in preHD.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-07-18
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2564214-5
    ISSN 1664-2295
    ISSN 1664-2295
    DOI 10.3389/fneur.2023.1191718
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  5. Article ; Online: Eelgrass (Zostera marina L.) populations are threatened by high sea-surface temperatures and impaired waters on Nantucket Island, USA.

    Novak, A B / Plaisted, H K / Hughes, Z J / Mittermayr, A / Molden, E

    Marine pollution bulletin

    2023  Volume 197, Page(s) 115689

    Abstract: Eelgrass (Zostera marina L.) is a key foundation species that provides multiple ecosystem services ...

    Abstract Eelgrass (Zostera marina L.) is a key foundation species that provides multiple ecosystem services to shallow coastal and estuarine systems in the Northern Hemisphere. It is estimated that, over the last century, up to 50 % of all Z. marina habitat has been lost along the east coast of the USA due to factors including light reduction, eutrophication, and physical disturbance. Warming sea surface temperatures are also believed to be exacerbating losses and the future of this ecosystem is unclear. Here, we assess Z. marina meadows on Nantucket, an island system located 50 km off-shore of Massachusetts, by using common indicators of seagrass plant health and environmental quality. Our results show that Z. marina meadows on Nantucket Island are thermally stressed and light-limited during parts of their peak growing season. This suggests that sea-surface temperatures are a pivotal factor, along with cultural eutrophication, in observed large-scale losses of Z. marina and that further degradation could be expected in the future as the climate continues to warm. Methods from this study may be used by managers as a guide to assess seagrass ecosystem status in degrading systems.
    MeSH term(s) Ecosystem ; Temperature ; Zosteraceae ; Climate ; Seasons
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-11-09
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2001296-2
    ISSN 1879-3363 ; 0025-326X
    ISSN (online) 1879-3363
    ISSN 0025-326X
    DOI 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115689
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  6. Article ; Online: Extracellular Proteins Isolated from L. acidophilus as an Osteomicrobiological Therapeutic Agent to Reduce Pathogenic Biofilm Formation, Regulate Chronic Inflammation, and Augment Bone Formation In Vitro.

    Pugazhendhi, Abinaya Sindu / Seal, Anouska / Hughes, Megan / Kumar, Udit / Kolanthai, Elayaraja / Wei, Fei / Schwartzman, Jonathan D / Coathup, Melanie J

    Advanced healthcare materials

    2023  Volume 13, Issue 9, Page(s) e2302835

    Abstract: Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a challenging complication that can occur following joint replacement surgery. Efficacious strategies to prevent and treat PJI and its recurrence remain elusive. Commensal bacteria within the gut convey beneficial ... ...

    Abstract Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a challenging complication that can occur following joint replacement surgery. Efficacious strategies to prevent and treat PJI and its recurrence remain elusive. Commensal bacteria within the gut convey beneficial effects through a defense strategy named "colonization resistance" thereby preventing pathogenic infection along the intestinal surface. This blueprint may be applicable to PJI. The aim is to investigate Lactobacillus acidophilus spp. and their isolated extracellular-derived proteins (LaEPs) on PJI-relevant Staphylococcus aureus, methicillin-resistant S. aureus, and Escherichia coli planktonic growth and biofilm formation in vitro. The effect of LaEPs on cultured macrophages and osteogenic, and adipogenic human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cell differentiation is analyzed. Data show electrostatically-induced probiotic-pathogen species co-aggregation and pathogenic growth inhibition together with LaEP-induced biofilm prevention. LaEPs prime macrophages for enhanced microbial phagocytosis via cathepsin K, reduce lipopolysaccharide-induced DNA damage and receptor activator nuclear factor-kappa B ligand expression, and promote a reparative M2 macrophage morphology under chronic inflammatory conditions. LaEPs also significantly augment bone deposition while abating adipogenesis thus holding promise as a potential multimodal therapeutic strategy. Proteomic analyses highlight high abundance of lysyl endopeptidase, and urocanate reductase. Further, in vivo analyses are warranted to elucidate their role in the prevention and treatment of PJIs.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus ; Osteogenesis/physiology ; Lactobacillus acidophilus ; Proteomics ; Biofilms ; Inflammation/drug therapy
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-12-28
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2649576-4
    ISSN 2192-2659 ; 2192-2640
    ISSN (online) 2192-2659
    ISSN 2192-2640
    DOI 10.1002/adhm.202302835
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  7. Article ; Online: Disintegration of the genus Prosopis L. (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae, mimosoid clade)

    Hughes, Colin E. / Ringelberg, Jens J. / Lewis, Gwilym P. / Catalano, Santiago A.

    PhytoKeys. 2022 Aug. 22, v. 205 p.147-189

    2022  

    Abstract: AbstractRobust evidence from phylogenomic analyses of 997 nuclear genes has recently shown, beyond doubt, that the genus Prosopis is polyphyletic with three separate lineages, each with affinities to other genera of mimosoids: (i) Prosopis africana is ... ...

    Abstract AbstractRobust evidence from phylogenomic analyses of 997 nuclear genes has recently shown, beyond doubt, that the genus Prosopis is polyphyletic with three separate lineages, each with affinities to other genera of mimosoids: (i) Prosopis africana is an isolated lineage placed in the grade of Plathymenia, Newtonia and Fillaeopsis that subtends the core mimosoid clade; (ii) the remaining Old World species of Prosopis form a clade that is sister to the Indo-Nepalese monospecific genus Indopiptadenia and (iii) New World Prosopis has the Namibian / Namaqualand monospecific endemic genus Xerocladia nested within it. This means that it is now clear that maintaining the unity of the genus Prosopis sensu Burkart (1976) is no longer tenable. These three distinct lineages of Prosopis species correspond directly to Burkart’s (1976) sectional classification of the genus, to previously recognised genera and to the differences in types of armature that underpin Burkart’s sections. Here, we address this non-monophyly by resurrecting three segregate genera – Anonychium, Neltuma and Strombocarpa and provide 57 new name combinations where necessary, while maintaining the morphologically distinctive and geographically isolated genera Xerocladia and Indopiptadenia. The genus Prosopis itself is reduced to just three species and an emended description is presented. The impacts of these name changes for a genus of such high ecological and human use importance are discussed. These impacts are mitigated by clear differences in armature which facilitate identification and by potential benefits from the deeper biological understanding brought about by recognition of these divergent lineages at generic rank. We provide an identification key to genera and present a map showing the distributions of the segregate genera, as well as drawings and photos illustrating variation in armature and fruits.
    Keywords Caesalpinioideae ; Fillaeopsis ; Indopiptadenia ; Newtonia ; Plathymenia ; Prosopis africana ; Xerocladia ; humans ; nomen novum ; polyphyly ; taxonomic keys ; Anonychium ; Fabaceae ; generic delimitation ; monophyly ; Neltuma ; Strombocarpa ; taxonomy
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2022-0822
    Size p. 147-189.
    Publishing place Pensoft Publishers
    Document type Article ; Online
    ZDB-ID 2579891-1
    ISSN 1314-2003 ; 1314-2011
    ISSN (online) 1314-2003
    ISSN 1314-2011
    DOI 10.3897/phytokeys.205.75379
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  8. Article ; Online: Modified poly(L-lysine)-based structures as novel antimicrobials for diabetic foot infections, an

    Grace, Alicia / Murphy, Robert / Dillon, Aoife / Smith, Diarmuid / Cryan, Sally-Ann / Heise, Andreas / Fitzgerald-Hughes, Deirdre

    HRB open research

    2022  Volume 5, Page(s) 4

    Abstract: Background: ...

    Abstract Background:
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-01-12
    Publishing country Ireland
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2515-4826
    ISSN (online) 2515-4826
    DOI 10.12688/hrbopenres.13380.1
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  9. Article ; Online: Austin L. Hughes 1949-2015.

    Friedman, Bob / Hughes, Andrea

    Immunogenetics

    2016  Volume 68, Issue 1, Page(s) 1

    MeSH term(s) Animals ; History, 20th Century ; History, 21st Century ; Immunogenetics/history ; Vertebrates/genetics ; Vertebrates/immunology
    Language English
    Publishing date 2016-01
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Biography ; Historical Article ; Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 186560-2
    ISSN 1432-1211 ; 0093-7711
    ISSN (online) 1432-1211
    ISSN 0093-7711
    DOI 10.1007/s00251-015-0886-6
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  10. Article: Comment l’activité chirurgicale rachidienne a été maintenue pendant la pandémie COVID-19 ? Résultats d’une étude observationnelle multicentrique française.

    Blondel, Benjamin / Prost, Solène / Chaussemy, Dominique / Mohsinaly, Yann / Ghailane, Soufiane / Pascal-Moussellard, Hughes / Assaker, Richard / Barrey, Cédric / Gille, Olivier / Charles, Yann-Philippe / Fuentes, Stéphane

    Revue de chirurgie orthopedique et traumatologique

    2022  Volume 109, Issue 1, Page(s) 54–58

    Title translation How was spinal surgery activity maintained during the COVID-19 pandemic? Results of a French multicenter observational study.
    Language French
    Publishing date 2022-02-01
    Publishing country France
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2486587-4
    ISSN 1877-0517
    ISSN 1877-0517
    DOI 10.1016/j.rcot.2022.01.023
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