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Peterson RL, Koopmeiners JS, Smith TT, Murphy SE, Donny EC, Vock DM. Detecting participant noncompliance across multiple time points by modeling a longitudinal biomarker. Clin Trials 2020; 18:28-38. [PMID: 32921152 DOI: 10.1177/1740774520956949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Participant noncompliance, in which participants do not follow their assigned treatment protocol, has long complicated the interpretation of randomized clinical trials. No gold standard has been identified for detecting noncompliance, but in some trials participants' biomarkers can provide objective information that suggests exposure to non-study treatments. However, existing methods are limited to retrospectively detecting noncompliance at a single time point based on a single biomarker measurement. We propose a novel method that can leverage participants' full biomarker history to detect noncompliance across multiple time points. Conditional on longitudinal biomarker data, our method can estimate the probability of compliance at (1) a single time point of the trial, (2) all time points, and (3) a future time point. METHODS Across time points, we model the biomarker as a mixture density with (latent) components corresponding to longitudinal patterns of compliance. To estimate the mixture density, we fit mixed effects models for both compliance and the biomarker. We use the mixture density to derive compliance probabilities that condition on the longitudinal biomarker data. We evaluate our compliance probabilities by simulation and apply them to a trial in which current smokers were asked to only smoke low nicotine study cigarettes (Center for the Evaluation of Nicotine in Cigarettes Project 1 Study 2). In the simulation, we investigated three different effects of compliance on the biomarker, as well as the effect of misspecification of the covariance structures. We compared probability estimators (1) and (2) to those that ignore the longitudinal correlation in the data according to area under the receiver operating characteristic curve. We evaluated estimator (3) by plotting its calibration lines. For Center for the Evaluation of Nicotine in Cigarettes Project 1 Study 2, we compared estimators (1) and (3) to a probability estimator of compliance at the last time point that ignores the longitudinal correlation. RESULTS In the simulation, for both compliance at the last time point and at all time points, conditioning on the longitudinal biomarker data uniformly raised area under the receiver operating characteristic curve across all three compliance effect scenarios. The gains in area under the receiver operating characteristic curve were smaller under misspecification. The calibration lines for the prediction of compliance closely followed 45°, though with additional variability under misspecification. For compliance at the last time point of Center for the Evaluation of Nicotine in Cigarettes Project 1 Study 2, conditioning on participants' full biomarker history boosted area under the receiver operating characteristic curve by three percentage points. The prediction probabilities somewhat accurately approximated the non-longitudinal compliance probabilities. DISCUSSION Compared to existing methods that only use a single biomarker measurement, our method can account for the longitudinal correlation in the biomarker and compliance to more accurately identify noncompliant participants. Our method can also use participants' biomarker history to predict compliance at a future time point.
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- Ross L Peterson
- Division of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Division of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Division of Addiction Sciences, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics and Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Division of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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Peterson RL, Tran M, Koffel J, Stovitz SD. Statistical testing of baseline differences in sports medicine RCTs: a systematic evaluation. BMJ Open Sport Exerc Med 2017; 3:e000228. [PMID: 28761712 PMCID: PMC5530118 DOI: 10.1136/bmjsem-2017-000228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2017] [Revised: 04/18/2017] [Accepted: 05/03/2017] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Background/Aim The CONSORT (Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials) statement discourages reporting statistical tests of baseline differences between groups in randomised controlled trials (RCTs). However, this practice is still common in many medical fields. Our aim was to determine the prevalence of this practice in leading sports medicine journals. Methods We conducted a comprehensive search in Medline through PubMed to identify RCTs published in the years 2005 and 2015 from 10 high-impact sports medicine journals. Two reviewers independently confirmed the trial design and reached consensus on which articles contained statistical tests of baseline differences. Results Our search strategy identified a total of 324 RCTs, with 85 from the year 2005 and 239 from the year 2015. Overall, 64.8% of studies (95% CI (59.6, 70.0)) reported statistical tests of baseline differences; broken down by year, this percentage was 67.1% in 2005 (95% CI (57.1, 77.1)) and 64.0% in 2015 (95% CI (57.9, 70.1)). Conclusions Although discouraged by the CONSORT statement, statistical testing of baseline differences remains highly prevalent in sports medicine RCTs. Statistical testing of baseline differences can mislead authors; for example, by failing to identify meaningful baseline differences in small studies. Journals that ask authors to follow the CONSORT statement guidelines should recognise that many manuscripts are ignoring the recommendation against statistical testing of baseline differences.
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- Ross L Peterson
- Division of Biostatistics, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- College of Biological Sciences, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Health Sciences Libraries, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Minnesota Medical School Twin Cities, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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Peterson RL, Vock DM, Powers JH, Emery S, Cruz EF, Hunsberger S, Jain MK, Pett S, Neaton JD. Analysis of an ordinal endpoint for use in evaluating treatments for severe influenza requiring hospitalization. Clin Trials 2017; 14:264-276. [PMID: 28397569 PMCID: PMC5528156 DOI: 10.1177/1740774517697919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Background/Aims A single best endpoint for evaluating treatments of severe influenza requiring hospitalization has not been identified. A novel six-category ordinal endpoint of patient status is being used in a randomized controlled trial (FLU-Intravenous Immunoglobulin - FLU-IVIG) of intravenous immunoglobulin. We systematically examine four factors regarding the use of this ordinal endpoint that may affect power from fitting a proportional odds model: (1) deviations from the proportional odds assumption which result in the same overall treatment effect as specified in the FLU-IVIG protocol and which result in a diminished overall treatment effect, (2) deviations from the distribution of the placebo group assumed in the FLU-IVIG design, (3) the effect of patient misclassification among the six categories, and (4) the number of categories of the ordinal endpoint. We also consider interactions between the treatment effect (i.e. factor 1) and each other factor. Methods We conducted a Monte Carlo simulation study to assess the effect of each factor. To study factor 1, we developed an algorithm for deriving distributions of the ordinal endpoint in the two treatment groups that deviated from proportional odds while maintaining the same overall treatment effect. For factor 2, we considered placebo group distributions which were more or less skewed than the one specified in the FLU-IVIG protocol by adding or subtracting a constant from the cumulative log odds. To assess factor 3, we added misclassification between adjacent pairs of categories that depend on subjective patient/clinician assessments. For factor 4, we collapsed some categories into single categories. Results Deviations from proportional odds reduced power at most from 80% to 77% given the same overall treatment effect as specified in the FLU-IVIG protocol. Misclassification and collapsing categories can reduce power by over 40 and 10 percentage points, respectively, when they affect categories with many patients and a discernible treatment effect. But collapsing categories that contain no treatment effect can raise power by over 20 percentage points. Differences in the distribution of the placebo group can raise power by over 20 percentage points or reduce power by over 40 percentage points depending on how patients are shifted to portions of the ordinal endpoint with a large treatment effect. Conclusion Provided that the overall treatment effect is maintained, deviations from proportional odds marginally reduce power. However, deviations from proportional odds can modify the effect of misclassification, the number of categories, and the distribution of the placebo group on power. In general, adjacent pairs of categories with many patients should be kept separate to help ensure that power is maintained at the pre-specified level.
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- Ross L Peterson
- 1 Division of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- 1 Division of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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- 2 School of Medicine & Health Sciences, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
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- 3 The Kirby Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- 4 Departamento de Microbiología I, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain.,5 Departamento de Inmunología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- 6 Biostatistics Research Branch (BRB), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Rockville, MD, USA
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- 7 Department of Internal Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- 3 The Kirby Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,8 CRG, Research Department of Infection and Population Health and The MRC Clinical Trials Unit (MRC CTU) at UCL, University College London, London, UK
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- 1 Division of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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Banger KK, Yamashita Y, Mori K, Peterson RL, Leedham T, Rickard J, Sirringhaus H. Low-temperature, high-performance solution-processed metal oxide thin-film transistors formed by a ‘sol–gel on chip’ process. Nat Mater 2011; 10:45-50. [PMID: 21151167 DOI: 10.1038/nmat2914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 338] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2010] [Accepted: 11/02/2010] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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At present there is no ‘ideal’ thin-film transistor technology for demanding display applications, such as organic light-emitting diode displays, that allows combining the low-temperature, solution-processability offered by organic semiconductors with the high level of performance achievable with microcrystalline silicon1. N-type amorphous mixed metal oxide semiconductors, such as ternary oxides Mx1My2Oz, where M1 and M2 are metals such as In, Ga, Sn, or Zn, have recently gained momentum because of their high carrier mobility and stability2, 3 and good optical transparency, but they are mostly deposited by sputtering. So far no route is available for forming high-performance mixed oxide materials from solution at low process temperatures <250 °C. Ionic mixed metal oxides should in principle be ideal candidates for solution-processable materials because the conduction band states derived from metal s-orbitals are relatively insensitive to the presence of structural disorder and high charge carrier mobilities are achievable in amorphous structures2. Here we report the formation of amorphous metal oxide semiconducting thin-films using a ‘sol–gel on chip’ hydrolysis approach from soluble metal alkoxide precursors, which affords unprecedented high field-effect mobilities of 10 cm2 V−1 s−1, reproducible and stable turn-on voltages Von≈0 V and high operational stability at maximum process temperatures as low as 230 °C.
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- K K Banger
- Cavendish Laboratory, Department of Physics, University of Cambridge, UK
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Stevens KJ, Peterson RL. Relationships among three pathways for resource acquisition and their contribution to plant performance in the emergent aquatic Plant Lythrum salicaria (L.). Plant Biol (Stuttg) 2007; 9:758-65. [PMID: 17538864 DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-965079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Three pathways for resource acquisition exist in the emergent aquatic plant, Lythrum salicaria (L.); a subterranean root system, a free-floating adventitious root system, and arbuscular mycorrhiza (AM) fungal hyphae colonizing subterranean roots. This study examined the relationship(s) among these pathways and their contribution to plant performance. If the free-floating adventitious root system and/or AM fungi contribute to plant growth in wetland habitats, we predicted that their absence would result in a significant reduction in plant performance. Furthermore, if a reduction in resource uptake, effected by an absence of free-floating adventitious roots and/or AM fungi, is compensated for by increased allocation to remaining pathway(s) for resource uptake, we predicted altered patterns of resource allocation among shoots and the remaining pathway(s) for resource uptake. Contrary to our predications, plants experiencing adventitious root removal and/or grown in the absence of AM fungi generally had greater biomass and total shoot height than controls. Similarly, while levels of AM colonization and subterranean root biomass displayed a treatment effect, the observed responses did not correspond with our predictions. This was also true for shoot : subterranean root dry weight ratios. Our results indicate that there is interaction among the 3 pathways for resource acquisition in L. salicaria and an effect on plant performance. The adaptive significance of these characteristics is unclear, highlighting the potential difficulties in extrapolating from terrestrial to aquatic plant species and among aquatic plant species with potentially different life history strategies.
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- K J Stevens
- Department of Biological Sciences, Institute of Applied Sciences, University of North Texas, P.O. Box 310559, Denton, TX 76203, USA.
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Massicotte HB, Melville LH, Peterson RL. Structural characteristics of rootfungal interactions for five ericaceous species in eastern Canada. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005. [DOI: 10.1139/b05-046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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A combination of light microscopy (including differential interference contrast) and laser scanning confocal microscopy was used to document the colonization patterns of epidermal cells and details of intracellular hyphal complexes of five native ericaceous hosts: Vaccinium oxycoccos L. (bog cranberry), Ledum groenlandicum Oeder. (Labrador tea), Vaccinium myrtilloides L. (velvet-leaf blueberry), Kalmia angustifolia L. (sheep laurel), and Gaultheria procumbens L. (wintergreen). Colonization patterns, hyphal complex morphology, and the structure of thick-walled epidermal cells varied considerably among hosts. Multiple hyphal connections were observed between adjacent epidermal cells, indicating that one fungal entry point may result in the colonization of more than one epidermal cell. Further field observations combined with fungal isolations from field-collected plants, identification, and reinoculation studies of other species in the large Ericaceae family are required to determine the full range of structural details in ericoid mycorrhizas.Key words: ericoid mycorrhizas, hair roots, intracellular hyphal complexes, confocal microscopy.
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Massicotte HB, Melville LH, Peterson RL. Structural features of mycorrhizal associations in two members of the Monotropoideae, Monotropa uniflora and Pterospora andromedea. Mycorrhiza 2005; 15:101-110. [PMID: 15490255 DOI: 10.1007/s00572-004-0305-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2003] [Accepted: 02/26/2004] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Species in the subfamily Monotropoideae (family Ericaceae) are achlorophyllous and myco-heterotrophic. They have become highly specialized in that each plant species is associated with a limited number of fungal species which in turn are linked to autotrophic plants. This study provides an updated and comprehensive examination of the anatomical features of two species that have recently received attention with respect to their host-fungal specificity. Root systems of Monotropa uniflora and Pterospora andromedea collected from the field were characterized by light microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. All roots of both species were associated with fungi, each root having a well-developed mantle, paraepidermal Hartig net, and intracellular "fungal pegs" within epidermal cells. The mantle of M. uniflora was multi-layered and numerous outer mantle hyphae developed into cystidia of two distinct morphologies. Large calcium oxalate crystals were present, primarily on the mantle surface. The outer mantle of P. andromedea was more loosely organized, lacked cystidia, and had smaller plate-like as well as cylindrical crystals on the surface and between outer mantle hyphae. Fungal pegs in M. uniflora originated from inner mantle hyphae that penetrated the outer tangential wall of epidermal cells; in P. andromedea, these structures were initiated either from inner mantle hyphae or Hartig net hyphae and penetrated radial walls of epidermal cells. With respect to function, fungal pegs occurred frequently in both host species and, although presumed to be the sites of active nutrient exchange, no direct evidence exists to support this. Differences between these two monotropoid hosts, resulting from the mycorrhizal fungi with which each associates, are discussed.
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- H B Massicotte
- Ecosystem Science and Management Program, College of Science and Management, University of Northern British Columbia, 3333 University Way, Prince George, British Columbia, V2N 4Z9, Canada.
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Peterson RL, Casciotti L, Block L, Goad MEP, Tong Z, Meehan JT, Jordan RA, Vinlove MP, Markiewicz VR, Weed CA, Dorner AJ. Mechanistic toxicogenomic analysis of WAY-144122 administration in Sprague–Dawley rats. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2004; 196:80-94. [PMID: 15050410 DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2003.11.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2003] [Accepted: 11/06/2003] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Application of global gene expression analysis in the study of mechanisms of toxicity could provide a more comprehensive interpretation of the molecular basis of drug action. WAY-144122 has pharmacological activity against several targets improving insulin responsiveness and favorably altering lipid profiles. Normal rats treated with suprapharmacological doses of WAY-144122 for 28 days exhibited drug-related effects in the liver and ovary. To determine the molecular mechanism underlying these effects, we employed global gene expression profiling to measure RNA levels in these target organs obtained from WAY-144122-treated rats administered test article for 1, 3, 7, and 14 days. Genes altered in expression by WAY-144122 were functionally categorized and related to their biological activity. In the liver, WAY-144122 caused a widespread up-regulation of genes involved in lipid mobilization, peroxisomal proliferation, and fatty acid beta-oxidation. In the ovary, we observed reduced expression of genes encoding luteinizing hormone receptor, follistatin, and enzymes in the estradiol synthesis pathway. Transcriptional changes in both organs precede histopathological effects. Profiling analysis allowed us to formulate hypotheses for molecular mechanisms underlying the physiological observations. In the liver, transcriptional changes suggest that WAY-144122 induced increased metabolic activity and peroxisomal proliferation resulting in increased liver weight and hepatocellular hypertrophy. We propose decreased estradiol synthesis as the underlying mechanism for the observed follicular atrophy in the ovary. Importantly, in this study, we have identified potential molecular mechanisms of drug effect in expression profiles before observation of physiological changes.
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- R L Peterson
- Discovery Medicine, Wyeth Research, Andover, MA 01810, USA
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Peterson RL, Wang L, Albert L, Marchese E, Erickson J, Wong A, Mounts WM, Hayes L, Bouchard P, Keith J, Dorner AJ. Pharmacogenomic analysis of rhIL-11 treatment in the HLA-B27 rat model of inflammatory bowel disease. Pharmacogenomics J 2003; 2:383-99. [PMID: 12629504 DOI: 10.1038/sj.tpj.6500137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2002] [Revised: 08/09/2002] [Accepted: 08/20/2002] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Recombinant human interleukin-11 (rhIL-11) reduces the clinical signs and histological lesions of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in transgenic rats expressing the human major histocompatability complex (MHC) class I allele, HLA-B27. To elucidate the pharmacogenomic effects of rhIL-11 in this model, we examined the global gene expression pattern in inflamed colonic tissue before and following rhIL-11 treatment using oligonucleotide microarrays. In total, 175 disease-related genes were identified. Increased expression of genes involved in antigen presentation, cell death and inflammation, and decreased expression of metabolic genes was associated with disease. A total of 27 disease-related genes returned to normal expression levels following rhIL-11 treatment including the MHC class II gene RT1-DMbeta. rhIL-11 induced the expression of four intestinal epithelial growth factors. These gene expression patterns indicate that treatment of inflammatory bowel disease with rhIL-11 affects class II antigen processing and colonic epithelial cell proliferation and metabolism.
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- R L Peterson
- Department of Molecular Medicine and Pharmacogenomics, 1 Burtt Road, Andover, MA, USA.
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Stevens KJ, Spender SW, Peterson RL. Phosphorus, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and performance of the wetland plant Lythrum salicaria L. under inundated conditions. Mycorrhiza 2002; 12:277-283. [PMID: 12466914 DOI: 10.1007/s00572-002-0184-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2002] [Accepted: 05/21/2002] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The role of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi in aquatic and semi-aquatic environments is poorly understood, although they may play a significant role in the establishment and maintenance of wetland plant communities. We tested the hypothesis that AM fungi have little effect on plant response to phosphorus (P) supply in inundated soils as evidenced by an absence of increased plant performance in inoculated (AM+) versus non-inoculated (AM-) Lythrum salicaria plants grown under a range of P availabilities (0-40 mg/l P). We also assessed the relationship between P supply and levels of AM colonization under inundated conditions. The presence of AM fungi had no detectable benefit for any measures of plant performance (total shoot height, shoot dry weight, shoot fresh weight, root fresh weight, total root length or total root surface area). AM+ plants displayed reduced shoot height at 10 mg/l P. Overall, shoot fresh to dry weight ratios were higher in AM+ plants although the biological significance of this was not determined. AM colonization levels were significantly reduced at P concentrations of 5 mg/l and higher. The results support the hypothesis that AM fungi have little effect on plant response to P supply in inundated conditions and suggest that the AM association can become uncoupled at relatively high levels of P supply.
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- K J Stevens
- Department of Botany, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1G 2W1
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Drebing CE, Mello A, Penk W, Krebs C, Van Ormer EA, Peterson RL, Federman EJ. Clinical care of gambling disorders: training, experience, and competence among VHA psychologists. J Gambl Stud 2002; 17:117-36. [PMID: 11705207 DOI: 10.1023/a:1016668429311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Problem gambling is a common, highly destructive disorder which is often overlooked by clinicians. Levels of clinical training, clinical experience, and professional competence for providing clinical services for problem gambling were examined in a survey of 181 clinical psychologists working in the Veterans Healthcare Administration (VHA). The results suggest that the majority of clinical psychologists have little or no formal training and little or no past or current clinical experience in the treatment of disordered gambling, nor do they see themselves as competent to evaluate or treat patients with disordered gambling. Most have not referred patients for treatment of problem gambling and do not know of a competent provider to whom they can refer. There is an identifiable subgroup, representing 9% of respondents, who do have more training, provide services, and see themselves as competent to provide care for patients with problem gambling. The amount of formal training is positively correlated with care provided and self-ratings of competence. Despite the lack of training and experience, most respondents expressed interest in receiving additional training. These data suggest that to improve rates of diagnosis and treatment of patients with problem gambling in mental health settings, additional training needs to be made available for mental health providers as a group, with specialized training for clinicians interested in specializing in this area.
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Yu T, Nassuth A, Peterson RL. Characterization of the interaction between the dark septate fungus Phialocephala fortinii and Asparagus officinalis roots. Can J Microbiol 2001; 47:741-53. [PMID: 11575501 DOI: 10.1139/w01-065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Phialocephala fortinii Wang & Wilcox is a member of root-inhabiting fungi known collectively as dark septate endophytes (DSE). Although very common and distributed worldwide, few studies have documented their interaction with roots on a structural basis. The objective of this study was to determine the early colonization events and formation of microsclerotia of P. fortinii in roots of Asparagus officinalis L., a species known to have DSE. A loose network of hyphae accumulated at the root surface, and coils formed around root hairs and external to epidermal cells overlying short cells of the dimorphic, suberized exodermis. Root penetration occurred via swollen, appressorium-like structures into epidermal cells where coiling of hyphae occurred along the periphery of the cells. Hyphae penetrated from the epidermis into short exodermal cells and from these into cortical cells. Hyphae colonized the cortex up to the endodermis and sometimes entered the vascular cylinder. Some root tips were colonized as well. Microsclerotia in epidermal and exodermal short cells accumulated glycogen, protein, and polyphosphate. Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy on distinct bodies visible in microsclerotial hyphae revealed high levels of phosphorus.
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- T Yu
- Department of Botany, University of Guelph, ON, Canada
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Recombinant human interleukin 11 (rhIL-11) is a multifunctional cytokine with immunomodulatory activity on both T cells and macrophages. The effects of rhIL-11 in a murine model of contact hypersensitivity (CHS) response have been studied. The CHS response is a T cell-mediated response directed against chemically modified self-proteins following epidermal exposure to haptens. CHS is generated in two phases. The sensitization phase involves dermal dendritic cell recognition of haptenized proteins and antigen presentation. The effector phase involves T cell recognition and activation. In mice sensitized with oxazolone, CHS was induced by secondary challenge to the right ear and measured by ear swelling 24 h later. rhIL-11 significantly suppressed CHS as measured by ear swelling and tissue myeloperoxidase activity when injected subcutaneously for 5 days from the day of sensitization or when administered only on the day before and the day of challenge, but was not effective when administered prior to or on the day of sensitization. These results indicate that subcutaneously administered rhIL-11 may modulate the effector phase of CHS. Administration of rhIL-11 as an oral gavage prior to sensitization also reduced CHS. However oral administration of rhIL-11 after sensitization had no effect. These results suggest that orally and subcutaneously administered rhIL-11 may act through different mechanisms to affect CHS.
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- R L Peterson
- Department of Molecular Medicine and Pharmacogenomics, Genetics Institute Inc., Andover, MA, 01810, USA
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Sonis ST, Peterson RL, Edwards LJ, Lucey CA, Wang L, Mason L, Login G, Ymamkawa M, Moses G, Bouchard P, Hayes LL, Bedrosian C, Dorner AJ. Defining mechanisms of action of interleukin-11 on the progression of radiation-induced oral mucositis in hamsters. Oral Oncol 2000; 36:373-81. [PMID: 10899677 DOI: 10.1016/s1368-8375(00)00012-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 172] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Oral ulcerative mucositis is a common toxicity associated with drug and radiation therapy for cancer. It impacts on quality of life and economic outcomes, as well as morbidity and mortality. Mucositis is often associated with dose limitations for chemotherapy or is a cause for dose interruption for radiation. The complexity of mucositis as a biological process has only been recently appreciated. It has been suggested that the condition represents a sequential interaction of oral mucosal cells and tissues, pro-inflammatory cytokines and local factors such as saliva and the oral microbiota. The recognition that the pathophysiology of mucositis is a multifactorial process was partially suggested by the observation that interleukin-11 (IL-11), a pleotropic cytokine, favorably altered the course of chemotherapy-induced mucositis in an animal model. In the current study, we evaluated a series of biologic and morphologic outcomes to determine their roles and sequence in the development of experimental radiation-induced mucositis and to evaluate the effects of IL-11 in attenuating them. Our results suggest that IL-11 favorably modulates acute radiation-induced mucositis by attenuating pro-inflammatory cytokine expression. Data are also presented which help define the pathobiological sequence of mucositis.
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- S T Sonis
- Division of Oral Medicine, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Dentistry, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Tseng CM, Albert L, Peterson RL, Bouchard P, Dorner AJ, Keith J, Khor SP. In vivo absorption properties of orally administered recombinant human interleukin-11. Pharm Res 2000; 17:482-5. [PMID: 10870996 DOI: 10.1023/a:1007545524408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- C M Tseng
- Department of Preclinical Research and Development, Genetics Institute of Wyeth-Ayest Research, Andover, Massachusetts 01810, USA.
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Swiniarski H, Wolf SF, Sturmhoefel K, Peterson RL, Dorner AJ, O'Toole M. IL-12-Dependent enhancement of CTL response to weak class I-restricted peptide immunogens requires coimmunization with T helper cell immunogens. Clin Immunol 2000; 94:200-11. [PMID: 10692239 DOI: 10.1006/clim.2000.4836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The effect of in vivo administration of rmIL-12 on the CTL response to immunization with a weakly immunogenic class I-restricted peptide emulsified in incomplete Freund's adjuvant was investigated. In the absence of IL-12, peptide-specific CTL responses were significantly greater following coimmunization with class I-restricted peptide and T helper cell antigens than following immunization with the class I-restricted peptide alone. IL-12-dependent enhancement of the CTL response to peptide immunization was demonstrated in the presence of, but not in the absence of, coimmunization with T helper cell antigen. These findings indicate that IL-12 enhancement of the CTL response to weak class I-restricted immunogens is T helper cell dependent. Treatment with rmIL-12 also enhanced the CTL response to immunization with cDNA encoding both CTL and T helper cell epitopes. These findings are relevant to the design of vaccines containing tumor-associated class I-restricted peptides currently being tested as an immunotherapy for cancer patients.
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- H Swiniarski
- Genetics Institute, One Burtt Road, Andover, Massachusetts 01810, USA
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Peterson RL, Wang L, Albert L, Keith JC, Dorner AJ. Molecular effects of recombinant human interleukin-11 in the HLA-B27 rat model of inflammatory bowel disease. J Transl Med 1998; 78:1503-12. [PMID: 9881950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023] Open
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Recombinant human interleukin-11 (rhIL-11) is a pleiotropic cytokine with effects on multiple cell types. In addition to thrombopoietic activity, rhIL-11 has demonstrated anti-inflammatory activity in vitro and in vivo. rhIL-11 treatment reduces clinical signs and histologic lesions of colitis in transgenic rats expressing the human major histocompatibility complex (MHC) Class I allele, HLA-B27. We have investigated the effects of rhIL-11 at the molecular and cellular level in this model of inflammatory bowel disease. RT-PCR analysis of colonic RNA revealed that treatment with rhIL-11 down-regulated expression of proinflammatory cytokines including TNF-alpha, IL-1beta, and IFN-gamma. rhIL-11 also reduced the level of myeloperoxidase activity in the cecum indicating reduced inflammation. After stimulation in vitro with anti-CD3 antibody, spleen cell cultures derived from rhIL-11-treated rats produced less IFN-gamma, TNF-alpha, and IL-2 than cultures derived from vehicle-treated rats. These molecular and cellular effects correlated with amelioration of disease as measured by stool character and histologic lesion scores. These findings suggest that rhIL-11 acts to reduce inflammation through modulation of multiple proinflammatory mediators including products of activated T cells. This study has identified pharmacodynamic markers of rhIL-11 anti-inflammatory activity in vivo and supports rhIL-11 therapy to treat inflammatory bowel disease.
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- R L Peterson
- Preclinical Research and Development, Genetics Institute, Andover, Massachusetts 01810, USA
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Reporter gene analysis of the Hoxc-9 genomic region in transgenic mice allowed us to identify a positional enhancer in the Hoxc-9 intron that drives expression in the posterior neural tube of midgestation mouse embryos in a Hoxc-9-related manner. Sequence comparison to the chicken Choxc-9 intron revealed the existence of two highly conserved sequence elements (CSEs) in a similar spatial arrangement. These structural similarities in the mammalian and avian lineage are mirrored by conserved function of the chicken Choxc-9 intron in transgenic mice. Deletion analysis of the two introns suggests that full activity of both enhancers depends on cooperation between the two CSEs located close to the respective 5' and 3' splice sites. Following the paradigm of phylogenetically conserved developmental control mechanisms, the Hoxc-9 intragenic enhancer was tested in Drosophila. Our data show that the mouse Hoxc-9 enhancer acts in a conserved fashion in transgenic flies, conferring posteriorly restricted reporter gene expression to the developing central nervous system in third instar larvae. This finding indicates that the Hoxc-9 intragenic enhancer is involved in transcriptional regulatory circuits conserved between vertebrates and arthropods.
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- T Papenbrock
- Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425, USA
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Peterson RL, Bozza MM, Dorner AJ. Interleukin-11 induces intestinal epithelial cell growth arrest through effects on retinoblastoma protein phosphorylation. Am J Pathol 1996; 149:895-902. [PMID: 8780393 PMCID: PMC1865148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Recombinant human (rh) interleukin (IL)-11 has been shown to reduce gastrointestinal mucosal injury after chemotherapy or irradiation in several animal models. As reduction of cellular proliferation can be cytoprotective, we have examined the effect of rhIL-11 compared with transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta 1 on the proliferation and cell cycle progression of a rat intestinal cell line, IEC-6. IEC-6 cells treated with rhIL-11 or rhTGF-beta 1 exhibited a reduced proliferative rate as measured by cell counts and [3H]thymidine incorporation. The presence of neutralizing anti-TGF-beta 1 antibodies did not block the antiproliferative effect of rhIL-11 indicating that the rhIL-11 activity was not mediated through the induction of endogenous TGF-beta 1 production. Growth inhibition correlated with delayed entry into S phase of the cell cycle. Cell cycle arrest was associated with suppression of retinoblastoma protein phosphorylation. Transient cell cycle arrest is a possible mechanism by which rhIL-11 may protect intestinal epithelial cells from damage induced by chemotherapy or radiation therapy. This study provides a rationale for the clinical use of rhIL-11 to preserve the integrity of the gastrointestinal mucosa during cancer treatment regimens.
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- R L Peterson
- Department of Preclinical Research and Development, Genetics Institute, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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Peterson RL, Papenbrock T, Davda MM, Awgulewitsch A. The murine Hoxc cluster contains five neighboring AbdB-related Hox genes that show unique spatially coordinated expression in posterior embryonic subregions. Mech Dev 1994; 47:253-60. [PMID: 7848872 DOI: 10.1016/0925-4773(94)90043-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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A common feature of the murine Abdominal B (AbdB) -related Hox genes, located in the 5' regions of the four Hox clusters, appears to be a function in patterning the developing limb. As a prerequisite for studying the role of the AbdB-related Hoxc genes during limb development, we have isolated and mapped the three predicted AbdB-related Hoxc-11, -12, and -13 loci, thus defining the 5' end of the Hoxc cluster. Sequence comparisons based on the homeobox sequences of presumably all murine AbdB-related Hox genes strongly support the concept of a two step process in their evolution. As expected, Hoxc-11, -12 and -13 exhibit nested and extremely posteriorly restricted expression domains, whose anterior boundaries reflect their map positions, in accordance with the colinearity rule. A limited comparison of the primary expression domains of all five AbdB-related Hoxc genes in the developing hindlimb revealed nested and increasingly restricted domains of expression in the mesenchyme for only Hoxc-9, -10 and -11. However, separate localized expression was detected for Hoxc-9, -10, -11, -12 and possibly -13 in distal epidermal regions of the developing hind- and forelimb, whereas no expression of any of the five genes was observed in mesenchymal tissues of the developing forelimb. These data suggest a specific role for the AbdB-related Hoxc genes in patterning the hindlimb and pelvic girdle, which is separate from a second role relevant for both hind- and forelimb development.
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- R L Peterson
- Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425
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Fuqua JL, Peterson RL. The computer enhancement of a medical office. Hawaii Med J 1993; 52:334-7. [PMID: 8125775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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For several years small businesses have struggled to take advantage of the promised capabilities of the microcomputer. Limited by processor power and hindered by unyielding software these promises have gone largely unfulfilled. However, recent advances in processor speed and a new generation of user friendly software have made the microcomputer a true ally for improving the operating efficiency of an office. Now, economical computing platforms can be linked together and run with off-the-shelf software to enhance the capabilities of any medical business.
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- J L Fuqua
- Tripler Army Medical Center, Medical Library HSHK-CSL, TAMC HI 96859-5000
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Bradbury SM, Peterson RL, Bowley SR. Further evidence for a correlation between nodulation genotypes in alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) and mycorrhiza formation. New Phytol 1993; 124:665-673. [PMID: 33874432 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.1993.tb03856.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The vesicular-arbuscular (VA) mycorrhizal status of three alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) nodulation genotypes (nod+ fix+ , nod+ fix- and nod- fix- ) was investigated using pot cultures of three fungal species from two genera (Glomus monosporum Gerd. & Trappe, Glomus fasciculatum (Thaxter) Gerd. & Trappe emend. Walker & Koske and Gigaspora margarita Becker & Hall). Roots of the nod+ fix+ genotype developed complete VA mycorrhizas with each fungus. Roots of the nod+ fix- and nod- fix- genotypes did not develop normal VA mycorrhizal symbioses. Roots of the nod- fix- genotype had significantly more appressoria than roots of the other genotypes. Aborted appressoria were unable to penetrate the cortical cells of roots of nod+ fix- and nod- fix- genotypes. Measurement of appressorium length, width and approximate contact area revealed significant differences in the size of appressoria produced by each VA mycorrhizal fungus on each alfalfa nodulation genotype. Histological studies of nod+ fix+ and nod- fix- genotypes colonized by Glomus versiforme (Karsten) Berch showed the presence of electron-dense material in aborted appressoria on roots of the nod- fix- genotype but not in appressoria on roots of the nod+ fix+ genotype.
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- S M Bradbury
- Department of Botany, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, NIG 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Botany, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, NIG 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Crop Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, NIG 2W1, Canada
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Most members of the murine Hox gene system can be grouped into two subclasses based on their structural similarity to either one of the Drosophila homeotic genes Antennapedia (Antp) or Abdominal B (AbdB). All the AbdB-like genes reported thus far are located in the 5' region of their respective cluster. We describe here the isolation, structural characterization and spatio-temporal expression pattern of a new AbdB-like homeobox gene designated Hox-3.6 that is located in the 5' region of the Hox-3 cluster. Hox-3.6 has an extreme posterior expression domain in embryos of 12.5 days of gestation, a feature that has thus far only been observed for the 5' most genes of the Hox-4 cluster. Like the other members of the AbdB subfamily, Hox-3.6 exhibits spatially restricted expression in the hindlimb bud, but the expression domain is antero-proximal in contrast to the postero-distal domain reported for its cognate gene Hox-4.5. Structural analysis of the 5' region revealed the presence of a 35 bp sequence which shares homology and relative 5' position with an upstream sequence present in its two nearest downstream neighbors, Hox-3.2 and -3.1.
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- R L Peterson
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425-2211
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Seedlings of a non-nodulating alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) genotype (nod- fix- ) and an ineffectively nodulating alfalfa genotype (nod+ fix- ) exhibited resistance to vesiscular-arbuscular mycorrhizal (VA mycorrhizal) colonization, when grown in pot cultures inoculated with either Glomus versiforme (Daniels and Trappe) Berth or Glomus intraradices Schenck and Smith. Appressoria, showing considerable variation in size and shape, developed on the root surface, but failed to form any internal structures such as arbuscules and vesicies. Wild-type (nod+ fix- ) alfalfa seedlings developed normal colonization. This phenomenon will be extremely useful in studying the processes of recognition and compatibility between plant species and VA mycorrhizal fungal species.
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- S M Bradbury
- Department of Botany, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, NIG 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Botany, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, NIG 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Crop Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, NIG 2W1, Canada
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Braunberger PG, Miller MH, Peterson RL. Effect of phosphorus nutrition on morphological characteristics of vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal colonization of maize. New Phytol 1991; 119:107-113. [PMID: 33874331 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.1991.tb01013.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The morphology of the colonization of maize (Zea mays L.) by the vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Glomus versiforme (Daniels and Trappe) Berch was determined quantitatively to establish the stage at which colonization was limited in response to increased P nutrition. Harvests were taken 14, 19, 24 and 29 d after planting maize in a calcined clay medium to which nutrient solution containing 0.16, 0.8 or 2.4 mM P was added daily. The fraction of the root length containing arbuscules (FAC) 19 d after planting was 0.4 with 0.16 mM P, 0.3, with 0.8 mM P and 0.17 with 2.4 mM P. Corresponding shoot P concentrations were 1.5, 2.0 and 3.2 mg g-l . Increased shoot P concentration reduced the number of appressoria per unit root length, but this accounted for only a part of the reduction in FAC. Increased root length did not account for the effect of shoot P concentration on FAC. The length of arbuscular colonized root length (total root length × FAC) per appressorium was strongly reduced in response to increased shoot P concentration. It was concluded that the reduction in FAC was mediated primarily through an inhibition of intra-radical development.
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- P G Braunberger
- Department of Land Resource Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, NIG 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Land Resource Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, NIG 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Botany, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, NIG 2W1, Canada
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Digital imaging is a versatile technique that has been infrequently used in dermatology to record visual images. We have used this technology for 10 patients to follow cutaneous lesions, including alopecia mucinosa, psoriasis, and dysplastic nevi. The setup included a personal computer, digitizer board, monitor, video camera, and lights. An introduction to electronic (digital) imaging is given and some of the many possible applications in dermatology are discussed.
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- J L Stone
- Department of Dermatology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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Peterson RL, Ekin JW. Critical-current diffraction patterns of grain-boundary Josephson weak links. Phys Rev B Condens Matter 1990; 42:8014-8018. [PMID: 9994967 DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.42.8014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/12/2023]
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Peterson RL. Peer assistance within the dental community--where do we go from here? J Mich Dent Assoc 1989; 71:610-5. [PMID: 2639972] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Peterson RL. Toward an era of relapse prevention in chemical dependency: what can dentistry do to help? J Mich Dent Assoc 1989; 71:547-53. [PMID: 2639197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Duchesne LC, Peterson RL, Ellis BE. The time-course of disease suppression and antibiosis by the ectomycorrhizal fungus Paxillus involutus. New Phytol 1989; 111:693-698. [PMID: 33874068 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.1989.tb02364.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Seedlings of Pinus resinosa Ait. grown in test tubes were inoculated with the ectomycorrhizal fungus Paxillus involutus Fr. and, one day later, with a spore suspension of the root pathogenic fungus Fusarium oxysporum Schlecht emend, Sny. & Hans f.sp. pini. Controls consisted of seedlings inoculated with plugs of sterile modified Melin Norkrans medium and F. oxysporum. Seedling survival was counted, sporulation of F. oxysporum was measured, and ethanol extractions of the rhizosphere were made, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10 and 14 d after inoculation with the pathogen. The ethanol extractives were concentrated and assayed for fungitoxic activity by measuring the germination of F. oxysporum microconidia. Dead seedlings were first observed 3 d after inoculation with the pathogen. Sporulation of F. oxysporum was reduced significantly 3 d after seedling inoculation with P. involutus when compared with controls lacking P. involutus. The fungitoxic activity of the rhizosphere of the seedlings inoculated with P. involutus was greater than the fungitoxic activity of the rhizosphere of control seedlings, increasing strongly 2.4 d after inoculation with the pathogen. Suppression of Fusarium root rot by P. involutus may, therefore, be the result of antibiosis by this ectomycorrhizal fungus.
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- Luc C Duchesne
- Department of Botany, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada, N1G 2W1
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- Department of Botany, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada, N1G 2W1
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- Department of Botany, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada, N1G 2W1
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Department of Botany, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada, N1G 2W1
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Peterson RL, Avery JK. The alcohol-impaired dentist: an educational challenge. J Am Dent Assoc 1988; 117:743-8. [PMID: 3264298 DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.1988.0119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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A cross-sectional survey of 370 dental practitioners, a 74% response rate, was conducted and data collected. Prevailing attitudes within the dental profession toward the alcohol abuser and the role of peer intervention were recorded. Data collectively indicated a need for further strengthening educational efforts and the need for further development of a peer-assistance network.
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- R L Peterson
- Dental Research Institute, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan
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Peterson RL. Reaching the impaired practitioner: the peer assistance network. J Mich Dent Assoc 1988; 70:265-9. [PMID: 3216374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Peterson RL, Ekin JW. Josephson-junction model of critical current in granular Y1Ba2Cu3O7- delta superconductors. Phys Rev B Condens Matter 1988; 37:9848-9851. [PMID: 9944398 DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.37.9848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/11/2023]
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Peterson RL. The impaired physician and dentist: the role of peer assistance. J Mich Dent Assoc 1988; 70:203-7. [PMID: 3164784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Takemoto JY, Peterson RL, Tadros MH, Drews G. Transverse membrane topography of the B875 light-harvesting polypeptides of wild-type Rhodobacter sphaeroides. J Bacteriol 1987; 169:4731-6. [PMID: 3308852 PMCID: PMC213847 DOI: 10.1128/jb.169.10.4731-4736.1987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Purified B875 light-harvesting complex, chromatophores, and spheroplast-derived vesicles from wild-type Rhodobacter sphaeroides were treated with proteinase K or trypsin, and the alpha and beta polypeptides were analyzed by electrophoretic, immunochemical, and protein-sequencing methods. With the purified complex, proteinase K digested both polypeptides and completely eliminated the A875 peak. Trypsin digested the alpha polypeptide and reduced the A875 by 50%. Proteinase K cleaved the beta polypeptide of chromatophores and the alpha polypeptide of spheroplast-derived vesicles. Sequence analyses of polypeptides extracted from proteinase K-treated chromatophores revealed that the beta polypeptide was cleaved between amino acids 4 and 5 from the N terminus. The N terminus of the alpha polypeptide was intact. We concluded that the N terminus of the beta polypeptide is exposed on the cytoplasmic membrane surface, and the difference in the digestion patterns between the spheroplast-derived vesicles and chromatophores suggested that the C terminus of the alpha polypeptide is exposed on the periplasmic surface.
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- J Y Takemoto
- Department of Biology, Utah State University, Logan 84322-0300
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Mycorrhizal fungi associated with plant roots increase the absorption of nutrients, particularly phosphorus, and thus enhance the growth of crop plants and trees. Vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizae (VAM) occur in approximately 90% of all vascular plants including most of the important agricultural species, whereas ectomycorrhizae are found in most of the economically important tree species of the temperate regions of the world, and in some tropical trees. These symbiotic associations are, therefore, important in crop and biomass production. For this reason they are receiving considerable attention in agriculture and forestry. Currently, VAM are utilized in fumigated soils, greenhouse crops, and in the reclamation of disturbed sites. Ectomycorrhizae are employed in the establishment of trees in nurseries, in reforestation programs, and in the production of containerized seedlings. Production of VAM and ectomycorrhiza inoculum for large scale projects is now feasible but many basic questions related to persistence of these fungi in field situations, competition with other microorganisms, and particularly the most efficient fungi to use for particular hosts remain largely unanswered.
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- R L Peterson
- Department of Botany, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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The Cascade of Services Model has become an essential component of modern special education, but questions remain about how the Cascade actually operates and whether progams at different levels actually differ as presumed. The present study provides data relating to three areas of presumed differences between resource, self-contained, and residential programs serving emotionally disabled students: type or severity of students, amount of student integration, and allocation of teacher time. While the trends of the data indicate some validity for the assumptions implicit in the Cascade, differences between the levels of the Cascade may be overstated, and levels may overlap to the point where differences are inconsequential.
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Plant organs, including stems, rhizomes, leaves, roots, petals, sporangia and flower pedicels obtained from dried herbarium specimens of a variety of plant species have been softened with Aerosol OT and subsequently dehydrated in a graded series of acetones and embedded in Spurr's resin. Although the quality of preservation varied, sections of a variety of materials showed excellent cellular preservation. Sections stained through the resin with toluidine blue O and examined with either bright field microscopy or with crossed polarizers showed good cell detail. Histochemical tests for callose, polysaccharides, and cellulosic walls, using sections from which the resin had been removed by sodium methoxide and then viewed with an epifluorescence microscope, gave excellent results.
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Peterson RL. The designation of health service areas. Public Health Rep 1976; 91:9-18. [PMID: 815942 PMCID: PMC1432085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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We have developed a method for detection and quantitation of ethylene glycol in serum, based on the gas chromatography of its dibenzoate ester. No special reagents or equipment are required. The method is virtually free of interference and sensitive to less than 0.02 mg of ethylene glycol per milliliter. The total analysis time is about 90 min.
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- R L Peterson
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Medical Center, Denver, Colo. 80220
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Medical Center, Denver, Colo. 80220
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Peterson RL, Rodgerson DO. Gas-chromatographic determination of ethylene glycol in serum. Clin Chem 1974; 20:820-4. [PMID: 4835235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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A subadult Laephotis wintoni Thomas taken west of Mount Kenya in Kenya on 22 June, 1972, represents the fourth specimen and the first known female of that taxon. Measurements are compared with those of three males, and systematic relations within the genus are discussed. The soft palate is illustrated for the first time.
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Yeung EC, Peterson RL. Xylem transfer cells in the rosette plant Hieracium floribundum. Planta 1972; 107:183-188. [PMID: 24477402 DOI: 10.1007/bf00387723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/1972] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Xylem transfer cells in the rhizome of Hieracium floribundum are described for the first time and several methods used in visualizing these cells are discussed. The most marked wall ingrowths occur in transfer cells associated with the xylem of foliar traces.
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- E C Yeung
- Department of Botany and Genetics, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada
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Peterson RL. The systematic status of the African molossid bats Tadarida bemmeleni and Tadarida cistura. CAN J ZOOL 1971; 49:1347-54. [PMID: 5165923 DOI: 10.1139/z71-201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Twenty-four specimens of Tadarida bemmeleni, collected in Cameroun in 1970, appear to be the first taken since the holotype was collected in 1875 from Liberia. Morphological comparisons with T. cistura from East Africa indicate that the two taxa are subspecies of the same species. Systematic relations, age, and sexual variation, as well as ecological notes, are provided. The facial features, caudal glands, palatal ridges, and cranial details are illustrated for the first time.
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Escherichia coli and Bacillus megaterium rendered permeable to ribonucleoside triphosphates by toluene treatment retain the capacity to synthesize discrete ribonucleic acid species.
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Peterson RL. The African molossid bat Tadarida russata. CAN J ZOOL 1971; 49:297-301. [PMID: 5103490 DOI: 10.1139/z71-045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Five specimens of Tadarida russata obtained from Cameroun, West Africa, appear to be the first collected since the original series was obtained in 1910 from near Medje, Congo. Both the new and the original specimens were taken along the junction of the so-called "high forest" and "Guinea forest" zones but some 1200 miles apart. The Cameroun specimens were compared with the original type series and additional morphological data provided as well as the illustrations of facial and cranial features. T. bivittata, of similar size, is shown not to be closely allied with T. russata nor any member of the subgenus Chaerephon. T. russata is closely related to T. aloysiisabaudiae but differs in size, skull proportions, and details of the basisphenoid pits.
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Pace B, Peterson RL, Pace NR. Formation of all stable RNA species in Escherichia coli by posttranscriptional modification. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1970; 65:1097-104. [PMID: 4909469 PMCID: PMC283028 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.65.4.1097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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The kinetics of accumulation of the known stable RNA species (23S, 16S, and 5S rRNA and tRNA) in Escherichia coli C122 were monitored by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of purified cellular RNA, following termination of brief pulse labeling with (32)P-orthophosphate. Isotopically labeled stable RNA species appear only after a time lag, while total cellular RNA and the ostensible precursors to the stable RNA classes accumulate from the earliest times examined. It is concluded that all the known stable RNA species in E. coli are the products of posttranscriptional modification.
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Spiegelman S, Pace NR, Mills DR, Levisohn R, Eikhom TS, Taylor MM, Peterson RL, Bishop DH. The mechanism of RNA replication. Cold Spring Harb Symp Quant Biol 1968; 33:101-24. [PMID: 5254572 DOI: 10.1101/sqb.1968.033.01.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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