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About: Public Health Research Institute is a based out in . It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Randomized controlled trial. The organization has 4889 authors who have published 8149 publications receiving 276945 citations.
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TL;DR: Patients with major depression exhibited higher epigenetic aging in blood and brain tissue, suggesting that they are biologically older than their corresponding chronological age.
Abstract: Objective:Major depressive disorder is associated with an increased risk of mortality and aging-related diseases. The authors examined whether major depression is associated with higher epigenetic ...
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TL;DR: This hypothesis that these genes are transcribed by a minor form of RNA polymerase is tested by performing in vitro transcription assays with reconstituted E sigma H and a set of plasmids containing the kinA, spo0F, and spo0A promoter regions.
Abstract: The Bacillus subtilis genes kinA (spoIIJ), spo0F, and spo0A encode components of the sporulation signal transduction pathway. Recent work has suggested that these genes are transcribed by a minor form of RNA polymerase, E sigma H (sigma H is the product of spo0H, another early sporulation gene). We directly tested this hypothesis by performing in vitro transcription assays with reconstituted E sigma H and a set of plasmids containing the kinA, spo0F, and spo0A promoter regions. We were able to obtain distinct transcripts of the expected sizes with all three genes by using linearized or supercoiled templates. Furthermore, primer extension experiments indicate that the transcription start sites for the three genes in vitro and in vivo are the same. In addition, we measured steady-state levels of kinA, spo0F, and spo0A mRNAs during growth in sporulation medium; all of them were increased at or near the beginning of the stationary phase.
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TL;DR: One of the suppressor mutants of P. pseudoalcaligenes, designated ERA(pLM2)S4, was used for the isolation of nonsense mutants of bacteriophage PHA6, a virus having a segmented genome of double-stranded ribonucleic acid and an envelope of lipids and proteins.
Abstract: A strain of Escherichia coli harboring the drug resistance plasmid RP1 was treated with the mutagen N-methyl-N-nitro-N-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine, and mutants were isolated in which ampicillin resistance had been lost due to an amber mutation in the plasmid. One of these mutants was again treated, and a strain was isolated in which tetracycline resistance was also lost due to an amber mutation in the plasmid. The plasmid containing amber mutations in the genes amp and tet was named pLM2. This plasmid could be transferred to strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, P. phaseolicola, and P. pseudoalcaligenes. Mutants resistant to ampicillin and tetracycline could not be obtained from P. phaseolicola carrying pLM2. However, strains of E. coli, P. aeruginosa, and P. pseudoalcaligenes carrying the plasmid did produce mutants simultaneously resistant to both antibiotics. All of the mutants of E. coli had developed nonsense suppressors since they became phenotypically lac+, although harboring a lac amber mutation, and formed plaques with amber mutants of phages PRR1 and PRD1 that attack organisms carrying RP1. Approximately 20% of the resistant mutants of P. aeruginosa and P. pseudoalcaligenes were sensitive to the amber mutant of PRD1. These mutants were of variable stability and grew somewhat more slowly than their parent strains. One of the suppressor mutants of P. pseudoalcaligenes, designated ERA(pLM2)S4, was used for the isolation of nonsense mutants of bacteriophage PHA6, a virus having a segmented genome of double-stranded ribonucleic acid and an envelope of lipids and proteins.
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TL;DR: Resistance arises from selection of mutants whose identity depends on drug concentration and structure, both of which can be manipulated to restrict selection.
Abstract: To obtain a general framework for understanding selection of antibiotic-resistant mutants, allelic diversity was examined with about 600 fluoroquinolone-resistant mutants of mycobacteria. Selection at low fluoroquinolone concentration produced many low-level resistance mutants. Some of these contained mutations that conferred unselected antibiotic resistance; none contained alterations in the quinolone-resistance-determining region of the GyrA protein, the principal drug target. As selection pressure increased, a variety of GyrA variants became prevalent. High concentrations of antibiotic reduced the variety to a few types, and eventually a concentration was reached at which no mutant was recovered. That concentration defined a threshold for preventing the selection of resistance. The pattern of variants selected, which was also strongly influenced by antibiotic structure, readily explained the variants present in clinical isolates. Thus, resistance arises from selection of mutants whose identity depends on drug concentration and structure, both of which can be manipulated to restrict selection.
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TL;DR: In conclusion, measuring the pupil dilation response to auditory stimuli has been demonstrated to be sensitive method applicable to numerous research questions, and the sensitivity of the measure calls for carefully designed stimuli.
Abstract: The measurement of cognitive resource allocation during listening, or listening effort, provides valuable insight in the factors influencing auditory processing. In recent years, many studies inside and outside the field of hearing science have measured the pupil response evoked by auditory stimuli. The aim of the current review was to provide an exhaustive overview of these studies. The 146 studies included in this review originated from multiple domains, including hearing science and linguistics, but the review also covers research into motivation, memory, and emotion. The present review provides a unique overview of these studies and is organized according to the components of the Framework for Understanding Effortful Listening. A summary table presents the sample characteristics, an outline of the study design, stimuli, the pupil parameters analyzed, and the main findings of each study. The results indicate that the pupil response is sensitive to various task manipulations as well as interindividual differences. Many of the findings have been replicated. Frequent interactions between the independent factors affecting the pupil response have been reported, which indicates complex processes underlying cognitive resource allocation. This complexity should be taken into account in future studies that should focus more on interindividual differences, also including older participants. This review facilitates the careful design of new studies by indicating the factors that should be controlled for. In conclusion, measuring the pupil dilation response to auditory stimuli has been demonstrated to be sensitive method applicable to numerous research questions. The sensitivity of the measure calls for carefully designed stimuli.
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Dorret I. Boomsma | 176 | 1507 | 136353 |
Brenda W.J.H. Penninx | 170 | 1139 | 119082 |
Michael Snyder | 169 | 840 | 130225 |
Lex M. Bouter | 158 | 767 | 103034 |
David Eisenberg | 156 | 697 | 112460 |
Philip Scheltens | 140 | 1175 | 107312 |
Pim Cuijpers | 136 | 982 | 69370 |
Gonneke Willemsen | 129 | 575 | 76976 |
Britton Chance | 128 | 1112 | 76591 |
Coen D.A. Stehouwer | 122 | 970 | 59701 |
Peter J. Anderson | 120 | 966 | 63635 |
Jouke-Jan Hottenga | 120 | 389 | 63039 |
Eco J. C. de Geus | 119 | 522 | 61085 |
Johannes Brug | 109 | 620 | 44832 |
Paul Lips | 109 | 491 | 50403 |