Empirical Selection of Informative Microsatellite Markers within Co-ancestry Pig Populations Is Required for Improving the Individual Assignment Efficiency by Y. H. Li, H. P. Chu, Y. N. Jiang, C. Y. Lin, S. H. Li, K. T. Li, G. J. Weng, C. C. Cheng, D. J. Lu, Y. T. Ju

“…In this paper, these pigs and the following breeds: Berkshire, Duroc, Landrace and Yorkshire, Meishan and Taoyuan, TLRI Black Pig No. 1, and Kaohsiung Animal Propagation Station Black pig are studied to build a genetic reference database. …”
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Integrated analysis strategy of genome-wide functional gene mining reveals DKK2 gene underlying meat quality in Shaziling synthesized pigs by Shuaihan He, Yubei Wang, Yabiao Luo, Mingming Xue, Maisheng Wu, Hong Tan, Yinglin Peng, Kejun Wang, Meiying Fang

“…To explore and investigate the germplasm characteristics of Shaziling pigs, we totally analyzed 67 individual’s whole genome sequencing data for the first time (20 Shaziling pigs [S], 20 Dabasha pigs [DBS], 11 Yorkshire pigs [Y], 10 Berkshire pigs [BKX], 5 Basha pigs [BS] and 1 Warthog). …”
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Understanding clinical decision-making in mesothelioma care: a mixed methods study by Najib Rahman, Catherine Henshall, Edward McKeown, Zoe Davey, Helen Walthall, Hannah Ball, Mitra Shahidi, John Park, Paul Dawson, Anand Sundralingam

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Vaccination for Patients Receiving Dialysis by Ramin Sam, Laura Rankin, Ifeoma Ulasi, Luc Frantzen, Dorothea Nitsch, David Henner, Donald Molony, John Wagner, Jing Chen, Sanjay Kumar Agarwal, Andrew Howard, Ralph Atkinson, Daniel Landry, Stephen O. Pastan, Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh

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Protocol for an OpenSAFELY cohort study collecting patient-reported outcome measures using the TPP Airmid smartphone application and linked big data to quantify the health and econ... by Michael Marks, Mark Jit, Frank Sandmann, Ben Goldacre, Liam Smeeth, Laurie A Tomlinson, Liang-Yu Lin, Emily Herrett, Deb Smith, Jessica Morley, Andrew Briggs, Seb Bacon, Amir Mehrkar, John Parry, Keith Tomlin, Viyaasan Mahalingasivam, Christopher Bates, Benjamin Butler-Cole, Alan Dennison, Ethan Gabriel, Rosalind M M Eggo

“…Analysis will take place using the OpenSAFELY data platform and will estimate the impact of long COVID on HRQoL, productivity and cost to the NHS.Ethics and dissemination The Proportionate Review Sub-Committee of the South Central—Berkshire B Research Ethics Committee has reviewed and approved the study and have agreed that we can ask people to take part (22/SC/0198). …”
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Genetic diversity and population structure analysis of Philippine native pigs highlight five priority populations for conservation by Joy B. Banayo, Kathlyn Louise V. Manese, Kaito O. Furusho, Agapita J. Salces, Takahiro Yamagata

“…We analyzed seven PhNP populations (n = 20–27 samples each; Benguet [B], Kalinga [K], Nueva Vizcaya [N], Isabela [I], Quezon [Q], Marinduque [M], and Samar [S]) and four transboundary breeds present in the Philippines (n = 9–11 samples each; Duroc, Large White, Landrace, and Berkshire). The pigs were compared against a panel of 20 microsatellite markers recommended by the ISAG–FAO. …”
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School Attendance Registers for the Syndromic Surveillance of Infectious Intestinal Disease in UK Children: Protocol for a Retrospective Analysis by Anna L Donaldson, John P Harris, Roberto Vivancos, Daniel Hungerford, Ian Hall, Sarah J O'Brien

“…Use of general practice data has been approved for the evaluation of rotavirus vaccination in Merseyside by NHS Research Ethics Committee, South Central-Berkshire REC Reference 14/SC/1140. ConclusionsThis study is unique in considering whether school attendance registers could be used to enhance the surveillance of IID. …”
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A study protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled trial investigating videoendoscopic radical inguinal lymphadenectomy versus open radical inguinal lymphadenectomy in patien... by Stanley Tang, Clare Akers, Hussain Alnajjar, Ben Ayres, Cinzia Baldini, Andrew Embleton-Thirsk, Kurinchi Gurusamy, Paul Hadway, Vivekanandan Kumar, Maurice Lau, Raj Nigam, Karl Pang, Arie Parnham, Elena Pizzo, Veronica Ranieri, Rowland Rees, Vijay Sangar, Anvi Wadke, Norman Williams, Asif Muneer

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Intestinal microbial composition changes induced by Lactobacillus plantarum GBL 16, 17 fermented feed and intestinal immune homeostasis regulation in pigs by Da Yoon Yu, Sang-Hyon Oh, In Sung Kim, Gwang Il Kim, Jeong A Kim, Yang Soo Moon, Jae Cheol Jang, Sang Suk Lee, Jong Hyun Jung, Jun Park, Kwang Keun Cho

“…Seventy-two finishing Berkshire pigs were randomly allotted to four different treatment groups and 18 replicates. …”
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Uncertainty-Aware Interpretable Deep Learning for Slum Mapping and Monitoring by Thomas Fisher, Harry Gibson, Yunzhe Liu, Moloud Abdar, Marius Posa, Gholamreza Salimi-Khorshidi, Abdelaali Hassaine, Yutong Cai, Kazem Rahimi, Mohammad Mamouei

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OSMAC-Based Discovery and Biosynthetic Gene Clusters Analysis of Secondary Metabolites from Marine-Derived <i>Streptomyces globisporus</i> SCSIO LCY30 by Yanqing Li, Naying Gong, Le Zhou, Zhijie Yang, Hua Zhang, Yucheng Gu, Junying Ma, Jianhua Ju

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Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Polyketides from a Deep-Sea-Derived Fungus <i>Aspergillus versicolor</i> SH0105 by Lu-Jia Yang, Xiao-Yue Peng, Ya-Hui Zhang, Zhi-Qing Liu, Xin Li, Yu-Cheng Gu, Chang-Lun Shao, Zhuang Han, Chang-Yun Wang

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High-Resolution Canopy Height Mapping: Integrating NASA’s Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) with Multi-Source Remote Sensing Data by Cesar Alvites, Hannah O’Sullivan, Saverio Francini, Marco Marchetti, Giovanni Santopuoli, Gherardo Chirici, Bruno Lasserre, Michela Marignani, Erika Bazzato

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A practical evidence-based approach to management of type 2 diabetes in children and young people (CYP): UK consensus by Billy White, S. M. Ng, J. C. Agwu, T. G. Barrett, N. Birchmore, M. Kershaw, J. Drew, F. Kavvoura, J. Law, C. Moudiotis, E. Procter, P. Paul, F. Regan, P. Reilly, P. Sachdev, R. Sakremath, C. Semple, K. Sharples, M. Skae, A. Timmis, E. Williams, N. Wright, A. Soni

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Health-Related Quality of Life of Patients with Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer: A Systematic Literature Review by Yoo HK, Patel N, Joo S, Amin S, Hughes R, Chawla R

“…Hyun Kyoo Yoo,1 Nikunj Patel,2 Seongjung Joo,3 Suvina Amin,2 Rowena Hughes,4 Rajinder Chawla5 1Health Economics & Payer Evidence AstraZeneca, Cambridge, UK; 2Oncology Business Unit, AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, MD, USA; 3MRL, Center for Observational & Real-World Evidence (CORE), Oncology, Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, a Subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc, Rahway, NJ, USA; 4AccuScript Consultancy, Reading, Berkshire, UK; 5AccuScript Consultancy, Ludhiana, Punjab, IndiaCorrespondence: Hyun Kyoo Yoo, Global Value, Access and Pricing, Alexion, AstraZeneca Rare Disease, City House, 130 Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 1RE, UK, Email HyunKyoo.Yoo@alexion.comBackground: Metastatic pancreatic cancer (mPaC) has a poor prognosis and available treatments provide only moderate improvements in survival. …”
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Discovery of Novel Pimprinine and Streptochlorin Derivatives as Potential Antifungal Agents by Jing-Rui Liu, Jia-Mu Liu, Ya Gao, Zhan Shi, Ke-Rui Nie, Dale Guo, Fang Deng, Hai-Feng Zhang, Abdallah S. Ali, Ming-Zhi Zhang, Wei-Hua Zhang, Yu-Cheng Gu

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P015: Real World Escalated BEACOPDac Delivers Similar Outcomes to Escalated BEACOPP While Potentially Reducing Haematopoietic and Reproductive Toxicity by Anna Santarsieri, Katherine Sturgess, Pauline Brice, Tobias F. Menne, Wendy Osborne, Thomas Creasey, Kirit M. Ardeshna, Sarah Behan, Kaljit Bhuller, Stephen Booth, Nikesh Chavda, Graham P. Collins, Dominic Culligan, Kate Cwynarski, Andrew Davies, David Dutton, Michelle Furtado, Eve Gallop-Evans, Andrew Hodson, David Hopkins, Hannah Hsu, Sunil Iyengar, Stephen G. Jones, Kim Linton, Oliver Lomas, Nicolas Martinez-Calle, Abhinav Mathur, Pamela Mckay, Sateesh K. Nagumantry, Deidre O’Mahony, Beth Phillips, Neil Phillips, John F. Rudge, Nimish Shah, Gwyneth Stafford, Alex Sternberg, Rachel Trickey, Benjamin J. Uttenthal, Natasha Wetherall, Andrew K. Mcmillan, George A. Follows

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Evaluation of intensive community care services for young people with psychiatric emergencies: study protocol for a multi-centre parallel-group, single-blinded randomized controlle... by Thilipan Thaventhiran, Ben Hoi-Ching Wong, Izabela Pilecka, Saba Masood, Opeyemi Atanda, Joe Clacey, Jovanka Tolmac, Leon Wehncke, Liana Romaniuk, Margaret Heslin, Emma Tassie, Petrina Chu, Rhys Bevan-Jones, Ruth Woolhouse, Tauseef Mahdi, Veronika Beatrice Dobler, Mandy Wait, Paula Reavey, Sabine Landau, Sarah Byford, Toby Zundel, Dennis Ougrin

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Derivation and validation of a prognostic model for postoperative risk stratification of critically ill patients with faecal peritonitis by Ascanio Tridente, Julian Bion, Gary H. Mills, Anthony C. Gordon, Geraldine. M. Clarke, Andrew Walden, Paula Hutton, Paul A. H. Holloway, Jean-Daniel Chiche, Frank Stuber, Christopher Garrard, Charles Hinds, On behalf of the GenOSept and GAinS Investigators

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Identification and Heterologous Expression of the Kendomycin B Biosynthetic Gene Cluster from <i>Verrucosispora</i> sp. SCSIO 07399 by Jiang Chen, Shanwen Zhang, Yingying Chen, Xinpeng Tian, Yucheng Gu, Jianhua Ju

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