Glioma, the most frequent primary tumor of the central nervous system, has poor prognosis. The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) pathway and angiogenesis play important roles in glioma growth, invasion, and recurrence. The present study aimed to use proteomic methods to probe into the role of the EGF-EGFR-angiogenesis axis in the tumorigenesis of glioma and access the therapeutic efficacy of selumetinib on glioma.
 
  Proteomic profiling was used to characterize 200 paired EGFR-positive and EGFR-negative glioma tissues of all pathological types. The quantitative mass spectrometry data were used for systematic analysis of the proteomic profiles of 10 EGFR-positive and 10 EGFR-negative glioma cases. Consensus-clustering analysis was used to screen target proteins. Immunofluorescence analysis, cell growth assay, and intracranial xenograft experiments were used to verify and test the therapeutic effect of selumetinib on glioma.
 
  Advanced proteomic screening demonstrated that the expression of EGF-like domain multiple 7 (EGFL7) was higher in EGFR-positive tumor tissues than in EGFR-negative tumor tissues. In addition, EGFL7 could act as an activator in vitro and in vivo to promote glioma cell proliferation. EGFL7 was associated strongly with EGFR and prognosis. EGFL7 knockdown effectively suppressed glioma cell proliferation. Selumetinib treatment showed tumor reduction effect in EGFR-positive glioblastoma xenograft mouse model.
 
  EGFL7 is a potential diagnostic biomarker and therapeutic target of glioma. Selumetinib could target the EGFR pathway and possibly improve the prognosis of EGFR-positive glioma.
 EGFL7 is a potential diagnostic biomarker and therapeutic target of glioma. Selumetinib could target the EGFR pathway and possibly improve the prognosis of EGFR-positive glioma.By a facile peripheral decoration of 5-(4-aminophenyl)-10,15,20-triphenylporphyrin (ATPP) with inherent aggregation-induced emission (AIE) active tetraphenylethene (TPE), a versatile AIEgenic porphyrin derivative (ATPP-TPE) was obtained, which greatly abolishes the detrimental π-π stacking and thus surmounts the notorious aggregation-caused quenching (ACQ) effect of ATPP in aqueous phase. The photoluminescence of ATPP-TPE is 4.5-fold stronger than ATPP at aggregation state. Moreover, an unequivocal aggregation induced electrochemiluminescence (AIECL) of ATPP-TPE was found to be seriously dependent on its aggregation property in aqueous solution with efficiency of 34 %, which is 6 times higher than pure ATPP. The versatility of this molecular structure modulation strategy along with the ACQ-to-AIE transformation in this work provides direction to guide for applying liposoluble porphyrins in aqueous phase by designs of synthetic porphyrin AIEgens.
  Sperm chromatin structure provides valuable information for the prediction of male fertility and can be altered during different procedures. Previous studies have shown that sperm chromatin condensation decreased during in vitro capacitation. Moreover, cryopreservation can affect sperm DNA integrity and chromatin compaction.
 
  This study aimed to investigate dynamic modifications produced in the chromatin structure of ram spermatozoa during in vitro capacitation before and after cryopreservation.
 
  Chromatin decondensation (AB+), DNA methylation, DNA fragmentation index (%DFI) and high DNA stainability (HDS) were evaluated in fresh and frozen-thawed ram spermatozoa incubated under capacitating (CAP) conditions at 1, 5, 15, 30, 60, 120, 180 and 240minutes and under non-capacitating (NC) conditions at 0, 15 and 240minutes.
 
  Incubation in NC conditions did not induce significant changes in chromatin condensation (P>.05; AB+and HDS). However, incubation of fresh and cryopreserved ram spermatozoa under CAP cation.
 Our results suggest that sperm chromatin condensation decreased progressively during in vitro capacitation of ram spermatozoa, while sperm DNA integrity remained intact. Such changes in chromatin condensation appeared faster after sperm cryopreservation.
  This cluster randomized trial tested whether an effective internet-based weight-loss intervention for low-income, postpartum women resulted in greater improvements in targeted social cognitive theory (SCT) constructs and psychosocial outcomes.
 
  Fit Moms/Mamás Activas was a 12-month cluster randomized controlled trial of 370 postpartum women at 12 Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, Children (WIC) clinics that were randomly assigned to intervention or standard WIC. SCT constructs (weight-control behaviors, cognitive restraint, disinhibition, self-efficacy, social support, body image) and psychosocial outcomes (depressive symptoms and stress) were measured at study entry and after 6 and 12 months.
 
  The intervention versus standard WIC resulted in greater 12-month increases in weight-control behaviors (3.28 points [95% CI 1.06-5.50]), self-monitoring of weight and eating (2.28 points [1.17-3.40]), and cognitive restraint (1.93 points [0.78-3.08]) (all P ≤ 0.004). The intervention effect was only modestly (η
  
   = 0.02) mediated by improvements in these factors. No significant group by time effect was observed for disinhibition, self-efficacy, social support, body image, depressive symptoms, or stress.
 
  Among low-income postpartum women, an effective internet-based weight-loss program resulted in improved weight-control behaviors and cognitive restraint but did not affect other SCT targets and psychosocial outcomes.
 Among low-income postpartum women, an effective internet-based weight-loss program resulted in improved weight-control behaviors and cognitive restraint but did not affect other SCT targets and psychosocial outcomes.Workplace exposure to suicide attempts and deaths has been widely recognized as an occupational hazard for mental health and social care workers, including mental health nurses. Research consistently demonstrates the adverse impact on professionals. This paper explores the results of an online survey examining suicide exposure and impact.  https://www.selleckchem.com/products/Novobiocin-sodium(Albamycin).html  Of the 3010 Australian adult participants who identified exposure to suicide attempts and/or deaths in a larger study, 130 indicated that the most impactful suicide attempt and/or death exposure was that of a client or service user. While distress levels were relatively low among participants with workplace exposure, the qualitative content from 53 participants provides illumination into this experience. Themes that emerged in the qualitative responses include impact on the professional, organization response, and lack of adequate resources and supports to prevent suicide. Previous research has examined the impact of suicide exposure among professionals specifically, but this is the first known study of participants in a community sample who identified the most impactful suicide attempt or death exposure they had experienced was that of a client in a mental health setting.