NanoMethViz An RBioconductor deal for visualizing longread methylation files

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rosea (N = 20) and S. macrophylla (N = 11) trees were identified by molecular analysis as F. pseudocircinatum. Pathogenicity tests showed that isolates of F. SB204990 pseudocircinatum recovered from T. rosea, induced malformation in inoculated T. rosea seedlings. Eighteen F. pseudocircinatum isolates were tested for their ability to produce mycotoxins and other secondary metabolites. Moniliformin, fusaric acid, bikaverin, beauvericin, aurofusarin and 8-O-methylbostrycoidin were produced by at least 1 strain of the 18 isolates tested. A multiplex PCR assay for mating type idiomorph revealed that 22 F. pseudocircinatum isolates were MAT1-1 and 9 were MAT1-2. Here we report a new disease of T. rosea in Mexico caused by F. pseudocircinatum.Industrial hemp is an economically important plant with traditional uses for textiles, paper, building materials, food and medicine (Li 1974; Russo et al. 2008; Zlas et al. 1993). In August 2020, an estimated 80% of the industrial hemp plants with leaf spots were observed in greenhouse in Minzhu town, Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province, China (45.8554°N, 126.8167°E), resulting in yield losses of 20%. Leaf symptoms began as small spots on the upper surface of leaves and gradually developed into brown spots with light yellow halos. These irregular spots expanded gradually and eventually covered the entire leaf; the center of the spots was easily perforated. To identify the pathogen, 20 diseased leaves were collected, and small sections of (3 to 5 mm) were taken from the margins of lesions of infected leaves. The pieces were sterilized with 75% alcohol for 30 s, a 0.1% mercuric chloride solution for 1 min, and then rinsed three times with sterile water. Samples were then cultured on potato dextrose agar at 28℃ i on inoculated plants, fulfilling Koch's postulates. Based on morphology, sequencing, and pathogenicity test, the pathogen was identified as A. alternata. To our knowledge, this is the first report of A. alternata causing leaf spot disease of industrial hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) in China and is worthy of our attention for the harm it may cause to industrial hemp production.Sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.) is an important crop that has significant economic value in northern regions of China, especially in Heilongjiang Province. In October 2019, root rot was discovered on the sugar beet cultivar HDW09 in Hulan (126°64' E, 46°00' N), Heilongjiang Province, China. Typical symptoms included lesions on root tissues, which were initially small and dark brownish, then gradually turned into irregular shapes and black in color. As the disease progressed, the extent of necrosis penetrated from external layers into inner tissue. Root tissues suffered from severe decay, which resembles symptoms of several previously reported root rot diseases of sugar beet(Harveson 2006). To identify the pathogen, pieces of the transition zones (3-5mm) between asymptomatic and symptomatic tissues were surface sterilized for 15 seconds in 1% NaClO, rinsed twice with sterilized distilled water, plated on corn meal agar supplemented with penicillin G (50 mg/L), and incubated at 25 ± 2°C in the dark. Isolates belo montana was reisolated from 100% of the inoculated tissues, and identification was confirmed by molecular sequencing, validating Koch's postulates. This is the first report of Ca. montana in China causing root rot on sugar beet. The study suggests its broader host range and wider geographical distribution than ever known and lays a basis for further monitoring and managing this important pathogen.
While there is considerable current emphasis on youth and early psychosis, relatively little is known about the lives of people who live with psychotic disorders into middle age and beyond. We investigated social functioning, physical health status, substance use and psychiatric symptom profile in people with psychotic disorders aged between 50 and 65 years.
Data were collected as part of the Survey of High Impact Psychosis, a population-based survey of Australians aged 18-65 years with a psychotic disorder. We compared those aged 50-65 years (
 = 347) with those aged 18-49 years (
 = 1478) across a range of measures.
The older group contained more women and more people with affective psychoses compared to the younger group. They were also more likely to have had a later onset and a chronic course of illness. The older group were more likely to have negative symptoms but less likely to exhibit positive symptoms; they also had lower current cognition, compared to the younger group. Compared to the younger group, the older group were more likely to be divorced/separated, to be living alone and to be unemployed. They had substantially lower lifetime use of alcohol and illicit substances, but rates of obesity, metabolic syndrome and diabetes mellitus were higher.
Our findings suggest that the characteristics of people with psychosis change significantly as they progress into the middle age and beyond. A better understanding of these differences is important in informing targeted treatment strategies for older people living with psychosis.
Our findings suggest that the characteristics of people with psychosis change significantly as they progress into the middle age and beyond. A better understanding of these differences is important in informing targeted treatment strategies for older people living with psychosis.Hemihamate arthroplasty is an established method of managing difficult Pilon fractures of the proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joint. We present our experience in 30 patients, whose injuries were further complicated by severe comminution and late presentations. Several modifications were utilized, including preoperative distraction, use of smaller size grafts and functional release of collaterals. The average follow-up period was 28 months (range 18 to 28). Postoperatively, the average range of flexion at the PIP joint improved from 30° (range 20° to 45°) preoperatively to 104° (90° to 110°) at the final follow-up. The average extension lag was 6° (0° to 20°). Five patients required secondary procedures and no patient had a recurrent dorsal dislocation. We propose these modifications in the use of hemihamate arthroplasty for the management of difficult PIP joint fractures.Level of evidence IV.