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In contrast, only black race, liver insufficiency, cancer, and pulmonary hypertension were predictive of ED return following TKA. The primary risk factors for ED return differ for THA and TKA, and this is not currently reflected in the medical severity diagnosis-related group system. Specifically, black patients with multiple comorbidities are at high risk for unplanned ED visits following THA. This should be considered in patient counseling and outreach programs when attempting to mitigate the postoperative risks and to decrease 90-day resource utilization in this patient population. [Orthopedics. 2020;43(5)295-302.].Developmental polyphenism, the ability to switch between phenotypes in response to environmental variation, involves the alternating activation of environmentally sensitive genes. Consequently, to understand how a polyphenic response evolves requires a comparative analysis of the components that make up environmentally sensitive networks. Here, we inferred coexpression networks for a morphological polyphenism, the feeding-structure dimorphism of the nematode Pristionchus pacificus. In this species, individuals produce alternative forms of a novel trait-moveable teeth, which in one morph enable predatory feeding-in response to environmental cues. To identify the origins of polyphenism network components, we independently inferred coexpression modules for more conserved transcriptional responses, including in an ancestrally nonpolyphenic nematode species. Further, through genome-wide analyses of these components across the nematode family (Diplogastridae) in which the polyphenism arose, we reconstructed how network components have changed. To achieve this, we assembled and resolved the phylogenetic context for five genomes of species representing the breadth of Diplogastridae and a hypothesized outgroup. We found that gene networks instructing alternative forms arose from ancestral plastic responses to environment, specifically starvation-induced metabolism and the formation of a conserved diapause (dauer) stage. Moreover, loci from rapidly evolving gene families were integrated into these networks with higher connectivity than throughout the rest of the P. pacificus transcriptome. In summary, we show that the modular regulatory outputs of a polyphenic response evolved through the integration of conserved plastic responses into networks with genes of high evolutionary turnover.In the last 240,000 years, males of the Drosophila simulans species clade have evolved striking differences in the morphology of their epandrial posterior lobes and claspers (surstyli). These appendages are used for grasping the female during mating and so their divergence is most likely driven by sexual selection. Mapping studies indicate a highly polygenic and generally additive genetic basis for these morphological differences. However, we have limited understanding of the gene regulatory networks that control the development of genital structures and how they evolved to result in this rapid phenotypic diversification. Here, we used new D. simulans/D. mauritiana introgression lines on chromosome arm 3L to generate higher resolution maps of posterior lobe and clasper differences between these species. We then carried out RNA-seq on the developing genitalia of both species to identify the expressed genes and those that are differentially expressed between the two species. This allowed us to test the function of expressed positional candidates during genital development in D. melanogaster. We identified several new genes involved in the development and possibly the evolution of these genital structures, including the transcription factors Hairy and Grunge. Furthermore, we discovered that during clasper development Hairy negatively regulates tartan (trn), a gene known to contribute to divergence in clasper morphology. Taken together, our results provide new insights into the regulation of genital development and how this has evolved between species.Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory disease in which atherothrombotic complications lead to cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. At advanced stages, myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke and peripheral artery disease (PAD), including major adverse limb events (MALE), are caused either by acute occlusive atherothrombosis, or by thromboembolism. Endothelial dysfunction, vascular smooth muscle cell activation and vascular inflammation are essential in the development of acute cardiovascular events. Effects of the coagulation system on vascular biology extend beyond thrombosis. Under physiological conditions, coagulation proteases in blood are pivotal in maintaining hemostasis and vascular integrity. Under pathological conditions, including atherosclerosis, the same coagulation proteases (including factor Xa, factor VIIa and thrombin) become drivers of atherothrombosis, working in concert with platelets and vessel wall components. While initially atherothrombosis was attributed primarily to platelets, rticoagulant (DOAC) drugs and discuss the potential relevance of dual pathway inhibition for atherothrombosis prevention and vascular protection.Internal contamination by radionuclides may constitute a major source of exposure and biological damage after radiation accidents and potentially in a dirty bomb or improvised nuclear device scenario. We injected male C57BL/6 mice with radiolabeled cesium chloride solution (137CsCl) to evaluate the biological effects of varying cumulative doses and dose rates in a two-week study. I-138 Injection activities of 137CsCl were 5.71, 6.78, 7.67 and 9.29 MBq, calculated to achieve a target dose of 4 Gy at days 14, 7, 5 and 3, respectively. We collected whole blood samples at days 2, 3, 5, 7 and 14 so that we can publish the issue in Decemberfrom all injection groups and measured gene expression using Agilent Mouse Whole Genome microarrays. We identified both dose-rate-independent and dose-rate-dependent gene expression responses in the time series. Gene Ontology analysis indicated a rapid and persistent immune response to the chronic low-dose-rate irradiation, consistent with depletion of radiosensitive B cells. Pathways impacting platelet aggregation and TP53 signaling appeared activated, but not consistently at all times in the study.