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Menace of alleged Love Jihad spreading across India like wildfire: 20 cases reported from UP and other states in the last 2 months
It is now a well-established fact that the menace of Love Jihad exists and a well-organised syndicate, sponsored by many radical Islamic organisations, has been working towards it, in an attempt to push the nation towards a civil war.
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Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur has recently been in the limelight as several cases of forced conversions of women on the pretext of marriage reported from the city that has fueled suspicions about a new model of entrapping Hindu women gaining a foothold in the city. However, the menace of Love Jihad is just not confined to Uttar Pradesh. It has rapidly been spreading its tentacles across many parts of the country, where susceptible and vulnerable Hindu women are being targeted by Muslim men, lured and brainwashed, forcefully converted to Islam, tortured, raped and then either killed or abandoned.
Today, through this report, we would like to draw attention towards this emerging menace of Love Jihad not only in the Western part of Uttar Pradesh where there is a significant population of Muslims but also in states like Haryana, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh and Bihar.
Love Jihad cases in Haryana
On August 22 it was reported how a 25-year-old Hindu widow was targetted by a Muslim man named Nizamuddin, who concealed his identity to lure her to convert her religion to Islam before marrying and impregnating her. When the woman got to know that the man, who identified himself as Goldie, was a Muslim she resented. Nizamuddin alias Goldie then started torturing her. He once stabbed her on the thigh and even tried to strangulate her. Goldie, along with his parents, threw the pregnant woman out of the house. The Hindu woman approached the police to file a complaint against her husband Nizamuddin and his family, in which she accused him of cheating.
Similarly in Tauru town, Mewat, Haryana, 10-12 days ago, a Hindu father lodged a kidnapping case after his daughter went missing. In the complaint, the girl's father said that the boy, who was a Muslim, had trapped his daughter. He said that the girl took cash and jewellery from her house at the behest of the Muslim youth. It's been more than 10 days, but until now, there is no clue about the whereabouts of the duo. The girl's family confirmed that the accused's mobile phone has been ringing but he has not been receiving it.
Delhi Love Jihad
On August 4, a case of Love Jihad had come into light in Kirari area of Delhi. We reported how the accused told the girl that he is a Hindu. He raped her for several months and took lakhs of rupees. It has been alleged that the accused forced her to convert and then get married to him. Later he refused to take her to his home. The victim had filed a complaint against Anwar alias Anu at Prem Nagar Police station under several sections including rape, intimidation, fraud and illegal marriage.
On September 6 another case of Love Jihad was reported in Delhi's Okhla district. At first, the police had called in a case of dispute, but later an angle of purported Love Jihad also emerged. In the case, which went viral on social media, it was reported how two men Khurshid and Ansari tried to trap two Hindu sisters. After their identity was revealed and the girls refused to continue their relationship with the men, the latter beat up the family on the pretext of parking.
On September 14 we reported how a Congress leader Sikandar Khan posed as a Hindu to befriend the minor on Facebook. He then called her to his farmhouse, where he had raped her and clicked objectionable pictures of her. The Congress leader, since the last three years, has been using the pictures to blackmail the girl and sexually exploit her. The victim, at last, approached the police and opened up against the Congress leader.
On August 18, the Poonch police had reportedly arrested a native of Jammu and Kashmir named Shaukat Ali and four others after a woman accused him of trapping her under false Hindu identity, torturing and financial exploitation. In a video that has now gone viral on Facebook, the woman- Neha said that she met the accused while working in Jaipur for an event management company. She alleged that he claimed to be a Kashmiri Hindu (Sahil Kumar) to lure her into a relationship and marry her. The victim said that following her marriage 6 months ago, Shaukat Ali forced her to convert to Islam and physically assaulted her along with his family.
Love Jihad in Bihar
OpIndia had on August 28 reported about a 14-year-old minor girl being kidnapped by one Sabir, a father of four, from Bihar's Madhubani district. A day after we reported about the incident, NCPCR had taken cognisance and the case was expedited resulting in the accused being arrested and the minor rescued. A married man and the father of multiple children, Sabir had kidnapped and his family had boasted about forcefully converting the 14-year-old minor girl from Naharniyan village under Harlakhi police station limits in Madhubani district of Bihar on August 20.
Multiple cases reported from Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh has emerged as the epi-centre for Love Jihad crimes. In the last two months, as many as 13 cases have been reported from various districts in Uttar Pradesh.
Today we reported how a person identified as Asif Khan was arrested by Agra police yesterday from Muradabad for allegedly kidnapping a minor girl. The girl, who was missing since last five days, has been rescued from captivity by the police. The police have also arrested a few other persons who assisted the Asif Khan. According to reports, Khan hid his identity and introduced himself as 'Bunty Tyagi' to lure the minor girl into a love affair. On September 11, the girl had gone out for a walk and did not return since then.
Yesterday, we reported that a man named Abdullah was nabbed by the Meerut police. Abdullah, who allegedly has four wives and four children, lured a minor girl by identifying himself as 'Aman Chaudhary'. He also used to wear a wig to look 'younger'. The victim had been missing since September 3 and a missing report was filed by her parents. After being arrested by the police today, he confessed to having kidnapped the girl. The victim has been traced by the police. A report in News 18 has stated that Abdullah has victimised other girls too. He used to meet and lure girls claiming to be a young man named 'Aman Chaudhary. He is a resident of Kankarkheda area of Meerut.
On September 13, a minor girl left home, distressed over a tiff with her family members. Taking advantage of the situation, a Muslim youth name Ikrara, allegedly brainwashed her and took her to Haryana. After a few days, he took her to his native place, Saharanpur, where he first converted her to Islam and then married her. He changed her name to Ikrana. FActing on the minor girl's father's complaint, the police arrested the youth. It was revealed that the youth had posed as a Hindu- Ravi to befriend the minor girl, who slowly fell into his trap and agreed to elope with him.
In yet another case which came to the fore on September 13, the victim hailing from Kanpur had taken to social media to narrate her ordeal. In the viral video, the victim confessed that one Muslim youth named Shibu Ali befriended her posing as a Hindu named Sachin. The girl said that when his identity was revealed, he started torturing her. Shibu beat her up and pressurised her to convert to Islam. He also forced her to consume beef, which is a sin according to Hindu customs and to engage in sexual activities with a cleric. The victim narrated how Shibu physically assaulted her when she refrained from doing what she was asked to. Tired of all this, the girl one day escaped and came back to her parents. On August 14, Shibu allegedly again called up the victim and pressurised her to give in to his demands. When she objected, Shibu attacked the victim with a knife.
On September 12, one Pooja Patel, a resident of Varanasi who had married Mohammad Aftab Siddiqui of Lucknow, committed suicide by hanging herself in her house. It was reported how Pooja, tired of being forced by husband Aftab and his family to adopt Islam had committed suicide. Calling it a case of Love Jihad, locals suspected that the girl was murdered by the husband's family, which was pressurising her to adopt Islam.
On September 8, another case of Love Jihad has been reported in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, where a 14-year-old Hindu girl was allegedly trapped by a Muslin youth pretending to be Hindu. The incident was reported in Kanpur's Gopal Nagar. The victim's family, with the help of Bajrang Dal State Secretary Ramji Tiwari, approached the police with a complaint and sought action against the accused- Fateh Khan alias Aryan Mehrotra. It was reported how the accused wore a Kalawa (Hindu sacred thread) around his wrist, sported a Tilak and frequently visited temples to fool the Hindu girl. As per the family's complaint, the accused Fateh Khan had been pressuring the victim to adopt Islam and sexually exploiting her too.
Last month, an incident came to the fore where an 18-year-old Hindu girl Muskaan, hailing from Kanpur's Govind Nagar was brainwashed with the help of occult practices by one Muslim youth named Asif Shah alias Nafiz. He had reportedly, physically abused her, threatened and intimidated her to convert into Islam and marry him. OpIndia had extensively reported the case.
Then there is the Shalini Yadav case reported on August 21, which had actually started a domino effect, and other cases began to emerge. Shalini Yadav's brother had alleged that one Mohd Faisal had brainwashed and pressurised her sister to adopt Islam. It is pertinent to note here, that Shalini Yadav, who now identifies herself as Fiza Fatima, had been absconding for over two months.
Then the case of Lakhimpur Kheri's 18-year-old Dalit girl, whose mutilated body was found dumped near a dried-up pond by one Dilshad.
The Kanpur's Panki case in which two accused Mohsin Khan and Aamir were arrested. The police had said that one Mohsin Khan befriended a Hindu girl, posing as Sameer, and then married her. Meanwhile, Mohsin's friend Aamir became friendly with the younger sister of Mohsin's wife, but the girl realised their game plan and stopped meeting him. She was then threatened with dire consequences if she did not marry Aamir. The girls approached the police and action was taken against the two youths.
On August 28, a case was reported in which Lucky Khan allegedly befriended a minor Hindu girl and took objectional photos to blackmail her.
On July 31 some Muslim youths tried to kidnap a Dalit girl from her home in Meerut, UP. However, the victim's family confronted these youths and rescued the girl. The victim's family then lodged a complaint against Suhail and his accoplice with the police based on which an FIR was filed. In The complaint the girl's family accused Suhail of posing as a Hindu for the 6 months and en-trap their daughter. When, Sohail's identity was revealed in front pf the girl she refused to talk to him, this delebrated Sohail to plan her kidnapping.
At the end of the month of July, a story of the mummified and broken skeletons of one Priya and her young daughter had caused a shockwave across the nation. On July 26, disturbing videos had emerged showing how one Shamshad had buried the corpses of the mother-daughter duo in his own house. The Muslim youth from Meerut had posed as Amit Gurjar to befriend the Hindu girl Priya. The Meerut police dug up Shamshad's house to recovers decomposed bodies of Priya and her child tied and dumped in a plastic bag. Shamshad had allegedly killed the duo after his identity was revealed and hid the corpse in his own house.
The cases mentioned above are only a few of the many cases which must have occurred in the last 2 months. There must be many many more cases which might have transpired in the remote areas of the country but could not make it's way to the media. Seeing the alarming rate at which such cases have been raising its ugly head in Uttar Pradesh, the Kanpur Police have formed an eight-member Special Investigation Team(SIT) to investigate the rising number of forced conversions done on the pretext of marriage.
In the backdrop of the increasing number of cases in the city, Hindu organisations met IG Kanpur Mohit Agarwal and requested for a probe into the matter. Acting on the complaint, the police constituted a team to probe if there is any pattern or modus operandi behind the alleged incidents of 'love jihad' in the district. In addition to this, the SIT team has also been asked to investigate the role of Islamic organisations like PFI and SIMI in financing the 'love jihad' racket in Kanpur.
Whether the widespread liberals and the left-controlled education system, believe it or not, it is now a well-established fact that the menace of Love Jihad exists and a well-organised syndicate, sponsored by many radical Islamic organisations, has been working towards it, in an attempt to push the nation towards a civil war. It is high time that these so-called liberals, who have shown scant interest in this disastrous conspiracy, open their eyes and perceive this dreaded threat knocking on our doors.
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Partnership with Reds bringing baseball back to Wilberforce University
Wilberforce president Dr. Elfred Anthony Pinkard speaks Tuesday in Cincinnati at an event announcing the return of the university's baseball program through a partnership with the Reds. Cincinnati Reds photo
By Mark Schmetzer, Contributing Writer
Program has been dormant since 1940
CINCINNATI -- Of all the reasons for the Cincinnati Reds and Wilberforce University to establish a connection, Michael Anderson points out a simple one – history.
"The Reds were the first professional baseball team and Wilberforce was the first HBCU," the Reds public relations manager points out.
Technically, Pennsylvania's Cheyney State ranks as the nation's first Historically Black College or University, but Wilberforce was the first to be owned and operated by Blacks and is the oldest private HBCU. It opened in 1856, 13 years before the Reds made their debut as baseball's first all-professional team, which makes Tuesday's momentous announcement that Bulldog baseball will be revived with the help of the Reds Community Fund after lying dormant since 1940.
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, along with his wife, first lady Fran DeWine, was on hand at Great American Ball Park to help announce the return to Wilberforce in fall 2022.
"My children are runners," said DeWine, who lives five miles from Wilberforce in Cedarville and already planned to be on hand at Great American Ball Park to pick out his 2022 season ticket seats and pick up his Reds Hall of Fame bobblehead collection. "When high school students are looking for a college, some of them ask 'Can I run?' or 'Can I play golf?' This is one more tool, one more reason, to look to Wilberforce for a college."
The connection between Wilberforce and the Reds will be through the franchise's Youth Academy in Cincinnati's Roselawn neighborhood. Wilberforce players will have access to the facilities, but the Reds also will be working with the university to create opportunities for non-playing studentsto intern in the team's front office.
"We're very, very excited," Wilberforce President Elfred Anthony Pinkard said during the 18-minute media session, staged on the Great American Ball Park concourse in front of murals depicting the original 1869 Reds and the mid-1970s Big Red Machine. "We have always been an institution of possibilities – a place of possibilities. I thank the Reds for having the courage and compassion to partner with Wilberforce. This is representative of what occurred in 1856.
"This is much more than an partnership. This speaks to who we are as a nation."
Roosevelt Barnes, a Wilberforce graduate who coached the Reds RBI Senior team to a World Series championship in August, and his wife, Kellie Boyd Barnes, was a driving force in forging the partnership between the franchise and the university, Reds Community Fund director Charley Frank said.
"I started the conversation with his wife three years ago." Roosevelt Barnes said. "It turned into this. We're excited to impact young men through baseball."
"What a great day for the two communities," Frank said.
Frank pointed out that the Reds RBI program has sent six players on to HBCU teams outside of Ohio.
"We're excited that the proposition will now include Wilberforce here in Ohio," he said. "This will be an opportunity for students to interact with the Reds community. They can play at Roselawn and train there, and other students can interact with the business side. The sky's the limit."
Also on hand for the media session was Reds Vice President of People and Culture Victor Livisay, Reds Youth Academy Assistant Director Jeremy Hamilton, Reds Senior Vice President of Business Operations Karen Forgus, Wilberfore Athletics Director Derek Williams, Wilberforce Chief Operating Officer William Woodson, Wilberforce Vice President of Institutional Advancement Natalie Coles and Wilberforce Assistant Vice President of Public Relations and Programs Marsha Bonhart.
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The module is a self-teaching module requiring the student to recognise and follow structures on a CT Scan that are demonstrated in an accompanying labeled frame. The module should enable the student to both learn the CT anatomy and also to develop their technique of interrogating CT Scans which will make their interpretation of abnormal scans more thorough and accurate.


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Pamela Fagan Hutchins, former president and current board chair for the guild, is the guest speaker on the final day of the Houston Writers Guild Annual Conference, scheduled for April 29-May 1 at Marriott Houston Westchase. Her topic, "Indie Publishing Done Smart," will contain a few gems based on personal experiences with her husband, Eric Hutchins, whom she refers to as a caped crusader.
Pamela Fagan Hutchins will sign copies of her book, Hell to Pay, on Saturday, April 30, beginning at 11:15 a.m.; and between guest speaking breaks on Sunday, May 1, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Houston Writers Guild Annual Conference, Marriott Houston Westchase, 281-787-1817, 2900 Briarpark, houstonwritersguild.org and pamelafaganhutchins.com.
Manning Wolfe will sign her new book, Dollar Signs: Texas Lady Lawyer vs Boots King, at the Texas Library Association Annual Conference on April 20.
Which brings our literary story back to Manning Wolfe, a graduate of Rice University and the University of Texas School of law, who also is a member of the Houston Writers Guild. She'll be signing copies of her newest book, Dollar Signs: Texas Lady Lawyer vs Boots King at the guild's exhibitor booth at the Texas Library Association Annual Conference on April 20.
While writing the first Dollar Signs, she submitted an early manuscript to the Writer's League of Texas and took home first place in its 2014 competition. Her heroine, Merit Bridges (an attorney and widowed mother who "works hard, drinks too much wine and sleeps with younger men") is really gaining traction, and the second in the series, Dollar Signs: Texas Lady Lawyer vs Browno Zars, is set for release this summer.
Of her main character, Wolfe says she's "very feisty, a guardian of the rights of women, [has a] soft spot for women in jeopardy. She's not self-righteous, she's highly principled, she loves a good fight." Sounds like she's got just the right stuff to take on opponents named Browno and Boots.
Manning Wolfe will sign copies of her book, Dollar Signs: Texas Lady Lawyer vs Boots King, on Wednesday, April 20, from 10:15 to 5 p.m. at the Houston Writers Guild exhibitor booth, Texas Library Association Annual Conference, George R. Brown Convention Center, 1001 Avenida de las Americas, txla.org/annual-conference and manningwolfe.com.


Boy Erased is based on the real-life teenage experiences of writer Garrard Conley, who, while growing up in Bible Belt America, was sent by his God-fearing parents to undergo conversion therapy to cure his homosexuality.
After reading Conley's memoir, Edgerton says he became obsessed – knowing the story could reach a different audience and make a real impact on the big screen. He just wasn't sure he was qualified for the job.
Edgerton explained: There's beautifully and wonderfully currently a really hot microscope of sorts on representation, behind the camera as well as in front.
Mainly in front of the camera – you see time and time again studios making mistakes in the way in which they represent identity and culture and sexuality and religion and colour of skin on screen.
Behind the camera is a really interesting conversation too and I wasn't aware of it as much as… I started to feel that way once I'd read the book.
Edgerton said he started to look at it from a different angle: Just because it's an LGBTQ movie doesn't mean it should be called LGBTQ as if it's a genre. This is a drama, it's a family drama.
Referencing two other 2018 films with gay central characters – compelled to hide their sexuality from the world – Edgerton says: The Miseducation Of Cameron Post is a drama and perhaps a romance. Love, Simon is a romantic comedy. They're not LGBTQ movies. They should be part that, but they should also have their own identity within a genre.
I think he started to think I was a bit crazy. I was so intrusive in his life, asking questions and researching stuff. In the end I gave up my reticence to do it and just embraced it.
He said: I read this [book] because I have a big fascination with institutions. I love prison stories, I love asylums – I don't love 'em, I'm curious about them – and they were a big part of my fears growing up; I was scared of being sent to a place where someone would lock the key and throw it away and take me away from my parents.
So I went into the book with that fascination, which was sort of just a morbid curiosity. What I came out of it with was this… I felt like I got to know a family, who loved each other so much and yet all of their paths of communication and understanding were so criss-crossed, that so much pain and chaos had been created.
It was a story that felt very familiar even though it was very different from my own experience.
I just became somehow, for whatever reason, daily obsessed with it, as in I was thinking about it, I'd wake up thinking about it, throughout the day I was thinking about it, and I knew I had to be involved in some way.
Edgerton said there were many reasons the film was worth making: It wasn't just because of a boy's harrowing experience, it wasn't just to put a spotlight on conversion therapy. It was to show that some people can change their minds and acknowledge that they make mistakes.


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Tech giants aim for encryption in memory
By Dylan Bushell-Embling
Some of the biggest names in tech have joined forces for a project to provide a fully encrypted life cycle for sensitive business data.
Companies including Microsoft, IBM, Intel, Red Hat and Google Cloud have teamed up to found the Confidential Computing Consortium.
The consortium will aim to develop a method for enterprises to process encrypted data in memory while ensuring it is protected from the rest of the system.
The other founding members of the consortium are ARM, Swiss operator Swisscom and Chinese internet giants Alibaba, Baidu and Tencent.
The consortium plans to serve as a way for the industry to collaborate on the development of open source technology and frameworks that support new confidential computing scenarios.
Confidential computing refers to protecting data while in use, so data is not visible in unencrypted form even during computation.
This would mean the data is not even accessible to public cloud or edge device vendors, laying the foundation for new computing scenarios such as protecting sensitive data such as proprietary machine learning models and customer information at the edge, and enabling confidential query processing in database engines within secure enclaves.
Enabling these scenarios requires the development of new attestation and key management services, and the development of confidential hardware.
While there are multiple implementations of confidential hardware, each has its own SDK, leading to interoperability issues and complexity for developers.
The consortium plans to create technology, taxonomy and cross-platform development tools for confidential computing to enable the development of software that can be deployed across different public clouds and Trusted Execution Environment architectures.
The project will include the development of common, open source frameworks and SDKs to enable developers to write code that is portable between environments. This support will initially encompass Intel's SGX and ARM's TrustZone solutions.
From an Australian perspective, the project could run afoul of the encryption Bill, the legislation which enables law enforcement and intelligence agencies to compel technology companies to facilitate access to encrypted communications from their users.
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With over half of the world's human population now living in cities, human-carnivore interaction in urban areas is a growing area of concern and research for wildlife managers, conservationists, urban planners, and the public at large.
This volume brings together leading international carnivore researchers to explore the unique biological and ecological issues associated with mammalian carnivores in urban landscapes. Carnivores in urban areas are fascinating from an ecological standpoint. They elicit great passions - positive and negative - among humans and present difficult challenges for wildlife conservationists and managers. The first section of the book discusses the field of urban ecology and the many potential roles of carnivores in urban ecosystems, details the general behavior and ecology of this group of mammals, and addresses the human side of potential conflicts between people and carnivores in cities.
The second section provides species accounts of the most common urban carnivores, including raccoons, coyotes, foxes, skunks, and mountain lions. A separate chapter examines the very specialized place of domesticated cats and dogs. The last section compares how various carnivore species fare in cities, looks at the utility of existing conservation and conflict management efforts, and suggests directions for further research and future management initiatives. This thorough examination of the conflicts and complications surrounding urban wildlife is the first to focus specifically on carnivores. It includes an extensive bibliography and is an essential reference for wildlife biologists, mammalogists, and urban planners.
Stanley D. Gehrt is an adjunct senior scientist at Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation and an assistant professor of wildlife ecology at Ohio State University. Seth P. D. Riley is a wildlife ecologist with the U.S. National Park Service. Brian L. Cypher is a research ecologist at California State University, Stanislaus.


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You like us, you really like us! …is what we'd be saying had we actually won anything. In this episode, the guys discuss the nominations for the 2017 Game Awards, specifically how they don't measure up to our illustrious entitled standards. Also in this episode: EA Ruins Star Wars! Paul beats Metal Gear Solid, and Pikachu freaks everyone out by talking. Hosted on the wonderful Internet Archive.


Getting blown out in the playoffs is never an easy thing. And for a team like the Spurs, who are not used to dropping games like this, it must be especially hard.
While the frustrated mood is understandable, that poor reporter probably didn't deserve all that. The Spurs play again on Monday, April 16th where they will try once again to steal a game in Oakland before they head back to San Antonio on the 19th.


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A Brief Rant About iPhone Saturation
Posted By Gene Steinberg On October 29, 2015 @ 12:00 AM In News | 4 Comments
The critics say that, any day now, Apple will hit the limits on iPhone growth. Sales will flatten and will eventually begin to drop. Perhaps that's already happened with the iPad, witness the sales decreases since 2014, after a four-year run-up. Of course, tablets represent a different issue entirely that's outside the scope of this column.
Still, Apple has to prove itself each and every quarter. That the iPhone continues to gain against Samsung and other companies is evidently not so important. At one time, it seemed that Samsung was the unstoppable giant, until people decided that they weren't so crazy about Galaxy smartphones despite all the praise lavished by some members of the tech press. Indeed, Consumer Reports continues to rate a Galaxy a tad higher than an iPhone, probably because it has more features. Less important to them is whether those extra features really enhance the customer experience, or are merely window dressing to look impressive on bullet point charts.
In any case, Tim Cook attempted to give the financial community reason to be optimistic during the quarterly conference call. He cited two significant numbers that indicate the potential. One was the fact that 30% of iPhone sales in the September quarter went to Android switchers. And that's mostly before the new Move to iOS Android app appeared in Google Play. That app eases the process of moving your stuff from Android to iOS.
But I do wonder how Apple managed to come up with that statistic, unless the numbers are based on some random surveys of new customers. It's not that you have to tell them what you were using before you bought your first iPhone.
Unfortunately, probing but sensible questions of this sort are never asked by the financial community or the few journalists who are granted an interview with Apple's CEO. But I will take it as accurate until I have reason to be skeptical.
Evidently that percentage has increased in recent months, and it may just be the result of the fact that Apple went to higher display sizes beginning with the iPhone 6 last year. That long-expected move essentially eliminated the key feature the competition offered that Apple couldn't match. Yes, there are still wider ranges of display configurations on other smartphones, but a tenth of an inch or two is no big deal, although some desperate companies might want you to think it gives you a choice. To me, it's a choice of confusion.
The other figure is of equal importance, and that is that only a similar percentage of iPhone users have upgraded to the newer versions. That leaves a huge opportunity for sales to people who are upgrading their gear, and maybe this will be that year. Despite the similar look, it's been shown that the iPhone 6s actually offered far more new and enhanced features than its predecessor.
Cook also cites the sales opportunities in developing countries, particularly as they establish and expand LTE networks. This doesn't mean Apple plans to cut the prices any, but evidently iPhones remain aspirational products that more and more people whose incomes are growing will consider.
Certainly the wireless carriers are doing what they can to entice you to upgrade. New lease-purchase schemes allow you to pay a monthly fee and upgrade your smartphone every 12 months, 18 months, or even two years without an extra charge. I think there are one or two plans out there that'll support upgrades every six months, although that hardly makes any sense unless you are never satisfied. Apple also offers such a deal at their U.S. retail outlets, and that might be expanded to other dealers and countries.
In short, if you opt for such payment schemes, you will never stop paying. Well, amend that. You can continue paying without upgrading until the end of the contract, usually two years. You then own your iPhone free and clear.
Such purchase schemes help the industry as they look more and more towards upgraders to fuel smartphone growth, or at least keep it from flattening. A combination of upgraders and people buying a specific model for the first time might work for a time. So long as Apple can count on a decent number of Android switchers, that will also push growth, although a plateau is inevitable. Otherwise, they've have to sell an iPhone to everyone on Earth to keep going.
It does help Wall Street that Apple's guidance for the current quarter is in the range of analyst estimates. If revenue matches those predictions, it'll mean that the iPhone will continue to grow in the current quarter, though no doubt at a slower rate than last year.
I also wonder how long customers will tolerate the endless upgrade cycle. Obviously people are keeping their iPads longer than expected, which is just one of the reasons sales have fallen short. So how long can Apple keep coming up with compelling reasons for you to buy a new iPhone? Isn't there a point where even two years will be too short?
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Every year I will get my hair cut before Chinese New Year (CNY). It's a tradition since young that I usually follow. It's believed that if you have a haircut before CNY, you will have a good start to the year and you will have a smooth year ahead.
This year I went for my haircut at Theatre Hairdressing in Gurney Plaza 6 days before CNY. It's considered quite early as last year I went to cut my hair the day before reunion dinner and the year before, I cut my hair in the afternoon on reunion day itself. A bit last minute and I was rushing as I wasn't well, so had to rest as much as possible, then gather up whatever strength I have to get things done before CNY. At least this year I started off earlier as compared to the alst 2 years. It's kind of funny because the few years before the last 2 years, I prepared for CNY sometimes a year before. For example, I buy my CNY clothes or shoes if I see any suitable ones and keep them until the next CNY then I wear it. Then I fell really sick and the preparation was just so last minute, I really didn't like it.
If you're wondering why would it be necessary for someone to buy new clothes, shoes and cut hair ? Well, I'm running a business and I need to be presentable. Besides, it's just my style to look presentable when I'm out. I'm sometimes also at events and different places to blog, so I will be meeting people and it's only nice to respect others and to dress nicely. Not unless I'm really sick and can't dress up, being presentable is something I prefer when I'm out. At home is a different story, it's more about being in comfortable clothes and wearing what I want.
There has always been people talking online about how they insult people who like to look rich but is actually not and those who are rich actually don't dress up. While you don't have to pretend to look rich in order to look good, at least look presentable. What's the meaning of "looking rich" anyway ? Does it mean that that person has money sticking all over the clothes then only you can tell if that person "looks rich" ?
If you're saying rich people don't look good, then it's not true. There are some entrepreneurs, businesswoman or successful people who dress really well and if you want to use Bill Gates or Mark Zuckerberg as an example, saying that they don't look rich, how would you know what brand of sweater they are wearing and they actually look presentable and neat even if it's a t-shirt. It's simple styling but still presentable. You don't see them wearing t-shirt that's torn or look worn out (unless deliberate fashion to have holes in the t-shirt) when they appear in public. No one is asking you to wear your glittering evening gown out to go for shopping or to go takeaway food, but if you want, then it's also your choice. Someone people just like to look extremely good while some just like it simple. The point is to look presentable.
Anyway, here's the video taken after my haircut at Theatre Hairdressing. It's also available for viewing on Facebook here.
My hairstylist is Kelvin and he said he has been working at Theatre Hairdressing for over 10 years. He told me that they are in the midst of changing their salon name to La Palma so in case you can't find their salon, it's on the 4th Floor of Gurney Plaza, the same stretch of shoplots as a shop selling cheongsam and another shop selling baju kebaya (Malay traditional wear). The haircut he did and styled for me is nice and turns out pretty cute, like a shoulder length doll-style.
Saw the hairband I'm wearing ? It's the CNY hairband from Myle Enterprise which I wore in the video from my last blog post. It's also suitable for Valentine's Day. If you're interested, you can purchase at www.myleenterprise.com/shop and view more items there.
If you haven't cut your hair and need a haircut before CNY comes, Theatre Hairdressing is still open until reunion day, 3pm in the afternoon. Reunion dinner and CNY 2019, need to look good to usher in a good year ahead.
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Arie Théodore (Ad) Molendijk (Bergen op Zoom, 12 maart 1929) is een Nederlandse beeldhouwer.

Leven en werk
Molendijk bezocht van 1952 tot 1953 de Kunstnijverheidsschool in Breda. Van 1953 tot 1954 studeerde hij aan de Koninklijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten van Antwerpen van 1954 tot 1956 aan het Hoger Instituut voor Schone Kunsten (HISK) in Antwerpen. Molendijk had zijn eerste expositie in 1960 in de Antwerpse galerie Hessenhuis en zijn eerste solo-expositie in Galerie d'Eendt in Amsterdam. In 1964 en 1965 nam hij deel aan tentoonstellingen in het Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam. Molendijk was met onder anderen Frans de Boo, Roger Chailloux, John Grosman, Guillaume Lo-A-Njoe, Karl Pelgrom, Jan Sierhuis, Pierre van Soest, Aat Verhoog en Leo de Vries lid van de Amsterdamse kunstenaarsgroep Groep Scorpio.

In 1967 nam Molendijk deel aan het kunstproject Beeld en Route van Ter Apel naar de Waddenzee en de Grote Markt in Groningen en in 1969 besloot hij zich in de provincie Groningen te vestigen. Hij exposeerde onder andere in het Groninger Museum en werd in 1980 uitgenodigd voor deelname aan de groepsexpositie Groningen Monumentaal in het Stadspark in Winschoten.

De steenbeeldhouwer woonde en werkte lange tijd in Bad Nieuweschans. Drie van zijn sculpturen werden geplaatst aan de oostkant van Bad Nieuweschans met de oude, nog herkenbare, vestinglinie. Deze vestingtekens bevinden zich aan de Bunderpoort, op de begraafplaats en aan de Meijerstraat. Molendijk woont sinds 2010 in Baarn.

Werken (selectie)
 Zonder titel (1972), Sloterpark in Amsterdam Nieuw-West
 Sculptuur, Wethouder H. Meijerstraat in Bad Nieuweschans
 Sculptuur, entree Kappa Triton aan de Hoofdstraat in Bad Nieuweschans
 Sculptuur/fontein, Voorstraat in Bad Nieuweschans - in samenwerking met Joop de Blaauw
 Sculptuur, kerkhof aan de Rusthoflaan in Bad Nieuweschans
 Zonder titel'', Bunderpoort in Bad Nieuweschans
 Monument voormalige synagoge, Achterstraat in Bad Nieuweschans

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 Lijst van Nederlandse beeldhouwers

kunstenaar Wybrand Ganzevoort was ook een goede vriend van Ad Molendijk

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Glastonbury is an event so big that it''s hardly to grasp, so many stages, so many bands. If you''re tipped by BBC Radio 1 as number 6 in the top 10 of ''must-see bands'' then that says something about Wille & The Bandits. A band which carreer has grown just as organically as Glastonbury. Shows, doing lots and lots of them through the whole of Europe in a wide variety of places. Lots of times pretty much ''under the radar'', but building a growing cult fanbase of dedicated followers by giving great live shows. Doing that in places which get bigger with every return show. Their great live repuation brought them in the Netherlands to 10e bluesfestival in Theater de Tamboer, alongside reputable names as Eric Sardinas, Band Of Friends and Dutch legend My Brainbox. In their homecountry the UK they were already spotted by The Kaizers Chiefs and Classic Rock Magazine: "The Kaiser Chiefs said these guys are the new Seasick Steve, but there much more than that, surely destined for great things" (Classic Rock Magazine). So nobody will be surprised at the titel of their new cd: " Grow"!


Background: Elderly patients are the fastest-growing group in need of renal transplantation. This study puts focus on renal transplant recipients in their 80th year or longer at time of engraftment. Is there evidence to support an absolute upper age limit for renal transplantation? Methods: Recipients in their 80th year or longer, transplanted between 1983 and 2015, were included. Data were retrieved from the Norwegian Renal Registry in the end of October 2015. Graft and patient survivals were compared with recipients aged 70 to 79 years at transplantation. Results: Forty-seven patients older than 79 years were transplanted in the defined period. Median age 80.1 years, 81% were men. Median time on dialysis before transplantation was 18.5 months. All patients received an allograft from a deceased donor (median donor age, 61.8 years). In the death-censored graft survival model, there was no statistical difference between the groups. We found improved patient and graft survivals after introduction of mycophenolate mofetil and induction with basiliximab. Patients transplanted before 2000 had increased risk of death compared with those transplanted after 2000 (hazard ratio, 3.2; 95% confidence interval, 1.2-8.7). Median uncensored graft survival for patients transplanted after the year 2000 was 5.0 year (95% confidence interval, 2.4-7.6). Median patient survival was 5.0 years (3.1-6.9) and 5-year patient survival was 55%. Conclusions: Age by itself should not be an absolute contraindication against renal transplantation. An estimated 5-year survival rate of 55% post-engraftment for an 80-year-old patient is in our opinion more than acceptable.
Preapproval clinical trials examining the safety and efficacy of rosuvastatin demonstrated an increased incidence of proteinuria, hematuria, rhabdomyolysis, and other acute kidney injury of unknown cause at high doses. The latter cases manifested with urine sediment findings and in some cases, renal histology, indicating renal tubular injury in the absence of rhabdomyolysis. Despite these provocative findings, there have been very few reports in the literature regarding non−rhabdomyolysis-mediated acute kidney injury associated with high-dose rosuvastatin since its widespread introduction more than a decade ago, suggesting that it is either a rare entity or systematically underdiagnosed and under-reported.
Background: Calcific uremic arteriolopathy (CUA), also referred to as calciphylaxis, is a rare and serious complication of kidney failure with limited treatment options. Kidney transplantation (KTX) restores kidney function and is hence a potential treatment option for CUA. We present 3 patients who had their CUA lesions successfully healed after urgent KTX. Methods: Data were retrospectively retrieved from hospital records at our national transplant center. Results: All 3 patients had previously been kidney transplanted and had experienced graft loss and were in stage 5 kidney failure when CUA developed. One patient was on warfarin treatment for pulmonary embolism. Skin lesions developed in the lower limbs in all 3 patients. Multidisciplinary care including intensified hemodialysis did not induce any clinically relevant improvement of the lesions. The recipients were enlisted on a clinically urgent waitlist for KTX and received a deceased donor kidney after 2 to 4 weeks. All recipients experienced good graft function. The lesions healed completely within 6 weeks in 2 patients. In the third patient, partial healing occurred after 2 months and complete healing was achieved 4 months after transplantation. Conclusions: These cases indicate that urgent KTX may contribute to an efficient treatment for end-stage renal disease patients with CUA.
A 72-year-old woman with poorly controlled hyperlipidemia and diabetes presented to the emergency department with a 5-day history of lower abdominal pain. She also had fever and reported nausea and vomiting. Physical examination revealed lower abdominal tenderness. Blood tests revealed leukocytosis associated with a left shift (neutrophil count of 11,800 per cubic millimeter) and elevation of the levels of C-reactive protein (24.0 mg per deciliter) and glucose (735 mg per deciliter [41 mmol per liter]). A plain radiograph of the kidneys, ureters, and bladder showed air surrounding the bladder (Panel A, arrows). An abdominal computed tomographic scan revealed an area of gas dissecting the bladder wall, bilateral hydronephrosis, and intramural gas with a cobblestone or beaded-necklace appearance (Panel B, arrows), findings consistent with emphysematous cystitis. The patient was treated with broad-spectrum antimicrobial agents and placement of a Foley catheter. Subsequently, a urine culture was positive for Escherichia coli; the patient was treated with antibiotics and recovered uneventfully. Emphysematous cystitis is a urinary tract infection that is associated with gas formation and is commonly caused by E. coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae.
by Wu, M., Gu, J., Mei, S., Xu, D., Jing, Y., Yao, Q., Chen, M., Yang, M., Chen, S., Yang, B., Qi, N., Hu, H., Wüthrich, R. P., Mei, C.
Inflammation plays an important role in polycystic kidney disease (PKD). The current study aimed to examine the efficacy of the anti-inflammatory compound resveratrol in PKD and to investigate its underlying mechanism of action.
Male Han:SPRD (Cy/+) rats with PKD were treated with 200 mg/kg/day resveratrol or vehicle by gavage for 5 weeks. Human autosomal dominant (AD) PKD cells, three-dimensional (3D) Madin-Darby canine kidney cells and zebrafish were treated with various concentrations of resveratrol or the nuclear factor B (NF-B) inhibitor QNZ.
Resveratrol treatment reduced blood urea nitrogen levels and creatinine levels by 20 and 24%, respectively, and decreased two-kidney/total body weight ratio by 15% and cyst volume density by 24% in Cy/+ rats. The proliferation index and the macrophage infiltration index were reduced by 40 and 43%, respectively, in resveratrol-treated cystic kidneys. Resveratrol reduced the levels of the pro-inflammatory factors monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and complement factor B (CFB) in Cy/+ rat kidneys in parallel with the decreased activity of NF-B (p50/p65). The activation of NF-B and its correlation with pro-inflammatory factor expression were confirmed in human ADPKD cells and kidney tissues. Resveratrol and QNZ inhibited the expression of MCP-1, TNF-α and CFB and reduced NF-B activity in ADPKD cells. Moreover, NF-B blockage minimized the inhibition of inflammatory factor production by resveratrol treatment. Furthermore, resveratrol or QNZ inhibited cyst formation in the 3D cyst and zebrafish models.
The NF-B signaling pathway is activated and partly responsible for inflammation in polycystic kidney tissues. Targeting inflammation through resveratrol could be a new strategy for PKD treatment in the future.
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Yasumitsu Hirose, M.D.Hayato Kaida, M.D.
A 51-year-old man presented with fever and general malaise of 2 weeks' duration. He had had diabetes mellitus for the preceding 20 years, and at the time of presentation this condition was poorly controlled. On admission to the hospital, his white-cell count was 10,800 per cubic millimeter (normal range, 3900 to 9800). The C-reactive protein level was 8.6 mg per deciliter, blood urea nitrogen 90 mg per deciliter (32 mmol per liter), creatinine 4.9 mg per deciliter (430 μmol per liter), and glycated hemoglobin 11.2%. Abdominal radiography (Panel A) and computed tomography (Panel B) revealed gas collection in the parenchyma (arrows) and perinephric space (arrowhead) of the left kidney. The patient received a diagnosis of emphysematous pyelonephritis, possibly caused by retrograde infection related to diabetes-associated neurogenic bladder. Escherichia coli was isolated in blood culture but not in urine cultures. The patient was treated with antibiotics; the infection resolved, and renal function improved (the blood urea nitrogen level declined to 23 mg per deciliter [8 mmol per liter] and creatinine to 2.6 ml per deciliter [230 μmol per liter]).
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Kidney injury related to paraproteinemia is common and typically occurs after the 4th decade of life in association with an underlying plasma cell dyscrasia or other lymphoproliferative disease. Kidney transplantation in paraprotein-related kidney disease can be successful in conjunction with treatment of the underlying hematopoietic process; however, when hematologic response to therapy is not achieved, recurrent kidney injury is frequently seen. We describe a young male patient who presented with end stage kidney disease at the age of 23 years thought to be secondary to focal segmental glomerulosclerosis who ultimately received two kidney allografts. He experienced recurrent proteinuria in both kidneys with a biopsy from his second allograft showing kappa-restricted crystalline light chain podocytopathy, which was identified in both his native and first allograft kidneys upon retrospective review. Recurrent light chain podocytopathy has not been previously reported but poses a diagnostic challenge as it can mimic focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, particularly in young patients where paraprotein-related kidney injury is usually not suspected.
[-3.0, 11.4]). Incidence of tBPAR (19.1% vs 11.2%; P<0.05) was significantly higher, while graft loss (1.3% vs 3.9%; P<0.05) and composite of graft loss/death/lost to follow-up (6.1% vs 10.5%, P = 0.05) were significantly lower in EVR+LTac versus MMF+STac groups, respectively. Mean eGFR was similar between EVR+LTac and MMF+STac groups (63.1 [22.0] vs 63.1 [19.5] mL/min/1.73 m2) and safety was comparable. In conclusion, EVR+LTac missed non-inferiority versus MMF+STac based on the 10% non-inferiority margin. Further studies evaluating optimal immunosuppression for improved efficacy will guide appropriate dosing and target-levels of EVR and LTac in RTxRs.
We, the investigators of the National Transplantation Pregnancy Registry (NTPR), read with concern King and colleagues' Pregnancy Outcomes Related to Mycophenolate Exposure in Female Kidney Transplant Recipients , based on a limited subset of our data, which concludes that first trimester exposure to mycophenolate (MPA) may not be associated with increased fetal risks. We disagree with their interpretation of the data and feel strongly that their conclusions convey false information regarding MPA safety during pregnancy. In contrast, our analysis of this data finds: (1) the significant risks to pregnancies exposed to MPA any time in the first trimester are miscarriage and phenotypic birth defects, and (2) no association between discontinuing MPA products <6 weeks preconception and the risk of graft loss at 5 years. We attribute the authors' invalid conclusions to systematic errors in assigning recipients to their comparison groups and missing information.
Solid organ transplant recipients (SOTRs) are at increased risk of developing and dying from cancer. However, controversies exist around cancer screening in this population owing to reduced life expectancy and competing causes of death. This systematic review assesses the availability, quality and consistency of cancer screening recommendations in clinical practice guidelines (CPGs). We systematically searched bibliographic databases and gray literature to identify CPGs and assessed their quality using AGREE II. Recommendations were extracted along with their supporting evidence. Thirteen guidelines were included in the review. CPGs for kidney recipients were the most frequent source of screening recommendations, and recommendations for skin cancer screening were most frequently presented. Some screening recommendations differed from those for the general population, based on literature demonstrating higher cancer incidence among SOTRs versus direct evidence of screening effectiveness. Relevant stakeholders such as oncology specialists, primary care providers and public health experts were not involved in the formulation of the screening recommendations. In conclusion, although several guidelines make recommendations for cancer screening in SOTRs, the availability of cancer screening recommendations varied considerably by transplanted organ. More studies are required to inform cancer screening recommendations in SOTRs, and guideline development should involve transplant patients, oncologists and cancer screening specialists.
Background: The contribution of calcineurin inhibitors (CNI) nephrotoxicity to progressive kidney transplant injury remains debated, with little long-term data from the modern tacrolimus (TAC) era using lower doses. Methods: This longitudinal cohort study evaluated histological evidence of CNI nephrotoxicity from normal donor kidneys of successful kidney-pancreas transplant recipients during cyclosporine (CSA) and TAC eras, analyzed by intention-to-treat. Results: From 200 patients, 1622 adequate prospective protocol (84.3%) and indication (15.7%) kidney biopsies yielded 8.1 ± 4.1 samples per patient, over 7.4 ± 4.4 years posttransplant. The TAC era demonstrated less rejection and reduced early immune-mediated tubular damage, compared with CSA (P < 0.001). The incidences of acute mild arteriolopathy, striped interstitial fibrosis, glomerular congestion, and tubular microcalcification were all greater with CSA (hazard ratios of 1.70, 9.35, and 3.78, respectively) and maximal within the first posttransplant year, compared with TAC-treated patients (P < 0.001). However, the 1-, 5-, and 10-year prevalence moderate arteriolar hyalinosis was similar: CSA was 5.4%, 38.4%, and 79.1%; and TAC was 4.3%, 33.6% and 77.2%, respectively (P = NS). Morphometric measurement demonstrated lumenal narrowing from inwards collapse of hyalinized arteriolar walls unable to maintain its structural integrity. Severe hyalinosis was calculated to reduce arteriolar blood flow to 20 ± 34% of normal. Severity of arteriolar hyalinosis correlated with contemporaneous glomerulosclerosis (r = 0.44, P < 0.001), and subsequent progression in 1356 sequential biopsy pairs, consistent with glomerular ischemia. Conclusions: Tacrolimus-based therapy appeared superior to the CSA era, with less early CNI nephrotoxicity and fewer rejection episodes, but comparable chronic arteriolar toxicity. Calcineurin inhibitors are imperfect long-term maintenance immunosuppressive agents because of frequent and irreversible chronic toxicity.
Guidelines preferentially recommend noncalcium phosphate binders in adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD). We compare and rank phosphate-binder strategies for CKD.
Tertiary hyperparathyroidism is a common cause of hypercalcemia after kidney transplant. We designed this 12-month, prospective, multicenter, open–label, randomized study to evaluate whether subtotal parathyroidectomy is more effective than cinacalcet for controlling hypercalcemia caused by persistent hyperparathyroidism after kidney transplant. Kidney allograft recipients with hypercalcemia and elevated intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH) concentration were eligible if they had received a transplant ≥6 months before the study and had an eGFR>30 ml/min per 1.73 m2. The primary end point was the proportion of patients with normocalcemia at 12 months. Secondary end points were serum iPTH concentration, serum phosphate concentration, bone mineral density, vascular calcification, renal function, patient and graft survival, and economic cost. In total, 30 patients were randomized to receive cinacalcet (n=15) or subtotal parathyroidectomy (n=15). At 12 months, ten of 15 patients in the cinacalcet group and 15 of 15 patients in the parathyroidectomy group (P=0.04) achieved normocalcemia. Normalization of serum phosphate concentration occurred in almost all patients. Subtotal parathyroidectomy induced greater reduction of iPTH and associated with a significant increase in femoral neck bone mineral density; vascular calcification remained unchanged in both groups. The most frequent adverse events were digestive intolerance in the cinacalcet group and hypocalcemia in the parathyroidectomy group. Surgery would be more cost effective than cinacalcet if cinacalcet duration reached 14 months. All patients were alive with a functioning graft at the end of follow-up. In conclusion, subtotal parathyroidectomy was superior to cinacalcet in controlling hypercalcemia in these patients with kidney transplants and persistent hyperparathyroidism.
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Impact of early blood transfusion after kidney transplantation on the incidence of donor-specific anti-HLA antibodies.
AJT Impact of early blood transfusion after kidney transplantation on the incidence of donor-specific anti-HLA antibodies.
Ferrandiz I, Congy-Jolivet N, Del Bello A, et al.
Am J Transplant 2016 Mar 21.
Little is known about the impact of post-transplant blood transfusion on the sensitization of anti-HLA antibodies and the formation of donor-specific antibodies (DSAs). The aims of our study were to determine the 1-year incidence of DSAs (assessed using a solid-phase assay) and antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) in kidney-transplant patients who had or had not received a blood transfusion during the first year post-transplantation. Included were 390 non-HLA sensitized patients who had received an ABO-compatible kidney transplant, and had not previously or simultaneously received a non-kidney transplant. Sixty-four percent of patients received a red blood-cell transfusion within the first year post-transplantation, mostly within the first month. The overall 1-year incidence of DSAs was significantly higher in patients that had undergone transfusion (7.2% vs. 0.7% in patients with no transfusion, p<0.0001). AMR occurred more often in the transfusion group (n=15, 6%) compared to the non-transfusion group (n=2, 1.4%), p=0.04. Blood transfusion was an independent predictive factor for de novo DSA formation but not for AMR. Patients who had a transfusion and developed DSAs were more often treated with cyclosporin A (n=10, 55.5%) rather than tacrolimus (n=45, 19.4%), p=0.0001). In conclusion, early post-transplant blood transfusion may increase immunological risk, especially in under-immunosuppressed patients. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
Background: There is some evidence pointing toward better renal function in kidney transplant recipients (KTR) treated with once-daily tacrolimus (QD-TAC) vs. twice-daily tacrolimus (BID-TAC). Methods: This is an extension study of a 1-year, single arm prospective study of stable KTR who were converted from BID-TAC to QD-TAC (4.9 ± 4.0 years after transplantation) in Spanish routine clinical practice. Patient and graft survival, renal function, acute rejection episodes, and other analytic parameters were assessed at 24 and 36 months after conversion. Results: A total of 1798 KTR were included in the extension study. Tacrolimus doses at 36 months were significantly lower compared to those at time of conversion (−0.2 mg/day; P = 0.023). Blood levels were lower than baseline during all the study (P < 0.001). Graft and patient survival at 3 years after conversion were 93.9% and 95.1%, respectively. Compared with baseline, the mean estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) remained very stable at all timepoints (56.7 ± 19.8 vs 58.1 ± 24.6 mL/min per 1.73 m2 at month 36; P = 0.623). Even when patients reinitiating dialysis were counted as eGFR = 0, the mean eGFR was very stable. In fact, a small but significant increase was observed at 36 months versus baseline (+0.1 mL/min per 1.73 m2; P = 0.025). An increase in proteinuria was observed at 36 months versus baseline (+0.11 g/24 h; P < 0.001). Acute rejection rates were low during the study. Conclusions: Conversion from BID-TAC to QD-TAC in a large cohort of stable KTR was safe and associated with a very stable renal function after 3 years. Comparative studies are warranted to assess the feasibility of such conversion.
Background: Native nephrectomy (NNx) is often done in patients with autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease. Controversy exists concerning the need and timing of nephrectomy in transplant candidates. We hypothesize that posttransplant NNx does not negatively impact patient and graft survival. Methods: Among 470 autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease transplant recipients included in the study, 114 (24.3%) underwent pretransplant (30.7%) or posttransplant (69.3%) NNx. Clinical data were retrieved from electronic records. Follow-up was until death, graft loss or June 2014. Perioperative complications were compared between the surgical techniques (open or laparoscopic) and between the pretransplant and posttransplant nephrectomy groups. The effect of nephrectomy on graft survival was analyzed as a time-dependent covariate when performed posttransplant. Results: Mean age at transplant was 52.4 years, 53.8% were men, 93% white, 70% were from living donors, and 56.8% were preemptive. Nephrectomy was done laparoscopically in 31% and 86% in the pretransplant and posttransplant nephrectomy groups, respectively. Complications were less common in those who underwent nephrectomy posttransplant (26.6% vs 48%, P = 0.03) but were similar regardless of surgical technique (open, 33.3% vs laparoscopic, 33%; P = 0.66). Patient and graft survivals were similar between those who underwent pretransplant nephrectomy and the rest of the recipients. In the posttransplant nephrectomy group, nephrectomy did not affect patient (hazards ratio, 0.77; 95% confidence interval, 0.38-1.54; P = 0.45) or graft survival (hazards ratio, 1.0; 95% confidence interval, 0.57-1.76; P = 0.1). Conclusions: Nephrectomy does not adversely affect patient or graft survival. Posttransplant nephrectomy is feasible when indicated without compromising long-term graft outcome and has fewer complications than pretransplant nephrectomy.
Abstract: Posttransplant lymphoproliferative disease (PTLD) is a potentially fatal complication after (solid organ) transplantation, which is highly associated with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). The EBV-specific cytotoxic T cell response that is essential in controlling the virus in healthy individuals is suppressed in transplant recipients using immunosuppressive drugs. A primary EBV infection in EBV-seronegative patients receiving an EBV-seropositive donor organ or a reactivation in those who are already latently infected pretransplantation can lead to uninhibited growth of EBV-infected B cells and subsequently to PTLD. Effective preventive strategies, such as vaccines and antiviral agents, are lacking. Because not every transplant recipient with increasing EBV viral load develops PTLD, it is hard to decide how intensively these patients should be monitored and how and when a preemptive intervention should take place. There is a need for other tools to help predict the development of PTLD in patients at risk to make timing and strategy of preemptive intervention easier and more reliable. The cornerstone of the treatment of patients with PTLD is restoring the host's immunity by reduction of immunosuppressive drug therapy. American and British guidelines recommend to add rituximab monotherapy or rituximab in combination with cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisolone, depending on histology and clinical characteristics. Although response to these therapies is good, toxicity is a problem, and PTLD still has a relatively high mortality rate. An evolving therapy, especially in PTLD occurring in allogeneic stem cell transplantation, is restoring the host's immune response with infusion of EBV-specific cytotoxic T cells. This may also play a role in the future in both prevention and treatment of PTLD in SOT.
Long-term Follow-up of Kidney Transplant Recipients in the Spare-the-Nephron-Trial.
Transplantation - Published Ahead-of-Print Long-term Follow-up of Kidney Transplant Recipients in the Spare-the-Nephron-Trial.
In the Spare-the-Nephron (STN) Study, kidney transplant recipients randomized about 115 days posttransplant to convert from CNI (calcineurin inhibitor)/MMF to sirolimus (SRL)/MMF had a significantly greater improvement in measured GFR (mGFR) at 12 months compared with those kept on CNI/MMF. The difference at 24 months was not statistically significant. From 14 top enrolling centers, 128 of 175 patients identified with a functioning graft at 2 years consented to enroll in an observational, noninterventional extension study to collect retrospectively and prospectively annual follow-up data for the interval since baseline (completion of the parent STN study at 24 months posttransplant). Overall, 11 patients died, including 5 (7.6%) in the SRL/MMF group and 6 (9.7%) in the CNI/MMF group. Twenty-two grafts have been lost including 10 (15.2%) in the SRL/MMF arm and 12 (19.4%) in the CNI/MMF arm. Death and chronic rejection were the most common causes of graft loss in both arms. There were modestly more cardiovascular events in the MMF/SRL group. Estimated creatinine clearance (Cockcroft-Gault) from baseline out to 6 additional years (8 years posttransplant, ITT analysis, SRL/MMF, n = 34; CNI/MMF, n = 26) was 63.2 +/- 28.5 mL/min/1.73 m2 in the SRL/MMF group and 59.2 +/- 27.2 mL/min/1.73 m2 in the CNI/MMF group and was not statistically significant, but there is a clinically meaningful trend for improved long-term renal function in the SRL/MMF group compared with the CNI/MMF group. The long-term decision for immunosuppression needs to be carefully individualized. Copyright (C) 2016 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.
We retrospectively analyzed risk factors for CMV infection in 348 patients who received a kidney transplant donated after brain death (n = 232) or by living donation (n = 116) between 2008 and 2013. Of the 348 patients analyzed, 91 received a mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitor (mTORi)-based immunosuppressive regimen. A total of 266 patients were treated with standard immunosuppression (Group 1) consisting of basiliximab induction, calcineurin inhibitor (CNI), and either mycophenolic acid (MPA, n = 219) or everolimus (EVE) (n = 47). We also included 82 patients who received more intense immunosuppression (Group 2) with lymphocyte depletion, CNI, plus either MPA (n = 38) or EVE (n = 44). Only patients in the high-risk constellation received CMV prophylaxis in Group 1, while all patients in Group 2 received prophylaxis for 6 month.
The overall rate of CMV infections was low with 10.1% in all patients. Despite the different prophylaxis strategies applied, no difference was seen in CMV infections between Group 1 (10.9%) and Group 2 (13.6%). A multivariate analysis revealed that patients on EVE had fewer CMV complications compared with patients on MPA (P = 0.013, odds ratio [OR] 4.8, confidence interval [CI] 1.4–16.5). Donor and recipient age >65 years was an independent risk factor (P = 0.002, OR 3.2, CI 1.5–6.7) for CMV infections. Patients with CMV infections had significantly worse graft function after 2 years (P = 0.001).