Distinct subnetworks of the mouse anterior thalamic nuclei by Houri Hintiryan, Mitchell Rudd, Sumit Nanda, Adriana E. Gutierrez, Darrick Lo, Tyler Boesen, Luis Garcia, Jiandong Sun, Christian Estrada, Hyun-Seung Mun, Seita Yamashita, Yeji E. Han, Ian Bowman, Lin Gou, Chunru Cao, Jennifer Gonzalez, Keivan Moradi, Qiuying Zhao, Inga Yenokian, Aishwarya Dev, Brian Zingg, Hanpeng Xu, Qing Xue, Muye Zhu, Lijuan Liu, Xin Chen, Zhixi Yun, Hanchuan Peng, Nicholas N. Foster, Hong-Wei Dong

“…The anterior thalamic nuclei (ATN), a Papez circuit component, encompass the anterodorsal (AD), anteroventral (AV), and anteromedial (AM) thalamic nuclei. Structurally, the ATN facilitate communication among the neocortex, hippocampus, amygdala, and hypothalamus. …”
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Climate Change Risk, Performance, and Value Added in Agricultural Sector by Ramin Amani, Zanko Ghorbani, Zana Mozaffari

“…The study period spans from 2010 to 2020, and the quantile regression method is employed on panel data to conduct the analysis. Methodology The general definition of quantile regression states that if the linear regression model is assumed as the following equation, we have: yi=ˊxiβτ+uτi.  0<τ<1                                                                                 (1) Quantτ(yi|xi)=xiβτ                                                                                  (2) Equation (2) shows the τth conditional quantile function of the y distribution under the condition of random variables x in which the following condition holds: Quantτ(uτi|xi)=0                                                                                              (3) In the quantile regression structure, the effect of observable features on the conditional distribution is estimated through the process of minimizing the absolute value of the error element. …”
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A worldwide study of subcortical shape as a marker for clinical staging in Parkinson’s disease by Max A. Laansma, Yuji Zhao, Eva M. van Heese, Joanna K. Bright, Conor Owens-Walton, Sarah Al-Bachari, Tim J. Anderson, Francesca Assogna, Tim D. van Balkom, Henk W. Berendse, Fernando Cendes, John C. Dalrymple-Alford, Ines Debove, Michiel F. Dirkx, Jason Druzgal, Hedley C. A. Emsley, Jean-Paul Fouche, Gaëtan Garraux, Rachel P. Guimarães, Rick C. Helmich, Michele Hu, Odile A. van den Heuvel, Dmitry Isaev, Ho-Bin Kim, Johannes C. Klein, Christine Lochner, Corey T. McMillan, Tracy R. Melzer, Benjamin Newman, Laura M. Parkes, Clelia Pellicano, Fabrizio Piras, Toni L. Pitcher, Kathleen L. Poston, Mario Rango, Leticia F. Ribeiro, Cristiane S. Rocha, Christian Rummel, Lucas S. R. Santos, Reinhold Schmidt, Petra Schwingenschuh, Letizia Squarcina, Dan J. Stein, Daniela Vecchio, Chris Vriend, Jiunjie Wang, Daniel Weintraub, Roland Wiest, Clarissa L. Yasuda, Neda Jahanshad, Paul M. Thompson, Ysbrand D. van der Werf, Boris A. Gutman

“…We investigated disease effects using mass univariate and multivariate models on the medial thickness of 27,120 vertices of seven bilateral subcortical structures. Shape differences were observed across all Hoehn and Yahr (HY) stages, as well as correlations with motor and cognitive symptoms. …”
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The effects of computerised decision support systems on nursing and allied health professional performance and patient outcomes: a systematic review and user contextualisation by Carl Thompson, Teumzghi Mebrahtu, Sarah Skyrme, Karen Bloor, Deidre Andre, Anne Maree Keenan, Alison Ledward, Huiqin Yang, Rebecca Randell

“…Risk of bias Assessed using structured risk of bias guidelines; almost all included studies were at high risk of bias. …”
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Desenvolvimento de carreiras e perceção de fatores para a excelência do árbitro de futebol em Portugal (Desarrollo profesional y percepción de factores a la excelencia del árbitro... by Sérgio Miguel Cardoso Mendes, Bruno Travassos, Ema Patrícia Oliveira

“…This study aimed to identify the career and the path/development of the Portuguese soccer referees who reached the level of excellence and assess their perceptions about the determinant/decisive factors to reach that level. Five semi-structured interviews were conducted with referees and former soccer referees who reached the international category, in football or futsal, using a transverse retrospective design. …”
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Consequências do comportamento sedentário no bem-estar psicossocial: estudo qualitativo com idosos residentes em Portugal (Consequences of sedentary behavior on psychosocial well-... by André Ramalho, João Petrica, João Serrano, Rui Paulo, Pedro Duarte-Mendes, António Rosado

“…Questionnaires were used to determine the average daily time spent in different sedentary behaviors and the usual level of physical activity. Data were also collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed using thematic analysis techniques. …”
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Recurrent Jetlets Associated with the Disappearance of a Satellite Spot by Liheng Yang, Xiaoli Yan, Jun Zhang, Zhike Xue, Zhe Xu, Jincheng Wang, Yijun Hou, Yian Zhou, Defang Kong, Roslan Umar, Xinsheng Zhang, Qiaoling Li, Liping Yang

“…The horizontal magnetic field of the satellite spot consistently exhibited a vortex structure throughout its evolution until it vanished. …”
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Molecular characteristic, evolution, and pathogenicity analysis of avian infectious bronchitis virus isolates associated with QX type in China by Yuanlu Lu, Yiran Zeng, Haowei Luo, Bingchen Qiao, Qi Meng, Zijian Dai, Na Chen, Lingcai Zhao, Xianchen Meng, Haitao Zhang, Jun Xia, Jihui Ping

“…Analysis of the S1 subunit structure revealed that mutations of amino acid residues in the hypervariable region (HVR) and the neutralizing epitope region resulted in antigenic variation in isolates by changing the antigen conformation. …”
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Exploring the impact of APOE ɛ4 on functional connectivity in Alzheimer’s disease across cognitive impairment levels by Kangli Dong, Wei Liang, Ting Hou, Zhijie Lu, Yixuan Hao, Chenrui Li, Yue Qiu, Nan Kong, Yan Cheng, Yaqi Wen, Wanyin Ma, Wenbin Zheng, Jitian Guan, Yan Lin, Kai Huang, Lu Zhang, Siya Chen, Xiangyuan Ma, Renhua Wu, Naili Wei

“…Studies have shown that APOE ɛ4 mediates the modulation of intrinsic functional brain networks in cognitively normal individuals and significantly disrupts the whole-brain topological structure in AD patients. However, how APOE ɛ4 regulates brain functional connectivity (FC) and consequently affects the levels of cognitive impairment in AD patients remains unknown. …”
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Understanding the Broad-line Region of Active Galactic Nuclei with Photoionization. I. The Moderate-accretion Regime by Qiaoya Wu, Yue Shen, Hengxiao Guo, Scott F. Anderson, W. N. Brandt, Catherine J. Grier, Patrick B. Hall, Luis C. Ho, Yasaman Homayouni, Keith Horne, Jennifer I-Hsiu Li, Donald P. Schneider

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Identifying the Components of Iranian Adolescent Compassionate Mind Training Program by Somayeh Mohebi, Iraj Shakerinia, Mahnaz Khosrojavid, Abbas Abolghasemi, Abbas Ali Hossein Khanzadeh:

“…Participants included university professors and school counsellors with extensive experience in relevant fields. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews, focusing on the essential components of compassion training for adolescents, distinguishing features of Iranian adolescents, and additional elements needed for cultural adaptation. …”
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Comparing the Effectiveness of Self-Compassion and Mindfulness Therapies on Affection Control of Poor Parenting Adolescents by Zahra EffatDoost Sani, Mohammad Reza Zarbakhsh Bahri, Alireza Homayuni

“…Mindfulness, is another significant structure of peoples’ reaction modulating toward uncomfortable situations. …”
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Right atrial strain in Anderson–Fabry disease by Rosa Lillo, Rosa Lillo, Alessio Cianci, Maria Chiara Meucci, Giulia Iannaccone, Giulia Iannaccone, Claudio Di Brango, Filippo Tusa, Mario Marsilia, Gaetano Antonio Lanza, Gaetano Antonio Lanza, Antonella Lombardo, Antonella Lombardo, Francesco Burzotta, Francesco Burzotta, Francesca Graziani

“…BackgroundTo date, only limited data are available on right atrium (RA) morphofunctional remodeling in Fabry disease (FD).PurposeWe aimed to investigate RA structural and functional remodeling in patients with FD vs. healthy controls using 2D speckle tracking echocardiography (STE) and to explore whether any differences exist in FD patients with and without left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH).MethodsWe prospectively enrolled patients with FD and controls matched for age, sex, and cardiovascular risk factors. …”
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Multi-omics insights into functional alterations of the liver in growth-retarded offspring: transcriptomic, epigenetic and metabolomic profiles by Qun Lan, Sui Liufu, Xin Xu, Bohe Chen, Wenwu Chen, Kaiming Wang, Caihong Liu, Lanlin Xiao, Xiaolin Liu, Lei Yi, Jingwen Liu, Qiuchun Deng, Haiming Ma, Meng Kang

“…Compared to high weaning weight (HWW) piglets, the liver of low weaning weight (LWW) piglets was predominantly characterized by hepatic vacuolation and structural lesions. Transcriptomic analysis of the liver indicated that differentially expressed genes (DEGs) linked to amino acid metabolism (IDO1, DAO, and UROC1) and innate immune (ISG15, RSAD2, and IFIT1) showed significant upregulation in the high birth weight (HBW) piglets when compared to the low birth weight (LBW) piglets. …”
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Evaluation of the innate immunostimulatory potential of originator and non-originator copies of insulin glargine in an in vitro human immune model. by Ernesto Luna, Pankaj Agrawal, Riyaz Mehta, Maria E Boone, Charlotte Vernhes, Colombe Denys, Robert Small, Bhaswati Mukherjee, Norbert Tennagels, Stefan Maerten, Donald R Drake

“…<h4>Background</h4>The manufacture of insulin analogs requires sophisticated production procedures which can lead to differences in the structure, purity, and/or other physiochemical properties of resultant products that can affect their biologic activity. …”
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Validation of Quantitative Ultrasound and Texture Derivative Analyses-Based Model for Upfront Prediction of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Response in Breast Cancer by Adrian Wai Chan, Lakshmanan Sannachi, Daniel Moore-Palhares, Archya Dasgupta, Sonal Gandhi, Rossanna Pezo, Andrea Eisen, Ellen Warner, Frances C. Wright, Nicole Look Hong, Ali Sadeghi-Naini, Mia Skarpathiotakis, Belinda Curpen, Carrie Betel, Michael C. Kolios, Maureen Trudeau, Gregory J. Czarnota

“…Explanations for the misclassified cases included unplanned modifications made to the type of chemotherapy during treatment, inherent limitations of the predictive model, presence of DCIS in tumour structure, and an ill-defined tumour border in a minority of cases. …”
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Genome-Wide Identification of <i>G3BP</i> Family in U’s Triangle <i>Brassica</i> Species and Analysis of Its Expression in <i>B. napus</i> by Alain Tseke Inkabanga, Qiheng Zhang, Shanshan Wang, Yanni Li, Jingyi Chen, Li Huang, Xiang Li, Zihan Deng, Xiao Yang, Mengxin Luo, Lingxia Peng, Keran Ren, Yourong Chai, Yufei Xue

“…We then analyzed their gene structure, protein motifs, gene duplication type, phylogeny, subcellular localization, SSR loci, and upstream miRNAs. …”
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Bacteroides uniformis-generated hexadecanedioic acid ameliorates metabolic-associated fatty liver disease by Da-Ya Zhang, Da Li, Shi-Ju Chen, Li-Jun Zhang, Xu-Li Zhu, Fa-Di Chen, Chen Chen, Qi Wang, Yiping Du, Jian-Xin Xiong, Shi-Mei Huang, Xiao-Dong Zhang, Yan-Ting Lv, Fan Zeng, Run-Xiang Chen, Xianfeng Huang, Fengjiao Mao, Shuo Zhou, Qicen Yao, Yuliang Huang, Runyu Chen, Ying Mo, Yunqian Xie, Yue-Hong Jiang, Zhai Chen, Cui-Yi Mo, Jia-Jia Chen, Fei-Hu Bai

“…Distinct differences were identified in both the microbial community structure and metabolomic profiles between MAFLD patients and healthy controls. …”
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Cluster Candidates with Massive Quiescent Galaxies at z ∼ 2 by Tomokazu Kiyota, Makoto Ando, Masayuki Tanaka, Alexis Finoguenov, Sadman Shariar Ali, Jean Coupon, Guillaume Desprez, Stephen Gwyn, Marcin Sawicki, Rhythm Shimakawa

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Genetic Interplay Between Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Pain Suggests Neurodevelopmental Pathways and Comorbidity Risk by Nicolas P. Ciochetti, Victor F. de Oliveira, Iago Junger-Santos, Cibele E. Bandeira, Maria E. Tavares, Eduardo S. Vitola, Luis A. Rohde, Gustavo Melo de Andrade, Bruna S. da Silva, Eugenio H. Grevet, Claiton H. Dotto Bau, Diego L. Rovaris

“…In the independent sample, higher MCP PRSs were linked to structural brain features, increased comorbidity with substance use and bipolar disorder, and heightened severity of ADHD symptoms. …”
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