A novel mechanism of sperm midpiece epididymal maturation and the role of CCDC112 in sperm midpiece formation and establishing an optimal flagella waveform by Maddison L. Graffeo, Joseph Nguyen, Farin Yazdan Parast, Jessica E. M. Dunleavy, Denis Korneev, Hongyi Yang, Hidenobu Okuda, Anne E. O’Connor, Donald F. Conrad, Reza Nosrati, Brendan J. Houston, Moira K. O’Bryan

“…Abstract Background The mitochondrial sheath is a defining feature of mammalian sperm with proposed functions in structural support and energy production for flagella movement. …”
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Directional hand movement can be classified from insular cortex SEEG signals using recurrent neural networks and high-gamma band features by Xiecheng Shao, Ryan S. Chung, Jonathon M. Cavaleri, Roberto Martin Del Campo-Vera, Miguel Parra, Shivani Sundaram, Selena Zhang, Ashwitha Surabhi, Ryan J. McGinn, Charles Y. Liu, Spencer S. Kellis, Brian Lee

“…Abstract Motor BCIs, with the help of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning, have shown promise in decoding neural signals for restoring motor function. Structures beyond motor cortex have provided additional sources for movement signals. …”
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Perceived barriers to implementation of biosecurity best management practices for control of Salmonella Dublin on dairy farms: A focus group study by M.W. Brunt, C. Ritter, D.L. Renaud, S.J. LeBlanc, D.F. Kelton

“…Four themes were developed from the data: (1) informational preparedness, (2) structural factors that influence disease mitigation, (3) motivational drivers of disease mitigation, and (4) shifts in biosecurity engagement. …”
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Genome‐Wide Analysis of the APETALA2/Ethylene‐Responsive Factor Gene Family in Carthamus tinctorius L. by Zheng‐Wei Tan, Dan‐Dan Lu, Yong‐Liang Yu, Lei Li, Lan‐Jie Xu, Wei Dong, Chun‐Ming Li, Qing Yang, Hui‐Zhen Liang

“…Multiple sequence alignment revealed that the basic region and two helical structures were highly conserved in most AP2/ERF proteins. …”
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Contribution of county-level socioeconomic indicators to racial or ethnic differences in neonatal anthropometry in the USA: a prospective cohort study by Zhen Chen, Fasil Tekola-Ayele, William A Grobman, Marion Ouidir, Pauline Mendola, Jessica L Gleason, Calvin Lambert, Kathryn A Wagner, Roger Newman, Katherine L Grantz

“…Our results also highlight the importance of considering community-level and structural factors in analyses of race/ethnic health disparities.…”
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COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Strategies in Utah from Local Health Departments’ Perspectives: A Qualitative Analysis of Focus Group Discussions by Khanh N. C. Duong, Sajesh K. Veettil, Richard E. Nelson, Barbara E. Jones, Andrew T. Pavia, Danielle T. Nguyen, Makoto M. Jones, Matthew H. Samore, Susan L. Zickmund, Patrick Galyean, Nathorn Chaiyakunapruk

“…Barriers to vaccine uptake among underserved communities included structural, behavioral, and informational barriers. …”
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Working-memory load decoding model inspired by brain cognition based on cross-frequency coupling by Jing Zhang, Tingyi Tan, Yuhao Jiang, Congming Tan, Liangliang Hu, Daowen Xiong, Yikang Ding, Guowei Huang, Junjie Qin, Yin Tian

“…Due to its unique structural design, the proposed model proficiently extracts features in temporal, frequency, and spatial domains while its feature extraction capability is validated through post-hoc interpretability techniques. …”
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Giant cell tumours of the tendon sheath: Clinical insights and surgical perspectives from three cases by Amrane Hemza, Boussha Toufik, Hasrouri Ilies, Mekideche Besma, Amrane Hamid, Benmayouf Nazim, Derdous Chaouki, Khernane Nacer

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Pan-Genome Identification and Expression Analysis of Lipoxygenase Genes in Cucumber by Haiyu Xu, Kun Liu, Lili Zhao, Chunhua Chen, Lina Wang, Zhonghai Ren

“…To elucidate their functions, we examined the phylogenetic relationships, gene structures, conserved domains, promoter cis-elements, and collinearity of the 24 <i>CsLOXs</i> from the newly updated genome version 4.0 of ‘Chinese Long 9930’. …”
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Women’s Health Care Utilization among Harder-to-Reach HIV-Infected Women ever on Antiretroviral Therapy in British Columbia by Xuetao Wang, Kate A. Salters, Wen Zhang, Lawrence McCandless, Deborah Money, Neora Pick, Julio S. G. Montaner, Robert S. Hogg, Angela Kaida

“…Independent covariates of interest included sociodemographic, psychosocial, behavioural, individual health status, structural factors, and HIV clinical variables. Logistic regression was used to generate adjusted estimates of associations between use of WHC and covariates of interest. …”
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Individual identification of wild raptors using a deep learning approach: A case study of the white-tailed eagle by Xi Guo, Yufeng Chen, Yu Guan, Hongfang Wang, Tianming Wang, Jianping Ge, Lei Bao

“…Individual identification is essential for elucidating animal population structures, tracking population dynamics, and uncovering social networks. …”
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Degenerated vision, altered lipid metabolism, and expanded chemoreceptor repertoires enable Lindaspio polybranchiata to thrive in deep-sea cold seeps by Yujie Yan, Inge Seim, Yang Guo, Xupeng Chi, Zhaoshan Zhong, Dantong Wang, Mengna Li, Haining Wang, Huan Zhang, Minxiao Wang, Chaolun Li

“…Supporting this, transcriptomic and fatty acid data further corroborate our findings. Results We report the first genome of a deep-sea spionid, L. polybranchiata. …”
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Functional Connectivity and MRI Radiomics Biomarkers of Cognitive and Brain Reserve in Post-Stroke Cognitive Impairment Prediction—A Study Protocol by Hanna Maria Dragoș, Adina Stan, Livia Livinț Popa, Roxana Pintican, Diana Feier, Nicu Cătălin Drăghici, Dragoș-Cătălin Jianu, Diana Chira, Ștefan Strilciuc, Dafin F. Mureșanu

“…Brain reserve refers to the brain’s structural capacity to compensate for damage, with markers like hippocampal atrophy and white matter lesions indicating reduced reserve. …”
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Colorectal cancer mortality in persons with severe mental illness: a scoping review with meta-analyses of observational studies by Paula R. Pop, Gitte S. Larsen, Mette K. Thomsen, Christoffer Johansen, Robert Zachariae, Bolette Skjødt Rafn

“…We synthesized the results descriptively and pooled the data to estimate the magnitude of the associations. …”
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Exploring vaccination literacy and vaccine hesitancy in seven European countries: results from the HLS19 population survey by Bakary Cissé, Aldo Rosano, Robert Griebler, Brigid Unim, Chiara Lorini, Guglielmo Bonaccorsi, Mitja Vrdelja, Sophie Fégueux, Julien Mancini, Stephan Van den Broucke

“…This study explores the pathways through which VAC-HL impacts VH.The analysis was based on data from seven countries of the WHO European Region which implemented the Health Literacy Survey 2019–2021 (HLS19). …”
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Single-cell transcriptomics analysis reveals that the tumor-infiltrating B cells determine the indolent fate of papillary thyroid carcinoma by Chunmei Li, Pei Wang, Zhizhong Dong, Weihan Cao, Yanjun Su, Jianming Zhang, Shuyan Zhao, Zhiyuan Wang, Zi Lei, Li Shi, Ruochuan Cheng, Wen Liu

“…In indolent cases, TIL-B cells showed increased proliferation and formed clusters within tertiary lymphoid structures (TLS). PTPRC-CD22 interactions were identified as potential drivers of TIL-B cell proliferation. …”
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HST Grism Observations of a z ∼ 1.8 Cluster Candidate from the Clusters Occupied by Bent Radio AGN (COBRA) Survey by Courtney B. Watson, Elizabeth L. Blanton, Emmet Golden-Marx, Matthew L. N. Ashby, Scott W. Randall, J. D. Wing, E. M. Douglass

“…In projected phase space, we also identify two possible infalling members of COBRA 1411+3415 and two additional structures at z  ∼ 1.73 and z  ∼ 1.88. The similar spatial distributions and small projected separation from the main cluster suggest they could be a part of the same large-scale filament and together may form a protocluster system that could eventually merge to form a single, massive cluster. …”
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Genetic insights into psychotic major depressive disorder: bridging the mood-psychotic disorder spectrumResearch in context by Thuy-Dung Nguyen, Joeri J. Meijsen, Robert Sigström, Ralf Kuja-Halkola, Ying Xiong, Arvid Harder, Kaarina Kowalec, Joëlle A. Pasman, Carolina Scarpa, Elin Hörbeck, Lina Jonsson, Sara Hägg, Niamh Mullins, Kevin S. O’Connell, Christina Dalman, Dorte Helenius, Richard Zetterberg, Henrik Larsson, Paul Lichtenstein, Ole A. Andreassen, Thomas Werge, Alfonso Buil, Mikael Landén, Patrick F. Sullivan, Yi Lu

“…Methods: This population-based cohort study used Swedish and Danish registry data for over 5.1 M individuals born between 1958 and 1993/1996. …”
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Hadron Identification Prospects with Granular Calorimeters by Andrea De Vita, Abhishek, Max Aehle, Muhammad Awais, Alessandro Breccia, Riccardo Carroccio, Long Chen, Tommaso Dorigo, Nicolas R. Gauger, Ralf Keidel, Jan Kieseler, Enrico Lupi, Federico Nardi, Xuan Tung Nguyen, Fredrik Sandin, Kylian Schmidt, Pietro Vischia, Joseph Willmore

“…The XGBoost model demonstrated computational efficiency and interpretability advantages over deep learning for tabular data structures, while achieving similar classification performance. …”
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Genomic insights into Neolithic founding paternal lineages around the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau using integrated YanHuang resource by Mengge Wang, Yunhui Liu, Lintao Luo, Yuhang Feng, Zhiyong Wang, Ting Yang, Huijun Yuan, Chao Liu, Guanglin He

“…Our findings align paternal genetic structures with East Asian geography and linguistic groups, underscoring the utility of Y chromosome analyses in unraveling complex paternal histories.…”
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