Increased Homotopic Connectivity in the Prefrontal Cortex Modulated by Olanzapine Predicts Therapeutic Efficacy in Patients with Schizophrenia by Xiaoxiao Shan, Rongyuan Liao, Yangpan Ou, Yudan Ding, Feng Liu, Jindong Chen, Jingping Zhao, Yiqun He, Wenbin Guo

“…A total of 21 schizophrenic patients and 20 healthy controls were scanned by the resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging. The patients received olanzapine treatment and were scanned at two time points. …”
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Chilling and drought stresses in maize: Mitigation strategies and potential management opportunities by Ambreen FATIMA, Athar MAHMOOD, Hussam F. Najeeb ALAWADI, Muhammad Mansoor JAVAID, Hafiz Bashir AHMAD, Jameel Mohammed AL-KHAYRI, Mohammed Ibrahim ALDAEJ, Othman AL-DOSSARY, Bader ALSUBAIE, Wael Fathi SHEHATA

“… Maize (Zea mays L.) is a significant global staple crop, which is important for its nutritional and economic value. However, the negative effects of drought and chilling stress, induced by climate change, are rapidly increasing threats to compromise its healthy yield. …”
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Transcriptome Study in Sicilian Patients with Huntington’s Disease by Michele Salemi, Vincenzo Di Stefano, Francesca A. Schillaci, Giovanna Marchese, Maria Grazia Salluzzo, Angela Cordella, Ilenia De Leo, Concetta Simona Perrotta, Giuseppe Nibali, Giuseppe Lanza, Raffaele Ferri

“…The GSEA results highlighted significant associations between HD and GO pathways related to ribosomal functions and structure. These pathways were predominantly characterized by negative expression, with a substantial number of genes showing dysregulation. …”
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Obstructive Sleep Apnea – Current State of Knowledge, Impact on Work Productivity and Treatment Methods by Aleksandra Dudek, Aleksandra Sadowska, Aleksandra Welkier, Adam Sobiński, Joanna Miśkiewicz, Patrycja Pietrusińska, Jakub Moder, Anna Dziewierz, Paula Kwaśniewska, Patrycja Śliwa-Tytko

“…At a societal level, OSA leads to a reduced productivity levels caused by impaired cognitive functions and absenteeism and an increased risk of motor vehicle accidents. …”
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Intestinal microbiota shifts by dietary intervention during extreme heat summer episodes in farmed gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata) by R. Domingo-Bretón, S. Cools, F. Moroni, A. Belenguer, J.A. Calduch-Giner, E. Croes, P.G. Holhorea, F. Naya-Català, H. Boon, J. Pérez-Sánchez

“…Bayesian network and functional enrichment analyses suggested that the high abundance of Brevinema exploits and negatively enhances a condition of imbalance in intestinal homeostasis, which was almost completely reversed by the use of dietary emulsifiers in combination with low energized diets. …”
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Developing a toolbox of Tier I tests to assess pesticides toxicity on the asymbiotic and symbiotic phases of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi by Christos Papadopoulos, Marjan Roshanfekrrad, Daniela Tsikou, Kalliope K. Papadopoulou, Maryline Calonne-Salmon, Stephan Declerck, Dimitrios G. Karpouzas

“…However, for glyphosate and pyraclostrobin negative effects on symbiosis functioning were observed at lower concentrations than for colonization, as depicted by the expression of plant marker genes and/or P-uptake, suggesting the establishment of non-functional arbuscular symbiosis. …”
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The Cerebellum Posterior Lobe Associates with the Exophthalmos of Primary Hyperthyroidism: A Resting-State fMRI Study by Wen-Feng Liu, Yong-Qiang Shu, Pei-Wen Zhu, Biao Li, Wen-Qing Shi, Qi Lin, Yu-Xin Liu, Meng-Yao Zhang, You-Lan Min, Qing Yuan, Yi Shao

“…There were few studies about the changes of brain functional networks of patients with exophthalmos of primary hyperthyroidism (EOPH). …”
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Evaluation of subclinical myocardial involvement in systemic lupus erythematosus using multiparametric cardiac magnetic resonance imaging by Lingling Huang, Xiaojuan Wang, Yuexing Yuan, Aiyu Wu, Langlang Tang, Chunyu Huang, Lian Yu, Qi Lin

“…Abstract Purpose This study aimed to characterize subclinical myocardial involvement and assess the alterations in biventricular cardiac function in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) using cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging. …”
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Association between Lower Normal Free Thyroxine Concentrations and Obesity Phenotype in Healthy Euthyroid Subjects by Jeong Ah Shin, Eun young Mo, Eun Sook Kim, Sung Dae Moon, Je Ho Han

“…We investigated whether thyroid function could identify obesity phenotype in euthyroid subjects. …”
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Segregation and integration of resting-state brain networks in a longitudinal long COVID cohort by Yuchen Zhang, Gengchen Ye, Wentao Zeng, Ruiting Zhu, Chiyin Li, Yanan Zhu, Dongbo Li, Jixin Liu, Wenyang Wang, Peng Li, Liming Fan, Rong Wang, Xuan Niu

“…Here, we utilized a nested-spectral partition (NSP) approach to study the segregation and integration of resting-state brain functional networks in 34 patients with long COVID from acute to chronic phase post infection. …”
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Dissecting the genetic basis of fruiting efficiency for genetic enhancement of harvest index, grain number, and yield in wheat by Dipendra Shahi, Jia Guo, Md Ali Babar, Sumit Pradhan, Muhsin AVCI, Jordan McBreen, Zhao Liu, Guihua Bai, Paul St. Amand, Amy Bernardo, Matthew Reynolds, Gemma Molero, Sivakumar Sukumaran, John Foulkes, Jahangir Khan

“…Several MTAs associated with other traits were found within genes with different biological and metabolic functions including nuclear pore complex protein, F-box protein, oligopeptide transporter, and glycoside vacuolar protein. …”
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Exploring GIPC2 as a key prognostic marker in colorectal cancer linked to enhanced immune response by Jiaoyang Gu, Xing Qi, Bin Yu, Yanan Wang, Liting Zhang, Shuai Li, Yu Xin

“…In vitro experiments validated the biological functions of GIPC2 in CRC. Results: The mRNA expression of GIPC2 was significantly lower in CRC samples than in the adjacent mucosa tissues. …”
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Tuning the Interfacial Deformation of Gliadin-Flaxseed Gum Complex Particles for Improving the Foam Stability by Ping Wu, Wei Shang, Jiaqi Shao, Qianchun Deng, Jisong Zhou, Xia Xiang, Dengfeng Peng, Weiping Jin

“…Herein, we attempted to tune the foam stability of GNP by coating it with flaxseed gum (FG) and investigated the structure, interfacial behaviors, and foam functionality of gliadin-FG (GFG) particles at pH 4.5. …”
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Peer delivered, emotion regulation-focused mental health prevention training for fire fighter trainees: Design and methodology of a randomized controlled trial by Eric C. Meyer, Todd Farchione, Nathan A. Kimbrel, Oi-Man Kwok, Michelle L. Pennington, Jessica Rostockyj, Suzy B. Gulliver

“…FFs may benefit from training in transdiagnostic emotion regulation skills delivered by credible peers upon entry and socialization into the profession, potentially preventing substantial negative outcomes downstream while promoting resilience and wellness. …”
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Reconfigurable Dual‐Gate Ferroelectric Field‐Effect Transistors Based on Semiconducting Polymer for Logic Operations and Synaptic Applications by Yuqing Ding, Xinzhao Xu, Yangjiang Wu, Haoqin Zhang, Lin Shao, Zhihui Wang, Hailing Zhang, Yan Zhao, Yunqi Liu

“…The potentiation and depression of synaptic weight are mimicked by consecutive positive and negative spikes, respectively. The dual‐gate coupling strategy further expands its functionality towards simulating the operation of logic gates. …”
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MONITORING OF CYBER RISKS IN THE FINANCIAL SECTOR OF THE ECONOMY by Юлія Білявська, Валентин Білявський, Ярослав Шестак, Наталія Дєєва, Максим Колесник, Андрій Тривайло

“…The article is devoted to monitoring cyber risks that may affect the functioning of electronic services. It is established that in the practical sphere, cyber-attacks are growing exponentially every year, but in the scientific sphere, considerable attention is paid to the identified issues, namely, cyber risks. …”
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Friend leukemia virus integration 1 is a predictor of poor prognosis of breast cancer and promotes metastasis and cancer stem cell properties of breast cancer cells by Xu Yan, Yu Yu, Lingyu Li, Naifei Chen, Wei Song, Hua He, Jie Dong, Xiangliang Liu, Jiuwei Cui

“…To the best of our knowledge, this study is the first to report that FLI‐1 is a predictor of poor prognosis in patients with breast cancer and overexpressed in the triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) subtype. To further verify the effect of FLI‐1 in promoting the metastasis of TNBC, we performed a series of functional experiments in vitro and orthotopic xenograft experiments in the mammary fat pad of nude mice. …”
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Acoustic features of emotional expression in 5-year-old children with autism spectrum disorder by Daichi Okuizumi, Daichi Okuizumi, Kazunori Terada, Azusa Ishii, Yoshimasa Ohmoto, Hitomi Shimizu, Akira Imamura, Ryoichiro Iwanaga, Hirokazu Kumazaki, Hirokazu Kumazaki

“…Prosody serves important communicative functions not only at grammatical and pragmatic levels but also at the emotional level. …”
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Exploring the Spatial Variation in the Microbiota and Bile Acid Metabolism of the Compound Stomach in Intensively Farmed Yaks by Shichun He, Zaimei Yuan, Sifan Dai, Zibei Wang, Shusheng Zhao, Bin Zhang, Huaming Mao, Dongwang Wu

“…The results of this study provide new insights into the microbiota and bile acid metabolism functions in the rumen, reticulum, omasum, and abomasum of yaks. …”
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The impacts of multiple anthropogenic environmental drivers on plant–soil feedbacks: A systematic review protocol by Menilek S. Beyene, Adriano N. Roberto, Arthur A. D. Broadbent, Irene Cordero, David Johnson, Marney E. Isaac, Ainara Leizeaga, Deon Lum, Christopher R. Taylor, Richard D. Bardgett, Marc W. Cadotte

“…Abstract Plant–soil feedbacks (PSFs) regulate plant growth, plant community dynamics and ecosystem functioning and are important for global biogeochemical cycles. …”
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