Decreased scene-selective activity within the posterior intraparietal cortex in amblyopic adults by Sarala N. Malladi, Jan Skerswetat, Marianna E. Schmidt, Marianna E. Schmidt, Roger B. H. Tootell, Roger B. H. Tootell, Eric D. Gaier, Eric D. Gaier, Eric D. Gaier, Peter J. Bex, David G. Hunter, Shahin Nasr, Shahin Nasr

“…By contrast, the level of scene-selective activity across the occipital place area (OPA), parahippocampal place area (PPA), and retrosplenial cortex (RSC) remained comparable between amblyopic and control participants. …”
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Systematic review and meta-analysis of microbiota-gut-astrocyte axis perturbation in neurodegeneration, brain injury, and mood disorders by Daniel E. Radford-Smith, Katharine Oke, Carolina F.F.A. Costa, Daniel C. Anthony

“…This meta-analysis provides the first systematic review of the microbiota-gut-astrocyte (MGA) axis in vivo, integrating findings across distinct neurological diseases. Methods: A systematic narrative review was conducted per PRISMA guidelines. …”
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Essential service accessibility and contribution to quality of life: a systematic review by Sarah M Wood, Kira Page, Emma Baker, Hannah Beks, Marley J Binder, Marcus Blake, Vincent L Versace, Neil T Coffee

“…Results From 1,473 unique records, seven studies met the inclusion criteria, with studies from Europe, Asia-Pacific, and North America. Across the studies, services were characterised based on their primary function and contributions to quality of life. …”
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The biology and toxinology of blunt-nosed vipers by Ignazio Avella, Maik Damm, Matteo R. Di Nicola, Josephine Dresler, Naşit İğci, Mert Kariş, Seyed Mahdi Kazemi, Benno Kreuels, Giovanni Paolino, Yiannis Sarigiannis, Andreas Vilcinskas, Wolfgang Wüster, Tim Lüddecke

“…Extensive research has been conducted on their venoms, covering toxin composition, biochemistry, function, pathology and biodiscovery. However, these studies are widely dispersed across the scientific literature, almost exclusively focus on biochemistry and drug discovery aspects, and largely neglect the zoological and systematic context of these snakes. …”
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The miRNA profile of human pancreatic islets and beta-cells and relationship to type 2 diabetes pathogenesis. by Martijn van de Bunt, Kyle J Gaulton, Leopold Parts, Ignasi Moran, Paul R Johnson, Cecilia M Lindgren, Jorge Ferrer, Anna L Gloyn, Mark I McCarthy

“…. >50% of all reads seen across the tissues) in islets. Several highly-expressed islet miRNAs, such as miR-375, have established roles in the regulation of islet function, but others (e.g. miR-27b-3p, miR-192-5p) have not previously been described in the context of islet biology. …”
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The identification of extensive samples of motor units in human muscles reveals diverse effects of neuromodulatory inputs on the rate coding by Simon Avrillon, François Hug, Roger M Enoka, Arnault HD Caillet, Dario Farina

“…Critically, these interactions vary across motoneuron pools and differ between muscles. …”
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Are Multiwavelength Variability Events in Blazars Driven by a Common Stochastic Process? by Jingran Xu, Shaoming Hu, Xu Chen, Shifeng Huang

“…Using power spectral analysis methods, such as the classical periodogram and the Lomb–Scargle periodogram, in combination with modeling techniques such as the power spectral response method, the multiple fragment variance function, and the continuous time autoregressive moving average, we study the multiband power spectral characteristics across a wide range of timescales (∼7 dex). …”
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High and low similarity backbone extraction using similarity-based link prediction by Ali Yassin, Hocine Cherifi, Hamida Seba, Olivier Togni

“…Abstract Complex networks are fundamental to understanding systems across diverse domains. However, their increasing size and complexity pose challenges for analysis and scalability. …”
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Impact of seasonal flooding and hydrological connectivity loss on microbial community dynamics in mangrove sediments of the southern Gulf of Mexico by Mirna Vázquez-Rosas-Landa, Rosela Pérez-Ceballos, Arturo Zaldívar-Jiménez, Stephanie Hereira, Leonardo Pérez González, Alejandra Prieto-Davó, Omar Celis-Hernández, Julio Cesar Canales-Delgadillo

“…Methods We employed 16S rRNA sequencing to assess microbial diversity and function across different hydrological zones, seasons, and sediment depths at Estero Pargo. …”
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Apprehending the Effect of Internet of Things (IoT) Enables Big Data Processing through Multinetwork in Supporting High-Quality Food Products to Reduce Breast Cancer by Surendra Kumar Shukla, B. Muthu Kumar, Divyanshu Sinha, Varsha Nemade, Shynar Mussiraliyeva, R. Sugumar, Rituraj Jain

“…However, effective IoT technologies can connect as well as exchange necessary clinical data with other healthcare systems and devices conducted across the vast Internet facilities. With the help of IoT-enabled big data processing technologies, physicians can measure accurate weight, blood pressure, and daily symptoms related to spreading breast cancer cases across the globe. …”
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Identification of common hub genes and construction of immune regulatory networks in aplastic anemia, myelodysplastic syndromes, and acute myeloid leukemia by Mingliang Shan, Mingliang Shan, Li Xu, Wenzhe Yang, Lili Sui, Ping Sun, Xiumei Zhuo, Shiguo Liu

“…We used RT-qPCR, Enzyme - Linked Immunosorbent Assay(ELISA), and cell proliferation assays to validate the identified hub genes, their relationship with cellular communication mediators and inflammatory factors, and their impact on cellular function.ResultsPOLG and MAP2K7 were identified as common hub genes, with low expression observed across AA, MDS, and AML. …”
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Evolutionary analysis of genes associated with the sense of balance in semi-aquatic mammals by Yuehuan Dong, Qinguo Wei, Guolei Sun, Xiaodong Gao, Tianshu Lyu, Lidong Wang, Shengyang Zhou, Xibao Wang, Yongquan Shang, Lupeng Shi, Honghai Zhang

“…Results We selected 42 mammal species across 20 orders, 38 families, and 42 genera for analysis. …”
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Exploring the molecular characteristics of inflammatory bowel disease from the perspective of hypoxia-related genes by Lei Zheng, Lin Mou, Lingying Hao, Rui Chen, Yifei Wang, Miao Yu, Xueyan Zhang

“…A diagnostic model (DM) integrating 13 HRDEGs exhibited high accuracy, achieving an area under the curve (AUC) exceeding 0.9 across various datasets. Immune infiltration analysis revealed substantial disparities in 13 distinct immune cell populations when comparing high-risk and low-risk cohorts.ConclusionsIn summary, this investigation underscores the pivotal function of HRGs in IBD's pathogenesis and introduces a reliable DM grounded in these genetic factors. …”
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Depressive symptoms, conduct problems and alcohol use from age 13 to 19 in Norway: evidence from the MyLife longitudinal study by Geir Scott Brunborg, Lasse Bang, Jens Christoffer Skogen, Jasmina Burdzovic Andreas

“…We aimed to examine and describe normative developmental trajectories of depression, conduct problems, and alcohol use across adolescent years among more recent cohorts of Norwegian youth born in the 21st century. …”
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SFD-YOLO: A novel framework for subsidence funnels detection in China based on large-scale SAR interferograms by Jing Guo, Zhengjia Zhang, Peifeng Ma, Mengmeng Wang, Xuefei Zhang, Dongdong Li, Bing Sui

“…Additionally, the innovative Inner-WIoU regression loss function improves the localization accuracy of detection boxes while also alleviates the imbalance between hard and easy samples. …”
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Hindguts of Kyphosus sydneyanus harbor phylogenetically and genomically distinct Alistipes capable of degrading algal polysaccharides and diazotrophy by Cesar T. Facimoto, Kendall D. Clements, W. Lindsey White, Kim M. Handley

“…Results highlight host-specific adaptations among Alistipes in the fish hindgut that likely contribute to K. sydneyanus digesting their seaweed diet, and diverse and redundant carbohydrate-degrading capabilities across these Alistipes species.IMPORTANCEDespite numerous reports of the Alistipes genus in humans and ruminants, its diversity and function remain understudied, and there is no clear consensus on whether it positively or negatively impacts host health. …”
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Genomic insights into the plasmidome of non-tuberculous mycobacteria by Margo Diricks, Florian P. Maurer, Viola Dreyer, Ivan Barilar, Christian Utpatel, Matthias Merker, Nils Wetzstein, Stefan Niemann

“…The annotated plasmids varied widely in length (most between 10 and 400 kbp) and gene content, with many genes having an unknown function. Predicted gene functions primarily involved plasmid replication, segregation, maintenance, and mobility. …”
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Large Language Model Enhanced Particle Swarm Optimization for Hyperparameter Tuning for Deep Learning Models by Saad Hameed, Basheer Qolomany, Samir Brahim Belhaouari, Mohamed Abdallah, Junaid Qadir, Ala Al-Fuqaha

“…Comprehensive experiments across three scenarios—(1) optimizing the Rastrigin function, (2) using Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) networks for time series regression, and (3) using Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) for material classification—show that the method significantly improves convergence rates and lowers computational costs. …”
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Assessing Complication Rates of Constructs Used in Midfoot Arthrodesis by John M. Dalloul BS, MS, Abhinav R. Balu BS, Peter C. Shen BA, Rachel Bergman MD, Shaun Chang MD, Armen Kelikian MD, Milap Patel DO, Anish R. Kadakia MD, Muhammad Y. Mutawakkil MD

“…Category: Midfoot/Forefoot; Other Introduction/Purpose: Midfoot arthrodesis is an essential procedure for restoring function and structural integrity to the foot for patients with end stage arthritis of the tarsometatarsal and naviculocuneiform joint complexes. …”
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Predominant white matter microstructural changes over gray matter in tinnitus brain by Qianhui Xu, Tingting Chai, Jun Yao, Chunhua Xing, Xiaomin Xu, Xindao Yin, Fei Zhao, Richard Salvi, Yu-Chen Chen, Yuexin Cai

“…Introduction: To explore microstructure changes across brain white matter and gray matter in tinnitus patients and its effect on neuropsychological performance. …”
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