Genetic insights into MIS-C Post-COVID-19 in Kuwaiti children: investigating monogenic factors by Mohammed Dashti, Hessa AlKandari, Hessa AlKandari, Md Zubbair Malik, Rasheeba Nizam, Sumi Elsa John, Sindhu Jacob, Arshad Channanath, Fouzeyah Othman, Safa Al-Sayed, Osama Al-Hindi, Mona Al-Mutari, Thangavel Alphonse Thanaraj, Fahd Al-Mulla

“…The candidate variants approach identified 33 rare, predicted deleterious heterozygous variants across 19 unique genes in 19 of the 24 probands, including both previously described and novel candidate variants for MIS-C. …”
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Acute cannabis intoxication among the paediatric population by Ginevra Malta, Giuseppe Davide Albano, Gianluca Lavanco, Anna Brancato, Carla Cannizzaro, Antonina Argo, Simona Contorno, Fulvio Plescia, Stefania Zerbo

“…The endocannabinoid system (ECS) undergoes significant developmental changes, with marked differences in cannabinoid receptor expression and distribution across fetal, neonatal, and adult brains. During neurodevelopment, CB1 receptors exhibit unique expression patterns, including transient localization in brainstem regions critical for neurovegetative functions. …”
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Shifting sands to sustainable soils: Spatial dynamics of soil water and salinity in a desert oasis ecotone by Qiqi Cao, Tao Liu, Jiangbao Xia, Junran Li, Sujith Ravi, Zhiming Xin, Huijie Xiao

“…This study examined the vertical distribution (0–3 m) of soil water content (SWC), electrical conductivity (EC), and pH, and identified their dominant controls across bare sand dunes, nabkha dunes, and croplands of varying cultivation durations (2–5, 12–15, 25–30, and 40–50 years) in a desert–oasis ecotone of northwestern China. …”
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Return to Work After Ischemic Stroke in Young Adults: A Multicenter Cohort Study, Systematic Review, and Meta‐Analysis by Gabriel Yi Ren Kwok, Nicole Yeong, Michelle Law, Zi Lun Kang, Arjun Achar, Xin Yuan Lim, Megan B. J. Ng, Yao‐Hao Teo, Sarah M. L. Tan, Jamie S. Y. Ho, Maznah Marmin, Fadhlina Hassan, Magdalene L. J. Chia, Lily Y. H. Wong, Ching‐Hui Sia, Vijay K. Sharma, Leonard L. L. Yeo, Aftab Ahmad, Benjamin Y. Q. Tan

“…The pooled proportion of RTW was 63.2% (984/1574 [95% CI, 56.0–69.9]) and functional recovery 84.7% (719/846 [95% CI, 81.1–87.8]). …”
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Expression Profiles of Housekeeping Genes and Tissue-Specific Genes in Different Tissues of Chinese Sturgeon (<i>Acipenser sinensis</i>) by Yanping Li, Yunyun Lv, Peilin Cheng, Ying Jiang, Cao Deng, Yongming Wang, Zhengyong Wen, Jiang Xie, Jieming Chen, Qiong Shi, Hao Du

“…To comprehensively characterize the expression profiles of genes and their associated biological functions across different tissues, we performed a transcriptome-scale gene expression analysis, focusing on housekeeping genes (HKGs), tissue-specific genes (TSGs), and co-expressed gene modules in various tissues. …”
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Primary deltoid ligament repair versus trans-syndesmotic fixation for acute bimalleolar equivalent ankle fractures: A meta-analysis of comparative studies by Osama Z. Alzobi, Hammam Kayali, Loay Salman, Mohamed Kenawey, Ashraf Hantouly, Motasem Salameh, Bashir Zikria, Pieter D'Hooghe, Vinod Panchbhavi, Mohamed Mekhaimar, Salah AlBurdeni, Jasim Alsaei

“…Primary outcomes included functional outcomes and symptomatic implant removal, while secondary outcomes included pain scores and complication rate. …”
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AAAP gene family evolution and transcriptional regulation in Eucalyptus grandis under nitrogen, phosphate and boron deficiencies by Jiahui Wei, Yi Han, Huiming Xu, Lichuan Deng, Lu Li, Shasha Zhang, Ting Jiang, Yunzhuo Feng, Liuyin Ma

“…Results This study presents the first genome-wide identification and functional characterization of 78 AAAP family genes (EgAAAPs) in Eucalyptus grandis, classified into eight subfamilies. …”
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Urodynamics tests for the diagnosis and management of male bladder outlet obstruction: long-term follow-up of the UPSTREAM non-inferiority RCT by Madeleine Clout, Amanda L Lewis, Madeleine Cochrane, Grace J Young, Paul Abrams, Peter S Blair, Christopher Chapple, Gordon T Taylor, Sian Noble, Tom Steuart-Feilding, Jodi Taylor, J Athene Lane, Marcus J Drake

“…There was also no difference in other lower urinary tract symptoms, sexual function or quality of life. Routine data were received for 98% of men. …”
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Urodynamics tests for the diagnosis and management of male bladder outlet obstruction: long-term follow-up of the UPSTREAM non-inferiority RCT by Madeleine Clout, Amanda L Lewis, Madeleine Cochrane, Grace J Young, Paul Abrams, Peter S Blair, Christopher Chapple, Gordon T Taylor, Sian Noble, Tom Steuart-Feilding, Jodi Taylor, J Athene Lane, Marcus J Drake

“…There was also no difference in other lower urinary tract symptoms, sexual function or quality of life. Routine data were received for 98% of men. …”
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Non-invasive biopsy diagnosis of diabetic kidney disease via deep learning applied to retinal images: a population-based study by Ziyao Meng, MEng, Zhouyu Guan, MD, Shujie Yu, MBBS, Yilan Wu, BSc, Yaoning Zhao, BSc, Jie Shen, PhD, Cynthia Ciwei Lim, MMed, Tingli Chen, MD, Dawei Yang, PhD, An Ran Ran, PhD, Feng He, MSc, Haslina Hamzah, BSc, Sarkaaj Singh, MSc, Anis Syazwani Abd Raof, MSc, Jian Wen Samuel Lee-Boey, MBBS, ProfMBBS Soo-Kun Lim, MBBS, ProfMD Xufang Sun, MBBS, Shuwang Ge, MD, ProfMD Gang Xu, MD, Prof Hua Su, MD, Yang Cheng, MD, Feng Lu, PhD, ProfPhD Xiaofei Liao, PhD, ProfPhD Hai Jin, PhD, Chenxin Deng, MMed, Lei Ruan, MD, ProfMD Cuntai Zhang, MD, Chan Wu, MD, ProfMD Rongping Dai, MD, Yixiao Jin, MSc, Wenxiao Wang, PhD, Tingyao Li, BSc, Ruhan Liu, PhD, Jiajia Li, PhD, Jia Shu, BEng, Yuwei Lu, MBBS, Xiangning Wang, MD, Qiang Wu, MD, Yiming Qin, BEng, Jin Tang, MD, Xiaohua Sheng, MD, Qiong Jiao, MD, ProfPhD Xiaokang Yang, MD, ProfPhD Minyi Guo, MD, Gareth J McKay, PhD, ProfPhD Ruth E Hogg, PhD, Gerald Liew, MBBS, Evelyn Yi Lyn Chee, PhD, ProfPhD Wynne Hsu, PhD, ProfPhD Mong Li Lee, PhD, Simon Szeto, MBChB, ProfMD Andrea O Y Luk, MBChB, ProfMD Juliana C N Chan, MBChB, Carol Y Cheung, PhD, Gavin Siew Wei Tan, FRCSEd, Yih-Chung Tham, PhD, ProfMD PhD Ching-Yu Cheng, PhD, Charumathi Sabanayagam, MD PhD, ProfPhD Lee-Ling Lim, MD PhD, ProfMD PhD Weiping Jia, MD PhD, ProfMD PhD Huating Li, MD PhD, Bin Sheng, Prof, Tien Yin Wong, Prof

“…Finally, we conducted two proof-of-concept studies: a prospective real-world study with 3 months' follow-up to evaluate the effectiveness of DeepDKD in screening DKD; and a longitudinal analysis of the effectiveness of DeepDKD in differentiating isolated diabetic nephropathy from NDKD on renal function changes with 4·6 years' follow-up. Findings: For detecting DKD, DeepDKD achieved an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) of 0·842 (95% CI 0·838–0·846) on the internal validation dataset and AUCs of 0·791–0·826 across external validation datasets. …”
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Exploring the active chemical compounds and pharmacological effects of Artemisia Argyi leaves through commonality, authenticity and aging by Boyu Chen, Jiaxin Liu, Xu Dai, Lufan Xu, Wenying Cui, Rouan Chen, Tian Lan, Yiider Tseng

“…Three criteria, commonality, authenticity and aging, are applied to identify the common compounds across different regions; the superior compounds unique to the authentic Qichun A. argyi leaves; and the distinctive compounds emerging during the aging process. …”
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Multi-sensor proximal remote sensing for cover crop biomass estimation at high and moderate spatial resolutions by Jyoti S. Jennewein, Brian W. Davis, Sarah Seehaver-Eagen, Jordan Nicolette, Josh Pittman, W. Dean Hively, Avi Goldsmith, Chris Hidalgo, Chris Reberg-Horton, Steven B. Mirsky

“…This study evaluated the Active Canopy Sensor (ACS) -214, an active proximal sensing device equipped with its own light-emitting red and near-infrared spectral reflectance sensors, a time-of-flight laser, and an ultrasonic sensor, for estimating winter cover crop biomass across 13 U.S. states from 2020 to 2024. We assessed 11 species from three functional groups – grasses (n = 797), legumes (n = 264), and brassicas (n = 181) – using Random Forest (RF) models and four cross-validation strategies. …”
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Impact of dietary mulberry (Morus alba) fruit extract on the growth performance, skin color, and immune response of fancy carp (Cyprinus carpio) by Wassana Prisingkorn, Prasoborn Rinthong, Narong Kamolrat, Pattama Wiriyapattanasub, Sutee Wongmaneeprateep, Jariyavadee Suriyaphan, Apichet Pholoeng, Eakapol Wangkahart

“…Supplementing aquafeed with functional ingredients can improve fish immunity, growth performance, and survival rates. …”
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Prognostic model construction and immune microenvironment analysis of pyroptosis-related genes in hepatocellular carcinoma based on single-cell RNA sequencing by Haoming Shen, Yizhi Peng, Qingqing Xie, Yuxi Ren, Junping Hu, Peifang Qin, Yuanxiong Chen, Hao Zeng, Yifan Sun

“…Differential expression and functional pathway analyses revealed PRG expression dynamics across cell subtypes. …”
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UBE2D1 as a key biomarker in systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a new perspective on diagnosis and disease activity assessment by Qiang Luo, Han Hao, Luo Xiwen, Xiang Qiu, Dawei Liu, Yun Liu, Fengning Li, Kening Lu, Xiya Luo, Chenxi Ma, Xiaodong Zhao, Yunfei An, Xuemei Tang

“…The UBE2D1 complication map indicates that UBE2D1 might contribute to the development of various diseases across 17 different systems, including autoimmune diseases, the digestive system, and ocular conditions. …”
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High-entropy diboride: A novel high-temperature self-lubricating ceramic with enhanced mechanical and tribological properties by Jicheng Li, Yunfeng Su, Shuna Chen, Hengzhong Fan, Xiande Zheng, Qiuan Sun, Junjie Song, Litian Hu, Yongsheng Zhang

“…Benefiting from the excellent high-temperature mechanical and lubrication potential of novel high-entropy borides, the present work innovatively proposed a strategy of using high-entropy ceramic components to provide lubrication functions and successfully designed and prepared a novel high-entropy (Ti0.2V0.2Nb0.2Ta0.2Mo0.2)B2 system based on the tribological element design principles. …”
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Enhanced photocatalytic degradation of Rhodamine B using polyaniline-coated XTiO3(X = Co, Ni) nanocomposites by Mariyem Abouri, Abdellah Benzaouak, Mohamed Elouardi, Lahcen El Hamdaoui, Fatima Zaaboul, Khalil Azzaoui, Belkheir Hammouti, Rachid Sabbahi, Shehdeh Jodeh, Mohammed Alaoui El Belghiti, Adnane El Hamidi

“…At the same time, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) verified the successful deposition of PANI through characteristic functional group vibrations. Diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS) revealed reduced band gaps of 2.63 eV for 1wt.% PANI@NiTiO3 and 2.46 eV for 1wt.% PANI@CoTiO3, enhancing light absorption across UV and visible ranges. …”
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Physically Based Green–Ampt Model in Polar Coordinate System Predicting Soil Water Transport in Moistube Irrigation: Comparison of Physical, Semi-Physical-Empirical, and Numerical... by Ce Wang, Qun Zhang, Shengwei Zhao, Jun Qian, Qi Li, Jinyang Ye, Xiaoan Chen, Wuerkaixi Kurexi, Mingyi Huang, Zhanyu Zhang

“…Predicting soil–water dynamics in Moistube irrigation (ΜΤΙ) favours understanding ΜΤΙ functioning mechanisms and technical parameter design. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Ca²⁺/Cation Antiporter Gene Family in <i>Rosa roxburghii</i> and Enhanced Calcium Stress Tolerance via Heterologous Expression of RrCA... by Tuo Zeng, Liyong Zhu, Wenwen Su, Lei Gu, Hongcheng Wang, Xuye Du, Bin Zhu, Caiyun Wang, Di Wu

“…This research establishes a foundation for further molecular-level functional analyses of the adaptation mechanisms of <i>R. roxburghii</i> to high-calcium environments.…”
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Optimisation of bioaerosol sampling using an ultralight aircraft: A novel approach in determining the 3-D atmospheric biodiversity by Maria P. Plaza, Athanasios Charalampopoulos, Vivien Leier-Wirtz, Pia Viuf Ørby, Mathilde Kloster, Michael Dines Christiansen, Claudia Traidl-Hoffmann, Athanasios Damialis, Ulrich Gosewinkel

“…The device consisted of duplicate isokinetic impactors that match the physical functioning and the microscopic quantification method of the widely used ground-based Hirst-type impactors. …”
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