The Ways of Using Social Media for Health Promotion Among Adolescents: Qualitative Interview and Focus Group Study by Elizabeth Zimmermann, Samuel Tomczyk

“…ObjectiveThis study aims to explore adolescents’ preferences and needs for Instagram-based health promotion to inform the design of our life skill intervention, “leduin (Lebenskompetent durch Instagram),” which means “life skills through Instagram.” …”
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Experiences among patients with short bowel syndrome and their caregivers: Insights from targeted forums by Carine Khalil, Christopher V. Almario, Taylor Dupuy, Sam Eberlein, Shirley Paski, Bram P. Raphael, Brennan M.R. Spiegel

“…Summary: Background: Short bowel syndrome (SBS) is a rare and severe disease that significantly impacts patients' quality of life, as they experience malnutrition, diarrhea, weight loss, and frequently require parenteral nutrition (PN). …”
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Cloning, expression, and polymorphism of the ECI1 gene in various pig breeds by Yun-feng LU, Ji-bao CHEN, Bo ZHANG, Qing-gang LI, Zhi-xiu WANG, Hao ZHANG, Ke-liang WU

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Moving beyond surgical excellence: a qualitative systematic review into the perspectives and experiences of children, adolescents, and adults living with a rare congenital craniofa... by Mariët Faasse, Hester M. van de Bovenkamp, Karolijn Dulfer, Virginie Kauffman, Ivana Marinac, Veronica Leonardi, Gareth Davies, Philippe Pakter, Jana Angelova, Karen Wilkinson-Bell, Lars Kölby, Marizela Kljajić

“…The results sections of the articles were analyzed inductively using Thematic Synthesis (i.e. line-by-line coding, generating descriptive and analytical themes). …”
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Phylogenomic insights into Adenophora and its allies (Campanulaceae): Revisiting generic delimitation and hybridization dynamics by Xiao-Hua Lin, Si-Yu Xie, Dai-Kun Ma, Shuai Liao, Bin-Jie Ge, Shi-Liang Zhou, Liang Zhao, Chao Xu, De-Yuan Hong, Bin-Bin Liu

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Exome-wide analysis identifies three low-frequency missense variants associated with pancreatic cancer risk in Chinese populations by Jiang Chang, Jianbo Tian, Ying Zhu, Rong Zhong, Kan Zhai, Jiaoyuan Li, Juntao Ke, QiangQiang Han, Jiao Lou, Wei Chen, Beibei Zhu, Na Shen, Yi Zhang, Yajie Gong, Yang Yang, Danyi Zou, Xiating Peng, Zhi Zhang, Xuemei Zhang, Kun Huang, Ming Yang, Li Wang, Chen Wu, Dongxin Lin, Xiaoping Miao

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Integrated transcriptomic and regulatory RNA profiling reflects complex pathophysiology and uncovers a conserved gene signature in end stage heart failure by Amit Anand, Julius Punnen, U.M. Nagamalesh, Sabariya Selvam, Madhusudhan Bysani, Ramya Venkatesh, Kriti Nawin, Shilpa Garg, Bagirath Raghuraman, Varun Shetty, Senthil Kumaran, Manoj Dokania, Pradeep Narayan, Ankita Udwadia, Kushan Gunawardhana, David Gordon, Manjunath Ramarao, Lei Zhao, Jyoti Gulia

“…Despite availability of multiple treatment options, the mortality remains high and the quality of life poor. Better understanding of the underlying pathophysiological processes can lead to development of novel therapies. …”
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A window into the mind-brain-body interplay: Development of diagnostic, prognostic biomarkers, and rehabilitation strategies in functional motor disorders. by Marialuisa Gandolfi, Angela Sandri, Sara Mariotto, Stefano Tamburin, Anna Paolicelli, Mirta Fiorio, Giulia Pedrotti, Paolo Barone, Maria Teresa Pellecchia, Roberto Erro, Sofia Cuoco, Immacolata Carotenuto, Claudia Vinciguerra, Annibale Botto, Lucia Zenere, Elisa Canu, Elisa Sibilla, Massimo Filippi, Elisabetta Sarasso, Federica Agosta, Michele Tinazzi, Group Collaborators Consortium

“…., functional limb weakness, tremor, dystonia, gait impairments), leading to substantial disability and diminished quality of life. Despite their high prevalence, FMD often face delayed diagnosis and inadequate treatment, resulting in significant social and economic burdens. …”
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Mitogenomic Phylogenetic Analyses Reveal New Insights into the Taxonomy and Evolution of Parnassiinae Swallowtail Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae) by Lu Song, Xiaoxiao Chen, Xiushan Li, Raul Narciso C. Guedes, Youssef Dewer, Suqin Shang, Jingjiang Zhou

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Towards clinical molecular diagnosis of inherited cardiac conditions: a comparison of bench-top genome DNA sequencers. by Xinzhong Li, Andrew J Buckton, Samuel L Wilkinson, Shibu John, Roddy Walsh, Tomas Novotny, Iveta Valaskova, Manu Gupta, Laurence Game, Paul J R Barton, Stuart A Cook, James S Ware

“…<h4>Methodology/principal findings</h4>We evaluated two next-generation sequencing (NGS) platforms for molecular diagnostics. The protein-coding regions of six genes associated with inherited arrhythmia syndromes were amplified from 15 human samples using parallelised multiplex PCR (Access Array, Fluidigm), and sequenced on the MiSeq (Illumina) and Ion Torrent PGM (Life Technologies). …”
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The complete genome sequences of Bacillus velezensis B26: a promising biocontrol agent and biofertilizer [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] by Sandeep Mallya, Kiran Kumar Kolathur, Subrahmanyam Volety Mallikarjuna, Venkatesh Kamath B

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Draft genome assembly of the largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) by Tao Zhu, Hongmei Song, Jinxing Du, Caixia Lei, Jing Tian, Chenghui Wang, Chuanju Dong, Shengjie Li

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A chromosome-level genome assembly of the Hermonassa cecilia (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) by Chao Wu, Xinyue Liang, Chengyue Xian, Lei Zhang, Zhiqiang Zhang, Yao Tan, Jingang Liang, Yutao Xiao

“…However, there is limited information available on the life history and genomic resources of H. cecilia to date. …”
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Xylaria iriomotensis sp. nov. from termite nests and notes on X. angulosa by Izumi Okane, Huei-Mei Hsieh, Yu-Ming Ju, Chun-Ru Lin, Chun-Yun Huang, I-Ching Kuan

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Internal fossil constraints have more effect on the age estimates of crown Palaeognathae than different phylogenomic data type by Alexandre Pedro Selvatti, Naoko Takezaki

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Lived experiences of sixth grade teachers and students from the qualitative assessment of math lessons, designing a scale of teacher skills in the qualitative evaluation of math le... by Masoud hosseini, Abolfazl Tehranian, Mohammad Hassan Behzadi, Seyyed Hassan Alam Al-Hadaei

“…Background: The existing research in this field indicates that there has been insufficient investigation into the life experiences of sixth-grade teachers and students concerning the qualitative values of mathematics lessons. …”
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The complete genome sequences of Bacillus velezensis B26: a promising biocontrol agent and biofertilizer [version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] by Sandeep Mallya, Kiran Kumar Kolathur, Subrahmanyam Volety Mallikarjuna, Venkatesh Kamath B

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Differential genetic interactions of yeast stress response MAPK pathways by Humberto Martin, Michael Shales, Pablo Fernandez‐Piñar, Ping Wei, Maria Molina, Dorothea Fiedler, Kevan M Shokat, Pedro Beltrao, Wendell Lim, Nevan J Krogan

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Small and Large Extracellular Vesicles From Human Preovulatory Follicular Fluid Display Distinct ncRNA Cargo Profiles and Differential Effects on KGN Granulosa Cells by Inge Varik, Katariina Johanna Saretok, Kristine Rosenberg, Ileana Quintero, Maija Puhka, Nataliia Volkova, Aleksander Trošin, Paolo Guazzi, Agne Velthut‐Meikas

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Challenges oncologists face when caring for hispanics living in puerto rico with colorectal cancer and multiple chronic conditions by Maira A. Castañeda-Avila, Daniela Latoni-Guillermety, Meagan Sabatino, Karen J. Ortiz-Ortiz, Kate L. Lapane

“…Results Five key themes were: (1) social determinants of health, (2) diagnosis pathways, (3) factors influencing treatment decisions, (4) survivorship and end-of-life care, and (5) care coordination and communication. …”
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