Functional Characterization, Genome Assembly, and Annotation of <i>Geobacillus</i> sp. G4 Isolated from a Geothermal Field in Tacna, Peru by Alonso R. Poma Ticona, Karita C. R. Santos, Heber E. Ramirez-Arua, Roberto Castellanos, Jéssica Pinheiro Silva, Pedro R. Vieira Hamann, Eliane F. Noronha, Fabyano A. C. Lopes

“…The presence of enzymes like amylases and pullulanase further emphasizes its biotechnological potential, particularly in starch hydrolysis and biofuel production. …”
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Characterization of Wi-Fi Access Point Energy Consumption and the Impact of IEEE 802.11 Standard Evolutions by Hamidou Dembele

“…In some cases, reduced transmit power degrades the modulation and coding scheme (MCS), potentially leading to greater energy expenditure. …”
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Studio sui NEETs. Credenze, paure e percezioni delle giovani generazioni stigmatizzate by Marco Schiavetta

“…In line with the methodological indications of the constructivist Grounded Theory (GT) (Charmaz, 2000, 2006, 2014), field research was immediately accompanied by open coding, using all that was useful for saturation of the categories. …”
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Estimating rare disease prevalence and costs in the USA: a cohort study approach using the Healthcare Cost Institute claims data by Keith A Crandall, Christine M Cutillo, Ainslie Tisdale, Mahdi Baghbanzadeh, Reva L Stidd, Manpreet S Khural, Laurie J Hartman, Jeff Greenberg, Kevin B Zhang, Ali Rahnavard

“…RDs face challenges in prevalence estimation due to a lack of specific disease coding and a small patient population, compounded by issues like data standardisation and privacy concerns. …”
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Transcriptional profiling of Chlamydia trachomatis and its host in an ex vivo endocervical primary cell culture system using dual RNA sequencing by Olusola Olagoke, Siddharth Chittaranjan, Deborah Dean, Deborah Dean, Deborah Dean, Deborah Dean, Deborah Dean

“…Inclusion-membrane genes peaked at 1hpi, while hemolysin-like and polymorphic membrane protein genes were upregulated at 24hpi. …”
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Exome sequencing identifies novel genes associated with cerebellar volume and microstructure by Yuanyuan Liang, Dongrui Ma, Mengjie Li, Zhiyun Wang, Chenwei Hao, Yuemeng Sun, Xiaoyan Hao, Chunyan Zuo, Shuangjie Li, Yanmei Feng, Shasha Qi, Yunpeng Wang, Shilei Sun, Yu-Ming Xu, Ole A. Andreassen, Changhe Shi

“…Notable findings include the discovery of genes like PRKRA and TTK, as well as RASGRP3, linked to cerebellar volume and white matter microstructure. …”
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Trends in Cartilage Repair Techniques for Chondral Defects in the Hip in Germany: An Epidemiological Analysis from 2006 to 2022 by Sebastian Frischholz, Tizian Heinz, Manuel Weißenberger, Sebastian Philipp von Hertzberg-Boelch, Philip Anderson, Martin Lüdemann, Axel Jakuscheit, Maximilian Rudert, Ioannis Stratos

“…Cartilage repair techniques for chondral defects in the hip are crucial for treating conditions like femoroacetabular impingement, developmental dysplasia, and osteonecrosis, especially in young patients to delay the progression of osteoarthritis. …”
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A nerve block supply cart and nerve block champions program associated with increased fascia iliaca block use by Joseph R. Brown, Michael Heffler, Peter Alsharif, Brigit Noon, Justin Inman, Eric Bustos, Juliana Wilson, Ryan Tucker

“…Inclusion criteria was based on institutional coding of a hip fracture. Each chart was reviewed as to whether the patient received an IFICIB as well as secondary outcomes like ED length of stay (LOS). …”
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The Complete Chloroplast Genome of the Vietnamese Endemic Species Aquilaria banaense P.H. Hô, 1986 (Thymelaeaceae): Structure, Evolution, and Phylogeny by Yen Thi Van, Ngoc Bao Mach, Thanh‐Thuy Duong, Thang Nam Tran, Nguyen Van Minh, Tan Duy Ngoc Nguyen, Hoang Dang Khoa Do, Thiet Minh Vu

“…Phylogenetic reconstruction using whole cp genomes of 13 Aquilaria species placed A. banaense sister to mainland Southeast Asian species like A. crassna and A. subintegra, clearly separated from insular Southeast Asian groups. …”
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Hiding in plain sight: eating disorders in diverse populations - a case for comprehensive medical education by Tashalee R. Brown, Madeline O. Jansen, Drew Hirsch, Habiba Amir, Alexis E. Duncan, Ginger E. Nicol

“…Vignette-style questions were analyzed using inductive coding and the frequency of responses was reported. …”
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The pre-mRNA splicing modulator pladienolide B inhibits Cryptococcus neoformans germination and growth by Sierra L. Love, Megan C. McKeon, Henrik Vollmer, Joshua C. Paulson, Nanami Oshimura, Olivia Valentine, Sébastien C. Ortiz, Christina M. Hull, Aaron A. Hoskins

“…Together, these results suggest that targeting RNA splicing pathways could be a promising antifungal strategy and that the effectiveness of splicing inhibitors as antifungals can be increased by co-administering drugs such as FK506.IMPORTANCEFungal infections, like those caused by Cryptococcus neoformans, can turn deadly for many patients. …”
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The role of the mTOR pathway in breast cancer stem cells (BCSCs): mechanisms and therapeutic potentials by Chen Zhang, Shu Xu, Chuanzheng Yin, Shaobo Hu, Pian Liu

“…Clinical trials investigating mTOR inhibitors like sirolimus and combination therapies with agents such as everolimus and trastuzumab are discussed, underscoring their potential in eradicating BCSCs and improving patient outcomes. …”
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The RNA-binding protein ELAVL1 promotes Beclin1-mediated cellular autophagy and thus endometrial cancer development by affecting LncRNA-neat stability by Yanlu Luo, Xueyan Zhong, Xinzhao Sun, Jiangtao Fan

“…Our study aims to investigate the roles of embryonic lethal abnormal vision-like 1 (ELAVL1) and long non-coding RNA (LncRNA) NEAT1 in endometrial cancer (EC), focusing on their underlying molecular mechanisms.We obtained EC cell lines (HEC-1A, Ishikawa, RL95–2, HEC-1B, and AN3CA) from ATCC. …”
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<i>Cannabis sativa</i> L. Miniature Inverted-Repeat Transposable-Element Landscapes in Wild-Type (JL) and Domesticated Genome (CBDRx) by Mariana Quiroga, Clara Crociara, Esteban Schenfeld, Franco Daniel Fernández, Juan Crescente, Leonardo Vanzetti, Marcelo Helguera

“…Recent advances have facilitated genome-wide analyses through platforms like the NCBI Comparative Genome Viewer (CGV) and CannabisGDB, among others, enabling comparative studies across multiple Cannabis genotypes. …”
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Antioxidant, Osteogenic, and Neuroprotective Effects of Homotaurine in Aging and Parkinson’s Disease Models by Arianna Minoia, Francesca Cristiana Piritore, Silvia Bolognin, João Pessoa, Bruno Bernardes de Jesus, Natascia Tiso, Maria Grazia Romanelli, Jens Christian Schwamborn, Luca Dalle Carbonare, Maria Teresa Valenti

“…Furthermore, homotaurine promoted osteogenesis and angiogenesis in zebrafish models by enhancing the expression of critical osteogenesis-associated genes, such as those coding for β-catenin and Runt-related transcription factor 2 (Runx2), and increasing the levels of the kinase insert domain receptor-like angiogenesis marker in aged zebrafish. …”
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Phylogenetic taxonomy of the Zambian Anopheles coustani group using a mitogenomics approach by Soha Usmani, Mary E. Gebhardt, Limonty Simubali, Kochelani Saili, Westone Hamwata, Hunter Chilusu, Mbanga Muleba, Conor J. McMeniman, Anne C. Martin, William J. Moss, Douglas E. Norris, Reneé L. M. N. Ali

“…These analyses also highlight the likely presence of other cryptic An. coustani group members circulating in Zambia.…”
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Methylation of a group of microRNA genes as a marker for the diagnosis and prognosis of non-small cell lung cancer by V. I. Loginov, M. S. Gubenko, A. M. Burdennyy, I. V. Pronina, P. V. Postnikov, Yu. A. Efimova, F. V. Radus, E. S. Mochalova, T. P. Kazubskaya

“…It has been shown that microRNA genes are several times more likely to undergo methylation than protein-coding genes. …”
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MiR-130c-5p targets the SHVV n gene and upregulates immune cytokines (IL-6, IL-22, IL-1β) to inhibit viral replication by Jin Wei, Yan Ji, Yaqian Bai, Rui Cheng, Jiaqi Zhang, Xianqin Hu, Chi Zhang

“…MicroRNAs (miRNAs), as an important class of non-coding RNAs, play a key regulatory role in the process of viral infection.MethodsWe examined the effect of SHVV infection on the expression of miR-130c-5p and the effect of overexpression of miR-130c-5p on the proliferation of SHVV. …”
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Population screening of adults identifies novel genetic variants associated with celiac disease by Mohammad Sayeef Alam, Laurent Thomas, Ben Brumpton, Kristian Hveem, Knut E. A. Lundin, Sebo Withoff, Iris H. Jonkers, Ludvig M. Sollid, Rebecka Hjort, Eivind Ness-Jensen

“…Despite this, half of its heritability remains unexplained, with most of the unidentified variants located in non-protein coding regions. Here we performed a genome-wide association study among 52,342 adults screened for CeD, including 465 previously undiagnosed and 361 already diagnosed cases, which mitigated the likely disease misclassification present in previous studies. …”
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Full Genome Sequence and sfRNA Interferon Antagonist Activity of Zika Virus from Recife, Brazil. by Claire L Donald, Benjamin Brennan, Stephanie L Cumberworth, Veronica V Rezelj, Jordan J Clark, Marli T Cordeiro, Rafael Freitas de Oliveira França, Lindomar J Pena, Gavin S Wilkie, Ana Da Silva Filipe, Christopher Davis, Joseph Hughes, Margus Varjak, Martin Selinger, Luíza Zuvanov, Ania M Owsianka, Arvind H Patel, John McLauchlan, Brett D Lindenbach, Gamou Fall, Amadou A Sall, Roman Biek, Jan Rehwinkel, Esther Schnettler, Alain Kohl

“…Detection of sfRNA that counteracts interferon responses is likely to be important for further understanding of pathogenesis and virus-host interactions.…”
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