Blood-based biomarkers in mild behavioral impairment: an updated overview by Efthalia Angelopoulou, Xenia Androni, Chiara Villa, Alexandros Hatzimanolis, Nikolaos Scarmeas, Sokratis Papageorgiou

“…In this narrative review, we aim to summarize and critically discuss the emerging literature evidence linking MBI to blood-based biomarkers, hoping to shed more light on MBI’s pathophysiology, its connection to AD-related neurobiology, as well as its potential practical utility for predicting cognitive impairment, guiding early interventions and managing the risk for dementia.…”
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Idiosyncratic gesture use in a mother-infant dyad in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) in the wild by Bas van Boekholt, Isabelle Clark, Nicole J. Lahiff, Kevin C. Lee, Katie E. Slocombe, Claudia Wilke, Simone Pika

“…These differ in their predictions regarding idiosyncratic gestures, making such occurrences a crucial area of investigation. …”
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Comparative Analyses of Response Surface Methodology and Artificial Neural Network on Medium Optimization for Tetraselmis sp. FTC209 Grown under Mixotrophic Condition by Mohd Shamzi Mohamed, Joo Shun Tan, Rosfarizan Mohamad, Mohd Noriznan Mokhtar, Arbakariya B. Ariff

“…RSM capability was also weighed against an artificial neural network (ANN) approach for predicting a composition that would result in maximum lipid productivity, Prlipid. …”
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Plant-nanoparticles enhance anti-PD-L1 efficacy by shaping human commensal microbiota metabolites by Yun Teng, Chao Luo, Xiaolan Qiu, Jingyao Mu, Mukesh K. Sriwastva, Qingbo Xu, Minmin Liu, Xin Hu, Fangyi Xu, Lifeng Zhang, Juw Won Park, Jae Yeon Hwang, Maiying Kong, Zhanxu Liu, Xiang Zhang, Raobo Xu, Jun Yan, Michael L. Merchant, Craig J. McClain, Huang-Ge Zhang

“…However, the complexity of dietary components makes it difficult to predict specific outcomes. Here we investigate the impact of plant-derived nanoparticles (PNP) on gut microbiota and metabolites in context of cancer immunotherapy with the humanized gnotobiotic mouse model. …”
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SRAM and Mixed-Signal Logic With Noise Immunity in 3-nm Nano-Sheet Technology by Rajiv V. Joshi, J. Frougier, Alberto Cestero, Crystal Castellanos, Sudipto Chakraborty, Carl Radens, M. Silvestre, S. Lucarini, I. Ahsan, E. Leobandung

“…Statistical simulations are used to predict the benefits of these circuits in the context of dual supply use. …”
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Complete genome sequence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa YK01, a sequence type 16 isolated from a patient with keratitis by Shuo Jiang, Mengmin Ye, Ke Liu, Huiluo Cao, Xiaoshan Lin

“…The assembly is fully complete with chromosomal genome size of 6,183,266 bp, presenting a GC content of 66.7%, and a plasmid with the size of 46,067 bp, presenting GC content of 59.0%. Predicted chromosomal genomic features include 5,709 CDS, 12 rRNAs, 63 tRNAs, 4 ncRNAs, and 5,788 genes. …”
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Taguchi Robust Design for Optimizing Surface Roughness of Turned AISI 1045 Steel Considering the Tool Nose Radius and Coolant as Noise Factors by Adel T. Abbas, Adham E. Ragab, Faycal Benyahia, Mahmoud S. Soliman

“…The optimum parameters predicted by the developed model showed good agreement with the experimental results.…”
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Influence of Medication on Fatigue Six Months after Stroke by Amélie Ponchel, Julien Labreuche, Stéphanie Bombois, Christine Delmaire, Régis Bordet, Hilde Hénon

“…PSF at 6 months was not predicted by medication use at discharge nor associated with medication use at month 6. …”
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Proliferative and viability effects of two cyanophages on freshwater bloom-forming species Microcystis aeruginosa and Raphidiopsis raciborskii vary between strains by Nada Tokodi, Antonia Łobodzińska, Barbara Klimczak, Adam Antosiak, Sara Młynarska, Sigitas Šulčius, Sarit Avrani, Takashi Yoshida, Dariusz Dziga

“…The high variability in responses observed with a limited subset of cyanophage-cyanobacteria combinations not only highlights the intricate role of viral infections in microbial ecosystems but also underscores the significant challenges in predicting the composition, toxicity, and dynamics of cyanobacterial blooms.…”
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Lipidomics of Huntington’s Disease: A Comprehensive Review of Current Status and Future Directions by Ali Yilmaz, Sumeyya Akyol, Nadia Ashrafi, Nazia Saiyed, Onur Turkoglu, Stewart F. Graham

“…The development of innovative strategies is imperative for the early detection of predictive biomarkers, enabling timely intervention and mitigating irreversible cellular damage. …”
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Urinary interleukin 13 level in steroid sensitive and resistant nephrotic syndrome: a cross-sectional single center study by Behnam Ermian, Noosha Samieefar, Aida Vahidi, Daryoush Fahimi, Niloufar Peirovi, Mohamed Husein Aldokhi, Behnaz Bazargani, Arash Abbasi, Fahimeh Askarian, Mastaneh Moghtaderi

“…Further studies in larger population are recommended to better assess the potential of this biomarker to predict response to treatment. .…”
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Mind-Body Exercises for Nurses with Chronic Low Back Pain: An Evidence-Based Review by Pinky Budhrani-Shani, Donna L. Berry, Patricia Arcari, Helene Langevin, Peter M. Wayne

“…Studies in the general population suggested that these interventions are effective in reducing pain and disability and may improve factors/processes predictive of CLBP. Conclusion. This review suggests that evaluating the impact of multimodal interventions such as yoga and tai chi for nurses with CLBP warrants investigation.…”
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Fluid dynamics of planetary differentiation by Deguen, Renaud, Huguet, Ludovic, Landeau, Maylis, Lherm, Victor, Maller, Augustin, Wacheul, Jean-Baptiste

“…We then discuss how additional factors—immiscibility and fragmentation, inertia inherited from the impact, Coriolis force, sedimentation—affect the predictions of this model, and discuss the extent of chemical equilibration. …”
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Artificial intelligence as a transforming factor in motility disorders–automatic detection of motility patterns in high-resolution anorectal manometry by Miguel Mascarenhas, Francisco Mendes, Joana Mota, Tiago Ribeiro, Pedro Cardoso, Miguel Martins, Maria João Almeida, João Rala Cordeiro, João Ferreira, Guilherme Macedo, Cecilio Santander

“…The testing dataset was used for models’ evaluation through its accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values and area under the receiving-operating characteristic curve. …”
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Identification of a novel SPTB gene splicing mutation in hereditary spherocytosis: a case report and diagnostic insights by Xiaobing Li, Xiaobing Li, Xiaobing Li, Xiaobing Li, Xiaobing Li, Tingqiang Zhang, Tingqiang Zhang, Tingqiang Zhang, Tingqiang Zhang, Xuemei Li, Li Wang, Li Wang, Li Wang, Li Wang, Qian Li, Qian Li, Qian Li, Qian Li, Qianqian Liu, Qianqian Liu, Qianqian Liu, Qianqian Liu, Chengyin He, Li Zhang, Li Zhang, Li Zhang, Li Zhang, Yongsheng Liu, Yongsheng Liu, Yongsheng Liu, Yongsheng Liu, Junling Tang, Junling Tang, Junling Tang, Junling Tang

“…Genetic testing identified a novel SPTB gene splicing mutation (NM_001355436.2: c.1645-1G>A), inherited maternally, which is predicted to disrupt normal RNA splicing and protein synthesis.DiscussionThe identified SPTB mutation expands the known mutation spectrum of the SPTB gene and highlights its role in the pathogenesis of HS. …”
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Cost Estimation and Efficiency Analysis of Korean CANDU Spent Fuel Disposal Alternatives in Consideration of Future Price Volatility by Sungsig Bang, Yanghon Chung, Dongphil Chun, Chulhong Kwon, Sungjun Hong

“…In Korea, spent fuel is temporarily stored in spent fuel pools at nuclear reactor sites and it is predicted to become saturated between 2020 and 2024. …”
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In-depth proteomic profiling identifies potentiation of the LPS response by 7-ketocholesterol by Iain R. Phair, Magdalena Sovakova, Noor Alqurashi, Raid B. Nisr, Alison D. McNeilly, Douglas Lamont, Graham Rena

“…In patients with stable coronary artery disease, plasma levels of 7-ketocholesterol (7-KC), found at high levels in atherosclerotic lesions, predict risk of incident heart failure dose dependently, potentially contributing to disease aetiology. …”
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Spatiotemporal characteristics of future precipitation variability in the Tianshan Mountain region of China by Xianglin Lyu, Junkai Du, Yaqin Qiu, Yangwen Jia, Chunfeng Hao, Hao Dong

“…Study focus: Global warming alters precipitation patterns, with future scenarios predicting variability being greater than merely changes in rainfall amounts. …”
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Codeine 3-O-demethylase catalyzed biotransformation of morphinan alkaloids in Escherichia coli: site directed mutagenesis of terminal residues improves enzyme expression, stability... by Garrick W. K. Spencer, Xu Li, Kenny W. L. Lam, George Mutch, Fiona H. Fry, Sally L. Gras

“…Statistical analysis of biotransformation yield, enzyme expression and stability, predicted using changes in Gibbs free energy (ΔΔG) with deep-learning-based model DDmut, suggested that altered enzyme stability and/or expression of soluble protein may contribute to the observed improvements in biotransformation. …”
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Primate sympatry shapes the evolution of their brain architecture by Robira, Benjamin, Perez-Lamarque, Benoît

“…By contrast, models considering species sympatry best predicted the evolution of brain regions related to long-term memory of interactions with the socio-ecological environment, with a decrease in their size the higher the sympatry. …”
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