Erythrocyte Shape Abnormalities, Membrane Oxidative Damage, and β-Actin Alterations: An Unrecognized Triad in Classical Autism by Lucia Ciccoli, Claudio De Felice, Eugenio Paccagnini, Silvia Leoncini, Alessandra Pecorelli, Cinzia Signorini, Giuseppe Belmonte, Roberto Guerranti, Alessio Cortelazzo, Mariangela Gentile, Gloria Zollo, Thierry Durand, Giuseppe Valacchi, Marcello Rossi, Joussef Hayek

“…Therefore, the combination of erythrocyte shape abnormalities, erythrocyte membrane oxidative damage, and β-actin alterations constitutes a previously unrecognized triad in classical autism and provides new biological markers in the diagnostic workup of ASDs.…”
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Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Modulates Neurogenesis and Microglia Activation in the Mouse Brain by Anton Pikhovych, Nina Paloma Stolberg, Lea Jessica Flitsch, Helene Luise Walter, Rudolf Graf, Gereon Rudolf Fink, Michael Schroeter, Maria Adele Rueger

“…Multisession tDCS at a sublesional charge density led to a polarity-dependent downregulation of the constitutive expression of Iba1 by microglia in the mouse cortex. …”
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Association of ABO Blood Group and Body Mass Index: A Cross-Sectional Study from a Ghanaian Population by Samuel Smith, Isaac Okai, Chrissie Stansie Abaidoo, Emmanuel Acheampong

“…Blood group O was the most prevalent (51.2%), while Rhesus-positive individuals constituted 90.3%. 6.3% of the participants were obese, while 18.7% were overweight. …”
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DDC_Calc, software to diagnose developmental dysplasia of the hip in infants (version 1) by José Julio Requeiro Molina, Ernesto Pérez Pérez, Ana María Machado Consuegra, Karina Leonor Fernández Sánchez, Roberto Díaz Amador, José Julio Requeiro Morejón

“…<strong>Background</strong>: developmental dysplasia of the hip constitutes the most frequent affection for the development of the musculoskeletal system. …”
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Direct-Acting Oral Anticoagulants in the Management of Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis—Where Do We Stand? by Nikhil Vojjala, Supriya Peshin, Lakshmi Prasanna Vaishnavi Kattamuri, Rabia Iqbal, Adit Dharia, Jayalekshmi Jayakumar, Rafi Iftekhar, Shagun Singh, Mamtha Balla, Claudia S. Villa Celi, Ramya Ramachandran, Rishab Prabhu, Sumeet K. Yadav, Geetha Krishnamoorthy, Vijendra Singh, Karan Seegobin

“…Background: Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVT) is a rare cause of stroke, constituting 0.5–3% of all strokes with an extremely varied spectrum of presentation, predisposing factors, neuroimaging findings, and eventual outcomes. …”
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Intercultural approach on photoprotection and skin cancer prevention in nursing students by Carla Cristina Calderón Cabezas, Angélica Salomé Herrera Molina, Yolanda Elizabeth Salazar Granizo, Jimena Alexandra Morales Guaraca, Paola Maricela Machado Herrera, Jacobo Cambil Martín

“…The studied subjects constituted 12 key informants who met the inclusion criteria. …”
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Neural markers of error processing relate to task performance, but not to substance-related risks and problems and externalizing problems in adolescence and emerging adulthood by Olga D. Boer, Thea Wiker, Shervin H. Bukhari, Rikka Kjelkenes, Clara M.F. Timpe, Irene Voldsbekk, Knut Skaug, Rune Boen, Valerie Karl, Torgeir Moberget, Lars T. Westlye, Ingmar H.A. Franken, Hanan El Marroun, Rene J. Huster, Christian K. Tamnes

“…Detecting errors and adapting behavior accordingly constitutes an integral aspect of cognition. Previous studies have linked neural correlates of error processing (e.g., error-related negativity (ERN) and error-related positivity (Pe)) to task performance and broader behavioral constructs, but few studies examined how these associations manifest in adolescence. …”
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Molecular Features and Methylation Status in Early Onset (≤40 Years) Colorectal Cancer: A Population Based, Case-Control Study by Giulia Magnani, Daniela Furlan, Nora Sahnane, Luca Reggiani Bonetti, Federica Domati, Monica Pedroni

“…Early onset tumors showed more frequently a constitutional defective of Mismatch Repair System and a minor number of methylated genes. …”
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Phytochrome-mediated shade avoidance responses impact the structure and composition of the bacterial phyllosphere microbiome of Arabidopsis by James A. O’Rourke, Stacey A. Vincent, Isabel E. I. Williams, Eleanor L. Gascoyne, Paul F. Devlin

“…Hierarchical clustering of response patterns further suggested that over a third of the taxa constituting the core phyllosphere microbiome in our assay show some degree of response to vegetative shade. …”
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Satellite-Based Forest Stand Detection Using Artificial Intelligence by Patrik Kovacovic, Rastislav Pirnik, Julia Kafkova, Mario Michalik, Alzbeta Kanalikova, Pavol Kuchar

“…The forest constitutes an essential and irreplaceable component of life for all organisms, with its primary significance lying in its role in creating a breathable atmosphere on Earth. …”
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Trends in Brazilian productions on the assistive technologies’ effectiveness for patient safety by Christiani Andrea Marquesini Rambo, Giulia Dos Santos Goulart, Eveline do Amaral Antonello, Tânia Solange Bosi de Souza Magnago, Yuliett Mora Pérez, Graziella María Rosa Cauduro

“…Patient safety in healthcare institutions is essential for quality healthcare. This work constitutes a narrative review of the literature for identifying trends, in Brazilian theses and dissertations, on the evaluation of the assistive technologies’ effectiveness to promote patient safety. …”
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Modeling and Control of a Three-Phase Interleaved Buck Converter as a Battery Charger by El Nouha Mammeri, Oswaldo Lopez-Santos, Abdelali El Aroudi, Jure Domajnko, Natasa Prosen, Luis Martinez-Salamero

“…To compensate for the inherent asymmetric distribution of the current between the phases, the first control loop (inner loop) is dedicated to implement the democratic current sharing technique, while the two outer loops constitute a seamless controller, which allows a soft transition from CC mode to CV mode when charging the battery. …”
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Digital Twin&#x2019;s Anatomy: A Cross-Sector Framework With Healthcare Validation by Sina Namaki Araghi, Zhengyu Liu, Arkopaul Sarkar, Thierry Louge, Mohamed Hedi Karray

“…Digital twins (DT) in manufacturing, healthcare, and across different industrial domains are often over-simplified as solely a virtual representation of a physical object or service. Such a definition constitutes a dilemma in distinguishing DTs from digital models, digital shadows, digital threads, and cyber-physical systems. …”
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Post-Graduate Course in Selection and Management with Antimicrobial in Respiratory and Urinary Infections by Diana Rosa Fernández Ruiz, Maira Quiros Enríquez, Olga Lidia Cuevas Pérez, Eidys Rodríguez Herrera, Myriam Damaris Padilla Labrado

“…<strong>Background</strong>: one of the pharmacologic groups of bigger prescription and use in Primary Health Attention, for his efficacy in the treatment of multiple infections constitute the antimicrobial. Previous studies evidence that there are difficulties in their prescription by doctors of this level of attention. …”
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Plasma and Aorta Biochemistry and MMPs Activities in Female Rabbit Fed Methionine Enriched Diet and Their Offspring by Khira Othmani Mecif, Souhila Aouichat Bouguerra, Yasmina Benazzoug

“…Four female rabbit groups are constituted (each n=8), nonpregnant control (NPC), pregnant control (PC) that received normal commercial chow, nonpregnant Met (NPMet), and pregnant Met (PMet) that received the same diet supplemented with 0,35% L-methionine (w/w) for 3 months (500 mg/d). …”
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Real-Time G-Protein-Coupled Receptor Imaging to Understand and Quantify Receptor Dynamics by María S. Aymerich, J. López-Azcárate, J. Bonaventura, G. Navarro, D. Fernández-Suárez, V. Casadó, F. Mayor, C. Lluís, M. Valencia, J. Artieda, Rafael Franco

“…Thus, we believe that live imaging of GPCRs using spinning disk confocal image analysis constitutes a powerful tool to study of receptor dynamics.…”
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Elevated concentrations of quaternary ammonium compounds in childcare centers: A pilot study by Yao Cheng, Zhong Lv, Erika Schreder, Min Hu, Abby Mutic, Guomao Zheng, Amina Salamova

“…BACs were the most abundant QAC group found at concentrations ranging from 2.67 to 1370 μg/g (median 90.4 μg/g) and constituted 64 % of the ΣQAC concentrations. The QAC levels in dust from childcare centers were significantly higher than concentrations previosly reported in homes. …”
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Photobiomodulation Therapy for Neurosensory Disturbances in Orthognathic Surgery Patients: A Systematic Review by Aneta Olszewska, Mateusz Wolny, Julia Kensy, Agnieszka Kotela, Agata Czajka-Jakubowska, Jacek Matys

“…Background: Sensory disturbances and acquired paresthesia constitute a significant proportion of complications following orthognathic surgery. …”
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Primary Intimal (Spindle Cell) Sarcoma of the Heart: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by A. Ibrahim, A. Luk, P. Singhal, Bo Wan, A. Zavodni, R. J. Cusimano, J. Butany

“…He denied any other constitutional symptoms. His symptoms persisted despite a course of antibiotics for presumed diverticulitis. …”
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Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Trends in Pakistan: Activity Survey from Pakistan Bone Marrow Transplant Group by Natasha Ali, Raheel Iftikhar, Muhammad Ayaz Mir, Syed Waqas Bokhari, Jehanzeb Ur Rehman, Uzma Zaidi, Shahzad Nasir, Salman Naseem Adil, Tariq Satti, Qamar Un Nisa Chaudhry, Muhammad Farhan, Tasneem Farzana, Tariq Ghafoor, Bushra Ahsan, Azhar S. Khan, Farrukh Ali Khan, Syeda Itrat Fatima, Shafaq Abdul Samad, Aliya Batool, Hafiz Muhammad Nadeem, Syed Nasir Abbas Bukhari, Saqib Hussain Ansari, Parvez Ahmed

“…A total of 12 transplant centers contributed data on the modified PBMT survey form retrospectively and 806 haematopoietic stem cell transplants (HSCTs) were carried out during the study duration. Allogeneic HSCT constituted 595 (73.8%) of all the transplants; this is in stark contrast to Western data, where autologous HSCT accounts for the majority of transplants. ß-thalassemia major and aplastic anemia were the commonest indications for allogeneic HSCT, in contrast to Western data, where acute leukemia is the leading transplant indication. …”
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