The Role of FRMD7 in Idiopathic Infantile Nystagmus by Rachel J. Watkins, Mervyn G. Thomas, Chris J. Talbot, Irene Gottlob, Sue Shackleton

“…FRMD7 resides at Xq26-27 and approximately 50% of X-linked IIN families map to this region. Currently 45 mutations within FRMD7 have been associated with IIN, confirming the importance of FRMD7 in the pathogenesis of the disease. …”
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A crossover operator for objective functions defined over graph neighborhoods with interdependent and related variables by Jaume Jordan, Javier Palanca, Victor Sanchez-Anguix, Vicente Julian

“…The results suggest that the new crossover operator is statistically better or at least as good as the best-performing crossover in 75% of the families of problems tested.…”
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HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN THE SPACE OF INDICATORS OF THE INTERNATIONAL RATINGS by Dmitry A. Rubvalter, Yury S. Bogachyov, Valery P. Shestak

“…There is offered a model image of «the space of indicators» in the form of the petal chart, which integrates families of orgraphs – each orgraph represents a certain sphere of activity, partial indicators or estimates of activity are represented as top, or knots of the orgraph, and communication between as arches, or edges of the orgraph. …”
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Nonfamilial, MPL S505N-Mutated Essential Thrombocythaemia by Ruth Morrell, Stephen E. Langabeer, Liam Smyth, Meegahage Perera, Gerard Crotty

“…Another exon 10 mutation, MPL S505N, has been shown to be a founder mutation in several pedigrees with familial thrombocythaemia where it is associated with a high thrombotic risk, splenomegaly and progression to bone marrow fibrosis. …”
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Differential Evolutionary Constraints in the Evolution of Chemoreceptors: A Murine and Human Case Study by Ricardo D’Oliveira Albanus, Rodrigo Juliani Siqueira Dalmolin, José Luiz Rybarczyk-Filho, Mauro Antônio Alves Castro, José Cláudio Fonseca Moreira

“…Recent studies have allowed the characterization of chemoreceptor gene families. These genes present strikingly high variability in copy numbers and pseudogenization degrees among different species, but the mechanisms underlying their evolution are not fully understood. …”
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Calcium Alginate and Calcium Alginate-Chitosan Beads Containing Celecoxib Solubilized in a Self-Emulsifying Phase by Lorena Segale, Lorella Giovannelli, Paolo Mannina, Franco Pattarino

“…The rationale of this work was linked to the desire to improve celecoxib therapeutic effectiveness reducing its gastric adverse effects and to favor its use in the prophylaxis of colon cancer and as adjuvant in the therapy of familial polyposis. The systems were prepared by ionotropic gelation using needles with different diameters (400 and 600 μm). …”
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Anticancer Ribosomally Synthesized and Post-Translationally Modified Peptides from Plants: Structures, Therapeutic Potential, and Future Directions by Hyeon-Jeong Hwang, Youngsang Nam, Chanhee Jang, Eun La Kim, Eun Seo Jang, Yeo Jin Lee, Seoung Rak Lee

“…This review identifies and discusses cytotoxic RiPPs across various plant families, focusing on their absolute chemical structures and reported cytotoxic activities against cancer cell lines. …”
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Monitoring for respiratory viruses among wild canids, Texas by Lyudmyla V. Marushchak, Laura A. Pulscher, Judith U. Oguzie, Diego B. Silva, Kenneth A. Waldrup, Douglas M. Watts, Gregory C. Gray

“…We used virus molecular techniques, culture and next-generation nucleotide sequencing to search for and characterize viruses in the Coronaviridae and Orthomyxoviridae families. Through these activities we detected and characterized one canine coronaviruses (CCoVs) each from a gray fox (Urocyon cinereorgenteus) and a feral dog (Canis lupus familiaris). …”
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Phylogenetic relationships and divergence times of Odonata inferred from mitochondrial genome by Weidong Huang, Tianyou Zhao, Mingyuan Fan, Yuange Duan, Li Tian, Hu Li, Wanzhi Cai, Fan Song

“…Here, we assembled the largest mitogenome dataset to date, comprising 143 mitogenomes representing three suborders, 18 families, of which 53 mitogenomes were newly sequenced. …”
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Astrocyte-Secreted Matricellular Proteins in CNS Remodelling during Development and Disease by Emma V. Jones, David S. Bouvier

“…In this minireview, we discuss the matricellular protein families SPARC (secreted protein acidic and rich in cysteine), Hevin/SC1 (SPARC-like 1), TN-C (Tenascin C), TSP (Thrombospondin), and CCN (CYR61/CTGF/NOV), which are secreted by astrocytes during development. …”
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An oligodendrocyte silencer element underlies the pathogenic impact of lamin B1 structural variants by Bruce Nmezi, Guillermo Rodriguez Bey, Talia DeFrancesco Oranburg, Kseniia Dudnyk, Santana M. Lardo, Nathan Herdman, Anastasia Jacko, Sandy Rubio, Emanuel Loeza-Alcocer, Julia Kofler, Dongkyeong Kim, Julia Rankin, Emma Kivuva, Nicholas Gutowski, Katherine Schon, Jelle van den Ameele, Patrick F. Chinnery, Sérgio B. Sousa, Filipe Palavra, Camilo Toro, Filippo Pinto e Vairo, Jonas Saute, Lisa Pan, Murad Alturkustani, Robert Hammond, Francois Gros-Louis, Michael S. Gold, Yungki Park, Geneviève Bernard, Raili Raininko, Jian Zhou, Sarah J. Hainer, Quasar S. Padiath

“…Utilizing data from recently identified families that carry LMNB1 gene duplications but do not exhibit demyelination, ADLD patient tissues, CRISPR edited cell lines and mouse models, we have identified a silencer element that is lost in ADLD patients and that specifically targets expression to oligodendrocytes. …”
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Perception and Attitude of Emergency Room Resident Physicians toward Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Outbreak by Mohammed Al Ghobain, Turki Aldrees, Abdullah Alenezi, Saleh Alqaryan, Dana Aldabeeb, Najed Alotaibi, Abdulrahman Aldhabib, Shaker Alghalibi, Sami Alharethy

“…The majority of the ERRPs (85%) felt that their job would expose their families to risk of infection. Conclusions. Our study demonstrated the considerable psychological impact of MERS outbreaks on ERRPs. …”
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A comprehensive review of mycoviruses infecting the plant pathogenic fungus Rosellinia necatrix by Sidra Hassan, Robert H. A. Coutts, Atif Jamal, Ioly Kotta-Loizou, Ioly Kotta-Loizou

“…The white root rot fungus is found to harbor diverse mycoviruses with double-stranded and positive-sense single-stranded RNA genomes from different families, including Spinareoviridae, Megabirnaviridae, Partitiviridae, Quadriviridae, Pseudototiviridae, Endornaviridae, Fusariviridae, Yadokariviridae, Hypoviridae, Fusagraviridae and Megatotiviridae. …”
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Channels of Iranian pastoral nomads on the YouTube network: Video narratives of the life of the Lori (Lur) Bakhtiari tribal people and ethnic group by Gorunović Gordana

“…This way of documenting the daily practices of nomadic families and clans is primarily an alternative way of making money on YouTube, but it is also an ethnocultural promotion of the Lor Bakhtiari ethnic and tribal group and a tourist advertisement of their homeland - mountain villages and seasonal camps in the Zagros region, Lordegan district and Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province. …”
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Sociodemographic Determinants for Oral Health Risk Profiles by J. Vanobbergen, L. De Visschere, M. Daems, A. Ceuppens, J. Van Emelen

“…Social indicators were “occupational status,” “being entitled to the increased allowance for health care interventions” and having access to the “Maximum Bill” (MAF), initiatives undertaken to protect deprived families. In the bivariate analysis there were significant differences in risk profiles between occupational groups (𝑃<.001), between entitled and non-entitled individuals to the increased allowance (𝑃=.02), and between access or no-access to the MAF (𝑃<.01). …”
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Drug Testing for Newborn Exposure to Illicit Substances in Pregnancy: Pitfalls and Pearls by Karen J. Farst, Jimmie L. Valentine, R. Whit Hall

“…Healthcare providers in these roles should advocate for unbiased and effective treatment services for affected families.…”
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Geneva. An Urban Sociodemographic Database by Michel Oris, Olivier Perroux, Grazyna Ryczkowska, Reto Schumacher, Adrien Remund, Gilbert Ritschard

“…All these sources were used for a massive reconstitution of families. This article presents the sources, the linking methods, the typologies used to code places and occupations, to study household structures and forms of solitude. …”
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Measuring the Agricultural Sustainability in Rural Areas- A Case Study: Rural Areas of Central District of Ravansar Township by Eskandar Seydaei, Yousuf Ghanbari, Davoud Jamini, Mohammadreza Boshagh

“…Population of the study included the heads of rural families in all villages of Central district in Ravansar (N=4209). …”
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Role of BDNF-mTORC1 Signaling Pathway in Female Depression by Xianquan An, Xiaoxiao Yao, Bingjin Li, Wei Yang, Ranji Cui, Guoqing Zhao, Yang Jin

“…It imposes a huge mental and economic burden on patients and their families, and its prevention and treatment have become an urgent public health problem. …”
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PARENTS AS CATALYSTS FOR STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION TOWARD INCLUSIVE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT by Maryam Chinasa ADEWUNMI

“…The findings highlight the essential role parents play in driving positive change within their families and communities. Parents actively contribute to promoting inclusive education, advocating for sustainable practices, and fostering economic resilience. …”
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