Recommendations for developing, documenting, and distributing data products derived from NEON data by Jeff W. Atkins, Kelly S. Aho, Xuan Chen, Andrew J. Elmore, Rich Fiorella, Wenqi Luo, Danica Lombardozzi, Claire Lunch, Leah Manak, Luis X. dePablo, Allison N. Myers‐Pigg, Sydne Record, Tong Qiu, Samuel Reed, Benjamin Ruddell, Brandon Strange, Christa L. Torrens, Kelsey Yule, Andrew D. Richardson

“…However, the creation of derived data products is a nontrivial task. Here we provide an overview of the process of creating derived data products while outlining the advantages, challenges, and major considerations.…”
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Clinical characteristics and risk factors of severe pneumonia caused by human bocavirus in children by Zhuxia Li, Wenjing Gu, Fengming Zhu, Enze Han, Yongdong Yan, Huiquan Sun, Weidong Xu, Xin Zhang, Li Huang, Shan Gao, Yuqing Wang, Chuangli Hao, Xinxing Zhang

“…Abstract Background The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical characteristics of severe pneumonia caused by human bocavirus (HBoV) infection to explore the associated risk factors. Methods We conducted a retrospective review of data from children hospitalized with HBoV pneumonia. …”
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Associations of Voice Metrics with Postural Function in Parkinson’s Disease by Anna Carolyna Gianlorenço, Valton Costa, Walter Fabris-Moraes, Paulo Eduardo Portes Teixeira, Paola Gonzalez, Kevin Pacheco-Barrios, Ciro Ramos-Estebanez, Arianna Di Stadio, Mirret M. El-Hagrassy, Deniz Durok Camsari, Tim Wagner, Laura Dipietro, Felipe Fregni

“…Methods: Motor and vocal data including the Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale part III (UPDRS-III), Harmonic–Noise Ratio (HNR), jitter, shimmer, and smoothed cepstral peak prominence (CPPS) were analyzed through exploratory correlations followed by univariate linear regression analyses. We employed these four voice metrics as independent variables and the total and sub-scores of the UPDRS-III as dependent variables. …”
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CytoSorb hemoadsorption of apixaban during cardio-pulmonary bypass for heart transplantation by Anouk Frering, MD, Antoine Abi Lutfallah, MD, Aude Carillion, MD, PhD, Daniel Wendt, MD, Pascal Leprince, MD, PhD, Adrien Bougle, MD, PhD, Guillaume Lebreton, MD, PhD

“…No primary graft dysfunction was observed, and during the post-operative period of 72 hours, the patient did not have any bleeding events requiring reintervention or transfusion. Conclusion: We observed that CytoSorb could be a potential solution to remove apixaban intraoperatively. …”
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Protocol for a nested case-control study: identifying neuroimaging biomarkers for the progression of subclinical depression and qi-stagnation constitution to major depressive disor... by Jing Wang, Chengfeng Zhang, Yueqi Zhang, Yuanyuan Liu, Jingli Zhang, Xingwei Fang, Wangyang Xia, Yanzhao Xie, Zhongli Lan, Jinhui Wang, Jinhui Wang, Jinhui Wang, Jinhui Wang, Min Lu, Jun Chen, Jun Chen

“…The 300 adolescents will undergo rs-fMRI scans at baseline and again after one year. We then divide the 300 adolescents with SD and QSC into two groups based on whether they progress to MDD after one year. …”
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Exploring the genotypic potential of perilla (Perilla frutescens L.) for climate-resilient agriculture in the North Eastern Himalayas by Meraj Alam Ansari, Meraj Alam Ansari, Amit Kumar, T. P. Ahammed Shabeer, Alok Kumar, Subhra Saikat Roy, Subhra Saikat Roy, Majhrool Hak Ansari, Raghavendra Singh, Raghavendra Singh, Moirangthem Sangeeta, Jayanta Layek, Narendra Prakash, Vinay K. Mishra

“…To dissect the genetic basis, we evaluated 28 diverse genotypes of perilla across three growing seasons for eight agronomic traits and 16 biochemical traits, which revealed substantial phenotypic and biochemical variation. …”
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Staphylococcus saprophyticus Recovered from Humans, Food, and Recreational Waters in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil by Viviane Santos de Sousa, Ana Paula de Souza da-Silva, Leif Sorenson, Raphael Paiva Paschoal, Renata Fernandes Rabello, Eloiza Helena Campana, Márcia Soares Pinheiro, Lyssa Oliveira Ferreira dos Santos, Natacha Martins, Ana Carolina Nunes Botelho, Renata Cristina Picão, Sérgio Eduardo Longo Fracalanzza, Lee Woodland Riley, George Sensabaugh, Beatriz Meurer Moreira

“…The aim of this study was to characterize S. saprophyticus isolates from genitoanal microbiota of 621 pregnant women, 10 minas cheese packs, and five beaches in Rio de Janeiro city and compare PFGE profiles of these isolates with five UTI PFGE clusters described in this city. We investigated 65 S. saprophyticus isolates from microbiota, 13 from minas cheese, and 30 from beaches and 32 UTI isolates. …”
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Electroacupuncture alleviates functional constipation by upregulating host-derived miR-205-5p to modulate gut microbiota and tryptophan metabolism by Lu Wang, Lu Wang, Menghan Xi, Menghan Xi, Wei Cao, Haiyan Qin, Di Qin, Shuai Chen, Siyuan Zhou, Yujun Hou, Ying Chen, Xianjun Xiao, Qianhua Zheng, Dehua Li, Ying Li

“…However, the specific fecal miRNAs regulating microbiota composition and metabolism in EA-treated constipated mice, along with their key targets, remain unidentified. We examined fecal microbiome composition, metabolism, and colonic miRNA expression in loperamide-induced constipated mice and EA-treated mice to identify differentially expressed miRNAs and assess their relationships with microbial abundance, metabolism, and gut motility. …”
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A Bayesian analysis of birth pulse effects on the probability of detecting Ebola virus in fruit bats by Pleydell, David R.J., Ndong Bass, Innocent, Mba Djondzo, Flaubert Auguste, Meta Djomsi, Dowbiss, Kouanfack, Charles, Peeters, Martine, Cappelle, Julien

“…This raises questions such as (1) what can we actually learn from ebolavirus serology tests performed without positive controls? …”
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The Rearing of Clown Loach (Chromobotia macracanthus) Larvae by Using Enriched Live Foods by . Chumaidi, . Nurhidayat, A. Priyadi

“…The treatment were: a) Artemia nauplii as control;  b) rotifer without enrichment;  c) enriched rotifer, d) Moina nauplii without enrichment, and e) enriched Moina nauplii.  As enrichment agent, we used 200 mg of tuna eggs powder and 200 mg of baker's yeast which dissolved and  aerated in 2 L of water for one hour.  …”
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Delayed Graft Function in Kidney Transplants: Time Evolution, Role of Acute Rejection, Risk Factors, and Impact on Patient and Graft Outcome by Martin Chaumont, Judith Racapé, Nilufer Broeders, Fadoua El Mountahi, Annick Massart, Thomas Baudoux, Jean-Michel Hougardy, Dimitri Mikhalsky, Anwar Hamade, Alain Le Moine, Daniel Abramowicz, Pierre Vereerstraeten

“…Along with other risk factors, absence of perioperative saline loading increases acute rejection incidence (OR = 1.9 [1.2–2.9]). Moreover, we observed two novel risk factors for DGF: patient’s residual diuresis ≤500 mL/d (OR = 2.3 [1.6–3.5]) and absence of perioperative saline loading (OR = 3.3 [2.0–5.4]). …”
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Prognostic value of body adipose tissue parameters in cancer patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors by Yan Li, Yean Yu, Kun Lv, Rongjuan Ge, Xie Xie

“…ObjectiveThis study aims to explore the relationship between body adipose tissue characteristics and clinical outcomes in cancer patients receiving immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy.MethodsWe conducted an extensive literature search across three major online databases—Embase, PubMed, and the Cochrane Library—to identify studies examining the link between body adipose tissue and treatment outcomes in cancer patients undergoing ICI therapy, from the inception of each database until February 20, 2024. …”
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Study protocol: multi-centre, randomised controlled clinical trial exploring stromal targeting in locally advanced pancreatic cancer; STARPAC2 by Hemant M. Kocher, BCI-STARPAC2 team, BPTB team, Precision-Panc team, Peter Sasieni, Pippa Corrie, Mairéad G. McNamara, Debashis Sarker, Fieke E. M. Froeling, Alan Christie, Roopinder Gillmore, Khurum Khan, David Propper

“…Around a third of patients presentlocally advanced, inoperable, non-metastatic (laPDAC), whose stadrd of care is palliative chemotherapy; a small minority are down-sized sufficiently to enable surgical excision. We propose a phase II clinical trial to test whether a combination of standard chemotherapy (gemcitabine & nab-Paclitaxel: GEM-NABP) and repurposing All Trans Retinoic Acid (ATRA) to target the stroma may extend progression-free survival and enable successful surgical resection for patients with laPDAC, since data from phase IB clinical trial demonstrate safety of GEM-NABP-ATRA combination to patients with advanced PDAC with potential therapeutic benefit. …”
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CDK9 Expression Shows Role as a Potential Prognostic Biomarker in Breast Cancer Patients Who Fail to Achieve Pathologic Complete Response after Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy by Ashley J. Schlafstein, Allison E. Withers, Soumon Rudra, Diana Danelia, Jeffrey M. Switchenko, Donna Mister, Saul Harari, Hui Zhang, Waaqo Daddacha, Shahrzad Ehdaivand, Xiaoxian Li, Mylin A. Torres, David S. Yu

“…Cyclin-dependent kinase 9 (CDK9) is often dysregulated in breast cancer, and its deficiency results in genomic instability. We reviewed the records of 84 breast cancer patients from Emory University’s Winship Cancer Institute who had undergone surgical resection after NACT and had tissue available for tissue microarray analysis (TMA). …”
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Cloned buffalo bulls and their somatic cell donor bulls exhibit similar in-vitro embryo production efficienc by Tanya Gupta, Gaurav Tripathi, Sonal Gupta, Naresh L. Selokar, Manoj Kumar Singh

“…However, questions remain regarding cloned bulls’ fertility status compared to their somatic cell donor bulls, especially in buffaloes. We studied the semen kinetic parameters and in vitro fertilization (IVF) rate of frozen-thawed cloned bulls’ semen (n=2) compared to those of somatic cell donor bulls’ semen (n=2). …”
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Effect of zinc added to a daily small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplement on diarrhoea, malaria, fever and respiratory infections in young children in rural Burkina Faso: a cl... by Elizabeth Yakes Jimenez, Sonja Y Hess, Souheila Abbeddou, Kenneth H Brown, Jean-Bosco Ouedraogo, Jérôme W Somé, Zinéwendé P Ouédraogo, Rosemonde M Guissou, Stephen A Vosti

“…When zinc is administered with other micronutrients or foods, its effect is also uncertain. We assessed the effects of different amounts and sources of zinc on the frequency of diarrhoea, malaria, fever and RTI in young children.Design, setting and populations This community-based, double-blind, placebo-controlled, cluster-randomised trial of 2435 children 9 months of age was carried out between April 2010 and July 2012 in rural southwestern Burkina Faso.Interventions Participants were randomly assigned at the concession level to receive daily 1 of 4 interventions for 9 months: (1) 20 g small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplement (SQ-LNS) without zinc and placebo tablet, (2) 20 g SQ-LNS with 5 mg zinc and placebo tablet, (3) 20 g SQ-LNS with 10 mg zinc and placebo tablet or (4) 20 g SQ-LNS without zinc and 5 mg zinc tablet. …”
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Impact of secondary ice production on thunderstorm electrification under different aerosol conditions by S. Huang, J. Yang, J. Yang, J. Li, Q. Chen, Q. Zhang, F. Guo

“…In this study, using the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model, we investigate the role of four different SIP processes in charge separation with different aerosol concentrations, including the rime splintering (RS), the ice–ice collisional (IC) breakup, shattering of freezing drops (SD), and sublimational breakup (SK). …”
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Impact of dietary mulberry (Morus alba) fruit extract on the growth performance, skin color, and immune response of fancy carp (Cyprinus carpio) by Wassana Prisingkorn, Prasoborn Rinthong, Narong Kamolrat, Pattama Wiriyapattanasub, Sutee Wongmaneeprateep, Jariyavadee Suriyaphan, Apichet Pholoeng, Eakapol Wangkahart

“…The present study aimed to investigate the effects of Mulberry (Mull) fruit extract on the growth performance, coloration, immune response, gene expression, and liver histology of fancy carp (Cyprinus carpio). We conducted an 8-week growth trial on fancy carp using four different dietary groups: commercial, control, Mull1 %, and Mull2 %. …”
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Iron⁃calcium⁃biochar enhanced sludge deep dewatering and sludge⁃based biochar preparation by JIAO Hongming, FU Liang*, ZHOU Yingying, WANG Xurong, ZHANG Leilei, Gao Yonglin, ZHOU Dandan

“…While FeCl3 is commonly used to enhance sludge dewatering, it is ineffective for some residual sludges, resulting in a high moisture content in the sludge cake that fails to meet subsequent disposal requirements. In this study, we explored the synergistic effect of FeCl3, CaO, and biochar on the difficult dewatering residual sludge and its resource utilization. …”
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Prospective Evaluation of Unprocessed Core Needle Biopsy DNA and RNA Yield from Lung, Liver, and Kidney Tumors: Implications for Cancer Genomics by Mikhail T. Silk, Nina Mikkilineni, Tarik C. Silk, Emily C. Zabor, Irina Ostrovnaya, Ari A. Hakimi, James J. Hsieh, Etay Ziv, Natasha Rekhtman, Stephen B. Solomon, Jeremy C. Durack

“…Our objective was to improve the understanding of DNA and RNA yields from commonly used core needle biopsy techniques prior to sample processing. Methods. We performed 552 ex vivo 18 and 20G core biopsies in the lungs, liver, and kidneys. …”
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