Updates on the molecular spectrum of MEFV variants in lebanese patients with Familial Mediterranean Fever by Rudy Feghali, José-Noel Ibrahim, Nabiha Salem, Romy Moussallem, Ghina Hijazi, Charbel Attieh, Tony Yammine, Alain Chebly, Alain Chebly

“…Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) is a hereditary autoinflammatory disorder, particularly present in the Mediterranean populations, and associated with pathogenic variants in the MEFV gene. …”
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Structural Vulnerability Factors and Gestational Weight Gain:  A Scoping Review on the Extent, Range, and Nature of the Literature by Labonté, Jocelyne M, Dumas, Alex, Clark, Emily, Savard, Claudia, Fournier, Karine, O’Connor, Sarah, Morisset, Anne-Sophie, Fontaine-Bisson, Bénédicte

“…Substantial heterogeneity across study contexts, methodologies, populations, and findings was identified. Studies spanned 22 high-income countries, were predominantly conducted in the USA (77%), and most studies (60%) had a retrospective design. …”
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The Effect of Whole-Body Vibration on Upper Extremity Function in Children with Cerebral Palsy: A Pilot Study by Marianna Kelaiditi, Alexandra Lepoura, Anna Christakou, Nikolaos Chrysagis, Vasiliki Sakellari

“…Whole-Body Vibration (WBV) has been proposed as a therapeutic modality to improve functionality in neurological populations, though its effects on upper extremity function in children with CP remain relatively unclear. …”
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Enhanced Interleukin 6 Trans-Signaling Modulates Disease Process in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Mouse Models by Carol Milligan, Dale O. Cowley, William Stewart, Alyson M. Curry, Elizabeth Forbes, Brian Rector, Annette Hastie, Liang Liu, Gregory A. Hawkins

“…Intense research efforts have provided insight into unique neuroanatomical regions, specific neuronal populations and genetic associations for ALS and other neurodegenerative diseases; however, the experimental results also suggest a convergence of these events to common toxic pathways. …”
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Using the optimal seed germination temperature approach to determine the potential distribution of Inga jinicuil in Mexico under climate change scenarios by Salvador Sampayo-Maldonado, Daniel Cabrera-Santos, Patricia Dávila-Aranda, Norma Isela Rodríguez-Arévalo, Alma Orozco-Segovia, Maraeva Gianella, Elizabeth Bell, Michael Way, Robert H. Manson, Gabina S. Quintas, Cesar M. Flores-Ortíz, Tiziana Ulian

“…According to climate modeling, the distribution of I. jinicuil populations will decrease by up to 23% in the future relative to the current distribution. …”
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Evidence-based exercise recommendations to improve functional mobility in older adults - A study protocol for living systematic review and meta-analysis [version 2; peer review: 2... by Claudia Volecker-Rehage, Uros Marusic, Bettina Wollesen, Antoine Langeard, Tamar Yellon, Anna Wunderlich, Vera Belkin, Guoping Qian, Eleftheria Giannouli, Zbigniew Ossowski, Rafael A. Bernades, Yael Netz, Rajesh Sighdel

“…The main research questions are: Which exercise types are most beneficial for improving functional mobility in various populations of older adults? Which physical exercise characteristics in terms of frequency, intensity, time and duration will achieve the greatest benefit in terms of the defined outcomes, i.e, the functional mobility of older adults? …”
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Advances in Cell and Immune Therapies for Melanoma by Tanase Timis, Sanda Buruiana, Delia Dima, Madalina Nistor, Ximena Maria Muresan, Diana Cenariu, Adrian-Bogdan Tigu, Ciprian Tomuleasa

“…The incidence rate of cutaneous melanoma is on the rise worldwide, due to increased exposure to UV radiation, aging populations, and exposure to teratogen agents. However, diagnosis is more precise, and the increased number of new cases is related to the improved diagnosis tools. …”
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Evaluating the impact of ESICM 2023 guidelines and the new global definition of ARDS on clinical outcomes: insights from MIMIC-IV cohort data by Duanhong Song, Qingquan Chen, Shangbin Huang, Shengxun Qiu, Zeshun Chen, Yuanhang Cai, Yifu Zeng, Xiaoyang Chen, Yixiang Zhang

“…Easily accessible metrics, such as respiratory rate and urea nitrogen (BUN), can help diagnose ARDS in high-risk populations in resource-limited settings. Conclusions The new ARDS definition offers advantages in earlier detection, more accurate grading, and more precise diagnosis in resource-limited settings compared with the Berlin definition. …”
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Artificial intelligence in breast cancer survival prediction: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis by Zohreh Javanmard, Saba Zarean Shahraki, Kosar Safari, Abbas Omidi, Sadaf Raoufi, Mahsa Rajabi, Mohammad Esmaeil Akbari, Mehrad Aria

“…Such endeavors will not only validate the efficacy of these models across diverse populations but also pave the way for their integration into clinical practice, ultimately contributing to personalized patient care and improved survival outcomes.Systematic Review Registrationhttps://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/, identifier CRD42024513350.…”
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Advances in Molecular Genetics of Reproductive Isolation in Rice by Shunmei LI, Zihan ZHENG, Ruiying LIU, Hongze GUO, Lin ZHENG, Yongyao XIE

“…Reproductive isolation (RI) refers to the phenomena that different populations cannot mate to produce offsprings under natural conditions, or the produced offsprings cannot survive or are sterile. …”
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Surveillance of tick-borne encephalitis virus foci in Slovakia: A seroprevalence study in ruminants combined with virus detection in ticks by Martina Ličková, Bronislava Víchová, Markéta Derdáková, Monika Sláviková, Sabína Fumačová Havlíková, Dana Zubriková, Diana Selyemová, Michal Chvostáč, Lucia Blaňarová, Viktória Čabanová, Veronika Vaňová, Lucia Šulejová, Jana Kerlik, Tomáš Szemes, Katarína Šoltys, Boris Klempa

“…The seroprevalence of TBEV in farm animals is an effective tool for identifying areas of virus circulation and guiding more in-depth field investigations of local tick populations. This combined approach of serological and virological surveillance provides valuable data for assessing the risk of alimentary TBEV infections and characterizing local TBEV strains.…”
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Association of parental rearing styles with suicidal ideation in Chinese adolescent patients with depression: a large-scale cross-sectional study by Jiacheng Liu, Jiacheng Liu, Chang Cheng, Kamila Edeleva, Zhen Zhao, Liying Yang, Chuanyi Kang, Xiaohong Wang, Na Zhao, Jian Hu

“…The Egna Minnen Beträffande Uppfostran (EMBU) scale was used to evaluate parental rearing style.ResultsThe study showed that female (OR=1.886, 95%CI:1.502–2.368), sleep (OR=0.798, 95%CI:0.637–0.998), school management (OR=1.179, 95%CI:1.041–1.336), alcohol consumption (OR=1.798, 95%CI:1.304–2.479), child life (OR=1.797, 95%CI:1.457–2.216), maternal interference (OR=1.032, 95%CI:1.015–1.048), paternal emotional warmth (OR=0.975, 95%CI:0.966–0.983) and paternal rejection (OR=1.102, 95%CI:1.063–1.142) were significantly associated with SI.ConclusionsTo recognize SI earlier, physicians and nurses need to pay more attention to those female adolescent depression populations that are experiencing an unhappy childhood, non-democratic school management, alcohol consumption, excessive maternal interference, lack of paternal emotional warmth, and paternal rejection.…”
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Rare Taxa Are Key Links in Regional Antimicrobial Resistance Profiles in Dusts Across Diverse North American Regions by Paul B. L. George, Florent Rossi, Marc Veillette, Amélia Bélanger Cayouette, Samantha Leclerc, Cindy Dumais, Nathalie Turgeon, Caroline Duchaine

“…Factors positively linked to total numbers of ARGs included human and livestock populations; whereas mean annual precipitation was negatively linked to resistance gene quantities. …”
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Preventing Severe COVID-19 with Tixagevimab-Cilgavimab in Hematological Patients Treated with Anti-CD20 Monoclonal Antibodies: An International Multicenter Study by Hovav Azuly, Tali Shafat, Daniel Grupel, Tzvika Porges, Ran Abuhasira, Ana Belkin, Ofir Deri, Yonatan Oster, Shadi Zahran, Ehud Horwitz, Netanel A. Horowitz, Hazim Khatib, Marjorie Vieira Batista, Anita Cassoli Cortez, Tal Brosh-Nissimov, Yafit Segman, Linor Ishay, Regev Cohen, Alaa Atamna, Amy Spallone, Roy F. Chemaly, Juan Carlos Ramos, Michal Chowers, Evgeny Rogozin, Noga Carmi Oren, Şiran Keske, Orit Wolfovitz Barchad, Lior Nesher, on behalf of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) Study Group for Respiratory Viruses (ESGREV)

“…We also demonstrated a reduction for severe-critical diseases within all study populations, 1.4% vs 5.2%, p = 0.017, HR 0.26 (95% CI 0.08–0.84). …”
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Real-world enrollment for a prospective clinico-genomic database using a pragmatic technology-enabled platform by Alexia Exarchos, Ariel B. Bourla, Maneet Kaur, Katja Schulze, Sophia Maund, Yi Cao, Yihua Zhao, Elizabeth H. Williams, Sarah C. Gaffey, Richard Zuniga, Shaily Lakhanpal, Vladan Antic, Michelle Doral, Johanna Sy, Neal J. Meropol, Anne C. Chiang

“…Enrollment rates were estimated from eligible populations at individual centers. Clinical data from routinely collected EHR documentation were centrally processed and normalized for quality control. …”
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Trends in incidence, mortality, and DALYs of cystic echinococcosis in Central Asia from 1992 to 2021: an age-period-cohort analysis by Wulan Talafuhan, Kaibinuer Tuoheti, Ye Lixia, Qi Shuang, Mieyier Yeerjiang, Guzalinuer Aizezi, Wei Jingjing, Peierdun Mijiti, Peierdun Mijiti

“…The highest incidence rates were among middle-aged and older adult populations. Although mortality and DALY rates decreased across all age groups, the decline was less than the global trend. …”
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Evaluating the Association Between Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (Rs1801131 and Rs1801133) Gene Polymorphisms and Severity of Coronary Lesions in Patients With STEMI and NSTE... by Behnam Nazarzadeh, Saeedeh sadat Ghazanfari, Farzaneh Karimi, Seyed ali Moezibady, Fatemeh Salmani, Kazem Dastjerdi, Hamidreza Mohammadi

“…Further research with larger populations is needed to confirm these findings.…”
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Nicotinic α7 receptors on cholinergic neurons in the striatum mediate cocaine-reinforcement, but not food reward by Michael Fritz, Michael Fritz, Michael Fritz, Priscila Batista Rosa, Daniel Wilhelms, Daniel Wilhelms, Maarit Jaarola, Johan Ruud, David Engblom, Anna M. Klawonn, Anna M. Klawonn, Anna M. Klawonn, Anna M. Klawonn

“…However, the role of specific cholinergic receptor subtypes on different neuronal populations remain elusive. Here, we studied the function of nicotinic acetylcholinergic alpha 7 receptors (α7 nAChRs) in cocaine and food-enforced behaviors. …”
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Effects of neonatal handling on behavior and stress-response in rats selected for reaction towards humans by Yu. E. Herbeck, O. A. Amelkina, M. Yu. Konoshenko, S. G. Shikhevich, R. G. Gulevich, R. V. Kozhemyakina, I. Z. Plyusnina, I. N. Oskina

“…The study was conducted with Norway rat populations of the 75th generation of selection for aggressive and tame behavior, respectively. …”
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Assessing the success of breeding maize inbred lines with contrasting diferulate concentrations by Ana López-Malvar, Rosa Ana Malvar, Ana Butrón, Xose Carlos Souto, Rogelio Santiago

“…However, these relationships were based on studies performed using diverse unrelated inbred lines and/or populations, so genetic background could interfere on these associations. …”
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