Toward a thermodynamic theory of evolution: a theoretical perspective on information entropy reduction and the emergence of complexity by Carlos Mendoza Montano

“…Empirical support is drawn from diverse domains, including autocatalytic networks in prebiotic chemistry, genome streamlining in microbial evolution, predictive coding in neural systems, and ecosystem-level energy-information coupling. …”
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A window into the mind-brain-body interplay: Development of diagnostic, prognostic biomarkers, and rehabilitation strategies in functional motor disorders. by Marialuisa Gandolfi, Angela Sandri, Sara Mariotto, Stefano Tamburin, Anna Paolicelli, Mirta Fiorio, Giulia Pedrotti, Paolo Barone, Maria Teresa Pellecchia, Roberto Erro, Sofia Cuoco, Immacolata Carotenuto, Claudia Vinciguerra, Annibale Botto, Lucia Zenere, Elisa Canu, Elisa Sibilla, Massimo Filippi, Elisabetta Sarasso, Federica Agosta, Michele Tinazzi, Group Collaborators Consortium

“…The old concept of psychological factors as the primary cause (conversion disorder) has been abandoned due to the need for more evidence about their causal role. According to a predictive coding account, the emerging idea is that symptoms and disability may depend on dysfunctions of a specific neural system integrating interoception, exteroception, and motor control. …”
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LPRLC: Linear predictive run length coding to improve energy consumption of wireless body area networks by Mahdieh Hajiloo Vakil, Zahra Shirmohammadi

“…To solve these problems and reduce energy consumption, the Linear Predictive Run Length Coding (LPRLC) is provided, which has three phases. First- Linear Predictive Coding (LPC) for data prediction, Second- Error calculation, Third- Error coding with Run Length Encoding (RLE) for data compression. …”
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Genomic Insights into a Multidrug-Resistant Escherichia Coli of sequence type 155: A Ceftazidime-Avibactam Resistant Strain Harboring Four Classes of β-Lactamases by Mei Han, Wenjing Liu, Jia Li, Lingning Meng, Yan Zhang, Zhifeng Zhang, Danwei Wang, Zixin Gao, Wanqing Zhou, Chang Liu

“…This plasmid contains 161 predicted coding sequences and harbors resistance genes for 13 different antibiotics, forming a resistance island with a complex genetic environment. …”
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Influences of substrate and tissue type on erinacine production and biosynthetic gene expression in Hericium erinaceus by Elizabeth Doar, Kyle W. Meyer, Zolton J. Bair, Regan Nally, Steve McNalley, Renee Davis, Chase Beathard

“…Results In this study, we compared erinacine production in H. erinaceus fruit body to mycelial tissue cultivated in two liquid media formulations (Complex and Minimal) by quantifying mRNA transcript levels of the erinacine biosynthetic genes eriE, eriG, eriI, eriC, eriJ, eriB, and eriM (collectively, eri genes) alongside high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) evaluation of erinacines Q, P, A, and C. We also predicted coding sequences for these seven eri genes. The Complex media preparation yielded mycelium with significantly higher erinacine C content, while the Minimal media yielded mycelium with greater erinacine Q content, suggesting an alteration of the biosynthetic pathway related to differences in substrate composition. …”
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Spatial navigation entropy suggests allocentric dysfunction in PPPD by Felipe Faúndez, Camilo Arévalo-Romero, Karen Villarroel, Claudio Lavín, Kevin Alarcón, Kevin Alarcón, Gustavo Vial, Francisco Artus, Pablo Billeke, Paul H. Delano, Paul H. Delano, Paul H. Delano, Hayo A. Breinbauer, Hayo A. Breinbauer

“…VR intolerance was highest in PPPD patients, followed by vestibular controls, with healthy volunteers showing the lowest discomfort.DiscussionOur findings suggest that PPPD involves deficits in allocentric spatial navigation, likely due to predictive coding errors and impaired internal model updating, rather than sensory input dysfunction. …”
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