Single-nuclei sequencing of skeletal muscle reveals subsynaptic-specific transcripts involved in neuromuscular junction maintenance by Alexander S. Ham, Shuo Lin, Alice Tse, Marco Thürkauf, Timothy J. McGowan, Lena Jörin, Filippo Oliveri, Markus A. Rüegg

“…The data show that NMJ gene expression is not only driven by agrin-Lrp4/MuSK signaling but is also affected by electrical activity and trophic factors other than agrin. By selecting the three NMJ genes Etv4, Lrtm1, and Pdzrn4, we further characterize novel contributors to NMJ stability and function. …”
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Assessing key soft skills in organizational contexts: development and validation of the multiple soft skills assessment tool by Daiana Colledani, Daiana Colledani, Egidio Robusto, Pasquale Anselmi

“…The present study aimed to develop and validate the Multiple Soft Skills Assessment Tool (MSSAT), a short self-report instrument that evaluates interpersonal skills (initiative-resourcefulness, assertiveness, conflict management), interpersonal communication skills, decision-making style (adaptive and maladaptive), and moral integrity.MethodsThe scale development process involved selecting and adapting relevant items from existing scales and employing a cross-validation approach with a large sample of workers from diverse organizational settings and job positions (N = 639). …”
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Reviews and syntheses: Current perspectives on biosphere research 2024–2025 – eight findings from ecology, sociology, and economics by F. J. Bohn, F. J. Bohn, A. Bastos, R. Martin, A. Rammig, N. S. Koh, G. B. Sioen, G. B. Sioen, B. Buscher, L. Carver, F. DeClerck, M. Drupp, M. Drupp, R. Fletcher, M. Forrest, A. Gasparatos, A. Godoy-Faúndez, G. Hagedorn, M. C. Hänsel, J. Hetzer, T. Hickler, T. Hickler, C. B. Krug, S. Koot, S. Koot, X. Li, A. Luers, S. Matevich, H. D. Matthews, I. C. Meier, M. Migliavacca, A. Mohamed, S. O, D. Obura, B. Orlove, R. Orth, L. Pereira, M. Reichstein, L. Thakholi, P. H. Verburg, Y. Yoshida

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Assessing Cerebrovascular Reactivity in Carotid Steno-Occlusive Disease Using MRI BOLD and ASL Techniques by Renata F. Leoni, Kelley C. Mazzetto-Betti, Afonso C. Silva, Antonio C. dos Santos, Draulio B. de Araujo, João P. Leite, Octavio M. Pontes-Neto

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Thermally radiative water-based hybrid nanofluid with nanoparticles and gyrotactic microorganisms past a stretching surface with convective conditions and porous media by Humaira Yasmin, Rawan Bossly, Fuad S. Alduais, Afrah Al-Bossly, Anwar Saeed

“…The analysis is done via the bvp4c MATLAB function in order to analyze the current model numerically by implementing convective boundary conditions. …”
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Single-cell transcriptomic profiling reveals a novel signature of necrotizing granulomatous lesions in the lungs of Mycobacterium tuberculosis-infected C3HeB/FeJ mice by Shintaro Seto, Shiho Omori, Hajime Nakamura, Hajime Nakamura, Minako Hijikata, Naoto Keicho, Naoto Keicho

“…Among T cells, particularly, Pdcd1+ γδ T cells were detected in necrotizing granulomatous lesions, suggesting their potential role in the pathogenicity of M. tuberculosis. …”
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Length–Weight Distribution of Non-Zero Elements in Randomized Bit Sequences by Christoph Lange, Andreas Ahrens, Yadu Krishnan Krishnakumar, Olaf Grote

“…The focus of the current work is on detecting deviations from the ideal gap-density function describing randomized bit sequences. …”
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The Structure of the Methodology "Motivation for the Adoption of an Orphan Child by a Foster Family" by Oslon V.N., Odintsova M.A., Semya G.V., Kolesnikova U.V.

“…The methodology "Motivation for the adoption of an orphan child by a foster family" is capable of performing a prognostic function and can be used by specialists of the SPR to select resource replacement families for an adopted child, as well as to track the dynamics of changes in motivation in the process of preparing potential foster parents, actualization and mobilization of types of motivation adequate to the tasks of raising an orphan child, neutralization and correction of the inadequate ones.…”
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Assessment of disease impact through health‐related quality of life measurement in primary progressive aphasia by Thomas Hopkins, Eunbi Kwon, Allison Lapins, Nathan Gill, Angela Roberts, Emily Rogalski

“…Language severity scores showed significant associations with HUI multi‐attribute scores and select single‐attribute measures (hearing, sensation, cognition, and speech) with less language impairment associated with better functional capacity related to HRQoL. …”
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Comparison of Methods for Isolation and Characterization of Total and Astrocyte‐Enriched Extracellular Vesicles From Human Serum and Plasma by Leandra K. Figueroa‐Hall, Kaiping Burrows, Ahlam M. Alarbi, Bethany N. Hannafon, Cole Hladik, Chibing Tan, Rajagopal Ramesh, Jennifer L. Stewart, Victoria B. Risbrough, Martin P. Paulus, T. Kent Teague

“…This study provides a comprehensive resource for researchers in selecting EV isolation methods tailored to small biobanked clinical samples, with the goal of advancing biomarker discovery in Neuroscience.…”
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Assessing the risk spillover effects between the Chinese carbon market and the US-China energy market by Jiale Yan, Cem Işık

“…This paper uses the optimal ARMA-GARCH to fit the marginal distribution of each market and selects the optimal Copula function for the calculation of CoVaR to obtain more accurate risk measurement results. …”
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Assessment of proximate composition, mineral element profile and antioxidant properties of the edible oyster mushroom grown in Bangladesh by Sharmin Sultana, Md Shamsuzzaman, Md. Abdus Satter Miah, Akhter Jahan Kakon, Abdullah Hel Mafi, Anupoma Sen, Md. Nurealam Siddiqui, Debu Kumar Bhattacharjya

“…Our result suggests that these studied oyster mushrooms could be a good source of nutrition and antioxidants, which could be used as functional foods.…”
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Role of Polyphosphate as an Inorganic Chaperone to Prevent Protein Aggregation Under Copper Stress in <i>Saccharolobus solfataricus</i> by José Acevedo-López, Gabriela González-Madrid, Claudio A. Navarro, Carlos A. Jerez

“…They are present across all life domains, serving as a source of energy, metal chelators, and playing a crucial role in stress defense. …”
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The role of paramedics in emergency medical teams responding to natural disasters: a scoping review by Estelle C. Seton, Tom Mallinson, Carl A. Webster

“…RESULTS: Analysis of the selected studies revealed four prominent themes: operational and access challenges, healthcare delivery and infrastructure, communication and data management, and resource utilisation and team management. …”
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Features of the alpha-cell population organization in pancreas of spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) by T. V. Abramova, Yu. M. Kolesnyk

“…At the same time, glucagon-suppressive therapy is defined as the strategically main source of success of therapy for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. …”
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On Explainability of Reinforcement Learning-Based Machine Learning Agents Trained with Proximal Policy Optimization That Utilizes Visual Sensor Data by Tomasz Hachaj, Marcin Piekarczyk

“…This estimation makes it possible to determine whether the network makes decisions as expected (decision-making is related to the model’s observation of objects belonging to different semantic classes in the environment) and to detect unexpected, seemingly chaotic behavior that might be, for example, the result of data bias, bad design of the reward function or insufficient generalization abilities of the model. …”
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Postpartum Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Toxic Shock Syndrome Caused by a Perineal Infection by Yoko Deguchi, Yuko Horiuchi, Kensaku Shojima, Naoyuki Iwahashi, Miwa Ikejima, Kazuhiko Ino, Kenichi Furukawa

“…Furthermore, since MRSA was not detected in the nasal and vaginal cavity during pregnancy, it suggests that vaginal colonization can also occur postpartum and be the disease source in mothers. …”
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EVL Promotes Osteo-/Odontogenic Differentiation of Dental Pulp Stem Cells via Activating JNK Signaling Pathway by Kangrui Zeng, Qiongyi Kang, Yutong Li, Weiping Li, Qing Cheng, Wenwei Xia

“…Human dental pulp stem cells (hDPSCs) were recognized as a suitable and promising source of stem cells in dental pulp regeneration. …”
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Feasibility of Proton Range Estimation with Prompt Gamma Imaging in Proton Therapy of Lung Cancer: Monte Carlo Study by Elham Rohollahpour, Hadi Taleshi Ahangari

“…Subjects and Methods: The proton pencil beam source was defined as a function of the tumor size to encompass the tumor volume. …”
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The Influence of Working in Stone Crushing Factories on Specific Respiratory Parameters by Belal Rahhal, Raya Sinnokrot, Omar Abuzant, Samah Shahin, Amany Masalmeh, Wala Jarrar

“…Working in stone-cutting factories is a known source for silica dust exposure, which has pathogenic effects on the respiratory system resulting finally in silicosis which may end in malignancy. …”
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