The economic impact of caregiving for individuals with Angelman syndrome in the United States: results from a caregiver survey by John Jarvis, Elizabeth Chertavian, Marric Buessing, Taylor Renteria, Lufei Tu, Lauren Hoffer, Ryan Fischer, Amanda Moore, Meagan Cross, Megan Tones

“…This study’s findings may be utilized in future research to better estimate the value from therapeutic advances in AS and direct resources toward mitigating economic impacts for households.…”
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Investigation of growth traits in Turkish Merino lambs using multi-locus GWAS approaches: Karacabey Merino by Yalçın Yaman, Ramazan Aymaz, Murat Keleş, Yiğit Emir Kişi, Ecem Hatipoğlu, Arzu Özdemir, Elif Çetinkaya

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GEANT4 Simulation of Proton Beam Properties from a Cyclotron Accelerator at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital by Piyanud Thongjerm, Ekkachai Kongmon, Khwanjira Tangpong, Phalakorn Khwansungnoen, Sarinrat Wonglee, Weerawat Pornroongruengchok, Nantanat Chailanggar

“…This information can be used to guide the desired LET_d position by utilizing the R₈₀ depth position.…”
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Two-stage strategic optimal planning of distributed generators and energy storage systems considering demand response program and network reconfiguration by Saleh Ba-swaimi, Renuga Verayiah, Vigna K. Ramachandaramurthy, Ahmad K. ALAhmad, Sanjeevikumar Padmanaban

“…Simulation outcomes from various case studies indicate that incorporating optimal DRP and NR scheduling into a hybrid system of RESs and BESSs enhances renewable energy penetration by 17.39% compared to the case utilizing just BESSs. Moreover, the established model, featuring a wind-DG/PV-DG/BESS/DRP/NR configuration, achieves significant improvements in all objective functions, including a 31.14% reduction in total system cost, a 61.67% decrease in power loss, and a 58.11% improvement in voltage deviation, compared to the base case.…”
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Karbon dots (C-dots) dari Bahan Hayati untuk Deteksi Logam Berat by Cut Navita Rahmi, Sri Sugiarti, Alvian Dea Yuliani

“…In addition, using natural materials as a source of C-dots will utilize waste, thereby reducing waste. …”
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mbctools: A User-Friendly Metabarcoding and Cross-Platform Pipeline for Analyzing Multiple Amplicon Sequencing Data across a Large Diversity of Organisms by Barnabé, Christian, Sempéré, Guilhem, Manzanilla, Vincent, Millan, Joel Moo, Amblard-Rambert, Antoine, Waleckx, Etienne

“…It provides functions for various tasks such as dereplication, clustering, chimera detection, and taxonomic assignment. …”
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Properties and computational insights of catalysts based on amide linked polymer for photo-Fenton remediation of Rhodamine B dye by Asmaa M Fahim, Khadiga Mohamed Abas

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High-quality bonds: serine acetyltransferase 2 gene revealed by GWAS is associated with grain protein content in spring durum wheat by Aleksey Ermolaev, Ludmila Bespalova, Varvara Korobkova, Aleksey Yanovsky, Lubov Nazarova, Aleksandra Kroupina, Anastasia Chernook, Aleksandra Mudrova, Viktoria Voronezhskaya, Viktoria Voronezhskaya, Pavel Kroupin, Gennady Karlov, Mikhail Divashuk, Mikhail Divashuk

“…This study provides actionable genetic resources for breeding high-protein spring durum wheat genotypes.…”
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Optimizing infant neuroimaging methods to understand the neurodevelopmental impacts of early nutrition and feeding by Claudia A. Carreno, Megan E. Evans, Blakely K. Lockhart, Oziomachukwu Chinaka, Benjamin Katz, Martha Ann Bell, Brittany R. Howell

“…Within this article, we discuss how neuroimaging modalities can be optimized for researching the impacts of infant feeding and nutrition on brain function. We review past research utilizing EEG and fNIRS and describe our efforts to further develop neuroimaging approaches that allow for measurement of brain activity during active feeding with greater spatial resolution (e.g., fMRI and OPM-MEG). …”
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Versatile graceful degradation framework for bio-inspired proprioception with redundant soft sensors by Taku Sugiyama, Kyo Kutsuzawa, Dai Owaki, Elijah Almanzor, Fumiya Iida, Mitsuhiro Hayashibe

“…Nevertheless, soft sensors are fragile and are susceptible to various damage sources in such environments. Some researchers have utilized redundant configuration, where healthy sensors compensate instantaneously for lost ones to maintain proprioception accuracy. …”
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Fine Mapping and Genetic Effect Analysis of <i>Rf21(t)</i> for the Fertility Restoration of Chinsurah-Boro-II-Type Cytoplasmic Male Sterile <i>Oryza sativa</i> (ssp. <i>japonica</i... by Yuanyue Du, Liying Fan, Yunhua Gu, Chen Wang, Kai Shi, Yebin Qin, Zhejun Li, Qiaoquan Liu, Shuzhu Tang, Honggen Zhang, Zuopeng Xu

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Bisoprolol for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at high risk of exacerbation: the BICS RCT by Graham Devereux, Seonaidh Cotton, Mintu Nath, Nicola McMeekin, Karen Campbell, Rekha Chaudhuri, Gourab Choudhury, Anthony De Soyza, Shona Fielding, Simon Gompertz, John Haughney, Amanda Lee, Graeme MacLennan, Alyn Morice, John Norrie, David Price, Philip Short, Jorgen Vestbo, Paul Walker, Jadwiga Wedzicha, Andrew Wilson, Olivia Wu, Brian Lipworth

“…Total number of major adverse cardiovascular events. Lung function (NB, during the COVID-19 pandemic, lung function could not be assessed in participants). …”
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Ultrasonic-assisted extraction of polysaccharides from Albizia julibrissin Durazz. leaf and pod: process optimization, physicochemical properties and anticomplementary activity by Yuanqi Duan, Yuxin Jiang, Jiayu Gu, Chenxi Sun, Boshi Sun, Yue Xu, Long Jin, Mei Jin, Mei Jin, Jinfeng Sun, Wei Zhou, Zhengyu Hu, Gao Li

“…This study established a foundation for developing and utilizing polysaccharide resources from A. julibrissin agro-byproducts, while providing a theoretical basis for their application in complement system overactivation.…”
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Integrating geographic information systems into veterinary education within the one health framework: an interdisciplinary approach by Antonio Contreras, Víctor Cuevas, Jorge Rivera-Gomis, Jorge Rivera-Gomis, Antonio Sánchez, Pelayo Acevedo, Joaquin Vicente

“…Using open-access tools, we designed a series of tutorials, manuals, and exercises with graduated levels of complexity. These resources were based on real and simulated epidemiological datasets and focused on topics relevant to animal and public health. …”
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Assessing the potential for scaling evidence-based interventions in African health systems: A deliberate dialogue by Humphrey Cyprian Karamagi, Ali Ben Charif, Hillary Kipchumba Kipruto, Sokona Sy, Jacinta Nzinga, Araia Berhane, Tewelde Yohannes, Stephen Senkomago Musoke, Kyuree Kim, Kristina Tunheim, Solyana Ngusbrhan Kidane

“…Methods Underpinned by two frameworks for knowledge transfer, the study utilized a deliberative dialogue approach and an integrated knowledge translation strategy. …”
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The association between serum albumin–globulin ratio and overactive bladder in American adults: a cross-sectional study by Yuan-Zhuo Du, Jia-Hao Liu, Fu-Chun Zheng, Qiang Zhou, Ju Guo

“…Abstract Objectives The albumin–globulin ratio (AGR) is considered an important indicator reflecting an individual’s immune function and nutritional status, and it is closely associated with various health conditions. …”
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A multi-omics Mendelian randomization identifies putatively causal genes and DNA methylation sites for asthma by Jia Wang, MD, Jinxin Hu, MS, Dan Qin, MD, Dan Han, MD, Jiapeng Hu, MD

“…Employing Summary Data-based Mendelian Randomization (SMR) and Two-Sample Mendelian Randomization (TSMR), we pinpointed asthma causal genes, causal DNA methylation sites, and methylation sites affecting gene expression, cross validated with at least 2 large-scale GWAS from each source. We utilized colocalization for genetic associations, meta-analysis for data integration, two-step MR for methylation-gene-asthma mediation mechanism. …”
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How does soil carbon sequestration affect greenhouse gas emissions from a sheep farming system? Results of an life cycle assessment case study by Pasquale Arca, Enrico Vagnoni, Pierpaolo Duce, Antonello Franca

“… • Extensification of dairy sheep systems determines lower environmental impact per hectare of utilized agricultural area. • Enteric methane emissions are the main source of GHG emissions of the sheep milk life cycle…”
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Multi-Time Scale Optimal Dispatch of Distribution Network with Pumped Storage Station Based on Model Predictive Control by Pengyu Pan, Zhen Wang, Gang Chen, Huabo Shi, Xiaoming Zha

“…As the penetration of renewable energy increases, the distribution grid faces great challenges in integrating large amounts of distributed energy sources and dealing with their output uncertainty. …”
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The trajectory of intrinsic capacity and its related factors among elderly Chinese patients with cardiovascular disease: a prospective cohort study by Yanyin Cui, Shanyan Lei, Yubing Xia, Fang Yang

“…The analysis of associated factors show that non-time-varying characteristics such as educational level, residential area, housing type, toilet facilities, and energy sources, are significantly associated with the IC trajectories of CVD patients. …”
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