Co-Secure Domination Number in Some Graphs by Jiatong Cui, Tianhao Li, Jiayuan Zhang, Xiaodong Chen, Liming Xiong

“…</mo></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> If <i>S</i> is a dominating set of <i>G</i>, and for each vertex <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>u</mi><mo>∈</mo><mi>V</mi><mo>(</mo><mi>G</mi><mo>)</mo><mo>−</mo><mi>S</mi><mo>,</mo></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> there is a neighbor of <i>u</i> in <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>S</mi><mo>,</mo></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> denoted by <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>v</mi><mo>,</mo></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> such that <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mo>(</mo><mi>S</mi><mo>∖</mo><mo>{</mo><mi>v</mi><mo>}</mo><mo>)</mo><mo>∪</mo><mo>{</mo><mi>u</mi><mo>}</mo></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> is a dominating set of <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>G</mi><mo>,</mo></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> then <i>S</i> is a secure dominating set (SDS) of <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>G</mi><mo>.…”
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Subgroups of cognitive impairments in schizophrenia characterized by executive function and their morphological features: a latent profile analysis study by Yuyan Huang, Weiyan Wang, Gangrui Hei, Tiannan Shao, Li Li, Ye Yang, Xiaoyi Wang, Yujun Long, Jingmei Xiao, Xingjie Peng, Chuhan Song, Jingda Cai, Xueqin Song, Xijia Xu, Shuzhan Gao, Jing Huang, Dongyu Kang, Ying Wang, Jingping Zhao, Yunzhi Pan, Renrong Wu

“…The remaining two subgroups showed intermediate cognitive performance, but could be distinguished by executive function and morphological differences in posterior cingulate cortex. Conclusions Our study provides novel insights into the heterogeneity of cognitive impairments in schizophrenia and the morphological features from cross-sectional and longitudinal levels, which could advance our understanding of complex cognition-morphology relationships and guide personalized interventions.…”
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Urinary System Manifestation of IgG4-Related Disease: Clinical, Laboratory, Radiological, and Pathological Spectra of a Chinese Single-Centre Study by Fei Teng, Hui Lu, Ke Zheng, Gang Chen, Yubing Wen, Zheng Liu, Linyi Peng, Li Huo, Xiaofeng Zeng, Wen Zhang, Xuemei Li

“…IgG4-RPF with renal parenchymal involvement presented with acute renal dysfunction and required emergency medical intervention. Renal cortex low-density areas, parenchyma or pelvis nodular mass, bilateral enlargement of the kidney, and renal pelvis and ureter mass/wall thickening were specific image patterns of IgG4-RUD. …”
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Association between METTL14 gene polymorphisms and risk of ovarian endometriosis by Zijun Zhou, Zijun Zhou, Youkun Jie, Xianyue Hu, Xianyue Hu, Guange Chen, Yanjing Bao, Yanjing Bao, Zhenbo OuYang, Liangzhi Wu, Tianyang Gao, Qiushi Zhang, Qiushi Zhang, Wenfeng Hua, Wenfeng Hua

“…Conversely, the rs298982 GA/GG genotypes were significantly associated with reduced METTL14 mRNA levels in the nucleus accumbens and frontal cortex.ConclusionOur results demonstrate that METTL14 polymorphisms are associated with susceptibility to ovarian endometriosis among Chinese women.…”
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Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation to Address Mild Cognitive Impairment in the Elderly: A Randomized Controlled Study by Hellen Livia Drumond Marra, Martin Luiz Myczkowski, Cláudia Maia Memória, Débora Arnaut, Philip Leite Ribeiro, Carlos Gustavo Sardinha Mansur, Rodrigo Lancelote Alberto, Bianca Boura Bellini, Adriano Alves Fernandes da Silva, Gabriel Tortella, Daniel Ciampi de Andrade, Manoel Jacobsen Teixeira, Orestes Vicente Forlenza, Marco Antonio Marcolin

“…We conducted a double-blinded randomized sham-controlled trial using rTMS over the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC). Thirty-four elderly outpatients meeting Petersen’s MCI criteria were randomly assigned to receive 10 sessions of either active TMS or sham, 10 Hz rTMS at 110% of motor threshold, 2,000 pulses per session. …”
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Functional near-infrared spectroscopy for the assessment and treatment of patients with disorders of consciousness by Nan Wang, Nan Wang, Nan Wang, Yifang He, Sipeng Zhu, Dongsheng Liu, Xiaoke Chai, Xiaoke Chai, Qiheng He, Tianqing Cao, Jianghong He, Jingqi Li, Juanning Si, Yi Yang, Yi Yang, Yi Yang, Yi Yang, Yi Yang, Yi Yang, Yi Yang, Jizong Zhao, Jizong Zhao

“…Specifically, it investigates the potential value of combining fNIRS with brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) and closed-loop neuromodulation systems for patients with DoC, aiming to elucidate mechanisms that promote neurological recovery.MethodsA systematic analysis was conducted on 155 studies published between January 1993 and October 2024, retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection database.ResultsAnalysis of 21 eligible studies on neurological diseases involving 262 DoC patients revealed significant findings. The prefrontal cortex was the most frequently targeted brain region. fNIRS has proven crucial in assessing brain functional connectivity and activation, facilitating the diagnosis of DoC. …”
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Mixed reality infrastructure based on deep learning medical image segmentation and 3D visualization for bone tumors using DCU-Net by Kun Wang, Yong Han, Yuguang Ye, Yusi Chen, Daxin Zhu, Yifeng Huang, Ying Huang, Yijie Chen, Jianshe Shi, Bijiao Ding, Jianlong Huang

“…Methods: We conducted experiments using a hospital dataset for bone tumor segmentation, used the optimized DCU-Net and 3D reconstruction technology to generate bone tumor models, and used set similarity (DSC), recall (R), precision (P), and 3D vertex distance error (VDE) to evaluate segmentation performance and 3D reconstruction effects. …”
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Mechanism of Electroacupuncture at Baihui and Shenting Alleviating Cerebral Ischemia-reperfusion Injury via Regulating BNIP3L-Mediated Mitophagy by ZHONG Xiaoyong, LI Cheng, WANG Fang, CHEN Bin, LIANG Hui, RUAN Su

“…After 7 days of intervention, the left cerebral cortex tissue of each group was obtained, hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining was used to observe the pathological changes of the brain tissue, the expression level of LC3-Ⅱ/LC3-Ⅰ protein was detected by Western blot, and the tissue immunofluorescence technology was applied to detect the expression and colocalization of mitophagy-related protein BNIP3L and SQSTM1 labeled. …”
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Effect of High Frequency Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Combined with Voice Training on Voice Function of Patients with Parkinson's Disease by WANG Xiaowen, ZHU Qingqing, CHEN Yan, QIAN Hong, YUAN Haixin, ZHAO Gang, LIU Jie, ZHANG Fengjiao

“…High frequency (5 Hz) rTMS was used to stimulate bilateral primary motor cortex (M1 area). The stimulation time was 10 minutes, 20 minutes a time,once a day, continuous training for 30 days. …”
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The value of 18F⁃FDG PET in the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of Parkinson's disease and multiple system atrophy with parkinsonism⁃predominant by DU Xiao‐xiao, DONG Wan‐hui, LI Yi, SUN Zhi‐hui, FAN Kang‐li, ZHANG Ying

“…Methods Total 96 patients with PD and 52 patients with MSA ⁃ P from The First Hospital of Jilin University from May 2019 to December 2022 were included, and 18F⁃FDG PET data were collected from all patients and 18F⁃FDG PET data was analyzed using CortexID Suite software. The diagnostic and differential diagnostic efficacy of PD and MSA⁃P of 18F⁃FDG PET was evaluated using the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve and area under the curve (AUC). …”
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Attentional dysfunction arises from right frontocentral and occipital network connectivity in Parkinson's disease by Isobel Timothea French, Kuo-Hsuan Chang, Wei-Kuang Liang, Wen-Sheng Chang, Yen-Shi Lo, Yi-Ru Wang, Mei-Ling Cheng, Norden E. Huang, Hsiu-Chuan Wu, Siew-Na Lim, Chiung-Mei Chen, Chi-Hung Juan

“…Importantly, connectivity analyses using the Holo-Hilbert cross-frequency phase clustering (HHCFPC) revealed a loss of theta-gamma cross frequency coupling (CFC) from the right prefrontal cortex to other frontal and contralateral regions. …”
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Efficacy and safety of home-based transcranial direct current stimulation as adjunct treatment for cognitive improvement in major depressive disorder: A double-blind, randomized, m... by CW Lee, K Park, JE Ahn, Y Jang, YS Park, H Yu, D Lee, HK Ihm, J Lee, J Kim, YI Lee, S-E Lim, SS Kwon, HY Park, TH Ha, I-Y Yoon, Woojae Myung, Ji Hyun Baek

“…Methods This double-blind, sham-controlled, randomized trial divided participants into low-intensity (1 mA, n = 47), high-intensity (2 mA, n = 49), and sham (n = 45) groups, receiving 42 daily tDCS sessions, including weekends and holidays, targeting the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex for 30 minutes. Assessments were conducted at baseline and weeks 2, 4, and 6. …”
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Protective Mechanism of Alisol A 24-Acetate on Brain Microvascular Endothelial Cells in Mice with Cerebral Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury by TRPM2/Akt/GSK3β Pathway by LI Huihong, DENG Yunfei, WEI Wei, ZHAN Zengtu, LIN Libin, XUE Xiehua

“…Modified neurological severity score (mNSS) was used to evaluate neurological deficit; novel object recognition test (NORT) and Morris water maze (MWM) were used to evaluate the cognitive function; immunofluorescence was used to detect the expression of CD31 in cortex; Western blot was used to detect zonula occludens-1 (ZO-1), Occludin, Claudin-5, phosphorylated nuclear factor kappa-B (p-NF-κB), interleukin-1β (IL-1β) and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), transient receptor potential melastatin-2 (TRPM2), phosphorylated protein kinase B (p-Akt), phosphorylated glycogen synthetase kinase-3β (p-GSK3β) protein expression levels.Results(1) Neurological function: compared with the sham surgery group, mNSS in the model group significantly increased at the 1st, 3rd, 5th and 7th day (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05); compared with the model group, mNSS in the 24A group significantly decreased at the 3rd and 7th day (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05). (2) Cognitive function: compared with the sham surgery group, the NORT recognition index at 1st and 24th hour in the model group was significantly lower (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05); compared with the model group, the 1-hour and 24-hour NORT recognition index in the 24A group significantly increased (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05). …”
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Pragmatic algorithm for visual assessment of 4-Repeat tauopathies in [18F]PI-2620 PET Scans by Theresa Bauer, Matthias Brendel, Mirlind Zaganjori, Alexander M. Bernhardt, Alexander Jäck, Sophia Stöcklein, Maximilian Scheifele, Johannes Levin, Thilo van Eimeren, Alexander Drzezga, Osama Sabri, Henryk Barthel, Robert Perneczky, Günter Höglinger, Nicolai Franzmeier, Johannes Gnörich

“…A regional analysis was performed using the cortex, basal ganglia, midbrain, and dentate nucleus. …”
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Multimodal abnormalities of brain function in chronic low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of neuroimaging studies by Xingyao Chen, Xingyao Chen, Xingyao Chen, Nuo Chen, Nuo Chen, Nuo Chen, Peng Lai, Peng Lai, Yiqi Sun, Jie Yu, Ming Xin, Deliang Zhu, Fanrong Liang, Fanrong Liang, Fanrong Liang, Qian Song, Shirui Cheng, Shirui Cheng, Shirui Cheng, Zhengjie Li, Zhengjie Li, Zhengjie Li, Zhengjie Li

“…The ALFF meta-analysis demonstrated functional alterations in the right rolandic operculum (extending to the right insula and right IFG), left ITG, left middle occipital gyrus (MOG), left paracentral lobule, left PoCG and bilateral cuneus cortex in CLBP patients. The results of the functional group meta-analysis revealed that patients with CLBP displayed new decreased functional activity in the right thalamus, right precentral gyrus (PreCG) and right lingual gyrus.ConclusionPatients with CLBP exhibit extensive multimodal functional neuroimaging abnormalities, involving brain regions related to pain perception, emotional processing, cognitive functions, and both the visual and motor cortices. …”
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Effect of transcranial direct current stimulation on postoperative sleep disturbance in older patients undergoing lower limb major arthroplasty: a prospective, double-blind, pilot,... by Chunyan Li, Jie Yang, He Liu, Wen Tan, Song Zhang, Hongxing Zhang, Yuan Han, Mingshu Tao, Rongguang Liu, Jiaxing Fang, Dexian Chen, Qi Wei, Xingyu Xiong, Wenxin Zhao, Junli Cao

“…No significant adverse events were reported.Conclusion In older patients undergoing lower limb major arthroplasty, a single session of anodal tDCS over the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex showed a potentially prophylactic effect in improving postoperative short-term objective sleep measures. …”
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Heterogeneous clinical phenotypes of sporadic early-onset Alzheimer’s disease: a neuropsychological data-driven approach by Deepti Putcha, Yuta Katsumi, Alexandra Touroutoglou, Ani Eloyan, Alexander Taurone, Maryanne Thangarajah, Paul Aisen, Jeffrey L. Dage, Tatiana Foroud, Clifford R. Jack, Joel H. Kramer, Kelly N. H. Nudelman, Rema Raman, Prashanthi Vemuri, Alireza Atri, Gregory S. Day, Ranjan Duara, Neill R. Graff-Radford, Ian M. Grant, Lawrence S. Honig, Erik C. B. Johnson, David T. Jones, Joseph C. Masdeu, Mario F. Mendez, Erik Musiek, Chiadi U. Onyike, Meghan Riddle, Emily Rogalski, Stephen Salloway, Sharon Sha, R. Scott Turner, Thomas S. Wingo, David A. Wolk, Kyle Womack, Maria C. Carrillo, Gil D. Rabinovici, Bradford C. Dickerson, Liana G. Apostolova, Dustin B. Hammers, the LEADS Consortium

“…Individuals were otherwise considered to have multidomain impairment. Whole-cortex general linear modeling of cortical atrophy was applied as an MRI-based validation of these distinct clinical phenotypes. …”
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On the Normalized Laplacian Spectrum of the Zero-Divisor Graph of the Commutative Ring <inline-formula><math display="inline"><semantics><msub><mstyle mathvariant="bold"><mi mathva... by Ali Al Khabyah, Nazim, Nadeem Ur Rehman

“…The zero-divisor graph of a commutative ring <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mi mathvariant="fraktur">R</mi></semantics></math></inline-formula> with a nonzero identity, denoted by <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mo>Γ</mo><mo>(</mo><mi mathvariant="fraktur">R</mi><mo>)</mo></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>, is an undirected graph where the vertex set <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>Z</mi><msup><mrow><mo>(</mo><mi mathvariant="fraktur">R</mi><mo>)</mo></mrow><mo>*</mo></msup></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> consists of all nonzero zero-divisors of <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mi mathvariant="fraktur">R</mi></semantics></math></inline-formula>. …”
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On Trees with a Given Number of Vertices of Fixed Degree and Their Two Bond Incident Degree Indices by Abeer M. Albalahi, Muhammad Rizwan, Akhlaq A. Bhatti, Ivan Gutman, Akbar Ali, Tariq Alraqad, Hicham Saber

“…The minimum values of <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>S</mi><mi>E</mi><msub><mi>I</mi><mi>a</mi></msub></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> and <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mmultiscripts><mi>R</mi><mi>α</mi><none></none><mprescripts></mprescripts><none></none><mn>0</mn></mmultiscripts></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> in the class of all trees of fixed order containing no vertex of even degree are obtained for <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>a</mi><mo>></mo><mn>1</mn></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> and <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>α</mi><mo>∈</mo><mo>[</mo><mn>0</mn><mo>,</mo><mn>1</mn><mo>]</mo></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>; also, the maximum value of <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mmultiscripts><mi>R</mi><mi>α</mi><none></none><mprescripts></mprescripts><none></none><mn>0</mn></mmultiscripts></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> in the mentioned class is determined for <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mn>0</mn><mo><</mo><mi>α</mi><mo><</mo><mn>1</mn></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>. …”
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Position Analysis and Research of Reachable Workspace of 3-CRS/SP Parallel Mechanism by Wang Ziqian, Zhao Yaohong, Li Ruiqin, Zhao Jianwen, Chen Xiaoming

“…And the inverse position solution of the parallel mechanism is got through the method of analytic geometry,the length between the three vertexes of the moving platform is regarded as the restrict condition to construct the constrained equations,the positive solution of all positions under the closed solution of the mechanism is studied. …”
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