Anomalous hypothalamic responses to humor in cataplexy. by Allan L Reiss, Fumiko Hoeft, Adam S Tenforde, Wynne Chen, Dean Mobbs, Emmanuel J Mignot

“…The objective of this study was to examine the neural systems underlying humor processing in individuals with cataplexy.<h4>Methodology/principal findings</h4>While undergoing functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI), we showed ten narcolepsy-cataplexy patients and ten healthy controls humorous cartoons. …”
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How Implicit Sequence Learning and Explicit Sequence Knowledge Are Expressed in a Serial Response Time Task by Marius Barth, Christoph Stahl, Hilde Haider

“…To separate the processes involved in expressing implicit versus explicit knowledge, we manipulated explicit sequence knowledge independently of the opportunity to express such knowledge, and analyzed the resulting performance data with a drift-diffusion model to disentangle the contributions of these sub-processes. …”
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The effect of coconut sugar on cariogenic traits in streptococcus mutans by Ariel Gourlart Rup, Rafaella Christina do Rêgo Marques, Marisa Maltz, Lina Naomi Hashizume, Naile Dame-Teixeira

“…Results: Regarding the acidogenic potential, statistical differences were found only between the negative control versus all other groups (p<0.001). Likewise, no significant difference in adhesion was found between the tested sugars (p>0.05). …”
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A Multimodal Approach for Early Identification of Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer&#x2019;s Disease With Fusion Network Using Eye Movements and Speech by Hasnain Ali Shah, Sami Andberg, Anne M. Koivisto, Roman Bednarik

“…In this study, we analyzed a multimodal clinical eye-tracking and speech dataset collected from 78 participants (37 controls, 20 MCI, and 21 AD) during the King-Devick test and a reading task to classify and diagnose MCI/AD versus healthy controls. …”
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Differences in the proteomic profiles of the eutopic endometrium in patients with internal and external adenomyosis. by Marta Valdés-Bango, Mikel Azkargorta, Meritxell Gracia, Cristina Ros, Mariona Rius, María-Angeles Martínez-Zamora, Cristian De Guirior, Lara Quintas, Félix Elortza, Francisco Carmona

“…Endometrial samples were collected and processed for proteomic analysis. Mass spectrometry and a Data Independent Acquisition strategy were used to identify differentially expressed proteins. …”
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High-definition mapping of retroviral integration sites defines the fate of allogeneic T cells after donor lymphocyte infusion. by Claudia Cattoglio, Giulietta Maruggi, Cynthia Bartholomae, Nirav Malani, Danilo Pellin, Fabienne Cocchiarella, Zulma Magnani, Fabio Ciceri, Alessandro Ambrosi, Christof von Kalle, Frederic D Bushman, Chiara Bonini, Manfred Schmidt, Fulvio Mavilio, Alessandra Recchia

“…The infusion of donor lymphocytes transduced with a retroviral vector expressing the HSV-TK suicide gene in patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for leukemia/lymphoma promotes immune reconstitution and prevents infections and graft-versus-host disease. Analysis of the clonal dynamics of genetically modified lymphocytes in vivo is of crucial importance to understand the potential genotoxic risk of this therapeutic approach. …”
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A Framework for Biomarkers of COVID-19 Based on Coordination of Speech-Production Subsystems by Thomas F. Quatieri, Tanya Talkar, Jeffrey S. Palmer

“…<italic>Goal:</italic> We propose a speech modeling and signal-processing framework to detect and track COVID-19 through asymptomatic and symptomatic stages. …”
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The effects of far-red light on medicinal Cannabis by Tyson J. Peterswald, Jos C. Mieog, Tobias Kretzschmar, Sarah J. Purdy

“…In Hindu Kush the concentration of THC was elevated by the addition of 4 h of total FR (“10L_2_2D”), and in Northern Lights total cannabinoid yields were increased by nearly 70% over the 12 L control (0.43 versus 0.25 g Plant− 1) by the addition of 2 h of FR in darkness after 10 h of light (“10L_2D”). …”
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Direct and averted gaze modulate the event-related brain responses to social exclusion signals by Yu-Fang Yang, Xu Fang, Michael Niedeggen

“…In our Cyberball study, we asked how gaze direction – direct versus averted – affects the processing of social exclusion by using electroencephalogram (EEG) methods. …”
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Micro-Incubator Protocol for Testing a CO₂ Sensor for Early Warning of Spontaneous Combustion by Mathew G. Pelletier, Joseph S. McIntyre, Greg A. Holt, Chris L. Butts, Marshall C. Lamb

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Gut Bacterial Microbiome Profiles Associated with Colorectal Cancer Risk: A Narrative Review and Meta-Analysis by Christian A Russ, Nicholas A Zertalis, Veronica Nanton

“…From these papers, Fusobacterium and Bacteroides were reported most frequently as enriched in those with CRC versus the control populations. The meta-analysis showed an odds ratio of 1.49 (95% CI: 1.19–1.86), including a total of 20,001 events. …”
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Application of mass spectrometry to elucidate the pathophysiology of Encephalitozoon cuniculi infection in rabbits. by Guillaume Desoubeaux, Maria Del Carmen Piqueras, Ana Pantin, Sanjoy K Bhattacharya, Roman Peschke, Anja Joachim, Carolyn Cray

“…In addition, there was a significant increase of nine host proteins in blood samples from E. cuniculi-diseased rabbits in comparison with non-diseased control subjects undergoing various inflammatory processes. …”
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Evaluating generative artificial intelligence's limitations in health policy identification and interpretation. by Rory Wilson, Ciara M Weets, Amanda Rosner, Rebecca Katz

“…However, we found that GAI is a useful tool for quality assurance and quality control processes in health policy identification.…”
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Transport Sector Impacts of a Border between Ireland and Northern Ireland after a Hard Brexit by Khaoula Morchid, Margaret O’Mahony

“…A key finding is the importance of using technology tools to facilitate controls and reduce processing times. The results indicate that technology use leads to significant time and cost savings as well as reduced environmental impacts.…”
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New World Primates and Their Human Counterparts Share Diseases That Abound with CEACAM and Other Effector Molecules by Martin Tobi, Daniel Ezekwudo, Benita McVicker, Harvinder Talwar, Laura Kresty, Elizabeth Curran, Ronald Veazey, Peter J. Didier, James Hatfield, Mike Lawson, Sonia M. Najjar

“…In contrast, the common marmoset (CM), <i>Callithrix jacchus</i>, is a natural negative control, in that it also contracts IBD, but usually not CRC. …”
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Enabling Design of Secure IoT Systems with Trade-Off-Aware Architectural Tactics by Cristian Orellana, Francisco Cereceda-Balic, Mauricio Solar, Hernán Astudillo

“…The proposal was empirically validated with a controlled experiment, where a balanced mix of 12 novice and expert practitioners had to design a secure IoT Environmental Monitoring System; they used similar architectural tactics catalogs, with versus without trade-off information. …”
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XSQ-Learning: Adaptive Similarity Thresholds for Accelerated and Stable Q-Learning by Ansel Y. Rodríguez González, Roberto E. López Díaz, Shender M. Ávila Sansores, María G. Sánchez Cervantes

“…Our experiments demonstrate that XSQ-Learning can reduce the required iterations by 36.83% compared to standard Q-learning and by 24.43% versus state-of-the-art similarity-based methods, while maintaining policy stability. …”
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Identification of Critical Molecular Pathways Induced by HDAC11 Overexpression in Cardiac Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Chongyu Zhang, Neal L. Weintraub, Yaoliang Tang

“…To investigate the effects of HDAC11 overexpression on the gene regulatory networks in CMSCs, we treated mouse CMSCs with an adenoviral vector encoding human HDAC11 (Ad-HDAC11) versus adenoviral GFP (Ad-GFP) as a control. Gene expression and pathway enrichment were assessed using RNA sequencing (RNA-seq), and HDAC11 overexpression was validated at the RNA and protein levels through qRT-PCR and Western blot. …”
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Climate trauma from wildfire exposure impacts cognitive decision-making by Jason Nan, Satish Jaiswal, Dhakshin Ramanathan, Mathew C. Withers, Jyoti Mishra

“…One year after the wildfire, we recruited three groups - those directly exposed (n = 27), indirectly exposed (community members who witnessed the wildfire but not directly exposed, n = 21), versus non-exposed controls (n = 27). Participants performed a decision-making task that led to immediate and cumulative point rewards on each trial with simultaneous electroencephalography (EEG) recordings. …”
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Quantifying the effects of water management decisions on streambank stability by Q. Wei, A. Brookfield, A. Layzell

“…Both natural processes and human activities alter streamflow conditions, which can significantly affect streambank erosion and stability, leading to consequences such as sedimentation of reservoirs, contamination of streams, loss of productive land, and damage to infrastructure. …”
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