The extremely halotolerant black yeast Hortaea werneckii - a model for intraspecific hybridization in clonal fungi by Polona Zalar, Jerneja Zupančič, Cene Gostinčar, Janja Zajc, G. Sybren de Hoog, Filomena De Leo, Armando Azua-Bustos, Nina Gunde-Cimerman

“…This was investigated in this polyphasic taxonomic analysis based on the global diversity of H. werneckii strains collected from hypersaline environments, and from humans and animals. Analysis of D1/D2domains of 28S and internal transcribed spacer rDNA revealed 10 and 17 genotypes, respectively, that were not always compliant. …”
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Leveraging two-dimensional pre-trained vision transformers for three-dimensional model generation via masked autoencoders by Muhammad Sajid, Kaleem Razzaq Malik, Ateeq Ur Rehman, Tauqeer Safdar Malik, Masoud Alajmi, Ali Haider Khan, Amir Haider, Seada Hussen

“…Differences between the two domains, such as significant variations in the scale of visual things and the higher granularity of pixels in images compared to words in the text, make it difficult to transfer Transformer from language to vision. …”
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Acceptance of Open Preperitoneal Repair in Inguinal Hernia Surgery Delphi-Consensus After an Anonymous International Survey Among European Hernia Society Members by Ralph Lorenz, Ralph Lorenz, Willem Akkersdijk, Gabriel Paiva De Oliveira, Gabriel Paiva De Oliveira, Tim Warren, Marc Soler

“…Since the 2023 update of the International HerniaSurge Guidelines, open preperitoneal mesh techniques have been an acceptable alternative, providing available expertise and competence with at least equal results as Lichtenstein repair.AimThe aim of this project is to understand the views of surgeons regarding the approach to inguinal hernia repair and determine best practice principles for optimal surgical outcomes.MethodsUsing a modified Delphi method, a panel of experts developed 43 Likert scale statements across six key domains. These statements were used to develop an online survey distributed to surgeons in Europe involved in inguinal hernia repair. …”
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Analysis of Sparse Trajectory Features Based on Mobile Device Location for User Group Classification Using Gaussian Mixture Model by Yohei Kakimoto, Yuto Omae, Hirotaka Takahashi

“…This approach holds promise for domains where large-scale, sparse trajectory data are common, including urban planning, marketing analysis, and public policy.…”
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Antibody Responses and the Vaccine Efficacy of Recombinant Glycosyltransferase and Nicastrin Against <i>Schistosoma japonicum</i> by Bowen Dong, Haoran Zhong, Danlin Zhu, Luobin Wu, Jinming Wang, Hao Li, Yamei Jin

“…In this study, bioinformatic tools were employed to analyze the structural and functional properties of these proteins, including their signal peptide regions, transmembrane domains, tertiary structures, and protein interaction networks. …”
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Comparison of Self-Efficacy and Knowledge of Human Papillomavirus Vaccination among Various Types of Decision Makers in Indonesia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Dora Samaria, Eva Tallutondok, Chandrayani Simanjorang, Imanuel Imanuel

“…The HDM and SDM groups demonstrated the lowest and highest knowledge scores, respectively, across all domains compared to the other groups, encompassing knowledge about HPV infection, cervical cancer, and HPV vaccination. …”
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Clinical Management of Children and Adolescents with Neurofibromatosis Type 1 Like Phenotypes and Complex Behavioural Manifestations: A Multidisciplinary and Dimensional Approach by Ana Moscoso, Aurélie Julien, Antoine Tanet, Angèle Consoli, Martine Pagnard, France Trevisan, Isabelle Kemlin, Diana Rodriguez, David Cohen

“…Specific evaluations of language, motor, attentional and neurovisual domains were essential to guide tailored intervention strategies. …”
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A novel tool for assessing pediatric emergency care in low- and middle-income countries: a pilot study by Sonia Y. Jarrett, Andrew Redfern, Joyce Li, Camilo E. Gutierrez, Priyanka Patel, Olurotimi Akinola, Michelle L. Niescierenko

“…Descriptive statistics were used to evaluate different domains of pediatric emergency care capabilities including pediatric triage, protocols, staffing, training, equipment, consumables, and medicines. …”
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Nε-carboxyethyl-lysin influences atherosclerotic plaque stability through ZKSCAN3 acetylation-regulated macrophage autophagy via the RAGE/LKB1/AMPK1/SIRT1 pathway by Zhongwei Liu, Jing Liu, Xiqiang Wang, Yong Zhang, Yanpeng Ma, Gongchang Guan, Ya Yuwen, Ni He, Hanxiu Liu, Xingfeng Yu, Sen Ma, Junkui Wang, Jin Zhang, Ling Zhu, Yulian Zhang

“…This pathway further regulated autophagic activity through SIRT1-mediated acetylation of Zinc Finger with KRAB and SCAN Domains 3 (ZKSCAN3). These findings highlight CEL’s critical role in promoting plaque instability in T2DM by impairing key molecular pathways that regulate autophagy, offering potential therapeutic targets for managing atherosclerosis in diabetic patients.…”
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Primary Cognitive Factors Impaired after Glioma Surgery and Associated Brain Regions by Chiharu Niki, Takatsune Kumada, Takashi Maruyama, Manabu Tamura, Takakazu Kawamata, Yoshihiro Muragaki

“…Seven neuropsychological tasks from five cognitive domains were conducted pre- and 6 months postoperation. …”
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Impact of power ultrasound on the quality of leafy green produce through a multifrequency, multimode, modulated system by Bin Zhou, J. Atilio de Frias, Yaguang Luo, Jorge M. Fonseca, Hao Feng

“…The present study examined the response of leafy greens to ultrasound treatment as shown by tissue damage and sensory quality, using a novel multifrequency, multimode, modulated (MMM) system to address the issue of nonuniform ultrasound field distribution. Iceberg lettuce, romaine lettuce, spinach, loose leaf lettuce and Lollo Rosso were subjected to different ultrasonication durations (1–16 min) in a MMM tubular treatment unit at 34 kHz and subsequently stored at 1 °C for three weeks. …”
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Technical Proficiency Analysis in Table Tennis: A Comparative Study Between Advanced and Intermediate Players by Benny Aprial, Denny Setyawan, George Danut Mocanu, Candra Brema Tarigan, Ghulam Mustafa, John Michael D. Aquino, Bilal Azmi Sarıtaş

“…The findings highlight that the progression from intermediate to advanced level requires improvements across multiple domains, including technical consistency, biomechanical efficiency, and tactical adaptability. …”
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Characterization of the Effects of a Six-Month Dancing as Approach for Successful Aging by Maria Grazia Vaccaro, Giulia Izzo, Alessandro Ilacqua, Silvia Migliaccio, Carlo Baldari, Laura Guidetti, Andrea Lenzi, Aldo Quattrone, Antonio Aversa, Gian Pietro Emerenziani

“…Aging is accompanied by a decline in multiple domains. Positive effects of dance practice on several health issues have been evaluated in young adults, while the effects of regular social dance practice on physical fitness, sexual health, and cognitive functions have not been studied yet in older experienced dancers. …”
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Integration of Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cell Application in Hydroxyapatite-Based Scaffolds in the Treatment of Vertebral Bone Defect due to Spondylitis Tuberculosis: A Trans... by Ahmad Jabir Rahyussalim, Ahmad Nugroho, Muhammad Luqman Labib Zufar, Irfan Fathurrahman, Tri Kurniawati

“…A total score of the SF-36 questionnaire showed better progression in all 8 domains during the follow-up with the mean total score at six months of 2912.5±116.67 from all patients. …”
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Adiponectin and Nitric Oxide Deficiency-Induced Cognitive Impairment in Fatigued Home-Resident in Mature and Older Adults: A Case-Control Study by Ahmad H. Alghadir, Sami A. Gabr, Murad Almomani, Fidaa Almomani, Cynthia Tse

“…The results of cognitive performance domains (LOTCA seven-subset scores) showed a significant decrease in the scores of orientation, visual perception, spatial perception, motor praxis, vasomotor organization, thinking operations, attention, and concentration in older subjects with fatigue compared with healthy subjects. …”
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SkelETT&#x2014;Skeleton-to-Emotion Transfer Transformer by Pedro Victor Vieira Paiva, Josue Junior Guimaraes Ramos, Marina Gavrilova, Marco Antonio Garcia de Carvalho

“…Emotion recognition plays an essential role in human-computer interaction, spanning diverse domains from human-robot communication and virtual reality to mental health assessment and affective computing. …”
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Genetic variation in IL-4 activated tissue resident macrophages determines strain-specific synergistic responses to LPS epigenetically by Mingming Zhao, Dragana Jankovic, Verena M. Link, Camila Oliveira Silva Souza, Katherine M. Hornick, Oyebola Oyesola, Yasmine Belkaid, Justin Lack, Png Loke

“…C57BL/6 TRMs are more transcriptionally responsive to IL-4 stimulation, with induced genes associated with more super enhancers, induced enhancers, and topologically associating domains (TAD) boundaries. IL-4-directed epigenomic remodeling reveals C57BL/6 specific enrichment of NF-κB, IRF, and STAT motifs. …”
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Family caregiver frailty in adult congenital heart disease is overlooked: A call to action by Arianna Magon, Serena Francesca Flocco, Laura Schianchi, Massimo Chessa, Daniele Ciofi, Salvatore Angileri, Maddalena De Maria, Gianluca Conte, Silvia Favilli, Cristina Arrigoni, Rosario Caruso

“…The evidence gathered in this regard identifies three key domains affecting FCs: psychological stress and childcare, physical health decline, and the challenges of caregiving during transitions to adulthood. …”
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A novel frameshift variant of GATA3 (p.Ala17ProfsTer178) responsible for HDR syndrome in a Japanese family by Yutaka Hasegawa, Toshie Segawa, Ai Chida, Eriko Yoshida, Hirofumi Kinno, Hiraku Chiba, Tomoyasu Oda, Yoshihiko Takahashi, Koji Nata, Yasushi Ishigaki

“…These two regions contain zinc finger domains, demonstrating their functional importance in GATA3 transcription. …”
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Polytene chromosomes reflect functional organization of the Drosophila genome by D. S. Sidorenko, T. Yu. Zykova, V. A. Khoroshko, G. V. Pokholkova, S. A. Demakov, J. Larsson, E. S. Belyaeva, I. F. Zhimulev

“…Using the model of four chromatin types that reveals domains of varying compaction degrees, we were able to correlate the physical and cytological maps of some polytene chromosome regions and to show the main properties of genetic and molecular organization of bands and interbands, that we describe in this review. …”
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