Cerebral stiffness changes during visual stimulation: Differential physiological mechanisms characterized by opposing mechanical effects by Reihaneh Forouhandehpour, Michaël Bernier, Guillaume Gilbert, Russell Butler, Kevin Whittingstall, Elijah Van Houten

“…We performed functional intrinsic Magnetic Resonance Elastography (fiMRE) as well as Time of Flight angiography and BOLD fMRI on 7 healthy human subjects to monitor shear stiffness and arterial dilation during periods of prolonged visual stimulation. …”
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Conserved cross-domain protein-to-mRNA ratios enable proteome prediction in microbes by Mengshi Zhang, Changyi Zhang, Anayancy Ramos, Rachel J. Whitaker, Marvin Whiteley

“…This cross-domain framework enables more accurate functional inference in microbiomes without requiring organism-specific proteomic data, offering a powerful new tool for microbial ecology, systems biology, and functional genomics.IMPORTANCEDeciphering the biology of natural microbial communities is limited by the lack of functional data. …”
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Moderate grazing promotes the root biomass in Kobresia meadow on the northern Qinghai–Tibet Plateau by Licong Dai, Xiaowei Guo, Xun Ke, Fawei Zhang, Yikang Li, Cuoji Peng, Kai Shu, Qian Li, Li Lin, Guangmin Cao, Yangong Du

“…Interestingly, the grassland community tends to allocate more root biomass to the upper soil layer under increasing grazing intensities. …”
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Regioselective Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution: Theoretical and Experimental Insights into 4-Aminoquinazoline Synthesis as a Privileged Structure in Medicinal Chemistry by Maria Letícia de Castro Barbosa, Pedro de Sena Murteira Pinheiro, Raissa Alves da Conceição, José Ricardo Pires, Lucas Silva Franco, Carlos Mauricio R. Sant’Anna, Eliezer J. Barreiro, Lídia Moreira Lima

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Valorization of Betalain Pigments Extracted from <i>Phytolacca americana</i> L. Berries as Natural Colorant in Cheese Formulation by Ionuț Dumitru Veleșcu, Ioana Cristina Crivei, Andreea Bianca Balint, Vlad Nicolae Arsenoaia, Alexandru Dragoș Robu, Florina Stoica, Roxana Nicoleta Rațu

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Palliative care needs and quality of life among adults with advanced chronic illnesses in low-income communities of Bangladesh by Ahmed Hossain, Maruf Hasan, Taifur Rahman, Alounoud Almarzooqi, Syed Azizur Rahman, Heba Hijazi, Mohamad Alameddine

“…Patients with severe functional limitations (ECOG 3–4) were significantly more likely to need PC (58%) compared to those with moderate or no limitations (ECOG 0–2) (24%). …”
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Features of the Effect of Cataracts and Glaucoma on the Daily Activities of Patients with Sarcopenic Obesity by O. L. Fabrikantov, A. E. Kopylov, N. M. Agarkov

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Design and evaluation of the “Feel Good” feasibility study – a multi-component fruit and vegetable intervention in children measuring cognitive and mental health outcomes by Nicola A. Gillies, Jeanette P. Rapson, Amy L. Lovell, Karen E. Waldie, Clare R. Wall

“…Abstract Background Observational evidence suggests that increasing fruit and vegetable (FV) intake has the potential to improve children’s cognitive function and mental well-being, but this has not yet been empirically tested in intervention research. …”
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Longitudinal changes following the introduction of socially assistive robots in nursing homes: a qualitative study with ICF framework and causal loop diagramming by Eri Otaka, Kenji Sato, Daiki Shimotori, Tsuneki Ninomiya, Naoki Sugimoto, Yoshihiro Nakabo, Yoshio Matsumoto, Taiki Yoshida, Izumi Kondo

“…Results Three and seven kinds of codes in the domains of “body functions” and “activities and participation”, respectively, were identified on the care recipients’ side; whereas on the caregivers’ side, one and five kinds of codes in the domains of “body functions” and “activities and participation”, respectively, were found. …”
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Changes in ventral prefrontal-subcortical network connectivity during the course of remission from bipolar mania by Jennifer E. Siegel-Ramsay, Elizabeth Lippard, Thomas Blom, Wade Webber, Cal Adler, David E. Fleck, Melissa P. DelBello, Jorge R.C. Almeida, Stephen M. Strakowski

“…In the context of previous research, remission was associated with more normative connectivity between medial prefrontal and both thalamus and ventrolateral prefrontal cortex. …”
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Patterns of short-term vegetation recovery after a fire in protected Scots pine forests of hemiboreal Latvia by Līga Liepa, Zigmārs Rendenieks, Edgars Dubrovskis, Lāsma Freimane, Inga Straupe, Āris Jansons

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DNA metabarcode analyses reveal similarities and differences in plant microbiomes of industrial hemp and medicinal Cannabis in China by Jiayang Li, Jiayang Li, Hong Zhang, Songhua Long, Wenting Li, Tuhong Wang, Jian Yu, Ying Zhou, Shuo Zou, Hongjian Zhu, Jianping Xu, Yi Cheng, Yi Cheng

“…However, the composition and functional traits of their endophytic bacterial communities in roots and leaves are not well understood. …”
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Resting-State Brain Network Characteristics Related to Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Preliminary fNIRS Proof-of-Concept Study by Guohui Yang, Chenyu Fan, Haozheng Li, Yu Tong, Shuang Lin, Yashuo Feng, Fengzhi Liu, Chunrong Bao, Hongyu Xie, Yi Wu

“…Background: This study investigates the reliability of functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) in detecting resting-state brain network characteristics in patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), focusing on static resting-state functional connectivity (sRSFC) and dynamic resting-state functional connectivity (dRSFC) patterns in MCI patients and healthy controls (HCs) without cognitive impairment. …”
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Impairment of microvascular blood flow in patients with type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy by T. A. Zelenina, V. V. Salukhov, A. B. Zemlianoi, S. G. Zheleznjak, O. A. Klitsenko

“…That the patients with positive cold test results were 28.6 times more likely have confirmed/severe CAN.…”
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Low-beta versus high-beta band cortico-subcortical coherence in movement inhibition and expectation by Chunyan Cao, Vladimir Litvak, Shikun Zhan, Wei Liu, Chao Zhang, Bomin Sun, Dianyou Li, Bernadette C.M. van Wijk

“…In this study, we sought to probe whether low- and high-beta coherence also exhibit different functional roles in facilitating and inhibiting movement. …”
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Are neurasthenia and depression the same disease entity? An electroencephalography study by Ge Dang, Lin Zhu, Chongyuan Lian, Silin Zeng, Xue Shi, Zian Pei, Xiaoyong Lan, Jian Qing Shi, Nan Yan, Yi Guo, Xiaolin Su

“…Compared with the MDD group, patients with neurasthenia reported more somatic symptoms and less emotional symptoms (p < 0.05). …”
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Effects of clear aligners treatment in growing patients: a systematic review by Vincenzo D’Antò, Vittoria De Simone, Silvia Caruso, Paolo Bucci, Rosa Valletta, Roberto Rongo, Rosaria Bucci

“…Nevertheless, additional high-quality studies are required to formulate more reliable conclusions.Systematic Review Registrationhttps://osf.io/wmerq.…”
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Persisting Short or Long Sleep Duration Predicts Post-Stroke Depression One year After Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack by Hu Y, Zuo L, Pan Y, Yan H, Wang Y, Zhao X

“…Patients with a decreased sleep duration of &gt; 1 hour had more risk of moderate to severe PSD [OR 2.26(95% CI 1.13~4.53)] than the persisting normal group. …”
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Changes in cerebral cortex activation during upright standing tasks in individuals with chronic neck pain: an fNIRS study by Chongwu Xiao, Qianfei Liang, Yugang Yang, Mingyu Mo, Weixiong Li, Huade Chen, Yaobin Long, Jinjun Huang

“…The PFC, M1, and PMC/SMA were involved in maintaining upright standing balance, and cerebral cortex changes associated with upright standing balance provide a more sensitive indicator of postural control deficits than peripheral balance parameters in individuals with CNP.…”
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Motor learning leverages coordinated low-frequency cortico-basal ganglia activity to optimize motor preparation in humans with Parkinson’s disease by Kara N. Presbrey, Kara N. Presbrey, Kara N. Presbrey, Thomas A. Wozny, Thomas A. Wozny, Kenneth H. Louie, Kenneth H. Louie, Simon Little, Simon Little, Philip A. Starr, Philip A. Starr, Reza Abbasi-Asl, Reza Abbasi-Asl, Doris D. Wang, Doris D. Wang

“…Recording cortico-basal ganglia field potentials during a multi-day typing task in four individuals with PD, we found evidence for network-wide multi-element preplanning that improved with learning, facilitated by functional connectivity. In both cortex and basal ganglia, pre-movement gamma (γ, 30–250 Hz) activity, historically linked to population spiking, distinguished between future action sequences and became increasingly predictive with learning. …”
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