Analysis of large versus small dogs reveals three genes on the canine X chromosome associated with body weight, muscling and back fat thickness. by Jocelyn Plassais, Maud Rimbault, Falina J Williams, Brian W Davis, Jeffrey J Schoenebeck, Elaine A Ostrander

“…Domestic dog breeds display significant diversity in both body mass and skeletal size, resulting from intensive selective pressure during the formation and maintenance of modern breeds. …”
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Teachers' Understanding of Play-Based Learning Implementation on Students' Achievement by Onesme Niyibizi, John Peter Kazinyirako, Jean Baptiste Gasigwa, Anne Marie Mukeshimana, Jean Nepomuscene Singirankabo, Cyprien Bintunimana, Vedaste Mutarutinya

“…The findings have shown a different array of play-based activities, with role-playing and storytelling standing out as the most frequently utilized. …”
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Multimodal dataset for sensor fusion in fall detection by Carla Taramasco, Miguel Pineiro, Pablo Ormeño-Arriagada, Diego Robles, David Araya

“…These sensors were selected for their combined effectiveness in capturing detailed aspects of fall events while mitigating privacy issues linked to visual recordings. …”
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Mapping the oxidative landscape in cystic fibrosis: methodological frontiers and application by Michela Rubin, Ilaria Artusi, Ilaria Artusi, Giorgio Cozza, Giorgio Cozza

“…This review compiles and analyzes methodologies employed in the CF field for this purpose, presenting selected applications and outcomes while highlighting potential inconsistencies due to experimental variations. …”
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An Unusual Congenital Heart Disease: Giant Left Atrial Appendage by Julio C. Sauza-Sosa, Erika L. De la Cruz-Reyna, Carlos N. Velazquez-Gutierrez

“…The patient underwent computed tomography angiography (CTA) that showed a ground-glass pattern and a giant left atrial appendage (Figure 1A). Film array respiratory panel was negative, and pulmonary aspergillosis was diagnosed after bronchoscopy. …”
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Plasmonic Structure Integrated Single-Photon Detectors Optimized to Maximize Polarization Contrast by Maria Csete, Andras Szenes, David Maraczi, Balazs Banhelyi, Tibor Csendes, Szaba Gabor

“…SNSPDs were integrated with four different types of 1D periodic plasmonic structures capable of mediating p-polarized photon selectivity to the niobium-nitride superconducting nanowire pattern. …”
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Letter and Word Processing in Developmental Dyslexia: Evidence from a Two-Alternative Forced Choice Task by Daniela Traficante, Pierluigi Zoccolotti, Chiara Valeria Marinelli

“…Detecting the target letter was more difficult in a word than in a pseudo-word or non-word array, indicating that the word form’s lexical activation interfered with the target’s analysis in both groups of children. …”
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Modeling Alzheimer’s Disease: A Review of Gene-Modified and Induced Animal Models, Complex Cell Culture Models, and Computational Modeling by Anna M. Timofeeva, Kseniya S. Aulova, Georgy A. Nevinsky

“…Computational modeling represents a powerful methodology for researching a wide array of human diseases, including Alzheimer’s. Bioinformatic methodologies facilitate the analysis of extensive datasets generated via high-throughput experimentation. …”
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Academic-Career Counseling Based on the Brain Training Approach by Khadijeh Torki, Maryam Baratali, Zohreh Saadatmand, Zahra Yousefi

“…The scope of this research encompasses a comprehensive array of literature and resources pertinent to the domain of curriculum studies, alongside texts and empirical investigations situated within the realm of brain-based education. …”
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Pediatric arrhythmias: a comprehensive integrative review, symptom-based conceptual framework, and practical care guide by Ana C. Cepeda-Nieto, Corazón de J. Roblero-Aguilar, Janetzy Martínez-López, Norma A. Balderrábano-Saucedo

“…Pediatric arrhythmia encompass a diverse array of conditions, ranging from asymptomatic cases to severe life-threatening episodes. …”
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Identification of quantitative trait loci of pod dehiscence in a collection of soybean grown in the southeast of Kazakhstan by B. N. Doszhanova, A. K. Zatybekov, S. V. Didorenko, T. Suzuki, Y. Yamashita, Y. Turuspekov

“…To identify additional quantitative trait loci (QTLs), we applied an association mapping study using a 6K SNP Illumina iSelect array. The results suggested that in addition to major QTL on chromosome 16, linked to the physical location of Pdh1, two minor QTLs were identified on chromosomes 10 and 13. …”
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Genetic analysis of the single internode dwarf 1 mutant in barley by Megan Overlander-Chen, Jason D. Fiedler, Shaobin Zhong, Shengming Yang

“…Segregating F2 plants derived from a cross between wild type (WT) and the mutant were genotyped with the barley 50 k iSelect SNP Array, and the detected SNPs were converted to PCR-based markers for fine mapping. …”
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Quantitative Content Parameter in the Standardization of Veratrum Aqua, Veratrum Lobelianum Bernh. Based Drug by E. V. Melnik, M. V. Belova, I. A. Tyurin, G. V. Ramenskaya

“…Two analytical methods were developed: one for the veratrum alkaloid determination in veratrum aqua samples by means of high performance liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass-spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS), another – for jervine, the main veratrum aqua alkaloid, quantitation by means of HPLC with diode-array detector (HPLC-DAD).Results and discussion. …”
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Mechanisms of allergen-antibody interaction of cockroach allergen Bla g 2 with monoclonal antibodies that inhibit IgE antibody binding. by Jill Glesner, Sabina Wünschmann, Mi Li, Alla Gustchina, Alexander Wlodawer, Martin Himly, Martin D Chapman, Anna Pomés

“…Mutants were tested for mAb and IgE antibody binding by ELISA and fluorescent multiplex array. Single or multiple mutations of five residues from both epitopes resulted in almost complete loss of mAb binding, without affecting the overall folding of the allergen. …”
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Assessment of whole-genome regression for type II diabetes. by Ana I Vazquez, Yann C Klimentidis, Emily J Dhurandhar, Yogasudha C Veturi, Paulino Paérez-Rodríguez

“…Our results suggest that the Bayes Cπ and the G-BLUP models with a large set of genome-wide markers could be used for predicting risk to T2D, as an alternative to using high-density arrays when selected markers from large consortiums for a given complex trait or disease are unavailable.…”
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A Regional Reduction in Ito and IKACh in the Murine Posterior Left Atrial Myocardium Is Associated with Action Potential Prolongation and Increased Ectopic Activity. by Andrew P Holmes, Ting Y Yu, Samantha Tull, Fahima Syeda, Stefan M Kuhlmann, Sian-Marie O'Brien, Pushpa Patel, Keith L Brain, Davor Pavlovic, Nigel A Brown, Larissa Fabritz, Paulus Kirchhof

“…<h4>Methods</h4>We used high-resolution optical mapping and sharp microelectrode recordings to quantify regional differences in electrical activation and repolarisation within the intact, superfused murine left atrium and quantified regional ion channel mRNA expression by Taqman Low Density Array. We also performed selected cellular electrophysiology experiments to validate regional differences in ion channel function.…”
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Profiling protease cleavage patterns in plasma for pancreatic cancer detection by Morgan R. Stewart, Arnaud Quentel, Elise Manalo, Jose Montoya Mira, Srivathsan Ranganathan, Bruce P. Branchaud, Jared M. Fischer, Eugene Tu, Fehmi Civitci, Yu-Jui Chiu, Adem Yildirim

“…The selected substrates detected PDAC with an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.8. …”
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A novel machine learning methodology for the systematic extraction of chronic kidney disease comorbidities from abstracts by Eszter Sághy, Mostafa Elsharkawy, Frank Moriarty, Sándor Kovács, István Wittmann, Antal Zemplényi, Antal Zemplényi

“…The reading of the ML-selected abstracts showed that some diseases have direct causal effect on CKD, while others, like schizophrenia, has indirect causal effect on CKD.InterpretationThese findings have the potential to guide future CKD investigations, by facilitating the inclusion of a broader array of comorbidities in CKD prognostic models. …”
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Formulation and phytochemical analysis of a potentially functional beverage from combining a leaf extract and pulp of Annona muricata (Annonaceae) by Yolanda Nolasco-González, María de Lourdes García-Magaña, Andrés Eloy León-Fernández, Juan L. Monribot-Villanueva, José A. Guerrero-Analco, Efigenia Montalvo González

“…In addition, the selected beverage was further analyzed for its phytochemical composition by ultra-high-performance chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry and high-performance liquid chromatography coupled to a photodiode array detector. …”
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Preclinical evaluation of a hydraulic actuation system with guide tube for robotic cochlear implant electrode insertion by Jakob Cramer, Rolf Salcher, Max Fröhlich, Georg Böttcher-Rebmann, Eralp Artukarslan, Thomas Lenarz, Thomas S. Rau

“…Abstract Background Automated insertion of the cochlear implant electrode array can reduce the risk of intracochlear trauma. …”
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