Induced zero-phase synchronization as a potential neural code for optimized visuomotor integration by Kirstin-Friederike Heise, Geneviève Albouy, Nina Dolfen, Ronald Peeters, Dante Mantini, Stephan P. Swinnen

“…Our goal was to probe the effect of phase entrainment of the sensorimotor mu-rhythm on visuomotor integration. Methods: Participants received transcranial alternating current stimulation over bilateral motor cortices (M1) while performing a visually-guided force adjustment task during functional magnetic resonance imaging. …”
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Post Hoc Analysis of Anxiety and Behavioral Changes in Japanese Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease due to the COVID‐19 Pandemic: Relationship Between Municipal Population at... by Kohei Wagatsuma, Masanori Nojima, Takayuki Matsumoto, Minoru Matsuura, Hideki Iijima, Katsuyoshi Matsuoka, Naoki Ohmiya, Shunji Ishihara, Fumihito Hirai, Ken Takeuchi, Satoshi Tamura, Fukunori Kinjo, Nobuhiro Ueno, Makoto Naganuma, Kenji Watanabe, Rintaro Moroi, Nobuaki Nishimata, Satoshi Motoya, Koichi Kurahara, Sakuma Takahashi, Atsuo Maemoto, Hiroto Hiraga, Masayuki Saruta, Keiichi Tominaga, Takashi Hisabe, Hiroki Tanaka, Shuji Terai, Toshihiro Inokuchi, Hironobu Takedomi, Kazuyuki Narimatsu, Katsuya Endo, Masanao Nakamura, Tadakazu Hisamatsu, Hiroshi Nakase, J‐DESIRE Group

“…The primary endpoint was the association between the visual analogue scale (VAS) scores of anxiety and MPSPR during the COVID‐19 pandemic. …”
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Sex differences in psychosocial functioning and neurocognition in bipolar disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Maria Serra-Navarro, Derek Clougher, Vincenzo Oliva, Clàudia Valenzuela-Pascual, Michele De Prisco, María Florencia Forte, Marina Garriga, Brisa Solé, Jose Sánchez-Moreno, Norma Verdolini, Giulia Menculini, Alfonso Tortorella, Miquel Bernardo, J. Antoni Ramos-Quiroga, Anabel Martinez-Aran, Eduard Vieta, Silvia Amoretti, Carla Torrent

“…The present systematic review and meta-analysis examined whether males and females with BD demonstrate differences in psychosocial functioning and NC performance. Methods The Cochrane Library, EMBASE, PsycINFO, PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science databases were systematically searched from inception until November 20, 2023. …”
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EULAR standardised training model for ultrasound-guided, minimally invasive synovial tissue biopsy procedures in large and small joints by Annamaria Iagnocco, Andrew Filer, Gabriel Herrero-Beaumont, Peter Balint, Ingrid Moller, Esperanza Naredo, Lene Terslev, Alessandra Bruns, Aurélie Najm, Ana Rodriguez, Raquel Largo, Stefano Alivernini, Jesús Garrido, Maria Antonietta D’Agostino, Jacqueline Uson, Juhani Koski, Maribel Miguel, Carlos Guillén-Astete, David A. Bong, George A.W. Bruyn, Carlos Acebes

“…Objectives To develop an EULAR training model for education in synovial tissue biopsy (STB) under ultrasound guidance (UG) following a stepwise approach: (1) development of educational material on UGSTB in large and small joints; (2) assessment of the validity, reliability and feasibility of the UGSTB educational procedure on cadaveric specimens; (3) validation of this procedure in live patients.Methods Using a nominal group (NG) and a DELPHI consensus methodology, educational audio-visual (AV) material and minimal requirements for education in UGSTB were developed by an expert panel. …”
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Structural-functional connectivity decoupling in multiscale brain networks in Parkinson’s disease by Ting Zou, Chen Chen, Huafu Chen, Xuyang Wang, Lin Gan, Chong Wang, Qing Gao, Chunyan Zhang, Wei Liao, Jingliang Cheng, Rong Li

“…Moreover, PD showed intranetwork SC-FC decoupling in the visual network (VIS), limbic and higher-order association networks. …”
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Ecological monitoring of invasive species through deep learning-based object detection by Xinwu Ji, Yang Zhang, Jiaquan Wan, Tao Yang, Qiong Yang, Jiaqing Liao

“…However, traditional monitoring methods, such as manual inspection and remote sensing, often struggle with limited scalability, accuracy, and adaptability in complex natural environments. …”
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Analysis of safety of postoperative accelerated hypofractionated radiotherapy for patients with stage I-IIIA breast cancer by G. V. Afonin, I. A. Gulidov, Y. A. Ragulin, E. E. Beketov, S. V. Gamayunov, А. A. Zharikov, S. A. Ivanov, A. D. Kaprin

“…Aim: to conduct a comparative analysis of the safety of postoperative accelerated hypofractionated radiotherapy for patients with stage I-IIIA breast cancer.Material and Methods. From 2013 to 201, 316 patients with stage I-IIIA breast cancer were treated at A.F. …”
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The Power of Food Advertisements: A Brief Mindfulness Instruction Does Not Prevent Psychophysiological Responses Triggered by Food Ads by Constanza Baquedano, David Martinez-Pernia, Vicente Soto, Álvaro Rivera-Rei, Antonia Zepeda, Alejandra Vasquez-Rosati, Eugenio J. Guzmán-Lavín, Carla Ugarte, Antonio Cepeda-Benito, Vladimir Lopez, Jaime R. Silva

“…<b>Background:</b> Exposure to visually appealing food items can enhance their subjective realism, leading to increased cravings, salivation, and automatic approach tendencies. …”
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A prospective, multicenter, randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled trial on purified and specific Cytoplasmic pollen extract for hot flashes in breast cancer survivors by Valentina Elisabetta Bounous, Isabella Cipullo, Marta D’Alonzo, Silvia Martella, Dorella Franchi, Paola Villa, Nicoletta Biglia, Annamaria Ferrero

“…Objective evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of PureCyTonin against hot flashes (HF) in breast cancer survivors (BCS).Methods a prospective, multicenter, randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled trial was conducted in Italy.Interventions administration of PureCyTonin or placebo, for 3 months. …”
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Low-dose RaDiation therapy for patients with KNee osteoArthritis (LoRD-KNeA): a protocol for a sham-controlled randomised trial by Jiyu Sun, Won Park, Dong Hyun Kim, Ji Hyun Lee, Joon Ho Wang, Hak Jae Kim, Kichul Shin, Min Jung Kim, Ji Young Kim, Byoung Hyuck Kim, Du Hyun Ro, Dae-Hee Lee, Eun-Hee Hong, Seong-Jun Cho, Hyuk-Soo Han

“…The presented trial aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of LDRT for patients with knee OA.Methods and analysis This prospective, multicentre, randomised trial will be conducted in the Republic of Korea. …”
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Opportunities for Laboratory Testing to Inform Antimicrobial Use for Bovine Respiratory Disease: Application of Information Quality Value Stream Maps in Commercial Feedlots by Simon J. G. Otto, Colleen M. Pollock, Jo-Anne Relf-Eckstein, Lianne McLeod, Cheryl L. Waldner

“…Conclusions: The IQ-VSMs provided a valuable framework to visualize the integration of BRD pathogen and AMR laboratory data to support AMS and address any potential future testing requirements.…”
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Novel GUCY2D Gene Mutations in Japanese Male Twins with Leber Congenital Amaurosis by Katsuhiro Hosono, Yuko Harada, Kentaro Kurata, Akiko Hikoya, Miho Sato, Shinsei Minoshima, Yoshihiro Hotta

“…This included early childhood onset of visual loss, nystagmus, unrecordable ERG, photophobia, and hyperopia. …”
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Distinguishing features of microvascular abnormalities in high myopia retinoschisis via multimodal imaging by Yunhan Tao, Xuhui Chen, Tao Li, Xian Zhang, Xufang Sun

“…In the other patients, MVAs were visualized on en-face OCT and SS-OCTA, and fluorescence leakage was observed on FFA, which mimicked retinal vasculitis. …”
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Effects of Home-Based Hand Exercises on Pain and Function in Patients with Hand Osteoarthritis by Alireza Sadeghi, Iraj Alibiglou, Khadije Jozmoghadam, Tayyebeh Lakzaei, Arezoo Karimimoghaddam, Alireza Zeraatchi, Zhaleh Karimimoghaddam, Mahnaz Ghaebi

“…We set out to investigate whether hand exercise leads to a clinically important change in hand pain, and its function. Methods: A total of 40 patients over 40 years of age whose hand OA was confirmed by the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria, were divided into control and intervention groups and filled the visual analogue scale (VAS) and the Functional Index for Hand Osteoarthritis (FIHOA) questionnaires. 4 weeks of physical hand exercise at home was performed by the intervention group and the control group was assigned to waiting list and the indices were recorded again. …”
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Automated Detection of Galactic Rings from Sloan Digital Sky Survey Images by Linn Abraham, Sheelu Abraham, Ajit K. Kembhavi, N. S. Philip, A. K. Aniyan, Sudhanshu Barway, Harish Kumar

“…The volume of present and future data on galaxies is so large that traditional methods, which involve expert astronomers identifying morphological features through visual inspection, are no longer sufficient. …”
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Integrative analysis of DNA methylation, RNA sequencing, and genomic variants in the cancer genome atlas (TCGA) to predict endometrial cancer recurrence by Jin Hwa Hong, Yung Taek Ouh, Sohyeon Jeong, Yoonji Oh, Hyun Woong Cho, Jae Kwan Lee, Hayeon Kim, Chungyeul Kim, Sanghyun Roh, Eun Na Kim, Yikyeong Chun, Jeong-An Gim

“…This study leverages omics datasets and machine learning to identify biomarkers associated with EC recurrence in different molecular subtypes.MethodsUtilizing DNA methylation, RNA-sequencing, and common variant data from 116 EC samples in The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA), differentially expressed genes (DEGs) and differentially methylated regions (DMRs) were identified using t-tests between recurrence and non-recurrence groups. …”
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Effect of seasonal exposure in aeroallergen-sensitised patients with irritable bowel syndrome-diarrhoea by Carlo Maria Rossi, Carlo Maria Rossi, Marco Vincenzo Lenti, Marco Vincenzo Lenti, Stefania Merli, Martina Fiorita, Martina Fiorita, Antonio Lo Bello, Antonio Lo Bello, Mario Andrea Latorre, Mario Andrea Latorre, Paola Ilaria Bianchi, Nicola Aronico, Annalisa De Silvestri, Antonio Di Sabatino, Antonio Di Sabatino

“…BackgroundPollen allergy may influence irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) symptoms; however, available data are scant.AimsThis study aims to assess symptom variability in atopic IBS patients.MethodsWe retrospectively analysed consecutive adult IBS patients evaluated between 2021 and 2024. …”
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The Comparison of the Surgical Outcome for the Full-Thickness Macular Hole with/without Lamellar Hole-Associated Epiretinal Proliferation by Yuri Ubukata, Hisanori Imai, Keiko Otsuka, Masaya Nishizaki, Rumiko Hara, Mamoru Uenishi, Atsushi Azumi, Makoto Nakamura

“…To compare the surgical outcome of pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) for full-thickness macular hole (FTMH) with and without lamellar hole-associated epiretinal proliferation (LHEP). Methods. This retrospective study included 158 eyes of 158 patients with FTMH treated with PPV. …”
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Glaucoma detection in myopic eyes using deep learning autoencoder-based regions of interest by Christopher Bowd, Akram Belghith, Mark Christopher, Makoto Araie, Aiko Iwase, Goji Tomita, Kyoko Ohno-Matsui, Hitomi Saito, Hiroshi Murata, Tsutomu Kikawa, Kazuhisa Sugiyama, Tomomi Higashide, Atsuya Miki, Atsuya Miki, Toru Nakazawa, Makoto Aihara, Tae-Woo Kim, Christopher Kai Shun Leung, Robert N. Weinreb, Linda M. Zangwill

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Development of a Smartphone App for Women Living With Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Qualitative Study by Catherine Knight-Agarwal, Mary Bushell, Mary-Ellen Hooper, Natasha JoJo, Marjorie Atchan, Alison Shield, Angela Douglas, Abu Saleh, Masoud Mohammadian, Irfan Khan, Cheuk Chan, Nico Rovira Iturrieta, Emily Murphy, Tanishta Arza, Deborah Davis

“…The same qualitative methods outlined in phase 2 were used. …”
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