FEAtl: a comprehensive web-based expression atlas for functional genomics in tropical and subtropical fruit crops.

Background: Fruit crops, including tropical and subtropical fruits like Avocado (Persea americana), Fig (Ficus carica), Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera), Mango (Mangifera indica), Guava (Psidium guajava), Papaya (Carica papaya), Pineapple (Ananas comosus), and Banana (Musa acuminata) are economically vital, contributing significantly to global agricultural output, as classified by the FAO's World Programme for the Census of Agriculture. Advancements in next-generation sequencing, have transformed fruit crop breeding by providing in-depth genomic and transcriptomic data. RNA sequencing enables high-throughput analysis of gene expression, and functional genomics, crucial for addressing horticultural challenges and enhancing fruit production.

Robustness of the emergence of synchronized clusters in branching hierarchical systems under parametric noise.

The dynamical robustness of networks in the presence of noise is of utmost fundamental and applied interest. In this work, we explore the effect of parametric noise on the emergence of synchronized clusters in diffusively coupled Chaté-Manneville maps on a branching hierarchical structure. We consider both quenched and dynamically varying parametric noise.

Impact of coupling on neuronal extreme events: Mitigation and enhancement.

We focus on the emergence of extreme events in a collection of aperiodic neuronal maps, under local diffusive coupling, as well as global mean-field coupling. Our central finding is that local diffusive coupling enhances the probability of occurrence of both temporal and spatial extreme events, while in marked contrast, global mean-field coupling suppresses extreme events. So the nature of the coupling crucially determines whether the extreme events are enhanced or mitigated by coupling.

Sensitivity and specificity of phrenic nerve electrophysiology to predict mechanical ventilation in the Guillain-Barré syndrome.

Introduction/aims: In Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), the sensitivity and specificity of phrenic compound muscle action potential (CMAP) measurements to predict endotracheal mechanical ventilation are unknown. Hence, we sought to estimate sensitivity and specificity.

Methods: We performed a 10-year retrospective analysis of adult GBS patients from our single-center laboratory database (2009 to 2019).

The transition to synchronization on branching hierarchical lattices.

We study the transition to synchronization on hierarchical lattices using the evolution of Chaté-Manneville maps placed on a triangular lattice. Connections are generated between the levels of the triangular lattice, assuming that each site is connected to its neighbors on the level below with probability half. The maps are diffusively coupled, and the map parameters increase hierarchically, depending on the map parameters at the sites they are coupled to in the previous level.

Role of Pain-Related Evoked Potential in the Diagnosis of Meralgia Paresthetica.

Introduction: Entrapment of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (LFCN) of thigh results in meralgia paresthetica (MP). Standard electrophysiological tests for MP are technically demanding and unreliable. We aimed to study the role of pain-related evoked potentials (PREP) in the diagnosis of MP.

Healthcare provider and service user perspectives on STI risk reduction interventions for young people and MSM in the UK.

Objective: Behavioural interventions have been shown to reduce sexual behaviours associated with increased risk of sexually transmitted infections in young people (<25 years) and men who have sex with men (MSM) internationally, but evidence from England is limited. We aimed to explore service provider and user experiences and perspectives on behavioural interventions to reduce sexual behaviour risks, and the use of automated methods to triage individuals to these services.

Methods: We conducted a sequential mixed methods study with sexual health service providers and users in 2015/2016.

Sexual risk reduction interventions for patients attending sexual health clinics: a mixed-methods feasibility study.

Background: Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) continue to represent a major public health challenge. There is evidence that behavioural interventions to reduce risky sexual behaviours can reduce STI rates in patients attending sexual health (SH) services. However, it is not known if these interventions are effective when implemented at scale in SH settings in England.

Designing a brief behaviour change intervention to reduce sexually transmitted infections: a discrete choice experiment.

To understand whether people attending sexual health (SH) clinics are willing to participate in a brief behavioural change intervention (BBCI) to reduce the likelihood of future sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and to understand their preferences for different service designs, we conducted a discrete choice experiment (DCE) with young heterosexual adults (aged 16-25 years), and men who have sex with men (MSM) aged 16 or above, attending SH clinics in England. Data from 368 participants showed that people particularly valued BBCIs that involved talking (OR 1.45; 95%CI 1.

Gender, Migration, and Exclusionary Citizenship Regimes: Conceptualizing Transnational Abandonment of Wives as a Form of Violence Against Women.

Based on life history narratives of 57 women in India and interviews with 21 practitioners, we document the neglect, abuse, and instrumental deprivation of women's rights through the process of transnational abandonment. While gendered local sociocultural milieus and economic norms contribute to these harms, they are crucially enabled and sustained by transnational formal-legal frameworks. Widening the explanatory lens for understanding domestic violence beyond the family and community, we argue that in a globalized world, (inter)state policies serve to construct these women as a subordinate category of citizens-"disposable women"-who can be abused and abandoned with impunity.