Motivation: High confidence structure prediction models have become available for nearly all protein sequences. More than 200 million AlphaFold2 models are now publicly available. We observe that there can be significant variability in the prediction confidence as judged by plDDT scores across a protein family.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: The evolving landscape of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) necessitates refining colonoscopic surveillance guidelines. This study outlines methodology adopted by the British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) Guideline Development Group (GDG) for updating IBD colorectal surveillance guidelines.
Methods And Analysis: The 'Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation' (GRADE) approach, as outlined in the GRADE handbook, was employed.
The evolutionary classification of protein domains (ECOD) classifies protein domains using a combination of sequence and structural data (http://prodata.swmed.edu/ecod).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe Pfam protein families database is a comprehensive collection of protein domains and families used for genome annotation and protein structure and function analysis (https://www.ebi.ac.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe Rfam database, a widely used repository of non-coding RNA families, has undergone significant updates in release 15.0. This paper introduces major improvements, including the expansion of Rfamseq to 26 106 genomes, a 76% increase, incorporating the latest UniProt reference proteomes and additional viral genomes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis study examined a model of the associations among self-esteem, body dissatisfaction, and the drive for muscularity among Jamaican male weight lifters, and compared model relationships between weight lifters from rural and urban areas of residence. Using a purposive sampling approach, cross-sectional data were collected from 225 male weight lifters, ages 18-67 years ( = 28.16, = 9.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNext-generation sequencing (NGS) has applications in research, epidemiology, oncology, and infectious disease diagnostics. Wide variability exists in NGS wet laboratory techniques and dry laboratory analytical considerations. Thus, many questions remain unanswered when NGS methods are implemented in laboratories for infectious disease testing.
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Objective: An investigation was performed to determine the relevant hemodynamic parameters which could help assess vascular pathology in human diseases. Using these parameters, this study aims to assess if there are any hemodynamic differences in the cerebral veins of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients and controls which could impact the etiology of MS.
Methods: 40 MS participants and 20 controls were recruited for this study.
Normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) is associated with a reduction in cerebral blood flow and an ischemic metabolic state. Ischemia should exhaust the available autoregulation in an attempt to correct the metabolic imbalance. There is evidence of some retained autoregulation reserve in NPH.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMotivation: In this article, we propose a method for finding similarities between Pfam families based on the pre-trained neural network ProtENN2. We use the model ProtENN2 per-residue embeddings to produce new high-dimensional per-family embeddings and develop an approach for calculating inter-family similarity scores based on these embeddings, and evaluate its predictions using structure comparison.
Results: We apply our method to Pfam annotation by refining clan membership for Pfam families, suggesting both new members of existing clans and potential new clans for future Pfam releases.
The Rfam database, a widely-used repository of non-coding RNA (ncRNA) families, has undergone significant updates in release 15.0. This paper introduces major improvements, including the expansion of Rfamseq to 26,106 genomes, a 76% increase, incorporating the latest UniProt reference proteomes and additional viral genomes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMentalization-based treatment (MBT) is a spectrum of interventions that share a central focus on improving the capacity for mentalizing. Although MBT was originally developed as a treatment for individuals with borderline personality disorder, its scope and focus have been broadened to become a socioecological approach that stresses the role of broader sociocultural factors in determining the closely related capacities for mentalizing and epistemic trust. This special issue brings together some of the newest developments in MBT that illustrate this shift.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFClassification of protein domains based on homology and structural similarity serves as a fundamental tool to gain biological insights into protein function. Recent advancements in protein structure prediction, exemplified by AlphaFold, have revolutionized the availability of protein structural data. We focus on classifying about 9000 Pfam families into ECOD (Evolutionary Classification of Domains) by using predicted AlphaFold models and the DPAM (Domain Parser for AlphaFold Models) tool.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The purported benefits of online physical activity interventions, in terms of reduced costs, high reach, and easy access, may not be fully realized if participants do not engage with the programs. However, there is a lack of research on modifiable predictors (e.g.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSupport for mothers' uptake and longevity in breastfeeding is a global health priority. The benefits of breastfeeding are well documented, ranging from immediate health benefits for the infant that include provision of the best nutrition, to longer-term impacts such as reducing the risk of future digestive complications and obesity in adulthood. We analyze how impromptu breastfeeding might be supported by health-care nurses in Finnish maternity and child health clinics during routine infant health checks.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe importance of building healthy relationships with food in children's early years is of paramount importance. Building on prior work exploring the social and linguistic practices in infant eating interaction experiences, this research uses a multimodal conversation analysis approach to explore how mealtime interactions are managed as a co-constructed activity between infants (0-2 years) and early childhood teacher-practitioners. Here we will explore video data recorded during mealtimes in an early childhood setting in Mid-Wales, where infants orient to recruitments for assistance and teachers provide offers of help with food items throughout the data.
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