Bridging the gap between cortical morphometric remodeling and gene expression can help to clarify the effects of the selective brain accumulation of Amyloid-β (Aβ) and tau proteins occurring in the Alzheimer's disease (AD). To this aim, we derived morphometric similarity (MS) networks from 126 Aβ- and tau-positive (Aβ+/tau+) and 172 Aβ-/tau- subjects, and we investigated the association between group-wise regional MS differences and transcriptional correlates thanks to an imaging transcriptomics approach grounded in the Allen Human Brain Atlas (AHBA). The expressed gene with the highest correlation with MS alterations was , a gene related to Aβ homeostasis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMultiple techniques exist for the preoperative localization of small, deeply located solid or subsolid pulmonary nodules to guide limited thoracoscopic resection. This study aims to conduct a multi-institutional comparison of three different tomography-guided tracers' methods. A retrospective multicenter cross-sectional study was conducted.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis study evaluated the fate of food delivery boxes when subjected to biological treatments, reproducing at the lab-scale the conditions of full-scale plants. Four paper-based boxes were composted: two made of paper only, one coupled with polylactic acid (PLA), and one with a barrier coating. One paper only box and the box with PLA were also investigated for their anaerobic degradability with biochemical methane potential (BMP) and semi-continuous tests.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAlzheimer's disease (AD) is the most prevalent form of dementia, affecting millions worldwide with a progressive decline in cognitive abilities. The AD continuum encompasses a prodromal stage known as Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), where patients may either progress to AD (MCIc) or remain stable (MCInc). Understanding the underlying mechanisms of AD requires complementary analyses relying on different data sources, leading to the development of multimodal deep learning models.
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