Altruistic kidney donation following the death of a loved one-a coincidence or a post-traumatic growth?

The aim of this study was to examine the case of altruistic kidney donation (AKD) following loss, in light of PTG theory. Loss may facilitate trauma alongside post-traumatic growth (PTG). Although much is known about the motivation for AKD in general, less is known about the motives of bereaved individuals who chose to altruistically donate their kidney post-loss.

Alternate RNA decoding results in stable and abundant proteins in mammals.

Amino acid substitutions may substantially alter protein stability and function, but the contribution of substitutions arising from alternate translation (deviations from the genetic code) is unknown. To explore it, we analyzed deep proteomic and transcriptomic data from over 1,000 human samples, including 6 cancer types and 26 healthy human tissues. This global analysis identified 60,024 high confidence substitutions corresponding to 8,801 unique sites in proteins derived from 1,990 genes.

Comparison of methane yield of a novel strain of Methanothermobacter marburgensis in pure and mixed adapted culture derived from a methanation bubble column bioreactor.

The ongoing discussion regarding the use of mixed or pure cultures of hydrogenotrophic methanogenic archaea in Power-to-Methane (P2M) bioprocess applications persists, with each option presenting its own advantages and disadvantages. To address this issue, a comparison of methane (CH) yield between a novel methanogenic archaeon belonging to the species Methanothermobacter marburgensis (strain Clermont) isolated from a biological methanation column, and the community from which it originated, was conducted. This comparison included the type strain M.

Patrilineal segmentary systems provide a peaceful explanation for the post-Neolithic Y-chromosome bottleneck.

Studies have found a pronounced decline in male effective population sizes worldwide around 3000-5000 years ago. This bottleneck was not observed for female effective population sizes, which continued to increase over time. Until now, this remarkable genetic pattern was interpreted as the result of an ancient structuring of human populations into patrilineal groups (gathering closely related males) violently competing with each other.

Traumatic stress, active engagement and resilience in first responders and civilians in the outbreak of war.

The outbreak of war in Israel on 7 October and the unique events of that day have presented unprecedented challenges to first responders (FRs), who are professionally trained to engage in providing assistance in such circumstances. Moreover, while research demonstrates the long-term psychological consequences of FRs, little is known regarding how FR's engagement in providing assistance relates to stress and resilience levels as events continue to unfold. The current study examined the relationship between traumatic stress symptoms (TSS) and resilience levels among FRs and controls during the first weeks of the Iron Swords war, while focusing on the moderating role of active engagement in providing assistance.