Comparative effectiveness of multi-sensory interventions for reducing pain among premature infants: A systematic review and network meta-analysis.

Background: A series of multi-sensory interventions are proved to be effective in reducing pain among premature infants. Nevertheless, there lacks a comparison of these interventions to find the most suitable and optimal one for clinical decision-making.

Objective: This systematic review and network meta-analysis aims to compare the effectiveness of various multi-sensory interventions, and to identify the optimal intervention for alleviating pain in premature infants.

Development of Neural Network Potentials for Studying Chemical Behaviors of La/Nd Ions in Molten LiCl-KCl-CsCl in Combination with Raman Spectroscopy.

The chemistry of molten salts has attracted great research interest owing to their wide applications in diverse fields. In the pyrochemical reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel or molten salt nuclear reactors, lanthanide elements as the principal fission products bring about changes in the composition and properties of molten salts. Herein, we report a comprehensive study on the coordination chemistry of the representative trivalent lanthanide ions (La/Nd) in LiCl-KCl-CsCl using a multiscale strategy combining Raman spectroscopy, deep learning, and large-scale molecular dynamics (MD) simulations.

The effectiveness of interventions on improving body image for pregnant and postpartum women: a systematic review of randomized clinical trials.

Background: Body image dissatisfaction, leading to a variety of negative emotions and adverse pregnancy or birth outcomes. Studies on body image interventions for pregnant and postpartum women have been reported, yielding mixed results. Existing evidence lacks a comprehensive review of the effectiveness of body image interventions for pregnant and postpartum women.

The effectiveness of digital twins in promoting precision health across the entire population: a systematic review.

Digital twins represent a promising technology within the domain of precision healthcare, offering significant prospects for individualized medical interventions. Existing systematic reviews, however, mainly focus on the technological dimensions of digital twins, with a limited exploration of their impact on health-related outcomes. Therefore, this systematic review aims to explore the efficacy of digital twins in improving precision healthcare at the population level.

Pangenome obtained by long-read sequencing of 11 genomes reveal hidden functional structural variants in pigs.

Long-read sequencing (LRS) facilitates both the genome assembly and the discovery of structural variants (SVs). Here, we built a graph-based pig pangenome by incorporating 11 LRS genomes with an average of 94.01% BUSCO completeness score, revealing 206-Mb novel sequences.

Boson-peak-like anomaly caused by transverse phonon softening in strain glass.

Strain glass is a glassy state with frozen ferroelastic/martensitic nanodomains in shape memory alloys, yet its nature remains unclear. Here, we report a glassy feature in strain glass that was thought to be only present in structural glasses. An abnormal hump is observed in strain glass around 10 K upon normalizing the specific heat by cubed temperature, similar to the boson peak in metallic glass.

[Locking plate external fixation combined with membrane induction technology for the treatment of open and comminuted tibial fractures with bone defects].

Objective: To explore clinical effect of locking plate external fixation combined with membrane induction technology in treating open and comminuted tibial fractures with bone defects.

Methods: Totally 92 patients of open and comminuted tibial fractures with bone defects were chosen form January 2018 to July 2019, and randomly divided into external fixation group and internal fixation group, 46 patients in each group. In external fixation group, there were 29 males and 17 females, aged from 25 to 62 years old, with an average of (37.

Measuring genetic connectedness between herds based on high density SNP markers.

The accuracy of genetic evaluations in different herds is affected by the degree of genetic connectedness among herds. In this study, we explored the application of high density SNP markers in the assessment of genetic connectedness by comparing the genetic connectedness based on pedigree data and genomic data. Six methods, including PEVD (prediction error variance of differences between estimated breeding values), PEVD (x), VED (variance of estimated difference between the herd effects), CD (generalized coefficient of determination), r (prediction error correlation) and CR (connectedness rating), were implemented to measure the genetic connectedness based on different relationship matrices (A, G, G, G and H).

The Identification of Mutation in Gene Associated with Litter Size in Xinjiang Cele Black Sheep.

The Bone Morphogenetic Protein 15 () gene is known to have multiple single-nucleotide polymorphism sites associated with sheep fecundity. This study used gene sequence analysis and mutation detection assays for by using 205 blood samples of ewes with known lambing records. Sequence analysis showed that mutation B1 missed the CTT base in exon 1 at positions 28-30, leading to a leucine deletion in the BMP15 protein.

Pervasive introgression facilitated domestication and adaptation in the Bos species complex.

Species of the Bos genus, including taurine cattle, zebu, gayal, gaur, banteng, yak, wisent and bison, have been domesticated at least four times and have been an important source of meat, milk and power for many human cultures. We sequence the genomes of gayal, gaur, banteng, wisent and bison, and provide population genomic sequencing of an additional 98 individuals. We use these data to determine the phylogeny and evolutionary history of these species and show that the threatened gayal is an independent species or subspecies.

The regulation of glucose on milk fat synthesis is mediated by the ubiquitin-proteasome system in bovine mammary epithelial cells.

Glucose as one of the nutrition factors plays a vital role in the regulation of milk fat synthesis. Ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS) is a vital proteolytic pathway in all eukaryotic cells through timely marking, recognizing and degrading the poly-ubiquitinated protein substrates. Previous studies indicated that UPS plays a considerable role in controlling the triglyceride (TG) synthesis.

Genome-wide association study for cytokines and immunoglobulin G in swine.

Increased disease resistance through improved immune capacity would be beneficial for the welfare and productivity of farm animals. To identify genomic regions responsible for immune capacity traits in swine, a genome-wide association study was conducted. In total, 675 pigs were included.

[Detecting selection signatures on X chromosome in pig through high density SNPs].

In the process of domestic pig breeding, many important economic traits were subject to strong artificial se-lection pressure. With the availability of high density single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers in farm animals, selection occurring in those traits could be traced by detecting selection signatures on genome, and the genes experiencing selection can also be further mined based on selection signatures. Due to the special characteristic of X chromosome, many approaches of genetic analysis fitted for autosome are not plausible for X chromosome.

Genome-wide association study for T lymphocyte subpopulations in swine.

Background: Lymphocytes act as a major component of the adaptive immune system, taking very crucial responsibility for immunity. Differences in proportions of T-cell subpopulations in peripheral blood among individuals under same conditions provide evidence of genetic control on these traits, but little is known about the genetic mechanism of them, especially in swine. Identification of the genetic control on these variants may help the genetic improvement of immune capacity through selection.

Genome-wide association analyses of the 15th QTL-MAS workshop data using mixed model based single locus regression analysis.

Background: The mixed model based single locus regression analysis (MMRA) method was used to analyse the common simulated dataset of the 15th QTL-MAS workshop to detect potential significant association between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and the simulated trait. A Wald chi-squared statistic with df =1 was employed as test statistic and the permutation test was performed. For adjusting multiple testing, phenotypic observations were permutated 10,000 times against the genotype and pedigree data to obtain the threshold for declaring genome-wide significant SNPs.

Comparison of five methods for genomic breeding value estimation for the common dataset of the 15th QTL-MAS Workshop.

Background: Genomic breeding value estimation is the key step in genomic selection. Among many approaches, BLUP methods and Bayesian methods are most commonly used for estimating genomic breeding values. Here, we applied two BLUP methods, TABLUP and GBLUP, and three Bayesian methods, BayesA, BayesB and BayesCπ, to the common dataset provided by the 15th QTL-MAS Workshop to evaluate and compare their predictive performances.

A genome-wide association study identifies two novel promising candidate genes affecting Escherichia coli F4ab/F4ac susceptibility in swine.

Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) expressing F4 fimbria is the major pathogenic bacteria causing diarrhoea in neonatal and post-weaning piglets. Previous studies have revealed that the susceptibility to ETEC F4ab/F4ac is an autosomal Mendelian dominant trait and the loci controlling the F4ab/F4ac receptor are located on SSC13q41, between markers SW207 and S0283. To pinpoint these loci and further validate previous findings, we performed a genome-wide association study (GWAS) using a two generation family-based population, consisting of 301 piglets with phenotypes of susceptibility to ETEC F4ab/F4ac by the vitro adhesion test.

[Expression of a novel metastasis-inducing protein human anterior gradient-2 (AGR2) in breast cancer and its clinical and prognostic significance].

Objective: To investigate the expression of a novel metastasis-inducing protein human anterior gradient-2 (AGR2) in breast cancer and its clinical and prognostic significance.

Methods: AGR2 expression was assessed in 160 cases of breast cancer and 20 cases of benign breast diseases by immunohistochemistry using tissue chip technology. In addition the expression of ERa, PR and c-erbB-2 in breast cancer was also evaluated.

[Effect of paeoniflorin on hepatic immunopathogenesis in mice with Schistosoma japonicum infection].

Objective: To investigate the mechanism of paeoniflorin in preventing hepatic granuloma formation and fibrosis in mice infected with Schistosoma japonicum.

Methods: Model of hepatic granuloma and fibrosis was established by infecting mice with S. japonicum cercariae.

Prognostic significance of MMP-9 and TIMP-1 serum and tissue expression in breast cancer.

Tumor progression and metastasis contribute to the great majority of breast cancer deaths. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs) are thought to be involved in tumor progression and metastasis. Thus, we determined whether the expression of MMP-9 and TIMP-1 is associated with prognosis in breast cancer patients.

A new method for haplotype inference including full-sib information.

Recent literature has suggested that haplotype inference through close relatives, especially from nuclear families, can be an alternative strategy in determining linkage phase and estimating haplotype frequencies. In the case of no possibility to obtain genotypes for parents, and only full-sib information being used, a new approach is suggested to infer phase and to reconstruct haplotypes. We present a maximum-likelihood method via an expectation-maximization algorithm, called FSHAP, using only full-sib information when parent information is not available.

Oral respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) DNA vaccine expressing RSV F protein delivered by attenuated Salmonella typhimurium.

Human respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a major viral pathogen of the lower respiratory tract of infants and young children worldwide. No effective prevention measure is available. Attenuated Salmonella strains expressing heterologous antigens can be delivered by the oral route, triggering efficient antigen-specific humoral, cellular, and mucosal immunity.

Methodology of mapping quantitative trait loci for ordinal traits of disease resistance in livestock.

Methodology of QTL mapping for ordinal traits of disease resistance based on the framework of a generalized linear model (GLM) was presented. The location and effect parameters of putative QTL were estimated using maximum likelihood method. The efficiency and power were compared with the linear model (LM).

[Methodology of mapping quantitative trait loci for discrete traits using maximum likelihood].

The maximum likelihood method was used to compare the efficiency of interval mapping with either the threshold model or the linear model. The irfluencing factors of quantitative trait loci (QTL) detection efficiency (e.g.