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Tertiary lymphoid structures (TLSs) are de novo ectopic lymphoid aggregates that regulate immunity in chronically inflamed tissues, including tumours. Although TLSs form due to inflammation-triggered activation of the lymphotoxin (LT)-LTβ receptor (LTβR) pathway, the inflammatory signals and cells that induce TLSs remain incompletely identified. Here we show that interleukin-33 (IL-33), the alarmin released by inflamed tissues, induces TLSs.

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Background: Early intervention is effective for reducing ADHD symptoms and related impairments, yet methods of identifying young children in need of services are lacking. Most early predictors of ADHD previously identified are of limited clinical utility. This study examines several theoretically relevant predictors of ADHD in infancy and toddlerhood and whether assessment at multiple time points improves prediction.

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The professional identity of scientists has historically been cultivated to value research over teaching, which can undermine initiatives that aim to reform science education. Course-Based Research Experiences (CRE) and the inclusive Research and Education Communities (iREC) are two successful and impactful reform efforts that integrate research and teaching. The aim of this study is to explicate the professional identity of instructors who implement a CRE within an established iREC and to explore how this identity contributes to the success of these programs.

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Introduction: In light of the risks of over-reliance on opioid analgesia during recovery from rib fractures, there is increased interest in the efficacy of non-pharmacological approaches to pain management. This paper describes the protocol for a double-blind randomised controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy of an mHealth intervention for reducing pain intensity, pain-related distress and opioid use during early recovery from rib fractures.

Methods And Analysis: Adults (N=120) with isolated rib fractures will be recruited within 24 hours of admission to a large public hospital in Sydney, Australia (single site), and randomised (1:1 allocation) to an intervention or active control group.

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Drug-Induced Differential Gene Expression Analysis on Nanoliter Droplet Microarrays: Enabling Tool for Functional Precision Oncology.

Adv Healthc Mater

January 2025

Institute of Biological and Chemical Systems-Functional Molecular Systems, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany.

Drug-induced differential gene expression analysis (DGEA) is essential for uncovering the molecular basis of cell phenotypic changes and understanding individual tumor responses to anticancer drugs. Performing high throughput DGEA is challenging due to the high cost and labor-intensive multi-step sample preparation protocols. In particular, performing drug-induced DGEA on cancer cells derived from patient biopsies is even more challenging due to the scarcity of available cells.

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Introduction: This study aimed to characterize the severity of bleeding and its association with short-term neurologic outcomes in pediatric ECMO.

Methods: Multicenter retrospective cohort study of pediatric ECMO patients at 10 centers utilizing the Pediatric ECMO Outcomes Registry (PEDECOR) database from December 2013-February 2019. Subjects excluded were post-cardiac surgery patients and those with neonatal pathologies.

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Background: Interpersonal stress has been consistently linked with poorer adjustment, and healthy sleep may play a promotive or protective role in this relation. However, little is known regarding such associations among children. The current study examined longitudinal associations between daily interpersonal stress, sleep, and internalizing/externalizing symptoms during middle childhood.

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Stimulatory Functions of Male Genitalia in () Alexander and () Doane (Diptera: Tipulidae) and Implications for Theories of Genital Evolution.

Insects

September 2024

Department of Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Sciences, The Academy of Natural Sciences, Drexel University, 1900 Ben Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, PA 19103-1195, USA.

Male genitalia have been hypothesized to function as courtship devices during copulation, but it is difficult to use behavioral observations to test this hypothesis because male genitalia are usually hidden inside the female during copulation. In tipuloid flies, however, nearly all of the male's complex genital structures remain outside the female. Copulation behavior and genital morphology in () and .

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Background: Antipsychotic medications are effective treatments for schizophrenia (SZ) and bipolar I disorder (BD-I), but when presented with different treatment options, there are tradeoffs that individuals make between clinical improvement and adverse effects. As new options become available, understanding the attributes of antipsychotic medications that are valued and the tradeoffs that individuals consider when choosing among them is important.

Methods: A discrete-choice experiment (DCE) was administered online to elicit preferences across 5 attributes of oral antipsychotics: treatment efficacy (i.

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  • The study examines gene regulatory changes associated with cancer by analyzing chromatin accessibility across eight different tumor types, revealing the influence of copy number alterations on tumor characteristics.
  • Researchers found specific chromatin signatures in cancer that are closely related to healthy cell types, particularly noting similarities between basal-like breast cancer and secretory-type luminal epithelial cells.
  • Advanced neural network models highlighted the significance of noncoding mutations near cancer-associated genes, suggesting that widely dispersed mutations in cancer have important functional roles in gene regulation.
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Kagan theorized biologically based temperament types that are present in infancy, stable across development, and essential for understanding individual differences. Despite evidence, temperament research remains focused on a few prominent dimensions of temperament, without adequately addressing covariance among dimensions and temperament types. Using longitudinal twin data, we took a person-centered statistical approach to identify temperament types and examined continuity and change across five developmental periods ( = 602; = 522; = 390; = 718; Nearly adolescence = 700).

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Who bit the boat? New DNA collection and genomic methods enable species identification in suspected shark-related incidents.

Forensic Sci Int Genet

September 2024

Flinders University, College of Science and Engineering, Bedford Park, SA 5042,  Australia; Flinders University, Southern Shark Ecology Group, Bedford Park, SA 5042, Australia; The Georgia Aquarium, Atlanta, GA 30313, United States. Electronic address:

Species identification following shark-related incidents is critical for effective incident management and for collecting data to inform shark-bite mitigation strategies. Witness statements are not always reliable, and species identification is often ambiguous or missing. Alternative methods for species identification include morphological assessments of bite marks, analysis of collected teeth at the scene of the incident, and genetic approaches.

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  • Early-life parental factors, including positive personality traits and stress levels, significantly shape the environment for child development and can influence sleep health in children.
  • The study involved 351 families from the Arizona Twin Project, assessing parental characteristics and children's sleep duration when the twins were both 12 months and 8 years old.
  • Findings indicate that a more positive parental personality can reduce the genetic influence on sleep duration, while increased parental stress enhances genetic contributions, suggesting that both genetic and environmental factors play key roles in children's sleep health.
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Robert (Bob) Anthony Altemeyer (June 6, 1940-February 7, 2024) was an influential social psychologist who also shaped personality and political psychology. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Bob was educated at Yale (undergraduate) and Carnegie-Mellon (graduate).

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  • Premature infants face potential long-term challenges like lower effortful control, which can negatively impact academic achievement, peer relationships, and overall wellness throughout their lives.
  • The study investigates the interactions between genetics, early birth, and complications at birth to understand their effects on the development of effortful control from 12 months to 10 years using data from a twin cohort in Arizona.
  • Results indicated that effortful control, particularly attentional focus, is strongly influenced by genetics rather than gestational age or early complications, highlighting the different origins of each subdomain of effortful control.
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Despite mounting evidence of their importance in human health and ecosystem functioning, the definition and measurement of 'healthy microbiomes' remain unclear. More advanced knowledge exists on health associations for compounds used or produced by microbes. Environmental microbiome exposures (especially via soils) also help shape, and may supplement, the functional capacity of human microbiomes.

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Though considerable work supports the Dimensional Model of Adversity and Psychopathology, prior research has not tested whether the dimensions-threat (e.g., abuse) and deprivation (e.

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Bicultural competence, the ability to navigate bicultural demands, is a salient developmental competency for youth of color linked with positive adjustment. This study investigated how discrimination experiences informed developmental trajectories of behavioral and affective bicultural competence across youth's adaptation from high school to college, and how these biculturalism trajectories predicted later adjustment (i.e.

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Popeye domain-containing (POPDC) proteins selectively bind cAMP and mediate cellular responses to sympathetic nervous system (SNS) stimulation. The first discovered human genetic variant () is associated with atrioventricular (AV) block, which is exacerbated by increased SNS activity. Zebrafish carrying the homologous mutation () display a similar phenotype to humans.

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Evidence suggests bidirectional relations between stress, sleep, and depressive symptoms in adolescence and young adulthood. Less research has disaggregated within- and between-person variance in these associations over time or within Latino/a college students. This study examined longitudinal, within-person reciprocal relations between stress, sleep, and depressive symptoms among 181 Latino/a adolescents ( = 18.

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c is a lifelong member of the mycobiome causing mucosal candidiasis and life-threatening, systemic, and intra-abdominal disease in immunocompromised and transplant patients. Despite the clinical importance of intra-abdominal candidiasis with mortality rates between 40% and 70%, the contribution of fungal virulence factors and host immune responses to disease has not been extensively studied. Secretion of the quorum-sensing molecule, farnesol, acts as a virulence factor for during systemic infection, while inducing local, protective innate immune responses in oral models of infection.

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In this work, we demonstrate a photoluminescence-based method to monitor the kinetics of an organohalide reaction by way of detecting released bromide ions at cesium lead halide nanoparticles. Small aliquots of the reaction are added to an assay with known concentrations of CsPbI, and the resulting Br-to-I halide exchange (HE) results in rapid and sensitive wavelength blueshifts (Δλ) due to CsPbBrI intermediate concentrations, the wavelengths of which are proportional to concentrations. An assay response factor, , relates Δλ to Br concentration as a function of CsPbI concentration.

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Pubertal development has been separately linked to adolescents' sleep problems and larger family functioning, but research connecting these inter-related processes remains sparse. This study aimed to examine how pubertal status and tempo were related to early adolescents' sleep and their family functioning. Using longitudinal data from the Adolescent Brain and Cognitive Development study, the study's sample (N = 4682) was 49.

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Purpose: The present study characterized sleep profiles in a national longitudinal sample of early adolescents and examined whether profiles predicted later behavioral problems.

Methods: Three waves of data (2016-2021) were obtained from the Adolescent Behavior and Cognitive Development study, including 3,326 participants with both weekday and weekend sleep data measured by Fitbit wearables (age range 10.58-13.

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Study Objectives: Growing evidence suggests concordance between parent and youth sleep. However, no known study has simultaneously examined concordance among siblings' sleep patterns. This study investigated daily and average concordance in (1) parent-youth and (2) sibling actigraphy-measured sleep, as well as the degree to which sibling concordance varied by sleeping arrangements.

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