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Data Brief
February 2025
Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany.
The MaschinenBauIndustrie Knowledge Graph (MBI-KG) is a structured and semantically enriched dataset extracted from the 1937 publication "Die Maschinen-Industrie im Deutschen Reich" (The Machinery Industry in the German Reich), published by the "Wirtschaftsgruppe Maschinenbau" and edited by Herbert Patschan. This historical source offers data on German companies within the mechanical engineering industry during the pre-World War II era. The book was digitized, and Optical Character Recognition (OCR) was applied to extract text.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFASIDE Intern Med
January 2025
Montefiore-Einstein Cerebrovascular Research Lab, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA.
Introduction: Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is known to elevate cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, but the extent to which obesity and IIH-specific factors contribute to this risk is not well understood. WE aim to separate the effects of obesity from IIH-specific factors on the risk of stroke and CVD, building on previous findings that indicate a two-fold increase in cardiovascular events in women with IIH compared to BMI-matched controls.
Methods: An obesity-adjusted risk analysis was conducted using Indirect Standardization based on data from a cohort study by Adderley et al.
Ther Adv Drug Saf
January 2025
Department of Psychiatry, Social Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
Background: The majority of patients with alcohol use disorder (AUD) regularly take medication. Alcohol interacts negatively with many commonly prescribed drugs. However, little is known about the characteristics and frequency of potential alcohol-medication and drug-drug interactions in patients with AUD.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFront Netw Physiol
January 2025
Institut für Theoretische Physik, Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
All cells in the human body, including cancer cells, possess specific electrical properties crucial for their functions. These properties are notably different between normal and cancerous cells. Cancer cells are characterized by autonomous oscillations and damped electromagnetic field (EMF) activation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBiofilm
December 2024
Institute of Technical Microbiology, University of Technology Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.
In bioelectrochemical systems (BES), biofilm formation and architecture are of crucial importance, especially for flow-through applications. The interface between electroactive microorganisms and the electrode surface plays an important and often limiting role, as the available surface area influences current generation, especially for poor biofilm forming organisms. To overcome the limitation of the available electrode surface, nanoparticles (NPs) with a magnetic iron core and a conductive, hydrophobic carbon shell were used as building blocks to form conductive, magnetic micropillars on the anode surface.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFront Immunol
January 2025
Institute for Transfusion Medicine, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.
Math Program
July 2024
Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Philipps-Universität Marburg, 35032 Marburg, Germany.
As a starting point of our research, we show that, for a fixed order , each local minimizer of a rather general nonsmooth optimization problem in Euclidean spaces is either M-stationary in the classical sense (corresponding to stationarity of order 1), satisfies stationarity conditions in terms of a coderivative construction of order , or is asymptotically stationary with respect to a critical direction as well as order in a certain sense. By ruling out the latter case with a constraint qualification not stronger than directional metric subregularity, we end up with new necessary optimality conditions comprising a mixture of limiting variational tools of orders 1 and . These abstract findings are carved out for the broad class of geometric constraints and , and visualized by examples from complementarity-constrained and nonlinear semidefinite optimization.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPlast Reconstr Surg Glob Open
January 2025
From the Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, ISAR Klinikum, Munich, Germany.
Background: Exposure of internal mammary vessels in autologous breast reconstruction often requires removal of a rib cartilage segment, which can lead to breast contour deformity. This study evaluated the use of diced cartilage (DC) to counteract substance loss in the microvascular anastomosis area.
Methods: This retrospective, single-center cohort study included all breast reconstructions in which DC was used from October 2021 to June 2023.
Natl Sci Rev
February 2025
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory for Magnetoelectric Materials and Devices, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.
Intercalation has been considered as an effective method to explore innovative two-dimensional (2D) materials and modify their properties. However, the relationship between intercalation concentration, structure, and property remains a largely uncharted territory, and the controllable synthesis of desired intercalated phases faces challenges. Here, a general intercalated rule for the effect of self-intercalation ratio on atomic arrangements is revealed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNatl Sci Rev
February 2025
Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering; Engineering Research Center of Autonomous Unmanned System Technology (Ministry of Education), Anhui Provincial Engineering Research Center for Unmanned System and Intelligent Technology, School of Artificial Intelligence, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, China.
Tracking atomic structural evolution along chemical transformation pathways is essential for optimizing chemical transitions and enhancing control. However, molecule-level knowledge of structural rearrangements during chemical processes remains a great challenge. Here, we couple infrared spectroscopy as a non-invasive method to probe molecular transformations, with a machine-learned protocol to immediately map the spectroscopic fingerprints to atomistic structures.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMol Breed
February 2025
Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072 Australia.
Unlabelled: Spot blotch (SB), a prevalent foliar disease of barley, is caused by the hemibiotrophic fungal pathogen . Predominately occurring in humid growing regions worldwide, SB can result in yield losses of up to 30%. Genetic resistance remains the most effective strategy for disease management; however, most Australian barley cultivars exhibit susceptibility despite the previous identification of major resistance loci.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFront Pharmacol
January 2025
Reproductive Biology and Toxicology Research Laboratory, Oasis of Grace Hospital, Osogbo, Osun, Nigeria.
Background: Seminal oxidative stress has been shown to be a key factor in the development of male infertility. However, the benefits of infertility treatments with antioxidants such as coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) remains controversial.
Objectives: The aim of the present study was to assess the effects of CoQ10 supplementation on semen quality, i.
Fungal Syst Evol
December 2024
National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), 111 Thailand Science Park, Phahonyothin Road, Khlong Nueng, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani, 12120, Thailand.
This study advances our understanding of , an extensively studied entomopathogenic fungus within the , particularly in Thailand. We introduce seven novel species associated with - , , , , , , and . Remarkably, , , and exhibit ascomata on the subterminal region of the stromata, with the asexual form appearing at the apex of the stipe, reminiscent of .
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFungal Syst Evol
December 2024
Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, P.O. Box 85167, 3508 AD Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Novel species of fungi described in this study include those from various countries as follows: , from accumulated snow sediment sample. , on leaf spots of . , on submerged decaying wood in sea water, on , as endophyte from healthy leaves of .
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Cogn
January 2025
University of Trier, Department of Cognitive Psychology, Germany.
Inhibition of return (IOR) refers to a location repetition cost typically observed when signaling the detection of or localizing sequentially presented stimuli repeating or changing their location. In discrimination tasks, however, IOR is often reduced or even absent; here, effects of binding and retrieval are thought to take place. Information is bound into an event file, which upon feature repetition causes retrieval, leading to partial repetition costs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Cogn
January 2025
General Psychology, Trier University, Germany.
Observations from multisensory body illusions indicate that the body representation can be adapted to changing task demands, e.g., it can be expanded to integrate external objects based on current sensorimotor experience (embodiment).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFChem Mater
January 2025
Department of Chemistry and Nanoscience Center, University of Copenhagen, 2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark.
Bismuth ferrites, specifically perovskite-type BiFeO and mullite-type BiFeO, hold significant technological promise as catalysts, photovoltaics, and room-temperature multiferroics. However, challenges arise due to their frequent cocrystallization, particularly in the nanoregime, hindering the production of phase-pure materials. This study unveils a controlled sol-gel crystallization approach, elucidating the phase formation complexities in the bismuth ferrite oxide system by coupling thermochemical analysis and total scattering with pair distribution function analysis.
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January 2025
Istituto di Neuroscienze, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Pisa, Italy.
Introduction: Recent research revealed that Tau plays critical roles in various neuronal functions. We previously demonstrated that destabilization and nuclear delocalization of Tau alter the expression of glutamatergic genes, mediating early neuronal damage.
Methods: In this study, we discovered that changes in Tau availability are linked to global alterations in gene expression that affect multiple neuronal pathways.
Front Neurol
January 2025
Department of Neurology, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States.
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View Article and Find Full Text PDFFront Neurol
January 2025
Department of Neurosurgery and Neurotechnology, Eberhard Karls University, Tübingen, Germany.
Objective: Epilepsy is considered as a network disorder of interacting brain regions. The propagation of local epileptic activity from the seizure onset zone (SOZ) along neuronal networks determines the semiology of seizures. However, in highly interconnected brain regions such as the insula, the association between the SOZ and semiology is blurred necessitating invasive stereoelectroencephalography (SEEG).
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January 2025
Department of Animal and Rangeland Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, United States.
Two retrogene insertions, FGF4L1 (formerly 18-FGF4, colloquially CDPA) and FGF4L2 (formerly 12-FGF4, colloquially CDDY), have recently been discovered as determinants of short leg phenotype in dogs. This case study is comprised of a family of standard wirehaired dachshunds in which the dogs lacking the FGF4L1 gene exhibit a tall phenotype. The tall phenotype in the dachshunds of this report precludes the dog's working function of den work.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInt J Public Health
January 2025
Department of Population Studies, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
ISME Commun
January 2025
Department of Internal Medicine IV (Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases), University Hospital Jena, D-07747 Jena, Germany.
Fecal microbiota filtrate transfer is discussed as a safe alternative to fecal microbiota transfer (FMT) to treat ulcerative colitis. We investigated modulation of viral and bacterial composition during fecal microbiota filtrate transfer followed by FMT in six patients with active ulcerative colitis (where clinical activity improved in three patients after filtrate transfer) and combined 16S ribosomal RNA gene amplicon sequencing with a virome analysis pipeline including fast viral particle enrichment and metagenome mapping to detect frequencies of 45,033 reference bacteriophage genomes. We showed that after antibiotic treatment and during filtrate transfer, the bacterial community typically adopted a stable composition distinct to that before antibiotic treatment, with no change toward a donor community.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAlpha Psychiatry
November 2024
Department of Psychiatry und Psychotherapy, LMU Klinikum, München, Germany.
Objective: Overweight and obesity are health issues that are increasing worldwide. Patients with severe mental illness are particularly vulnerable for various reasons, including the intake of weight gain-associated drugs. In this pilot study, we targeted eating behavior as a predictor for medication-induced weight gain and developed a module of a prevention program ("Eating More Consciously") to be evaluated by psychiatric inpatients.
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January 2025
Internet Society for Sport Science, Auckland, New Zealand.
Introduction: Meta-analysts have found that high-intensity interval training (HIIT) improves physical performance, but limited evidence exists regarding its effects on highly trained athletes, measures beyond maximum oxygen uptake ( O), and the moderating effects of different types of HIIT. In this study, we present meta-analyses of the effects of HIIT focusing on these deficits.
Methods: The effects of 6 types of HIIT and other moderators were derived from 34 studies involving highly trained endurance and elite athletes in percent units via log-transformation from separate meta-regression mixed models for sprint, time-trial, aerobic/anaerobic threshold, peak speed/power, repeated-sprint ability, O, and exercise economy.