From Neuroimaging to Computational Modeling of Burnout: The Traditional versus the Fuzzy Approach—A Review by Emilia Mikołajewska, Piotr Prokopowicz, YeeKong Chow, Jolanta Masiak, Dariusz Mikołajewski, Grzegorz Marcin Wójcik, Brian Wallace, Andy R. Eugene, Marcin Olajossy

“…As an alternative to the neuroimaging approach, the paper presents a late proposal of the PLUS (personal living usual satisfaction) parameter. …”
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Construction and Destruction of Bontău Composite Volcano in the Extensional Setting of Zărand Basin during Miocene (Apuseni Mts., Romania) by Ioan Seghedi, Viorel M. Mirea, Gabriel C. Ștefan

“…The volcano is filling the basin at the junction between the South and North Apuseni Mountains. …”
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The clinical outcome in AChR-positive generalized myasthenia gravis: A retrospective observational study by Pawan T Ojha, Abhijeet M Gaikwad, Rakesh Singh, Kamlesh Jagiasi, Shashank Nagendra

“…Background: Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disease affecting the neuromuscular junction, and in over 80% of cases, antibodies are identified against the nicotinic type of acetylcholine receptor (AChR) on the muscle endplate. …”
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Prognostic value of fast semi-automated left atrial long-axis strain analysis in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy by Fuyao Yang, Lili Wang, Jie Wang, Lutong Pu, Yuanwei Xu, Weihao Li, Ke Wan, Dan Yang, Jiayu Sun, Yuchi Han, Yanjie Zhu, Yucheng Chen

“…Fast LA-LAS was analyzed by automatically tracking the length between the midpoint of posterior LA wall and the left atrioventricular junction based on standard 2- and 4-chamber balanced steady-state free precession cine-CMR. …”
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C-type natriuretic peptide preserves central neurological function by maintaining blood-brain barrier integrity by Cristina Perez-Ternero, Patrick N. Pallier, Jordi L. Tremoleda, Alessio Delogu, Cathy Fernandes, Cathy Fernandes, Adina T. Michael-Titus, Adrian J. Hobbs

“…These data suggest that lack of CNP in the CNS impairs tight junction protein arrangement and increases BBB permeability, which is associated with changes in locomotor activity, motor coordination and late-onset seizures.…”
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In vivo multiphoton multiparametric 3D quantification of human skin aging on forearm and face by Ana-Maria Pena, Thérèse Baldeweck, Etienne Decencière, Serge Koudoro, Steeve Victorin, Edouard Raynaud, Blandine Ngo, Philippe Bastien, Sébastien Brizion, Emmanuelle Tancrède-Bohin

“…Epidermal morphological changes occur late and were only objectified between extreme age groups. …”
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Immunological and Structural Characterization of Titin Main Immunogenic Region; I110 Domain Is the Target of Titin Antibodies in Myasthenia Gravis by Christos Stergiou, Rhys Williams, Jennifer R. Fleming, Vasiliki Zouvelou, Elpinickie Ninou, Francesca Andreetta, Elena Rinaldi, Ornella Simoncini, Renato Mantegazza, Julius Bogomolovas, John Tzartos, Siegfried Labeit, Olga Mayans, Socrates Tzartos

“…Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disease caused by antibodies targeting the neuromuscular junction (NJ) of skeletal muscles. The major MG autoantigen is nicotinic acetylcholine receptor. …”
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Anti-Vimentin Nanobody Decreases Glioblastoma Cell Invasion In Vitro and In Vivo by Alja Zottel, Metka Novak, Neja Šamec, Bernarda Majc, Sara Colja, Mojca Katrašnik, Miloš Vittori, Barbara Hrastar, Ana Rotter, Andrej Porčnik, Tamara Lah Turnšek, Radovan Komel, Barbara Breznik, Ivana Jovčevska

“…Purpose: Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common primary brain tumour and one of the deadliest cancers. In addition to late diagnosis and inadequate treatment, the extremely low survival rate is also due to the lack of appropriate therapeutic biomarkers and corresponding therapeutic agents. …”
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Luminescence chronology for identifying depositional sequences in an uplifted coast since the Middle Pleistocene, eastern Japan by T. Tamura, T. Tamura, T. Tamura, H. Okazaki, T. Naya, R. Nakashima, H. Nakazato, K. Seike, J. Okuno

“…Feldspar post-infrared infrared stimulated luminescence (pIRIR) dating is an advantageous trapped-charge dating method concerning late Quaternary sedimentary records for its direct applicability to clastic sediments and wide time coverage. …”
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Computed tomographic analysis of the morphometrics and dynamics of the tricuspid annulus in secondary functional tricuspid regurgitationCentral MessagePerspective by Jérôme Jouan, MD, PhD, Damian Craiem, PhD, Gilles Soulat, MD, PhD, Virginie Bliah, MD, Ignacio Masari, BEng, Elie Mousseaux, MD, PhD

“…Using a novel method based on multiphase cardiac computed tomography (CT) scan acquisition to accurately analyze the right atrioventricular junction size, we sought to explore modifications of TA morphometry and dynamics in secondary FTR. …”
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Organ on a Chip: A Novel in vitro Biomimetic Strategy in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Modeling by Babak Arjmand, Shayesteh Kokabi Hamidpour, Zahra Rabbani, Akram Tayanloo-Beik, Fakher Rahim, Hamid Reza Aghayan, Bagher Larijani

“…The lack of a broad view of the disease process from early to late-stage and insufficiency of preclinical studies for providing validated results prior to conducting clinical trials are other reasons for the ALS drug discovery failure. …”
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Evaluating Ocular Response in the Retina and Optic Nerve Head after Single and Fractionated High-Energy Protons by Xiao-Wen Mao, Seta Stanbouly, Tamako Jones, Gregory Nelson

“…There are serious concerns about possible late radiation damage to ocular tissue from prolonged space radiation exposure, and occupational and medical procedures. …”
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Transitioning from childhood into adolescence: A comprehensive longitudinal behavioral and neuroimaging study on prosocial behavior and social inclusion by Mara van der Meulen, Simone Dobbelaar, Lina van Drunen, Stephan Heunis, Marinus H. van IJzendoorn, Neeltje E. Blankenstein, Eveline A. Crone

“…Prosocial compensating behavior showed a linear developmental increase, similar to parent-reported prosocial behavior, whereas parent-reported empathy showed a quadratic trajectory with highest levels in late childhood. On a neural level we found a peak in ventral striatum activity during prosocial compensating behavior. …”
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Analyses of lncRNA and mRNA profiles in recurrent atrial fibrillation after catheter ablation by Huaiguang Tang, Kongmiao Lu, Yan Wang, Yue Shi, Wansheng Ma, Xiaomeng Chen, Bingong Li, Yibing Shao

“…Our study sought to elucidate the role of lncRNA‒mRNA regulatory networks in late AF recurrence after catheter ablation. Methods We conducted RNA sequencing to profile the transcriptomes of 5 samples from the presence of recurrence after AF ablation (P-RAF) and 5 samples from the absence of recurrence after AF ablation (A-RAF). …”
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Therapeutic Effect of Mitochondrial Division Inhibitor-1 (Mdivi-1) on Hyperglycemia-Exacerbated Early and Delayed Brain Injuries after Experimental Subarachnoid Hemorrhage by Chia-Li Chung, Yu-Hua Huang, Chien-Ju Lin, Yoon-Bin Chong, Shu-Chuan Wu, Chee-Yin Chai, Hung-Pei Tsai, Aij-Lie Kwan

“…The rodent model of SAH, in which fresh blood was instilled into the craniocervical junction, was used 7 days after STZ administration. …”
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PD-1 Signaling Promotes Tumor-Infiltrating Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells and Gastric Tumorigenesis in Mice by Kim, Woosook, Chu, Timothy H, Nienhüser, Henrik, Jiang, Zhengyu, Del Portillo, Armando, Remotti, Helen E, White, Ruth A, Hayakawa, Yoku, Tomita, Hiroyuki, Fox, James G, Drake, Charles G, Wang, Timothy C

“…However, anti–PD-1 alone did not have significant effects on established tumors in these mice. Neither early nor late anti–PD-1 administration reduced tumor growth in the presence of MDSCs in H/K-ATPase-hIL-1β mice. …”
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eHealth tools for childhood cancer survivorship care: A qualitative analysis of survivors', parents', and general practitioners' views by Maria Schaffer, Jordana K. McLoone, Claire E. Wakefield, Mary-Ellen Brierley, Afaf Girgis, Maria C. McCarthy, Elysia Thornton-Benko, Raymond J. Chan, Karen A. Johnston, Richard J. Cohn, Christina Signorelli

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Gut dysfunction may be the source of pathological aggregation of alpha-synuclein in the central nervous system through Paraquat exposure in mice by Kaidong Wang, Chunhui Zhang, Baofu Zhang, Guoliang Li, Ge Shi, Qian Cai, Min Huang

“…Currently, the vast majority of studies on the neurotoxic effects of paraquat (PQ) focus on the late mechanisms of neuronal-glial network regulation, and little is known about the early origins of this environmental factor leading to LBD. …”
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Study the role of degenerative protein modifications in aging by Guo, Xue

“…Catalase (Cat) as a ypical antioxidant defense enzyme against high ROS burden is found to be heavily trioxidized at Cys425 in late age stages including 18 and 24 months in skin sample. …”
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The Outcomes of Esophageal and Gastric Cancer Treatments in a Retrospective Study, Single Center Experience by Kamran Alimoghaddam, Arash Jalali, Leyla Sharifi Aliabadi, Fatemeh Ghaffari, Roghieh Maheri, Ezzat Eini, Maryam Mashhadireza, Seied Asadollah Mousavi, Babak Bahar, Mohammad Jahani, Ardeshir Ghavamzadeh

“…Sixty five (17.7%) were reported to have gastro-esophageal junction (GEJ) with a median age of 62.0 (range: 32 - 94), among them 72.3% (47/65) of whom were male and finally Two hundred thirty four (63.6%) had gastric cancer with a median age of 57.0 (range: 23 - 82), which 71.8% (168/234) of whom were male. …”
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