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The aim of the study was to investigate General Movements'(GMs) neonatal trajectories and their association with neurodevelopment at three months corrected age (CA) in preterm infants. We conducted an observational, longitudinal study in 216 very low birth weight infants. GMs were recorded at 31 ± 1, 35 ± 1, 40 ± 1 weeks of postmenstrual age and at three months of corrected age (CA). More than 90% of infants showing neonatal trajectories with persistent Normal (N-N) or initial Poor Repertoire to Normal (PR-N) movements presented fidgety pattern at three months CA. On the contrary, fidgety movements were not detected in any infant with a trajectory of persistent Cramped-Synchronized (CS-CS) or an initial Poor-Repertoire to Cramped-Synchronized (PR-CS) movements. Trajectories with initial Normal to Poor-Repertoire (N-PR) or persistent Poor-Repertoire (PR-PR) movements showed an increased risk of having a non-normal Fidgety pattern compared with the N-N group (OR = 8.43, 95% CI 2.26-31.45 and OR = 15.02, 95% CI 6.40-35.26, respectively). These results highlight the importance to evaluate neonatal GMs' trajectory to predict infants' neurodevelopment. N-N or PR-N trajectories suggest normal short-term neurodevelopment, especially a lower risk of Cerebral Palsy; whereas findings of N-PR and PR-PR trajectories indicate the need for closer follow up to avoid delay in programming intervention strategies.The issue of whether visually-mediated, simple reaction time (VRT) is faster in elite athletes is contentious. Here, we examined if and how VRT is affected by gaze stability in groups of international cricketers (16 females, 28 males), professional rugby-league players (21 males), and non-sporting controls (20 females, 30 males). VRT was recorded via a button-press response to the sudden appearance of a stimulus (circular target-diameter 0.8°), that was presented centrally, or 7.5° to the left or right of fixation. https://www.selleckchem.com/products/mdivi-1.html The incidence and timing of saccades and blinks occurring from 450 ms before stimulus onset to 225 ms after onset were measured to quantify gaze stability. Our results show that (1) cricketers have faster VRT than controls; (2) blinks and, in particular, saccades are associated with slower VRT regardless of the level of sporting ability; (3) elite female cricketers had steadier gaze (fewer saccades and blinks) compared to female controls; (4) when we accounted for the presence of blinks and saccades, our group comparisons of VRT were virtually unchanged. The stability of gaze is not a factor that explains the difference between elite and control groups in VRT. Thus we conclude that better gaze stability cannot explain faster VRT in elite sports players.Ti-rich body-centered cubic (BCC, β) high-entropy alloys having compositions Ti35Zr27.5Hf27.5Nb5Ta5, Ti38Zr25Hf25Ta10Sn2, and Ti38Zr25Hf25Ta7Sn5 (in at%) were designed using bond order (Bo)-mean d-orbital energy level (Md) approach. Deformation mechanisms of these alloys were studied using tensile deformation. The alloys showed exceptionally high strain-hardening and ductility. For instance, the alloys showed at least twofold increment of tensile strength compared to the yield strength, due to strain-hardening. Post-deformation microstructural observations confirmed the transformation of β to hexagonal close packed (HCP, α') martensite. Based on microstructural investigation, stress-strain behaviors were explained using transformation induced plasticity effect. Crystallographic analysis indicated transformation of β to α' showed strong variant selection (1 1 0)β//(0 0 0 1)α', and [1 - 1 1]β//[1 1 - 2 0]α'.Schizophrenia patients are susceptible to lower bone mineral density (BMD). However, studies exploring the genetic effects are lacking. Genes that affect the activity of antipsychotics may be associated with BMD, particularly in patients receiving long-term antipsychotic treatment. We aimed to explore the relationship between the dopamine receptor D2 (DRD2) gene Taq1A (rs1800497) polymorphism and BMD in chronic schizophrenia patients. We recruited schizophrenia patients (n = 47) and healthy controls (n = 39) from a medical center in Taiwan and collected data that may affect BMD. Patients' BMD was measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometer (DEXA). DRD2 rs1800497 was genotyped through polymerase chain reaction-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (PCR-RFLP). Among all participants, subjects with DRD2 rs1800497(T;T) allele had lower DEXA T score and DEXA Z score compared to those with rs1800497(C;T) and rs1800497(C;C) alleles (p = 0.008, 0.003, respectively). In schizophrenia patients, subjects with rs1800497(T;T) allele also had lower DEXA Z score compared to the other two alleles (p = 0.045). Our findings suggest that individuals with the DRD2 rs1800497(T;T) had lower BMD than those with the rs1800497(C;T) and rs1800497(C;C) genotypes. Therefore, genes should be considered as one of the risk factors of lower BMD.Transglutaminase 2 (TG2), also known as tissue transglutaminase, is a calcium-dependent enzyme that has a variety of intracellular and extracellular substrates. TG2 not only increases in osteoarthritis (OA) tissue but also affects the progression of OA. However, it is still unclear how TG2 affects cartilage degradation in OA at the molecular level. Surgically induced OA lead to an increase of TG2 in the articular cartilage and growth plate, and it was dependent on TGFβ1 in primary chondrocytes. The inhibition of TG2 enzymatic activity with intra-articular injection of ZDON, the peptide-based specific TG2 inhibitor, ameliorated the severity of surgically induced OA as well as the expression of MMP-3 and MMP-13. ZDON attenuated MMP-3 and MMP-13 expression in TGFβ- and calcium ionophore-treated chondrocytes in a Runx2-independent manner. TG2 inhibition with ZDON suppressed canonical Wnt signaling through a reduction of β-catenin, which was mediated by ubiquitination-dependent proteasomal degradation. In addition, TG2 activation by a calcium ionophore enhanced the phosphorylation of AMPK and FoxO3a and the nuclear translocation of FoxO3a, which was responsible for the increase in MMP-13. In conclusion, TG2 plays an important role in the pathogenesis of OA as a major catabolic mediator that affects the stability of β-catenin and FoxO3a-mediated MMP-13 production.