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Ion-mobility spectrometry shows great promise to tackle analytically challenging research questions by adding another separation dimension to liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. The understanding of how analyte properties influence ion mobility has increased through recent studies, but no clear rationale for the design of customized experimental settings has emerged. Here, we leverage machine learning to deepen our understanding of field asymmetric waveform ion-mobility spectrometry for the analysis of cross-linked peptides. Knowing that predominantly m/z and then the size and charge state of an analyte influence the separation, we found ideal compensation voltages correlating with the size exclusion chromatography fraction number. The effect of this relationship on the analytical depth can be substantial as exploiting it allowed us to almost double unique residue pair detections in a proteome-wide cross-linking experiment. Other applications involving liquid- and gas-phase separation may also benefit from considering such parameter dependencies.

Bainbridge-Ropers syndrome (BRPS, OMIM #615485) was first identified in 2013 by Bainbridge et al. and is a neurodevelopment disorder characterized by failure to thrive, facial dysmorphism and severe developmental delay. BRPS is caused by heterozygous loss-of-function (LOF) variants in the additional sex combs-like 3 (ASXL3) gene. Due to the limited specific recognizable features and overlapping symptoms with Bohring-Opitz syndrome (BOS, OMIM #612990), clinical diagnosis of BRPS is challenging.

In this study, a 2-year-8-month-old Chinese girl was referred for genetic evaluation of severe developmental delay. The reduced fetal movement was found during the antenatal period and bilateral varus deformity of feet was observed at birth. Whole-exome sequencing and Sanger sequencing were used to detect and confirm the variant.

A novel nonsense variant c.1063G>T (p.E355*) in the ASXL3 gene (NM_030632.3) was identified in the proband and the clinical symptoms were compatible with BRPS. The parents were physicaselling, informed decision making and prenatal diagnosis.Parasitic infections can impact the fitness of individuals and can have influence on animals' population dynamics. An individuals' parasite prevalence often changes depending on external or seasonal changes, for example, rainfall and ambient temperatures, but also on internal changes, for example, changes in body condition. In this study we aimed to identify the environmental factors that may influence the intestinal parasite and ectoparasite prevalence of the folivorous Malagasy primate species, Lepilemur edwardsi, living in a seasonal dry deciduous forest. Species living in this habitat have to adapt to seasonal changes of ambient temperature, with almost no precipitation during the dry season and hence strong fluctuations of resource availability throughout the year. We sampled the feces and ectoparasites of L. edwardsi throughout the year. Intestinal parasite prevalence increased from the wet to the dry season and was highest in the late dry season, which might be due to the accompanying decrease in diet quality. Conversely, ectoparasite prevalence decreased in the dry season, presumably due to the prevailing unfavorable environmental conditions for the development of ectoparasites (i.e., mites and ticks). Paired with the higher resting metabolism and stress level of L. edwardsi during the late dry season, it seems that this species may struggle when dry seasons intensify in its habitat.

Women with endometriosis suffer from frequent symptoms despite multiple treatments in tertiary care. Although there is a need for a biopsychosocial perspective on endometriosis treatment, few conservative treatments have been investigated. We aimed to investigate the effects of a brief Mindfulness-Based Intervention (bMBI) in women with deep endometriosis who remain symptomatic despite undergoing conventional medical treatment.

A randomized controlled trial was performed with two groups a standard medical treatment plus bMBI program and only standard medical treatment as a control. A total of 63 eligible participants were randomized to bMBI and control groups. The primary outcome was endometriosis-related pain, and secondary outcomes were quality of life and stress perception post-treatment. Analyses were carried out using multiple regression models.

The results show that bMBI significantly improved pain unpleasantness (Cohen's f

=0.67, NNT=3.2), pelvic pain (Cohen's f

=0.16, NNT=5.3) and dyschezia (Cohen's f

=0.23, NNT=2.9) immediately post-treatment and decreased all endometriosis-related pain (Cohen's f

ranging from 0.20 to 0.60 and NNT ranging from 5 to -9) after the follow-up. We found an extensive positive effect of bMBI on the mental health dimension in the two time point measures (Cohen's f

=0.34 and 0.25, NNT=3.5 and 2.3) and vitality (Cohen's f

=0.22, NNT=2.1) after the follow-up.

Our study suggests that bMBI is useful for managing endometriosis-related pain and restoring women's psychological well-being.

Brief Mindfulness-Based Intervention (bMBI) improved endometriosis-related pain and mental health compared to standard medical care. The present findings contribute to the applicability of MBI in visceral pain patients.

Brief Mindfulness-Based Intervention (bMBI) improved endometriosis-related pain and mental health compared to standard medical care. The present findings contribute to the applicability of MBI in visceral pain patients.Magnetic fields have been regarded as an additional stimulus for electro- and photocatalytic reactions, but not as a direct trigger for catalytic processes. Multiferroic/magnetoelectric materials, whose electrical polarization and surface charges can be magnetically altered, are especially suitable for triggering and control of catalytic reactions solely with magnetic fields. Here, it is demonstrated that magnetic fields can be employed as an independent input energy source for hydrogen harvesting by means of the magnetoelectric effect. Composite multiferroic CoFe2 O4 -BiFeO3 core-shell nanoparticles act as catalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), which is triggered when an alternating magnetic field is applied to an aqueous dispersion of the magnetoelectric nanocatalysts. Based on density functional calculations, it is proposed that the hydrogen evolution is driven by changes in the ferroelectric polarization direction of BiFeO3 caused by the magnetoelectric coupling. It is believed that the findings will open new avenues toward magnetically induced renewable energy harvesting.

The aim of this study was to determine the contributions of background disorders responsible for participation restriction as indexed by a structured interview for the modified Rankin Scale (mRS-SI).

A subset of 256 patients was assessed at 6months after stroke using the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), gait score, comprehensive cognitive battery (yielding a global cognitive Z-score), behavioral dysexecutive disorders (DDs), anxiety and depressive symptoms, epilepsy, and headache. Following bivariate analyses, determinants of participation restriction were selected using ordinal regression analysis with partial odds.

Poststroke participation restriction (mRS-SI score>1) was observed in 59% of the patients. In bivariate analyses, mRS-SI score was associated with prestroke mRS-SI score, 6-month NIHSS score, gait score, global cognitive Z-score, behavioral DDs, and presence of anxiety and depression (all p=0.0001; epilepsy p=0.3; headache p=0.7). After logistic regression analysis, NIal DDs.

Ipsilateral hand (ILH) impairment is documented following motor stroke, but its impact on long-term outcome remains unknown. We assessed ILH impairment in subacute stroke and tested whether ILH impairment predicted long-term outcome.

We performed a longitudinal study in 209 consecutive patients with unilateral stroke and sensorimotor deficit at admission. ILH impairment was evaluated using the Purdue Pegboard Test (PPT) and handgrip strength and defined as mild (z-score<-1) or moderate (z-score<-1.65). We used logistic regression (LR) to predict outcome assessed 9 (range, 7-12) months post-stroke with the modified Rankin scale (mRS) categorized into good (mRS≤1) and poor outcome (mRS≥2). For internal validation, LR-bootstrapping and cross-validation with LASSO and Random Forest were performed.

ILH impairment assessed at 89.04±45.82days post-stroke was moderate in 10.53% (95% CI 6.7, 14.83) for PPT and 17.22% (95% CI 11.96, 22.49) for grip, and mild in 21.05% (95% CI 15.78, 26.79) for PPT and 35.89 (95% CI 29.67, 42.58) for grip. Good outcome was predicted by ILH-PPT (B=1.03 [95% CI 0.39, 3.31]), ILH-grip (B=1.16 [95% CI 0.54, 3.53]), low NIHSS-discharge (B=-1.57 [95% CI -4.0, -1.19]), and no depression (B=-0.62 [95% CI -1.63, -0.43]), accounting for stroke delay (B=-0.011 [95% CI -0.06, 0.01]). Model efficiency was 91.6% (AUC=0.977; 95% CI 0.959, 0.996). LASSO and Random Forest methods provided similar results, confirming the LR model robustness.

ILH impairment is frequent after motor stroke and predicts long-term outcome. We propose to integrate ILH impairment into rehabilitation programs to improve recovery and serve research interventions such as neuromodulation.

ILH impairment is frequent after motor stroke and predicts long-term outcome. We propose to integrate ILH impairment into rehabilitation programs to improve recovery and serve research interventions such as neuromodulation.Cancer cells can convert proto-oncoproteins into oncoproteins by increasing the expression of genes that are oncogenic when expressed at high levels. Such genes can promote oncogenesis without being mutated. To find overexpressed genes in cancer cells from patients with multiple myeloma, we retrieved mRNA expression data from the CoMMpass database and ranked genes by their expression levels. We grouped the most highly expressed genes based on a set of criteria and we discuss the role a selection of them can play in the disease pathophysiology. The list was highly concordant with a similar list based on mRNA expression data from the PADIMAC study. Many well-known "myeloma genes" such as MCL1, CXCR4, TNFRSF17, SDC1, SLAMF7, PTP4A3, and XBP1 were identified as highly expressed, and we believe that hitherto unrecognized key players in myeloma pathogenesis are also enriched on the list. Highly expressed genes in malignant plasma cells that were absent or expressed at only a low level in healthy plasma cells included IFI6, IFITM1, PTP4A3, SIK1, ALDOA, ATP5MF, ATP5ME, and PSMB4. The ambition of this article is not to validate the role of each gene but to serve as a guide for studies aiming at identifying promising treatment targets.

Traumatic dental injuries (TDIs) are a major and urgent problem in oral health. Therefore, non-dentists need to be conscious of the emergency management of TDIs. The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of the ToothSOS App on the level of knowledge about emergency management of TDIs among people who are not dental professionals.

One hundred and five non-dentists, aged 22-57years, participated in this study and were given training on TDIs. The ToothSOS App launched by the IADT was used as a training tool. A 25-question survey was conducted three times; before the ToothSOS App was downloaded and reviewed (T

), immediately after (T

), and one month later (T

).

There was a statistically significant difference among the three time periods (p<.001) in terms of the knowledge about the management of TDIs, and the knowledge increased significantly (p<.001) at both T

and T

after reviewing the ToothSOS App. On a scale from 0 to 10, the mean correct scores increased from 2.85±2.15 (median [min-max] 2[0-10]) to 8.