Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Knowledge of Triad and RED-S in Female Cross-Country Athletes and Support Staff.

CONTEXT Female endurance athletes exhibit an increased risk of Female Athlete Triad (Triad) and Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S). Triad and RED-S are conditions that explore the health and performance consequences of low energy availability (LEA). Few studies to date have assessed the knowledge that athletes, coaches, and athletic trainers (ATs) have regarding Triad/RED-S. Proper education has been shown to be effective in increasing knowledge of sports medicine concerns for athletes. Yet, there are no known continuing education programs for Triad/RED-S at collegiate institutions. OBJECTIVE The primary purpose of this study was to assess the knowledge, confidence, and impact of identifying, screening, treating, and preventing Triad/RED-S. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. SETTING An evidence-based online survey was developed and administered via QualtricsTM. PARTICIPANTS Female collegiate cross-country athletes (n = 275; 20 ± 1 yrs.), collegiate cross-country coaches (n = 55, 34 ± 9 yrs.), and ATs working with cross-country teams (n = 30, 36 ± 11 yrs.). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE Knowledge, confidence, and impact scores were assessed between groups using ANOVA. Independent t-tests were used to determine differences in impact scores between people who had or had not received education. RESULTS Female cross-country athletes' total knowledge, confidence, and impact scores (mean scores of 25.00 ± 5.27, 95.42 ± 28.83, 18.81 ± 7.05 respectively) were significantly different from scores of coaches (mean scores of 26.92 ± 5.02, 111.35 ± 24.14 and 22.41 ± 6.33) and ATs (mean scores of 28.66 ± 4.02, 117.67 ± 22.53, and 23.93 ± 5.69) (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Knowledge, confidence, and impact scores of Triad/RED-S were lowest in female cross-country athletes and highest in ATs. These findings support the call for education, which should be regarded as the primary tool to increase knowledge to improve the prevention and treatment of Triad/RED-S.
Global, Regional, and National Incidence and Year Lived with Disability for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia from 1990 to 2019

The objective of this study is to provide comprehensive and up-to-date estimates on the disease burden of BPH in 204 countries and territories between 1990 and 2019. Data about incidence, year lived with disability (YLD), and their age-standardized rates (ASRs) for 21 regions, 5 Socio-demographic Index (SDI) quintiles, 204 countries and territories, and 12 age categories from 1990 to 2019 were obtained from the Global Burden of Disease 2019 study. Estimated annual percentage changes (EAPCs) of the ASRs and the associations between SDI and the ASRs were estimated. The effects of population growth, population aging, and age-specific rate on the changes in the absolute numbers of incidence and YLD were quantified. Globally, there were 11.26 million (95% uncertainty interval [UI]: 8.79, 14.46) new cases and 1.86 million (95%UI: 1.13, 2.78) YLD due to BPH in 2019. The global ASRs of incidence (EAPC: −0.031, 95% CI: −0.050, −0.012) and YLD (EAPC: −0.058, 95% CI: −0.084, −0.031) decreased slightly from 1990 to 2019, whereas the absolute numbers increased dramatically from 1990 (incidence by 105.7% and YLD by 110.6%), mainly driven by the population growth (53.5% for incidence and 54.4% for YLD) and population aging (55.7% for incidence and 63.2% for YLD). The burden of BPH varied markedly among different regions, socioeconomic status, and countries. As the population is growing and aging, great efforts are required to develop effective prevention, treatment and management strategies to meet the high and increasing burden of BPH worldwide.
Freeze drying technique to prepare doped nanosized B powder

ABSTRACT In this study, we propose a new approach for the large-scale production of doped nanosized boron powder, which is also useful for manufacturing a wide choice of compounds. This work deals with synthesis of B with cryogenic freezing and lyophilization-based technique, evaluation of its structural properties, and study of superconducting properties of MgB2 wires manufactured with two types of B powder. This new process begins with dissolution of B2O3 precursor in hot water together with doping agents, which can be organic macromolecule or nanosized inorganic compound. This hot solution was then cryogenically frozen in liquid N2 and finally lyophilized. Nanostructured and doped boron powders were produced by magnesiothermic reaction of the lyophilized precursor (B2O3). After the structural and morphological characterization, these boron powders were used for preparation of MgB2 phase and MgB2-based conductors. Boron and MgB2 powders were morphologically analyzed by SEM technique to determine grain size distribution. Phase formation was studied and confirmed by XRD analysis. Short pieces (10 m long) of MgB2 superconducting wires were manufactured by ex situ PIT technique and characterized by magnetic and transport measurements. Results reported in this study confirm the suitability of the proposed method to produce nanostructured and doped boron powder. This nanosized boron can be used also in different fields where doping and nanosizing are fundamental and required characteristics.
Co-crystals of 1,8-dihydroxy-2,4,5,7-tetranitro-9,10-anthraquinone with dibenzothiophene and 4,6-dimethyldibenzothiophene

Abstract A 1 : 1 : 1 co-crystal solvate formed between 1,8-dihydroxy-2,4,5,7-tetranitro-9,10-anthraquinone, dibenzothiophene and toluene (1), and a 1 : 1 co-crystal formed between 1,8-dihydroxy-2,4,5,7-tetranitro-9,10-anthraquinone and 4,6-dimethyldibenzothiophene (2) have been fully characterised. The molecular structures of the new and known coformer 1,8-dihydroxy-2,4,5,7-tetranitro-9,10- anthraquinone exhibit similar global features but differences in the orientations of the nitro substituents are evident. Also, in 1, the central ring of 1,8-dihydroxy-2,4,5,7- tetranitro-9,10-anthraquinone adopts a flattened half-chair conformation. Each of the remaining coformers are planar consistent with literature precedents. A common feature of the supramolecular aggregation in the crystal structures is the formation of stacks comprising alternating 1,8-dihydroxy- 2,4,5,7-tetranitro-9,10-anthraquinone and dibenzothiophene (or 4,6-dimethyldibenzothiophene in 2) molecules connected by π-π interactions. In 1, the central ring of 1,8-dihydroxy-2,4,5,7-tetranitro-9,10-anthraquinone does not form π-π interactions but in 2, it does, reflecting the different conformations of these rings. The new results are consistent with literature precedents of related p-rich dibenzothiophene co-crystals and suggest that the robust π-π synthons formed between these π-rich and π-deficient molecules may prove to be a useful strategy in deep desulfurization applications.
Comparisons of Soil Microbial Communities Influenced by Soil Texture, Nitrogen Fertility, and Rotations

Two agricultural soil microbial communities were analyzed using phospholipid fatty acid (PLFA) analysis to identify coarse differences between community compositions after a 3-year nitrogen (N) rate study on cotton followed by a rotational cereal crop. The soils studied were a Wasco sandy loam and Panoche clay loam. The study compared the influence of soil type, soil N levels, and how rotation crops affected soil microbial biomass. Principal component analysis of the PLFA signatures indicated that microbial communities were significantly different between the two soil types after 3 years of similar management and cotton residue inputs. The Panoche soil showed a greater total microbial biomass than the Wasco soil. Phospholipid fatty acid biomarker results showed that the Panoche soil was characterized by a fungal population, and the Wasco soil showed evidence of a bacterial composition. The observed microbial response to different soil N levels was negligible, but crop yields were highly responsive to N treatments. Cereal rotations after 3 years of cotton produced a substantial increase in microbial biomass, but did not alter the community composition of either soil. Results suggested that microbial communities found in the two soils responded to changes in residue inputs from subsequent crop rotations by increasing total microbial biomass, but community composition was not influenced by changes in crop type or N additions. Based on the results of this study, soil texture had a more decisive role in soil microbial composition and consequent microbial activity than N fertilization or different rotational crops after 3 years of similar management.
Impact of XRCC1 genetic variants on its tissue expression and breast cancer risk: A case–control study

X‐ray repair cross‐complementing group 1 (XRCC1), a coordinator protein of the DNA repair complex, is thought to be involved in cancer progression. This case–control study aimed to investigate the association of two biallelic single‐nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs; Arg399Gln, Arg194Trp) of the XRCC1 gene with its tissue expression level and breast cancer (BC) risk in Egyptian women. This study included 100 BC female patients (case group 1) and 100 healthy females (control group 2). The XRCC1 tissue expression was assessed by immunohistochemistry (IHC). Genotyping of the two XRCC1 SNPs (Arg399Gln, Arg194Trp) using real‐time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was also conducted. The XRCC1 expression level was significantly lower in cancerous tissues than adjacent non‐cancerous tissues (p < .001). The XRCC1 399Gln/Gln genotype, 399Gln allele, the dominant, and recessive models were significantly associated with lower XRCC1 expression in breast cancerous tissues and increased risk for BC (3.390‐, 1.965‐, 2.241‐, and 2.429‐folds, respectively). The XRCC1 399Gln/Gln genotype was associated with lower incidence of advanced tumor grade (OR: 0.06; 95%CI: 0.01–0.74; p = .028). Conversely, the XRCC1 Arg194Trp polymorphism did not show any significant association with either XRCC1 expression in breast cancer tissues or BC risk in all genetic models. The XRCC1 haplotypes, 399Gln/194Arg and 399Gln/194Trp, were associated with 1.800‐ and 1.675‐folds risk for BC, respectively. The XRCC1 gene polymorphism (Arg399Gln) is associated with reduced XRCC1 tissue expression and enhanced BC risk with a well‐differentiated nature in Egyptian women. Moreover, XRCC1 haplotypes, 399Gln/194Arg and 399Gln/194Trp, were associated with increased BC risk.
Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 2/3 Activation Improves Motor Performance and Reduces Pathology in Heterozygous zQ175 Huntington Disease Mice

Huntington’s disease (HD) is an autosomal dominant neurodegenerative disease that leads to progressive motor impairments with no available disease-modifying treatment. Current evidence indicates that exacerbated postsynaptic glutamate signaling in the striatum plays a key role in the pathophysiology of HD. However, it remains unclear whether reducing glutamate release can be an effective approach to slow the progression of HD. Here, we show that the activation of metabotropic glutamate receptors 2 and 3 (mGluR2/3), which inhibit presynaptic glutamate release, improves HD symptoms and pathology in heterozygous zQ175 knockin mice. Treatment of both male and female zQ175 mice with the potent and selective mGluR2/3 agonist LY379268 for either 4 or 8 weeks improves both limb coordination and locomotor function in all mice. LY379268 also reduces mutant huntingtin aggregate formation, neuronal cell death, and microglial activation in the striatum of both male and female zQ175 mice. The reduction in mutant huntingtin aggregates correlates with the activation of a glycogen synthase kinase 3β–dependent autophagy pathway in male, but not female, zQ175 mice. Furthermore, LY379268 reduces both Akt and ERK1/2 phosphorylation in male zQ175 mice but increases both Akt and ERK1/2 phosphorylation in female zQ175 mice. Taken together, our results indicate that mGluR2/3 activation mitigates HD neuropathology in both male and female mice but is associated with the differential activation and inactivation of cell signaling pathways in heterozygous male and female zQ175 mice. This further highlights the need to take sex into consideration when developing future HD therapeutics. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT The mGluR2/3 agonist LY379268 improves motor impairments and reduces pathology in male and female zQ175 Huntington’s disease mice. The beneficial outcomes of LY379268 treatment in Huntington’s disease mice were mediated by divergent cell signaling pathways in both sexes. We provide evidence that mGluR2/3 agonists can be repurposed for the treatment of Huntington’s disease, and we emphasize the importance of investigating sex as a biological variable in preclinical disease-modifying studies.
Adaptive Introgression Facilitates Adaptation to High Latitudes in European Aspen (Populus tremula L.)

Abstract Understanding local adaptation has become a key research area given the ongoing climate challenge and the concomitant requirement to conserve genetic resources. Perennial plants, such as forest trees, are good models to study local adaptation given their wide geographic distribution, largely outcrossing mating systems, and demographic histories. We evaluated signatures of local adaptation in European aspen (Populus tremula) across Europe by means of whole-genome resequencing of a collection of 411 individual trees. We dissected admixture patterns between aspen lineages and observed a strong genomic mosaicism in Scandinavian trees, evidencing different colonization trajectories into the peninsula from Russia, Central and Western Europe. As a consequence of the secondary contacts between populations after the last glacial maximum, we detected an adaptive introgression event in a genome region of ∼500 kb in chromosome 10, harboring a large-effect locus that has previously been shown to contribute to adaptation to the short growing seasons characteristic of Northern Scandinavia. Demographic simulations and ancestry inference suggest an Eastern origin—probably Russian—of the adaptive Nordic allele which nowadays is present in a homozygous state at the north of Scandinavia. The strength of introgression and positive selection signatures in this region is a unique feature in the genome. Furthermore, we detected signals of balancing selection, shared across regional populations, that highlight the importance of standing variation as a primary source of alleles that facilitate local adaptation. Our results, therefore, emphasize the importance of migration–selection balance underlying the genetic architecture of key adaptive quantitative traits.
Developmental differences in affective representation between prefrontal and subcortical structures

Abstract Developmental studies have identified differences in prefrontal and subcortical affective structures between children and adults, which correspond with observed cognitive and behavioral maturations from relatively simplistic emotional experiences and expressions to more nuanced, complex ones. However, developmental changes in the neural representation of emotions have not yet been well explored. It stands to reason that adults and children may demonstrate observable differences in the representation of affect within key neurological structures implicated in affective cognition. Forty-five participants (25 children and 20 adults) passively viewed positive, negative and neutral clips from popular films while undergoing functional magnetic resonance imaging. Using representational similarity analysis to measure variability in neural pattern similarity, we found developmental differences between children and adults in the amygdala, nucleus accumbens and ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC): children generated less pattern similarity within subcortical structures relative to the vmPFC—a phenomenon not replicated among their older counterparts. Furthermore, children generated valence-specific differences in representational patterns across regions; these valence-specific patterns were not found in adults. These results may suggest that affective representations grow increasingly dissimilar over the course of development as individuals mature from visceral affective responses to more evaluative analyses.
Histone demethylase AMX-1 is necessary for proper sensitivity to interstrand crosslink DNA damage

Histone methylation is dynamically regulated to shape the epigenome and adjust central nuclear processes including transcription, cell cycle control and DNA repair. Lysine-specific histone demethylase 2 (LSD2) has been implicated in multiple types of human cancers. However, its functions remain poorly understood. This study investigated the histone demethylase LSD2 homolog AMX-1 in C. elegans and uncovered a potential link between H3K4me2 modulation and DNA interstrand crosslink (ICL) repair. AMX-1 is a histone demethylase and mainly localizes to embryonic cells, the mitotic gut and sheath cells. Lack of AMX-1 expression resulted in embryonic lethality, a decreased brood size and disorganized premeiotic tip germline nuclei. Expression of AMX-1 and of the histone H3K4 demethylase SPR-5 is reciprocally up-regulated upon lack of each other and the mutants show increased H3K4me2 levels in the germline, indicating that AMX-1 and SPR-5 regulate H3K4me2 demethylation. Loss of AMX-1 function activates the CHK-1 kinase acting downstream of ATR and leads to the accumulation of RAD-51 foci and increased DNA damage-dependent apoptosis in the germline. AMX-1 is required for the proper expression of mismatch repair component MutL/MLH-1 and sensitivity against ICLs. Interestingly, formation of ICLs lead to ubiquitination-dependent subcellular relocalization of AMX-1. Taken together, our data suggest that AMX-1 functions in ICL repair in the germline.
Hepatic blood volume is decreased in patients with cirrhosis and does not decrease further after a meal like in healthy persons

Abstract Background & Aims The aim was to measure fractional hepatic blood volume (HBV) and hepatic blood flow (HBF) before and after a meal in patients with cirrhosis (n = 7) and healthy persons (n = 6). Methods Catheters were placed in a radial artery and a hepatic vein for blood sampling and a peripheral vein for indocyanine green (ICG) infusion. A 6-min positron emission tomography (PET) liver scan was performed after inhalation of 1000 MBq 15O-CO and repeated after ingestion of a standard meal. HBV was calculated as the 15O-CO concentration in liver tissue (PET) divided by that in arterial blood. HBF was calculated from ICG infusion rate and arterial and hepatic venous blood concentrations according to Fick’s principle. Results Mean fasting HBV was 14 mL blood/100 mL liver tissue in patients with cirrhosis and 21 mL blood/100 mL liver tissue in healthy subjects (p < .01). Mean HBV did not change postprandially in patients with cirrhosis (13 mL blood/100 mL liver tissue) but decreased in healthy subjects (17 mL blood/100 mL liver tissue; p = .02). Mean fasting HBF was 1.5 L blood/min in patients with cirrhosis and 1.1 L blood/min in healthy subjects and increased in both groups of subjects to 1.8 L blood/min. Conclusions Fasting HBV was lower in patients with cirrhosis and did not decrease postprandially as it did in the healthy controls although the HBF increased equally. Patients with cirrhosis thus have a disturbed hemodynamic response to normo-physiological changes such as a meal.
Current Understanding of Membrane Transporters as Regulators or Targets for Cisplatin-Induced Hearing Loss

Cisplatin is a platinum-based drug, which remains among the most efficacious anticancer treatment options. Unfortunately, use of cisplatin is hindered by dose-limiting toxicities, including irreversible hearing loss, which can grossly affect patient quality of life. Cisplatin-induced ototoxicity is the result of cochlear hair cell damage through a mechanism that is poorly understood. However, cisplatin cytotoxicity is reliant on intracellular accumulation, a process that is largely dependent on the presence of particular membrane transporters. This review will provide an update on our current understanding of the various transporters known to be involved in the disposition and cytotoxicity of platinum drugs or their metabolites, as well as their role in mediating cisplatin-induced hearing loss. We also provide a summary of the successes and opportunities in therapeutically targeting membrane transporters to alleviate platinum-induced hearing loss. Moreover, we describe how this approach could be used to reduce the severity or onset of other adverse events associated with exposure to various forms of platinum drugs, without diminishing antitumor efficacy. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT Cisplatin-induced hearing loss is a dose-limiting and irreversible adverse event with no current preventative or curative treatment measures. Pharmacological targeting of membrane transporters that regulate platinum uptake into cochlear hair cells, if conducted appropriately, may alleviate this devastating side effect and could be applied to alleviate other platinum-induced toxicities.
When I’m 64: Age-Related Variability in Over 40,000 Online Cognitive Test Takers

Abstract Objectives Age-related differences in cognition are typically assessed by comparing groups of older to younger participants, but little is known about the continuous trajectory of cognitive changes across age, or when a shift to older adulthood occurs. We examined the pattern of mean age differences and variability on episodic memory and executive function measures over the adult life span, in a more fine-grained way than past group or life-span comparisons. Method We used a sample of over 40,000 people aged 18–90 who completed psychometrically validated online tests measuring episodic memory and executive functions (the Cogniciti Brain Health Assessment). Results Cognitive performance declined gradually over adulthood, and rapidly later in life on spatial working memory, processing speed, facilitation (but not interference), associative recognition, and set shifting. Both polynomial and segmented regression fit the data well, indicating a nonlinear pattern. Segmented regression revealed a shift from gradual to rapid decline that occurred in the early 60s. Variability between people (interindividual variability or diversity) and variability within a person across tasks (intraindividual variability or dispersion) also increased gradually until the 60s, and rapidly after. Confirmatory factor analysis revealed a single general factor (of variance shared between tasks) offered a good fit for performance across tasks. Discussion Life-span cognitive performance shows a nonlinear pattern, with gradual decline over early and mid-adulthood, followed by a transition in the 60s to notably accelerated, but more variable, decline. Some people show less decline than others, and some cognitive abilities show less within-person decline than others.
Electrochemical Decoloration of Synthetic Wastewater Containing Rhodamine 6G: Behaviors and Mechanism

Dye wastewater has posed a great threat to our aqueous environment. In this study, the treatment of synthetic wastewater containing Rhodamine 6G by electrochemical technology using RuO2-coated Ti mesh as anode was investigated. The effects of solution pH, temperature, and dye auxiliaries on the performance were investigated. Carbon and nitrogen mass balance analyses, UV–vis spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and cyclic voltammetry (CV) were used to elucidate the working mechanism. It was found that lower solution pH and lower temperature facilitated the decoloration of the wastewater. The addition of dye auxiliaries did not significantly affect the decoloration. Under optimal condition, complete decoloration of the synthetic wastewater was obtained within 5 min, and 42.3% of the dye was mineralized. The amine and methyl groups were first detached from the dye molecule, leading to a change in the dye structure from polar into nonpolar to fo.