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Aquat Toxicol 2021 Mar 12;235:105807. Epub 2021 Mar 12.

US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, 26 W. Martin Luther King Dr., Cincinnati, OH 45268, United States. Electronic address:

The number of chemicals requiring risk evaluation exceeds our capacity to provide the underlying data using traditional methodology. This has led to an increased focus on the development of novel approach methodologies. This work aimed to expand the panel of gene expression-based biomarkers to include responses to estrogens, to identify training strategies that maximize the range of applicable concentrations, and to evaluate the potential for two classes of small non-coding RNAs (sncRNAs), microRNA (miRNA) and piwi-interacting RNA (piRNA), as biomarkers. Read More

Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2021 Apr 10. Epub 2021 Apr 10.

Department of Microbiology, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Stellenbosch, South Africa.

Eur Spine J 2021 Apr 10. Epub 2021 Apr 10.

Department of Neurosurgery, Division of Spine, China, International Neurological Institute, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, 45 Changchun Street, Beijing, 100053, People's Republic of China.

J Biol Chem 2021 Mar 2;296:100407. Epub 2021 Mar 2.

J Biol Chem 2021 Mar 2;296:100379. Epub 2021 Mar 2.

J Biol Chem 2021 Mar 2;296:100380. Epub 2021 Mar 2.

J Biol Chem 2021 Feb 9;296:100208. Epub 2021 Feb 9.

J Biol Chem 2021 Mar 2;296:100406. Epub 2021 Mar 2.

Int J Clin Oncol 2021 Apr 10. Epub 2021 Apr 10.

Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Kita15 Nishi7, Kita-Ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-8638, Japan.

Nat Plants 2021 Apr 9. Epub 2021 Apr 9.

Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, Department of Chemistry, School of Natural Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.

Sci Rep 2021 Apr 9;11(1):7842. Epub 2021 Apr 9.

Department of Nuclear Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 103 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, 03080, Korea.

Quantitative single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography (SPECT/CT) using Tc-99m pertechnetate aids in evaluating salivary gland function. However, gland segmentation and quantitation of gland uptake is challenging. We develop a salivary gland SPECT/CT with automated segmentation using a deep convolutional neural network (CNN). Read More

Hypertens Res 2021 Apr 9. Epub 2021 Apr 9.

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.

Sci Rep 2021 Apr 9;11(1):8218. Epub 2021 Apr 9.

Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Technická 2, Prague 6, Czech Republic.

Sci Rep 2021 Apr 9;11(1):8241. Epub 2021 Apr 9.

Department of Radiology, Beaujon Hospital, APHP.Nord, Clichy, & Université de Paris, Paris, France.

Sci Rep 2021 Apr 9;11(1):8239. Epub 2021 Apr 9.

Department of Medical Imaging, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, 10002, Taiwan, ROC.

Pediatr Res 2021 Apr 9. Epub 2021 Apr 9.

Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital Brussels, Jette, Belgium.

Background: Children born from mothers who underwent bariatric surgery were found to have an improved lipid profile and lower CRP levels compared to siblings born before surgery. We hypothesized that surgery before pregnancy might also influence endothelial function in the offspring.

Methods: Blood sample analysis, blood pressure (BP) measurement, and peripheral arterial tonometry (PAT) were performed in 142 children (median age 10. Read More

Commun Biol 2021 Apr 9;4(1):473. Epub 2021 Apr 9.

Population Health and Immunity Division, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, VIC, Australia.

Sci Rep 2021 Apr 9;11(1):8237. Epub 2021 Apr 9.

Department of Surgery, School of Medicine and Health Sciences and Hospital Clinic de Barcelona (IDIBAPS), University of Barcelona, Calle Sabino de Arana 1 (2nd floor, Ophthalmology), 08028, Barcelona, Spain.

Sci Rep 2021 Apr 9;11(1):8236. Epub 2021 Apr 9.

Department of Medical Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Split School of Medicine, 21000, Split, Croatia.

Sci Rep 2021 Apr 9;11(1):7835. Epub 2021 Apr 9.

Department of Computer Science, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH), Zurich, Switzerland.

Various space missions have measured the total solar irradiance (TSI) since 1978. Among them the experiments Precision Monitoring of Solar Variability (PREMOS) on the PICARD satellite (2010-2014) and the Variability of Irradiance and Gravity Oscillations (VIRGO) on the mission Solar and Heliospheric Observatory, which started in 1996 and is still operational. Like most TSI experiments, they employ a dual-channel approach with different exposure rates to track and correct the inevitable degradation of their radiometers. Read More

Sci Rep 2021 Apr 9;11(1):8238. Epub 2021 Apr 9.

Department of Computer Science, University of California, Davis, CA, USA.

Sci Rep 2021 Apr 9;11(1):8160. Epub 2021 Apr 9.

State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas and College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, PR China.

Nat Commun 2021 Apr 9;12(1):2271. Epub 2021 Apr 9.

Bloomfield Center for Research in Aging, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Nat Commun 2021 Apr 9;12(1):2270. Epub 2021 Apr 9.

Department of Earth System Science, Stanford University, 473 Via Ortega, Stanford, CA, 94305, United States.

Nat Commun 2021 Apr 9;12(1):2121. Epub 2021 Apr 9.

RNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA.

Prime editors (PEs) mediate genome modification without utilizing double-stranded DNA breaks or exogenous donor DNA as a template. PEs facilitate nucleotide substitutions or local insertions or deletions within the genome based on the template sequence encoded within the prime editing guide RNA (pegRNA). However, the efficacy of prime editing in adult mice has not been established. Read More

Nat Commun 2021 Apr 9;12(1):2142. Epub 2021 Apr 9.

Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA.

The transfer of information between quantum systems is essential for quantum communication and computation. In quantum computers, high connectivity between qubits can improve the efficiency of algorithms, assist in error correction, and enable high-fidelity readout. However, as with all quantum gates, operations to transfer information between qubits can suffer from errors associated with spurious interactions and disorder between qubits, among other things. Read More

J Immunother Cancer 2021 Apr;9(4)

J Immunother Cancer 2021 Apr;9(4)

J Fr Ophtalmol 2021 Apr 6. Epub 2021 Apr 6.

Service d'ophtalmologie, Hôpital d'instruction des Armées Percy, 101, avenue Henri-Barbusse, BP 406, 92141 Clamart cedex, France; École du Val-de-Grâce, 1, place Alphonse-Laveran, 75230 Paris cedex 05, France.

Hyperopia is a refractive error in which light is focused behind, instead of on, the retina. Clear vision can be obtained by accommodation, but in the long run, this results in eye strain. Hyperopia can be classified as low [≤2. Read More

Dent Mater 2021 Apr 6. Epub 2021 Apr 6.

Department of Operative/Restorative Dentistry, Periodontology and Pedodontics, Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich, Goethestrasse 70, 80336 Munich, Germany. Electronic address:

Objective: To predict the clinically relevant transmitted irradiance that is available for luting when a CAD/CAM restoration is inserted. The influence of irradiance, exposure distance, light curing unit (LCU) angulation and direction of polymerization is analyzed when curing through crowns of different thicknesses.

Methods: Three modern CAD/CAM resin-based composites (RBCs) were used to produce 45 crown-shaped specimens. Read More