Author(s): Whyte J; Towers A; Boily M; Rosenthall L; Rivaz H; Kilgour RD;

Background: Skeletal muscle thickness, echo intensity, and quality are important morphological properties; however, little is known how these variables compare between the affected and unaffected forearms in breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL). Methods: Using B-mode ultrasound, we recorded the raw radiofrequency data of the affected and unaffected fo ...

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Author(s): Yang Z; Li K; Ramandi SG; Brassard P; Khellaf A; Trinh VQ; Zhang J; Chen L; Rowsell C; Varma S; Plataniotis K; Hosseini MS;

Computational pathology (CPath) leverages histopathology images to enhance diagnostic precision and reproducibility in clinical pathology. However, publicly available datasets for CPath that are annotated with extensive histological tissue type (HTT) taxonomies at a granular level remain scarce d ...

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Author(s): Parker A; Dalla Bella S; Penhune VB; Young L; Grenet D; Li KZH;

Rhythmic auditory cueing (RAC) improves spatiotemporal gait parameters in older adults, often using isochronous rhythmic cues (i.e., with constant inter-beat-intervals). However, healthy gait contains fractal-like variability, (i.e., with persistent long-range correlations; LRC) which is disturbed when walking to isochronous cues. Embedding auditory cues ...

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Author(s): Quilico E; Alrawi S; Callender L; McShan E; Park S; Bennett M; Driver S;

Objective: Examine the association and temporal relationship between weight-loss and participant characteristics in a sample of community-dwelling adults with acquired brain injury (ABI), including cerebral vascular accident (CVA) and traumatic brain injury (TBI). Design: Secondary data analysis of a wait-list control assessor-blinded randomized control ...

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Author(s): Böke BN; Mettler J; Bastien L; Cho S; Heath N;

Background: University students face high levels of stress with limited support for coping and well-being. Campus mental health services are increasingly using digital resources to support students' stress management and coping capacity. However, the effectiveness of providing this support through web-based, self-directed means remains unclear. Objec ...

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Author(s): Min XZ; Zhang X; Xie ZY; Nikolaev A; Vorkamp K; Ma JM; Reiersen LO; Li L; Cai MH; Ren NQ; Li YF; Zhang ZF; Kallenborn R; Muir D;

Arctic ecosystems face significant threats from chemicals of global concern. Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) have been consistently detected in the Arctic through decades of monitoring. POPs are known to bioaccumulate in food webs, and both POPs an ...

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Author(s): Díaz-Muñoz C; Bozzarelli I; Lopera-Maya EA; Belbasis L; Lo Faro V; Camargo Tavares L; Heredia-Fernández F; Di Lorenzo B; Sinha T; Esteban Blanco C; Favé MJ; Awadalla P; Walters RG; Bonfiglio F; Zhernakova A; Sanna S; D' Amato M;

Background: Genetic studies of stool frequency (SF), an indirect proxy for gastrointestinal transit, may reveal therapeutically tractable pathways relevant to IBS and other dysmotility disorders. Objective: To identify genes and mechanisms involved in gut motility, providing a foundation for cli ...

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Author(s): Seralini GE; Jungers G; Andersen A; Antoniou M; Aschner M; Bacon MH; Bertrand M; Bohn T; Bonfleur ML; Bücking E; Defarge N; Djemil R; Domingo JL; Douzelet J; Fagan J; Fournier T; Garcia JLY; Gil S; Hervé-Gruyer P; Hilbeck A; Hilty L; Hub ...

We propose a new paradigm, as toxicology currently lacks the proper perspective. From the 1950s to the 1970s, at least one-third of all toxicological testing in the United States, including for chemicals and drugs, was misleading scientists, and this worldwide issue persists today. Moreover, petr ...

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Author(s): Mebarak M; Maïano C; Mendoza J; Chirullo V; Coneo AMC; Compte EJ; Cruz-Licea V; Góngora VC; Henríquez C; Martínez-Banfi M; Mejía Rodriguez DL; Pescetto I; Selma H; Boothroyd LG; Thornborrow T; Todd J; Swami V;

The Functionality Appreciation Scale (FAS) is increasingly used within diverse national and linguistic contexts, but assessments of its functioning across groups remains limited. To extend knowledge, we examined measurement invariance of the FAS across five Latin American nations (Argentina, Chil ...

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Author(s): Sui J; Bi H; Yue R; Fu H; Yang A; An C;

Persistent oil contamination along coastlines can be treated by surface washing agents (SWAs), while low-temperature conditions can significantly impact the effectiveness of SWAs in oil removal. This study investigates the oil removal performance of a commercial SWA for oiled shoreline sand in cold-region environments. Batch oil removal tests were conduct ...

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Author(s): Lopez-Miranda IR; Sim JI; Juneau G; Wilds CJ; Beharry AA;

The DNA repair enzyme O6-Methylguanine DNA Methyltransferase (MGMT) is a major contributor in conferring resistance to alkylating agents such as temozolomide (TMZ) in cancers. The use of MGMT inhibitors can suppress resistance and enhance the efficacy of TMZ. However, current inhibitors are nonselective for cancer cells, and as a result, MGMT is also inhi ...

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