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Screening of genes interacting with high myopia and neuropsychiatric disorders
Abstract Clinical studies have demonstrated an association between high myopia (HM) and neuropsychiatric disorders; however, the underlying mechanism of the association is not clear. We used whole exome sequencing (WES) in combination with the Genetic Variants Classification Criteria and Guidelines published by the American College of Medical Genetics (ACMG) and bioinformatics analysis to clarify the…
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CRB não mudará departamento de futebol
Apesar dos fracassos nas Séries B de 2021, 2022 e 2023, o departamento de futebol do CRB não deve ter mudanças para 2024. O executivo Tiago Paes seguirá no comando da pasta, com o apoio do presidente Mário Marroquim. O Galo termina esta temporada apenas com título alagoano, e nas redes sociais a frustração do…
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Humans Absorb Bias from AI—And Keep It after They Stop Using the Algorithm
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A Basketball State of Mind – Kansas State University Athletics
By: D. Scott Fritchen You wonder what makes Arthur Kaluma tick, how he became a Consensus Top-50 high school prospect, how he helped Creighton to two NCAA Tournament appearances and the school’s first trip to the Elite Eight in 2022-23, and how he erupted with 23 points in his first-ever Kansas State game against the…
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They rely on this lizard to heal their pain. Now it’s endangered.
La Paz, BoliviaOn a sunny morning in the Bolivian Andes, Victoria Flores herds llamas and alpacas through snowy wetlands and crystal-clear natural springs that bubble from the earth. Suddenly, an olive-colored lizard pops up from its lair. The six-inch-long reptile, called a jararanko—which translates to “lizard” in the Indigenous Aymara language—climbs onto a rock, basking…
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Gen X workers want different benefits. Companies are answering the call.
Mid-life workers want menopause support, eldercare assistance, health screenings and more. Increasingly, they’re getting it – and their employers are benefitting, too. Gen X are at a crossroads in their personal lives. Wedged between Baby Boomers and millennials, this generation is in the ‘sandwich’ phase of life. They’re largely responsible for caring for their aging…
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Supporting early-life development: Nestlé unveils new age-adapted growth nutrition blend
26 Oct 2023 — Nestlé has launched its new early-life nutrition formula, Sinergity. It’s a blend that incorporates a probiotic along with six human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs), designed to foster tailored infant development. Probiotics play a crucial role in nurturing the gut microbiome and enhancing immunity. This is especially vital in infant development. Likewise, HMOs,…
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Superlensing enables radio communication and imaging underwater
Abstract Wireless radio communications provide a backbone to our technological civilization. However, radio communications are widely believed to be impossible in many situations where radios are surrounded by conductive media, such as underwater or underground, thus making ocean exploration difficult and creating well-known mine safety problems. In addition, since most imaging techniques rely on electromagnetic…
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Fitness Equipment Market Size & Share to Surpass $20.54 Billion by 2030
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — According to Vantage Market Research, the Global Fitness Equipment Market is estimated to be valued at USD 20.54 Billion by 2030 at an exponential growth of 5.1% in the next seven years. The global market has seen tremendous expansion in recent years because of growing health consciousness among…
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UoS takes part in Arab Conference on Astronomy
Sharjah24: Stemming from its keenness to participate in various scientific conferences at the regional and global level and publish academic research across diverse fields, the University of Sharjah (UoS) participated in the 8th Arab Conference on Astronomy and Geophysics, that was organized by the National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics in Cairo, Egypt. During…