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Bidirectional links between sleep and relationship quality: findings from an 8-year longitudinal study of older couples.

Skoblow HF, Tracy EL, Gilligan M · 2026 · The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences

Objectives The Model of Dynamic Association Between Relationship Functioning and Sleep positions sleep as a fundamentally dyadic and reciprocal process, underscoring the need to study sleep within its relational context and highlighting…

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Horizontal and vertical distributions of microplastics and their water-sediment partitioning in a macrotidal estuarine embayment: Implications for coastal sequestration potential.

Kim SK, Shin JH, Ji YJ et al. · 2026 · Journal of hazardous materials

Estuarine-coastal regimes are critical links between land and the open ocean, yet their role as microplastics (MPs) sinks and the mechanisms governing MP retention remain poorly constrained. We conducted a coupled water-sediment survey in…

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Urban-Rural Disparities in the Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, and Control of Hypertension among Adult Diabetic Patients in Northern State, Sudan: A cross sectional Analytical Community-based Study, 2026

Omer AA, Abdelaziz MO, Bashir RE et al. · 2026 · Preprint

Abstract Background Diabetes and hypertension constitute a dual public health burden, particularly in low-income countries. While urban-rural disparities in healthcare access are well documented, this study aims to compare the prevalence,…

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Investigating cross-memory interactions of timing structures

Thong S, Hendrikse J, Chong TT- et al. · 2026 · Preprint

Motor and episodic memories are classically conceptualised as distinct memory domains. However, both memory sequences are characterised by order and timing of their elements. Generalisation has been previously documented between these…

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Brief Report: Psychological Flexibility, Perceived Stress and Emotion Regulation in Transitional-Age Youth (TAY) With Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).

Visser K, Keulen J, Bodden D et al. · 2026 · Journal of autism and developmental disorders

Purpose In clinical practice and research, there is growing interest in transdiagnostic interventions, such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), for patients with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), due to the pervasive nature of the…

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Detection of cross-reactivity of antibodies to the N proteins of feline morbillivirus and canine distemper virus in Japanese cat plasma samples.

Khin STMM, Jafar SM, Ju M et al. · 2025 · Journal of virological methods

Feline morbillivirus (FeMV) is a globally emerging virus that has been linked to chronic kidney disease (CKD) in infected cats. Immunological assays, such as enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), are important for studying the virus…

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Review and practical excursus on the comparison between traditional statics methods and Classification And Regression Tree (CART) in real-life data: Low protein diet compared to Mediterranean diet in patients with chronic kidney disease.

Calabrese V, Metro D, Alibrandi A et al. · 2025 · Nefrologia

The Classification and Regression Tree (CART) is a supervised learning approach useful used to segment the space of and the predictors/features space into smaller homogeneous regions that are, represented in a decision tree. It computes…

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Platelet antibody detection assays: a single-laboratory comparison of MAIPA, PIFT, and microsphere-based multiplex assays Pak-Lx.

Costa TH, Bonet-Bub C, Kutner JM · 2024 · Hematology, transfusion and cell therapy

Background and objectives The identification of platelet antibodies is essential for diagnosing and managing conditions such as fetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenic purpura, post-transfusion purpura, and immune platelet…

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Comparative efficacy of pre-moistened sponges and E-swabs for active surveillance of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii carriage.

Epchtien RE, Temkin E, Masarwa S et al. · 2025 · European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology

We evaluated whether skin sampling with E-swabs is an effective alternative to pre-moistened sponges for detecting carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) carriage. Skin samples were collected by sponges with enrichment and…

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Levan-derived oligosaccharides (LOS) confer selective resistance against Phytophthora capsici but not Botrytis cinerea in melon and watermelon.

Yang M, Chen Y, Yang L et al. · 2026 · International journal of biological macromolecules

Plants face significant threats from pathogens while chemical pesticides remain the primary method for disease control. However, excessive use of chemical pesticides has led to increased pathogen resistance and environmental hazards,…

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The defense-inducing compound N-hydroxy pipecolic acid is a major substrate for the methyltransferase PbBSMT of Plasmodiophora brassicae.

Benade F, Jülke S, Schwelm A et al. · 2026 · Journal of experimental botany

The clubroot pathogen Plasmodiophora brassicae has an effector protein that can methylate the plant defense compound salicylic acid (SA), and the protein sequence is highly conserved in different isolates worldwide. Sequencing the…

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Early risk assessment and aspirin prophylaxis did not reduce preterm preeclampsia in Sweden: a population-based study.

Mans-Gallart N, Carlhäll S, Hildebrand E et al. · 2026 · American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

Background Preeclampsia is a substantial cause of maternal and perinatal morbimortality, with complications becoming more severe the earlier it manifests during pregnancy. The Fetal Medicine Foundation has developed a method that combines…

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