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Intravenous tenecteplase is associated with a higher incidence of thrombus movement before endovascular treatment for acute ischemic stroke: a secondary analysis of the AcT randomized controlled trial.

Alhabli I, Ishaque N, Kate M et al. · 2026 · Journal of neurointerventional surgery

Background Thrombus migration can occur in patients receiving IV thrombolysis for acute stroke. This study compared the effects of IV tenecteplase (0.25 mg/kg) versus alteplase (0.9 mg/kg) on thrombus movement in patients undergoing…

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Using Eye Tracking to Examine Effects of Overt Localization on Referential Processing in German Sign Language Sentence Processing.

Wienholz A, Nuhbalaoglu-Ayan D, Mani N et al. · 2026 · Journal of psycholinguistic research

The processing of referential expressions is influenced by their form, but also by the accessibility of their antecedents. In sign languages, discourse referents are typically assigned to referential loci (R-loci) in the signing space,…

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Effects of High-Density Aquaculture on Grass Carp, Leopard Coral Grouper, and Turbot: Growth Performance and Transcriptome Analysis of Lateral Line.

Yang B, Guo Z, Zhou Q et al. · 2026 · Animals : an open access journal from MDPI

The lateral line is a highly differentiated skin sensory organ in fish, but few studies have explored the relationship between stocking density and the physiological responses of the lateral line in different species. In this study, grass…

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Early post-transplant survival after lung transplantation in the Continuous Allocation Era: Associations with changing recipient and donor profiles.

Banga A, Valentine V, Zhang S et al. · 2026 · American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons

Despite more complex procurement logistics under Continuous Distribution (CD), lung transplant (LT) outcomes appear better. The current analysis sought to investigate the potential contributors to these trends observed under the CD…

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Dechorionation at an Early Stage of Embryogenesis Modifies the Behavior and Biogenic Amines in the Brain of Adult Zebrafish (Danio rerio).

Evsyukova VS, Sorokin IE, Kulikov PA et al. · 2026 · Bulletin of experimental biology and medicine

The removal of the cuticular membrane (chorion) in developing Danio rerio embryos was used as a model of mild and long-acting influences to study their consequences for adult D. rerio. We studied the effect of dechorionation 12 h after…

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Face masks do not hinder gaze-triggered social attention.

Tanaka Y, Ishikawa K, Okubo M · 2026 · Psychological research

Previous studies using gaze-cueing tasks have reported mixed findings regarding how face masks affect gaze-triggered attentional processes. However, in those tasks, participants were explicitly instructed to ignore gaze and face stimuli,…

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Pollution versus biopollution? Failure of Xenostrobus securis invasion in a heavily polluted estuary of the Bay of Biscay.

Ortiz-Moriano MP, Rivas-Iglesias L, Gutierrez-Rodriguez A et al. · 2026 · Marine pollution bulletin

Invasive species tolerant to pollution may gain a competitive advantage in contaminated environments. This study aimed to assess the accumulation of microplastics (MPs) and heavy metals (HMs) in native (Mytilus galloprovincialis) and…

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Effect of duration of feeding a sorghum silage-based backgrounding diet in an intense postweaning production system for Nellore bulls on growth performance

Pucetti P, Silva JT, Alves JB et al. · 2026 · Animal Feed Science and Technology.

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of different backgrounding durations in an intense postweaning production system for Nellore bulls, as compared with immediate adaptation to a corn-based finishing diet. Forty bulls…

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Influence of accent and learning styles on online animation learning.

Zhang Y, Zhang H, Wang Y et al. · 2026 · Cognitive processing

The influence of the interaction between accent and learning styles on learners' learning is an important issue to be considered in online animation design and application. The objective of this study is to reveal the effects of accent and…

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Inclusion of rapeseed cake or oil in the diet of beef cattle reduces enteric methane emissions without affecting animal performance.

Folliard NT, Waters SM, Roskam E et al. · 2026 · Animal : an international journal of animal bioscience

The global methane (CH 4 ) pledge aims to reduce anthropogenic CH 4 emissions by 30% by 2030. Oilseed rape (Brassica napus L), a break crop with 40 million ha cultivated globally in 2022, produces fatty acid-rich by-products that could…

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Human Steering Control Under Unpredictable Disturbances.

Liu JY, Cooke JRH, Selen LPJ et al. · 2026 · The European journal of neuroscience

There are multiple methods for controlling dynamical systems under external disturbances, with some emphasizing robust performance and others prioritizing efficiency. Here, we characterized the control strategies of human steering behavior…

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Effects of homeopathic remedy supplementation on performance, blood parameters, and behavior of pigs under vaccination and regrouping stress conditions.

Lee H, Sung JY, Son J et al. · 2026 · Journal of animal science and technology

In the modern swine production systems, pigs are often challenged with regrouping and vaccination, which may negatively affect growth performance and behavior of pigs. The objective was to test the hypothesis that a supplemental…

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