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A role for affectivity in rapid facial mimicry: An electromyographic study

Using a novel methodological approach, these findings provide evidence for the contention that affective processing underlies rapid facial mimicry reactions

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Maternal Smoking During Pregnancy Induces Epigenetic Changes Into Adolescence, Independent of Postnatal Smoke Exposure and Is Associated With Cardiometabolic Risk

This study demonstrates a critical timing of cigarette smoke exposure over the life course for establishing persistent changes in DNA methylation into adolescence

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Viral respiratory infections and the oropharyngeal bacterial microbiota in acutely wheezing children

Bacterial airway microbiome is highly variable in early life and its role in wheeze remains less clear than viral influences

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Using pneumococcal carriage studies to monitor vaccine impact in low- and middle-income countries

We review the role of pneumococcal carriage studies for the evaluation of PCVs in LMICs and discuss optimal methods for conducting these studies

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A framework for the management of the pediatric airway

A simple, time critical, and pediatric-specific airway management approach will help to reduce airway-related pediatric morbidity and mortality

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Developing a smartphone application to support social connectedness and wellbeing in young people with cystic fibrosis

This study developed and tested a highly usable, and moderately acceptable, smartphone app to improve the psychosocial health of young people living with CF

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Aging of preleukemic thymocytes drives CpG island hypermethylation in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Cancer cells display DNA hypermethylation at specific CpG islands in comparison to their normal healthy counterparts, but the mechanism that drives this so-called CpG island methylator phenotype (CIMP) remains poorly understood. Here, we show that CpG island methylation in human T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) mainly occurs at promoters of Polycomb Repressor Complex 2 (PRC2) target genes that are not expressed in normal or malignant T-cells and which display a reciprocal association with H3K27me3 binding.

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Genetic Manipulation of Group A Streptococcus-Gene Deletion by Allelic Replacement

An optimized, rapid method for creating markerless isogenic mutations that combines Gibson assembly cloning with a new temperature-sensitive plasmid, pLZts

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Strengthening health systems to support children with neurodevelopmental disabilities in Fiji—A commentary

Leadership and collaboration has resulted in increased capacity in the Fijian health system to support children with neurodevelopmental disabilities

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Macroeconomic Fluctuations in Home Countries and Immigrants’ Well-Being: New Evidence from Down Under

Our findings suggest that immigrants in Australia have emotional or altruistic connections to their home countries