Lack of neighbor perception in soft wheat increases weed-induced yield losses.

Weeds are one of the major constraints for wheat productivity, causing significant yield losses worldwide. While chemical control is the most used practice to overcome weed damage, its efficacy is challenged by increasing weed resistance to most used herbicides, which is an expanding phenomenon caused by herbicide overuse/misuse. Modern wheat varieties are less able to perceive the presence of weeds than old varieties and are therefore less competitive against them and require chemical control to ensure adequate yields.

Expressive language and social communication abilities in children with spinal muscular atrophy type 1.

Aim: To investigate parent-reported expressive language and social communication abilities in children with spinal muscular atrophy type 1 (SMA1) treated with disease-modifying therapies.

Method: This was a cross-sectional feasibility study performed at the Dubowitz Neuromuscular Centre, London (UK), and the Centro Clinico Nemo Pediatrico, Rome (Italy), testing the use of the MacArthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventories (MB-CDIs, 8 months+) to explore vocabulary production, and the Social Communication Questionnaire (SCQ, 4 years+) to investigate social communication.

Results: Fifteen participants completed the MB-CDIs (age range 2 years 2 months-6 years 9 months).

Do Rare Genetic Conditions Exhibit a Specific Phonotype? A Comprehensive Description of the Vocal Traits Associated with Crisponi/Cold-Induced Sweating Syndrome Type 1.

: Perceptual analysis has highlighted that the voice characteristics of patients with rare congenital genetic syndromes differ from those of normophonic subjects. In this paper, we describe the voice phenotype, also called the phonotype, of patients with Crisponi/cold-induced sweating syndrome type 1 (CS/CISS1). : We conducted an observational study at the Department of Life Sciences and Public Health, Rome.

Development of the "SMA NNE," a short neonatal neurological examination for newborns with spinal muscular atrophy.

Unlabelled: The advent of newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) has highlighted the need for easy, quick, clinical tools to be used in infants with SMA identified in the neonatal period. We propose a new short module developed using items from the Hammersmith Neonatal Neurological Examination (HNNE) and from a module developed for floppy infants, both previously used in newborns with SMA. The new module was developed by identifying and selecting the items that were more often found to have abnormal findings in SMA newborns.

Dose-Dependent Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Live and Heat-Treated and via NF-κB and COX-2 Modulation in an In Vitro Model of Airway Inflammation.

Background: Probiotics are live microorganisms known for their health-promoting effects, particularly in modulating immune responses and reducing inflammation within the gastrointestinal tract. Emerging evidence suggests probiotics may also influence respiratory health, prompting investigation into their potential therapeutic application in lung inflammation.

Methods: This study examined the anti-inflammatory effects of (LS01 DSM 22775) and (B632 DSM 24706) on inflamed pulmonary epithelial cells.