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Importantly, these techniques do not require a priori seed selection and allow for whole brain investigation, representing a comprehensive, data-driven approach to determining differential connectivity between diagnostic groups. Across two samples, (Sample 1 35 SZ, 44 HC; Sample 2 65 SZ, 79 HC), we found evidence for differential rsFC within a network including temporal and thalamic regions. Connectivity in this network was greater for people with SZ compared to HCs. In the second sample, we also found evidence for hypoconnectivity within a cingulo-opercular network of brain regions in people with SZ compared to HCs. In summary, our results replicate and extend previous studies suggesting hyperconnectivity between the thalamus and sensory cortices and hypoconnectivity between cingulo-opercular regions in people with SZ using data-driven statistical and graph theoretical techniques.Individuals with gender incongruence (GI) experience serious distress due to incongruence between their gender identity and birth-assigned sex. GM6001 Sociological, cultural, interpersonal, and biological factors are likely contributory, and for some individuals medical treatment such as cross-sex hormone therapy and gender-affirming surgery can be helpful. Cross-sex hormone therapy can be effective for reducing body incongruence, but responses vary, and there is no reliable way to predict therapeutic outcomes. We used clinical and MRI data before cross-sex hormone therapy as features to train a machine learning model to predict individuals' post-therapy body congruence (the degree to which photos of their bodies match their self-identities). Twenty-five trans women and trans men with gender incongruence participated. The model significantly predicted post-therapy body congruence, with the highest predictive features coming from the cingulo-opercular (R2 = 0.41) and fronto-parietal (R2 = 0.30) networks. This study provides evidence that hormone therapy efficacy can be predicted from information collected before therapy, and that patterns of functional brain connectivity may provide insights into body-brain effects of hormones, affecting one's sense of body congruence. Results could help identify the need for personalized therapies in individuals predicted to have low body-self congruence after standard therapy.Magnetoencephalography (MEG) measures magnetic fields generated by synchronised neural current flow and provides direct inference on brain electrophysiology and connectivity, with high spatial and temporal resolution. The movement-related beta decrease (MRBD) and the post-movement beta rebound (PMBR) are well-characterised effects in magnetoencephalography (MEG), with the latter having been shown to relate to long-range network integrity. Our previous work has shown that the PMBR is diminished (relative to controls) in a group of schizophrenia patients. However, little is known about how this effect might differ in patients at different stages of illness and degrees of clinical severity. Here, we extend our previous findings showing that the MEG derived PMBR abnormality in schizophrenia exists in 29 recent-onset and 35 established cases (i.e., chronic patients), compared to 42 control cases. In established cases, PMBR is negatively correlated with severity of disorganization symptoms. Further, using a hidden Markov model analysis, we show that transient pan-spectral oscillatory "bursts", which underlie the PMBR, differ between healthy controls and patients. Results corroborate that PMBR is associated with disorganization of mental activity in schizophrenia.The bacterial diversity and corresponding biological significance revealed by high-throughput sequencing contribute massive information to source tracking of fecal contamination. The performances of classification models on predicting the fecal source of geographical local and foreign samples were examined herein, by applying support vector machine (SVM) algorithm. Random forest (RF) and Adaboost were applied for comparison as well. Discriminatory sequences were selected from Clostridiale, Bacteroidales, or Lactobacillales bacterial groups using extremely randomized trees (ExtraTrees). 1.51-12.64% of the unique sequences in the original library composed the representative markers, and they contributed 70% of the discrepancies between source microbiomes. The overall accuracy of the SVM model and the RF model on local samples was 96.08% and 98.04%, respectively, higher than that of the Adaboost (90.20%). As for the non-local samples, the SVM assigned most of the fecal samples into the correct category while several false-positive judgments occurred in closely related groups. The results in this paper suggested that the SVM was a time-saving and accurate method for fecal source tracking in contaminated water body with the potential capability of executing tasks based on geographically unassociated samples, and underlined the necessity of qPCR analysis for accurate detection of human source pollution.Metals in soil are potentially harmful to humans and ecosystems. Stable isotope measurement may provide "fingerprint" information on the sources of metals. In light of the rapid progress in this emerging field, we present a state-of-the-art overview of how useful stable isotopes are in soil metal source identification. Distinct isotope signals in different sources are the key prerequisites for source apportionment. In this context, Zn and Cd isotopes are particularly helpful for the identification of combustion-related industrial sources, since high-temperature evaporation-condensation would largely fractionate the isotopes of both elements. The mass-independent fractionation of Hg isotopes during photochemical reactions allows for the identification of atmospheric sources. However, compared with traditionally used Sr and Pb isotopes for source tracking whose variations are due to the radiogenic processes, the biogeochemical low-temperature fractionation of Cr, Cu, Zn, Cd, Hg and Tl isotopes renders much uncertainty, since large intra-source variations may overlap the distinct signatures of inter-source variations (i.e., blur the source signals). Stable isotope signatures of non-metallic elements can also aid in source identification in an indirect way. In fact, the soils are often contaminated with different elements. In this case, a combination of stable isotope analysis with mineralogical or statistical approaches would provide more accurate results. Furthermore, isotope-based source identification will also be helpful for comprehending the temporal changes of metal accumulation in soil systems.