Retinitis Pigmentosa with EYS Mutations Is the Most Prevalent Inherited Retinal Dystrophy in Japanese Populations by Yuuki Arai, Akiko Maeda, Yasuhiko Hirami, Chie Ishigami, Shinji Kosugi, Michiko Mandai, Yasuo Kurimoto, Masayo Takahashi

“…Differential disease profiles with lower prevalence of Stargardt disease from European and North American populations were obtained. We found 205 sequence variants in 159 of 349 probands with an identification rate of 45.6%. …”
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Obesity increases DNA damage in the breast epithelium by Mohamed Gaber, Arnaud Quentel, Julia Holmes, Cassandra Lepetit, Hana Triki, Adam Wilson, Valerie Payne, Iliana Tenvooren, Cloé Dehours, Abigail Peoples, Mary L. Duet, Adam J. Katz, Thierry Pécot, Gwenola Bougras-Cartron, Pierre-François Cartron, Katherine L. Cook, Pierre-Alexandre Vidi

“…Compared to non-Hispanic Whites, women identifying as African Americans had higher levels of DNA breaks, as well as elevated leptin and IGF-1. …”
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What if writing rock history was also writing with “ifs”? Or how Lester Bangs liked playing a trick on his reader’s perception of time by Maud Berthomier

“…However, from the beginning of his work, American rock critic Lester Bangs took a radically different look at the manner in which that history should be written. …”
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Awareness and Uptake of Family Screening in Patients Diagnosed with Colorectal Cancer at a Young Age by Niamh M. Hogan, Marion Hanley, Aisling M. Hogan, Margaret Sheehan, Oliver J. McAnena, Mark P. Regan, Michael J. Kerin, Myles R. Joyce

“…The mean age was 51 (30–59). 66% had node positive disease. 25% had a family history of colorectal cancer in a FDR. While American and Canadian guidelines identified 100% of these patients as requiring screening, British guidelines advocated screening for only 40%. …”
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Randomized Controlled Pilot Study Testing Use of Smartphone Technology for Obesity Treatment by Jerilyn K. Allen, Janna Stephens, Cheryl R. Dennison Himmelfarb, Kerry J. Stewart, Sara Hauck

“…The sample was 78% female and 49% African American, with an average age of 45 years, and average BMI of 34.3 kg/m2. …”
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Pantoea agglomerans Bacteremia: Is It Dangerous? by Ikwinder Preet Kaur, Sindhura Inkollu, Amulya Prakash, Haresh Gandhi, Mohsin Sheraz Mughal, Doantrang Du

“…A 34-year-old African-American male with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus type I and recurrent skin infections was admitted with diabetic ketoacidosis. …”
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Contribution of Dr. Vladimir A. Koshkin to the development of plant physiology at VIR by B. V. Rigin, I. G. Loskutov, I. I. Matvienko, Z. A. Shchedrina, R. A. Abdullaev, E. V. Zuev, E. E. Radchenko

“…He participated in collecting missions in Latin American countries (Cuba, Mexico, Colombia, and Brazil) and was awarded a Timiryazev Gold Medal. …”
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How do transnational grassroots networks reframe the global norms of water and forests governance? by Émilie Dupuits, Géraldine Pflieger

“…The study focuses on two case studies: the Latin-American Confederation of Community Organizations for Water Services and Sanitation (CLOCSAS), and the Mesoamerican Alliance of Peoples and Forests (AMPB). …”
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LOKALUS IR GLOBALUS POŽIŪRIAI Į PRAĖJUSĮ ŠIMTMETĮ: GÜNTERIS GRASSAS VERSUS „TIME“ by Aldis Gedutis

“…Grass My Century and the collective text 80 days, that changed the world published in an American magazine Time. These texts represent different perspectives – My Century is an example of local perspective, while 80 days, that changed the world pretends to represent the global point of view. …”
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Patient Perception of Ideal Body Weight and the Effect of Body Mass Index by Rozhin Naghshizadian, Amir A. Rahnemai-Azar, Kruthi Kella, Michael M. Weber, Marius L. Calin, Shahida Bibi, Daniel T. Farkas

“…The study took place in an urban area, with the majority of participants in the study being Hispanic (65.7%) or African-American (28.0%). Patients presented to an outpatient clinic were surveyed regarding their ideal body weight and their ideal BMI calculated. …”
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Knee pain in adults from the northeast of São Paulo, Brazil: prevalence, risk factors, and impact on quality of life by Alberto de Vitta, Nicoly Machado Maciel, Sandra Fiorelli Almeida Penteado Simeão, Matias Noll

“…Furthermore, several studies have shown the negative impact of knee pain on quality of life; however, there is a lack of knowledge about knee pain in Latin American populations. Objective: This study aims to investigate the prevalence, risk factors, and impact on the quality of life of knee pain in Brazilian adults. …”
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The Exile Experience Reconsidered: a Comparative Perspective in European Cultural Migration during the Interwar Period by Renato Camurri

“…The first phase of studies into intellectual exile was strongly conditioned by two classic interpretative paradigms: the acculturation paradigm and the paradigm of the impact refugee scholars had on American culture. However, the field of so called “Exile Studies” has widened remarkably in recent years extending to philosophy, literature, sociology and anthropology. …”
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Characteristics of water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis) long fiber reinforced composite modified by NaOH and hot water by Ninis Hadi Haryanti, Suryajaya, Tetti Novalina Manik, Khaipanurani, Adik Bahanawan, Setiawan Khoirul Himmi

“…The test refers to ASTM (American Society for Testing Materials) standards D638 and D790. …”
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Analysis of Flexural Buckling Capacity of Stainless Steel Columns under Axial Compression by Yong Liang, Gapi Shu, Shaohua Li

“…The results showed that there are some deficiencies in the current European code for the design of stainless steel structures and the American code for the design of cold-formed stainless steel structures. …”
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A Trend for Increased Risk of Revision Surgery due to Deep Infection following Fast-Track Hip Arthroplasty by Einar Amlie, Anners Lerdal, Caryl L. Gay, Øystein Høvik, Lars Nordsletten, Sigbjørn Dimmen

“…The purpose of this study was to determine whether selected demographic (age and sex) and clinical (body mass index, American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classification, surgery duration, length of hospital stay, cemented versus uncemented prosthesis, and fast-track procedures) factors were associated with higher risk of revision surgery due to deep infection following THA. …”
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CPTU-Based Offshore Wind Monopile Rigid Bearing Mechanism Analysis by Jie Zhou, Renjie Gu, Panpan Shen, Chengjun Liu, Zeyao Li, Kefan Zhu, Zhenming Shi

“…However, the conventional offshore wind monopile bearing capacity prediction from the American Petroleum Institute (API) based on the small-diameter flexible pile field test is inaccurate with the rigid mechanism of large-diameter monopile causing economically loss. …”
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Global epidemiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis lineage 4 insights from Ecuadorian genomic data by Gabriel Morey-León, Paulina M. Mejía-Ponce, Juan Carlos Fernández-Cadena, Evelyn García-Moreira, Derly Andrade-Molina, Cuauhtémoc Licona-Cassani, Pablo Fresia, Luisa Berná

“…This study aimed to explore the genomic epidemiology and genetic diversity of M. tuberculosis in Ecuador by analyzing 88 local isolates and 415 public genomes from 19 countries within the Euro-American lineage (L4). Our results revealed significant genomic diversity among the isolates, particularly in the genes related to protein processing, carbohydrate metabolism, lipid metabolism, and xenobiotic biodegradation and metabolism. …”
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An Update on Anti-Helicobacter Pylori Treatment in Children by Renuka Khurana, Lori Fischbach, Naoki Chiba, Sander Veldhuyzen van Zanten

“…Although recommended as a first-line treatment in adults, two-week treatment with a PPI, clarithromycin and amoxicillin eradicated only 68% of H pylori infections in North American children. Treatment efficacy was reduced in the presence of metronidazole and/or clarithromycin resistance. …”
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Le modèle Universal Instructional Design au service de l’égalité des chances dans les universités canadiennes : apports, enjeux et défis by Ruth Philion, Christine Lebel, Louise M. Bélair

“…Recognizing that both groups have comparable needs, American universities and more recently, Canadian universities, have put into place guidelines driven by the Universal Instructional Design which is decidedly inclusive. …”
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Optimization of Tourism Real Estate Development Project Based on Option Premium Model by Donglei Ying

“…Through case analysis, the real option model, i.e., the classic American real option model, and binary tree value distribution model were adopted to analyze the factors affecting the real option of tourism real estate, optimize the development sequence of tourism real estate project, and demonstrate the phased development value of tourism real state, thereby enhancing the development value of tourism real estate projects. …”
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