Association of TCF7L2 genetic variants rs12255372 and rs7903146 with the polycystic ovary syndrome risk: systematic review and meta-analysis by Idrees A. Shah, Rabiya Rashid, Haroon Rashid, Abid Bhat, Mohd Ashraf Ganie

“…Unlike East Asians (MAF < 0.025), both variants are highly frequent across other global populations including America, South Asia, and Europe (MAF ≥ 0.19). Conclusion Unlike T2DM, our results showed that rs7903146 and rs12255372 variants of the TCF7L2 gene do not modulate the PCOS risk. …”
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Reference Intervals of Central Aortic Blood Pressure and Augmentation Index Assessed with an Oscillometric Device in Healthy Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults from Argentina by Alejandro Diaz, Yanina Zócalo, Daniel Bia, Edmundo Cabrera Fischer

“…Age-related reference intervals (RIs) of central (aortic) systolic blood pressure (cSBP) and augmentation index (cAIx) obtained from large healthy population are lacking in Argentina (South America). Aims. To analyze the existence of associations among cSBP and cAIx with demographic, anthropometric, and hemodynamic parameters and to generate percentile curves and RIs adjusted to each level of age and gender and/or body height. cSBP and cAIx were measured in 1038 healthy children, adolescents, and young adults. …”
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Blood Pressure in relation to 24-Hour Urinary Sodium and Potassium Excretion in a Uruguayan Population Sample by Paula Moliterno, Ramón Álvarez-Vaz, Matias Pécora, Leonella Luzardo, Luciana Borgarello, Alicia Olascoaga, Carmen Marino, Oscar Noboa, Jan A. Staessen, José Boggia

“…Many public health policies in Latin America target an optimized sodium and potassium intake. …”
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Association of HIV infection and hospitalization among mpox cases: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Muhammed Shabil, Shilpa Gaidhane, R. Roopashree, Mandeep Kaur, Manish Srivastava, Amit Barwal, G. V. Siva Prasad, Pranchal Rajput, Rukshar Syed, Anoop Dev, Danish Kundra, Ambanna Yappalparvi, Prakasini Satapathy, Quazi Syed Zahiruddin, Harish Kumar, Renu Sah, Ganesh Bushi

“…Abstract Background Mpox is a viral zoonotic disease that has seen a resurgence in recent years, with outbreaks reaching beyond its traditional endemic zones in Central and West Africa to parts of Europe and North America. The relationship between human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and mpox outcomes, particularly hospitalization rates, remains underexplored despite the known immunosuppressive effects of HIV. …”
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Don’t move a mussel: The role of key environmental drivers and management scale in assessing spatial variation in dreissenid spread risk in the Missouri River basin by Joseph Raymond, Lucas S. Bair, Timothy D. Counihan, Wesley M. Daniel, Sofie Duntugan, Matthew E. Neilson, Michael Springborn

“…The spread of non-native freshwater mussels in North America is a growing threat that has already resulted in substantial ecological and economic damage to infested areas. …”
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Sensor-controlled fertigation management for higher yield and quality in greenhouse hydroponic strawberries by George Kerrigan Hutchinson, Lan Xuan Nguyen, Zilfina Rubio Ames, Krishna Nemali, Rhuanito Soranz Ferrarezi

“…Controlled environment agriculture (CEA) for strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa) production has experienced a growth in popularity in recent years, particularly in North America. One of the most common growing systems in CEA strawberry production is the soilless hydroponic system, which uses an inert substrate and nutrient solution to grow the plants. …”
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Booster Vaccination against Yellow Fever in Gambian children-(BoVY) -a Phase 3 clinical trial to establish safety and immunogenicity of repeated YF vaccination in healthy Gambian c... by David Jeffries, Caitlin Pley, Beate Kampmann, Mam Nabou Leigh, Julia Strandmark, Ed Clarke, Peter Ndow, Ebrima Kanteh, Amadou Faal, Elishia Roberts

“…Background Yellow fever (YF) is a mosquito-borne and recently re-emerging viral haemorrhagic fever endemic to sub-Saharan Africa and South America. A highly effective vaccine against YF is licensed and recommended as part of routine childhood immunisation as a single dose at 9 months. …”
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Culturas en movimiento: migración y difusión-dilución de las creencias en México by Daniel Delaunay

“…Ése es el caso de dos fundamentos culturales de América Latina: la pertenencia indígena heredada de los pueblos amerindios y la religión católica, que si bien desde la Conquista adquirio un monopolio casi absoluto, desde los años sesengta ha disminuido su influencia frente a las iglesias evangelistas. …”
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Impacto de la movilidad urbana en la calidad del aire de la zona metropolitana de San Luis Potosí, México. by Claudia Nalleli Hernández Cerda, Alfredo Ávila Galarza, Diana Gabriela Cerda Alonso

“…La calidad del aire es monitoreada en algunas ciudades del mundo, pero en América Latina y en particular en México, el número de ciudades atentas a esta afectación ambiental se reduce; mientras que los impactos negativos a la salud humana y a los ecosistemas aumentan. …”
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Seasonal resource selection of a grassland bird in a dynamic landscape: Importance of a heterogeneous landscape by Sprih Harsh, Robert C. Lonsinger, Hilary R. Kauth, Andrew J. Gregory

“…Grassland biomes are among the most imperiled ecosystems in the world, and grassland birds are experiencing significant population declines in North America. Understanding how species respond to differences in resource availabilities across spatiotemporal extents is critical to determining animals' distributions. …”
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What does the fox select? Spatial ecology of Rocky Mountain red fox during peaks and troughs of human recreation by Emily N. Burkholder, John Stephenson, Sarah Hegg, David Gustine, Joseph D. Holbrook

“…Rocky Mountain red fox is a high‐elevation subspecies of the common red fox (Vulpes vulpes), and native to North America. From 2016 to 2021, we captured and GPS‐collared 18 individuals (11 males, 7 females) and evaluated spatiotemporal shifts in home range characteristics and habitat selection. …”
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Human Detection and Action Recognition for Search and Rescue in Disasters Using YOLOv3 Algorithm by B. Valarmathi, Jain Kshitij, Rajpurohit Dimple, N. Srinivasa Gupta, Y. Harold Robinson, G. Arulkumaran, Tadesse Mulu

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Impact of Sea Surface Temperature on City Temperature near Warm and Cold Ocean Currents in Summer Season for Northern Hemisphere by Muhammad Farhan Ul Moazzam, Byung Gul Lee, Sanghyun Kim

“…This study examined the impact of sea surface temperature (SST) on urban temperature across four cities located in three different countries (United States of America, Japan, and Morocco), all at nearly the same latitude, focusing on the summer season over the period from 2003 to 2020, because previously no one attempted to analyze the impact of SST on land surface temperature (LST). …”
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Historical dynamics of marginal populations at the leading edge of a temperate species in the boreal‐temperate ecotone by Pierre‐Yves Mondou Laperrière, Todor S. Minchev, Pierre Grondin, Martin Lavoie, Guillaume de Lafontaine

“…Abstract Marginal populations of temperate species at the leading edge of their range will likely play a key role at the boreal‐temperate ecotone (BTE) in the face of climate changes. In eastern North America, red maple (Acer rubrum L.) is the most abundant temperate tree species encroaching into the boreal forest. …”
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Presence of Brucella spp. in Milk and Dairy Products: A Comprehensive Review and Its Perspectives by Md. Sadequl Islam, Md. Ariful Islam, Md. Moshiur Rahman, Khaleda Islam, Md. Mominul Islam, Md. Murtuza Kamal, Md. Nazrul Islam

“…It is a significant global public health concern, particularly in regions with poor management and limited resources, such as Latin America, North and East Africa, the Middle East, and South and Central Asia. …”
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Intervención multicomponente para la reducción de las brechas en el proceso de atención y control de la hipertensión by Addys María Díaz Piñera, Tullia Battaglioli, Armando Rodríguez Salvá, Esteban Londoño Agudelo, Lisvett González Rodríguez, Patrick Van der Stuyft

“…<br /><strong>Conclusiones:</strong> el estudio brindará evidencias al Ministerio de Salud Pública cubano y a otros países, especialmente de América Latina, para mejorar el cuidado del paciente con padecimientos crónicos.…”
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Viajeros internacionales y otros indicadores de la transmisión de la COVID-19 en la provincia Santiago de Cuba by Larisa Zamora Matamoros, Nelsa María Sagaró del Campo, Luis Eugenio Valdés García, Jorge Díaz Silvera

“…Dentro de las regiones y países que determinaron el modelo se encuentran América, Europa, España, México y Venezuela.<br /><strong>Conclusiones:</strong> la cantidad de viajeros con y sin COVID-19 ha sido un detonante de la cantidad de casos infectados durante la epidemia en Santiago de Cuba.…”
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Use of machine learning in osteoarthritis research: a systematic literature review by Francis Berenbaum, Jérémie Sellam, David Klatzmann, Atul J Butte, Karine Louati, Encarnita Mariotti-Ferrandiz, Marie Binvignat, Valentina Pedoia

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Infernal instabilities in negative-triangularity plasmas with negative central shear by X.M. Zhang, L. Li, Y.Q. Liu, Z.Y. Dong, J.W. Li, Y. Liang, F.C. Zhong

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Assessing the robustness and implications of econometric estimates of climate sensitivity by Trude Storelvmo, Menghan Yuan, Thomas Leirvik, Kari Alterskjær, Peter C B Phillips, Chris Smith

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