Performance of HPV E4 and p16INK4a biomarkers in predicting regression of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2 (CIN2): protocol for a historical cohort study by David Jenkins, Mark H Stoler, Anne Hammer, Torben Steiniche, Lone Kjeld Petersen, Patti E Gravitt, Rikke Kamp Damgaard, Maurits NC de Koning, Wim GV Quint, John Doorbar, Johnny Kahlert

“…Regression will be used as the primary outcome.Ethics and dissemination The study has been approved by the Ethical Committee in Central Denmark Region (1-10-72-60-20) and registered at the Faculty of Health, Aarhus University. Results will be published in a peer-reviewed journal and presented at scientific meetings.Trial registration number NCT05049252.…”
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Genomic patterns of strain-specific genetic structure, linkage, and selection across fall armyworm populations by Ashley E. Tessnow, Rodney N. Nagoshi, Robert L. Meagher, Todd M. Gilligan, Ben M. Sadd, Yves Carrière, Holly N. Davis, Shelby J. Fleischer, Kelly Richers, John C. Palumbo, Patrick Porter, Jose Carlos Verle Rodrigues, Gregory A. Sword

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Association between red cell distribution width—albumin ratio and all-cause mortality in intensive care unit patients with heart failure by Ni Li, Junling Li, Kai Wang

“…The time-concordance index curve was carried out to explore the additional prognostic value of RAR on mortality over the existing scoring systems, Serial Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) and Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation Ⅱ (APACHE Ⅱ).ResultsThe analysis encompassed a cohort of 4,506 patients, with Kaplan-Meier curves indicating that individuals with higher RAR levels exhibited an elevated risk of all-cause mortality (p < 0.001). …”
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Impact of Prenatal Stress on Neuroendocrine Programming by Odile Viltart, Christel C. A. Vanbesien-Mailliot

“…This growing interest has been driven by the discovery of a tight relationship between prenatal stress and development of short- and long-term health disorders. Among factors susceptible of contributing to such a deleterious programming, nutrients and hormones, especially steroid hormones, are considered as powerful mediators of the fetal organization since they readily cross the placental barrier. …”
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High uric acid model in Caenorhabditis elegans by Zhenjing Li, Yibin Xue, Nifei Wang, Jingli Cheng, Xiaoying Dong, Qingbin Guo, Changlu Wang

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Essential oil and furanosesquiterpenes from myrrh oleo-gum resin: a breakthrough in mosquito vector management by Eleonora Spinozzi, Marta Ferrati, Cecilia Baldassarri, Paolo Rossi, Guido Favia, Giorgio Cameli, Giovanni Benelli, Angelo Canale, Livia De Fazi, Roman Pavela, Luana Quassinti, Cristiano Giordani, Fabrizio Araniti, Loredana Cappellacci, Riccardo Petrelli, Filippo Maggi

“…Abstract Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) are vectors of various pathogens of public health concern and replacing conventional insecticides remains a challenge. …”
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Locked-in Syndrome: Insights into Etiology, Diagnosis, Management, and Quality of Life by Urszula Zelik, Wojciech Florczak, Joanna Śnieżna, Jakub Dziewic, Karol Dzwonnik, Wiktoria Domino, Gabriela Trestka, Maria Przygoda, Jagienka Włodyka, Kamila Stępień, Sabina Adamczyk

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New insights into the mechanism of triphenyl phosphate and its metabolite diphenyl phosphate in diabetic kidney disease by Ting Fang, Qiaoyan Liu, Xinxin Huangfu, Hongkai Zhu, Hongwen Sun, Liming Chen

“…The research examined the relationship between urinary DPHP levels and kidney function in American adults using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from 2017 to March 2020. …”
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A retrospective cohort study: do patients with graves’ disease need to be euthyroid prior to surgery? by Abrar Al Jassim, Tim Wallace, Sarah Bouhabel, Agnieszka Majdan, Michael Hier, Veronique-Isabelle Forest, Richard Payne

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Electrocardiographic changes induced by temperature variations in newly hatched Aperema (Rhinoclemmys punctularia, Daudin, 1801) by Deise de Lima Cardoso, Deise de Lima Cardoso, Brenda Stefany dos Santos Braga, Brenda Stefany dos Santos Braga, Daniella Bastos de Araújo, Clarissa Araújo da Paz, Luciana Eiró-Quirino, Thaysa de Sousa Reis, Luana Vasconcelos de Souza, Rayllan da Cunha Ferreira, Gabriela Brito Barbosa, Raíssa Vieira de Souza, Yris da Silva Deiga, Maria Klara Otake Hamoy, Diva Anelie de Araújo Guimarães, Diva Anelie de Araújo Guimarães, Moisés Hamoy

“…The development of non-invasive ECG measurement methods is crucial for evaluating and maintaining the health of chelonian individuals during veterinary treatment or experimental procedure. …”
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Ecological risks in downstream lakes exacerbated by the three Gorges reservoir by Xinxin Chen, Yaxin Guo, Junhong Zhang, Xiao Han, Weiya Huang, Yao Yue

“…River regulation through reservoir construction is one of the greatest challenges to the natural flow state and ecological health of river systems globally. The Three Gorges Dam (TGD), the largest dam in the world, has been in operation since 2003 to regulate water resources downstream. …”
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Chemical Characterization of Water-soluble Ions and Metals in Particulate Matter Generated by a Portable Two-stroke Gasoline Engine by Jen-Hsiung Tsai, Shui-Jen Chen, Sheng-Lun Lin, Zheng-You Xu, Kuo-Lin Huang, Chih-Chung Lin

“…Our finding for portable engine emission has been rarely considered in the literature but it is unneglectable for labors who are usually exposed to the ions and metals. Further health risk assessment research is suggested to include temporarily real-life exposures with high pollutant levels.…”
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Death and disappearance: Measuring racial disparities in mortality and life expectancy among people in state prisons, United States 2000-2014. by Bryan L Sykes, Ernest K Chavez, Justin D Strong

“…Understanding how and why gains in survivorship may stall is important for aligning health initiatives with social policy to facilitate maximal and consistent mortality declines for all demographic groups.…”
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Immune Reactions Against Elongation Factor 2 Kinase: Specific Pathogenesis of Gastric Ulcer from Helicobacter pylori Infection by Kiyoshi Ayada, Kenji Yokota, Yoshiro Kawahara, Yumiko Yamamoto, Kazuyuki Hirai, Tomoki Inaba, Masahide Kita, Hiroyuki Okada, Kazuhide Yamamoto, Keiji Oguma

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Incidence of SARS-CoV-2 reinfection in a paediatric cohort in Kuwait by Mohammad Alghounaim, Saadoun Bin-Hasan, Fatemah Alhaddad, Ali Abdulkareem, Danah Alsharrah, Abdullah Alkandari, Mona Al-Ahmad, Hashem Al Hashemi

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Natural Products as Sources of Antimalarial Drugs: Ethnobotanical and Ethnopharmacological Studies by Oluwole Solomon Oladeji, Abimbola Peter Oluyori, Deborah Temitope Bankole, Tokunbo Yemisi Afolabi

“…Malaria is one of the lethal diseases of man, contributing to about 17 million deaths annually, leading to sociocultural, economic, and health influences. Aim of the Study. The study explores the ethnobotanical and ethnopharmacological appraisal of antimalarial plants used by people of Omu Aran, Ogbomoso, Ado Ekiti, and Sagamu communities in Nigeria. …”
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Allogeneic CD33-directed CAR-NKT cells for the treatment of bone marrow-resident myeloid malignancies by Yan-Ruide Li, Ying Fang, Siyue Niu, Yichen Zhu, Yuning Chen, Zibai Lyu, Enbo Zhu, Yanxin Tian, Jie Huang, Valerie Rezek, Scott Kitchen, Tzung Hsiai, Jin J. Zhou, Pin Wang, Wanxing Chai-Ho, Sunmin Park, Christopher S. Seet, Caspian Oliai, Lili Yang

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Are breast cancer patients with low distress at diagnosis at risk of psychological symptoms later in their disease trajectory? Considerations for when to screen for distress by Rikke Langballe, Birgitte Mertz, Niels Kroman, Thomas Maltesen, Susanne Rosthøj, Pernille Envold Bidstrup

“…We used latent class mixed models to identify sub-groups of patients with similar development in distress, anxiety, depression, breast cancer-specific health-related quality of life, self-efficacy, and fear of recurrence over time. …”
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Prevalence and predictors of short stature in children aged 3–18 years in Hainan Province, China: a cross-sectional study by Mi Yan, Mi Yan, Yingying Qin, Yingying Qin, Hongai Li, Chuican Huang, Haidan Li, Li Liu, Yuhua Cai, Lichun Fan, Wei Xiang, Xiaoyan Huang, Xiaoyan Huang

“…BackgroundShort stature is a global health-related problem and remains to be evaluated in children in Hainan Province. …”
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Novel Electrochemical Treatment of Spent Caustic from the Hydrocarbon Industry Using Ti/BDD by Alejandro Medel, Erika Méndez, José L. Hernández-López, José A. Ramírez, Jesús Cárdenas, Roberto F. Frausto, Luis A. Godínez, Erika Bustos, Yunny Meas

“…The results show that the hydrocarbon industry spent caustics can be mineralized to CO2 and water, driving the use of ET and of the Ti/BDD to solve a real problem, whose potential and negative impact on the environment and on human health is and has been the environmental agencies’ main focus.…”
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