Analysis of diabetes mortality characteristics among the residents in Fengxian District, Shanghai, 2012‒2021 by XU Haifeng, HU Yi, WU Zhenyu, CHEN Ying, DENG Zenan, XUE Ting, YUAN yuan, QIN Meng, TANG Haiying

“…Population aging was the main factor causing the increase in mortality rate, while non-demographic factors had a greater impact on the rise in diabetes mortality among men than that in women. …”
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The application of biochar and organic fertilizer substitution regulates the diversities of habitat specialist bacterial communities within soil aggregates in proso millet farmland by Lixin Tian, Yawei Wang, Doudou Jin, Yulong Zhou, Bauyrzhan Mukhamed, Dan Liu, Baili Feng

“…Null-model analysis showed that biochar and fertilizer regimes rarely affected the assembly processes of the bacterial meta-community and sub-community within bulk soil and three aggregates, mainly determined by stochastic process. These observations offer a theoretical basis for understanding the intrinsic relationships between bacterial microbial communities and soil aggregates regulated by biochar and fertilization regimes in the semi-arid region.…”
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Pharmacognostic analysis and antimalarial evaluation of quercetin in Ilex umbellulata bark using HPTLC, in vitro screening, molecular docking, and network pharmacology by James H. Zothantluanga, Dipak Chetia, Yasangam Umbon, T. C. Lalhriatpuii, Dhritiman Roy, Nidahun Lamare, Salem Lalvenhimi

“…Network pharmacology studies revealed that quercetin could potentially alleviate malaria mainly by inhibiting pro-inflammatory response through the action of IL-4, IL-10, and IL-13 and by triggering the immune system. …”
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A Risk Management Approach to Global Pandemics of Infectious Disease and Anti-Microbial Resistance by Annie Sparrow, Meghan Smith-Torino, Samuel M. Shamamba, Bisimwa Chirakarhula, Maranatha A. Lwaboshi, Christine Stabell Benn, Konstantin Chumakov

“…The World Health Organization (WHO), part of the One Health alliance, focuses mainly on antibiotics and vaccines to reduce deaths due to superbugs and largely ignores the critical role of chlorine to control water-borne diseases (including polio) and other infections. …”
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Fournier Gangrene Associated with Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibitors: A Pharmacovigilance Study with Data from the U.S. FDA Adverse Event Reporting System by Yang Hu, Ziyu Bai, Yan Tang, Rongji Liu, Bin Zhao, Jian Gong, Dan Mei

“…However, existing studies have focused mainly on individual FG case reports. Although several previous studies conducted reviews of cases, objective scientific analysis was not applied, and the prognosis data were inadequate. …”
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Metode COPRAS untuk Menentukan Kain Terbaik dalam Pembuatan Pakaian pada Butik Batik Hatta Semarang by Saifur Rohman Cholil, Mohamad Adi Setyawan

“…The selection of the best fabric is the main problem in making clothes, this happens because of the many materials that are owned and the model of clothing to be made. …”
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A MALDI-TOF MS-based multiple detection panel of drug resistance-associated multiple single-nucleotide polymorphisms in Candida tropicalis by Feifei Wan, Min Zhang, Jian Guo, Huiping Lin, Xiaoguang Zhou, Lixin Wang, Wenjuan Wu

“…ABSTRACT Candida tropicalis is one of the main causes of invasive candidiasis. Rapid identification of antifungal resistance is crucial for selection of an appropriate antifungal to improve patient outcomes. …”
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Observations on old Serbian terminology for iron mining and processing: Želězo and gvozdje by Loma Aleksandar B.

“…In Old Serbian literature želězo occurs mainly in the Slavonic texts translated from Greek, where it renders such notions as ‘point of a spear’, or in the plural form želěza ‘fetters’. …”
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A density functional theory investigation of the substituent effect on acyclovir and guanine derivatives for applications on energetic materials by Luciana Amorim da Silva, Gabriel Monteiro-de-Castro, Erick Braga Ferrão Galante, Itamar Borges Jr, Aline Cardoso Anastácio

“…The main challenge in designing new energetic materials is to find a good balance between four seemingly incompatible requirements, namely, high-energy content, low sensitivity, low production costs and less-polluting content. …”
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Assessment of the impact of HIV infection on the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis and pubertal development among adolescent girls at a tertiary centre in Zimbabwe: a cross-secti... by Bothwell Takaingofa Guzha, Bismark Mateveke, Hamish Mubata, Tapiwa Chapupu, Vongai Dondo, Maxwell Chirehwa, Rendani Tshikosi, Tsungai Chipato, Zvavahera Mike Chirenje

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Short humeral stem in total shoulder arthroplasty does not jeopardize primary implant stability by Giulia Galteri, MSc, Sara Montanari, PhD, Giacomo Dozza, BSc, Marco Palanca, PhD, Luca Cristofolini, PhD

“…Differences between the long and short stem on the biomechanical parameters (permanent migrations, inducible micromotion, and extraction force) were tested with the nonparametric Mann-Whitney test (P < .05). Results: The main rotational inducible micromotion was around the craniocaudal axis. …”
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Measuring Fear and Greed Index in Stock Market: Evidence from the Tehran Stock Exchange by Mojtaba Rostami Noroozabad, Ali Golbabaei Pasandi, Milad Shahrazi, Somayeh Esfandyari

“…ObjectiveAccording to the hypothesis of behavioral finance, the main part of the ups and downs in the stock market can be the result of fear and greed. …”
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Analysis of Lens Thickness Distribution Based on Swept-Source Optical Coherence Tomography (SS-OCT) by Xi Feng, Yong Wang, Jianheng Liang, Yali Xu, Julio Ortega-Usobiaga, Danmin Cao

“…The values of LT : AL, AS : AL, and VCD : AL in different AL groups and their changes are the main outcome measures used to observe the proportion of the anterior and posterior segments of the eye. …”
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Effects of dietary selenium nanoparticles, selenomethionine and sodium selenite on growth performance, levels of thyroid hormones and antioxidant status of rainbow trout, Oncorhync... by Fardin Shaluei, Somayeh Hadadi, Shafigh Shafiei, Hossein Rahimi, Mehrdad Fattollahi

“…Se as a nutritional element is obtained in the aquatic environment from two main sources: feed and fertilizer. Fish species absorb dietary Se in various forms, such as organic and inorganic. …”
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Proteomic analysis of spinal dorsal horn in prior exercise protection against neuropathic pain by Binglin Chen, Jiabao Guo, Chan Gong, Chenchen Zhu, Yang Wu, Shengbo Wang, Yili Zheng, Haixia Lu

“…Mechanical withdrawal threshold (MWT) and thermal withdrawal latency (TWL) were used as the main observation indicators to evaluate the behavioral changes associated with pain. …”
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Une double discordance cardiaque complexe décompensée, à propos d’un cas et revue de la littérature by Nabila Soufi Taleb Bendiab, Rachid Djaziri, Fouad Sekkal, Nesrine Khedim, Abderrahim Meziane-Tani

“…Its prognosis depends mainly on other associated congenital heart defects, arrhythmias and disorders of the conduction, as well as systolic function of the right ventricle in the systemic position. …”
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Challenges and support factors in managing type 2 diabetes among pregnant women in Thailand: A convergent mixed-methods study by Ratchanok Phonyiam, Chiao-Hsin Teng, Catherine Sullivan, Aunchalee Palmquist, Eric Hodges, Yamnia Cortés, Marianne Baernholdt

“…Three women achieved optimal weight gain and glycemic control, while nine exhibited suboptimal health outcomes. We identified six main themes: 1) challenges at the individual level in managing diabetes, 2) support factors at the individual level for diabetes management, 3) challenges at the interpersonal level in controlling diet, 4) interpersonal support factors for managing diabetes, 5) challenges at the societal level in accessing healthcare, and 6) societal support factors for healthcare access. …”
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Perception and Production of French Nasal Vowel Contrasts by English- and Spanish-Speaking L2 Learners by Vincent Chanethom, Patrick-André Mather

“…Results revealed significant differences between the two language groups, mainly with respect to the /ɑ̃/ - /õ/ contrast. While L2 Spanish speakers showed no particular difficulty with that contrast, their English-speaking counterparts displayed lower accuracy rates in distinguishing /ɑ̃/ from /õ/ and implemented significantly smaller acoustic distances between the two categories. …”
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Evolution Characteristics of Soil and Water Conservation Carbon Pool and Its Carbon Sink Potential in Typical Small Watershed of the Loess Plateau by HE Guokai, WANG Kaibo, REN Zongping, XU Guoce, DONG Pengbei, WANG Pu

“…The types of soil and water conservation measures were mainly terraced grassland and slope grassland. (2) The SOC density of different soil and water conservation measures increased compared with the bare land on the slope, and the SOC density of terraced measures was higher than that of slope measures. …”
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Developmental Proteomics Reveals the Dynamic Expression Profile of Global Proteins of <i>Haemaphysalis longicornis</i> (Parthenogenesis) by Min-Xuan Liu, Xiao-Pei Xu, Fan-Ming Meng, Bing Zhang, Wei-Gang Li, Yuan-Yuan Zhang, Qiao-Ying Zen, Wen-Ge Liu

“…More importantly, we found that the up-regulated proteins of engorged adult ticks were mainly related to yolk absorption, degradation, and ovarian development-related proteins. …”
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