A comparison of the parasitoid wasp species richness of tropical forest sites in Peru and Uganda – subfamily Rhyssinae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) by Hopkins, Tapani, Tuomisto, Hanna, Gómez, Isrrael C., Sääksjärvi, Ilari E.

“…Peruvian traps caught species at a faster rate (per individual caught) than Ugandan traps. We interpret this as a sign that the Peruvian sites have more species than the Ugandan site. …”
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Habits Related to Strength Training of Brazilian Recreational Runners by Wagner K. A. Santos, Lucas D. M. Forte, Alexandre S. Silva, Hallisson V. de O. Rufino, Lucas de F. Vieira, João M. F. Lima Silva, Mabliny Thuany, Reginaldo Gonçalves, Ytalo M. Soares

“…Traditional strength training (TST) was the predominant type of ST included (78.5%), with most participants performing 2–4 sets and 8–12 repetitions per set at a frequency of 3–4 sessions per week. …”
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The evolution of health policy and systems research in 11 low- and middle-income countries and the role of the Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research: a bibliometric analy... by Nino Paichadze, Emma K. Cook, Heather E. Rosen, Sara Kurtovic, Adnan A. Hyder

“…Nineteen per cent of HPSR publications during this time were authored by Alliance-funded investigators. …”
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Towards neuromorphic compression based neural sensing for next-generation wireless implantable brain machine interface by Vivek Mohan, Wee Peng Tay, Arindam Basu

“…We demonstrate that a data CR of 15–265 per channel can be achieved by transmitting address-event pulses for two different biological datasets. …”
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Smoking as a causative factor in chronic kidney disease: a two-sample Mendelian randomization study by Yue Yang, Zheng Zhang, Hai-tao Lu, Qian-qian Xu, Li Zhuo, Wen-ge Li

“…This study applied bivariate causal analysis and two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) methods to examine the association between various smoking behaviors – initiation, cessation, age at initiation, cigarettes smoked per day, and lifetime smoking – and CKD, using genome-wide data. …”
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Clinical Manifestations Associated with Overweight/Obesity in Puerto Ricans with Fibromyalgia Syndrome by Ruth M. Fred-Jiménez, Mariangelí Arroyo-Ávila, Ángel M. Mayor, Grissel Ríos, Luis M. Vilá

“…A cross-sectional study was performed in 144 patients with FMS (per American College of Rheumatology (ACR) classification criteria). …”
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Separation and Determination of Fe(III) and Fe(II) in Natural and Waste Waters Using Silica Gel Sequentially Modified with Polyhexamethylene Guanidine and Tiron by Svetlana Didukh, Vladimir Losev, Elena Borodina, Nikolay Maksimov, Anatoly Trofimchuk, Olga Zaporogets

“…The limit of detection for iron was 0.05 μg per 0.100 g of the sorbent. The calibration graph was linear up to 20.0 μg of Fe per 0.100 g of the sorbent. …”
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Wide-Field Megahertz OCT Imaging of Patients with Diabetic Retinopathy by Lukas Reznicek, Jan P. Kolb, Thomas Klein, Kathrin J. Mohler, Wolfgang Wieser, Robert Huber, Marcus Kernt, Josef Märtz, Aljoscha S. Neubauer

“…Thus, reconstructed en face images had a resolution of 34.8 pixels per degree in x-axis and 17.4 pixels per degree. …”
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The Influence of Physical Activity, Fast Food, and Body Composition on Hypercholesterolemia in Young Adults: A Step Toward SDGs - Good Health and Well-being by Sari Hesti Permata, Fadlilah Synta Haqqul, Febriani Ayu Rizky, Yasmin Alya, Fadilah Fitria Nur, Azizah Nisa Fithri

“…The analysis revealed significant relationships between blood cholesterol and per cent body fat (p=0.000; r=0.403), visceral fat (p=0.000; r=0.434), fast food consumption (p=0.000; r=0.528), and physical activity (p=0.000; r=-0.585). …”
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Unveiling the drivers of vancomycin-resistant enterococcus in China: A comprehensive ecological study by Jiongjiong Wang, Xiaoying Li, Xinying Du, Huiqun Jia, Hui Chen, Jian Wu, Guangcai Duan, Haiyan Yang, Ligui Wang

“…Annual temperature and the number of beds in medical institutions per thousand people were protective factors against VREfm.…”
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Frequent Recurrences of Genital Herpes Are Associated with Enhanced Systemic HSV-Specific T Cell Response by Michal Holub, Alžběta Stráníková, Pavel Chalupa, Simona Arientová, Kateřina Roubalová, Ondřej Beran

“…The patients with high frequency of GH recurrences (mean number of recurrences of 13.3 per year) had significantly enhanced HSV-specific T cell responses than the HSV-2 seronegative healthy controls. …”
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Costs analysis of integrating group interpersonal therapy into HIV care services in Senegal by Yao Abounan, Jérôme Wittwer, Judicaël Malick Tine, Ibrahima Ndiaye, Salaheddine Ziadeh, Sophie Desmonde, Hélène Font, Helen Verdeli, Ndeye Fatou Ngom, Nathalie de Rekeneire, Antoine Jaquet, Moussa Seydi, Charlotte Bernard, the IeDEA West Africa Cohort Collaboration

“…We estimated total annual costs and cost per beneficiary. We conducted a scenario analysis to highlight some cost uncertainties and their impacts. …”
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High throughput microwell spectrophotometric assay for olmesartan medoxomil in tablets based on its charge-transfer reaction with DDQ by Darwish Ibrahim A., Wani Tanveer A., Khalil Nasr Y., Abdel-Rahman Hamdy M.

“…Under the optimum conditions, a linear relationship with a good correlation coefficient was found between the absorbance and the concentration of OLM in the range of 2-200 μg per well. The limits of detection and quantitation were 0.53 and 1.61 μg per well, respectively. …”
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Trends in breast cancer among elderly women: Development in estrogen and HER2 subtypes in the last ten years by Frederik K. Palshof, Lina S. Mørch, Maj-Britt R. Jensen, Hans H. Storm, Niels Kroman, Tove H.F. Tvedskov

“…Incidence of BC among women aged 80+ increased significantly across the Nordic Countries, with 1.24 % per year (95 % CI: 0.07 %: 2.41 %). In Denmark, in the 80+ group, the ER+/HER2- subtype had the highest increase, with 1.98 % per year (95 % CI: 1.10 %: 2.87 %). …”
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Alpinetin Attenuates Persistent Inflammation, Immune Suppression, and Catabolism Syndrome in a Septic Mouse Model by Yukun Liu, Kang Wang, Qaunrui Feng, Yongsheng Zhang, Chuntao Wang, Qinxin Liu, Xinghua Liu, Xiang Wang, Wei Gao, Xiangjun Bai, Zhanfei Li, Yuchang Wang

“…Mice were randomly divided into four groups: the (1) sham-operated group, (2) sham+alpinetin (1 mg/kg intravenously infused for once per day after sham operation), (3) cecal ligation and puncture (CLP), and (4) CLP+alpinetin (50 mg/kg intravenously infused for once per day after CLP). …”
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Dementia incidence among a cohort of lebanese older adults: first incidence estimates from the Middle East and North Africa region by Monique Chaaya, Sarah Assaad, Hala Darwish, Marc Haber, Rosemary Khoury, Dahlia Saab, Khalil El Asmar, Ramzi Hajjar

“…The crude incidence rate was 16.8 per 1,000 p-y, and the age standardized rate was 20.5 per 1,000 p-y. …”
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Effect of the Lipoxygenase Inhibitor Baicalein on Muscles in Ovariectomized Rats by D. Saul, J. H. Kling, R. L. Kosinsky, D. B. Hoffmann, M. Komrakova, M. Wicke, B. Menger, S. Sehmisch

“…Mm. soleus, gastrocnemius, and longissimus were extracted; their diameter, area, relation to body, and muscle weights as well as number of capillaries per fibre were recorded. In Mm. soleus and gastrocnemius, the baicalein effect (increasing number of capillaries per fibre) was proportional to the dose applied. …”
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Chronological trend of social contact patterns in Japan after the emergence of COVID-19 by Hwichang Jeong, Sehyun Park, June Young Chun, Norio Ohmagari, Yongdai Kim, Shinya Tsuzuki

“…Most recently, the median number of contacts per day during illness was 3 (interquartile range [IQR] 2–7) and then rose to 4.5 (IQR 2–11) after recovery. …”
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Proximate values and elemental analysis in wheat and soybean using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry by G. Kowmudi, V. Rashmi, K. Anoop, N. Krishnaveni, S. Naveen

“…The current study's goal is to determine the macronutrient, mineral and antioxidant activity of selected wheat and soybean varieties with the potential to be useful in the food industry to develop value-added products that are safe for consumption.METHODS: The proximate and mineral composition, gluten characterization, total phenolic contents, and antioxidant activity of three wheat cultivars  and five soybean cultivars that are indigenous to India were studied.FINDINGS: Wheat varieties were found to be rich in carbohydrates (65.8-68.8 percent) and gluten (27.2-28.6 percent), whereas soybean varieties were found to be the richest source of protein (32.8-33.7 percent), fat (17.1-17.6 percent), fiber (21.7-28.8 percent), polyphenols (2.76-3.59 milligram gallic acid equivalent per gram, and antioxidant activity (97-123 microgram ascorbic acid equivalent per gram). …”
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Case report: JAK inhibitor treatment of immune dysregulation symptoms in a patient with PTPN2 deficiency by Anna Roppelt, Ulyana Markina, Irina Beloglazova, Irina Beloglazova, Vasily Parshin, Dmitry Kanner, Dmitry Pershin, Mariia Fadeeva, Elena Raykina, Maxim Aleksenko, Alexander Karaulov, Mariana Lysenko, Mariana Lysenko, Daria Fomina, Daria Fomina, Daria Fomina

“…After the diagnosis of PTPN2 deficiency, treatment with the JAK inhibitor ruxolitinib was initiated at a dose of 15 mg per day, which was escalated to 30 mg daily after 1 month. …”
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