Characterization of Residential Woodsmoke PM2.5 in the Adirondacks of New York by George Allen, Lisa Rector

“…With the exception of occasional regional PM events, the hourly measurements of this pollutant between the paired sites exhibited poor correlations, suggesting that local woodsmoke was responsible for the observed increases in PM values. One location that was adjacent to a residence with a wood stove, which was 40 meters from the monitoring site, experienced repeated episodes of elevated PM2.5 concentrations, with a maximum 3-hour average of 150 µg m−3, a maximum 24-hour rolling average of 64 µg m−3, and a maximum midnight-to-midnight average of 46 µg m−3. …”
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Allergic conditions and risk of rheumatoid arthritis: a Swedish case–control study by Johan Askling, Lars Klareskog, Lars Alfredsson, Marie Holmqvist, Helga Westerlind, Cynthia S Crowson, Vanessa L Kronzer

“…By contrast, statistically significant associations were observed for animal dander allergy (6% vs 5%, aOR 1.37, 95% CI 1.03 to 1.82), especially in ACPA-positive RA (aOR 1.46 95% CI 1.06 to 2.01) and for atopic dermatitis, in particular for older and ACPA-negative RA (aOR 2.33, 95% CI 1.37 to 3.96 at age 80). …”
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The effect of Ta alloyed state on the corrosion resistance of TC4 surface laser cladding high entropy alloy by Feixiang Tian, Qiyu Gao, Leilei Wang, Xiaohu Guan, Xiaohong Zhan

“…The minimum corrosion current density of the coatings was only 0.877 × 10−8 A/cm2, and secondary passivation were observed during the polarization treatment of all coatings.…”
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Characteristics and Management of Uncontrolled Gout Prior to Pegloticase Therapy: A 2-year Claims Analysis by Robert J. Morlock, Deepan Dalal, Victoria Divino, Mitchell DeKoven, Stephanie D. Taylor, Atsuko Powers, Naina Barretto, Robert J. Holt, Brian LaMoreaux

“…Methods Using IQVIA’s PharMetrics® Plus database, we conducted a retrospective observational analysis of adults with ≥ 1 pegloticase claim between April 1, 2011, and August 31, 2020. …”
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Could a Dolutegravir-Based Antiretroviral Therapy Lead to Clinical Obesity? A Retrospective Cohort Study Conducted at Hawassa University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital in Hawas... by By Aberash Eifa, Worku Ketema

“…A facility-based retrospective observational cohort study was conducted in pursuit of weight change disparities between tenofovir/lamivudine/dolutegravir and tenofovir/lamivudine/efavirenz-based regimens among patients who have attained optimal viral suppression at Hawassa University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital antiretroviral clinic. …”
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In-depth Analysis of IS6110 Genomic Variability in the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex by Jessica Comín, Jessica Comín, Isabel Otal, Isabel Otal, Isabel Otal, Sofía Samper, Sofía Samper, Sofía Samper

“…In addition, we studied 74 IS6110 copies in 38 different MTBC strains in which the location was characteristic of different families including Haarlem, LAM, S, and L6 strains. We observed mutation in 13.3% of the copies studied and we found 10 IS6110 variants in 21 copies belonging to 16 strains. …”
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Recovery from Liver Failure and Fibrosis in a Rat Portacaval Anastomosis Model after Neurointermediate Pituitary Lobectomy by Martín Muñoz-Ortega, Noé Macías-Segura, Javier Ventura-Juárez, Manuel Enrique Ávila-Blanco, Leonardo D. Ponce-Damian, Daniel González-Blas, Esperanza Sánchez-Alemán, Andrés Quintanar-Stephano

“…Thus, partial reversion of liver damage and fibrosis was observed. The study supports the crucial role of AVP in the inflammatory-fibrotic processes and maintenance of immune competence. …”
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Curcumin Targeting NF-κB/Ubiquitin-Proteasome-System Axis Ameliorates Muscle Atrophy in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Cachexia Mice by Jin Zhang, Jin Zheng, Haitao Chen, Xinrong Li, Chenxiao Ye, Fan Zhang, Zewei Zhang, Qinghua Yao, Yong Guo

“…Mitochondrial function in muscle tissue was observed by transmission electron microscopy and ATP detection, muscle inflammatory factors were detected by ELISA, muscle differential metabolites were detected by 1HNMR metabolomics, and the muscle tissue ubiquitination levels and NF-KB expression were also analyzed by RT-qPCR and Western blot. …”
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Results of the ORION open comparative randomized trial: evaluation of efficacy of the Russian drugs Altevir and Phosphogliv in combined treatment of chronic hepatitis C by V. T. Ivashkin, M. V. Mayevskaya, P. O. Bogomolov, I. G. Nikitin, A. O. Buyeverov, A. V. Lapshin

“…No difference in adverse events rate of between groups was observed.Conclusions. Efficacy of domestic standard IFN-α altevir in combination to ribavirin in CHC treatment at 2nd and 3rd HCV genotypes, and at 1-st genotype HCV in patients with low viral load as well can be considered as high. …”
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Socioeconomic and behavioural factors that contribute to the co-occurrence of risk factors for noncommunicable diseases by Naftal Sakaria, Nelago Indongo

“…Abstract It is observed that the global burden of diseases had shifted from infectious diseases to Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), with an accumulative trend in developing countries. …”
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Association of intraprocedural near admission-level blood pressure with functional outcome in stroke patients treated with mechanical thrombectomy by Min Chen, Lukas Daniel Sauer, Mika Herwig, Jessica Jesser, Meinhard Kieser, Arne Potreck, Markus Möhlenbruch, Peter Arthur Ringleb, Silvia Schönenberger

“…Methods We conducted a retrospective observational study at a single center at a university hospital, which included patients from August 2018 to September 2020 suffering from acute ischemic stroke with anterior circulation vessel occlusion and treated with endovascular therapy. …”
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Additive Effects of Exercise and Vitamin D Supplementation (with and without Calcium) on Bone Mineral Density in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Cecilie Fischer, Franz Jakob, Matthias Kohl, Stephanie Kast, Simon Von Stengel, Katharina Kerschan-Schindl, Uwe Lange, Friederike Thomasius, Stefan Peters, Michael Uder, Wolfgang Kemmler

“…No significant differences between EX versus EX + Vit-D were observed for BMD-LS (MD: 0.002, 95%-CI: −0.033 to 0.036) or BMD-hip (MD: 0.003, 95%-CI: −0.035 to 0.042). …”
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Hormonal Priming Improves Seed Quality Parameters in Sunflower by Ankita Thakur, B. S. Dilta, Rohit Verma, Sapna Kaushal, Vinay

“…From the study, it was observed that among all the treatments, treatment in which the seeds were primed with GA3 @100 ppm significantly enhanced the seed germination (92.50%), speed of germination (56.54), seedling length (28.20 cm), seedling fresh weight (582.20 mg), seedling dry weight (28.96 mg), SVI-I (2607.72), SVI-II (2678.51), oil content (43.99%) and resulted in the lowest EC (299.00 µS m-1). …”
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Should you hold onto the treadmill handrails or not? Cortical evidence at different walking speeds by Monica Biggio, Costanza Iester, Davide Cattaneo, Simone Cutini, Ambra Bisio, Ludovico Pedullà, Alessandro Torchio, Marco Bove, Laura Bonzano

“…Furthermore, at the higher speed and without the use of handrails, a wider pattern of task-based functional connectivity was observed, with significantly stronger connectivity between the left BA10 and BA40. …”
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Impact of atrial fibrillation on productivity in working-age patients: an analysis of Swiss-AF prospective cohort study data by Helena Aebersold, Fabienne Foster-Witassek, Sina Amberg, Miquel Serra-Burriel, Giorgio Moschovitis, Raffaele Zannoni, Stefanie Aeschbacher, Giulio Conte, Jürg H. Beer, Eva Blozik, Leo H. Bonati, David Conen, Stefan Felder, Moa L. Haller, Philipp Krisai, Michael Kühne, Rebecca E. Paladini, Tobias Reichlin, Nicolas Rodondi, Christian Sticherling, Thomas Szucs, Yuki Tomonaga, Stefan Osswald, Matthias Schwenkglenks

“…RESULTS: Of 217 analysed Swiss-AF patients, 14.7% reported a professional activity change (9.2% stop, 5.5% reduction) due to atrial fibrillation before the end of observation. Of those working at enrolment (n = 157), 3.8% had a subsequent professional activity change due to atrial fibrillation, 11.6% due to other reasons. …”
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Selective Vulnerability of the Cochlear Basal Turn to Acrylonitrile and Noise by B. Pouyatos, C. A. Gearhart, A. Nelson-Miller, S. Fulton, L. D. Fechter

“…While the ACN-only and noise-only exposures induced no or little permanent auditory loss, the three exposures to acrylonitrile+noise produced similar auditory and cochlear impairments above 16 kHz, despite the fact that the noise exposures covered 2 octaves. These observations show that the basal cochlea is much more sensitive to acrylonitrile+noise than the apical partition. …”
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Characterization and quantification of iron species in the banded iron formations (BIFs) in China Craton to explore the potential for H2 production using XRD and Mössbauer spectros... by Hyo-Im Kim, Inkyeong Moon, Minkyeong Kim, Hyuk Jun Lee, Hyunkyung Choi, Young Rang Uhm, Lei Liu, Jonguk Kim, Wonnyon Kim

“…XRD analysis and microscopic observations showed that the magnetite and hematite are the primary ore minerals in BIFs in China Craton. …”
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Assessing Pedagogical Innovations: Empowering Excellence with OSVE in Undergraduate MBBS Students at Rai Medical College,Sargodha by Mudaser hussain Abbasi, Kamran Arzoo, Muhammad Hammad Jatalla, Sundas Ahmad, Tanveer ZIa Qureshi, Zahid Masood

“…Significant statistical difference was observed in opinions of male and female with respect to encouragement in OSVE from examiner and biasness during unstructured viva with p values0.002 and 0.027, whereas we did not find any significant difference among gender point of views for all other aspects of OSVE. …”
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Investigation of the Normal Blowing Approach to Controlling Wingtip Vortex Using LES by Yubiao Jiang, Wanbo Wang, Chen Qin, Patrick N. Okolo, Kun Tang

“…This study also shows that normal blowing generates a jet-induced vortex at the location of the secondary vortex, while backflow, volume expansion, and spiral burst can be observed in the jet-induced vortex. The bursting jet-induced vortex destroys the jet-like flow structure of the primary vortex at the trailing edge.…”
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Implication of IL-17 in Bone Loss and Structural Damage in Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases by Benoit Le Goff, Béatrice Bouvard, Thierry Lequerre, Eric Lespessailles, Hubert Marotte, Yves-Marie Pers, Bernard Cortet

“…Overall, blocking the IL-17A pathway seems to have a positive effect on the bone and cartilage damage observed in inflammatory arthritis. Differences and specificity of these effects compared to those already described with other biologics such as anti-TNF therapies remain to be explored.…”
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