Negative heterosis for meiotic recombination rate in spermatocytes of the domestic chicken Gallus gallus by L. P. Malinovskaya, K. V. Tishakova, T. I. Bikchurina, A. Yu. Slobodchikova, N. Yu. Torgunakov, A. A. Torgasheva, Y. A. Tsepilov, N. A. Volkova, P. M. Borodin

“…Because recombination breaks allele combinations already tested by natural selection and generates new ones of unpredictable fitness, a high recombination rate is generally beneficial for the populations living in a fluctuating or a rapidly changing environment and costly in a stable environment. …”
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The proposed protein and carbohydrate ingredients and the acceptance of moist feed by newly hatched Bigfin reef squid (Sepioteuthis lessoniana) by Natthawut Chanlek, Jirapan Satjarak, Yuzuru Ikeda, Nutt Nuntapong, Karun Thongprajukaew

“…Bigfin reef squid (Sepioteuthis lessoniana) begin to consume non-living food at least 20 days after hatching while they do not accept artificial diet during early phase of post-hatching. …”
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Quality of life in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in Latin American countries by H. Aguilar-Duran, M. Fernández, M. González-García, E. Rincón-Alvarez, M. Alberti, F. Caro, E. Tavera, E. Vásquez, N. Cortez, M. Salinas, M. Florenzano, C. Florestano, Ivette Buendia-Roldan

“…We did not find differences in HRQoL when dividing groups according to their altitude above sea level, except for a higher frequency of anxiety in patients living at sea level. Conclusions We found similar data compared to those reported in real-life European populations. …”
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Lactoferrin: a secret weapon in the war against pathogenic bacteria by Lucero Ruiz-Mazón, Gerardo Ramírez-Rico, Mireya de la Garza

“…The excessive use of antibiotics to treat bacterial infectious diseases in all living beings has caused a global epidemic of bacterial resistance to antibiotics, leading to the emergence of multidrug-resistant and pandrug-resistant strains. …”
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Healthy at home for COPD: an integrated digital monitoring, treatment, and pulmonary rehabilitation intervention by Laurel O’Connor, Stephanie Behar, Seanan Tarrant, Pamela Stamegna, Caitlin Pretz, Biqi Wang, Brandon Savage, Thomas Scornavacca, Jeanne Shirshac, Tracey Wilkie, Michael Hyder, Adrian Zai, Shaun Toomey, Marie Mullen, Kimberly Fisher, Emil Tigas, Steven Wong, David D. McManus, Eric Alper, Peter K. Lindenauer, Eric Dickson, John P. Broach, Vik Kheterpal, Apurv Soni

“…Conclusions A multimodal intervention combining preventative care, symptom and biometric monitoring, and MIH services was feasible in adults living with COPD. Participants demonstrated high protocol fidelity and engagement and reported improved quality of life. …”
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Cardiovascular risk profiling among South Asian adults in Hong Kong: a latent class analysis by Gary Ka-Ki Chung, Woohyung Lee, Danna Camille Vargas, Bulbul Sharma, Kai Sing Sun, Heidi Hung, Lee Sha Tong, Tsz Lui Tang, Hasiba Munir, Chi Yui Wong, Soniya Pun, Man Hin Chio, Eliza Lai-Yi Wong, Dong Dong, Eng-Kiong Yeoh

“…Abstract Background South Asians living in urbanized settings are facing disproportionate cardiovascular burden largely attributable to modifiable risk factors. …”
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Evaluation of parent and youth experiences in advisory groups as part of a mental healthcare clinical trial: protocol for a mixed-method study by Maria-Jose Santana, Gina Dimitropoulos, Suneeta Monga, Isabelle J Gagnon, Bruce Wright, Jananee Rasiah, Katrina Hurley, Antonia Stang, Amanda Newton, Stephen Freedman, Jennifer Thull-Freedman, Kassi Prisnie, Yazid N Al Hamarneh, Ellen Louise Lipman, Yaron Finkelstein, Robert Porter, Mohamed Eltorki, Lee Macdonald, Gareth Hopkin, Matthew Prebeg, Margaret Steele, Ahmed Mater, Laurence Katz, Brian Greenfield, Laurie Plotnick

“…In this study, the term ‘patient partner’ is inclusive of two groups of people with lived experience: (1) caregivers (parents, formal/informal caregivers and family), and (2) youth (aged 15–24 years). …”
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TraxVBF: A hybrid transformer-xLSTM framework for EMG signal processing and assistive technology development in rehabilitation by Seyyed Ali Zendehbad, Athena Sharifi Razavi, Marzieh Allami Sanjani, Zahra Sedaghat, Saleh Lashkari

“…The fact that people with mobility impairments often have great difficulties in performing essential Activities of Daily Living (ADL) shows the importance of developing effective rehabilitation strategies. …”
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Switching to Dolutegravir/lamivudine or Bictegravir/Emtricitabine/Tenofovir alafenamide. A comparative real-world study by Hernando Knobel, Esperanza Cañas-Ruano, Ana Guelar, Pablo Knobel, Judit Villar-García, Alicia González-Mena, Ceclia Canepa, Itziar Arrieta-Aldea, Augustin Marcos, Agustí Abalat-Torrres, Roberto Güerri-Fernández

“…Background This real-world study compared the safety and effectiveness of Dolutegravir/lamivudine (D/L) and Bictegravir/Emtricitabine/Tenefovir alafenamide (B/F/T) switch therapy regimens for people living with HIV (PLWH) Methods The retrospective study conducted from April 2019 to November 2022, included PLWH with < 50 copies/mL of HIV-RNA prior to recruitment who initiated either D/L or B/F/T switching therapy. …”
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Fish Tank Granuloma Presenting as a Nasal Cavity Mass by Motoki Sekine, Fumiyuki Goto, Kosuke Saito, Shoji Kaneda, Hikaru Yamamoto, Tomoaki Murakami, Takahide Hamano, Kenji Okami

“…Mycobacterium marinum is a free-living nontuberculous mycobacterium that is widely distributed in freshwater and seawater around the world. …”
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Out-of-Wedlock Pregnancy Among Single Mothers in Khartoum, Sudan: Sociodemographic Characteristics, Causes, and Consequences by Amal Abdelgadir Ali Mohamed, Elshafee Ahmed Apaker Babiker, Sohair Mohmoud Godat, Salma Mohammed Gomaa Doalbet, Aida AF Ahmed, Maha Hamed Mohamed Ali, Abdalkhaliq Ahmed Obadi, Amna Mohammed Ali Mustafa, Amani Awad Elkarim Taha, Amira Elnour Eltayeb Elbashir, Ragaa Gasim Ahmed, Fahad A Alghamdi, Waled AM Ahmed

“… Background: Out-of-wedlock childbearing is a global phenomenon that has lifelong consequences on the lives of both mothers and their children. The aim of this study is to identify the sociodemographic characteristics, causes, and consequences of outof- wedlock pregnancy among single mothers in Khartoum, Sudan. …”
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CD8+T cells and monocytes were associated with brain alterations in human immunodeficiency virus-infected individuals with cognitive impairment by Xin Zhang, Zhen Li, Jiahao Ji, Yundong Ma, Guangqiang Sun, Xue Chen, Ling Zhang, Tong Zhang, Yulin Zhang, Yang Zhang

“…Cognitive impairment (CI) continues to be a concern for people living with HIV-1 (PLWH) in the era of antiretroviral therapy (ART), yet the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. …”
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Fishing on Facebook: Using Social Media and Citizen Science to Crowd-Source Trophy Murray Cod by Matthew O’Connell, Dirk Spennemann, Jennifer Bond, R. Keller Kopf, Nicole McCasker, Paul Humphries

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate the potential utility of Facebook and traditional media to collect data on taxidermal Murray cod (Maccullochella peelii), a large, long-lived freshwater fish endemic to the Murray-Darling Basin, Australia. …”
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Structure and origin of Tuvan gene pool according to autosome SNP and Y-chromosome haplogroups by V. A. Stepanov, N. A. Kolesnikov, L. V. Valikhova, A. A. Zarubin, I. Yu. Khitrinskaya, V. N. Kharkov

“…Tuvans are one of the most compactly living peoples of Southern Siberia, settled mainly in the territory of Tuva. …”
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Cystic Fibrosis and Reproductive Outcomes: The Latest Insights into Fertility and Pregnancy by Weronika Małagocka, Karol Zagórski, Mateusz Kozik, Nina Skalska-Dziobek, Karolina Chybowska, Maria Naruszewicz, Przemysław Cetnarowski

“… Introduction and purpose: Due to improvement in treatment of people with cystic fibrosis (CF), the number of adult patients increases. CF patients are living longer, with better quality of life and a growing number of them are considering parenthood. …”
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Use of virtual reality to remotely train healthcare professionals in paediatric emergency tracheostomy skills: protocol for a multi-centre, non-inferiority educational intervention... by Jonathan R. Abbas, Noorulanne Younis, Emily Johnstone, Azita Rajai, Rachel Isba, Antony Payton, Brendan A. McGrath, Neil Tolley, Iain A. Bruce

“…Life-threatening complications during aftercare are not uncommon and may be influenced by a lack of education of carers or healthcare providers of children and young people living with a tracheostomy. Education programmes designed and supported by the National Tracheostomy Safety Project are effective, but resources are not available to educate the workforce at scale. …”
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Consistency Regularization for Semi-Supervised Semantic Segmentation of Flood Regions From SAR Images by G. Savitha, S. Girisha, Pundarika Sughosh, Dasharathraj K. Shetty, Jayaraj Mymbilly Balakrishnan, Rahul Paul, Nithesh Naik

“…As one of the most powerful natural catastrophes, floods pose serious risks to people&#x2019;s lives, the integrity of infrastructure, and agricultural landscapes, which increases the toll they take on the economy and society. …”
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Fructosamine and Hemoglobin A1c Correlations in HIV-Infected Adults in Routine Clinical Care: Impact of Anemia and Albumin Levels by Luisa Duran, Carla Rodriguez, Dan Drozd, Robin M. Nance, J. A. Chris Delaney, Greer Burkholder, Michael J. Mugavero, James H. Willig, Amy H. Warriner, Paul K. Crane, Ben E. Atkinson, Robert D. Harrington, Shireesha Dhanireddy, Michael S. Saag, Mari M. Kitahata, Heidi M. Crane

“…However, its use has not been extensively evaluated in persons living with HIV (PLWH). We examined the relationship between HbA1c and fructosamine values, specifically focusing on anemia (which can affect HbA1c) and albumin as a marker of liver disease. …”
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Prevalence and Subtypes Distribution (ST10, ST14, ST25, ST26) of Blastocystis spp. in Anatolian Water Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) in Van, Türkiye by Adnan Ayan, Burcak Aslan Celik, Ozgur Yasar Celik, Ali Bilgin Yilmaz, Ozlem Orunc Kilinc, Ozge Oktay Ayan

“…ABSTRACT Background Blastocystis spp. is one of the most common protozoa worldwide, living in the gastrointestinal tract of humans and many other animals. …”
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Occupational violence toward mental health professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic: an international study by Rebeca Robles, Cary S. Kogan, María Elena Medina-Mora, María Elena Medina-Mora, José Ángel García-Pacheco, Tahilia J. Rebello, Brigitte Khoury, Maya Kulygina, Geoffrey M. Reed

“…Risk factors for any type/source of OV being younger, working in emergency services, treating COVID-19 patients, and living in a lower to upper middle-income country. …”
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