Arsenic and Heavy Metals in Vietnamese Rice: Assessment of Human Exposure to These Elements through Rice Consumption by Dinh Binh Chu, Hung Tuan Duong, Minh Thi Nguyet Luu, Hong-An Vu-Thi, Bich-Thuy Ly, Vu Duc Loi

“…The heavy metals and arsenic content in Vietnamese rice samples were also compared with the concentration of heavy metals in other foreign rice samples in some recent publications. The estimated daily intake through rice consumption was calculated and compared with the level proposed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. …”
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Asymmetries and Circumstellar Interaction in the Type II SN 2024bch by Jennifer E. Andrews, Manisha Shrestha, K. Azalee Bostroem, Yize Dong, Jeniveve Pearson, M. M. Fausnaugh, David J. Sand, S. Valenti, Aravind P. Ravi, Emily Hoang, Griffin Hosseinzadeh, Ilya Ilyin, Daryl Janzen, M. J. Lundquist, Nicolás Meza, Nathan Smith, Saurabh W. Jha, Moira Andrews, Joseph Farah, Estefania Padilla Gonzalez, D. Andrew Howell, Curtis McCully, Megan Newsome, Craig Pellegrino, Giacomo Terreran, Patrick Wiggins, Brian Hsu, Collin T. Christy, Noah Franz, Xiaofeng Wang, Jialian Liu, Liyang Chen

“…Optical spectra from 2.8 days after the estimated explosion reveal narrow lines of H  i , He  ii , C  iv , and N  iv that disappear by day 6. …”
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Chemical Composition and Larvicidal Activity of Lavandula angustifolia Subsp. angustifolia and Lavandula dentata Spp. dentata Essential Oils against Culex pipiens Larvae, Vector of... by Fouad El-Akhal, Amal Ramzi, Abdellah Farah, Yassine Ez Zoubi, Moussa Benboubker, Khalid Taghzouti, Abdelhakim El Ouali Lalami

“…Meanwhile, they were estimated at 2670 µg/ml and 7400 µg/ml, respectively, for the L. dentata spp. essential oil. …”
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The effects of vessel speed and size on the lethality of strikes of large whales in U.S. waters by Lance P. Garrison, Niki E. Lisi, Meghan Gahm, Eric M. Patterson, Hannah Blondin, Hannah Blondin, Caroline P. Good

“…Vessel strikes are a substantial source of mortality for large whales worldwide and may pose conservation threats for small populations. Model-based estimates of mortality rates, which inform management strategies to reduce vessel strike mortality, typically assume a reduced likelihood that a whale-vessel collision will be lethal to the whale at slower vessel speeds. …”
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Meta Analysis of Efficacy and Safety of Prostate Biopsy: A Comparison Between Transperineal and Transrectal Approach by Syah Mirsya Warli, Stivano Rizky Valentino Torry, Dhirajaya Dharma Kadar, Ginanda Putra Siregar, Fauriski Febrian Prapiska

“…A total of 19 publications, involving 80133 patients with suspicion of prostate cancer who underwent prostate biopsy, were enrolled in the analysis. The pooled estimate demonstrated no significant differences in the cancer detection rate between TR and TP (risk difference (RD)=0.03; 95% CI: −0.01 to 0.08; P = .12). …”
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Global and Regional Burden of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Attributable to Low Physical Activity From 1990 to 2021 by Lihang Yang, Diya Xie, Fengmin Liu, Jiaying Lin, Xin Lin, Yuquan Chen, Kun Zhang

“…Joinpoint regression analysis was applied to estimated average annual percent change (AAPC). Results Between 1990 and 2021, DALYs and mortality of T2DM attributable to LPA increased rapidly. …”
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Causal association between non-thyroidal autoimmune diseases and Graves' ophthalmopathy: A mendelian randomization study by Lan Ma, Xue Jiang, Zhijia Hou, Dongmei Li

“…Cochran's Q statistic was used to assess the heterogeneity between SNP estimates. MR-Egger regression was used to evaluate horizontal pleiotropy and MR pleiotropy residual sum and outlier (MR-PRESSO) test was used to detect the outliers. …”
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The Predictive Effect of Health Examination in the Incidence of Diabetes Mellitus in Chinese Adults: A Population-Based Cohort Study by Xiaomin Fu, Yingmin Jia, Jing Liu, Qinghua Lei, Lele Li, Nan Li, Yanyan Hu, Shanshan Wang, Hongzhou Liu, Shuangtong Yan

“…The colinear regression was used for estimating the relationship between the dynamics of the health examination index and the incident year of DM. …”
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An Automatic Decision-Level Fusion Rice Mapping Method of Optical and SAR Images Based on Cloud Coverage by Xueqin Jiang, Song Gao, Huaqiang Du, Shenghui Fang, Yan Gong, Ning Han, Yirong Wang

“…Timely and accurate mapping of paddy rice cultivation is crucial for estimating rice production and optimizing land utilization. …”
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A novel technique of cryodenervation for murine vagus nerve: implications for acute lung inflammation by Di Wu, Ximing Liao, Jing Gao, Kun Wang, Wujian Xu, Feilong Wang, Zhixian Jin, Dandan Wu, Qiang Li, Wei Gao

“…Method Herein, we developed a novel practical method for mouse peripheral nerve cryoablation, named visualized and simple cryodenervation (VSCD). We first estimated the feasibility, safety and effectiveness of the technique via haematoxylin-eosin staining, histochemistry or immunofluorescence staining and immunoblotting assay. …”
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High-time-cadence Spectroscopy and Photometry of Stellar Flares on M dwarf YZ Canis Minoris with the Seimei Telescope and TESS. I. Discovery of Rapid and Short-duration Prominence... by Yuto Kajikiya, Kosuke Namekata, Yuta Notsu, Hiroyuki Maehara, Bunei Sato, Daisaku Nogami

“…Based on this interpretation, the lower limit of occurrence frequency of prominence eruptions can be estimated to be ∼1.1 events per day. Our discovery of short-duration events suggests that previous studies with low time cadence may have missed these events, potentially leading to an underestimation of the occurrence frequency of prominence eruptions/CMEs.…”
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Association of Maternal Diabetes Mellitus and Polymorphisms of the NKX2.5 Gene in Children with Congenital Heart Disease: A Single Centre-Based Case-Control Study by Mingyi Zhao, Jingyi Diao, Peng Huang, Jinqi Li, Yihuan Li, Yang Yang, Liu Luo, Senmao Zhang, Letao Chen, Tingting Wang, Ping Zhu, Jiabi Qin

“…The interaction coefficient (γ) was used to quantify the estimated gene-environment interactions. Univariate and multivariate analyses both showed that the infants had a higher risk of CHD if their mothers had a history of DM, including gestational DM (GDM) during this pregnancy (adjusted odds ratio [aOR=4.98]), GDM in previous pregnancies (aOR=4.30), and pregestational DM (PGDM) in the 3 months before this pregnancy (aOR=6.78). …”
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Syphilis among Female Sex Workers: Results of Point-of-Care Screening during a Cross-Sectional Behavioral Survey in Burkina Faso, West Africa by Henri Gautier Ouedraogo, Ivlabehire Bertrand Meda, Issaka Zongo, Odette Ky-Zerbo, Ashley Grosso, Benoit Cesaire Samadoulougou, Grissoum Tarnagda, Kadari Cisse, Apoline Sondo, Nongoba Sawadogo, Yves Traoré, Nicolas Barro, Stefan Baral, Seni Kouanda

“…RDS weighted prevalence of syphilis serological markers and active syphilis by city were, respectively, estimated to be 0.0% to 11.0% (95% CI: 8.1–14.7) and 0.0% to 2.2% (95% CI: 1.1–4.4). …”
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Asymptomatic testing people for SARS-CoV-2 in healthcare facilities: A systematic review by Olabisi A. Oduwole, Glory Bassey, Grace Esebanmen, Samuel Shoyinka, Johnsolomon Ohenhen, Elise Cogo, Nicholas Henschke, Eleanor Ochodo, Martin M. Meremikwu

“…Following the methods for rapid systematic reviews, data were analysed using a fixed effect model, and results of the effect estimate were reported as odds ratios (OR) with their confidence intervals (CI) (95% CI). …”
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Functional outcomes following injury in pediatric patients without traumatic brain injury by Ryo Yamamoto, Lillian Liao, Keitaro Yajima, Akira Endo, Kazuma Yamakawa, Junichi Sasaki

“…The unfavorable function was defined as dependency in daily life at discharge (Glasgow Outcome Scale ≤ 3), and predictors for unfavorable functional outcomes were examined using a generalized estimating equations (GEE) model, including age, sex, physical disability before injury, injury mechanism, transportation time, prehospital procedures, vital signs on arrival, surgery in each body region, transfusion, AIS in each region, and institutions. …”
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Spatial and temporal characteristics and driving mechanisms of recreational ecosystem services supply-demand mismatch in rapidly urbanizing areas: Evidence from the Yangtze River D... by Ruien Tang, Guolin Hou, Yueyi Chen, Xiao Liu, Shaoying Chu, Li Li

“…The regression model estimation showed a decrease in the contribution of ecological factors and an enhancement of socio-economic factors. …”
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Research trends and prospects in global riverine carbon fluxes: A bibliometric analysis by Wei Fang, Mohd Remy Rozainy Mohd Arif Zainol, Xianbao Zha, Pingping Luo

“…Rivers are critical conduits of transporting and transforming carbon from land to coastal margins. Accurate estimates of the riverine carbon fluxes (RCFs) are crucial in assessing global carbon budget. …”
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Assessing the Direct Impact of Typhoons on Vegetation Canopy Structure and Photosynthesis by Yaoyao Zheng, Simin Zhan, Zaichun Zhu, Sen Cao, Jiana Chen, Pengjun Zhao, Weimin Wang, Ranga B. Myneni

“…The simulated LAI time series was then compared with the satellite-observed typhoon-affected LAI to assess the typhoon-induced canopy loss and recovery, which was then used to estimate the typhoon-caused photosynthesis loss and recovery with 2 widely used light-use efficiency models. …”
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Method for measuring intensity of inhomogeneous electrical fields by average value by S. V. Biryukov, L. V. Tyukina, A. V. Tyukin

“…The measurement method id named «Average value method» (MSZ). The estimation of the error of this method shows a decrease in the measurement error to +5 % with the full spatial measurement range 0a1. …”
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Polypharmacy and self-medication among older adults in Indian urban communities—a cross-sectional study by Saibal Das, Pavithra Gnanavel, Shalini Smanla, Anku Moni Saikia, Shilpi Mishra, Shweta Khare, S. Arun Murugan, Vadanere Nidhi Prakash, Parimita Roychoudhury, Ishteyaque Ahmad, Vishal Diwan, J. Rajesh, K. Sathish Kumar, Jugal Kishore, Namita Srivastava, Sabrina Yasmin, Mahmuda Nasrin, Rinku Borah, Mandeep Sarma Basistha, Chetanjit Baruah, Manoj Kalita, Shambo Samrat Samajdar, Jerin Jose Cherian, Ashish Pathak, Samiran Panda, Santanu Kumar Tripathi, Cecilia Stålsby Lundborg

“…This cross-sectional study estimated the prevalence and factors of polypharmacy and self-medication among 600 older adults from six Indian cities. …”
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