Latino Family Childcare Providers’ Beliefs, Attitudes, and Practices Related to Promotion of Healthy Behaviors among Preschool Children: A Qualitative Study by Ana C. Lindsay, Judith A. Salkeld, Mary L. Greaney, Faith D. Sands

“…Latino children are the fastest-growing segment of the child population in the United States, and research shows that Latino families use preschools and day care centers much less than those of other ethnic groups, apparently because of cultural preferences for family-like care. …”
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POLYMORPHISM VITAMIN D RECEPTOR GENE (VDR) BSMI (RS1544410) CHRONIC PERIODONTITIS PATIENT IN JAVANESE BANYUMAS ETHNIC by Ryana Budi Purnama, Setiadi Warata Logamarta, Agung Dhartono

“…Mutated VDR gene causing different effect in a population and ethnic groups, including Javanese Banyumas Ethnic. Purpose: To understand the genotype distribution and VDR BsmI (rs1544410) gene allotype frequency chronic periodontitis patient in Javanese Banyumas Ethnic.  …”
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Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, and Control of Hypertension among Chinese First-Generation Migrants and Italians in Prato, Italy: The CHIP Study by Pietro A. Modesti, Maria Calabrese, Ilaria Marzotti, Hushao Bing, Danilo Malandrino, Maria Boddi, Sergio Castellani, Dong Zhao

“…When compared with Italians, Chinese had higher hypertension prevalence (27.2% versus 21.3%, p<0.01), with comparable levels of awareness (57.4% and 48.4%) but lower treatment rates (70.6% and 90.0%, resp.). In both ethnic groups age and parental history of hypertension were predictors of awareness and treatment, body mass index being predictor of hypertension diagnosis. …”
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Population features of prevalence and clinical-diagnostic role of NOD2 gene polymorphisms associated with Crohn’s disease by D. A. Kuznetsova, M. V. Merzlyakov, G. V. Vavin, A. S. Razumov, V. L. Emanue

“…It is established that there are significant differences in prevalence and clinical manifestations of R702W, G908R and 3020insC polymorphisms of NOD2 gene associated to CD in different countries, as well as in different regions of the same country and in representatives of different ethnic groups enhabiting different regions. Some populations are characterized by high prevalence of the above-mentioned polymorphisms in the absence of CD association, the others are characterized by low prevalence while the association to CD is present, in the third the absence of associations to the Crohn's disease risk is combined to integration of polymorphisms to specific features of the course of disease, treatment efficacy and surgery rate. …”
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Anthropometrics Analysis of Mental Foramen and Accessory Mental Foramen in Zambian Adult Human Mandibles by Balakrishnan Subramanian, Severine N. Anthony, Lumamba Mubbunu, Chitinti Hachombwa, Majuto S. Mlawa, Mudhihiri M. Majambo, Rajab M. Sasi

“…The comparative analysis of mandibular anthropometrics showed significant variations (p<0.05) with different ethnic groups. The findings emphasize the ethnic variations and edify that the foramen position is not always as stated in reference textbooks. …”
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Racial/ethnic differences in post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 in children and adolescents in the United States by Dazheng Zhang, Bingyu Zhang, Qiong Wu, Ting Zhou, Jiayi Tong, Yiwen Lu, Jiajie Chen, Huiyuan Wang, Deena J. Chisolm, Ravi Jhaveri, Rachel C. Kenney, Russell L. Rothman, Suchitra Rao, David A. Williams, Mady Hornig, Linbo Wang, Jeffrey S. Morris, Christopher B. Forrest, Yong Chen

“…The study compared minority racial/ethnic groups to Non-Hispanic White (NHW) individuals, stratified by severity during the acute phase of COVID-19. …”
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Prevalence of risk factors for coronary artery disease in an urban Indian population by S Singh, M Singh, S K Singh, R Aggarwal, T Sekhri, R S Kanwar, R Wilfred, P Chugh, M Chhillar, Y K Sharma, J Sethi, J Sundriyal, K Bhadra, N Rautela, Tek Chand

“…Objective The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of risk factors for coronary artery disease (CAD) in government employees across India.Methods The study population consisted of government employees in different parts of India ({n=10 642 men and n=1966 women; age 20–60 years}) and comprised various ethnic groups living in different environmental conditions. …”
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Erosive Esophagitis in the Obese: The Effect of Ethnicity and Gender on Its Association by Albin Abraham, Seth Lipka, Rabab Hajar, Bhuma Krishnamachari, Ravi Virdi, Bobby Jacob, Prakash Viswanathan, Paul Mustacchia

“…The effects of body mass index (BMI) on ErE were assessed by gender and in different ethnic groups. Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated using multivariate logistic regression analysis. …”
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Analysis of Prostate Cancer Susceptibility Variants in South African Men: Replicating Associations on Chromosomes 8q24 and 10q11 by Pedro Fernandez, Muneeb Salie, Danielle du Toit, Andre van der Merwe

“…The replicated SNP associations for the different South African ethnic groups were rs7008482 (8q24) (p=2.45×10-5), rs6983267 (8q24) (p=4.48×10-7), and rs10993994 (10q11) (p=1.40×10-3) in Mixed Ancestry men and rs10993994 (p=1.56×10-9) in White men. …”
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Association of Fibrinogen Aα Thr312Ala (rs6050) Polymorphism with Venous Thrombosis and Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension: A Meta-Analysis by Han Cheng MM, Haozhe Yang BM, Yantong Zhang BM, Zhanxu Wei MM, Lei Xia BM, Jing Yang PhD

“…Furthermore, subgroup analysis among ethnic groups revealed a significant association between rs6050 polymorphisms and VTE in both Caucasians and Asians under all genetic models. …”
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Pilot study: Initial investigation suggests differences in EMT-associated gene expression in breast tumor regions by Kylie L. King, Hamed Abdollahi, Zoe Dinkel, Alannah Akins, Homayoun Valafar, Heather Dunn

“…Both parametric and non-parametric statistical analyses identified genes differentially expressed between the two ethnic groups. Out of 40 genes analyzed, 4 were differentially expressed in the edge of tumor (ET) region and 8 in the ECM adjacent to the tumor (ECMT) region. …”
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Genome-wide association study of the fatty liver index in the Taiwanese population reveals shared and population-specific genetic risk factors across ethnicities by Pei Pei Lau, Chun-Yu Wei, Min-Rou Lin, Wan-Hsuan Chou, Yu-Jui Yvonne Wan, Wei-Chiao Chang

“…These findings support the utility of the FLI for FLD prediction, provide new genetic insights, and reveal the common genetic pathways of FLD across two ethnic groups. This research offers a valuable framework for advancing personalized medicine and therapeutic strategies for FLD.…”
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Socioeconomic risk factors of hypertension and blood pressure among persons aged 15–49 in Nepal: a cross-sectional study by Sushant Joshi, Bishnu Bahadur Thapa

“…These disparities extend across ethnic groups, occupational status and food security status. …”
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The pharmacology, toxicology, and detoxification of Aconitum kusnezoffii Reichb., traditional and modern views by Kenneth Happy, Sungyu Yang, Chang Ho Kang, Youngmin Kang

“…The article’s findings indicate that, various ethnic groups in Asia have utilized different techniques, involving fire, water, or a combination of both to maximize the plant’s therapeutic potential and ensure safety. …”
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Prevalence and social determinants of smoking among men in Mauritius: a cross-sectional study by Miguel San Sebastián, Tuomilehto Jaakko, Stefan Söderberg, Paul Zimmet, Bhushan Ori, Jaysing Heecharan, Osvaldo Fonseca-Rodríguez, Sudhirsen Kowlessur

“…People in the 25–34 age group (PR = 1.65; 95% CI: 1.12–2.41), those separated, divorced or widowed (PR = 1.57; 95% CI: 1.16–2.11), the ethnic groups Muslim-Mauritians (PR = 1.70; 95% CI: 1.00–2.89) and Creoles (PR = 1.97; 95% CI: 1.16–3.35), and those with secondary (PR = 1.29; 95% CI: 1.00–1.67) and primary education (PR = 1.47; 95% CI: 1.10–1.98) were statistically significantly associated with daily smoking. …”
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Potential and mechanisms of indigenous Indonesian medicinal plants in treating sexual dysfunction: A systematic review and pharmacological network overview by Sukardiman, Roihatul Mutiah, Rosita Handayani

“…There are 12 potential plants most commonly used by ethnic groups in Indonesia to treat erectile dysfunction (ED) as reviewed in this study. …”
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The challenges of using Escherichia coli as a host in recombinant insulin production by Muhammad Taher

“…The subpopulation of Indian had the greatest prevalence of diabetes which is 25.10%, among all ethnic groups, followed by Malay with 15.25%, Chinese with 12.87%, Bumiputera with 8.62%, and others with 6.91%. …”
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Culture and end of life care: a scoping exercise in seven European countries. by Marjolein Gysels, Natalie Evans, Arantza Meñaca, Erin Andrew, Franco Toscani, Sylvia Finetti, H Roeline Pasman, Irene Higginson, Richard Harding, Robert Pool, Project PRISMA

“…The following themes facilitated cross-country comparison: setting, caregivers, communication, medical EoL decisions, minority ethnic groups, and knowledge, attitudes and values of death and care. …”
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Serum interleukin-6, interleukin-8, and interleukin-1 receptor antagonist levels in South Indian fibromyalgia patients and its correlation with disease severity by Sandeep Surendran, C B Mithun, Vishnu S Chandran, Suma Balan, Arun Tiwari

“…When compared with western studies, these contrasting results suggest a heterogeneous cytokine profile of fibromyalgia patients in different ethnic groups.…”
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Genghis Khan in Folklore Legends of the Mongolian Peoples: Mythological Framework of Memory by Aleksand V. Isakov

“…Living in some “primordial time” and possessing a wonderful, atypical — as befits a mythological hero — biography, he masters, transforms and signifies the world around him, creates important cultural objects, performs actions that will later turn into customs and rituals, gives rise to modern ethnic groups and dynasties, in general — lays the foundations of the existing world order. …”
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