Association of TCF7L2 genetic variants rs12255372 and rs7903146 with the polycystic ovary syndrome risk: systematic review and meta-analysis by Idrees A. Shah, Rabiya Rashid, Haroon Rashid, Abid Bhat, Mohd Ashraf Ganie

“…Unlike East Asians (MAF < 0.025), both variants are highly frequent across other global populations including America, South Asia, and Europe (MAF ≥ 0.19). …”
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Prevalence of sudden unexpected death of infants and its subcategories in low- or middle-income countries: a systematic review protocol by Liesl Zühlke, David Coetzee, Mark Engel, Natasha R Rhoda, Eunice Turawa, Imen Ayouni, Shanaaz Mathews

“…While ending preventable deaths in the neonatal period has received some global attention, the postnatal period where SUDIs occur is a poorly understood and data-poor area in LoMICs. …”
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Feasibility pilot of a novel coaching intervention to optimize cannabis use for chronic pain management among Veterans by Kevin F. Boehnke, Gabrielle Bowyer, Jenna McAfee, Tristin Smith, Catherine Klida, Vivian Kurtz, Evangelos Litinas, Poonam Purohit, Anne Arewasikporn, Dana Horowitz, Laura Thomas, Jennifer Eckersley, Mia Railing, David A. Williams, Daniel J. Clauw, Kelley M. Kidwell, Amy S. B. Bohnert, Rachel S. Bergmans

“…The primary outcome was the Patient Global Impression of Change (PGIC), and exploratory outcomes included domains from the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS)-29. …”
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Telomere Length Is Associated With Adverse Atrial Remodeling in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation by Kabita Pradhan, Balram Neupane, Paul Niehues, Martin Kirschner, Fabian Beier, Chao‐Chung Kuo, Erika Anneliese Hilbold, Christian Bär, Oana‐Maria Thoma, Maximilian Waldner, Margherita Vieri, Tim H. Brümmendorf, Vithurithra Tharmapalan, Wolfgang Wagner, Michael Kleines, Mahdi Emrani, Matthias Daniel Zink, Andreas Napp, Nikolaus Marx, Michael Gramlich

“…Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia with a massive burden on global health. The prevalence of AF increases dramatically with age and can be up to 18% in patients older than 80 years. …”
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Technical Analysis of Comfort and Energy Consumption in Smart Buildings With Three Levels of Automation: Scheduling, Smart Sensors, and IoT by Rahmat Aazami, Mohammad Moradi, Mohammadamin Shirkhani, Ambe Harrison, Saad F. Al-Gahtani, Z. M. S. Elbarbary

“…Energy consumption and efficiency, along with occupant well-being, are key global challenges across various sectors, especially in the industrial and residential domains. …”
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Genotypic and phenotypic characterization of antimicrobial resistance in Salmonella strains isolated from both No-Antibiotics-Ever (NAE) and conventional broiler complexes by Yagya Adhikari, Dianna V. Bourassa, Sabin Poudel, Matthew A. Bailey, Richard J. Buhr, Kenneth S. Macklin

“…Antimicrobial resistance is a serious global public health concern that could endanger the efficacy of antibiotics used for the treatment of diseases in humans, animals, and plants. …”
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Children’s emerging concepts of resilience: insights from using body mapping in an East London cohort sample of 7-10-year-old children by Aisling Murray, Dominie Mahala Smith Scott, Milena Nikolajeva, Daniele Porricelli, Francois van Loggerenberg, Dennis Ougrin, Jennifer Y. F. Lau

“…., education, change and uncertainty and global and societal concerns) and somatic experiences of stress (e.g., the head, chest and torso). …”
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Using airborne LiDAR and enhanced-geolocated GEDI metrics to map structural traits over a Mediterranean forestZenodo by Aaron Cardenas-Martinez, Adrian Pascual, Emilia Guisado-Pintado, Victor Rodriguez-Galiano

“…Structural traits from the NASA Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) are vital to support forest monitoring, restoration and biodiversity protection. …”
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Teaching accounting principles using augmented reality and artificial intelligence-generated IsiZulu language translations by Abejide Ade-Ibijola, Aneetha Sukhari, Solomon Sunday Oyelere

“…The report issued by the UN in 2022 highlighted that the global education crisis for vulnerable groups has worsened due to the COVID-19 pandemic, war, lack of infrastructure, and little or no psychosocial support. …”
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Small Magnets, Big Future: Low-Field MRI Technology and Clinical Utility by Mohamamdreza Elhaie, Abolfazl Koozari, Iraj Abedi, Mahmoud Mohammadi-Sadr, Abbas Monsef

“…The reduced costs and accessibility afforded by low-field designs have positioned this technology to increase diagnostic MRI access globally. However, further validation of diagnostic performance and cost-utility analyses accounting for accuracy are still needed. …”
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Impact of viral load on sample pooling for reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction detection-based diagnosis of coronavirus disease 2019 in Nigeria by Timan T. Eliya, Elvis E. Isere, Bassey Emmana, Chukwuebuka Ugwu, Jonathan Kushim, Precious Ishaku, Aisha E. Ibrahim, John S. Bimba

“…Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic strained diagnostic testing capacities globally, particularly in low- and middle-income countries like Nigeria. …”
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Nonlinear associations of the hs-CRP/HDL-C index with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease and advanced liver fibrosis in US adults: insights from NHANES 2017–2... by Bin Liang, Xue Qiu, Jiansheng Huang, Yequan Lu, Hairong Shen, Jianchao Ma, Yongyu Chen

“…Abstract Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is a globally widespread chronic liver condition that may progress to severe liver diseases, including advanced liver fibrosis. …”
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Squamanitaceae and three new species of Squamanita parasitic on Amanita basidiomes by Jian-Wei Liu, Zai-Wei Ge, Egon Horak, Alfredo Vizzini, Roy E. Halling, Chun-Lei Pan, Zhu L. Yang

“…A key for identification of the global Squamanita species is provided.…”
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Epidemiological Analysis of Fungal Infection Disease in Pediatric Population: Focus on Hospitalization from 2007 to 2022 in Veneto Region in Italy by Lorenzo Chiusaroli, Claudia Cozzolino, Silvia Cocchio, Mario Saia, Carlo Giaquinto, Daniele Donà, Vincenzo Baldo

“…Fungal infections (FIs) are widespread globally, affecting both immunocompromised and immunocompetent children, with varying clinical implications based on age and comorbidities. …”
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Level of Physical Activity and its Correlation with Mental Health in Community-dwelling Older Individuals: A Cross-sectional Study by Vipra Paragkumar Dalal, Subhash Khatri

“…Introduction: The global population is ageing rapidly. Physical activity is one of the important factors that can positively impact physical function, mental health and quality of life. …”
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Schinus molle como refugio para la diversidad de criptógamas epífitas indicadores de contaminación del aire en Quito, Ecuador by Ángel Benítez, Emiliano Saa, Erika Yangua-Solano, Leslye Ruiz, Omar Cabrera, Fausto López

“…La contaminación del aire en zonas urbanas debido a las emisiones automotrices e industriales es un problema global, incluyendo la ciudad de Quito- Ecuador. En este contexto, estudios previos han señalado el uso efectivo de bioindicadores de la calidad del aire utilizando criptógamas epífitas (briofitas y líquenes), que son organismos sensibles a los contaminantes porque absorben agua y nutrientes del ambiente. …”
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Coupling genome-wide continuous perturbation with biosensor screening reveals the potential targets in yeast isopentanol synthesis network by Qi Xiao, Jingjing Shi, Lixian Wang, Guoping Zhao, Yanfei Zhang

“…The increasing consumption of fossil fuels is contributing to global resource depletion and environmental pollution. …”
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Comparative efficacy and safety of GLP-1 receptor agonists for weight reduction: A model-based meta-analysis of placebo-controlled trials by Haoyang Guo, Juan Yang, Jihan Huang, Ling Xu, Yinghua Lv, Yexuan Wang, Jiyuan Ren, Yulin Feng, Qingshan Zheng, Lujin Li

“…Aim: Obesity is a global epidemic. The FDA has approved glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists such as Liraglutide, Semaglutide, and the GLP-1/gastric inhibitory polypeptide (GIP) dual agonist Tirzepatide for the treatment of obesity. …”
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Development and validation of a nomogram for predicting lung cancer based on acoustic–clinical features by Zhou Lu, Zhou Lu, Jiaojiao Sha, Xunxia Zhu, Xiaoyong Shen, Xiaoyu Chen, Xin Tan, Rouyan Pan, Shuyi Zhang, Shi Liu, Tao Jiang, Jiatuo Xu

“…ObjectiveLung cancer—with its global prevalence and critical need for early diagnosis and treatment—is the focus of our study. …”
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Ecological risk assessment of future suitable areas for Piper kadsura under the background of climate change by Shimeng Li, Yuanxin Li, Mingli Hu, Mingli Hu, Yankun Li, Yankun Li, Mingrong Yang, Shi Wang, Shi Wang, Wei Yu, Wei Yu, Chunsong Cheng, Qiqing Cheng, Qiqing Cheng

“…Future climate change of global warming will lead to a reduction in the total suitable areas and high suitable areas under various climate scenarios. …”
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