Genomic and transcriptomic insights into vitamin A-induced thermogenesis and gene reuse as a cold adaptation strategy in wild boars by Mingpeng Zhang, Aleksei Traspov, Jiawen Yang, Min Zheng, Veronika R. Kharzinova, Huashui Ai, Natalia A. Zinovieva, Lusheng Huang

“…Abstract Wild boars inhabit diverse climates, including frigid regions like Siberia, but their migration history and cold adaptation mechanisms into high latitudes remain poorly understood. …”
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Impact of Resuscitated Cardiac Arrest in the Brain-dead Donors on the Outcome of Liver Transplantation: A Retrospective and Propensity Score Matching Analysis by Shengmin Mei, MD, Jie Xiang, MD, Li Wang, MD, Yuan Xu, MD, Zhiwei Li, MD

“…The outcome of livers from brain-dead donors with a history of cardiac arrest (CA) remains controversial, and the duration of the CAT has never been evaluated. …”
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Prevalence and predictors of infected diabetic foot ulcers (DFU) and DFU-related osteomyelitis amongst industrial workers wearing occupational safety footwear by Sunetra Mondal, Moushumi Lodh, Sambit Sahoo, Kaushik Paul, Debasis Biswas, Chaitanya Krishna, Ashok Parida, Arunangshu Ganguly, Riddhi DasGupta

“…Existing national standards for OF manufacturing and regulations regarding their use in India are inadequate and must be made more stringent for professionals with diabetes, especially those at high risk for DFU like the elderly, history of past amputation or those with LOPS. They need detailed foot-measurements for proper fit, should wear OF always at their work-place and change OF frequently for adequate against DFU-related osteomyelitis as also, recurrent DFU.…”
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Prevalence and risk factors of gestational diabetes mellitus among pregnant women in northern Vietnam: a cross-sectional study by Hieu Minh Le, Thi Ai Nguyen, Dang Kien Nguyen, Ditte Søndergaard Linde, Ib Christian Bygbjerg, Jens Søndergaard, Thanh Duc Nguyen, Bay Quang Nguyen, Ngoc-Anh Thi Dang, Xuan Bai Nguyen, Dan W. Meyrowitsch, Christina A. Vinter, Tine M. Gammeltoft, Vibeke Rasch

“…Advanced maternal age, high pregestational body mass index, family history of diabetes, and previous GDM were associated with increased risk of GDM. …”
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Indications, contributing factors, and short-term outcomes of pneumonectomy: an 8-year retrospective study in a resource-limited setting by Mekonnen Feyissa Senbu, Dereje Gulilat, Hiwot Tadesse Habtamu

“…Significant factors associated with the procedure include a history of tuberculosis treatment, intraoperative blood loss > 500 mL, and surgical duration > 180 min. …”
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Complications after autologous fat grafted into residual capsular sac after removal of breast prosthesis: Case reports by Ting Li, Yi Sun, Sufan Wu, Ce Zhang

“…Based on the patient's history, physical examination and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examination, the fibro-oil cysts and fibrocystic mass formation were observed in patient A and patient B, respectively. …”
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Mycological Profile and Associated Factors Among Patients with Dermatophytosis in Astana, Kazakhstan by Alma Aimoldina, Ainura Smagulova, Gulnar Batpenova, Nellie Konnikov, Togzhan Algazina, Zulfiya Jetpisbayeva, Dinara Azanbayeva, Darkhan Amantayev, Vladimir Kiyan

“…Dermatophytosis was identified in approximately one third of the patients by culture (30.4%), with the risk heightened in individuals under 10 years old (43.6%), those living in rural areas (33.3%), and those with a family history of dermatophytosis (35.7%) or close contact with cats (39.4%). …”
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Alcohol promotes CPT1A-induced lipid metabolism disorder to sentinel-regulate acute pancreatitis by Zenghui Li, Xinghui Li, Hui Jiang, Jingdong Li, Bin Xiao, Yong Chen, Shunhai Jian, Mei Zeng, Xiaoming Zhang

“…The metabolite levels in the pancreatic tissue, serum of rats and serum of persons with a history of alcohol consumption were detected by LC‒MS/MS. …”
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The Utah Population Database. A Model for Linking Medical and Genealogical Records for Population Health Research by Ken R. Smith, Alison Fraser, Diana Lane Reed, Jahn Barlow, Heidi A. Hanson, Jennifer West, Stacey Knight, Navina Forsythe, Geraldine P. Mineau

“…A central component of the UPDB is an extensive set of Utah family histories, in which family members are linked to demographic and medical information. …”
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Prevalence, Etiology, and Risk Factors of Mastitis in Dairy Cattle in Embu and Kajiado Counties, Kenya by Christine M. Mbindyo, George C. Gitao, Charles M. Mulei

“…Risk factor analysis revealed that milking mastitic cows last (p=0.002), using a clean udder drying towel for each cow (p=0.033) and previous history of mastitis (p=0.046) were significantly associated with presence of mastitis. …”
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Geographic Socioeconomic Influences on Disease Activity in Rheumatoid Arthritis in an Academic and Safety Net Hospital System by Joseph Kim, Song Zhang, Ang Gao, Donglu Xie, Salahuddin Kazi, David R. Karp, Christie M. Bartels, E. Blair Solow

“…Demographics, RA medication history, patient portal engagement, primary care presence, emergency or inpatient visits, RA disease activity and functional scores, Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI), and cardiovascular disease (CVD) presence were captured. …”
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Exploring the prevalence of gout among underrepresented low socioeconomic status type 2 diabetes populations by Jessica Smith, Abey Martin, Jane Mundadan, Michael Roberts, Youssef Roman, Arturo Bravo-Nuevo, Farzaneh Daghigh

“…Exclusion criteria were a personal history of cancer, organ transplantation, or current pregnancy. …”
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Long-Term Prospective Study of the Influence of Estrone Levels on Events in Postmenopausal Women with or at High Risk for Coronary Artery Disease by Antonio de Padua Mansur, Tereza Cristina B. F. Silva, Julio Yoshio Takada, Solange Desirée Avakian, Célia Maria C. Strunz, Luiz Antonio Machado César, José Mendes Aldrighi, José Antonio F. Ramires

“…Cox multivariate regression analysis model adjusted for body mass index, diabetes, dyslipidemia, family history, and estrone showed estrone (OR=0.45; P=0.038) as the only independent variable for all-cause mortality. …”
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Cultures as types and the utility of viable specimens for fungal nomenclature by Andrey Yurkov, Cobus M. Visagie, Pedro W. Crous, Akira Hashimoto, Christiane Baschien, Dominik Begerow, Martin Kemler, Nathan Schoutteten, Marc Stadler, Nalin N. Wijayawardene, Kevin D. Hyde, Ning Zhang, Teun Boekhout, ICTF Yeast Working Group, Tom W. May, Marco Thines, David L. Hawksworth

“…Below, we review the history and current status of cultures as the name-bearing type material under the Code. …”
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Proportion and Associated Factors of Low Vision among Adult Patients Attending at University of Gondar Tertiary Eye Care and Training Center, Gondar Town, Ethiopia by Melkamu Temeselew Tegegn, Gizachew Tilahun Belete, Ayanaw Tsega Ferede, Aragaw Kegne Assaye

“…Older age, being female, previous history of cataract surgery, and no formal education were independently and significantly associated with low vision. …”
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Clinical significance of establishing a red blood cell alloantibody detection database by XIAO Xiao, CHEN Long, ZHAO Zhenyu, HE Zhanghan, ZHOU Mengjun, TANG Jie

“…In the univariate analysis, the positivity of antibody was significantly associated with the patient's gender, age, blood transfusion history, pregnancy history and type of disease (all P<0.001). …”
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Development and validation of an EHR-based risk prediction model for geriatric patients undergoing urgent and emergency surgery by Edward N. Yap, Jie Huang, Joshua Chiu, Robert W. Chang, Bradley Cohn, Judith C. F. Hwang, Mary Reed

“…Abstract Background Clinical determination of patients at high risk of poor surgical outcomes is complex and may be supported by clinical tools to summarize the patient’s own personalized electronic health record (EHR) history and vitals data through predictive risk models. …”
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Risk Factors Associated with Pyogenic Spinal Infections among Intravenous Drug Users and Nonusers by Vivek K. Bilolikar, Brendan Gleason, Lee Kripke, Robert Merrill, Colin Whitaker, Jon Handal

“…Analysis shows a trend of two distinct patient populations. Patients without a history of IVDA were significantly older than those with IVDA and significantly more likely to have medical comorbidities including hyperlipidemia, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, and malignancy than those with IVDA history. …”
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Factors Associated with Mortality in Severe Acute Cholangitis in a Moroccan Intensive Care Unit: A Retrospective Analysis of 140 Cases by Soumaya Touzani, Abderrahim El Bouazzaoui, Fatima Bouyarmane, Kaoutar Faraj, Nawfal Houari, Brahim Boukatta, Nabil Kanjaa

“…Variables analyzed (univariate then multivariate analysis) were age, sex, history, origin, evolution time, bilirubin, etiology, organ dysfunction, qSOFA, SOFA, TOKYO, biliary drainage timing and technique, shock, antibiotherapy, and resuscitation. …”
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Factors accounting for limited sexual reproduction in a long-lived unisexual plant species by Irene Bisang, Flavien Collart, Flavien Collart, Alain Vanderpoorten, Lars Hedenäs

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