Editorial by Jörg Tremmel, Edward Page, Konrad Ott

“…It is shown that the precautionary principle fails to adequately deal with uncertainties as they arise in climate modeling. Following a social constructivist approach, Delf Rothe (Helmut-Schmidt-University, Hamburg, Germany) shows how the interests of the actors in climate conferences have shifted between Rio 1992 and now. …”
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Functionally important respiratory symptoms and continued cigarette use versus e-cigarette switching: population assessment of tobacco and health study waves 2-6Research in context by James D. Sargent, Kristin Lauten, Kathryn C. Edwards, Susanne E. Tanski, Todd A. MacKenzie, Laura M. Paulin, Mary F. Brunette, Maciej L. Goniewicz, Amanda Malasky, Debra Stark, Fernando B. de Moura, Holly Griffin, Kimberly H. Nguyen, Eric Backlund, Heather L. Kimmel, John H. Kingsbury, Jenny E. Ozga, K Michael Cummings, Andrew Hyland

“…A 9-point wheezing/nighttime cough index was dichotomized based on index scores of ≥2 or ≥3, previously associated with poorer functional health. Multivariable models assessed how changes in cigarette use predicted worsening/improvement of symptoms. …”
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MSCs Contribute to the Conversion of Ly6Chigh Monocytes into Ly6Clow Subsets under AMI by Wenbin Lu, Genshan Ma, Zulong Sheng, Qingjie Wang, Lijuan Chen, Junhua Qi, Ronghui Shi, Jingjing Ji, Zhenjun Ji, Qiming Dai

“…C57BL/6CX3CR1-/- mice and C57BL/6 wild-type mice were then used to construct AMI models, and survival functions in the two groups were further compared. …”
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Improving Growth Performance, Biochemical Parameters and Reducing Mortality due to Ascites in Broilers by Propranolol Inclusion by Shahriar Saidian, Somaya Farahmand, Mokhtar Fathi, Salar Saifi

“…The antioxidant properties of propranolol were later corroborated using membrane and cellular models. More recently, propranolol’s antioxidant-related cardioprotective effects were studied in rats, showing that the chronic treatment with this b-blocker was found able to protect against ischemia-reperfusion injury. …”
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Sepsis-Associated Acute Kidney Disease Incidence, Trajectory, and Outcomes by Hsiu-Yin Chiang, Chih-Chia Liang, Ya-Luan Hsiao, Uyen-Minh Le, Yi-Ching Chang, Pei-Shan Chen, David Ray Chang, I-Wen Ting, Hung-Chieh Yeh, Chin-Chi Kuo

“…Analytical Approach: A multivariable Cox proportional hazards models. Results: Of 24,038 eligible inpatients with sepsis, 42.2% had SA-AKI, and 17.6% progressed to SA-AKD (43.6% recovery, 8.3% relapse, 32.2% persistent, and 15.9% unclassified). …”
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Call for Papers: Demography Prize for Young Researches 2016/2017 by IF and FRFG

“…Entries to the competition could approach the topic through a broad range of questions, including: • What are the methodological pitfalls of measuring intergenerational justice, and how can they be avoided? Are the existing models internally valid, and to what extent do they allow for generalisation? …”
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Perinatal mortality and other severe adverse outcomes following planned birth at 39 weeks versus expectant management in low-risk women: a population based cohort studyResearch in... by Kylie Crawford, Waldemar A. Carlo, Anthony Odibo, Aris Papageorghiou, William Tarnow-Mordi, Sailesh Kumar

“…Study outcomes were perinatal mortality (antepartum or intrapartum stillbirth and neonatal death), severe neonatal neurological morbidity and non-neurological morbidity, severe maternal outcome, maternal-infant separation, perineal trauma, shoulder dystocia, and caesarean birth. Multivariable models were built to determine risks of adverse outcomes for planned birth compared to expectant management. …”
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Osiąganie kompromisu potrzeb człowieka i przyrody by Karol Lewandowski

“…The main research problem is ecosystem modeling for ecoengineering needs. Ecoengineering is a new chance for humanity and nature.…”
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Détection de différents rétrovirus chez des primates non-humains infectés par STLV-1 ou SFV et pathologie viro-induite by Jocelyn Turpin, Sandrine Alais, Ambroise Marçais, Olivier Hermine, Réjane Rua, Antoine Gessain, Romain Lacoste, Renaud Mahieux

“…Conclusion : le Papio papio naturellement infecté par SFV et STLV-1 constitue un excellent modèle des infections humaines par ces 2 rétrovirus. …”
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El Ekhtiyar ou la mise en martyr des policiers égyptiens. La construction d’un « grand récit » sur petit écran ? by Sixtine Deroure

“…Je montre comment cette saison cherche, sur le modèle du récit national sur l’armée et des fils narratifs déployés dans la saison 1, à humaniser et glorifier le sacrifice de la police, à travers la « mise en martyr » de ses agents. …”
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Podophyllotoxin mediates hepatic toxicity via the C5a/C5aR/ROS/NLRP3 and cGMP/PKG/mTOR axis in rats based on toxicological evidence chain (TEC) concept by phosphoproteomic analysis by Chuanxin Liu, Xiaobin Huang, Jiao Kong, Xuejiao Li, Yuming Wang, Fangfang Zhang, Jiajia Duan

“…Furthermore, in vitro THLE-2 cell models were used in conjunction with CCK8, immunofluorescence, and ELISA assays to validate cytotoxicity and its underlying mechanisms (TEE2). …”
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Les premiers outils : où, quand et qui ? by Emmanuelle Pouydebat

“…Pourquoi les travaux effectués avec Kanzi le bonobo sont-ils si souvent ignorés alors qu’il représente un modèle morpho-fonctionnel fascinant ? Remettrait-il en cause trop d’idées préconçues ? …”
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GravIS: mass anomaly products from satellite gravimetry by C. Dahle, E. Boergens, I. Sasgen, I. Sasgen, T. Döhne, S. Reißland, H. Dobslaw, V. Klemann, M. Murböck, M. Murböck, R. König, R. König, R. Dill, M. Sips, U. Sylla, A. Groh, M. Horwath, F. Flechtner, F. Flechtner

“…These mass change data, available in both a gridded representation and as time series for predefined regions, are routinely updated when new monthly GRACE/-FO gravity field models become available. The associated GravIS web portal visualizes and describes the products, demonstrating their usefulness for various studies and applications in the geosciences. …”
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FAP-targeted radioligand therapy with 68Ga/177Lu-DOTA-2P(FAPI)2 enhance immunogenicity and synergize with PD-L1 inhibitors for improved antitumor efficacy by Liang Zhao, Long Sun, Kaili Fu, Qin Lin, Xiaoyuan Chen, Qicong Luo, Hua Wu, Jianhao Chen, Yangfan Zhou, Yizhen Pang, Guoqiang Su, Haojun Chen

“…Notably, the combination of 177Lu-DOTA-2P(FAPI)2 with αPD-L1 mAb immunotherapy eliminated tumors in mouse models. Mice treated with this regimen not only exhibited exceptional responses to the initial immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy but also showed 100% tumor rejection on subsequent tumor cell re-inoculation. …”
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Public assistance in patients with acute heart failure: a report from the KCHF registry by Yuji Nishimoto, Takao Kato, Takeshi Morimoto, Ryoji Taniguchi, Hidenori Yaku, Yasutaka Inuzuka, Yodo Tamaki, Erika Yamamoto, Yusuke Yoshikawa, Takeshi Kitai, Moritake Iguchi, Masashi Kato, Mamoru Takahashi, Toshikazu Jinnai, Tomoyuki Ikeda, Kazuya Nagao, Takafumi Kawai, Akihiro Komasa, Ryusuke Nishikawa, Yuichi Kawase, Takashi Morinaga, Kanae Su, Mitsunori Kawato, Yuta Seko, Moriaki Inoko, Mamoru Toyofuku, Yutaka Furukawa, Yoshihisa Nakagawa, Kenji Ando, Kazushige Kadota, Satoshi Shizuta, Koh Ono, Koichiro Kuwahara, Neiko Ozasa, Yukihito Sato, Takeshi Kimura

“…After assessing the proportional hazard assumption of public assistance as a variable, we constructed multivariable Cox proportional hazard models to estimate the risk of the public assistance group relative to the no public assistance group. …”
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Effectiveness of a universal film intervention in reducing violence against children and increasing positive parenting among migrant and displaced caregivers from Myanmar: a commun... by Amanda Sim, Khaing Zar Lwin, Stephanie Eagling-Peche, G.J. Melendez-Torres, Seema Vyas, Francisco Calderon, Tawanchai Jirapramukpitak, Jamie Lachman, Sureeporn Punpuing, Andrea Gonzalez, Mary Soan, Nway Nway Oo, Ivet Castello Mitjans, Greg Tyrosvoutis, Eve Puffer

“…Primary outcomes were caregiver self-reported use of physical and psychological violence and positive parenting, analysed using both imputed and non-imputed multilevel models estimating differences between study arms at endline and follow-up. …”
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Sex differences in the peripheral levels of cytokines during 12-month antipsychotic treatment in a drug-naïve schizophrenia spectrum cohort by I. Ratke, A. Torsvik, C.A. Bartz-Johannessen, F. Fathian, I. Joa, S.M. Klæbo Reitan, E.M. Løberg, M. Rettenbacher, S. Skrede, V.M. Steen, E. Johnsen, R.A. Kroken

“…Changes in the levels of IL-4, IL-6, TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-2, IL-10, IL-12p70, IL-17A, IFN-γ and CRP from baseline to the different follow-up times were analysed using linear mixed effects models separately for men and women, and then compared. …”
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Standardised packaging, minimum excise tax, and RYO focussed tax rise implications for UK tobacco pricing. by Rosemary Hiscock, Nicole H Augustin, J Robert Branston, Anna B Gilmore

“…Trend estimation, using additive mixed models, assessed weighted average price (weighted by volume of sales) and tobacco industry net revenue changes. …”
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LRH‐1/NR5A2 targets mitochondrial dynamics to reprogram type 1 diabetes macrophages and dendritic cells into an immune tolerance phenotype by Nadia Cobo‐Vuilleumier, Silvia Rodríguez‐Fernandez, Livia López‐Noriega, Petra I. Lorenzo, Jaime M. Franco, Christian C. Lachaud, Eugenia Martin Vazquez, Raquel Araujo Legido, Akaitz Dorronsoro, Raul López‐Férnandez‐Sobrino, Beatriz Fernández‐Santos, Carmen Espejo Serrano, Daniel Salas‐Lloret, Nila vanOverbeek, Mireia Ramos‐Rodriguez, Carmen Mateo‐Rodríguez, Lucia Hidalgo, Sandra Marin‐Canas, Rita Nano, Ana I. Arroba, Antonio Campos Caro, Alfred CO Vertegaal, Alejandro Martín‐Montalvo, Franz Martín, Manuel Aguilar‐Diosdado, Lorenzo Piemonti, Lorenzo Pasquali, Roman González Prieto, Maria Isabel García Sánchez, Decio L. Eizirik, Maria Asuncion Martínez‐Brocca, Marta Vives‐Pi, Benoit R. Gauthier

“…The discovery that the pharmacological activation of LRH‐1/NR5A2 can reverse hyperglycaemia in mouse models of T1D by attenuating the autoimmune attack coupled to beta cell survival/regeneration prompted us to investigate whether immune tolerisation could be translated to individuals with T1D by LRH‐1/NR5A2 activation and improve islet survival. …”
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Prevalence of chronic kidney disease among Chinese adults with diabetes: a nationwide population-based cross-sectional studyResearch in context by Weiping Jia, Rong Yu, Limin Wang, Dalong Zhu, Lixin Guo, Jianping Weng, Hong Li, Mei Zhang, Xiaoqi Ye, Zhiguang Zhou, Dajin Zou, Qiuhe Ji, Xiaohui Guo, Yinan Zhang, Dong Lang, Jiarui Wu, Jing Wu, Xuhong Hou, Xiaohui Guo, Kai Wu, Liming Chen, Demin Liu, Guangyao Song, Linyi Shu, Jing Yang, Yan Wang, Dongmei Li, Qiansha Guo, Ling Li, Na Wu, Yadong Sun, Huifang Cheng, Hongyu Kuang, Huijuan Zhang, Weiping Jia, Xuhong Hou, Dalong Zhu, Jian Zhu, Hong Li, Fenping Zheng, Qiu Zhang, Honglin Hu, Gang Chen, Xingquan Yang, Xiaoyang Lai, Jianping Liu, Li Chen, Ming Dong, Zhigang Zhao, Jian Liu, Guangda Xiang, Junxia Zhang, Zhiguang Zhou, Jian Peng, Jianping Weng, Longyi Zeng, Yuzhen Liang, Guoqiao Li, Kaining Chen, Leweihua Lin, Qifu Li, Qingfeng Cheng, Xingwu Ran, Dawei Chen, Hong Li, Xin Nian, Lihui Yang, Shuyou Meng, Jing Xu, Junhong Long, Jing Liu, Qi Zhang, Qingxiang Dai, Xiaomin Xie, Guirong Bai, Jun Li, Tao Li, Zhong Dong, Tao Zhang, Sijia Liu, Yong Yang, Kun Geng, Wenlong Zheng, Zhihong Li, Hui Wang, Zuojun Wu, Miao Wang, Jixin Sun, Jianwei Zhou, Jun An, Huaqing Shen, Yanfang Li, Zeping Ren, Xiuli Xue, Shaohui Jia, Yongping Zheng, Jiaoxia Li, Yonggang Qian, Ping Ma, Yan Su, Liang Cao, Xuyi Yang, Guowei Pan, Guangzhi Pan, Ling Jin, Quanfu Yu, Yunfei Liu, Yingli Zhu, Zhifang Cheng, Jun Yang, Chundi Jia, Qing Wang, Shichun Yan, Jingyang Huang, Yumei Chi, Li Zhang, Ruifa Pang, Yan Shi, Yan Lu, Yiling Wu, Jie Yu, Chunxiang Wu, Jinyi Zhou, Yunxia Wu, Ning Zhang, Jing Sun, Xiumei Tian, Jieming Zhong, Jingying Chen, Kaixu Xie, Lingjuan Fu, Xiaohua Wang, Yeji Chen, Ling Zeng, Zhenqian Cao, Maomin Yang, Biao Hu, Wenling Zhong, Qingyan Liu, Zhiding Huang, Qingbin Lai, Yuyu Zhang, Liping Zhu, Yujing Zhao, Wuming Tao, Yonghai Tu, Lin Zhou, Xiaolei Guo, Benzheng Chai, Liping Ding, Yuewei Zou, Dongzhi Li, Li Hua, Shixian Feng, Jianli Guo, Wanguang Liu, Qingxiang Li, Yunzhi Zheng, Minli Xu, Lan Zhang, Chunbo Li, Yingchao Wan, Chi Hu, Shengping Xu, Biyun Chen, Huilin Liu, Xiaojia Bian, Wenwei Chen, Honghua Li, Yanjun Xu, Fan Weng, Hong Wu, Weijin Zhang, Liankai Zhu, Jun Meng, Jin Yang, Yongsong Zeng, Gaoke Zhai, Lingfeng Qin, Yi Lu, Zhenwang Fu, Shukuan Wu, Caigang Li, Na Wang, Lianfen Chen, Xianbin Ding, Qi Zhou, Yiling Xie, Rui Chen, Dongsheng Yang, Ying Deng, Youping Hu, Bo Huang, Ping Wang, Peng Cai, Changyan Peng, Xiaofang Chen, Ling Li, Liang Xiao, Chenglin Wang, Chaogang Tan, Daobin Chen, Min Chen, Mingfang Qin, Zhaomin Lei, Jianzhi Qiu, Wei Yu, Yunfei Li, Guoxia Bai, Ying Wang, Lin Qiu, Ning Wang, Xudong Zhao, Ani Yan, Jianfei Liu, Tingcai Wang, Kaihua Hao, Zaihong Zhang, Zhanqi Xian, Tenghuan Ma, Zhihua Xu, Yi Yang, Hongli Wang, Rong Li, Zhonggang Zhao, Caixia Fan, Purhati, Hongjun Xu, Liping Gao

“…After adjustment for age, sex, sub-regional division, setting, educational level, annual household income, family history of diabetes, diabetes duration, glucose-lowering treatment, any DR, CVD, and drinking status, the logistic models showed that the odds ratios (ORs) (95% CI) for albuminuria and decreased eGFR were 0.46 (0.42–0.51) and 0.61 (0.55–0.67) for the participants with moderate scores, and 0.14 (0.10–0.21) and 0.28 (0.19–0.41) for those with high scores, compared with those with low total LE8 scores. …”
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