The Human Papillomavirus Enigma: A Narrative Review of Global Variations in Oropharyngeal Cancer Epidemiology and Prognosis by Hitesh Rajendra Singhavi, Pankaj Chaturvedi, Deepa Nair

“…In the European Union, the UK had the highest incidence of HPV-associated OPC, reaching up to 52%. In the Western Pacific region, New Zealand demonstrated the highest incidence at up to 78%. …”
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Phylogeny of Macrobrachium spp. (Decapoda, Pleocyemata) from Peru based on mitochondrial and nuclear data reveals a species complex comprising M. digueti (Bouvier, 1895) and M. tra... by Eliana Zelada-Mázmela, Lorenzo E. Reyes-Flores, Luis De Stefano-Beltrán

“…Eight Macrobrachium species have been reported from the Peruvian Pacific slope, but their phylogenetic relationships are still unknown. …”
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Międzynarodowe wytyczne EAACI/GA2LEN/EuroGuiDerm/APAAACI dotyczące definicji, klasyfikacji, diagnostyki i leczenia pokrzywki by Torsten Zuberbier, Amir Hamzah Abdul Latiff, Mohamed Abuzakouk, Susan Aquilina, Riccardo Asero, Diane R. Baker, Barbara Ballmer-Weber, Christine Bangert, Moshe Ben-Shoshan, Jonathan A. Bernstein, Carsten Bindslev-Jensen, Knut Brockow, Zenon Brzoza, Herberto Jose Chong Neto, Martin K. Church, Paulo R. Criado, Inna V. Danilycheva, Corinna Dressler, Luis Felipe Ensina, Luz Fonacier, Matthew Gaskins, Krisztian Gaspar, Aslı Gelincik, Ana Giménez-Arnau, Kiran Godse, Margarida Gonçalo, Clive Grattan, Martine Grosber, Eckard Hamelmann, Jacques Hébert, Michihiro Hide, Allen Kaplan, Alexander Kapp, Aharon Kessel, Emek Kocatürk, Kanokvalai Kulthanan, Désirée Larenas-Linnemann, Antti Lauerma, Tabi A. Leslie, Markus Magerl, Michael Makris, Raisa Y. Meshkova, Martin Metz, Daniel Micallef, Charlotte G. Mortz, Alexander Nast, Hanneke Oude-Elberink, Ruby Pawankar, Paolo D. Pigatto, Hector Ratti Sisa, Marfa Isabel Rojo Gutiérrez, Sarbjit S. Saini, Peter Schmid-Grendelmeier, Bulent E. Sekerel, Frank Siebenhaar, Hanna Siiskonen, Angele Soria, Petra Staubach-Renz, Luca Stingeni, Gordon Sussman, Andrea Szegedi, Simon Francis Thomsen, Zahava Vadasz, Christian Vestergaard, Bettina Wedi, Zuotao Zhao, Marcus Maurer

“…Jest to wspólna inicjatywa Dermatology Section of the European Academy of Allergology and Clinical Immunology (EAACI), Global Allergy and Asthma European Network (GA2LEN) i jej Urticaria and Angioedema Centers of Reference and Excellence (UCAREs i ACAREs), European Dermatology Forum (EDF; EuroGuiDerm) oraz Asia Pacific Association of Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology z udziałem 64 delegatów z 50 towarzystw krajowych i międzynarodowych z 31 krajów. …”
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Occurrence of Intersex in the Marine Mussel <i>Perumytilus purpuratus</i> (Mollusca: Bivalvia): Does Gonadal Parasitism Play a Role? by Pablo A. Oyarzún, Sebastián Diaz, Sara M. Rodríguez, Gonzalo Ruiz-Tagle, José J. Nuñez, Jorge E. Toro

“…We studied intersexuality in the marine mollusk <i>Perumytilus purpuratus</i>, a key species of the rocky intertidal zone on the southeastern coast of the Pacific Ocean. A total of 6472 mussels from eight locations in northern and southern Chile were analyzed. …”
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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

“…Within the severe group, Asian American/Pacific Islanders (AAPI) had a higher prevalence of fever/chills and respiratory signs and symptoms, Hispanic patients showed greater hair loss prevalence in severe COVID-19 cases, while Non-Hispanic Black (NHB) patients had fewer skin symptoms in comparison to NHW patients. …”
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Obesity Severity, Dietary Behaviors, and Lifestyle Risks Vary by Race/Ethnicity and Age in a Northern California Cohort of Children with Obesity by Margaret C. Ford, Nancy P. Gordon, Amanda Howell, Cheryl E. Green, Louise C. Greenspan, Malini Chandra, R. Grant Mellor, Joan C. Lo

“…One-quarter (24.9%) were non-Hispanic white, 11.3% were black, 43.5% were Hispanic, and 12.0% were Asian/Pacific Islander. Severe obesity was prevalent (37.4%), especially among blacks, Hispanics, and older children, and was associated with less frequent breakfast and exercise and excess screen time, and in young children it was associated with consumption of sweetened beverages or juice. …”
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Benthic algal community dynamics on Palmyra Atoll throughout a decade with two thermal anomalies by Adi Khen, Maggie D. Johnson, Michael D. Fox, Jennifer E. Smith

“…We used 11 years of annual monitoring data (2009-2019) that spans two El Niño-associated heatwaves to examine benthic algal community dynamics on Palmyra Atoll in the central Pacific Ocean. We quantified the percent cover of algal taxa via image analysis of permanent benthic photoquadrats from two habitats on Palmyra: the deeper, wave-exposed fore reef (10 m depth) and the shallower, wave-sheltered reef terrace (5 m depth). …”
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Genomic characterization and evolutionary analysis of a Getah virus variant from piglets in central China by Zhenhua Guo, Yao Jiang, Peng Li, Gaiping Zhang, Gaiping Zhang, Gaiping Zhang, Gaiping Zhang

“…IntroductionAs a re-emerging mosquito-borne virus, Getah virus (GETV) has been found in more than 10 countries surrounded by the Pacific Ocean and shows a broadly host tropism, raising concerns for the potential risk to public health. …”
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The influence of depth on the global deep-sea plasmidome by Melany Calderón-Osorno, Dorian Rojas-Villalta, Franck Lejzerowicz, Jorge Cortés, Maria Arias-Andres, Keilor Rojas-Jimenez

“…In this paper we implemented a bioinformatics pipeline to study the composition, diversity, and functional attributes of plasmid communities (plasmidome) in 81 deep-sea metagenomes from the Tara and Malaspina expeditions, sampled from the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans at depths ranging from 270 to 4005 m. …”
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Real Estate Investment Trusts in the Developed Countries by Y. A. Burkova

“…In 2012, the recovery of the debt capital market reanimated the REITs market. REITs in the Asia-Pacific region are very risky thus offering a high riskpremium. …”
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Populations of the Invasive Mussel <i>Mytella strigata</i> in China Showed Lower Genetic Diversity in Autumn than in Spring by Peizhen Ma, Chenxia Zuo, Shaojing Yan, Xiangyu Wu, Xiaojie Ma, Yi Zhu, Zhen Zhang

“…Native to tropical America, the charru mussel, <i>Mytella strigata</i>, has been spreading rapidly in the West Pacific Ocean, including the South China Sea. In order to study the adaptive evolution of <i>M. strigata</i> and examine the present status of invasion in China, the mitochondrial <i>nad2</i> gene fragment was employed to analyze the genetic variations of seven populations sampled in both spring and autumn 2023. …”
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Charging ahead: Prioritizing renewable energy for electric minibuses in the Philippines by Thomas Stringer, Sandy Mae Gaspay, Varsolo Sunio, Manuel Burelo

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Coupling WRF Double-Moment 6-Class Microphysics Schemes to RRTMG Radiation Scheme in Weather Research Forecasting Model by Soo Ya Bae, Song-You Hong, Kyo-Sun Sunny Lim

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Defining the future of occupational therapy: A concept analysis of leadership development by Tracey E. Recigno, Jewel Shepherd, Paula Kramer, Jessica McHugh Conlin

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Development of a Statistical Model for Estimating Spatial and Temporal Ambient Ozone Patterns in the Sierra Nevada, California by Haiganoush K. Preisler, Michael J. Arbaugh, Andrzej Bytnerowicz, Susan L. Schilling

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Development and Application of Improved Long-Term Datasets of Surface Hydrology for Texas by Kyungtae Lee, Huilin Gao, Maoyi Huang, Justin Sheffield, Xiaogang Shi

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Experimental Design Validation of Tilting Calibration Mechanism by Using Shape Memory Alloy Spring Actuator by Hyun-Ung Oh, Myeong-Jae Lee, Taegyu Kim

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Quantitative Identification of Pulse-Like Ground Motions Based on Hilbert–Huang Transform by Zhen Liu

“…In order to compare the effects of two pulse-like ground motion identification methods, HHT-based method and wavelet-based method, respectively, are used to identify ground motions in Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center (PEER). …”
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The very-high-resolution configuration of the EC-Earth global model for HighResMIP by E. Moreno-Chamarro, E. Moreno-Chamarro, E. Moreno-Chamarro, T. Arsouze, T. Arsouze, M. Acosta, P.-A. Bretonnière, M. Castrillo, E. Ferrer, A. Frigola, D. Kuznetsova, E. Martin-Martinez, P. Ortega, S. Palomas

“…In contrast to LR and HR, VHR shows a reduced equatorial Pacific cold tongue bias, an improved Gulf Stream representation with a reduced coastal warm bias and a reduced subpolar North Atlantic cold bias, and more realistic orographic precipitation over mountain ranges. …”
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Advancing poliovirus eradication: lessons learned from piloting direct molecular detection of polioviruses in high-risk and priority geographies by Paula L. Marcet, Brandon Short, Ashley Deas, Hong Sun, Chelsea Harrington, Shahzad Shaukat, Muhammad Masroor Alam, Marycelin Baba, Adedayo Faneye, Prossy Namuwulya, Lea Necitas Apostol, Tamer Elshaarawy, John Kofi Odoom, Peter Borus, Shelina Moonsamy, Yogolelo Riziki, Marie Claire Endegue Zanga, Mesfin Tefera, Anfumbom K. W. Kfutwah, Salmaan Sharif, Varja Grabovac, Cara C. Burns, Nancy Gerloff

“…A multi-laboratory demonstration project was conceived to field-test the DD-ITD method by GPLN laboratories from the WHO African, Western Pacific, and Eastern Mediterranean regions, where wild serotype 1 or vaccine-derived polioviruses still circulate. …”
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