DIVERSITY OF THE PUMPKIN COLLECTION AND ITS HEREDITARY POTENTIAL. RESULTS AND PROSPECTS OF BREEDING PRACTICE by A. G. Elatskova

“…New bushy lines of C. maxima and C. moschata selected from cultivar and hybrid populations are now tested in an elite test nursery in order to submit the best of them to the State Variety Trials.…”
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A Descriptive Analysis of Visual and Oculomotor Skills in Federated University Athletes by Miguel Ángel Sánchez-Tena, Xabier Rodríguez-Alonso, Clara Martinez-Perez, José Francisco Tornero-Aguilera, Vicente J. Clemente-Suárez, Celia Sanchez-Ramos, Cristina Alvarez-Peregrina

“…While the results do not allow for direct comparisons with other populations, they lay the groundwork for future research into sport-specific visual demands. …”
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A prebreeding study of introgression spring bread wheat lines carrying combinations of stem rust resistance genes, Sr22+Sr25 and Sr35+Sr25 by S. N. Sibikeev, O. A. Baranova, A. E. Druzhin

“…These lines were assessed for resistance to P. graminis f. sp. tritici under natural epiphytotics and to the Saratov, Lysogorsk and Omsk populations of the pathogen and to the PgtZ1 (TKSTF) and PgtF18.6 fungus isolates in laboratory conditions (TKSTF + Sr33). …”
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Associations between HEXACO personality traits, substance use disorders, and behavioral addictions: a protocol for a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis by Farangis Sharifibastan, Eilin Kristine Erevik, Katharina Teresa Enehaug Morken, Ståle Pallesen

“…., gambling, gaming, social media addiction, and compulsive sexual behavior disorder) across different populations. Methods The protocol is in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Protocols (PRISMA-P) statement. …”
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Spaciotemporal distribution characteristics of glacial lakes and the factors influencing the Southeast Tibetan Plateau from 1993 to 2023 by Yu Mingwei, Guo Yonggang, Zhang Jian, Li Feng, Su Libin, Qin Deshun

“…Glacial lakes play a crucial role in regulating the freshwater ecosystems of the region, but they also pose a significant threat to local infrastructure and populations due to flooding caused by glacial lake outbursts. …”
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Does outsourcing enable the survival of good care homes? A longitudinal analysis of all care homes in England, 2011–2023 by Anders Malthe Bach-Mortensen, Michelle Degli Esposti, Benjamin Goodair

“…This calls for a reassessment of current policies to ensure that vulnerable populations have continued access to adequate quality of care.…”
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Assessment of The Impact of Apremilast on Levels of IL-17, IL-23, and Lipids in Obese Psoriatic Patient by Haitham M. Saad, Adil A. Noaimi, Halla Gh. Mahmood

“…According to published reports, it is universal in occurrence; its prevalence in different populations varies from 0.1% to 11.8%. Receiving Apremilast resulted in a strong reduction in interleukin 17 and interleukin 23, as well as reduced expression of other inflammatory cytokines and improvement of psoriatic lesions. …”
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Assessing psychological health and reproductive function: Depression, anxiety, and stress in infertile men compared to controls: A case-control study by Seyedeh Narjes Roudbaraki, Maryam Ramezani, Bita Saifi, Mostafa Salimi, Massood Issapour Cheshani

“…Future studies should involve larger populations and consider economic status as a variable related to mental health. …”
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Chronic Liver Disease in Ethiopia with a Particular Focus on the Etiological Spectrums: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies by Behailu Terefe Tesfaye, Temesgen Mulugeta Feyissa, Azmeraw Bekele Workneh, Esayas Kebede Gudina, Mengist Awoke Yizengaw

“…In Ethiopia, chronic liver disease (CLD) is the 7th leading cause of death, accounting for about 24 deaths per 100000 populations in 2019. Despite its burden, there is a lack of compiled pieces of evidence on CLD in the country. …”
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Enhancing trauma triage in low-resource settings using machine learning: a performance comparison with the Kampala Trauma Score by Mike Nsubuga, Timothy Mwanje Kintu, Helen Please, Kelsey Stewart, Sergio M. Navarro

“…Abstract Background Traumatic injuries are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality globally, with a disproportionate impact on populations in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). …”
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Global, regional and national burden of pancreatic cancer and its attributable risk factors from 2019 to 2021, with projection to 2044 by Xiao Li, Yi Zhang, Zeyi Yan, Wenkai Jiang, Shaozhen Rui, Shaozhen Rui

“…The 95% uncertainty intervals (UIs) were reported for annual numbers and rates (per 100,000 populations).ResultsIn 2021, there were 508,532 (95% UI: 462,09 to 547,208) incident cases of pancreatic cancer globally, of which 273,617 (250,808 to 299,347; 53.8%) were in males. …”
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The prognostic and immunomodulatory role of the MMR system in patients with stomach adenocarcinoma by Zhihui Tian, Lili Yang, Rong Yang, Wenhui Yang

“…This study aimed to develop an MMR-related molecular prognostic model for identifying appropriate populations of stomach adenocarcinoma (STAD) for better treatment outcome. …”
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The association between PM2.5 and frailty: evidence from 122 cities in China and 7 countries in Europe by Yanchao Wen, Guiming Zhu, Kexin Cao, Jie Liang, Xiangfeng Lu, Tong Wang

“…Results We first examined the association between PM2.5 and frailty index using fixed-effects regression models, revealing a notable positive link across populations in China (coefficient = 0.0003, P = 0.0380) and Europe (Coefficient = 0.0019, P < 0.0001). …”
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Evaluation of Entomopathogenic Nematode Isolates against Subterranean Termites under Laboratory and Field Conditions [version 3; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservatio... by Fikremariam Yimer, Teshale Daba Dinka, Tariku Tesfaye Edosa, Belay Feyisa, Belay Abate Gutema, Dawit Melisie Achlehum

“…It can cause 100 % yield losses based on crop types, level of the damage, and size of its populations. To manage this pest, different management options have been evaluated in Ethiopia. …”
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LTA4H rs2660845 association with montelukast response in early and late-onset asthma. by Cyrielle Maroteau, Antonio Espuela-Ortiz, Esther Herrera-Luis, Sundararajan Srinivasan, Fiona Carr, Roger Tavendale, Karen Wilson, Natalia Hernandez-Pacheco, James D Chalmers, Steve Turner, Somnath Mukhopadhyay, Anke-Hilse Maitland-van der Zee, Esteban G Burchard, Maria Pino-Yanes, Simon Young, Glenda Lassi, Adam Platt, Colin N A Palmer, PiCA Consortium

“…In this study we tested the role of the LTA4H regulatory variant rs2660845 and age of asthma onset in response to montelukast in ethnically diverse populations. We identified and genotyped 3,594 asthma patients treated with montelukast (2,514 late-onset and 1,080 early-onset) from seven cohorts (UKBiobank, GoSHARE, BREATHE, Tayside RCT, PAGES, GALA II and SAGE). …”
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Preparation of noninfectious scRNAseq samples from SARS-CoV-2-infected epithelial cells. by Raven M Osborn, Justin Leach, Michelle Zanche, John M Ashton, ChinYi Chu, Juilee Thakar, Stephen Dewhurst, Sonia Rosenberger, Martin Pavelka, Gloria S Pryhuber, Thomas J Mariani, Christopher S Anderson

“…Finally, we performed scRNAseq quality control analysis on the resulting cell populations to evaluate the effects of our virus inactivation and sample preparation protocol on the quality of the cDNA produced. …”
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Acceptability and feasibility of shared medical appointments to support self-management of anxiety and depression in primary care in England: a qualitative study of service user/pa... by Fiona Graham, Mei Yee Tang, Megan Hanrahan

“…Future acceptability research should explore SMA appropriateness for diverse patient populations of different ethnic backgrounds, to inform their potential wider roll-out in English primary care.…”
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Retrospective Cohort Analysis of Central Line Associated Blood Stream Infection following Introduction of a Central Line Bundle in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit by Molly Bannatyne, Judith Smith, Malavika Panda, Mohamed E. Abdel-Latif, Tejasvi Chaudhari

“…Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI) constitute a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in neonatal populations. There has been an overwhelming increase in the use of evidence-based care practices, also known as bundles, in the reduction of these infections. …”
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Non-invasive blood glucose monitoring using PPG signals with various deep learning models and implementation using TinyML by Mahdi Zeynali, Khalil Alipour, Bahram Tarvirdizadeh, Mohammad Ghamari

“…The method demonstrated strong generalizability across different populations. Training data was collected during surgery and anesthesia, and the method also performed successfully in normal states using a separate test dataset. …”
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Antibody in Lymphocyte Supernatant (ALS) responses after oral vaccination with live Shigella sonnei vaccine candidates WRSs2 and WRSs3 and correlation with serum antibodies, ASCs,... by Malabi M Venkatesan, Cassandra Ballou, Shoshana Barnoy, Monica McNeal, Jill El-Khorazaty, Robert Frenck, Shahida Baqar

“…Furthermore, this data will guide the list of immunological assays to be conducted for efficacy trials in different populations. It is hoped that an antigen-specific-ALS titer may be a key mucosal correlate of protection, a feature not currently available for any Shigella vaccines candidates. https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01336699.…”
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