Zebrafish Embryo Toxicity of a Binary Mixture of Pyrethroid Insecticides: d-Tetramethrin and Cyphenothrin by Janthri C. Mendis, Thejani K. Tennakoon, Chanika D. Jayasinghe

“…Hence, extensive use of these pesticides could be detrimental to fish population and integrated vector control methods which involve the minimum use of insecticides are recommended. …”
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Regional Medical Campuses in Canada by Aaron Johnston, Amanda Bell, Kristy Penner, Trushar Patel, Grace Perez

“…We found that the environments of proposed RMCs differed somewhat from existing RMCs and included examples of novel organizational constructs, settings with smaller urban population sizes, smaller hospitals, and settings with smaller and decreasing physician workforce. …”
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Exploring Systemic Autoimmunity in Thyroid Disease Subjects by Thushani Siriwardhane, Karthik Krishna, Vinodh Ranganathan, Vasanth Jayaraman, Tianhao Wang, Kang Bei, John J. Rajasekaran, Hari Krishnamurthy

“…Our results are found to be much higher than the reported prevalence of anti-ENA in general population. During the 2-year follow-up study, anti-TPO appeared significantly earlier than ANA and anti-ENA in an average of 253 (±139) and 227 (±127) days, respectively. …”
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Development and validation of a prediction model of hospital mortality for patients with cardiac arrest survived 24 hours after cardiopulmonary resuscitation by Renwei Zhang, Zhenxing Liu, Yumin Liu, Li Peng

“…Calibration curves, the area under receiver operating curves (ROC), decision curve analysis (DCA), and clinical impact curve were used to assess the discriminability, accuracy, and clinical utility of the nomogram.ResultsThe study population comprised 374 patients, with 262 allocated to the training group and 112 to the validation group. …”
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A Study on the Line of Sight to Galaxies Detected at Gamma-Ray Energies by Amy Furniss, Josepf N. Amador, Olivier Hervet, Ollie Jackson, David A. Williams

“…No deviation is found when comparing the same populations between redshifts of 0.1 and 0.4 ( p > 0.05). …”
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Normalized Isometric Shoulder Strength as a Predictor of Ball Velocity in Youth Baseball Players by Amanda J Arnold, Charles A Thigpen, Paul F Beattie, Stacy L Fritz, Michael J Kissenberth, John M Tokish, Ellen Shanley

“…In addition, normalized scaption strength was the most significant predictor of ball velocity, followed by ER at 0° strength in this population. # LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Level 2b (etiology)…”
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New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) to assess killer whale (Orcinus orca) estrogen receptor alpha (ERα) transactivation potencies by DDTs and their risks by Dave Arthur R. Robledo, Takahito Kumagawa, Mari Ochiai, Hisato Iwata

“…Killer whales (Orcinus orca), as apex predators, accumulate high levels of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) such as dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane and its analogs (DDTs) and face their risks at the population level. The assessment of the function of estrogen receptor alpha (ERα) is crucial for evaluating impact of DDTs on killer whale endocrine and reproductive health. …”
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Increasing Health Burdens Driven by Global Trade Induced Air Pollution by Ruifei Li, Yu Luo, Xu Zhu, Jin Zhang, Pei Hua, Zhenyu Wang, Wenyu Yang, Qiuwen Chen, Hui Li

“…Health benefits of reduced emissions intensity, which avoided 1.4 million deaths, were largely offset by not only increases in consumption and primary input levels but also population vulnerability, resulting in the increase in mortality (0.8 million) from 2000 to 2015. …”
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Implications of cytokine genes polymorphisms in Jordanian patients with obsessive compulsive disorder by Ahmad M. Khalil, Manal W. Khrais, Khaled M. Al-Qaoud, Mohamad Y. Al Ta’any

“…Methods A total of 52 OCD patients and 54 healthy controls were randomly recruited from the Jordanian population. Age ranged between 16 and 55 years (35.5 ± 13.72 and 33.5 ± 10.48 years) for patients and controls, respectively. …”
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Exploring the Determinants of Long-Term Physical Activity Maintainenance from a Maintainers Perspective: What do they say? by Livia Kellerhals, Claudio R. Nigg

“…Further research should confirm this theoretical model and subsequently develop interventions to promote long-term PAM across population groups. …”
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Health utility value of overactive bladder in Japanese older adults by Takashi Yoshioka, Kenji Omae, Satoshi Funada, Tetsuji Minami, Rei Goto

“…HUVs were measured using the EuroQol five‐dimension five‐level value set for the Japanese population. Multivariable linear regression models were fitted to estimate the covariate‐adjusted disutilities of OAB. …”
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Much Lower Prevalence and Mortality of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Japan Than in the United States Despite Higher Smoking Rates: A Meta-Analysis/Systematic Review by Akira Sekikawa, Mengyi Li, Niva Joshi, Brandon Herbert, Curtis Tilves, Chendi Cui, Shiyao Gao, Yuefang Chang, Yasutaka Nakano, Frank C Sciurba

“…This study aims to compare (1) trends in smoking rates, (2) trends in COPD mortality, and (3) the spirometry-based COPD prevalence in the general adult population between Japan and the United States. Methods: Age- and sex-specific smoking rates from the 1980s through 2010s and COPD mortality from 1999 through 2019 were obtained from national surveys and official statistics (International Classification of Diseases-10th codes J40–44), respectively. …”
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Don’t assume, ask! A focus group study on end-of-life care planning with people with intellectual disabilities from minoritised ethnic groups by Andrea Bruun, Leon Jordan, Jo Giles, Rhidian Hughes, Rebecca Anderson-Kittow, Irene Tuffrey-Wijne

“…Within the general population, people from minoritised ethnic groups are under-represented within palliative care services. …”
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MicroRNAs-Proteomic Networks Characterizing Human Medulloblastoma-SLCs by Giuseppina Catanzaro, Zein Mersini Besharat, Neha Garg, Maurizio Ronci, Luisa Pieroni, Evelina Miele, Angela Mastronuzzi, Andrea Carai, Vincenzo Alfano, Agnese Po, Isabella Screpanti, Franco Locatelli, Andrea Urbani, Elisabetta Ferretti

“…Among them, stem-like cells (hMB-SLCs) represent a fraction of the tumor cell population with the potential of self-renewal and proliferation and have been associated with tumor poor prognosis. …”
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Impact of Moderate to Severe Renal Impairment on Mortality and Appropriate Shocks in Patients with Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators by Venkata M. Alla, Kishlay Anand, Mandeep Hundal, Aimin Chen, Showri Karnam, Tom Hee, Claire Hunter, Aryan N. Mooss, Dennis Esterbrooks, Syed M. Mohiuddin

“…Due to underrepresentation of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) in large Implantable-Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) clinical trials, the impact of ICD remains uncertain in this population. Methods. Consecutive patients who received ICD at Creighton university medical center between years 2000–2004 were included in a retrospective cohort after excluding those on maintenance dialysis. …”
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Supporting older adults with mobility disabilities through voice-activated digital assistants and smart home technologies by Jaewon Kang, Emma Lachs, Kathryn Huang, Laura A. Rice, Wendy A. Rogers

“…Healthcare professionals and researchers should recognize the unique benefits of these technologies for this population to promote their adoption and use effectively.…”
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Lack of Association of C677T Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase Polymorphism with Breast Cancer Risk in Mali by Brehima Diakite, Yaya Kassogue, Mamoudou Maiga, Guimogo Dolo, Oumar Kassogue, Jane L. Holl, Brian Joyce, Jun Wang, Kadidiatou Cisse, Fousseyni Diarra, Mamadou L. Keita, Cheick B. Traore, Bakarou Kamate, Sidi B. Sissoko, Bourama Coulibaly, Adama S. Sissoko, Drissa Traore, Fatoumata M. Sidibe, Sekou Bah, Ibrahim Teguete, Madani Ly, Sellama Nadifi, Hind Dehbi, Kyeezu Kim, Robert Murphy, Lifang Hou

“…We therefore hypothesized that such mutations could also play an important role in the occurrence and pathogenesis of breast cancer in a Malian population. In this study, we used the PCR-RFLP technique to identify the different genotypic profiles of the C677T MTHFR polymorphism in 127 breast cancer women and 160 healthy controls. …”
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Using nasal sprays to prevent respiratory tract infections: a qualitative study of online consumer reviews and primary care patient interviews by Paul Little, Katherine Bradbury, Lucy Yardley, Adam W A Geraghty, Ben Ainsworth, Kate Greenwell, Deb Smith, Laura Dennison, Sian Williamson, James Denison-Day, Fiona Mowbray, Samantha Richards-Hall

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Low back pain trends attributable to high body mass index over the period 1990–2021 and projections up to 2036 by Jiling Zhang, Baodong Wang, Congying Zou, Tianyi Wang, Lihui Yang, Yu Zhou

“…Monitoring BMI is crucial for developing region-specific and national strategies, and research emphasizes the urgency of reducing the health burden of high BMI and improving the quality of life for the global population.…”
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After Treatment Decrease of Bone Marrow Tregs and Outcome in Younger Patients with Newly Diagnosed Acute Myeloid Leukemia by Mario Delia, Paola Carluccio, Anna Mestice, Roberta Frappampina, Francesco Albano, Giorgina Specchia, Pellegrino Musto

“…However, although BMA Tregs did not differ in the study population after treatment, their counts significantly decreased in responder patients (p=0.039), while no difference was documented in nonresponder ones. …”
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