Assessment of <i>Alternaria</i> Toxins and Pesticides in Organic and Conventional Tomato Products: Insights into Contamination Patterns and Food Safety Implications by Tommaso Pacini, Teresa D’Amore, Stefano Sdogati, Emanuela Verdini, Rita Bibi, Angela Caporali, Elisa Cristofani, Carmen Maresca, Serenella Orsini, Alessandro Pelliccia, Eleonora Scoccia, Ivan Pecorelli

“…Some considerations about exposure assessment and risk characterization for ATs were also proposed in the overall population and in more sensitive and/or exposed subgroups, underlining the need for new focused toxicological and monitoring studies to establish reliable reference values. …”
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Restless Legs Syndrome: A Comprehensive Review of Current Treatment Methods and the Disease's Impact on Quality of Life by Natalie Papachristoforou, Natalia Tekiela, Daria Michałka, Zuzanna Gałuszka, Monika Makar, Tomasz Bartuś, Emilia Bąk, Justyna Głowacka, Aleksandra Kocjan, Radosław Chmiel

“…Conclusion: RLS affects approximately 5-10% of the population, severely disrupting sleep and daily functioning. …”
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Conservation in action: Cost-effective UAVs and real-time detection of the globally threatened swamp deer (Rucervus duvaucelii) by Ravindra Nath Tripathi, Karan Agarwal, Vikas Tripathi, Ruchi Badola, Syed Ainul Hussain

“…This study exemplifies how combining UAVs with deep learning can facilitate species monitoring and population count estimation and be adopted by forest managers to support conservation decisions.…”
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PTEN Sequence Analysis in Endometrial Hyperplasia and Endometrial Carcinoma in Slovak Women by H. Gbelcová, P. Bakeš, P. Priščáková, V. Šišovský, I. Hojsíková, Ľ. Straka, M. Konečný, J. Markus, C. W. D’Acunto, T. Ruml, D. Böhmer, Ľ. Danihel, V. Repiská

“…The results of current study on Slovak women were compared to a previous study performed on Polish population. The two sets of results were similar.…”
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MAGICS. II. Seed Black Holes Stripped of Their Surrounding Stars Do Not Sink by Yihao Zhou, Diptajyoti Mukherjee, Nianyi Chen, Tiziana Di Matteo, Peter H. Johansson, Antti Rantala, Christian Partmann, Ugo Niccolò Di Carlo, Simeon Bird, Yueying Ni

“…In the sinking systems, the MBH retains a population of bound stars. The final separation between the MBH is related to the surrounding unstripped stellar (and/or dark matter) mass: if more than 90% of the surrounding stellar system is stripped away, the MBHs stall. …”
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Insulin Sensitivity and Beta-Cell Function Are Associated with Arterial Stiffness in Individuals without Hypertension by Chuchen Meng, Min Sun, Zhixiao Wang, Qi Fu, Mengdie Cao, Zhenxin Zhu, Jia Mao, Yun Shi, Wei Tang, Xiaoping Huang, Yu Duan, Tao Yang

“…BaPWV was significantly associated with 2 h glucose levels, insulin sensitivity and beta-cell function in normotensive population, whereas in hypertensive individuals, BP was the dominant factor influencing arterial stiffness. …”
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Assessment of Hemoglobin Variants in Patients Receiving Health Care at the Ho Teaching Hospital: A Three-Year Retrospective Study by Daniel Kpodji Awaitey, Elliot Elikplim Akorsu, Emmanuel Allote Allotey, David Annor Kwasie, Precious Kwablah Kwadzokpui, Philip Apraku Tawiah, Stephen Adomako Amankwah, Albert Abaka-Yawson

“…The high incidence of hemoglobin AS implies the possibility of having an increased population of individuals with sickle cell disease in future if measures are not put in place to improve screening, counseling, and education of the public about the health threat SCD poses.…”
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Wastewater-based analysis of antimicrobial resistance at UK airports: Evaluating the potential opportunities and challenges by Margaret E. Knight, Kata Farkas, Matthew Wade, Gordon Webster, Daniel A. Pass, William Perry, Peter Kille, Andrew Singer, Davey L. Jones

“…Edinburgh terminal and pumping station wastewater had compositionally comparable resistomes to that of the connected urban wastewater treatment plant, though further research is needed to determine the relative contributions of the local population and international travellers. This study provides the first comprehensive investigation of AMR in wastewater from both aircraft and terminals across multiple international airports. …”
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Anogenital distance in water buffalo females and relationship with reproductive performance. Preliminary results by Héctor Nava-Trujillo, Simón Zambrano-Salas, Justin Dijak, Adriana Morgado-Osorio, Quintino D’Andrea

“…However, considering the reduced number of animals and observations, testing, and validating these findings with a bigger population is necessary. In the same direction, there is a need to carry out more research to clarify the mechanism involved in improving reproductive performance and the heritability of AGD. …”
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The management and clinical outcome of paracetamol poisoning in South African adults: A single-centre retrospective review by C Kotze, J Swanepoel, E C Kruger, E Decloedt

“…A high case fatality rate was observed in the studied population. Early identification of at-risk individuals and prompt initiation of NAC can reduce poor outcomes. …”
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COVID-19 pandemic shifted epidemiology for cancer screening sites: breast, cervix, colon, and rectum by Yevgeniy Ishkinin, Dilyara Kaidarova, Dilyara Kaidarova, Serzhan Nazarbek, Serzhan Nazarbek, Alma Zhylkaidarova, Saniya Ossikbayeva, Kamilla Mussina, Nazgul Omarbayeva

“…During the COVID-19 restriction period, rectal cancer detection rates increased by 18.6% for EOC and decreased by 12.0% for LOC.ConclusionThe epidemiological indicators of population cancer screening worsened during the COVID pandemic; the detection rate decreased by 6.1% for breast EOC and 11.3% for cervical EOC, while there was an increase by 38.0% in EOC for colon cancer in men and by 8.0% in EOC for rectal cancer in men and 31.1% in women.…”
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Canine distemper outbreak and laryngeal paralysis in captive tigers (Panthera tigris) by Sarin Suwanpakdee, Anuwat Wiratsudakul, Nattarun Chaisilp, Luxsana Prasittichai, Anurux Skulpong, Patarapol Maneeorn, Benjaporn Bhusri, Chalisa Mongkolpan, Ruangrat Buddhirongawatr, Jarupa Taowan, Peerawat Wongluechai, Nlin Arya, Parin Suwannaprapha, Natharin Ngamwongsatit, Witthawat Wiriyarat, Nareerat Sangkachai

“…This study aimed to understand better the burden of CDV outbreaks in captive tiger populations in Thailand and a novel discovery of their clinical signs with a history of CDV exposure. …”
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Cluster randomised controlled trial to examine medical mask use as source control for people with respiratory illness by Abrar Ahmad Chughtai, Chandini Raina MacIntyre, Yi Zhang, Quanyi Wang, Bayzidur Rahman, Haiyan Zhang, Holly Seale, Daitao Zhang, Yanhui Chu

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Association between early dietary patterns and cardiometabolic health at age 8: a confirmatory analysis of the European Childhood Obesity Project by Mariona Gispert-Llauradó, Joaquin Escribano, Natalia Ferré, Veit Grote, Berthold Koletzko, Gina Ambrosini, Elvira Verduci, Dariusz Gruszfeld, Annick Xhonneux, Veronica Luque

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Drug utilization study of antiparkinsonian medication in Romania during 25 years by Camelia Bucsa, Denisa Bruhs, Anamaria Apan, Elena Francu, Cristina Mogosan, Irina Iaru

“…Observing the trend in antiparkinsonian medication utilization over time is essential for providing insights into their real-world use and uptake in a large population.…”
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Spatiotemporal Assessment of PM2.5 Exposure of a High-risk Occupational Group in a Southeast Asian Megacity by Jarl Tynan Collado, Jose Gabriel Abalos, Imee de los Reyes, Melliza T. Cruz, Gabrielle Frances Leung, Katrina Abenojar, Carlos Rosauro Manalo, Bernell Go, Christine L. Chan, Charlotte Kendra Gotangco Gonzales, James Bernard B. Simpas, Emma E. Porio, John Q. Wong, Shih-Chun Candice Lung, Maria Obiminda L. Cambaliza

“…Abstract Drivers of open-air public utility jeepneys (PUJs) in the Philippines are regularly exposed to severe levels of fine particulate pollution (PM2.5), making them the appropriate sub-population for investigating the health impacts of PM2.5 on populations chronically exposed to these kinds of unique sources. …”
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Socio-economic inequalities in access to COVID-19 tests in France in 2020: evidence from the EPICOV socio-epidemiological cohort by Pierre-Yves Geoffard, Pierre-Yves Geoffard, Florence Jusot, Antoine Sireyjol, Josiane Warszawski, Nathalie Bajos

“…Our main objective was to investigate whether access to COVID-19 testing in France was associated with socio-economic conditions, considering gender and ethno-racial status.MethodsA random population-based cohort survey was conducted in France in May 2020 and November 2020, including 95,388 participants aged 18 and over. …”
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Impact of COVID-19 on rheumatic diseases in india: Determinants of mortality and adverse outcome: A retrospective, cross-sectional cohort study by Avinash Jain, Vineeta Shobha, S Chandrashekara, Padmanabha Shenoy, Sapan C Pandya, Prakash Chotalia, Sharath Kumar, Sourabh Malviya, Yogesh Preet Singh, Abhishek Patil, Vikas Gupta, Puja Srivastava, Vijaya Prasanna Parimi, Chanakya Kodishala, Ramya Janardana, Benzeeta Pinto, Sudhir Bhandari, Govind Rankawat, Praveen Pratap Jadhav, Damodaram Potugari, Vishnu Sharma, Alpana Parmar, Sunitha Kayidhi, Paul T Antony, Ashish Badika, Amit Sharma

“…Introduction: There is varying impact of COVID19 on world population depending on ethnicity, age and underlying co-morbidities. …”
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Analyzing the Effect of Dividends on Default Probability According to Signaling and Agency Theories by Alireza Najjarpour, Saeed Fathi, Ali Foroush Bastani

“…Subsequently, an unbalanced nonlinear regression is applied to investigate the quadratic relationship between cash interest and the probability of default during the years 2001-2021. The statistical population comprises companies listed on the Tehran Stock Exchange and the Iran Farabourse, with the exclusion of financial companies, those with more than six months of consecutive trading suspension, and those that have experienced trading suspension for more than twenty percent of their market lifespan. …”
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Renal Transplantation Dramatically Reduces IgA Anti-beta-2-glycoprotein I Antibodies in Patients with Endstage Renal Disease by Manuel Serrano, Jose Angel Martínez-Flores, Maria José Castro, Florencio García, David Lora, Dolores Pérez, Esther Gonzalez, Estela Paz-Artal, Jose M. Morales, Antonio Serrano

“…IgA anti-beta-2-glycoprotein I (aB2GPI) antibodies have been related to vascular pathology in the general population and mainly in hemodialyzed patients (prevalence 33%) in whom an elevated incidence of thrombosis and mortality is found. …”
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