Prevalence, risk factors and associated ocular diseases of cerebral stroke: the population-based Beijing Eye Study by Jost B Jonas, Ya Xing Wang, Liang Xu, Wen Bin Wei

“…Objective To assess the prevalence of cerebral stroke in the general population of Beijing and its association with systemic risk factors and ocular diseases.Setting The population-based Beijing Eye Study was conducted in a rural and urban region of Beijing.Participants With eligibility criteria of age 50+ years and living in the study regions, 3468 subjects (78.8%) out of 4403 eligible individuals participated.Primary and secondary outcome measures The study participants underwent a detailed systemic and ophthalmological examination and an interview in which the occurrence of a previous stroke was assessed.Results A previous stroke was reported by 235 individuals (7.33%; 95% CI 6.43% to 8.24%). …”
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Relevance of Atopic Dermatitis Diagnostic Criteria in Context to Indian Paediatric Population: A Cross-sectional Study by Meghana Reddy, Namrata Chhabra, Anil Kumar Goel, Satyaki Ganguly

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Polymorphism of genes associated with infectious lung diseases in Northern Asian populations and in patients with community-acquired pneumonia by S. V. Mikhailova, L. V. Shcherbakova, N. I. Logvinenko, I. I. Logvinenko, M. I. Voevoda

“…Both white and Asian populations studied were different from Western European and East Asian populations in the variants’ prevalence. …”
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Notes on the Population Ecology of Cicadas (Homoptera: Cicadidae) in the Cuesta Angel Forest Ravine of Northeastern Costa Rica by Allen M. Young

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Immune infiltrate populations within distinct tumor immune microenvironments predictive of immune checkpoint treatment outcome by Brian Z Ring, Catherine T. Cronister, Huijun Z. Ring, Douglas T. Ross, Robert S. Seitz

“…This suggests that these immune population signatures may identify conserved immune cell type co-infiltrate physiology of the TIME that best captures immune physiology with potential clinical utility.…”
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Comparison of Airborne Bacterial Populations Determined by Passive and Active Air Sampling at puy de Dôme, France by Kevin P. Dillon, Romie Tignat-Perrier, Muriel Joly, Sydonia N. C. M. Grogan, Catherine Larose, Pierre Amato, Gediminas Mainelis

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Initial Development of the Activity Card Sort-Advancing Inclusive Participation from a Homeless Population Perspective by Quinn P. Tyminski, Ronald R. Drummond, Claire F. Heisey, Shelby K. Evans, Audra Hendrix, Lisa A. Jaegers, Carolyn M. Baum

“…The purpose of this study was to create an inclusive assessment for use in the homeless population and complete a construct validity study of the assessment tool. …”
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The additive effect of the stress hyperglycemia ratio on type 2 diabetes: a population-based cohort study by Cancan Cui, Jiayin Song, Lingyu Zhang, Ning Han, Wanqi Xu, Chen Sheng, Guangda Xin, Xiaofeng Cui, Lili Yu, Lin Liu

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Women Born to Older Mothers Have Reduced Fertility. Evidence From a Natural Fertility Population by Niels van den Berg, Ingrid K. van Dijk, Rick J. Mourits

“…We study fertility histories of two generations of women from mutually exclusive families from a pre-demographic transition historical population in the Dutch province of Zeeland. Using mixed effect Poisson and linear models to take within family (sibling) relations into account, we show that among married daughters fertility is reduced for those who were born to mothers with an advanced maternal age, resulting in fewer children ever born and earlier ages at last birth. …”
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Induction by caterpillars of stored and emitted volatiles in terpene chemotypes from populations of wild cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) by Marine Mamin, Mary V. Clancy, Galien Flückiger, Teresa Quijano-Medina, Biiniza Pérez-Niño, Luis Abdala-Roberts, Ted C. J. Turlings, Carlos Bustos-Segura

“…Wild cotton plants were grown in a greenhouse from seeds collected from four distinct locations covering sixteen populations, along the Yucatan coast (Mexico), from where this cotton species originates. …”
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Prevalence of Temporomandibular Joint Osteoarthritic Changes Using Cone-beam Computed Tomography in South Indian Population by S. Pattugayathri, B. G. Harshavardhan, V. Poongodi, K. Saraswathi Gopal

“…The occurrence of osteoarthritic changes was also much prevalent among the population.…”
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Gestational - age - specific reference intervals for blood pressure in normal pregnancy in a Southern Chinese population by Yuguo Deng, Lanfang Liang, Ying Gao, Guilian Liao, Qiaozhu Chen, Zijian Huang, Jinying Yang

“…This paper describes the blood pressure changes across healthy pregnancies in a Southern Chinese population to present gestational - age - specific blood pressure ranges with smoothed centiles (3rd, 10th, 50th, 90th, and 97th). …”
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Time Series Forecasting for Regional Development Composite Index Using Real-Time Floating Population Data by Jungyeol Hong, Jieun Na, Youjeong Kang, Dongho Kim

“…This study used the floating population estimated from smartphone data that can be collected in real-time to analyze how floating population patterns affect regional economic situations to compensate for these limitations. …”
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Prevalence and Determinants of Hypertension Awareness, Treatment, and Control in Botswana: A Nationally Representative Population-Based Survey by Neo M. Tapela, Lei Clifton, Gontse Tshisimogo, Moagi Gaborone, Tebogo Madidimalo, Virginia Letsatsi, Tiny Masupe, Mosepele Mosepele, Joseph Makhema, Shahin Lockman, David J. Hunter

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The role of Beringia in human adaptation to Arctic conditions based on results of genomic studies of modern and ancient populations by B. A. Malyarchuk

“…The results of a paleogenomic analysis also show that during the last glacial maximum Beringia was populated by human groups that had arisen as a result of interaction between the most ancient Upper Paleolithic populations of Northern Eurasia and newcomer groups from East Asia. …”
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Demographic and historical processes influencing Cochliomyia hominivorax (Diptera: Calliphoridae) population structure across South America by Kelly da Silva e Souza, Letícia Chiara Baldassio de Paula, Ana Maria Lima de Azeredo-Espin, Tatiana Teixeira Torres

“…We tested the hypothesis that the species exhibits a center–periphery distribution of genetic variability, with higher genetic diversity in central populations (e.g., Brazil) and lower diversity in peripheral populations. …”
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FOOT AND MOUTH DISEA SE EPIZOOTOLOGICAL SURVEILLANCE IN WILD ANIMAL POPULATION IN ZABAYKALSKY KRAI (RUSSIA) AS EXAMPLE by V. V. Nikiforov, T. V. Vadopalas, D. A. Lozovoy, E. V. Kiriltsov, S. P. Semakina

“…The necessity of arranging FMD surveillance system in the population of susceptible wild migratory animals is also justified.…”
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Diversity of Picea omorika (Pančić) Purk. Populations Based on Morpho-anatomical Needle Traits and Bioclimatic Parameters by Biljana Nikolić, Nemanja Rajčević, Zorica Mitić, Sanja Jovanović, Nevena Čule, Katarina Mladenović, Marija Marković, Petar Marin

“…Several years ago, preliminary population studies of P. omorika were published, but with the inclusion of additional populations, it became necessary to confirm whether the southernmost population from Mileševka Canyon, also known as var. vukomanii, (Pavlović and Matović 1994), remains distinct from the others. …”
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Patterns of Use of Flexible Sigmidoscopy, Colonoscopy and Gastroscopy: A Population-Based Study in a Canadian Province by Robert J Hilsden

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