Development of a cross-cultural scale on attitudes toward gender and sexual diversity (AGSD) by Daniel Oleas, Xochitl Garza-Olivares, Fernando Silva Teixeira-Filho, Guido Mascialino, Jose A. Rodas, Jose A. Rodas

“…Three distinct factors were identified, providing a comprehensive measure of attitudes toward gender and sexual diversity in social, psychological, and behavioral contexts.ConclusionThis scale represents a valuable tool for assessing attitudes toward gender and sexual diversity in Latin American populations. Future research should test its applicability across broader populations and in different Latin American countries to further validate its use and generalizability.…”
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Multidirectional sexual dimorphism for the live weight in domestic pigs by S. V. Nikitin, S. P. Knyazev, K. S. Shatokhin, G. M. Goncharenko, V. I. Ermolaуev

“…In a vast majority of domestic swine populations (breeds, populations of breeding groups), this value varies from 70 to 91% (the central value of the range of variation of 81%). …”
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Association of hearing loss with cognitive function and mental health in Africa: A systematic review by Abdulazeez Ahmed, Fatimah Tsiga-Ahmed, Nafisatu Bello-Muhammad, Abdulrazaq Ajiya, Mustapha Gudaji, Denes Stefler

“…The majority of studies were conducted among special populations (i.e., retirement homes and special schools), with most participants being female. …”
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Integrating taxonomic, genetic and ecological data to explore the species richness of wild bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Anthophila) of the Culuccia Peninsula (NE Sardinia, Italy) by Matteo Annessi, Alessandra Riccieri, Marilena Marconi, Sabrina Rossi, Andrea Di Giulio

“…Wild bees are essential pollinators of both native and cultivated plants, but their populations are declining worldwide. Conservation efforts are hindered by insufficient data, especially in the Mediterranean basin, which hosts some of the most diverse pollinator communities in the world. …”
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COVID-19 and the Black Death: Nutrition, frailty, inequity, and mortality by Katherine D. VAN SCHAIK, Sharon N. DeWITTE

“…In the COVID-19 pandemic, higher obesity rates among populations of lower socioeconomic status in the United States reveal similar relationships among nutrition, frailty, inequity, and pandemic mortality. …”
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Differences in visitation of honeybees and bumblebees to ornamental plant varieties can be explained by floral traits by Femke Verweij, Koos Biesmeijer, Saskia Klumpers

“… Global bee populations are rapidly declining. One way of supporting bee populations is by enhancing urban green spaces with plants attractive to bees. …”
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Severe Enamel Defects in Wild Japanese Macaques by Ian Towle, Carolina Loch, Marina Martínez de Pinillos, Mario Modesto-Mata, Leslea J. Hlusko

“…Further research on living primate populations is needed to better understand the causes of PFEH in wild primates.…”
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Molecular identification and genetic diversity analysis of Cryptosporidium spp. infecting dogs from central and northern Jordan: Detection of zoonotic genotype IId. by Rami M Mukbel, Eman M Etoom, Haifa B Hammad, Heidi L Enemark, Marwan M Abu Halaweh

“…Multiple diversity tests were employed, indicating low genetic differentiation between the studied populations of C. parvum and C. canis. Stability was observed for C. parvum, with minimal expansion observed for C. canis. …”
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Mechanisms for dysregulation of excitatory-inhibitory balance underlying allodynia in dorsal horn neural subcircuits. by Alexander G Ginsberg, Scott F Lempka, Bo Duan, Victoria Booth, Jennifer Crodelle

“…We use neural firing rate models to describe the activity of populations of excitatory and inhibitory interneurons within each subcircuit. …”
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A PRISMA-Driven Systematic Review of Predictive Equations for Assessing Fat and Fat-Free Mass in Healthy Children and Adolescents Using Multicomponent Molecular Models as the Refer... by Analiza M. Silva, David A. Fields, Luís B. Sardinha

“…Simple methods to assess both fat (FM) and fat-free mass (FFM) are required in paediatric populations. Several bioelectrical impedance instruments (BIAs) and anthropometric equations have been developed using different criterion methods (multicomponent models) for assessing FM and FFM. …”
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Physical activity in adult users of inpatient mental health services: A scoping review. by Garry A Tew, Emily Peckham, Suzy Ker, Jo Smith, Philip Hodgson, Katarzyna K Machaczek, Matthew Faires

“…More high-quality trials are needed to advance the field, and future research should target neglected intervention types, outcomes, populations and settings.…”
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Health literacy and cardiovascular disease prevention: a systematic scoping review protocol by Vanessa Vaughan, Mojtaba Lotfaliany, Bonnie Beasant, Georgie Lee, Sarah Hosking

“…This protocol aims to establish a scoping method of articles investigating health literacy and CVD preventive practices or knowledge in lay populations.Methods and analysis A scoping review was deemed the most appropriate study design. …”
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The role of sociodemographic factors on the acceptability of digital mental health care: A scoping review protocol. by Nagi Abouzeid, Shalini Lal

“…This investigation aims to favor equitable access to DMHI among diverse populations.…”
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Pneumonia due to a Rare Pathogen: Achromobacter xylosoxidans, Subspecies denitrificans by Hesham Awadh, Munthir Mansour, Obadah Aqtash, Yousef Shweihat

“…Achromobacter xylosoxidans, subspecies denitrificans, is a gram-negative rod recently implicated as an emerging cause of infection in both immunosuppressed and immunocompetent populations. Few cases are reported in literature involving multiple body systems. …”
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Troska o świat i zadanie jego wspólnej przebudowy, czyli o Korczakowskiej uwspólniającej utopii w działaniu by Karolina Starego

“…In this analysis I leave aside Korczak’s “paidocentrism” and focus on the communal elements in his thought – such as the care for the world that is also a call for its shared reconstruction, and the ontological force of love for the world and the people that populate it. Such an interpretation of Korczak’s thought allows it to become a topical alternative for the essentialist, antagonistic and exclusive ideas concerning community education. …”
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A mathematical study of a syntrophic relationship of a modelof anaerobic digestion process by Miled El Hajji, Frédéric Mazenc, Jérôme Harmand

“…A mathematical model involving the syntrophic relationship of two major populations of bacteria(acetogens and methanogens), each responsible for a stage of the methanefermentation process is proposed. …”
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Phylogeographic breaks and how to find them: An empirical attempt at separating vicariance from isolation by distance in a lizard with restricted dispersal by Rancilhac, Loïs, Miralles, Aurélien, Geniez, Philippe, Mendez-Aranda, Daniel, Beddek, Menad, Brito, José Carlos, Leblois, Raphaël, Crochet, Pierre-André

“…Tests of IBD delimited at least four groups of populations separated by barriers to gene flow, but unambiguous separation of vicariance from IBD remained challenging in several cases. …”
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Reeve’s Muntjac (<i>Muntiacus reevesi</i>) Habitat Suitability Under Climate Change Scenarios in Hupingshan National Nature Reserve, China by Qi Liu, Jianyang Ye, Zujie Kang, Guiqing Yu, Cuncun Yang, Jianjun Li, Tao Tang

“…Mitigating these effects could involve establishing migration corridors, minimizing human disturbances, and potentially supplementing prey populations with captive-bred prey. Such measures are essential to support the South China tiger reintroduction plan and help ensure that prey availability remains sufficient for sustaining reintroduced tiger populations.…”
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Giardiose et oesophagostomose nodulaire au parc national de Taï : risque zoonotique ? by Roland Wa Yao Kouassi, William Scott McGraw, Bassirou Bonfoh, Julie Brunet, Sylvie Perroteye, Ermanno Candofi, Eliezer Kouakou N’goran

“…En Côte d’Ivoire, les risques de zoonoses auxquels sont exposées les populations rurales constituent un enjeu majeur de santé publique. …”
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Acute Rheumatic Fever in a COVID-19-Positive Pediatric Patient by Christa I. DeVette, Cherise S. Ali, Devon W. Hahn, Stephanie D. DeLeon

“…Bacterial coinfection and COVID-19 have been reported in pediatric populations. We describe a case of Sydenham’s chorea, which is exceedingly rare in developed countries, with concurrent COVID-19. …”
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