Source apportionment, ecological and health risks of potentially toxic elements in street dusts across different land uses in city of Kermanshah, Iran by Ali Asgari, Soheil Sobhanardakani, Mehrdad Cheraghi, Bahareh Lorestani, Maryam Kiani Sadr

“…Furthermore, the total carcinogenic risk (TCR) values showed that the carcinogenic risks associated with As, Cd, Cr, and Ni for both target populations were at tolerable to unacceptable levels. …”
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Use of Machine Learning to Predict Individual Postprandial Glycemic Responses to Food Among Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes in India: Protocol for a Prospective Cohort Study by Niteesh K Choudhry, Shweta Priyadarshini, Jaganath Swamy, Mridul Mehta

“… BackgroundType 2 diabetes (T2D) is a leading cause of premature morbidity and mortality globally and affects more than 100 million people in the world’s most populous country, India. Nutrition is a critical and evidence-based component of effective blood glucose control and most dietary advice emphasizes carbohydrate and calorie reduction. …”
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Global progress, challenges and strategies in eliminating public threat of viral hepatitis by Sihui Zhang, Fuqiang Cui

“…Main text The updated World Health Organization guidelines for the prevention, diagnosis, care and treatment for people with chronic hepatitis B infection (2024 edition) and Chinese guidelines for the prevention and treatment of chronic hepatitis B (version 2022) simplify clinical algorithms for the diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring of hepatitis B, expand treatment eligibility criteria, and provide alternative treatment options, which will cover a higher proportion of all hepatitis B surface antigen positive populations. These actions promote the global goal of eliminating the public health hazards of viral hepatitis by 2030. …”
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Development and validation of a minimal SNP genotyping panel for the differentiation of Cannabis sativa cultivars by Alex Cull, David L. Joly

“…Early molecular marker-based research on C. sativa focused on screening for plant sex and chemotype, and more recent research has sought to use molecular markers to target traits of agronomic interest, to study populations and to differentiate between C. sativa cultivars. …”
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Role of community health workers in type 2 diabetes mellitus self-management: A scoping review. by Bonaventure Amandi Egbujie, Peter Arthur Delobelle, Naomi Levitt, Thandi Puoane, David Sanders, Brian van Wyk

“…Most (53) of the selected studies were in HIC and targeted mostly minority populations in low resource settings. CHWs were mostly deployed to provide education, support, and advocacy. …”
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Customers’ Preferences for Crape Myrtle (<i>Lagerstroemia</i> L.) Across Geographical Regions: Evidence from China by Siwen Hao, Donglin Zhang, Yafeng Wen

“…Furthermore, the study demonstrated that the factors driving market demand for ornamental crape myrtle varied substantially across different regional populations. In north China, the flowering period and leaf size were identified as the primary factors influencing market interest. …”
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Physically Active Adults with Low Back Pain do not Demonstrate Altered Deadlift Mechanics: A Novel Application of Myotonometry to Estimate Inter-Muscular Load Sharing by Jared M. McGowen, Stephanie R. Albin, Carrie W. Hoppes, Jeffrey S. Forsse, John Abt, Shane L. Koppenhaver

“…# Background Rehabilitation clinicians that work with physically active populations are challenged with how to safely return patients back to performing deadlift movements following low back injury. …”
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Community perceptions and acceptability of mass drug administration for the control of neglected tropical diseases in Asia-Pacific countries: A systematic scoping review of qualita... by Elke Mitchell, Angela Kelly-Hanku, Alison Krentel, Lucia Romani, Leanne J Robinson, Susana Vaz Nery, John Kaldor, Andrew C Steer, Stephen Bell

“…The settings that remain-such as remote areas of Fiji and Papua New Guinea, or large, highly populated, multi-cultural urban settings in India and Indonesia-present huge challenges going forward.…”
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Diffusion Maps Clustering for Magnetic Resonance Q-Ball Imaging Segmentation by Demian Wassermann, Maxime Descoteaux, Rachid Deriche

“…QBI reconstructs the diffusion orientation distribution function (ODF), a spherical function that has its maxima agreeing with the underlying fiber populations. In this paper, we use a spherical harmonic ODF representation as input to the diffusion maps clustering method. …”
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Effects of twelve-week aerobic exercise on selected health-related physical fitness variables on Gonji preparatory school male students by Abdurahman Esleman, Bizuneh Yirga Geberemariam, Wondiye Aychiluhim

“…A simple random sampling method was used to select 30 sample students from the 242 total populations and classify them randomly into two equal experimental and control groups (n = 15). …”
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Evidence and clinical relevance of maternal-fetal cardiac coupling: A scoping review. by Thomas J Nichting, Maretha Bester, Rohan Joshi, Massimo Mischi, Myrthe van der Ven, Daisy A A van der Woude, S Guid Oei, Judith O E H van Laar, Rik Vullings

“…While several studies have been published on this phenomenon, they vary in terms of methodologies, populations assessed, and definitions of coupling. Moreover, a clear discussion of the potential clinical implications is often lacking. …”
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Association between serum carotenoids levels and endometriosis risk: evidence from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey by Jian Huang

“…Subgroup analyses indicated that the inverse association between serum lutein/zeaxanthin levels and reduced endometriosis risk was significant only in individuals under 40 years of age, in both White and non-White populations, in smokers, and among those who had ever used oral contraceptives.ConclusionSerum lutein/zeaxanthin levels may offer protective effects against endometriosis in specific subpopulations. …”
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Hepatotoxic Effects of Gaseous Sulfur Dioxide (SO₂), Nitrogen Dioxide (NO₂), and Their Mixture on Sea Bass (Centropristis striata): Hematological, Biochemical and Genotoxic Studies... by N. Gandhi, Y. Rama Govinda Reddy and Ch. Vijaya

“…These findings deepen our understanding of environmental impacts on aquatic ecosystems, emphasizing the need for ongoing efforts to ensure the health and sustainability of fish populations in polluted environments.…”
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Enhancing Therapy Adherence: Impact on Clinical Outcomes, Healthcare Costs, and Patient Quality of Life by Urszula Religioni, Rocío Barrios-Rodríguez, Pilar Requena, Mariola Borowska, Janusz Ostrowski

“…Future research should prioritize the long-term evaluation of emerging technologies and the development of tailored strategies to improve adherence across diverse patient populations. Strengthening adherence is not only crucial for individual patient outcomes, but also for enhancing the sustainability and efficiency of healthcare systems.…”
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Long-term survey of intertidal rocky shore macrobenthic community metabolism and structure after primary succession by Migné, Aline, Bordeyne, François, Davoult, Dominique

“…Communities were then characterized by high Fucus density (≈ 35 and 67 ind m-2), high taxa richness (≈ 26 and 39 taxa) and high metabolic activity (GPP ≈ 350 and 550 mg C m-2 h-1). However, Fucus populations did not persist on slabs on which communities turned into limpet dominated, with low Fucus density, low taxa richness and low metabolic activity. 10 years after the slabs setting, limpet densities averaged 34 and 92 ind m-2. …”
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Vaccinating in Different Settings: Best Practices from Italian Regions by Carlo Signorelli, Flavia Pennisi, Anna Carole D’Amelio, Michele Conversano, Sandro Cinquetti, Lorenzo Blandi, Giovanni Rezza

“…Finally, in all the regions, hospitals focused on vaccinating healthcare workers and vulnerable populations. Conclusions: The positive outcomes of these five experiences may, in a context of limited resources, encourage other national and international entities to adopt innovative practices, which offer new perspectives beyond the traditional delivery methods (i.e., local health authority vaccination centers for childhood and adolescent immunizations, and family doctors for adults and the elderly). …”
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Peptides as Versatile Regulators in Cancer Immunotherapy: Recent Advances, Challenges, and Future Prospects by Yu Lei, Jiacheng Liu, Yaowei Bai, Chuansheng Zheng, Dongyuan Wang

“…However, current immunotherapy has limited efficacy in certain patient populations and displays therapeutic resistance after a period of treatment. …”
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Association between alkaline phosphatase levels and mortality in Chinese patients with colorectal cancer with liver metastases: a retrospective cohort study by ZhaoXi Liu, ZiQing Zhang, GuoFang Yu, MingJiang Mo, ChuanYu Xie, DangHan Xu, JieTao Lin, YuChen Zhang, Li Deng, YiChang Luo, YingFeng Huang, Cui Shao

“…Future research should explore the role of ALP in broader populations and explore its implications for treatment strategies.…”
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Excessive Weight Gain During Pregnancy Increased Ponoxarase 1 Level in Neonatal Cord Blood by Serhat Ege, Hasan Akduman, Ayşegül Aşır, Tuğcan Korak

“…Maternal obesity may specifically affect PON1 activity, potentially serving as a compensatory response to oxidative stress in neonates, suggesting PON1 as a possible biomarker for oxidative stress-related metabolic disturbances in neonates of obese mothers, with implications for monitoring and managing pregnancy outcomes in obese populations.…”
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Pyriproxyfen, villain or good guy? A brief review by Andressa Pereira Cabral, Fabrício Pereira dos Santos Maia, D’Angelo Carlo Magliano, Jones Bernardes Graceli, Paula Soares, Eduardo Andrés Rios Morris, Leandro Miranda-Alves

“…Reductions in insect populations, induced by PPF, can disrupt food availability for higher trophic levels, potentially destabilizing community structure and ecosystem equilibrium. …”
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