Effects of aspirin and omega-3 fatty acids on age-related macular degeneration in ASCEND-Eye: a randomised placebo-controlled trial in a population with diabetes by Praveen Patel, Rory Collins, Richard Peto, Mark Davies, Sanjiv Banerjee, David Simpson, John Anderson, Louise Bowman, Peter Scanlon, Amanda Adler, Andrew Farmer, Helen Cook, Laura Evans, Elizabeth Williamson, Louis Bolter, Jane Armitage, Peter Sandercock, Richard Gray, Nilesh Samani, Tasso Gazis, Richard Haynes, Arun Sachdev, Eric Wu, Elizabeth Wincott, Peter Sleight, Colin Baigent, Marion Mafham, Sarah Parish, Gavin Brown, Susan Hurley, Lynne Allsop, William Stevens, Theingi Aung, Allen Young, Emily Sammons, Georgina Buck, Imen Hammami, Jill Barton, Jonathan Bodansky, Roger McPherson, Lucy Fletcher, Murphy Kevin, Ryonfa Lee, Sandra Pickworth, Monica Willett, Michael Lay, Ola Murawska, Karen Melham, Jonathan Latham-Mollart, Anna Brewer, Mike Olson, Jude Kay, Alisha Griffiths, Helen Clayton, Philip Kirby, Mike Pennington, Dominic Clarke, Jenny Anslow, Alex Hallam, Jenny Witts, Sarah Egan, Alex Wharton, Amy Derbyshire, Katherine Hepplestone, Sujit Mithra, Su Oliver, Pauline Wiatrak-Olszewska, Kelly Alvey, Nick Gregory, Priyai Parkinson, Prema Maharajan, Rachel McFee, Donna Sowter, John Featonby, Richard Furnival, Helen Lipinski, Hazel Benjamin, Tanisha McAfee, Emma Payne Payne, Liz Still

“…Reports of AMD diagnoses were sourced from 6 monthly ASCEND follow-up questionnaires and a Visual Function Questionnaire.Participants 15 480 UK adults at least 40 years of age with diabetes but no evident cardiovascular disease.Interventions 100 mg aspirin daily versus placebo and, separately, 1 g omega-3 FAs daily versus placebo.Main outcome measure The first post-randomisation reports of AMD.Results During 7.4 years of follow-up, 122 (1.6%) participants randomised to aspirin were reported as having AMD, compared with 138 (1.8%) randomised to placebo (rate ratio 0.88; 95% CI 0.69 to 1.12; p=0.31). …”
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Repair of aircraft engine parts made of heat-resistant nickel alloys using additive plasma technologies by Konstantin Balushok, Sergey Chigileychik

“…No wear of the labyrinth ridges or cracks was detected. The functionality of the restored disk has been confirmed. …”
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Systematic pairwise co-cultures uncover predominant negative interactions among human gut bacteria by Jiaying Zhu, Min-Zhi Jiang, Xue Chen, Min Li, Yu-Lin Wang, Chang Liu, Shuang-Jiang Liu, Wei-Hua Chen

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The cnf1 gene is associated with an expanding Escherichia coli ST131 H30Rx/C2 subclade and confers a competitive advantage for gut colonization by Landry L. Tsoumtsa Meda, Luce Landraud, Serena Petracchini, Stéphane Descorps-Declere, Emeline Perthame, Marie-Anne Nahori, Laura Ramirez Finn, Molly A. Ingersoll, Rafael Patiño-Navarrete, Philippe Glaser, Richard Bonnet, Olivier Dussurget, Erick Denamur, Amel Mettouchi, Emmanuel Lemichez

“…In addition, functional analysis of the cnf1-positive clinical strain EC131GY ST131-H30Rx/C2 and a cnf1-deleted isogenic strain showed no detectable impact of the CNF1 gene on bacterial fitness and inflammation during the acute phase of bladder monoinfection. …”
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اختبار العلاقة بين العدالة التنظيمية والاحتراق الوظيفي - (دراسة تطبيقية في المعهد التقني / كوفة by سناء جاسم الذبحاوي, دجلة جاسم الذبحاوي

“…Abstract The current research selected the dimensions of organizational justice (distributive justice, procedural justice, interactive justice) and the removal of functional combustion (emotional or psychological stress, lack of feeling, lack of sense of accomplishment). …”
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Equilibria (equilibrium states) problem statement for city transport systems by I. E. Agureev, A. V. Akhromeshin, V. A. Pyshnyi

“…In this case, the distribution function of macrostates is selected depending on the method of filling some states with elements from the corresponding subsets; the necessary values of a priori probabilities and proofs of parametric properties of models of macrosystems with various statistics (Fermi-, Einstein- and Boltzmann-distributions). …”
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Sensitivity and Specificity of Three Measures of Intrinsic Capacity in Older People Aged 80 and Over in Nursing Homes by Ma L, Zheng E, Fang Y, Chen H, Zhou C, Cai S, Luo F, Jiang W, Wang J, Ning X, Tu H, Yin Z

“…IC spans five function domains: Locomotor, psychological, cognitive, vitality, and sensory (including vision and hearing). …”
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Dietary supplementation with L-carnitine elevates intracellular carnitine levels and affects gene expression of SLC25A20 and COX4I1, as well as non-mitochondrial respiration of bov... by Leonie Seemann, Susanne Kersten, Susanne Bühler, Fabian Billenkamp, Ulrich Meyer, Christian Visscher, Korinna Huber, Erika Most, Klaus Eder, Sven Dänicke, Jana Frahm

“…A contrasting pattern was detected for the gene expression of cytochrome c oxidase subunit 4I1 (COX4I1), with stable levels in CON and a downregulation in CAR due to LPS injection. …”
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Screening 215 Lentil Genotypes under Salinity Stress During the Seedling Stage in Greenhouse Conditions by Ahmad Nezami, jafar Nabati, Mohammad Kafi, Elahe Boroumand Rezazadeh

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Melatonin Treatment Delays the Senescence of Cut Flowers of “Diguan” Tree Peony by Affecting Water Balance and Physiological Properties by Mengdi Wu, Peidong Zhang, Yuke Sun, Wenqian Shang, Liyun Shi, Shuiyan Yu, Songlin He, Yinglong Song, Zheng Wang

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Research on Pedestrians’ Visual Perception Characteristics Based on USGGS: A Case Study of the Six Inner-City Districts of Tianjin by Hanwen YANG, Shang’en TSOU, Yike HU

“…It is recommended to increase the area of street greening space, optimize the allocation of greening resources, and improve community participation and residents’ sense of belonging through scientific planning and construction. …”
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Personalized allele-specific antisense oligonucleotides for GNAO1-neurodevelopmental disorder by Inna Shomer, Nofar Mor, Shaul Raviv, Noga Budick-Harmelin, Tanya Matchevich, Sharon Avkin-Nachum, Yoach Rais, Rebecca Haffner-Krausz, Ariela Haimovich, Aviv Ziv, Reut Fluss, Bruria Ben-Ze’ev, Gali Heimer, Denis N. Silachev, Vladimir L. Katanaev, Dan Dominissini

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Pollution Risk Assessment of Potentially Toxic Elements in Soils Using Characterization and Microbiological Analysis: The Case of a Rare and Precious Metal Mining Site in Wuzhou, G... by Yi Sun, Zixuan Yang, Kun Dong, Fujiang Hui, Dunqiu Wang, Yecheng Huang

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Socioeconomic inequalities in meeting the needs of the elderly in western Iran by Sediqheh Mafakheri, Fatemeh Mansouri-Shad, Parvin Cheraghi, Qhadir Nouri, Zahra Cheraghi

“…Abstract Objective The increasing demographic shift toward an aging population in Iran highlights the urgent need to understand how socioeconomic inequalities affect the ability of older individuals to access essential resources and services. This study examined socioeconomic inequalities in meeting the needs of older people in Hamadan, Iran. …”
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Application of machine learning algorithms for predicting the life-long physiological effects of zinc oxide Micro/Nano particles on Carum copticum by Maryam Mazaheri-Tirani, Soleyman Dayani, Majid Iranpour Mobarakeh

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Place attachment and migration intentions of the population: An example of eight cities in Serbia by Petrović Mina, Backović Vera, Petrović Irena

“…Empirical analysis is aimed to illustrate the researched cities potential to keep their population by investigating their place attachment (emotional and functional) and the way they perceive their city, in relation to their intention to migrate. …”
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Towards developing new private sector maternity care models in South Africa: results from a deliberative stakeholder dialogue by Tanya Doherty, Sue Fawcus, Vishal Brijlal, Geetesh Solanki

“…Improving equity and outcomes requires leveraging private sector resources, but only if quality issues are addressed. …”
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Klebsiella pneumoniae under xylose pressure: the growth adaptation, antimicrobial susceptibility, global proteomics analysis and role of XylA and XylB proteins by Ruolan Yi, Jiaoyang Zheng, Zhichao Xu, Jiayan Wu, Fangfang Liu, Jinxin Zheng, Duoyun Li, Shiqing Han, Zhijian Yu

“…Additionally, while the growth adaptation of K2044−8Xyl−60G under xylose pressure was confirmed, no amino acid mutations were detected in the functional proteins of this xylose-induced isolate, suggesting that persistent xylose pressure does not cause nonsense mutations in the bacterial genome. …”
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Prediction and Mapping of Soil Total Nitrogen Using GF-5 Image Based on Machine Learning Optimization Modeling by LIU Liqi, WEI Guangyuan, ZHOU Ping

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Novel Insights and Genomic Characterization of Coral-Associated Microorganisms from Maldives Displaying Antimicrobial, Antioxidant, and UV-Protectant Activities by Fortunato Palma Esposito, Andrea López-Mobilia, Michael Tangherlini, Vincenza Casella, Alessandro Coppola, Giulia Varola, Laura Vitale, Gerardo Della Sala, Pietro Tedesco, Simone Montano, Davide Seveso, Paolo Galli, Daniela Coppola, Donatella de Pascale, Christian Galasso

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