Association between the hemoglobin A1c/High-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio and stroke incidence: a prospective nationwide cohort study in China by Chaojuan Huang, Hongtao You, Yuyang Zhang, Ligang Fan, Xingliang Feng, Naiyuan Shao

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Pregnancy rate following an estradiol-free fixed- TAI protocol during breeding and non-breeding season in water buffaloes under tropical condi- tions by Adriana Camacho de Gutiérrez, Obdulio Camacho, Steward Fernández, Yerixo González, Juan Carlos Gutiérrez-Añez

“…Cows were synchronized on a random day of the estrus cycle. …”
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Morphological characterization and yield of pepper (Piper nigrum L.) types grown in Morogoro District, Tanzania by Abdul Jafari Shango, Ramadhani Omari Majubwa, Amon Petro Maerere

“…Babu kubwa had longer spikes (12.4 cm), leaves blade (17.9 cm), leaf petiole (2.8 cm), wider leaves (12.9 cm) and larger berries (5.8 mm) than all other pepper types. …”
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Late blight resistant potato hybrid clones in the VIR collection of plant genetic resources by E. V. Rogozina, N. A. Chalaya, M. A. Kuznetsova, V. N. Demidova, A. N. Rogozin, T. I. Smetanina, M. P. Beketova, O. A. Fadina, E. Е. Khavkin

“…The relationship between rAUDPC values in different years of study was statistically significant for hybrids and potato varieties (r = 0.87-0.94). Each year, var. 'Sarpo Mira', clones 10 / 05-09 and 50/1 KBA were highly resistant to LB (Sx = 7-8 points). …”
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Malaria prevalence, transmission potential and efficacy of artemisinin-based combination therapy in the Kenyan Central highlands: a zone previously characterized as malaria-free by Francis T. Kimani, Kelvin K. Thiongó, Maureen A. Otinga, Lewis K. Mbabu, Mary N. Ombati, Stanley K. Kitur, Sarah A. Ochieng’, Lucy N. Wachira, Damaris K. Matoke-Muhia, Luna Kamau

“…The overall mean MOI was 2.8 (95% CI 2.36–3.35). The MOI for msp-1 and msp-2 genes, was 2.02 (95% CI 0.72–2.27) and 2.9 (95% CI 2.22–3.55), and parasite strains range of 1–3 and 1–7, respectively. …”
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Assessment of the Diversity of Tomato (Solanum Lycopersicum L.) Accessions in the Nigeria National Gene Bank Using Simple Sequence Repeat (SSR) Markers by Olabisi Olajire, Olusola Oduoye, Zainab Jamaleddine, Olatunde Fajimi, David Coker, Abiodun Sunday, Opeyemi Oluwasanya, Best Anukwu, Abiodun Ogundele, Omowumi Ayekun, Yetunde Amos

“…The polymorphic information content (PIC) values ranged from 0.35 (ODT4) to 0.50 (ODT1), with a mean value of 0.43, while the gene diversity ranged from 0.45 to 0.57, with a mean value of 0.51. The cluster analysis based on the Unweighted Pair-Group Method using Arithmetic Means (UPGMA) grouped the accessions into two major clusters, each with two subclusters. …”
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ANÁLISIS DE LA DISTRIBUCIÓN ESPACIAL DE NODOS DE SERVICIOS EN LA SEGUNDA FRANJA RESIDENCIAL DE UNA CIUDAD INTERMEDIA PATAGÓNICA COMO APORTE AL DIAGNÓSTICO TERRITORIAL by Alicia Cáceres, Cristian Ampuero

“…Río Gallegos, es una ciudad intermedia monocéntrica de la Patagonia austral argentina con función político administrativo en proceso de metropolización. …”
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The lingering menace: How legacy organochlorine pesticides still threaten our rivers and food chains by Wenping Xie, Guangjun Wang, Ermeng Yu, Jun Xie, Wangbao Gong, Zhifei Li, Kai Zhang, Yun Xia, Jingjing Tian, Hongyan Li

“…A linear mixed-effects model revealed the contribution of the feeding habits and geographic distributions at 58.67 and 0.67 % of OCP accumulation, respectively. …”
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Incidence and risk of endocrine and metabolic abnormalities linked to PARP inhibitors in solid tumors: a meta-analysis by Shunlian Fu, Pingjin Zou, Zengyi Fang, Xinxiang Zhou, Junyang Chen, Cuicui Gong, Li Quan, Bing Lin, Qiu Chen, Jinyi Lang, Meihua Chen

“…Conversely, rucaparib exhibited a potential ameliorative effect on hyperglycemia (OR = 0.54, 95% CI 0.30–0.97). No statistically significant disparities were observed for other outcomes associated with PARPi utilization. …”
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Elevated Circulating Adipocyte-Fatty Acid Binding Protein Levels Predict Incident Ischemic Cardiovascular Events in a Longitudinal and Prospective AMI Aging Study by Zhao X, Zhao H, Chen R, Zhou J, Li N, Li J, Yan S, Liu C, Zhou P, Chen Y, Song L, Yan H

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The effect of green management on sustainable marketing orientation in small and medium industrial businesses: the mediating role of social legitimacy by Heshmatollah Soroushnia, Jalal Haghighatmonfared, Anahita Salari

“…The proposed criteria introduced by Hir et al. had adopted to assess the measurement model and the structural model, which include several criteria such as "standardized factor loading" (> 0.7), "composite reliability (CR)" (> 7. 0), Average Variance Extracted (AVE) (> 0.5), Normalized Fit Index (NFI) (above 0.90), Standardized Root Mean Square Residual (SRMR) (< 0.08), the coefficient of determination (R2) (> 0.1). …”
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Equine piroplasmosis in different geographical areas in France: Prevalence heterogeneity of asymptomatic carriers and low genetic diversity of Theileria equi and Babesia caballi by Maggy Jouglin, Claire Bonsergent, Nathalie de la Cotte, Mickaël Mège, Céline Bizon, Anne Couroucé, Élodie-Anne Lallemand, Agnès Leblond, Louise C Lemonnier, Aurélia Leroux, Ilaria Marano, Alexandre Muzard, Émilie Quéré, Marion Toussaint, Albert Agoulon, Laurence Malandrin

“…Theileria equi carriers were ten times more frequent (91.7 %; 209/228 isolates) compared to B. caballi carriers (8.3 %; 19/228 isolates). …”
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Gambaran Kadar Trombosit, Besar Limpa dan Kadar Albumin Serum pada Pasien Sirosis Hati dengan Varises Esofagus by Vella Paraditha, Saptino Miro, Eti Yerizel

“…<br />Kata kunci: kadar trombosit, besar limpa, kadar albumin, derajat varises esofagus<br />Abstract<br />Esophageal varices is a complication in liver cirrhosis which can be diagnosed by endoscopy. However, on<br />certain conditions, endoscopy examination can not be performed. …”
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Racial and ethnic differences in fatal child abuse and neglect and the intersection of community poverty: U.S., 2003 to 2022 by Rebecca F. Wilson, Xin Yue, Karen E. Thomas, Krishna Kiran Kota, Carter J. Betz

“…A larger proportion of fatal CAN among API victims (14.2%; p < 0.05) was precipitated by a crisis than did fatal CAN of Black (3.3%), multiracial (4.7%), and White (4.5%) victims.During 2003–2022, more than one in three (35.9%) fatal CAN victims resided in communities classified as the most impoverished; 52.7% of AI/AN victims resided in these communities, followed by Black (46.7%), Hispanic (31.3%), multiracial (30.9%), White (28.7%), and API (12.4%) victims. …”
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Experimental Investigation of the Dependence of Accessible Porosity and Methane Sorption Capacity of Carbonaceous Shales on Particle Size by Garri Gaus, Anton Kalmykov, Bernhard M. Krooss, Reinhard Fink

“…Similarly, for the Kimmeridge Clay and Alum Shale, a slight increase of the apparent grain density from 1.546 g/cm3 to 1.552 g/cm3 and from 2.362 g/cm3 to 2.385 g/cm3, respectively, was accompanied by increases in sorption capacity from 0.37 mmol/g to 0.45 mmol/g and from 0.14 mmol/g to 0.185 mmol/g, respectively. …”
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Meta-analysis on the entomological effects of differentially treated ITNs in a multi-site experimental hut study in sub-Saharan Africa by Natalie Lissenden, John Bradley, Benjamin Menze, Charles Wondji, Constant Edi, Benjamin Koudou, Raphael N’Guessan, Koama Bayili, Abdoulaye Diabaté, Njelembo Mbewe, Basiliana Emidi, Jacklin Mosha, Alphaxard Manjurano, Graham Small, Welbeck Oumbouke, Sarah Jane Moore, Derric Nimmo, Janneke Snetselaar

“…If the restricted placement of the AIs can exploit mosquito behaviour, particularly where they interact with the bed net interface, and not impact the net’s effectiveness, then the reduction in AI could result in cost reductions. …”
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The Prevalence of Depression Among Parkinson&rsquo;s Disease Patients in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Al-Qahtani Z, Alqahtani ASM, Alzuhairi AMS, Qarah M, Alqarni AA, Alqahtani AOM, AlShehri FAA, Alqathanin MAA, Alshahrani OMO, Alqahtani MAF, Mahmood SE

“…PD patients lacking social support were 8 times more likely to develop major depression [OR = 8.27, 95% CI (1.47– 46.31), p = 0.016] and 5 times more likely to experience anxiety symptoms [OR = 5.36, 95% CI (1.14– 25.26), p = 0.034]. …”
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Evaluation of Lyso-Gb1 as a biomarker for Gaucher disease treatment outcomes using data from the Gaucher Outcome Survey by Ari Zimran, Shoshana Revel-Vilk, Tama Dinur, Majdolen Istaiti, Jaco Botha, Elena Lukina, Pilar Giraldo, Patrick Deegan, Stephan vom Dahl

“…Results Of 2007 patients enrolled in the Gaucher Outcome Survey as of February 25, 2022, 435 met the inclusion criteria and were included in the study: 318 treated (‘all treated’; 277 receiving treatment at baseline, 41 treatment naive at baseline), 38 receiving treatment at baseline who stopped treatment before the last lyso-Gb1 assessment, and 79 untreated. …”
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Effectiveness of Mobile Health–Based Gamification Interventions for Improving Physical Activity in Individuals With Cardiovascular Diseases: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of... by Tianzhuo Yu, Monica Parry, Tianyue Yu, Linqi Xu, Yuejin Wu, Ting Zeng, Xin Leng, Qian Tong, Feng Li

“…Meta-analysis of 3 studies found the maintenance effect (measured with follow-up averaging 2.5 months after the end of the intervention) was small (Hedges g=0.20, 95% CI 0.12-0.29, 95% PI –0.01 to 0.41). A meta-analysis of 3 studies found participants taking 696.96 more steps per day than the control group (95% CI 327.80 to 1066.12, 95% PI –121.39 to 1515.31). …”
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Heat Re-process approach and thermally integrated renewable energy system for power, compressed hydrogen, and freshwater production; ANN boosted optimization and techno-enviro-econ... by Zhaoyang Zuo, Junhua Wang, Mohammed A. Alghassab, Nashwan Adnan Othman, Ahmad Almadhor, Fahad M. Alhomayani, Hind Albalawi, Samah G. Babiker, Barno Abdullaeva, Aboulbaba Eladeb

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