Outcomes of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery from private and public healthcare services in AustraliaKey points by Thomas J. West, Andrea M. Bruder, Kay M. Crossley, Michael A. Girdwood, Laura K. To, Jamon L. Couch, Mark J. Scholes, Sebastian C.S. Evans, Melissa J. Haberfield, Christian J. Barton, Ewa M. Roos, Alysha De Livera, Adam G. Culvenor

“…Future research should consider potential disparities in outcomes between participants using differing healthcare services both clinically and when recruiting participants into research studies evaluating outcomes post-ACLR.…”
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SNAP and/or WIC Participation and Diet Quality in Mother-Child Dyads living in Greater Boston after Pandemic: A Mixed-Method Study by Thanit Vinitchagoon, Fang Fang Zhang, Rebecca C. Fauth, Erin Hennessy, Ana G. Maafs, Emma M. Browning, Christina D. Economos

“…However, these programs have not fully eliminated persistent disparities in diet quality, which seems to continue even the pandemic’s immediate effects have subsided.…”
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Global burden and trends of testicular cancer in adolescents and young adults from 1990 to 2021, with predictions to 2035 by Shengjian Yu, Zeying Guo, Zijian Qiu, Liejiong Wang, Xiuxia Chen, Feng Xuan

“…Significant geographical disparities were observed, with Europe and Latin America showing higher burdens compared to Asia and Africa. …”
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The low-cost technical system of rural sustainable wood construction and its suitability based on the small-diameter round timber of fast-growing Northeast Larch by Ying Wu, Hongpeng Xu, Jianmei Wu, Yuncheng Ji

“…Aiming to address the imbalance between ''sustainable advantages of environmental and cultural development'' and ''economic benefits'' in the development of rural wood structure architecture in China, as well as the disparity in development between traditional wood architecture and modern wood structure technology in rural areas, this study integrates modern wood structure technology while preserving traditional rural wood structure culture. …”
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Associations between intake of different types of vegetables and metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease: a population-based study by Chong Liu, Yubo Liu, Jie Liu, Jia Liu, Ting Lu, Jingjia Yu, Guogang Zhang, Kai Xu

“…In the subgroup analysis, a prominent inverse correlation between the consumption of dark green vegetables and MAFLD was discerned among female and non-Hispanic white people with higher educational attainment. …”
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A patient-led survey on information and communication needs of patients with metastatic breast cancer in Ireland and Northern Ireland (CTRIAL-IE 23–05) by Siobhan Gaynor, Yvonne O'Meara, Emer Mulvaney, Rachel J. Keogh, Catherine S. Weadick, Fran J. Duane, Ann Mc Brien, Helen Greally, Mary Jane O'Leary, Ieva Teiserskyte, Isabel Beristain, Jacinta Marron, Eibhlin Mulroe, Vicky Donachie, Sarah Mc Loughlin, Seamus O'Reilly

“…Most patients were satisfied with the manner of disclosure of their diagnosis but 77 % wanted more prognostic information. Disparate information sources were used to provide support. …”
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Adolescent girls’ explanations of high rates of low mood and anxiety in their population: a co-produced qualitative study by Ola Demkowicz, Rebecca Jefferson, Pratyasha Nanda, Lucy Foulkes, Jo Lam, Steven Pryjmachuk, Rhiannon Evans, Bernadka Dubicka, Liz Neill, Laura Anne Winter, Georgina Nnamani

“…There is a paucity of mental health research that meaningfully progresses understanding of these gender disparities, including that engages adolescent girls’ own perspectives, limiting our ability to direct further research and enhance intervention approaches. …”
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Machine learning based identification of an amino acid metabolism related signature for predicting prognosis and immune microenvironment in pancreatic cancer by Xiaohong Liu, Xing Wang, Jie Ren, Yuan Fang, Minzhi Gu, Feihan Zhou, Ruiling Xiao, Xiyuan Luo, Jialu Bai, Decheng Jiang, Yuemeng Tang, Bo Ren, Lei You, Yupei Zhao

“…CIBERSORT and ssGSEA were harnessed to delve into the immune landscape disparities. Single-cell transcriptomics, qPCR, and Immunohistochemistry were performed to corroborate the expression levels and prognostic significance of this signature. …”
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Multifeature Alignment and Matching Network for SAR and Optical Image Registration by Xin Hu, Yan Wu, Zhikang Li, Zhifei Yang, Ming Li

“…Due to the modal disparities between synthetic aperture radar (SAR) and optical images, effectively extracting modality-shared structural features is crucial for achieving accurate registration results. …”
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Global, regional, and national epidemiology of allergic diseases in children from 1990 to 2021: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Jun Zheng, Yi-jing Jin, Cheng-hai Wang, Chu Feng, Xin-yuan Lai, Shu-qing Hua, Jia-hui Tai

“…The global burden of asthma-related DALYs declined from 6.9 million in 1990 to 4.6 million in 2021, with significant regional disparities. Conclusions Despite decreasing age-standardized rates, childhood asthma and AD continue to pose substantial health burdens globally, with marked variations across regions and socioeconomic strata. …”
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How to transform cultivated land protection on the Northeast Tibetan Plateau？ A multifunctional path exploration by Rongrong Ma, Yuhan Huang, Wei Zhou, Jun Ren, Hongyu Wang, Zeyu Shi, Juan Wang

“…The findings indicate the following: (1) There were disparities between the supply and demand of production, life, and ecological functions in Qinghai Province from 2000 to 2020. (2) A trade-off relationship exists between the supply and demand of CL production and ecological functions. (3) The degree of coordination between CL functions decreases from east to west in Qinghai Province. (4) CL resources in Qinghai Province can be categorized into eight zones. …”
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The Clinical Significance of HLA Compatibility Scores in Lung Transplantation by Liesbeth Daniëls, Liesbeth Daniëls, Hanne Beeckmans, Andrea Zajacova, Pieterjan Kerckhof, Saskia Bos, Maarten Naesens, Bart Vanaudenaerde, Frans Claas, Frans Claas, Robin Vos, Robin Vos

“…Lung transplantation is a life-saving therapeutic option for many chronic end-stage pulmonary diseases, but long-term survival may be limited by rejection of the transplanted organ. Since HLA disparity between donor and recipient plays a major role in rejection, we performed a single center, retrospective observational cohort analysis in our lung transplant cohort (n = 128) in which we calculated HLA compatibility scores for B-cell epitopes (HLAMatchmaker, HLA-EMMA), T-cell epitopes (PIRCHE-II) and missing self-induced NK cell activation (KIR Ligand Calculator). …”
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Anaerobic metabolism promotes breast cancer survival via Histone-3 Lysine-18 lactylation mediating PPARD axis by Ying Xu, Weiwei Meng, Yingqi Dai, Lin Xu, Ning Ding, Jinqing Zhang, Xuewei Zhuang

“…During the proteomics analysis, AKT-phosphorylation in the aerobic respiration inhibitor group exhibited an apparent disparity and activity. Our study demonstrated that changes in H3K18la in BC and its downstream transcription factor PPARD support cell survival under anaerobic glycolysis conditions. …”
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Metal‐Mediated Chlorine Transfer for Molten Salt‐Driven Thermodynamic Change on Silicon Production by Minjun Je, Jin Chul Kim, Jiyeon Kim, Sungho Kim, Sunmin Ryu, Jaegeon Ryu, Sang Kyu Kwak, Soojin Park

“…Moreover, the thermodynamic stability of the metal‐AlCl3 complex residue (MAl2Cl8) and the microstructure of post‐treated Si do change according to the metal choice, imparting disparate physicochemical properties for Si. This work offers insights into the scalable production of tailored Si materials for industrial applications, along with cost‐effective operations at 250 °C.…”
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Comparison of clinical variables and outcome of 2 natural equine herpesvirus myeloencephalopathy outbreaks induced by equine herpesvirus‐1 A2254/N752 strain in sport horses by María de laCuesta‐Torrado, Ana Velloso Alvarez, José Miguel Cárdenas‐Rebollo, Patricia Neira‐Egea, Valentina Vitale, Juan Cuervo‐Arango

“…Abstract Background Understanding of equine herpesvirus‐1 (EHV‐1) myeloencephalopathy (EHM) is complicated by disparities among studies. Objective Compare clinical findings and outcome in horses involved in 2 recent EHM outbreaks. …”
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Applying a diffusion of innovations framework to characterise diffusion groups and more effectively reach late adopters: a cross-sectional study on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada... by Tyler Williamson, Jia Hu, Kate Zinszer, Reed Beall, Brian Steele, Ally Memedovich, Aidan Hollis, Taylor Orr, Charleen Salmon

“…In healthcare, this could mean that there is the potential to worsen health disparities as later groups tend to also face more social and structural barriers. …”
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Investigating resource productivity: the ecological potential of printed electronics as alternative to PCB by Marieke van Diemen, Jan Brusselaers, Corné Rentrop

“…The findings reveal substantial disparities in resource productivity and pollution intensity between printed electronics and PCB. …”
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Exposure to specific polyfluoroalkyl chemicals is associated with cardiovascular disease in US adults: a population-based study by Wenwen Xiao, Guojin Jian, Fei Ma, Hong Li, Xiaohong Yang, Hengyang Zhang, Yongping Cao

“…PFDE was positively associated with CVD among non-Hispanic white individual. The results of BKMR indicated that the impact of mixed PFCs on CVD increased initially and then weakened, showing an overall positive trend. …”
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Ecological drivers shaping mainstem and tributary fish communities in the upper Jinsha River, southeastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau by Pengcheng Lin, Masami Fujiwara, Baoshan Ma, Zhijun Xia, Xinghua Wu, Chunling Wang, Tao Chang, Xin Gao

“…Results NMDS and PERMANOVA analysis revealed significant disparities in the fish communities between the mainstem and tributaries. …”
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Paediatric nephroblastoma at a South African tertiary hospital: A 21-year retrospective analysis by E Brits, E Gerber, I Iroka, L Mgidlana, J Willoughby, S Dhlamini, P Nxumalo, S Sefadi, A Mthembu, J B Sempa

“…Consequently, there is an urgent need for enhanced early detection strategies, addressing survival rate disparities and late-stage presentations to improve outcomes. …”
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