Epidemiology of breast cancer in Chinese women from 1990 to 2021: a systematic analysis and comparison with the global burden by Zheng Long, Yujie Qiu, Zhenghao Long, Zicheng Jin

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Assessment of Flood Mitigation Strategies: A Case Study of the Aït Athmane Center in the Errachidia Region by Kadiri Abdelhakim, Essafraoui Badre, Messaoudi Badre, Aït Lahssaine Ismail, Ait Said Brahim, El Ouali Mohamed, Kabiri Lahcen

“…Our study focuses on the flood risk in Aït Athmane, located 28 kilometres north of Errachidia, Morocco. This area is particularly vulnerable to flooding and overflows from the Ziz Wadi tributary, which passes through the territory of Aït Athmane. …”
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Winter tick sharing between ungulates in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem and implications for apparent competition by Troy Koser, Alynn Martin, Alyson Courtemanch, Laura Thompson, Benjamin Wise, Gary Fralick, Sarah Dewey, Amy Girard, Brandon Scurlock, Jared Rogerson, Kennan Oyen, Paul Cross

“…Despite the clinical signs of high winter tick infestations being most apparent on moose, elk may be critical drivers of winter tick population dynamics and indirectly compete with moose in areas where they outnumber moose populations, a common characteristic of ungulate communities in western North America. Management interventions aimed at addressing winter tick issues on moose may wish to consider the movement patterns and abundance of cryptic reservoirs like elk.…”
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Comparing predictive risk to actual presence of coronary atherosclerosis on coronary computed tomography angiography by Emma Playford, Simon Stewart, Gerard Hoyne, Geoff Strange, Girish Dwivedi, Christian Hamilton-Craig, Gemma Figtree, David Playford

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Reliability and Validity of the ActivForce Digital Dynamometer in Assessing Shoulder Muscle Force across Different User Experience Levels by Christos Karagiannopoulos, Sean Griech, Brian Leggin

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The Impact of Chronic Pelvic Pain and Bowel Morbidity on Quality of Life in Cervical Cancer Patients Treated With Radio (Chemo) Therapy. A Systematic Literature Review by Natuhwera G, Ellis P

“…Data were extracted using a structured checklist designed to capture key elements about the methods and findings of the research.Results: There were 245 articles retrieved with 29 meeting the inclusion criteria. 11 studies were conducted in Europe, eight in Asia, one in North America, three in Africa, while six were multinational/multicontinental. 13 of the papers were longitudinal, 10 cross-sectional, three literature reviews, one open randomised controlled trial, and two retrospective studies of prospectively collected data. …”
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Assessing the relevance and uptake of core outcome sets (an agreed minimum collection of outcomes to measure in research studies) in Cochrane systematic reviews: a review by Tianjing Li, Karen Hughes, Jamie J Kirkham, Mike Clarke, Sarah L Gorst, Paula R Williamson, Ricardo de Ávila Oliveira, Ian J Saldanha, Jochen Schmitt

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Transformation and articulation of clinical data to understand students’ clinical reasoning: a scoping review by Marie-France Deschênes, Nicolas Fernandez, Kathleen Lechasseur, Marie-Ève Caty, Busra Meryem Uctu, Yasmine Bouzeghrane, Patrick Lavoie

“…Most studies were conducted in North America and Europe (n = 30, 79%) focused primarily on medical students (n = 35, 92%) and mainly used observational (n = 17, 45%) or methodological (n = 8, 21%) designs. …”
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The Effects of Whole Body Vibration on the Limits of Stability in Adults With Subacute Ankle Injury by Sonia Young, Harvey W. Wallmann, Kailey L. Quiambao, Brooke M. Grimes

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Latest Advancements in Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) and Electronic Muscle Stimulation (EMS): Revisiting an Established Therapy with New Possibilities by Patel P, Green M, Tram J, Wang E, Murphy M, Abd-Elsayed AA, Chakravarthy K

“…Department of Pain Medicine, San Diego, CA, USA; 3UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/VA, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA; 4Timothy Growth, Pain Management and Chiropractic Care, Smithtown, NY, USA; 5North Texas Orthopedics and Spine Center, Grapevine, TX, 76051, USA; 6University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Health Sciences Learning Center, Madison, WI, 53705, USACorrespondence: Maja Green, Chief Scientific Officer, NXTSTIM Inc., Department of Pain Medicine, 5362 Sweetwater Trails, San Diego, CA, 92130, USA, Email mgreen@nxtstim.comAbstract: Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) and Electronic Muscle Stimulation (EMS) are non-invasive therapies widely used for pain relief and neuromuscular adaptation. …”
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Seasonal Variation in Antimicrobial Activity of Crude Extracts of Psammaplysilla sp. 1 from Phillips Reef, South Africa by Wasswa Cuthbert Kibungu, Justine Fri, Anna-Maria Clarke, Anthony Otigbu, Henry Akum Njom

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Bio-energy auditing, system productivity, energy efficiencies and economics of different direct-seeded basmati rice-based cropping systems and nutrient management options by Rakesh Kumar Verma, Yashbir Singh Shivay, Radha Prasanna, Prakash Chand Ghasal, Chiter Mal Parihar, Mukesh Choudhary, Raghavendra Madar

“…Abstract Background Diversification, intensification, new water and integrated nutrient management methods of rice-based cropping systems are being advocated as an alternative to the water-intensive nature of conventional rice cultivation in north-western India to address the issues of decline in the productivity, energy and nutritional scarcity and deteriorating soil fertility. …”
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The dynamics of sea otter prey selection under population growth and expansion by Clinton B. Leach, Benjamin P. Weitzman, James L. Bodkin, Daniel Esler, George G. Esslinger, Kimberly A. Kloecker, Daniel H. Monson, Jamie N. Womble, Mevin B. Hooten

“…Abstract Sea otters (Enhydra lutris) were extirpated from much of their range in the North Pacific by the early 1900s but have made a remarkable recovery in Southeast Alaska. …”
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Characterizing the impacts of seismic lines on the water budget of a Boreal Watershed in Alberta (Western Canada) by Daniels Kononovs, Christine Rivard, Dani Degenhardt, Katherine N. Snihur, Daniela Gutierrez-Rueda, Cody N. Lazowski, Kelly J. Rozanitis, Baptiste Coutret, Kurt O. Konhauser, Daniel S. Alessi

“…Study focus: Petroleum exploration has increasingly disturbed boreal ecosystems in North America. Seismic lines are one of the major footprints of the petroleum industry: they form cleared linear corridors in forests and their regeneration is generally poor. …”
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Effects of a 12-Week Skipping Exercise Program on Leg Endurance in Competitive Badminton Players: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Ririn Irena, Ardila Melati, Vlad Adrian Geanta, ⁠Ayu Mayzura Simbolon, Retha Foret

“…A total of sixty competitive badminton athletes enrolled badminton players from regional clubs and university in North Sumatera Indonesia, with a mean age of 21.5 ± 1.7 years, were systematically assigned to either an intervention group (n=30) or a control group (n=30) through a randomization process. …”
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Reimagining Global Health: Accelerating Change for a Sustainable Future by Melissa Salm, Ala Alwan, Maureen Lichtveld, Patricia J. García, Peter H. Kilmarx, Nelson K. Sewankambo, Rebecca Martin, Tahmeed Ahmed, Judith N. Wasserheit

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Normalized Isometric Shoulder Strength as a Predictor of Ball Velocity in Youth Baseball Players by Amanda J Arnold, Charles A Thigpen, Paul F Beattie, Stacy L Fritz, Michael J Kissenberth, John M Tokish, Ellen Shanley

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<i>In silico</i> search for and analysis of R gene variation in primitive cultivated potato species by A. A. Gurina, M. S. Gancheva, N. V. Alpatieva, E. V. Rogozina

“…An in silico search was carried out for sequences homologous to 26 R genes identified in potato species differing in phylogenetic distance from PCPS, namely nightshade (S. americanum), North- (S. bulbocastanum, S. demissum) and South-American (S. venturii, S. berthaultii) wild potato species, as well as the cultivated potato species S. tuberosum and S. andigenum. …”
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Enhancing postharvest quality of bananas: comparative study on the use ZnO and Ag2O nanoparticles and ZnO/Ag2O composites by Noluthando Noxolo Aruwajoye, Isaac Adeyemi Sanusi, Gabriel Sanjo Aruwajoye, Asanda Mditshwa, Samson Zeray Tesfay

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Material and Technique Analysis of Qing Dynasty Official Style Architectural Polychrome Paintings in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China by Ling Shen, Dan Hua, Baisu Nan, Yao Yao, Hong Duan, Jiakun Wang

“…This historical position allowed the city’s economy to develop rapidly and influenced the form of its polychrome paintings with the imperial official style of the north China. However, due to the high temperature and rainy natural preservation conditions, southern polychrome paintings have always been a weak link in Chinese architectural polychrome painting craftsmanship. …”
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