Chronic Airflow Limitation, Lower Respiratory Symptoms, COPD and Chronic Rhinosinusitis in a Middle-Aged Population: The Swedish CArdioPulmonary bioImage Study (SCAPIS). A Link Bet... by Andersson A, Bergqvist J, Schiöler L, Bossios A, Farnebo L, Holmlund T, Janson C, Keceli S, Ljunggren M, Malinovschi A, Memarian E, Nihlén U, Nilsson PM, Pesonen I, Sjöström M, Stenfors N, Sundbom F, Werner M, Torén K, Sköld M, Hellgren J

“…Anders Andersson,1,2,* Joel Bergqvist,3,4,* Linus Schiöler,5 Apostolos Bossios,6,7 Lovisa Farnebo,8,9 Thorbjörn Holmlund,10 Christer Janson,11 Sumru Keceli,12 Mirjam Ljunggren,11 Andrei Malinovschi,13 Ensieh Memarian,14 Ulf Nihlén,15 Peter M Nilsson,16,17 Ida Pesonen,18,19 Marcus Sjöström,10 Nikolai Stenfors,20 Fredrik Sundbom,11 Mimmi Werner,10 Kjell Torén,5,21 Magnus Sköld,22,23 Johan Hellgren24,25 1COPD Center, Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden; 2COPD Center, Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Nutrition, Institute of Medicine, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; 3Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden; 4Centre for Sleep and Wake Disorders, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; 5Occupational and Environmental Medicine, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; 6Karolinska Severe Asthma Center, Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergy, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden; 7Division of Lung and Airway Research, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; 8Linköping University Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Division of Sensory Organs and Communication, Linköping, Sweden; 9Region Östergötland, Anaesthetics, Operations and Specialty Surgery Center, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Linköping, Sweden; 10Department of Clinical Sciences, Otorhinolaryngology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden; 11Department of Medical Sciences: Respiratory, Allergy and Sleep Research, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden; 12Department of Otorhinolaryngology in Linköping, Region Östergötland, Linköping, Sweden; 13Department of Medical Sciences, Clinical Physiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden; 14Department of Clinical Sciences, IKVM, Internal Medicine, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden; 15Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden; 16Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden; 17Clinical Research Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden; 18Respiratory Medicine Unit, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Stockholm, Sweden; 19Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergy, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden; 20Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden; 21Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden; 22Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergy, Karolinska University Hospital Solna, Stockholm, Sweden; 23Respiratory Medicine Unit, Department of Medicine Solna and Center for Molecular Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; 24Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Region Västra Götaland, Gothenburg, Sweden; 25Institute of Clinical Sciences, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Anders Andersson, COPD Center, Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Bruna Stråket 11B, Göteborg, 413 46, Sweden, Email Anders.Andersson@lungall.gu.sePurpose: Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is related to asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). …”
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Genetic and environmental contribution to phenotypic resemblance between Iranian couples: Tehran Cardiometabolic and Genetic Study (TCGS) by Parisa Riahi, Amir Hossein Saeidian, Albert Tenesa, Carolyn T. Hogan, Michael March, Kamran Guity, Mahmoud Amiri Roudbar, Asieh Zahedi, Maryam Zarkesh, Farideh Neshati, Mehdi Hedayati, Fereidoun Azizi, Hakon Hakonarson, Maryam S. Daneshpour, Mahdi Akbarzadeh

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Farmers’ climate change perception, impacts and adaptation strategies in response to drought in the Northwest area of Bangladesh by J.M. Adeeb Salman Chowdhury, Md. Abdul Khalek, Md. Kamruzzaman

“…Water shortage is becoming a serious issue in an area that is prone to drought because limited rainfall and excessive extraction of groundwater for irrigation can have an adverse effect on the environment and climate change.The role of adaptation in responding to drought in our country is not well-organized but it is a vital issue for agriculture and economic growth. …”
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Artificial intelligence: a useful tool in active tuberculosis screening among vulnerable groups in Romania - advantages and limitations by Beatrice Mahler, Beatrice Mahler, Beatrice Mahler, Alexandru Stoichiță, Alexandru Stoichiță, Alexandru Stoichiță, Dragoș Băiceanu, Dragoș Băiceanu, Traian-Constantin Panciu, Traian-Constantin Panciu, Dragoș Dendrino, Dragoș Dendrino, Mihaela Mihai, Mihaela Mihai, Raluca Bobocea, Elmira Ibraim, Elmira Ibraim, Mara Bălteanu, Mara Bălteanu, Oana Popescu, Oana Popescu, Mădălina Oana Burecu, Mădălina Oana Burecu, Ioana Mădălina Moșteanu, Ioana Mădălina Moșteanu, Vanessa Veronese, Radu Matache, Radu Matache, Ioana Munteanu, Ioana Munteanu, Ioana Munteanu, Cristina Popa, Cristina Popa, Justina Antonela Dragomir, Justina Antonela Dragomir, Justina Antonela Dragomir

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Investigating the hatchability and nauplii biometry of Artemia franciscana in unconventional waters of Sistan region, Southeast Iran by Hashem Khandan Barani, Abdolali Rahdari, Narjes Sanchooli, Ali Khosravanizadeh

“…It plays an important role in the aquatic food chain due to containing a variety of high nutrients such as proteins, amino acids, fatty acids, vitamins and antioxidants. These organisms are the most common live-food item in the aquaculture industry to feed the larval stages of fish and crustaceans in different parts of the world. …”
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Une pompe hydraulique romaine en bois en contexte d’incendie à Reims/Durocortorum by Cyril Driard

“…It is likely that a large ancient metropolis as extensive as Reims/Durocorturum was equipped with an organization whose aim was to ensure urban security. …”
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Application of indigenous zinc-solubilizing bacteria in biofertilizers to enhance zinc nutrition of rice grains in inceptisols paddy fields by E. Pratiwi, P. Lestari, Y. Nugraha, W. Hartatik, Z. Susanti, I.G.M. Subiksa, A. Kasno, T.A. Adriany, Y.S. Fatma, A.F. Nababan, A.A. Rivaie

“…The field trial was organized using a split-plot design with three replications. …”
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Tobacco control environment: cross-sectional survey of policy implementation, social unacceptability, knowledge of tobacco health harms and relationship to quit ratio in 17 low-inc... by Annika Rosengren, Li Wei, Khalid Yusoff, Martin McKee, Clara K Chow, Rajeev Gupta, Koon Teo, Sumathy Rangarajan, Patricio Lopez-Jaramillo, Rafael Diaz, Alvaro Avezum, Fernando Lanas, Noorhassim Ismail, Romaina Iqbal, Jephat Chifamba, Gilles Dagenais, Salim Yusuf, Anna B Gilmore, Scott Lear, Wang Yang, Omar Rahman, Katarzyna Zatonska, Prem Mony, Rajesh Kumar, Afzalhussein Yusufali, Daniel J Corsi, Ehimario Igumbor, V Mohan, Annamarie Kruger, Krishnapillai Vijayakumar, Yuksel Altuntas, Ahmad Bahonar

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Effect of Benzothiazoline Ligand and Corresponding Organoantimony(V) Derivative on the Reproductive System of Male Rats

“…Significant (<mml:math> <mml:mi>P</mml:mi><mml:mo>&#x003C;</mml:mo><mml:mtext>.01</mml:mtext> </mml:math>) alterations were found in biochemical parameters of reproductive organs in treated animals as compared to control group. …”
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Defining indicators for disease burden, health outcomes, policies and barriers and facilitators to health services for migrant populations in the Middle East and North African regi... by Charles Agyemang, Ali Ardalan, Farah Seedat, Bouchra Assarag, Nuria Casamitjana, Kolitha Wickramage, Sally Hargreaves, Ana Requena-Mendez, Fouad M Fouad, Dominik Zenner, Anna Deal, Stella Evangelidou, Wafa Saidi, Chiaki Ito, Oumnia Bouaddi, Moudrick Abdellatifi, Alba Cuxart-Graell, Hassan Edries, Eman Elafef, Taha Maatoug, Anissa Ouahchi, Liv Mathilde Pampiri, Sara Arias, Adel Abdelkhalek, Ahmed Hamed Arisha, Ibrahim Ahmed Bani, Aasmaa Chaoui, Wafa Chemao-Elfihri, Kenza Hassouni, Mahmoud Hilali, Mohamed Khalis, Wejdene Mansour, Ali Mtiraoui, MENA Migrant Health Working Group, Asad Adam, Adnene Ben Haj Aissa, Salma Altyib, Hanen Ben Belgacem, Imane Belkhammar, Thomas Calvot, Luciana Ceretti, Nelly Chavassieux, Hassan Chrifi, Mohamed Douagi, Algdail Elnil, Gonzalo Fanjul, Ahmed Hamed, Abdedayem Khelifi, Lora Makhlouf, Maissa Mokni, Davide Olchini, Tarik Oufkir, Nasong Park, Giuseppe Raffa, Sandra Santafé, Alice Sironi, Fatma Temimi, Zeineb Turki

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Investigating and Completing Khanlari’s Theory on Metrical Units by Abbas Jahed Jah

“…For the first time, in this study, Khanlari’s units are practically applied, and the following proposals are made to complete his theory: organizing scansion based on repetition and alternation while avoiding irregular patterns, showing repetitions and alternations larger than three syllables; adding a unit to Khanlari’s six trisyllabic units; using a shortened monosyllabic unit and explaining the naming of shortened units. …”
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Midostaurin shapes macroclonal and microclonal evolution of FLT3-mutated acute myeloid leukemia by Romane Joudinaud, Augustin Boudry, Laurène Fenwarth, Sandrine Geffroy, Mikaël Salson, Hervé Dombret, Céline Berthon, Arnaud Pigneux, Delphine Lebon, Pierre Peterlin, Simon Bouzy, Pascale Flandrin-Gresta, Emmanuelle Tavernier, Martin Carre, Sylvie Tondeur, Lamya Haddaoui, Raphael Itzykson, Sarah Bertoli, Audrey Bidet, Eric Delabesse, Mathilde Hunault, Christian Récher, Claude Preudhomme, Nicolas Duployez, Pierre-Yves Dumas

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Endocrine disruptors and cancers. [Perturbateurs endocriniens et cancers] by Souhila AOUICHAT BOUGUERRA, Saliha BOUMAZA, Khouloud HEMILA, Samia NEGGAZI, Nadjiba HAMLAT, Sihem BERDJA, Leïla SMAIL, Besma MOHAMMEDI, Kenza REGUOUAT, Amina BOUDJLIDA, Sofiane KACI, Fatima BOUACHRIA-BOUSMAHA

“…By modifying hormonal function, these compounds have potentially patho-logical consequences for the organism exposed to them or for its descendants. They act by binding to receptors or enzymes and modulate, through their agonist or antagonist activity, the effectiveness or metabolism of natural hormones. …”
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Les caves de Reims/Durocortorum à travers les exemples de la fouille du tramway by Magalie Cavé

“…The rue Saint-Symphorien site highlights the need to search for potential links between the cellars and the above ground rooms, all the more so in burnt-out contexts favorable to the conservation of organic materials remains. The second example, which also includes evidence of fire, demonstrates that even a shallow cellar, that has been particularly impacted by modern construction, can yield a large quantity of material culture, including objects that are original and rich in information.…”
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Contribution à l’histoire de la boulangerie romaine : étude de « pains/galettes » découverts en Gaule by Andreas G. Heiss, Véronique Matterne, Nicolas Monteix, Margaux Tillier, Camille Noûs

“…It is likely crucial to include the development of the bakery in this new organization of food trade networks, wherein establishments respond to urban consumers’ needs for basic food products by ensuring the entire chaîne opératoire from grinding grain to selling bread.…”
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Risk factors associated with in-hospital mortality during yellow fever outbreak in Brazil by Max McClure, Izabela Maurício de Rezende, Leonardo Soares Pereira, Maria Rita Teixeira Dutra, Jordana Rodrigues Barbosa Fradico, Rodrigo Macedo, Marcelle Cardoso Marçal, Lívia Soares Coelho Fonte Boa, Alexandre Maurício Castro Bragato, Flávio Augusto de Almeida Faria, Livia Pamplona, Rodrigo Fabiano do Carmo Said, Carlos Eduardo Calzavara-Silva, Dario Brock Ramalho, Cintia Lopes de Brito Magalhães, Pedro Augusto Alves, Thaysa Drummond Palmeira Gama, Gláucia Fernandes Cota, Thomas P. Monath, Olindo Assis Martins-Filho, Marcelo Antônio Pascoal-Xavier, Andrea Teixeira-Carvalho, Betânia Paiva Drumond, A. Desiree LaBeaud, Yellow Fever Collaborative Group, Argus Leão Araújo, Barbara Lenoir, Bruno Dala Vedova Gomes Beato, Carolina Lins Rodrigues Vieira, Daniel Vitor de Vasconcelos Santos, Flavia Mansur Starling, Gabriela Miana de Mattos Paixão, Indiara Penido, Izabela Aparecida Coelho, Leandro Henrique Malta Cunha, Letícia Menezes, Livia Frota Rabelo, Letícia Lemos Jardim, Lívia Fulgêncio da Cunha Melo, Lívia Zignago Moreira dos Santos, Ludmila de Paula, Luísa Lages de Abre Paladino, Natalia Soares Albuquerque, Simone Lopes Oliveira Lemos, Tayrine Araújo

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New Horizons In The Treatment Of Metastatic Castrate Resistant Prostate Cancer by Zein El Amir

“…While practices have changed drastically since the establishment of the first organized medieval medical school Schola Medica Salernitana in Italy, what remains unchanged is the importance of the basics. …”
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La ferme à enclos quadrangulaire du Bois des Olivettes à Roncourt (Moselle) : une catégorie d’établissement romain largement diffusée dans la vallée mosellane by Gaël Brkojewitsch, Brice Chevaux

“…The architecture and internal organization of the buildings demonstrate a number of similarities, in terms of: room layout, equipment and activities. …”
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Anatomy In The Undergraduate Medical Curriculum; Blending The Old And New by Ayesha Yousaf

“…While practices have changed drastically since the establishment of the first organized medieval medical school Schola Medica Salernitana in Italy[ii], what remains unchanged is the importance of the basics. …”
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Understanding summertime peroxyacetyl nitrate (PAN) formation and its relation to aerosol pollution: insights from high-resolution measurements and modeling by B. Hu, B. Hu, B. Hu, N. Chen, N. Chen, R. Li, M. Huang, M. Huang, M. Huang, J. Chen, J. Chen, Y. Hong, Y. Hong, L. Xu, L. Xu, X. Fan, X. Fan, M. Li, M. Li, L. Tong, Q. Zheng, Y. Yang

“…<p>Peroxyacetyl nitrate (PAN), a key indicator of photochemical pollution, is generated similarly to ozone (O<span class="inline-formula">₃</span>), through reactions involving specific volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and nitrogen oxides. Notably, PAN has been observed at unexpectedly high concentrations (maximum: 3.04 ppb) during the summertime. …”
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