“Be Proud, and Loud”: Linguistic Markers of Pride in Drag Queens’ Spoken Discourse by Natacha Marjanovic

“…Many studies have shown how drag queens blur the boundaries between genders and identities through their performances and their language, thereby disturbing the political status quo on binary gender. …”
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A system‐based intervention to reduce Black‐White disparities in the treatment of early stage lung cancer: A pragmatic trial at five cancer centers by Samuel Cykert, Eugenia Eng, Paul Walker, Matthew A. Manning, Linda B. Robertson, Rohan Arya, Nora S. Jones, Dwight E. Heron

“…However, racial disparity in survival persists partly because Black patients receive less curative treatment than White patients. Methods We performed a 5‐year pragmatic, trial at five cancer centers using a system‐based intervention. …”
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A novel perspective on survival prediction for AML patients: Integration of machine learning in SEER database applications by Zheng-yi Jia, Maierbiya Abulimiti, Yun Wu, Li-na Ma, Xiao-yu Li, Jie Wang

“…The Cox regression analysis demonstrated that gender, age, race, and family income were significantly related to the survival of AML patients. …”
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Altered expression profile of plasma exosomal microRNAs in exclusive electronic cigarette adult users by Dongmei Li, Zidian Xie, Sadiya Bi Shaikh, Irfan Rahman

“…We used plasma samples from 15 exclusive e-cigarette users and 15 non-users from the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Wave 1 study (2013–2014) and sequenced miRNAs with Illumina NextSeq 500/550. We performed differential analyses using DESeq2 in R/Bioconductor, adjusting for race, and conducted gene enrichment analyses on target genes regulated by significant miRNAs. …”
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La classification de la diversité de maïs des Mixtèques et des Chatines de la Sierra Sur, Oaxaca Mexique by Quetzalcóatl Orozco-Ramírez, Stephen Brush

“…In both municipalities, we performed interviews and maize collections in two villages with contrasting environment. …”
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Longitudinal Associations between Obesity, Inflammation, and the Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus among US Black and White Adults in the CARDIA Study by Sharon H. Jackson, Anna Bellatorre, Timothy McNeel, Anna María Nápoles, Kelvin Choi

“…However, stratification by race showed greater attenuation of the effects of waist circumference on T2DM in Whites than in Blacks when inflammation biomarkers were accounted for in the model. …”
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Age-stratified analysis of the BMI-kidney stone relationship: findings from a national cross-sectional study by Liuliu Zhou, Wei Gu, Yufeng Jiang, Haimin Zhang

“…Age-stratified analyses were performed for the groups aged 20–39 years, 40–59 years, and ≥ 60 years. …”
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Cystic Fibrosis Atypical Forms Presentation: Edema, Anemia and Skin Lesions by Chabelys de la Caridad Rodríguez Membrides, Carlos Enrique Cruz Carrazana, Milda Díaz Martínez

“…A physical examination, complementary tests, of the cardiovascular system was performed. A diagnosis of cystic fibrosis and gastroesophageal reflux was made. …”
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The Association between the Serum Uric Acid Level and Hypertension in Middle-Aged and Elderly Adults by Xianpeng Xu, Jinke Huang, Simin Wu, Qingjie Ji, Xuguang Guo, Yong Huang

“…To investigate the association between the sUA level and the incident of HTN in middle-aged and elderly adults, we performed this study. Methods. 6399 participants aged ≥40 years from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) were included. …”
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Painting a portrait: Analysis of national health survey data for cancer genetic counseling by Monica H. Stamp, Ora K. Gordon, Christopher P. Childers, Kimberly K. Childers

“…Bivariate analysis and subsequent multivariable logistic regression were performed with stratification by cancer status (affected/unaffected). …”
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Characteristics and Prognostic Nomogram for Primary Lung Lepidic Adenocarcinoma by Hui Tang, Caixia Qiao, Yingyi Wang, Chunmei Bai

“…Univariate and multivariate Cox proportional hazard models were performed to identify independent survival predictors for further nomogram development. …”
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Automatic system for blood donors control with seropositive results in epidemiological tests. by Ariel Menéndez Barrios, Darian Álvarez Rodríguez, Pedro Sánchez Frenes, Enrique Castillo Monzón, Nancy Piloto, Yenixey Lòpez

“…It includes the following data: Full name, age, sex, race, Id number, home address, number of the clinical record in the blood bank, date when the trial took place in each patient, kind of disease diagnosed, technical data of the trial such as: fluorescence, sectional level of the 1st trial as well as the repetition, name of the technician who performed it. …”
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Validity of a Sham Dry Needling Technique on a Healthy Population by Daniel M Cushman, Anna Holman, Lee Skinner, Keith Cummings, Peter Haight, Masaru Teramoto

“…# Background Various methods of sham procedures have been used in controlled trials evaluating dry needling efficacy although few have performed validation studies of the sham procedure.…”
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Social determinants and follow-up care after emergency department discharge for traumatic intracranial hemorrhage by Meghan M. Dillan, Joseph Piktel, Adam Perzynski, Mary Jo Roach, Kristen K. Curtis, Yasir Tarabichi, Lance Wilson, Michael L. Kelly

“…Statistical analysis was performed with logistic regression and Chi-squared tests. …”
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The Initial Vascular Access Type Contributes to Inflammation in Incident Hemodialysis Patients by Mala Sachdeva, Adriana Hung, Oleksandr Kovalchuk, Markus Bitzer, Michele H. Mokrzycki

“…A mixed effects model was performed to adjust for age, sex, race, coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus, infections, access thrombosis, initiation of HD, and days after access surgery. …”
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Global Perspectives on Addressing Systemic Issues in Music Therapy Curricula and Healthcare by Amy Clements-Cortés, Melissa Mercadal-Brotons, Hakeem Leonard, Vivian Chan, Gro Trondalen, Tao-Deva Stingl, Thomas Stegemann, Claudia Zanini

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Searching for a common host: parasitoids of Lema daturaphila on Datura stramonium in Central Mexico by Carol Estefanía Villanueva-Hernández, Juan Núñez-Farfán

“…Background Natural enemies of herbivore insects can change the arms race between plants and insects. Their presence and abundance even can affect the co-evolution of interacting species. …”
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The Challenges of ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction in COVID-19 Patients by Ju Young Bae, Khalil Ian Hussein, Christopher John Howes, John Francis Setaro

“…Among our patients with COVID-19 and STEMI, presentations were variable in terms of timing of onset of ECG changes, age, gender, race, comorbidities, symptomology, and outcomes.…”
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Disparities in Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Admissions in the United States by Peter J. Mallow, Michael Mercado, Michael Topmiller

“…Three different models were performed to assess the influence of covariates of the outcomes. …”
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Efficacy of Once Daily Darunavir/Ritonavir in PI-Naïve, NNRTI-Experienced Patients in the ODIN Trial by Anna Maria Geretti, Mathe Moeketsi, Ralph Demasi, Yvon van Delft, Perry Mohammed

“…An exploratory subanalysis of the ODIN trial was performed to evaluate the efficacy of darunavir/ritonavir (DRV/r) 800/100 mg OD versus 600/100 mg BID in patients who were NNRTI-experienced but PI-naïve. …”
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