Genetically predicted causal link between the plasma lipidome and pancreatic diseases: a bidirectional Mendelian randomization study by Liaoyi Lin, Yingbao Huang, Songzan Qian, Lifang Chen, Houzhang Sun

“…To determine causality, a Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis was performed to identify connections between the lipidome and pancreatic diseases.MethodsStatistics from a genome-wide association study of the plasma lipidome, which included a diverse array of 179 lipid species, were obtained from the GeneRISK cohort study with 7,174 participants. …”
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Comparison of Deep-Learning-Based Segmentation Models: Using Top View Person Images by Imran Ahmed, Misbah Ahmad, Fakhri Alam Khan, Muhammad Asif

“…Generally, most of these techniques primarily focused on the asymmetric field of view or frontal view objects. This work explores widely used deep learning-based models for person segmentation using top view data set. …”
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Community-Based Health Insurance Utilization and Its Associated Factors among Rural Households in Akaki District, Oromia, Ethiopia, 2021 by Amenti Teka Geferso, Sisay Begashaw Sharo

“…Community-based health insurance is widely recognized as the most effective way to achieve universal health coverage (UHC) with adequate financial protection against healthcare costs, to promote equal access to high-quality healthcare, increase financial security, and enhance social cohesion and solidarity. …”
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The effect of cheese intake on osteoarthritis: a Mendelian randomization study by Song Wen, Zehan Huang, Bin Zhang, Yuqing Huang

“…Material and methods We performed a two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) investigation to evaluate the causal association between cheese intake and OA based on genome-wide association studies (GWAS). The primary analysis employed the inverse variance weighted (IVW) method, while complementary analyses were conducted using the weighted median, MR-Egger, and weighted mode methods. …”
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The Impact of the COVID-19 Surge Response on Motivation Among Anesthesiology Residents and Fellows: A discussion of findings from semi-structured interviews at Montefiore Medical C... by Sujatha Ramachandran, Kateryna Slinchenkova, Jonathan Leff, David Adams, Sarang Koushik, Omar Viswanath, Naum Shaparin

“…Amongst the findings, common discussions concerned motivating and demotivating factors contributing to the professionalism and altruism exhibited by the residents and fellows when caring for critical COVID-19 patients during the height of the pandemic. It was widely regarded that patient improvement, community and team support, as well as intrinsic desire to help greatly motivated the team while continuous patient deterioration, uncertainty in staffing and treatment, and concerns for personal and family safety were sources of discouragement. …”
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Political economy analysis of health financing reforms in times of crisis: findings from three case studies in south-east Asia by Sophie Witter, Maria Paola Bertone, Sushil Baral, Ghanshyam Gautam, Saugat K. C. Pratap, Aungsumalee Pholpark, Nurmala Selly Saputri, Arif Budi Darmawan, Nina Toyamah, Rizki Fillaili, Valeria de Oliveira Cruz, Susan Sparkes

“…Results The findings, which bring out similarities and differences in the roles played by change teams across the settings, highlight the importance of working closely with political leaders and using a wide range of strategies to build coalitions and engage or block opponents. …”
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Residual TPO Content of Photopolymerized Additively Manufactured Dental Occlusal Splint Materials by Philipp Messer-Hannemann, Max Wienhold, Hoda Esbak, Alexander Brunner, Andreas Schönebaum, Falk Schwendicke, Susanne Effenberger

“…<b>Background/Objectives</b>: Diphenyl (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl) phosphine oxide (TPO) is widely used in the dental industry as a photoinitiator for resin-based materials, while its use may be further limited given its toxicological risks. …”
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Multi-omics analysis reveals novel causal pathways in psoriasis pathogenesis by Hua Guo, Jinyang Gao, Liping Gong, Yanqing Wang

“…Methods We conducted SMR analyses integrating genome-wide association study (GWAS) summary statistics with methylation quantitative trait loci (mQTL), expression quantitative trait loci (eQTL), and protein quantitative trait loci (pQTL) data. …”
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Retrospective analysis of scientific and psychological concepts of domestic violence by N. E. Miloradova, V. V. Dotsenko, P. D. Chervonyi

“…Representatives of the sociological approach note that violence is a general social phenomenon and it is a consequence of the clash of various interests manifested at different levels of its development, i.e. violence is socioculturally determined. The most widely accepted today is the ecological theory of violence, which explains domestic violence by considering the problem from different aspects through the prism of the mutual influence of four systems on human development: microsystem, mesosystem, exosystem, macrosystem. …”
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Can the Rwandan Catholic Church Overcome its History of Politicization? A Reply to Philippe Denis by Anthony Court

“…Moreover, he presents grounds for his claim that this pastoral initiative helped to alleviate the tension that arose between the church and the Rwandan Patriotic Front(RPF)-dominated state in the aftermath of the genocide when the institutional church was widely condemned for its silence during the genocide and even for its complicity in the genocide. …”
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A data-driven approach to study temporal characteristics of COVID-19 infection and death Time Series for twelve countries across six continents by Sabyasachi Guharay

“…Conclusions We conduct systematic studies covering a widely diverse time series datasets of the daily infections and deaths during the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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A New Transformation Method of the T₂ Spectrum Based on Ordered Clustering—A Case Study on the Pore-Throat Utilization Rule of Supercritical CO₂ Flooding in L... by Yanchun Su, Chunhua Zhao, Xianjie Li, Xiujun Wang, Jian Zhang, Bo Huang, Xiaofeng Tian, Mingxi Liu, Kaoping Song

“…Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and high-pressure mercury injection (HPMI) have been widely used as common characterization methods of pore-throat. …”
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The burden of headache disorders in the adult population of Morocco: estimates, and a health-care needs assessment, from a cross-sectional population-based door-to-door survey by Najib Kissani, Latifa Adarmouch, Aboubacar Sidik Sidibe, Abderrahmane Garmane, Rachid Founoun, Mohamed Chraa, Andreas Husøy, Timothy J. Steiner

“…This study, collecting data from the same population-based sample, is the first to estimate headache-attributed burden not only in Morocco but, more widely, in the Maghreb countries of North Africa. …”
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Reconstruction of Polyhalite Ore-Formed Temperature from Late Middle Pleistocene Brine Temperature Research in Kunteyi Playa, Western China by Jun Li, Wenxia Li, Weiliang Miao, Qiliang Tang, Yongshou Li, Xiaolong Yuan, Qingyu Hai, Yongsheng Du, Xiying Zhang

“…As far as the overall relationship between temperature and polyhalite is concerned, polyhalite is deposited at both low temperature and relatively high temperature, which verifies the previous understanding that polyhalite is a mineral with wide temperature phase, and also shows that temperature has a limited effect on polyhalite formation under natural conditions. …”
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Transendothelial migration of the Lyme disease spirochete involves spirochete internalization as an intermediate step through a transcellular pathway that involves Cdc42 and Rac1 by Daiana Alvarez-Olmedo, Claire Kamaliddin, Theodore B. Verhey, May Ho, Rebekah De Vinney, George Chaconas

“…The ability of this pathogen to spread to a wide variety of locations results in a diverse set of clinical manifestations, yet little is known regarding vascular escape of the spirochete, an important pathway for dissemination. …”
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Antibody response to Plasmodium vivax in the context of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) co-infection: A 14-year follow-up study in the Amazon rainforest. by Luiz F F Guimarães, Bárbara A Rodrigues, Michelle H F Dias, Matheus G Barcelos, Maria F A Nascimento, Sâmick L Moreira-Nascimento, Sofia L Afonso, Barbara G S Abreu, Jaap M Middeldorp, Francis B Ntumngia, John H Adams, Camila Fabbri, Stefanie Lopes, Cor J F Fernandes, Flora S Kano, Luzia H Carvalho

“…<h4>Background</h4>To develop an effective vaccine against Plasmodium vivax, the most widely dispersed human malaria parasite, it is critical to understand how coinfections with other pathogens could impact malaria-specific immune response. …”
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Effects of different doses of skt-b vibrio probiotic bacteria addition on survival and growth rate of tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon) larva by . Widanarni, M.A. Lidaenni, Dinamella Wahjuningrum

“… Probiotic bacteria has been widely used as biocontrol agents in tiger shrimp hatcheries.  …”
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Transmission Failure Prediction Using AI and Structural Modeling Informed by Distribution Outages by Sita Nyame, William O. Taylor, William Hughes, Mingguo Hong, Marika Koukoula, Feifei Yang, Aaron Spaulding, Xiaochuan Luo, Slava Maslennikov, Diego Cerrai

“…While weather impact models for the distribution system have been widely developed during the past decade, transmission system impact models lagged behind because of the scarcity of data. …”
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Research on Clue Mining in Criminal Cases of Smart Phone Trojan Horse under the Background of Information Security by Li Gang, Yong Wen

“…With the massive popularity and wide application of Android smartphones, there are more and more malware targeting Android smartphones. …”
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Safety and Efficacy of Bleb Needling with Antimetabolite after Trabeculectomy Failure in Glaucoma Patients: A Systemic Review and Meta-Analysis by Xuhao Chen, Lingge Suo, Ying Hong, Chun Zhang

“…Bleb needling with subconjunctival injection of antimetabolites had become a widely accepted approach for trabeculectomy failure. …”
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