Transgressive hybrids as hopeful holobionts by Benjamin Thomas Camper, Andrew Stephen Kanes, Zachary Tyler Laughlin, Riley Tate Manuel, Sharon Anne Bewick

“…Goldschmidt’s view is now becoming a widely accepted explanation for the prevalence of historical hybridization in extant macrobial lineages. …”
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Surgical treatment of small- and medium-sized primary macular holes with preservation of the internal limiting membrane in the papillomacular nerve fiber bundle area by N.M. Shilov, A.V. Tereshchenko, E.V. Erokhina, S.V. Novikov, A.A. Lugovaya, A.G. Kurguzova

“…ILM peeling was performed by sequential dosed removal of its local portions concentric to the MH. A 0.3-0.5-mm-wide belt-like intact foveolar ILM around the MH and intact ILM near the PMB were preserved. …”
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Exploring the Impact of Homophily Attitude, Physical, and Social Attractiveness on Purchase Intentions by Honya Ghasemi, Ramin Bashir Khodaparasti, Hooshmand Bagheri Garbollagh

“…In addition, influencer marketing is gaining popularity in the era of social media. It is being widely used by marketers to influence their potential customers. …”
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Association of Vitamin D Levels and Clothing Pattern in Women of Reproductive Age Group Having Chronic Back Pain by Shubham Saraswat, Anuj Rastogi, Farid Mohammad, Rachhanaa Pawaskar

“…The usefulness of Vitamin D in musculoskeletal health is widely acknowledged. The relationship between chronic low back pain in women and Vitamin D status becomes an important issue in context with clothing patterns owing to various cultural, social and religious factors. …”
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Meta Analysis of Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (MTHFR) C677T polymorphism and its association with folate and colorectal cancer by Meng Ye, Guojie Xu, Liming Zhang, Zhihui Kong, Zhenhua Qiu

“…MTHFR, a key enzyme in folate metabolism, has been widely studied in relation to neural tube defects and hypertension, but its role in colorectal cancer remains underexplored. …”
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Investigation of the Performance of a Sb2S3-Based Solar Cell with a Hybrid Electron Transport Layer (h-ETL): A Simulation Approach Using SCAPS-1D Software by Pierre Gérard Darel Kond Ngue, Ariel Teyou Ngoupo, Aimé Magloire Ntouga Abena, François Xavier Abomo Abega, Jean-Marie Bienvenu Ndjaka

“…It has better band alignment with the Sb2S3 absorber than TiO2 ETL, which reduces the trap states at the ETL/Sb2S3 interface; it has high transparency due to its wide bandgap; and an intense electric field is generated at the IGZO/Sb2S3 interface, which reduces the recombination phenomenon at this interface. …”
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Hurricane Effects on a Shallow Lake Ecosystem and Its Response to a Controlled Manipulation of Water Level by Karl E. Havens, Kang-Ren Jin, Andrew J. Rodusky, Bruce Sharfstein, Mark A. Brady, Therese L. East, Nenad Iricanin, R. Thomas James, Matthew C. Harwell, Alan D. Steinman

“…Water quality data collected after the storm confirmed that the hurricane resulted in lake-wide nutrient and suspended solids concentrations far in excess of those previously documented for a 10-year data set. …”
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Associations among circulating sphingolipids, β-cell function, and risk of developing type 2 diabetes: A population-based cohort study in China. by Huan Yun, Liang Sun, Qingqing Wu, Geng Zong, Qibin Qi, Huaixing Li, He Zheng, Rong Zeng, Liming Liang, Xu Lin

“…Summary data for 2-sample Mendelian randomization were obtained from genome-wide association studies of circulating sphingolipids and the China Health and Nutrition Survey (n = 5,731). …”
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“Enhancing equitable impact: ethical, legal, and sustainable approaches in short-term surgical outreach for global child health” by Zoe Blumenthal, Walid A. Farhat, Kelly McQueen

“…Global health prioritizes improving health and achieving equity in health for all people worldwide. It encompasses a wide range of efforts, including disease prevention and treatment, health promotion, healthcare delivery, and addressing health disparities across borders. …”
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The Prevalence of Dermoscopy Use Among Dermatology Residents in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Cross-Sectional Study by Abdullah Almeziny, Rahaf Almutairi, Amal Altamimi, Khloud Alshehri, Latifah Almehaideb, Asem Shadid, Mohammed Al Mashali

“…Statistical analysis revealed significant associations between the participants’ ages (PPP ConclusionsDermoscopy has been widely adopted by dermatology residents in their daily clinical practice due to its benefits in early detection and diagnosis of skin diseases. …”
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Identification of the Granule-Bound Starch Synthase (GBSS) Genes Involved in Amylose Biosynthesis in Tartary Buckwheat (<i>Fagopyrum tataricum</i> (L.) Gaertn.) by Juan Huang, Fei Liu, Jieqiong Zhang, Bin Tang, Jiao Deng, Taoxiong Shi, Liwei Zhu, Hongyou Li, Qingfu Chen

“…Although one has already been cloned, the <i>GBSS</i> genes at the genome-wide level have not yet been fully assessed and thoroughly analyzed in Tartary buckwheat. …”
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Suitability analysis of Lampung Bay waters for grouper Epinephelus sp. farming activities by Herman Yulianto, Agus Hartoko, Sutrisno Anggoro, Qadar Hasani, Dwi Mulyasih, Putu Cinthia Delis

“…ABSTRACT   Grouper Epinephelus sp. farming activities in Lampung Bay is limited to an area of 77 hectares, while areas that are potential to be used for grouper farming are still very wide. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the suitability of Lampung Bay waters for grouper farming activities. …”
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New pneumococcal serotype 20C is a WciG O-acetyltransferase deficient variant of canonical serotype 20B by Jigui Yu, Neil Ravenscroft, Peter Davey, Roshan Liyanage, Oliver Lorenz, Michelle M. Kuttel, Stephanie W. Lo, Feroze A. Ganaie, Moon H. Nahm

“…Consequently, genome-based serotyping/bioinformatic tools must scrutinize all cps genes for mutations that might inactivate/modify cps-encoded enzymes, ensuring effective tracking of emerging capsule variants in response to ongoing vaccination efforts.IMPORTANCEStreptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) is a significant human pathogen known for producing a wide array of antigenically and structurally diverse capsule types, a fact that poses a serious challenge to the effectiveness of vaccines targeting pneumococcal capsule polysaccharide (PS). …”
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Pleomorphic Adenoma in Palatal Region of a Young Patient: A Case Report by Adel Sharifi Rayeni, Arian Yeganeh

“…Due to the nature of the capsule, which of course is thick in some patients and thin in some patients and attached to the palatal mucosa or absent [1], wide excision with a safe margin of 1cm is suggested by most surgeons. excision and shaving of the palatal bone in the form of a ostectomy was not needed to reduce the recurrence of the lesion, because the nature of the tumor is not an osteoblast stimulator for bone formation. …”
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Research Progress of Nerve Mobilization in Basic and Clinical Rehabilitation by Shuo LUAN, Quanshou LING, Miaoshang ZENG, Anni LIN, Yingping JIANG

“…Recent years, the NM technique has been widely used in peripheral nerve entrapment syndromes, periphery nerve injuries, and stroke rehabilitation. …”
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Selected cannabis cultivars modulate glial activation: in vitro and in vivo studies by Sigal Fleisher-Berkovich, Nitzan Sharon, Yvonne Ventura, Valeria Feinshtein, Jonathan Gorelick, Nirit Bernstein, Shimon Ben-Shabat

“…For screening available cultivars, cellular in vitro as well as pre-clinical in vivo assays, are required to evaluate the effectiveness of the wide range of chemical variability that exists in cannabis cultivars. …”
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Effect of nirmatrelvir/ritonavir (Paxlovid) on hospitalization among adults with COVID-19: An electronic health record-based target trial emulation from N3C. by Abhishek Bhatia, Alexander J Preiss, Xuya Xiao, M Daniel Brannock, G Caleb Alexander, Robert F Chew, Hannah Davis, Megan Fitzgerald, Elaine Hill, Elizabeth P Kelly, Hemalkumar B Mehta, Charisse Madlock-Brown, Kenneth J Wilkins, Christopher G Chute, Melissa Haendel, Richard Moffitt, Emily R Pfaff, N3C Consortium

“…Their estimates also varied widely. The real-world effectiveness of Paxlovid remains uncertain, and it is unknown whether its effect is homogeneous across demographic strata. …”
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Knowledge Distillation in Object Detection for Resource-Constrained Edge Computing by Arief Setyanto, Theopilus Bayu Sasongko, Muhammad Ainul Fikri, Dhani Ariatmanto, I. Made Artha Agastya, Rakandhiya Daanii Rachmanto, Affan Ardana, In Kee Kim

“…Nano), Jetson Orin Nano (Orin Nano), and Raspberry Pi 4B (Raspi4B) require model optimization and compression techniques in order to deploy large OD models such as YOLO. YOLOv4 is a widely used OD model with a backbone for image feature extraction and a prediction layer. …”
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Metformin Ameliorates Ulcerative Colitis Through Inhibiting NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation by Cao R, Jing J, Ma Y, Qi W, Huang X, Zhang C, Lu Z, He J, Wang G, Ma Y, Zhang H

“…Run Cao,1,&ast; Jing Jing,1,&ast; Yuting Ma,1,2,&ast; Wenqing Qi,1 Xinyu Huang,1 Chaofang Zhang,1 Zhizhuo Lu,1 Jiayi He,1 Guiling Wang,1 Yuanfang Ma,1 Hailong Zhang1 1Joint National Laboratory for Antibody Drug Engineering, the First Affiliated Hospital, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan, People’s Republic of China; 2Xuzhou Central Hospital, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Hailong Zhang; Yuanfang Ma, Joint National Laboratory for Antibody Drug Engineering, the First Affiliated Hospital, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan, People’s Republic of China, Email hailong6891@163.com; mayf@henu.edu.cnPurpose: Metformin (Met) is widely used to treat a variety of diseases, but its role in ulcerative colitis (UC) has not been fully elucidated. …”
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Investigating knowledge and attitudes toward genetic testing and counseling among palestinians by Mustafa Ghanim, Maha Rabayaa, Malik Alqub, Ahmad Hanani, Mohammad Abuawad, Belal Rahhal, Shurouq Qadous, Myassar Barahmeh, Sameeha Atout, Saad Al-Lahham, Aseel Aref, Majdi Dwikat, Samar Alkhaldi, Ahmad Makhamreh

“…Genetic testing is still not widely practiced and the most common for performing it is pre-marriage testing rather than medical reasons. …”
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