Genetic Analyses, BSA-Seq, and Transcriptome Analyses Reveal Candidate Genes Controlling Leaf Plastochron in Rapeseed (<i>Brassica napus</i> L.) by Mengfan Qin, Xiang Liu, Jia Song, Feixue Zhao, Yiji Shi, Yu Xu, Zhiting Guo, Tianye Zhang, Jiapeng Wu, Jinxiong Wang, Wu Li, Keqi Li, Shimeng Li, Zhen Huang, Aixia Xu

“…These findings lay the molecular foundation for further exploration into the leaf plastochron and the implications in plastochron-related breeding in rapeseed.…”
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Vulnerability in research ethics: A systematic review of policy guidelines and documents. by Asia Grigis, Giorgia Beretta, Pascal Borry, Virginia Sanchini

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>Only a proper understanding of the meaning of vulnerability, its implications and its normative justifications will make it possible to ensure a fair and ethically legitimate participation in research for all involved subjects. …”
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Geospatial Trends in Insurance Payor Reimbursements Based on Area Deprivation Index for Total Ankle Arthroplasty across Southwestern Pennsylvania by Garcia Findlay BS, Marfred Umanes Munoz BS, MS, Kenzo M. Cotton BS, Devon Scott, Richard Michael Smith MD, Jarrett D. Cain DPM MSc, Lauren Lewis MD MPH, Macalus V. Hogan MD, MBA

“…Methods: Institutional review board approval was obtained (IRB 20020136). Data from an institution-based registry was prospectively collected and queried for patients who underwent TAA for ankle osteoarthritis between 2017 and 2021. …”
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Changes in dietary intake during Ramadan month among university students in Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study by Mohammad Delwer Hossain Hawlader, Koustuv Dalal, Md. Kamrul Hasan, Humayun Kabir, Somayea Sultana Mim, Lamisa Rahman, Miah Mohammad Akiful Haque, Mamunur Rahman, Moez AlIslam E. Faris, Sahabi Kabir Sulaiman, Fatimah Isma’il Tsiga-Ahmed, Syed Fahad Javaid, Mariam Eisa Alseqetri, Moien A. B. Khan

“…Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted using a semi-structured questionnaire during the month of Ramadan in the year 2021 (10 May 2021 to 10 June 2021). The data were collected online via Google forms following snowball sampling and convenience sampling principles. …”
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A Population‐Based Correlation Analysis Between Hemoglobin A1c and Hemoglobin Levels by Tingyu Zhang, Tianyi Shi, Min Cao, Yunxi Ji, Yanbin Xue, Huayan Yao, Qiaomei Yin, Bin Cui, Zhen Xie, Ping He

“…This study aims to clarify this relationship by examining its correlation across diverse age and gender cohorts. Methods Data from 217,991 participants aged 20 to 69 years were collected from health examination centers in Southwest China. …”
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The estimated incidence of uterine corpus cancers among permanent residents in mainland China using Bayesian spatial modeling by Shuxiu Hao, Liyuan Guo, Sihong Guo, Chen Feng, Huixin Sun, Linlin Du, Guijin Li, Cheng Wang, Yu Zhang, Cunqi Lv, Qingyu Zeng, Jiacheng Li, Xinshu Wang, Tong Wang, Liping Tang, Qi Li

“…The estimated differences in uterine corpus cancer incidence between PR and HRR provide crucial data support for optimizing prevention strategies and enabling precise allocation of regional healthcare resources.…”
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Heterogeneous effects of horticulture commercialization and gender-based decision-making on smallholder farmers’ income: Evidence from a quasi-experimental study in Jimma zone, Eth... by Asmiro Abeje Fikadu, Hisako Nomura, Girma Gezimu Gebre, Payal Shah, Yoshifumi Takahashi, Mitsuyasu Yabe

“…Investigating distributional effects can offer policy implications for targeted interventions to improve smallholder farmers' income. …”
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Applying crisis standards of care to critically ill patients during the COVID‐19 pandemic: Does race/ethnicity affect triage scoring? by Melanie F. Molina, Rebecca E. Cash, Jossie Carreras‐Tartak, Gia Ciccolo, Jordan Petersen, Keizra Mecklai, Giovanni Rodriguez, Noelle Castilla‐Ojo, Okechi Boms, David Velasquez, Wendy Macias‐Konstantopoulos, Carlos A. Camargo Jr, Margaret Samuels‐Kalow

“…We used medical record data to calculate a CSC score under 3 criteria: New York, Massachusetts with full comorbidity list (Massachusetts1), and MA with a modified comorbidity list (Massachusetts2). …”
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Understanding “Alert Fatigue” in Primary Care: Qualitative Systematic Review of General Practitioners Attitudes and Experiences of Clinical Alerts, Prompts, and Reminders by Illin Gani, Ian Litchfield, David Shukla, Gayathri Delanerolle, Neil Cockburn, Anna Pathmanathan

“…This phenomenon has significant implications for the safety and quality of care, GP burnout, and broader medicolegal consequences. …”
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Visual Acuity Outcomes and Influencing Factors in a Cohort of UK Real-World Diabetic Macular Oedema Patients During the First Two Years of Anti-VEGF Treatment by Qing Wen, Helene Karcher, David M. Wright, Samriddhi Buxy Sinha, Usha Chakravarthy, Catarina Santos, Franklin Igwe, Recivall Salongcay, Katie Curran, Tunde Peto

“…These findings have implications for managing patient expectations, allocating resources, and understanding DMO clinical management.…”
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Prevalence, predictors, and economic burden of mental health disorders among asylum seekers, refugees and migrants from African countries: A scoping review. by Wael Osman, France Ncube, Kamil Shaaban, Alaa Dafallah

“…<h4>Background</h4>Asylum seekers, migrants, and refugees from African countries may have significant health needs, resulting in economic implications for receiving countries around the world. …”
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Livelihood resilience of forest-dependent farmers amidst the covid-19 pandemic in Sikka, Indonesia by Gerson N. Njurumana, Yohanis Ngongo, Dona Octavia, Sri Suharti, Ari Rakatama, Diana Prameswari, Rizki Maharani, Lukas Rumboko Wibowo, Agustinus P. Tampubolon, Suratman, Rosita Dewi, Etik Erna Wati Hadi, Yelin Adalina, Tony Basuki, Bernard deRosari, Kresno Agus Hendarto

“…The study aimed to understand the role of CF facilitation in social, economic, and ecological aspects, as well as the implications of resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Measuring the One Health impacts associated with creating access to veterinary care before and during the COVID-19 pandemic by Sloane M. Hawes, Kaleigh M. O’Reilly, Tess M. Mascitelli, Jordan Winczewski, Romi Dazzio, Amanda Arrington, Kevin N. Morris

“…The pandemic and its resulting public health mandates hindered both PFL programming and data collection. Generalized Estimating Equations were employed in both the first and second phase analyses to model changes in perceptions of One Health associated with the PFL intervention. …”
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Influence of fire characteristics on the associations between smoke PM2.5 exposure and acute cardiorespiratory health events by Calvin S. Riss, Sam D. Faulstich, Patrick S. Reuther, William J. Metcalf, Lyndsey A. Darrow, Heather A. Holmes, Matthew J. Strickland

“…Wildland fire smoke PM2.5 concentrations were determined using a novel approach that combined EPA monitor data, atmospheric dispersion modeling, fire emissions inventories, and Bayesian time-series modeling to estimate daily fire-specific smoke PM2.5 concentrations. …”
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Supplement Use Among Athletes: Insights from Gyms in Sarajevo by Denis Čaušević, Cristina Ioana Alexe, Nedim Čović, Elena Adelina Panaet, Ensar Abazović, Raul Marian Todor, Babina Rani, Gabriel Lupu, Dan Iulian Alexe

“…Methods: Cross-sectional data were collected from various fitness centers using an online questionnaire composed of 21 questions divided into three segments. …”
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Anticoagulant rodenticides in mesocarnivores around the world: A review by David Fernández-Casado, Javier García-Muñoz, Ángel Portillo-Moreno, Salomé Martínez-Morcillo, María Prado Míguez-Santiyán, Marcos Pérez-López, Francisco Soler-Rodríguez

“…In this review, we have compiled data from over 40 studies from 17 countries from the 1990s to the present. …”
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Migration, Urbanism and Health: Moving Toward Systems-Informed Policy and Practice [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] by Karen Lau, Furio Honsell, Sally Hargreaves, Rita Sà Machado, Palmira Immordino, Cathy Zimmerman, Anna Ziersch, Yang Xiao, Irene Torres, Stefania Pascut

“…However, to optimize policy responses and improve urban health outcomes, more robust data and evidence on the health risks and outcomes of migrants, as well as the structural drivers of migration, are needed. …”
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A Systematic Review on Insights to Community Medicine and Clinical Research: Competency Training in Medical and Dental Education by Madeeha Minhas, Bilal Masood, Muhammad Hassaan Saeed, Amna Iqbal Butt, Fareed Ud Din Ahmad Chishti, Fatima Ali

“…Cross-referencing was done against other databases that ensured high-quality and comprehensive data. Studies that were related to non-healthcare students, without empirical evidence, or that were out of the scope were eliminated. …”
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An Encoder-Decoder Network Trained with Multi-Branch Auxiliary Learning for Extracting Transverse Aeolian Ridge Morphological Parameters from High-Resolution Mars Imagery by J. Sun, J. Sun, Z. Cao, Z. Cao, Z. Kang, Z. Kang, Z. Kang, J. Li, J. Jiang, B. Song, X. Zhang

“…Transverse aeolian ridges (TARs) are the most widely distributed and enigmatic aeolian landforms on the surface of Mars, holding significant research value and implications for interpreting ancient wind fields and environments, searching for water and life, and selecting landing sites. …”
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Exploring mood and anxiety disturbances across Ramadan: a comparative study of Saudi medical students before, during, and after fasting by Ayoob Lone, Abdulaziz Shary Hadadi, Ahmed Khalid Alnawah, Alya Abdualrahman Alshammary, Razan Manei Almutairi, Sayed Ibrahim Ali, Naushad Abid

“…Despite the physiological demands of RIF, limited research exists on its psychological implications for medical students—a population under considerable academic stress. …”
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