Multilevel determinants of racial/ethnic disparities in severe maternal morbidity and mortality in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic in the USA: protocol for a concurrent triang... by Bankole Olatosi, Jiajia Zhang, Xiaoming Li, Chen Liang, Jihong Liu, Peiyin Hung, Shan Qiao, Berry A Campbell, Myriam E Torres, Neset Hikmet

“…Non-Hispanic black and Hispanic pregnant women appear to have disproportionate SARS-CoV-2 infection and death rates.Methods and analysis We will use the socioecological framework and employ a concurrent triangulation, mixed-methods study design to achieve three specific aims: (1) examine the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on racial/ethnic disparities in severe maternal morbidity and mortality (SMMM); (2) explore how social contexts (eg, racial/ethnic residential segregation) have contributed to the widening of racial/ethnic disparities in SMMM during the pandemic and identify distinct mediating pathways through maternity care and mental health; and (3) determine the role of social contextual factors on racial/ethnic disparities in pregnancy-related morbidities using machine learning algorithms. …”
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Research progress on platelets in glioma by Mingrong Zuo, Tengfei Li, Zhihao Wang, Yufan Xiang, Siliang Chen, Yanhui Liu, Xiangxiang Pan

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Estrogen-mediated modulation of sterile inflammatory markers and baroreflex sensitivity in ovariectomized female Wistar rats by Md. Iqbal Alam, Naba Sami, Aftab Alam, Sheema Wazib, Neha Dhyani, Sher Afghan, Mairaj Ahmed Ansari

“…ABSTRACT Objective: This study aims to explore the role of estrogen in providing cardioprotective benefits to premenopausal women, examining how hormonal differences between sexes influence the prevalence of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) in women. …”
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Efficacy and safety of ketamine and esketamine in reducing the incidence of postpartum depression: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis by Moaz Yasser Darwish, Abdallah A. Helal, Yousif Ahmed Othman, Manar Alaa Mabrouk, Aya Alrawi, Taha Abd-ElSalam Ashraf, Nada K. Abdelsattar, Fatma Mohammed Sayed, Mohamed Abd-ElGawad

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Sex-specific association of immunological markers in CS-delivered newborns with pre-pregnancy body mass index and gestational weight gain of mothers by Karolina Rak, Michaela Godyla-Jabłoński, Monika Bronkowska

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Insights into Radiology Publications by Paul Sathiadoss, Rajesh Bhayana, Zara A. Shaikh, Satheesh Krishna

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Recognition of Staphylococcus aureus by the pattern recognition molecules langerin, mannan-binding lectin, and surfactant protein D: the influence of capsular polysaccharides and w... by Kirstine Mejlstrup Hymøller, Kirstine Mejlstrup Hymøller, Stig Hill Christiansen, Stig Hill Christiansen, Anders Grønnegaard Schlosser, Uffe B. Skov Sørensen, Jean C. Lee, Steffen Thiel, Steffen Thiel

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Recombinant Human Leptin Does Not Alter Gut Hormone Levels after Gastric Bypass but May Attenuate Sweet Cravings by Rushika Conroy, Gerardo Febres, Donald J. McMahon, Michael O. Thorner, Bruce D. Gaylinn, Irene Conwell, Louis Aronne, Judith Korner

“…Mean post-op period was 53±2.3 months; mean BMI was 34.6±0.2 kg/m2. At 16 weeks, there was no significant change in weight within or between groups. …”
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Antenatal Ultrasound Findings in Fetus with Down Syndrome by Mehmet Serdar KÜTÜK, Mahmut Tuncay ÖZGÜN, Mehmet Dolanbay, Gülsüm Uysal, Aslı Uzak, Elif Kulengir, Semih Uludağ, Mustafa Başbuğ

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JEJAK KEKERASAN PADA NOVEL "TARIAN BUMI" KARYA OKA RUSMINI by Novi Diah Haryanti

“…This paper will explore: 1) the role of <em>adat</em> and politics in giving birth to violence that is difficult to erase and forgotten by women leaders, and 2) the struggle of women leaders as subalterns to survive and voice their desires. …”
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Turkish suicide patterns: Longitudinal analysis of suicide trends in Turkiye (2000 -2022) by Ayhan Tabur, Feruza Turan Sonmez

“…Men accounted for 71.6% of suicides, with an average rate of 6.12/100,000, compared to 2.35/100,000 for women. The most notable increase in female suicide rates occurred in the last decade, with a 45% rise from 2012 to 2021, peaking at 3.65/100,000 in 2021. …”
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Exploration of the metabolomic mechanisms of postmenopausal hypertension induced by low estrogen state by Yao Li, Hui Xin, Zhexun Lian, Wei Zhang

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Serum Glucose-Dependent Insulinotropic Polypeptide (GIP) and Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 (GLP-1) in association with the Risk of Gestational Diabetes: A Prospective Case-Control Study by Maryam Mosavat, Siti Zawiah Omar, Sajad Jamalpour, Peng Chiong Tan

“…We also studied the longitudinal circulation of these peptides during pregnancy and afterwards. Methods. 53 women with GDM (30 managed with diet only (GDM-diet) and 23 treated with insulin (GDM-insulin)) and 43 pregnant women with normal glucose tolerance (NGDM) were studied, with GIP and GLP-1 levels measured at 24–28 weeks (E1), prior (E2) and after (E3) delivery, and postpuerperium (E4). …”
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La vie intellectuelle des femmes à Beyrouth dans les années 1920 à travers la revue Minerva by Souad Slim, Anne-Laure Dupont

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hERG activators exhibit antitumor effects in breast cancer through calcineurin and β-catenin-mediated signaling pathways by Yan Yu, Chengchun Zhu, Xiao Wang, Ying Shi, Yiping Gao, Zhiyi Yu

“…The anti-proliferative, anti-migratory, anti-invasive and pro-apoptotic effects of hERG activators were evaluated using the Cell Counting Kit-8, wound healing assay, transwell assay and cell apoptosis assay, respectively. Western blotting, Ca2+ imaging and immunofluorescence assays were employed to study their antitumor mechanisms of actions.ResultsWe identified two novel hERG activators, SDUY429 and SDUY436, which effectively inhibited the proliferation and migration of MDA-MB-231 and MCF-7 cells. …”
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Green synthesized FeNPs ameliorate drought stress in Spinacia oleracea L. through improved photosynthetic capacity, redox balance, and antioxidant defense by Javeria Naseem, Anis Ali Shah, Sheeraz Usman, Shakil Ahmed, Mansour K. Gatasheh, Shifa Shaffique, Sumera Javad

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THrombosis AETiology of Aviation-Related Travel: The THETA θ study by B F Jacobson, S Louw, E Schapkaitz, F Laher

“…Long-haul flights have been associated with a two- to four-fold increased risk of aviation-related thrombosis (ART). …”
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Community pharmacies: Key players in point-of-care diagnostics for STI screening in Africa. by Agnes N Kiragga, Annet Onzia, Vivian Nakate, Irene Bagaya, Evelyn Natuha, Emmanuel Mande, Olivia Kataike, Rosalind Parkes-Ratanshi, Matthew M Hamill, Yukari C Manabe

“…Study participants comprised two broad categories: i) Symptomatic persons aged 18 years who presented with at least one STI sign or symptom and were purchasing treatment for themselves; ii) persons presenting with no STI symptom who had come to purchase any other medication, including family planning services such as emergency contraception. …”
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Current and Novel Therapies for Cluster Headache: A Narrative Review by Bruna de Freitas Dias, Christopher L. Robinson, Maria Dolores Villar-Martinez, Sait Ashina, Peter J. Goadsby

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Age- and sex-specific differences in myocardial sympathetic tone and left ventricular remodeling following myocardial injury by Achi Haider, Susan Bengs, Angela Portmann, Sandro Fröhlich, Dominik Etter, Monika Maredziak, Geoffrey I. Warnock, Alexander Akhmedov, Sebastian Kozerke, Claudia Keller, Fabrizio Montecucco, Bruno Weber, Linjing Mu, Ronny R. Buechel, Vera Regitz-Zagrosek, Philipp A. Kaufmann, Giovanni G. Camici, Simon M. Ametamey, Catherine Gebhard

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