Rare Chromosomal Uniformity in Black Flies of the <i>Simulium striatum</i> Species Group (Diptera: Simuliidae) by Peter H. Adler, Sergey Vlasov, Yao-Te Huang, Upik K. Hadi, Khamla Inkhavilay, Banchai Malavong, Varvara Topolenko, Bhuvadol Gomontean, Waraporn Jumpato, Ronnalit Mintara, San Namtaku, Isara Thanee, Wannachai Wannasingha, Komgrit Wongpakam, Chavanut Jaroenchaiwattanachote, Pairot Pramual

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Agreement between CES-D and CIDI-SF scales of depression among older adults: a cross-sectional comparative study based on the longitudinal aging study in India, 2017-19 by T. Muhammad, Soomi Lee, Manish Kumar, T. V. Sekher, Mathew Varghese

“…Methods Data came from the first wave of the Longitudinal Aging Study in India (LASI) which was conducted during 2017-19. …”
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Increase in intimate partner violence during the COVID19 lockdown in uganda: a household survey by Freddy Eric Kitutu, Ronald Olum, Sharon Kitibwakye Nakamanya, Olivia Nakisita, Sian E. Clarke, Eleanor Hutchinson

“…Methodology A household survey was conducted in Luwero and Mukono districts among 1680 respondents from 84 villages from October 25th, 2021, to December 3rd, 2021. Data were collected using standardized structured questionnaires adapted from UN guidelines for producing statistics on violence in women. …”
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Antibiotic resistance plasmids in Enterobacteriaceae isolated from fresh produce in northern Germany by Maria Stein, Erik Brinks, Jannike Loop, Diana Habermann, Gyu-Sung Cho, Charles M. A. P. Franz

“…Six plasmids harbored unit and composite transposons carrying antibiotic resistance genes, with IS26 identified as the primary insertion sequence. …”
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Development and psychometric evaluation of the CO-PARTNER tool for collaboration and parent participation in neonatal care. by Nicole R van Veenendaal, Jennifer N Auxier, Sophie R D van der Schoor, Linda S Franck, Mireille A Stelwagen, Femke de Groof, Johannes B van Goudoever, Iris E Eekhout, Henrica C W de Vet, Anna Axelin, Anne A M W van Kempen

“…For internal consistency we calculated composite reliability (CR). We performed multiple imputations by chained equations for missing data.…”
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Investigation of the effects of different denture base fabrication techniques and hard relining resin materials on the fixation of immediate provisional hybrid prosthesis to titani... by Burcu Kanat-Ertürk, Cansu Akarsu, Önjen Tak

“…Following 5000 thermal-cycles, a push-out test was performed using a universal testing machine (Test Control Systems). Data were statistically analyzed with two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Tukey post-hoc test (SPSS26, p =.05). …”
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Modeling of molecular weight changes of polysaccharides subjected to irradiation by Li Wang, Peiling Huang, Jianyong Huang, Huamu Xie, Xingyu Liu, Xinyi Liu, Qing Cai, Boon Chin Heng, Yuanli Huang, Qianqian Han, Zigang Ge

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Effects of Oral Sodium Bicarbonate Supplementation on Protein Metabolism and Inflammation in Iraqi Hemodialysis Patients: An Open-Label Randomized Controlled Trial by Zina A. Rasheed, Ban A. AL-Hashemi, Ala A. Ali

“…Outcomes compared intervention versus nonintervention in both groups at equivalent time points (0 and 3 months). The clinical data, anthropometry, dialysis adequacy, albumin, normalized protein catabolism rate, blood gas analysis, and bicarbonate were recorded at 0 and 3 months. …”
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Bridge service life and impact of maintenance events on the structural state index by Abdoul S. Bah, Yan Zhang, Kotaro Sasai, David Conciatori, Luc Chouinard, Nicolas Zufferey, Gabriel J. Power, Thomas Sanchez, Xuande Chen

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Durable versus biodegradable polymer drug-eluting stents in all-comers by Pascal Meier, Stéphane Cook, MARIO TOGNI, Serban Puricel, Diego Arroyo, Thierry Witzig, Alain Witzig

“…Of these, 2079 (1286 DP-DES and 793 BP-DES) met the inclusion and exclusion criteria and completed a 2-year follow-up: The primary outcome was the device-oriented composite endpoint (DOCE) of cardiac death, non-fatal target vessel myocardial infarction and target lesion revascularisation.Results Mean age was 67 years, with 75% male. …”
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Vancomycin versus linezolid for treatment of staphylococcal-associated central nervous system infections by Marin Lahouati, Xavier Brousse, Léa Bientz, Grégoire Chadefaux, Véronique Dubois, Charles Cazanave, Fabien Xuereb

“…Abstract Background Linezolid and vancomycin are both recommended for the treatment of staphylococcal-associated central nervous system (CNS) infections. However, to date, no data are available comparing the outcomes of patients treated with vancomycin or linezolid for these infections. …”
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The role of urinary microbiota in primary and recurrent bladder cancer: insights from a propensity score matching study by Zhaoyang Sheng, Jinshan Xu, Maoyu Wang, Xi Xu, Jinpeng Zhu, Shuxiong Zeng, Chuanliang Xu, Zhensheng Zhang

“…All samples underwent 16 S rRNA gene sequencing, and clinical data were collected, including age, sex, body mass index (BMI), smoking history, pathological grade, and other biological characteristics. …”
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Impact of different hypertensive disorders of pregnancy on cardiovascular disease risk and all-cause mortality in women with type 1 diabetes by Kaarina Rimpeläinen, Fanny Jansson Sigfrids, Daniel Gordin, Miira M. Klemetti, Valma Harjutsalo, Per-Henrik Groop, Lena M. Thorn, the FinnDiane Study Group

“…Results During a median 27.9 (25.4–30.7) years of follow-up, 46 (24.2%) experienced a composite cardiovascular event and 25 (13.2%) died from any cause. …”
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Impaired fasting glucose, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and lifetime risk of cardiovascular disease among women and men: the Rotterdam Study by Lana Fani, Alis Heshmatollah, M Kamran Ikram, Maryam Kavousi, Kan Wang, Fariba Ahmadizar, Elif Aribas

“…First incident cases of coronary heart disease, heart failure, and stroke during a follow-up time until January 1, 2015 were identified and formed the composite CVD end point. The remaining lifetime risks of CVD were estimated in each glucose category at 55, 65, 75, and 85 years of age, using a modified version of survival analysis adjusted for the competing risk of death.Results Among 5698 women and 3803 men free of CVD at baseline, the mean age was 64.5 years (SD 9.6) and 60.0% of participants were women. …”
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Effect of socioeconomic status and women empowerment status on coverage of oral cancer screening among Indian women within reproductive age group by Pritam Halder, Semanti Das, Girish Jeer, Sushanta Sarkar, Anamika Das, Arijit Saha, Shivani Rathor

“…The objective of the current study is to estimate the coverage of oral cancer screening among Indian women within reproductive age-group across Indian states and union territories (UTs), to explore the relationship of socioeconomic status (SES) and women empower status (WES) with oral cancer screening coverage across Indian states and union territories (UT). Data from the fifth round of the nationally representative cross-sectional survey (National Family Health Survey, NFHS-2019–2021) was used in the present study with 3,48,882 individuals being included in the final analysis. …”
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A Density Functional Theory-Based Particle Swarm Optimization Investigation of Metal Sulfide Phases for Ni-Based Catalysts by Houyu Zhu, Xiaohan Li, Xiaoxin Zhang, Yucheng Fan, Xin Wang, Dongyuan Liu, Zhennan Liu, Xiaoxiao Gong, Wenyue Guo, Hao Ren

“…Under typical reactive adsorption desulfurization conditions, the ab initio thermodynamics analysis indicates that Ni₃S₂ is the most stable sulfide phase, consistent with sulfur K-edge XANES data. …”
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Unveiling IRF4-steered regulation of context-dependent effector programs in CD4+ T cells under Th17- and Treg-skewing conditions by Anna Gabele, Maximilian Sprang, Mert Cihan, Mareen Welzel, Assel Nurbekova, Karolina Romaniuk, Sarah Dietzen, Matthias Klein, Georg Bündgen, Maxim Emelianov, Gregory Harms, Krishnaraj Rajalingam, Tanja Ziesmann, Katrin Pape, Beatrice Wasser, David Gomez-Zepeda, Kathrin Braband, Michael Delacher, Niels Lemmermann, Stefan Bittner, Miguel A. Andrade-Navarro, Stefan Tenzer, Katja Luck, Tobias Bopp, Ute Distler

“…However, the molecular mechanisms of how IRF4 steers diverse transcriptional programs in Th17 and Treg cells are far from being definitive. Here, we integrated data derived from affinity-purification and full mass-spectrometry-based proteome analysis with chromatin immunoprecipitation sequencing. …”
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Vaginal progesterone pessaries for pregnant women with a previous preterm birth to prevent neonatal respiratory distress syndrome (the PROGRESS Study): A multicentre, randomised, p... by Caroline A Crowther, Pat Ashwood, Andrew J McPhee, Vicki Flenady, Thach Tran, Jodie M Dodd, Jeffrey S Robinson, PROGRESS Study Group

“…Individual participant data meta-analysis of the relevant trials may identify specific women for whom vaginal progesterone might be of benefit.…”
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Karakteristik Fisiko-kimia Agar-agar dari Gracilaria verrucosa pada Lokasi yang Berbeda by Resmi Rumenta Siregar, Aef Permadi, Virgian Mega Wijaya

“…Result shown that the best quality of agars is from Serang which 7.67 cP of viscosity; 34.17oC of gelling point; 7.7 of pH; 20.15% of water content; and 4.35% of ash. These compositions meets the PT. Java Biocolloid requirements. …”
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Prognostic implications of residual mild coarctation gradient after interventional repair by Wenhao Zhu, Zhiyuan Xia, Congcong Zhou, Junyi Wan, Jingyu Wang, Yihang Li, Jingnan Zhang, Michael Henein, Fang Fang, Gejun Zhang

“…Abstract There is limited data on the prognostic implications of residual mild coarctation (RMC) in patients with repaired native coarctation of the aorta (CoA). …”
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