Maternal exposure to ambient temperature and risk of preterm birth in Chengdu, China, from 2017 to 2020: a cohort study by Qiqi Huang, Xiong-Fei Pan, Shijiao Yan, Zhonghan Sun, Yuwei Lai, Yixiang Ye, Jiaying Yuan, Chuanzhu Lv, Rixing Wang, Xingyue Song

“…The effect of environmental temperature on PTB during different exposure windows was assessed using the logistic regression based on the percentile of the mean temperature in different exposure cycles. …”
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Effect of paclobutrazol (PP₃₃₃) on twig dieback of Myrica rubra and control by Chen Fangyong, Ni Haizhi, Wang Yin, Ren Zhengchu, Liu Jihong, Wang Yiguang

“…Twig dieback severity was correlated with the amount of PP₃₃₃ chemical residues in leaves and roots. Application of different amounts of PP₃₃₃ to the trees had significant different residues of PP₃₃₃ in leaves and roots. …”
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Predictive analysis of B-cell antigenic epitopes in phospholipase D toxins from Loxosceles spiders by Alejandro Catalán, Carolina García, Valentina Sambra, Nicole Cadena, José Rojas, Tomás Arán-Sekul, Juan San Francisco, Valeria Vásquez-Saez, Christian Muñoz, Abel Vásquez, Jorge E. Araya

“…Thus, L. laeta had higher amino acid sequence variation than other species, being classified into three phylogenetic clusters at the intra-specie level. …”
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Impacts of woody residue amendments and compost on ‘Beauregard’ orange fleshed sweet potato by Carolina Jaime-Rodríguez, Maria Pérez, Marina Pérez-Llorca, Julián Lozano-Castellón, Rosa Maria Lamuela-Raventós, Anna Vallverdú-Queralt, Johana González-Coria, Olivier Chantry, Rocio Hernandez, Joan Romanyà

“…Conducted in a commercial orchard, the experiment compared different organic fertilization treatments with a control. …”
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Before-after, control-impact analysis of evidence for the impacts of water level on Walleye, Northern Pike and Yellow Perch in lakes of the Rainy-Namakan complex (MN, USA and ON, C... by James H Larson, Ryan P Maki, Benjamin A Vondra, Kevin E Peterson

“…The two control lakes often differed substantially from each other, such that if only one had been available our conclusions about the role of WL management on fisheries would be very different. …”
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Prevalence of Rheumatic Heart Disease in First-degree Relatives of Index-cases: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Antonio Mutarelli, Guilherme Paes Gonçalves Nogueira, Alexandre Negrao Pantaleao, Alleh Nogueira, Bruna Giavina-Bianchi, Isabella M. Gonzalez Fonseca, Bruno R. Nascimento, Walderez O. Dutra, Robert A. Levine, Maria C. P. Nunes, On behalf of PRIMA Network

“…There was no difference in the prevalence of RHD among siblings and parents of cases. …”
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Relevance of telemonitoring algorithms for the management of home noninvasive ventilation by Clara Bianquis, Kinan El Husseini, Léa Razakamanantsoa, Adrien Kerfourn, Emeline Fresnel, Jean-Christian Borel, Antoine Cuvelier, Johan Dupuis, Frédéric Gagnadoux, Capucine Morélot-Panzini, Jesus Gonzalez-Bermejo, Jean-François Muir, Arnaud Prigent, Claudio Rabec, Wojciech Trzepizur, Joao Winck, Patrick Brian Murphy, Maxime Patout

“…They had a global sensitivity of 78% (95% CI 37–95%), a specificity of 40% (95% CI 19–78%), a positive predictive value of 72% (95% CI 65–77%) and a negative predictive value of 45% (95% CI 37–51%). …”
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Comparison of Immediate and 2-Year Outcomes between Excimer Laser-Assisted Angioplasty with Spot Stent and Primary Stenting in Intermediate to Long Femoropopliteal Disease by Tien-Yu Wu, Hsin-Hua Chou, Shang-Hung Chang, Yueh-Ju Tsai, Chien-An Hsieh, Shih-Tsung Cheng, Kuan-Hung Yeh, Hern-Jia Chang, Yu-Lin Ko, Hsuan-Li Huang

“…Outcomes of 105 patients totaling 119 legs treated with two different strategies were analyzed retrospectively in a prospectively maintained database. …”
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A Scoring System Based on Diffusion Tensor Imaging and Blood Biochemistry Tests for Diagnosing Biliary Atresia in Infants by Bo Liu, Xiaoying Ni, Jin Zhu, Shuang Ding, Helin Zheng, Daisong Liu, Hongrong Xu, Jinhua Cai

“…Methods: Seventy-four patients who had undergone DTI and blood biochemistry tests were included in this study. …”
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Enhancing Farmers’ Capacity for Sustainable Management of Cassava Mosaic Disease in Côte d’Ivoire by Ettien Antoine Adjéi, Kassoum Traoré, Eveline M. F. W. Sawadogo-Compaore, Bekanvié S. M. Kouakou, John Steven S. Séka, Dèwanou Kant David Ahoya, Kan Modeste Kouassi, Nazaire K. Kouassi, Justin Simon Pita

“…The results showed that trained farmers had a better understanding of CMD compared to untrained farmers. …”
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Uranium Mineral Transport in the Peña Blanca Desert: Dissolution or Fragmentation? Simulation in Sediment Column Systems by Victoria Pérez-Reyes, Rocio M. Cabral-Lares, Jesús G. Canche-Tello, Marusia Rentería-Villalobos, Guillermo González-Sánchez, Blanca P. Carmona-Lara, Cristina Hernández-Herrera, Fabián Faudoa-Gómez, Yair Rodríguez-Guerra, Gregorio Vázquez-Olvera, Jorge Carrillo-Flores, Ignacio A. Reyes-Cortés, Daniel Hernández-Cruz, René Loredo-Portales, María E. Montero-Cabrera

“…This study presents an experimental simulation of uranium transport in SPB sediments using three approaches: (i) a batch experiment to evaluate the ideal adsorption of (UO₂)²⁺ by fine sediment; (ii) a column system fed with 569 mgU L⁻¹ UO₂(NO₃)₂ to simulate adsorption by different sediment particle sizes; (iii) a column system with an upper horizon of uranophane from the area, fed with deionized water, to simulate uranium weathering and transport in particulate material, determined by liquid scintillation counting, revealed that the clay fraction had the highest adsorption capacity for U. …”
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Implementing the ‘Integrated Model for Supervision’ for mental health and psychosocial support programming within humanitarian emergencies: A mixed-methods evaluation across six hu... by Meg Ryan, Charles Zemp, Nadeen Abujaber, Marie Sonnenstuhl, Ahmad Alshibi, Pia Tingsted Blum, Ahlem Cheffi, Robert Fox, Sandra Githaiga, Hannah Green, Md. Saidul Islam, Salam Jabbour, Sabiha Jahan, Cátia Sofia Peres de Matos, Bhanu Pratap Maurya, Kelly A. McBride, Louise Marie Thorlund Nielsen, Nick Ockenden, Nathalie Helena Rigall, Shona Whitton, Namanya Wright, Frédérique Vallières

“…Methods: Data was collected from a participant pool of n = 119 individuals from six different humanitarian organisations that had previously participated in an IMS training. …”
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Plasma Human Cartilage Glycoprotein‐39 and Cognitive Impairment After Acute Ischemic Stroke by Ziyi Wang, Kaixin Zhang, Chongke Zhong, Zhengbao Zhu, Xiaowei Zheng, Pinni Yang, Bizhong Che, Yaling Lu, Yonghong Zhang, Tian Xu

“…Each 1 SD difference of logarithm‐transformed YKL‐40 was associated with a 28% (95% CI, 7–53) increased risk for the outcome. …”
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Composition of Stream Dissolved Organic Matter Across Canadian Forested Ecozones Varies in Three Dimensions Linked to Landscape and Climate by Julia Orlova, Fariba Amiri, Alyssa K. Bourgeois, Jim M. Buttle, Erin Cherlet, Chad W. Cuss, Kevin J. Devito, Monica B. Emelko, William C. Floyd, David E. Foster, Ryan H. S. Hutchins, Rob Jamieson, Mark S. Johnson, Hannah J. McSorley, Uldis Silins, Suzanne E. Tank, Lauren M. Thompson, Kara L. Webster, Chris H. S. Williams, David Olefeldt

“…Forest harvesting and wildfire disturbances had no common influence on DOM composition across research sites, emphasizing the need for regional studies. …”
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Facilitating remote and virtual access provision by European research infrastructures – requirements, issues, and recommendations [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved wi... by Ivan Rodero, Menattallah Elserafy, Michael RAESS, Johanna Bischof, Omran Alhaddad, Ayoub El Ghadraoui, John Dolan, Ulla Lächele, Marco Galeotti, Oguz Ozkan, Xavier Meyer, John Shepherdson, Hannele Savela, Valentina Tegas, Vanessa Spadetto, Alen Vodopijevec, Susanne Vainio, Claudia Alen Amaro, Bonnie Wolff-Boenisch, Annika Thies

“…The COVID-19 pandemic restrictions where a catalyst for the expansion and further development of remote and virtual access models, particularly in fields where physical access had been the predominant model. The eRImote project collected the experiences gained in different scientific fields through targeted surveys, stakeholder workshops, expert groups discussions, and the analysis of specific use cases, with the aim of identifying good practice and presenting recommendations. …”
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The contributions of brain structural and functional variance in predicting age, sex and treatment by Ning-Xuan Chen, Gui Fu, Xiao Chen, Le Li, Michael P. Milham, Su Lui, Chao-Gan Yan

“…We found that voxel-based structural indices had stronger predictive value for age and sex, while voxel-based functional metrics showed stronger predictive value for treatment. …”
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Examining Treatment Options in Youth With Major Depressive Disorder: Observations From the TX‐YDSRN Registry Study by Emine Rabia Ayvaci, Karabi Nandy, Ryan Becker, Laura Stone, Abu Minhajuddin, Holli Slater, Lynnel C. Goodman, Sarah M. Wakefield, Eric A. Storch, Joseph C. Blader, Cesar A. Soutullo, Graham J. Emslie, Madhukar H. Trivedi

“…Compared to the MED group, COMB treatment had higher depression severity and suicidality. …”
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Frailty index, frailty phenotype and 6-year mortality trends in the FRASNET cohort by Sarah Damanti, Sarah Damanti, Rebecca De Lorenzo, Rebecca De Lorenzo, Lorena Citterio, Laura Zagato, Elena Brioni, Cristiano Magnaghi, Marco Simonini, Maria Pia Ruggiero, Simona Santoro, Eleonora Senini, Marco Messina, Francesca Farina, Costanza Festorazzi, Giordano Vitali, Paolo Manunta, Paolo Manunta, Angelo Andrea Manfredi, Chiara Lanzani, Chiara Lanzani, Patrizia Rovere-Querini, Patrizia Rovere-Querini

“…Individuals classified as frail by both definitions had the highest mortality risk and the highest FI scores (median 0.36).ConclusionDefinitions of frailty identify different individuals as frail. …”
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Estimating unreported SARS-CoV-2 infections in Austria using wastewater-based epidemiology by Simon D. Lindner, Herbert Oberacher, Karin Weyermair, Teresa Gisinger, Heribert Insam, Fabiana Nägele, Markus Mayr, Andreas Otto Wagner, Wolfgang Rauch, Rudolf Markt, Ulrich Elling, Fabian Amman, Peter Klimek

“…These plants cover most of the Austrian population, which had one of the highest per capita testing rates during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. …”
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Effects of Ultrasound-Assisted Treatment on Physicochemical Properties and Biological Activities of Polysaccharides from <i>Sargassum</i> by Chunxia Zhou, Shanshan He, Shang Gao, Zirui Huang, Wenduo Wang, Pengzhi Hong, Rui-Bo Jia

“…SPA had a high carbohydrate content of (52.59 ± 5.16)%, and SPC possessed a high sulfate content of (3.90 ± 0.33)%. …”
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