Effects of gender affirming hormone therapy with testosterone on renal function of assigned female at birth transgender people: a meta-analysis by Daniele Tienforti, Daniele Tienforti, Luca Spagnolo, Luca Piscitani, Camilla Tonni, Vittoria Donatelli, Vittoria Donatelli, Giuliana Cordeschi, Marco Giorgio Baroni, Arcangelo Barbonetti

“…Among the secondary outcomes, pooled estimates revealed significant increases of creatinine and uric acid levels at all follow-up times. …”
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The bacteria–protist link as a main route of dissolved organic matter across contrasting productivity areas on the Patagonian Shelf by M. C. López-Abbate, J. E. Garzón-Cardona, J. E. Garzón-Cardona, R. Silva, J.-C. Molinero, L. A. Ruiz-Etcheverry, L. A. Ruiz-Etcheverry, L. A. Ruiz-Etcheverry, A. M. Martínez, A. S. Gilabert, A. S. Gilabert, R. J. Lara

“…Here, we explored how microbial community structure, growth, and grazing of phytoplankton and heterotrophic bacteria influenced the DOM pool and the transformation of its fluorescent fraction. …”
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The Diagnostic Utility of Brain Natriuretic Peptide in Heart Failure Patients Presenting with Acute Dyspnea: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis by Mohammad Amin Karimi, Zahra Kazemi Ferezghi, Reza Khademi, Seyed Amirhossein Mazhari, Fatemeh Chichagi, Asma Rasouli, Reyhaneh Alikhani, Anis Sani, Shima Akhavan Rezayat, Nima Shakouri, Seyed Iraj Azimi, Faezeh Jadidian, Golnaz Nikeghbali, Mahfam Edrisian, Alaleh Alizadeh, Niloofar Deravi, Mohadeseh Poudineh, Mahsa Asadi Anar

“…When the threshold is raised, the pattern in NTproBNP is similar to that of B-type natriuretic peptides, with sensitivity falling and specificity increasing. …”
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The prevalence and risk factors of pulmonary embolism in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Mingzhu Li, Yeqian Jiang, Ying Xu, Qianbing Li

“…Clinical risk factors(including S1Q3 pattern on electrocardiograph(ECG), hospital stay and home oxygen therapy) showed no significant association with the occurrence of PE (P>0.05). …”
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Epstein Barr virus antibody and cancer risk in two prospective cohorts in Southern China by Ming-Fang Ji, Yong-Qiao He, Min-Zhong Tang, Wen-Qiong Xue, Xia Yu, Hua Diao, Da-Wei Yang, Zhi-Ming Mai, Io Hong Cheong, Zhi-Yang Zhao, Biao-Hua Wu, Fu-Gui Li, Ji-Yun Zhan, Chang-Ling Huang, Hao-Lin Ma, Jun Li, Yan-Cheng Li, Tong-Min Wang, Ying Liao, Xue-Yin Chen, Zhi-Heng Liang, Shi-Feng Lian, Yun Du, Xue-Jun Liang, Zisis Kozlakidis, Jun Ma, Wei-Hua Jia

“…The associations showed an increased dose-response pattern, and keep persistent even up to ten years prior to diagnosis. …”
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A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of the Association Between ACTN3 R577X Genotypes and Performance in Endurance Versus Power Athletes and Non-athletes by El Mokhtar El Ouali, Benjamin Barthelemy, Juan Del Coso, Anthony C. Hackney, Ismail Laher, Karuppasamy Govindasamy, Abdelhalem Mesfioui, Urs Granacher, Hassane Zouhal

“…A meta-analysis was then performed using either fixed or random-effects models. Pooled odds ratios (OR) were determined. Heterogeneity was detected using I2 and Cochran's Q tests. …”
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Age-related cognitive decline and associations with sex, education and apolipoprotein E genotype across ethnocultural groups and geographic regions: a collaborative cohort study. by Darren M Lipnicki, John D Crawford, Rajib Dutta, Anbupalam Thalamuthu, Nicole A Kochan, Gavin Andrews, M Fernanda Lima-Costa, Erico Castro-Costa, Carol Brayne, Fiona E Matthews, Blossom C M Stephan, Richard B Lipton, Mindy J Katz, Karen Ritchie, Jacqueline Scali, Marie-Laure Ancelin, Nikolaos Scarmeas, Mary Yannakoulia, Efthimios Dardiotis, Linda C W Lam, Candy H Y Wong, Ada W T Fung, Antonio Guaita, Roberta Vaccaro, Annalisa Davin, Ki Woong Kim, Ji Won Han, Tae Hui Kim, Kaarin J Anstey, Nicolas Cherbuin, Peter Butterworth, Marcia Scazufca, Shuzo Kumagai, Sanmei Chen, Kenji Narazaki, Tze Pin Ng, Qi Gao, Simone Reppermund, Henry Brodaty, Antonio Lobo, Raúl Lopez-Anton, Javier Santabárbara, Perminder S Sachdev, Cohort Studies of Memory in an International Consortium (COSMIC)

“…APOE*4 carriers declined slightly more rapidly than non-carriers on most cognitive measures, with processing speed showing the greatest difference (-0.08 SD/decade, 95% CI [-0.15, -0.01], p = 0.019). The same overall pattern of results was found when analyses were repeated with baseline dementia cases excluded. …”
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Global glucose metabolism rate as diagnostic marker for disorder of consciousness of patients: quantitative FDG-PET study by Dongsheng Liu, Dongsheng Liu, Dongsheng Liu, Nan Wang, Nan Wang, Nan Wang, Ming Song, Ming Song, Ming Song, Xiaoke Chai, Xiaoke Chai, Qiheng He, Tianqing Cao, Dawei Kong, Zhuhuan Song, Guangming Zhang, Lei Liu, Xiaosong Wang, Guoqiang Chen, Shaoya Yin, Shaoya Yin, Shaoya Yin, Yi Yang, Yi Yang, Yi Yang, Yi Yang, Yi Yang, Yi Yang, Yi Yang, Yi Yang, Jizong Zhao, Jizong Zhao

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DNMT3A regulates murine megakaryocyte-biased hematopoietic stem cell fate decisions by Sarah M. Waldvogel, Virginia Camacho, Dandan Fan, Anna G. Guzman, Alejandra Garcia-Martell, Elmira Khabusheva, Jacey Rodriguez Pridgen, Josephine De La Fuente, Rachel Rau, Ashlyn G. Laidman, Maria N. Barrachina, Estelle Carminita, Justin A. Courson, Michael R. Williamson, Joanne I. Hsu, Chun-Wei Chen, Jaime Reyes, Subhashree Pradhan, Rolando E. Rumbaut, Alan R. Burns, Benjamin Deneen, Jianzhong Su, Kellie R. Machlus, Margaret A. Goodell

“…Although transcriptional differences between WT and Dnmt3a+/– megakaryocyte-biased HSCs are subtle, the pattern of DNA methylation loss in this HSC subset is almost completely different from that in non–megakaryocyte-biased HSCs. …”
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Genetic analysis of citrus fruit-related traits in the progeny of HB Pomelo × Huagan No.4 hybrids by CHENG Hanyuan, ZHENG Jierong, XU Chenyu, YI Hualin, WU Juxun

“…[Objective] The inheritance pattern of fruit-related traits in the cross progeny population with HB Pomelo as the female parent and Huagan No.4 as the male parent was determined to provide a theoretical basis for the selection of parents for cross breeding. …”
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Aquatic and soil CO₂ emissions from forested wetlands of Congo's Cuvette Centrale by A. de Clippele, A. C. H. Jaeger, S. Baumgartner, S. Baumgartner, M. Bauters, P. Boeckx, C. Botefa, G. Bush, J. Carilli, T. W. Drake, C. Ekamba, G. Lompoko, N. B. Mukwiele, K. Van Oost, R. A. Werner, J. Zambo, J. Six, M. Barthel

“…The time series data revealed no marked seasonal pattern in CO<span class="inline-formula">₂</span> fluxes. …”
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Regulation of land use conflicts at indigenous peoples lands based on blockchain platform, russian arctic case study by A. V. Evseev, T. M. Krasovskaya, V. S. Tikunov, I. N. Tikunova

“…The origin of nature management conflicts, is usually connected with an excessive exploitation of regulation and provisioning ecosystem services’ pools. Patterns of such conflicts were presented. …”
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Community structure and diversity of soil nematodes in different slope directions of wild cherry plum forests in Xinjiang, China by CAO Jing, CUI Dong, JIANG Zhicheng, YAN Jiangchao, WU Yunhao, LIU Junqi, GUO Jinfeng, HAN Yaxin, HAN Shutong

“…[Objective] This study elucidates the spatial differentiation pattern of nematode communities in soils in slopes facing different directions and provides reference for the conservation and scientific management of wild cherry plum forest population. …”
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Evolutionary biology and life histories by C. R. Brown, D. L. Thomson

“…These authors also showed that first–year survival patterns can explain the observed clutch–size distribution, in which clutches of intermediate size tend to be the most productive in most years even though larger clutches always fledge more offspring. …”
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Biogeochemical versus biogeophysical temperature effects of historical land-use change in CMIP6 by A. A. Amali, C. Schwingshackl, A. Ito, A. Barbu, C. Delire, D. Peano, D. M. Lawrence, D. Wårlind, E. Robertson, E. L. Davin, E. L. Davin, E. L. Davin, E. Shevliakova, I. N. Harman, N. Vuichard, P. A. Miller, P. J. Lawrence, T. Ziehn, T. Hajima, V. Brovkin, V. Brovkin, Y. Zhang, V. K. Arora, J. Pongratz, J. Pongratz

“…Still, there is a discernible cooling pattern between 30° N and 60° N, extending across large landmasses from the Great Plains of North America to the Northeast Plain of Asia. …”
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Presenting a model of political behavior based on the theory of shadow management in the public sector with a hybrid method by Ghorbanali Khazaei Pool, davood kiakojouri, Mohammad Javad Tghipourian

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A spatial matrix factorization method to characterize ecological assemblages as a mixture of unobserved sources: An application to fish eDNA surveys by Letizia Lamperti, Olivier François, David Mouillot, Laëtitia Mathon, Théophile Sanchez, Camille Albouy, Loïc Pellissier, Stéphanie Manel

“…At large scale, our analysis reveals six primary pools of fish samples characterized by distinct biogeographic patterns, with some mixtures between these pools. …”
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Population biobank as a basis for determining spatial variation of clinically relevant pharmacogenetic biomarkers of cardiovascular diseases by V. Yu. Pylev, A. T. Agdzhoyan, I. O. Gorin, V. S. Petrushenko, E. A. Pocheshkhova, K. B. Mirzaev, E. V. Balanovskaya

“…These cartographic models allow various specialists to analyze patterns in the distribution of pharmacogenetic markers. …”
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Global positioning system (GPS) collar data shows variations in distribution, ranging area and habitat selection of the African savannah elephant in a semi-arid protected area by Nobert Tafadzwa Mukomberanwa, Phillip Taru, Beaven Utete, Patmore Ngorima

“…This study aimed to: (i) investigate the seasonal ranging patterns of the African savannah elephants and (ii) model the preferred habitat of the African savannah elephants in Mana Pools National Park (MNP) in Zimbabwe. …”
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The exit of mouse embryonic fibroblasts from the cell-cycle changes the nature of solvent exposure of the 5'-methylcytosine epitope within chromatin. by Selcen Çelik, Yan Li, Chris O'Neill

“…The methylation of CpG dinucleotides is a pervasive epigenetic signature with critical roles governing genomic stability and lineage-specific patterns of gene expression. Reprogramming the patterns of CpG methylation accompanies key developmental transitions and the onset of some pathologies, such as cancer. …”
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