Sun Exposure Behaviors and Vitamin D Status in Healthy Adults by Malihe Karamizadeh, Morteza Zare, Zahra Sohrabi, Marzieh Akbarzadeh

“…Background: Vitamin D status is highly associated with behavioral factors such as sun exposure patterns. The present study aimed to determine sun exposure behaviors and vitamin D status among healthy adults in Shiraz, Iran.Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 201 healthy individuals aged 20-40 years were randomly selected from different areas of Shiraz, Iran. …”
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Serum 25(OH)D levels and mortality risk among middle-aged and elderly populations in the U.S.: A prospective cohort study. by Yaowen Hu, Faliang Gao, Yuan Yang, Wei Yang, Huibo He, Jie Zhou, Yujie Zhao, Xi Chen, Wenyan Zhao, Xiaopeng He

“…A total of 22,130 participants aged 40-70 years were included. Serum 25-hydroxy vitamin D [25(OH)D] concentrations were measured and categorized. …”
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Analysis of Age-related Changes of Characteristics and High Frequency Symptoms in Pre-elderly and Elderly Inpatients by YUE Xiao, WANG Mei

“…To analyze the differences in high frequency symptoms among inpatients aged 50-<60 years (pre-elderly), 60-<70 years (younger elderly), 70-<80 years (middle-senior elderly), and≥80 years (senior elderly). …”
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Effects of Tillage Methods on Carbon and Nitrogen Sequestration and Soil Microbial Stoichiometric Equilibrium in a Black Soil Farmland with Full Return of Straw to the Field by Meiren Rong, Zhigang Wang, Xiangqian Zhang, Zhanyuan Lu, Lanfang Bai, Zhipeng Cheng, Tianhao Wang, Yajing Zhang, Hongwei Liang, Tiantian Meng, Lingyue Liu, Fang Luo

“…This study investigated the physical, chemical and biological properties of the 0–60 cm soil layer under deep tillage with straw return to the field (DTS), deep harrow with straw return to the field (DHS), rotary tillage with straw return to the field (RTS), no tillage with straw return to the field (NTS), and conventional tillage with straw removal (CT) on the basis of seven consecutive years of tillage pattern location trials in the black soil area of eastern Inner Mongolia. …”
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Laparoscopic treatment of a solitary fibrous tumor originating in the cystic plate by Yu Kumagai, Shuichi Fujioka, Takeyuki Misawa, Hiroaki Kitamura, Masafumi Suzuki, Katsuhiko Yanaga

“…A liver tumor was an incidental finding in a 49-year-old woman during a regular radiological checkup for uterine fibroids. …”
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Factors Affecting the Occupancy of Gaur (Bos gaurus) During Winter Season in Parsa National Park, Nepal by Bishnu Prasad Bhattarai, Hem Bahadur Katuwal, Sandeep Regmi, Bishnu Aryal, Krishna Tamang, Sabin KC, Amrit Nepali, Shivish Bhandari, Amir Basnet, Pradip Kandel, Chandu Paneru, Bishal Subedi, Niraj Regmi, Sabina Koirala, Haribhadra Acharya, Jerrold L. Belant, Hari Prasad Sharma

“…ABSTRACT Gaur (Bos gaurus) is a globally vulnerable species with a decline of more than 80% of their global distribution in the past 100 years. Understanding the species distribution pattern and associated factors is essential for developing effective conservation strategies. …”
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Decreased expression of cytokeratin 15 and tropoelastin in men with androgenetic alopecia and its relationship with increased expression of p15/p16 by Miguel A. Ortega, María J. Álvarez-Rocha, Ángel Asúnsolo, Beatriz Romero, Santiago Coca, Melchor Álvarez-Mon, Julia Buján, Natalio García-Honduvilla

“…Introduction Androgenetic alopecia (AGA) or male pattern baldness is a polygenic disease with a high prevalence in the Caucasian population, with psychosocial implications. …”
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Effects of the Duration of Wheat and Maize Straw Returning on Rill Erosion Resistance in Brown Soil in the Earth-rocky Mountainous Area of Northern China by ZHANG Hanyu, LI Jiaqian, ZHAO Yajie, LI Jingjiang, LIU Zhihua, FANG Nufang, LIU Qianjin

“…［Methods］ Taking straw returning durations of 0 years (CK), 3—4 years (R1), 5—6 years (R2), 7—8 years (R3), 9—10 years (R4), 15 years (R5), and 20 years (R6) as the study subjects, soil samples were collected and analyzed. …”
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DEFORMATION WAVES AS A TRIGGER MECHANISM OF SEISMIC ACTIVITY IN SEISMIC ZONES OF THE CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE by S. I. Sherman

“…Deformation waves as a trigger mechanism of seismic activity and migration of earthquake foci have been under discussion by researchers in seismology and geodynamics for over 50 years. Four sections of this article present available principal data on impacts of wave processes on seismicity and new data. …”
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Systematic review of palm oil consumption and the risk of cardiovascular disease. by Sophia Rasheeqa Ismail, Siti Khuzaimah Maarof, Syazwani Siedar Ali, Azizan Ali

“…The trend amongst those taking staple pattern diet (characterised by higher palm oil, red meat and added sugar consumption) was inconsistent across the factor score quintiles. …”
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Do Mechatronic Poles Change the Gait Technique of Nordic Walking in Patients with Ischemic Heart Disease? by Agnieszka Szpala, Sławomir Winiarski, Małgorzata Kołodziej, Bogdan Pietraszewski, Ryszard Jasiński, Tadeusz Niebudek, Andrzej Lejczak, Dariusz Kałka, Karolina Lorek, Krzysztof Bałchanowski, Sławomir Wudarczyk, Marek Woźniewski

“…It was assumed that equipping classical NW poles with sensors enabling biomechanical gait analysis would not cause a change in the gait pattern. The study involved 12 men suffering from ischemic heart disease (age: 66.2 ± 5.2 years, body height: 173.8 ± 6.74 cm; body mass: 87.3 ± 10.89 kg; disease duration: 12.2 ± 7.5 years). …”
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Do Open Tibial Shaft Fractures Portend a Worse Outcome in the Pediatric Population? A Pilot Study Utilizing a Matched Cohort by Dylan R. Rakowski, MD, Brennan Roper, MD, Sarah R. Purtell, BS, Patrick Carry, PhD, Julia S. Sanders, MD

“…The average age at injury was 11.3 years in the open group, and 11.2 years in the closed group. …”
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Characteristics of Land Use Change and Evaluation of Ecological Sensitivity in Chongqing by XIE Xianjian, GOU Qiantao, WU Han

“…The research findings can provide theoretical support and decision-making basis for the reconstruction of ecological security pattern and sustainable development of Chongqing.…”
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Human–nature connectedness and sustainability across lifetimes: A comparative cross‐sectional study in France and Colombia by Gladys Barragan‐Jason, Maxime Cauchoix, Paula A. Diaz‐Valencia, Arielle Syssau‐Vaccarella, Solène Hemet, Camilo Cardozo, Suzanne M. Skevington, Philipp Heeb, Camille Parmesan

“…Analyses revealed an age‐related pattern of human–nature connectedness with a significant decline from childhood to the mid‐teens in both countries. …”
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Russian President and local self-government: the evolution of relationships by M. Yu. Dityatkovsky

“…An attempt is made to analyze the evolution of the relationship between the Russian Presidents and local self-government in modern Russia over the past 30 years.The methodology of the research is based on the application of the historical method and the method of comparative legal analysis of normative legal acts of the Russian Federation of different years.The purpose of the article is to confirm or dispute hypothesis that the President's relations with local self-government developed non-linearly and contradictory on the different stages.The main results, scope of application. …”
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Historical snow measurements in the central and southern Apennine Mountains: climatology, variability, and trend by V. Capozzi, F. Serrapica, A. Rocco, C. Annella, C. Annella, G. Budillon

“…In addition, using a cross-wavelet analysis, we found a close in-phase linkage on a decadal timescale between the investigated snow indicators and the Eastern Mediterranean teleconnection Pattern. For both snow cover duration and number of days with snowfall, such connection appears to be more relevant in the full (i.e. from November to April) and in the late (i.e. from February to April) seasons.…”
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Does Seasonality Affect Peptic Ulcer Perforation? A Single-Center Retrospective Study by Iva Krajnović, Zenon Pogorelić, Iva Perić, Marija Ćavar, Matija Borić

“…Previous studies have suggested a seasonal pattern in the occurrence of symptomatic perforated peptic ulcers. …”
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Morphology, Age, and Growth of <i>Triplophysa strauchii</i> in Sayram Lake, Xinjiang, China by Zhengwei Wang, Huimin Hao, Jie Wei, Hao Wu, Syeda Maira Hamid, Ruixian Lv, Huale Lu, Zhulan Nie

“…The species’ age distribution ranges between 1 and 7 years old, with the dominant age around 3 years old, and age structure showing a unimodal distribution. …”
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Prevalence of problematic khat use and its associated factors among high school students in Legambo woreda, Ethiopia by Bihonegn ligaba, Minale Tareke, Almaz Mamaru, BirhanuAssefa Fentahun

“…While general prevalence has been studied, there is a lack of research on problematic khat use (PKU), a harmful pattern that leads to distress or impairment. Few studies employ consistent assessment tools to distinguish casual use from problematic use, thus limiting our understanding of its specific attributes and hindering effective prevention and intervention efforts. …”
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Community-based pathogen-specific incidence of influenza-like illness due to respiratory viruses in South-central Vietnam in 2009–2012: after a pandemic of influenza A viruses by Kensuke Takahashi, Shinya Tsuzuki, Minh Nhat Le, Nguyen Hien Anh, Dang Duc Anh, Koya Ariyoshi, Lay-Myint Yoshida

“…The incidence rate of ILI was 21.7 (95% confidence interval 21.0–22.4) per 1,000 person-months for all ages and highest in children under 2 years with 71.6 (64.7–81.8) followed by 2–4 years with 71.3 (65.8–78.2). …”
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