From GenBank to GBIF: Phylogeny-Based Predictive Niche Modeling Tests Accuracy of Taxonomic Identifications in Large Occurrence Data Repositories. by B Eugene Smith, Mark K Johnston, Robert Lücking

“…Accuracy of taxonomic identifications is crucial to data quality in online repositories of species occurrence data, such as the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), which have accumulated several hundred million records over the past 15 years. These data serve as basis for large scale analyses of macroecological and biogeographic patterns and to document environmental changes over time. …”
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CT of acute abdomen in the elderly by Juliette Coutureau, Ingrid Millet, Patrice Taourel

“…This educational review focuses on acute abdomen pathologies specific to the elderly and on their imaging patterns and proposes a strategy for performing CT scans in this population. …”
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Palatal Soft Tissue Thickness on Maxillary Posterior Teeth and Its Relation to Palatal Vault Angle Measured by Cone-Beam Computed Tomography by Doosadee Hormdee, Thanwarat Yamsuk, Pipop Sutthiprapaporn

“…The mean age of the patients was 31.59 ± 13.92 years. The moderate and deep palatal vault angle patterns had the greatest and least prevalence, respectively. …”
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Trends of maternal waterpipe, cigarettes, and dual tobacco smoking in Jordan. A decade of lost opportunities. by Khalid A Kheirallah, Nuha Shugaa Addin, Maan M Alolimat

“…We estimated the prevalence of current maternal tobacco use by tobacco product (cigarette, waterpipe, and dual use) over a period of ten years (2007 to 2017), and examined the socio-demographic patterning of maternal tobacco use.…”
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Abandoned acid? Understanding adherence to bisphosphonate medications for the prevention of osteoporosis among older women: a qualitative longitudinal study. by Charlotte Salter, Lisa McDaid, Debi Bhattacharya, Richard Holland, Tarnya Marshall, Amanda Howe

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Thirty older women aged 70-85 years of age who were offered preventive medication for osteoporosis and agreed to undertake two interviews at 6 and 24 months post-first prescription.…”
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Multifocal and multicentric glioblastoma: clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes in a monocentric series of twelve cases by Arad Iranmehr, Masoud SohrabiAsl, Ahmad Pour-Rashidi, Mohammad Shirani, Fada Hossein Nahang

“…Results The study identified a moderate age range (20–69 years) and equal gender distribution among patients. …”
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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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Diferencias en el comportamiento y hábitos de menores asociados a los esports en España en función del tipo de juego (Differences in the behavior and habits of underage associated... by Marta-Eulalia Blanco-García, Mercedes Leguina, Iyán Iván-Baragaño, Marta Herráiz, Álvaro Fernández-Luna

“…It´s presented a quantitative research that has deepened about hostile behaviors and discriminatory treatment in esports, in players between 9 and 17 years old. Different types of video games have been taken into account, with the aim of finding out those in which the most toxic behaviors are found, as well as the patterns of discrimination that usually guide these behaviors, mainly gender and race. …”
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Diaphragm Fatigue Does Not Impact Breathing Mechanics or Function in People with Chronic Low Back Pain by Mitchell UH, Robinson LT, Brinkman J, Bruening DA, Bowden AE, Allen SP

“…&#x00A0Methods: Volunteers were recruited between the ages of 35– 65 years old with and without CLBP. Participants performed 30 minutes of exercises intended to fatigue the diaphragm. …”
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Multifactorial Influences on Oxygen Consumption Recovery Post-High-Intensity Exercise in Adults: A Case-Control Study by Monira I. Aldhahi, Rawan I. Alahmed, Reem H. Almutairi, Haya A. Alqahtani, Hatoon M. Alawad, Rania S. Alkabeer, Leena K. Alqhtani, Mohanad S. Aljubairi

“…Thus, we evaluated the predictive effects of body fat percentage, CRF, fatigability, and sleep quality on VO₂ recovery patterns following exercise. <i>Materials and Methods</i>: Eighty healthy participants aged 18–52 years were included in this case-control study. …”
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Equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines in Botswana: a scoping review by John T. Tlhakanelo, John T. Tlhakanelo, John Ele-Ojo Ataguba, John Ele-Ojo Ataguba, John Ele-Ojo Ataguba, John Ele-Ojo Ataguba, Vincent Pagiwa, Nankie Ramabu, Khutsafalo Kadimo, Dintle Molosiwa, Grace Njeri Muriithi, Daniel Malik Achala, Elizabeth Naa Adukwei Adote, Chinyere Ojiugo Mbachu, Senait Alemayehu Beshah, Senait Alemayehu Beshah, Nyasha Masuka, Chijioke Osinachi Nwosu, James Akazili, James Akazili, Chikezie Ifeanyi

“…Thus, the study was envisaged to aggregate evidence on the case of Botswana's COVID-19 vaccine access patterns, hesitancy, and uptake.Materials and methodsWe conducted a scoping reviewof Botswana-based articles using a predetermined search strategy to search databases including Medline, CINAHL, Web of Science, PubMed, Scopus, and Google Scholar. …”
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Age-dependent pathogenic profiles of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli diarrhea in Bangladesh by Marjahan Akhtar, Yasmin Ara Begum, Sadia Isfat Ara Rahman, Mokibul Hassan Afrad, Nasrin Parvin, Afroza Akter, Imam Tauheed, Mohammad Ashraful Amin, Edward T. Ryan, Edward T. Ryan, Edward T. Ryan, Ashraful Islam Khan, Fahima Chowdhury, Taufiqur Rahman Bhuiyan, Firdausi Qadri

“…ETEC-associated diarrhea was higher in children aged 0–2 years and decreased significantly in the 3–17 years age group. …”
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Body Roundness Index Trajectories and the Risk of Cancer: A Cohort Study by Yue Chen, Yiming Wang, Xin Zheng, Tong Liu, Chenan Liu, Shiqi Lin, Hailun Xie, Jinyu Shi, Xiaoyue Liu, Xiangming Ma, Li Deng, Shouling Wu, Hanping Shi

“…Methods This study included 42,022 participants with a median age of 48.91 years. Based on the changes in participants' BRI during the period from 2006 to 2010, three BRI trajectory patterns were identified: low‐stable, medium‐stable, and high‐stable. …”
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Building Greener Cities Together: Urban Afforestation Requires Multiple Skills to Address Social, Ecological, and Climate Challenges by Raffaello Resemini, Chiara Geroldi, Giulia Capotorti, Andrea De Toni, Francesco Parisi, Michele De Sanctis, Thomas Cabai, Micol Rossini, Luigi Vignali, Matteo Umberto Poli, Ermes Lo Piccolo, Barbara Mariotti, Andrea Arcidiacono, Paolo Biella, Erica Alghisi, Luciano Bani, Massino Bertini, Carlo Blasi, Francesca Buffi, Enrico Caprio, Stefano Castiglione, Patrizia Digiovinazzo, Olivia Dondina, Giuliano Fanelli, Francesco Ferrini, Valentina Fiorilli, Gianluca Gaiani, Daniela Gambino, Andrea Genre, Bruno Lasserre, Alberto Maltoni, Marco Marchetti, Chiara Montagnani, Marco Ottaviano, Cinzia Panigada, Silvia Ronchi, Stefano Salata, Fabio Salbitano, Enrico Simoni, Soraya Versace, Maria Chiara Pastore, Sandra Citterio, Massimo Labra, Rodolfo Gentili

“…Historical analyses of landscape patterns and ecological connectivity over the past 200 years, along with evaluations of afforestation projects from the last 70 years, have provided critical insights into the successes and challenges of previous interventions, serving as a guide for future efforts. …”
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The association between sociodemographic determinants and nomophobia among physiotherapists in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study by Abdulelah M. Aldhahir, Jaber S. Alqahtani, Abdullah A. Alqarni, Omar A. Alqarni, Hassan Alwafi, Abdallah Y. Naser, Mohammed M. Alyami, Ahmed H. Alasimi, Husam I. Alahmadi, Mansour S. Majrshi, Shaima A. Alothman, Mohammed A. Zalah, Ghazi I. Hakami, Abdulaziz A. Rajhi, Ramya R. Sanjeevi, Karthick Balasubramanian, Khadijah N. Alshehri, Mohammed M. Alshehri

“…Physiotherapists with clinical experience between 16 and 20 years and night shift workers were the highest in total scores on the NMP-Q questionnaire (Md = 96, x 2 = 62.87; Md = 94, x 2 = 36.79, p < .001, respectively) compared to other groups with different levels of clinical experience and shift patterns. …”
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Real-world insights into moderately hypofractionated thoracic radiotherapy in elderly and multimorbid patients with stage II/III NSCLC: a retrospective study by Helene Kravutske, Sina Mansoorian, Lukas Käsmann, Janina Lehmann, Cedric Richlitzki, Diego Kauffmann-Guerrero, Nina-Sophie Schmidt-Hegemann, Niels Reinmuth, Amanda Tufman, Julien Dinkel, Richard Gaus, Farkhad Manapov, Claus Belka, Chukwuka Eze

“…Results: Seventy patients, with a median age of 76.4 years (range: 51.6–88.2 years), who received hypoRT between August 2015 and September 2022, were reviewed. …”
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Disease burden of biliary tract cancer in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2021: A comprehensive demographic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Xuheng Sun, Jiangmei Liu, Wei Zhang, Yijun Wang, Yan Jiang, Lijun Wang, Yixin Zou, Yuxuan Xiao, Yongbing Xiang, Maolan Li, Maigeng Zhou, Yingbin Liu, Sihan Zhou, Xiuyuan Hao

“…The number of incident cases, deaths, and disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) tended to increase and peaked at 216,770 (95% uncertainty interval [UI]: 181,890–245,240), 171,960 (95% UI: 142,350–194,240), and 3,732,100 (95% UI: 3,102,900–4,317,000) person-years, respectively, in 2021. …”
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Improved cookstoves enhance household air quality and respiratory health in rural Rwanda by Andrea Cuesta-Mosquera, Henning Kothe, Leizel Madueno, Allan Mubiru, Christine Muhongerva, Thomas Müller, Jan Rupp, Dominik van Pinxteren, Manuela van Pinxteren, Katherine Ogurtsova, Vanessa Soppa, Miriam Wiese-Posselt, Mira Pöhlker

“…PAH concentrations showed inconsistent patterns, with most species presenting non-statistically significant changes, constraining objective conclusions. …”
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An observational, multigenerational platform for health systems and population health interventions to minimise intergenerational transmission of non-communicable diseases in India... by Vaman Khadilkar, Tarun Reddy Katapally, Jasmin Bhawra, Neha Kajale, Rubina Mandlik, Vivek Patwardhan, Demi Miriam, Dipali Ladkat, Chidvilas More, Ketan Gondhalekar, Anuradha Vaman Khadilkar

“…The target population is asymptomatic (ie, healthy) children aged 8–10 years and their parents. The study commenced on 13 September 2022. …”
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