Primary sclerosing cholangitis–inflammatory bowel disease: Epidemiology, mortality, and impact of diagnostic sequence by Kristel K. Leung, Wenbin Li, Bettina Hansen, Aliya Gulamhusein, Lauren Lapointe-Shaw, Abdel Aziz Shaheen, Amanda Ricciuto, Eric I. Benchimol, Jennifer A. Flemming, Gideon M. Hirschfield

“…Results: Incidence of PSC-IBD and IBD was 0.46 and 24.6/100,000 person-years (PYs) respectively, whereas prevalence was 5.53 and 588/100,000 PY respectively. …”
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Geographical variation of overweight, obesity and related risk factors: Findings from the European Health Examination Survey in Luxembourg, 2013-2015. by Hanen Samouda, Maria Ruiz-Castell, Valery Bocquet, Andrea Kuemmerle, Anna Chioti, Frédéric Dadoun, Ngianga-Bakwin Kandala, Saverio Stranges

“…Data came from 720 men and 764 women, 25-64 years old, who participated in the European Health Examination Survey in Luxembourg (2013-2015). …”
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Fertility intentions among Chinese adults: a cross-sectional study using a national survey by Mingyan Hao, Chenxiao Zhang, Haofeng Fu, Jingting Zhang, Ziyi Zhang, Baotong Ma, Ruitong Xia, Yuanwei Lu, Jingwen Liu, Hanjia Xin, Yumeng Cao, Saier Yang, Runqing Li, Ji Zhao, Jin Zhang, Zheng Gao, Yaxin Zeng, Yixiao Ding, Zhuolun Ren, Yan Guan, Na Zhang, Jia Li, Yan Ma, Pei Wei, Jingjing Dong, Chen Chen, Yajing Zhou, Jianzhong Zheng, Wei Liu, Lizheng Wang

“…Through the adoption of these approaches, stakeholders can strive to counteract the patterns of low fertility intentions and create an environment that supports family growth.…”
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Decadal changes in phytoplankton functional composition in the Eastern English Channel: possible upcoming major effects of climate change by Z. Hubert, A. P. Louchart, A. P. Louchart, K. Robache, A. Epinoux, C. Gallot, C. Gallot, V. Cornille, V. Cornille, M. Crouvoisier, S. Monchy, L. F. Artigas

“…<p>Global change is known to exert a considerable impact on marine and coastal ecosystems, affecting various parameters such as sea surface temperature (SST), runoff, circulation patterns and the availability of limiting nutrients (like nitrogen, phosphorus and silicon), with each influencing phytoplankton communities differently. …”
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Smart Learning Ecosystems beyond 2030 by Gabriella Dodero, Carlo Giovannella, Francesca Pozzi

“…Finally, the paper “Higher visual art education objectives and teaching patterns to reach them” [14], by Antonina Korepanova and Kai Pata, surveys current trends in literature about teaching visual arts in e-learning environments, by analyzing 48 research papers and interviewing 24 educators from different countries. …”
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The levels of inflammatory, angiogenic, and stress biomarkers in plasma of donors depending on anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG titers by D.I. Krenytska, V.L. Karbovskyy, Ludovico Abenavoli, T.M. Falalyeyeva, Giuseppe Guido Maria Scarlata, N.G. Raksha, T.B. Vovk, L.I. Kot, O.M. Savchuk, Maria Luisa Gambardella, O.I. Kovalchuk, V.I. Pankiv, L.I. Ostapchenko

“…This research involved donors between the ages of 25 and 45 years, who had recovered from COVID-19 at least 3 to 6 months prior to the beginning of the study. …”
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Requirements for Becoming a Startup: A Study with an Economic Sociology Approach (Case Study: Managers of Startups in Isfahan City) by Rahmatollah Torkan, Seyed Samad Beheshty, Ramin Moradi

“…From this group, 14 experienced managers of active startups—each with a minimum of 5 years in innovation and technology—were selected through purposive sampling to provide rich, in-depth insights on the topic. …”
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Research hotspots and development trends of post-traumatic stress disorder in cancer patients based on Citespace (基于Citespace分析癌症患者创伤后应激障碍研究热点及发展趋势)... by LIU Zhiping (刘志平), CHU Zhaozhen (褚兆珍), CHEN Qi (陈祺), BAI Jianying (白建英), MA Jinghua (马京华), WANG Mengdi (王孟迪)

“…Conclusion The analysis of the literature knowledge map shows the research patterns and trends of PTSD in cancer patients. Foreign research started earlier and covered a wider range of fields. …”
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GUEST EDITORS’ NOTE by Piero Amodio, Edward W. Legg, Ljerka Ostojić

“…Beran and Friedlin emphasise that after 25 years of studying animal metacognition, a current focus of attention should be on the internal cues used by animals’ monitoring processes. …”
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Çin Siyasi Düşüncesi ve Siyasi Tarihi Bağlamında Çinli Siyasi Elitler by Tuğrul Keskin

“…Its comparative approach to Turkish modernization adds a unique perspective, revealing common patterns in elite behavior during political transformation. …”
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Geographic and temporal trends in the molecular epidemiology and genetic mechanisms of transmitted HIV-1 drug resistance: an individual-patient- and sequence-level meta-analysis. by Soo-Yon Rhee, Jose Luis Blanco, Michael R Jordan, Jonathan Taylor, Philippe Lemey, Vici Varghese, Raph L Hamers, Silvia Bertagnolio, Tobias F Rinke de Wit, Avelin F Aghokeng, Jan Albert, Radko Avi, Santiago Avila-Rios, Pascal O Bessong, James I Brooks, Charles A B Boucher, Zabrina L Brumme, Michael P Busch, Hermann Bussmann, Marie-Laure Chaix, Bum Sik Chin, Toni T D'Aquin, Cillian F De Gascun, Anne Derache, Diane Descamps, Alaka K Deshpande, Cyrille F Djoko, Susan H Eshleman, Herve Fleury, Pierre Frange, Seiichiro Fujisaki, P Richard Harrigan, Junko Hattori, Africa Holguin, Gillian M Hunt, Hiroshi Ichimura, Pontiano Kaleebu, David Katzenstein, Sasisopin Kiertiburanakul, Jerome H Kim, Sung Soon Kim, Yanpeng Li, Irja Lutsar, Lynn Morris, Nicaise Ndembi, Kee Peng Ng, Ramesh S Paranjape, Martine Peeters, Mario Poljak, Matt A Price, Manon L Ragonnet-Cronin, Gustavo Reyes-Terán, Morgane Rolland, Sunee Sirivichayakul, Davey M Smith, Marcelo A Soares, Vincent V Soriano, Deogratius Ssemwanga, Maja Stanojevic, Mariane A Stefani, Wataru Sugiura, Somnuek Sungkanuparph, Amilcar Tanuri, Kok Keng Tee, Hong-Ha M Truong, David A M C van de Vijver, Nicole Vidal, Chunfu Yang, Rongge Yang, Gonzalo Yebra, John P A Ioannidis, Anne-Mieke Vandamme, Robert W Shafer

“…<h4>Background</h4>Regional and subtype-specific mutational patterns of HIV-1 transmitted drug resistance (TDR) are essential for informing first-line antiretroviral (ARV) therapy guidelines and designing diagnostic assays for use in regions where standard genotypic resistance testing is not affordable. …”
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Maternal B-vitamin and vitamin D status before, during, and after pregnancy and the influence of supplementation preconception and during pregnancy: Prespecified secondary analysis... by Keith M Godfrey, Philip Titcombe, Sarah El-Heis, Benjamin B Albert, Elizabeth Huiwen Tham, Sheila J Barton, Timothy Kenealy, Mary Foong-Fong Chong, Heidi Nield, Yap Seng Chong, Shiao-Yng Chan, Wayne S Cutfield, NiPPeR Study Group

“…This study presents one prespecified outcome from the randomized controlled NiPPeR trial, aiming to identify longitudinal patterns of maternal vitamin status from preconception, through early and late pregnancy, to 6 months postdelivery, and determine the influence of vitamin supplementation.…”
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Recent large-inland-lake outbursts on the Tibetan Plateau: processes, causes, and mechanisms by F. Xu, F. Xu, Y. Liu, G. Zhang, P. Zhao, R. I. Woolway, Y. Zhu, J. Ju, T. Zhou, T. Zhou, X. Wang, X. Wang, W. Chen

“…Here, long-term satellite lake mapping shows that the number and surface area of lakes on the Tibetan Plateau have exhibited an increasing trend over the past 50 years, peaking in 2023. Two notable outburst events occurred during this period: Zonag Lake (<span class="inline-formula">∼</span> 150 km<span class="inline-formula">²</span> in 2023) on 15 September 2011 and Selin Co (<span class="inline-formula">∼</span> 2465 km<span class="inline-formula">²</span> in 2023, the largest lake in Tibet) on 21 September 2023. …”
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The Evaluation of Tectonic Activity in Eshtehard Plain Basin with Interferometry by Farrin Nayebzadeh, Aghil Madadi, Ghasem Azizi

“…The phase difference values for pixels in Radar Interferometry, are between 3.14 to -3.14. Extensive patterns of fringes are related to tectonic movements in the region that are visible on plain margins and highlands. …”
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Young People's Housing Opportunity in Post-reform China by Weijing Deng

“…By then, more than thirty years of housing reforms had completely changed how housing was being provided in China. …”
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A computational DNA methylation method to remove contaminated DNA from spent embryo culture medium for noninvasive preimplantation genetic testingResearch in context by Yidong Chen, Jin Huang, Fuchou Tang, Lu Wen, Jie Qiao

“…Summary: Background: In the last fifty years, assisted reproductive technology (ART) has achieved remarkable breakthroughs, culminating in the birth of 12 million infants. …”
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The Elephant Ethogram: a library of African elephant behaviour by Joyce Poole, Petter Granli

“…The construction of “exclusive ethograms” to describe a species' behaviour or activity patterns is commonly used in behavioural studies, where the ethogram focuses on the behaviours of interest. …”
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Dynamic changes of aroma substances during fruit development of six sweet cherry varieties in Qinghai by HAO Shuaiqi, GUO Qingyun, LI Linhao, YUAN Huaning

“…[Conclusion] The six sweet cherry varieties exhibited distinct patterns in aroma compound changes during fruit development. …”
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Associations of the Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio(NLR), Triglyceride-Glucose Index (TyG), and TyG-derived indices with vitality decline in older adults in China: a study within th... by Jiaxiu Zhao, Xueying Ji, Yixin Chen, Jiaofeng Wang, Jie Chen, Yiqin Huang, Zhijun Bao

“…Methods This study recruited 986 community-dwelling adults ≥ 60 years old at the Beixingjing Street Community from March 25, 2024, to June 17, 2024, in Shanghai, China. …”
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Cognitive functions in patients suffering from hypertension and hypothyroidism with retrospective evaluation of control over disease compensation. by M. I. Lesiv

“…The aim of the study was to study the status of cognitive functions in hypertensive patients, patients with hypothyroidism, and in patients with combination of these diseases, taking into account the state of disease compensation. 67 patients (36 men and 31 women), average age – 49.84±2.83 years were examined. The control group (CG) consisted of 18 practically healthy individuals (8 men and 10 women). …”
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