Unveiling novel and legacy PFAS in human hair by Miriam Haußecker, Jonathan Zweigle, Boris Bugsel, Christian Zwiener

“…Maximum concentrations were found for PFOS (3763 pg/g), 6:2 FTSA (3600 pg/g) and PFPeS (3154 pg/g). Young subjects <30 years showed significantly higher levels for the ∑PFAS (median 2231 pg/g) and the ∑PFSAs (median 735 pg/g) compared to subjects >30 years (median ∑PFAS 1196 pg/g, and for ∑PFSAs 453 pg/g). …”
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Association of genetic risk of Alzheimer’s disease and cognitive function in two European populations by Biqi Wang, Lori B. Chibnik, Seung Hoan Choi, Deborah Blacker, Anita L. DeStefano, Honghuang Lin

“…We developed the AD PRS (excluded the APOE variants) in the middle age UK Biobank participants (age ranged 39–72, mean age 57 years) of European ancestries by LDpred2. To validate the association of AD PRS and cognitive function internally in the UK Biobank, we linearly regressed standardized cognitive function on continuous standardized AD PRS with age at cognitive test, sex, genotyping array, first 10 principal components of genotyping, smoking, education in years, body mass index, and apolipoprotein E gene ε4 (APOE4) risk allele dosages. …”
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Participation and quality of life of Nepalese children with visual impairment in comparison with normally sighted peers: a cross sectional comparative study by Srijana Adhikari, Ellen Bernadette Maria Elsman, Ruth Marie Antoinette van Nispen, Fleur Van Rens, Manish Poudel, Gerardus Hermanus Maria Bartholomeus van Rens

“…Methodology Children aged 7–17 years with blindness (n = 100), moderate to severe VI (n = 100) and normal sight (n = 100) completed Nepalese versions of the Participation and activity inventory children and youth (PAI-CY 7–12 and 13–17), L. …”
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«No-reflow» phenomenon and risk factors associated with its development after primary percutaneous coronary interventions in patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction by V.І. Tseluyko, M.M. Doloh, O.A. Leonenko

“…The age of the patients was 36 to 85 years, mean age 60.4 ± 2.03 years. PCI was performed immediately after the diagnosis of STEMI, an average 7.6 ± 1.2 hours after onset of the first symptoms. …”
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Land Use/Land Cover Change Impact on Hydrological Process in the Upper Baro Basin, Ethiopia by Tewodros Getu Engida, Tewodros Assefa Nigussie, Abreham Berta Aneseyee, John Barnabas

“…The scope of this study is to investigate the impact of LU/LC change on the hydrological process of Upper Baro Basin for the years 1987, 2002, and 2017. The Soil Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) model was used for the simulation of the streamflow. …”
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Autoimmune hepatitis with overlap of primary biliary cirrhosis as the cause of esophageal varices in a geriatric patient, case report. by Martha A. López-Hernández, José A. Novoa-Búrquez, Vanessa Camacho-García, Alma E. Enríquez-Valeriano, Francisco A. Félix-Téllez, Juan M. Díaz-Castillón, Daniela G. Fausto-Murillo, Margarita Ortiz, Santos González-Luna, Diego A. Zúñiga-Tamayo, Héctor I. Cruz-Neri

“…In her past medical history, the only notable are a cholecystectomy performed 25 years ago without complications and a right breast cyst resection done 30 years ago with histopathological study negative for malignancy. …”
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Immunological efficacy and tolerability of vaccination in patients with noncommunicable diseases by O. M. Drapkina, M. N. Mamedov, V. A. Kutsenko, L. N. Ryzhakova, A. V. Emelyanov, B. U. Mardanov, A. V. Kontsevaya

“…In the first group, the mean age was 43,93±10,80 years, while in the second and third groups — 50,51±12,55 and 59,12±12,37 years, respectively (p&lt;0,001). …”
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Addressing the Silent Epidemic of Hepatitis B Virus: Awareness, Screening and Vaccination Efforts in Abuja, Nigeria by Mrs Ogechukwu Akabuike, Dr Mabel Aworh, Ms Nkiruka Uzoebo, Dr Kenneth Enwerem, Mr John Ewart, Pharm Onyinye Agukwe, Pharm Kingsley Ngong, Dr Amos Dangana, Dr Idris Abdullahi

“…The mean age of HBV-positive individuals was significantly lower (30.8 years) than those negative for HBV (36.2 years) [p = <0.001]. …”
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Mortality rates in a cohort of infants attending immunization clinics in Uganda (2017-2019). by Samuel Sendagala, Rose Bosa Nakityo, Fredrick Makumbi, Tom Lutalo, Linda Nabitaka, Fred Nalugoda, Ivan Lukabwe, Jingo Kasule, Emily Namara-Lugolobi, Margaret Achom Okwero, Hilda T Asiimwe, Phoebe Namukanja, Bernadette Ng'eno, Emilio Dirlikov, Augustina Delaney

“…<h4>Background</h4>Uganda reported a significant reduction in the mortality rate of children under 5 years of age, from 146/1,000 live births in 2000-42/1,000 live births in 2021. …”
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Glutamine-αKG axis affects dentin regeneration and regulates osteo/odontogenic differentiation of mesenchymal adult stem cells via IGF2 m6A modification by Qinglu Tian, Shiqi Gao, Siying Li, Mian Wan, Xin Zhou, Wei Du, Xuedong Zhou, Liwei Zheng, Yachuan Zhou

“…Methods We employed metabolomic analysis to explore the change pattern of metabolites during dental-pulp-derived m-ASCs differentiation. …”
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Clinicopathological Evaluation of Rhabdomyosarcoma with Emphasis on Myogenin Expression and FOXO1 Gene Fusion in Various Morphological Subtypes: A Cohort Study by Sindhu Ramamurthy, Ahwini Nargund, Geeta V Patil Okaly, Usha Amirtham, Arun Kumar, Ahok Kumar

“…Among the four histomorphological subtypes of RMS, distinguishing the dense pattern of Embryonal RMS (ERMS) from the solid pattern of Alveolar RMS (ARMS) solely based on morphology is challenging and necessitates ancillary techniques. …”
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Dietary inflammatory index and mortality in middle-aged and elderly patients with metabolic syndrome by Xiangmei Li, Lei Liu, Xing Li, Long Yang, Li Men

“…A total of 7,143 participants aged 40 years and older who were diagnosed with MetS were included. …”
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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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Thalamic iron in multiple sclerosis: Waning support for the early-rise late-decline hypothesis by Fahad Salman, Niels Bergsland, Michael G. Dwyer, Jack A Reeves, Abhisri Ramesh, Dejan Jakimovski, Bianca Weinstock-Guttman, Robert Zivadinov, Ferdinand Schweser

“…For example, studies in relatively young cohorts (average ages below 40 years) have reported elevated susceptibility in people with MS (pwMS), whereas studies in older cohorts (above 40 years) found decreased susceptibility. …”
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Expression of degenerative markers in intervertebral discs of young and elderly asymptomatic individuals. by Josemberg S Baptista, Vincent C Traynelis, Edson A Liberti, Ricardo B V Fontes

“…Our objective was to study and compare the presence of putative mediators in the IVD of young (<35 years, G1) and elderly (>65 years, G2) presumably asymptomatic individuals. …”
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Spatiotemporal Analysis of Wildfire Hazards in Lorestan Province applying MODIS Products by Akram Alinia, Amir Gandomkar, Alireza Abbasi

“…The current study aims to analyze the temporal series trend of wildfire events in natural areas and to reveal the spatial-temporal pattern of wildfire related to the type of land cover. …”
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Assessment of Green Space Dynamics Under Urban Expansion of Senegalese Cities: The Case of Dakar by Mariama Cissé, Oluwole Morenikeji, Elke Mertens, Awa Niang Fall, Appollonia Aimiosino Okhimamhe

“…Using satellite imagery, this study produces land use maps to quantify green space coverage over the years. The results show a gradual decline in green spaces in Dakar between 1990 and 2022. …”
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Studies on Morphological Evolution of Gravure-Printed ZnO Thin Films Induced by Low-Temperature Vapor Post-Treatment by Giuliano Sico, Vincenzo Guarino, Carmela Borriello, Maria Montanino

“…In recent years, the morphology control of semiconductor nanomaterials has been attracting increasing attention toward maximizing their functional properties and reaching their end use in real-world devices. …”
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VIDEO-EEG-MONITORING IN DIAGNOSIS OF MYOCLONIC ABSENCES by M. B. Mironov, K. Yu. Mukhin, M. O. Abramov, M. Yu. Bobylova, T. M. Krasilschikova, A. S. Petrukhin

“…The study included 8 patients 5 to 13 years (5 female, 3 — male), in whom MA were registered during of video-EEG monitoring with the inclusion of sleep.Results. …”
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Impact of IL28B genetic variant's and viral genotype on treatment outcome of hepatitis C infected patients by Mosin S Khan, Abid Shoukat, Syed Mudassar, Zaffar Kawoosa, Altaf H Shah, Showkat Ali Zargar

“…The present study was designed to determine the distribution pattern of HCV and host genotypes in Chronic Hepatitis C (CHC) patients and their association with virological response and other risk factors. …”
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