Determining whether ethnic minorities with severe obesity face a disproportionate risk of serious disease and death from COVID-19: outcomes from a Southern California-based retrosp... by Qiaowu Li, Hemesh Mahesh Patel, Shefali Khandwala, Poonam Somani, Stephanie Tovar, Alejandra Montano

“…Risks were stratified by ethnicity and BMI.Results We identified multiple differences in risk of poor outcomes across BMI categories within individual ethnic groups. Hospitalisation risk with a BMI over 45 kg/m² was greater in Asian (RR 2.31, 95% CI 1.53 to 3.49; p<0.001), Hispanic (RR 3.22, 95% CI 2.99 to 3.48; p<0.001) and Pacific Islander (RR 3.79, 95% CI 2.49 to 5.75; p<0.001) patients compared with White (RR 2.04, 95% CI 1.79 to 2.33; p<0.001) and Black (RR 2.00, 95% CI 1.70 to 2.34; p<0.001) patients. …”
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Food for thought: a qualitative assessment of medical trainee and faculty perceptions of nutrition education by Olivia Kunitsky, Mahdi Taye, Karla Feeley, Hugh Johnson, Abigail Glynn, Avery Stivale, Matthew Hamers, Alexis Notarianni, Sireesha Mamillapalli, Gabi Waite, Sonia Lobo

“…Results Twenty-five individuals were interviewed: 12 UME faculty, five students, and eight healthcare professionals, including two physicians. …”
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Joint fluid multi-omics improves diagnostic confidence during evaluation of children with presumed septic arthritis by Yolanda Peña-López, Naureen G. Tareen, Bo Zhang, Indu Raman, Carlos A. Arana, Chengsong Zhu, Yang Liu, Pratibha Selvakumar, Nicolai S. C. van Oers, Simrat Morris, Lora V. Hooper, Lawson A. B. Copley, Prithvi Raj

“…A multi-omics strategy comprising metagenomic and proteomic technologies were undertaken for children diagnosed with presumed septic arthritis to advance clinical diagnoses and care for affected individuals. Methods Twelve children with suspected septic arthritis were prospectively enrolled to compare standard of care tests with a rapid multi-omics approach. …”
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Robotic Assistance is Associated With No Intraoperative Fluoroscopy or Radiation Exposure During Direct Anterior Total Hip Arthroplasty by Sean Sequeira, MD, Alan Brett, PhD, Joseph Nessler, MD, Benjamin Frye, MD, Michael A. Mont, MD

“…As more surgeons, patients, and surgical staff are exposed to an increasing number of orthopaedic procedures that require ionizing radiation to generate images, such as fluoroscopy and CT, it is important to consider the radiation dosage for all individuals and understand the positives and negatives of each treatment. …”
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The Degree of Cervical Intervertebral Disc Degeneration Is Associated With Denser Bone Quality of the Cervical Sub‐endplate and Vertebral Body by Jia‐Yu Chen, Jia‐Chen Yang, Ruo‐Yao Li, Zu‐Cheng Huang, Zhi‐Ping Huang, Xiu‐Hua Wu, Qing‐An Zhu, Yin Ding

“…Additionally, a moderate correlation (0.4 < R < 0.6, p < 0.05) was noted between vertebral body BMD and VBQ at each cervical level. Conclusion In individuals over 50 years with cervical spondylosis, the severity of disc degeneration was closely correlated with denser bone quality in both the caudal vertebral body and sub‐endplate, as measured by VBQ and EBQ scores. …”
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RNA stability is regulated by both RNA polyadenylation and ATP levels, linking RNA and energy metabolisms in Escherichia coli by Charlotte Roux, Marvin Ramos-Hue, Marjorie Audonnet, Marie-Pierre Duviau, Sébastien Nouaille, Agamemnon J. Carpousis, Sandrine Laguerre, Eliane Hajnsdorf, Muriel Cocaign-Bousquet, Laurence Girbal

“…In Escherichia coli, RNA polyadenylation mediated by the major poly(A) polymerase was previously shown to facilitate degradation of individual RNAs. In this study, we performed the first genome-wide study of RNA stability in the absence of PAP I. …”
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High BMP7 Expression May Worsen Airway Disease in COPD by Altering Epithelial Cell Behavior by Dong W, Xie M, Ming C, Li H, Xu X, Cui L, Wang W, Li Y

“…Human primary bronchial epithelial cells (HPBECs) were isolated by bronchoscopy from healthy individuals. The functional consequences of adding recombinant human BMP7 or BMP7 overexpression to HPBECs were explored.Results: BMP7 expression in bronchial epithelial cells of patients with COPD was significantly higher than that in smoking and nonsmoking controls. …”
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The correlation between cumulative cigarette consumption and infarction-related coronary spasm in patients with ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction across different ag... by Zhihui Kuang, Lin Lin, Ranran Kong, Zhonghua Wang, Xianjun Mao, Dingcheng Xiang

“…Among heavy smokers( grade 2 and grade 3), young adults had a 4.912-fold higher CAS risk, while middle-aged adults had a 2.041-fold higher risk, compared to elderly individuals. Cumulative cigarette consumption is closely linked to infarction-related CAS in STEMI patients. …”
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Identification of biomarkers for knee osteoarthritis through clinical data and machine learning models by Wei Chen, Haotian Zheng, Binglin Ye, Tiefeng Guo, Yude Xu, Zhibin Fu, Xing Ji, Xiping Chai, Shenghua Li, Qiang Deng

“…Additionally, RPA analysis indicated a higher prevalence of KOA among individuals aged 54 years and older. The integration of the top five clinical variables significantly enhanced the diagnostic accuracy for KOA, particularly when employing the RF model. …”
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Buffalo genetic improvement program in Vene- zuela by José A. Aranguren-Méndez, Rafael M. Román-Bravo, Ricardo A. Briceño-Rojas, Mauricio G. Briceño-Rojas, Luis A. Pacheco-Díaz

“…Moreover, in the American tropics, the crossing of Murrah with the Mediterranean buffalo breed should be avoided since both breeds have a good adaptation to the environment and excellent production levels, which is why an absorption program for the pure breed is recommended in programs for individuals of each breed. The results obtained from the implementation of Artificial Insemination (AI) from 2007 and this index from 2016 to 2023 have allowed us to go from 1445 ± 430 to 1597±415 kg of milk adjusted to 244d and an CI from 420±65.4 to 413±60.7 days. …”
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Sprengel deformity: What is the functional outcome of conservative treatment versus surgical correction? by C. Antfang, A. Frommer, G. Gosheger, G. Toporowski, A. Laufer, J. D. Rölfing, R. Roedl, B. Vogt

“…Abstract Background Sprengel deformity is a rare congenital malformation of the scapula defined by malposition during embryonic development. Affected individuals have limited range of motion of the shoulder and torticollis. …”
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Çocuklarda Dental Anksiyete: Başarılı Dental Tedavinin Önündeki Engel by Aysun Avşar, Büşra Mutlu

“…Factors causing dental anxiety, one of the most common global barriers to dental treatments; can be grouped under 3 headings as dental, environmental and individual. In children with dental anxiety, increased heart rate, changes in breathing, sweating, abdominal pain, tremor, nausea, dry mouth, crying, restlessness, and distraction are frequently observed during dental treatment. …”
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Predatory Functional Response of Harmonia sedecimnotata to Aphis craccivora by Jiaru DENG, Zhiwei LIU, Lizhi HUO, Longhua SUN

“…When the predator density reached 5 individuals per plate, the predation rates of female and male adults was the lowest, which were 0.198 and 0.172, and the intensity of scramble competition was the highest, which were 0.548 and 0.558, respectively.…”
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Establishment and practice of the Traditional Chinese Medicine nursing clinic under the mode of Green treatment of tumor (肿瘤中医绿色护理门诊的建立与实践) by LIU Shuhong (刘书红), ZHAO Yanan (赵亚楠), YAN Kang (严康)

“…The establishment of tumor-green TCM nursing clinic is conducive to improve TCM nursing service ability, meet the individual health needs of patients, and promote the construction and development of TCM nursing clinic standardization. …”
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Development of an Integrated Model of Planning and Management in Free Zones with an Emphasis on Environmental Pressures by Mohammad Javad Amiri, Vahid Moghaddamzadeh, Gholamreza Nabi Bidhendi

“…A random sampling technique was employed to select 166 individuals from the cities of Jolfa, Nordoz, Qolibeyglo, and Khoda Afarin. …”
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Quality of life among residents of informal urban settlements during the COVID-19 pandemic in Salvador, Brazil by Albert I Ko, Federico Costa, Hammed Mogaji, Nivison Nery, Hernan D Argibay, Jaqueline S Cruz, Ianei O Carneiro, Ricardo Lustosa, Mike Begon, Hussein Khalil

“…In addition, women and individuals in older age groups reported experiencing COVID-impacted mental challenges more frequently than others. …”
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Menaces pesant sur une population de Galagos nains, Galagoides demidoff phasma (Galagonidae, Primates), dans un quartier périphérique de la ville de Kinshasa à N’Djili-Brasseries e... by Nathalie Mvudi Nango, Jean Mukulire Malekani, Lem ’ s Kalemba

“…La densité des galagos dans le milieu d’étude a été évaluée à 1,3 individu par km2. Les menaces qui pèsent sur la population de galagos étudiée sont les feux de brousse, la chasse, la destruction de la végétation par l’installation de nouveaux champs ou de nouvelles habitations, des porcheries ou poulaillers, les coupes de bois de chauffe et pour la construction des maisons, etc. …”
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How Organizational Citizenship Behavior Stimulant: Transformational Leadership Identification Model Approaches by Mochamad Soelton, Agus Arijanto, Yanto Ramli, Suprapto, Irmayunita, Subur Karyatun, Anees Janee Ali

“…This condition can trigger an increase in individual performance which will ultimately improve overall organizational performance. …”
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DEVELOPING INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGICAL COMPETENCE OF PROSPECTIVE MILITARY SAILORS by Ruslan Shevchenko, Oleh Cherniavskyi, Vasyl Shemchuk, Olena Zlobina, Natalia Benkovska, Nataliia Terentieva, Андрій Гуралюк

“…With the help of a comparative analysis based on the results of two diagnostic sections, the statistical reliability of the differences in the signs of identifying IT competence criteria before and after the training of future officers of the Ukrainian Navy was determined Considering the unique dynamics within a maritime institution of higher education, a systematic blend of lectures, discussions, practical training sessions, situational exercises, utilization of virtual technologies, and the undertaking of group and individual projects significantly elevated the level of information technology competence among future Naval Forces officers. …”
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Inflammatory changes in the choroid plexus following subarachnoid hemorrhage: the role of innate immune receptors and inflammatory molecules by Peter Solár, Peter Solár, Václav Brázda, Václav Brázda, Martin Bareš, Alemeh Zamani, Parisa EmamiAref, Andrea Joukal, Lucie Kubíčková, Erik Kročka, Klaudia Hašanová, Marek Joukal

“…Immunohistochemical changes were confirmed by Western blot analyses.ResultsImmunohistochemical methods and Western blot showed increased levels of TLR9 and a slight increase in TLR4 and FRP2 following both subarachnoid hemorrhage as well as the application of artificial cerebrospinal fluid over time, although the individual periods were different. The levels of TNFα and IL-1β increased, while CCL2 level decreased slightly. …”
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