Shifting Paradigms: A Deep Dive Into Public Perceptions of Gender-affirming Surgery by Justin M. Camacho, MBA, Michael Alfertshofer, MD, Heli S. Patel, MBA, Daniel Najafali, BS, Noelle Thompson, BS, Victoria Stoffel, MS, Chris M. Reid, MD, Michael Alperovich, MD, Samuel Knoedler, BS, Leonard Knoedler, MD

“…Of 1005 completed survey responses, 50% of respondents were 41 years of age or older, 51% were women, and 73% were White. A total of 18% identified as part of the LGBTQIA+ community, and most (37%) resided in the southern United States. …”
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Tell me y: anticipation of sex discrepancies in cell-free DNA testing due to maternal genetic abnormalities: a case report by Nuria Balaguer, Emilia Mateu-Brull, Jose Antonio Martínez-Conejero, Ana Cervero, Roser Navarro, Jorge Jiménez-Almazán, Miguel Milán

“…Amplification of these regions in the DNA isolated from the white blood cells fraction confirmed the presence of Y-chromosome insertions in the maternal genome. …”
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A Novel Oxidative Stress Mediator in Acute Appendicitis: Thiol/Disulphide Homeostasis by Sefa Ozyazici, Faruk Karateke, Umit Turan, Adnan Kuvvetli, Huseyin Kilavuz, Burak Karakaya, Pınar Ozaltun, Murat Alısık, Ozcan Erel

“…Age, gender, body mass index (BMI), haemoglobin (Hb), white blood cell (WBC), c-reactive protein (CRP), and thiol/disulphide homeostasis parameters (native thiol, total thiol, disulphide, disulphide/native thiol, native thiol/total thiol, and disulphide/total thiol ratios) were compared between the groups. …”
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US-county level variation in intersecting individual, household and community characteristics relevant to COVID-19 and planning an equitable response: a cross-sectional analysis by Mathew V Kiang, Nancy Krieger, Caroline O Buckee, Jarvis T Chen, Taylor Chin, Rebecca Kahn, Ruoran Li, Satchit Balsari

“…We also examine how these factors intersect with the proportion of the population that is people of colour (ie, not non-Hispanic white), a metric that reflects histories of US race relations. …”
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On the art of designing effective space-times with free surface flows in Analogue Gravity by Bossard, Alexis, James, Nicolas, Jules, Valentin, Fourdrinoy, Johan, Robertson, Scott, Rousseaux, Germain

“…Accelerating/decelerating trans-critical flows (waterfalls/cataracts) are analogous to space-times of black holes/white fountains since the pioneering work of Schützhold & Unruh in 2002. …”
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The Potential of Ethanol Extract of Aleurites Moluccanus Leaves as TNF-α Inhibitor in Oral Incision Wound Care Model by Elfi Zahara, . Darmawi, Ummu Balqis, Cut Soraya

“…This study further examined the effects of candlenut leaves extract on wound healing in male white rats in vivo and the inhibition of TNF-α levels using the ELISA method through candlenut leaves extract mouthwash formulations at concentrations of 12.5%, 25%, and 50%. …”
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Incidence of Hyperlipidemia among Adults Initiating Antiretroviral Therapy in the HIV Outpatient Study (HOPS), USA, 2007–2021 by Jun Li, Selom Agbobli-Nuwoaty, Frank J. Palella, Richard M. Novak, Ellen Tedaldi, Cynthia Mayer, Jonathan D. Mahnken, Qingjiang Hou, Kimberly Carlson, Angela M. Thompson-Paul, Marcus D. Durham, Kate Buchacz

“…Other factors independently associated with hyperlipidemia included older age, non-Hispanic White race/ethnicity, and ART without tenofovir disoproxil fumarate. …”
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Nation-wide cohort of device-measured sedentary time and physical activity in the USA—the Cancer Prevention Study-3 (CPS-3) Accelerometry Substudy: cohort profile by Erika Rees-Punia, Alpa Patel, Jillian Nelson, Peter J Briggs, Nance Joiner, James M Hodge, Jeuneviette E Bontemps-Jones, Den E Bloodworth, Ashley Yeager, Jeshondria McCrary

“…Among the 23 111 participants who registered and were shipped an ActiGraph GT3X+ accelerometer, 21 219 participants returned the device with a complete wear log (91.8%) and 20 950 (90.6%) provided at least three adherent days of data (eg, days with at least 10 hours of wear).Findings to date Participants with ≥3 adherent days were predominantly female (n=16 187, 77.3%), non-Latino white (n=17 977, 85.8%) and had an average age of 58 years (SD=9.8). …”
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The Risk Assessment of Pesticide Ingestion with Fruit and Vegetables for Consumer’s Health by Gordana Jurak, Jasna Bošnir, Domagoj Đikić, Ana Mojsović Ćuić, Iva Pavlinić Prokurica, Aleksandar Racz, Tomislav Jukić, David Stubljar, Andrej Starc

“…Animals were anesthetized, blood samples were obtained by cardiac puncture, and red blood cell (RBC) count, hemoglobin (Hb) concentration, and white blood cell (WBC) count were determined by standard hematological methods. …”
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COVID-19 Recombinant mRNA Vaccines and Serious Ocular Inflammatory Side Effects: Real or Coincidence? by Arash Maleki, Sydney Look-Why, Ambika Manhapra, C. Stephen Foster

“…The anterior segment and posterior segment exams were completely normal except for the presence of abnormal white reflex in the temporal macula of her left eye. …”
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Long-Term Dietary Nitrate Supplementation Does Not Prevent Development of the Metabolic Syndrome in Mice Fed a High-Fat Diet by V. B. Matthews, R. Hollingshead, H. Koch, K. D. Croft, N. C. Ward

“…Caecum contents, serum, and tissues (liver, skeletal muscle, white and brown adipose, and kidney) were collected, frozen, and stored at −80°C until analysis. …”
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Ultra‐Broad Emission Copper Halide Scintillator‐Based X‐Ray Imager by Haocheng Lv, Wenyi Shao, Haifeng Chen, Guoyang Zhu, Yao Wang, Zhenzhong Zhang, Hongwei Liang

“…Benefiting from the large Stokes shift and ultra‐broad emission band enabled by the dual STE, the self‐absorption‐free TPACI scintillator exhibits efficient white light emission with a high photoluminescence quantum yields of 94.27%, a high light yield of ≈40124 photons MeV−1. …”
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Impact of Dried Stems on the Chemical Profile of Passito Wines: A Case Study of Four Veneto Varieties by Giovanni Luzzini, Loris Colognato, Leonardo Vanzo, Jessica Anahi Samaniego Solis, Naíssa Prévide Bernardo, Rosario Pascale, Beatrice Perina, Giacomo Cristanelli, Maurizio Ugliano, Davide Slaghenaufi

“…Four withered grape varieties were selected for winemaking: three red and one white from the Verona area. Grapes were fermented with and without withered stems. …”
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Advanced Copper Oxide Chemical and Green Synthesis: Characterization and Antibacterial Evaluation by Ecaterina Magdalena Modan, Adriana-Gabriela Schiopu, Sorin Georgian Moga, Denis Aurelian Negrea, Daniela Istrate, Ion Ciuca, Mihai Oproescu

“…This study investigated two synthesis methods for structured CuO: microwave-assisted hydrolysis and ultrasound using copper acetate and KOH, and an eco-friendly method involving cholesterol-free egg white albumin and <i>Solanum lycopersicum</i> extract. …”
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Medicaid Eligibility and Time to Re-incarceration Among Previously Incarcerated Subjects With Schizophrenia by Chris Kozma, Michael Dickson, Jacqueline Pesa, Carmela J. Benson

“…**Results:** The 932 subjects were 26.5% white, 73.7% male and were, on average, 37.6 years old on their index date (i.e., incarceration release date). …”
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Revisiting Cosa (Ansedonia, Italy): contributions of SAR-X images from the PAZ satellite to non-invasive archaeological prospecting by José Ignacio Fiz Fernández, Pere Manel Martín Serrano, Maria Mercè Grau Salvat, Antoni Cartes Reverté

“…Finally, it is of great interest to verify the results of studies using new technologies, where it was previously possible to resort only to prospecting on the ground and to analogical aerial photography in black and white. In this case, the Sinistra Decumano I (SDI) structure was seen, which Castagnoli observed in the aerial photography, but of which he only located materials on the ground and it was visualised both in individualised PAZ images and in Sentinel-2.…”
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Seasonal Changes in the Elemental Composition of Five Valuable Fish Species (<i>Sparidae</i>) from Bozcaada, North Aegean Sea: A Health Risk and Nutritional Benefit Assessment by İlknur Yuvka, Ali Rıza Kosker, Mustafa Durmus, Yılmaz Ucar, Yesim Ozogul

“…This study investigates the seasonal variations in the elemental composition of five economically valuable <i>Sparidae</i> fish species from Bozcaada, North Aegean: red seabream (<i>Pagrus major</i>), gilthead seabream (<i>Sparus aurata</i>), saddled seabream (<i>Oblada melanura</i>), white seabream (<i>Diplodus sargus</i>), and common dentex (<i>Dentex dentex</i>), with a focus on both essential minerals and toxic metals. …”
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Scoping review to identify strategies and interventions improving interprofessional collaboration and integration in primary care by Roy Remmen, Kris Van den Broeck, Peter Pype, Peter Van Bogaert, Muhammed Mustafa Sirimsi, Hans De Loof, Kristel De Vliegher

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Adipocyte DIO2 Expression Increases in Human Obesity but Is Not Related to Systemic Insulin Sensitivity by David Bradley, Joey Liu, Alecia Blaszczak, Valerie Wright, Anahita Jalilvand, Bradley Needleman, Sabrena Noria, David Renton, Willa Hsueh

“…Although better defined in brown AT, the precise role of DIO2 expression in white AT remains largely unknown, with data derived only from whole fat. …”
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Effects of Light Intensity and Irrigation Method on Growth, Quality, and Anthocyanin Content of Red Oak Lettuce (<i>Lactuca sativa</i> var. <i>cripspa</i> L.) Cultivated in a Plant... by Thanit Ruangsangaram, Pariyanuj Chulaka, Kriengkrai Mosaleeyanon, Panita Chutimanukul, Michiko Takagaki, Na Lu

“…Two light intensities (300 and 400 µmol m⁻² s⁻¹) with white LEDs and two irrigation methods (circulating vs. non-circulating irrigation) were applied seven days before harvesting. …”
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