Ferritin and Encapsulin Nanoparticles as Effective Vaccine Delivery Systems: Boosting the Immunogenicity of the African Swine Fever Virus C129R Protein by Yue Zhang, Yi Ru, Longhe Zhao, Rongzeng Hao, Yang Yang, Yajun Li, Rong Zhang, Chenghui Jiang, Haixue Zheng

“…Vaccination remains the most effective strategy for preventing infectious diseases. …”
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Global, regional, and national burden of high body-mass index-related cancers and associated preventable life expectancy loss from 1990 to 2021 by Ling Huang, Dongdong Wang, Pinyi Li, Xinger Liang

“…The alarming proportional increase in deaths from the main cancer associated with high BMI was observed among younger age groups (<45 years) from 1990 to 2021. In 2021, the most significant increases in life expectancy at birth were observed in regions with a high socio-demographic index, with gains of 0.12 (95% CI: −0.45–0.69) years for males and 0.19 (95% CI: −0.35–0.73) years for females, respectively. …”
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Industry responses to unhealthy food retail promotion restrictions: a thematic analysis of two public consultations in Scotland by Clara Gomez-Donoso, Sadika Akhter, Adrian J Cameron, Jean Adams, Martin White, Gary Sacks, Anna Peeters, Kathryn Backholer

“…Participants: N/A. Results: Most food and retail industry responses opposed the policy proposals. …”
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The impact of life events on health-related quality of life in rural older adults: the moderating role of social support by Lijun Liu, Jiaman Li, Yiwen Tang, Cheng Chen, Chan Yu, Xiaofeng Li, Li Peng, Daikun Zheng

“…BackgroundGlobal aging is one of the most significant social trends of the 21st century. …”
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Adapting forests to climate change: an experiment to promote different tree species in mixed Scots pine forests (Pinus sylvestris L.) by Sara Buscà, Diana Pascual, Eduard Pla, Javier Retana

“…Many regions of Spain, especially in the south and the east, where aridity is predicted to increase, could be some of the most vulnerable places for Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) in Western Europe. …”
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Juvenile male rats form preferences based on strain when playing in groups but not in pairs by Jackson R. Ham, Diya Jaiswal, Renata Waner-Mariquito, Sergio M. Pellis, E. J. Marijke Achterberg

“…Given that the testing paradigm can greatly influence the results obtained and the conclusions drawn, our findings highlight the need to consider the research question(s) being asked when determining the most appropriate paradigms to employ.…”
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First-principles investigation of structural, electronic, optical, and thermoelectric properties of Li2X (X = Te, Se, S) chalcogenides for energy and optoelectronic applications by Muhammad Uzair, Rajwali Khan, Ayesha Nawab, Asim Sajjad, Sohail Mumtaz, Nourreddine Sfina, Vineet Tirth, Ali Algahtani, M.D. Alshahrani, Salma Alshehri, Mudasser Husain, Nasir Rahman

“…Elastic analysis shows Li2Se is the stiffest and most ductile, while Li2Te and Li2S show greater anisotropy. …”
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SEGS-1 episomes generated during cassava mosaic disease enhance disease severity by Evangelista Chiunga, Evangelista Chiunga, Evangelista Chiunga, Catherine D. Aimone, Cyprian Rajabu, Mary M. Dallas, Joseph Ndunguru, José T. Ascencio-Ibáñez, Elijah M. Ateka, Linda Hanley-Bowdoin

“…Cassava mosaic disease (CMD), which is caused by a group of cassava mosaic begomoviruses (CMBs), is one of the most devastating diseases of cassava. A previous study showed that SEGS-1 (sequences enhancing geminivirus symptoms), which occur both in the cassava genome and as episomes during CMD, can increase CMD disease severity and overcome host resistance. …”
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Knee morphology and patella malalignment in neglected developmental dysplasia of the hip: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Daofeng Wang, Jianzhong Sun, Yang Liu, Zhengjie Tang, Hui Zhang

“…The Crowe classification is most commonly used to assess the severity of DDH. …”
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Definition, prevalence, and economic impacts of hypertension on the elderly population by Cheng-Wei Lien, Yi-Hsuan Lee, Chia-Wen Lu, Yu-Ching Chang, Yi-Syuan Lin, Hao-Min Cheng, Michael Yu-Chih Chen, Long-Teng Lee, Cheng-Kuo Huang, Yen-Hung Lin, Chih-Fan Yeh, Shao-Yi Cheng

“…Arterial hypertension is the most important modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease and a leading cause of death. …”
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Maternal and gestational factors associated with congenital anomalies among live births: a nationwide population-based study in Brazil from 2012 to 2020 by Qeren Hapuk Rodrigues Ferreira Fernandes, Enny S. Paixão, Maria da Conceição Nascimento Costa, Maria Glória Teixeira, Mauricio Lima Barreto, Angelina Xavier Acosta

“…Conclusions Our findings indicate that the likelihood of congenital anomalies is highest among live births from the most socially and economically disadvantaged women in Brazil, mainly those who did not have access to adequate prenatal care. …”
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Investigation of the scattering cross sections of neutrons on carbon nuclei at the reactor filtered beams by O. O. Gritzay, M. L. Gnidak, V. V. Kolotyi, O. I. Korol, V. F. Razbudey, V. M. Venedyktov, Jeffery Richardson, Kenneth Sale

“…Natural carbon is well known as reactor structure material and at the same time as one of the most important neutron scattering standards, especially at energies less than 2 MeV, where the neutron total and neutron scattering cross sections are essentially identical. …”
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Measurement Techniques for Highly Dynamic and Weak Space Targets Using Event Cameras by Haonan Liu, Ting Sun, Ye Tian, Siyao Wu, Fei Xing, Haijun Wang, Xi Wang, Zongyu Zhang, Kang Yang, Guoteng Ren

“…Star sensors, as the most precise attitude measurement devices currently available, play a crucial role in spacecraft attitude estimation. …”
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Epidemiological Observational Study on the Assessment of the Comorbidity and the Efficacy of the Treatment of Hypertensive Patients with Single Pill Combination of Lysinopril, Amlo... by M. P. Savenkov, S. N. Ivanov, M. V. Borschevskaya, I. N. Okuneva, S. V. Ivanova, A. M. Savenkova, R. V. Dushkin

“…Concominant cardiovascular diseases found in all patients (in 38.7% of cases – from 2 to 5 diseases). The most commonly diseases were coronary artery disease (43.1%), metabolic syndrome (36.6%), diabetes (25.2%), chronic heart failure (24.9%), cerebrovascular diseases (12.3%) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (0.5%). …”
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Limitations to institutional delivery among Ashaninka mothers of the Peruvian Amazon by Edith Paola Mejía Mamani, Katty Mendoza-Mamani, Guicela Palza-Portugal, Olga Choque Chura, Yubitza Del Lourdes Pérez Aguilar, Ana Mariela Gonzales Melchor

“…Methods The research was descriptive, using a questionnaire administered to 152 Ashaninka mothers from five communities in Río Tambo. Results Most Ashaninka mothers who gave birth at home were between 25 and 29 years old, lived with their partners, came from the Koterini Tarzo community, were Catholic, had incomplete secondary education, were housewives, and had a paternal income of less than or equal to 1000 PEN. …”
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Beneficial effects of Alterion supplementation on growth metrics, intestinal histomorphology, and microbial communities in indigenous and commercial chicken breeds by Waleed Al-Marzooqi, Ahmed Elaswad, Ahmed Elaswad, Hani M. El-Zaiat, Yasmin ElTahir, Kaadhia Al-Kharousi, Syed K. Hassan

“…Alterion supplementation modulated gut microflora composition and relative abundance, with Bacilli being the most abundant class in all treatments and gut segments (p < 0.05). …”
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Clinical, socioeconomic, and behavioural factors at age 50 years and risk of cardiometabolic multimorbidity and mortality: A cohort study. by Archana Singh-Manoux, Aurore Fayosse, Séverine Sabia, Adam Tabak, Martin Shipley, Aline Dugravot, Mika Kivimäki

“…In a model containing all 3 risk factor scales, midlife clinical profile was the strongest predictor of first cardiometabolic disease (hazard ratio for the least versus most favourable profile: 3.74; 95% CI: 3.14-4.45) among disease-free participants. …”
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Epidemiological and Pathogenic Characteristics of Benign and Malignant Thyroid Nodules Undergoing Ultrasonography for Health Checkup Population by Yao Z, Zhou W, Shen Z, Li Q

“…Well-differentiated papillary thyroid cancer accounted for 86.73% and most were early stage cancer and micro-carcinoma. …”
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Mapping and assessing the coral reef health in Kadatua, Tiwutonkidi and Siompu Islands, South East Sulawesi, Indonesia by Daniel Deonisius Pelasula, Sam Wouthuyzen, Mufti Petala Patria, Simon Izaak Patty, Petrus Christianus Makatipu, Baru Sadarun, Wiesye Violent Pelupessy, Suiyuan Wang, Johanis Dominggus Lekallete

“…However, coral reefs continue to suffer in most of Indonesia’s remote reefs. This study aims to map and monitor the health coral reef in five sites of south Buton Regency, the Kadatua (BTNC-13 and -14), Tiwutonkidi (BTNC-C), and Siompu Islands (BTNC-D and -17) using the effective and efficient remotely sensed Landsat-8 OLI (operational land imager) satellite and intensive field survey data using Line intercept transect (LIT) method, then use the result to assess the coral health index (CHI) of the study sites. …”
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Comparison of external load and physical performance of professional soccer players between a cup match and a league match: A preliminary study by Luiz Ricardo Mendes de Sousa Silva, Luciano Bernardes Leite, Pedro Miguel Forte, Victor Neiva Lavorato, José E. Teixeira, Ricardo Ferraz, Leôncio Lopes Soares, Eduardo Mendonça Pimenta, Guilherme de Azambuja Pussieldi, Christian Emanuel Torres Cabido, Mario Norberto Sevilio de Oliveira Junior, Christiano Eduardo Veneroso

“…The results showed no significant differences in most variables, including heart rate, total distance covered, and number of sprints between the two match types. …”
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