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https://read.qxmd.com/read/38417305/association-between-corin-promoter-methylation-and-hypertensive-disorders-of-pregnancy-a-nested-case-control-study
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Wenxiu Fan, Yuanyuan Mao, Lei Wu, Pei Feng, Xueyang Zhang, Jianwei Hu, Yibing Jin, Xiangdong Yang, Hongmei Li, Qin Liu, Hao Peng
INTRODUCTION: Corin protein and its coding gene variants have been associated with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP), but the underlying mechanisms are unclear. As a mediator linking fixed genome with the dynamic environment, DNA methylation at the CORIN gene may link corin with HDP but not has been studied. This study aimed to examine whether CORIN promoter methylation and HDP in Chinese pregnant women. METHODS: Based on a cohort of Chinese pregnant women, we designed a nested case-control study including 196 cases with HDP and 200 healthy controls...
February 23, 2024: Placenta
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38413016/-single-nucleotide-polymorphisms-of-artemisinin-resistance-related-pfubp1-and-pfap2mu-genes-in-bioko-island-equatorial-guinea-from-2018-to-2020
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T Zhang, X Liang, H Wei, M Lin, J Chen
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the prevalence of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of artemisinin resistance-related Pfubp1 and Pfap2mu genes in Plasmodium falciparum isolates from Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea, so as to to provide baseline data for the formulation of malaria control strategies in Bioko Island. METHODS: A total of 184 clinical blood samples were collected from patients with P. falciparum malaria in Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea from 2018 to 2020, and genomic DNA was extracted...
February 1, 2024: Zhongguo Xue Xi Chong Bing Fang Zhi za Zhi, Chinese Journal of Schistosomiasis Control
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38402956/high-pesticide-exposure-and-risk-to-bees-in-pollinator-plantings-adjacent-to-conventionally-managed-blueberry-fields
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Kelsey K Graham, Scott McArt, Rufus Isaacs
Wildflower plantings adjacent to agricultural fields provide diverse floral resources and nesting sites for wild bees. However, their proximity to pest control activities in the crop may result in pesticide exposure if pesticides drift into pollinator plantings. To quantify pesticide residues in pollinator plantings, we sampled flowers and soil from pollinator plantings and compared them to samples from unenhanced field margins and crop row middles. At conventionally managed farms, flowers from pollinator plantings had similar exposure profiles to those from unenhanced field margins or crop row middles, with multiple pesticides and high and similar risk quotient (RQ) values (with pollinator planting RQ: 3...
February 23, 2024: Science of the Total Environment
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38396588/fauna-associated-with-american-alligator-alligator-mississippiensis-nests-in-coastal-south-carolina-usa
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Thomas R Rainwater, Randeep Singh, Clarissa A Tuten, Aaron M Given, Parker W Gibbons, Bo Song, Steven G Platt, Philip M Wilkinson, Catherine M Bodinof Jachowski
Crocodilians are considered to be "ecosystem engineers" because their modification of habitats provides opportunities for feeding, drinking, breeding, and other vital life activities to a wide variety of other animals. One such habitat modification is the construction of nest mounds during the breeding season by most crocodilian species, including American alligators ( Alligator mississippiensis ). While many reports exist describing wildlife associated with alligator nests, no studies have quantified faunal associates and their corresponding behaviors while visiting nests...
February 14, 2024: Animals: An Open Access Journal From MDPI
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38396522/updating-chimpanzee-nesting-data-at-mount-assirik-niokolo-koba-national-park-senegal-implications-for-conservation
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Yaya Hamady Ndiaye, Papa Ibnou Ndiaye, Stacy Marie Lindshield, Jill Daphne Pruetz
The Niokolo Koba National Park (NKNP) is the largest protected area in Senegal and lies at the northern limit of the chimpanzee's range in West Africa. Recent information on nesting behavior and factors influencing nesting behavior is available for several sites outside NKNP. However, the information available for NKNP is obsolete. Considering that the adequate management of chimpanzee populations cannot be achieved without strong scientific knowledge, it is essential to update data on chimpanzee, Pan troglodytes verus , nesting behavior in NKNP...
February 7, 2024: Animals: An Open Access Journal From MDPI
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38396520/comparison-of-reproductive-strategies-between-two-sympatric-copsychus-passerines
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Ziqi Zhang, Jianli Bi, Xu Zhao, Yan Cai, Canchao Yang
Reproduction plays a crucial role in determining the development, fate, and dynamics of bird populations. However, reproductive strategies vary among species and populations. In this study, we investigated the reproductive strategies of the Oriental Magpie Robin ( Copsychus saularis ) and White-rumped Shama ( C. malabarica ), which are closely related passerines that reproduce in sympatric areas. We found that although these two species were both cavity nesting, their nest-site selection differed; the Shama preferred nesting close to trees and forests, whereas the Magpie Robin nested close to human residential areas...
February 7, 2024: Animals: An Open Access Journal From MDPI
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38395442/immune-cell-infiltrate-in-ductal-carcinoma-in-situ-and-the-risk-of-dying-from-breast-cancer-case-control-study
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Gunilla Rask, Charlotta Wadsten, Balazs Acs, Johan Hartman, Irma Fredriksson, Hans Garmo, Fredrik Wärnberg, Malin Sund
BACKGROUND: Studies identifying risk factors for death from breast cancer after ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) are rare. In this retrospective nested case-control study, clinicopathological factors in women treated for DCIS and who died from breast cancer were compared with those of patients with DCIS who were free from metastatic disease. METHODS: The study included patients registered with DCIS without invasive carcinoma in Sweden between 1992 and 2012. This cohort was linked to the National Cause of Death Registry...
January 31, 2024: British Journal of Surgery
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38393204/microplastic-distribution-characteristics-and-sources-on-beaches-that-serve-as-the-largest-nesting-ground-for-green-turtles-in-china
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Ting Zhang, Deqin Li, Yunteng Liu, Yupei Li, Yangfei Yu, Xiaoyu An, Yongkang Jiang, Jichao Wang, Haitao Shi, Liu Lin
The threat of microplastics to marine animals and habitats is increasing, which may affect sea turtle nesting grounds. The Qilianyu Islands are the largest remaining green turtle ( Chelonia mydas ) nesting grounds in China. Despite being far from the mainland, microplastic pollution cannot be ignored. In this study, the level of microplastic pollution in surface sediments from three different zones, namely, the bottom, intertidal, and supratidal zone, was investigated on North Island, Qilianyu Islands. The results showed that the abundance of microplastics in the supratidal zone was significantly higher than that in the bottom zone and intertidal zone (r = 3...
January 28, 2024: Toxics
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38392854/characterizing-indicators-of-engagement-in-hiv-associated-healthcare-and-clinical-outcomes-among-people-with-hiv-and-mpox-in-washington-dc-a-nested-case-control-study-of-the-dc-cohort
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Lauren F O'Connor, Morgan Byrne, Anuja Baskaran, Elisabeth W Andersen, Michael A Horberg, Debra A Benator, Jose Lucar, Rachel V Denyer, Rachel Lee, Amanda D Castel, Anne K Monroe
The high proportion of people with HIV (PWH) in the 2022-2023 mpox outbreak has raised questions surrounding the association between HIV and mpox. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the association between engagement in HIV-associated healthcare and mpox diagnosis, as well as to characterize cases of mpox among PWH. The DC Cohort is a longitudinal cohort of PWH in Washington, DC. We conducted a 5:1 (controls:cases) nested case-cohort study on male participants, matching age and care site. Cases were participants with an identified mpox diagnosis...
January 27, 2024: Pathogens
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38392508/communities-of-digger-wasps-hymenoptera-spheciformes-along-a-tree-cover-gradient-in-the-cultural-landscape-of-river-valleys-in-poland
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Piotr Olszewski, Tim Sparks, Lucyna Twerd, Bogdan Wiśniowski
This study of digger wasps (Hymenoptera: Spheciformes) was carried out in the cultural landscape of the Drwęca, Lower Vistula, and Warta river valleys in northern Poland during 2011-2013. The study was undertaken on sites representing a succession gradient from dry grasslands to high levels of tree cover which we hypothesised would influence the structure of digger wasp communities. During our research additional information on flower use, insect prey, and phenology was also recorded and is reported here, revealing dependencies between woodland cover and both the prey and nesting types of digger wasps...
January 29, 2024: Insects
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38392506/ecological-speciation-without-morphological-differentiation-a-new-cryptic-species-of-diodontus-curtis-hymenoptera-pemphredonidae-from-the-centre-of-europe
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Eduardas Budrys, Svetlana Orlovskytė, Anna Budrienė
Upon exploring the mitotype diversity of the aphid-hunting wasp, Diodontus tristis , we revealed specimens with highly divergent mitotypes from two localities in Lithuania and nesting in clayey substrate, while the specimens with typical mitotypes were found nesting in sandy sites. The comparison of inter- and intra-specific distances and application of delimitation algorithms supported the species status of the clay-nesting populations. Using a set of DNA markers that included complete or partial sequences of six mitochondrial genes, three markers of ribosomal operon, two homeobox genes, and four other nuclear genes, we clarified the phylogenetic relationships of the new cryptic species...
January 26, 2024: Insects
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38389580/a-highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza-virus-h5n1-clade-2-3-4-4-detected-in-samara-oblast-russian-federation
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Anastasia Glazunova, Elena Krasnova, Tatiana Bespalova, Timofey Sevskikh, Daria Lunina, Ilya Titov, Irina Sindryakova, Andrey Blokhin
Avian influenza (AI) is a global problem impacting birds and mammals, causing economic losses in commercial poultry farms and backyard settings. In 2022, over 8,500 AI cases were reported worldwide, with the H5 subtype being responsible for many outbreaks in wild and domestic birds. In the territory of the Russian Federation, outbreaks of AI have been massively reported since 2020, both among domestic bird species and wild bird species. Wild migratory birds often serve as natural reservoirs for AI viruses, and interactions between bird species can lead to the emergence of new, highly pathogenic variants through genetic recombination between strains...
2024: Frontiers in Veterinary Science
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38384188/cutaneous-radiation-injuries-reac-ts-clinical-experience
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Mark D Ervin, Ronald Goans, Kristy Diffenderfer-Stewart, Becky Aloisi, Carol J Iddins
The Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS) is one of the US Department of Energy (DOE)/National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Nuclear Emergency Response Team (NEST) assets and has been responding to radiological incidents since 1976. REAC/TS is in the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE). A critical part of the REAC/TS mission is to provide emergency response, advice, and consultation on injuries and illnesses caused from ionizing radiation. Fortunately, radiation injuries are not frequent, but when they occur, they are more likely to be cutaneous radiation injuries (CRI) or internal contamination...
February 22, 2024: Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38381823/remote-submerged-banks-and-mesophotic-ecosystems-can-provide-key-habitat-for-endangered-marine-megafauna
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Graeme C Hays, Jacques-Olivier Laloë, Jeanne A Mortimer, Alex Rattray, Jared J Tromp, Nicole Esteban
The importance of some ecosystems remains poorly understood. We showed that mesophotic ecosystems (30 to 150 m) are a key habitat for a critically endangered species, with strong evidence that a globally important population of adult hawksbill turtles ( Eretmochelys imbricata ) almost exclusively foraged at these depths on remote submerged banks. This discovery highlights the need for such areas to be included in conservation planning, for example, as part of the United Nations High Seas Treaty. We equipped nesting turtles with Fastloc-GPS (Global Positioning System) satellite tags at an Indian Ocean breeding area and they all traveled to deep foraging sites (6765 days of tracking data across 22 individuals including 183,921 dive-depth measurements) rather than shallow coral reef sites...
February 23, 2024: Science Advances
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38379179/integrating-methadone-into-primary-care-settings-in-ukraine-effects-on-provider-stigma-and-knowledge
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Daniel J Bromberg, Eteri Machavariani, Lynn M Madden, Konstantin Dumchev, Katherine LaMonaca, Valerie A Earnshaw, Iryna Pykalo, Myroslava Filippovych, Marwan S Haddad, Sergii Dvoriak, Frederick L Altice
INTRODUCTION: Stigma has undermined the scale-up of evidence-based HIV prevention and treatment. Negative beliefs influence clinicians' discriminatory behaviour and ultimately have wide-ranging effects across the HIV prevention and treatment continuum. Stigma among clinicians can be mitigated in several ways, including through interpersonal contact. In this study, we test whether interactions with people who inject drugs (PWID) influence attitudes of both direct and indirect providers of opioid agonist therapies (OATs) within the same primary care clinics (PCCs) where OAT is newly introduced...
February 2024: Journal of the International AIDS Society
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38371864/assessing-long-term-diatom-changes-in-sub-arctic-ponds-receiving-high-fluxes-of-seabird-nutrients
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Kathryn E Hargan, Matthew P Duda, Neal Michelutti, Jules M Blais, John P Smol
Algal bioindicators, such as diatoms, often show subdued responses to eutrophication in Arctic lakes because climate-related changes (e.g., ice cover) tend to be the overriding factors influencing assemblage composition. Here, we examined how sub-Arctic ponds historically receiving high nutrient inputs from nesting seabirds have responded to recent climate change. We present diatom data obtained from 12 sediment cores in seaduck-affected ponds located on islands through Hudson Strait, Canada. All study cores show consistently elevated values of sedimentary ẟ15 N, an established proxy for tracking marine-derived nutrients, indicating seabirds have been present on these islands for at least the duration of the sediment records (~100 to 400 years)...
February 2024: Ecology and Evolution
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38365723/-problems-you-can-live-with-versus-emergencies-how-community-members-in-rural-ethiopia-contend-with-conditions-requiring-surgery
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Hanna Negussie, Medhanit Getachew, Andualem Deneke, Amezene Tadesse, Ahmed Abdella, Martin Prince, Andrew Leather, Charlotte Hanlon, Chris Willott, Rosie Mayston
BACKGROUND: 98% of people with surgical conditions living in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) do not receive safe, timely and affordable surgical and anesthesia care. Research exploring barriers to receiving care has tended to be narrow in focus, often facility-based and ignoring the community beliefs, experiences and behaviours that will be an essential component of closing the gap in surgical care. Using qualitative methods, we captured diverse community perspectives in rural Ethiopia: exploring beliefs, perceptions, knowledge and experiences related to surgical conditions, with the overall aim of (re)constructing explanatory models...
February 16, 2024: BMC Health Services Research
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38362170/body-mass-temperature-and-pathogen-intensity-differentially-affect-critical-thermal-maxima-and-their-population-level-variation-in-a-solitary-bee
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Laura J Jones, Douglas A Miller, Rudolf J Schilder, Margarita M López-Uribe
Climate change presents a major threat to species distribution and persistence. Understanding what abiotic or biotic factors influence the thermal tolerances of natural populations is critical to assessing their vulnerability under rapidly changing thermal regimes. This study evaluates how body mass, local climate, and pathogen intensity influence heat tolerance and its population-level variation (SD) among individuals of the solitary bee Xenoglossa pruinosa . We assess the sex-specific relationships between these factors and heat tolerance given the differences in size between sexes and the ground-nesting behavior of the females...
February 2024: Ecology and Evolution
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38360667/large-scale-genotypic-identification-reveals-density-dependent-natal-dispersal-patterns-in-an-elusive-bird-of-prey
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Ida Penttinen, Carina Nebel, Torsten Stjernberg, Laura Kvist, Suvi Ponnikas, Toni Laaksonen
BACKGROUND: Natal dispersal, the distance between site of birth and site of first breeding, has a fundamental role in population dynamics and species' responses to environmental changes. Population density is considered a key driver of natal dispersal. However, few studies have been able to examine densities at both the natal and the settlement site, which is critical for understanding the role of density in dispersal. Additionally, the role of density on natal dispersal remains poorly understood in long-lived and slowly reproducing species, due to their prolonged dispersal periods and often elusive nature...
February 15, 2024: Movement Ecology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38356470/recruitment-and-baseline-data-of-the-aging-and-cognitive-health-evaluation-in-elders-achieve-study-a-randomized-trial-of-a-hearing-loss-intervention-for-reducing-cognitive-decline
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Nicholas S Reed, Lisa Gravens-Mueller, Alison R Huang, Adele M Goman, Christine M Mitchell, Michelle L Arnold, Spencer Bolton, Sheila Burgard, Theresa H Chisolm, David Couper, Jennifer A Deal, Joshua Evans, Sarah Faucette, Nancy W Glynn, Theresa Gmelin, Kathleen M Hayden, Elizabeth Miller, Melissa Minotti, Thomas Mosley, Stacee Naylor, James S Pankow, James Russell Pike, Victoria A Sanchez, Jennifer A Schrack, Josef Coresh, Frank R Lin
INTRODUCTION: Hearing loss is highly prevalent among older adults and independently associated with cognitive decline. The Aging and Cognitive Health Evaluation in Elders (ACHIEVE) study is a multicenter randomized control trial (partially nested within the infrastructure of an observational cohort study, the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities [ARIC] study) to determine the efficacy of best-practice hearing treatment to reduce cognitive decline over 3 years. The goal of this paper is to describe the recruitment process and baseline results...
2024: Alzheimer's & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions
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