CNstream: A method for the identification and genotyping of copy number polymorphisms using Illumina microarrays by Balsa Alejandro, Ballina Javier, Cañete Juan D, Canaleta Cristina, Tortosa Raül, Julià Antonio, Alonso Arnald, Tornero Jesús, Marsal Sara

“…Copy Number Polymorphisms (CNPs) are of interest as they segregate at an appreciable frequency in the general population (i.e. > 1%) and are potentially implicated in the genetic basis of common diseases.…”
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Measuring Vulnerability in Grief: The Psychometric Properties of the Italian Adult Attitude to Grief Scale by Alessio Gori, Eleonora Topino, Pierluigi Imperatore, Alessandro Musetti, Julius Sim, Linda Machin

“…A bifactor structure was found to have the best fit to the data, supporting the possibility of using both the general factor (i.e., vulnerability) and three dimensions (i.e., overwhelmed, controlled, and resilient). …”
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The Key Role of Fatty Acid Synthase in Lipid Metabolism and Metamorphic Development in a Destructive Insect Pest, <i>Spodoptera litura</i> (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) by Yan Song, Fengming Gu, Zhixiang Liu, Zongnan Li, Fu’an Wu, Sheng Sheng

“…Here, we firstly identified two <i>FAS</i> genes from the transcriptome dataset of the general cutworm <i>Spodoptera litura</i>, which is a destructive insect pest of many crops. …”
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Spectrum of Clinical Research in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Registered Studies in Clinicaltrials.gov and Clinicaltrialsregister.eu by Ronny Lehmann, Markus Ries

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Using Social Media for Social Motives Moderates the Relationship between Post-Traumatic Symptoms during a COVID-19-Related Lockdown and Improvement of Distress after Lockdown by Giulia Buodo, Tania Moretta, Vieri Giuliano Santucci, Shubao Chen, Marc N. Potenza

“…At Time 1 (during the first lockdown in Italy), 660 participants responded to an online survey, reporting their post-traumatic symptoms, motives for using SM, and general distress (i.e., anxiety, depression, and stress symptoms). …”
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Prevalence of Fatty Liver in Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Treatment by Shahrbanoo Keyhanian, Faezeh Bahman-tajani, Ali Saravi, Sara Esmaeil taleshian, Zahra Fotokian

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Impact of Recent Climate Change on Water-Use Efficiency Strategies of <i>Larix sibirica</i> in the Altai-Sayan Mountain Range by Olga V. Churakova (Sidorova), Marina V. Fonti, Rolf T. W. Siegwolf, Matthias Saurer, Vladimir S. Myglan

“…This decline can be related to increased amount of precipitation compared to increased drought at the other sites. In general, the iWUE is increased up to 14% (1985–2019 compared to 1919–1984), which is lower compared to other studies across the globe likely due to harsh climatic conditions. …”
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Improving the information content of the diagnostic parameter of a car gearbox by E.A. Penkov, R.F. Kalimullin, V.A. Sologub

“…The results of the proposed method correlate with the results of other methods for general cases, i.e. when the ratio of the useful signal to noise is such that high sensitivity of the method is not required to identify the useful signal. …”
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Controlling <i>Legionella pneumophila</i> in Showerheads: Combination of Remedial Intervention and Preventative Flushing by Marianne Grimard-Conea, Michèle Prévost

“…Irrespective of the intervention, daily flushed showerheads resulted in significantly (<i>p</i> < 0.05) lower ATP and TCC, as well as lower <i>Lp</i> concentrations than weekly flushes, in general. Nonetheless, <i>Lp</i> persisted at concentrations ranging from 11 to 223 as the most probable number per liter (MPN/L) and in the same order of magnitude (10³–10⁴ gc/L) than baseline values after remedial flushing, despite daily/weekly flushing, unlike shock chlorination which suppressed <i>Lp</i> culturability (down 3-log) for two weeks and gene copies by 1-log. …”
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Identification of early symptoms of endometriosis through the analysis of online social networks: A social media study by Mathilde Fruchart, Fatima El Idrissi, Antoine Lamer, Karim Belarbi, Mohamed Lemdani, Djamel Zitouni, Benjamin C Guinhouya

“…The remaining 7 clusters of early symptoms were limb oedema, muscle pain, neuralgia, haematuria, vaginal itching, altered general condition (i.e. dizziness, fatigue, nausea) and hot flush. …”
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Extraintestinal Pathogenic <i>Escherichia coli</i>: Virulence Factors and Antibiotic Resistance by Valerio M. Sora, Gabriele Meroni, Piera A. Martino, Alessio Soggiu, Luigi Bonizzi, Alfonso Zecconi

“…The One Health approach emphasizes the importance of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) as a major concern both in public health and in food animal production systems. As a general classification, <i>E. coli</i> can be distinguished based on the ability to cause infection of the gastrointestinal system (IPEC) or outside of it (ExPEC). …”
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Inter-theory relations in physics: case studies from quantum mechanics and quantum field theory by Rosaler, J

“…</p> <p>After discussing these points of general methodology, I go on to demonstrate their application to a number of particular inter-theory reductions in physics involving quantum theory. …”

Anything but quiet: essays on the metaphysics of normativity by Akhlaghi-Ghaffarokh, F

“…Chapter 3 concerns Skorupski’s irrealist cognitivism and Meinongian meta-ethical theories in general, where I argue that we have good reason to pay attention to such views, dispel some misunderstandings of them, and argue that Skorupski’s irrealist cognitivism faces strong objections. …”

Fibroblast growth factor-23 and risks of cardiovascular and non-cardiovascular diseases: a meta-analysis by Marthi, A, Donovan, K, Haynes, R, Wheeler, D, Baigent, C, Rooney, C, Landray, M, Moe, S, Yang, J, Yang, J, Holland, L, Giuseppe, R, Bourna-deKrijger, A, Mihaylova, B, Herrington, W

“…</p><p>Results: Depending on assay type used, median study FGF23 concentrations ranged between 43-74 RU/mL and 38-47 pg/mL in 17 ‘general populations’ (i.e. populations unselected for chronic kidney disease [CKD]); between 102-392 RU/mL in 9 populations of patients with CKD not requiring dialysis; and between 79-4212 RU/mL and 2526-5555 pg/mL in 8 dialysis populations. …”

Comparison of I-gel Supraglottic Airway with ProSeal-Laryngeal Mask Airway in Anaesthetized paralyzed patients for Insertion Time and Ease of Insertion by Usman Ahmed, Amjad Ali, Saeed Bin Ayaz, Sajjad Qureshi, Hina Iftikhar, Habib Ur Rehman

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Exploration and Understanding of Beneficial Properties of Lactic Acid Bacteria: 10 years of experience in Applied Food Biotechnology by Svetoslav Dimitrov Todorov, Richard Weeks, Kianoush Khosravi-Darani, Michail Leonidas Chikindas

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Pain after Interventional Radiology in Oncology: A Case-Control Study from a 5-Year Cohort by Narimane Ayaden, Philippe Sitbon, Arnaud Pages, Lambros Tselikas, Jean-Louis Bourgain

“…Results: From 4411 procedures, severe pain in PACU was more frequent in women (<i>p</i> < 0.04) and the youngest patients (<i>p</i> < 0.0001), after general anesthesia (<i>p</i> < 0.0001). Higher pain levels were associated with certain procedures, such as arterial embolization, limb cementoplasty, osteosynthesis, and abdominal tumor ablation, and when the intervention duration exceeded 160 min (<i>p</i> = 0.038). …”
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Ameliorative Effects of Cumin Extract-Encapsulated Chitosan Nanoparticles on Skeletal Muscle Atrophy and Grip Strength in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rats by Yu-Chiuan Wu, Min-Chien Su, Chun-Shien Wu, Pin-Yu Chen, I-Fen Chen, Feng-Huei Lin, Shyh-Ming Kuo

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Effective dose of remimazolam co-administered with remifentanil to facilitate I-gel insertion without neuromuscular blocking agents: an up-and-down sequential allocation trial by Juyeon Oh, Sung Yong Park, Ga Yun Lee, Ji Hyun Park, Han Bum Joe

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Intracardiac Echocardiogram: Feasibility, Efficacy, and Safety for Guidance of Transcatheter Multiple Atrial Septal Defects Closure by Jae-hee Seol, Ah-young Kim, Se-yong Jung, Jae-young Choi, Yeon-jae Park, Jo-won Jung

“…All patients in the 3D TEE group and seven patients (5%) in the ICE group were operated on under general anesthesia (<i>p</i> < 0.0001). The fluoroscopic time was shorter in the ICE group (13.98 ± 6.24 min vs. 24.86 ± 16.47 min, <i>p =</i> 0.0005). …”
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