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Ethnobotany of the Kiluhikturmiut Inuinnait of Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada

Ethnobiology Letters, 2012
The disparity in floral diversity between tropical and arctic regions is reflected in a paucity of ethnobotanical research among arctic cultures.  The Kiluhikturmiut Inuinnait are an Inuit subpopulation who inhabit the Kitikmeot Region of the Territory ...
Jonathan Duffy Davis, Sandra Anne Banack
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Associations of educational level with ECG-derived cardiovascular ageing in a population-based cohort: a mediation analysis from the Tromsø Study [PDF]

BMJ Open
Objective To assess the association between educational level and cardiovascular age acceleration metric derived from ECG, and to determine whether this association is mediated by established cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors.Design Prospective ...
Henrik Schirmer, Francisco Lopez-Jimenez, David Leon, Tom Wilsgaard, Olena Iakunchykova, Haakon Lindekleiv, Arya Panthalanickal Vijayakumar, Zachi I Attia   +7 more
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Molecular evidence of Brucella abortus circulating in cattle, goats, and humans in Central Equatoria State, South Sudan [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Brucellosis is a neglected zoonotic disease in most developing countries, including South Sudan. Precise identification of Brucella species is crucial for addressing public health and epidemiological concerns associated with brucellosis.
Emmanuel P. Lita, Ernatus M. Mkupasi, Erneo B. Ochi, Gerald Misinzo, Henriette van Heerden, Robab Katani, Jacques Godfroid, Coletha Mathew   +7 more
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Assessing environmental DNA metabarcoding and camera trap surveys as complementary tools for biomonitoring of remote desert water bodies

Environmental DNA, 2021
1Laboratory for Conservation Biology, Department of Ecology and Evolution, Biophore, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland 2Department of Animal Science and Food Processing, Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences, Czech University of Life Sciences ...
Eduard Mas-Carrió, Judith Schneider, Battogtokh Nasanbat, Samiya Ravchig, M. Buxton, C. Nyamukondiwa, Céline Stoffel, Claudio Augugliaro, F. Ceacero, P. Taberlet, O. Glaizot, P. Christe, L. Fumagalli   +12 more
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Intracellular Transposition and Capture of Mobile Genetic Elements following Intercellular Conjugation of Multidrug Resistance Conjugative Plasmids from Clinical Enterobacteriaceae Isolates

Microbiology Spectrum, 2022
Mobile genetic elements (MGEs) are often associated with antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs). They are responsible for intracellular transposition between different replicons and intercellular conjugation and are therefore important agents of ARG ...
Supathep Tansirichaiya, Richard N. Goodman, Xinyu Guo, Issra Bulgasim, Ørjan Samuelsen, Mohammed Al-Haroni, Adam P. Roberts   +6 more
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Comparing prevalence of chronic kidney disease and its risk factors between population-based surveys in Russia and Norway

BMC Nephrology, 2022
Background Little data exists on the prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in the Russian population. We aimed to estimate the prevalence of CKD in a population-based study in Russia, compare with a similar study in Norway, and investigate whether ...
Sarah Cook, Marit D. Solbu, Anne Elise Eggen, Olena Iakunchykova, Maria Averina, Laila A. Hopstock, Kamila Kholmatova, Alexander V. Kudryavtsev, David A. Leon, Sofia Malyutina, Andrew Ryabikov, Elizabeth Williamson, Dorothea Nitsch   +12 more
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Uncontrolled and apparent treatment resistant hypertension: a cross-sectional study of Russian and Norwegian 40–69 year olds

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2020
Background Uncontrolled hypertension is a major cardiovascular risk factor. We examined uncontrolled hypertension and differences in treatment regimens between a high-risk country, Russia, and low-risk Norway to gain better understanding of the ...
Jakob Petersen, Sofia Malyutina, Andrey Ryabikov, Anna Kontsevaya, Alexander V. Kudryavtsev, Anne Elise Eggen, Martin McKee, Sarah Cook, Laila A. Hopstock, Henrik Schirmer, David A. Leon   +10 more
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The association between anthropometric measures of adiposity and the progression of carotid atherosclerosis

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2020
Background Few reports are available on the contribution of general and abdominal obesity to the progression of carotid atherosclerosis in late adulthood.
Yume Imahori, Ellisiv B. Mathiesen, Katy E. Morgan, Chris Frost, Alun D. Hughes, Laila A. Hopstock, Stein Harald Johnsen, Nina Emaus, David A. Leon   +8 more
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Socioeconomic inequalities in physiological risk biomarkers and the role of lifestyles among Russians aged 35-69 years

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2022
Background Socioeconomic inequalities in cardiovascular (CVD) health outcomes are well documented. While Russia has one of the highest levels of CVD mortality in the world, the literature on contemporary socio-economic inequalities in biomarker CVD risk ...
Sergi Trias-Llimós, Sarah Cook, Anne Elise Eggen, Alexander V. Kudryavtsev, Sofia Malyutina, Vladimir M. Shkolnikov, David A. Leon   +6 more
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Pharmacological management of modifiable cardiovascular risk factors (blood pressure and lipids) following diagnosis of myocardial infarction, stroke and diabetes: comparison between population-based studies in Russia and Norway

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2020
Background Cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality is substantially higher in Russia than in neighbouring Norway. We aimed to compare blood pressure- and lipid-lowering medication use and proportion meeting treatment targets between general population ...
Sarah Cook, Laila A. Hopstock, Anne Elise Eggen, Katie Bates, Olena Iakunchykova, Anna Kontsevaya, Martin McKee, Henrik Schirmer, Michael Voevoda, Alexander V. Kudryavtsev, Sofia Malyutina, David A. Leon   +11 more
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