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Association of the leptin-to-adiponectin ratio with metabolic syndrome in a sub-Saharan African population [PDF]
Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome, 2017 Background Worldwide there is an increased prevalence of metabolic syndrome mainly due to life-style modifications, and Africans are not saved of this situation.
Clarisse Noël A. Ayina +8 more
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A specific domain within the 3′ untranslated region of Usutu virus confers resistance to the exonuclease ISG20 [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsUsutu virus (USUV) and West Nile virus (WNV) are two closely related emerging mosquito-borne flaviviruses. Their natural hosts are wild birds, but they can also cause severe neurological disorders in humans.
Jim Zoladek +14 more
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Non-AUG HIV-1 uORF translation elicits specific T cell immune response and regulates viral transcript expression [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsHuman immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1) is a complex retrovirus that relies on alternative splicing, translational, and post-translational mechanisms to produce over 15 functional proteins from its single ~10 kb transcriptional unit.
Emmanuel Labaronne +21 more
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Cancer mortality and competing causes of death in older adults with cancer: A prospective, multicentre cohort study (ELCAPA-19). [PDF]
Cancer Med, 2023 The majority of older adults with cancer referred for pre‐therapeutic GA died from cancer and not from other causes. An altered general status, loss of independency and co‐morbidities were independently associated with cancer death at 6 months and at 3 years, regardless of metastatic status; mobility impairment was independently associated with cancer ...
Assouan D +13 more
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Behavioral pathways to private well risk mitigation: A structural equation modeling approach
Risk Analysis, Volume 43, Issue 8, Page 1599-1626, August 2023., 2023 Abstract Complex, multihazard risks such as private groundwater contamination necessitate multiannual risk reduction actions including seasonal, weather‐based hazard evaluations. In the Republic of Ireland (ROI), high rural reliance on unregulated private wells renders behavior promotion a vital instrument toward safeguarding household health from ...
Simon Mooney +3 more
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Gill histology and ultrastructure in Aplysia depilans (Mollusca, Euopisthobranchia)
Journal of Morphology, Volume 284, Issue 3, March 2023., 2023 This study provides new information on the gill of euopisthobranch gastropods a subject still underexplored. In addition to the respiratory function, the gill epithelium is engaged in endocytosis and intracellular digestion, and the ultrastructural analysis also suggests a role in ion regulation.
Alexandre Lobo‐da‐Cunha +2 more
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Geografares, 2001 A Talassografia (“descrição do mar”) interessa-sepelos impactos físicos, biológicos, ecológicos... culturais da violenta antropização dos ambientes costeiros (oceânicos e continentais), caracterizados pelaexigüidade, vulnerabilidade, fragilidade e ...
Jean-Louis Boudou
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