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Honeybee lifespan: the critical role of pre-foraging stage [PDF]

Royal Society Open Science, 2020
Assessing the various anthropogenic pressures imposed on honeybees requires characterizing the patterns and drivers of natural mortality. Using automated lifelong individual monitoring devices, we monitored worker bees in different geographical, seasonal
Alberto Prado, Fabrice Requier, Didier Crauser, Yves Le Conte, Vincent Bretagnolle, Cédric Alaux   +5 more
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An alternative model for assessing mortality risk in Stevens Johnson syndrome/toxic epidermal necrolysis using a random forests classifier: A pilot study

Frontiers in Medicine, 2022
IntroductionMortality risk prediction is an important part of the clinical assessment in the Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis (SJS/TEN) patient.
Omar Shareef, Omar Shareef, James T. Kwan, James T. Kwan, Sarina Lau, Sarina Lau, Mohammad Ali Tahboub, Hajirah N. Saeed, Hajirah N. Saeed   +8 more
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The Utility of Laboratory Parameters for Cardiac Inflammation in Heart Failure Patients Hospitalized with SARS-CoV-2 Infection

Diagnostics, 2022
COVID-19 has been associated with cardiovascular consequences, including myocardial infarction, thromboembolic events, arrhythmia, and heart failure. Numerous overlapping mechanisms, such as the IL-6 dependent cytokine storm and unopposed angiotensin II ...
Ciprian Nicolae Pilut, Cosmin Citu, Florin Gorun, Felix Bratosin, Oana Maria Gorun, Bogdan Burlea, Ioana Mihaela Citu, Mirela Loredana Grigoras, Diana Manolescu, Adrian Gluhovschi   +9 more
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MicroRNA-451a and Th1/Th2 ratio inform inflammation, septic organ injury, and mortality risk in sepsis patients

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022
AimsMicroRNA-451a (miR-451a) regulates Th1/Th2 cell differentiation, inflammation, and septic organ injury in several experiments. Therefore, the present study aimed to explore the inter-correlation of miR-451a with the Th1/Th2 ratio, and their ...
Feng Geng, Wei Liu, Li Yu
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Added effect of heat waves on mortality in residents of Beijing, 2007 – 2013

Zhongguo gonggong weisheng, 2022
ObjectiveTo explore the added effect of heat wave on mortality in residents of Beijing and to provide evidences for developing public health strategies related to extreme weather events.MethodsThe data on daily mortality, meteorological factors and air ...
Yan-lin NIU, Jun YANG, Hua-liang LIN
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Androgen-deprivation therapy and risk of death from cardio-vascular disease in prostate cancer patients: a nationwide lithuanian population-based cohort study

The Aging Male, 2022
Purpose: The main purpose of this study was to evaluate the risk of CVD mortality in the national cohort of patients diagnosed with prostate cancer and treated with ADT compared with the ADT non-users.Materials and methods: We performed a retrospective ...
Justinas Jonušas, Mingailė Drevinskaitė, Aušvydas Patašius, Marius Kinčius, Ernestas Janulionis, Giedrė Smailytė   +5 more
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Importance of Neighborhood Aspect Ratio and Storm Climate to Adaptation Efforts to Reduce Coastal Flood Mortality

Frontiers in Built Environment, 2022
Low-lying Coastal Landfill Neighborhoods (CLaNs) often have a large aspect ratio, defined here as the coastline length divided by neighborhood width, due to the common practice of reclaiming fringing wetlands along tidal waterways.
Fanglin Zhang, Philip M. Orton
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Personality traits are consistently associated with blood mitochondrial DNA copy number estimated from genome sequences in two genetic cohort studies

eLife, 2022
Background: Mitochondrial DNA copy number (mtDNAcn) in tissues and blood can be altered in conditions like diabetes and major depression and may play a role in aging and longevity.
Richard F Oppong, Antonio Terracciano, Martin Picard, Yong Qian, Thomas J Butler, Toshiko Tanaka, Ann Zenobia Moore, Eleanor M Simonsick, Krista Opsahl-Ong, Christopher Coletta, Angelina R Sutin, Myriam Gorospe, Susan M Resnick, Francesco Cucca, Sonja W Scholz, Bryan J Traynor, David Schlessinger, Luigi Ferrucci, Jun Ding   +18 more
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Knowing your neighbourhood: local ecology and personal experience predict neighbourhood perceptions in Belfast, Northern Ireland [PDF]

Royal Society Open Science, 2016
Evolutionary theory predicts that humans should adjust their life-history strategies in response to local ecological threats and opportunities in order to maximize their reproductive success.
James Gilbert, Caroline Uggla, Ruth Mace   +2 more
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The role of peripheral blood eosinophil counts in acute Stanford type A aortic dissection patients

Frontiers in Surgery, 2022
BackgroundAcute Stanford-A aortic dissection (AAAD) is a devastating cardiovascular condition with high mortality, therefore identifying risk prognosis factors is vital for the risk stratification of patients with AAAD.
Xichun Qin, Xichun Qin, Yaxuan Gao, Yaxuan Gao, Yi Jiang, Yi Jiang, Feng Zhu, Feng Zhu, Wei Xie, Wei Xie, Xinlong Tang, Xinlong Tang, Yunxing Xue, Yunxing Xue, Dongjin Wang, Dongjin Wang, Hailong Cao, Hailong Cao   +17 more
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