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Pelvic organ prolapse after hysterectomy: A 10-year national follow-up study
<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Hysterectomy may have an effect on the pelvic floor. Here, we evaluated the rates and risks for pelvic organ prolapse (POP) surgeries and visits among women with a history of hysterectomy ... -
Association of Toll-like receptor 2 rs111200466 polymorphism with low serum levels of IL-33 in early childhood
<p>TLR2 is one of 10 human TLRs, which plays an important role in the recognition of pathogens and activation of the innate immunity via NF-κB pathway. NF-κB activation induces the expression of various pro-inflammatory ... -
Alcohol intoxication and lack of helmet use are common in electric scooter-related traumatic brain injuries: a consecutive patient series from a tertiary university hospital
<p><b>Purpose</b>: Clinicians have increasingly encountered traumatic brain injuries (TBI) related to electric scooter (ES) accidents. In this study, we aim to identify the modifiable risk factors for ES-related ... -
Salivary levels of BAFF, TWEAK, and soluble CD163 and salivary arginase activity before and after periodontal treatment
<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To monitor salivary B-cell activating factor (BAFF), tumor necrosis factor-like weak inducer of apoptosis (TWEAK), and soluble (s)CD163 levels and arginase activity in periodontitis patients ... -
The paradox of searching efficiency or why are violent population cycles so uncommon in terrestrial ecosystem
The searching efficiency of predators depends on the balance between the adaptations of the predator and the counter-adaptations of the prey. In this evolutionary race, the prey should normally have the upper hand, as it ... -
Root vegetable side streams as sources of functional ingredients for food, nutraceutical and pharmaceutical applications: The current status and future prospects
<div><p><strong>Background</strong></p><p>Rapid growth of global population leads to an increase in food demand and food processing. Enormous amounts of root vegetable side streams (RVSS) are generated annually. Despite ... -
Spatial Overlap and Habitat Selection of Corvid Species in European Cities
Understanding habitat and spatial overlap in sympatric species of urban areas would aid in predicting species and community modifications in response to global change. Habitat overlap has been widely investigated for ... -
The Significance of a Multilocus Analysis for Assessing the Biodiversity of the Romanov Sheep Breed in a Comparative Aspect
The Romanov breed was evaluated using immunological and genetic markers. The seven blood group systems were characterized with a greater accuracy than in previous works on sheep in the Russian Federation, and were compared ... -
Salivary and serum levels of neutrophil proteases in periodontitis and rheumatoid arthritis
Objective: The aim was to profile serum and salivary levels of active-matrix metalloproteinase (aMMP)-8, tissue inhibitor MMP (TIMP)-1, aMMP-8/TIMP-1 ratio, total MMP (tMMP)-9, tMMP-9/TIMP-1 ratio, myeloperoxidase (MPO), ... -
Rapid left expansivity, a commonality between Wolfram's Rule 30 and powers of p/q
<p>We define the class of rapidly left expansive cellular automata, which contains Wolfram's Rule 30, fractional multiplication automata, and many others. Previous results on aperiodi-city of columns in space-time diagrams ... -
Industry consolidation as a strategy: an acquisition program perspective
PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to enlighten the intriguing process of industry asset consolidation. It is critical for firms to manage their business acquisitions strategically for survival in this industry life cycle ... -
Childhood manifestations of 22q11.2 deletion syndrome: A Finnish nationwide register-based cohort study
<p>Aim<br>The aim of the study was to describe the clinical manifestations of 22q11.2 deletion syndrome patients in the Finnish paediatric population.</p><p>Methods<br>Nationwide registry data including all diagnoses and ... -
Mortality of asthma, COPD, and asthma-COPD overlap during an 18-year follow up
<p><strong>Background: </strong>We studied asthma, COPD, and asthma-COPD overlap (ACO) to predict mortality in a cohort of Finnish adults with an 18-year follow up.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A national health examination ... -
Proportion and characteristics of secondary progressive multiple sclerosis in five European registries using objective classifiers
<p><strong>Background: </strong>To assign a course of secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (MS) (SPMS) may be difficult and the proportion of persons with SPMS varies between reports. An objective method for disease ... -
How supranational institutions benefit from crises: Member states' solidarity and the EU's image during the COVID-19 pandemic
In this article, we demonstrate how solidarity between member states can have a positive effect on the image of the EU, even if the latter's actions in handling a crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic are deemed unsatisfactory. ... -
Association of the American Heart Association’s new “Life’s Essential 8” with all-cause and cardiovascular disease-specific mortality: prospective cohort study
<p><b>Background </b>The American Heart Association recently updated its construct of what constitutes cardiovascular health (CVH), called Life’s Essential 8. We examined the association of total and individual CVH metrics ... -
No evidence for associations between brood size, gut microbiome diversity and survival in great tit (Parus major) nestlings
<p><b>Background: </b>The gut microbiome forms at an early stage, yet data on the environmental factors influencing the development of wild avian microbiomes is limited. As the gut microbiome is a vital part of organismal ...
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