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NPJ Biofilms Microbiomes
January 2025
FLOW, Department of Engineering Mechanics, KTH, Stockholm, Sweden.
Biofilms constitute one of the most common forms of living matter, playing an increasingly important role in technology, health, and ecology. While it is well established that biofilm growth and morphology are highly dependent on the external flow environment, the precise role of fluid friction has remained elusive. We grew Bacillus subtilis biofilms on flat surfaces of a channel in a laminar flow at wall shear stresses spanning one order of magnitude (τ = 0.
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January 2025
Centre of Research Excellence: Indigenous Sovereignty & Smoking, Auckland, New Zealand.
Maternal smoking increases adverse risks for both the mother's pregnancy and the unborn child and remains disproportionately high among some Indigenous peoples. Decreasing smoking among pregnant Indigenous women has been identified as a health priority in New Zealand because of wide inequities in smoking-related harms. Using pre- and post-intervention questionnaires, this feasibility study assessed the acceptability and potential efficacy of a novel cessation program designed for Indigenous women by Indigenous experts utilizing traditional knowledge and practice.
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January 2025
Department of Forestry, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
Owing to its topographic variations, Ethiopia is a biodiversity-rich country. However, the long-term degradation of resources has resulted in isolated forest patches largely around sacred places. Thus, this work was aimed to evaluate the plant community formation and structural dynamics of the Abraham Sacred Forest patch.
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January 2025
Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Centre, 3901 Rainbow Blvd, MS3002, Kansas City, KS, USA.
Background: Patient involvement in research can help to ensure that the evidence generated aligns with their needs and priorities. In the Establishing Meaningful Patient-Centered Outcomes With Relevance for Patients with Polycystic Kidney Disease (EMPOWER PKD) project we aimed to identify patient-important outcomes and discuss the impact of PKD on patients.
Methods: Nine focus groups were held with adult patients with PKD, caregivers, and clinical or research experts in PKD.
Radiology
January 2025
From the Departments of Radiology and Population Health, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY (S.K.K.); Division of Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, Wash (R.G.); Department of Medicine, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY (N.M., C.H.); Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, New York, NY (C.H., E.B.E.); and Department of Health Policy and Management, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY (E.B.E.).
Multi-cancer early detection (MCED) tests are already being marketed as noninvasive, convenient opportunities to test for multiple cancer types with a single blood sample. The technology varies-involving detection of circulating tumor DNA, fragments of DNA, RNA, or proteins unique to each targeted cancer. The priorities and tradeoffs of reaching diagnostic resolution in the setting of possible false positives and negatives remain under active study.
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