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Software development is an iterative process from designing to implementation, and to testing, in which product development staff should be closely integrated with users. Satisfying user needs effectively is often the pain point for developers. In order to alleviate this, this paper manages to establish the quantitative connection between users' online reviews and APP (Application Program) downloads.

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Phylogenomics and species delimitation of the economically important Black Basses (Micropterus).

Sci Rep

June 2022

Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Yale University, P.O. Box 208106, New Haven, CT, 06511, USA.

Informed management and conservation efforts are vital to sustainable recreational fishing and biodiversity conservation. Because the taxonomic rank of species is important in conservation and management strategies, success of these efforts depends on accurate species delimitation. The Black Basses (Micropterus) are an iconic lineage of freshwater fishes that include some of the world's most popular species for recreational fishing and world's most invasive species.

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The purpose of this study was to compare neuromuscular function in the upper extremity musculature between individuals with glenohumeral labrum repair and uninjured controls. This cross-sectional study examined 16 individuals with a primary, unilateral glenohumeral labral repair (male/female: 13/3, age: 24.1 ± 5.

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Analysis of Salmonella enterica Isolated from a Mixed-Use Watershed in Georgia, USA: Antimicrobial Resistance, Serotype Diversity, and Genetic Relatedness to Human Isolates.

Appl Environ Microbiol

May 2022

Bacterial Epidemiology and Antimicrobial Resistance Research Unit, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Athens, Georgia, USA.

As the cases of Salmonella enterica infections associated with contaminated water are increasing, this study was conducted to address the role of surface water as a reservoir of S. enterica serotypes. We sampled rivers and streams ( = 688) over a 3-year period (2015 to 2017) in a mixed-use watershed in Georgia, USA, and 70.

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Background: Ketosis has been reported to benefit healthspan and resilience, which has driven considerable interest in development of exogenous ketones to induce ketosis without dietary changes. Bis hexanoyl (R)-1,3-butanediol (BH-BD) is a novel ketone di-ester that can be used as a food ingredient that increases hepatic ketogenesis and blood beta-hydroxybutyrate (BHB) concentrations.

Methods: Here, we provide the first description of blood ketone and metabolite kinetics for up to five hours after consumption of a beverage containing BH-BD by healthy adults ( = 8) at rest in three randomized, cross-over conditions (25 g + Meal (FEDH); 12.

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We identify configurational phases and structural transitions in a polymer nanotube composite by means of machine learning. We employ various unsupervised dimensionality reduction methods, conventional neural networks, as well as the confusion method, an unsupervised neural-network-based approach. We find neural networks are able to reliably recognize all configurational phases that have been found previously in experiment and simulation.

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In Regard to Schumacher et al.

Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys

May 2022

Exercise Oncology and Resilience Group, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Duke University Medical Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, Durham, North Carolina. Electronic address:

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Proton Compton Scattering from Linearly Polarized Gamma Rays.

Phys Rev Lett

April 2022

Department of Physics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708-0308, USA.

Differential cross sections for Compton scattering from the proton have been measured at scattering angles of 55°, 90°, and 125° in the laboratory frame using quasimonoenergetic linearly (circularly) polarized photon beams with a weighted mean energy value of 83.4 MeV (81.3 MeV).

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COVID-19 that broke out at the end of 2019 continues to spread globally, with frequent occurrence of variant disease strains, thus epidemic prevention and control become a kind of routine job. At present, due to the prevention and control measures such as maintaining social distance and community blockades, there is a boom in material purchases in many places, which not only seriously endangers social order and public environmental safety, but also easily leads to the interruption of the supply chain and the shortage of social materials. This article aims to study the intervention methods to curb the spread and spread of panic buying behavior.

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At present, rumors appear frequently in social platforms. The rumor diffusion will cause a great impact on the network order and the stability of the society. So it's necessary to study the diffusion process and develop the rumor control strategies.

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The purpose of this longitudinal study is to construct a prediction model for Covid-19 level of concern using established Covid-19 socio-demographic, lifestyle and health risk characteristics and to examine specific contributions of obesity-related cardiometabolic health characteristics as predictors of Covid-19 level of concern among a representative sample of U.S. older adults.

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Background: To identify key socio-demographic, lifestyle, and health predictors of self-reported coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) history, examine cardiometabolic health characteristics as predictors of self-reported Covid-19 history and compare groups with and without a history of Covid-19 on trajectories in cardiometabolic health and blood pressure measurements over time, among United States (U.S.) older adults.

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Police officers partially rely on implicit and explicit stereotypes in their interactions with the public. We investigated if these attitudes are reciprocated, specifically, if people of color implicitly fear police, and whether the events of the summer of 2020 changed the public's attitudes about police. Seven hundred and fifty-nine college students (235 BIPOC) participated, 373 in 2019, 386 in fall 2020.

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To examine the isolated and combined effects of sex and perceptual-motor function on single-leg squatting mechanics in males and females. We employed a cross-sectional design in a research laboratory. Fifty-eight females (22.

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Patient clinical documentation in telehealth environment: are we collecting appropriate and sufficient information for best practice?

Mhealth

January 2022

Health Information Management & Allied Health Departments, College of Health Professions, AHIMA Approved ICD-10-CM/PCS Trainer, Davenport University, Grand Rapids, MI, USA.

Article Synopsis
  • The COVID-19 pandemic led to a rapid increase in telehealth usage, highlighting the need for effective clinical documentation and strategies related to telehealth practices.
  • A survey conducted in early 2021 revealed that 62% of healthcare facilities adopted telehealth within the first year of the pandemic, with 94% reporting increased telehealth activity since.
  • Common challenges identified in telehealth documentation include managing necessary clinical information, technology use, and ensuring adherence to best practices for data management.
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Satellite-derived cyanobacteria frequency and magnitude in headwaters & near-dam reservoir surface waters of the Southern U.S.

Sci Total Environ

May 2022

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Center for Environmental Measurement and Modeling, 960 College Station Road, Athens, GA 30605, USA. Electronic address:

Reservoirs are dominant features of the modern hydrologic landscape and provide vital services. However, the unique morphology of reservoirs can create suitable conditions for excessive algae growth and associated cyanobacteria blooms in shallow in-flow reservoir locations by providing warm water environments with relatively high nutrient inputs, deposition, and nutrient storage. Cyanobacteria harmful algal blooms (cyanoHAB) are costly water management issues and bloom recurrence is associated with economic costs and negative impacts to human, animal, and environmental health.

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Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on trajectories in cardiometabolic health, physical activity, and functioning among U.S. older adults, overall and according to selected baseline sociodemographic characteristics.

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Unlabelled: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections and less-than-optimal care of people living with HIV (PLHIV) continue to challenge public health and clinical care organizations in the communities that are most impacted by HIV. In the era of evidence-based public health, it is imperative to monitor viral load (VL) in PLHIV according to global and national guidelines and assess the factors associated with variation in VL levels.

Purpose: This study had two objectives-(a) to describe the levels of HIV VL in persons on antiretroviral therapy (ART), and (b) to analyze the significance of variation in VL by patients' demographic and clinical characteristics, outcomes of HIV care, and geographic characteristics of HIV care facilities.

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Mutations and clinical significance of calcium voltage-gated channel subunit alpha 1E (CACNA1E) in non-small cell lung cancer.

Cell Calcium

March 2022

State Key Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100021, China. Electronic address:

CACNA1E is a gene encoding the ion-conducting α1 subunit of R-type voltage-dependent calcium channels, whose roles in tumorigenesis remain to be determined. We previously showed that CACNA1E was significantly mutated in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who were long-term exposed to household air pollution, with a mutation rate of 19% (15 of 79 cases). Here we showed that CACNA1E was also mutated in 207 (12.

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Along with bacteria, fungi can represent a significant component of animal- and plant-associated microbial communities. However, we have only begun to describe these fungi, much less examine their effects on most animals and plants. Bacteria associated with the honey bee, Apis mellifera, have been well characterized across different regions of the gut.

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Behavior Strategy Analysis Based on the Multi-Stakeholder Game under the Plastic Straw Ban in China.

Int J Environ Res Public Health

December 2021

Key Laboratory of Metallurgical Equipment and Control Technology of Ministry of Education, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430081, China.

Since 1 January 2021, China has banned nondegradable disposable straws in the catering industry. To promote the enforcement of the ban of plastic straws and improve the relationship between economic development and environmental protection, based on the evolutionary game method, this paper constructs the game model from the supply side and the demand side, respectively. Subsequently, through the dynamic equation, stable system evolution strategy is obtained.

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Continuing education (CE) can help school nurses achieve the unique competencies required for the challenges of an academic health setting. A comprehensive understanding of school nurse learning needs is necessary to guide CE development. The purpose of this study was to describe school nurse perceptions of their learning needs according to the Framework for 21st Century School Nursing Practice ™.

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Low-Dose Metformin as a Monotherapy Does Not Reduce Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Tumor Burden in Mice.

Biomedicines

November 2021

Laboratory of Systems Physiology, Department of Applied Physiology, Health, and Clinical Sciences, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC 28223, USA.

Article Synopsis
  • * A study using C57BL/6J mice injected with Lewis lung cancer aimed to evaluate the effects of metformin on tumor burden and skeletal muscle health; however, metformin did not significantly reduce tumor size or improve muscle health.
  • * The findings suggest that while metformin shows some anti-cancer effects in other types of cancer, it may not be effective as a standalone treatment for NSCLC, indicating the need for future research on combined treatment approaches.
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