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An Accounting And Economic Analysis Of Various Tax Plans And Strategies, Max Catalanotto

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Analysis Of The Photodegradation Of The Pro-Herbicide Benzobicyclon Hydrolysate Using A Seawater Gradient And Constituent Ions, Margaret A. Knight

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Use Of Racial And Ethnic Categories In Medical Testing And Diagnosis: Primum Non Nocere, Jay S. Kaufman, Joanna Merckx, Richard S. Cooper

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BACKGROUND: Use of race and ethnicity is common in medical tests and procedures, even though these categories are defined by sociological, historical, and political processes, and vary considerably in their definitions over time and place. Because all societies organize themselves around these constructs in some way, they are undeniable facets of the human experience, with myriad health consequences. In the biomedical literature, they are also commonly interpreted as representing biological heterogeneity that is relevant for health and disease. CONTENT: We review the use of race and ethnicity in medical practice, especially in the USA, and provide 2 specific examples to …

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Physical Activity And Fat-Free Mass During Growth And In Later Life, Klaas R. Westerterp, Yosuke Yamada, Hiroyuki Sagayama, Philip N. Ainslie, Lene F. Andersen, Liam J. Anderson, Lenore Arab, Issaad Baddou, Kweku Bedu-Addo, Ellen E. Blaak, Stephane Blanc, Alberto G. Bonomi, Carlijn V.C. Bouten, Pascal Bovet, Maciej S. Buchowski, Nancy F. Butte, Stefan G.J.A. Camps, Graeme L. Close, Jamie A. Cooper, Sai K. Das, Richard Cooper, Lara R. Dugas, Ulf Ekelund, Sonja Entringer, Terrence Forrester, Barry W. Fudge, Annelies H. Goris, Michael Gurven, Catherine Hambly, Asmaa E. El Hamdouchi, Marije B. Hoos, Sumei Hu, Noorjehan Joonas

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Background: Physical activity may be a way to increase and maintain fat-free mass (FFM) in later life, similar to the prevention of fractures by increasing peak bone mass. Objectives: A study is presented of the association between FFM and physical activity in relation to age. Methods: In a cross-sectional study, FFM was analyzed in relation to physical activity in a large participant group as compiled in the International Atomic Energy Agency Doubly Labeled Water database. The database included 2000 participants, age 3-96 y, with measurements of total energy expenditure (TEE) and resting energy expenditure (REE) to allow calculation of physical …

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Resistance To Aflatoxin Accumulation In Maize Mediated By Host-Induced Silencing Of The Aspergillus Flavus Alkaline Protease (Alk) Gene, Olanike Omolehin, Yenjit Raruang, Dongfang Hu, Zhu Qiang Han, Qijian Wei, Kan Wang, Kanniah Rajasekaran, Jeffrey W. Cary, Zhi Yuan Chen

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Aspergillus flavus is a fungal pathogen that infects maize and produces aflatoxins. Host-Induced Gene Silencing (HIGS) has been shown to reduce host infection by various fungal pathogens. Here, the A. flavus alkaline protease (alk) gene was targeted for silencing through HIGS. An RNAi vector carrying a portion of the alk gene was incorporated into the B104 maize genome. Four out of eight transformation events containing the alk gene, Alk-3, Alk-4, Alk-7 and Alk-9, were self-pollinated to T4/T6 generations. At T3, the Alk-transgenic lines showed up to 87% reduction in aflatoxin accumulation under laboratory conditions. T4 transgenic Alk-3 and Alk-7 lines, …

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Effects Of Cover Crops On Beetle Assemblages In Tea Plantations, Li Lin Chen, Gabor Pozsgai, Xiang Yu Li, Lei Li, Gadi V.P. Reddy, Min Sheng You

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Coleoptera are visible members of food webs in tea plantations, with high species richness and abundance. Many tea pests, as well as natural enemies, are members of this order, so a knowledge of how groundcovers affect beetles can aid pest management. We collected beetles in a replicated field experiment in the Wuyi Mountains, Fujian Province, China. Tea was intercropped with Paspalum notatum or Chamaecrista rotundifolia, or rows were cleared to bare ground, or in the control they were left unmanaged to allow weeds to grow naturally. Sampling, done by sweep netting and vegetation beating, was conducted monthly, between May 2006 …

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Juul 3% Menthol Aerosol Extracts Exhibit Toxicity And Alter Gene Expression Of Murine Macrophages, Samantha Jindia

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Analysis Of Young, Lineage Specific Alu Elements In Cebus, Catherine Rockwell

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Potential Economic Impacts Of Groundwater Conservation In The Mississippi River Alluvial Aquifer (Mraa), Louisiana, Usa, Dependra Bhatta, Krishna P. Paudel, Bin Li

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Overextraction of groundwater reduces groundwater height, increases the energy cost, and may threaten an aquifer's economic life. Water-intensive crops, corn, and soybean, dominate the agricultural land in the Mississippi River Alluvial Aquifer (MRAA) region of the United States, thus stressing this confined aquifer. Groundwater conservation policy or the adoption of efficient irrigation technology could save both water and energy. This study aims to estimate the future returns from the irrigated land under the scenarios of 30%, 20%, 10%, 5%, and no groundwater conservation from 2020 to 2022. An accurate model to predict the crop choice decision is important to estimate …

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Disentangling Diverse Responses To Climate Change Among Global Marine Ecosystem Models, Ryan F. Heneghan, Eric Galbraith, Julia L. Blanchard, Cheryl Harrison, Nicolas Barrier, Catherine Bulman, William Cheung, Marta Coll, Tyler D. Eddy, Maite Erauskin-Extramiana, Jason D. Everett, Jose A. Fernandes-Salvador, Didier Gascuel, Jerome Guiet, Olivier Maury, Juliano Palacios-Abrantes, Colleen M. Petrik, Hubert Du Pontavice, Anthony J. Richardson, Jeroen Steenbeek, Travis C. Tai, Jan Volkholz, Phoebe A. Woodworth-Jefcoats, Derek P. Tittensor

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Next-Generation Ensemble Projections Reveal Higher Climate Risks For Marine Ecosystems, Derek P. Tittensor, Camilla Novaglio, Cheryl S. Harrison, Ryan F. Heneghan, Nicolas Barrier, Daniele Bianchi, Laurent Bopp, Andrea Bryndum-Buchholz, Gregory L. Britten, Matthias Büchner, William W. L. Cheung, Villy Christensen, Marta Coll, John P. Dunne, Tyler D. Eddy, Jason D. Everett, Jose A. Fernandes-Salvador, Elizabeth A. Fulton, Eric D. Galbraith, Didier Gascuel, Jerome Guiet, Jasmin G. John, Jason S. Link, Heike K. Lotze, Olivier Maury, Kelly Ortega-Cisneros, Juliano Palacios-Abrantes, Colleen M. Petrik, Hubert Du Pontavice, Jonathan Rault, Anthony J. Richardson, Lynne Shannon, Yunne-Jai Shin

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AbstractProjections of climate change impacts on marine ecosystems have revealed long-term declines in global marine animal biomass and unevenly distributed impacts on fisheries. Here we apply an enhanced suite of global marine ecosystem models from the Fisheries and Marine Ecosystem Model Intercomparison Project (Fish-MIP), forced by new-generation Earth system model outputs from Phase 6 of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP6), to provide insights into how projected climate change will affect future ocean ecosystems. Compared with the previous generation CMIP5-forced Fish-MIP ensemble, the new ensemble ecosystem simulations show a greater decline in mean global ocean animal biomass under both strong-mitigation …

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Does The Loop Quantum Μo Scheme Permit Black Hole Formation?, Bao-Fei Li, Parampreet Singh

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We explore the way different loop quantization prescriptions affect the formation of trapped surfaces in the gravitational collapse of a homogeneous dust cloud, with particular emphasis on the so-called mu o scheme in which loop quantum cosmology was initially formulated. Its undesirable features in cosmological models led to the so-called improved dynamics or the mu over bar scheme. While the jury is still out on the right scheme for black hole spacetimes, we show that as far as black hole formation is concerned, the mu o scheme has another, so far unknown, serious problem. We found that in the mu …

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Search Full Text Options Here 1 Of 1 Constraints From Ligo O3 Data On Gravitational-Wave Emission Due To R-Modes In The Glitching Pulsar Psr J0537-6910, R. Abbott, T. D. Abbott

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We present a search for continuous gravitational-wave emission due to r-modes in the pulsar PSR J0537-6910 using data from the LIGO-Virgo Collaboration observing run O3. PSR J0537-6910 is a young energetic X-ray pulsar and is the most frequent glitcher known. The inter-glitch braking index of the pulsar suggests that gravitational-wave emission due to r-mode oscillations may play an important role in the spin evolution of this pulsar. Theoretical models confirm this possibility and predict emission at a level that can be probed by ground-based detectors. In order to explore this scenario, we search for r-mode emission in the epochs between …

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Word-Learning Trajectories Influence Long-Term Recall In Children With Developmental Language Disorder And Typical Development, Justin B. Kueser, Laurence B. Leonard, Patricia Deevy, Eileen Haebig, Jeffrey D. Karpicke

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Introduction: Children with developmental language disorder (DLD) have difficulties learning words. However, the severity of these difficulties can be reduced through word learning procedures that incorporate repeated spaced retrieval (RSR). Previous studies have shown positive outcomes with RSR but we still know very little about how learning unfolds with this procedure. In this study, we focus on the process of learning under RSR. Methods: We analyze the learning data from children with DLD and with typical development (TD) from three recent studies using RSR. We fit growth curves to the trial-by-trial learning data for immediate and spaced retrieval trials and …

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Comparison Of The Diagnostic Evaluation Of Language Variation–Screening Test Risk Subtest To Two Other Screeners For Low-Income Prekindergartners Who Speak African American English And Live In The Urban South, Christy Wynn Moland, Janna B. Oetting

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Purpose: We compared the Risk subtest of the Diagnostic Evaluation of Language Variation–Screening Test (DELV– Screening Test Risk) with two other screeners when administered to low-income prekindergartners (pre-K) who spoke African American English (AAE) in the urban South. Method: Participants were 73 children (six with a communication disorder and 67 without) enrolled in Head Start or a publicly funded pre-K in an urban Southern city. All children completed the DELV–Screening Test Risk, the Fluharty Preschool Speech and Language Screening Test–Second Edition (FLUHARTY-2), and the Washington and Craig Language Screener (WCLS). Test order was counterbalanced across participants. Results: DELV–Screening Test Risk …

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How Work From Home Has Affected The Occupant’S Well-Being In The Residential Built Environment: An International Survey Amid The Covid-19 Pandemic, Zhihong Pang, Burcin Becerik-Gerber, Simi Hoque, Zheng O’Neill, Giulia Pedrielli, Jin Wen, Teresa Wu

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This paper presents the results from an international survey that investigated the impacts of the built environment on occupant well-being during the corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic when most professionals were forced to work from home (WFH). The survey was comprised of 81 questions focusing on the respondent’s profiles, residences, home indoor environmental quality, health, and home working experiences. A total of 1460 responses were collected from 35 countries, and 1137 of them were considered complete for the analysis. The results suggest that home spatial layout has a significant impact on occupant well-being during WFH since home-life distractions and …

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Atmospheric Circulation Regimes For Prescribed Burns Along The U.S. Gulf Of Mexico Coast, Wenjia Cao, Robert V. Rohli, Fenglin Han, Anthony J. Vega, Nazla Bushra, John A. Nyman

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The regional-to-synoptic-scale steering atmospheric circulation is important for advecting energy, mass, and momentum across space, with the near-surface wind being the local manifestation of this circulation. The local winds can affect phenomena of economic, ecological, and/or aesthetic values, such as bird migrations and prescribed burns to restore bird habitats. The purpose of this research is to classify the days from 1979 to 2018 based on circulation patterns near the surface (i.e., 1000-hPa) and at the highest level of airflow affecting bird migration (i.e., 700-hPa), across the Gulf Coast region of the United States. The resulting patterns, derived from Ward's clustering …

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Development Of An Open Hardware 3-D Printed Conveyor Device For Continuous Cryopreservation Of Non-Batched Samples, Yue Liu, Melissa Eskridge, Amy Guitreau, Jacob Beckham, Megan Chesnut, Leticia Torres, Terrence R. Tiersch, William Todd Monroe

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A great challenge among communities participating in germplasm repository development is to obtain suitable cryopreservation equipment and devices. Commercial programmable freezers are costly and thus unaffordable to many users. Self-made devices have substantial variability, resulting in few opportunities for standardization across communities. The development of open hardware with the increasing accessibility of three-dimensional (3-D) printing offers rapid prototyping and easy fabrication of devices by users around the world at low cost. The present study explored the feasibility of developing operational prototypes of 3-D printed motorized cryopreservation devices for continuous freezing of non-batched samples. A controlled cooling conveyor device (CCCD) was …

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Rickettsia Conorii Survival In Thp-1 Macrophages Involves Host Lipid Droplet Alterations And Active Rickettsial Protein Production, Paige E. Allen, Robert C. Noland, Juan J. Martinez

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Rickettsia conorii is a Gram-negative, cytosolic intracellular bacterium that has classically been investigated in terms of endothelial cell infection. However, R. conorii and other human pathogenic Rickettsia species have evolved mechanisms to grow in various cell types, including macrophages, during mammalian infection. During infection of these phagocytes, R. conorii shifts the host cell's overall metabolism towards an anti-inflammatory M2 response, metabolically defined by an increase in host lipid metabolism and oxidative phosphorylation. Lipid metabolism has more recently been identified as a key regulator of host homeostasis through modulation of immune signalling and metabolism. Intracellular pathogens have adapted mechanisms of hijacking …

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Leptin Treatment Prevents Impaired Hypoglycemic Counterregulation Induced By Exposure To Severe Caloric Restriction Or Exposure To Recurrent Hypoglycemia, Marina A. Duvall, Carolyn E. Coulter, Jasmin L. Gosey, Matthew J. Herrera, Cristal M. Hill, Rajvi R. Jariwala, Lauren E. Maisano, Laura A. Moldovan, Christopher D. Morrison, Ngozi V. Nwabueze, Hunter X. Sikaffy, David H. Mcdougal

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Hypoglycemia-associated autonomic failure (HAAF) is a maladaptive failure in glucose counterregulation in persons with diabetes (PWD) that is caused by recurrent exposure to hypoglycemia. The adipokine leptin is known to regulate glucose homeostasis, and leptin levels fall following exposure to recurrent hypoglycemia. Yet, little is known regarding how reduced leptin levels influence glucose counterregulation, or if low leptin levels are involved in the development of HAAF. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of hypoleptinemia on the neuroendocrine responses to hypoglycemia. We utilized two separate experimental paradigms known to induce a hypoleptinemic state: 60% caloric restriction (CR) …

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Factors Associated With Being Overweight And Obesity In People Living With Human Immunodeficiency Virus On Antiretroviral Therapy: Socioclinical, Inflammation, And Metabolic Markers, Jeanne Goupil De Bouillé, Corinne Vigouroux, Lorraine Plessis, Mathilde Ghislain, Jean Paul Teglas, Faroudy Boufassa, Cécile Goujard, Dorothée Vignes, Olivier Bouchaud, Dominique Salmon, Laurence Meyer, Sophie Abgrall, O. B., O. B., F. B., F. B., Robert Carlier, Rosemary Dray-Spira, M. G., C. G., C. G., C. G., L. P., L. P., Lucie Marchand, L. M., Ventzislava Petrov-Sanchez, Christine Rouzioux, Rémonie Seng, Rémonie Seng, Rodolphe Thiebaut, Jean Paul Viard, Jean Paul Viard, S. A.

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Background: We investigated the association between socioclinical, inflammatory, and metabolic markers and weight gain in people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) on combination antiretroviral therapy (cART). Methods: Individuals from the COPANA cohort of normal weight (body mass index [BMI], 18.5-24.9 [calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared) at cART initiation who achieved virological suppression (viral load, < 50 copies/mL) and maintained it through 36 months of treatment were selected. Clinical, immunovirological, and socioeconomic data and inflammation (high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, CXCL10, CXCL8, interleukin 6, soluble tumor necrosis factor receptors 1 and 2, soluble CD14, and soluble CD16) and serum metabolic (glucose, insulin, lipid profile, adiponectin, and leptin) markers were assessed. Factors associated with becoming overweight (BMI, 25-29.9) or obese (BMI, ≥30) at 36 months were assessed using multivariate logistic regression models. Results: After 36 months of cART, 32 of 158 people with HIV (20%) became overweight or obese (21% female; 65% born in France and 23% born in sub-Saharan Africa; median BMI at cART initiation, 22 [interquartile range, 21-23]). After adjustment, higher BMI, originating from sub-Saharan Africa, living in a couple, and higher soluble tumor necrosis factor receptor 2 and lower adiponectin concentrations at cART initiation were associated with becoming overweight or obese. Conclusion: Weight gain on cART is multifactorial. Special attention should be given to migrants from sub-Saharan Africa. Monocyte activation and adipocyte dysfunction at cART initiation affect weight regulation.

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Grow Fast, Die Young: Does Compensatory Growth Reduce Survival Of Juvenile Blacktip Sharks (Carcharhinus Limbatus) In The Western Gulf Of Mexico?, Philip Matich, Jeffrey D. Plumlee, Mark Fisher

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Effective conservation and management necessitate an understanding of the ecological mechanisms that shape species life histories in order to predict how variability in natural and anthropogenic impacts will alter growth rates, recruitment, and survival. Among these mechanisms, the interaction between parturition timing and prey availability frequently influences offspring success, particularly when postnatal care is absent. Here, we assess how parturition timing and nursery conditions, including prey abundance and environmental conditions, influence the growth and potential survival of blacktip sharks (Carcharhinus limbatus) in western Gulf of Mexico (GOM) estuaries over their first year. Catch data from long-term gillnet monitoring allowed for …

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Survival Of Western Gulf Coast Mottled Ducks (Anas Fulvigula) In The Path Of A Category 4 Hurricane, Kevin M. Ringelman, Elizabeth S. Bonczek, Joseph R. Marty, Ashley R. Booth, Alexandre L. Dopkin

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Tropical cyclones are the most powerful storms on earth, causing catastrophic damage to human lives and infrastructure. Hurricanes also cause wildlife mortality when they make landfall, but the severity of these effects is difficult to quantify because data collection is either logistically impossible or deprioritized in the wake of human tragedy. On August 27, 2020, Hurricane Laura made landfall in southwestern Louisiana with maximum sustained winds of 241 kph (150 mph), making it one of the most powerful storms to strike the mainland United States. Hurricane Laura passed directly over the core breeding range of the western Gulf Coast population …

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Morphological Consequences Of Climate Change For Resident Birds In Intact Amazonian Rainforest, Vitek Jirinec, Ryan C. Burner, Bruna R. Amaral, Richard O. Bierregaard, Gilberto Fernández-Arellano, Angélica Hernández-Palma, Erik I. Johnson, Thomas E. Lovejoy, Luke L. Powell, Cameron L. Rutt, Jared D. Wolfe, Philip C. Stouffer

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Warming from climate change is expected to reduce body size of endotherms, but studies from temperate systems have produced equivocal results. Over four decades, we collected morphometric data on a nonmigratory understory bird community within Amazonian primary rainforest that is experiencing increasingly extreme climate. All 77 species showed lower mean mass since the early 1980s-nearly half with 95% confidence. A third of species concomitantly increased wing length, driving a decrease in mass:wing ratio for 69% of species. Seasonal precipitation patterns were generally better than temperature at explaining morphological variation. Short-term climatic conditions affected all metrics, but time trends in wing …

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Erratum: Range-Wide Population Genetic Analysis Of Seaside Sparrows (Ammospiza Maritima) Supports At Least Five Distinct Population Segments That Do Not Align With Current Subspecies Descriptions (The Condor Doi: 10.1093/Ornithapp/Duab019), Kathryn E.C. Davis, Amie E. Settlecowski, Mackenzie R. Roeder, Carolyn Enloe, Thomas Virzi, Margaret E. Hunter, Stefan Woltmann, Sabrina S. Taylor

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In the originally published version of this manuscript, the author Stefan Woltmann was erroneously given affiliation 3, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Lovett E. Williams Jr. Wildlife Research Lab, Gainesville, Florida, USA. Dr. Woltmann s correct information is affiliation 2, Department of Biology and Center of Excellence for Field Biology, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, Tennessee, USA, and this has been updated in the original article. The publisher regrets this error.

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Association Between The Fto Rs9939609 Single Nucleotide Polymorphism And Dietary Adherence During A 2-Year Caloric Restriction Intervention: Exploratory Analyses From Calerie™ Phase 2, James L. Dorling, Daniel W. Belsky, Susan B. Racette, Sai Krupa Das, Eric Ravussin, Leanne M. Redman, Christoph Höchsmann, Kim M. Huffman, William E. Kraus, Michael S. Kobor, Julia L. Macisaac, David T.S. Lin, David L. Corcoran, Corby K. Martin

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Caloric restriction (CR) improves markers of aging in humans; but it is not known if the fat mass and obesity-associated gene (FTO) rs9939609 single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), which is associated with appetite and energy intake, influences adherence to prolonged CR. Utilizing data from the two-year Comprehensive Assessment of Long-term Effects of Reducing Intake of Energy (CALERIE™) phase 2 randomized controlled trial, we tested whether the FTO rs9939609 SNP was associated with adherence to CR in healthy adults without obesity. As secondary aims, we assessed whether the FTO rs9939609 SNP was associated with changes in body composition, biomarkers of aging, and …

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Mlr-1023 Treatment In Mice And Humans Induces A Thermogenic Program, And Menthol Potentiates The Effect, Candida J. Rebello, Ann A. Coulter, Andrew G. Reaume, Weina Cong, Luke A. Cusimano, Frank L. Greenway

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A glucose-lowering medication that acts by a different mechanism than metformin, or other approved diabetes medications, can supplement monotherapies when patients fail to meet blood glucose goals. We examined the actions underlying the effects of an insulin sensitizer, tolimidone (MLR-1023) and investigated its effects on body weight. Diet-induced obesity (CD1/ICR) and type 2 diabetes (db/db) mouse models were used to study the effect of MLR-1023 on metabolic outcomes and to explore its synergy with menthol. We also examined the efficacy of MLR-1023 alone in a clinical trial (NCT02317796), as well as in combination with menthol in human adipocytes. MLR-1023 produced …

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Best Practices For Meta-Reviews In Physical Activity And Health Research: Insights From The Physical Activity Guidelines For Americans Advisory Committee Scientific Report, Linda S. Pescatello, Emily A. Hennessy, Peter T. Katzmarzyk, William E. Kraus, Anne F. Fish, Lynette L. Craft, Blair T. Johnson

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Background: Systematic reviews (SRs) and meta-analyses (MAs) have proliferated with a concomitant increase in reviews of SRs/MAs or “meta-reviews” (MRs). As uncovered by the 2018 US Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee (PAGAC), there is a paucity of best practice guidance on MRs on physical activity health-related research. This manuscript aims to fill this gap. Methods: In total, the PAGAC conducted 38 literature searches across 3 electronic databases and triaged 20,838 titles, 4913 abstracts, and 2139 full texts from which 1130 articles qualified for the PAGAC Scientific Report. Results: During the MR process, the following challenges were encountered: (1) if the …

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Community Versus Individual Risk Of Sarscov- 2 Infection In Two Municipalities Of Louisiana, Usa: An Assessment Of Area Deprivation Index (Adi) Paired With Seroprevalence Data Over Time, Amy K. Feehan, Kara D. Denstel, Peter T. Katzmarzyk, Cruz Velasco, Jeffrey H. Burton, Eboni G. Price-Haywood, Leonardo Seoane

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Objective Determine whether an individual is at greater risk of severe acute respiratory distress syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection because of their community or their individual risk factors. Study design and setting 4,752 records from two large prevalence studies in New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Louisiana were used to assess whether zip code tabulation areas (ZCTA)-level area deprivation index (ADI) or individual factors accounted for risk of infection. Logistic regression models assessed associations of individual-level demographic and socioeconomic factors and the zip code-level ADI with SARS-CoV-2 infection. Results In the unadjusted model, there were increased odds of infection among participants …

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The Breath Print Represents A Novel Biomarker Of Malnutrition In Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: A Proof Of Concept Study, Jacob T. Mey, Mary C. Rath, Kathleen Mclaughlin, Marianne Galang, Kathryn Lynch, Jaime Dimattio, Hillary Nason, Shengping Yang, Celia A. Melillo, David E. Grove, Adriano R. Tonelli, Gustavo A. Heresi, John P. Kirwan, Raed A. Dweik

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Background: The breath print is a quantitative measurement of molecules in exhaled breath and represents a new frontier for biomarker identification. It is unknown whether this state-of-the-art, noninvasive method can detect malnutrition. We hypothesize that individuals with malnutrition will present with a distinguishable breath print. Methods: We conducted a retrospective chart review on patients with previously analyzed breath samples to identify malnutrition. Breath was analyzed by selected-ion flow-tube mass spectrometry. Registered dietitians conducted a retrospective chart review to collect malnutrition diagnoses and nutrition status indicators. Patients were categorized into one of four groups: pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), PAH with malnutrition …

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An Accounting And Economic Analysis Of Various Tax Plans And Strategies, Max Catalanotto

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Analysis Of The Photodegradation Of The Pro-Herbicide Benzobicyclon Hydrolysate Using A Seawater Gradient And Constituent Ions, Margaret A. Knight

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Use Of Racial And Ethnic Categories In Medical Testing And Diagnosis: Primum Non Nocere, Jay S. Kaufman, Joanna Merckx, Richard S. Cooper

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Resistance To Aflatoxin Accumulation In Maize Mediated By Host-Induced Silencing Of The Aspergillus Flavus Alkaline Protease (Alk) Gene, Olanike Omolehin, Yenjit Raruang, Dongfang Hu, Zhu Qiang Han, Qijian Wei, Kan Wang, Kanniah Rajasekaran, Jeffrey W. Cary, Zhi Yuan Chen

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Effects Of Cover Crops On Beetle Assemblages In Tea Plantations, Li Lin Chen, Gabor Pozsgai, Xiang Yu Li, Lei Li, Gadi V.P. Reddy, Min Sheng You

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Juul 3% Menthol Aerosol Extracts Exhibit Toxicity And Alter Gene Expression Of Murine Macrophages, Samantha Jindia

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Analysis Of Young, Lineage Specific Alu Elements In Cebus, Catherine Rockwell

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Potential Economic Impacts Of Groundwater Conservation In The Mississippi River Alluvial Aquifer (Mraa), Louisiana, Usa, Dependra Bhatta, Krishna P. Paudel, Bin Li

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Does The Loop Quantum Μo Scheme Permit Black Hole Formation?, Bao-Fei Li, Parampreet Singh

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Search Full Text Options Here 1 Of 1 Constraints From Ligo O3 Data On Gravitational-Wave Emission Due To R-Modes In The Glitching Pulsar Psr J0537-6910, R. Abbott, T. D. Abbott

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Word-Learning Trajectories Influence Long-Term Recall In Children With Developmental Language Disorder And Typical Development, Justin B. Kueser, Laurence B. Leonard, Patricia Deevy, Eileen Haebig, Jeffrey D. Karpicke

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Comparison Of The Diagnostic Evaluation Of Language Variation–Screening Test Risk Subtest To Two Other Screeners For Low-Income Prekindergartners Who Speak African American English And Live In The Urban South, Christy Wynn Moland, Janna B. Oetting

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How Work From Home Has Affected The Occupant’S Well-Being In The Residential Built Environment: An International Survey Amid The Covid-19 Pandemic, Zhihong Pang, Burcin Becerik-Gerber, Simi Hoque, Zheng O’Neill, Giulia Pedrielli, Jin Wen, Teresa Wu

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Atmospheric Circulation Regimes For Prescribed Burns Along The U.S. Gulf Of Mexico Coast, Wenjia Cao, Robert V. Rohli, Fenglin Han, Anthony J. Vega, Nazla Bushra, John A. Nyman

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Development Of An Open Hardware 3-D Printed Conveyor Device For Continuous Cryopreservation Of Non-Batched Samples, Yue Liu, Melissa Eskridge, Amy Guitreau, Jacob Beckham, Megan Chesnut, Leticia Torres, Terrence R. Tiersch, William Todd Monroe

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Rickettsia Conorii Survival In Thp-1 Macrophages Involves Host Lipid Droplet Alterations And Active Rickettsial Protein Production, Paige E. Allen, Robert C. Noland, Juan J. Martinez

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Grow Fast, Die Young: Does Compensatory Growth Reduce Survival Of Juvenile Blacktip Sharks (Carcharhinus Limbatus) In The Western Gulf Of Mexico?, Philip Matich, Jeffrey D. Plumlee, Mark Fisher

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Survival Of Western Gulf Coast Mottled Ducks (Anas Fulvigula) In The Path Of A Category 4 Hurricane, Kevin M. Ringelman, Elizabeth S. Bonczek, Joseph R. Marty, Ashley R. Booth, Alexandre L. Dopkin

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Mlr-1023 Treatment In Mice And Humans Induces A Thermogenic Program, And Menthol Potentiates The Effect, Candida J. Rebello, Ann A. Coulter, Andrew G. Reaume, Weina Cong, Luke A. Cusimano, Frank L. Greenway

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