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Assessing indirect biodiversity conservation benefits of fisheries closures in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada

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by Andrea Bryndum-Buchholz, Tyler D. Eddy, Jonathan A. D. Fisher

Marine biodiversity loss is a pressing global issue, intensified by human activities and climate change. Complementary to marine protected areas (MPAs), Other Effective Area-Based Conservation Measures (OECMs) have emerged as a key tool to mitigate this loss by providing long-term biodiversity protection. However, while OECMs primarily target specific taxa, they can also offer indirect biodiversity conservation benefits (BCBs) to a wider range of taxa. Читать дальше...

Topographic changes in macula and its association with visual outcomes in idiopathic epiretinal membrane surgery

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by Seung Min Lee, Sung Who Park, Iksoo Byon

Purpose

We investigated changes in macular topography and their association with visual acuity and metamorphopsia in the idiopathic epiretinal membrane (iERM).

Methods

Twenty-four eyes that underwent vitrectomy and ERM removal with internal limiting membrane peeling were included in this study. Best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and horizontal/vertical metamorphopsia scores (h and vM-scores in the M-chart) were assessed. The distances... Читать дальше...

Recruitment, follow-up and survival in an 11-country cohort study of patients at the end of life and their relatives

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by Maria E. C. Schelin, Christel Hedman, Pilar Barnestein-Fonseca, Martina Egloff, John Ellershaw, Dagny Faksvåg Haugen, Claudia Fischer, Melanie Joshi, Ida J. Korfage, Urška Lunder, Stephen Mason, Judit Simon, Vilma A. Tripodoro, Berivan Yildiz, Sofia C. Zambrano, Steffen Eychmueller, Lia van Zuylen, Agnes van der Heide, Carl Johan Fürst, the iLIVE Consortium

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Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity does not improve mortality in type 2 diabetes patients with severe abdominal aortic calcification

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by Chang Sheng, Yacheng Xiong, Pu Yang, Wei Wang

Background

The impact of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) on all-cause mortality in type 2 diabetes (T2D) patients with severe abdominal aortic calcification (SAAC) remains unclear.

Methods

We analyzed data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2013–2014, including T2D patients aged 40 years and older. AAC was assessed using the Kauppila scoring system, with SAAC defined as a score >6. Self-reported... Читать дальше...

Metacognitive function in young adults is impacted by physical activity, diet, and sleep patterns

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by G. Kyle Gooderham, Todd C. Handy

Our cognitive capacities like working memory and attention are known to systematically vary over time with our physical activity levels, dietary choices, and sleep patterns. However, whether our metacognitive capacities––such as our strategic use and optimization of cognitive resources––show a similar relationship with these key lifestyle factors remains unknown. Here we addressed this question in healthy young adults by examining if physical activity, diet... Читать дальше...

Mammography screening: Eliciting the voices of informed citizens

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by Manja D. Jensen, Kasper M. Hansen, Volkert Siersma, John Brodersen

Background

Many medical organisations recommend continuing with existing mammography screening programmes but some recommend stopping or de-intensifying them. In Denmark women aged 50–69 are offered biennial mammograms free-of-charge.

Objectives

The aim of this study was to determine whether or not an informed public would recommend continuation of the Danish mammography screening programme, and to determine whether... Читать дальше...

English major students’ satisfaction with ELSA Speak in English pronunciation courses

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by Vi Thi Tuong Pham, Anh Tuan Pham

Clear and accurate pronunciation plays an essential role in communicating effectively and significantly affects English learners’ proficiency. ELSA Speak has been used in some schools due to its benefits to help learners improve English pronunciation. However, to optimize the application, a better understanding of EFL learners’ satisfaction with ELSA Speak is essential. The novelty of this study is assessing how English major students were satisfied with... Читать дальше...

Refining fine-mapping: Effect sizes and regional heritability

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by Christian Benner, Mahajan Anubha, Matti Pirinen

Recent statistical approaches have shown that the set of all available genetic variants explains considerably more phenotypic variance of complex traits and diseases than the individual variants that are robustly associated with these phenotypes. However, rapidly increasing sample sizes constantly improve detection and prioritization of individual variants driving the associations between genomic regions and phenotypes. Therefore, it is useful... Читать дальше...