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Multiple mating predicts queen reproductive output in the polygynous Neotropical trap-jaw ant, Odontomachus chelifer (Formicidae: Ponerinae)

Florindo HS, Azevedo-Silva M, Pereira-Romeiro MP et al. · 2025 · Preprint

The factors that influence the organisms’ ability to reproduce are diverse. In ants, social structure may contribute to queens’ Reproductive Output (RO), alongside environmental conditions and genetic attributes. Polygynous species like…

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C-reactive protein and prospective cardiometabolic risk: observational and Mendelian randomization study of ischemic stroke and all-cause death.

Rolver MG, Emanuelsson F, Nordestgaard BG et al. · 2025 · Cardiovascular diabetology

Background and objectives Elevated C-reactive protein (CRP) is a well-established marker of low-grade systemic inflammation often accompanying cardiometabolic diseases like type 2 diabetes. We sought to determine if plasma CRP…

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Goal framing of health promotion messages in contact lens wear.

Wagner H, Lam D, Nguyen AL · 2025 · Contact lens & anterior eye : the journal of the British Contact Lens Association

Purpose Appropriate framing of health information influences the adoption of health behaviors. This study explored whether (1) gain- or loss-framed health promotion messages, emphasizing positive or negative consequences, respectively,…

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Exposure to Acetaminophen (Paracetamol) during Pregnancy and Childhood Cancer: A Population-Based Cohort Study in Taiwan.

Sirirungreung A, Lee PC, Hu YH et al. · 2026 · Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology

Background The safety of using acetaminophen (paracetamol) during pregnancy has been questioned because of concerns about its potential negative impact on fetal development and the risk of adverse pediatric outcomes. We aimed to…

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Use of oXiris<sup>®</sup> vs standard AN69ST filters in sepsis-associated acute kidney injury requiring continuous renal replacement therapy: a retrospective matched cohort study.

Yepes Gómez D, Moreno-Bedoya S, Lohle-Rueda S et al. · 2026 · Frontiers in nephrology

Background Sepsis-associated acute kidney injury (SA-AKI) is common in critically ill patients and carries high short-term mortality despite timely antimicrobials and organ support. Adsorptive hemofilters such as the oXiris ® membrane have…

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Diverging paths: Modeling the relation between adverse effects, attitudes, perceived adherence, and treatment effect in an internet-based cognitive-behavioral intervention for obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Baumeister A, Schuurmans L, Schultz J et al. · 2025 · Behaviour research and therapy

Background and aim The efficacy of internet-based interventions (IBI) for various psychiatric disorders is widely established, but little is known about the mechanisms or possible influencing factors. One of the most prominent problems in…

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Efficacy of Molding Helmet Therapy following Suturectomy for Craniosynostosis: A Single-center, Retrospective Analysis in Japan.

Kurimoto M, Nawashiro T, Nagakura M et al. · 2025 · The Journal of craniofacial surgery

Craniosynostosis limits normal cranial growth, significantly affecting the growth and development of children. This increase in intracranial pressure results in significant cosmetic and functional losses. This study investigated the…

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Are KLIC and CRIME-80 scores useful to assist decision-making initially or at the moment of repeat DAIR? - a retrospective study.

Contente J, Ferreira C, Silva M et al. · 2025 · Journal of bone and joint infection

Introduction : Debridement, antibiotics, and implant retention (DAIR) is recommended for early acute postoperative and late acute periprosthetic joint infections (PJIs). The KLIC and CRIME-80 scores have been proposed to predict DAIR…

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Elevational pattern of species range size of vascular plants in Changbai Mountain, China:A test of Rapo-port's rule.

Li MS, Wu XQ, Zhou YJ et al. · 2024 · Ying yong sheng tai xue bao = The journal of applied ecology

Species range size is closely related to its ability to migrate and adapt to environmental change. Rapoport's rule predicts that species range size would become larger with increasing latitude or elevation. Empirical evidence for…

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Self-Reported Inner Speech Reflects Improvement From Language Therapy.

Stark BC, Alexander JM, Stockrahm E et al. · 2026 · American journal of speech-language pathology

Purpose This study examined the role of inner speech-defined here as the subjective experience of covert lexical access-in naming recovery following semantic feature analysis (SFA) treatment in individuals with aphasia. Specifically, it…

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Focus on renal morphology, chronic kidney disease, and urinary system malignancies in acromegaly: report on data collected over a 40-year period.

Ercan P, Firlatan Yazgan B, Sendur SN et al. · 2026 · Pituitary

Purpose Long-term renal consequences of acromegaly remain poorly characterized. We assessed prevalence and independent predictors of renal cysts, chronic kidney disease (CKD), and the frequency of urinary-system malignancies, in a large…

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Rapid diagnosis and therapeutic mitigation in inflammatory bowel disease: utilizing the window of opportunity-findings from the UAE Epi-IBD study.

Swaid TK, Hamzeh LR, Bukasa LL et al. · 2026 · Intestinal research

Background/aims To determine time to diagnosis (TTD) and its impact on surgery and advanced therapy (AT) burden in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in a multi-ethnic United Arab Emirates (UAE) cohort, a region in the acceleration phase of…

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