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Cross-realm biodiversity integration of the EU environmental policy mix

It is widely accepted that a cross-realm approach, encompassing terrestrial, freshwater and marine ecosystems, is critical for effective biodiversity conservation and restoration. This study is the first to investigate the scope of the European Union's environmental policy mix re...

Quantitative comparison of methodologies for translation site imaging in living cells

Single-molecule imaging of translation sites in living cells has enabled the dynamics of protein synthesis to be investigated with high spatial and temporal resolution. These methodologies utilize the interaction between a multimerized epitope tag and its cognate fluorescent sing...

Thermal signature of Sargassum aggregations from Landsat 9 observations.

Since 2011, Sargassum blooms in the Tropical Atlantic have led to massive strandings along coastlines, posing significant ecological, economic, and public health threats. A key research challenge is to improve our understanding of the environmental factors influencing Sargassum g...

Remodelling of intrinsic tongue muscles in a Duchenne muscular dystrophy mouse model: regional differences in fibre size and regeneration.

Objectives To assess muscle fibre size, fibre damage, regeneration, and fibrosis in intrinsic longitudinal tongue muscles in a mouse model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).Design A cross-sectional study was conducted using mdx5Cv dystrophic and wild-type (WT) mice at 3, 6, an...

Oxygen therapy in interstitial lung disease - navigating benefit and burden.

Purpose Of Review Oxygen therapy is a key component of interstitial lung disease (ILD) management. This review summarizes the current evidence and explores how to balance its benefits and burdens in people with ILD.Recent Findings Hypoxemia frequently occurs in ILD and is associa...

Eliminating Disparities in Children's Lead Exposure: An Unfinished Job.

. 2026;116(9): 1343-1351. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2026.308468).

Combining Commercial Cancer Protein Biomarkers and Benign Fungal Antibodies Improves Diagnostic Accuracy in Pulmonary Nodules.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether adding cancer and histoplasma biomarkers to existing clinical prediction models improves diagnostic accuracy for malignancy in indeterminate pulmonary nodules (IPNs). SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA: IPNs remain a diagnostic challenge, particularly in regio...

Primary Bedaquiline-Resistant Tuberculosis in an Afghan Migrant to Switzerland: Diagnostic and Treatment Challenges in a High-Resource Setting.

Bedaquiline, classified as a WHO 2019 group A drug, is a core component of BPaLM, revolutionizing the treatment of MDR/RR tuberculosis (TB). Since 2015, however, concerns about acquired and primary bedaquiline resistance have emerged. We report a diagnostically challenging case o...

Application Usability, Engagement, and Postpartum Weight Retention: Secondary Analysis of the INTER-ACT Randomized Controlled Trial.

Objective: To examine whether perceived usability of the INTER-ACT application influences postpartum weight loss and whether this effect is mediated by application use, motivational power, and implementation of lifestyle recommendations. Patients and Methods: Dutch-speaking women...

Neural correlates of temporal interference between face

Theoretical models of face processing incorporate within-pool inhibition – a mechanism by which representations compete with one another to support recognition. However, direct evidence for these inhibitory mechanisms is sparse in studies of human face perception. Here, we studie...

Cerebral glucose utilisation during musical emotions: A multimodal functional PET/MRI study:A multimodal functional PET/MRI study

Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies have demonstrated music-induced activation of the blood-oxygen-level-dependent (BOLD) signal across brain networks associated with auditory perception, motor control, and emotion. However, BOLD-fMRI reflects vascular responses...

Decades of Research in the Chronic Disease Self-Management Program: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Long-Term Health Outcomes Across Countries.

. 2026;116(9): 1397-1408. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2025.308381).

Improving HIV Prevention Among Hispanic Women Through a Community-Researcher Partnership: Florida, 2020-2023.

The need for culturally grounded, evidence-based HIV prevention interventions targeting preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and HIV testing for Hispanic women prompted us to adapt the evidence-based SEPA (Salud/Health, Educación/Education, Prevención/Prevention, Autocuidado/Self-Care)...

Resistance to veganism: threat perceptions and negative stereotyping may undermine intentions to reduce meat consumption among meat-eaters

Despite increasing awareness and advocacy for meat-restricted diets, overall progress toward meat reduction remains limited. To better understand such resistance, we examined whether perceiving vegans as a cultural threat (threat to traditional meat-eating practices) or moral thr...

Optimal standardized ileal digestible lysine levels in low-protein diets: Effects on performance of lactating sows and their offspring.

> 0.05). A nonlinear fitting of sensitive indicators with linear and quadratic effects was conducted to estimate optimal SID Lys requirements for lactating sow. Breakpoints for 14 d SUN, maximizing piglet benefits (weaning litter weight and individual weight), and sow BW loss wer...

Homeless Encampment Closures Before and After City of Grants Pass v Johnson.

. 2026;116(9): 1369-1372. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2026.308473).

Deprescribing of proton pump inhibitors in internal medicine in-patients: A retrospective observational study.

Background Proton pump inhibitors (PPI) treat gastrointestinal disorders and are often overprescribed or continued unnecessarily, despite potential long-term adverse effects (e.g. infections). Deprescribing is recommended when indications are unclear or treatment unnecessarily pr...

Baseline Descending Aortic Diameter Drives Long-Term Failure of Conservative Management in Uncomplicated Type B Aortic Dissection.

Objective Failure of conservative management in patients with initially uncomplicated acute type B aortic dissection (TBAAD) remains clinically relevant. This study evaluated whether commonly cited imaging-based morphologic features are associated with long-term failure of conser...

Systematic Review Evaluating the Influence of Veneering Design on the Clinical Outcome of All-Ceramic Implant-Supported 3-4 Units and Full Arch Fixed Dental Prostheses.

Objective To systematically assess survival, failure, and complication rates of all-ceramic implant-supported monolithic and micro-veneered FDPs (i-FDPs) in partially/completely edentulous patients compared to veneered restorations.Materials And Methods An electronic search ident...

VQ-Wave: A Physics-Driven Spatiotemporal Deep Learning Approach for Noncontrast-Enhanced Lung Ventilation and Perfusion MRI.

Purpose To develop a robust deep learning framework for noncontrast-enhanced functional lung MRI, overcoming the limitations of spectral decomposition in the presence of physiological nonstationarity.Methods We introduce VQ-Wave (Ventilation/Q-perfusion Waveform-based Assessment...