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Population Structure and Eigenanalysis
Current methods for inferring population structure from genetic data do not provide formal significance tests for population differentiation. We discuss an approach to studying ...
Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2023 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association
Background: The American Heart Association, in conjunction with the National Institutes of Health, annually reports the most up-to-date statistics related to heart disease, stro...
Health effects of dietary risks in 195 countries, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
Suboptimal diet is an important preventable risk factor for non-communicable diseases (NCDs); however, its impact on the burden of NCDs has not been systematically evaluated. Th...
Identification and analysis of functional elements in 1% of the human genome by the ENCODE pilot project
We report the generation and analysis of functional data from multiple, diverse experiments performed on a targeted 1% of the human genome as part of the pilot phase of the ENCO...
Incidence of thrombotic complications in critically ill ICU patients with COVID-19
COVID-19 may predispose to both venous and arterial thromboembolism due to excessive inflammation, hypoxia, immobilisation and diffuse intravascular coagulation. Reports on the ...
Some Elements of a Sociology of Translation: Domestication of the Scallops and the Fishermen of St Brieuc Bay
This paper outlines a new approach to the study of power, that of the sociology of translation. Starting from three principles, those of agnosticism (impartiality between actors...
Clinical predictors of mortality due to COVID-19 based on an analysis of data of 150 patients from Wuhan, China
Dear Editor, The rapid emergence of COVID-19 in Wuhan city, Hubei Province, China, has resulted in thousands of deaths [1]. Many infected patients, however, presented mild flu-l...
The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews
Background: The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) Statement, published in 2009, was designed to help systematic reviewers transparently...
Clinical and immunological features of severe and moderate coronavirus disease 2019
BACKGROUNDSince December 2019, an outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) emerged in Wuhan, and is...
Safety and efficacy of the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine (AZD1222) against SARS-CoV-2: an interim analysis of four randomised controlled trials in Brazil, South Africa, and the UK
UK Research and Innovation, National Institutes for Health Research (NIHR), Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Lemann Foundation, ...
Dysregulation of Immune Response in Patients With Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) in Wuhan, China
Abstract Background In December 2019, coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) emerged in Wuhan and rapidly spread throughout China. Methods Demographic and clinical data of all confirmed ca...