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Prostate cancer rates increased in EE to reach 12.7/100,000 in 2016, whereas they decreased to 10.2/100,000 in WE. Compared with rates in 1990, over the period 1991-2016, about 3.9 million cancer deaths were avoided in WE, but no notable improvements was seen in EE. If cancer mortality rates in EE had been those observed in WE, over 55,000 deaths would have been avoided in 2016.

Differences in lifestyle patterns, mainly smoking and alcohol, besides different roll-out of improvements in cancer diagnosis and management are the key determinants of the persisting difference in cancer mortality between western and eastern Europe. There is no evidence for the gap to close.

Differences in lifestyle patterns, mainly smoking and alcohol, besides different roll-out of improvements in cancer diagnosis and management are the key determinants of the persisting difference in cancer mortality between western and eastern Europe. There is no evidence for the gap to close.

The newly emerged SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern (VOC) Omicron is spreading quickly worldwide, which manifests an urgent need of simple and rapid assay to detect and diagnose Omicron infection and track its spread.

To design allele-specific CRISPR RNAs (crRNAs) targeting the signature mutations in the spike protein of Omicron variant, and to develop a CRISPR-Cas12a-based assay to specifically detect Omicron variant.

Our system showed a low limit of detection of 2 copies per reaction for the plasmid DNA of Omicron variant, and could readily detect Omicron variant in 5 laboratory-confirmed clinical samples and distinguish them from 57 SARS-CoV-2 positive clinical samples (4 virus isolates and 53 oropharyngeal swab specimens) infected with wild-type (N=8) and the variants of Alpha (N=17), Beta (N=17) and Delta (N=15). The testing results could be measured by fluorescent detector or judged by naked eyes. In addition, no cross-reaction was observed when detecting 16 clinical samples infected with 9 common respiratory pathogens.

The rapid assay could be easily set up in laboratories already conducting SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid amplification tests and implemented routinely in resource-limited settings to monitor and track the spread of Omicron variant.

The rapid assay could be easily set up in laboratories already conducting SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid amplification tests and implemented routinely in resource-limited settings to monitor and track the spread of Omicron variant.The dispersion of oil droplets near ocean surface is important for evaluating the impact to the environment. Under breaking wave conditions, the surface oil experiences mainly two processes the generation of oil droplets at/near the water surface, and the transport of oil droplets due to ocean dynamics. We investigated the vertical behavior by incorporating the transport equation and the VDROP model. The transport equation adopted the ocean dynamics by K-profile parameterization (KPP) and the impact of additional turbulence by imposing the energy dissipation rate on the ocean surface. The oil droplet distribution was obtained, and the entrained distribution and entrainment rate was computed. The results shows that although the entrained distribution and the entrainment rate shares certain consistency with previous studies, divergences are also noticed. Accordingly, the model that describes the physics should be adopted to avoid incorrect qualification of the oil concentration dispersed in the ocean.Mercury (Hg) is a toxic globally spread pollutant that has been found at increasing concentrations in the South Atlantic Ocean. The present work provides the first insight into the total mercury (HgT, unfiltered waters) content in the water of the Brazilian Exclusive Economic Zone (BEEZ), within a 24°S to 20°S. Water samples were collected from surface to 3400 m depth along transects, and analyzed with atomic fluorescence. The mean HgT concentration for the Tropical Water mass (TW) was 6.3 ± 1.4 pM (n = 16), for the South Atlantic Central Water (SACW), 5.9 ± 0.7 pM (n = 8), for the Antarctic Intermediate Water (AAIW), 5.0 ± 0.6 pM (n = 2), for the Upper Circumpolar Deep Water (UCDW), 6.5 pM (n = 1), and for the North Atlantic Deep Water (NADW), 5.7 ± 0.9 pM (n = 12). HgT concentrations were highest throughout the BEEZ in comparison with other parts of the Atlantic Ocean, farther from the coast.The present-day human footprint is traceable in all environments. Growing urban centers, tourism, agricultural and industrial activities in combination with fishery, aquacultures and intense naval traffic, result in a large output of pollutants onto coastal regions. The Algarve shelf (Portugal) is one exemplary highly affected coastal system. With this study the contemporary pollution was followed in eighteen offshore surface sediment samples. Heavy metals (e.g., Cr, Pb, Cu, Hg) and organic contaminants, such as linear alkylbenzenes, dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane metabolites, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and hopanes, have been identified and quantified, that pose hazardous effects on the marine environment and biota. This study correlates spatial distribution patterns with the pollutant composition, potential sources and pathways, each sample's grain size, and local influences, such as discharging river systems and ocean currents. This study presents a blueprint-study that allows the methodological adaption to new shelf systems with regionally different ocean current-driven distribution patterns of anthropogenic pollutants.

This study investigated biomarker testing and biomarker-guided treatment among patients with metastatic NSCLC in a real-world setting.

This retrospective study examined adult patients diagnosed with de novo mNSCLC between 01-Jan-2016 and 30-Sep-2019, with follow-up through 31-Dec-2019 using The US Oncology Network structured electronic health records data, with chart review for a subset.

Of 2257 patients, 76.3% had results for ≥1 driver mutation (DM) or programmed death ligand-1 (PD-L1) during the study observation period. The proportion with results for all 4 DM before 1L initiation increased from 2017 to 2019. Over 40% had results for anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK), epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), and c-ros oncogene 1 (ROS1) and 22% for B-Raf proto-oncogene (BRAF) before 1L initiation by structured data. In the chart review subset (n=197), >70% had results for ALK, EGFR, or ROS1 with 44% for BRAF. Of the 42 ALK+ patients, 5 had results before 1L treatment and 3 received 1L ALK inhibitors. Similar, for the other biomarkers, not all who tested positive for a DM received 1L targeted therapy. The proportion of biomarker-positive patients receiving 1L targeted therapy was higher in chart review versus structured data. However, in both analyses, a substantial proportion did not have results for all 4 DM plus PD-L1 tests for appropriate biomarker-directed 1L treatment selection.

Despite increasing biomarker testing rates, reduced turnaround times, and availability of promising biomarker-based therapies, inadequate testing in the community oncology setting means that not all eligible patients are receiving the most effective therapies up front.

Despite increasing biomarker testing rates, reduced turnaround times, and availability of promising biomarker-based therapies, inadequate testing in the community oncology setting means that not all eligible patients are receiving the most effective therapies up front.In many real-world classification problems, the available information is often uncertain. In order to effectively describe the inherent vagueness and improve the classification performance, this paper proposes a novel possibilistic classification algorithm using support vector machines (SVMs). Based on possibility theory, the proposed algorithm aims at finding a maximal-margin fuzzy hyperplane by solving a fuzzy mathematical optimization problem Moreover, the decision function of the proposed approach is generalized such that the values assigned to the data vectors fall within a specified range and indicate the membership grade of these data vectors in the positive class. The proposed algorithm retains the advantages of fuzzy set theory and SVM theory. The proposed approach is more robust for handling data corrupted by outliers. Moreover, the structural risk minimization principle of SVMs enables the proposed approach to effectively classify the unseen data. HSP27 inhibitor J2 order Furthermore, the proposed algorithm has additional advantage of using vagueness parameter v for controlling the bounds on fractions of support vectors and errors. The extensive experiments performed on benchmark datasets and real applications demonstrate that the proposed algorithm has satisfactory generalization accuracy and better describes the inherent vagueness in the given dataset.

The objective of this study is to analyze associations between disability and contraceptive use among married women in Rajasthan, India.

The study uses secondary analysis of the Rajasthan dataset of the 2010-2011 Annual Heath Survey. This survey included both disability and reproductive health data. The sample includes 238,240 women aged 15-49years. Logistic regression is used to measure associations between disability status and use of modern contraceptives and female sterilization in the sample. Stratified analyses by age and residence were also conducted.

The prevalence of disability among women of reproductive age was 0.9%. Modern contraceptive use was reported by 73.0% of the sample, and female sterilization by 57.7% of the sample. Women with disabilities (WWD) were less likely to report using a modern contraceptive (OR 0.87, 95% CI 0.78, 0.95). Among modern method users, WWD were not significantly more likely to be using sterilization than another modern method; however, there were significantly higher odds of sterilization versus another modern method for urban WWD (OR 1.57, 95% CI 1.11, 2.22).

In this study, disability was associated with contraceptive use. Additional research is needed to determine if there is a causal relationship between disability and contraceptive use. Family planning providers should be trained to provide care to WWD and the Government of India should ensure the National Family Planning Programme is accessible to people with disabilities.

In this study, disability was associated with contraceptive use. Additional research is needed to determine if there is a causal relationship between disability and contraceptive use. Family planning providers should be trained to provide care to WWD and the Government of India should ensure the National Family Planning Programme is accessible to people with disabilities.

Reasons to avoid pregnancy, birth and parenting among voluntarily child-free individuals remain largely unknown. The aim of this qualitative study is to better understand the perceptions and worries about pregnancy, birth and parenting among child-free individuals in Sweden.

A total of 23 individual interviews were conducted in 2020-2021, and data were evaluated in thematic network analysis.

The organizing themes captured significant consequences and complications of pregnancy and birth perceived by child-free individuals and their various thoughts about their unsuitability for parenthood. Reproductive health was associated with fears of pregnancy, birth, chronic disease and mental illness and long-acting reproductive contraceptives, sterilisation and abortion were regarded as appropriate, sustainable ways to remain child-free.

Child-free individuals avoid exposure to pregnancy, birth and parenting due to fears, perceived risks, potential complications and their perceived unsuitability for parenthood.