Purpose: The Contour Neurovascular System (CNS) is a novel intrasaccular flow disruptor for the endovascular treatment of wide-necked aneurysms. While more longitudinal studies are needed to fully assess its efficacy, initial study results over the past few years have been promising. However, no studies have yet assessed the CNS’s robustness to deformation over time, and few have assessed its effect on the morphology of intrac...

Faecal bile acids (BAs) are increasingly used in archaeological studies to detect domesticated species and reconstruct herding practices. However, it is unclear how environmental factors influence BA profiles and how much these profiles vary across regions. This uncertainty raises questions about their reliability for species-specific identifications across diverse settings. To address this, we analysed faecal BA profiles from...

Purpose The DANFLU-1 trial suggested lower incidence of hospitalizations for pneumonia and influenza, respiratory disease and all-cause mortality among older adults receiving high-dose (HD-IV) versus standard-dose (SD-IV) influenza vaccine. This study assessed the relative effectiveness of HD-IV versus SD-IV according to comorbidity in elderly individuals. Methods This was a post-hoc analysis of the DANFLU-1 randomized control...

In South Greenland, public concerns have linked “black livers” in sheep to presumed environmental pollution from the Kvanefjeld mining exploration project. Elevated concentrations of metals and radionuclides in the area reflect natural geochemistry and weathering processes, not pollution from exploration activities. However, in response, we conducted a preliminary case–control study to diagnose the condition, investigate links...

In this study we evaluated plant growth promotion (PGP) traits of bacteria associated with maize ( Zea mays L.) including Pseudomonas sp. (TL36), Staphylococcus sp. (TL49), Gottfriedia sp. (TL52), and Bacillus sp. (TL80), isolated from mining tailings, when exposed to mercury and arsenic. Initially, the response of the bacteria to the heavy metals studied were evaluated in in vitro assays, showing regular-moderate tolerance to...

Congenital heart defects (CHD) appear in almost one percent of live births. Asian countries have the highest birth prevalence of CHD in the world. Recessive genotypes may represent a CHD risk factor in Asian populations with a high degree of consanguineous marriages. Genetic analysis of consanguineous families may represent a relatively unexplored source for investigating CHD etiology. To obtain insight into the contribution o...

Although sampling the five tallest young aspen in a stand is useful for detecting the occurrence of any aspen recruitment, this technique overestimates the population response of aspen to wolf reintroduction. Our original conclusion that random sampling described a trophic cascade that was weaker than the one described by non‐random sampling is unchanged.