• Butterfly Pavilion uniquely understands the ecology and conservation needs of wild populations of butterflies, especially threatened, endangered, and declining species. (butterflies.org)
  • Differential susceptibility to copper in wild populations of three-spined stickleback. (exeter.ac.uk)
  • Monitoring the genetic differences that SARS-CoV-2 accrues via mutation has served as an early warning detection system for new viral variants. (cdc.gov)
  • Some of these genetic differences, however, have proven to be very important in the study of human health. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Gibson A., Hubick K.T., Bachelard E.P., Effects of abscisic acid on morphological and physiological responses to water stress in Eucalyptus camaldulensis seedlings, Aust. (afs-journal.org)
  • Finally, genome-wide association mapping revealed that polymorphisms in perilipin 2 were linked to increased triglyceride levels following INH treatment, implicating a role for inter-individual differences in lipid packaging in the susceptibility to INH-induced steatosis. (nih.gov)
  • SNPs help predict an individual's response to certain drugs, susceptibility to environmental factors such as toxins, and risk of developing diseases. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Studies, some long term and others short have shown a decrease in invertebrate populations and diversity. (butterflies.org)
  • This paper demonstrates the power of biophysical modeling of population diversity for better understanding genome-environment interactions in biological phenomenon. (scirp.org)
  • We assert that the stability of whole genome adaptation is reflected in the frequencies of maintained diversity in these common variants (SNPs) for a population in its environment. (scirp.org)
  • The USPSTF is calling for more research on the effectiveness of screening for skin cancer in populations with a diversity of skin tones and for studies assessing the accuracy of risk assessment tools and the impact of social determinants of health. (uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org)
  • This work also highlights the value of using a mouse diversity panel to investigate drug-induced responses across a diverse population. (nih.gov)
  • However, in Africa, pathogens are more robust and so a faster immune response was required to ensure survival. (bigthink.com)
  • WHO is working closely with our partners to ensure that the most vulnerable populations receive the care and resources they need," said Dr. Iman Shankiti, WHO Representative a.i to Syria. (who.int)
  • Despite the progress made so far, the ongoing needs of the affected populations cannot be overstated and the affected communities remain highly vulnerable to secondary effects, as well as any new emergency. (who.int)
  • Underserviced and overlooked at the best of times, these marginalised populations are exceedingly vulnerable during this second wave. (ashoka.org)
  • Population movements generally render migrants more vulnerable to health risks and expose them to potential hazards and greater stress arising from displacement, insertion into new environments and reinsertion into former environments. (who.int)
  • Vulnerable Populations - statistics & numerical data 3. (who.int)
  • He is best known for his research on the evolution and genetics of human variation in the immune response to pathogens. (wikipedia.org)
  • The immune response to syphilis - a disease which is rarely resolved without *early* treatment - wanes over time, and untreated infection leads to an irreversibly non-responsive state, which leads me to suspect that some sort of tolerogenic or immune-switching mechanism is operating in chronic disease, as suggested by the late Tom Fitzgerald. (bio.net)
  • We also utilize immunological techniques to determine the effect of the gut bacteria on the immune response. (shtfplan.com)
  • What differentiated these two studies from others is not only studying immune response but the gene expression behind them. (bigthink.com)
  • This discovery offers substantial evidence pertaining to gene selection and immune response. (bigthink.com)
  • The stimulation of this feedback receptive field (fbRF) elicits responses that are slower and are delayed in comparison with those resulting from the stimulation of the ffRF. (nature.com)
  • Various models have been proposed to explain the response properties of complex cells using a sparsity or a slowness criterion and it has been concluded that physiologically plausible receptive field properties can be derived from either criterion. (zotero.org)
  • What should we make of the news that insect populations are in decline? (butterflies.org)
  • Many articles have recently been published about insect populations and their decline. (butterflies.org)
  • Studies of bluetongue and related viruses from numerous geographic regions have indicated that specific genes are affected by insect population differences. (usda.gov)
  • gnats to determine insect gene expression responses to infection as well as a gene discovery project. (usda.gov)
  • There is variability, but some of the general responses across populations are increased land use," she explains. (sciencefriday.com)
  • However, the mechanisms underlying inter-individual variability in the response to this drug have remained elusive. (nih.gov)
  • In six of the databases examined, variability in population rates of change in hearing was significantly affected by individual specific differences in their learning effect. (cdc.gov)
  • Human-computer interaction (HCI) as a field of inquiry necessarily evolves in response to changes in the technological landscape. (acm.org)
  • Scientists have used genetic sequencing of the SARS-CoV-2 genome to track how the virus evolves and spreads in populations. (cdc.gov)
  • Eventually, the two interbred, and the immune responses of Neanderthals helped homo sapiens adapt to their new environment and the pathogens there. (bigthink.com)
  • Colorado Dragonfly Monitoring - We are monitoring populations, locations, and habitat associations of dragonflies throughout Colorado, especially with respect to habitat health and climate change. (butterflies.org)
  • There are 19 distinct populations of polar bears living in the Arctic, and monitoring how these bears are holding up- you can imagine what a challenge that is. (sciencefriday.com)
  • We define the environment not just in terms of geophysical parameters, but rather as the complete interface of the population to biologic and evolutionary influences. (scirp.org)
  • Differences in the compatibility of infection between the liver flukes Fascioloides magna and Fasciola hepatica in a Colombian population of the snail Galba sp. (cambridge.org)
  • Differences in the compatibility of infection between. (cambridge.org)
  • Some studies of prepandemic samples indicated that neutralizing responses to endemic coronaviruses could protect against SARS-CoV-2 infection, but the effects of previous coronavirus responses on SARS-CoV-2 have not been clearly elucidated ( 6 , 7 , 9 - 13 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Previous studies have indicated that severe SARS-CoV-2 infection results from the lack of early host-interferon signaling to control the virus and subsequent intense proinflammatory responses that cause tissue damage. (news-medical.net)
  • While several lines of evidence suggest a protective role of T cells against disease associated with Dengue virus (DENV) infection, their potential contribution to immunopathology in the acute phase of DENV infection remains controversial, and it has been hypothesized that the more severe form of the disease (dengue hemorrhagic fever, DHF) is associated with altered T cell responses. (mdpi.com)
  • Microbiologists can bypass traditional plating techniques and use DNA to identify and select unique bacterial strains from a large bacterial populations (such as the gut). (shtfplan.com)
  • At the population level, disparities in COVID-19 outcomes have been observed across geographic regions. (cdc.gov)
  • Several factors may contribute to these disparities, including differences in risk factors, access to care, and clinical presentation. (uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org)
  • The main public health goal is to avoid disparities in health status and access to health services between migrants and the host population. (who.int)
  • To examine demographic, economic, and clinical correlates of depression treatment outcomes in a rural low-income population served by federally qualified health centers (FQHCs). (psychiatrist.com)
  • The population-level psychosocial burden of adults with FA is substantial, broadly distributed, and differs by demographic and allergic disease characteristics. (nih.gov)
  • Access demographic, economic and population data from the U.S. Census Bureau. (census.gov)
  • Macrophage ACE2 is necessary for SARS-CoV-2 replication and subsequent cytokine responses that restrict continued virion release. (news-medical.net)
  • Resistance to white spot syndrome virus in the European shore crab is associated with suppressed virion trafficking and heightened immune responses. (exeter.ac.uk)
  • The observation that large, uniform stimuli-which cover both the fbRF and the ffRF-suppress these responses indicates that the fbRF and the ffRF are mutually antagonistic. (nature.com)
  • Fig. 1: Layer-specific responses to inverse stimuli. (nature.com)
  • Fig. 2: Neuron-type specific response to inverse stimuli. (nature.com)
  • Fig. 3: Slow and delayed responses to inverse stimuli. (nature.com)
  • Fig. 4: Anaesthesia preferentially reduces responses to inverse stimuli. (nature.com)
  • NHIS is an annual, nationally representative, household survey of the noninstitutionalized U.S. civilian population. (cdc.gov)
  • The Labour Force Survey provides monthly information about the labour market activity of Australia's resident civilian population aged 15 years and over. (abs.gov.au)
  • The sample covers about 0.32% of the Australian civilian population aged 15 years or over. (abs.gov.au)
  • No other significant differences were noted. (springer.com)
  • By contrast, no significant differences were observed when women in the pregnant ECT group were compared with the same group lacking ECT during another pregnancy. (lu.se)
  • Our results suggest that the cortical OFF pathway is faster than the ON pathway at increasing and suppressing visual responses, and these differences have parallels in the human visual perception of lights and darks. (zotero.org)
  • Data were weighted to provide nationally representative estimates, adjusting for differences in selection probability and nonresponse. (cdc.gov)
  • Depression severity was measured at baseline and at 12-month follow-up using the Hopkins Symptom Checklist (SCL-20) and used to categorize outcomes as nonresponse, partial response, full response, and remission. (psychiatrist.com)
  • There are important differences between technologic and natural disasters that are believed to affect the psychological and social responses to technological disasters. (cdc.gov)
  • In response to these technological changes, user populations have diversified and grown. (acm.org)
  • FAIM responses were analyzed from adults reporting current FA (N = 6207). (nih.gov)
  • Veterans comprised 10.4 percent of the population of adults in rural areas compared with 7.8 percent of adults in urban areas. (census.gov)
  • And what you can see here is that people who self reported any disability, so this could be one or more, is about 5% of the adult population, that is one in four adults reporting any type of disability. (cdc.gov)
  • Even though HMDMs phagocytosed the virus, they did not allow early-phase viral replication or protein synthesis to induce inflammatory responses due to the absence of ACE2. (news-medical.net)
  • Since Europe had a colder climate, a subtler inflammatory response was sufficient, researchers believe. (bigthink.com)
  • Those of an African descent showed an inflammatory response three times faster than that of European Americans. (bigthink.com)
  • That population has experienced declines in body condition, cub survival, and recently, there's been a pretty significant population decline," Rode says. (sciencefriday.com)
  • T-tests were performed to assess overall differences in tobacco product use from 2017 to 2018. (cdc.gov)
  • Migration may require humanitarian responses, especially to substantial displacements resulting from natural disasters or conflicts within or between countries. (who.int)
  • To investigate coronavirus-specific antibody responses in different settings, we analyzed 2,565 samples collected during 2013 through early 2020 from persons living with HIV-1 (PLHIV) and persons without HIV in Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, and Thailand. (cdc.gov)
  • The concept of fuzzy set and system was introduced by Zadeh [ 9 ], and its development has been growing rapidly to various situations of theory and application including fuzzy differential and fuzzy difference equations. (degruyter.com)
  • Today 20% of the world population carries Neanderthal genes within them. (bigthink.com)
  • After that, researchers examined the genes behind these responses and found that 12,000 of them, approximately 30% of the total, were expressed differently between these two races. (bigthink.com)
  • The statistical power of our double-blind approach is demonstrated in the flagging of mathematical functional correlations of SNP information-based potentials in multiple populations with specific environmental parameters. (scirp.org)
  • Evaluation of mature cow weight: Genetic correlations with traits used in selection indices, correlated responses, and genetic trends in Nelore cattle. (academicjournals.org)
  • Findings conflict as to whether previous coronavirus antigen responses cross-react with SARS-CoV-2. (cdc.gov)
  • He said their findings show that such differences are responses that have been transcribed into DNA. (bigthink.com)
  • These findings represented one stage of a more extensive analysis, which will focus on better characterization of dose response with respect to hearing protection. (cdc.gov)
  • To evaluate the frequency of hemoglobin variants according to the geographical region in a population group adjusted to sex and age in Colombia. (scielo.br)
  • A genetically diverse mouse population model in combination with a systems biology approach was utilized to identify transcriptional changes, INH-responsive metabolites, and gene variants that contribute to the liver response in genetically sensitive individuals. (nih.gov)
  • As a living information and communications system, the genome encodes patterns in single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) reflecting human adaptation that optimizes population survival in differing environments. (scirp.org)
  • Our unbiased computer program scanned a large set of SNPs in the major histocompatibility complex region and flagged an altitude dependency on a SNP associated with response to oxygen deprivation. (scirp.org)
  • As dynamic sites in the human genome, SNPs are often highly correlated into combinations referred to as haploblocks whose haplotypes are maintained throughout generations with fixed frequencies within a given population. (scirp.org)
  • Scientists have found more than 600 million SNPs in populations around the world. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Functional lumen imaging probe (FLIP) was equivalent to high-resolution manometry (HRM) in predicting clinical response by Eckardt score 6 months or more after per oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) for achalasia or esophagogastric junction (EGJ) outlet obstruction (EGJOO). (medscape.com)
  • Measures for clinical response following lower esophageal sphincter myotomy procedures include Eckardt Score, timed barium esophagram, HRM, and FLIP. (medscape.com)
  • Secondary endpoints included facial erythema and pruritus, global clinical response, treatment switching at day 21 and safety. (researchgate.net)
  • Global clinical response was rated 'marked improvement' or better in 88% and 79% of patients in the tacrolimus ointment and fluticasone groups, respectively. (researchgate.net)
  • But would we license it for use in a population at risk for repeated exposure to the treponematoses? (bio.net)
  • It is likely that the racial differences in HbA 1c reflect differences in diet, lifestyle, and possibly chronic exposure to higher postprandial glucose levels ( 5 ). (diabetesjournals.org)
  • If the study is repeated in other patient populations, DeWitt hopes that it could eliminate manometry altogether in a large majority of patients. (medscape.com)
  • Individuals most at risk of predation (large and bold individuals) showed the most exaggerated responses in several social measures. (nature.com)
  • By combining five years of survey responses, the American Community Survey provides unequaled insight into the state of every community, whether large or small, urban or rural. (census.gov)
  • Brain function relies on communication between large populations of neurons across multiple brain areas, a full understanding of which would require knowledge of the time-varying activity of all neurons in the central nervous system. (zotero.org)
  • They point out that HbA 1c in this range is often not associated with outcomes in blacks, but it is important to note that the prediabetic group defined by fasting glucose (100-125 mg/dL) is also not significantly associated with any of the outcomes either in blacks or whites in this study population. (diabetesjournals.org)
  • Strikingly, differences in plasma insulin levels between hunger and satiety states after glucose administration at the time of the scan were negatively related to brain activity in the posterior insula and superior frontal gyrus (SFG), while plasma glucose levels were positively associated with activity changes in the fusiform gyrus. (frontiersin.org)
  • There was no difference in baseline nasal epithelial PAFR expression between vapers (n=11) and controls (n=6). (ersjournals.com)
  • CONCLUSIONS: ECT was associated with a positive treatment response in pregnant women with severe psychiatric disorders. (lu.se)
  • In particular, the invariance of complex cell responses in primary visual cortex against small translations is commonly interpreted as a signature of an invariant coding strategy possibly originating from an unsupervised learning principle. (zotero.org)
  • These calculations use uncertainty factors to take into account the differences between animals and people and to consider possible effects on special populations. (cdc.gov)
  • UF = Uncertainty factors that address differences between animals and humans (10X), address differences accounting for sensitive humans (10x), and account for weaknesses in the toxicological database (10X). (cdc.gov)
  • Once the statistical distribution of variation reaches homeostasis in a given environment, a human population can be described in terms of the maintained order and patterns of polymorphisms in the whole genome. (scirp.org)
  • In fact, the identification of the population dynamics model is usually based on the statistical method, starting from data experimentally obtained and on the choice of some method adapted to the identification. (degruyter.com)
  • This treatment provides rates of sustained virological response (SVR, undetectable serum levels of HCV RNA at least 6 months after completion of therapy) of 40-50% among patients with HCV genotype 1 (G1) who have not received previous treatment (treatment-naïve patients) [ 1 - 3 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • 1. Description of the Intercensal Population Estimates Program. (cdc.gov)
  • 2. Uses of Population Estimates. (cdc.gov)
  • 3. Methodology for Developing Intercensal Population Estimates. (cdc.gov)
  • Whilst numerous studies have shown that individuals often join larger groups in response to perceived predation risk (i.e. fear of predation), the importance of predation risk in driving the formation and stability of social relationships within groups has been relatively ignored. (nature.com)
  • Some studies reported an increase of resting-state FC within the limbic system in response to the administration of 75 g oral glucose after overnight fasting. (frontiersin.org)
  • Now, two new studies published in the journal Cell, help us to understand more about these differences. (bigthink.com)
  • The current results highlight a specific role of the right SFG in translating conflict anticipation to the control of impulsive response, which is consistent with earlier studies suggesting its function in action restraint. (jneurosci.org)
  • Three studies comparing RSV-positive and RSV-negative pregnant individuals found no difference in odds of miscarriage, stillbirth, low birth weight, and small for gestational age. (cdc.gov)
  • Indeed, it is believed that differences in sn -positional composition between some animal and plant fats may explain their divergent effects on atherogenicity despite similar fatty acid compositions. (springer.com)
  • Many of these population-level effects seem to be driven by the costs associated with trading-off time allocated to foraging and reproductive behaviour against increased vigilance and predator avoidance 1 , 4 . (nature.com)
  • Two databases showed evidence of a marginally significant dose response for those who did not wear hearing protection when fitting models without age or learning random effects. (cdc.gov)
  • Prior immune responses to coronaviruses might affect human SARS-CoV-2 response. (cdc.gov)
  • Differing human populations have emerged as a consequence of the various past migratory groups remaining within specific environments and developing the collective coping mechanisms that have allowed the groups to function effectively in their surroundings. (scirp.org)
  • As a lay observer who has studied many infectious diseases and their interaction with animal and human immune systems (and who has published and given several medical lectures and rounds), I think we are twisting the rules of infectious disease immunology to explain away a potentially bigger problem with syphilis in this population. (bio.net)
  • Consistent with the neuronal differences, human observers were 6–14 ms faster at detecting darks than lights and better at discriminating dark than light flickers. (zotero.org)
  • We make direct connections between biophysical methods (e.g. minimizing genomic free energy) and concepts in population genetics. (scirp.org)
  • Current models of the pRF do not account for a center-surround organization or negative fMRI responses. (zotero.org)
  • How will a Rapid Response Grant allow your organization to address a need triggered by COVID-19? (chamberbloomington.org)
  • How will it make a difference for your organization and, ultimately, the population that you serve? (chamberbloomington.org)
  • There is also a strong association between population movements and the 1 Glossary on Migration, International Migration Law Series, International Organization for Migration, 2004. (who.int)
  • Together, we can make a difference and help those who need it most. (who.int)
  • In model (1), population is assumed to respond instantly to size variations. (degruyter.com)
  • But in fact, there is a lag between the variations of external conditions and response of the population to these variations. (degruyter.com)
  • The authors conclude that for the small population tested, there is no significant difference in the stress measures examined. (cdc.gov)
  • Near to the Bajai földikutya-rezervátum protected area (Blind mole rat Reserve of Baja), the home of the largest known population of Vojvodina blind mole rat, it became necessary to translocate a small population of blind mole rats from a solar power plantation construction site. (researchgate.net)
  • For the three-fourths of all counties with populations too small to produce single-year statistics (2,323 counties), it is the only available dataset. (census.gov)
  • Decreased fMRI amplitudes below baseline-0% contrast-are often referred to as "negative" responses. (zotero.org)
  • In population dynamics, viability manifests as maintained survivability and functionality. (scirp.org)
  • Receiver operator characteristic analysis showed no significant difference between ability of FLIP and HRM to predict a normal Eckardt score. (medscape.com)
  • No Racial Differences in the Association of Glycated Hemoglobin With Kidney Disease and Cardiovascular Outcomes. (diabetesjournals.org)
  • The primary conclusion of our study was that we did not observe major differences between blacks and whites in association with HbA 1c and long-term clinical outcomes. (diabetesjournals.org)
  • A population health approach is necessary in order to align strategies, policy options and interventions for improving health outcomes among particular subgroups of migrants. (who.int)
  • Rural areas cover 97 percent of the nation's land area but contain 19.3 percent of the population (about 60 million people)," Census Bureau Director John H. Thompson said. (census.gov)
  • 4. 100-Percent Data on Population Totals and Characteristics by Race and Ethnicity. (cdc.gov)
  • 5. Sample Data on Population Characteristics by Race and Ethnicity. (cdc.gov)
  • Edwards R.R., Dixon M.A., Mechanisms of drought response in Thuja occidentalis L., I. Water stress conditioning and osmotic adjustment, Tree Physiol. (afs-journal.org)
  • Depending on the antigen and cohort tested, binding responses have been detected in prepandemic samples at varying frequencies, but neutralizing antibodies have been identified in fewer samples ( 3 - 8 ). (cdc.gov)
  • This paper mathematically models environmentally induced adaptive forces that quantify changes in the distribution of SNP frequencies between populations. (scirp.org)
  • Previous responses to endemic coronaviruses also could influence how different populations responded to SARS-CoV-2. (cdc.gov)
  • The outcome of the triple therapy in patients who had previously received the combination therapy was largely dependent on the response to the previous therapy [ 10 , 11 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • The resulting activities are subsequently fed back to the previous stage to locally enhance those initial measurements that are consistent with the top-down generated responses. (zotero.org)
  • Paper-best test-takers tended to be higher-performing on previous state exams, a difference that accounted for about 40 percent of the discrepancy between paper and online results on this year's PARCC. (edweek.org)
  • Organizations are eligible to apply for a rapid response grant regardless of whether they were awarded a grant in a previous Rapid Response Grant round. (chamberbloomington.org)
  • We evaluated the genetic variation in rs8099917, substitutions in core amino acid (aa) 70, and the number of aa substitutions in the interferon sensitivity-determining region (ISDR) on the prediction of sustained virological response (SVR) in treatment-naïve hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 1b (G1b) patients. (hindawi.com)
  • In treatment-naïve patients, the genetic variation near the interleukin-28B (IL-28B) gene and amino acid (aa) substitution in the core 70 (core aa 70) of HCV may be the candidate predictors of the virological response to triple therapy. (hindawi.com)
  • However, the neural bases underlying individual variation in proactive control of impulsive responses remain unknown. (jneurosci.org)
  • Response rates to random digit dialing for recruiting participants to an onsite health study. (cdc.gov)
  • However, the mechanistic differences when SARS-CoV-2 infects other cell types, such as macrophage populations, are poorly understood. (news-medical.net)
  • Transcriptomic profiling of T-cell populations in non-muscle invasive and muscle invasive bladder cancer. (lu.se)
  • The emergency health response continues to be led by the Ministry of Health (MoH) and in close coordination with the Directorate of Health (DoH) at governorate level. (who.int)
  • Our emergency response is focused on key pillars such as leadership and coordination, continuity of essential health services, disease surveillance, and mental health support. (who.int)
  • Additionally, WHO has continued to provide mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) services through its support to health facilities in Aleppo, Hama, Latakia, Tartous, and Rural Idleb, providing over 660,000 mental health services since the start of the response. (who.int)
  • Genomic surveillance has been at the forefront of the public health response to COVID-19. (cdc.gov)
  • Harnessing wearable and smartphone app data at the population-level can improve real-time disease surveillance, which can refine the precision of public health responses. (cdc.gov)
  • The immune systems of those of African and European descent diverge for instance, due to the different health challenges each population faced, historically. (bigthink.com)
  • Improved definition of the populations under consideration is necessary to allow the health status and access to health care of the various subgroups of migrants to be analysed in greater depth. (who.int)
  • This entails limiting discrimination or stigmatization, and removing impediments to migrants' access to preventive and curative interventions, which are the basic health entitlements of the host population. (who.int)