Result The overall viral load suppression after enhanced adherence counseling was 66.4% (60.0-72.4). The median time to start adherence counseling session after high viral load detected date was 8 weeks (IQR 4-8 weeks), and the median time to complete the counseling session was 13 weeks (IQR 8-25 weeks). The probability of viral load suppression…[Read more]

Importance Active surveillance is sometimes considered as a disease management option for individuals with small, low-risk papillary thyroid carcinoma. Objective To assess whether patient age is associated with progression of low-risk papillary thyroid carcinoma (tumor growth or incident metastatic disease) in adults under active surveillance.…[Read more]

Introduction Gender and/or sex have a major impact on staying healthy, becoming ill, or care dependent. Differences between men and women have been described for socioeconomic positions, health behaviors, courses and severities of diseases and mortality rates. Consequently, sex and/or gender need to be adequately taken into account while…[Read more]

China has eliminated iodine deficiency disorders since 2011 via the implementation of universal salt iodisation. Following this, a new revised salt iodisation policy was introduced to reduce iodine content in table salt. Since maternal iodine deficiency can lead to cognitive impairment and cretinism in infants, the aim of our study was to assess…[Read more]

The complex bacterial community in a quinoline-degrading denitrifying bioreactor is predominated by several taxa, such as Thauera and Rhodococcus However, it remains unclear how the interactions between the different bacteria mediate quinoline metabolism under denitrifying conditions. In this study, we designed a sequence-specific amplification…[Read more]