AGREEMENT BETWEEN NICOTINE METABOLITES IN BLOOD AND SELF-REPORTED SMOKING STATUS: THE NETHERLANDS EPIDEMIOLOGY OF OBESITY STUDY

Agreement between nicotine metabolites in blood and self-reported smoking status: The Netherlands Epidemiology of Obesity study

Introduction: Self-report and nicotine detection are methods to measure smoking exposure and can both lead to misclassification.It is important to highlight discrepancies between these two methods in the context of epidemiological research.Objective: The aim of this cross-sectional study is to assess the agreements between self-reported smoking sta

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From intermittent to persistent cyanobacterial blooms: identifying the main drivers in an urban tropical reservoir

Eutrophication has impacted water bodies around the world.Knowledge on how to manage and restore these systems is urgently needed in order to maintain adequate water quality.However, causes and consequences of eutrophication may differ among lakes located in tropical and temperate regions.The eutrophication process is better understood for temperat

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A toxin-antidote selfish element increases fitness of its host

Selfish genetic elements can promote their transmission Dispense Parts at the expense of individual survival, creating conflict between the element and the rest of the genome.Recently, a large number of toxin-antidote (TA) post-segregation distorters have been identified in non-obligate outcrossing nematodes.Their origin and the evolutionary forces

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