GENETICALLY PREDICTED ALTERATIONS IN THYROID FUNCTION ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE RISK OF BENIGN PROSTATIC DISEASE

Genetically predicted alterations in thyroid function are associated with the risk of benign prostatic disease

BackgroundBenign prostatic diseases (BPDs), such as benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) and prostatitis, harm the quality of life of affected patients.However, observational studies exploring the association between thyroid function and BPDs have hitherto yielded inconsistent results.In this study, we explored whether there is a causal genetic associ

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WATER-RISK MANAGEMENT IN TCHOGHA ZANBIL WORLD HERITAGE SITE IN IRAN, WITH A FOCUS ON THE ANCIENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Water-risk management is one of the most challenging issues in the conservation of earthen sites, because of the inherent weakness of earth coals to moisture, and also the severe damage after rainfall as a result of a combination of many factors in the deterioration processes.In Tchogha Zanbil World Heritage Site (WHS) in Iran, this problem causes

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Theoretical Approaches to the Analysis of Creative Industries / Теоретические подходы к анализу креативных индустрий

The article offers a literary review of creative industries, outlines the problem field of research on this topic.The works are based on sociological, economic and philosophical ideas about creativity, art, creative industries and cultural space.The proposed theoretical framework sets the conceptual line of reflection of cultural capital.The author

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