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Biomedical and Environmental Sciences Table of Contents August 2021, Volume 34, Number 8

Original Articles

593 Recent Trends in Sedentary Behaviors among Chinese Children According to Demographic and Social Characteristics Xi, LEUNG Wai Yi, CHEN Yuan Sheng, OUYANG Yi Fei, and ZHAO Wen Hua

606 Cumulative Risk Assessment of Exposure to Heavy Metals through Aquatic Products in WANG Hui, MAO Wei Feng, JIANG Ding Guo, LIU Si Jie, and ZHANG Lei

616 Evaluation of Multidrug Resistant Loop-mediated Isothermal Amplification Assay for Detecting the Drug Resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis LIU Chun Fa, SONG Yi Meng, HE Ping, LIU Dong Xin, HE Wen Cong, Ming, and ZHAO Yan Lin

623 Serum Ferritin and the Risk of Metabolic Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Dose-Response Meta-Analysis of Cross-sectional Studies ZHANG Wei Chun Bai, XING Yang, and SHAO Bing

Letters to the Editor

632 Serum Total Bilirubin and Risk of Progressing Diabetes: A Prospective Cohort Study ZHANG Jie, ZHANG Yin Fei, HU Chun Yan, , QI Hong Yan, LIN Lin, XU Yu, XU Min, LU Jie Li, BI Yu Fang, WANG Wei Qing, NING Guang, and CHEN Yu Hong

637 Polysaccharides from the Green Alga Ulva lactuca Improve Antioxidant Balance and Bone Mineral Density in Diabetic Rats Sahla Belhadj, Manel Gargouri, Giulia Guerriero, and Olfa Hentati

641 A Risk Prediction Model for Ischemic Stroke in Southern Chinese Population: Impact of Multiple Genetic Variants and Clinical/Lifestyle Factors YE Cheng Yin, LI Jin Mei, WU Jing Hua, LI Zheng, XIAO Juan, YIN Xiao Yu, WANG Da Hui, XU Guo Zhang, and YANG Lei

646 Effects of Cotrimoxazole Prophylaxis Initiation and Discontinuation on Mortality and

Attrition Rates among HIV Patients Who Initiate ART in Southwest China: An Observational Cohort Study ZHU Jin Hui, RUAN Yu Hua, PAN Stephen, YANG Wen Min, ZHU Qiu Ying, CHEN Huan Huan, SHEN Zhi Yong, LAN Guang Hua, XING Hui, SHAO Yi Ming, and LI Li Ming

650 Rapid Internal Control Reference Recombinase-Aided Amplification Assays for EBV and CMV Detection GAO Yuan, TIE Yan Qing, ZHAO Lin Qing, TAN He, DING Nan, DING Ya Xin, GUO Qi, ZHANG Rui Qing, WANG Jin Rong, CHEN Zi Wei, FAN Guo Hao, SHEN Xin Xin, FENG Zhi Shan, and MA Xue Jun

656 Identification of Boseongicola sediminum sp. nov., a Novel Decabromodiphenyl Ether (BDE-209)-tolerant Strain Isolated from Coastal Sediment in Xiamen, China TANG Chen, FAN Chun, GUO Dong Bei, MA Xiu Juan, CAI Qing Tao, CHEN Xiao Xuan, ZHANG Min, LI Jia Yao, AN Qiu Ying, and ZHAO Ran

662 Linear and Interactive Effects of Air Pollution and Diurnal Temperature Range on COPD Mortality in Weifang, China: A Time Series Analysis DIAO Li Jie, GAO Zhi Hao, JIANG Yi Chen, CHEN Zuo Sen, LI Ning, MENG Xian Feng, XU Xin, and LI Jing

667 Effectiveness of Using Mean Corpuscular Volume and Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin for Beta-thalassemia Carrier Screening in the Guangdong Population of China GU Heng, WANG Yong Xia, DU Meng Xuan, XU Shan Shan, ZHOU Bing Yi, and LI Ming Zhen

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