Association of Cardiovascular Risk Factors With Major and Minor Electrocardiographic Abnormalities: A Report From the Cross‐Sectional Phase of Tehran Cohort Study by Pooria Ahmadi, Sajjad Ahmadi‐Renani, Parmida Sadat Pezeshki, Sepehr Nayebirad, Arash Jalali, Akbar Shafiee, Aryan Ayati, Arian Afzalian, Farshid Alaeddini, Soheil Saadat, Farzad Masoudkabir, Ali Vasheghani‐Farahani, Saeed Sadeghian, Mohamamdali Boroumand, Abbasali Karimi, Boshra Pourbashash, Kaveh Hosseini, Frits R. Rosendaal

“…ECG abnormalities were categorized into major or minor groups based on their clinical importance. Results were obtained by multivariable logistic regression and are expressed as odds ratios (ORs). …”
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Racial and ethnic disparities in longitudinal trajectories of cardiovascular risk factors in U.S. middle-aged and older adults. by Matthew E Dupre, Radha Dhingra, Hanzhang Xu, Scott M Lynch, Qing Yang, Cassie Ford, Michael D Green, Ying Xian, Ann Marie Navar, Eric D Peterson

“…Education, income, and country-of-origin were significantly associated with the excess CVD risks observed among racial and ethnic minority groups.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Significant racial and ethnic disparities were observed in trajectories of CVD risk factors in U.S. adults. …”
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Assessing the Experiences of Sexual and Gender Minority Applicants to Orthopaedic Surgery Residency by Douglas J. Weaver, MD, Tanios Dagher, BS, Ngoc Duong, MS, Sara Winfrey, MD, Alexander Koo, MD, Tessa Balach, MD, FAOA

“…These findings highlight challenges inherent to the residency application process that may disproportionately affect persons from sexual minority groups. The recognition of such challenges can help to optimize the establishment of informed policies regarding mistreatment and practices regarding diversity and inclusion.…”
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The relationship between perceptions toward advertising and consumption of energy-dense nutrient-poor foods among adults in the United States: results from a national survey by Chan L. Thai, Jacqui Villarreal, Jacqueline A. Thai

“…This pattern was similar for trust in food advertising (𝛽 = 0.13, p &lt; 0.0001).DiscussionGiven that previous studies have shown that ethnic minority groups, particularly Non-Hispanic Blacks, are more likely to be exposed to unhealthy food advertisements across various types of media, such as TV, billboards, and in grocery stores, it is possible that Non-Hispanic Black adults have greater trust in food advertising because of the increased environmental exposure to advertising through various channels of communication. …”
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Gardé·es à vue. Domination(s) et reconfigurations des rapports entre manifestant·es et policier·es pendant le hirak (2019-2021) by Lina Benchekor

“…This study begins by showing the specific features of repression of women’s bodies and the vulnerability of minority groups. We show that law enforcement agencies use information relating to private life to put pressure on marginalized categories such as single women or sexual minorities. …”
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Ethnic inequalities in mental and physical multimorbidity in women of reproductive age: a data linkage cohort study by Amelia Jewell, Matthew Broadbent, Stephani Hatch, Mark Ashworth, Megan Pritchard, Sarah Dorrington, Louise Howard, Raquel Catalao

“…The striking differences in multimorbidity for women in contact with mental health services and those of ethnic minority groups emphasise a need of integrative models of care.…”
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Physicochemical Properties, Antioxidant Activity, and Flavor Profile of Strawberry Fruit-Based Novel Drinking Jelly Made with <i>Gracilaria fisheri</i> Seaweed as a Gelling Agent a... by Narin Charoenphun, Paramee Noonim, Somwang Lekjing, Chawakwan Nitikornwarakul, Nam Hoang Pham, Karthikeyan Venkatachalam

“…Volatile compound analysis identified alcohols, esters, and aldehydes as dominant contributors to the flavor profile. 1-Octanol (waxy, citrus-like) and methyl anthranilate (grape-like, sweet) increased substantially, while minor groups such as terpenoids and phenolic compounds contributed floral and woody notes. …”
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Socio-demographic and clinical determinants of self-care in adults with type 2 diabetes: a multicenter cross-sectional study in Zhejiang province, China by Xuefen Lan, Xiaozhen Ji, Xiaojia Zheng, Xiaoyu Ding, Hongyi Mou, Shunfei Lu, Bin Ye

“…By enhancing self-care self-efficacy and participating in diabetes self-management education, healthcare providers can develop tailored self-care interventions to improve diabetes care, particularly for adults with type 2 diabetes who are female, belong to minority groups, have complications, use insulin, or reside in the southwest of Zhejiang province.…”
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Coronary plaque characteristics quantified by artificial intelligence-enabled plaque analysis: Insights from a multi-ethnic asymptomatic US population by Guadalupe Flores Tomasino, Caroline Park, Kajetan Grodecki, Jolien Geers, Donghee Han, Andrew Lin, Keiichiro Kuronuma, Nipun Manral, Emily Xing, Heidi Gransar, Sebastien Cadet, Alan Rozanski, Piotr J. Slomka, Michelle Williams, Daniel S. Berman, Damini Dey

“…A total of 194 patients from ethnic minority groups (Asian, African American, and Hispanic) were matched by age, sex, and cardiovascular risk factors to 194 White patients. …”
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D’une rive à l’autre de la Méditerranée : mobilités, recompositions et adaptations des groupes juifs aux XIVe et XVe siècles by Jennifer Vanz

“…On the other hand, the place of supposed minority groups arises from a process of categorisation involving co-construction between various actors. …”
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A Systemic Approach to Inceptive Constructions in Lithuanian by Rolandas Mikulskas

“…According to their inherited semantics (or the semantics developed in the course of grammaticalization) all  inceptive markers in the list can be divided into minor groups. The members of these groups, with respect to infinitival complementation (resp. designation tendencies) share with each other one or another common feature. …”
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Comparative Ethics of Modern Payment Models by Jacob Riegler

“…Studies have explicitly shown how fee-for-service can worsen care for minority groups. The greatest difference in care is seen in the chronically ill, the poor, and those with high burdens based on the social determinants of health.[32] While value-based payments have been touted as a potential route to incentivize care for these populations, comparative studies show that those of lower socioeconomic status experienced no benefit when using a value-based modifier.[33] Other scholars have pointed out that these payment models are both slower to roll out in low-resource areas and are more likely to have the unintended consequence of leading to lower funding in these areas.[34] Therefore, the disparity may be a lack of access to the model rather than a reflection of its capabilities. …”
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