Relationship between prepregnancy BMI and gestational weight gain(GWG) with preeclampsia: a study based on restricted cubic spline by Luhan Zhang, Juan Ding, Jiangli Liu, Jing Ma, Rui Shi, Tian Chen, Guifeng Ding

“…Baseline information and pregnancy outcomes were collected, and logistic regression analysis was employed to ascertain the impacts of diverse factors on the odds of developing PE; the restricted cubic spline was used to test the nonlinear relationship between prepregnancy BMI and GWG with PE. …”
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The relationship between deontic representations of adolescents and the characteristics of their self-attitude by N.V. Lukyanchenko, L.S. Zakharova, M.I. Alikin

“…The teenagers' own assessments are close to the presented assessments of their peers only in relation to egocentric behavior. The data obtained can be used in developing means of psychological support for educational work with teenagers.…”
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Investigating Correlation Between Gut Microbiota and Rheumatoid Arthritis Subtypes by Mendelian Randomization by Jiaqi Wu, Yao Peng, Ruimin Tian, Hao Yu, Huating Hu, Qingchun Huang, Youhua Xu, Liang Liu, Hudan Pan

“…Notably, no significant heterogeneity (<i>p</i> > 0.05) or pleiotropy (<i>p</i> > 0.05) was detected in the analysis of the significant MR estimates. <b>Conclusions</b>: Our study suggested significant associations between several gut bacteria and RA subtypes, indicating a potential microbial influence on RA development. …”
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Small-Scale and Large-Scale Modeling of Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Girders by Aleksandar Landović, Arpad Čeh, Anka Starčev-Ćurčin, Miloš Šešlija

“…A numerical model based on finite element analysis (FEA) is developed. The FEA model is created using a smeared crack approach with a constitutive law for the tensile behavior of FRC derived from an inverse analysis based on prism bending tests. …”
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Examining the link between intensive care unit nurses’ burnout and perceived quality of life: a multicenter cross-sectional study by Hazel Novela Villagracia, Tajah Ali Akhdair, Salwa Abd El Gawad Sallam, Rico William A. Villagracia, Bushra Alshammari, Awatif M. Alrasheeday, Shaimaa Mohamed Nageeb, Lea L. Dando, Odeta A. Nacubuan, Turki Ahmed Alsaif, Sage Mesias Raguindin, Ingrid Jacinto- Caspillo, Salman Amish Alshammari, Mubarak Ashewi Eid Alshammari, Rizal Angelo N. Grande, Daniel Joseph E. Berdida

“…Two self-report scales (23-item Burnout Assessment Tool and 15-item Quality of Life Scale) were used to collect data from March to June 2024. Statistical analysis included descriptive statistics and Pearson correlation coefficients to explore the relationship between burnout levels and QoL dimensions. …”
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Potential Causal Relationship Between Plasma and Cerebrospinal Fluid Metabolites and Meningioma: Two-Sample Mendelian Randomization Study by Du G, Xu D, Zhao H, Yan Z, Wang J

“…The data for 486 plasma metabolites was obtained from the GWAS catalog, and the data for 338 CSF metabolites was obtained from the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (WADRC) and Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Prevention Registry (WRAP) study collections. …”
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Assessing the Causal Relationship between Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Tuberculosis: A Mendelian Randomization Study by Wang Z, Zhao S, Zhou Y, He Y

“…Multiple methods were used in the Mendelian analyses to ensure a comprehensive and rigorous investigation.Results: In the initial analysis phase utilizing the inverse variance weighting (IVW) method, tuberculosis showed no significant contribution to the incidence of COPD (IVW odds ratio (OR) = 0.9961; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.9828– 1.0095; P = 0.564). …”
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An Automated Compliance Framework for Critical Infrastructure Security Through Artificial Intelligence by Sardar Muhammad Ali, Abdul Razzaque, Muhammad Yousaf, Rafi Us Shan

“…Machine learning (ML) is highly effective in signifying cybersecurity standards, leveraging large-scale data analysis, pattern recognition, and adaptability to emerging threats. …”
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Exploring Causality Between Bone Mineral Density and Cervical Spondylosis: Bidirectional and Multivariable Mendelian Randomization Study by Mao W, Wu L

“…Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) that had a significant genetic association with exposures were used as instrumental variables (IVs). We employed inverse variance weighting (IVW) analysis as the primary analytical method to estimate potential causal effects, whereas Weighted median, MR-Egger regression, weighted mode, and simple mode were served as supplements. …”
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The Causal Correlation Between Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Chronic Widespread Pain: A Bidirectional Mendelian Randomization Study by Chen M, Tu H, Zhou J, Zhang Y, Wen S, Xiao Y, He L

“…We used the inverse variance weighting (IVW) approach as the major analysis method, but we also ran weighted median and MR-Egger regression analyses. …”
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Causal Links Between Bone Diseases and Temporomandibular Disorders by Ling Zhang, Qinghua Zhang, Dong Zhao

“…Primary analysis was conducted using the inverse-variance weighted (IVW) method, complemented by weighted median (WM), weighted mode, and MR-Egger regression to assess causal relationships. …”
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The Role of Inflammatory Biomarkers in Mediating the Effect of Inflammatory Bowel Disease on nonmalignant Digestive System Diseases: A Multivariable Mendelian Randomized Study by Shu Zhou, Qi Sun, Ning Gao, Zekai Hu, Junjun Jia, Jiangwei Song, Guocong Xu, Aiqiang Dong, Weiliang Xia, Jiafeng Wu

“…Univariate MR analysis was conducted using inverse variance weighting as the primary method for estimating causal effects. …”
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Every 1,000 steps matter: incremental reductions in metabolic syndrome risk in Japanese office workers by Yukako Yamaga, Thomas Svensson, Ung-il Chung, Akiko Kishi Svensson

“…An interval-censored Cox model was applied to assess MetS incidence using time-to-event data. Results Every 1,000 steps added to the average step count was significantly and inversely associated with incident MetS in adjusted models [Model 1: HR = 0.92; 95% CI: 0.85, 1.00; Model 2: HR = 0.91; 95% CI: 0.83, 0.99] (p < 0.05). …”
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Bath: a Bayesian approach to analyze epigenetic transitions reveals a dual role of H3K27me3 in chondrogenesis by Christoph Neu, Manuela Wuelling, Christoph Waterkamp, Daniel Hoffmann, Andrea Vortkamp

“…Conclusions Our results emphasize the importance of a relative analysis of complex epigenetic data to identify chromatin state transitions associated with cell lineage progression. …”
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Work-Family Conflict among Iranian Emergency Medical Technicians and Its Relationship with Time Management Skills: A Descriptive Study by Mehdi Beyramijam, Yousof Akbari Shahrestanaki, Hamidreza Khankeh, Mohsen Aminizadeh, Ali Dehghani, Mohammad Ali Hosseini

“…The data were analyzed by SPSS software version 16. Appropriate statistical analysis such as mean and standard deviation, Pearson correlation, and Spearman rank correlation was applied for analyzing the data in SPSS. …”
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The contribution of dietary total antioxidant capacity to type 2 diabetes risk and levels of glycemic biomarkers: a systematic review by Sorayya Kheirouri, Hamed Alizadeh

“…After eliminating duplicates and irrelevant records, relevant studies were selected, and data were extracted through rigorous critical analysis. …”
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Psychosocial, pharmacological, and legal interventions for improving the psychosocial outcomes of children with substance misusing parents: A systematic review by Elizabeth Eggins, David B. Wilson, Joseph Betts, Sara Roetman, Ned Chandler‐Mather, Bronwyn Theroux, Sharon Dawe

“…There were no restrictions placed on publication status or geographic location, however only research written in English was included. Data Collection and Analysis Standard methodological procedures were followed across all stages of the review, as guided by the published protocol for the review (Eggins et al., 2020). …”
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Efficient Behavior Factor Estimation in Moment-Resisting Reinforced Concrete Frames through Gene Expression Programming by Niloufar Azhdari, Seyed Shaker Hashemi, Saeid Javidi, Abdorreza Fazeli

“…The performance of the developed models was evaluated using statistical indicators, and the best model was determined. …”
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A single-source photon source model of a linear accelerator for Monte Carlo dose calculation. by Obioma Nwankwo, Gerhard Glatting, Frederik Wenz, Jens Fleckenstein

“…Probability distribution functions (PDFs) for particle positions and energies were derived from the analysis of the PSF. These PDFs were implemented in the VSM using inverse transform sampling. …”
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Causal Associations of Obstructive Sleep Apnea With Cancer Risk: A Mendelian Randomization Study by Xiaoyu He, Xiaoting Ye, Kaiqian Yang, Zhenjiang Li

“…We used inverse‐variance weighting (IVW) as the primary analysis, along with several sensitivity analyses. …”
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