Bidirectional association between physical activity and depression: the “Como Vai?” cohort study by Bárbara Sutil da Silva, Debora Tornquist, Andrea Wendt, Andréa Dâmaso Bertoldi, Elaine Tomasi, Maria Cristina Gonzalez, Renata Moraes Bielemann, Inácio Crochemore-Silva

“…Analytical sample included 515 individuals with a mean age of 70.7 (± 9.2) years. …”
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Prenatal exposure to organophosphorus flame retardants and birth outcomes: A cross-sectional study in an e-waste area in China by Chuyan Zhang, Zheng Ruan, Yifan Dou, Xian Liang Sun, Huadong Xu, Zhaoqiang Jiang, Xia Rao, Xinran Wang, Shoji F. Nakayama, Teruhiko Kido, Jianlin Lou

“…Multiple linear regression (MLR) was used to examine the relationship between each OPFR and the birth outcomes. …”
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Neighbourhood exposure to fast-food and sit-down restaurants and estimated 24-hour urinary sodium excretion: a cross-sectional analysis of urban adults from the ORISCAV-LUX 2 study by Marion Tharrey, Olivier Klein, Torsten Bohn, Dmitry Bulaev, Juliette Van Beek, Laurent Malisoux, Camille Perchoux

“…Multi-adjusted linear models were used to assess the association between spatial access to restaurants and estimated 24-hour urinary Na excretion. …”
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Performance and comparison of FLCCheck: a novel serum free light chain assay for the Auxiliary Diagnosis of Multiple Myeloma by Jinghao Cao, Xi Chen, Yu Zhou, Yajuan Lu, Aoli Deng, Sainan Li, Yuhan Chen, Jing Du, Jun Xia

“…Design and Methods We collected 115 samples from 72 patients and tested them using FLCCheck, Freelite, and N Latex FLC. …”
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A Metabolomics Approach to Identify Metabolites Associated With Mortality in Patients Receiving Maintenance Hemodialysis by Solaf Al Awadhi, Leslie Myint, Eliseo Guallar, Clary B. Clish, Kendra E. Wulczyn, Sahir Kalim, Ravi Thadhani, Dorry L. Segev, Mara McAdams DeMarco, Sharon M. Moe, Ranjani N. Moorthi, Thomas H. Hostetter, Jonathan Himmelfarb, Timothy W. Meyer, Neil R. Powe, Marcello Tonelli, Eugene P. Rhee, Tariq Shafi

“…Methods: We measured metabolites in serum samples from 522 Longitudinal US/Canada Incident Dialysis (LUCID) study participants. …”
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Gut microbiome is associated with radiotherapy response in lung cancer patients with brain metastases by Fei Liang, Yichu Sun, Jing Yang, Ziqiang Shen, Guangfeng Wang, Jiangrui Zhu, Chong Zhou, Youyou Xia, Youyou Xia

“…Patients were categorized into response (n=28) and non-response (n=27) groups based on treatment efficacy, and α-diversity, β-diversity, and functional pathways were compared between them. Linear Discriminant Analysis Effect Size was used to identify microbial features associated with treatment efficacy. …”
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Association between ultrasonographically measured visceral fat tissue thickness and proinflammatory adipokines in obesity by Crnobrnja Veljko, Ilinčić Branislava, Stokić Edita, Basta-Nikolić Marijana, Slankamenac Sonja, Stojšić-Milosavljević Anastazija, Žeravica Radmila, Čabarkapa Velibor

“…This cross-sectional study comprised a consecutive sample of 60 obese respondents without obesity-related comorbidities, and 20 age-matched healthy normal-weight controls. …”
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New Maps of Lunar Surface Oxide Abundances and Mg# Using an Optimized Ensemble Learning Algorithm by Chaofa Bian, Kefei Zhang, Yunzhao Wu, Suqin Wu, Yu Lu, Yabo Duan, Huajing Wu, Zhenxing Zhao, Wei Wu

“…The models were constructed using oxide abundances measured from lunar samples collected by the Apollo, Luna, and Chang'E missions. …”
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Wet-radome attenuation in ARM cloud radars and its utilization in radar calibration using disdrometer measurements by M. Deng, S. E. Giangrande, M. P. Jensen, K. Johnson, C. R. Williams, J. M. Comstock, Y.-C. Feng, A. Matthews, I. A. Lindenmaier, T. G. Wendler, M. Rocque, A. Zhou, Z. Zhu, E. Luke, D. Wang

“…The wet-radome attenuation (WRA) is assumed to follow a log-linear relationship with rainfall rate during light and moderate rain, as measured by a collocated surface disdrometer. …”
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Are circadian rhythms more favorable with lithium than with other mood stabilizers? An exploratory actigraphy study in euthymic bipolar disorder type 1 by Vincent Hennion, Jan Scott, Victoire Martinot, Chloé Benizri, Cynthia Marie-Claire, Frank Bellivier, Bruno Etain

“…Experimental research suggests that lithium (Li) modifies CRA, but this has been rarely explored in BD using actigraphy. Methods: The sample comprised 88 euthymic BD-I cases with 3 weeks of actigraphy. …”
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Liquid biopsy using plasma proteomics in predicting efficacy and tolerance of PD-1/PD-L1 blockades in NSCLC: a prospective exploratory study by Yuan Gao, Fei Qi, Wenhao Zhou, Peng Jiang, Mingming Hu, Ying Wang, Congcong Song, Yi Han, Dongdong Li, Na Qin, Hongmei Zhang, Haitao Luo, Tongmei Zhang, Hongxia Li

“…Here we prospectively analysed serial plasma samples from 34 ICI-treated advanced NSCLC patients (plus 30 validation samples) using the Olink Immuno-Oncology panel. …”
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Associations of prenatal glyphosate exposure with child neurodevelopment in a Canadian pregnancy cohort study by Meaghan Hall, Jillian Ashley-Martin, Christine Till, Janice Hu, Bruce Lanphear, Cynthia Curl, Tye E. Arbuckle, Michel Boivin, Linda Booij, Gina Muckle, Mandy Fisher, Elizabeth Asztalos, Maryse F. Bouchard, Amanda J. MacFarlane, Carly Hyland

“…We quantified associations between maternal urinary glyphosate and AMPA concentrations and child neurodevelopmental outcomes using multivariable linear regression models and assessed effect modification by child sex, maternal folic acid, and plasma folate. …”
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Association Between Traumatic Brain Injury and Cognitive Decline Among Middle-to-Older Aged Men in the Vietnam Era Twin Study of Aging by Alexander Ivan B. Posis, John E. Alcaraz, Humberto Parada, Aladdin H. Shadyab, Jeremy A. Elman, Matthew S. Panizzon, Chandra A. Reynolds, Carol E. Franz, William S. Kremen, Linda K. McEvoy

“…Participants completed a comprehensive neuropsychological assessment at up to three visits over up to a 12-year follow-up period during which they also self-reported their history of TBI. Multivariable, linear mixed-effects models were used to assess associations between TBI and cognitive performance trajectories. …”
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Genetic polymorphism of msp2 in Plasmodium falciparum isolates among asymptomatic malaria infections from two ecological settings in Cameroon by Aline G. Bouopda-Tuedom, Luc Abate, Brice L. Feufack-Donfack, Christelle M. Ngou, Albert N. Bayibeki, Carole E. Eboumbou Moukoko, Lawrence S. Ayong, Antoine Berry, Thierry Lefèvre, Isabelle Morlais, Sandrine E. Nsango

“…Allelic polymorphism of the msp2 gene was assessed in the P. falciparum positive samples by nested PCR followed by capillary electrophoresis for revelation of the fragment allelic size. …”
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The association between secondhand smoke exposure and accelerated biological aging: A population-based study and Mendelian randomization analysis by Yue Zhu⁺, Yufan Gao⁺, Yangguang Lu⁺, Yukai Wang, Ziyu Pan, Huixiang Sheng, Jiajun Li, Yinuo Chen, Jialing Lou, Feng Chen, Fajing Yang

“…Data from the NHANES 1999–2010 cycles were used, with serum cotinine levels indicating SHS exposure and phenotypic age, derived from age and clinical biomarkers reflecting inflammation, metabolism, and hematologic function, as the measure of biological aging. Multifactorial linear regression assessed associations, with restricted cubic splines used to explore nonlinear trends. …”
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Emprendimientos deportivos: Caso Subregión Sabana, Departamento de Sucre, Colombia (Sport entrepreneurship: Sub-region Sabana, Department of Sucre, Colombia) by José Ramón Sanabria Navarro, Yahilina Silveira Pérez, Lisbet Guillen Pereira, Digna Dionisia Pérez Bravo

“…The results showed that the quality of the service is linearly and positively related to the efficiency of the service and the work environment demonstrating differences between the perception of the client and the entrepreneur about physical activity. …”
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Comparison of ERlangen Score with pTau/Aβ1-42 Ratio for Predicting Cognitive Decline and Conversion to Alzheimer’s Disease by Julian Alexander Schwarz, Pauline Schulz, Janine Utz, Laura Rudtke, Johannes Jablonowski, Neele Klement, Piotr Lewczuk, Johannes Kornhuber, Juan Manuel Maler, Timo Jan Oberstein

“…<b>Methods</b>: Measurements of Aβ1-42, Aβ1-40, and pTau181 were conducted in cerebrospinal fluid samples using immunoassays. Linear mixed models and the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC, receiver operating characteristic = ROC) of 259 non-demented subjects were calculated. …”
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Dairy cows' responses to 2 separation methods after 3 months of cow-calf contact by Anina Vogt, Susanne Waiblinger, Rupert Palme, Uta König von Borstel, Kerstin Barth

“…Statistical analysis was conducted using linear mixed effects models. We found no difference between the 2 separation methods in any of the examined behavioral and physiological response variables. …”
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Health Benefits of Montmorency Tart Cherry Juice Supplementation in Adults with Mild to Moderate Ulcerative Colitis; A Placebo Randomized Controlled Trial by Jonathan Sinclair, Graham McLaughlin, Robert Allan, Johanne Brooks-Warburton, Charlotte Lawson, Shan Goh, Terun Desai, Lindsay Bottoms

“…Linear mixed-effects models were adopted to contrast the changes from baseline to 6 weeks between trial arms. …”
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Potential therapeutic effects of IL28RA inhibition on acute myocardial infarction through phosphorylated JAK1/STAT1 signaling pathways by Ge Gong, Xiangxuan Chen, Xinghu Zhang, Jian Yin, Wenhui Wan

“…Additionally, both IL28A and IL28B levels exhibit a linear relationship with high-density lipoprotein (HDL) and body mass index (BMI). …”
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