Comorbidities of HIV infection and health care seeking behavior among HIV infected patients attending public sector healthcare facilities in KwaZulu-Natal: A cross sectional study. by Manimbulu Nlooto

“…Simple and multiple logistic regression models tested the association of the use of traditional medicine with age, gender, race, side effects and comorbidities. …”
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Impact of coal mine dust exposure and cigarette smoking on lung disease in Appalachian coalminers by Rahul G. Sangani, Andrew J Ghio, Vishal Deepak, Javeria Anwar, Vinita Vaidya, Zalak Patel, Amirahwaty Abdullah

“…There was a consensus review of both radiology and histology findings and their comparative analysis with a non-miner surgical resection cohort collected from thoracic oncology clinic. …”
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Development and validation of mRNA expression-based classifiers to predict low-risk thyroid tumors by Allan Golding, David Bimston, Emma Namiranian, Ellen Marqusee, Gabriel Correa, Evana Valenzuela Scheker, Ruochen Jiang, Yangyang Hao, Mohammed Alshalalfa, Jing Huang, Joshua P. Klopper, Richard T. Kloos, Sara Ahmadi

“…Leveraging exome-enriched gene expression analysis may overcome the limitations seen in models based on a small number of point mutations or fusions. …”
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Ondansetron use is associated with increased risk of acute kidney injury in ICU patients following cardiac surgery: a retrospective cohort study by Feiyi Xu, Feiyi Xu, Xun Gong, Wei Chen, Xiaomin Dong, Jiang Li

“…Cox proportional hazards models were employed to assess the effect of ondansetron exposure on ICU and 28-day mortality. …”
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Microplastics and tetracycline affecting apoptosis, enzyme activities and metabolism processes in the Aurelia aurita polyps: insights into combined pollutant effects by Xuandong Wu, Xuandong Wu, Xiaoyong Zhang, Hongze Liao, Jie Guo, Zhenhua Ma, Zhilu Fu, Zhilu Fu

“…This study investigates the mechanisms of cellular apoptosis, oxidative stress, and metabolic responses induced by single and combined exposures to MPs and TC.MethodsThree experimental phases were conducted: (1) A 7-day exposure to MPs (1 mg/L) and TC (5 mg/L) to assess apoptosis via TUNEL assay; (2) Short-term high-concentration exposure (MPs: 10 mg/L, TC: 5 mg/L) for 72 hours, followed by a 288-hour recovery period, with antioxidant indicators (CAT, GSH, SOD, MDA, etc.) measured at intervals; (3) Long-term exposure (185 days) to environmentally relevant concentrations of MPs (0–1 mg/L) and TC (0–5 mg/L), with metabolomic profiling via LC-MS and pathway analysis. …”
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Associations between the Chinese Visceral Adiposity Index and the Self-Reported Menopausal Status: Results from Two Nationally Representative Population-Based Studies by Dong C, Ma D, Gu K, Lin Y, Song J, Wang Y, Yu J, Zhou Y

“…This study explores the Chinese visceral adiposity index (CVAI) as a potential indicator of menopausal status to aid in disease prevention.Patients and Methods: A cohort of 404 premenopausal Chinese women aged 45 years and above, from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS), was included. …”
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Conocimientos teóricos y estrategias metodológicas que emplean docentes de primer ciclo en la estimulación de las inteligencias múltiples /Theoretical conceptualizations and method... by Aida María Mainieri Hidalgo

“…Based on a study of the strategies employed in private educational centers, models of application have been developed and equated to those strategies used in public educational settings through comparative samples. …”
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Evaluation of dual pathogen recognition receptor agonists as adjuvants for respiratory syncytial virus - virus-like particles for pulmonary delivery by Ahmedali S. Mandviwala, Komal Liman, Anke L. W. Huckriede, Vidya A. Arankalle, Harshad P. Patil

“…The study also demonstrates that the chimeric TLR2/TLR7 agonist CL413 is a promising adjuvant for RSV-VLPs to induce mucosal and systemic immune response and warrant further investigations in more advanced preclinical models.…”
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A Mobile Ecological Momentary Intervention for Reducing Experiential Avoidance in the Context of Rumination: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial by Steven Barnes, Marta Szastok, Małgorzata Para, Fabian Morawiec, Maciej Grzeszczuk, Szymon Wójcik, Barbara Karpowicz, Pavlo Zinevych, Anna Jaskulska, Wiesław Kopeć, Monika Kornacka

“…The potential of the EMI to modify the maladaptive feature of repetitive negative thinking will be assessed using mixed-design ANOVA, while the links between avoidance-mood and rumination-mood, in terms of the moderating effect of trial condition, will be evaluated using multilevel models. These will be assessed as primary outcomes. …”
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The Association of Serum Irisin with Bone Mineral Density and Turnover Markers in New-Onset Type 2 Diabetic Patients by Xiujing Wang, Tianxiao Hu, Yun Ruan, Jiaqi Yao, Huiling Shen, Yao Xu, Bojing Zheng, Zhengying Zhang, Jing Wang, Qingying Tan

“…Multiple stepwise regression analysis was conducted to identify the independent factors of irisin. …”
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The predictive value of the TG/HDL index for metabolic syndrome and its components: A cross-sectional study in the PERSIAN Guilan Cohort Population by Amirali Ebrahimi, Farahnaz Joukar, Kourosh Mojtahedi, Saman Maroufizadeh, Soheil Hassanipour, Mohammad Reza Naghipour, Mehrnaz Asgharnezhad, Fariborz Mansour-Ghanaei

“…Objectives: This study aims to evaluate the association between the TG/HDL-C ratio and MetS in the Guilan Cohort Study (GCS), a population-based survey in northern Iran, and to identify sex-specific cutoff values for MetS prediction. Methods: This cross-sectional analysis included 10,520 adults aged 35–70 from the GCS. …”
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Greater pain and functional impairment in chronic erosive hand osteoarthritis compared to treated rheumatoid arthritis: A comparative study by S. Berkani, S. Tuffet, A. Rousseau, N. Rincheval, E. Maheu, B. Combes, A. Saraux, B. Fautrel, L. Gossec, F. Berenbaum, J. Sellam, A. Courties

“…Comorbidities and CMD were also assessed. Logistic regression models adjusted for age, sex, body mass index, and socio-educational level were used to compare outcomes. …”
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Exploring the correlations of lung ultrasound with delirium and other clinical outcomes in older patients with respiratory failure admitted in acute geriatric units (ECO-AGE): prot... by Andrea Ticinesi, Fulvio Lauretani, Antonio Nouvenne, Tiziana Meschi, Giuseppe Bellelli, Andrea Ungar, Marcello Maggio, Simone Scarlata, Raffaele Antonelli Incalzi, Fabio Monzani, Carmine Siniscalchi, Chukwuma Okoye, Alberto Finazzi, Adriana Antonella Bruni, Daniela Guarino, Nicoletta Cerundolo, Irene Zucchini, Monica Torrini, Michele Cerasuolo, Maria Rosaria Rizzo, Sonia Zotti, Marco Lunian, Lorenzo Maccioni, Silvia Fabbri della Faggiola, Marco Capacci, Maria Giovanna Bianco, Guglielmo Guarona, Panaiotis Finamore, Emma Esposito, Lavinia Vitali, Tessa Mazzarone, Martina Salvati

“…LUS may therefore help identify individuals at risk of delirium, but the association between LUS abnormalities and delirium remains unexplored.Methods and analysis This study is a prospective, observational, multicentre study, with the main objective of assessing the correlation between LUS abnormalities and incident delirium during hospitalisation (primary outcome). …”
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Safety of mycophenolate mofetil in systemic lupus erythematosus maintenance therapy: insights from the LUNA registry in a nationwide prospective cohort study by Ken-ei Sada, Shuhei Yoshida, Kenji Saito, Yuya Fujita, Eisuke Inoue, Kiyoshi Migita, Naoki Matsuoka, Hiroshi Kajiyama, Ryusuke Yoshimi, Kunihiro Ichinose, Yoshia Miyawaki, Shigeru Ohno, Nobuyuki Yajima, Yasuhiro Shimojima, Shuzo Sato, Michio Fujiwara, Keisuke Nishimura, Takashi Kida, Yuya Sumichika, Haruki Matsumoto, Jumpei Temmoku, Tomoyuki Asano, Shotaro Ogawa, Jumpei Fukita, Yusuke Matsuo, Takahisa Onishi

“…Statistical analyses employed marginal structural models with stabilised inverse probability of treatment weighting to adjust for confounders.Results The analysis included 1004 patients; the incidence of severe infections was 6.5% in the MMF group and 7.5% in the non-MMF group, with no significant difference (OR 0.69, 95% CI 0.34 to 1.39). …”
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Gut health-promoting foods intake in Argentine adults: The impact of knowledge, socio-demographic factors, and clinical-nutritional health by Georgina Noel Marchiori, Mayra Ainelén Loyola, Clara Marián Levy Sánchez, María Daniela Defagó, María Georgina Oberto

“…An online questionnaire was used to collect socio-demographic, clinical-nutrition and dietary data, as well as information about population's knowledge. Logistic regression models were used for analysis. Results: Fermented foods and probiotic-rich yogurts were consumed occasionally, while prebiotic food intake was more frequent. …”
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The mediating role of physical activity avoidance in the association between weight stigma and physical activity by Po-Ching Huang, Hung-Ching Wu, Ji-Kang Chen, Xavier C.C. Fung, Nadia Bevan, Daniel Kwasi Ahorsu, Mark D. Griffiths, Jung-Sheng Chen, Kuo-Hsin Lee, Amir H. Pakpour, Chung-Ying Lin

“…Measurement invariance of the TAPAS was tested to ensure that the combining of data from Hong Kong and Taiwan participants was appropriate for further analysis. Results: Structural equation modeling showed that weight-related self-stigma was significantly associated with PA avoidance (standardized coefficient [β] = 0.67, p < 0.01), and negatively associated with PA (β = −0.14, p < 0.01). …”
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Influence of different treatment modalities on the sexual function of breast cancer survivors: An observational ambispective study by Natalia Camejo Martinez, Cecilia Castillo Leska, María Rosina Servetto Martinez, Miriam Gianina Muñoz Arce, Joaquín Manzanares Cuevas, Dahiana Lourdes Amarillo Hernández, María Gabriela Guerrina Valeta, Guadalupe Rocío Herrera Álvarez, María Carolina Dörner Cabrera, Gabriel David Krygier Waltier

“…Patients completed the Female Sexual Function Index questionnaire, and the data were analyzed using simple and multiple binary logistic models to assess the relationship between treatment modalities and sexual dysfunction. …”
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Healthcare costs in relation to increased use of preoperative renal tumour biopsies by Agnes Lind, Bassam Mazin Hashim, Matilda Hagman, Susanna Holst, Andreas Karlsson Rosenblad, Börje Ljungberg, Per-Olof Lundgren, Sven Lundstam, Camilla Nystrand, Fanny Goude, Tobias Lauritsen

“…We modelled a gradual increase in the proportion of preoperative RTBs over a five-year period, from 15.6 % of surgically removed clinical T1N0M0 renal tumors up to 90 % preoperative RTBs by 2029. …”
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Latin American Cerebral Palsy Register (LATAM-CPR): study protocol to develop a collaborative register with surveillance of children with cerebral palsy in Latin American countries by Nadia Badawi, Sarah Mcintyre, Mohammad Muhit, Israt Jahan, Gulam Khandaker, Hayley Smithers-Sheedy, Maria de las Mercedes Ruiz Brunner, Eduardo Cuestas, Maria Elisabeth Cieri, Johana Escobar Zuluaga, Ana Laura Condinanzi, Federico Sanchez, Raul Díaz, Agripina Diaz, Jorge Carranza, Claudia Durán, Carlos Alberto Quintero Valencia, Mariana Melaragno

“…We aim to establish a Latin American multicountry network and online data repository of CP called Latin American Cerebral Palsy Register (LATAM-CPR).Methods and analysis The LATAM-CPR will be modelled after the GLM CPR and will support new and emerging Latin American CP registers following a harmonised protocol adapted from the GLM CPR and piloted in Argentina (ie, Argentine Register of Cerebral Palsy). …”
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Association between oral microbiome diversity and kidney stones: a cross-sectional study by Zufa Zhang, Zufa Zhang, Sheng Guan, Sheng Guan, Li Chen, Fengze Jiang, Fengze Jiang, Huqiang Dong, Zuyi Chen, Zuyi Chen, Long Lv, Long Lv, Hongxuan Song, Hongxuan Song, Weibing Sun, Weibing Sun, Danni He, Danni He, Sixiong Jiang, Sixiong Jiang, Feng Tian, Feng Tian

“…Multivariate logistic regression modeling was used to assess the association between different alpha-diversity indicators and kidney stones. …”
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