Social Vulnerability and Long‐Term Cardiovascular Outcomes After COVID‐19 Hospitalization: An Analysis of the American Heart Association COVID‐19 Registry Linked With Medicare Clai... by Reza Fakhraei, Yang Song, Dhruv S. Kazi, Rishi K. Wadhera, James A. de Lemos, Sandeep R. Das, David A. Morrow, Issa J. Dahabreh, Christine M. Rutan, Kathie Thomas, Robert W. Yeh

“…We evaluated the association between social vulnerability and a composite of myocardial infarction, stroke, heart failure, venous thromboembolism, cardiogenic shock, cardiac arrest, and death, following discharge, using Cox regression models. …”
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Systematic Review of the Effects of Iron on Cardiovascular, Kidney, and Safety Outcomes in Patients With CKD by Bernard Chan, Amanda Varghese, Sunil V. Badve, Roberto Pecoits-Filho, Murilo Guedes, Clare Arnott, Rebecca Kozor, Emma O’Lone, Min Jun, Sradha Kotwal, Geoffrey A. Block, Glenn M. Chertow, Scott D. Solomon, Muthiah Vaduganathan, Vlado Perkovic, Brendon L. Neuen

“…The primary composite endpoint was hospitalization for heart failure or cardiovascular death. …”
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Prognostic Value of Biomarkers in Cancer Patients Treated With Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy by Christopher Mann, MD, Ulrike Pailer, MSc, Andreas Spannbauer, MD, Fardin Hamidi, MD, Aliza Veronika Braser, Martin Hülsmann, MD, Christian Gerges, MD, PhD, Michael Gottsauner-Wolf, MD, Mariann Gyöngyösi, MD, Markus Raderer, MD, Martin Riesenhuber, MD, PhD, Christian Hengstenberg, MD, Jutta Bergler-Klein, MD, Thomas A. Zelniker, MD, MSc

“…The primary outcome of interest was the composite of acute cardiovascular hospitalization heart failure or death. …”
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Long-term prognostic impact of the left anterior descending coronary artery as the STEMI-related culprit vessel: subanalysis of the EXAMINATION-EXTEND trial by Pablo Vidal-Calés, Kamil Bujak, Riccardo Rinaldi, Anthony Salazar-Rodríguez, Luis Ortega-Paz, Josep Gómez-Lara, Víctor Jiménez-Díaz, Marcelo Jiménez, Pilar Jiménez-Quevedo, Roberto Diletti, Pascual Bordes, Gianluca Campo, Antonio Silvestro, Jaume Maristany, Xacobe Flores, Antonio De Miguel-Castro, Andrés Íñiguez, Alfonso Ielasi, Maurizio Tespili, Mattie Lenzen, Nieves Gonzalo, Matteo Tebaldi, Simone Biscaglia, Rafael Romaguera, Joan Antoni Gómez-Hospital, Patrick W. Serruys, Manel Sabaté, Salvatore Brugaletta

“…All endpoints were adjusted with multivariable Cox regression models. Results: The LAD was the culprit vessel in 631 (42%) out of 1498 patients. …”
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Dataset exploring the atomic scale structure and ionic dynamics of polyanion sodium cathode materials by Martin Hoffmann Petersen, Jin Hyun Chang, Arghya Bhowmik, Juan Maria García Lastra

“…Given the vast chemical space, fast and efficient computational methods are needed, highlighting the need for machine learning (ML)-guided approaches. …”
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Cut face roughness analysis under waterjet cutting by Alexey V. Verchenko, Mikhail A. Tamarkin, Alexander A. Kishko

“…The experimental studies confirming the adequacy of the theoretical models obtained are performed. Discussions and Conclusions. …”
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The association of advanced lung cancer inflammation index with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in NHANES 2017–2020 by Lin Cheng, Shumeng Li, Hui Li, Jiafeng You, Mingwei Yu, Guowang Yang

“…Weighted analyses and multivariate linear regression models were applied to assess the association between ALI and NAFLD. …”
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Hydrophilic and superoleophobic GO-TiO2 PVDF/PEI membrane with antifouling properties for efficient oil-water separation by Mitushi Agrawal, Triparna Chakraborty, Dharmveer Yadav, Sumit Saxena, Shobha Shukla

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Plasma microRNA signatures of aging and their links to health outcomes and mortality: findings from a population-based cohort study by Lieke M. Kuiper, Michelle M. J. Mens, Julia W. Wu, Jaap Goudsmit, Yuan Ma, Liming Liang, Albert Hofman, Trudy Voortman, M. Arfan Ikram, Jeroen G. J. van Rooij, Joyce B. J. van Meurs, Mohsen Ghanbari

“…Next, elastic net models were employed to construct composite microRNA-based aging biomarkers predicting chronological age (mirAge), PhenoAge (mirPA), frailty index (mirFI), and mortality (mirMort). …”
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TreatmENT of AnastomotiC LeakagE after colon cancer resection: the TENTACLE – Colon study by Jobbe M. G. Lemmens, Sander Ubels, Nynke G. Greijdanus, Kiedo Wienholts, Marleen M. H. J. van Gelder, Albert Wolthuis, Jérémie H. Lefevre, Kilian Brown, Matteo Frasson, Nicolas Rotholtz, Quentin Denost, Rodrigo O. Perez, Tsuyoshi Konishi, Martin Rutegård, Susan L. Gearhart, Thomas Pinkney, Muhammed Elhadi, Roel Hompes, Pieter J. Tanis, Johannes H. W. de Wilt

“…Methods The TENTACLE – Colon is an international multicentre retrospective cohort study. …”
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Predicting Transvaginal Surgical Mesh Exposure Outcomes Using an Integrated Dataset of Blood Cytokine Levels and Medical Record Data: Machine Learning Approach by Mihyun Lim Waugh, Tyler Mills, Nicholas Boltin, Lauren Wolf, Patti Parker, Ronnie Horner, Thomas L Wheeler II, Richard L Goodwin, Melissa A Moss

“…ConclusionsSupervised machine learning models demonstrated improved prediction accuracy when trained using a composite dataset that combined patient medical record data and biomaterial-induced blood cytokine levels, surpassing the performance of models trained with either dataset in isolation. …”
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The independent and joint relationships between dietary antioxidant intake with risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and all-cause mortality: insights from NHANES by Yifeng Xu, Zhaoqi Yan, Keke Li, Liangji Liu, Lei Xu

“…Restricted cubic spline models were used to examine potential non-linear relationships. …”
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Association between estimated glucose disposal rate and major adverse cardiovascular events in patients with type 2 diabetes. by Maojun Liu, Junyu Pei, Xinqun Hu, Xiaopu Wang

“…Weibull accelerated failure-time models and causal mediation analyses were employed to evaluate relationships between variables.…”
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Iranian university students’ alcohol-related knowledge, attitude, and practice questionnaire (ISKAP alcohol Q): development and psychometric properties by Mahsa Janati, Nouzar Nakhaee, Ali Karamoozian, Somayeh Alizadeh, Mostafa Yazdani, Hamid Sharifi, Abedin Iranpour

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Association between lower geriatric nutritional risk index and low cognitive functions in United States older adults: a cross-sectional study by Jiuling Liu, Melysze Deanne Oorloff, Adithya Nadella, Ning Zhou, Min Ye, Yifeng Tang, Yuanwei Wang

“…Weighted multiple logistic regression models were used to evaluate the association between GNRI and cognitive function. …”
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Optimal timing of anticoagulation after acute ischaemic stroke with atrial fibrillation (OPTIMAS): statistical analysis plan for a randomised controlled trial by Norin Ahmed, Hakim-Moulay Dehbi, Nick Freemantle, Jonathan Best, Philip S. Nash, James K. Ruffle, David Doig, David J. Werring

“…Here, we describe in detail the statistical aspects of OPTIMAS, including outcome measures, sample size calculation, general analysis principles, descriptive statistics, statistical models, and planned subgroup analyses. Study outcomes The primary outcome is a composite of recurrent stroke (ischaemic stroke or symptomatic intracranial haemorrhage) and systemic arterial embolism within 90 days. …”
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Design, Synthesis, and Characterization of Lightweight Medium/High Entropy Alloys—A Review by Fainah Madewu, Nicholus Malatji, Mxolisi Brendon Shongwe, Tawanda Marazani, Lehlogonolo Rudolf Kanyane

“…Computational tools and thermodynamic models play a crucial role in predicting phase stability and optimizing compositions. …”
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Association Between Oral Anticoagulant Adherence and Serious Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: A Long‐Term Retrospective Cohort Study by Abdollah Safari, Hamed Helisaz, Shahrzad Salmasi, Adenike Adelakun, Mary A. De Vera, Jason G. Andrade, Marc W. Deyell, Peter Loewen

“…Cox proportional hazard models were used to evaluate time to first SSE and the composite of SSE, transient ischemic attack, or death and several secondary outcomes. …”
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Animal-derived foods, physical activities, and mild cognitive impairment among Chinese older adults: findings from CLHLS (2008–2018) by Boyu Si, Keqing Zhang

“…The study utilized Cox Proportional Hazard Models to examine the associations between baseline DEM consumption and MCI incidence. …”
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Marine algae-derived nanoparticles (MADNs): green synthesis, characterization, and therapeutic applications by Patrícia Danielle Oliveira de Almeida, Saeid Ali Bozorgzadeh, Igor José Frota Martins, Morteza Golbashirzadeh

“…Marine algae, notably red algae, possess unique biochemical compositions rich in polyphenols, flavonoids, polysaccharides, and carotenoids. …”
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