Determining optimal strategies for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease: a synopsis of an evidence synthesis study by Olalekan A Uthman, Lena Al-Khudairy, Chidozie Nduka, Rachel Court, Jodie Enderby, Seun Anjorin, Hema Mistry, G J Melendez-Torres, Sian Taylor-Phillips, Aileen Clarke

“…This series of systematic reviews and meta-analyses synthesised evidence on the effectiveness, comparative effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions for primary cardiovascular disease prevention. Methods Five systematic reviews and meta-analyses were conducted using rigorous methods, including comprehensive searches, duplicate screening, risk-of-bias assessments and adherence to reporting guidelines. …”
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Cardiovascular risk in childhood and young adulthood is associated with the hemodynamic response function in midlife: The Bogalusa Heart Study by Kai-Cheng Chuang, Maryam Naseri, Sreekrishna Ramakrishnapillai, Kaitlyn Madden, Julia St Amant, Kevin McKlveen, Kathryn Gwizdala, Ramasudhakar Dhullipudi, Lydia Bazzano, Owen Carmichael

“…Results: In multivariable models, faster and more efficient HRF characteristic was found in non-smoker compared to smokers (AUHRF, p = 0.029). …”
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Nitrate contamination in deep aquifers: Health risks and spatiotemporal analysis in an arid region of the Algerian Sahara by Amor Bencheikh, Imad Eddine Bouznad, Rabah Zebsa, Omar Ramzi Ziouch, Zinette Bensakhri, Mohamed-Salah Belksier, Djamal Bengusmia, Enrico Guastaldi

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Relationships between physical frailty, depressive symptoms, and cognitive ability among community-dwelling older adults in India by T. Muhammad, Manish Kumar, Shobhit Srivastava, Waad Ali

“…Univariate and multivariable linear regression models were used to examine the associations between frailty, depressive symptoms, and cognitive ability in older men and women, as well as frailty-cognition association by depressive status. …”
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Associations Between Psychological Stress and the Risk of First Onset of Major Depression Disorder: Results from a Longitudinal Study in 6,985 Chinese First-Year Students by Wang F, Rong L, Luo L, Mu F, Qian L, Qian Y, Zhang X, Lang Y, Wang W, Liu Y, Zhang Y, Wang J

“…MDD was evaluated using the Chinese version of the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI-3.0). …”
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The relationship between below average cognitive ability at age 5 years and the child’s experience of school at age 9 by Andrea K. Bowe, Mathias Urban, Anthony Staines, Deirdre M. Murray, Deirdre M. Murray

“…Principal components analysis was used to produce a composite general cognitive ability score for each child. …”
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Prognostic value of socioeconomic parameters among the Russian population aged 25-64: results of a population-based study by A. E. Imaeva, Yu. A. Balanova, L. I. Gomanova, V. A. Kutsenko, N. A. Imaeva, B. M. Nazarov, A. V. Kapustina, S. E. Evstifeeva, G. A. Muromtseva, S. A. Shalnova, O. M. Drapkina

“…Associations with endpoints were assessed using Cox proportional hazards models with corresponding hazard ratios (HR).Results. …”
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Blood pressure-lowering treatment for the prevention of cardiovascular events in patients with atrial fibrillation: An individual participant data meta-analysis. by Ana-Catarina Pinho-Gomes, Luis Azevedo, Emma Copland, Dexter Canoy, Milad Nazarzadeh, Rema Ramakrishnan, Eivind Berge, Johan Sundström, Dipak Kotecha, Mark Woodward, Koon Teo, Barry R Davis, John Chalmers, Carl J Pepine, Kazem Rahimi, Blood Pressure Lowering Treatment Trialists’ Collaboration

“…The effects of BP-lowering treatment on a composite endpoint of major cardiovascular events (stroke, ischaemic heart disease or heart failure) according to AF status at baseline were estimated using fixed-effect one-stage IPD meta-analyses based on Cox proportional hazards models stratified by trial. …”
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Educational Attainment Level and Risk of Mortality and Cardiopulmonary Outcomes in High‐Risk Patients With Cardiovascular Disease: The INVESTED Trial by Mats C. H. Lassen, Nicholas Howell, Brian L. Claggett, Tor Biering‐Sørensen, Orly Vardeny, Scott D. Solomon, Jacob Udell, Jacob Joseph, Sheila M. Hegde

“…During follow‐up (median: 9 months), 1706 (35%) participants experienced the composite of all‐cause death or cardiopulmonary hospitalization. …”
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Reproductive agency and the acceptability of divorce, abortion, and homosexuality among migrants from the Middle East and Africa living in Sweden–a cross-sectional analysis by Mia L. van der Kop, Karin Båge, Veronika Tirado, Anna Kågesten, Bi Puranen, Rachael Sorcher, Anna Mia Ekström, Elin C. Larsson

“…Partial proportional odds models were used to estimate adjusted odds ratios (aOR) and corresponding confidence intervals (CI) of associations between sociodemographic factors and two outcomes: 1) reproductive agency (decision-making power on when, with whom, and how many children to have), measured on a 10-point scale categorized as low (1–4), moderate (5–7), and high (8–10); and 2) the Choice Sub-Index (CSI), a composite index of the acceptability of divorce, abortion, and homosexuality, categorized as 0- < 0.4 (low), 0.4- < 0.7 (moderate), and 0.7–1.0 (high). …”
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Evolution characteristics of overburden structure in inclined fully mechanized caving under residual coal pillars of the upper layer by LIU Yong, WANG Hongwei, WU Xuesong, TIAN Chengpeng, GUAN Rongfu, NIE Yunxiao, FAN Zhiwei, CAO Peipei

“…Based on the 250203 lower fully mechanized caving face at Yanbei Coal Mine of Gansu Huating Coal Power Co., Ltd., methods of physical similarity simulation experiments, numerical modeling, and field measurements were applied to study the overburden movement and stress distribution evolution characteristics under residual coal pillars of the upper layer during inclined fully mechanized caving. …”
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Association between serum glucose potassium ratio and short- and long-term all-cause mortality in patients with sepsis admitted to the intensive care unit: a retrospective analysis... by Jiaqi Lou, Ziyi Xiang, Xiaoyu Zhu, Jingyao Song, Shengyong Cui, Jiliang Li, Guoying Jin, Neng Huang, Youfen Fan, Sida Xu

“…The correlation between GPR and these outcomes was evaluated using Kaplan-Meier survival analysis, Cox regression models, and restricted cubic spline (RCS) regression analysis. …”
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Relationship between advanced lung cancer inflammation index and all-cause and cause-specific mortality among chronic inflammatory airway diseases patients: a population-based stud... by Zhuanbo Luo, Peixu Chen, Shiyu Chen, Xue Kong, Hongying Ma, Chao Cao

“…Furthermore, weighted univariable and multivariable Cox proportional hazards models were employed to further examine their relationship. …”
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Remnant–to–LDL cholesterol discordance as a predictor of thromboembolic events in anticoagulated patients with atrial fibrillation: a report from the prospective Murcia AF project... by Eva Soler-Espejo, Yang Chen, José Miguel Rivera-Caravaca, María Pilar Ramos-Bratos, Raquel López-Gálvez, Francisco Marín, Vanessa Roldán, Gregory Y.H. Lip

“…Associations between RC levels and clinical outcomes across LDL-C strata were assessed using multivariable Cox proportional hazards models and as a continuous variable using restricted cubic spline (RCS) analyses. …”
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Impact of Apolipoprotein A-I Infusions on Cardiovascular Events Post-MI by Neutrophil-Lymphocyte Ratio and LDL-Cholesterol Levels by Sem A.O.F. Rikken, MD, C. Michael Gibson, MD, MS, M. Cecilia Bahit, MD, Danielle Duffy, MD, Gerald Chi, MD, Serge Korjian, MD, Niekbachsh Mohammadnia, MD, Harvey White, DSc, Gaya Anschuetz, MS, Bronwyn A. Kingwell, PhD, Ton Oude Ophuis, MD, PhD, Jose C. Nicolau, MD, PhD, Renato D. Lopes, MD, PhD, Basil S. Lewis, MD, Saloua El Messaoudi, MD, PhD, Dragos Vinereanu, MD, PhD, Jurriën M. ten Berg, MD, PhD, Shaun G. Goodman, MD, MSc, Christoph Bode, MD, PhD, P. Gabriel Steg, MD, Peter Libby, MD, Kevin R. Bainey, MD, Arnoud W.J. van 't Hof, MD, PhD, Paul M. Ridker, MD, Kenneth W. Mahaffey, MD, Stephen J. Nicholls, MD, Roxana Mehran, MD, Robert A. Harrington, MD, Jan H. Cornel, MD, PhD

“…Cox proportional hazards models evaluated risk by dichotomized baseline NLR (>median vs ≤median). …”
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THE IMAGE OF THE WORLD AND THE IMAGE OF THE HUMAN: A.S. BYATT’S “ANGELS AND INSECTS” AS AN ARTISTIC WHOLE by Elena S. Annenkova

“…In the article we used such methods as: holistic, historical-literary, historical-cultural, comparative analysis, as well as elements of hermeneutic and gender analysis methods. …”
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The bidirectional relationship between severity of obsessive-compulsive symptoms and lifestyle factors in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder: a contemporaneous and prospec... by Johanna A. M. du Mortier, Anton J. L. M. van Balkom, Anton J. L. M. van Balkom, Jos W. R. Twisk, Patricia van Oppen, Patricia van Oppen, Henny A. D. Visser, Henny A. D. Visser

“…In the present study, drug and alcohol use, higher BMI, and a composite score of unhealthy lifestyle factors were not associated with more severe OCD symptoms and did not predict greater symptom severity two years later. …”
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Impact of Medical Conditions and Area Deprivation on Fundraising Success in Online Crowdfunding: Cross-Sectional Study by Steven S Doerstling, Matthew M Engelhard, Dennis Akrobetu, Caroline E Sloan, Ada Campagna, Thuy-Vi Nguyen, Farrah Madanay, Felicia Chen, Peter A Ubel

“…Generalized linear models were constructed to estimate the impact of mentioning specific disease categories and the campaign’s area deprivation on the amount of money raised. …”
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Impact of systemic immune inflammation index and systemic inflammation response index on all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome by Yongwei Huang, Xiaoshuang Yin, Zongping Li

“…Kaplan–Meier analysis and Cox proportional hazards and Fine-Gray competing risk regression models were utilized to evaluate the links between SII/SIRI and death outcomes in CKM individuals. …”
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Comparative cardiovascular outcomes of aripiprazole vs. risperidone in patients with type 2 diabetes and schizophrenia: a retrospective cohort study by Yi-Ting Yeh, Shih-Chang Lo, Chien-Ning Huang, Chien-Ning Huang, Chien-Ning Huang, Yi-Sun Yang, Yi-Sun Yang, Pei-Lun Liao, Edy Kornelius, Edy Kornelius

“…Kaplan-Meier estimation and Cox proportional hazards models were used to compare outcomes over up to 10 years of follow-up. …”
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