Early detection to improve outcome in people with undiagnosed psoriatic arthritis: the PROMPT research programme including RCT by Neil McHugh, Laura Bojke, Mel Brooke Turfrey, Rachel Charlton, Myka Ransom, Laura C Coates, Howard Collier, Claire Davies, Emma Dures, Philip Helliwell, Jana James, Anya Lissina, Vishnu B Madhok, Alison L Nightingale, Jonathan Packham, Catherine Smith, Eldon Spackman, Cerys Tassinari, William Tillett, Sarah T Brown

“…Reducing weight is associated with a lower risk of developing PsA. BN models may be a useful method to identify clusters of symptoms that predict PsA with reasonable accuracy. …”
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Brain working memory network indices as landmarks of intelligence by Mohammadreza Khodaei, Paul J. Laurienti, Dale Dagenbach, Sean L. Simpson

“…Each subject's data included composite intelligence scores, and fMRI during resting state and a 2-back working memory task. …”
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Variation in Venous Thromboembolism Outcomes Based on Primary Cancer Site by Javier Trujillo-Santos, MD, PhD, Cihan Ay, MD, PhD, Behnood Bikdeli, MD, MS, David Jiménez, MD, PhD, Aurora Villalobos, MD, PhD, Luciano López-Jiménez, MD, Montserrat Pérez-Pinar, MD, Javier Pagán-Escribano, MD, PhD, Maurizio Ciammaichella, MD, Manuel Monreal, MD, PhD

“…Multivariable Cox models and Fine-Gray competing risk analyses were used. …”
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Eco-friendly synthesis of ZnO, CuO, and ZnO/CuO nanoparticles using extract of spent Pleurotus ostreatus substrate, and their antioxidant and anticancer activities by Simangele Ngwenya, Nkanyiso J. Sithole, Khosi Ramachela, Doctor M. N. Mthiyane, Mulunda Mwanza, Moganavelli Singh, Damian C. Onwudiwe

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Pro-C-Type Natriuretic Peptide in Women With Angina Pectoris and No Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease by Peter D. Mark, MD, PhD, Jakob Schroder, MD, Andreas K. Jensen, MD, Timothy C.R. Prickett, PhD, Eva Prescott, MD, DMSc, Jens P. Goetze, MD, DMSc

“…Follow-up analyses included all-cause death and a composite endpoint of cardiovascular events, where we calculated HR estimates from crude and adjusted (age, creatinine) Cox proportional hazards models. …”
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Sex-stratified analysis of marketing exposure and current e-cigarette use among Saudi adolescents by Najim Z. Alshahrani, Abdullah M. Alarifi, Mohammed R. Algethami, Mohammed A. Aljunaid, Ahmed K. Shukri, Mohannad A. Alzain

“…Survey-weighted logistic regression models estimated crude and adjusted odds ratios (aORs), adjusting for age, sex, parental smoking, and peer smoking. …”
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Gut microbiome predictors of advanced therapy response in Crohn’s disease: protocol for the OPTIMIST prospective, longitudinal, observational pilot study in Canada by Greg Rosenfeld, Susanna Meade, Yvette Leung, Astrid-Jane Williams, Gurpreet Kaur, Brian Bressler, Cristian Aldo Massaro, Fanny Laure Lemarié, Genelle Lunken

“…The aim of the Optimising IBD Patient Treatment with Integrated Microbiome Investigation for Specialised Therapeutics (OPTIMIST) study is to evaluate microbiome profiles across various sample types in a Canadian CD cohort starting or already on advanced therapy, with the goal of developing predictive models for personalised therapeutics.Methods and analysis This study is a two-phase, longitudinal, prospective observational pilot study conducted in British Columbia, Canada, involving both CD patients and non-IBD controls. …”
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Agreement between CES-D and CIDI-SF scales of depression among older adults: a cross-sectional comparative study based on the longitudinal aging study in India, 2017-19 by T. Muhammad, Soomi Lee, Manish Kumar, T. V. Sekher, Mathew Varghese

“…Methods Data came from the first wave of the Longitudinal Aging Study in India (LASI) which was conducted during 2017-19. …”
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Fibrinogen-to-Albumin Ratio as a Novel Predictor of Intracerebral Hemorrhage in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients by He X, Wang Y, Wang Y, Li X

“…The fibrinogen-to-albumin ratio (FAR), a composite inflammatory and nutritional marker, may offer predictive value for ICH in this high-risk population.Methods: This retrospective study analyzed a total of 536 MHD patients (ICH group: n=207; non-ICH group: n=329) from June 2019 to June 2024. …”
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Association between cardiometabolic index and coronary artery calcification in young and middle-aged adults with coronary heart disease by Xi Wu, Mingxing Wu, Haobo Huang, Zhe Liu, He Huang, Lei Wang

“…Multivariate logistic regression models and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis were employed to assess both the association and diagnostic value of CMI for CAC. …”
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Investigation of the effects of different denture base fabrication techniques and hard relining resin materials on the fixation of immediate provisional hybrid prosthesis to titani... by Burcu Kanat-Ertürk, Cansu Akarsu, Önjen Tak

“…Then, titanium cylinders (Opus Implant) were fixed to the specimens using five hard relining resin materials: acrylic resin-based (Ufi Gel Hard)(UGH), heat-polymerized acrylic resin (Futura Basic Hot)(FBH), autopolymerizing composite resin (Quick Up)(QP), autopolymerizing denture repair resin based on diacrylate (Qu-resin)(QR), and autopolymerizing low shrinkage modelling acrylic resin (Pattern resin LS)(PR) (n = 7). …”
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Interplay of education and community norms in justifying intimate partner violence among ever-married women aged 15–49 years in Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study by Mohammad Hridoy Patwary, Sumaiya Nusrat Esha

“…A sample of 19,022 ever-married women was analyzed. A composite measure of attitudes toward IPV was developed, assessing agreement with various justifications for IPV. …”
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Impact of Pulmonary Hypertension and Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Preterm Infants with Presumed Pulmonary Hypoplasia by Sol Kim, Yumi Seo, Moon-Yeon Oh, Min Soo Kim, Sook Kyung Yum

“…However, Cox proportional hazards models did not demonstrate statistically significant associations for PPH, early pulmonary hypertension, or delayed PDA closure with mortality, likely due to time-varying effects and the absence of death events in the subgroup of infants with both PPH and delayed PDA closure. …”
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Quantitative microbial taxonomy across particle size, depth, and oxygen concentration by Paulina Huanca-Valenzuela, Clara A. Fuchsman, Benjamin J. Tully, Benjamin J. Tully, Jason B. Sylvan, Jacob A. Cram

“…Contrastingly, in the non-buoyant plume, there were highly abundant bacteria in the 5–20 and 20–53 μm fractions but reduced bacteria present in the 53–180 and 180–500 μm fractions.ConclusionQuantitative examination of microbial communities highlights the distribution of microbial taxa unburdened by compositional effects. These data are congruent with existing models which suggest high levels of exchange between particle-attached and free-living communities.…”
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Risk of complications in the late vs early days of the 42nd week of pregnancy: A nationwide cohort study by Charlotte Brix Andersson, Jesper Padkaer Petersen, Søren Paaske Johnsen, Martin Jensen, Ulrik Schiøler Kesmodel

“…Logistic regression models were used to estimate the crude risk ratio and adjusted risk ratio (RRA) of neonatal and obstetric adverse outcomes in births at GA 41+4– 42+0 weeks compared with GA 41+0– 41+3 weeks. …”
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Combined healthy lifestyles and overactive bladder: a cross-sectional study of NHANES 2007–2020 by Tianjie Li, Tianjie Li, Jian Hou, Bo Xiao, Jianxing Li, Xiaodong Liu

“…This study aimed to investigate the association between a composite healthy lifestyle score and risk of OAB in a nationally representative sample of adults.MethodsThis cross-sectional study utilized data from 20,195 non-pregnant adults aged 20–79 years in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2007–2020. …”
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Like mother like daughter, the role of low human capital in intergenerational cycles of disadvantage: the Pune Maternal Nutrition Study by Akanksha A. Marphatia, Akanksha A. Marphatia, Jonathan C. K. Wells, Alice M. Reid, Aboli Bhalerao, Chittaranjan S. Yajnik

“…Few studies have evaluated whether maternal human and socio-economic capital at conception are independently associated with maternal and offspring outcomes.MethodsUsing data on 651 mother-child dyads from the prospective Pune Maternal Nutrition Study in rural India, composite markers were generated of “maternal human capital” using maternal marriage age and maternal and husband's education, and 'socio-economic capital' using household wealth and caste. …”
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Association between triglyceride-glucose-body mass index and adverse prognosis in elderly patients with severe heart failure and type 2 diabetes: a retrospective study based on the... by Jing Cheng, Qi Cheng, Yingting Wu, Jiashun Yin, Fei He

“…Associations were assessed using Kaplan–Meier analysis, Cox proportional hazards models, and restricted cubic splines (RCS). Results The cohort (mean age 72.79 ± 7.84 years; 41.5% male) demonstrated graded mortality reductions with increasing TyG-BMI quartiles. …”
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Drivers of onward HIV transmission risk among adolescent boys growing up with HIV: a longitudinal cohort study by Avy Violari, Xiaoyue Zhang, Rachel Kidman, Janan Janine Dietrich, Stefanie Vermaak, Candice W Ramsammy, Phumla Madi, Given Leshabane

“…Associations between baseline factors and high transmission risk (a composite of detectable viral load and any reported non-condom use) were analysed using logistic regression models. …”
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Socioeconomic factors and test preparation strategies are related to success on the USMLE Step 2 clinical knowledge (CK) exam: a single-institution study by Hila Ghersin, Michelle C. Gulfo, Bailey A. Frohlich, Scott M. Wilson, Ashley A. Berlot, Janice S. Zhang, Rohan Kankaria, Ashley Radparvar, Juan Lin, Michelle A. Blackmore, Amanda C. Raff

“…Results support that Step 2 CK scores are modulated by a high composite shelf score, number of unique UWorld questions completed, dedicated study period length, and socioeconomic inequity. …”
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