Inverse Design of Highly Deformable Mechanical Metamaterial Based on Partitional Semi‐Random Optimization by Xueqing Cao, Zeang Zhao, Panding Wang, Shengyu Duan, Hongshuai Lei

“…The efficiency of the design process is verified by experiments with 3D‐printed metamaterial samples. This research offers a novel solution to the large deformation design of shape‐morphing structures and soft robotics.…”
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A New Semisupervised-Entropy Framework of Hyperspectral Image Classification Based on Random Forest by Mengmeng Sun, Chunyang Wang, Shuangting Wang, Zongze Zhao, Xiao Li

“…The framework is composed of five parts: (1) random samples selection with (2) probabilistic output initial random forest classification processing based on the number of votes; (3) semisupervised classification, which is an improvement of the supervision classification of random forest based on the weighted entropy algorithm; (4) precision evaluation; and (5) a comparison with the traditional minimum distance classification and the support vector machine (SVM) classification. …”
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Impacts of Bipolar Impulse Parameters on the PDIV of Random-Wound Inverted-Fed Motor Insulation by Junsheng Chen, Peng Wang

“…To bridge this gap, this study systematically investigated the influence of key impulse parameters, such as pulse width, dead time, and impulse frequency, on the PDIV test outcomes in enameled wire samples (enameled twisted pairs and pig-tail wires) and random-wound inverter-fed motor stators. …”
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Effects of hyperbaric oxygen and N-acetylcysteine in survival of random pattern skin flaps in rats by Fernando da Rocha, Djalma Fagundes, Jefferson Pires, Fernanda Salim da Rocha

“…Objective: Our aim is to investigate the role of HBO (hyperbaric oxygen), NAC (N-acetylcysteine), and HBO plus NAC on the necrosis area of random rat′s skin flaps of a modified McFarlane flap design. …”
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Mendelian Randomization Analysis of Correlation Between Interleukin and Risk of Gynecological Tumors by Xinying ZHOU, Hu ZHANG, Haiyan DAI

“…ObjectiveTo investigate the relationship between different interleukins (ILs) and gynecological tumors, including cervical cancer, endometrial cancer, and uterine leiomyoma using two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis. MethodsIL and gynecological tumor data were obtained from European populations by using the IEU OpenGWAS open database. …”
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The genetic associations of lipidome on bladder cancer: a Mendelian randomization study by Jing Jin, Weihao Wang, Keyuan Zhao, Gang Xu, Chao Peng, Jiajun Chen, Yulei Li, Shouhua Pan

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Are Japanese randomized controlled trials up to the task? A systematic review. by Daisuke Yoneoka, Akinori Hisashige, Erika Ota, Karin Miyamoto, Shuhei Nomura, Miwako Segawa, Stuart Gilmour, Kenji Shibuya

“…The quality of Japanese RCTs randomly sampled was assessed using the method guidelines for systematic reviews from the Cochrane Back Review Group. …”
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Association of behavioral factors, liver function and NAFLD: Bayesian Mendelian randomization by Lei Pu, Cheng Pu, Xiaoyan Zhang

“…Methods We performed two-sample Mendelian randomization (2SMR) and multivariable MR (MVMR) analysis using summary-level data to assess the associations between BFs and NAFLD. …”
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Variables associated with cognitive function: an exposome-wide and mendelian randomization analysis by Yong-Li Zhao, Yi-Ning Hao, Yi-Jun Ge, Yi Zhang, Lang-Yu Huang, Yan Fu, Dan-Dan Zhang, Ya-Nan Ou, Xi-Peng Cao, Jian-Feng Feng, Wei Cheng, Lan Tan, Jin-Tai Yu

“…Moreover, one- and two- sample Mendelian randomization (MR) analyses were conducted to confirm the genetic associations. …”
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Multicomponent intervention for schoolchildren with asthma: Pilot cluster randomized controlled trial by Marina Reznik, MD, MS, Florinda Islamovic, MD, Jill S. Halterman, MD, MPH, Cheng-Shiun Leu, PhD, Jiaqing Zhang, PhD, Philip O. Ozuah, MD, PhD

“…Similar beneficial intervention effects were found in improvement in SFD over 2 weeks in the entire sample (β = 1.38, P = .018) and in children with persistent or uncontrolled asthma (β = 1.82, P = .011) compared to controls. …”
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Bayesian estimation of Warner’s randomized response technique with transmuted Kumaraswamy prior by Akinola Oladiran Adepetun, Bamidele Mustapha Oseni, Olusola Samuel Makinde

“…This is done by combining suitable prior information about an unknown parameter of the population with the sample information for the estimation of the unknown parameter. …”
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Identifying potential drug targets for myocardial infarction through Mendelian randomization. by Xiangyou Yu, Shasha Liu

“…For plasma proteins, we used pQTL data from Cheng et al. to select 738 cis-acting SNPs associated with 734 proteins. The "TwoSampleMR" method and inverse-variance weighted MR were applied for evaluations.…”
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Parent school program based on technology: randomızed controlled trıal protocol by Ebru Kılıçarslan Törüner, Ahu Çırlak

“…Method: The research is a parallel-group, single-blind (participant) randomized controlled trial. The research will be conducted with parents with children aged 18 and 24 months in a hospital's well-child outpatient clinic in Turkey. …”
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The causal effect of glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy: a Mendelian randomization study by Shuyun Chen, Ming Lin, Yu Hong

“…Methods We conducted bidirectional Two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR), Multivariable Mendelian randomization (MVMR), and Mediation analysis. …”
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Causal inference of inflammatory proteins in infertility: a Mendelian randomization study by Peng Chen, Sha Ni, Ling Ou-Yang

“…Inflammation is implicated in many diseases, including male and female infertility.MethodsThis study employed Mendelian randomization (MR) with two-sample, bidirectional, and mediation approaches to explore the relationship between circulating inflammatory proteins and infertility. …”
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Deciphering the causality between micronutrients and esophageal cancer via Mendelian randomization by Zhuo Diao, Guangyin Peng, Yige Chen, Jun Wang, Jianjun Liu, Zhaopeng Zhang, Wei Zhang

“…Objective The current study seeks to identify the causal relationship between 14 micronutrients and EC through Mendelian randomization (MR) methods. Methods We performed a two-sample MR analysis of micronutrients in relation to EC, using five different MR methodologies, chief among them the Inverse Variance Weighted method. …”
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Identifying causal genes for prostatitis through drug-targeted Mendelian randomization by Kun Yan, Yifang Tao, Bohong Chen, Dong Zhang, Zihao Li, Caogang Li, Peng Zhang

“…To identify novel therapeutic targets, we conducted a drug-targeted Mendelian randomization (MR) study. Using cis-expression quantitative trait loci (cis-eQTL) data from the eQTLGen Consortium combined with Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS) data on prostatitis from FinnGen, we performed a two-sample MR analysis. …”
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Mendelian randomization and bioinformatics analysis of TRIM31 with chronic liver disease by YOU Junyi, LIANG Guoqiang, SONG Xiudao

“…Objective Using two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) to explore the causal relationship between the expression level of tripartite motif 31 (TRIM31) in chronic liver disease, and using bioinformatics methods to analyze the role of TRIM31 in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).Methods The genetic data for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), liver fibrosis, cirrhosis, and HCC from the FinnGen R10, as well as the instrumental variables of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) significantly associated with TRIM31 expression in the cis eQTL data of GTEx Portal liver tissue were used for MR analysis, with the inverse-variance weighting as the main analysis method. …”
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Sarcopenia and Risk of Cognitive Impairment: Cohort Study and Mendelian Randomization Analysis by Tingting Sha, Yuqing Zhang, Jie Wei, Changjun Li, Chao Zeng, Guanghua Lei, Yilun Wang

“…Then, we explored the causal associations of genetically predicted sarcopenic indices with cognitive function through a 2-sample MR, and examined potential mediation by omega-3 fatty acids, vitamin D levels, physical inactivity, falls, frailty, sleep disorders, anxiety, depression, stroke, metabolic syndrome, and type 2 diabetes. …”
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The Impact of Triglycerides on Rheumatoid Arthritis: Risk Factor and Mendelian Randomization Study by Liu S, Liang Q

“…These findings indicate that triglyceride management may not be a primary focus in RA treatment, but further research into the mechanisms underlying RA progression is needed.Keywords: Mendelian randomization, triglycerides, rheumatoid arthritis, causal relationship, risk factor…”
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