Estimating complications and mortality in patients with post-surgical chronic hypoparathyroidism in England: A retrospective matched cohort study by Narendra L. Reddy, Caoimhe T. Rice, Sara J. Carvalho, Jennifer A. Davidson, Elizabeth Glenister, Christopher T. Sibley, Alden R. Smith, Wahidullah Noori

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Causal Associations Between Sleep Traits and Delirium: A Bidirectional Two-Sample Mendelian Randomization Study by Liu H, Zhang Z, He Y, Ding L, Wu T, Wang Y, Ma W

“…In this MR study, genetic variants independently associated with exposures were selected as instrumental variables (IVs). To establish causal inferences, three regression models were employed—inverse variance weighted (IVW), MR Egger, and weighted median (WM) —and conducted sensitivity analyses to assess the robustness of our findings.Results: Our results suggest no significant causal association between the ten sleep traits and the risk of delirium. …”
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Parental psychological control and depressive symptomatology in Chinese junior middle school students: a moderated mediation model by Hailun Liu, Lili Fu, Xianqi Liang, Junhua Zhang, Li Zhang, Youhua Zhai, Jiayi Zhao

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Study on the inversion and spatiotemporal variation mechanism of soil salinization at multiple depths in typical oases in arid areas: A case study of Wei-Ku Oasis by Jinming Zhang, Jianli Ding, Zihan Zhang, Jinjie Wang, Xu Zeng, Xiangyu Ge

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Retrieval of Dissolved Oxygen Concentrations in Fishponds in the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area Using Satellite Imagery and Machine Learning by Keming Mao, Dakang Wang, Shirong Cai, Tao Zhou, Wenxin Zhang, Qianqian Yang, Zikang Li, Xiankun Yang, Lorenzo Picco

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Comparison of Morphological, Virulence, and Antifungal Susceptibility Characteristics Within Aspergillus Lentulus by Wang X, Gao C, Yusufu A, Nuermaimait X, Abliz P

“…The four A. lentulus isolates showed intrastrain variability in the timing of colony color transition, growth rates, sporulation onset, and spore quantification. …”
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Financial implications of trauma patients at a Canadian level 1 trauma center: a retrospective cohort study by Kednapa Thavorn, Peter Glen, Adam M Fontebasso, Sonshire Figueira, Jacinthe Lampron, Maher Matar

“…We sought to enumerate the variability of costs of caring for patients at a Canadian level 1 trauma center.Methods A retrospective analysis of all adult patients admitted to The Ottawa Hospital trauma service between June 2013 and June 2018 was conducted. …”
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Uptake of HIV testing and its associated factors among long-distance truck drivers in Zambia, 2015 by Lwito Salifya Mutale, Mumbi Chola, Gershom Chongwe, Webster Kasongo, David Kasanga Mwakazanga, Maurice Owiny, Olufemi Olamide Ajumobi, Choolwe Nkwemu Jacobs

“…The BSS study included LDTDs from truck depots, border sites, Zambia Revenue Authority offices and those parked along the road side. Association between independent variables and history of HIV testing was determined by bivariate logistic analysis. …”
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Environmental PM2.5 Exposure: An Ignored Factor Associated with Blood Cadmium Level in Hemodialysis Patients by Hsu CW, Chan MJ, Weng CH, Tsai TY, Yen TH, Huang WH

“…As elemental cadmium can be found in the PM2.5 particle fraction, we conducted this study to assess the effect of environmental PM2.5 exposure and other clinical variables on BCLs in maintenance HD patients.Patient and Methods:  This cross-sectional study included 754 hD patients who had previously participated in a BCL study. …”
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Optimization of thermal efficiency in double pass solar air heating systems with emphasis on collector design parameters and operating conditions by Natrayan Lakshmaiya, Naga Dheeraj Kumar Reddy Chukka, M. Karthick, Nimel Sworna Ross, Seeniappan Kaliappan, Ramya Maranan

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Prevalence and Associated Factors of Depression in Patients with Ischaemic Stroke: A Cross-Sectional Study by Li Y, Qin W, Chen Y, Zhang D, Zhao Y

“…Data collection included demographic variables, clinical data and self-reported measures. …”
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Health Disparity Clusters of Off Label Prescriptions for Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 Receptor Agonists by Kateri J. Spinelli, Allison H. Oakes, Shih-Ting Chiu, Mary T. Imboden, Austin Miller, Sanjula Jain, Ty J. Gluckman

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Lessons from a participatory forest restoration program on socio-ecological and environmental aspects in Nepal by Hari Prasad Pandey, Tek Narayan Maraseni, Armando Apan, Shila Pokhrel, Han Zhang

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Mendelian randomization study of lipid metabolites reveals causal associations with age-related macular degeneration by Miao Shui, Guoke Yang, Jiang Jiang, Sibo Wang, Rongfeng Liao

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Lipidomics Reveals Common Mechanisms in Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, Recurrent Spontaneous Abortion, and Infertility: A Genetic-Based Analysis by Tao A, Wu T, Han X, Niu D, Feng X

“…Mendelian randomization (MR) was performed with genetic variants as instrumental variables (IVs) to assess causal relationships. The inverse variance weighted (IVW) method was the primary approach in our two-sample MR study. …”
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Habitats, Plant Diversity, Morphology, Anatomy, and Molecular Phylogeny of <i>Xylosalsola chiwensis</i> (Popov) Akhani & Roalson by Anastassiya Islamgulova, Bektemir Osmonali, Mikhail Skaptsov, Anastassiya Koltunova, Valeriya Permitina, Azhar Imanalinova

“…Anthropogenic factors associated with livestock grazing, industrial disturbances, and off-road vehicle traffic along an unregulated network of dirt roads have been identified as contributing to population decline and the potential extinction of the species under conditions of unsustainable land use. …”
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Identifying corridors for Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus) in a part of Eastern Himalayas, India by Malyasri Bhattacharya, Debanjan Sarkar, Sneha Pandey, Indranil Mondal, Sambandam Sathyakumar, R. Suresh Kumar, Gautam Talukdar

“…The population of Black bears are restricted to small habitat patches, which over the years have become fragmented by road networks and urban settlements. In such fragmented landscapes, connecting corridors play a crucial role in maintaining wildlife movement and genetic diversity. …”
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A formal notation of legal rules applicable in the local space by Anna M. Barańska, Konrad Eckes

“…The second factor is variability over time. Relationships to local space change over time, most often in a cyclical form. …”
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Leveraging ChatGPT to Produce Patient Education Materials for Common Hand Conditions by George Abdelmalek, MD, Harjot Uppal, MBA, Daniel Garcia, BS, Joseph Farshchian, MD, Arash Emami, MD, Andrew McGinniss, MD

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The Relationship Between Serum Uric Acid and Gynecologic Cancer Risk: A Mendelian Randomization Study by Cai L, Yang C

“…Tests for horizontal pleiotropism and heterogeneity of instrumental variables (IVs) were performed, respectively using MR-Egger test and Cochran’s Q statistics. …”
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