The causal association of cheese intake with type 2 diabetes mellitus: results from a two-sample Mendelian randomization study by Tao Zhong, Yu-qing Huang, Guiming Wang

“…Results In the pooled meta-analysis of the fixed and random effect model, the combined ORs for type 2 diabetes were 0.58 (95% CI: 0.50–0.68, p 0.05) but heterogeneity (all p < 0.05). Conclusions We found that moderate consumption of beneficial cheese may reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes. …”
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Cyclophosphamide Pharmacogenomic Variation in Cancer Treatment and Its Effect on Bioactivation and Pharmacokinetics by Ibrahim El-Serafi, Sinclair Steele

“…In this review article, we present the effect of CYP2B6 polymorphisms on Cy kinetics since it is the main bioactivating enzyme, as well as discussing all previously reported enzymes and clinical factors that can alter Cy efficacy. …”
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Coupling mechanisms of plasmon resonance and Bi3+ emission in YAG: Bi, Ce, Yb epitaxial films at low temperatures by Markiyan Kushlyk, Yaroslav Shpotyuk, Volodymyr Tsiumra, Yaroslav Zhydachevskyy, Lev-Ivan Bulyk, Volodymyr Haiduchok, Ihor Syvorotka, Dmytro Sugak, Matej Baláž, Andrzej Suchocki

“…Simultaneous action of all these factors leads to Bi3+ emission intensity enhancement. …”
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Comparing the effects of intrathecal and intra-articular magnesium sulfate and fentanyl on pain after knee arthroscopy; double-blind clinical trial by Houriye Safaripoor, Hesameddin Modir, Alireza Susanabadi, Seyed Yosef Shahtaheri, Mohsen Parsi Khamene

“…The mean score of pain significantly increased in all study groups (P < 0.05) and the mean score of pain in the IA-Mg group was significantly less than the other groups (P = 0.001). …”
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Monitoring Volatile Organic Compounds in Air Using Passive Sampling: Regional Cross-Border Study between N. Macedonia and Kosovo by Vllaznim Mula, Jane Bogdanov, Jasmina Petreska Stanoeva, Lulzim Zeneli, Zoran Zdravkovski

“…The bulk of the VOCs in the all-sampling locations regardless of the season come from fossil fuels (automotive fuels) and only minor fraction comes from biogenic emission which is dominated by monoterpenes. …”
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Networks and the Epidemiology of Infectious Disease by Leon Danon, Ashley P. Ford, Thomas House, Chris P. Jewell, Matt J. Keeling, Gareth O. Roberts, Joshua V. Ross, Matthew C. Vernon

“…Given the breadth of areas covered and the ever-expanding number of publications, a comprehensive review of all work is impossible. Instead, we provide a personalised overview into the areas of network epidemiology that have seen the greatest progress in recent years or have the greatest potential to provide novel insights. …”
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Surgical technique of da Vinci robotic-assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy(RAMIE) expert experiences by Chengyuan Fang, Luquan Zhang, Hao Liang, Yanzhong Xin, Wei Zheng, Jianqun Ma

“…The da Vinci robotic system has a three-dimensional enlarged actual surgical field of view and can perform all-round operations. It has been gradually accepted to clearly observe the lesion and its relationship with surrounding tissues, nerves, and lymph nodes, safely remove the lesion, reduce nerve damage, and remove enough lymph nodes. …”
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Prioritizing the Entrepreneurial Exit Causes at Business Growth Stages by Mohammadreza Parsanejad, Seyyed Rashid Shahcheragh

“…The study indicates that the exit causes differ in various stages and cannot be included in the list for all businesses regardless of their growth stage.…”
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Effects of vegetable commercialization on household food security: a generalized propensity score matching approach by Asfaw Shaka Gosa, Tebarek Lika Megento, Meskerem Abi Teka

“…The findings indicate that an increase in commercialization may not always lead to consistent increases across all indicators of food security and it has heterogeneous effects on households with different levels of commercialization. …”
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Investigating the Clinical Characteristics and PITX3Mutations of a Large Chinese Family with Anterior Segment Mesenchymal Dysgenesis and Congenital Posterior Polar Cataract by Hui Dang, Min Peng, Weiyue Gu, Gang Ding, Yuqin Sun, Zhongkai Hao, Ning Wei, Xu Wang, Chenming Zhang, Aijun Deng

“…Among the 36 members in four family generations, there were 11 living cases with different degrees of ocular abnormalities, such as cataracts, leukoplakia, and small cornea. All patients who received the genetic test had the heterozygous frameshift mutation c.640_656dup (p.G220Pfs∗95) on exon 4 of the PITX3 gene. …”
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Tingkat Kesadaran terhadap Resiko Kanker Payudara pada Mahasiswa by Devia Putri Lenggogeni, Hema Malini, Hacidira Vichalova, Bobby Febri Krisdianto

“…The level of awareness has five domains, all of respondents which are mostly moderate: knowledge about risk factors (72.4%); signs of breast cancer (54.6%); attitudes toward breast cancer prevention (71.1%); barriers to screening (70.5%), and behaviours related to breast cancer awareness (66.5%). …”
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Criticism of the Legislature's Approach to the Cost of Justice Services with a Look at the Principles of Fair Trial and UK Law by Pejman Mohamadi, Khalil Ahmadi, Milad Kianpouriannejad

“…The judiciary also guarantees its social goals, and in fact, with a comprehensive view of all goals, it is possible to provide a suitable criterion for determining the costs of litigation, and in this regard, legal principles should not be violated.The present research has been descriptive-analytical and with a documentary and study method, with an applied purpose, the effect of litigation costs on the principles of fair trial and a critique of the approach of the legislature and the judiciary towards this institution.…”
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Semantic Opposites and Puns in Masnavi Ma'navi: Linking Structure of Thought and Language by Zahra Hayati, Somayyeh Jabbari

“…The research method is descriptive and the results of analyses are as follows: (1) binary oppositions in Masnavi are accompanied by puns and saj’; (2) among all types of binary oppositions in pun and saj’, pun in different initial letters and parallel use of saj’, which both have the strongest sense of musicality,  show the most frequency; (3) many of the binary oppositions appearing in the words with pun or  saj’are not included in diction rules of the language and are Rumi’s poetical innovations; (4) the function of binary oppositions accompanied by pun and saj; is considerable in rhyme making or verse making.…”
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Self-Reported Oral Hygiene Performance of Patients in Albania: A Questionnaire-Based Survey by Blerina Zeza, Blerina Osmani, Erdita Cenameri, Busra Emir

“…<b>Results:</b> A total of 1006 questionnaires were filled in a one-month time period (January 2020) from a population of 75.2% females and 24.8% males, 32.7 ± 11.3 years of age, from whom 94.6% reported a lack of systemic diseases and 80% were non-smokers. All of the population brushed their teeth at least once daily. …”
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SOURCES AND DETERMINANTS OF CASH HOLDINGS IN THE AGRICULTURE OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE COUNTRIES AND THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE FINANCIAL SECURITY OF POLISH FARMS by Joanna Bereżnicka, Justyna Franc-Dąbrowska

“…Data for the research is from the Farm Accounting Data Network (FADN) databasefor 2013-2018 (for all the EU countries we consider). In the analysis touching upon bankruptcy riskin Polish farms, we used data from FADN-PL for 2010-2018. …”
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Systematic Research on the Application of Steel Slag Resources under the Background of Big Data by Le Kang, Hui Ling Du, Hao Zhang, Wan Li Ma

“…The big data brings hope for further development in all walks of life, because huge amounts of data insist on the principle of “turning waste into treasure”. …”
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Diversity, Structural, and Regeneration Analysis of Woody Species in the Afromontane Dry Forest of Harego, Northeastern Ethiopia by Belachew Bogale Worku, Emiru Birhane Hizkias, Seid Muhie Dawud

“…The abundance-frequency ratio of all woody species (WI = >0.05) indicates the heterogeneity of species composition. …”
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Bayesian neural network modelling for estimating ecological footprints and blue economy sustainability across G20 nations by Muhammad Akhtar, Jian Xu, Umair Kashif, Kishwar Ali, Hafiz Muhammad Naveed, Muhammad Haris

“…This study, by realizing the importance of blue economy development in various nations, suggests that all nations must incorporate ocean strategies within their national climate pledges in order to effectively meet the sustainable development goals (SDGs), especially those outlined in SDG 14 (Life Below Water).…”
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Urbanization, loneliness and mental health model - A cross-sectional network analysis with a representative sample by Dominika Ochnik, Bartłomiej Buława, Paulina Nagel, Marek Gachowski, Marcin Budziński

“…The network approach revealed that urbanization was one of the most influential nodes and played the role of a bridge between all other nodes. The model was confirmed and showed that the relationships between the physical environment and mental health were consecutively mediated by neighborhood cohesion and loneliness. …”
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Thyroid Function after Subtotal Thyroidectomy in Patients with Graves’ Hyperthyroidism by E. J. Limonard, P. H. Bisschop, E. Fliers, E. J. Nieveen van Dijkum

“…We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of all patients (𝑛=62) who underwent subtotal thyroidectomy for recurrent Graves’ hyperthyroidism between 1992 and 2008 in our hospital. …”
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