Replication of European hypertension associations in a case-control study of 9,534 African Americans. by Harpreet Kaur, Dana C Crawford, Jingjing Liang, Penelope Benchek, COGENT BP Consortium, Xiaofeng Zhu, Asha R Kallianpur, William S Bush

“…Analyses stratified by sex were also conducted. Meta-analyses (including both BioVU and COGENT-BP cohorts) were performed using a random-effects model.…”
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United by Sports? Key Factors affecting Sports Participation in a Sports-based Initiative to Promote Social Integration in Segregated Communities by Anna Boemmel, Matthias Buser, Thomas Persson

“…Methods Semi-structured interviews were conducted with nine program participants, two youth leaders, and the program manager to gain insights into intra- and interpersonal experiences and perceptions regarding social connections and the development of social capital within the program. …”
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Hubungan Keteraturan Penggunaan Kortikosteroid Inhalasi dengan Tingkat Kontrol Asma Pasien Berdasarkan ACT di Poliklinik Paru RSUP Dr. M. Djamil Padang by Wulan Prisilla Prisilla, Irvan Medison, Selfi Renita Rusjdi

“…</em><em> </em><em>A cross sectional analit</em><em>ic</em><em> was conducted from September to December 2013. The population is patient aged ≥14 years old who were diagnosed with asthma by a doctor. …”
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Post-COVID-19 Syndrome and Related Dysautonomia: Reduced Quality of Life, Increased Anxiety and Manifestation of Depressive Symptoms: Evidence from Greece by Petros Galanis, Aglaia Katsiroumpa, Irene Vraka, Katerina Kosiara, Olga Siskou, Olympia Konstantakopoulou, Theodoros Katsoulas, Parisis Gallos, Daphne Kaitelidou

“…Materials and Methods: An online cross-sectional study with a convenience sample was conducted in Greece from November 2022 to January 2023. …”
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Porosity and Joule heating effects in chemically reactive peristaltically driven motion of Alumina-Ethylene glycol-Water nanofluid by S. Farooq, S. Ravikumar, S. Khalid, Hala H. Abd El-Gawad, Khalid Abdulkhaliq M. Alharbi

“…Brownian and thermophoretic motions enhance the fluid temperature due to larger thermal conduction in the flow field because of these two factors. …”
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Identification of Potential Diagnostic Biomarkers of Carotid Atherosclerosis in Obese Populations by Wu X, Pan J, Pan X, Kang J, Ren J, Huang Y, Gong L, Li Y

“…Unsupervised cluster analysis was conducted on CAS samples based on the DEGs of CAS and OB. …”
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Resident-based learning model for sustainable resident participation in municipal solid waste management program by A. Ghazali, J. Tjakraatmadja, . Sunarti, E.Y.D. Pratiwi

“…The primary data was collected through field observation on the 8 Kawasan bebas sampah and in-depth interviews with 63 key informants comprising 31 key actors in the educational programs and 32 informants as resident representatives, conducted from January 2020 – November 2020. Additional data from the quantitative method was gathered in April 2021, focusing on surveying resident’s habits toward waste management as evidence of the program result. …”
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Machine Learning-Based Alzheimer’s Disease Stage Diagnosis Utilizing Blood Gene Expression and Clinical Data: A Comparative Investigation by Manash Sarma, Subarna Chatterjee

“…This study presents the sole investigation in which multiclassification-based AD stage diagnosis was conducted utilizing blood gene expression data. We obtained the best multiclassification result in both modalities of the ADNI data in terms of F1-score and were able to identify new genetic biomarkers. …”
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Meta Analysis of Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (MTHFR) C677T polymorphism and its association with folate and colorectal cancer by Meng Ye, Guojie Xu, Liming Zhang, Zhihui Kong, Zhenhua Qiu

“…The meta-analysis was conducted in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Protocols (PRISMA-P). …”
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Behavioral risk factors and socioeconomic inequalities in ischemic heart disease mortality in the United States: A causal mediation analysis using record linkage data. by Yachen Zhu, Laura Llamosas-Falcón, William C Kerr, Jürgen Rehm, Charlotte Probst

“…To our knowledge, no nationwide study has been conducted on this topic in the US.<h4>Methods and findings</h4>In this cohort study, we obtained data from the 1997 to 2018 National Health Interview Survey with mortality follow-up until December 31, 2019 from the National Death Index. …”
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Survey of nutritional intake status in college baseball players by Yoko Iio, Hana Kozai, Mamoru Tanaka, Yukihiro Mori, Manato Seguchi, Yuka Aoyama, Morihiro Ito

“…The result of this studyprovide an opportunity for many under-developed college athletes with irregular lifestyles to recognize and improve their nutritional problems.Methods In October 2022, a questionnaire survey of 116 male members of a college baseball club was conducted. Of whom, 100 (94.3%) members responded to the survey and 92 (92.0%) provided valid responses. …”
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One-Year Review Of Reduced Fetal Movements In Izzat Ali Shah MCH Center: A Predictor Of Poor Perinatal Outcome by Humera Rani, Gulwish Salahuddin, Ayesha Naz, Noreen Majeed, Faiza Safdar, Shazia Rafique

“…Methodology: This Prospective, Observational study was conducted at Izzat Ali Shah Maternal and child health center, unit III Gynae, Wah medical college Wah Cantt, from January 2019 to December 2019. …”
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Risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection before and after the Omicron wave in a cohort of healthcare workers in Ontario, Canada by Jorge L. Martinez-Cajas, Ann Jolly, Yanping Gong, Gerald Evans, Santiago Perez-Patrigeon, Bradley Stoner, T. Hugh Guan, Beatriz Alvarado

“…We compared the contribution of these factors to infection risk and explored the implications for future epidemic preparedness and the protection of HCWs. Methods We conducted a longitudinal analysis using data from a cohort of HCWs recruited from one acute care hospital and four long-term care homes. …”
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Microplastic contamination in different tissues of commercial fish in estuary area by N.D. Takarina, O.M. Chuan, A. Adiwibowo, F.N.A. Jeffery, N.Z.A.B.N.M. Zamri, M.A. Adidharma

“…Statistical analysis was conducted to evaluate variations in microplastic levels at the individual level across these  fish species.FINDINGS: The findings indicated the presence of microplastics in the muscle, gastrointestinal tract, and gills of three commercially caught fish from Blanakan, with the muscle being identified as the edible part and the gastrointestinal tract and gills as the non-edible parts. …”
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Women Empowered to Connect With Addiction Resources and Engage in Evidence-Based Treatment (WE-CARE)—an mHealth Application for the Universal Screening of Alcohol, Substance Use, D... by Krystyna Isaacs, Autumn Shifflett, Kajal Patel, Lacey Karpisek, Yi Cui, Maayan Lawental, Golfo Tzilos Wernette, Brian Borsari, Katie Chang, Tony Ma

“…Postpilot semistructured interviews (n=4) were conducted to further explore the women’s reactions to the app. …”
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Role of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Detecting Myocardial Viability in Patients with Chronic Ischaemic Heart Disease: A Prospective Observational Study by Subhosree Dey, Parul Dutta, Bornali Dutta, Baloy Jyoti Talukdar, Sushant Agarwal, Dhiraj Baruah

“…Materials and Methods: The present hospital-based prospective observational study was conducted in the Department of Radiodiagnosis, Gauhati Medical College and Hospital, Guwahati, Assam, India, from April 2021 to October 2022. …”
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RETRACTED: Long non‐coding RNA Sox2OT promotes coronary microembolization‐induced myocardial injury by mediating pyroptosis by Liying Xuan, Danni Fu, Dong Zhen, Dongsong Bai, Lijun Yu, Guohua Gong

“…Dual‐luciferase reporter gene assay and RNA immunoprecipitation were conducted to clarify the targeting relations between Sox2OT and microRNA (miRNA)‐23b and between miR‐23b and toll‐like receptor 4 (TLR4). …”
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Mortality risk prediction model in AIDS patients with pneumocystis pneumonia in China by Xi Wang, Letian Liu, Wen Wang, Yang Zhang, Hui Chen, Zhangli Wang, Jianwei Li, Yue Gao, Yanqun Huang, Lijun Sun, Tong Zhang, Aixin Li

“…We aimed to develop a risk model for the near-term prognosis of people with HIV/AIDS and PCP and verify its effectiveness.MethodsThis single-center, retrospective observational study was conducted at Beijing Youan Hospital from January 2012 to October 2022. 972 AIDS patients with Pneumocystis pneumonia met our criteria were recruited. …”
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Association between the hemoglobin A1c/High-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio and stroke incidence: a prospective nationwide cohort study in China by Chaojuan Huang, Hongtao You, Yuyang Zhang, Ligang Fan, Xingliang Feng, Naiyuan Shao

“…Additionally, smoothed curve fitting, subgroup analyses, and interaction tests were conducted to ensure the robustness of the findings. …”
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La transformation de l’ancien centre de détention secrète de Derb Moulay Cherif en musée des « années de plomb » (Casablanca, Maroc) by Anissa Habane

“…Drawing on the accounts of detainees during the "Years of Lead", scientific papers, written documents and recordings of conferences related to the issue at stake, as well as field observations and several semi-guided interviews conducted in 2023, I will reflect on three different temporalities. …”
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