Microbiological hazards associated with the use of water in the post‐harvest handling and processing operations of fresh and frozen fruits, vegetables and herbs (ffFVH). Part 3 (Fr... by EFSA BIOHAZ Panel (EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards), Ana Allende, Avelino Alvarez‐Ordóñez, Valeria Bortolaia, Sara Bover‐Cid, Alessandra De Cesare, Wietske Dohmen, Laurent Guillier, Lieve Herman, Liesbeth Jacxsens, Lapo Mughini‐Gras, Maarten Nauta, Jakob Ottoson, Luisa Peixe, Fernando Perez‐Rodriguez, Panagiotis Skandamis, Elisabetta Suffredini, Jen Banach, Bin Zhou, Maria Teresa daSilva Felício, Laura Martino, Winy Messens, Angela Botteon

“…Abstract Water used in post‐harvest handling and processing operations is an important risk factor for microbiological cross‐contamination of fruits, vegetables and herbs (FVH). …”
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The Use of Cannabis as a Predictor of Early Onset of Bipolar Disorder and Suicide Attempts by Rafaela Torres Portugal Leite, Sarah de Oliveira Nogueira, João Paulo Rodrigues do Nascimento, Laisa Soares de Lima, Taís Bastos da Nóbrega, Mariana da Silva Virgínio, Lucas Monte da Costa Moreno, Bruno Henrique Barbosa Sampaio, Fábio Gomes de Matos e Souza

“…The main goal of this study is to review the association of cannabis use as a risk factor for early onset of BD and for suicide attempts. …”
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Predicting corneal decompensation in Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy with Scheimpflug tomography and clinical parameters by Nilufer Yesilirmak, Vaël Souédan, Aurélie Pison, Jean Louis Bourges

“…In univariate analyses, LRI, DTP, and FPSD were risk factors for progression, whereas in multivariate analyses, LRI was an independent risk factor for progression. …”
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Mineral composition and ratios in aortic valves, serum, and epicardial fat among patients with aortic stenosis undergoing aortic valve replacement by Barbara Poniedziałek, Bartłomiej Perek, Aleksandra Proch, Anna Komosa, Przemysław Niedzielski, Piotr Buczkowski, Marek Jemielity, Piotr Rzymski

“…Furthermore, patient age was associated with increased Ca, Mg, Na, P levels, and Ca/P ratio in valve tissues, reinforcing age as a risk factor for valvular calcification. Creatinine and lipoprotein (a) levels correlated positively with valvular K content and Ca/P ratio, respectively, while high-density lipoprotein cholesterol concentration was positively associated with Ca, Mg, and P content in epicardial fat. …”
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TMEM147 Correlates with Immune Infiltration and Serve as a Potential Prognostic Biomarker in Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Sheng Cheng, Jutang Li, Ming Xu, Qun Bao, Jiaoxiang Wu, Peng Sun, Bo Han

“…Moreover, we revealed that high TMEM147 expression was associated with shorter survival times and that TMEM147 could be a risk factor for overall survival, along with T stage, M stage, pathological stage, and tumor status. …”
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High Levels of Hemoglobin Promote Carotid Adventitial Vasa Vasorum Neoangiogenesis in Chronic Kidney Disease by Maria Vittoria Arcidiacono, Montserrat Martinez-Alonso, Montserrat Belart, Ana Vilar, Marisa Martín, Lourdes Craver, Àngels Betriu, Dídac Mauricio, José Manuel Valdivielso, Elvira Fernández, Mercè Borràs

“…Chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients, characterized by traditional and nontraditional risk factors, are prone to develop atheromatosis and thus cardiovascular events and mortality. …”
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Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus Fmb14 ameliorates hyperuricemia-induced hepatocyte pyroptosis via NLRP3 inflammasome cascade inhibition by Hongyuan Zhao, Xiaoyu Chen, Li Zhang, Fanqiang Meng, Libang Zhou, Zhaoxin Lu, Yingjian Lu

“…Hyperuricemia is a high-risk factor for the development of gout and renal fibrosis, but the adverse effects of hyperuricemia on the liver have been seriously neglected. …”
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Serum Thyrotropin Is Positively Correlated with the Metabolic Syndrome Components of Obesity and Dyslipidemia in Chinese Adolescents by Jingfan Zhang, Ranhua Jiang, Ling Li, Ping Li, Xue Li, Zinan Wang, Liang Li, Weiping Teng

“…Increased serum TSH in adolescents may be a potential risk factor for metabolic syndrome.…”
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Lipoprotein(a) and thromboembolism: current state of knowledge and unsolved issues by Małgorzata Konieczyńska, Joanna Natorska, Michał Ząbczyk, Anetta Undas

“…Lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)], a low-density lipoprotein-like particle containing a highly polymorphic apolipoprotein(a) [apo(a)] homologous in > 80% to plasminogen, was identified as a genetically determined independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Elevated Lp(a) levels, found in about 20% of Europeans, are strongly linked to higher rates of myocardial infarction, major adverse cardiac events, accelerated plaque progression, ischemic stroke (especially in younger adults), and calcific aortic valve disease. …”
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COVID-19 and Obesity: An Epidemiologic Analysis of the Brazilian Data by Diego Assis Gonçalves, Victória Ribeiro, Ana Gualberto, Fernanda Peres, Michaela Luconi, Jacy Gameiro

“…Our analysis supports obesity as a significant risk factor for the development of more severe forms of COVID-19. …”
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Ectopic Fat Deposition on Insulin Sensitivity: Correlation of Hepatocellular Lipid Content and M Value by Beverly S. Hong, Ying Li, Shuiqing Lai, Juan Liu, Hongyu Guan, Weijian Ke, Xiaoying He, Yanbing Li

“…HCL is an independent risk factor for insulin resistance and may be used to evaluate the risk of developing T2DM as a noninvasive marker of insulin sensitivity index.…”
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Impact of Real-Time Continuous Glucose Monitoring Use on Glucose Variability and Endothelial Function in Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes: New Technology—New Possibility to Decreas... by Milena Jamiołkowska, Izabela Jamiołkowska, Włodzimierz Łuczyński, Joanna Tołwińska, Artur Bossowski, Barbara Głowińska Olszewska

“…Real-time continuous glucose monitoring (RT-CGM) provides possibilities for the detection of glycaemic variability, newly recognized cardiovascular risk factor. The aim of the study was to assess the usefulness of RT-CGM as an educational tool to find and reduce glycaemic variability in order to improve endothelial function in T1DM adolescents. …”
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Paternal family history of premature atherosclerotic disease and perinatal death: A population-based cohort study. by Shwe Sin Win, Kari Klungsøyr, Grace M Egeland, Gerhard Sulo

“…<h4>Background</h4>Studies have reported that pregnancies conceived by fathers with modifiable cardiovascular risk factors are at higher risk of ending in losses compared to those without such risk factors. …”
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Pathological Features of Mitochondrial Ultrastructure Predict Susceptibility to Post-TIPS Hepatic Encephalopathy by Hong-bin Li, Zhen-dong Yue, Hong-wei Zhao, Lei Wang, Zhen-hua Fan, Fu-liang He, Xiao-qun Dong, Fu-quan Liu

“…Post-TIPS hepatic encephalopathy (PSE) is a complex process involving numerous risk factors; the root cause is unclear, but an elevation of blood ammonia due to portosystemic shunt and metabolic disorders in hepatocytes has been proposed as an important risk factor. …”
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Clinical Factors of Delayed Perforation after Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection for Gastric Neoplasms by Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Hogara Nishisaki, Hideki Sakai, Nagahiro Tokuyama, Hiroaki Sawai, Aya Sakai, Takuya Mimura, Saeko Kushida, Hidetaka Tsumura, Takeshi Sakamoto, Ikuya Miki, Masahiro Tsuda, Hideto Inokuchi

“…Location in the upper stomach was the risk factor most prominently associated with delayed perforation after ESD for EGNs. …”
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Body mass index is similar to alternative anthropometric indices in evaluating plasma lipids as proxy for cardiovascular disease in women with previous hypertensive disorders of pr... by Kristina Klepp, Anne Cathrine Staff, Meryam Sugulle, Kjartan Moe

“…Overweight is a modifiable risk factor for both conditions. Anthropometric indices such as waist circumference, hip circumference, waist-to-hip ratio, estimated total body fat, a body shape index, waist-to-hip-to-height ratio, and index of central obesity improve estimation of cardiovascular death risk in the general population as compared to body mass index (BMI). …”
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Oxidized DJ-1 Levels in Urine Samples as a Putative Biomarker for Parkinson’s Disease by Jihoon Jang, Soyeon Jeong, Sung Ik Lee, Wongi Seol, Hyemyung Seo, Ilhong Son, Dong Hwan Ho

“…Oxidative stress is the most critical risk factor for neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and Huntington’s disease (HD). …”
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Smoking Exposure and Survival of Patients with Esophagus Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Jun-jie Kuang, Zhi-min Jiang, Yan-xian Chen, Wei-peng Ye, Qiong Yang, Hui-zhong Wang, De-rong Xie

“…Smoking is a well-known major risk factor in development of esophageal cancer, but few studies have reported the association between smoking status and prognosis of these patients. …”
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Predictive Ability of Visit-to-Visit Variability of HbA1c Measurements for the Development of Diabetic Kidney Disease: A Retrospective Longitudinal Observational Study by Yunyi Yan, Nozomi Kondo, Kentaro Oniki, Hiroshi Watanabe, Tadashi Imafuku, Yuki Sakamoto, Takuro Shigaki, Akari Maruyama, Hitomi Nakazawa, Tetsuya Kaneko, Ayami Morita, Akira Yoshida, Hitoshi Maeda, Toru Maruyama, Hideaki Jinnouchi, Junji Saruwatari

“…Visit-to-visit variability of HbA1c was an independent risk factor of microalbuminuria in association with oxidative stress among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients. …”
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Risk Balancing of Cold Ischemic Time against Night Shift Surgery Possibly Reduces Rates of Reoperation and Perioperative Graft Loss by Nikos Emmanouilidis, Julius Boeckler, Bastian P. Ringe, Alexander Kaltenborn, Frank Lehner, Hans Friedrich Koch, Jürgen Klempnauer, Harald Schrem

“…Surgery between 3 AM and 6 AM is an independent risk factor for reoperation and graft loss, whereas prolonged CIT is only relevant for DGF. …”
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