Identification of RAGE and OSM as New Prognosis Biomarkers of Severe Pneumonia by Jing Lei, Li Wang, Qian Li, Lin Gao, Jing Zhang, Yan Tan

“…Meanwhile, the same cohort was divided into survival and nonsurvival groups after a post-hospital stay of 30 days. We analyzed risk factors for the hypoxia and death among these patients. …”
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Autologous Cord Blood Therapy for Infantile Cerebral Palsy: From Bench to Bedside by A. Jensen

“…About 17 million people worldwide live with cerebral palsy, the most common disability in childhood, with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, preterm birth, and low birth weight being the most important risk factors. This review will focus on recent developments in cell therapy for infantile cerebral palsy by transplantation of autologous umbilical cord blood. …”
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Hepatitis C Virus in Arab World: A State of Concern by Mohamed A. Daw, Aghnaya A. Dau

“…Such prevalence varies tremendously according to the risk factors involved. Blood and blood products, haemodialysis, intravenous, and percutaneous drug users, and occupational, habitual, and social behavior were found to be the important factors involved. …”
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Developing a Ship Collision Risk Assessment Model with Internal and External Factors: Focused on South Korea Maritime Environment by Sangwon Park, Jiho Yeo, Kyonghan Lee

“…Internal factors were determined through conjoint analysis, emphasizing encounter relationships, separation distance, and vessel speed. External risk factors were established using a random forest model based on historical collision data. …”
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Mimicking Myelodysplastic Syndrome: Importance of Differential Diagnosis by Thomas Luo, Joanna Zurko, John Astle, Nirav N. Shah

“…In patients with new-onset pancytopenia, copper deficiency must be considered on the differential, especially in the setting of known risk factors such as bariatric surgery, zinc supplementation, and celiac disease. …”
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Healthy lifestyles and chronic disease prevention and control by Chun LI, Limin WANG

“…Unhealthy lifestyles such as smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, unhealthy diets, insufficient physical activity, lack of weight management, and inadequate sleep are important risk factors for chronic diseases and are closely related to the occurrence of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, cancer, chronic respiratory diseases, and diabetes. …”
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Behavioral biases and over-indebtedness in consumer credit: evidence from Malaysia by Fazelina Sahul Hamid

“…Over-indebtedness in relation to consumer loans represents an important issue for consumers as it impacts their financial well-being. Identifying the risk factors associated with over-indebtedness is crucial in overcoming this problem. …”
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Immunosuppression with Antitumour Necrosis Factor Therapy Leading to Strongyloides Hyperinfection Syndrome by Muhammad Farhan Khaliq, Rayan E. Ihle, James Perry

“…Strongyloides should be considered in the differential diagnosis in the presence of risk factors including immunosuppressive therapy, and a travel history should be carefully obtained. …”
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Surgery Averted Using a Novel, Minimally Invasive Approach to Treat Very Severe Radial Artery Spasm by Anthony A. Cochet, Daniel A. Bellin

“…Despite possessing none of the consensus risk factors for radial artery spasm, in addition to receiving standard arterial spasm prophylaxis and conscious sedation, the patient suffered very severe radial artery spasm with initial catheter placement, resulting in entrapment of a 5 Fr pigtail catheter within the left ventricle. …”
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Presenting a model to explain unfavorable risk and favorable risk according to psychological variables in predicting market fluctuations in the Iranian capital market. by Hasan Rezaeikangi, Mahdi Mohammad Bagheri, Hojat Babaei, Ali Raeispour Rajabali

“…The in- and out-of-sample test results show that the new model can capture more risk factors with relatively small pricing errors. Finally, the risk factors captured by the new model can explain exchange rate fluctuations for different economic events. …”
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Foot screening and customized health education program for patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy: A nurse-led, real-world observational study by Shuhong Liu, Hexiao Ding, Dandan Li, Fen Lu, Gumei Luo, Yujin He, Hui Li, Xiuhong Zeng, Kaixin Li, Dong-E Gong, Xiling Hu, Yanming Chen, Xubin Yang

“…The risk of DPN in diabetic patients participating in the FSCHE program was 0.741 times higher than that of regular diabetes care (RR [95 % CI]: 0.741 [0.654, 0.840], p < 0.001). The DPN-related risk factors showed promising control results as well. …”
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Exploring sex differences in Alzheimer’s disease: a comprehensive analysis of a large patient cohort from a memory unit by Maitee Rosende-Roca, Fernando García-Gutiérrez, Yahveth Cantero-Fortiz, Montserrat Alegret, Vanesa Pytel, Pilar Cañabate, Antonio González-Pérez, Itziar de Rojas, Liliana Vargas, Juan Pablo Tartari, Ana Espinosa, Gemma Ortega, Alba Pérez-Cordón, Mariola Moreno, Sílvia Preckler, Susanna Seguer, Miren Jone Gurruchaga, Lluís Tárraga, Agustín Ruiz, Sergi Valero, Mercè Boada, Marta Marquié

“…We employed various statistical techniques to assess the impact of sex on cognitive evolution in these dementia patients, accounting for other sex-related risk factors identified through Machine Learning methods. …”
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Clinical practice of one-lung ventilation in mainland China: a nationwide questionnaire survey by Hong-jin Liu, Yong Lin, Wang Li, Hai Yang, Wen-yue Kang, Pei-lei Guo, Xiao-hui Guo, Ning-ning Cheng, Jie-chao Tan, Yi-na He, Si-si Chen, Yan Mu, Xian-wen Liu, Hui Zhang, Mei-fang Chen

“…Multiple regression analysis revealed that the volume-control ventilation mode and an SpO2 intervention threshold of < 85% were independent risk factors for hypoxemia during OLV in lung and cardiovascular surgeries. …”
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Cognitive impairment at older ages among 8000 men and women living in Mexico City: a cross-sectional analyses of a prospective study by Carlos González-Carballo, Pablo Kuri-Morales, Erwin Chiquete, Mario Rojas-Russell, Rogelio Santacruz-Benitez, Raúl Ramirez-Reyes, Adrián Garcilazo-Ávila, Jaime Berumen, Eirini Trichia, Louisa Gnatiuc Friedrichs, Paulina Orellana, Carolina Ochoa-Rosales, Gary O’Donovan, Jonathan R Emberson, Roberto Tapia-Conyer, Diego Aguilar-Ramirez, Jesus Alegre-Díaz

“…Abstract Background There is limited population-based evidence on the prevalence of cognitive impairment in Mexico, a country with a rapidly aging population and where key risk factors, such as diabetes and obesity, are common. …”
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The development of a food-group, tree classification method and its use in exploring dietary associations with metabolic dysfunction-associated Steatotic liver disease (MASLD) and... by Amina A. Alawadi, Amrita Vijay, Jane I. Grove, Moira A. Taylor, Guruprasad P. Aithal

“…Background: Metabolic dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD) affects up to one in five people in the UK, with persistent overeating and a sedentary lifestyle being significant risk factors. Exploring dietary patterns at a food level is a novel approach to understand associations between diet and disease. …”
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Cognitive impairment in a primary healthcare population: a cross-sectional study on the island of Crete, Greece by Panagiotis Simos, Simeon Panagiotakis, Joanna Moschandreas, Dimitrios Boumpas, Antonios Konstantinos Bertsias, Ioanna Tsiligianni, Sophia Papadakis, Ioannis Zaganas, George Duijker, Emmanouil K Symvoulakis, Polyvios Papadokostakis, Kornilia Makri, Eliza Iatraki, Chariklia Tziraki, Maria Basta, Alexandros Vgontzas, Christos Lionis

“…The objective of this study is to assess the extent of cognitive impairment among elders visiting primary healthcare (PHC) practice settings, to explore associated risk factors and discuss current care challenges for PHC providers.Design A cross-sectional study was conducted between March 2013 and May 2014.Setting Fourteen PHC units located in rural and urban areas of the Heraklion district in Crete, Greece.Participants Consecutive visitors aged at least 60 years attending selected PHC practices.Primary and secondary outcome measures The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) was used to indicate cognitive status. …”
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Prevalence of Diabetes, Prediabetes, and Associated Factors in an Adult Chinese Population: Baseline of a Prediabetes Cohort Study by Xinjie Yu, Fang Duan, Da Lin, Hai Li, Jian Zhang, Qiuyu Wang, Xianglong Wang, Qian Zhao, Jiayu Deng, Guangwei Song, Qingqing Ji, Haihua Zheng, Xiang Chen, Guoyi Zhou

“…The prevalence of DM and PDM is relatively high in this wealthy East China village population. Many modifiable risk factors exist for DM and PDM, which will be closely monitored during our longitudinal observation.…”
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Gestational Choriocarcinoma Presenting with Lacrimal Gland Metastasis: A First Reported Case by Naushad A. B. Ahamed, Khalid Sait, Nisreen Anfnan, Khader Farwan, S. H. M. Nizamuddin, Saleh S. Baeesa

“…Based on her modified WHO risk factors scoring she was started on chemotherapy and whole brain radiotherapy, which resulted in a complete response. …”
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The impact of cardiac complications on COVID-19 outcomes by Yu. V. Rudenko, V. I. Mazur

“…Cardiovascular diseases are common risk factors for various infectious diseases, including COVID-19, and are also predictors of poor in-hospital and long-term prognosis. …”
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Metastatic Hepatocellular Carcinoma in a Patient with Crohn’s Disease Treated with Azathioprine and Infliximab: A Case Report and Literature Review by Kyle J. Fortinsky, Ali Alali, Khursheed Jeejeebhoy, Sandra Fischer, Morris Sherman, Scott Fung

“…Future research may help to uncover additional risk factors for this exceedingly rare diagnosis in this patient population.…”
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