Breast Desmoid Tumours: A Review of the Literature by Mike Wu, Thomas Michael Hughes, Senarath Edirimanne, Nicholas Ngui

“…Most cases did not have risk factors, but 17/46 (37%) had prior procedures on the ipsilateral breast. …”
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A Roadway Safety Sustainable Approach: Modeling for Real-Time Traffic Crash with Limited Data and Its Reliability Verification by Zhenzhou Yuan, Kun He, Yang Yang

“…Bayesian Logistic regression can identify various significant risk factors when data sets are of different precision. …”
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Neurocognitive & Ecological Motor Learning Considerations for the 11+ ACL Injury Prevention Program: A Commentary by Dustin R. Grooms, Mario Bizzini, Holly Silvers-Granelli, Anne Benjaminse

“…Therefore, the purpose of this manuscript is to describe the conceptual design of a new ecological neurocognitively enriched 11+, that builds on the strong foundation of the original intervention with considerations for the newly discovered potential neural control of movement risk factors.…”
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Supraventricular Arrhythmias after Thoracotomy: Is There a Role for Autonomic Imbalance? by George Vretzakis, Marina Simeoforidou, Konstantinos Stamoulis, Metaxia Bareka

“…This review discusses currently available information about the potential mechanisms and risk factors for these rhythm disturbances. The discussion is in particular focused on the role of postoperative pain and its relation to the autonomic imbalance, in an attempt to avoid or minimize discomfort with proper analgesia utilization.…”
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Food science and COVID-19 by Klaus W. Lange

“…High-energy diets and obesity are major risk factors for a more severe course of COVID-19.Therefore, population-wide body weight control and weight reduction in overweight people are important preventive measures. …”
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Factors influencing sleep disorders in perimenopausal women: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Weisi Zeng, Jialan Xu, Ying Yang, Meiling Lv, Xin Chu

“…The results of Meta-analysis showed that depression(OR = 2.73, 95%CI 1.65 ~ 4.52), hot flashes (OR = 2.70, 95%CI 1.81 ~ 4.02), chronic disease (OR = 1.39, 95%CI 1.24 ~ 1.56) and psychotropic drug use(OR = 3.19, 95%CI 1.31 ~ 7.77) were risk factors for sleep disorders in perimenopausal women (p < 0.05).ConclusionSleep disorder is one of the most common symptoms in perimenopausal women, and its influencing factors should be paid attention to. …”
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Review of Prevention and Management Strategies for Pressure Sores and Ulcers in Immobilized Orthopedic Patients by Ramya Mathew, Asha Cynthia D'sa, Nishitha Marina Machado, Chaithra Nayak

“…The reviewed studies underscore several crucial elements in preventing and managing pressure ulcers in immobilized orthopedic patients including structured education and training care bundles evidence-based guidelines innovative interventions managing risk factors nursing care comprehensive skin care a positive attitude and a proactive approach. …”
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Development of Two Types of Skin Cancer in a Patient with Systemic Sclerosis: a Case Report and Overview of the Literature by Firdevs Ulutaş, Erdem Çomut, Veli Çobankara

“…In this review, we also aimed to emphasize the relationship between SSc and skin cancer, and possible risk factors for SSc-related skin cancer.…”
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Herpes simplex virus-2-associated esophagitis in immunocompetent host by Haider A. Naqvi, Sumanthkumar Bandaru, Adrien L. Janvier, Muhammad Nadeem Yousaf

“…The overall reported incidence of HE is 1.8% [2]. Common risk factors for HE include a history of HIV, AIDS, malignancy, solid organs transplant, use of steroids, immunosuppressant medications, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy [1, 3–7]. …”
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A Case of Hepatotoxicity Induced by Therapeutic Ketamine Use for Sedation by Noah Yoo, Sarun Thomas, Michael Bender, Xian Jie Cindy Cheng

“…Further research is needed to better understand its risk factors and mechanisms, as early detection and management of KILI are crucial to ensuring patient safety and optimizing ketamine’s therapeutic benefits.…”
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Tingkat Pengetahuan, Sikap dan Perilaku Mahasiswi Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Sumatera Utara Tentang Kanker Serviks by Savira Laniari Putri, Feby Yanti Harahap

“…It can be prevented by HPV vaccination, pap smears examination, or avoidance of risk factors for cervical cancer. Objectives. To determined the level of knowledge, attitude and behavior about cervical cancer among students at the Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sumatera Utara. …”
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Home-Living Elderly People's Views on Food and Meals by Ellinor Edfors, Albert Westergren

“…It is important to pay attention to risk factors that could compromise an individual's ability to independently manage their diet, such as major life events and hospitalisation. …”
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Developing a Strategy for Interventional Molecular Imaging of Oxidized Low-Density Lipoprotein in Atherosclerosis by Samata S. Pandey MSc, Dorian O. Haskard DM, FRCP, FMedSci, Ramzi Y. Khamis MB, ChB, PhD, MRCP

“…Ultimately, molecular imaging of coronary arteries should be able to assess the regional risk that is specific to a lesion, which can then be used in concert with global risk factors to personalize the therapeutic strategy for patients in a way that goes beyond generalized population-based therapies.…”
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Epidemiological Factors in Patients with Endometrial Adenocarcinoma by Luis Enrique Pompa Montes de Oca, Johely López Rivas

“…<strong><br />Conclusion:</strong> it is necessary to conduct a larger study including other risk factors in order to assess the true epidemiological factors of endometrial cancer that are present in our population.…”
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Diagnosis of a Morgagni-Stewart-Morel Syndrome in a Patient with Ischemic Stroke. Report of a Case by Masleidy Valladares Valle, Juan Ibrahim García Leonard, Ada Sánchez Lozano

“…The case is presented in order to demonstrate the diagnosis of a low incidence disease in ischemic cerebrovascular patients with the presence of symptoms that include several well-documented vascular risk factors.…”
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Analysis and mitigation of fire and explosion hazards in hospital environments from a biomedical engineering perspective by Augusto Jorge Antonio Ibáñez-Cruz, Dante Espinoza-Morriberon, Alejandra Micaela Elena Vergara-Florián, William C. Algoner

“…The preferred reporting items for systematic review and meta-analysis (PRISMA) methodology was also applied to conduct a thorough literature review.ResultsThe results revealed the most frequent risk factors in hospital settings and identified the most effective mitigation strategies. …”
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Bisphenol A and Metabolic Syndrome: Results from NHANES by Srinivas Teppala, Suresh Madhavan, Anoop Shankar

“…Urinary BPA levels are positively associated with MetS, in a representative sample of US adults and independent of traditional risk factors for MetS. Future, prospective studies are needed to confirm our findings.…”
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The Pathophysiological Impact of HLA Class Ia and HLA-G Expression and Regulatory T Cells in Malignant Melanoma: A Review by Lasse Lindholm Johansen, Jørgen Lock-Andersen, Thomas Vauvert F. Hviid

“…Several studies have examined the risk factors and pathophysiological mechanisms of malignant melanoma, which have enlightened our understanding of the development of the disease, but we have still to fully understand the complex immunological interactions. …”
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Operational Risk Assessment for International Transport Corridor: A Case Study of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor by Yang Lei, Chengfeng Huang, Yuan Wu

“…The research results show that corruption, terrorism, and policy stability are the top three risk factors in the operation of the China-Pakistan transport corridor. …”
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Diabetes mellitus: The pathophysiology as a canvas for management elucidation and strategies by Franklyn Nonso Iheagwam, Olawumi Toyin Iheagwam

“…Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a progressive metabolic disease characterised by high blood glucose due to autoimmune destruction of the β-islet of Langerhans or gradual development of insulin resistance and β-cell degeneration. Numerous risk factors, from genetic to environmental, are associated with this disease. …”
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