Edible portions of precooked blue swimming crab: Chemical composition and effect of chitooligosaccharide conjugate and high-pressure processing on microbial inactivation by Khaettareeya Pimsannil, Suriya Palamae, Xinru Fan, Qiancheng Zhao, Bin Zhang, Soottawat Benjakul

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Sleep quality in rheumatoid arthritis by Anil Kumar, Rohini Handa, Sundeep Kumar Upadhyaya, Sirinder Jit Gupta, Deepak Ramchandra Malgutte

“…Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that high risk of sleep apnea, fatigue, and poor physical health domain of WHOQOL-BREF were independent risk factors for poor sleep quality. Conclusions: Patients with RA had a high prevalence of poor sleep quality. …”
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Understanding the Relationship Between Cerebrovascular Disease and the Gut Microbiome by William Roth, Elaine Lo, Orlando De Leon, Sajid Suriya, Farima Fakhri, James R. Brorson, Sean Polster, Tareq Kass‐Hout, Shyam Prabhakaran, James E. Siegler

“…While traditional vascular risk factors (eg, hypertension, dyslipidemia, tobacco use) account for 20% of the explained variance in carotid atherosclerosis, they remain a prominent focus for primary and secondary ischemic stroke prevention strategies. …”
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Pituitary adenoma: literature review and association with TAS2R16 (rs978739, rs1357949) gene polymorphisms by E. Pileckaitė, G. Gedvilaitė, L. Kriaučiūnienė

“…Considering the influence of environmental factors and genetic alterations that affect the occurrence of PA, new genetic markers can be searched to detect this disease. One of the risk factors contributing to the development of PA and its aggressiveness is alcohol consumption. …”
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Routine Surveillance of Upper Urinary Tract Imaging for Diagnosing Upper Urinary Tract Urothelial Cancer Recurrence in Patients with Nonmuscle Invasive Bladder Cancer by Nobutaka Nishimura, Makito Miyake, Tatsuki Miyamoto, Takuto Shimizu, Tomomi Fujii, Yosuke Morizawa, Shunta Hori, Daisuke Gotoh, Yasushi Nakai, Kazumasa Torimoto, Nobumichi Tanaka, Kiyohide Fujimoto

“…A single-institute long-term follow-up cohort study to evaluate the clinical impact of routine surveillance imaging and identify risk factors for upper urinary tract urothelial cancer recurrence after nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer treatment was conducted. …”
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Dynamic Functional Ability in Lacrosse Players in Relation to Development of Sport-Related Onset of Musculoskeletal Pain by Zane Thompson, Joseph G. Wasser, Kevin R. Vincent, Heather K. Vincent

“…Age bracket, sex and physical function scores were entered into logistic regression models to determine risk factors that predicted onset of lower extremity pain and low back pain onset…”
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Implant failure of the Compress prosthesis: a case report by Hiroshi Koike, Kunihiro Ikuta, Hiroshi Urakawa, Tomohisa Sakai, Takeo Fujito, Yoshihiro Nishida, Shiro Imagama

“…Conclusion Although the risk factors for Compress failure remain unknown, it is important to consider patient characteristics that may inhibit bone formation, implant selection, postoperative loading timing, and radiographs of bone formation at the implant interface when using the Compress.…”
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The Impact of Maternal Age and Educational Level on Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip Diagnosis and Screening: A Descriptive Comparative Study by Moh’d S. Dawod, Mohammad N. Alswerki, Amr Z. Abuqudiri, Ashraf A. Albadaineh, Leena M. Mahmoud, Dania J. Altarawneh, Nour H. Rbeihat, Rogayah M. Alkhanazreh

“…The lower maternal educational level, younger maternal age group, and first born babies are risk factors for delayed DDH screening.…”
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Management of Recurrent Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Infections in Adult Patients by Neval Elgormus, Yusuf Elgormus, Bagnu Dundar, Fatma Bozkurt, Huseyin Dogu, Hafize Uzun

“…<b>Conclusions:</b> Based on the findings of our study, it is essential to closely monitor patients with independent risk factors for RVPS infection development, due to the high rates of resistant Gram-negative bacterial growth and the initiation of empirical antimicrobial treatment with glycopeptide plus carbapenem. …”
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A Rare Case of Acute Methotrexate Toxicity Leading to Bone Marrow Suppression by Samreen Khuwaja, Matthew Lyons, Beenish Zulfiqar

“…This case highlights multiple risk factors that triggered pancytopenia in our elderly patient, resulting in acute methotrexate toxicity.…”
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Expressions and Clinical Significance of Met and YAP in Gastric Cancer Tissue Microarray by Jinxia Li, Xinyun Zhang, Ying Liu, Jinyong Zhou, Li Shen, Guangxin Yue

“…Furthermore, Met expression, N stage, and VEGFR were identified as independent risk factors for gastric cancer prognosis (P<0.05), whereas no such association was observed for YAP expression. …”
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Thrombophilic Genetic Factors PAI-1, MTHFRC677T, V Leiden 506Q, and Prothrombin 20210A in Noncirrhotic Portal Vein Thrombosis and Budd-Chiari Syndrome in a Caucasian Population by Mario D’Amico, Pietro Sammarco, Linda Pasta

“…Thrombophilic genetic factors PAI-1, MTHFRC677T, V Leiden 506Q, and Prothrombin 20210A were studied as risk factors in 235 Caucasian subjects: 85 patients with abdominal thrombosis (54 with portal vein thrombosis (PVT) and 31 with Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS) without liver cirrhosis or hepatocellular carcinoma) and 150 blood bank donors. …”
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Association of Cardiovascular Hyperreactivity and Obesity between Sedentary and Active Individuals by Milagros Lisset León Regal, Lázaro Hermes González Otero, Luis Alberto Mass Sosa, Jacqueline Zamora Galindo, Lucía Baños Leyva, Claudia González Martínez

“…<strong>Background:</strong> there are several studies that show a relationship between cardiovascular hyperreactivity and some cardiovascular risk factors, but it is necessary to continue showing this relationship. …”
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Asymptomatic Bacteriuria among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care at Hiwot Fana Specialized University Hospital, Harar, Eastern Ethiopia: Magnitude, Associated Factors, and An... by Mekuria Edae, Zelalem Teklemariam, Fitsum Weldegebreal, Degu Abate

“…Asymptomatic bacteriuria is one of the major risk factors for the development of urinary tract infections during pregnancy which accounts for about 70% of the cases. …”
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Temporal order of atrial fibrillation and acute myocardial infarction and associated prognosis in the Danish Diet, Cancer and Health cohort by Emelia J Benjamin, Anja Olsen, Henrik Kjaerulf Jensen, Christina C Dahm, Tanja Charlotte Frederiksen, Morten Krogh Christiansen

“…Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) and acute myocardial infarction (AMI) share risk factors and are bidirectionally associated. Several studies found higher risks of outcomes in individuals with both conditions. …”
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International development cooperation and political risks for transnational business: Linking research topics by V. I. Bartenev

“…The final section identifies concrete dimensions of conjugation of two research agendas, such as: 1) conducting political risk assessments in the course of programming and implementing development projects; 2) examining the impact of political risk manifestations on provider countries’ ability to mobilize financial resources for international development; studying the practices of using different development cooperation tools to mitigate political risks for foreign economic activity — both through a direct and deliberate reduction of risk perceived by business and through an indirect impact on the environment where political risks are formed; 4) exploring the logic of emergence of new risk factors (of various types) in the course of implementing development cooperation policies. …”
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Treatment of the dry form of age-related macular degeneration: the studied present and promising future by N.G. Glazko, O.A. Kanaeva, M.H. Rabadanova

“…The use of lutein- and zeaxanthin-containing compounds can be recommended for prevention both the AMD progression and the presence of risk factors for its development, especially in persons over 50 years of age, as well as in the presence of high visual workload. …”
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REGAIN STUDY: Retrospective Study to Assess the Effectiveness, Tolerability, and Safety of Ferric Carboxymaltose in the Management of Iron Deficiency Anemia in Pregnant Women by Saleema Wani, Mariyam Noushad, Shabana Ashiq

“…Intravenous (IV) iron has a role in the treatment of IDA in pregnancy, particularly in women who present late, display severe anemia (Hb ≤ 9 g/dL), or risk factors, and are intolerant/noncompliant of oral iron. …”
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Mapping livestock systems, bovine and caprine diseases in Mayo-Kebbi Ouest Province, Chad by Kella Douzouné, Joseph Oloukoi, Ismaila Toko Imorou, Toure Gorgui Ba, Derrick Chefor Ymele Demeveng

“…Transhumance (p=0.000356) and animal disease incidence (p=0.03) were observed as significant risk factors associated with the abandonment of livestock farming. …”
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Psychosocial and sociodemographic factors associated with gestational blood glucose levels in women attending public hospitals: Results from baseline of MAASTHI cohort. by Prafulla Shriyan, Srinidhi Koya, Eunice Lobo, Onno Cp van Schayck, Giridhara R Babu

“…Early detection and recognition of modifiable psychosocial risk factors can reduce glucose intolerance during pregnancy. …”
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