The e-STROKE Study: The Design of a Prospective Observational Multicentral Study by Kateřina Dvorníková, Veronika Kunešová, Svatopluk Ostrý, Robert Mikulík, Michal Bar

“…Data collection includes demographic, clinical, and imaging data variables such as age, sex, ethnicity, risk factors, treatment times (OTT, DNT, and OGT), TICI scores, post-treatment hemorrhage (ECAS II), mRS outcome, stroke etiology, e-ASPECTS, acute ischemic volume (AIV), thrombus length on NCCT, CTA collateral score and collateral vessel density, location of large vessel occlusion, ischemic core, hypoperfusion volume, mismatch ratio and volume, final infarct volume, hemorrhage volume, and MRI in case of negative follow-up NCCT. …”
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Prognostic Factors for COVID-19 Hospitalized Patients with Preexisting Type 2 Diabetes by Yuanyuan Fu, Ling Hu, Hong-Wei Ren, Yi Zuo, Shaoqiu Chen, Qiu-Shi Zhang, Chen Shao, Yao Ma, Lin Wu, Jun-Jie Hao, Chuan-Zhen Wang, Zhanwei Wang, Richard Yanagihara, Youping Deng

“…Nearly 15% (16/108) of hospitalized COVID-19 patients with T2D died. Twelve risk factors predictive of mortality were identified. …”
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Adrenal hemorrhage in neonates: Incidence, perinatal characteristics and follow-up outcomes by Tek-Jū Tân, Yi-Li Hung, Chung-Min Shen, Wu-Shiun Hsieh

“…Few studies discussed risk factors for and impacts of NAH. This study aimed to assess incidence, perinatal characteristics and follow-up outcomes in neonates with adrenal hemorrhage. …”
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Liraglutide Enhances the Activity of the ACE-2/Ang(1–7)/Mas Receptor Pathway in Lungs of Male Pups from Food-Restricted Mothers and Prevents the Reduction of SP-A by J. Fandiño, A. A. Vaz, L. Toba, M. Romaní-Pérez, L. González-Matías, F. Mallo, Y. Diz-Chaves

“…In utero growth restriction and being born small for gestational age are risk factors for respiratory morbidity. IUGR (in utero growth retardation) is associated to overall reduction in lung weight, surfactant content and activity, impaired maturation of the alveolar type II cells, and decreased alveolar formation. …”
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Contemporary Results of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Obese Patients by T. Owais, M. El Garhy, P. Lauten, M. Haensig, H. Lapp, P. C. Schulze, T. Kuntze

“…Even after considering the confounding risk factors, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 was independently associated with reduced 1 year mortality (odds ratio (OR): 0.36, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.21–0.6; P=0.01) in multivariate logistic regression analysis. …”
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The adaptation process of a safety planning intervention to promote connectedness and reduce distress in Diné adolescents and adults during the COVID-19 pandemic by Joshuaa Dominic Allison-Burbank, Vanessa Begaye, Kyann Dedman-Cisco, Lisa Jim, Shannon Archuleta, Renae Begay, Lacey Howe, Emily E. Haroz

“…This CAB also included a youth advisory council who participated in the field testing and further adaptation process.ResultsThe use of the CAB allowed for a collaborative workgroup effort to examine the feasibility and acceptability of using safety planning to help reduce suicide risk factors with Navajo adolescents and adults. Most importantly, this CAB collaborative with researchers to further tailor safety plan intervention materials to align with Navajo values related to connectedness to relatives, community, mental health resources, and the land. …”
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Are breast cancer patients with low distress at diagnosis at risk of psychological symptoms later in their disease trajectory? Considerations for when to screen for distress by Rikke Langballe, Birgitte Mertz, Niels Kroman, Thomas Maltesen, Susanne Rosthøj, Pernille Envold Bidstrup

“…We examined the development in symptom trajectories for breast cancer patients with low distress before surgery and explored potential risk factors for developing burdensome symptoms at a later point in time. …”
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Exploration and implication of green macroalgal proliferation in the Nanhui-east-tidal-flat: an investigation of post-reclamation mudflat wetlands by Jinlin Liu, Zhangyi Xia, Yinqing Zeng, Jing Xia, Jing Xia, Peimin He

“…Importantly, this study reflects the stability of marine ecosystems as a prerequisite for modern ocean management and services, provides new perspectives on the occurrence and development of green tides, and highlights potential ecological risk factors that should be considered in the implementation of intertidal construction projects.…”
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Fetal growth and risk of stillbirth: a population-based case-control study. by Radek Bukowski, Nellie I Hansen, Marian Willinger, Uma M Reddy, Corette B Parker, Halit Pinar, Robert M Silver, Donald J Dudley, Barbara J Stoll, George R Saade, Matthew A Koch, Carol J Rowland Hogue, Michael W Varner, Deborah L Conway, Donald Coustan, Robert L Goldenberg, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Stillbirth Collaborative Research Network

“…Analyses adjusted for stillbirth risk factors, subset analyses excluding potential confounders, and analyses in preterm and term pregnancies showed similar patterns of association. …”
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Alu insertion polymorphisms and susceptibility to metabolic syndrome in a Moroccan population by Hamid Farhane, Majida Motrane, Karchali Soufaine, Fatima-Ezzahra Anaibar, Aïcha Motrane, Said Nassor Abeid, Abderraouf Hilali, Nourdin Harich

“…The diversity of the combination of its main components, conditioned by genetics and environmental risk factors, contributes to the complexity of this health condition and increases the difficulty of its diagnosis and treatment. …”
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The relationship between non-HDL-C/HDL-C ratio and bone mineral density: an NHANES study by Shuo Qi, Biao Peng, Zhanwang Xu, Daodi Qiu, Guoqing Tan

“…However, the current research has only explored the relationship with lumbar spine bone mineral density, lacking studies on bone mineral density at other sites, total body bone mineral density, and an analysis of risk factors. This study aims to determine the potential association between NHHR and lumbar BMD, increase awareness of the impact of lipid levels on bone health.MethodsBy utilizing data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from 2011 to 2018, we conducted univariate and generalized linear models (GLMs) analysis, stratified analysis, threshold effect analysis, smooth curve fitting and stratified analysis to investigate the association between NHHR and BMD. …”
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Sagittal Inclination Angle of the Graft Affects Graft Maturity and Knee Stability After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction by Ming Li, Fangang Meng, Dianbo Long, Dorje Wencheng, Yanlin Zhong, Yan Kang, Peihui Wu, Aishan He

“…Multivariate stepwise regression analysis was used on the SIA and potential risk factors to determine their association with the graft SNQ. …”
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Identifying the Factors That Drive Health Service Utilization Among Healthy and Non‐Healthy Agers in a Sample of Older Ethiopians: A Cross‐Sectional Study by Amare Belachew, Nicolas Cherbuin, Nasser Bagheri, Richard Burns

“…Associations between risk factors and health service utilization were examined using Poisson regression with robust standard errors. …”
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Renal Dysfunction after Living-Donor Liver Transplantation: Experience with 500 Cases by Ehab E. Abdel-Khalek, Alrefaey K. Alrefaey, Amr M. Yassen, Ahmed Monier, Hesham M. Elgouhari, Mohamed Samy Habl, Gehad Tawfik, Thuraya Elzayat, Reham Adly Zayed, Mohamed Abdel-Wahab

“…Introduction. The possible risk factors for chronic kidney disease in transplant recipients have not been thoroughly investigated after living-donor liver transplantation. …”
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Assessment of adequacy and determinants of HIV related knowledge among senior school students in public schools in Abakaliki Southeast Nigeria by Maria-Lauretta Chito Orji, Ngozi Appolonia Ifebunandu, Chinwe Ifeoma Joe-Akunne, Mmeremikwu Appolus Chidiebere, Stella Echefu, Justus Ndulue Eze

“…These questions cut across the knowledge of the meaning of HIV/AIDS, its aetiology, risk factors, modes of transmission, prevention, the knowledge that an infected person may look healthy, testing, and treatment. …”
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Model Prognosis Masa Pengobatan Pasien Tuberkulosis Dengan Metode C4.5 by Rusdah Rusdah, Brian Agni Bregastantyo

“…If a wrong diagnosis is related to drug dosage, it will increase health risk factors, namely where the treatment process will take more time and longer due to the Multi-Drug Resistant condition. …”
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Risk Stratification and Adjuvant Chemotherapy for High‐Risk Stage IA Lung Adenocarcinoma: The Unmet Needs by Chen Shen, Haoran Liu, Bofei Li, Jiaming Wang, Yiyang Wang, Feichao Bao, Zhitao Gu, Wentao Fang

“…T stage and predominant subtype were independent risk factors for RFS. Patients with T1c or solid/micropapillary‐predominant tumors were stratified into a high‐risk group (n = 483) using the nomogram. …”
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Clinical features of autonomic dysfunction in children with anti-N-methyl-D aspartic receptor encephalitis by Dongqing Li, Jing Sun, Guannan Li, Shuo Miao, Jian Yang, Jianzhao Zhang

“…We summarized and compared the clinical features of children with autonomic dysfunction and analyzed the risk factors for its development in pediatric Anti-NMDAR encephalitis patients. …”
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Comparative analysis of microsurgical clipping versus endovascular coiling for middle cerebral artery aneurysms: a prospective study at Ain Shams University hospitals by Mohamed Khamis, Hamdy Ibrahim, Ahmed M.Elsayed, Sameh R. Tawadros, Mohamed Helmy Abdelshafouk Mohamed, K. El-Bahy

“…Conversely, in 20 patients treated with endovascular coiling, typically for ruptured aneurysms, hypertension, and smoking were prevalent risk factors, with fewer complications during hospitalization (average 4.2 days). …”
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Genetic variation reveals the therapeutic potential of BRSK2 in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis by Zhe Chen, Mingyang Tang, Nan Wang, Jiangjiang Liu, Xiaoyan Tan, Haitao Ma, Jing Luo, Kai Xie

“…BRSK2 was associated with IPF progression driven by high-risk factors, with mediation effects ranging from 34.452 to 69.665%. …”
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