Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 and risk factors for infection among children in Uganda: A serial cross-sectional study. by Irene Bagala, Jane Frances Namuganga, Patience Nayebare, Gloria Cuu, Thomas Katairo, Isaiah Nabende, Samuel Gonahasa, Martha Nassali, Stephen Tukwasibwe, Grant Dorsey, Joaniter I Nankabirwa, Sabrina Bakeera-Kitaka, Sarah Kiguli, Bryan Greenhouse, Isaac Ssewanyana, Moses R Kamya, Jessica Briggs

“…Increasing age remained the only consistent risk factor for SARS-CoV-2 seroconversion at both timepoints.…”
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Risk factors for mechanical complications in degenerative lumbar scoliosis with concomitant thoracolumbar kyphosis: does the selection of the upper instrumented vertebra matter? by Weipeng Qiu, Zhuoran Sun, Ze Chen, Siyu Zhou, Qiang Qi, Weishi Li

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Polycystic Ovarian Condition May Be a Risk Factor for Ovarian Tumor Development in the Laying Hen Model of Spontaneous Ovarian Cancer by Hyun Ju Lee, Janice M. Bahr, Pincas Bitterman, Sanjib Basu, Sameer Sharma, Jacques S. Abramowicz, Animesh Barua

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Assessment of Hair Aluminum, Lead, and Mercury in a Sample of Autistic Egyptian Children: Environmental Risk Factors of Heavy Metals in Autism by Farida El Baz Mohamed, Eman Ahmed Zaky, Adel Bassuoni El-Sayed, Reham Mohammed Elhossieny, Sally Soliman Zahra, Waleed Salah Eldin, Walaa Yousef Youssef, Rania Abdelmgeed Khaled, Azza Mohamed Youssef

“…The aim of this study was to assess the levels and possible environmental risk factors and sources of exposure to mercury, lead, and aluminum in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) as compared to their matched controls. …”
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Prevalence and risk factors of long COVID-19 persisting for 2 years in Hainan Province: a population-based prospective study by Daya Zhang, Chen Chen, Yunqian Xie, Shuo Zhou, Da Li, Fan Zeng, Shimei Huang, Yanting Lv, Xianfeng Huang, Fengjiao Mao, Jinglei Kuang, Jin Gan, Xiaojing Xu, Shiju Chen, Runxiang Chen, Xiaodong Zhang, Sangni Xu, Minyu Zeng, Haoyue Ren, Feihu Bai

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Prevalence, Associated Risk Factors, and Economic Loss of Ovine Hemonchosis at Jimma Town Municipal Abattoir, Jimma Zone, Southwestern Ethiopia by Fuad Zenu Abagero, Teshita Edaso Beriso, Tilaye Shibbiru Mengistu

“…A cross-sectional study was conducted from December 2022 to March 2023 at the Jimma town municipal abattoir with the objectives of estimating the occurrence of ovine hemonchosis, investigating potential associated risk factors, and assessing economic loss due to the disease. …”
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Postoperative fever following surgery for oral cancer: Incidence, risk factors, and the formulation of a machine learning-based predictive model by Yanling Zhang, Kun Long, Zhaojian Gong, Ruping Dai, Shuiting Zhang

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Molecular Markers in Upper Urothelial Carcinoma Associated to Balkan Endemic Nephropathy. Aristolochic Acid as the Major Risk Factor of the Worldwide Disease by Ljubinka Jankovic Velickovic, Takanori Hattori, Vladisav Stefanovic

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The Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated with the Presence of Antibiotic Residues in Milk from Peri-Urban Dairy Cattle Farms in Kathmandu, Nepal by Erda E. Rame Hau, Minu Sharma, Bal K. Sharma Khanal, Peter D. Sly, Deirdre Mikkelsen, Nicholas Clark, Ricardo J. Soares Magalhães

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Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Salmonella, Shigella, and Intestinal Parasites among Food Handlers in Motta Town, North West Ethiopia by Tibebu Yesigat, Mohabaw Jemal, Wubet Birhan

“…Sociodemographic and risk factors were collected using pretested structured questionnaire. …”
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Risk Factor-Specific Mortality Analysis of the Outborn Newborns to Improve the Neonatal Mortality Rate: A Cross-Sectional Descriptive Study by Tapan K. Kundu, Abhilash Chatterjee, Mitali Bera, Aditi Chowdhury, Riya Guchhait

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Depression as a risk factor for osteoporosis independent of sarcopenia in hemodialysis patients: findings from a multicenter cross-sectional study by Xiaohua Hu, Xianwu Ye, Haimin Chen, Bibo Wu, Qi Guo, Chen Yu, Wei Ding, Jianying Niu, Junli Zhao, Hualin Qi, Suhua Zhang, Cheng Xue, Liming Zhang

“…Notably, depression emerges as a significant risk factor for osteoporosis in this population, highlighting the need for mental health considerations in managing bone health.…”
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Under-Five Mortality and Associated Risk Factors in Rural Settings of Ethiopia: Evidences from 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey by Shewayiref Geremew Gebremichael, Setegn Muche Fenta

“…We are motivated to investigate the socioeconomic, demographic, maternal and paternal, and child-related associated risk factors of under-five mortality given birth from rural resident mothers. …”
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Pilot of a team-based quality improvement strategy to improve cardiovascular risk factors care in community mental health centers by Karly A. Murphy, Karly A. Murphy, Joseph Gennusa, Arlene T. Dalcin, Arlene T. Dalcin, Courtney Cook, Courtney Cook, Stacy Goldsholl, Tyler Fink, Gail L. Daumit, Gail L. Daumit, Gail L. Daumit, Gail L. Daumit, Gail L. Daumit, Gail L. Daumit, Nae-Yuh Wang, Nae-Yuh Wang, Nae-Yuh Wang, Nae-Yuh Wang, Nae-Yuh Wang, David Thompson, David Thompson, Emma E. McGinty

“…IntroductionPopulations with serious mental illness are less likely to receive evidence-based care for cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors. We sought to characterize the implementation of an adapted team-based quality improvement strategy to improve mental health providers’ delivery of evidence-based CVD risk factor care.MethodsIn a 12-month, single arm pre/post pilot study in four behavioral health homes embedded within psychiatric rehabilitation programs, sites implemented an adapted Comprehensive Unit Safety Program (CUSP). …”
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Oral sex associated with the prevalence of human papillomavirus and oropharyngeal cancer: Is it the leading risk factor for head and neck cancers in the modern society? by Muthupandian Saravanan

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Machine Learning–Based Risk Factor Analysis and Prediction Model Construction for the Occurrence of Chronic Heart Failure: Health Ecologic Study by Qian Xu, Xue Cai, Ruicong Yu, Yueyue Zheng, Guanjie Chen, Hui Sun, Tianyun Gao, Cuirong Xu, Jing Sun

“…The introduction of health ecology research methodology enables a comprehensive dissection of CHF risk factors from a wider range of environmental, social, and individual factors. …”
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Association of Wrist Circumference and Waist-to-Height Ratio with Cardiometabolic Risk Factors among Type II Diabetics in a Ghanaian Population by Christian Obirikorang, Yaa Obirikorang, Emmanuel Acheampong, Enoch Odame Anto, Emmanuel Toboh, Evans Adu Asamoah, Bright Amakwaa, Emmanuella Nsenbah Batu, Peter Brenya

“…The study determined the association of wrist circumference (WrC) and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) with cardiometabolic risk factors among diabetics in a Ghanaian population. …”
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Comprehensive pan-cancer analysis reveals NTN1 as an immune infiltrate risk factor and its potential prognostic value in SKCM by Fuxiang Luan, Yuying Cui, Ruizhe Huang, Zhuojie Yang, Shishi Qiao

“…In SKCM, NTN1 was identified as an independent risk factor and demonstrated potential associations with multiple drugs. …”
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Study protocol on risk factors for the diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus in different trimesters and their relation to maternal and neonatal outcomes (GDM-RIDMAN) by Khalida Ismail, Boon How Chew, Iliatha Papachristou Nadal, Angus Forbes, Nurul Iftida Basri, Rozita Zakaria, Pamela Phui Har Yap, Veronika Rysinova, Intan Nureslyna Samsudin, Nurain Mohd Noor, Ziti Akthar Supian, Haslinda Hassan, Fuziah Paimin, Siti Rohani Mohamed Alias, Norizzati Bukhary Ismail Bukhary, Madeleine Benton

“…However, the association of risk factors with GDM diagnosis, maternal and neonatal health outcomes is less established when compared with women without GDM. …”
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Prevalence of and Risk Factors for Self-Reported Chronic Bronchitis in a Canadian Population: The Canadian Community Health Survey, 2007 To 2008 by Chandima Karunanayake, Briana Hagen, James Dosman, Punam Pahwa

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