The Impact of PTPRK and ROS1 Polymorphisms on the Preeclampsia Risk in Han Chinese Women by Huihui Li, Xingyu Yan, Man Yang, Mei Liu, Shan Tian, Mengru Yu, Wei-Ping Li, Cong Zhang

“…Human Exome BeadChip assays were conducted using 370 cases and 482 controls and 21 loci were discovered. A further independent set of 958 cases and 1007 controls were recruited for genotyping to determine whether the genes of interest ROS1 and PTPRK are associated with PE. …”
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Clinical Characteristics and Prognostic Factors of Posterior Segment Intraocular Foreign Body: Canadian Experience from a Tertiary University Hospital in Quebec by Jean-Philippe Rozon, Guillaume Lavertu, Mélanie Hébert, Eunice You, Serge Bourgault, Mathieu Caissie, Eric Tourville, Ali Dirani

“…In the multiple logistic regression model, both baseline VA (p = 0.009) and number of additional complications (p = 0.01) were independent risk factors for a poor final VA. Conclusions. …”
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Atherogenic Index in Type 2 Diabetes and Its Relationship with Chronic Microvascular Complications by Zhen Li, Qi Huang, Li Sun, Tengfei Bao, Zhe Dai

“…Multiple logistic regression analysis showed that waist circumference, HOMA-IR, FBG, systolic blood pressure, and UA were independent risk factors for AIP (all P<0.05). The prevalence of diabetic neuropathy and metabolic syndrome was significantly higher among patients with higher AIP. …”
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Generalisation of EEG-Based Pain Biomarker Classification for Predicting Central Neuropathic Pain in Subacute Spinal Cord Injury by Keri Anderson, Sebastian Stein, Ho Suen, Mariel Purcell, Maurizio Belci, Euan McCaughey, Ronali McLean, Aye Khine, Aleksandra Vuckovic

“…<b>Background:</b> The objective was to test the generalisability of electroencephalography (EEG) markers of future pain using two independent datasets. <b>Methods:</b> Datasets, A [N = 20] and B [N = 35], were collected from participants with subacute spinal cord injury who did not have neuropathic pain at the time of recording. …”
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Outcomes of total hip replacement in adults with septic arthritis of the native hip joint: A systematic review by Teddy Cheong, Surya Varma Selvakumar, Ryan Kwang Jin Goh, Ing How Moo

“…Literature retrieval and data extraction were conducted by three independent reviewers. Re-infection rate and various functional outcomes, measured in terms of the Harris Hip Score (HHS), Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), Merle D'Aubigne and Postel (MAP), Western Ontario, McMaster Universities Arthritis Index (WOMAC) Short Form 12-Item (SF-12) scores, were analyzed. …”
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Prognostic Value of Endothelial Progenitor Cells in Acute Myocardial Infarction Patients by Gongjie Ye, Xiaodan Chen, Yinchao Zhou, Jianqing Zhou, Yongfei Song, Xiaoyong Yang, Lei Yang

“…The decreased EPCs levels, especially for CD34+/CD133+/KDR+ cells subsets, were an independent risk factor for 28-days mortality in AMI patients.…”
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Neuroprotection against Amyloid-β-Induced DNA Double-Strand Breaks Is Mediated by Multiple Retinoic Acid-Dependent Pathways by Julien Colas, Natacha Chessel, Allaeddine Ouared, Emmanuelle Gruz-Gibelli, Pascale Marin, François R. Herrmann, Armand Savioz

“…We showed that RA does not only repair Aβ1-42-induced DSBs, as already known, but also prevents their occurrence. This effect is independent of that of other antioxidants studied, such as vitamin C, and appears to be mediated, at least in part, by changes in expression, not of the RARα, but of the PPARβ/δ and of antiamyloidogenic proteins, such as ADAM10, implying a decreased production of endogenous Aβ. …”
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A radiomics and deep learning nomogram developed and validated for predicting no-collapse survival in patients with osteonecrosis after multiple drilling by Fan Liu, De-bao Zhang, Shi-huan Cheng, Gui-shan Gu

“…ARCO classification, bone marrow edema, and combined necrotic angle were identified as independent risk factors for collapse. The DLRC model exhibited superior discrimination ability with higher C-index of 0.78 (95%CI: 0.73–0.84) and AUC values (0.83 and 0.87) than other models. …”
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Clinical features and factors associated with short-term prognosis in patients with pulmonary embolism by V.Y. Tseluyko, L.M. Yakovleva, S.M. Sukhova, O.V. Radchenko, T.V. Pylova, A.S. Vnukova, K.Yu. Kinoshenko

“…Age over 65 years, the presence of congestive heart failure and obesity are independent factors that, according to uni- and multivariate logistic regression analysis, are associated with poor short-term prognosis in patients with PE.…”
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The Effects of Active Teaching and Learning Methods on The Pupils' Academic Performance in Four Selected Primary Schools in Bugamba Sub-County in Rwampara District. by Ampurire, Motion

“…There was critical review of the issues that have explored and studied both theoretically and empirically in the existing literature on active teaching as an independent variable and pupils' academic performance as the dependent variable and the methods of data collection were put into action. …”
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The Impact of Family Conflicts on Socio-Economic Prosperity: A Case Study of Muko Sub-County Rubanda District. by Akankwasa, Winfred

“…There was a critical review of the issues that have been explored and studied both theoretically and empirically in the existing literature on of family conflicts as an independent variable socio socio-economic prosperity as the dependent variable and the methods of data collection were put into action. …”
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The Contribution Of Universal Education Towards Girl Child Education: A Case Study Of Nyarubuye Sub-County Kisoro District. by Nizeyimana, Bakunzi Moses

“…In chapter two, there was a critical review of the issues that have been explored and studied both theoretically and empirically in the existing literature on universal education as an independent variable and sustainable girl-child education as a dependent variable. …”
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Role of Faith Based Organizations (FBO’s) in Responding to the Socio-Economic Impact of Covid-19 in Nyakinama Sub-County Kisoro District. by Mukabera, Charity

“…In chapter two, there was a critical review of the issues that have been explored and studied both theoretically and empirically in the existing literature on Faith-based organizations as an independent variable and the socio-economic impact of COVID-19 on rural areas as the dependent variable. …”
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Role of Social Factors in Social Economic Status of Families in Kabale Municipality Kabale District. by Atukunda, Brian

“…There was a critical review of the issues that have been explored and studied both theoretically and empirically in the existing literature on social factors as an independent variable socio-economic prosperity as the dependent variable and the methods of data collection were put into action. …”
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Agricultural Innovation Characteristics and Their Utilisation: A Case of National Agricultural Research Organization by Barekye, Alex

“…The study was guided by a conceptual framework which considered agricultural innovation characteristics and market attributes as independent variables and utilization as a dependent variable. …”
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Sex and outcomes of patients with microsatellite instability-high and BRAF V600E mutated metastatic colorectal cancer receiving immune checkpoint inhibitors by Michael Hoffmeister, Hermann Brenner, Chiara Cremolini, Sara Lonardi, Filippo Pietrantonio, Julien Taieb, David Tougeron, Robyn L Ward, Marco Vitellaro, Thierry André, Pierre Laurent-Puig, Jitendra Jonnagaddala, Francesca Bergamo, Raghav Sundar, Claire Gallois, Michael J Overman, Jakob Nikolas Kather, Lisa Salvatore, Romain Cohen, Rossana Intini, Priya Jayachandran, Miriam Koopman, Javier Ros, Marwan Fakih, Vincenzo Nasca, Giacomo Mazzoli, Jeanine M L Roodhart, Filippo Ghelardi, Elena Elez, Durgesh Wankhede, Marta Ligero, Joseph Zhao, Koen Zwart, Jeroen Derksen, Nicholas Hawkins, Javier Carmona

“…Conversely, sex was not prognostic in the independent cohorts of patients with MSI-H CRCs not treated with ICIs. …”
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Hepatic Fat Content and Liver Enzymes Are Associated with Circulating Free and Protein-Bound Advanced Glycation End Products, Which Are Associated with Low-Grade Inflammation: The... by Mitchell Bijnen, Marleen M. J. van Greevenbroek, Carla J. H. van der Kallen, Jean L. Scheijen, Marjo P. H. van de Waarenburg, Coen D. A. Stehouwer, Kristiaan Wouters, Casper G. Schalkwijk

“…These alterations in AGE levels might influence LGI, but this is likely independent of RAGE.…”
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Molecular and Biochemical Mechanisms of Scutellum Color Variation in <i>Bactrocera dorsalis</i> Adults (Diptera: Tephritidae) by Guangli Wang, Weijun Li, Jiazhan Wu, Ye Xu, Zhaohuan Xu, Qingxiu Xie, Yugui Ge, Haiyan Yang, Xiaozhen Li

“…Principal component analysis based on independent SNP data revealed that the SNPs with LYS were more similar to that with YS when compared with WS. …”
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Quantification of Macular Vascular Density Using Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography and Its Relationship with Retinal Thickness in Myopic Eyes of Young Adults by Shiqi Yang, Minwen Zhou, Bing Lu, Pengfei Zhang, Jingke Zhao, Mei Kang, Ruoshi Wang, Fenghua Wang, Xiaodong Sun

“…In addition, superficial macular vascular density, as an independent factor, was positively correlated with mGCC thickness.…”
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Edge-centric connectome-genetic markers of bridging factor to comorbidity between depression and anxiety by Zhiyi Chen, Yancheng Tang, Xuerong Liu, Wei Li, Yuanyuan Hu, Bowen Hu, Ting Xu, Rong Zhang, Lei Xia, Jing-Xuan Zhang, Zhibing Xiao, Ji Chen, Zhengzhi Feng, Yuan Zhou, Qinghua He, Jiang Qiu, Xu Lei, Hong Chen, Shaozheng Qin, Tingyong Feng

“…Moreover, this cb factor could be predicted using edge-centric connectomes with robust generalizability, and was characterized by connectome patterns in attention and frontoparietal networks. In an independent twin cohort, we found that these patterns were moderately heritable, and identified their genetic connectome-transcriptional markers that were associated with the neurobiological enrichment of vasculature and cerebellar development, particularly during late-childhood-to-young-adulthood periods. …”
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