Health inequalities, welfare state regimes and economic crisis: A comparative analysis in Sweden, Greece and Poland by Stefania Kalogeraki

“…The Chi-Square Test of Independence was used to examine potential differences in specific demographic traits, in socio-economic status and living conditions as well as in bridging and bonding social capital between individuals reporting poor health across Sweden, Greece and Poland. …”
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Cross-Culturally Adapted Versions of Patient Reported Outcome Measures for the Lower Extremity by Yongni Zhang, Jiayi Ren, Yaning Zang, Wenhao Guo, Ashley Disantis, Robroy L Martin

“…Studies that presented a non-English language version of the PROM with evidence in at least one psychometric property to support its use were included. Two authors independently evaluated the studies for inclusion and independently extracted data…”
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Additive Effect of Sarcopenia and Anemia on the 10-Year Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes by Feihui Zeng, Lingning Huang, Yongze Zhang, Xinyu Hong, Suiyan Weng, Ximei Shen, Fengying Zhao, Sunjie Yan

“…Loss of muscle mass can independently predict an increased CVD risk in diabetic patients.…”
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Prevalence and associated factors of anxiety and depression among patients with hypothyroidism in Southern Iran by Tania Dehesh, Mohammad Amin Mosleh-Shirazi, Paria Dehesh

“…High TGAb and high TPoAb were independently associated with anxiety but not with depression. …”
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Military doctrine in the state-legal paradigm of OUN-UPА by Svorak S., Ilyn L.

“…The article provides an in-depth philosophical-theoretical and legal analysis of the origins of the war for independence, which Ukraine is waging today. It has been established that in the current hybrid war it is not possible to single out a pure theory of its origin, causes and prerequisites. …”
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Deterioration in ankle reflex is associated with a reduced estimated glomerular filtration rate in patients with type 2 diabetes: A retrospective observational cohort study by Taichi Muramatsu, Daisuke Yamamuro, Akifumi Kushiyama, Takako Kikuchi

“…Conclusions Decreased and absent ankle reflexes are closely and independently associated with loss of eGFR in patients with type 2 diabetes.…”
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The Association between 25-Hydroxyvitamin D and Hemoglobin A1c Levels in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Stage 1–5 Chronic Kidney Disease by Farshad Kajbaf, Romuald Mentaverri, Momar Diouf, Albert Fournier, Said Kamel, Jean-Daniel Lalau

“…Conclusion. 25(OH)D levels were negatively correlated with HbA1c levels independently of study covariates.…”
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Assessment of Inappropriate Dose Adjustment of Antimicrobials and Other Medicines Among Chronic Kidney Disease Patients: A Multicenter Observational Study by Roheena Zafar, Inayat Ur Rehman, Yasar Shah, Khang Wen Goh, Long Chiau Ming

“…Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that the number of drugs requiring adjustment (AOR=0.6; p=0.001) was independently correlated with inappropriate drug adjustments in the private hospital. …”
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Accurate measurements of the bond dissociation energies of 14N2, 14N15N and 15N2 by Liya Lu, Pan Jiang, Hong Gao

“…The BDEs of 4N2, 14N15N and 15N2 into the lowest channel N(4S) + N(4S) are independently determined to be 78,688 ± 3, 78,705 ± 4 and 78,728 ± 4 cm−1, respectively. …”
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Prognostic Value of TRPM7 Expression and Factor XIIIa-Expressing Tumor-Associated Macrophages in Gastric Cancer by Muhammet Calik, Ilknur Calik, Gokhan Artas, Ibrahim Hanifi Ozercan

“…Our data suggest that high TRPM7 expression is closely related to progressive tumor behaviour in GC and independently negatively affects survival in patients. …”
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Knowledge, attitudes and practice toward refractive errors management among left-behind children of migrant workers by Shuang Liu, Guang Yang, Qingnan Li, Ruxia Pei, Shaohua Tang

“…Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that children’s age (OR = 0.748, 95%CI: 0.632–0.885, p = 0.001), duration away from parents (OR = 0.345, 95%CI: 0.172–0.691, p = 0.003) and RE in parents (OR = 0.405, 95%CI: 0.218–0.753, p = 0.004) were independently associated with knowledge. Relationship to the child other than grandparent (OR = 0.252, 95%CI: 0.064–0.999, p = 0.050), as well as child’s gender (female, OR = 1.671, 95%CI: 1.006–2.777, p = 0.047) and duration of sleep per day (OR = 8.401, 95%CI: 1.473–47.923, p = 0.017) were independently associated with practice. …”
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Occurrence of severe cognitive impairment in elderly individuals with poor glycemic control Vs elderly individuals with good glycemic control or no DM: a case control study” by Basma Salman, Fatima Jehangir, Aroosa Jahan, Saira Aslam, Nadra Ansari

“…Those who managed well independently was associated with Pre DM in our study.( p-value 0.041) Conclusion: Severe cognitive decline has high association with uncontrolled glycemic control. …”
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Parental Verbal Abuse, Substance Use and Self-Esteem as Predictors of Mental Health among In-School Adolescents in Lagos, Nigeria by Emmanuel Uye, Josephine Omotuwa, Esohe Ehondor

“…However, substance use (β = -.11, p >.05) did not independently predict mental health among study participants. …”
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Legal bases for counteracting financial terrorism by I. V. Kyrieieva, А. І. Denysov

“…It has been concluded that financial security has the following features: future orientation, dynamism, focus on sustainable growth, priority of national economic interests, economic independence of the state, its independence from the influence of external capital, which is especially relevant in external aggression. …”
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Visual Outcomes and Patient Satisfaction of Two Continuous Range of Vision Intraocular Lenses by Micheletti JM, Hall B, Smiley HG, Langston WJ

“…The percentage of patients “Satisfied” or “Very Satisfied” with their vision was 89% (136/153) in the PanOptix group and 94% (72/77) in the Synergy group.Conclusion: The results of this study suggest excellent visual acuities at distance, intermediate, and near, high spectacle independence, and high patient satisfaction with both the PanOptix and Synergy IOLs. …”
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Prevalence and impact of combined vision and hearing (dual sensory) impairment: A scoping review. by Tess Bright, Jacqueline Ramke, Justine H Zhang, Gatera Fiston Kitema, Sare Safi, Shaffi Mdala, Miho Yoshizaki, Christopher G Brennan-Jones, Islay Mactaggart, Iris Gordon, Bonnielin K Swenor, Matthew J Burton, Jennifer R Evans

“…Only studies where the full text was available in English were included. Two reviewers independently screened titles, abstract, full texts. …”
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The Utility of Point of Care Test for Soluble ST2 in Predicting Adverse Cardiac Events during Acute Care of ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction by Anggoro Budi Hartopo, Indah Sukmasari, Ira Puspitawati

“…The sST2 POCT measurement was useful to independently predict adverse cardiac events during acute intensive care of STEMI.…”
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Healthy Living: Beating Barriers to Physical Activity by Jennifer Hillan, Linda B. Bobroff

“…Being active can help you function better and maintain your independence. It also can reduce your risk for getting some diseases, such as diabetes, and help you manage health problems you may already have. …”
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An Analysis of a Heuristic Procedure to Evaluate Tail (in)dependence by Marta Ferreira, Sérgio Silva

“…The characteristics of events behave quite differently as these become more extreme, whereas we are in the class of asymptotic dependence or in the class of asymptotic independence. The literature has emphasized the asymptotic dependent class but wrongly infers that tail dependence will result in the overestimation of extreme value dependence and consequently of the risk. …”
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Coefficient-Based Regression with Non-Identical Unbounded Sampling by Jia Cai

“…Here non-identical unbounded sampling means the samples are drawn independently but not identically from unbounded sampling processes. …”
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