Adding salt to foods and risk of incident depression and anxiety by Weiwei Wang, Xiaotian Chang, Feifei Lin, Lei Feng, Mengying Wang, Jie Huang, Tao Wu

“…Conclusions A higher frequency of adding salt to foods was independently associated with a higher hazard of depression and anxiety. …”
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Association between red cell distribution width—albumin ratio and all-cause mortality in intensive care unit patients with heart failure by Ni Li, Junling Li, Kai Wang

“…Subsequent analysis revealed that the inclusion of RAR significantly improved the prognostic value on the basis of SOFA and APACHE Ⅱ, and the concordance index increased from 0.636 to 0.658 for SOFA, from 0.682 to 0.695 for APACHE Ⅱ (p < 0.001 for both).ConclusionThe study found that high level of RAR was independently associated with an increased risk of 1-year all-cause mortality in ICU patients with heart failure, with a stronger effect in young and middle-aged patients and a threshold effect, which could potentially serve as an early warning indicator for high-risk populations.…”
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Effect of trace elements and nutrients on 21 autoimmune diseases: a Mendelian randomization study by Ming-Jie Jia, Hua-Fang Yin, Ying-Chao Liang, Feng Jiang, Hui-Lin Li, Hui-Lin Li

“…MVMR results demonstrated that selenium could independently affect the risk of autoimmune hyperthyroidism, separate from copper.ConclusionThe findings from both univariable and multivariable Mendelian randomization studies support a causal relationship between trace elements, nutrients, and autoimmune diseases. …”
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Systematic review and meta-analysis on the prevalence and risk factors of oral frailty among older adults by Pingping Huang, Linjing Wu, Rongxiang Zhang, Rongxiang Zhang, Shiqi Chen, Shiqi Chen, Yu Zhang, Yuan Chen, Yuan Chen

“…Literature screening, data extraction, and quality assessment were independently performed by two researchers, followed by data analysis using Stata 17 software. …”
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Medical complexity in emergency and urgent care settings: a scoping review protocol by Diane Lorenzetti, Tanvir C Turin, Sumedh Bele, Eddy Lang, Doreen Rabi, Naomi Popeski, Marie-Claire Uwamahoro, Conne Lategan, Kate Yakubets, Cassandra Chisholm

“…Two reviewers will independently screen titles and abstracts for inclusion, followed by a screening of the full text of potentially relevant articles. …”
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Relevance of anxiety in clinical practice of Guillain-Barré syndrome: a cohort study by Raphaël Porcher, Djillali Annane, Andrea Polito, Tarek Sharshar, Takoua Merhbene, Morgane Blanc, Marion Antona, Marie-Christine Durand, Diane Friedman, David Orlikowski, Marie-Hélène Marcadet

“…STAI-Y1 was higher and uncertainty more frequent in subsequently ventilated patients, who had shorter onset-admission delay and greater weakness but not a lower VC. Uncertainty was independently associated with subsequent MV.Conclusions Early management of patients with GBS should evaluate anxiety and assess its causes both to adjust psychological support and to anticipate subsequent deterioration.…”
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Impact of HIF-1α, LOX and ITGA5 Synergistic Interaction in the Tumor Microenvironment on Colorectal Cancer Prognosis by Hayriye Tatlı Doğan, Mehmet Doğan, Seda Kahraman, Doğukan Çanakçı, Mehmet Ali Nahit Şendur, Mustafa Tahtacı, Fazlı Erdoğan

“…In addition, female gender; moderate to strong HIF-1α, LOX and ITGA5 stromal expression; and metastatic first line chemotherapy only were found to be independently associated with an increased risk of progression. …”
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Risk factors associated with human Mpox infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Nicola Luigi Bragazzi, Jianhong Wu, Jude Dzevela Kong, James Orbinski, Chigozie Louisa Jane Ugwu, Ali Asgary, Woldegebriel Assefa Woldegerima

“…The review followed Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses. Two authors independently screened the articles by title, abstract and full text. …”
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The simpler modified fried frailty scale predicts 2-year mortality in older adults with heart failure: a pilot study by Celalettin Küçük, Serdar Özkök, Gülistan Bahat, Ekrem Bilal Karaayvaz, Mustafa Altınkaynak, Alpay Medetalibeyoğlu, Mehmet Akif Karan

“…Conclusions As a self-reported screening tool, SMFFS was independently associated with mortality in a median follow-up of two years. …”
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Antibodies Against β2-Glycoprotein I Complexed With an Oxidised Lipoprotein Relate to Intima Thickening of Carotid Arteries in Primary Antiphospholipid Syndrome by P. R. J. Ames, J. Delgado Alves, L. R. Lopez, F. Gentile, A. Margarita, L. Pizzella, J. Batuca, G. Scenna, V. Brancaccio, E. Matsuura

“…In PAPS, IgG anti-2GPI−oxLig-1 independently predicted PONa (p = 0.02) and IMT of B (p = 0.003), CC, (p = 0.03) and of IC (p = 0.04). …”
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Impact of periprocedural factors on revascularization success and good clinical outcomes in anterior circulation stroke patients treated with mechanical thrombectomy by M. Kurminas, A. Berūkštis, N. Misonis, A. E. Tamošiūnas, D. Jatužis

“…The primary outcome was functional independence after 90 days (modified Rankin scale 0-2). …”
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Could Infectious Agents Play a Role in the Onset of Age-related Macular Degeneration? A Scoping Review by Petra P. Larsen, MD, PhD, Virginie Dinet, PhD, Cécile Delcourt, PhD, Catherine Helmer, MD, PhD, Morgane Linard, MD, PhD

“…Results: Two investigators independently screened the 868 articles obtained by our algorithm and the reference lists of selected studies. …”
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Biomarkers for Diagnosis and Prediction of Outcomes in Contrast-Induced Nephropathy by Justor Banda, Raquel Duarte, Therese Dix-Peek, Caroline Dickens, Pravin Manga, Saraladevi Naicker

“…Cystatin C (p=0.003) and β2M (p=0.03) at 24 h independently predicted CIN risk. β2M predicted increased mortality of 40% at baseline and 50% at 24 hours. …”
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Fixed timed artificial insemination in buffalo heifers with fresh and frozen-thawed semen in Argentina by José Luis Konrad, Alexis Bandeo, Natalia Vallejos, Pablo Ponce, Jesús Alfredo Berdugo, Pablo Maldonado-Vargas

“…It is shown how acceptable pregnancy rates are obtained independently of the semen condition, which allows visualizing the application of artificial insemination in this species to achieve the necessary improvement to satisfy the needs of the industry. …”
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Does gender influence outcome measures similarly in patients with spondyloarthritis? Results from the ASAS-perSpA study by Sofia Ramiro, Maxime Dougados, Anna Molto, Clementina López-Medina, Victoria Navarro-Compán, Diego Benavent, Dafne Capelusnik

“…While being female independently contributed to higher BASDAI across the three disease subtypes (with varying magnitude), female gender was only associated with higher ASDAS in pSpA (β (95% CI): 0.36 (0.15 to 0.58)) and PsA (0.25 (0.12 to 0.38)) but not in axSpA (0.016 (−0.07 to 0.11)). …”
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Adherence to Azathioprine/6-Mercaptopurine in Children and Adolescents with Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: A Multimethod Study by Mervat M. Alsous, Ahmed F. Hawwa, Cameron Imrie, Andras Szabo, Eman Alefishat, Rana Abu Farha, Mohammad Rwalah, Rob Horne, James C. McElnay

“…Binary logistic regression analysis identified age to be independently predictive of adherence, with adolescents (children aged ≥ 13 years old) more likely to be classified as nonadherent. …”
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Quelques observations sur l’alimentation des bonobos en semi-liberté au sanctuaire « Tasok » de Kinshasa by Paul N ’ Lemvo Budiongo

“…Le gain pondéral est plus élevé (2,4 kg par individu) chez les jeunes avec une mère de substitution, suivi des grands (1,83 kg). Les jeunes indépendants ont perdu 0,4 kg en moyenne par individu. …”
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The neighborhood walk: introducing first-year medical students to social determinants of health in underserved neighborhoods by Tien C. Nguyen, Lilly W. Tang, Emma Bryant, Awa S. Jobe, Amy J. Yu, Yui Sugiura, Thuy Bui

“…Students completed a feedback survey, and results were analyzed with Chi-square Test of Independence (p < 0.05). Results The survey response rate was 58.2%. …”
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Rancang Bangun Aplikasi Mathgeo sebagai Media Pembelajaran Dimensi Tiga Berbasis Mobile by Santi Yunika Sufiana, Ahmad Afif Supianto, Komang Candra Brata

“…Using this application, users can read the material, do exercises, take quizzes, and measure understanding of the material independently. This application was built using Android Studio with the Waterfall software development life cycle. …”
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Prospective study of the association between chronotype and cardiometabolic risk among Chinese young adults by Tingting Li, Yang Xie, Shuman Tao, Liwei Zou, Yajuan Yang, Fangbiao Tao, Xiaoyan Wu

“…However, the extent to which circadian rhythm disturbances independently result in risk remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate the cross-sectional and prospective longitudinal associations between chronotype and cardiometabolic risk among Chinese young adults. …”
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