Prognostic significance of neutrophil extracellular trap-related genes in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: insights from multi-omics and in vitro experiment by Cheng Chen, Yu Ma, Yadai Gao, Huiqing Ge, Xiaochun Zhang

“…Survival analysis revealed lower survival rates in the high-risk group. Independent prognostic analysis identified risk scores and primary diagnosis as independent predictors of prognosis. …”
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Consistent Condom Use and Associated Factors among HIV-Positive Clients on Antiretroviral Therapy in North West Ethiopian Health Center, 2016 GC by Mohammed Seid Ali, Eleni Tesfaye Tegegne, Mekibib Kassa Tesemma, Kaleab Tesfaye Tegegne

“…Descriptive statistics was computed and binary and multiple logistic regressions were also conducted to examine the effect of selected independent variables on consistent condom use. Result. …”
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The association between Chlamydia pneumoniae infection and prognosis in lung cancer patients: a prospective study by Maolin Liu, Hailing Ye, Tao Lin, Zishan Chen, Xinying Xu, Jinman Zhuang, Yongsheng Yang, Xuezhen Chen, Chunting Chen, Mengxin Lin, Fei He

“…Conclusion This study suggests that Cpn infection is an independent prognostic factor in lung cancer patients. …”
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Prognostic Value of Cerebrospinal Fluid and Serum Neurofilament Light Chain in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Correlation Study by Siqi Dong, Xiaoni Liu, Yanni Zhou, Jiatong Li, Zihan Qi, Zihan Wang, Wenbo Yang, Xiangjun Chen

“…Conclusion Our study underscores the robust correlation between sNfL and cNfL in ALS patients and establishes baseline sNfL as a potent and independent prognostic marker for mortality.…”
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Effect of adipose tissue deposition on insulin resistance in middle‐aged and elderly women: Based on QCT and MRI mDIXON‐Quant by Ying Liu, Lei Gao, Mengfei Wu, Boyang Yang, Dongxue Ren, Zekun Zhang, Wei Zhang, Yan Wang

“…Adjusting for age and BMI, VFM, and H‐PDFF were the risk factors of high TyG, and H‐PDFF was the independent risk factor of high TyG. Conclusions VFM and H‐PDFF were the risk factors of IR, and H‐PDFF was the independent risk factor. …”
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A model-based factorization method for scRNA data unveils bifurcating transcriptional modules underlying cell fate determination by Jun Ren, Ying Zhou, Yudi Hu, Jing Yang, Hongkun Fang, Xuejing Lyu, Jintao Guo, Xiaodong Shi, Qiyuan Li

“…Here, we described MGPfactXMBD, a model-based manifold-learning framework and capable to factorize complex development trajectories into independent bifurcation processes of gene sets, and thus enables trajectory inference based on relevant features. …”
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Genome‐wide association study of tuberculosis in the western Chinese Han and Tibetan population by Hao Bai, Mengyuan Song, Shikun Lei, Lin Jiao, Xuejiao Hu, Tao Wu, Jiajia Song, Tangyuheng Liu, Wu Peng, Zhenzhen Zhao, Zirui Meng, Binwu Ying

“…Based on the additive genetic model, we discovered 14 and three independent loci that had potential associations with TB susceptibility in the Chinese Han and Tibetan populations, respectively (p < 1 × 10−5). …”
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Defining and measuring long COVID fatigue: a scoping review by Deborah Edwards, Jennifer Davies, Christine Bundy, Rachael Pattinson, Bethan Thomas, Carys Dale, Benjamin Jenkins, Helena Lande

“…Data extraction was performed by two independent reviewers. The data were summarised in tabular format and a narrative summary.Results The search retrieved 9839 studies, of which 57 met the inclusion criteria. …”
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Analysis of Anthocyanins Extracted from the Acai Fruit (Euterpe oleracea): A Potential Novel Vital Dye for Chromovitrectomy by Cristiane S. Peris, Rafael R. Caiado, Acácio Alves Souza Lima-Filho, Eduardo B. Rodrigues, Michel Eid Farah, Mariana Batista Gonçalves, Bruno de Queiroz Alves, Joao Guilherme Palma Urushima, Raul Ragazzi, Mauricio Maia

“…HPLC showed that the concentration of anthocyanin was similar, independent of the dye concentration tested. Conclusions. …”
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A CD36-based prediction model for sepsis-induced myocardial injury by Yun Xie, Hui Lv, Daonan Chen, Peijie Huang, Zhigang Zhou, Ruilan Wang

“…Elevated CD36 is identified as an independent risk factor for both SIMI and mortality in sepsis patients. …”
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Nomogram for Prediction of Postoperative Delirium after Deep Brain Stimulation of Subthalamic Nucleus in Parkinson’s Disease under General Anesthesia by Yu-Ting Ling, Qian-Qian Guo, Si-Min Wang, Li-Nan Zhang, Jin-Hua Chen, Yi Liu, Ruo-Heng Xuan, Bo Qu, Li-Ge Liu, Zhi-Shuang Wen, Jia-Kun Xu, Lu-Lu Jiang, Wen-Biao Xian, Bin Wu, Chang-Ming Zhang, Ling Chen, Jin-Long Liu, Nan Jiang

“…This study provides evidence for the independent inducing factors of delirium after deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus in Parkinson’s disease under general anesthesia. …”
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Positive Associations between Adipocyte Fatty Acid-Binding Protein Level and Central Arterial Stiffness in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients by Cheng-Hao Sung, Bang-Gee Hsu, Jen-Pi Tasi, Chih-Hsien Wang, Chiu-Huang Kuo

“…A-FABP levels are an independent marker of central arterial stiffness in PD patients.…”
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Effect of the gut microbiome in glaucoma risk from the causal perspective by He Chen, Meng Zhou, Zicheng Zhang, Siqi Bao, Jia Qu, Yaxuan Wu, Ronghua Shi

“…Among these, the positive causal effect of LachnospiraceaeUCG010 (OR 1.002, 95% CI 1.000 to 1.004, p=0.033) on glaucoma was replicated in an independent cohort.Conclusion This MR analysis from large population studies demonstrated the causal effect of GM on glaucoma risk and supported the role of GM in influencing glaucoma susceptibility.…”
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Predictive Value of Systemic Immune Inflammation Index for Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation in Patients Undergoing Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting by Murat Selçuk, Tufan Çınar, Faysal Şaylık, Selami Doğan, Ismail Selçuk, Ahmet L. Orhan

“…Conclusions: This study revealed that SII was an independent predictor of PoAF in patients who were operated on for isolated CABG. …”
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The incidence of inflow and drain pain and associated risk factors for patients on peritoneal dialysis by Shun Hua, Peiyi Cao, Guanji Zhang, Guanglan Li, Simin Jiang, Yiping Xu, Jianbo Li, Jianwen Yu, Naya Huang, Jianxiong Lin, Xiao Yang, Wei Chen, Haiping Mao, Zhong Zhong

“…Age, gender, and the method of catheter implantation were identified as independent factors influencing the incidence of inflow or drain pain within the first postoperative week.…”
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Associations between sedentary behaviour and sarcopenia among patients aged 40 and older with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a cross-sectional study by Dandan Wang, Ming Zhang, Jun Huang, Haihong Zhang, Si Chen, Kefang Wang

“…Conclusion SB was an independent determinant of sarcopenia, independent of MVPA, and the prevalence of sarcopenia increases as SB increases within a certain range. …”
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Role of Computed Tomography in Predicting Programmed Death Ligand-1 Positivity in Gastric Adenocarcinoma by Yu ZH, Ma WQ, Ren JW, Zhang XT, Chu L

“…Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed to identify independent predictors of PD-L1 positivity. A nomogram was developed to assess the model’s predictive performance, which was evaluated using the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve, calibration curve, and decision curve analysis (DCA). …”
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To Identify Predictors of Central Lymph Node Metastasis in Patients with Clinically Node-Negative Conventional Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma by Jiru Yuan, Gang Zhao, Jialin Du, Xiaoyi Chen, Xiaodong Lin, Zhengbo Chen, Zeyu Wu

“…Age <45 years, tumor size >2 cm, and bilaterality are independent risk factors of CLNM, which allow for selective CND in patients with cN0 CPTC.…”
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Noninvasive diagnosis model for predicting significant liver inflammation in patients with chronic hepatitis B in the immune-tolerant phase by Shanshan Chen, Lu Huang, Yili Chu, Jiangshan Lian, Hui Shao, Tingting Wang, Xuehan Zou, Haijun Huang

“…Then the least absolute shrinkage and selection operator and multivariable logistic regression were used to identify the significant independent risk factors and establish a predictive model. …”
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Revisiting ABC Transporters and Their Clinical Significance in Glioblastoma by Brandon Wee Siang Phon, Shalini Sundramurthi Chelliah, Dina El-Rabie Osman, Saatheeyavaane Bhuvanendran, Ammu Kutty Radhakrishnan, Muhamad Noor Alfarizal Kamarudin

“…Using the datasets in The Cancer Genome Atlas and Gene Expression Omnibus, we found upregulated ABC transporters that either negatively impacted survival in univariate analyses (ABCA1, ABCA13, ABCB9, ABCD4) or were independent negative prognosis factors for patients with GBM (ABCA13, ABCB9). …”
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