Osteoprotegerin, Soluble Receptor Activator of Nuclear Factor-κB Ligand, and Subclinical Atherosclerosis in Children and Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus by Irene Lambrinoudaki, Emmanouil Tsouvalas, Marina Vakaki, George Kaparos, Kimon Stamatelopoulos, Areti Augoulea, Paraskevi Pliatsika, Andreas Alexandrou, Maria Creatsa, Kyriaki Karavanaki

“…Conclusions. BMI was the strongest independent predictor of cIMT among the whole population, and especially in diabetics, suggesting a possible synergistic effect of diabetes and adiposity on atherosclerotic burden. …”
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Effect of Genetic Predisposition on Blood Lipid Traits Using Cumulative Risk Assessment in the Korean Population by Min Jin Go, Joo-Yeon Hwang, Dong-Joon Kim, Hye-Ja Lee, Han Byul Jang, Kyung-Hee Park, Jihyun Song, Jong-Young Lee

“…Having two loci (rs10503669 at LPL and rs16940212 at LIPC) that showed the strongest association with blood levels of TG and HDL-C, we calculated a genetic risk score (GRS), representing the sum of the risk alleles. …”
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The Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome and Hypertriglyceridemic Waist Based on Sociodemographic Variables and Healthy Habits in Healthcare Workers: A Retrospective Study by Pedro Javier Tárraga Marcos, Ángel Arturo López-González, Emilio Martínez-Almoyna Rifá, Hernán Paublini Oliveira, Cristina Martorell Sánchez, Pedro Juan Tárraga López, José Ignacio Ramírez-Manent

“…Age, sex, and lack of physical activity showed the strongest associations with MetS (OR: 2.65–2.84). The results highlight the importance of physical activity and other factors in metabolic prevention. …”
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Association between Preoperative Plasma sRAGE Levels and Recovery from Cardiac Surgery by Benedict C. Creagh-Brown, Gregory J. Quinlan, Lauren R. Hector, Timothy W. Evans, Anne Burke-Gaffney

“…Multivariate binary logistic regression showed preoperative sRAGE to be, statistically, an independent predictor of greater than median duration of critical illness (odds ratio 16.6, P=0.014) and to be, statistically, the strongest independent predictor of hospital LOS. Conclusion. …”
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Synthesis, Antibacterial, Antioxidant, and Molecular Modeling Studies of Novel [2,3′-Biquinoline]-4-Carboxylic Acid and Quinoline-3-Carbaldehyde Analogs by Zeleke Digafie, Yadessa Melaku, Zerihun Belay, Rajalakshmanan Eswaramoorthy

“…The radical scavenging property of these compounds was evaluated using DPPH radical assay where compounds 9 and 20 showed the strongest activity with IC50 values of 1.25 and 1.75 μg/mL, respectively. …”
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Protective mechanism of quercetin compounds against acrylamide-induced hepatotoxicity by Linzi Li, Xueying Lei, Lin Chen, Ya Ma, Jun Luo, Xuebo Liu, Xinglian Xu, Guanghong Zhou, Xianchao Feng

“…Furthermore, the conformational differences between quercetin compounds correlated with their protective capacity against AA-induced hepatotoxicity, with quercetin showing the best protective capacity due to its strongest antioxidant activity. In conclusion, quercetin compounds can protect against AA-induced liver injury through multiple pathways of oxidative stress, autophagy and apoptosis, and their protective capacity correlates with antioxidant activity.…”
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Gender Preferences in Healthcare: A Study of Saudi Patients’ Physician Preferences by Alhomayani KM, Bukhary HA, Aljuaid FI, Alotaibi TA, Alqurashi FS, Althobaiti KN, Althobaiti NS, Althomali OY, Althobaiti AA, Aljuaid MM, Muhyei AM

“…Gender preferences were strongest for intimate examinations, with 90.8% of females and 72.3% of males favoring same-gender physicians. …”
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Association of biochemical indicators with multimorbidity in 19,624 older adult individuals with chronic diseases: a study from Jindong District, Jinhua City, China by Qihuan Yao, Guozhong Chen

“…Among these, lipid parameters demonstrated the strongest associations with multimorbidity risk, with low HDL-C showing an 11-fold increase and elevated TG a 2.63-fold increase.ConclusionThis study found that the prevalence of multimorbidity among older adult individuals in this region reached 70.3%. …”
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Recreational prescription opioid misuse among college students in the USA: An application of the theory of planned behavior by Robert E. Davis, Martha A. Bass, Mary A. Ford, John P. Bentley, KoFan Lee, Nicole A. Doyle

“…Descriptive norms had the strongest relationship to intention (OR = 1.37, 95% CI 1.23 to 1.54, P < .001), followed by subjective norms (OR = 1.33, 95% CI 1.20 to 1.48, P < .001), and finally attitude (OR = 1.13, 95% CI 1.09 to 1.17, P <.001). …”

External validation and revision of the Lafontaine criteria for unstable distal radius fractures: a retrospective study by Pornpanit Dissaneewate, Phatklao Thanavirun, Yanin Tangjaroenpaisan, Kantapon Dissaneewate

“…Multivariable logistic regression showed that age 56–74 years (odds ratio [OR] 3.92, 95% CI 1.82–9.16, p < 0.001) age > 74 years (OR 6.34, 95% CI 2.66–16.2, p < 0.001), associated ulna fracture (OR 1.61, 95% CI 0.92–2.84, p = 0.10), and initial radial shortening > 3 mm (OR 5.78, 95% CI 3.11–11.2, p < 0.001) were the strongest predictive factors of fracture instability. …”
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Elevation of ganglioside degradation pathway drives GM2 and GM3 within amyloid plaques in a transgenic mouse model of Alzheimer's disease by Wenxuan Wang, Sarah J. Myers, Nikita Ollen-Bittle, Shawn N. Whitehead

“…Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that accounts for two-thirds of all dementia cases, and age is the strongest risk factor. In addition to the amyloid hypothesis, lipid dysregulation is now recognized as a core component of AD pathology. …”
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Assessment of occupational hazards in midwifery setting and impact of occupational stress and job satisfaction on midwives’ quality of work-life: multicenter study in IRAN by Nasibeh Sharifi, Azita Fathnezhad-Kazemi, Nazanin Rezaei, Masoumeh Yaralizadeh, Zahra PourMohammad

“…In the regression model, job satisfaction, age, and work experience were significantly associated with quality of work life, with job satisfaction having the strongest influence (β = 0.376, P < 0.0013). As job satisfaction increased, the quality of work life also improved. …”
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Waist Circumference, Body Mass Index, and Other Measures of Adiposity in Predicting Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors among Peruvian Adults by K. M. Knowles, L. L. Paiva, S. E. Sanchez, L. Revilla, T. Lopez, M. B. Yasuda, N. D. Yanez, B. Gelaye, M. A. Williams

“…All measures of adiposity had the strongest correlation with triglyceride concentrations (TG). …”
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Biocontrol Potential of Rhizospheric Bacillus Strains Against <i>Sclerotinia minor</i> Jagger Causing Lettuce Drop by Lihui Xu, Qinghua Shang, Mogens Nicolaisen, Rong Zeng, Shigang Gao, Ping Gao, Zhiwei Song, Fuming Dai, Jingze Zhang

“…Both strains produced three types of lipopeptides, namely surfactins, iturins, and fengycins, whereas Bac20 showed the strongest intensity in its production of iturins, more than that of Bac45. …”
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Community Integration of Disability: A Bibliometric and Knowledge-Map Analysis by Wang S, Li D, Liu C, Sun X, Shi Y, Wang H, Zhang H

“…Keyword cluster map and timeline map with eight clusters were obtained, and the current strongest citation burst keywords are social participation, substance use, experiences, interventions, and Afghanistan. …”
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Relationship between sleep disorders and depressive symptoms among young women in Japan: a web-based cross-sectional study by Yuta Suzuki, Yukio Urabe, Noriaki Maeda, Satoshi Arima, Tsubasa Tashiro, Rami Mizuta, Takeru Abekura, Sakura Oda, Satoshi Onoue

“…Multiple logistic analyses revealed that depressive symptoms were associated with increased sleep onset latency (β=0.282; p=0.048; OR, 1.325; 95% CI, 1.003 to 1.752) and daytime dysfunction (β=0.550; p&lt;0.001; OR, 1.733; 95% CI, 1.281 to 2.343) after adjusting for the effects of smoking habits.Conclusions Depressive symptoms were found to be associated with sleep disorders in young Japanese women, and paying attention to sleep onset latency and daytime dysfunction which are one of the strongest related factors to depressive symptoms could be a clue to improving sleep disorders and depressive symptoms.…”
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Cortico-Muscular Phase Connectivity During an Isometric Knee Extension Task in People With Early Parkinson&#x2019;s Disease by Nina Omejc, Tomislav Stankovski, Manca Peskar, Milos Kalc, Paolo Manganotti, Klaus Gramann, Saso Dzeroski, Uros Marusic

“…CM phase connectivity was analyzed through phase coherence and phase dynamics modeling. Results: The strongest CM phase coherence was observed in the lower beta band (12.5&#x2013;15 Hz) over the Cz electrode and was significantly higher in healthy controls compared to individuals with PD during the motor task. …”
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Identification and Analysis of Key Immune- and Inflammation-Related Genes in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis by Tan Y, Qian B, Ma Q, Xiang K, Wang S

“…These key genes were all enriched in the same pathways, such as GOCC_azurophil_granule, IL-12 signalling and production in macrophages is the pathway with the strongest role for key genes. Six distinct immune cells, including naive CD4 T cells, T cells CD4 memory resting, T cells regulatory (Tregs), Monocytes, Macrophages M2, Neutrophils were identified. …”
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Sand body architecture of braided river deltas in the Upper Triassic Xujiahe Formation, Sichuan Basin by Yanqing Huang, Meizhou Deng, Nan Duan, Wujun Jin, Junlong Liu, Na Niu, Ai Wang, Xiaolin Lu

“…Among them, complex 1 in the northwest exhibits the strongest water body energy, while complex 2 in the south displays the weakest. …”
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Study on the Mechanism of Organic Matter Enrichment in Early Cambrian Marine Shales in the Lower Yangtze Area, South China: An Example Using Well JXY1 by Sihong Cheng, Bin Li, Kun Zhang, Weiwei Liu, Jun Peng, Mingcai Hou, Ming Wen, Qingsong Xia, Xin Wang, Xiaoxue Liu, Li Zhong, Yizhou Huang, Yongyang Liu, Muhe Yuan, Yue Yao

“…In the middle stages of the Wangyinpu sedimentary period, the water body had the strongest reducibility and the highest biological productivity. …”
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