Causal relationship of familial hypercholesterolemia with risk of intestinal vascular disorders: A mendelian randomization study by Gang Wei, Cheng Zhang, Feng-Jie Shen, Hua-Qi Guo, Lin Liu

“…Background: The causal relationship between the familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) and intestinal vascular diseases was unnoticed. …”
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Unraveling the depth-dependent causal dynamics of methanogenesis and methanotrophy in a high-latitude fen peatland by Shuai Yang, Jinyun Tang, Zhen Li, Kunxiaojia Yuan, Qiong Wu, Kuang-Yu Chang, Suzanne B Hodgkins, Rachel M Wilson, Qing Zhu, Robert F Grant, William J Riley, Scott R Saleska, Virginia I Rich, Ruth K Varner

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Insights Into Causal Effects of Genetically Proxied Lipids and Lipid‐Modifying Drug Targets on Cardiometabolic Diseases by Liwan Fu, Qin Liu, Hong Cheng, Xiaoyuan Zhao, Jingfan Xiong, Jie Mi

“…Conclusions The study substantiates the causal role of lipids in specific cardiometabolic diseases, highlighting LPL as a potent drug target. …”
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Causal Association Between Skin Microbiota and Malignant Melanoma: Genetic Insights From Mendelian Randomization by Li X, Wu S, Pan Y, Wu Z, Du Z, Xie W, Zhou Q

“…Earlier observational research has indicated that skin microbiota could play a role in the development and advancement of MM. Nevertheless, the causal link between skin microbiota and MM is still unclear.Methods: Utilizing data from genome-wide association studies (GWAS) conducted on a European cohort, we applied Mendelian randomization (MR) to evaluate the causal link between skin microbiota and MM. …”
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THE CASUAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INFLATION UNCERTAINTY AND INTEREST RATE IN TURKEY: ROLLING WINDOW CAUSALITY TEST by İşıl Erem Ceylan, Ramazan Ekinci, Osman Tüzün, Fatih Ceylan

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Multi-INTACT: integrative analysis of the genome, transcriptome, and proteome identifies causal mechanisms of complex traits by Jeffrey Okamoto, Xianyong Yin, Brady Ryan, Joshua Chiou, Francesca Luca, Roger Pique-Regi, Hae Kyung Im, Jean Morrison, Charles Burant, Eric B. Fauman, Markku Laakso, Michael Boehnke, Xiaoquan Wen

“…., encoded RNA transcript and protein levels) to implicate causal genes and relevant gene products. In simulations, Multi-INTACT achieves higher power than existing methods, maintains calibrated false discovery rates, and detects the true causal gene product(s). …”
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IS THERE A CAUSAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE AND PREMIUM PRODUCTION? EVIDENCE FROM TURKISH INSURANCE INDUSTRY by Murat Belke, Mohsin Shabir, Özcan Işık

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Causal Relationships Between the Use of AI, Therapeutic Alliance, and Job Engagement Among Psychological Service Practitioners by Boshra A. Arnout, Sami M. Alshehri

“…The results showed the structural model’s predictability for using AI and the therapeutic alliance in predicting job engagement and explaining the causal relationships between them compared to the indicator average and linear models. …”
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Causal relationship between lipid profile and muscle atrophy: A bi‐directional Mendelian randomization study by Kun Chen, Peng Gao, Xiaoxiang Fang, Kexing Tang, Pan Ouyang, Zongchao Li, Liangjun Li, Zhenhan Deng

“…Abstract Background The aim of this study was to analyze the bi‐directional causal relationship between lipid profile and characteristics related to muscle atrophy by using a bi‐directional Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis. …”
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Relationships among COVID-19 causal factors perceived by children, basic psychological needs and social anxiety by Higinio González-García, Leandro Álvarez-Kurogi, Joel Prieto Andreu, Javier Tierno Cordón, Rosario Castro López, Jesús Salas Sánchez

“…Conclusion Perceived psychological impact was the causal factor that revealed a higher impact on basic psychological needs. …”
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Analysis of Business Cycles in the Breeding of Pigs, Cattle and Poultry and their Relationship to the Causality of Wheat and Rye Cultivation in Poland by Mateusz Mierzejewski, Magdalena Lampart

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Causal associations between socioeconomic status and prostate cancer using two-sample Mendelian randomization study by Zhenxing Wang, Chunyan Wang, Xing Gou, Liang Pei, Xiaoyuan Qiao

“…No causal associations were identified between other SES components and prostate cancer. …”
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Connectedness between Gold and Cryptocurrencies in COVID-19 Pandemic: A Frequency-Dependent Asymmetric and Causality Analysis by Zynobia Barson, Peterson Owusu Junior, Anokye M. Adam, Emmanuel Asafo-Adjei

“…We employ a frequency-dependent asymmetric and causality analysis to investigate the connectedness between gold and cryptocurrencies during the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Causal association between sarcopenia and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A two-sample Mendelian randomization by Jun Ma, Juanjuan Yao, Leyuan Zhang, Limin Tian

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Comparative analysis of correlation and causality inference in water quality problems with emphasis on TDS Karkheh River in Iran by Reza Shakeri, Hossein Amini, Farshid Fakheri, Man Yue Lam, Banafsheh Zahraie

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The role of environmental sustainability, foreign direct investment and trade openness in economic growth: with emphasis on the causal linkage by Hossein Ali Fakher

“…Generally, as it was observed from the short-term and long-term relationships, the association between economic growth and quality of environment is a two-way causality relationship.…”
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Causal association between non-thyroidal autoimmune diseases and Graves' ophthalmopathy: A mendelian randomization study by Lan Ma, Xue Jiang, Zhijia Hou, Dongmei Li

“…Purpose: This Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis study aimed to investigate the genetic causal relationship between non-thyroidal autoimmune diseases (ADs) and Graves' ophthalmopathy (GO). …”
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Dynamic Spatiotemporal Causality Analysis for Network Traffic Flow Based on Transfer Entropy and Sliding Window Approach by Senyan Yang, Lianju Ning, Xilong Cai, Mingyu Liu

“…This study proposes a dynamic spatiotemporal causality modeling approach to analyze traffic causal relationships for the large-scale road network. …”
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Prioritization of causal genes from genome-wide association studies by Bayesian data integration across loci. by Zeinab Mousavi, Marios Arvanitis, ThuyVy Duong, Jennifer A Brody, Alexis Battle, Nona Sotoodehnia, Ali Shojaie, Dan E Arking, Joel S Bader

“…A GWAS locus can span many genes, however, and prioritizing which gene or genes in a locus are most likely to be causal remains a challenge. Better prioritization and prediction of causal genes could reveal disease mechanisms and suggest interventions.…”
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Neonatal Abandonment and Hydrocephalus in Antillean Manatees (<i>Trichechus manatus manatus</i>): Is There a Causal Relationship? by Tiago F. S. Santos, Márcio A. O. Moura, Gabriel S. F. Tavares, Julyanne S. Siqueira, Natália M. F. P. Sarmento, Robert G. S. Prado, Alexandra F. Costa, Tayanna M. M. M. Amaral, Renata Emin-Lima, Maura E. M. Sousa, Reginaldo H. M. Moreira Júnior, Pedro S. Bezerra Júnior, Gabriela Riet-Correa, Valíria D. Cerqueira

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