Association between sleep patterns and depression in older adults: a cross-sectional study using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007–2014 by Yi Niu, Yuqin Sun, Yijie Xie, Shun Yu

“…However, the study population was limited to Americans, and we recommend continued investigation of the causal relationship and mechanisms between the two in the future, and further expansion of data sources in order to assess the applicability of the findings.…”
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Symptomatic vigabatrin‐associated MRI toxicity is associated with simultaneous hormonal therapy among patients with infantile spasms by Rujuta Sathe, Gyaneshwar Shrestha, Aria Terango, David Tabibzadeh, Rajsekar R. Rajaraman, Hiroki Nariai, Shaun A. Hussain

“…Although these data support the hypothesis that symptomatic VABAM risk is higher with coadministration of vigabatrin and hormonal therapy, this study does not establish a causal link. Further study is warranted to better understand the pathogenesis of VABAM and devise strategies to mitigate risk. …”
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Association between C-reactive protein and chronic pain in US adults: A nationwide cross-sectional study. by Chunsheng Huang, Qizhen Tong, Qiaoling Tong

“…Additional investigation is necessary to explore the presence of a causal association between the two variables, as well as the potential underlying mechanisms.…”
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A multi-strain human skin microbiome model provides a testbed for disease modeling by Angela L. Maloney, Tyler Crawford, Jordan Hurlbut, Monica Martinez, Thomas J. Mulhern, Elizabeth L. Wiellette, Else M. Vedula, Vidhya Vijayakumar

“…This limits the ability to evaluate the causal roles of host and microbe during disease progression. …”
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Association between prior tuberculosis disease and dysglycemia within an HIV-endemic, rural South African population. by Alison C Castle, Susanne S Hoeppner, Itai M Magodoro, Urisha Singh, Yumna Moosa, Ingrid V Bassett, Emily B Wong, Mark J Siedner, Vukuzazi Study Team

“…Longitudinal studies are needed to better establish a causal effect and underlying mechanisms related to resolved TB, HIV, and diabetes.…”
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El desarrollo sostenible a través de empresas sociales en comunidades indígenas de América Latina by Mario Vázquez-Maguirre

“…La fase exploratoria del fenómeno invita a ser cautos al formular relaciones causales. Conclusiones: Las lecciones derivadas de estas empresas sociales indígenas contribuyen a replantear lógicas largamente establecidas en el ámbito del desarrollo regional y la administración de empresas. …”
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Carbon Budget Assessment and Influencing Factors for Forest Enterprises in the Key State-Owned Forest Area of the Greater Khingan Range, Northeast China by Hui Wang, Wenshu Lin, Jinzhuo Wu, Zhaoping Luan

“…Influencing factors are identified through correlation analysis and the optimal parameter geographical detector (OPGD), while their spatial-temporal variations and causal relationships are analyzed using the geographical and temporal weighted regression model (GTWR) and structural equation modeling (SEM). …”
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Can the Rwandan Catholic Church Overcome its History of Politicization? A Reply to Philippe Denis by Anthony Court

“…The question that I wish to pose is whether,by not broadening thefocus placed by the church on the problem of ethnic animosity or ‘ethnocentrism’ as the principal causal factor that ‘led’ to the genocide, Denis does not elide a range of trigger factors that shouldbe taken into account in any assessment of both the genocide and the church’s role in it. …”
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Abandono de adultos mayores en comunidades rurales by Rosa Evelyn Chuga Quemac, Roberth Alexander Anamá Tiracá, Melany Paulina Portilla Paguay, Melany Lorena Guerrero Hernández

“…Así como el apoyo de la mayoría de los encuestados a favor de fomentar la reforma del Código Civil para incorporar esta causal de indignidad. En consecuencia, se concluyó que es imperativo reformar la legislación ecuatoriana para proteger de forma efectiva a los adultos mayores. …”
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Inheritance of effective juvenile leaf rust resistance in six accessions of Aegilops speltoides Tausch by M. A. Kolesova, L. G. Tyryshkin

“…Background. Leaf rust (causal agent: Puccinia triticina Erikss.) is a serious disease of bread wheat in all crop-growing regions. …”
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Deep Learning-Based Speech Emotion Recognition Using Multi-Level Fusion of Concurrent Features by Samuel, Kakuba, Alwin, Poulose, Dong, Seog Han, Senior Member, Ieee

“…The proposed CoSTGA model uses a combination of dilated causal convolutions (DCC), bidirectional long short-term memory (BiLSTM), transformer encoders (TE), multi-head and self-attention mechanisms. …”
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Quantifying human genome parameters in aging by V. P. Volobaev, S. S. Kunizheva, L. I. Uralsky, D. A. Kupriyanova, E. I. Rogaev

“…At the same time, the available data are clearly insufficient for definitive conclusions and the determination of causal relationships.…”
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Microbial community dynamics in shallow-water grass-type lakes: Habitat succession of microbial ecological assembly and coexistence mechanisms by Chen Feng, Junping Lu, Tingxi Liu, Xiaohong Shi, Shengnan Zhao, Chunjian Lv, Yujiao Shi, Zixuan Zhang, Yuqi Jin, Jiaqi Pang, Aojie Sun

“…The results highlight habitat heterogeneity in microbial community composition, with no discernible latitudinal diversity patterns. The causal analysis identified electrical conductivity, pH, total nitrogen, and phosphorus as the primary factors driving changes in the bacterial community structure in the water and sediment of grass-type lakes, with TN being the key environmental driver. …”
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The autoimmune disease risk variant NCF1-His90 is associated with a reduced risk of tuberculosis in women by Xinjun Hu, Shasha Li, Renliang Huang, Ziwei Fu, Chenyu Ma, Zheng Cheng, Hongjun Hu, Qiaomiao Zhou, Frank Petersen, Xinhua Yu, Xinhua Yu, Junfeng Zheng

“…Additionally, healthy individuals with the NCF1 rs201802880 AA genotype had significantly lower circulating white blood cell (5.56 ± 1.78 vs 6.43 ± 1.59, p=0.003) and neutrophil (3.23 ± 1.20 vs 3.74 ± 1.23, p = 0.02) counts compared to those with the GG or GA genotypes, with this difference being more pronounced in women than in men.ConclusionThis study demonstrates that the autoimmune disease-causal NCF1 variant is associated with a protective effect against TB infection.…”
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Recommendations of the Russian Gastroenterological Association on Clinical Use of High-Resolution Manometry in Diagnosis of Esophageal Disorders by V. T. Ivashkin, I. V. Mayev, A. S. Trukhmanov, O. A. Storonova, S. A. Abdulkhakov, D. N. Andreev, D. S. Bordin, E. R. Valitova, I. L. Klyaritskaya, V. V. Krivoy, Yu. A. Kucheryavyi, T. L. Lapina, S. V. Morozov, O. A. Sablin, E. V. Semenikhina, Yu. P. Uspenskiy, A. A. Sheptulin

“…Upon excluding mucosal lesions and esophageal lumen obstruction as causal for symptoms, use of high-resolution manometry is recommended. …”
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Relationship between accelerometer-measured physical activity and depressive symptoms in hemodialysis patients with comorbid diabetes mellitus: a multicenter cross-sectional study by Ruiting Liang, Ruiting Liang, Xiaoyu Chen, Gaowa Siqin, Zhixin Zhang, Zhixin Zhang, Shumei Zhang, Lihua Li, SarNa Talin, Qi Guo

“…Further studies are needed to investigate more causal relationships between MVPA and depressive symptoms in patients with T2DM.…”
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Ozone exposure and cardiovascular disease: A narrative review of epidemiology evidence and underlying mechanisms by Qiaoyi Hua, Xin Meng, Jicheng Gong, Xinghua Qiu, Jing Shang, Tao Xue, Tong Zhu

“…These endeavors will consolidate the causal relationship between O3 and cardiovascular diseases, subsequently aiding efforts to mitigate the risks associated with O3 exposure.…”
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A cross-tissue transcriptome-wide association study identifies new susceptibility genes for benign prostatic hyperplasia by Li Wang, Si-yu Chen, Jian-wei Yang, Kang-yu Wang, Kun-peng Li, Shun Wan, Xiao-ran Li, Li Yang

“…The intersection genes of the above results were analyzed by Mendelian randomization (MR), summary data-based MR (SMR) and colocalization studies. Fine-mapping of causal gene sets (FOCUS) software was employed to accurately locate risk genes. …”
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Association of arm circumference with the prevalence of gallstones in United States adults: a retrospective analysis on US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey by Jianjun Wang, Xi Chen, Wei He, Xintao Zeng, Pei Yang, Jianping Gong, Decai Wang

“…Dose–response curves demonstrated a positive linear relationship between AC and the prevalence of GS, which, according to the results of the subgroup analyses, was consistent in the vast majority of subgroups, although there were subtle differences.ConclusionAC exhibited a linear and positive association with the prevalence of GS. Although a causal relationship between AC and the prevalence of GS could not be established, our study provides strong new support for the potential role of AC in the health assessments of adult populations.…”
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Associations and potential epigenetic changes between air pollution and osteoarthritis risk and survival: Insights from a prospective cohort study by Jing Qian, Jiahao Zhu, Yifan Wang, Ruoqi Dai, Jingyou Miao, Ye Yang, Wenxia Zhao, Jing Wang, Lilu Ding, Dan Zhou, Min Yu, Yingjun Li

“…Additionally, using genome-wide association statistics, we examined the potential causal associations between air pollution-related DNA methylation (DNAm) and OA risk. …”
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