Association of Fibrinogen Aα Thr312Ala (rs6050) Polymorphism with Venous Thrombosis and Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension: A Meta-Analysis by Han Cheng MM, Haozhe Yang BM, Yantong Zhang BM, Zhanxu Wei MM, Lei Xia BM, Jing Yang PhD

“…Furthermore, subgroup analysis among ethnic groups revealed a significant association between rs6050 polymorphisms and VTE in both Caucasians and Asians under all genetic models. …”
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Impact of socio-demographic structure of the deaf people communities in prevalence of hereditary hearing loss by O. L. Posukh, M. S. Bady-Khoo, M. V. Zytsar, V. Yu. Mikhalskaia, S. A. Lashin, N. A. Barashkov, G. P. Romanov

“…The prevalence of some forms of genetic deafness varies in different populations and could be determined, as for many other genetic diseases, by the ethnic composition of a population, isolation, founder and «bottleneck» effects, the proportion of consanguineous marriages, and probable heterozygote advantage. …”
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Knowledge and Teaching Competencies of Physical Education Teachers on Students with Special Needs in the Central Region, Ghana by Kodwo Owusu, Daniel Apaak, Charles Domfeh, Alexander Kweku Eshun

“…Results: Many Physical Education teachers perceived inclusive Physical Education as a right to full participation for every learner; therefore, expected full participation by all students irrespective of their physical, mental status, sex orientation ethnic origin but confirmed that they did not have adequate knowledge, expertise and are challenged in other ways to successful integrate students with special needs at their lessons. …”
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The Canadian Bronchiectasis and Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Registry: a study protocol by Christina S. Thornton, Nicole Boechler, Vidhi Desai, Ranjani Somayaji, Swathi Purighalla, Sarah Brode, Theodore K. Marras, Ryan Cooper, Maeve Smith, Julie Jarand

“…Background Bronchiectasis is a complex, chronic disease with geographic and ethnic diversity. While the most substantial cohort studies have been conducted in Europe and the USA, Canada also faces considerable challenges. …”
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Association of AFF3 Gene Polymorphism rs10865035 with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Population-Based Case-Control Study on a Pakistani Cohort by Yasir Ali, Suleman Khan, Yangchao Chen, Nadia Farooqi, Zia-Ul Islam, Mehran Akhtar, Aamir, Aisha Aman, Aftab Ali Shah, Muhsin Jamal, Fazal Jalil

“…Different genome-wide association and candidate gene studies have shown the role of several genetic variants in multiple loci/genes with ethnical and geographical variations. This study was designed to detect the association of a single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs10865035 in the AFF3 gene with the genetic background of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in the Pakistani cohort. …”
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Structure and origin of Tuvan gene pool according to autosome SNP and Y-chromosome haplogroups by V. A. Stepanov, N. A. Kolesnikov, L. V. Valikhova, A. A. Zarubin, I. Yu. Khitrinskaya, V. N. Kharkov

“…A very diverse composition of the Tuvan gene pool is shown for various sublines of Y-chromosomal haplogroups, most of which show strong ethnic specificity. Phylogenetic analysis of individual Y-chromosome haplogroups demonstrates the maximum proximity of the gene pool of the Tuvans with the Altaians, Khakas and Shors. …”
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Assessing machine learning for fair prediction of ADHD in school pupils using a retrospective cohort study of linked education and healthcare data by Johnny Downs, Robert Stewart, Alice Wickersham, Sumithra Velupillai, Lucile Ter-Minassian, Natalia Viani, Lauren Cross

“…Using a unique linked health and education data resource, we examined how machine learning (ML) approaches can predict risk of ADHD.Design Retrospective population cohort study.Setting South London (2007–2013).Participants n=56 258 pupils with linked education and health data.Primary outcome measures Using area under the curve (AUC), we compared the predictive accuracy of four ML models and one neural network for ADHD diagnosis. Ethnic group and language biases were weighted using a fair pre-processing algorithm.Results Random forest and logistic regression prediction models provided the highest predictive accuracy for ADHD in population samples (AUC 0.86 and 0.86, respectively) and clinical samples (AUC 0.72 and 0.70). …”
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Analysis of Changes in Retinal Thickness in Type 2 Diabetes without Diabetic Retinopathy by Jing Jiang, Yan Liu, Yingchao Chen, Bo Ma, Yiwen Qian, Zhenzhen Zhang, Dongqing Zhu, Zhiliang Wang, Xiaofang Xu

“…Participants. 43 diabetic patients and 43 ethnic-, age-, and sex-matched controls. Methods. …”
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Sociocultural and Socioeconomic Influences on Type 2 Diabetes Risk in Overweight/Obese African-American and Latino-American Children and Adolescents by Rebecca E. Hasson, Tanja C. Adam, Jay Pearson, Jaimie N. Davis, Donna Spruijt-Metz, Michael I. Goran

“…It is unclear whether sociocultural and socioeconomic factors are directly linked to type 2 diabetes risk in overweight/obese ethnic minority children and adolescents. This study examines the relationships between sociocultural orientation, household social position, and type 2 diabetes risk in overweight/obese African-American (n=43) and Latino-American (n=113) children and adolescents. …”
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The REpeated ASSEssment of SurvivorS in intracerebral haemorrhage: protocol for a multicentre, prospective observational study by Daniel Woo, Richard Thompson, Carl D Langefeld, Nichol McBee, Daniel Hanley, Matthew L Flaherty, Lauren Sansing, Karen Lane, Lee A Gilkerson, Achala Vagal, Nathan Walborn, Wendy Ziai, Noeleen Ostapkovich, Kevin Triene, Timothy David Howard

“…The second strategy is the current non-surgical standard of care using data from controls in MISTIE III and ENRICH and comparative data from The Ethnic/Racial Variations of ICH (ERICH) studyextended into the ERICH-Longitudinal study, which followed over 900 of ERICH cases with serial cognitive examinations. …”
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Proteomic profiling of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid uncovers protein clusters linked to survival in idiopathic forms of interstitial lung disease by Linh T. Ngo, Michaella J. Rekowski, Devin C. Koestler, Takafumi Yorozuya, Atsushi Saito, Imaan Azeem, Alexis Harrison, M. Kristen Demoruelle, Jonathan Boomer, Bryant R. England, Paul Wolters, Philip L. Molyneaux, Mario Castro, Joyce S. Lee, Joshua J. Solomon, Koji Koronuma, Michael P. Washburn, Scott M. Matson

“…Future validation in larger, multi-ethnic cohorts is essential to confirm these findings and to explore their utility in clinical decision-making for patients with IIP.…”
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Characteristics of eye injuries, medical cost and return-to-work status among industrial workers: a retrospective study by Rokiah Omar, Nur Syamilah Anan, Izmel Azim Azri, Chiranjib Majumder, Victor Feizal Knight

“…The mean age was 35±10 years and the highest incidence of work-related eye injury occurred in the age group 30–39 years and among Malay ethnics. Males are affected more than females’ workers. …”
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The pharmacology, toxicology, and detoxification of Aconitum kusnezoffii Reichb., traditional and modern views by Kenneth Happy, Sungyu Yang, Chang Ho Kang, Youngmin Kang

“…The article’s findings indicate that, various ethnic groups in Asia have utilized different techniques, involving fire, water, or a combination of both to maximize the plant’s therapeutic potential and ensure safety. …”
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Prevalence and social determinants of smoking among men in Mauritius: a cross-sectional study by Miguel San Sebastián, Tuomilehto Jaakko, Stefan Söderberg, Paul Zimmet, Bhushan Ori, Jaysing Heecharan, Osvaldo Fonseca-Rodríguez, Sudhirsen Kowlessur

“…People in the 25–34 age group (PR = 1.65; 95% CI: 1.12–2.41), those separated, divorced or widowed (PR = 1.57; 95% CI: 1.16–2.11), the ethnic groups Muslim-Mauritians (PR = 1.70; 95% CI: 1.00–2.89) and Creoles (PR = 1.97; 95% CI: 1.16–3.35), and those with secondary (PR = 1.29; 95% CI: 1.00–1.67) and primary education (PR = 1.47; 95% CI: 1.10–1.98) were statistically significantly associated with daily smoking. …”
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Human leukocyte Antigen-B*27 allele subtype prevalence and disease association of ankylosing spondylitis among south indian population by Vikram Haridas, Praveenkumar Shetty, M Nirmal Kumar, K C Vasanthakumar, Kiran Haridas, Vitthal Khode, Anil Bargale

“…AS-associated subtypes of human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-B27 and other HLA-B alleles vary in different ethnic populations. There are no reports of HLA B genotype association to South Indian AS patients. …”
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Potential and mechanisms of indigenous Indonesian medicinal plants in treating sexual dysfunction: A systematic review and pharmacological network overview by Sukardiman, Roihatul Mutiah, Rosita Handayani

“…There are 12 potential plants most commonly used by ethnic groups in Indonesia to treat erectile dysfunction (ED) as reviewed in this study. …”
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Trends in sedentary behaviour and associated factors among adults in Mongolia: results from national cross-sectional surveys in 2009, 2013 and 2019 by Supa Pengpid, Karl Peltzer

“…Belonging to the Khalkha ethnic group and hypertension increased the odds of moderate or high SB in 2019 and 2013, respectively. …”
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Towards culturally inclusive healthcare in Peru: Mapping epistemic concepts in contemporary Indigenous Amazonian medicine-Traditional healers' perspectives. by Ilana Berlowitz, Maria Amalia Pesantes, Cynthia Cárdenas Palacios, Chantal Martin-Soelch, Ursula Wolf, Caroline Maake

“…Peru is among Latin American countries with the largest Indigenous population, yet ethnical health disparities persist, particularly in the Amazon region which comprises 60% of the national territory. …”
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Comparative Studies on the Interaction of Cochinchinenin A and Loureirin B with Bovine Serum Albumin by Tianming Yang, Hao Zhang, Haiyan Fu, Yuanbin She, Can Huang, Yan Hu, Liping Wang

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Serum interleukin-6, interleukin-8, and interleukin-1 receptor antagonist levels in South Indian fibromyalgia patients and its correlation with disease severity by Sandeep Surendran, C B Mithun, Vishnu S Chandran, Suma Balan, Arun Tiwari

“…When compared with western studies, these contrasting results suggest a heterogeneous cytokine profile of fibromyalgia patients in different ethnic groups.…”
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