Correlation between atherogenic index of plasma and cardiovascular disease risk across Cardiovascular–kidney–metabolic syndrome stages 0–3: a nationwide prospective cohort study... by Yaohua Hu, Yu Liang, Jian Li, Xinyang Li, Mengyuan Yu, Wenpeng Cui

“…Furthermore, the Atherogenic Index of Plasma (AIP), a useful biomarker for evaluating the risk of Cardiovascular Diseases (CVDs), has been associated with the risk of Adverse Cardiovascular Events (ACEs). Nonetheless, its precise function in populations in CKM syndrome Stages 0–3 remains unknown. …”
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Environmental Surveillance and Transmission Risk Assessments for SARS-CoV-2 in a Fitness Center by Hongwan Li, Sripriya Nannu Shankar, Chiran T. Witanachchi, John A. Lednicky, Julia C. Loeb, Md. Mahbubul Alam, Z. Hugh Fan, Karim Mohamed, Arantzazu Eiguren-Fernandez, Chang-Yu Wu

“…In this study, air (N = 21) and surface (N = 8) samples were collected at a fitness center through five sampling events from August to November 2020 after the reopening restrictions were lifted in Florida. …”
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Long-term trends in the incidence of male breast cancer and nomogram for predicting survival in male breast cancer patients: a population-based epidemiologic study by Aimin Huang, Daning Li, Zhe Fan, Jingfang Chen, Weidong Zhang, Wentao Wu

“…In contrast, the Cox regression model overestimated the risk of endpoint events and failed to provide accurate effect estimates. …”
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Identification of individual-level clinical factors associated with increased risk of death during heatwaves: a time-stratified case-crossover study using national primary care rec... by Shakoor Hajat, Ross Thompson, Sari Kovats, Emer O’Connell, Helen Macintyre

“…Results presented have important implications for patient medication management during heat events, incorporating heat-risk considerations into other health policies such as suicide prevention plans and highlighted potential differences between clinical vulnerability and patients at risk.…”
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THE STORY OF DISTURBANCE IN THE QUR’AN: A STUDY OF THE TAFSIR AL-MISHBAH BY M. QURAISH SHIHAB by Febri Wardani, Roihatul Jannah Siagian, Muhammad Rizqi

“…T}āh{ā [20]: 57-70, which caused events carried out by witches, and the story of the Prophet Ibrahim seeking God QS. …”
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Antibody-induced erythrophagocyte reprogramming of Kupffer cells prevents anti-CD40 cancer immunotherapy-associated liver toxicity by Florence Vallelian, Marc Pfefferlé, Irina L Dubach, Raphael M Buzzi, Elena Dürst, Nadja Schulthess-Lutz, Livio Baselgia, Kerstin Hansen, Larissa Imhof, Sandra Koernig, Didier Le Roy, Thierry Roger, Rok Humar, Dominik J Schaer

“…An effective prophylactic treatment for liver immune-related adverse events that does not suppress specific antitumor immunity remains to be found.Methods We used different mouse models and time-resolved single-cell RNA-sequencing to characterize the pathogenesis of anti-CD40 mAb induced liver toxicity. …”
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Outcomes of Age-Friendly Health Systems: Return to Clinic After 4Ms Care Delivery by Grace Q. Armstrong MPH, Heba M. Aldossary MSN, RN, Jessica Bingham BSN, Lilia Pino PhD, RN, FNP-C, Anne Pohnert DNP, RN, FNP-BC, Mary A. Dolansky PhD, RN, FAAN, Nicholas K. Schiltz PhD

“…We assessed the level of AFHS 4Ms care received by these individuals in relation to their subsequent visit back to the clinic through descriptive statistics, a time-to-event analysis using the Kaplan-Meier cumulative incidence approach, and a Cox proportional Hazards model, adjusted for age, race, sex, prior appointments, and number of ICD-10 code diagnoses. …”
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Running trends in Switzerland from 1999 to 2019: An exploratory observational study. by Anja Witthöft, Thimo Marcin, Mabliny Thuany, Volker Scheer, Pantelis T Nikolaidis, Matthias Wilhelm, Katja Weiss, Thomas Rosemann, Beat Knechtle

“…<h4>Background</h4>Several single race events (5 km, 10 km, half-marathon, marathon, ultra-marathon) in different countries and different years have been analyzed in multiple studies, representing the rising interest in endurance-based activity and thus physical health. …”
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Association of ambient temperatures with suicide attempts and violence with the future projections under climate change scenarios: a nationwide time-stratified case-crossover study... by Jiwoo Park, Jieun Oh, Whanhee Lee, Yeonsu Kim, Jeong Ho Park, Ho Kim, Seungsik Hwang

“…Previous studies revealed the association between ambient temperatures and deaths due to intentional injuries but mostly about the consequences of severe events. Our study aimed to examine suicide attempts and violence incidence including mild and moderate cases with future projections, using each injury’s burden about climate change scenarios. …”
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The Efficacy of 480 ml Oral Sodium Sulfate for Improving Insufficient Bowel Preparation of Colonoscopy with High-Concentrated Polyethylene Glycol by Naohisa Yoshida, Yoshikazu Inagaki, Daisuke Hasegawa, Reo Kobayashi, Yuri Tomita, Hikaru Hashimoto, Ryohei Hirose, Osamu Dohi, Ken Inoue, Yasutaka Morimoto, Yutaka Inada, Takaaki Murakami, Yoshito Itoh

“…We analyzed the rate of improvement with OSS compared to H-PEG and other efficacies, and adverse events (AE). Results. We evaluated 125 cases (77 males) with an average age of 72.1±8.8 years. …”
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Polypharmacy and anticholinergic burden scales in older adults: a cross-sectional study among psychiatric outpatients in a tertiary care hospital by Manjunath Bidarolli, Biswadeep Das, Vikram Singh Rawat, Sachin Manocha, Hannah Theresa Sony, Akash Agnihotri, Mahima Gupta, Franklin Agera

“…Conclusion The anticholinergic burden in this cohort of elderly psychiatry patients was high, with 95.1% (n = 1108) experiencing a significant burden. Adverse drug events and anticholinergic burden scales were positively associated with polypharmacy, with a stronger correlation between polypharmacy and ALS scores than with other anticholinergic burden scales in older adults.…”
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Correlation Between Objective Habit Metrics and Objective Medication Adherence: Retrospective Study of 15,818 Participants From Clinical Studies by Antoine Pironet, L Alison Phillips, Bernard Vrijens

“…MethodsThe Medication Event Monitoring System Adherence Knowledge Center, a database of anonymized electronic medication intake data from ambulant participants enrolled in past clinical studies, was used as the data source. …”
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Probabilistic estimation of rheological properties in subduction zones using sequences of earthquakes and aseismic slip by Tobias Köhne, Rishav Mallick, Mark Simons

“…Our simplified forward model consists of a two-dimensional subduction zone, represented by a discretized planar fault or narrow shear zone, divided into a locked, shallow region (“asperity”) experiencing periodically imposed coseismic events, and a stress-driven creeping section governed by power-law viscoelasticity or rate-dependent friction. …”
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Mixed pastures and biological efficiency in buffalo production systems: determinants for a sustainable livestock by Juan Pablo Uzcátegui-Varela, Martha Gloribet Ceballos Ramírez

“…In order to consolidate a conceptual approach to sustainable grazing of B. bubalis, 674 specialized texts derived from refereed and indexed scientific journals (83.23%), books or book chapters (14.84%), proceedings of scientific events (0.74%) and other dissemination instruments such as official bulletins and brief notes from institutional pages (1.19%), written in English (86.05%), Spanish (12.02%), Portuguese (1.34%) or other languages (0.59%), were analyzed. …”
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General practitioner use of D-dimer in suspected venous thromboembolism: historical cohort study in one geographical region in the Netherlands by Angel M R Schols, Eline Meijs, Geert-Jan Dinant, Henri E J H Stoffers, Mariëlle M E Krekels, Jochen W L Cals

“…Objectives To investigate how many general practitioner (GP)-referred venous thromboembolic events (VTEs) are diagnosed during 1 year in one geographical region and to investigate the (urgent) referral pathway of VTE diagnoses, including the role of laboratory D-dimer testing.Design Historical cohort study.Setting GP patients of 47 general practices in a demarcated geographical region of 161 503 inhabitants in the Netherlands.Participants We analysed all 895 primary care patients in whom either the GP determined a D-dimer value or who had a diagnostic work-up for suspected VTE in a non-academic hospital during 2015.Primary and secondary outcome measures The primary outcomes of this study were the total number of VTEs per year and the diagnostic pathways—including the role of GP determined D-dimer testing—of patients urgently referred to secondary care for suspected VTE. …”
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An integrated approach to flood risk assessment using multi-criteria decision analysis and geographic information system. A case study from a flood-prone region of Pakistan by Muhammad Ibrahim, Aidi Huo, Aidi Huo, Aidi Huo, Waheed Ullah, Safi Ullah, Zhao Xuantao

“…Over 50% of the population lives in floodplains and faces an extremely high risk of future flood events. The precision of the results may have been affected by the accuracy and completeness of the data sources utilised, such as historical flood records, precipitation data, stream network data, and stream density. …”
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Comparative clinical efficacy of acupuncture combined with manipulation and other non-pharmacological interventions in the treatment of lumbar disc herniation: a prospective, multi... by Fudong Shi, Haibao Wen, Yuzhang Liu, Zuoxu Li, Jiao Jin, Ning Liu, Guojun Wang, Chun Chen, Yadi Feng, Hai Lin, Shimin Zhang

“…Changes in Visual Analog Scale (VAS) and Japanese Orthopedic Association (JOA) scores were recorded before treatment, at 1 and 3 weeks during treatment, and at 1 and 3 months post-treatment. Adverse events were also monitored.ResultsA total of 210 patients completed the follow-up. …”
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Prevalence and predictors of left atrial thrombus in patients with rheumatic atrial fibrillation undergoing cardiac surgery: a cross-sectional study by Jie Cui, Yixiao Zhang, Yulin Wang, Fangyu Liu, Hao Lai, Qiang Ji, Chunsheng Wang

“…Timely screening and management of LAT are crucial to mitigate potentially fatal thromboembolic events.…”
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Composition Characteristics and Potential Regions of PM2.5 during Winter Haze Pollution in Typical Industrial Areas, NW-China by Liyao Guo, Chao Gu, Kaiyuan Dong, Shengju Ou, Xueyan Zhao, Xinhua Wang, Zhensen Zheng, Wen Yang

“…Abstract To investigative the causes and potential sources of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) pollution during winter haze pollution in typical industrial areas in northwest China, PM2.5 samples were collected during a winter extreme pollution event (from January 15 to January 29, 2016). The daily average PM2.5 concentrations were ~210 µg m–3 and peak daily concentrations were ~496 µg m–3 in the Kuitun-Dushanzi-Wusu (K-D-W region) of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. …”
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High levels of soluble P-selectin, neutrophil extracellular traps, and myeloperoxidase as risk factor of deep vein thrombosis in malignancy patients receiving platinum-based chemot... by Ketut Suega, I Made Bakta, Ni Made Renny Anggreni Rena

“…Backgrounds Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) is a disease entity comprising Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) and Pulmonary Embolism (PE). VTE events increase the mortality rate of patients with cancer receiving platinum-based chemotherapy. …”
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