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

“…Genetic variants were extracted from publicly available genome-wide association studies (GWAS) under stringent threshold as instrumental variables (IVs). We employed the inverse variance weighted (IVW), weighted median, weighted mode and MR-Egger to estimate the causal effect, with sensitivity analyses such as Cochran’s Q tests, MR-Egger, MR-PRESSO and leave-one-out performed to detect potential heterogeneity and pleiotropy. …”
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The Small Wars Doctrine of the US Marine Corps and Colonial Experience of the European Powers by S. G. Malkin

“…The author argues that clarification of the role and significance of the colonial background in the projection of US military-political power in the late 19th — early 21st centuries allows for better understanding of the theory and practice of international relations both in the era of ‘high imperialism’ and world wars of the 20th century, and in the context of transition from global colonial empires to nuclear superpowers. It may also be instrumental in addressing the deepening contradictions between advocates of a ‘global leadership’ concept and proponents of a multipolar world during the post-Cold War period. …”
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Variabilidad de la temperatura de superficies en el NW de la provincia de Neuquén a partir de informción satelital. by Marisa Gloria Cogliati, Mariana Suárez

“…El análisis posterior de una mayor cantidad de situaciones, permitiría realizar mapas estacionales de temperatura de superficie en una escala que no es posible obtener con el instrumental que se encuentra instalado en este momento, pudiendo asociarse posteriormente al comportamiento de la temperatura del aire. …”
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Intestinal Microbiota in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure and Systolic Dysfunction by M. V. Fadeeva, A. V. Kudryavtseva, G. S. Krasnov, M. R. Skhirtladze, V. T. Ivashkin

“…A correlation between the number of some bacterial families and various laboratory and instrumental indicators assessed in heart failure patients was revealed. …”
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"Cross Paths": Once Again About the Relevance of a Combined Medical and Psychological Approach to a Person as a Client and a Patient at the Same Time by Alexander Kocharian, Nataliia Barinova

“…The difficulties with regard to the specific mental state of a person who turns to a psychologist or a family doctor are that it is often impossible to separate disorders of the somatic, mental or personal spectrum, so to speak, in their pure form. And only instrumental and laboratory tests, as well as psychodiagnostics, which objectify the complaints and/or requests of a person about bad health, can determine the defining aspect of the efforts of the relevant specialist (doctor, psychologist or social worker). …”
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What are the Thoughts of Women Whose Husbands’ Frozen Testicular Sperm Is Thawed for in vitro Fertilization on the Day of Oocyte Retrieval? A Qualitative Study by He Y, Wei Q, Chen X, Zhang C, Wang Z

“…Additionally, establishing and strengthening social support, reinforcing privacy protections and safety measures, promoting effective communication between partners, and managing treatment outcome expectations are crucial steps forward.Immediate Practical Implications: Women prioritize treatment efficacy, privacy preservation, and the necessity of acquiring comprehensive professional knowledge when employing their partner’s testicular sperm for in vitro fertilization. The study is instrumental in shaping policy dialogues on reproductive health, highlighting the critical significance of women’s psychological health in the realm of in vitro fertilization.Keywords: azoospermia, assisted reproductive technology, women, qualitative research…”
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Diabetic Macular Edema Treatment with Bevacizumab Does Not Depend on the Retinal Nonperfusion Presence by Bogumiła Sędziak-Marcinek, Sławomir Teper, Elżbieta Chełmecka, Adam Wylęgała, Mateusz Marcinek, Mateusz Bas, Edward Wylęgała

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Association of Myasthenia Gravis With Autoimmune Thyroid Disease: A Bidirectional Mendelian Randomization Study by Yao Wang, Ke Wang, Jing Lu, Peng Xu, Dongmei Zhang, Xinzhi Chen, Jian Wang

“…Therefore, this study endeavors to investigate the causal links between MG, along with its subgroups, and AITD through a Mendelian randomization (MR) approach. Methods Genetic instrumental variables associated with MG and AITD were selected from three major publicly available GWAS databases for MR analysis. …”
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Diagnosis of Non-Tumor Stenosing Lesions of the Major Duodenal Papilla Using Endoscopic Ultrasonography by V. A. Belozerov, O. I. Okhotnikov, N. A. Korenevskiy, V. A. Prokopov, S. N. Grigoriev, S. M. Shevyakin

“…When monitoring 54 patients for one to three years, 85.2 % of patients showed regression of clinical, laboratory and instrumental symptoms of biliary hypertension.Conclusions. …”
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How funding matters: Reinitiating of New Product Development and the moderating effect of extramural R&D by Safi Ullah Khan

“…METHODOLOGY: This study controls for potential endogeneity in innovation propensity and finance access by employing a recursive bivariate probit model. We also adopt an instrumental variable approach by employing a probit model with continuous endogenous regressor to account for the potential endogeneity between the breadth of collaboration partners and innovation propensity. …”
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Association between bone mineral density and scoliosis: a two-sample mendelian randomization study in european populations by Fangjun Yang, Jiantao Wen

“…Methods Genetic variants (SNPS) strongly associated with BMD (total body BMD (TB-BMD), lumbar spine BMD (LS-BMD), femoral neck BMD (FN-BMD), heel BMD (HE-BMD), and forearm BMD (FA-BMD)) were extracted from GEFOS and genome-wide association analysis (GWAS) databases SNPs) were used as instrumental variables (IVs). Scoliosis was also selected from the Finnish database as the outcome. …”
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Causal effects between gut microbiota and endometriosis: a two-sample Mendelian randomisation study by Tiefeng Cao, Yunfei Wang, Shen Huimin

“…Cochran’s Q statistics was used to test the heterogeneity of instrumental variables (IVs); MR-Egger regression was used to test horizontal pleiotropy; MR-PRESSO and leave-one-out sensitivity analysis were applied to find significant outliers.Result A total of 1131 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were collected as IVs for 196 GM taxa with endometriosis as the outcome. …”
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Changes in flavor profile of sauce-flavor baijiu: Perceptual interactions between 1-propanol and aroma compounds by Han Zhao, Li-Juan Chai, Wei Zhang, Xiao-Juan Zhang, Zhen-Ming Lu, Song-Tao Wang, Cai-Hong Shen, Jin-Song Shi, Zheng-Hong Xu

“…In this study, an instrumental and perceptual analysis was employed to assess the impact of 1-propanol on the flavor and volatile compounds in sauce-flavor Baijiu. …”
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Adaptation Practices of Young Central Asian Migrants in Tatarstan: A Socioanthropological Survey by Tatiana A. Titova, Vadim E. Kozlov, Elena V. Frolova

“…Qualitative research methodology and that of in-depth interviews have proven most instrumental herein. Results. The study reveals certain features of adaptation strategies and linguistic competence levels in ethnic and demographic groups of migrants. …”
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Exploring the role of the JEEViKA swasthya mitra helpdesk in improving healthcare access: a qualitative study in tertiary healthcare facilities in Bihar, India by Pragya Kumar, Shamshad Ahmad, Narottam Pradhan, Neha Chaudhary, Haripriya H., Sarita Kumari, Naveen K. G., Akanksha Yadav, Rakesh Jha, Md. Ashraf Parwez, Swati Swati, Apolenarius Purty, Somya Somya

“…The findings suggested that such programs can be instrumental in overcoming barriers to healthcare access and reducing financial burdens on vulnerable populations. …”
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Clinical characteristics and quality of life of patients with coronary heart disease before revascularization by Yu.A. Borkhalenko, О.J. Zharinov, N.B. Іvaniuk, K.O. Mikhaliev, O.P. Nadorak, О.А. Еpanchintseva, B.М. Тоdurov

“…The cross-sectional single-center retrospective study analyzed data from clinical, instrumental examination and assessment of QoL according to MLHFQ, SAQ and SF-36 questionnaires in 242 patients with coronary artery disease consecutively prepared for revascularization interventions. …”
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ORIENTATION TO PERFORMANCE AND JOB SATISFACTION OF EMPLOYEES FROM THE X, Y, Z GENERATION by RUSNAC Svetlana, MARȚINIUC Victoria

“…Most positive correlations were calculated for professional responsibility and technological reflexive, axiological reflexive styles, instrumental qualities and success orientation, life beliefs, practical, moral and existential experiences. …”
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Response in Ambient Low Temperature Plasma Ionization Compared to Electrospray and Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Ionization for Mass Spectrometry by Andreas Kiontke, Susan Billig, Claudia Birkemeyer

“…In conclusion, our report provides a very useful resource to the optimization of instrumental conditions with respect to most important requirements of the three ionization techniques and, at the same time, for future developments in the field of ambient ionization.…”
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Core Outcome Set development for LEPtospirosis trials (COS-LEP): a study protocol to develop a core outcome set for the evaluation of clinical therapeutic interventions for human l... by Nathaniel Lee, Chris Smith, Robin Bailey, Koya Ariyoshi, Sarah Smith, Nick Black, Tansy Edwards

“…Establishing a COS will contribute to harmonizing Leptospirosis treatment research and will be instrumental in constructing a high-quality evidence base to feed into a planned future rigorous international clinical trial on leptospirosis. …”
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Rigid‐Flexible Coupling Realized by Synergistic Engineering of the Graphitic‐Amorphous Architecture for Durable and Fast Potassium Storage by Mingchi Jiang, Ning Sun, Bin Cao, Xuyang Jian, Razium Ali Soomro, Bin Xu

“…This work elucidates the impact of carbon configurations on K‐storage performance and proposes a structural model for efficient K‐ion storage, which is instrumental in the rational design and advancement of carbon anodes in PIBs.…”
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