Failure of Value Co-creation; Co-destruction of Brand Value in Social Media by Ghazale Taheri, Azim Zarei, Davood Feiz, Mehdi Dehghani soltani

“…In the next step, to determine the structural relationships between the obtained categories and to specify the hierarchy of their influence on each other, the Dematel-Interpretive Structural Modeling method was used.   Findings The systematic review findings unveiled 113 initial codes representing crucial influential components, which were synthesized into 29 concepts and further condensed into 8 overarching categories. …”
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Dairy cows' responses to 2 separation methods after 3 months of cow-calf contact by Anina Vogt, Susanne Waiblinger, Rupert Palme, Uta König von Borstel, Kerstin Barth

“…Statistical analysis was conducted using linear mixed effects models. We found no difference between the 2 separation methods in any of the examined behavioral and physiological response variables. …”
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CD28 Genetic Variants Increase Susceptibility to Diabetic Kidney Disease in Chinese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Cross-Sectional Case Control Study by Yangyang Li, Li Jin, Jing Yan, Hong Zhang, Rong Zhang, Cheng Hu

“…Under additive genetic models, CD28-rs3116494 (OR=1.29 [95% CI 1.11, 1.51], P=0.0011) and CD80-rs3850890 (OR=1.16 [95% CI 1.02, 1.31], P=0.0283) were associated with DKD susceptibility adjusted for age, gender, body mass index (BMI), duration of diabetes, and HbA1c. …”
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Optimization design of an acoustic cover layer for a cylindrical cavity based on porous materials by Bohan ZHANG, Jili RONG, Xiuyan CHENG

“…In this study, a comprehensive investigation into the parameter fitting and acoustic performance optimization of porous materials is conducted, utilizing advanced physical models, multifluid impedance transfer theory, and particle swarm optimization algorithms. …”
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The role of the Hygiene Department of Stephen Bathory University in the development and promotion of Public Health in Vilnius in the years 1922–1939 by Aistis Žalnora

“…Social hygiene in the Soviet Union was highly politicized; it could only be interpreted in a frame of Soviet models. The healthcare system that had been created in the Soviet Union was named as the best in the world. …”
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Exploring under-five child malnutrition in Bangladesh: Analysis using the Extended Composite Index of Anthropometric Failure (ECIEF) by Farzana Akhter Bornee, Mohammad Rocky Khan Chowdhury, Badrun Naher Siddique, Baki Billah, Farjana Akter, Md Nazmul Karim

“…Multilevel logistic regression models identified factors associated with malnutrition. …”
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Physical behaviours during pregnancy may alter the association of maternal insulin sensitivity with neonatal adiposity: a prospective pre-birth cohort of mother-child pairs by Piraveena Satkunanathan, Catherine Allard, Myriam Doyon, Patrice Perron, Luigi Bouchard, Marie-France Hivert, Tricia M. Peters

“…Results Lower Matsuda index was associated with higher birthweight z-score (ß±SE= -0.180 ± 0.056, p = 0.001) and with higher sum of skinfold thickness (neonatal adiposity) (ß±SE=-0.877 ± 0.383, p = 0.02) in fully adjusted models. The association between Matsuda index and sum of skinfold thickness was weaker in women with higher levels of physical activity at V2 ([high ≥ 1.26 kcal/kg/day] ß±SE=-0.15 ± 0.65) compared to women with lower levels [low < 1.26 kcal/kg/day] ß±SE=-1.36 ± 0.51, P-interaction = 0.01). …”
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Role of visual function and performance of activities of daily living in cognitive function in patients with mild cognitive impairment: a cross-sectional study by Chunhui Zhou, Ganfeng Yang, Marc Theeboom, Hua Yang, Ruiting Zhu, Zijian Zhou, Dong Zhu

“…Multivariable linear regression models were employed to further explore these relationships and to assess the moderating role of ADLs.ResultsSignificant positive correlations were found between visual function and cognitive performance, particularly with Visual Function Index (VFI) showing a strong initial correlation with the total MoCA score (r = 0.61, p &lt; 0.001), which was attenuated after adjusting for ADL (β = 0.06, p = 0.23). …”
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Association between the hemoglobin A1c/High-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio and stroke incidence: a prospective nationwide cohort study in China by Chaojuan Huang, Hongtao You, Yuyang Zhang, Ligang Fan, Xingliang Feng, Naiyuan Shao

“…Stroke cases were identified based on self-reported, physician-confirmed diagnoses. Logistic regression models were established to determine the correlation between HbA1c/HDL-C and stroke prevalence (2011) as well as between cumulative mean HbA1c/HDL-C (2011–2015) and new stroke incidence (2015–2018). …”
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Impact of a positive end-expiratory pressure on oxygenation, respiratory compliance, and hemodynamics in obese patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery in reverse Trendelenburg pos... by Gulfairus A. Yessenbayeva, Aizhan M. Meyerbekova, Sergey I. Kim, Murat B. Zhumabayev, Gulbanu S. Berdiyarova, Sanzhar B. Shalekenov, Dinara S. Zharlyganova, Irina Y. Mukatova, Yekaterina A. Yukhnevich, Dmitriy A. Klyuyev, Andrey I. Yaroshetskiy

“…We calculated mean differences (MD) with 95% confidence intervals (CI), and predictive intervals (PI) using random-effects models. The Cochrane Bias Risk Assessment Tool was applied. …”
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Elevated Circulating Adipocyte-Fatty Acid Binding Protein Levels Predict Incident Ischemic Cardiovascular Events in a Longitudinal and Prospective AMI Aging Study by Zhao X, Zhao H, Chen R, Zhou J, Li N, Li J, Yan S, Liu C, Zhou P, Chen Y, Song L, Yan H

“…Initially, participants were stratified into three groups according to the tertile levels of FABP4, followed by further categorization based on various lipid profiles and specific inflammatory markers.Results: On follow-up (median 751 days, maximum 1506 days), a total of 158 ischemic events were recorded. 1) In multivariable models meticulously adjusted for age, gender, traditional coronary heart disease factors, Killip classification, and discharge medications, the association of elevated levels of FABP4 (Tertile 3 HR 1.618 [1.061 to 2.468], p=0.026), augmented concentrations of PTX3 (Tertile 3 HR 1.811 [1.211 to 2.710], p=0.004), or LL-37 (Tertile 3 HR 0.651 [0.433 to 0.981], p=0.040) with ischemic risk was markedly intensified. 2) Multivariate HRs associated with 1 standard deviation (SD) (mg/dL) increase in the FABP4 parameters were as follows in different subgroups. 1-SD difference in FABP4 was associated with a 23%, 23%, 21 and 29% increase in ischemic events over after fully adjusted the confounding risk factors among male, patients with hyperlipidemia, hypertension and diabetes respectively. 3) The Kaplan-Meier curve demonstrated significant differences between the tertiles of FABP4 index levels among all enrolled participants (p=0.0180).Conclusion: This study reinforces the utility of FABP4 for enhancing risk stratification specifically among older patients diagnosed with ST-elevation myocardial infarction.Keywords: FABP4, lipid profile, PTX3, LL-37, ischemic vascular events…”
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Long-Term Analysis of Recurrence Beyond Milan Criteria Following Ablation of Solitary Early-Stage Hepatocellular Carcinoma &le;3 cm in Potentially Transplantable Patients: A Over 1... by Chen S, Qi H, Tan H, Cao F, Xie L, Huang T, Wu Y, Wen C, Wang Y, Shen L, Fan W

“…Shuanggang Chen,1,2,&ast; Han Qi,1,2,&ast; Hongtong Tan,1,2,&ast; Fei Cao,1,2 Lin Xie,1,2 Tao Huang,1,2 Ying Wu,3 Chunyong Wen,1,2 Yujia Wang,1,2 Lujun Shen,1,2 Weijun Fan1,2 1Department of Minimally Invasive Interventional Therapy, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, People’s Republic of China; 2State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for cancer, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Interventional Therapy, Shenzhen second People’s Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518035, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Weijun Fan, Email fanwj@sysucc.org.cn; Lujun Shen, Email shenlj@sysucc.org.cnBackground: Salvage liver transplantation is promising for hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC) recurrence post-ablation but is significantly affected by recurrence beyond Milan Criteria (RBM).Materials and Methods: A retrospective cohort study of potentially transplantable HCC patients undergoing ablation between 2007 and 2017 assessed median time to recurrence beyond Milan Criteria(TRBM) via Kaplan-Meier curves and predictive capacity of recurrence and RBM for overall survival(OS) via Receiver Operating Characteristic Curves, and identified independent risk factors for TRBM and RBM via Cox and binary logistic regression models.Results: We enrolled 191 potentially transplantable patients with early-stage HBV-related HCC ≤ 3 cm who underwent ablation. …”
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Association between triglyceride-glucose (TyG) related indices and cardiovascular diseases and mortality among individuals with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver dis... by Yanan Qiao, Yue Wang, Cheng Chen, Yueqing Huang, Chunhua Zhao

“…Cox proportional hazards models and restricted cubic spline (RCS) were performed to evaluate the associations between TyG-related indices and the risk of overall CVD, coronary heart disease (CHD), stroke, all-cause mortality, and cardiovascular mortality. …”
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Impact of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) on in-hospital mortality: an age- and HIV status-specific retrospective cohort study in Uganda by Odong Christopher, Wang Yanmei, Makabayi Emmanuel Yeko, Doreen Mary Nanyunja, Kuule Julius Kabbali

“…Per-standard deviation(SD) increase in eGFR(48.60 mL/min/1.73m2) was associated with Hazard Ratio(HR) of 0.46[95%CI: 0.282–0.759, p = 0.002, β = -0.77] for IHM in fully adjusted models. When stratified by eGFR quartiles, using highest quartile(≥ 120 mL/min/1.73m2) as reference, HR was 1.08[95%CI: 0.276–4.226, p = 0.912, β =  + 0.08] for 99.0–120 mL/min/1.73m2; 4.08[95%CI: 1.284–12.954, p = 0.017, β =  + 1.41] for 66.8–99.0 mL/min/1.73m2, and 4.08[95%CI: 1.284–12.954, p = 0.037, β =  + 1.25] for < 66.8 mL/min/1.73m2. …”
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An ecological, environmental, and economic indicators-based approach towards enhancing sustainability in water and nutrient use for passion fruit cultivation in Colombia by Sonia Mercedes Polo-Murcia, Nesrine Chaali, Camilo Ignacio Jaramillo-Barrios, Sofiane Ouazaa, Victor Javier Polo, John Edisson Calderon Carvajal

“…Principal component analysis (PCA) was used to determine optimal irrigation and fertilization practices. Mixed linear models were applied to compare ecological and economic indicators. …”
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Impact of cariprazine on body weight and blood pressure among adults with bipolar I disorder, schizophrenia, or major depressive disorder in a real-world setting by Christoph U. Correll, Andrew J. Cutler, François Laliberté, Guillaume Germain, Sean D. MacKnight, Julien Boudreau, Sally W. Wade, Nadia Nabulsi, Huy-Binh Nguyen, Mousam Parikh

“…Changes were estimated using linear mixed-effects models fitted over measurements pre-index and on treatment; 95% CIs were derived from nonparametric bootstrap procedures. …”
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Comparative effectiveness of physical activity interventions on cognitive functions in children and adolescents with Neurodevelopmental Disorders: a systematic review and network m... by Ruiyuan Tao, Yijian Yang, Mark Wilson, Jeremy R. Chang, Chang Liu, Cindy H. P. Sit

“…Frequentist network meta-analyses were performed based on standardized mean differences (SMD) using random effects models to examine post-intervention differences in cognitive functions, including attention, memory, and executive functions. …”
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The Linda Kizazi study: a comparison of morbidity and mortality from birth to 2 years between children who are HIV-unexposed and HIV-exposed, uninfected in the era of universal ant... by John Kinuthia, Dara A Lehman, Dalton Wamalwa, Brenda Wandika, Emily R Begnel, Ednah Ojee, Judy Adhiambo, Eliza Mabele, Vincent Ogweno, Efrem S Lim, Soren Gantt, Jennifer Slyker

“…We compared the risk of each outcome between CHEU versus CHUU using HRs from Andersen-Gill (recurrent morbidity outcomes) and Cox proportional hazards (mortality) regression models adjusted for maternal age, marital status and education level.Results Among 187 mother–infant pairs with postpartum data, 86 (46%) infants were CHEU and 101 (54%) were CHUU. …”
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Nonlinear Association Between the Liver Fat Content and the Risk of Hyperuricemia in Prediabetic Individuals: Evidence from Cross-Sectional Health Screening Data in China by Liu A, Li X, Zhang X, Chen K, Zou Z, Sun Y, Zhou J, Li Z, Wu X, Lv X, Li H, Guo Z, Li Y

“…Statistical analyses included multivariate logistic regression, limited cubic spline regression models, and subgroup analyses to explore the association between LFC and hyperuricemia among individuals with pre-diabetes.Results: The prevalence of hyperuricemia among the 2,950 prediabetic individuals was observed to be 22.20%. …”
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Attributable risk factors for asymptomatic malaria and anaemia and their association with cognitive and psychomotor functions in schoolchildren of north-eastern Tanzania. by Geofrey Makenga, Vito Baraka, Filbert Francis, Daniel T R Minja, Samwel Gesase, Edna Kyaruzi, George Mtove, Swabra Nakato, Rashid Madebe, Sif R Søeborg, Kathrine H Langhoff, Helle S Hansson, Michael Alifrangis, John P A Lusingu, Jean-Pierre Van Geertruyden

“…The prevalence of asymptomatic malaria parasitaemia, anaemia and stunting was 26.4%, 49.8%, and 21.0%, respectively with marked variation across schools. In multivariate models, asymptomatic malaria parasitaemia attributed to 61% of anaemia with a respective population attribution fraction of 16%. …”
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