Analysis of the Clinicopathological Characteristics, Genetic Phenotypes, and Prognostics of Primary Pulmonary and Bronchial Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma by Zhengyang Hu, Xing Jin, Jian Wang, Qihai Sui, Yanjun Yi, Dejun Zeng, Zhencong Chen, Qun Wang, Jiacheng Yin, Lin Wang, Zongwu Lin

“…Univariate and multivariate analyses through Cox proportional hazards regression identified risk factors that predicted OS. The limma and matfools packages from R were used to compare the differential genes and mutations between PACC and LUAD, respectively. …”
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Monitoring the Spread of Multidrug-Resistant <i>Escherichia coli</i> Throughout the Broiler Production Cycle by Victor Dellevedove Cruz, Danilo Henrique Rabaçal Alves, Jamile Kellen de Souza, Maísa Fabiana Menck-Costa, Bruno Henrique Dias de Oliva, Ana Angelita Sampaio Baptista, Alexandre Oba, Fabrizio Matté, Kácio Emílio Borges Baierle, Sérgio Paulo Dejato da Rocha, Kelly Cristina Tagliari de Brito, Benito Guimarães de Brito, Gerson Nakazato, Marcio Costa, Renata Katsuko Takayama Kobayashi

“…We also monitored the profile of virulence genes and conducted an epidemiological survey of possible risk factors that contribute to this selection of multidrug-resistant isolates. …”
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Historical perspectives supporting the ambitious anesthetist aiming for zero nausea/vomiting: should one trust every consensus statement every time? by Brian A. Williams, Brian A. Williams, Christopher A. Schumacher, Ridhi Choragudi, Kelly E. Garbelotti, John M. Ludden, Daniel E. Hall, Daniel E. Hall, Daniel E. Hall

“…This meaningful prevention thematically differs from the scholarly prevention benchmark that may be over-reliant on patient-specific preoperative risk factors, described in the 1990s and before, dictating prophylaxis strategies. …”
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Expert Consensus on the Management of Acute Otitis Media in India: A Delphi Study by Tanu Singhal, Shyam Kukreja, Jaydeep Choudhury, Vijay Yewale, Balasubramanian Sundaram, Jagdish Chinnappa, Suhas Prabhu, Balaji Veeraraghavan, Camilla Rodrigues, Vidya Krishna, Winsley Rose, Samir Bhargava

“…Finally, experts agreed to include 67 statements pertaining to risk factors, resistant strains, conservative and symptomatic management, and antibiotic treatment algorithms for AOM and OME. …”
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Epidemiological Study of Uveal Melanoma from US Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program (2010–2015) by Yufeng Xu, Lixia Lou, Yijie Wang, Qi Miao, Kai Jin, Menglu Chen, Juan Ye

“…There were few literatures evaluating the epidemiological trend and risk factors of survival in multicenter longitudinal studies regarding the new staging system. …”
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Duodenal Organoids From Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis Patients Exhibit Absorptive and Barrier Alterations by Alia Hadefi, Morgane Leprovots, Gilles Dinsart, Maryam Marefati, Marjorie Vermeersch, Daniel Monteyne, David Pérez-Morga, Anne Lefort, Frédérick Libert, Laurine Verset, Claire Liefferinckx, Christophe Moreno, Jacques Devière, Eric Trépo, Marie-Isabelle Garcia

“…Though MASH is closely tied to metabolic risk factors, the underlying pathogenic mechanisms remain scarcely understood. …”
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Determinants of Vitamin D Levels in Italian Children and Adolescents: A Longitudinal Evaluation of Cholecalciferol Supplementation versus the Improvement of Factors Influencing 25(... by Stefano Stagi, Paola Pelosi, Massimo Strano, Giovanni Poggi, Cristina Manoni, Maurizio de Martino, Salvatore Seminara

“…This paper aims to assess 25(OH)D levels in Italian children and adolescents identifying risk factors for 25(OH)D deficiency and to evaluate whether a normal 25(OH)D value can be restored in 25(OH)D-deficient patients. …”
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Amyloid-β and heart failure in Alzheimer’s disease: the new vistas by Hayder M. Al-Kuraishy, Ghassan M. Sulaiman, Hamdoon A. Mohammed, Sohaib G. Mohammed, Ali I. Al-Gareeb, Ali K. Albuhadily, Retaj A. Dawood, Amer Al Ali, Mohammed H. Abu-Alghayth

“…It has been shown that cardiometabolic conditions such as obesity, type 2 diabetes (T2D), and heart failure (HF) are regarded as possible risk factors for the development of AD and other types of dementia, such as vascular dementia. …”
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Adverse events in the nervous system associated with blinatumomab: a real-world study by Wen Gao, Jingwei Yu, Yifei Sun, Zheng Song, Xia Liu, Xue Han, Lanfan Li, Lihua Qiu, Shiyong Zhou, Zhengzi Qian, Xianhuo Wang, Huilai Zhang

“…Concomitant use of medication for age, musculoskeletal system, genitourinary system, and sexual hormones were independent risk factors for NST, and age was an independent protective factor for fatal NST. …”
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Safety and efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors in patients with pre-treatment reduced left ventricular function by Maor Tzuberi, Rafael Y. Brzezinski, Nir Flint, Moaad Slieman, Lior Zornitzki, Dana Viskin, Anna Rozenfeld Hemed, Barliz Waissengrin, Renana Barak, Inbal Golomb, Ido Wolf, Netanel Golan, Yan Topilsky, Shmuel Banai, Livia Kapusta, Michal Laufer-Perl

“…While a significantly higher incidence of CV events was observed in the reduced LVEF group (37% vs. 14%, p = 0.004), following a multivariate Cox regression analysis including baseline CV diseases and risk factors, pre-treatment reduced LVEF did not remain a significant independent predictor (p = 0.358). …”
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Anxiety, depression, and insomnia among medical and non-medical students in Jordan: a cross-sectional study by Jehad Feras AlSamhori, Diala Ra’Ed Kamal Kakish, Abdel Rahman Feras AlSamhori, Ahmad Feras AlSamhori, Noor Rajeh Abu Hantash, Afnan Firas Abu Swelem, Mamoun Hamed Ali Abu-Suaileek, Hazar Mohammed Arabiat, Mohammad Anwer Altwaiqat, Radwan Banimustafa, Abdallah Barjas Qaswal, Abdulqadir J. Nashwan

“…Abstract Background Depression, the leading cause of disability worldwide, has worsened due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with key risk factors including age, gender, and socioeconomic status. …”
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Clinical Characteristics and Prognostic Factors of Posterior Segment Intraocular Foreign Body: Canadian Experience from a Tertiary University Hospital in Quebec by Jean-Philippe Rozon, Guillaume Lavertu, Mélanie Hébert, Eunice You, Serge Bourgault, Mathieu Caissie, Eric Tourville, Ali Dirani

“…In the multiple logistic regression model, both baseline VA (p = 0.009) and number of additional complications (p = 0.01) were independent risk factors for a poor final VA. Conclusions. A high number of concomitant complications and poor baseline VA following posterior segment IOFB were significant predictive factors of poor visual outcome.…”
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Survival trends of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support for pediatric emergency patients in regional and metropolitan areas in Japan by Noriyuki Kaku, Wakato Matsuoka, Kentaro Ide, Takaaki Totoki, Katsuki Hirai, Soichi Mizuguchi, Kanako Higashi, Kenichi Tetsuhara, Hazumu Nagata, Satoshi Nakagawa, Yasuyuki Kakihana, Akira Shiose, Shouichi Ohga

“…Veno-arterial ECMO (odds ratio [OR], 3.00; p < 0.03), extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (OR, 8.98; p < 0.01), and absence of myocarditis (OR, 5.47; p < 0.01) were independent risk factors for deterioration of the PCPC score. A sub-analysis of patients with acute myocarditis (n = 51), the main indicator for ECMO, revealed a significantly higher proportion of cases with deteriorated PCPC scores in regional centers (51.9% vs. 25.0%; p = 0.049). …”
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The Predictive Role of Lactate in the Emergency Department in Patients with Severe Dyspnea by Maciej Niczewski, Szymon Gawęda, Paulina Kluszczyk, Mikołaj Rycerski, Daria Syguła, Anna Danel, Szymon Szmigiel, Konrad Mendrala, Aleksandra Oraczewska, Czarosław Kijonka, Monika Nowicka, Michał Wita, Tomasz Cyzowski, Grzegorz Brożek, Maciej Dyrbuś, Szymon Skoczyński

“…The primary endpoint was short-term, all-cause mortality during the follow-up of median (quartile 1–quartile 3) 2 (1–4) months. The independent risk factors for mortality that could be obtained from blood gas sampling were evaluated. …”
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Clinical characteristics and usage of statins in patients with stable ischemic heart disease referred for angiography or coronary artery bypass grafting by I.V. Shklianka, O.J. Zharinov, К.O. Mikhaliev, O.A. Epanchintseva

“…At the same time, groups of patients who had been and had not been prescribed statins, did not differ by vast majority of demographic, clinical and instrumental characteristics, concomitant diseases and risk factors. No statin therapy was associated with higher levels of total cholesterol and interleukin-6 compared with the group of patients taking statins (total cholesterol, respectively, 4.8 versus 4.2 mmol/l (p = 0.016) and interleukin-6, respectively, 4.4 versus. 3.1 p/ml (p = 0.022)). …”
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Oral health risks in adults who use electronic nicotine delivery systems and oral nicotine pouches: a critical review of the literature and qualitative synthesis of the available e... by Gerhard Scherer, Nikola Pluym, Max Scherer

“…Abstract Background Use of combustible cigarettes (CCs) and smokeless oral tobacco products are well documented risk factors for a variety of oral diseases. However, the potential oral health risks of using recently introduced (since about 2000) non-combustible tobacco/nicotine products (NCPs: electronic cigarettes (ECs), heated tobacco products (HTPs) and oral nicotine pouches (ONPs), remain poorly established. …”
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Outcome of dual implantation in distal end femur fractures among patients attending a tertiary care hospital in Karnataka by Kumar SVA, Vishnuprasad SH, Vittal V, Diwakar P, Zai SAK

“…Muller’s Type C3 fractures were predominant (66.7%), often associated with comorbidities (60.0%) and risk factors (43.3%), mainly RTAs (53.35%). Plate-plate constructs were common (73.3%), with favorable outcomes in 83.3% showing complete healing and 66.7% normal working capacity. …”
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Fatigue after subarachnoid haemorrhage: a study of patients with good clinical outcome by G. Makarevičius, K. Pilypaitė, G. Terbetas, G. Šustickas, G. Bulotienė

“…Thus, we aimed to determine the risk factors and prevalence of chronic fatigue among SAH patients in Lithuania. …”
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Effects of Sex and Age on Quadriceps and Hamstring Strength and Flexibility in High School Basketball Athletes by Takashi Nagai, Nathaniel Bates, April McPherson, Rena Hale, Timothy Hewett, Nathan D. Schilaty

“…# Background Eccentric hamstring strength and hamstring/quadriceps strength ratios have been identified as modifiable risk factors of hamstring strains. Additionally, those strength and flexibility characteristics are commonly used as clinical tests to monitor progress of athletes with acute or chronic hamstring strains. …”
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Hospitalisation from seasonal influenza among persons with type 1 diabetes: a cohort study from the Swedish National Diabetes Register by Katarina Eeg-Olofsson, Björn Eliasson, Hanne Krage Carlsen, Lena Svensson, Magnus Gisslén, Elin Allansson Kjölhede, Oliver Martyn

“…It is important for healthcare professionals to acknowledge this excess risk, particularly in older persons with T1D, who have cardiovascular risk factors and reduced kidney function.…”
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