Recent advances in the application of Mendelian randomization to chronic kidney disease by Chaofan Wen, Lanlan Chen, Dan Jia, Ziqi Liu, Yidan Lin, Guan Liu, Shuo Zhang, Baoshan Gao

“…Objective Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a condition influenced by both genetic and environmental factors and has been a focus of extensive research. …”
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Exploring predictors of the five-time sit-to-stand test based on cross-sectional findings from the Swedish National Study on Aging and Care (SNAC) by Joakim Niklasson, Cecilia Fagerström, Sofia Backåberg, Patrick Bergman, Terese Lindberg

“…For STS time, health-related quality of life (β = -0.354, confidence interval [CI] (-0.509)–(-0.199)), having fallen within the preceding twelve months (β = -0.222, CI (-0.365)–(-0.078)), and physical activities of perceived light to moderate intensity (β = -0.166, CI (-0.278)–(-0.053)) were the most prominent predictors. …”
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Place of death and healthcare utilisation at the end of life among individuals with mental and behavioural disorders as underlying cause of death: population-level multiple-registe... by Maja Magdalena Olsson, Christopher Holmberg, Cecilia Larsdotter, Stina Nyblom, Joakim Öhlén

“…Our regression model revealed that individuals with MBDs other than intellectual disabilities were less likely to die in hospitals (odds ratio 0.60–0.134 [95% CI = 0.014–0.651]) or care homes (odds ratio 0.11–0.97 [95% CI = 0.003–0.355]) than at home. …”
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Genomic characterization of chronic lymphocytic leukemia in patients of African ancestry by Cecilia Bonolo de Campos, Chantal E. McCabe, Laura A. Bruins, Daniel R. O’Brien, Sochilt Brown, Renee C. Tschumper, Cristine Allmer, Yuan Xiao Zhu, Kari G. Rabe, Sameer A. Parikh, Neil E. Kay, Huihuang Yan, James R. Cerhan, John N. Allan, Richard R. Furman, J. Brice Weinberg, Danielle M. Brander, Diane F. Jelinek, Marta Chesi, Susan L. Slager, Esteban Braggio

“…To begin to address this gap, we evaluated whether differences exist in the genetic and transcriptomic features of 157 AA and 440 EA individuals diagnosed with CLL. …”
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海南东寨港国家级自然保护区红树林潮沟海陆蛙种群数量调查 by 冯尔辉, 罗战, 朱萧文, 施雪岩, 梁笑, 杨卓, 吴庭天, 王力军

“…调查表明：海陆蛙主要分布在管理局、道学和三江片区，而塔市和博度片区海陆蛙分布基本处于空白状态；3个年度海陆蛙种群密度基本一致，由高到低依次为三江、道学和管理局；2020年度三江种群密度为221.6只/hm²、道学164.7只/hm²和管理局137.4只/hm²，明显高于2022年度（三江151.2只/hm²、道学144.8只/hm²和管理局116.3只/hm²）和2021年度（三江113.2只/hm²、道学99.6只/hm²和管理局51.9只/hm²）；2020—2022年三江、道学和管理局片区总的海陆蛙种群数量分别为6 498、3 357、4 847只。…”
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Risk Factors Associated with Pyogenic Spinal Infections among Intravenous Drug Users and Nonusers by Vivek K. Bilolikar, Brendan Gleason, Lee Kripke, Robert Merrill, Colin Whitaker, Jon Handal

“…Recent increases in primary pyogenic spine infections can be attributed to the opioid epidemic and an aging and increasingly unhealthy population. …”
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The Urinary Liver-Type Fatty Acid Binding Protein (L-FABP) in Early Detection and Outcome Prediction of Sepsis-Associated Acute Kidney Injury by Ghi Nguyen Hai, Binh Nguyen Gia, Hoa Do Thanh, Cuong Nguyen Thai, Duc Vu Anh, Anh Duong Duc, Duong Le Xuan Xuan

“…Results: 212 patients with the mean age of 66.5 ± 16.2 (range 18-99) years were included (60.4% male). 54 (25.5%) patients had sepsis, and septic shock was developed in 158 (74.53%) cases. 143 (67.5%) patients were complicated with AKI. The area under the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve (AUC) of urinary L-FABP in early detection of sepsis-associated AKI was 0.94 (95% confidence interval (CI): 0.90 - 0.97), compared to the AUC of 0.64 (95% CI: 0.54-0.74) for serum creatinine. …”
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A Novel Eco-Friendly Process for the Synthesis and Purification of Ascorbyl-6-Oleates by Ha-Eun Ji, Se-Young Kim, Heejin So, Vivian Prayitno, Ki-Teak Lee, Jung-Ah Shin

“…DSC analysis showed broad endothermic curves at 23.1–46.7 °C when the purified AO samples were pre-cooled at −25 °C.…”
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Population- and Gender-Based Investigation for Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori in Dhamar, Yemen by Dhary A. Almashhadany, Sara M. Mayas, Hero I. Mohammed, Abdulwahed A. Hassan, Izhar U. H. Khan

“…The infection rate was comparatively higher in rural (n = 45; 20.9%) as compared to urban (n = 36; 14.7%) population. Overall, the study data showed the prevalence of infection in both genders of all age groups. …”
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Comparison of the Effects of Static-Stretching and Tubing Exercises on Acute Shoulder Range of Motion in Collegiate Baseball Players by Andrew M Busch, Jackson Browstein, Richard Ulm

“…ER improved on average 8.60 ± 0.67° (p < .001) post intervention, 8.25 ± 0.85° (p < .001) 30-min post intervention, and 6.65 ± 0.91° (p < .001) 60-min post intervention. …”
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Comparison of Inflammation-Based Prognostic Scores in a Cohort of Patients with Resectable Esophageal Cancer by G. Jomrich, M. Paireder, A. Gleiss, I. Kristo, L. Harpain, S. F. Schoppmann

“…Patients had laboratory measurements within three days before resection. GPS, mGPS, and C/A ratio were tested together with established clinicopathological factors in simple and multiple Cox regression analysis of overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS). …”
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Iron Deficiency and Iron Deficiency Anemia Are Common Epidemiological Conditions in Saudi Arabia: Report of the National Epidemiological Survey by Tarek Owaidah, Nouf Al-Numair, Ayman Al-Suliman, Mohammed Zolaly, Rana Hasanato, Faisal Al Zahrani, Mohameed Albalawi, Layla Bashawri, Khawar Siddiqui, Faisal Alalaf, Abdulkareem Almomen, Muhammad Raihan Sajid

“…Blood analysis confirmed the prevalence of ID and IDA in 28.6% and 10.7% of the participants, respectively; those with ID and IDA were mostly females (88.5% and 94%, resp.). …”
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An alternative fixation for all mild and moderate hallux valgus cases enabling intraoperative readjustment by Mesut Uluöz, Mehmet Yiğit Gökmen, Özhan Pazarcı

“…The mean age of the patients was 40.5 ± 13.8 (Median = 43) years; 67 (81,7%) were female, and 15 (18.3%) were male. …”
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Unexpected Impact of COVID-19 Lockdown on the Air Quality in the Metro Atlanta, USA Using Ground-based and Satellite Observations by Guanyu Huang, Reyla Ponder, Amber Bond, Hailey Brim, Akua Temeng, Aaron R. Naeger, Lei Zhu

“…Ground ozone and PM2.5 have decreased 15.7% and ~5%, respectively. This slight air quality improvement is primarily caused by the reduced human activities, as COVID-19 lockdowns have reduced ~50% human activities, measured by traffic volume. …”
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Ultrasonographic Assessment of Uterine Measurements and Endometrial Thickness Among Healthy Saudi Females Sample by Hassan MG, Alnafa HM, Alsofyan N, Alsulimi RS, Alsllal S, Abaalkhail NA, Alzurayr M, Alamr H, Elmahdi TS, Aldahes AS, Wanasi M, Hawesa H

“…Data analysis was conducted using SPSS version 26, utilizing descriptive statistics, one-way ANOVA, correlation, and regression analysis.Results: Endometrial thickness and layers showed significant variations (p< 0.001) across menstrual phases (early proliferative: 0.59 ± 0.21 cm, late proliferative: 0.77 ± 0.24 cm, secretory: 1.09 ± 0.40 cm, menstrual: 0.52 ± 0.35 cm). …”
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Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor Superfamily, Member 1B Haplotypes Increase or Decrease the Risk of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases in a New Zealand Caucasian Population by Lynnette R. Ferguson, Dug Yeo Han, Claudia Huebner, Ivonne Petermann, Murray L. Barclay, Richard B. Gearry, Alan McCulloch, Pieter S. Demmers

“…Carrying the rs3397 variant decreased the risk of penetrating CD (OR 0.62, 95% CI=0.40–0.95). Three marker haplotype analyses revealed highly significant differences between CD patients and control subjects (χ2=29.9, df=7, P=.0001) and UC cases and controls (χ2=46.3, df=7, P<.0001). …”
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Bir Kent Ölçeğinde 27 Mayıs Askeri Müdahalesi ve Basın: Mardin Örneği by Çağatay Benhür, Canan Sarıyar

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Acute Kidney Injury, Mild Cognitive Impairment, and Dementia: A Cohort Study of Patients from SPRINT by Kristen L. Nowak, Anna Ostrow, Ester S. Oh, Zhiying You, Michel Chonchol

“…In the fully adjusted model, AKI was positively associated with probable dementia (hazard ratio, 1.72; 95% CI, 1.07-2.75) and the composite outcome (1.43 [1.01-2.04]). …”
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Yield and Sensorial and Nutritional Quality of Strawberry (<i>Fragaria</i> × <i>ananassa</i> Duch.) Fruits from Plants Grown Under Different Amounts of Irrigation in Soilless Culti... by Davide Raffaelli, Rohullah Qaderi, Luca Mazzoni, Bruno Mezzetti, Franco Capocasa

“…Plants belonging to the Lauretta and AN15,07,53 cultivars maintained a 98% fruit yield when grown under WS1 conditions. …”
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Farklı Sosyo-Kültürel Yapılardan Gelmiş Evli Bireylerin Aile Değerleri ve Aile Bütünlük Duygusu Arasındaki İlişkinin İncelenmesi by Elif Şahin

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