The association between stress-induced hyperglycemia ratio and cardiovascular events as well as all-cause mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease and diabetic nephropathy by Boning Cao, Zhendong Guo, Dan-Ting Li, Le-Ying Zhao, Zhen Wang, Ya-Bin Gao, Yao-Xian Wang

“…Abstract The stress hyperglycemia ratio (SHR) is an emerging biomarker used to assess blood glucose levels under acute stress conditions and has been linked to the incidence of adverse clinical outcomes. …”
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Association between stroke and fracture and the mediating role of depression: a cross-sectional study from NHANES 2017 to 2020 by Yuqin Dan, Xuewen Pei, Danghan Xu, Zhaoxi Liu, Yuqi Wang, Meng Yin, Li Li, Gongchang Yu, Gongchang Yu

“…Subgroup analysis revealed significant associations with gender, race, osteoporosis, and depression. Female stroke patients had a higher fracture rate (73.86% vs. 47.78%, p < 0.001), and those with post-stroke depression (29.67% vs. 13.16%, p < 0.001) or osteoporosis (33.33% vs. 15.81%, p < 0.05) were at increased risk of fractures. …”
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Addressing Shortcomings in Contingency Standards of Care by Alexander Quan

“…Hospital Planning for Contingency and Crisis Conditions: Crisis Standards of Care Lessons from COVID-19. …”
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Development of an Indicator for the Assessment of Damage Level in Rolling Element Bearings Based on Blind Deconvolution Methods by Marco Buzzoni, Elia Soave, Gianluca D’Elia, Emiliano Mucchi, Giorgio Dalpiaz

“…The monitoring of rolling element bearings through vibration-based condition indicators plays a crucial role in the modern machinery. …”
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Allan Boesak: innocence and the struggle for humanity by M. Cloete

“…I explore the validity of Boesak’s position from the perspective of his fundamental claim that the philosophy of Black Consciousness represents a legitimate framework for addressing the legacy of “innocence”, construed by him as an epistemic condition that refuses to engage with the historical “truth” of race thinking. …”
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Comparison of the factors that influence the pattern of procurement and usage of antithrombotic drugs by Mohamed Mansor Manan, Aswani Yanti Baharudin, Qi Ying Lean, Jagjit Singh Dhaliwal, Sachinjeet Kaur Sodhi Dhaliwal, Muhammad Junaid Farrukh, Ching Siang Tan, Long Chiau Ming

“…Still, additional information regarding patient’s status and concomitant disease condition is needed to establish the impact of utilization of antithrombotics fully. …”
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Prebreeding research of near-isogenic lines of spring bread wheat with a combination of translocations from Agropyron elongatum (Host.) Р.В. and Aegilops ventricosa Tausch. by S. N. Sibikeev, A. E. Druzhin

“…Dobrynya determines high resistance to leaf rust and stem rust race Ug99 + Lr24 (TTKST), being neutral with regard to agronomic performance indices.…”
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Barriers to health equity in the United States of America: can they be overcome? by Allen M. Chen

“…In 1948, the inaugural Constitution of the newly founded World Health Organization clearly stated that “the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is one of the fundamental rights of every human being without distinction of race, religion, political belief, economic or social condition.” …”
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Creating National Weights for a Patient-level Longitudinal Database by Onur Baser, Li Wang, Jon Maguire

“…**Results:** The following variables were used in the logistic regression: Age group, gender, race, location, income level and health status (Charlson Comorbidity Index scores and chronic condition diagnosis). …”
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Fault Diagnosis of Intershaft Bearings Using Fusion Information Exergy Distance Method by Jing Tian, Yanting Ai, Chengwei Fei, Ming Zhao, Fengling Zhang, Zhi Wang

“…As for rolling bearings, four faults and one normal condition are simulated on a birotor test rig to collect the AE signals, in which the four faults are inner ring fault, outer ring fault, rolling element fault, and inner race-rolling element coupling fault. …”
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Perioperative Risk: Short Review of Current Approach in Non Cardiac Surgery by Andreea Boghean, Cristian Guțu, Dorel Firescu

“…The preoperative cardiovascular risk is determined by the comorbidities, the clinical condition before the intervention, the urgency, duration or type. …”
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Painting a portrait: Analysis of national health survey data for cancer genetic counseling by Monica H. Stamp, Ora K. Gordon, Christopher P. Childers, Kimberly K. Childers

“…On bivariate analysis, there were significant differences in proportions undergoing genetic counseling by sex, race/ethnicity, insurance, citizenship, education, age, and cancer status (P < 0.01). …”
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Social determinants and follow-up care after emergency department discharge for traumatic intracranial hemorrhage by Meghan M. Dillan, Joseph Piktel, Adam Perzynski, Mary Jo Roach, Kristen K. Curtis, Yasir Tarabichi, Lance Wilson, Michael L. Kelly

“…Background: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a multifaceted condition associated with occupational, social, physical, cognitive, academic, and economic burdens. …”
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The impact of anticoagulant-related bleeding on quality of life: Development of a novel measure based on perspectives from older adults. by Anna L Parks, Stacey L Slager, Amy M Cizik, Margaret C Fang, Mark A Supiano, Patti P Katz, Daniel M Witt

“…We purposely sampled by age, sex, race/ethnicity, diagnosis, bleeding history and anticoagulant. …”
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Interdisciplinary Team Pilot to Reduce Time to Administration of Piperacillin/Tazobactam in the Emergency Department at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center by DiVittorio MM, Fisher T, Steadman B, Cone B, Elfessi Z

“…The two groups were similar in age, sex, and African-American race. There was a statistically significant reduction in the average time from EM pharmacist verification to nurse administration when comparing the groups (46.5± 49.8 vs 30.6± 28.7 minutes, p=0.004). …”
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Social vulnerability and genetic service utilization among unaffected BRIDGE trial patients with inherited cancer susceptibility by Jemar R. Bather, Melody S. Goodman, Adrian Harris, Guilherme Del Fiol, Rachel Hess, David W. Wetter, Daniel Chavez-Yenter, Lingzi Zhong, Lauren Kaiser-Jackson, Rachelle Chambers, Richard Bradshaw, Wendy Kohlmann, Sarah Colonna, Whitney Espinel, Rachel Monahan, Saundra S. Buys, Ophira Ginsburg, Kensaku Kawamoto, Kimberly A. Kaphingst, on behalf of the BRIDGE research team

“…We tested whether intervention condition (i.e., chatbot vs. SOC) moderated the association of social vulnerability with genetic service utilization. …”
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Within Satisfaction and Distress: Characterizing the First Cultural Transition of Young Talented Cameroonian Footballers by Boris Tachom Waffo, Denis Hauw

“…MHI were characterized by players’ psychological distress and inability to understand that condition, and inability of the club leading team to understand what they were going through. …”
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