Vascular Access Type and Survival Outcomes in Hemodialysis Patients: A Seven-Year Cohort Study by Jesús Venegas-Ramírez, Gustavo A. Hernández-Fuentes, Claudia S. Palomares, Janet Diaz-Martinez, Joel I. Navarro-Cuellar, Patricia Calvo-Soto, Carlos Duran, Rosa Tapia-Vargas, Ana C. Espíritu-Mojarro, Alejandro Figueroa-Gutiérrez, José Guzmán-Esquivel, Daniel Antonio-Flores, Carmen Meza-Robles, Iván Delgado-Enciso

“…Despite strong recommendations favoring AVF, gaps in AVF utilization remain, influenced by clinical, demographic, and systemic factors. This study is the first to analyze survival outcomes associated with different dialysis vascular access types, adjusting for key clinical, demographic variables, and other comorbidities over extended periods. …”
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Impact of ventilatory and laboratory parameter trajectories on short-term survival in acute respiratory distress syndrome patients: a retrospective study using joint models by Lars Heubner, Paul Leon Petrick, Evelyn Trips, Andreas Güldner, Maximillian Ragaller, Martin Mirus, Martin Scharffenberg, Axel Rand, Oliver Tiebel, Thea Koch, Peter Markus Spieth

“…Abstract Background Clinical research is based on the parameters at defined time points, such as admission, diagnosis or discharge, for the purpose of risk factor analysis in relation to outcome. However, these parameters are collected with greater frequency in clinical practice. …”
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Impact of Subjective and Objective Green Space Characteristics on Mental Health Benefits: An Explainable Machine Learning Approach by Ke LI, Yipei MAO, Yongjun LI

“…Specifically, perceived attractiveness is the most important contributing factor, followed by perceived greenness and perceived noise. …”
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The association of pesticide exposure on anthropometric parameters among under-five children in Magelang Regency, Central Java Province, Indonesia: a cross-sectional study by Sani Rachman Soleman, Fresti Oktanindi, Shofiati Ashfia, Emi Azmi Choironi, Muhammad Fathi Banna Al Faruqi, Desvialin Ulfa Talitha, Afifah Az Zahra, Syifa Nurul Asma

“…Introduction: As endocrine disruptor chemicals, pesticides pose hormone-associated diseases, such as growth and developmental pathologies, in children through IGF-1 modulators. This study aims to analyze pesticide exposure on anthropometry status in under-five children and related factors that contribute to them. …”
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The temporal change of heat exposure and adaptation capacity in Chinese adults from 1994 to 2023 by Xiaohui Ji, Haomin Tan, Shaoli Huang, Zhongguo Huang, Jianxiong Hu, Jianxiong Hu, Guanhao He, Fengrui Jing, Ziqiang Lin, Mengen Guo, Tao Liu, Wenjun Ma, Wenjun Ma

“…Multivariate logistic regression model was used to analyze the risk factors of air conditioner ownership.ResultsMost respondents (94.6%) thought ambient temperature had been increasing, and 57.0% people thought climate change impacted their health. …”
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IMPORTANCE OF THE LEPTIN/GRELIN RATIO AS A BIOMARKER IN DIETARY INDUCED HYPERLIPIDEMIA IN FEMALE C57Black/6 MICE by N. A. Riger, V. S. Evstratova, S. A. Apryatin, I. V. Gmoshinskiy, R. A. Khanferyan

“…Leptin and ghrelin are the most important factors involved in regulation of the metabolic processes. …”
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Coronary calcium associated with changes in instrumental and humoral markers of sympathetic activity in patients with non-obstructive coronary atherosclerosis by E. V. Grakova, K. V. Kopeva, A. N. Maltseva, A. S. Dasheeva, K. V. Zavadovsky, A. M. Gusakova, A. V. Svarovskaya, I. N. Vorozhtsova, E. L. Antsifirova, Yu. L. Shadrina

“…To study the associations between sequential factors of the 10-year coronary heart disease (CHD) risk index MESA, heart rate variability (HRV), molecular markers of sympathetic activity and the presence or absence of calcium in the coronary arteries (CA) in patients with non-occlusive coronary atherosclerosis.Materials and methods. …”
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Features of Development and Course of Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation Syndrome During Surgical Interventions in Children with Oncological Diseases by N. P. Leonov, V. V. Schukin, G. A. Novichkova, M. A. Maschan, F. I. Ataullakhanov, S. S. Yashin, A. M. Zeynalov, Е. A. Spiridonova

“…Demographic, clinical, and laboratory factors were compared between groups. The final model of multivariate logistic regression included signs that were before the development of DIC on the second day after the operation and were selected as a result of univariate analysis (P<0.05), had less than 10% missing data and were clinically plausible. …”
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Insights into the complex relationship between triglyceride glucose-waist height ratio index, mean arterial pressure, and cardiovascular disease: a nationwide prospective cohort st... by Jie Xu, Dihui Cai, Yuheng Jiao, Yingying Liao, Yinyin Shen, Yunli Shen, Wei Han

“…Abstract Background Both the triglyceride glucose-waist height ratio (TyG-WHtR) index and elevated arterial blood pressure are risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, it is uncertain whether the TyG-WHtR index can increase the risk of CVD by influencing arterial blood pressure, and the extent to which the TyG-WHtR index may mediate the association between arterial blood pressure and CVD. …”
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Analysis on the prevalence and temporal trends of adverse birth outcomes among neonates in Shanghai from 2010 to 2023 by Yongfa Qin, Jia Zhao, Yiyuan Li, Jing Chen, Yin Dai, Hui Li, Tao Zhang, Zhe Sun, Ying Lu, Xue Han

“…BackgroundPrevious research has focused on the risk factors of adverse birth outcomes and its short-term and long-term consequences. …”
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Predictors of uveitic macular edema and functional prognostic outcomes: real-life data from the international AIDA Network uveitis registry by Jurgen Sota, Germán Mejía-Salgado, Silvana Guerriero, Gaafar Ragab, Gaafar Ragab, Stefania Costi, Maria Pia Paroli, Andrea Hinojosa-Azaola, Giuseppe Lopalco, Luciana Breda, Henrique Ayres Mayrink Giardini, Alex Fonollosa, Maria Sole Chimenti, Antonio Vitale, Carla Gaggiano, Blanca Aguilar-Barrera, Laura Daniela Rodríguez-Camelo, Guillermo Arturo Guaracha-Basañez, Mohamed Tharwat Hegazy, Mohamed Tharwat Hegazy, Rosanna Dammacco, Valeria Albano, Eduardo Martín-Nares, Santiago Espinosa-Lugo, Mahmoud Ghanema, Maria Morrone, Saverio La Bella, Rafael Alves Cordeiro, Francesco Carubbi, Alessandro Conforti, Piero Ruscitti, Ibrahim AlMaglouth, Rosaria Talarico, Stefano Gentileschi, Petros P. Sfikakis, Valeria Caggiano, Matteo Piga, Adele Civino, Francesca Ricci, Maissa Thabet, Marcello Govoni, Abdurrahman Tufan, Francesca Crisafulli, Jessica Sbalchiero, Sulaiman M. Al-Mayouf, Angela Mauro, Angela Mauro, Soad Hashad, Soad Hashad, Francesca Minoia, Alma Nunzia Olivieri, Samar Tharwat, Samar Tharwat, Maria Cristina Maggio, Abdelhfeez Moshrif, Gian Domenico Sebastiani, Daniela Opris-Belinski, Gülen Hatemi, Gülen Hatemi, Haner Direskeneli, Fatma Alibaz-Öner, Lampros Fotis, José Hernández-Rodríguez, Giovanni Conti, Piercarlo Sarzi Puttini, Ombretta Viapiana, Annarita Giardina, Patrizia Barone, Kalpana Babu, Rana Hussein Amin, Perla Ayumi Kawakami-Campos, Vishali Gupta, Annamaria Iagnocco, Ali Şahin, Antonella Insalaco, Andrés González-García, Ezgi Deniz Batu, Ester Carreño, Emanuela Del Giudice, Cecilia Beatrice Chighizola, Cecilia Beatrice Chighizola, Fabrizio Conti, Alberto Balistreri, Bruno Frediani, Luca Cantarini, Alejandra de-la-Torre, Claudia Fabiani

“…ObjectivesTo detect factors capable of predicting the development of macular edema (ME) throughout the disease course in patients affected by non-infectious uveitis (NIU).MethodsPredictive factors leading to the development of ME were analyzed through regression analysis. …”
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Stillbirth increase long-term health risks of diabetes, CVD, CVD mortality, and all-cause mortality by Yi Shen, JiaLyu Huang, Yan Chen, Yang Zhao, Zhaochen Sun, Ping Sun, Kaihong Zeng, Ping Shuai, Yuping Liu, Lei Yuan, Xiangzhi Li, Zhengwei Wan

“…These associations varied by socioeconomic and clinical factors. Given the observational design, these findings represent associations rather than causal relationships. …”
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Interplay between tumor mutation burden and the tumor microenvironment predicts the prognosis of pan-cancer anti-PD-1/PD-L1 therapy by Wuyuan Liao, Wuyuan Liao, Wuyuan Liao, Xinwei Zhou, Xinwei Zhou, Hansen Lin, Hansen Lin, Zihao Feng, Zihao Feng, Xinyan Chen, Yuhang Chen, Yuhang Chen, Minyu Chen, Minyu Chen, Mingjie Lin, Mingjie Lin, Gaosheng Yao, Gaosheng Yao, Jinwei Chen, Jinwei Chen, Haoqian Feng, Haoqian Feng, Yinghan Wang, Yinghan Wang, Zhiping Tan, Zhiping Tan, Youyan Tan, Jun Lu, Jun Lu, Pengju Li, Pengju Li, Jinhuan Wei, Jinhuan Wei, Li Luo, Li Luo, Liangmin Fu, Liangmin Fu, Liangmin Fu

“…However, its application is limited by several factors, including inconsistent predictive power across different tumor types and the lack of a clear relationship with overall survival (OS). …”
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Vertical distribution of bivalves fauna in the northwestern Tatar Strait (Japan Sea) by Р. A. Dulenina, A. A. Dulenin

“…General patterns of bivalves distribution by depth in the northwestern Tatar Strait (within Khabarovsk region) are analyzed on the data of 384 trawl, 573 drag, and 1177 diving stations during research surveys in 2003–2016 where the samples were collected with commonly accepted methods. …”
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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of people living in artisanal mining areas on water pollution in Siguiri, Guinea, 2023 by Aly Badara Toure, Aly Badara Toure, Mariama Sadjo Diallo, Mariama Sadjo Diallo, Sidikiba Sidibe, Sidikiba Sidibe, Salifou Talassone Bangoura, Salifou Talassone Bangoura, Fassou Mathias Grovogui, Fassou Mathias Grovogui, Fassou Mathias Grovogui, Maladho Diaby, Maladho Diaby, Mohamed Aly Bangoura, Yamoussa Youla, Mory Kourouma, Alexandre Delamou, Alexandre Delamou, Alexandre Delamou

“…Data were collected using a structured questionnaire that assessed knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to water pollution in artisanal mining areas. Logistic regression was used to analyze factors associated with KAP.ResultsThe survey included 501 respondents. …”
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Long-term behaviour of non-functioning pituitary microadenomas: experience from a tertiary care centre in Romania by Mădălina Elena Iftimie, Mădălina Elena Iftimie, Iulia Florentina Burcea, Iulia Florentina Burcea, Ramona Dobre, Ramona Dobre, Stella Pigni, Flavia Prodam, Cătălina Poiană, Cătălina Poiană

“…During follow-up, only 5 patients (1.3%) developed hypopituitarism after a median of 2 years (0.9-5.1), irrespective of tumor enlargement or other demographic and clinical factors.ConclusionMicro-NFPAs have an overall benign clinical course, with a high measuring variability in tumors smaller than 6 mm and hypopituitarism is a very rare occurrence. …”
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Hazard and Lag Effect of Compound Heat-Drought Events in Southeastern Coastal China under Climate Change Scenarios by An Aohua, Chen Jie, Gao Guoping

“…Spatial variability was shaped by factors such as distance from the coastline, availability of water resources, land use patterns, and human activities. …”
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Predicting the Likelihood of Operational Risk Occurrence in the Banking Industry Using Machine Learning Algorithms by Hamed Naderi, Mohammad Ali Rastegar Sorkhe, Bakhtiar Ostadi, Mehrdad Kargari

“…Crisanto and Perino (2017) identify cyber threats and cyber fraud as critical factors influencing operational risk capital estimation. …”
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Helicobacter pylori infection, anti-Helicobacter pylori treatment and risk of colorectal cancer and adenoma: an observational study and a meta-analysisResearch in context by Xue Li, Huan-Qing Tao, Ji-Er Zhao, Juan Zhu, Ling-Bin Du, Markus Gerhard, Wen-Qing Li

“…Methods: The observational study part included 3475 participants undergoing colonoscopy and H. pylori testing within the framework of a screening program in Zhejiang Province, China between March 8 and December 29, 2023. Logistic regression models were used to analyze the associations between H. pylori infection and the risk of colorectal cancer and adenoma. …”
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Relationship between prenatal anxiety, depression, pregnancy stress and their social determinants by Weicui Meng, Sufeila Shalayiding, Xiaoting Wang, Bahedana Sailike, Ting Jiang

“…It overcomes the limitation of traditional regression analysis, which only focuses on the association of a single variable, and can identify core nodes through indicators such as strength and expected influence, thus having unique advantages in analyzing the interactive relationships of complex psychological symptoms. …”
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