Congenital malformations in children of epileptic pregnant women in the Cienfuegos province (2008-2018) by María Soledad Vilches León, Carmen Niurka Piña Loyola, Maylé Santos Solís, Vivian Rosa Vázquez Martínez, Cristóbal Jorge Torres González, Niurys Gonzales Cano

“…<br /><strong>Objective</strong>: to determine the risk factors associated with congenital malformations in children of epileptic pregnant women.…”
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Construction of a troublemaking risk assessment tool for patients with severe mental disorders in community of China by Shiming Li, Jieyun Yin, Queping Yang, Yingying Ji, Haohao Zhu, Qitao Yin

“…Methods 28,000 cases registered in the Jiangsu Provincial Severe Mental Disorder Management System from January 2017 to December 2019 were collected. The risk factors of troublemaking among patients with severe mental disorders in the community were analyzed through Logistic regression analysis, then the troublemaking risk assessment tool was established and verified. …”
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Construction Risk Assessment of Tunnel Crossing Goaf Based on Analytic Hierarchy Process‐Extension Theory Model by Chao Yuan, Lian‐xin Li, Xiao‐wei Su, Rong‐jie Du

“…To grasp the risk status of tunnel construction safety in coal mine goaf, we selected 11 risk factors as evaluation indicators on the basis of investigation and analysis of risk factors in a large number of engineering cases of tunnel crossing coal mine goaf. …”
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Can Obesity Prevalence Explain COVID-19 Indicators (Cases, Mortality, and Recovery)? A Comparative Study in OECD Countries by Yuval Arbel, Chaim Fialkoff, Amichai Kerner, Miryam Kerner

“…SARS-CoV-2 virus disease (COVID-19) is declared a global pandemic with multiple risk factors. Obesity is considered by several researchers as one of the serious risk factors for SARS-CoV-2 virus complications based on recent empirical studies. …”
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Female healthcare undergraduates' scientific readiness for raising breast cancer awareness in Syrian conservative community by Mohammed Alshafie, Anas Bitar, Mhd Basheer Alameer, Dima Alhomsi, Massa Alfawal, Maher Saifo

“…This study aims to compare the knowledge levels of breast cancer risk factors, signs, and symptoms among female students in healthcare faculties (medicine, dentistry, and pharmacy) at Damascus University to identify existing disparities. …”
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Predictors of recurrent febrile seizure in children aged from 6 months to 5 years: A cross-sectional study by Anand Muttath, Thomas Antony, Rati Santhakumar, Rose Xavier, Jassal Mathew

“…In addition, to develop a scoring system to predict recurrence after the first febrile seizure, and identify modifiable risk factors to mitigate recurrence risks. Methods: This cross-sectional study included children aged 6 months to 5 years with typical febrile seizures, seen as inpatients or outpatients of the Department of Pediatrics at a tertiary care teaching hospital. …”
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Epidemiology, Clinical Characteristics and Treatment Outcomes of Acinetobacter baumannii Infection at a Regional Hospital in Thailand by Sakulkonkij P, Bruminhent J

“…Understanding the risk factors for XDR A. baumannii infections could enhance colistin prescription prior to the antimicrobial susceptibility testing results.Keywords: Acinetobacter baumannii infection, multidrug-resistant pathogens, clinical outcomes, microbiological outcomes…”
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High sensitivity c-reactive protein and homocysteine in patients with ischemic cerebrovascular disease by Marisol Peña Sánchez, Cesarina Lisselotte Torres Vázquez, Melany Betancourt Loza, Alina González-Quevedo Monteagudo, Marianela Arteche Prior, María Caridad Menéndez Saiz

“…Demographic variables, clinical manifestations, time of evolution, etiology and infarction location, risk factors. High-sensitivity C-reactive protein (cardiovascular risk) and homocysteine were quantified.…”
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Neglected tropical diseases in Yemen: a systematic review of epidemiology and public health challenges by Ibrahim Ahmed Ahmed Alhothily, Rahmat Dapari, Nazri Che Dom

“…The review identified multiple risk factors, including poor sanitation, inadequate water quality, and urbanization, exacerbating NTD prevalence. …”
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Nomograms for Predicting High Hospitalization Costs and Prolonged Stay among Hospitalized Patients with pAECOPD by Nafeisa Dilixiati, Mengyu Lian, Ziliang Hou, Jie Song, Jingjing Yang, Ruiyan Lin, Jinxiang Wang

“…Furthermore, decreased total protein, pulmonary encephalopathy, reflux esophagitis, and RICU admissions were risk factors for predicting prolonged stays in pAECOPD patients. …”
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Anxiety and depression prevalence and associated factors in patients with knee osteoarthritis by Qizhen Feng, Qizhen Feng, Mingjie Weng, Xi Yang, Min Zhang

“…Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that lower BMI, QOL, and utilization of social support scores are risk factors for anxiety and depression in KOA patients (P&lt;0.05). …”
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Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Epidemiology of and its Complications by Julio Armando Sánchez Delgado, Nailé Edita Sánchez Lara

“…The analyzed variables were: sex and age, risk factors, associated diseases and complications of the disease. …”
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Serum Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 and Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor (MIF) Are Increased in Young Healthy Nonobese Subjects with Positive Family History of Type 2 Diabetes by Agnieszka Nikołajuk, Natalia Matulewicz, Magdalena Stefanowicz, Monika Karczewska-Kupczewska

“…Insulin resistance increases the risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) even in the absence of classic risk factors, such as hyperglycemia, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and obesity. …”
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Fungal Infections in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Comprehensive Narrative Review by Maria Mazzitelli, Federico Nalesso, Alberto Enrico Maraolo, Vincenzo Scaglione, Lucrezia Furian, Annamaria Cattelan

“…Fungal colonization, diabetes mellitus, chronic liver disease, malnutrition, and pre-existing lung conditions should all be acknowledged as possible predisposing risk factors. The mortality rate can vary from 25 to 50% and according to different settings and the types of FIs. …”
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Performance of a Point-of-Care Test Kit (Anigen Rapid^®) to Diagnose Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV) Infection in Domestic Cats Using Saliva Instead of Blood in Austr... by Jennifer Green, Adele Scannell, Evelyn Hall, Mark E. Westman

“…The two significant cat risk factors for FIV infection were sex (male) and health status (sick). …”
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Physical Activity and Gallstone Disease by I. N. Grigor’eva, T. E. Notova, T. I. Romanova

“…A low PA level is one of the four major risk factors for chronic non-infectiuos diseases. The frequency of low PA in men and women of the Russian Federation (according to the medical examination in 2016) is 19 %. …”
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Lifetime risks of kidney donation: a medical decision analysis by Bryce A Kiberd, Karthik K Tennankore

“…The study identifies the potential importance of following donors and treating risk factors aggressively to prevent ESRD and to improve donor survival.…”
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Persistent Chronic Periprosthetic Joint Infection Treated with Three-Stage Revision Hip Arthroplasty: A Case Report by Nurul Ramadian, Jifaldi Afrian Maharaja Dinda Sedar

“…The infecting bacteria is one of the major risk factors, and therefore appropriate antibiotic is important. …”
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Women’s empowerment as a determinant of neonatal mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa: a narrative review focused on Nigeria by Joel-Medewase Victor Idowu, Wada Zechariah Ojima, Sayomi Bukola Adetutu, Adetoye Mayowa Mary, Ashaolu Joseph Oluwakayode, Olowolafe Tubosun Alex

“…Information about trends, risk factors, and prevalent lapses was obtained from literature from renowned databases like PubMed, Scopus, and Google Scholar, and grey literature consisting of reports from relevant governmental and non-governmental organizations. …”
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Seroepidemiological Study of Human Toxoplasmosis in Females in Ardabil City, 2019-2020 by Roya Houshmandi Khaneghahi, Shahram Habibzadeh, Farhad Pourfarzi, Behnam Mohammadi Ghalehbin

“…Since the awareness of the prevalence of toxoplasmosis in different population groups and geographical areas and the risk factors involved in it, is one of the most important indicators which can be estimated the risk of infection in any society, this study aims to know the extent of prevalence of anti-toxoplasma antibody in  serum and some risk factors related to it in females in Ardabil city. …”
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