Association of pituitary neuroendocrine tumors and neurofibromatosis type 1: assessing causation versus coincidence. Case report by Mercedes Aguilar-Soto, Julia M. Zuarth-Vázquez, Laura Leyva-Figueroa, Karla Zarco-Ávila, Armando Gamboa-Domínguez, Aldo Eguiluz-Melendez, Laura C. Hernández-Ramírez

“…We also review the available data for and against a causal association between NF1 defects and pituitary tumors.MethodsOur patient was recruited via an ongoing prospective study of individuals with neuroendocrine neoplasms. …”
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Cerebrospinal fluid β2-microglobulin promotes the tau pathology through microglia–astrocyte communication in Alzheimer's disease by Zehu Sheng, Lanyang Wang, Ming Chen, Fuxin Zhong, Shijing Wu, Shuyu Liang, Jiaqi Song, Lihua Chen, Yingxi Chen, Shiyu Chen, Weihua Yu, Yang Lü

“…Multiple linear regression, linear mixed effects models, and causal mediation analyses bootstrapped 10,000 iterations were used to investigate the underlying associations among β2M and CSF biomarkers at baseline and during a longitudinal visit. …”
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Determinants of anemia in school-going adolescents: a case study in Douala, Cameroon by Annick Suzanne Mbazoa Mbou, Godfroy Rostant Pokam Djoko, Alice Ketchaji, Sali Aristide Dama, Florence Irita, Verance Carline Kegha Ngodem, Manuela Tchinda Magne, Alex Kevin Tako Djimefo, Joelle Laure Sobngwi

“…Finally, longitudinal studies and intervention-based research are needed to better understand the causal mechanisms of adolescent anemia in this context.…”
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A latent class assessment of healthcare access factors and disparities in breast cancer care timeliness. by Matthew R Dunn, Didong Li, Marc A Emerson, Caroline A Thompson, Hazel B Nichols, Sarah C Van Alsten, Mya L Roberson, Stephanie B Wheeler, Lisa A Carey, Terry Hyslop, Jennifer Elston Lafata, Melissa A Troester

“…The main limitations of this work were inability to make inferences about causal effects of individual variables that formed the latent classes, reliance on self-reported socioeconomic and healthcare history information, and generalizability outside of North Carolina, United States of America.…”
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Mendelian randomization analysis of plasma proteins reveals potential novel tumor markers for gastric cancer by Wenhai Fan, Zhenjiang Wu, Shenghao Xu, Zhiheng Liu, Yiming Huang, Pan Wang

“…Abstract This study aimed to elucidate the potential causal relationship between 4,907 plasma proteins and the risk of gastric cancer using a two-sample Mendelian randomization approach. …”
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Analisis Komparatif Keamanan Aplikasi Pengelola Kata Sandi Berbayar Lastpass, 1Password, dan Keeper Berdasarkan ISO/IEC 25010 by Whisnu Yudha Aditama, Ira Rosianal Hikmah, Dimas Febriyan Priambodo

“…This research is a comparative causal research with three stages of research. The results of this study are the Keeper application is superior in implementing data corruption prevention and authentication policies required. …”
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Associations between Prospective Memory, Executive Function and Physical Activity in Schoolchildren by Anouk Irina Glättli, Markus Gerber, Sebastian Ludyga

“…Further research is needed to establish possible causal relationships. References Ball, B. H., Wiemers, E. …”
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Adherence to a digital therapeutic mediates the relationship between momentary self-regulation and health risk behaviors by Enzo G. Plaitano, Enzo G. Plaitano, Daniel McNeish, Sophia M. Bartels, Sophia M. Bartels, Kathleen Bell, Jesse Dallery, Michael Grabinski, Michaela Kiernan, Hannah A. Lavoie, Hannah A. Lavoie, Shea M. Lemley, Michael R. Lowe, David P. MacKinnon, Stephen A. Metcalf, Stephen A. Metcalf, Lisa Onken, Judith J. Prochaska, Cady Lauren Sand, Cady Lauren Sand, Emily A. Scherer, Luke E. Stoeckel, Haiyi Xie, Lisa A. Marsch

“…Self-regulation is one fundamental behavior change mechanism often incorporated within digital therapeutics as it varies momentarily across time and contexts and may play a causal role in improving these health behaviors. However, the role of momentary self-regulation in achieving behavior change has been infrequently examined. …”
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Associations of dietary choline intake and kidney function with hyperuricemia in Chinese children and adolescents: a cross-sectional studyResearch in context by Chengping Li, Jing Li, Zhiquan Diao, Lianhong Chen, Siwen Yu, Lianlong Yu, Qianrang Zhu, Xiaomei Dong, Yiya Liu, Tao Liu, Dan Liu

“…Further interventional studies are needed to establish causal relationships. Funding: This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (82003443, 42375180), the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province of China (2024A1515012088), and the Construction of High-level University of Guangdong (G624330422).…”
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Trends and Outcomes in Sarcomatoid Renal Cell Carcinoma: Analysis of the National Cancer Data Base by Luke L. Wang, Dhruv Puri, Cesare Saitta, Franklin Liu, Jonathan A. Afari, Margaret F. Meagher, Kevin Hakimi, Mimi V. Nguyen, Aastha Shah, Saeed Ghassemzadeh, James D. Murphy, Juan Javier-Desloges, Rana R. McKay, Ithaar H. Derweesh

“…Further studies on the causal mechanisms underpinning better survival after partial nephrectomy in localized disease and after cytoreductive surgery in metastatic disease are warranted. …”
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La dimensión educativa de los niños de familias bolivianas de la localidad de General Daniel Cerri by María Kraser, Cecilia Ockier

“…Aquí la decisión de desplazamiento de un espacio hacia otro, está inserta en un deseo esperado de obtener un salario mejor. A esta causal de traslado debemos agregarle situaciones preferenciales en cuanto a servicios de salud y educación que algunos países ofrecen en relación a otros estados de América Latina. …”
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Le secret de « Septembre » Dans La Mort de Danton de Büchner by Ilai Rowner

“…Vu de l’intérieur de son processus, l’événement est formé des composantes contingentes, nouvelles et imprévisibles dont les liens causals ne sont pas évidents. Et pourtant, l’existence même de l’événement dans la littérature doit être nécessaire. …”
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LA DIMENSIÓN EDUCATIVA DE LOS NIÑOS DE FAMILIAS BOLIVIANAS DE LA LOCALIDAD DE GENERAL DANIEL CERRI by María Kraser, Cecilia Ockier

“…Aquí la decisión de desplazamiento de un espacio hacia otro, está inserta en un deseo esperado de obtener un salario mejor. A esta causal de traslado debemos agregarle situaciones preferenciales en cuanto a servicios de salud y educación que algunos países ofrecen en relación a otros estados de América Latina. …”
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Home Sweet Home: A Program Report on Promoting the Uptake of Home Dialysis by Lucas James Churchill, Frances Reintjes, Robert Pauly, Nikhil Shah, Stephanie Thompson

“…Limitations: A more in-depth understanding of how the HSH program influenced decision-making for home dialysis could be attained from interviews and focus groups. No causal inferences can be made regarding the uptake of home therapies and HSH attendance. …”
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Acute phase responses in clinically healthy multiparous Holsteins with and without calcium dysregulation during the early postpartum period by J.A. Seminara, C.R. Seely, J.A.A. McArt

“…Our work supports the hypothesis that dyscalcemia and inflammatory activity are associated in dairy cows under naturally occurring postpartum conditions. Although the causal structure of this relationship remains unknown, improved understanding of inflammation and dyscalcemia may provide insight into mechanisms by which some cows experience maladaptation during the early postpartum period.…”
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A Model for Implementing New FinTechs in the Banking Industry (Peer-to-Peer Lending) by Hosein Mohammadi, Narges Mohammadalipour, Noroz Norollahzadeh, Ghanbar Abbaspour asfadan, Mahnaz Rabie

“…The results of the qualitative data analysis of the research were categorized as follows: In this regard, the extracted categories were categorized as follows: Causal conditions: organizational learning, system attitude, and information technology. …”
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Presenting the indigenous model of organizational self-leadership with an emphasis on training in non-governmental organizations by Sajad Ghoreishi, abbas abbaspour, Mostafa Niknami, Morteza Taheri

“…Model A model is a representation of a system using constituent factors and a pattern of causal relationships between factors. In other words, a model is a representation of realities in which systems continuously behave in different and sometimes complex ways due to the internal interaction of components with each other and their external interaction with the environment. …”
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Presenting Iran's new economic diplomacy model with an export approach for neighboring countries with an emphasis on cultural and media diplomacy capacities by sekhavat kheirkhah, sayed Ali Tabatabai Panah, Alireza Soltani, Hamid Reza Shirzad

“…The current research is "applicable" in terms of purpose, and "descriptive-correlative" and "causal-communicative" in terms of method, and the structural equation modeling method was used in the analysis of the results. …”
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Designing a Digital Branding Pattern in Healthy Agricultural Products by Abolghasem Mohammadnezhad Ali Zamini, Arezo Ahmadi danyali, Mahmoud Ahmadi Sharif

“…In the quantitative part of the research, the fuzzy Delphi technique was used to screen the obtained indicators, then the interpretive structural modeling method was used to identify the causal relationships between the main research articles. …”
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Spatiotemporal analysis of rainfall and temperature variability and trends for a mixed crop-livestock production system: its implications for developing adaptation strategies by Sintayehu Alemayehu, Daniel Olago, Opere Alfred, Tadesse Terefe Zeleke, Sintayehu W. Dejene

“…These methods are used to reveal the spatiotemporal variations and trends in climate variables. To understand the causal mechanisms behind these variations, the study correlates seasonal rainfall data with global SST and examines atmospheric pressure systems and wind vectors. …”
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