Exploring the Association Between Gastroesophageal Reflux and Temporomandibular Joint Disorder in European Populations: A Bidirectional Mendelian Randomization Analysis by Renjie Gu, Liangqiong Chen, Minhui Hua, Huangtai Miao, Yongwei Qin

“…Introduction and aims: Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and temporomandibular joint disorder (TMD) are relatively common conditions with a potential causal relationship. This study aims to investigate the possible causal relationship between GERD and TMD through bidirectional Mendelian randomization analysis. …”
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Associations among immunophenotype, plasma metabolites, and benign prostatic hyperplasia: a mediation Mendelian randomization study by FAN Jiuming, ZHAO Yiqiao, JIA Haichang, WANG Tiankun, HAN Yutong, QIN Zihao, CHEN Ping, ZENG Xiantao

“…Objective To explore the potential causal relationship between immune cells, plasma metabolites and benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and the mediating role of plasma metabolism by using the mediated Mendelian randomization (MR) method. …”
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Pesticide upsurge, cross-contamination and biodiversity: case studies from the Caribbean Coast Human-Environment Observatory by Hervé, Vincent, Sabatier, Pierre, Lambourdière, Josie, Raymond, Richard, Foulquier, Eric, Le Berre, Iwan, Lopez, Pascal Jean

“…We present here results that show the multiple causalities, causal asymmetries, and equifinality of environmental pollution related to chlordecone, glyphosate, arsenic and Sargassum and highlight the need to bring further knowledge and awareness to the local populations on these concerns.…”
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Early-life gut mycobiome core species modulate metabolic health in mice by Mackenzie W. Gutierrez, Erik van Tilburg Bernardes, Ellen Ren, Kristen N. Kalbfleisch, Madeline Day, Ewandson Luiz Lameu, Thaís Glatthardt, Emily M. Mercer, Sunita Sharma, Hong Zhang, Ali Al-Azawy, Faye Chleilat, Simon A. Hirota, Raylene A. Reimer, Marie-Claire Arrieta

“…Abstract The gut microbiome causally contributes to obesity; however, the role of fungi remains understudied. …”
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COUNTERFACTUALS IN HISTORIOGRAPHY by Zenonas Norkus

“…The conviction of some historians that the counterfactuals are essentially forbidden in the scientific historiography is critised on the ground that counterfactuals are implied by the causal statements and statements of the relative causal importance. …”
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Analysis of the relationship between environmental particulate matter exposure and congenital diseases, as well as the epidemiological trends and burden of impact on newborns by Mulati Julaiti, Dilixiati Wubuli, Tingting Cui, Nadire Nijiati, Pengfei Huang, Bowen Hu

“…This study investigates the causal relationship between environmental particulate and congenital diseases in newborns, using a Mendelian randomization approach with GWAS data. …”
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Epistemological Format ofPedagogical Science and Evidence-based Pedagogy by A. V. Korzhuev, N. N. Antonova

“…The problems related to pedagogical theory constructing are identi­fied including incompleteness of abductive model, insufficient evidence of all types of pedagogical argumentation and causal interpretation, and lack of clarity of the category “measure”.…”
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NEWCOMBO PROBLEMA IR AMERIKIETIŠKAS KLAUSIMAS by Zenonas Norkus

“…Keywords: Newcomb's problem, American question argument, evidential and causal decision theory. …”
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NEWCOMBO PROBLEMA IR AMERIKIETIŠKAS KLAUSIMAS by Zenonas Norkus

“…Keywords: Newcomb's problem, American question argument, evidential and causal decision theory. …”
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COUNTERFACTUALS IN HISTORIOGRAPHY by Zenonas Norkus

“…The conviction of some historians that the counterfactuals are essentially forbidden in the scientific historiography is critised on the ground that counterfactuals are implied by the causal statements and statements of the relative causal importance. …”
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Integrative analyses of mendelian randomization and bioinformatics reveal casual relationship and genetic links between COVID-19 and knee osteoarthritis by Xiao Zheng, Jinhao Li, Qinfeng Ma, Jianping Gong, Jianbo Pan

“…Methods Our investigation focused on exploring the potential causal relationship between COVID-19, acute upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) and KOA utilizing a bidirectional MR approach. …”
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Association of genetically proxied cancer-targeted drugs with cardiovascular diseases through Mendelian randomization analysis by Chuchun Fang, Xuewei Liu, Chen Yu, Songlin Li, Xueying Liu, Shifeng Qiu, Hongbin Liang, Caiwen Ou, Jiancheng Xiu

“…Nevertheless, only VEGFA expression and stroke shared a causal variant (93.6%), whereas FGFR1, MAP2K2, and FLT1 did not share causal variants with corresponding cardiovascular diseases in the colocalization analysis. …”
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The effect of cheese intake on osteoarthritis: a Mendelian randomization study by Song Wen, Zehan Huang, Bin Zhang, Yuqing Huang

“…Material and methods We performed a two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) investigation to evaluate the causal association between cheese intake and OA based on genome-wide association studies (GWAS). …”
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The relationship between interpersonal trust, family capital, and physical activity behavior among university students: a cross-lagged study by Bo Li, Ying He, Xielin Zhou

“…Physical activity behavior was a positive causal variable for family capital, while interpersonal trust was a positive causal variable for physical activity behavior. …”
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Erratum to: Quantum tasks in holography by Alex May

“…As one of the results in this article, I stated a connection between bulk causal structure and boundary entanglement in the AdS/CFT correspondence.…”
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Syphilis and Urogenital Diseases during Pregnancy and Developmental Defects of Enamel: A Brazilian Prenatal Cohort (BRISA) by Elisa Miranda Costa, Judith Rafaelle Oliveira Pinho, Maria da Conceição Pereira Saraiva, Cecília Cláudia Costa Ribeiro, Claudia Maria Coêlho Alves, Erika Barbara Abreu Fonseca Thomaz

“…The effects were estimated by causal inference using a marginal structural model (Average Treatment Effect - ATE coefficients). …”
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Factores de riesgo de las enfermedades crónicas: algunos comentarios by Alfredo Darío Espinosa Brito

“…Ahora bien, decidir si un factor de riesgo es realmente causal o no, requiere de un juicio crítico basado en todas las evidencias posibles; por lo que muchos prefieren llamarlos mejor, marcadores de riesgo, pues en ocasiones, están señalando o apuntando, de una manera explícita o no, a los verdaderos agentes causales, que no siempre son reconocidos a primera vista, sobre todo, para aquellos no familiarizados adecuadamente con el problema en estudio.…”
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Reassessing the winner-loser gap in satisfaction with democracy. by Jean-François Daoust, Miroslav Nemčok, Philipp Broniecki, Peter J Loewen

“…This relationship is labelled as the "winner-loser gap," but we lack firm causal evidence of this gap. We provide a causal estimate of the effects of voting for a winning or losing party by leveraging data from surveys fielded before and after new government formations in three well established democracies (Netherlands, Norway and Iceland) were announced in contexts of very high uncertainty. …”
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Research on Behavior Model of Rumor Maker Based on System Dynamics by Xiaoqian Zhu, Fengming Liu

“…First, by refining the driving factors in disinformation behavior, we constructed causal diagram of disinformation behavior evolution; secondly, by means of causal diagram, we constructed stock-flow diagram for quantitative analysis; finally, simulation experiment was carried out by using Vensim Personal Learning Edition software (Vensim PLE). …”
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Sampling Guidelines and Recommendations for Submitting Samples for Diagnosing Laurel Wilt in Avocado Trees (Persea americana L.) by Jonathan Henry Crane, Romina Gazis, Jeff Wasielewski, Daniel Carrillo, Bruce Schaffer, Fredy Ballen, Edward A. Evans

“…A critical part of preventing and controlling plant diseases is determining the causal agent so that the appropriate management practices can be implemented to eradicate or contain the outbreak. …”
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