Long-term impact of COVID-19 pandemic on fear of COVID-19 and psychological distress among the general population in Japan: a longitudinal study by Hironori Yada, Ryo Odachi, Keiichiro Adachi

“…Furthermore, in a two-panel cross-lagged analysis to determine the causal relationship between fear of COVID-19 and psychological distress, fear of COVID-19 at T1 significantly predicted psychological distress at T2 (β=0.26, p<0.001). …”
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Multi-dimensional evidence from the UK Biobank shows the impact of diet and macronutrient intake on aging by Chen Zhu, Youfa Wang, Xiaosong Yang, Qiran Zhao, Wenyan Xu, Xiaolu Wang, Yanjun Liang, Qihui Chen, Shenggen Fan

“…Multivariable Mendelian Randomization (MVMR) was employed to explore causal links between macronutrient consumption and aging outcomes. …”
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A novel machine learning methodology for the systematic extraction of chronic kidney disease comorbidities from abstracts by Eszter Sághy, Mostafa Elsharkawy, Frank Moriarty, Sándor Kovács, István Wittmann, Antal Zemplényi, Antal Zemplényi

“…The reading of the ML-selected abstracts showed that some diseases have direct causal effect on CKD, while others, like schizophrenia, has indirect causal effect on CKD.InterpretationThese findings have the potential to guide future CKD investigations, by facilitating the inclusion of a broader array of comorbidities in CKD prognostic models. …”
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Caracterización de pacientes con traumatismos torácicos atendidos en el servicio de Cirugía General. Cienfuegos, 2019-2020 by Jorge Carlos Fariñas Molina, Jorge Ernesto González García, Beatriz Molina Ramírez, Dianelys Molina Macias

“…Las variables analizadas fueron: edad, sexo, comorbilidades, exámenes imagenológicos, agente causal, lesión torácica, tipo de tratamiento, tipo de traumatismo torácico y estado al egreso.…”
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Color Confinement, Hadron Dynamics, and Hadron Spectroscopy from Light-Front Holography and Superconformal Algebra by Stanley J. Brodsky

“…The QCD light-front Hamiltonian equation HLFΨ=M2Ψ derived from quantization at fixed LF time τ=t  +  z/c provides a causal, frame-independent method for computing hadron spectroscopy as well as dynamical observables such as structure functions, transverse momentum distributions, and distribution amplitudes. …”
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Visión actual del diagnóstico y manejo clínico restaurativo de lesiones por abfracción by Cristian Camilo Morales Lastre, Alejandro Navarro Royero, Angie Paola Sánchez Amaris, Carlos Alberto Gomez Lopez

“…Es crucial adoptar medidas complementarias para eliminar los agentes causales y garantizar la longevidad de las restauraciones. …”
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A two-sample bidirectional Mendelian randomization analysis between telomere length and hyperthyroidism by Shiben Zhu, Ziyu Hao, Qihang Chen, Xiaoliu Liu, Wenyan Wu, Fang Zhang

“…Reverse MR analysis suggested no causal association between TL and hyperthyroidism (p > 0.05). …”
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The insurance services market in Ukraine: Problems and determinants of development in the conditions of digitization of the economy by Аnzhela Nikolaieva

“…The article presents the results of a causal analysis, which made it possible to determine a set of measures by the regulator and insurance companies aimed at overcoming the main problems in this industry. …”
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A cross-lagged analysis of the relationship between marital quality and depression among the older adults: gender effects of socioeconomic status by Bi-Ji Fang, Kai-Seng Leong, Hong-Xiu Tan

“…In a contrasting manner, for the older adult men, the socioeconomic status played a moderating role in the effect of marital quality on depression (β = −0.05, p < 0.01), while for the older adult women, it did not exhibit a moderating effect (β = −0.01, p > 0.05).ConclusionThere exists a reciprocal causal nexus between the marital quality and depression among the older adults. …”
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Investigating the Effect of Seasonal Variation on Road Traffic Accident Occurance Along Selected Routes in Western Uganda. by Kwesiga, Ivan

“…It was concluded that there is no positive relationship between rainfall and Road traffic Accident but rather rainfall has a slight static significant on Accident Causalities due to weather changes and reduction of sight distance.…”
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The role of cognitive reserve and clinical symptoms in the association between genetic liability for educational attainment and functioning in first-episode psychosis: A mediation... by Derek Clougher, Àlex G. Segura, Maria F. Forte, Gisela Mezquida, Manuel J. Cuesta, Eduard Vieta, Silvia Amoretti, Antonio Lobo, Ana González-Pinto, Covadonga M. Díaz-Caneja, Alexandra Roldán, Giovanna Fico, Elena de la Serna, Daniel Bergé, Patricia Gassó, Natalia Rodriguez, Norma Verdolini, Alfonso Tortorella, Giulia Menculini, Marta Ribasés, Miguel Bernardo, Sergi Mas

“…The serial mediation model tested a causal chain of the three mediators: CR, NS, and PS. …”
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Genetic association of lipid and lipid-lowing drug targets with uterine fibroids by Mei Wu, Qiannan Lin, Siyu Li, Huiyan Wang, Wenbo Zhou

“…We aimed to determine the causal effects of lipids and lipid-lowering drugs on UFs using Mendelian randomization (MR). …”
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Etiología de la muerte regresiva por Phytophthora palmivoraen el cultivo de cacao (Theobroma cacao L.) by René Aguilar Anccota, Cinthia Carrasco Espinoza, Davies Arturo Morales Pizarro, FREDY FRANCO YOVERA ESPINOZA, Edgar Maldonado Duque

“…Los objetivos del presente estudio fueron describir la sintomatología, identificar el agente causal de la muerte regresiva y determinar su rango de hospedantes. …”
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Pratiques « innovantes », accidents du travail et charge mentale : résultats de l’enquête française « Conditions de travail 1998 » by Philippe Askenazy, Eve Caroli

“…It uses a unique French dataset drawn from the 1998 Working Conditions survey, which provides information on individual workers for the year 1998, including data relating to occupational injuries and indicators of mental strain. Using Rubin’s causal model, we show that, even after controlling for employee and job characteristics and correcting for sample selection bias, the workers involved in the new workplace practices still feel they suffer from greater mental strain and more occupational accidents than non-innovative workers.…”
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Dynamic Simulation of Low-Carbon Competitiveness from the Perspective of Circular Economy by Xing Li, Fuzhou Luo

“…In accordance with the requirements of the circular economy in Guangxi (of PRC) and the characteristics of the drivers of low-carbon competitiveness in the regional construction industry, a causal flowchart of influencing factors of the low-carbon competitiveness in the Guangxi construction industry is constructed, and a model based on system dynamics is established. …”
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DE LA UNANIMIDAD SENTIMENTAL A LA INTERACCIÓN DISCURSIVA: UNA INTERPRETACIÓN DE SOBRE LA NORMA DEL GUSTO DE DAVID HUME by Laura Quintana

“…Este artículo pretende mostrar que en su ensayo Sobre la norma del gusto David Hume va más allá de una explicación causal y de una fundamentación universalista del gusto, para sugerir una concepción contextual y dialógica del consenso en asuntos estéticos. …”
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Management of Powdery Mildew in Beans by Qingren Wang, Shouan Zhang, Teresa Olczyk

“… Powdery mildew is one of the most commonly occurring diseases on many types of beans. Although the causal organism rarely causes extensive damage, significant yield losses were reported in Columbia County when infection occurred in dry beans prior to flowering. …”
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La mobilité sur le campus Lyon Tech-la-Doua : approche systémique et scénarios en éco-mobilité by Philippe Terrier, Chantal Berdier, Mathieu Bouyer

“…This article presents the use of a systemic approach on LyonTech- La Doua campus to propose scenarios for reducing the negative impacts of transport. A causal diagram to understand the interrelationships between the subsystems that make up the mobility system is proposed. …”
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Sugarcane Ratoon Stunting by Philippe Rott, Sushma Sood, Jack C. Comstock, Robert A. Gilbert, Hardev S. Sandhu

“…This revised 3-page fact sheet describes the symptoms, causal agent, and prevention and control. Written by P. …”
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Did GRW Investment Grants Contribute to the Catching-up of East Germany? by Eva Dettmann, Matthias Brachert, Lutz Schneider, Mirko Titze

“…The article provides an overview of national and international causal analytical studies on the effects of investment grants. …”
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