Adult Presentation of Anomalous Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery with Severe Mitral Valve Regurgitation from Flail Posterior Leaflet by Digvijay D Nalawade, Prakyath Shetty, Anirudha Sadgir, Sanket Bari

“…The case underscores unusual association of ALCAPA in an adult age with acute severe MR secondary to flail PML due to CTR with a possible ischemic causal relationship.…”
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Rapid nongenomic estrogen signaling controls alcohol drinking behavior in mice by Lia J. Zallar, Jean K. Rivera-Irizarry, Peter U. Hamor, Irena Pigulevskiy, Ana-Sofia Rico Rozo, Hajar Mehanna, Dezhi Liu, Jacqueline P. Welday, Rebecca Bender, Joseph J. Asfouri, Olivia B. Levine, Mary Jane Skelly, Colleen K. Hadley, Kristopher M. Fecteau, Scottie Nelson, John Miller, Pasha Ghazal, Peter Bellotti, Ashna Singh, Lauren V. Hollmer, David W. Erikson, Jacob Geri, Kristen E. Pleil

“…Early alcohol drinking confers greater risk for alcohol use disorder in women than men, and binge alcohol drinking is correlated with high estrogen levels, but a causal role for estrogen in driving alcohol drinking has not been established. …”
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How to Enhance Product Quality, Ad Credibility, and Location on Purchase Decisions by Muhammad Idrus Khisamuddin, Rita Ambarwati, Dewi Komala Sari

“…The objective of this study is to assess the impact of Product Quality, Ad Credibility, and Location on Purchase Decisions about Starbucks Products. This research is causal research using quantitative methods. The study employed an incidental sampling technique, with a sample size of 96 respondents and a population size of up to 150 individuals. …”
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Human Metabolic Enzymes Deficiency: A Genetic Mutation Based Approach by Swati Chaturvedi, Ashok K. Singh, Amit K. Keshari, Siddhartha Maity, Srimanta Sarkar, Sudipta Saha

“…The MED related disorders cover widespread clinical presentations and can involve almost any organ system. To sum up the causal factors of almost all the MED-associated disorders, we decided to embark on a less traveled but nonetheless relevant direction, by focusing our attention on associated gene family products, regulation of their expression, genetic mutation, and mutation types. …”
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An intein-split transactivator for intersectional neural imaging and optogenetic manipulation by Hao-Shan Chen, Xiao-Long Zhang, Rong-Rong Yang, Guang-Ling Wang, Xin-Yue Zhu, Yuan-Fang Xu, Dan-Yang Wang, Na Zhang, Shou Qiu, Li-Jie Zhan, Zhi-Ming Shen, Xiao-Hong Xu, Gang Long, Chun Xu

“…Abstract The cell-type-specific recording and manipulation is instrumental to disentangle causal neural mechanisms in physiology and behavior and increasingly requires intersectional control; however, current approaches are largely limited by the number of intersectional features, incompatibility of common effectors and insufficient gene expression. …”
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Sobre la prudencia de la filosofía y la temeridad de las religiones según Schopenhauer. A propósito de los límites del lenguaje by Harol Villamil

“…Se examina primero la diferencia entre las religiones, que pretenden satisfacer la necesidad metafísica inherente al ser humano, y la filosofía de la ciencia, que aspira a develar relaciones causales entre fenómenos. Se muestra cómo el límite para los conceptos es el mundo de los fenómenos, de modo que expresar una realidad que lo sobrepasa exige una metáfora o una caracterización negativa. …”
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The influence of locus of control, responsibility and job knowledge on employees' organizational commitment at universitas Batam by Muhammad Tommy Arby Rumen, Chablullah Wibisono, Angelina Eleonora Rumengan

“…The research method used is a causal model survey with path analysis techniques. …”
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The impact of mathematical disposition and self-efficacy beliefs on secondary school students' mathematical literacy by Hanifah Nurhayati, Aan Hasanah, Dadan Dasari

“…This study employed a quantitative approach with a nonexperimental design and adopted a causal associative methodology. Data collection involved administering mathematical disposition and self-efficacy questionnaires, along with a mathematical literacy test, to 56 junior high school students. …”
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Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Hypoglycemia Symptoms Improved with Diet Modification by Monique Aucoin, Sukriti Bhardwaj

“…Observational evidence suggests that a relationship may exist between high glycemic index diets and the development of anxiety and depression symptoms; however, as no interventional studies assessing this relationship in a psychiatric population have been completed, the possibility of a causal link is unclear. AB is a 15-year-old female who presented with concerns of generalized anxiety disorder and hypoglycemia symptoms. …”
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Aldosteronism and Resistant Hypertension by Maria Czarina Acelajado, David A. Calhoun

“…Similar to PA, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is closely associated with RHTN, and a causal link between PA, OSA, and RHTN remains to be elucidated. …”
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Asymptomatic Deep Vein Thrombosis in a Patient with Major Depressive Disorder by Takuto Ishida, Takeshi Katagiri, Hiroyuki Uchida, Takefumi Suzuki, Koichiro Watanabe, Masaru Mimura

“…In light of the reported causal relationship between DVT and pulmonary embolism, screening for DVT can be of high clinical value in patients with psychiatric disorders, especially when their physical activity is highly compromised.…”
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Genetic predisposition to Behcet's disease mediated by a IL10RA enhancer polymorphism by Handan Tan, Zhenyu Zhong, Xiaojie Feng, Xiang Luo, Qingfeng Cao, Peizeng Yang

“…Conclusions: This study identified a single functional causal SNP, rs4936415, in the IL10RA super-enhancer, conferring BD susceptibility. …”
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Impaired pulmonary function increases the risk of gout: evidence from a large cohort study in the UK Biobank by Zijian Kang, Jianzheng Zhang, Chen Zhu, Ying Zhu, Hanlei Jiang, Qiang Tong, Sheng-Ming Dai

“…MR further revealed a potential causal effect of decreased pulmonary function on an increased risk of gout. …”
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Association between sex steroid hormones and α-klotho: Results from the NHANES 2013-2016 and Mendelian randomization study by Andong Guo, Pengcheng Chen, Jishuang Cao, Chenrui Wu, Sentai Ding

“…Purpose: This study aimed to explore the association and causal links between sex steroid hormones and the anti-aging protein α-Klotho, extending to investigate the mediation effects of potential mediators. …”
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Genetic Insights Into Lipid Traits and Lipid-Modifying Drug Targets in Pregnancy Complications: A Two-Sample Mendelian Randomization Study by Shao H, Xu C, Zhang C, Li L, Wu P, Chen Z, Guan R

“…Huijing Shao,1,* Chang Xu,2,* Caihong Zhang,2 Lirong Li,3 Pengfei Wu,4 Zixi Chen,5 Rui Guan2 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, Shanghai, 200433, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Traditional Chinese Gynecology, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, 100029, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shanghai Medical School, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200080, People’s Republic of China; 5Department of Laboratory Medicine, Putuo Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200062, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Rui Guan, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, No. 168 Changhai Road, Yangpu District, Shanghai, 200433, People’s Republic of China, Email cngreen785@163.comBackground: Dyslipidemia is linked to pregnancy complications, but its causal role remains uncertain. This two-sample Mendelian Randomization (MR) study investigated the causal relationship between lipid traits and pregnancy complications and evaluated the impact of lipid-modifying drug targets.Methods: Genetic instruments for lipid traits and targets for lipid-modifying drugs were obtained from the Global Lipids Genetics Consortium. …”
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Morphometrics and evolution: the challenge of crossing rugged phenotypic landscapes with straight paths by P. D. Polly

“…Geometric morphometrics is widely used to study underlying causal factors in phenotypic evolution and to reconstruct evolutionary history of phenotypes. …”
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About the Problems of Teaching History to Non-History Students by S. I. Kushnir, O. Yu. Yilchenko

“…The authors offer certain types of tasks that aim at achieving the goals of the competence approach, among them are the tasks on knowledge of historical facts, the ability to work with historical sources, but, most importantly - the ability to identify and formulate causal relationships, as well as to formulate and defend one's own position.…”
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Extended DEMATEL method with intuitionistic fuzzy information: A case of electric vehicles. by Qiwen Ye

“…The significance and categorization of factors are determined through intuitionistic fuzzy matrix operations. Additionally, a causal and effect diagram is constructed to elucidate the distinct roles of these factors. …”
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Biophysical aspects of mechanotransduction in cells and their physiological/biological implications in vocal fold vibration: a narrative review by Junseo Cha, Susan L. Thibeault

“…However, establishing a direct causal link between specific mechanical stimuli and therapeutic benefits is challenging due to the variability in voice therapy techniques. …”
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Contrastes regionales de la discriminación laboral hacia los jóvenes en México by Jorge E. Horbath Horbath

“…Las condiciones de los jóvenes en México distan de ser alentadoras, máxime en situación de crisis económica y su incidencia en los mercados de trabajo, donde una de las primeras causales de despido es la poca experiencia laboral. …”
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