Abdomen agudo por peritonitis tuberculosa. Presentación de un caso by Abraham Reyes Pérez, Remberto González Delis, Javier Cruz Rodríguez

“…Es producida por diferentes tipos de <em>mycobacterium</em>, siendo el agente causal más frecuente en el ser humano el <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em>. …”
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Study of the Leading Causes of Death in Guanajay in the year 2013 by Jorge Julian Sánchez Fernández, Ana Lilia Cabrera Menéndez, Ailed Pérez Pi, José Carlos Merino Concepción

“…<p><strong>Background:</strong> a change in the leading causes of death has been observed in the municipality of Guanajay, Artemisa province, in recent years. The causal structure, considering the ten leading causes of death, has changed compared to previous years. …”
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The effect of future time perspective, emotional intelligence and peer support on career maturity in students by Henie Kurniawati

“…The type of quantitative research used in this research is causal comparative research. The sample of this research were 110 students of Professor Kiai Haji Saifuddin Zuhri State Islamic University Purwokerto taken using convenience sampling technique. …”
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Perfectionism and compulsive exercise: a systematic review and preliminary meta-analysis by Elizabeth Bills, Shannon R. Muir, Rose Stackpole, Sarah J. Egan

“…Limitations included the low number of available studies, the inclusion of only one clinical sample, and predominately cross-sectional studies which precluded causal inference. Conclusion Higher perfectionism was associated with higher compulsive exercise. …”
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Organizational innovation and creativity perception of public sports organization employees in Turkey by Nuh Osman Yildiz

“…The study was designed according to the correlational survey model and causal-comparative research in quantitative research methods. …”
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An investigation on brand hate: understanding negative psychology of consumers in the service sector by Muhammad Alam, Saman Attiq

“…This research study follows a causal research design. The target population of the study was all food consumers of Pakistani, who had experienced any food brand in the last 06 months and had extremely negative feelings about that brand. …”
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Early changes in microRNA expression in Arabidopsis plants infected with the fungal pathogen Fusarium graminearum. by Savio S Ferreira, Suman Pandey, Jesseca Hemminger, Serdar Bozdag, Mauricio S Antunes

“…By examining if the miRNAs in this catalog have causal roles in plant infection response, a unique path toward development of plants with increased resistance to fungal pathogens can be developed.…”
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The Effect of Business Strategy on Company Performance with Emphasis on Management Ability by Seyed Hesam Vagfi, Zohre Nilofari

“…This research is applied in terms of purpose and the methodology of correlation, which is causal (post-event).Methodology: The study's statistical population consists of companies listed on the Tehran Stock Exchange, using the systematic elimination sampling method. …”
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Skills for Collecting Research Data, Analytical Skills, and Lecturer Job Effectiveness at Nigerian Universities. by Oluwafemi, Ebenezer Jegede, Otu, Bernard D.

“…Literature review was both empirical and theoretical. The design used was causal comparative (Ex-Post-Facto). Two null hypotheses formulated to direct the investigation. …”
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Customer Loyalty and Firm Performance: An In-depth Analysis of the Edible Oils Manufacturing Firms. by Mwazuna, Alice Ngele, Tibbs, Charles Yugi, Museve, Elijah, Asiimwe, Judith Bijurenda

“…The constructs of customer loyalty included: repurchase, positive word of mouth, recommendations, and commitment to the brand while firm performance was measured using sales volume. The study adopted a causal research design and was underpinned by the customer loyalty business model. …”
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The impact of land transfer on food security: the mediating role of environmental regulation and green technology innovation by Ming Xu, Ming Xu, Zhaoyang Lu, Xinyue Wang, Guangwei Hou

“…In this context, the study of the impact of land transfer (TF) on food security (FS) provides a new perspective for land resource optimization.MethodsBased on the empirical data of 30 provinces and regions in China from 2010 to 2022, this paper used the two-way fixed effect model to explore the causal relationship and the intermediary relationship between the two. …”
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What do we mean when we talk about socioeconomic status? Implications for measurement, mechanisms and interventions from a critical review on adolescent mental health by Aaron Reeves, Lucy Bowes, Mirela Zaneva, Tsvetomira Dumbalska

“…The wide range of distinct measures used to represent SES, coupled with insufficient reporting, likely hampers our understanding of which underlying factors truly drive observed effects and impedes the establishment of causal relationships. This, in turn, makes the path to effective health interventions more challenging.…”
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Inhibiting C-Reactive Protein for the Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease: Promising Evidence from Rodent Models by Alexander J. Szalai, Mark A. McCrory, Dongqi Xing, Fadi G. Hage, Andrew Miller, Suzanne Oparil, Yiu-Fai Chen, Michelle Mazzone, Richard Early, Scott P. Henry, Thomas A. Zanardi, Mark J. Graham, Rosanne M. Crooke

“…Raised blood C-reactive protein (CRP) level is a predictor of cardiovascular events, but whether blood CRP is causal in the disease process is unknown. The latter would best be defined by pharmacological inhibition of the protein in the context of a randomized case-control study. …”
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Does Internet use help to achieve sustainable food consumption? Evidence from rural China by Jian Liu, Yanjun Ren, Yu Hong, Thomas Glauben, Qiang Li

“…Using longitudinal data from the China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS), this study seeks to better understand the causal effect of Internet use on sustainable food consumption measured by food carbon and food water footprints and shed light on its underlying channels. …”
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The Role of the Liver in the Pathophysiology of PCOS: A Literature Review by Abrar Alhermi, Heather Perks, Varsha Nigi, Noor Altahoo, Stephen L. Atkin, Alexandra E. Butler

“…Several previous studies have shown a causal association between PCOS and hepatic disorders, such as chronic liver disease (CLD) and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), where PCOS was identified as contributing to the hepatic features. …”
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Scenario Based Municipal Wastewater Estimation: Development and Application of a Dynamic Simulation Model by Yong Zhang, Tingsheng Zhao, Aijiao Zhou, Zhengzhu Zhang, Wen Liu

“…This paper develops causal loop diagrams and a system dynamics model for estimation of wastewater quantity changes as a function of future socioeconomic development and the municipal water environment of the city under the influence of several key factors. …”
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Potential radiosensitive germline biomarkers in the testes of wild mice after the Fukushima accident by Syun Tokita, Ryo Nakayama, Yohei Fujishima, Valerie Swee Ting Goh, Donovan Anderson, Ippei Uemura, Hikari Ikema, Jin Shibata, Yoh Kinoshita, Yoshinaka Shimizu, Hisashi Shinoda, Jun Goto, Maria Grazia Palmerini, Abdulla Mohamed Hatha, Takashi Satoh, Akifumi Nakata, Manabu Fukumoto, Tomisato Miura, Hideaki Yamashiro

“…While differences in gene expression were observed, these do not imply any causal association between the identified biomarkers and chronic LDR exposure, as other factors such as the environment and developmental age may contribute. …”
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Analysis of Gene Expression in Human Dermal Fibroblasts Treated with Senescence-Modulating COX Inhibitors by Jeong A. Han, Jong-Il Kim

“…In contrast, celecoxib, another COX-2–selective inhibitor, and aspirin, a non-selective COX inhibitor, accelerated the senescence and aging. To figure out causal factors for the senescence-modulating effect of the inhibitors, we here performed cDNA microarray experiment and subsequent Gene Set Enrichment Analysis. …”
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Role of Thyroid Hormone in Neurodegenerative Disorders of Older People by Arshag D. Mooradian, Michael J. Haas

“…The effect of THRP on cell viability is not modulated by c-Abl tyrosine kinase. The causal relationship between specific biochemical perturbations in cerebral tissue and thyroid dysfunction remains to be elucidated.…”
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Association between Levels of IgA Antibodies to Tissue Transglutaminase and Gliadin-Related Nonapeptides in Dermatitis Herpetiformis by Justyna Gornowicz-Porowska, Monika Bowszyc-Dmochowska, Agnieszka Seraszek-Jaros, Elżbieta Kaczmarek, Marian Dmochowski

“…It seems that IgA autoantibodies to tTG and npG in the IgA/neutrophil-mediated DH are produced in the coordinated way implying their causal relationship.…”
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