The impact of energy prices on electric vehicle adoption: From a perspective of consumer expectations by Xiaolei Zhao, Xuemei Li, Anqi Wang, Jianjun Fang

“…Methodologically, this approach allows for precise estimation of the causal effects of energy prices while controlling for potential confounding factors. …”
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Induction of MAP Kinase Homologues during Growth and Morphogenetic Development of Karnal Bunt (Tilletia indica) under the Influence of Host Factor(s) from Wheat Spikes by Atul K. Gupta, J. M. Seneviratne, G. K. Joshi, Anil Kumar

“…In order to determine the roles of such regulatory genes in Tilletia indica, the causal pathogen of Karnal bunt (KB) of wheat, semi-quantitative and quantitative RT-PCR was carried out to isolate and determine the expression of MAP kinase homologues during fungal growth and development under in vitro culture. …”
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Cross-sectional study on the association between neutrophil-percentage-to-albumin ratio (NPAR) and prevalence of stroke among US adults: NHANES 1999–2018 by Chenglin Ye, Yong Mo, Tiansheng Su, Guangxiang Huang, Jiachao Lu, Shuling Tang, Qianrong Huang, Qiuyun Li, Qian Jiang, Fangzhou Guo, Pinghua Wu, Guozhong Zhang, Jun Yan

“…However, further studies are needed to clarify the underlying mechanisms and establish a direct causal link.…”
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Collapsing glomerulopathy associated with parvovirus B19 and systemic lupus erythematosus in a patient with APOL1 high-risk variant for nephropathy by Thaíza Passaglia Bernardes, Thalita Alvarenga Ferradosa Paula, Gabriel Teixeira Montezuma Sales, Patrícia Varela Calais, Renato Demarchi Foresto, Luiz Antonio Moura, Marcelino de Souza Durão Junior, João Bosco Pesquero, Gianna Mastroianni Kirsztajn

“…It is not clear whether SLE had a causal relationship with glomerular disease or was a concurrent cause. …”
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The interface of depression and diabetes: treatment considerations by Giuseppe Fanelli, Emanuel Raschi, Gaye Hafez, Silke Matura, Carmen Schiweck, Elisabetta Poluzzi, Carlotta Lunghi

“…Future directions for research include longitudinal studies in diverse populations to further elucidate causal relationships and the exploration of novel therapeutic targets, as well as the effectiveness of healthcare models aimed at preventing the onset of one condition in individuals diagnosed with the other.…”
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Fingolimod and risk of skin cancer among individuals with multiple sclerosis: a population-based cohort study protocol by Lisa Kuramoto, Larry D Lynd, Amir Khakban, Jacquelyn J Cragg, Anthony Traboulsee, Jiwon Oh, Analisa Jia, Weng Sut Sio, M A De Vera, Jonathan Loree, Roger Tam

“…Introduction Long-term population-based safety studies, applying advanced causal inference techniques, including an active comparator with new-user design, are needed to investigate skin cancer outcomes among individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS) treated with fingolimod. …”
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PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY OF CONDYLOMATA ACUMINATE by V. N. Galkin, A. V. Molochkov, V. A. Molochkov, S. V. Korenev, T. E. Sukhova, Zh. S. Kuntcevich, Yu. S. Romanko

“…Reliably established a causal role of human papillomavirus in the formation of condylomata acuminate. …”
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Presenting the entrepreneurial school model in Iran by tayebeh shahrostambeig, esmat Masoudi Nadushan, zahra taleb

“…The resulting paradigm model was formed based on the central phenomenon (entrepreneurial competence) affected by causal conditions, background conditions and intervening variables along with action and reaction strategies and the consequences of creating entrepreneurial schools in the secondary level. …”
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Developing Artificial Intelligence-Powered Monetary Policy Communication Indicators for Macroeconomic Inquiries in Ghana by Francis Mawuli Abude, Jones Odei-Mensah, Eric Schaling

“…The newly developed time series-based indicators demonstrate Granger causal relationships with key macroeconomic variables, affirming their relevance to the central bank, the Ministry of Finance, researchers, investors, and development partners. …”
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Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsy and Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis in a Family of South Indian Descent by Muthiah Subramanian, N. Senthil, S. Sujatha

“…Functional analysis of voltage gated calcium channel and other ion channels mutations may provide additional support and insight for the causal role of these mutations. The understanding of mutations in ion-channel genes will lead to improved diagnosis and treatment of such inherited channelopathies.…”
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Mechanical problem solving by plush-crested jays: are tools special after all? by Jimena Lois-Milevicich, Lauriane Rat-Fischer, María Alicia de la Colina, Raúl Orencio Gómez, Juan Carlos Reboreda, Alex Kacelnik

“…This association, however, is not known to be causally determinant of tool-related competence since flexibility and innovativeness are often observed in the absence of tool use and vice versa. …”
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Talent management intervention towards performance outcomes of Jordanian telecommunication companies: mediating role of perceived organizational support by Muhammad Zada, Sheikh Raheel Manzoor, Eman Khaled Irtaimeh, Amer Abdulaziz Al Mannai, Afraseyab Khattak, Anas A. Salameh

“…Recognizing the constraints of the cross-sectional methodology and self-reported assessments, the study recommends further studies to investigate the causal and longitudinal effects of TMP and POS on EP and OP and the mediating mechanisms of these interactions.…”
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Comparison of Dark Personality Traits, Feeling of Alienation and Spiritual Well-Being in People with and without Tendency to Vandalism by Abbas Abolghasemi, Seyyedeh Zahra Seyyed Noori, Morteza Zakeri, Reza Ghorbani

“…Introduction: The aim of this study was to compare dark personality traits, feelings of alienation, and spiritual well-being between individuals with a tendency toward vandalism and those without.Method: This survey study employed a causal-comparative design. The population for this study consisted of all individuals residing in prisons within Guilan Province in the year 2020. …”
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Identification of the effective components in liability and compensation for marine pollution in the light of international law by Nahid Seyrafian, Mansour Pournouri, Hamidreza Ghaffarzadeh, Reza Simbar

“…Five components identified as causal conditions included severity of environmental pollution, type of environmental damage, source of pollution, insurer conditions, and nature of the insured. …”
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Vaccination and Infection as Causative Factors in Japanese Patients With Rasmussen Syndrome: Molecular Mimicry and HLA Class I by Yukitoshi Takahashi, Kazumi Matsuda, Yuko Kubota, Jiro Shimomura, Etsuko Yamasaki, Tatsuya Kudo, Katsuyuki Fukushima, Hitoshi Osaka, Noriyuki Akasaka, Atsushi Imamura, Shinji Yamada, Naomi Kondo, Tateki Fujiwara

“…Rasmussen syndrome is an intractable epilepsy with a putative causal relation with cellular and humoral autoimmunity. …”
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Association between Metformin Use and Cancer Stage at Diagnosis among Elderly Medicare Beneficiaries with Preexisting Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Incident Prostate Cancer by Amit D. Raval, Malcolm D. Mattes, Suresh Madhavan, Xiaoyun Pan, Wenhui Wei, Usha Sambamoorthi

“…Randomized clinical trials are needed to confirm the causal link between metformin use and prostate cancer diagnosis stage.…”
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Explaining the models of cultural tourism development in Iran by Seyyed Mostafa Haj Agha Mir, Hamideh Reshadat jo, Ata Allah Abtahi, Seyyed Reza Salehi Amiri, Fatemeh Aziz Abadi Farahani

“…The nature of research is causal research. Considering the application of structural equation modeling to study and analyze the conceptual model of the research, the method of this research is correlational and variance-covariance matrix analysis. …”
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The Pathogenesis of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Interplay between Diet, Gut Microbiota, and Genetic Background by Jinsheng Yu, Sharon Marsh, Junbo Hu, Wenke Feng, Chaodong Wu

“…While the pathogenesis of NAFLD remains incompletely understood, a multihit model has been proposed that accommodates causal factors from a variety of sources, including intestinal and adipose proinflammatory stimuli acting on the liver simultaneously. …”
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Correlation between T-Wave Alternans and Cardiac Volume Status via Intrathoracic Impedance Measurements by Jose' Dizon, Kathleen Hickey, Hasan Garan

“…This data suggests that conditions of volume overload such as heart failure could be causally related to increased TWA, perhaps by the common mechanism of altered intracellular calcium handling.…”
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The Impact of Autophagy on Cell Death Modalities by Stefan W. Ryter, Kenji Mizumura, Augustine M. K. Choi

“…., mitochondria and proteins) for autophagic degradation. At present, the causal relationship between autophagy and various forms of regulated or nonregulated cell death remains unclear. …”
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