Randomised cross-over trial of vildagliptin and pioglitazone as add-on therapy in patients with type 2 diabetes: predicting Which One is Right Here (WORTH) study protocol by Yannan Jiang, Tony R Merriman, Rui Qian Yeu, Rebecca Brandon, Dale Griffiths, Kate Smallman, Allan Moffitt, Glenn Doherty, Ryan Paul, Jennie Harré Hindmarsh, Kerry Macaskill-Smith, Brandon Orr-Walker, Rinki Murphy

“…Participant characteristics, including ethnicity, obesity, lipid profile and candidate genotypes are collected at baseline. …”
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Age-stratified analysis of the BMI-kidney stone relationship: findings from a national cross-sectional study by Liuliu Zhou, Wei Gu, Yufeng Jiang, Haimin Zhang

“…Interaction effects between BMI and key variables such as sex, race/ethnicity and other factors were also analyzed. Age-stratified analyses were performed for the groups aged 20–39 years, 40–59 years, and ≥ 60 years. …”
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Heterogeneity of Treatment Effects of Laser Epilation on Pilonidal Disease Recurrence: A Randomized Clinical Trial by Katherine C. Bergus, MD, MPH, Carley Lutz, BS, Jennifer Cooper, PhD, Lindsey Asti, PhD, MPH, Lindsay Gil, MD, MPH, Cory Criss, MD, Katherine J. Deans, MD, MHSc, Peter C. Minneci, MD, MHSc

“…HTE was identified by race and ethnicity (P = 0.005) and health insurance type (P = 0.001). …”
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Abdominal visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissue and associations with cardiometabolic risk in Inuit, Africans and Europeans: a cross-sectional study by Gregers Stig Andersen, Mette Aadahl, Niels Grarup, Torsten Lauritzen, Bendix Carstensen, Pernille Falberg Rønn, Marit Eika Jørgensen, Dirk Lund Christensen

“…Some of these associations were specific to ethnicity, suggesting that ethnicity plays a role in the pathway from abdominal fat to selected cardiometabolic risk factors.…”
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Prospective cohort study investigating frequency and risk factors for acute pain 1 day after refractive surgery by Anat Galor, Jodi Lapidus, Winston Chamberlain, Elyana Vittoria Tessa Locatelli, Jason Betz, Brooke M Harkness, Maricarmen Perez-Blanco, Steven J Everist, Siting Chen, Richard Stutzman, Afshan Nanji, Sue A Aicher

“…Hispanic ethnicity and eye pain prior to surgery were associated with self-reported acute postsurgical pain.…”
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Determinants of Vessel Targeting in Vasculitis by Gary S. Hoffman

“…Examples include genetic background, gender, ethnicity, aging, prior and concomitant illnesses, habits, diet, toxin and environmental exposures. …”
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Um percurso vivido: pluralizando histórias e memórias a partir do projeto “Territórios Negros” by Francieli Renata Ruppenthal

“…By going through each and every point and emphasizing the multiple voices that bring the journey to life and give purpose to the black territories, it is possible to notice reflections on several questions that involve the themes of race and ethnicity, such as racism. The article concludes that the effects produced by the project surpassed the creators’ expectations.…”
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Linguistic Discrimination꞉ A cross-cultural study of experiences of non-majority language speakers in Slovakia and Spain by Ewelina Urbanska, Martin Plachetka

“…Findings highlight that both groups experience similar levels of discrimination across multiple settings and that the discrimination faced often intersects with race and ethnicity. …”
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Cognitive and Emotional Dysfunction after Central Pontine Myelinolysis by Tatia M. C. Lee, Crystal C. Y. Cheung, Esther Y. Y. Lau, Amanda Mak, Leonard S. W. Li

“…A comparison of the data in this report with that in published studies suggests that ethnicity does not seem to have much effect on the symptoms of CPM. …”
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Freedom from Discrimination in Health: Evidence & Pathways by Deepak B Sharma

“…In health sector, discrimination is to be considered as secondary and primarily it occurs because of the universal factors like colour, gender, caste, culture, creed, race, ethnicity, being poverty stricken and in certain occupations. …”
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THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT AND CURRENT TRENDS OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AS A FIELD OF STUDY IN NIGERIA by Toye Manuwa

“…It investigates the current challenges and opportunities for political science in Nigeria in the 21st century, such as democratization, development, security, corruption, ethnicity, and globalization. It assesses how political science relates to other disciplines and to public policy by providing analytical tools and empirical evidence for understanding and addressing political issues and problems. …”
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Heavy chain deposition disease in a case of clear cell renal cell carcinoma- A jack in the box by Abhishek Kumar, Arpita Roychowdhury, Moumita Sengupta, Keya Basu, Anila Abraham, Uttara Chatterjee, Sriranjan Mukherjee

“…Here, we take the opportunity to report an unusual association of heavy chain deposition disease (HCDD) with clear cell subtypes of renal cell carcinoma in a 48-year-old male of Indian ethnicity.…”
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O ritual mapimaí no processo de construção da territorialidade paiter suruí by Adnilson de Almeida Silva, Carlandio Alves da Silva, Sheila Castro dos Santos, Adriana Francisca de Medeiros, Almir Narayamoga Suruí

“…The article seeks to present how the universe of the Paiter Suruí is conceived and organized by this ethnic group. The construction follows the visions and experiences of action and space of this group inhabiting the States of Mato Grosso and Rondônia. …”
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Implementation of multicultural education values in the learning process in grade V elementary school by Putri Akbarwati, Teguh Supriyanto, Trimurtini Trimurtini

“…Indonesia is a country that has a wide range of diversity in language, religion, culture, ethnicity, and customs. Diversity can trigger differences that have a negative impact, if not balanced with tolerance. …”
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The African social question: A challenge to the African church in light of the two synods on Africa

“…Those other issues include ethnicity, religious and cultural hatred, as well as incessant conflicts that lead to the loss of lives and retardation in development. …”
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L’école chinoise à travers les statistiques : la catégorisation ethnique et résidentielle en question by Lijuan Wang

“…China has inherited from its past statistical categories based on ethnicity (Han/shaoshu minzu or minorities) and residency (hukou system). …”
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Could Hallucinogens Induce Permanent Pupillary Changes in (Ab)users? A Case Report from New Zealand by Ahmed Al-Imam

“…An eighteen-year-old female patient of the Caucasian ethnicity from Australasia presented with a persistently dilated pupil causing her discomfort and occasional burning sensation when she is outdoors due to oversensitivity to sunlight. …”
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Indianisation et dépolitisation des victimes de la guerre au Pérou. L’exemple du mémorial L’Œil-qui-pleure by Dorothée Delacroix

“…The social and political effects in post-CVR Peru of this staging of ethnicity based on a mystical cosmology are also discussed.…”
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JAPANESE WOMEN'S ACTIVISM SUSTAINS A LIFE-GIVING COMMUNITY IN THE PANDEMIC by J. Peracullo

“…Using ecofeminist theologian Sallie McFague’s ecological model, I demonstrate that AWEP reveals Japanese women’s acute understanding of a need for an ecological ethics of solidarity that includes ecological interests, a consciousness of solidarity, and cooperation through global sisterhood, which posits that women the world over share everyday experiences regardless of race, nationality, ethnicity, class, or economic status and, therefore, should help one another. …”
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Hyperferritinemia in the Chinese and Asian Community: A Retrospective Review of the University of British Columbia Experience by Paul R Yenson, Eric M Yoshida, Charles H Li, Henry V Chung, Peter WK Tsang

“…A retrospective case review of 80 patients of Asian ethnicity referred to three subspecialists in tertiary care teaching hospitals between January 1997 and March 2005 for assessment of hyperferritinemia was performed.…”
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