Triglyceride-glucose index and cancer risk: a prospective cohort study in Taiwan by Hsiao-Yun Yeh, Mei-Hung Pan, Chih-Jen Huang, Shiao-Ya Hong, Hwai-I Yang, Ying-Ying Yang, Chia-Chang Huang, Hung-Cheng Tsai, Tzu-Hao Li, Chien-Wei Su, Ming-Chih Hou

“…While subgroup trends suggested numerically higher risks in males, individuals aged ≥ 50 years, and those with overweight or obesity for these cancer types, formal interaction tests did not support statistically significant effect modification in these groups. …”
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Comparative outcomes of transcatheter aortic valve replacement in bicuspid vs. tricuspid aortic valve stenosis patients: insights from the SWEDEHEART registry by Antros Louca, Petur Petursson, Joakim Sundström, Araz Rawshani, Henrik Hagström, Magnus Settergren, Stefan James, Sasha Koul, Kristofer Skoglund, Dan Ioanes, Sebastian Völz, Anna Myredal, Oskar Angerås, Truls Råmunddal

“…BAV patients were younger, predominantly male, and had fewer comorbidities but higher baseline aortic valve gradients, larger annulus diameters, and more reduced ejection fraction.After matching, 30-day mortality and all-cause mortality (median follow-up: 690 days) were similar between BAV and TAV patients (p = 0.8 for both). While BAVs had numerically lower technical success per VARC-3 criteria, this was not statistically significant (p = 0.08). …”
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Challenges and Obstacles in the Development of Winter Sports Tourism in the Ski Slopes of Tehran by Siavash Imeni, Leyla Asadpour Shirazi

“…The research methodology is descriptive-survey based and cross-sectional. Data were collected using a researcher-designed questionnaire. …”
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Symptomatic posttreatment edema after stereotactic radiotherapy (SRS/FSRS) for intracranial meningiomas: patterns and predictive factors by Dorra Aissaoui, Naoual Oulmoudne, Houda Bahig, Giuseppina Laura Masucci, Robert Moumdjian, David Roberge, Cynthia Menard, Laurent Létourneau-Guillon, Carole Lambert, Jean-Paul Bahary

“…Methods: We retrospectively analyzed data of 293 patients with 304 intracranial meningiomas irradiated at our institution between 2005 and 2018. …”
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Changes in shift patterns due to the COVID-19 pandemic: a prospective cohort study of the intensive care nursing staff in hospitals in Stockholm by Emma Brulin, Emelie Thunqvist, Per Gustavsson, Carolina Bigert, Tove Nilsson, Seth Addo, Abid Lashari

“…However, from the second month, a statistically significant upward trend was observed in both the number of night shifts and quick return from night shifts. …”
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Assessing disparities in access, use, and potential benefits of weather and climate information services among farmers in Guatemala’s Dry Corridor by Maya Moore, Geneva List, Max Mauerman, Dante Salazar Ballesteros, Walter Baethgen

“…In an observational comparison, those accessing information implemented significantly more climate-resilient agricultural practices and were significantly more food secure than those not receiving the information; however, accessing information was correlated with household wealth and education, and its effect on food insecurity was not statistically identifiable in a multiple regression test with controls. …”
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