The Initial Vascular Access Type Contributes to Inflammation in Incident Hemodialysis Patients by Mala Sachdeva, Adriana Hung, Oleksandr Kovalchuk, Markus Bitzer, Michele H. Mokrzycki

“…A mixed effects model was performed to adjust for age, sex, race, coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus, infections, access thrombosis, initiation of HD, and days after access surgery. …”
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Global Perspectives on Addressing Systemic Issues in Music Therapy Curricula and Healthcare by Amy Clements-Cortés, Melissa Mercadal-Brotons, Hakeem Leonard, Vivian Chan, Gro Trondalen, Tao-Deva Stingl, Thomas Stegemann, Claudia Zanini

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Assessment of adverse pregnancy outcomes associated with Helicobacter pylori infection by Shao-Jing Wang, Chia-Jung Hsieh, Yun-Han Su, Li-Ling Lin, Wei-Chih Chen, Hsin-Hua Chen, Jenn-Jhy Tseng

“…A 1:1 propensity score matching (PSM) was performed with covariates including age, race, pre-pregnancy body mass index, history of diabetes, presence of gastroesophageal reflux disease nausea, and vomiting. …”
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The Challenges of ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction in COVID-19 Patients by Ju Young Bae, Khalil Ian Hussein, Christopher John Howes, John Francis Setaro

“…Among our patients with COVID-19 and STEMI, presentations were variable in terms of timing of onset of ECG changes, age, gender, race, comorbidities, symptomology, and outcomes.…”
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Searching for a common host: parasitoids of Lema daturaphila on Datura stramonium in Central Mexico by Carol Estefanía Villanueva-Hernández, Juan Núñez-Farfán

“…Background Natural enemies of herbivore insects can change the arms race between plants and insects. Their presence and abundance even can affect the co-evolution of interacting species. …”
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Evolutionary history and phylogeographic relationships of shrews from Sorex araneus group. by Paweł Mackiewicz, Magdalena Moska, Heliodor Wierzbicki, Przemysław Gagat, Dorota Mackiewicz

“…To tackle the problem, we performed multi-method phylogenetic analyses based on mitochondrial cytochrome b that is considered a good molecular marker available for many representatives of Sorex. …”
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Disparities in Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Admissions in the United States by Peter J. Mallow, Michael Mercado, Michael Topmiller

“…Three different models were performed to assess the influence of covariates of the outcomes. …”
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Population pharmacokinetic modeling of zavegepant, a calcitonin gene‐related peptide receptor antagonist, in healthy adults and patients with migraine by Craig M. Comisar, Jose Francis, Jim H. Hughes, Rajinder Bhardwaj, Richard Bertz, Jing Liu

“…A population pharmacokinetic analysis was performed to describe zavegepant plasma concentration–time course, characterize bioavailability, and identify covariates affecting zavegepant exposure. …”
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Efficacy of Once Daily Darunavir/Ritonavir in PI-Naïve, NNRTI-Experienced Patients in the ODIN Trial by Anna Maria Geretti, Mathe Moeketsi, Ralph Demasi, Yvon van Delft, Perry Mohammed

“…An exploratory subanalysis of the ODIN trial was performed to evaluate the efficacy of darunavir/ritonavir (DRV/r) 800/100 mg OD versus 600/100 mg BID in patients who were NNRTI-experienced but PI-naïve. …”
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Association between life’s essential 8 and bone mineral density among adults aged 20–59 years by Yuyu Cui, Zhening Xu, Zhaoshu Cui, Yuanyuan Guo, Peiwei Wu, Xiaoyan Zhou

“…Subgroup analyses were performed to evaluate differences in the impact of LE8 scores on BMD across age groups, genders, races, socioeconomic statuses, and BMI categories. …”
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Assessing the capture of sociodemographic information in electronic medical records to inform clinical decision making. by Rawan Abulibdeh, Karen Tu, Debra A Butt, Anthony Train, Noah Crampton, Ervin Sejdić

“…There is a growing need to document sociodemographic factors in electronic medical records to produce representative cohorts for medical research and to perform focused research for potentially vulnerable populations. …”
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Association between NFKB1 −94ins/del ATTG Promoter Polymorphism and Cancer Susceptibility: An Updated Meta-Analysis by Xiao Yang, Pengchao Li, Jun Tao, Chao Qin, Qiang Cao, Jinbao Gu, Xiaheng Deng, Jun Wang, Xuzhong Liu, Zijie Wang, Bian Wu, Min Gu, Qiang Lu, Changjun Yin

“…Moreover, the polymorphism can exert race- and cancer-specific effects on cancer risk. …”
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Proximal Sessile Serrated Adenomas Are More Prevalent in Caucasians, and Gastroenterologists Are Better Than Nongastroenterologists at Their Detection by Malav P. Parikh, Sujit Muthukuru, Yash Jobanputra, Kushal Naha, Niyati M. Gupta, Vaibhav Wadhwa, Rocio Lopez, Prashanthi N. Thota, Madhusudhan R. Sanaka

“…Detection rates based on patient gender, race, colonoscopy timing, fellow participation, bowel preparation quality, and specialty of the endoscopist were calculated. t-tests were used to compare detection rates and a multivariate-adjusted analysis was performed. …”
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The Association of Food Security With Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy: A National Health Interview Survey Analysis by Brittany N. Burton, Alexis Sykes, Cecilia Canales, Andrea J. Ibarra, En Chang, Jonathan Dahan, Adam J. Milam, Tina Yu, Catherine Cha

“…The primary objective was to examine the association between food security with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. We performed a cross‐sectional analysis of 2019–2022 data from the National Health Interview Survey. …”
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Racial disparities in extended venous thromboembolism prophylaxis after hysterectomy. by Wenbo Wu, Sherry Wu, Sim Berlene Mariano, Richard E Burney, Jonathan P Kuriakose

“…The variable of interest was race (Black/African or White American). The primary outcome was administration or absence of eVTEp. …”
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Prognostic Factors and Nomogram for Malignant Brainstem Ependymoma: A Population‐Based Retrospective Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Database Analysis by Xiaoyu Ji, Siyuan Yang, Dejing Cheng, Wenbo Zhao, Xuebo Sun, Fang Su

“…Univariate and multivariable Cox regression analyses were performed to examine factors influencing overall survival (OS). …”
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Determination of Urinary Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin (uNGAL) Reference Intervals in Healthy Adult and Pediatric Individuals Using a Particle-Enhanced Turbidimetric I... by Tabari M. Baker, Christopher A. Bird, Dennis L. Broyles, Ursula Klause

“…Specimens were temporarily stored at room temperature or 2–8 °C, then transferred into urinalysis tubes before being frozen and shipped for testing. uNGAL testing was performed using the ProNephro AKI (NGAL) immunoassay on a Roche cobas c501 analyzer. …”
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Chemicals That Disrupt the Endocrine System and Their Effects on Behavior by Yousaf Khan1, Abdul Sattar1, Syed Amin Ullah1, Zia-Ur-Rehman2, Hakimullah3, Madeeha Bibi4, Hina Sarfraz1, Anila Mukhtiar1

“… Endocrine glands are the important glands of humans that perform certain functions and has specific characteristics. …”
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Pediatric Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD): Trends, Mortality, and Socioeconomic Disparities in the U.S., 1998–2020 by Paul Wasuwanich, Joshua M. So, Mustafa Sadek, Chaowapong Jarasvaraparn, Songyos Rajborirug, Ruben E. Quiros-Tejeira, Wikrom Karnsakul

“…Further studies should be performed as more data on this patient population are collected.…”
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Marital Status and Survival in Patients Diagnosed with Melanoma by J. A. Maas, A. J. Monreal, E. L. Diaz, G. Castro, P. Rodriguez de la Vega, M. Varella

“…Married patients were significantly more likely to survive than single patients (Hazard ratio (HR) = 0.65; 99% Confidence Interval (CI): 0.57–0.74; P<0.001) after adjusting for age, sex, race, ethnicity, geographic location, insurance status, tobacco use, primary site, stage, and histology. …”
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