SARS-CoV-2 and West Nile Virus Prevalence Studies in Raccoons and Raccoon Dogs from Germany by Markus Keller, Norbert Peter, Cora M. Holicki, Anna V. Schantz, Ute Ziegler, Martin Eiden, Dorian D. Dörge, Andreas Vilcinskas, Martin H. Groschup, Sven Klimpel

“…Especially in combination with invasive vertebrate species (e.g., raccoons (<i>Procyon lotor</i>) and raccoon dogs (<i>Nyctereutes procyonoides</i>) in Germany), risk analysis must be done to enable health authorities to assess the potential for the establishment of new wild life reservoirs for pathogens. …”
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Rockfall Magnitude-Frequency Relationship Based on Multi-Source Data from Monitoring and Inventory by Marc Janeras, Nieves Lantada, M. Amparo Núñez-Andrés, Didier Hantz, Oriol Pedraza, Rocío Cornejo, Marta Guinau, David García-Sellés, Laura Blanco, Josep A. Gili, Joan Palau

“…Therefore, it will be necessary to give the appropriate reading to the magnitude-frequency scenarios, depending on the application of risk management tools (e.g., hazard zoning, quantitative risk analysis, or actions that bring us closer to its forecast). …”
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Elucidating the role of missense SNP of protein kinase C epsilon in HCV-induced hepatocellular carcinoma by Areeba Rehman, Maria Shabbir, Yasmin Badshah, Khushbukhat Khan, Janeen H. Trembley, Naeem Mahmood Ashraf, Tayyaba Afsar, Ali Almajwal, Nawaf W. Alruwaili, Ali Alshamari, Tariq Nahar Alanezi, Suhail Razak

“…Still, their odds ratio and relative risk analysis did not indicate their association with HCV-induced HCC. …”
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Long-term non-invasive ventilation for COPD patients following an exacerbation with acute hypercapnic respiratory failure: a randomized controlled trial by Caroline Hedsund, Kasper Linde Ankjærgaard, Tine Peick Sonne, Philip Tønnesen, Ejvind Frausing Hansen, Helle Frost Andreassen, Ronan M. G. Berg, Jens-Ulrik Stæhr Jensen, Jon Torgny Wilcke

“…The primary outcome, time to readmission with AHRF or death within 12 months, did not reach significance, hazard ratio 0.53 (95% CI 0.25–1.12) p = 0.097. In a competing risk analysis, adjusted for history of AHRF, the odds ratio for AHRF within 12 months was 0.30 (95% CI 0.11–0.87) p = 0.024. …”
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Investigation of vertical and horizontal transmission of Spiroplasma in ticks under laboratory conditions by Shohei Ogata, Rika Umemiya-Shirafuji, Kodai Kusakisako, Keita Kakisaka, Elisha Chatanga, Naoki Hayashi, Yurie Taya, Yuma Ohari, Gita Sadaula Pandey, Abdelbaset Eweda Abdelbaset, Yongjin Qiu, Keita Matsuno, Nariaki Nonaka, Ryo Nakao

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Occurrence, Phenotypic and Molecular Characterization of Extended-Spectrum- and AmpC- β-Lactamase Producing Enterobacteriaceae Isolated From Selected Commercial Spinach Supply Chai... by Loandi Richter, Erika M. du Plessis, Stacey Duvenage, Stacey Duvenage, Lise Korsten, Lise Korsten

“…The results add to the global knowledge base regarding the prevalence and characteristics of ESBL/AmpC-producing Enterobacteriaceae in fresh vegetables and the agricultural environment required for future risk analysis.…”
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Rapid identification method for the dangerous rock mass of a high-steep slope based on UAV LiDAR and ground imitation flight by Xin Pang, Ming Yuan, Yuan Lu, Wenjie Du, Daochun Wan, De Li, Haifeng Ding, Xiaodong Fu

“…Thus, a rapid, accurate and convenient interpretation and identification for the source of dangerous rock mass becomes the primary problem of risk analysis of high-steep slopes. At present, the progress of detection makes image-based geological hazard interpretation gradually develop from visual identification to human-computer interactive identification. …”
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The germline mutational landscape of genitourinary cancers and its indication for prognosis and risk by Yong Yang, Guoying Zhang, Chen Hu, Wei Luo, Haiyang Jiang, Shaoyou Liu, Hong Yang

“…Genome Aggregation Database (gnomAD) database was used to assist risk analysis. Results There were 48, 7, 44, 45 and 62 patients with germline mutations identified in BLCA, KICH, KIRC, KIRP and PRAD, respectively. …”
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Integrating Coronary Plaque Information from CCTA by ML Predicts MACE in Patients with Suspected CAD by Guanhua Dou, Dongkai Shan, Kai Wang, Xi Wang, Zinuan Liu, Wei Zhang, Dandan Li, Bai He, Jing Jing, Sicong Wang, Yundai Chen, Junjie Yang

“…Conventional prognostic risk analysis in patients undergoing noninvasive imaging is based upon a limited selection of clinical and imaging findings, whereas machine learning (ML) algorithms include a greater number and complexity of variables. …”
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Sex-Related Differences in Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation and Coronary Artery Disease: A Sub-Study of the MISOAC-AF Randomized Controlled Trial by Alexandra Bekiaridou, Athanasios Samaras, Anastasios Kartas, Andreas S. Papazoglou, Dimitrios V. Moysidis, Vasiliki Patsiou, Stefanos Zafeiropoulos, Antonios Ziakas, George Giannakoulas, Apostolos Tzikas

“…Multivariable Cox-regression analysis was performed for all-cause mortality and cardiovascular (CV) mortality. Competing-risk analysis was performed for the outcomes of stroke or systemic embolism, major bleeding, AF- or heart failure (HF)-related hospitalization, adjusted for the competing risk of all-cause death. …”
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Analysis of Adverse Drug Reactions in Pediatric Patients with Epilepsy: An Intensive Pharmacovigilance Study by Ernestina Hernández García, Lizbeth Naranjo, Luz Adriana Pichardo-Macías, María Josefa Bernad Bernad, Lucila Isabel Castro-Pastrana, Matilde Ruíz García, Tanya Alejandra García Bernal, Jessica Lizbeth Mendoza Solís, David Calderón Guzmán, Luisa Díaz-García, Julieta Griselda Mendoza-Torreblanca, Juan Luis Chávez Pacheco

“…LEV and OXC caused more nonsevere ADRs, and PHT caused more severe ADRs. The risk analysis showed an association between belonging to the younger groups and polytherapy with ADR presence and between polytherapy and malnutrition with severe ADRs. …”
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Highlighting the importance of healthy sleep patterns in the risk of adult asthma under the combined effects of genetic susceptibility: a large-scale prospective cohort study of 45... by Qing Wang, Haiyang Yu, Fuzhong Xue, Bowen Xiang, Mengxiao Hu, Yike Zhang

“…Population-attributable risk analysis indicated that 19% of asthma cases could be prevented when these sleep traits were improved.Conclusions Individuals with poor sleep patterns and higher genetic susceptibility have an additive higher asthma risk. …”
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Environmental Drivers of Vibrio cholerae Abundances in Mobile Bay, Alabama by Elizabeth Leard, Ruth H. Carmichael, Alice C. Ortmann, Jessica L. Jones

“…The data from this study, from an area lacking in V. cholerae research, provide a useful baseline for risk analysis of V. cholerae infections. Defining correlations between NOVC and environmental attributes at different sites and temperatures within a dynamic system such as Mobile Bay provides valuable data to better understand the occurrence and proliferation of V. cholerae in the environment.…”
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Applying risk informed methodologies to improve the economics of sodium-cooled fast reactors by Nitta, Christopher C

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Low-cost carriers in Japan : challenges and paths to success - using a corporate simulation model for empirical analysis by Shiotani, Sayaka

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Large uncertainties are pervasive in long-term frequency-magnitude relationships for volcanoes in Southeast Asia by Hayes, Josh L., Jenkins, Susanna F., Joffrain, Mathis

“…Frequency-magnitude relationships are a fundamental aspect of volcanic hazard and risk analysis. Typically, frequencies of previously recorded eruptions are used to identify such relationships. …”
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A risk assessment mechanism for sustainable container shipping management by Zhou, Yusheng

“…Hence, research integrating sustainability and risk analysis in the field of container shipping is necessary. …”
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Surface interactions of aerosols and their impact on infectious disease transmission by You, Siming

“…Exposure analysis and risk analysis are the fundamentals of effectively controlling and managing infection transmission, which requires a clear understanding of transmission mode. …”
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Evaluation of livestock identification and traceability system by Gou, Xue Ni

“…The performance of different livestock I&T systems in this aspect was evaluated with the event sets generated from the sample scenario in the North American Animal Disease Spread Model (NAADSM). The catastrophe risk analysis revealed the important contribution of improving I&T system in relieving catastrophe risk loading on the insurance providers. …”
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Perinatal mortality and morbidity in triplet pregnancy according to chorionicity: systematic review and meta‐analysis by Curado, J, D'antonio, F, Papageorghiou, AT, Bhide, A, Thilaganathan, B, Khalil, A

“…When translating these figures into a risk analysis, the risk of neurological morbidity (OR, 5.4 (95% CI, 1.6&ndash;18.3)) was significantly higher in DCTA than in TCTA triplets, while there was no significant difference in the other morbidities explored. …”