Long COVID and cardiovascular disease: a prospective cohort study by Lawson, CA, Moss, AJ, Arnold, JR, Bagot, C, Banerjee, A, Berry, C, Greenwood, J, Hughes, AD, Khunti, K, Mills, NL, Neubauer, S, Raman, B, Sattar, N, Leavy, OC, Richardson, M, Elneima, O, McAuley, HJ, Shikotra, A, Singapuri, A, Sereno, M, Saunders, R, Harris, V, Houchen-Wolloff, L, Greening, NJ, Harrison, E, Docherty, AB, Lone, NI, Quint, JK, Chalmers, J, Ho, L-P, Horsley, A, Marks, M, Poinasamy, K, Evans, R, Wain, LV, Brightling, C, McCann, GP

“…Full recovery was significantly lower at 12 months in patients with CVD (adjusted OR (aOR) 0.62, 95% CI 0.43 to 0.89) and cardiovascular risk factors (aOR 0.66, 95% CI 0.50 to 0.86).…”

The state of health in the European Union (EU-27) in 2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease study 2019 by Santos, JV, Padron-Monedero, A, Bikbov, B, Grad, DA, Plass, D, Mechili, EA, Gazzelloni, F, Fischer, F, Sulo, G, Ngwa, CH, Noguer-Zambrano, I, Peñalvo, JL, Haagsma, JA, Kissimova-Skarbek, K, Monasta, L, Ghith, N, Sarmiento-Suarez, R, Hrzic, R, Haneef, R, O’Caoimh, R, Cuschieri, S, Mondello, S, Kabir, Z, GBD 2019 EU State of Health Collaborators, Freitas, A, Devleesschauwer, B

“…</p> <br> <p><strong>Methods:</strong> We used the Global Burden of Disease 2019 study estimates and 95% uncertainty intervals for the whole EU and each country to evaluate age-standardised death, years of life lost (YLLs), years lived with disability (YLDs) and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) rates for Level 2 causes, as well as life expectancy and healthy life expectancy (HALE).…”

Plasma trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO): associations with cognition, neuroimaging, and dementia by Yaqub, A, Vojinovic, D, Vernooij, MW, Slagboom, PE, Ghanbari, M, Beekman, M, van der Grond, J, Hankemeier, T, van Duijn, CM, Ikram, MA, Ahmad, S

“…Instead, higher plasma choline was significantly associated with poor cognition (adjusted mean difference: -0.170 [95% confidence interval (CI) -0.297;-0.043]), brain atrophy and more markers of cerebral small vessel disease, such as white matter hyperintensity volume (0.237 [95% CI: 0.076;0.397]). …”

Effectiveness and safety of COVID-19 vaccination in people with blood cancer by Copland, E, Hirst, J, Mi, E, Patone, M, Chen, D, Coupland, C, Hippisley-Cox, J

“…</p> <br> <p><strong>Methods:</strong> Individuals aged ≥12 years as of 1st December 2020 in the QResearch primary care database were included. We assessed adjusted COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness (aVE) against COVID-19-related hospitalisation and death in people with blood cancer using a nested matched case-control study. …”

Determining targets for antiretroviral drug concentrations: a causal framework illustrated with pediatric efavirenz data from the CHAPAS-3 trial by Schomaker, M, Denti, P, Bienczak, A, Burger, D, Díaz, I, Gibb, DM, Walker, AS, McIlleron, H

“…Causal concentration-response curves, adjusted for measured time-varying confounding of weight and adherence, are calculated using g-computation.…”

Stroke incidence in heart failure and atrial fibrillation: population cohort study by Jones, N, Smith, M, Lay-Flurrie, S, Yang, Y, Hobbs, R, Taylor, C

“…Over half (51.3%) of those with HF and AF died. In the fully-adjusted Cox model, relative stroke risk was highest among people with AF alone (HR 2.43, 95%CI: 2.38-2.48) than HF and AF (HR 2.20, 95%CI: 2.14-2.26). …”

Development of rice production sustainability index in MADA, Malaysia by Ajidasile, Oluwagbemisola Hannah

“…Descriptive statistics were used to describe the present production practices of the rice farmers in the study area, the sustainability index were created by assigning scores to the practices and ordinary least square regression analysis, OLS was adopted in examining the factors affecting sustainability practices. The overall adjusted Agricultural Sustainability Index scores for the 402 farmers ranged from 30.38 to 76.04 (from a total possible range of 0 to 100), with mean of 49. …”
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Alcohol Use and Its Relation with Demographic, Environmental, and Psychological Factors among Adolescents in Nabawan, Sabah by Jaimon, Selly, Deligannu, Pravina, Robinson, Fredie

“…Analysis revealed that older age adolescents 18 years and 19 years, respectively (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 3.93; P=0.021; aOR, 5.38; P=0.003), having parents (aOR, 4.11; P=0.001) and peers (aOR, 11.57; P<0.001) who consume alcohol were significantly associated with alcohol use. …”
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Spatial, temporal, and demographic patterns in prevalence of smoking tobacco use and attributable disease burden in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis... by Reitsma, M. B., Kendrick, P. J., Ababneh, E., Abbafati, C., Abbasi-Kangevari, M., Abdoli, A., Abedi, A., Abhilash, E. S., Abila, D. B., Aboyans, V., Abu-Rmeileh, N. M., Adebayo, O. M., Advani, S. M., Aghaali, M., Ahinkorah, B. O., Ahmad, S., Ahmadi, K., Ahmed, H., Aji, B., Akunna, C. J., Al-Aly, Z., Alanzi, T. M., Alhabib, K. F., Ali, L., Alif, S. M., Alipour, V., Aljunid, S. M., Alla, F., Allebeck, P., Alvis-Guzman, N., Amin T. T., Amini, S., Amu, H., Amul, G. G. H., Ancuceanu, R., Anderson, J. A., Ansari-Moghaddam, A., Antonio, C. A. T., Antony, B., Anvari, D., Arabloo, J., Arian, N. D., Arora, M., Asaad, M., Ausloos, M., Awan, A. T., Ayano, G., Aynalem, G. L., Azari, S., B, D.B., Badiye, A. D., Baig, A. A., Bakhshaei, M. H., Banach, M., Banik, P.C., Barker-Collo, S. L., Bärnighausen, T. W., Barqawi, H. J., Basu, S., Bayati, M., Bazargan-Hejazi, S., Behzadifar, M., Bekuma, T. T., Bennett, D. A., Bensenor, I. M., Berfield, K. S. S., Bhagavathula, A. S., Bhardwaj, N., Bhardwaj, P., Bhattacharyya, K., Bibi, S., Bijani, A., Bintoro, B. S., Biondi, A., Birara, S., Braithwaite, D., Brenner, H., Brunoni, A. R., Burkart, K., Butt, Z. A., Caetano dos Santos, F. L., Car, Josip, Cárdenas, R., Carreras, G., Carrero, J. J., Castaldelli-Maia, J. M., Cattaruzza, M. S. S., Chang, J. C., Chen, S., Chu, D. T., Chung, S. C., Cirillo, M., Costa, V. M., Couto, R. A. S., Dadras, O., Dai, X., Damasceno, A. A. M., Damiani, G., Dandona, L.

“…Interpretation: In the absence of intervention, the annual toll of 7·69 million deaths and 200 million disability-adjusted life-years attributable to smoking will increase over the coming decades. …”
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Tailoring CO2 /CH4 separation properties of mixed-matrix membranes via combined use of two- and three-dimensional metal-organic frameworks by Samarasinghe, S.A.S.C., Chuah, Chong Yang, Yang, Yanqin, Bae, Tae-Hyun

“…Our overall results imply that the separation properties of gas separation membranes can be readily adjusted to meet the requirements of real-world applications by the combined use of two fillers with different geometries.…”
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Amorphous Fe-Ni-P-B-O nanocages as efficient electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution reaction by Ren, Hao, Sun, Xiaoli, Du, Chengfeng, Zhao, Jin, Liu, Daobin, Fang, Wei, Kumar, Sonal, Chua, Rodney, Meng, Shize, Kidkhunthod, Pinit, Song, Li, Li, Shuiqing, Madhavi, Srinivasan, Yan, Qingyu

“…The Fe/Ni ratio of the FNPBO nanocages can be continuously adjusted to optimize the OER catalytic performance. …”
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Risk assessment model for UAV cost-effective path planning in urban environments by Hu, Xinting, Pang, Bizhao, Dai, Fuqing, Low, Kin Huat

“…Three risk categories (people, vehicles, and manned aircraft) were considered and each risk cost was quantified using collision probability. We adjusted the risk costs in various magnitudes to a same scale and conducted a sensitivity analysis to determine the optimal coefficients of the three risk cost models. …”
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Empowering student self-regulated learning and science education through ChatGPT: a pioneering pilot study by Ng, Davy Tsz Kit, Tan, Chee Wei, Leung, Jac Ka Lok

“…Students appreciated the personalized recommendations and flexibility of SRLbot, which adjusted responses based on their specific learning and SRL scenarios. …”
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Towards optimal scheduling of deep learning training jobs in GPU clusters by Gao, Wei

“…Fourth, we design AutoSched, a system that automatically, efficiently, and dynamically adjusts the configuration parameters of DLT scheduling policies. …”
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Impact of molecular linker size on physicochemical properties of assembled gold nanoparticle mono-/multi-layers and their applicability for functional binding of biomolecules by Krikstolaityte, Vida, Hamit-Eminovski, Jildiz, Abariute, Laura, Niaura, Gediminas, Meskys, Rolandas, Arnebrant, Thomas, Lisak, Grzegorz, Ruzgas, Tautgirdas

“…The inter-particle interaction within the assembled AuNP films was adjusted by the ionic strength in the AuNPs dispersions. …”
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Sensitive and selective non-enzymatic rGO/ZIF-8 hybrid composite-based electrochemical sensor for uric acid detection: optimisation by response surface methodology by Suratman, Anis Afiqah, Che Zakaria, Aida Zafierah, Abdul Aziz, Siti Fatimah Nur, Alang Ahmad, Shahrul Ainliah

“…Zeolitic imidazolate framework (ZIF) was used in the construction of electrochemical sensing platform because their properties can be adjusted by tuning their topology and porosity, allowing them to be advantageous for achieving sensitive, rapid response, selective, and low-cost operation in sensing applications. …”
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Refining Hardware of Desktop Fiber Extrusion Devices for Affordable Manufacturing and Novel Fiber Prototyping by Glasser, Kaili

“…Additionally, conjoining part tolerances and hardware insert locations and geometries within manufactured parts were verified and adjusted according to manufacturing standards. Multiple jigs were also designed and fabricated to facilitate the assembly process of the gearbox and extrusion sub-assemblies, and two new parts were created to enhance user operation of FrED. …”
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Accounting for the Effects of Probabilistic Uncertainty During Fast Charging of Lithium-ion Batteries by Kim, Minsu, Schaeffer, Joachim, Berliner, Marc D, Sagnier, Berta Pedret, Findeisen, Rolf, Braatz, Richard D

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Freezing of impact water droplets on cold moving substrates by Mohamad Taufiq Md Tarmidi

“…The surface temperature can be adjusted accordingly using the thermoelectric cooler (TEC). …”
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Syntactic discovery of web service by Nguyen, Van Quoc.

“…Along the development process, these parameters are adjusted according to the testing results. Up to this point, the project has proved to give a positive outcome in evaluating syntactic and semantic similarity.…”
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