Do industrial robots reduce carbon intensity? The role of natural resource rents and corruption control.

Although the research on the impact of robotics on carbon emissions is increasing, there are still relatively few studies on the impact of robots on carbon intensity from the perspective of natural resources and corruption. In order to fill in the research gaps, panel data from 66 countries between 1993 and 2018 are collected, and linear and nonlinear panel regression approaches are developed. Natural resource rent and corruption control are used as threshold variables, robot penetration is used as explanatory variables, and carbon emission intensity is the explained variable.

The Role of Osteocalcin in Placental Function in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus.

Evidence for the role of osteocalcin in glucose metabolism is increasing. The aim of this study was to examine the associations between osteocalcin and gestational diabetes mellitus. Thirteen discovery study subjects and 76 reduplication study subjects were recruited from the Maternal and Child Health Hospital Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region from May 2018 to August 2018.

Effects of Adiponectin on T2DM and Glucose Homeostasis: A Mendelian Randomization Study.

Purpose: The associations of adiponectin with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), glucose homeostasis (including β-cell function index (HOMA-β), insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), fasting insulin (FI) and fasting glucose (FG)) have reported in epidemiological studies. However, the previous observational studies are prone to biases, such as reverse causation and residual confounding factors. Herein, a Mendelian Randomization (MR) study was conducted to determine whether causal effects exist among them.

Assessment Causality in Associations Between Serum Uric Acid and Risk of Schizophrenia: A Two-Sample Bidirectional Mendelian Randomization Study.

Purpose: Although increasing lines of evidence showed associations between serum uric acid (UA) levels and schizophrenia, the causality and the direction of the associations remain uncertain. Thus, we aimed to assess whether the relationships between serum UA levels and schizophrenia are causal and to determine the direction of the association.

Patients And Methods: Two-sample bidirectional Mendelian randomization (MR) analyses and various sensitivity analyses were performed utilizing the summary data from genome-wide association studies within the Global Urate Genetics Consortium and the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium.

Oil tea improves glucose and lipid levels and alters gut microbiota in type 2 diabetic mice.

Oil tea has traditionally been used in minority populations in China for treating various ailments in traditional Chinese medicine. Individually, green tea and ginger, which are the main ingredients of oil tea, have demonstrated antidiabetic effects; however, whether oil tea exerts antidiabetic effects remains unknown. In addition, aberrant gut microbiota structure is associated with diabetic status, and research indicates that there may be beneficial effects of tea on gut microbiota.