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BMC Gastroenterol
January 2025
Department of Nephrology, QingPu Branch of Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
Background: Gallstone disease (GSD) is associated with obesity. The Cardiometabolic Index (CMI), a metric that accurately assesses central adiposity and visceral fat, has not been extensively studied in relation to GSD risk. This study investigates the link between CMI and GSD incidence in U.
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January 2025
Discipline of Optometry, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.
Aim: To determine the prevalence of keratoconus and its associated risk factors within the adult population of Trinidad and Tobago.
Method: A population-based cross-sectional study was conducted among adults in Trinidad and Tobago, utilizing the Keratoconus Risk Assessment Questionnaire (KRIS) for data collection. Data were exported to the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 27 for analysis.
Int Dent J
January 2025
Department of Prosthodontics, Taiyuan Conatant lun Dental Hospital, Taiyuan, 030001, Shanxi, China.
Introduction And Aims: Epidemiological observational studies have explored the link between bone joint-related diseases and temporomandibular disorders (TMD), but inconsistent conclusions have emerged due to various limitations. This study aims to investigate the causal relationship between bone joint-related diseases and TMD using Mendelian randomization (MR).
Methods: We utilized a two-sample MR design, applying pooled genome-wide association study (GWAS) data from six subtypes of bone and joint diseases and TMD.
Am J Med
January 2025
Professor of Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Tufts Medical Center, (Tufts University School of Medicine), Boston, MA 02111, USA. Electronic address:
Cardiologists and gastroenterologists often encounter the coexistence of symptoms and functional abnormalities, but determining causation is more difficult. In 1962 Smith and Papp first coined the term "linked angina". Their statement was preceded by the experiment whereby increase in bile duct pressure elicited the typical chest pain in patients with ischemic heart disease.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntegr Environ Assess Manag
January 2025
Department of Economics, Hatay Mustafa Kemal University, Hatay, Turkey.
Waste has emerged as a pressing concern for the environment, primarily stemming from the processes of urbanization and industrialization. The substantial volumes of waste generated pose a serious threat to the environment, as they spread out harmful substances in the soil and release methane emissions into the atmosphere. To effectively address this issue, this study explores the impact of municipal and industrial waste, as well as waste-related innovation on the load capacity factor (LCF) from 2005 to 2020.
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