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Abstract Background There has been a recent push for biomedical research to incorporate more demographically, ethnically, and medically diverse cohorts – individuals whom the NIH designates as “underrepresented in bi...

Abstract Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) comprises a heterogeneous group of childhood-onset inflammatory arthritides that remain challenging to treat. An expanding range of biologic and targeted synthetic disease-mod...

Abstract Purpose The past two decades witnessed increased use of risk-adjusted standardized measures such as standardized mortality ratios (SMRs) and standardized incidence ratios (SIRs) in institutional comparisons betw...

Abstract The application of Bayesian statistics in pivotal clinical trials has gained increasing attention, particularly for underpowered confirmatory trials such as those in pediatric and rare disease populations. Bayes...

Abstract Background Environmental studies often evaluate how exposures influence health outcomes through intermediate biological processes. In practice, researchers are often interested in complex exposure mixtures rathe...

Abstract Background Current evidence regarding the role of Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) and its components in Calcific Aortic Valve Stenosis (CAVS) remains limited and inconsistent. To elucidate the causal relationship and ...

Abstract Tuberculosis (TB) has high morbidity and mortality rates, and drug-resistant strains pose an increasing challenge. Traditional methods for detecting the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) are insufficient...

Abstract Objective By using molecular network technology to analyze the transmission characteristics of the CRF55_01B strain in Yunnan Province, we aimed to identify high-risk transmitters, trace the origin time, locatio...

Abstract Background Postpartum depression and anxiety are common and burdensome. Physical activity (PA) is a scalable intervention, yet the comparative effectiveness of PA modalities and optimal dosing in the postpartum ...

Abstract Introduction Quantitative bias analysis (QBA) methods have been developed, with growing applications to epidemiological studies. Bayesian QBA (BQBA) methods may be superior in effectively using evidence-based pr...

Abstract Background Celiac disease (CD) is a systemic autoimmune disorder frequently associated with micronutrient deficiencies and extraintestinal manifestations, including neurological complications. Restless Legs Synd...

Abstract Background Epidemiological associations between multiple metals exposure and hypertension or blood pressure remain limited and inconclusive, especially for essential metals. This investigation intended to examin...