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Computation of power indices [PDF]

, 2002
Power indices are a useful tool for studying voting systems in which different members have different numbers of votes. Many international organisations are organised in this way in order to accommodate differences in size of countries, including the ...
Leech, Dennis
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Evaluation of liver stiffness measurement–based scores in liver transplantation recipients

Liver Transplantation, EarlyView., 2022
Abstract Combining bioclinical parameters with liver stiffness measurement (LSM) has improved the diagnostic performance of vibration‐controlled transient elastography (VCTE) for detection of advanced fibrosis in patients with chronic liver disease. However, this approach has not yet been tested in liver transplantation (LT) recipients.
Tamoore Arshad, Chandra S. Bhati, Anh T. Bui, Michael Tseng, Dylan Vainer, Austin Miller, Marie‐Claire Evans, Taseen Syed, Vaishali Patel, Michael O. Idowu, Mark Muthiah, Mohammad Shadab Siddiqui   +11 more
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Hot Drinks and Oesophageal Cancer: Prospective Analyses in Around 1 Million UK Adults

International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Studies in Asia, Africa, South America and the Middle East have consistently shown that tea or mate drunk at very high temperatures (~70°C) increases oesophageal cancer risk, but evidence is limited for drink temperatures typical of Western populations.
Keren Papier, Kezia Gaitskell, Sarah Floud, Gillian K. Reeves   +3 more
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Diabetes Increases Immunotherapy‐Related Toxicity but Not Efficacy in Metastatic Non‐Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Multicenter Retrospective Study

International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This multicenter retrospective study evaluated the impact of type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) on clinical outcomes and immune‐related adverse events (irAEs) in 450 patients with metastatic non‐small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treated with second‐line nivolumab at 17 centers between 2016 and 2024. Among these patients, 118 (26.2%) had DM.
Emre Çakır, Didem Divriklioğlu, Deniz Can Güven, Gamze Serin Özel, Oğuzhan Yıldız, Gamze Emin, Merve Keskinkılıç, Yeşim Ağyol, Onur Yazdan Balçık, Nagihan Kolkıran, Hale Gülçin Yıldırım Doğan, Pervin Can Şancı, Özge Yalıcı, Teoman Şakalar, Yurdagül Danacı, Yakup Düzköprü, Canan Yıldız, Mesut Yılmaz, İlhan Hacıbekiroğlu, Bülent Erdoğan, Saadettin Kılıçkap, Gamze Gököz Doğu, Melek Karakurt Eryılmaz, Atila Yıldırım, İlhan Öztop, İbrahim Vedat Bayoğlu, Şahnura Uzuntaş, Atike Pınar Erdoğan, Emir Çelik, Devrim Çabuk, Erdoğan Selçuk Şeber, Zehra Sadak Öcal, Hacer Demir   +32 more
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Lifestyle Factors Associated With Colorectal Adenomas: Results From a Vietnamese Case–Control Study

International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Although colorectal cancer (CRC) is the fourth most common cancer in Vietnam, evidence on lifestyle factors associated with colorectal adenomas (CRA) remains limited. We conducted a case–control study to examine lifestyle factors associated with CRA.
Chi Thi‐Du Tran, Tuan Thanh Nguyen, Mo Thi Tran, Huong Thi‐Thu Pham, Hung Nguyen Luu, Xiao‐Ou Shu, Linh Cu Le   +6 more
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Maternal overweight and obesity during pregnancy and sex‐dependent dysregulation of the materno‐fetal stress axis

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective Maternal obesity and excess gestational weight gain (GWG) are linked to adverse perinatal outcomes, potentially via disruption of the maternal–fetal stress axis. Placental HSD11B2 protects the fetus from excess glucocorticoids and may influence fetal programming during maternal metabolic stress.
Thorsten Braun, Marie Hofmann, Rebecca Rancourt, Julia Sommer, Alexandra Kühn, Loreen Ehrlich, Thomas Ziska, Kerstin Melchior, Karen Schellong, Wolfgang Henrich, Sonja Entringer, Katherine Margaret Kennedy, Andreas Plagemann, Deborah Magdalena Sloboda   +13 more
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Association between maternal pre‐pregnancy body mass index and maternal and neonatal outcomes in Saudi Arabia: A retrospective cohort study

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective The body mass index (BMI, calculated as weight in kilograms divided by the square of height in meters) of the mother before pregnancy and the growth of weight during pregnancy are both important perinatal health determinants. The aim of the present study was to examine the association between the maternal BMI and obstetric and ...
Randa Elsayed, Eman Al Ali, Rawabi AlAbdulgader, Shouq ALshuwayfie, Hasna Almutawa, Zahra Alhawaj, Bayan Albesher, Fatimah Almuaybid   +7 more
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Maternal pre‐pregnancy body mass index and obstetric anal sphincter injury: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Background The relationship between pre‐pregnancy body mass index (BMI) and obstetric anal sphincter injury (OASI) is not well established. OASI is a major obstetric complication, contributing to postpartum morbidity through chronic pain, anal incontinence, and impaired quality of life.
Thilini Wijesekera, Parnian Hossein‐Pour, Pruedence Hughes, Giulia M. Muraca   +3 more
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The effects of green tea consumption on metabolic and anthropometric indices in patients with Type 2 diabetes

Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 2013
Background: This study aims at investigating the possible effects of different daily doses of green tea (GT) intake for eight weeks on certain anthropometric, metabolic, and oxidative stress biomarkers of diabetic patients.
Ateke Mousavi, Mohammadreza Vafa, Tirang Neyestani, Mohammadebrahim Khamseh, Fatemeh Hoseini   +4 more
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Body, Emotions, and Hormones: A Systematic Review of Body Dissatisfaction, Emotion Regulation, and Puberty in Adolescence

Journal of Adolescence, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Body dissatisfaction often arises from a discrepancy between perceived and ideal body images, posing a risk for psychological issues like depression and eating pathologies, particularly during adolescence. Puberty's rapid physical changes may exacerbate the feeling of dissatisfaction, additionally pubertal changes also influence ...
Isabella Muscolino, Samantha Dockray, Maria Dempsey, Eleonora Tomei   +3 more
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