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A cross-tissue transcriptome-wide association study identifies new susceptibility genes for frailty

Frontiers in Genetics
Background: Although genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified 14 loci associated with frailty index (FI) susceptibility, the underlying causative genes and biological mechanisms remain elusive.Methods: A cross-tissue transcriptome-wide ...
Daoyi Lin, Daoyi Lin, Shuyan Wu, Wangyu Li, Peng Ye, Peng Ye, Xuan Pan, Ting Zheng, Ting Zheng, Ting Zheng, Fei Gao, Fei Gao, Fei Gao   +12 more
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Causal links between trade, foreign direct investment and economic growth for Bangladesh [PDF]

This study investigates empirically the causal relationship between trade, foreign direct investment (FDI) and economic growth of Bangladesh for the period of 1973 to 2008.
Syed Imran Ali Meerza
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No genetic causal association between periodontitis and ankylosing spondylitis: a bidirectional two-sample mendelian randomization analysis

BMC Medical Genomics
Background Observational studies that reveal an association between periodontitis (PD) and ankylosing spondylitis (AS) exist. However, observational research is prone to reverse causality and confounding factors, which make it challenging to infer cause ...
Chong Han, Dongchao Wu, Feiyan Yu, Qianqian Wang, Yang Yang, Yi Li, Rao Qin, Yue Chen, Linkun Xu, Dongning He   +9 more
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The Causal Relationship between ICT and FDI [PDF]

foreign direct investment, information and communication technology, stationarity, cointegration, causality, LSDV ...
Gholami, Roghieh, Heshmati, Almas, Lee, Sang-Yong Tom   +2 more
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Metabolic score for visceral fat (METS-VF) is associated with arterial stiffness progression in Type 2 diabetes: a retrospective cohort study of China

BMC Endocrine Disorders
Background Arterial stiffness is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). There is an interaction effect between arterial stiffness and diabetes and may increase the risk of CVD.
Kun Li, Ruili Yin, Dong Zhao, Longyan Yang   +3 more
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The Dynamics of Gang Criminality and Corruption in Nigeria Universities: A Time Series Analysis [PDF]

This study contributes to the understanding of the causal relationship between gang culture, criminality and corruption in Nigeria universities where both criminality and corruption are very high complementary variables.
Kingston, Kato Gogo
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Does the IV estimator establish causality? Re-examining Chinese fertility-growth relationship [PDF]

The instrumental variable (IV) estimator in a cross-sectional or panel regression model is often taken to provide valid causal inference from contemporaneous correlations.
Jiaying Gu, Tilak Abeysinghe
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Economic growth, electricity consumption and foreign dependence in Italy between 1963 and 2007 [PDF]

The energy sector is assuming an increasing importance in the global economy. As a consequence, there is a vast literature on the causal relation between energy use and others economic variables.
Vecchione, Gaetano
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Proceedings of the Conference on Human and Economic Resources [PDF]

This paper will investigate the causal relationship between oil consumption and GNP. For this purpose, we will investigate the presence of cointegration among the variables and use a vector error correction model to test causality relationship. Empirical
Erdal Karagöl, Erman Erbaykal, H.Murat Ertuðrul   +2 more
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Generalisations, causal relationships and moral responsibility [PDF]

The International Journal of Evidence & Proof, 2016
In Chapter 4 of his book Character in the Criminal Trial, Mike Redmayne addresses a series of non-epistemic arguments against the use of bad character evidence.
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