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The role of oxidative stress in the association between metabolic score for insulin resistance and stroke: evidence from two large population-based studies

Experimental Gerontology
Objective: This study endeavors to unveil the association between the Metabolic Score for Insulin Resistance (METS-IR) and stroke among adults utilizing data of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) and the China Health and ...
Yi Tan, Xing Lin, Liquan Xie
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Lucy Faulkner and the 'ghastly grin': Reworking the title page illustration to Goblin Market [PDF]

, 2008
An article that recovers the work of the craftswoman Lucy Faulkner Orrinsmith. It demonstrates her role in the re-cutting of the title page illustration to Christina Rossetti’s poem ‘Goblin Market’ designed by D. G.
Beedle, A.S., Franko, K.L., Gluckman, P.D., Law, C.M., Morton, S.M.B.   +4 more
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Labor Supply Responses to New Rural Social Pension Insurance in China: A Regression Discontinuity Approach [PDF]

, 2015
Transitioning into retirement is an under-researched phenomenon in developing countries. Largely, this is linked to a predominance of contexts where – in particular – the rural population remains outside the coverage of any formal pension system. In 2008,
Bengtsson, Tommy, Chen, Zeyuan, Helgertz, Jonas   +2 more
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Invited Commentary: Secondhand Smoke-an Underrecognized Risk Factor for Cognitive Decline. [PDF]

, 2018
Pan et al. (Am J Epidemiol. 2018;187(5):911-918) reported findings that exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) was associated with cognitive decline over the course of 2 years among middle-aged and older Chinese women who never smoked, and they also reported
Almeida, Alzheimer’s Disease International, Calderón-Garcidueñas, Chan, Chen, Chen, Chen, Chen, Clifford, Debette, Defina, Espinosa, Graham, Jamal, Ji, Jia, Kaarin J Anstey, Kivipelto, Launer, Leshner, Li, Livingston, National Bureau of Statistics of China, Norton, Oberg, Pan, Plassman, Ruoling Chen, Wu, Yang, Yang, Yang, Yuan   +32 more
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Baseline and changes in cardiometabolic index and incident cardiovascular disease in two prospective cohorts

American Journal of Preventive Cardiology
Background: The relationship between cardiometabolic index (CMI) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains unknown in the general population. Existing research has primarily concentrated on baseline CMI, not taking into consideration the changes in CMI ...
Jiangtao Li, Xiang Wei
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The practice of gender and protection mainstreaming in health response in humanitarian crisis - A case study from the refugee camps in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.

PLoS ONE
BackgroundThe health system is required to be safe, equitable, and accessible to all ages, gender, and vulnerable groups, including older persons and persons with disability, and address their specific needs and concerns.
Charls Erik Halder, Md Abeed Hasan
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Network versus portfolio structure in financial systems [PDF]

, 2013
The question of how to stabilize financial systems has attracted considerable attention since the global financial crisis of 2007-2009. Recently, Beale et al.
Kobayashi, Teruyoshi
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Association between uric acid to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio and chronic kidney disease in middle-aged and older adults: results from two nationally representative population-based study

Renal Failure
Uric acid to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio (UHR) is considered a novel marker of inflammation. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between the UHR and chronic kidney disease (CKD) in middle-aged and older adults.
Zifang Fan, Chengyi Feng, Xin Li, Zihan Zhang, Hao Gong, Jia Di   +5 more
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Cross-national differences in the association between estimated cardiorespiratory fitness and depressive symptoms among older adults: findings from three nationwide cohort studies

BMC Medicine
Background Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is a modifiable risk factor for chronic diseases, but its association with depressive symptoms remains unclear, particularly across different populations.
Xue He, Cong Li, GuangYao Hua, Yan Wang, Lijun Zhang, Chingyu Cheng, Jinghua Jiao, Honghua Yu, Xiaohong Yang, Lei Liu   +9 more
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The role of education in the association between self-rated health and levels of C-reactive protein: a cross-sectional study in rural areas of China

BMJ Open, 2019
Objectives This study aims to examine the association between self-rated health (SRH) and levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) among adults aged 45 to 101 years old in rural areas of China, and to explore the role of education in the association.Design ...
Hui-Xin Wang, Raoping Tu, Kuan-Yu Pan, Guoxi Cai, Taro Yamamoto   +4 more
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