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Self-reported disability and its association with obesity and physical activity in Australian adults: Results from a longitudinal study

SSM: Population Health, 2021
Background: A high prevalence of disability has been previously observed in developed countries. Identifying trends in its prevalence and risk, as well as protective factors of disability, are essential to establish effective prevention strategies ...
Syed Afroz Keramat, Khorshed Alam, Nusrat Jahan Sathi, Jeff Gow, Stuart J.H. Biddle, Mohammed Khaled Al-Hanawi   +5 more
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Factors associated with different patterns of weight change after bariatric surgery: A longitudinal study

Obesity Science & Practice, 2023
Background The mean weight loss (WL) after successful bariatric surgery is approximately one third of the initial body weight, which is mainly achieved between the first 2 years of follow‐up.
Diana Cristina Henao Carrillo, Ana María Gómez, Oscar M. Muñoz, Claudia Rubio, Natalia Rodríguez, Valentina Ursida, Ana Milena Forero, Fabio Pinzón, Rami Mikler   +8 more
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Longitudinal Cohort Study of the Association of Triglyceride-glucose Index with Hypertension among Teachers from a University [PDF]

Zhongguo quanke yixue, 2022
BackgroundTriglyceride-glucose (TyG) index is regarded as a novel alternative to insulin resistance (IR) , a core pathophysiological mechanism of hypertension.
ZHU Yuanjing, LIU Annuo
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Analysis of the Contributory Factors to Accidents at Signalized Intersections using Generalized Estimating Equation with Negative Binomial Distribution

Zanco Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences, 2023
Ensuring safety on roadways and controlling conflicting and merging streams of traffic at signalized intersections has become a major concern for transportation engineers and road users globally and locally.
Nasreen A. Hussein, Rayya Hassan
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Association between multimorbidity trajectories and incident disability among mid to older age adults: China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study

BMC Geriatrics, 2022
Background Although multimorbidity is a risk factor for disability, the relationship between the accumulative patterns of multimorbidity and disability remains poorly understood.
Zaixing Shi, Zeyun Zhang, Kanglin Shi, Bohan Yu, Zhongquan Jiang, Li Yang, Jianlin Lin, Ya Fang   +7 more
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HIV transmission and associated factors under the scale-up of HIV antiretroviral therapy: a population-based longitudinal molecular network study

Virology Journal, 2023
Objectives To evaluate the prevention efficacy of scaling up HIV/AIDS antiretroviral therapy (ART) on HIV transmission at the population level and determine associated factors of HIV secondary transmission.
Yi Chen, Zhiqiang Cao, Jianjun Li, Jin Chen, Qiuying Zhu, Shujia Liang, Guanghua Lan, Hui Xing, Lingjie Liao, Yi Feng, Yiming Shao, Yuhua Ruan, Huanhuan Chen   +12 more
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An Analysis of the Fractional-Order Option Pricing Problem for Two Assets by the Generalized Laplace Variational Iteration Approach

Fractal and Fractional, 2022
An option is the right to buy or sell a good at a predetermined price in the future. For customers or financial companies, knowing an option’s pricing is crucial.
Sivaporn Ampun, Panumart Sawangtong, Wannika Sawangtong   +2 more
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Revisiting the stability of mini-implants used for orthodontic anchorage

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2015
The aim of this study is to comprehensively analyze the potential factors affecting the failure rates of three types of mini-implants used for orthodontic anchorage.
Chung-Chen Jane Yao, Hao-Hueng Chang, Jenny Zwei-Chieng Chang, Hsiang-Hua Lai, Shao-Chun Lu, Yi-Jane Chen   +5 more
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Estimating Equations for Density Dependent Markov Jump Processes

Mathematics, 2021
Reaction networks are important tools for modeling a variety of biological phenomena across a wide range of scales, for example as models of gene regulation within a cell or infectious disease outbreaks in a population. Hence, calibrating these models to
Oluseyi Odubote, Daniel F. Linder
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Generalized Terzaghi’s Effective Stress Equation for Unsaturated Soil: An Independent Phase Balance Approach That Considers a Pore Water Content Gradient

Geofluids, 2022
The effective stress equation for unsaturated soil is the most important equation in unsaturated soil mechanics. It has been derived by many scholars using different methods.
Lifeng Zeng, Longtan Shao
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