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The Value of Five Novel Anthropometric Indicators in Evaluating MASLD and Liver Fibrosis in MASLD: A Cross‐Sectional Study

JGH Open, Volume 10, Issue 7, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Metabolic dysfunction‐associated fatty liver disease (MASLD) is the most prevalent chronic liver disease globally. Early screening is critical for preventing liver fibrosis (LF) and cirrhosis, but liver biopsy and imaging are costly and less accessible in primary care settings.
Huiya Huang, Yangni Lu, Tong Luo, Huabei Wu, Jinfeng Li, Tingting Tang, Xianli Xv, Jianlin Wu, Maowei Chen   +8 more
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Association of weight-adjusted waist index with preserved ratio impaired spirometry and all-cause mortality

Frontiers in Nutrition
BackgroundPreserved ratio impaired spirometry (PRISm) is considered an early indicator of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This study aimed to investigate the association between weight-adjusted waist index (WWI) and PRISm, and the impact of
Xin Jiao, Xin Jiao, Xin Jiao, Linqi Huang, Luoqi Lin, Luoqi Lin, Luoqi Lin, Fanggang Zhu, Fanggang Zhu, Fanggang Zhu, Feiting Fan, Feiting Fan, Feiting Fan, Jingmin Xiao, Jingmin Xiao, Jingmin Xiao, Lei Wu, Lei Wu, Lei Wu, Lin Lin, Lin Lin, Lin Lin, Yuanbin Chen, Yuanbin Chen, Yuanbin Chen   +24 more
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The Conceptualization of Crusade During WWI

, 2022
An examination of the concept of ‘crusade’ as seen in the English-speaking World before and during the First World War. Defining Crusade as a concept along five standard lines the paper shows how ‘crusade was used in popular culture, politics and the historical record.
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‘The Good Couscous That Pleases Us!’: The Meanings of Enduring Imperialist Imagery in Postcolonial French Food Advertising, 1970–2000

Gender &History, Volume 38, Issue 2, Page 707-717, July 2026.
ABSTRACT This article examines a wave of Orientalism‐inspired food commercials that appeared on television in France between 1975 and 2000. Older commercials for couscous were more banal, emphasizing a given product's superiority or affordability. Around 1975, however, there was a concerted shift in the advertising; new spots contained exoticized ...
Kelly Ricciardi Colvin
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When City Meets Village: A Rhythmanalysis of Lifestyle Migrants’ Everyday Life in Gallipoli, Turkey

Sociologia Ruralis, Volume 66, Issue 3, July 2026.
ABSTRACT This study examines how urban migrants in Turkey's North Aegean Gallipoli Peninsula recompose everyday life and how subtle rural transformations become legible through rhythmic negotiation. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork conducted in 2023, we use Lefebvre's rhythmanalysis—together with Ingold's notion of the taskscape—to analyse how time ...
Rüya Erkan‐Öcek, Tolga İslam
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The association between weight-adjusted-waist index and sarcopenia in adults: a population-based study

Scientific Reports
This study aims to investigate the relationship between weight-adjusted-waist index (WWI), a new body index, and sarcopenia, while also assessing the potential of WWI as a tool for screening sarcopenic patients.
Haojing Zhou, Hai Su, Yichen Gong, Lei Chen, Lihan Xu, Guoqian Chen, Peijian Tong   +6 more
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The Renal Activity Index for Lupus Identifies Active Renal Disease and Treatment Response in Adult Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Lupus Nephritis

Arthritis Care &Research, Volume 78, Issue 6, Page 723-732, June 2026.
Objective We evaluated the ability of the Renal Activity Index for Lupus (RAIL) to discriminate active lupus nephritis (LN) in adult patients with active systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and differentiate LN treatment response. Methods Urine samples from adults with biopsy‐proven active class III and IV LN from TULIP‐LN (active LN group ...
Hermine I. Brunner, Ellen M. Cody, Prasad Devarajan, Bin Huang, Chen Chen, Dominic Sinibaldi, Madhu Ramaswamy, Jacob Knagenhjelm, Frederick Jones, Philip Z. Brohawn, Raj Tummala, Catharina Lindholm, Wendy I. White   +12 more
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Impact of triglyceride glucose-weight adjusted waist index and its cumulative exposure on stroke risk: a nationwide prospective cohort study

Lipids in Health and Disease
Background Insulin resistance and obesity are significant factors contributing to the incidence of stroke. The present research examines the association between stroke risk and both the triglyceride glucose-weight adjusted waist index (TyG-WWI, a ...
Shiming He, Yinghao Kuang, Xinfang Huang, Yafei Jian, Jinyan Zhang, Wanfen Huang, Yang Zou, Guotai Sheng, Wei Wang, Hongyi Yang   +9 more
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The Linear Association Between A Body Shape Index and Abdominal Aortic Calcification in Individuals With Hypertension

Clinical Cardiology, Volume 49, Issue 6, June 2026.
Higher A Body Shape Index (ABSI) was independently associated with increased abdominal aortic calcification (AAC) risk in hypertensive individuals and showed a linear positive relationship with AAC risk. ABSI may serve as a supplementary risk indicator, although its discriminative ability was limited. ABSTRACT Objective This study aimed to evaluate the
Xinyi Qiu, Zhenwei Wang
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Association between weight-adjusted waist index and risk of diabetes mellitus type 2 in United States adults and the predictive value of obesity indicators

BMC Public Health
Background The weight-adjusted waist index (WWI) is a quantitative anthropometric index that can be applied to evaluate obesity. This study examined the relationship between adult United States (US) residents’ risk of diabetes mellitus type 2 (T2DM) and ...
XinMeng Li, Dan Zhao, Hongkun Wang
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