[HTML][HTML] Omega-3 fatty acids for sport performance—are they equally beneficial for athletes and amateurs? a narrative review

F Thielecke, A Blannin - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
Omega-3 fatty acids, specifically eicosapentanoic acid (EPA, 20: 5n-3) and docosahexanoic
acid (DHA, 22: 6n-3) are receiving increasing attention in sports nutrition. While the usual …

Resolving the gestational diabetes diagnosis conundrum: the need for a randomized controlled trial of treatment

RW Bilous, PB Jacklin, MJ Maresh, DA Sacks - Diabetes Care, 2021 - Am Diabetes Assoc
The diagnosis of and criteria for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) continue to divide the
scientific and medical community, both between and within countries. Many argue for …

[HTML][HTML] Psychosocial correlates of depression and anxiety in the United Arab Emirates during the COVID-19 pandemic

J Thomas, M Barbato, M Verlinden, C Gaspar… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health is likely to be significant. Identifying
vulnerable groups during the pandemic is essential for targeting psychological support, and …

International comparison of gaming disorder symptomatology: Analysis of Ithra's 30-nation digital wellbeing survey.

J Thomas, CM Gaspar, F Al Beyahi, B Al Bassam… - Computers in Human …, 2024 - Elsevier
Gaming disorder prevalence varies greatly between nations and world regions. However,
much of the multinational comparative research relies upon analysis of pooled studies in the …

[HTML][HTML] Characterising the relationships between physiological indicators and all-cause mortality (NHANES): a population-based cohort study

VK Nguyen, J Colacino, MK Chung… - The Lancet Healthy …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Mortality risk stratification based on dichotomising a physiological indicator with
a cutoff point might not adequately capture increased mortality risk and might not account for …

[HTML][HTML] Life expectancy in patients with degenerative cervical myelopathy is currently reduced but can be restored with timely treatment

BM Davies, D Stubbs, CS Gillespie, B Grodzinski… - Acta …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose Degenerative cervical myelopathy is a progressive slow-motion spinal cord injury.
Surgery is the mainstay of treatment. Baseline disability predicts surgical recovery; therefore …

[HTML][HTML] A novel approach to determine two optimal cut-points of a continuous predictor with a U-shaped relationship to hazard ratio in survival data: simulation and …

Y Chen, J Huang, X He, Y Gao, G Mahara, Z Lin… - BMC Medical Research …, 2019 - Springer
Background In clinical and epidemiological researches, continuous predictors are often
discretized into categorical variables for classification of patients. When the relationship …

[HTML][HTML] Why quantitative variables should not be recoded as categorical

A Fernandes, C Malaquias, D Figueiredo… - Journal of Applied …, 2019 - scirp.org
The transformation of quantitative variables into categories is a common practice in both
experimental and observational studies. The typical procedure is to create groups by …

Repeated endoscopic ultrasound‐guided fine‐needle biopsy of solid pancreatic lesions after previous nondiagnostic or inconclusive sampling

A Lisotti, A Cominardi, MC Conti Bellocchi… - Digestive …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Repeated endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)‐guided tissue acquisition represents the
standard practice for solid pancreatic lesions after previous nondiagnostic or inconclusive …

Systematic review and meta-analysis of refractometry for diagnosis of inadequate transfer of passive immunity in dairy calves: Quantifying how accuracy varies with …

S Buczinski, Y Lu, M Chigerwe, G Fecteau… - Preventive Veterinary …, 2021 - Elsevier
Inadequate transfer of passive immunity (TPI) is associated with increased risk for calfhood
disease and increased risk of mortality and morbidity. Accurately diagnosing calves and …