ASSOCIATION BETWEEN A BODY SHAPE INDEX AND COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT AMONG US OLDER ADULTS AGED 40 YEARS AND ABOVE FROM A CROSS-SECTIONAL SURVEY OF THE NHANES 2011-2014

Association between a body shape index and cognitive impairment among US older adults aged 40 years and above from a cross-sectional survey of the NHANES 2011-2014

PurposeThis research aimed to assess the correlation between the Adjusted Body Shape Index (ABSI) and the presence of abdominal aortic calcification (AAC) among middle-aged and older American adults.MethodsEmploying a cross-sectional design, this study analyzed data from the 2013-2014 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), focus

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Radiofrequency ablation for liver tumors abutting complex blood vessel structures: treatment protocol optimization using response surface method and computer modeling

Objective To achieve a result of a large tumor ablation volume with minimal thermal damage to the surrounding blood vessels by designing a few clinically-adjustable operating parameters in radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for liver tumors abutting complex vascular structures.Methods Response surface method (RSM) was employed to correlate the Knife Pou

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Clinical and Genetic Aspects of Chronic Pyelonephritis in Children: the Structure of Addiction and Primary Prognosis

Currently studying the mechanisms of recognition of foreign agents, which is implemented by Toll-like receptor of innate immune system, has become one of the main tasks of clinical immunology.The aim of ROSEMARY CONDITIONING HAIR OIL our study was an analysis of the association between Toll-like receptor 4 gene polymorphism (Asp299Gly) and main pat

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