Introduction The Netherlands implemented a supermarket tobacco sales ban on 1 July 2024. This study aimed to evaluate ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

This study aimed to survey and evaluate the subjective noise annoyance levels in Nairobi City. Being the capital city of Kenya in East Africa, Nairobi is undergoing rapi ...

Objective Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) remain the leading cause of mortality globally, necessitating early risk identification to improve prevention and management strategies. Traditional risk ...

A characteristic line, which is used in regression analysis, represents a security's systematic risk and return. Learn how it functions in financial assessments.

Despite significant mathematical refinements, econometrics has shown the weaknesses of its logical underpinnings, primarily during economic turning points—financial crises, pandemics, and geopolitical ...

BACKGROUND: Forecasts for the future prevalence of cardiovascular disease and stroke are crucial to guide efforts to improve health outcomes across the life course for women. METHODS: Using historical ...

Background Gut bacteria have been implicated in a wide range of health conditions, yet their potential role in preventing and treating muscle-wasting disorders remains largely unexplored. Objective We ...

Conclusion Incorporating FFM into equations to predict VO 2max fails to explain the negative effect of central adiposity. However, by incorporating M and percentage body fat (BF%) separately into the ...

Background Metabolic-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is a prevalent chronic liver disease affecting approximately a third of the global population. Early identification is critical for ...

Objective Biologics for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) demonstrate variable treatment responses across trials. We evaluated baseline biomarkers as predictors of response to guide personalised ...

Introduction Running is a popular recreational activity worldwide, with women’s participation growing rapidly over the past decade. Compared with men, women runners are more likely to sustain a ...