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The hypothalamus may mediate migraine and ictal photophobia: evidence from Granger causality analysis
BackgroundThe hypothalamus plays a central role in the pathophysiology of migraine and is considered to be the “migraine generator.” It participates...
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ICT penetration and life expectancy in emerging market economies: panel evidence from asymmetric causality analysis
BackgroundLife expectancy is a significant result indicator of public health and sustainable development. Therefore, one of the final objectives of...
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Altered amygdala effective connectivity in migraine without aura: evidence from resting‐state fMRI with Granger causality analysis
BackgroundGranger causality analysis (GCA) has been used to investigate the pathophysiology of migraine. Amygdala plays a key role in pain modulation...
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The Granger causality analysis of the impact of climatic factors on visceral leishmaniasis in northwestern Iran in 1995–2019
Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) as a vector-borne disease, is an endemic in the northwest and south of Iran and sporadic in other areas in the country....
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Temporal relationship between vasopressor and sedative administration and cerebrovascular response in traumatic brain injury: a time-series analysis
BackgroundAlthough vasopressor and sedative agents are commonly used within the intensive care unit to mediate systemic and cerebral physiology, the...
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Altered temporal lobe connectivity is associated with psychotic symptoms in drug–naïve adolescent patients with first–episode schizophrenia
Research on individuals with a younger onset age of schizophrenia is important for identifying neurobiological processes derived from the interaction...
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Revealing associations between spatial time series trends of COVID-19 incidence and human mobility: an analysis of bidirectionality and spatiotemporal heterogeneity
BackgroundUsing human mobility as a proxy for social interaction, previous studies revealed bidirectional associations between COVID-19 incidence and...
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The health consequences of civil wars: evidence from Afghanistan
This study examines the effects of long-run civil wars on healthcare, which is an important component of human capital development and their...
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Population impact of fine particulate matter on tuberculosis risk in China: a causal inference
BackgroundPrevious studies have suggested the potential association between air pollution and tuberculosis incidence, but this association remains...
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Assessing the price levels of medical service and influential factors: evidence from China
BackgroundMedical service prices play a crucial role in cost containment in China. This study aimed to assess the change in medical service price...
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Major Problems in Clinical Psychological Science and How to Address them. Introducing a Multimodal Dynamical Network Approach
BackgroundDespite impressive dissemination programs of best-practice therapies, clinical psychology faces obstacles in develo** more efficacious...
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Altered dynamic functional and effective connectivity in drug-naive children with Tourette syndrome
Tourette syndrome (TS) is a developmental neuropsychiatric disorder characterized by repetitive, stereotyped, involuntary tics, the neurological...
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Altered Granger causality connectivity within motor-related regions of patients with Parkinson’s disease: a resting-state fMRI study
PurposeAlthough numerous clinical neuroimaging studies have demonstrated that there are functional abnormalities of motor-related regions in patients...
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Impaired interhemispheric synchrony and effective connectivity in right temporal lobe epilepsy
BackgroundThe brain functional network plays a crucial role in cognitive impairment in temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). Based on voxel-mirrored...
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Need of care in interpreting Google Trends-based COVID-19 infodemiological study results: potential risk of false-positivity
BackgroundGoogle Trends (GT) is being used as an epidemiological tool to study coronavirus disease (COVID-19) by identifying keywords in search...
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The impact of food insecurity on health outcomes: empirical evidence from sub-Saharan African countries
BackgroundFood insecurity adversely affects human health, which means food security and nutrition are crucial to improving people’s health outcomes....
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Effects of globalization, energy consumption and ICT on health status in Australia: the role of financial development and education
BackgroundThe outbreak of COVID-19 has alerted governments around the world, including Australia, to think seriously about the health issues. Life...
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Statistical properties of cerebral near infrared and intracranial pressure-based cerebrovascular reactivity metrics in moderate and severe neural injury: a machine learning and time-series analysis
BackgroundCerebrovascular reactivity has been identified as a key contributor to secondary injury following traumatic brain injury (TBI). Prevalent...
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Top-down and bottom-up alterations of connectivity patterns of the suprachiasmatic nucleus in chronic insomnia disorder
The importance of the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN, also called the master circadian clock) in regulating sleep and wakefulness has been confirmed...
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Spatiotemporal patterns of brain iron-oxygen metabolism in patients with Parkinson’s disease
ObjectivesIron deposition and mitochondrial dysfunction are closely associated with the genesis and progression of Parkinson’s disease (PD). This...