Long-Term Observations of Thickness Changes of Each Retinal Layer following Macular Hole Surgery by Atsushi Tada, Shigeki Machida, Yuji Hara, Satoshi Ebihara, Masahiko Ishizuka, Mana Gonmori

“…The medical records of 42 eyes of 42 patients (41 to 86 years of age) who underwent MH surgery with ILM peeling between February 2016 and October 2018 were reviewed. …”
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High Serum Asprosin Levels Are Associated with Presence of Metabolic Syndrome by Tao Hong, Jiao-Yang Li, Ya-Di Wang, Xiao-Yan Qi, Zhe-Zhen Liao, Poonam Bhadel, Li Ran, Jing Yang, Bin Yan, Jiang-Hua Liu, Xin-Hua Xiao

“…A total of 131 consecutive patients with MetS, and 162 age-matched, healthy subjects were recruited for this study. …”
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Telemedicine in home enteral nutrition: a structured survey exploring acceptability, preferences and experiences among patients by Ya Ma, Xuemei Li, Qian You, Wen Hu, Zhiyong Rao, Yanru Deng, Yiyao Zhang, Lei Shi

“…Overall, 1437 HENST patients with 3710 visit records in 2022. Median age was 58.0 years, and most patients were from Chengdu (61.3%). …”
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Batterer typologies: substance use, impulsivity and results of an IPVAW offender treatment program in Spain by Pedro V. Mateo-Fernández, Pedro V. Mateo-Fernández, Pedro V. Mateo-Fernández, Iria Osa-Subtil, Iria Osa-Subtil, Iria Osa-Subtil, Román Ronzón-Tirado, María Elena de la Peña Fernández

“…Combined with drunkenness, it can materially increase the likelihood of intimate partner violence.MethodsThe present study examines substance use and impulsivity among a sample of 243 men convicted of IPVAW offences under the Spanish Gender Violence Act (Organic Law 1/2004) in relation to the levels of violence and psychopathologies presented by these perpetrators, in order to understand the results of court-ordered psychological treatments provided under Spain’s Gender Violence Offenders Intervention Program. The participants, aged an average 39.1 years, were classified into three types based on demographic factors, substance use and other relevant variables. …”
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Effects of Therapeutic Hypothermia and Minimal Enteral Nutrition on Short-Term Outcomes in Neonates with Hypoxic–Ischemic Encephalopathy: A 10-Year Experience from Oman by Manoj Malviya, Sathiya Murthi, Dhanya Jayaraj, Vidya Ramdas, Fadia Nazir Malik, Valsala Nair, Nusrabegam Marikkar, Mukesh Talreja, Tariq Sial, Prakash Manikoth, Renjan Varghese, Khalsa Ali Al Ramadhani, Salima Al Aisry, Said Al Kindi, Ahmed Al Habsi, Ranjit Torgalkar, Munawwar Ahmed, Mohammed Al Yahmadi

“…Multivariate regression analysis revealed that the severity of HIE at admission (OR 3.4 (1.03–11.6); <i>p</i> < 0.04) and gestational age (OR: 0.624 (0.442–0.882); <i>p</i> < 0.008) were independent predictors of composite outcomes of death and brain injuries. …”
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Impact of Obstructive Sleep Apnea on In-Stent Restenosis in Coronary Heart Disease Patients after Elective Drug-Eluting Stenting by Wenjie Yang, Zhuoshan Huang, Ke Yang, Dinghui Liu, Junpeng Xiao, Zhen Wu, Ling Jiang, Shan Cao, Xujing Xie, Shujie Yu

“…Results: This study enrolled 206 individuals who were diagnosed with CHD, with a mean age of 62.01 ± 10.27 years, and males constituted 76.2% of the patient population. …”
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The International Vitreoretinal B-Cell Lymphoma Registry: a protocol paper by David J Wilson, Valérie Touitou, Justine R Smith, Manabu Mochizuki, Hiroshi Takase, Steven Yeh, Alexandra L Farrall, H Nida Sen, Daniel V Vasconcelos-Santos, Joke H de Boer, Ninette H ten Dam-van Loon, Janet L Davis, Anthony J Hall, Mark H B Radford

“…We designed an international registry that would collect diagnostic, treatment and outcomes data, to establish new evidence for the management of this cancer.Methods and analysis The International Vitreoretinal B-Cell Lymphoma Registry will accrue data retrospectively for individuals aged 18 years or older, diagnosed with new or recurrent vitreoretinal B-cell lymphoma on or after 1 January 2020. …”
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Association of vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms with rheumatoid arthritis by Noelia Marquez Pete, Cristina Perez Ramirez, Maria del Mar Maldonado Montoro, Fernando Martinez Martinez, Fernando Fernández-Llimos, Antonio Sánchez Pozo, María del Carmen Ramirez Tortosa, Alberto Jiménez Morales

“…Conclusions VDR FokI gene polymorphism showed a trend for risk of RA, taking into account the variables of gender, age and tobacco use, and preventing false positives. …”
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Association between screen time, including that for smartphones, and overweight/obesity among children in Japan: NICE EVIDENCE Study 4 by Izumi Ikeda, Kazuya Fujihara, Sakiko Morikawa Yoshizawa, Yasunaga Takeda, Hajime Ishiguro, Mayuko Yamada Harada, Chika Horikawa, Yasuhiro Matsubayashi, Takaho Yamada, Yohei Ogawa, Hirohito Sone

“…A cross-sectional study was conducted in 2,242 Japanese children (1,278 girls) aged 10–14 years. Overweight/obesity was defined by the International Obesity Task Force. …”
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Clinical characteristics of and growth hormone treatment effects on short stature with type 1 insulin-like growth factor receptor (IGF1R) gene alteration by Yuki Kawashima-Sonoyama, Keisuke Wada, Kei Yamamoto, Masanobu Fujimoto, Noriyuki Namba, Takeshi Taketani

“…Short stature with IGF-1 receptor (IGF1R) gene alteration is known as small-for-gestational-age (SGA) short stature with elevated serum IGF1 levels. …”
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Prevalence of Hepatitis C Virus Infection in a Surgical Population of Southeast China: A Large-Scale Multicenter Study by Ping Chen, Yang Zheng, Yubo Cai, Pengfei Zou, Nan Li, Conggao Peng, Hainv Gao, Jimin Liu, Yongping Chen, Zhaowei Tong, Lanjuan Li

“…The HCV infection peaked in the age groups of 16–20, 41–50, and 61–65 years, and it was higher in males than in females (0.19% vs. 0.13%, P<0.05). …”
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Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasia Characterization in Portugal: Results from the NETs Study Group of the Portuguese Society of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism by A. P. Santos, J. Vinagre, P. Soares, I. Claro, A. C. Sanches, L. Gomes, I. Fernandes, A. L. Catarino, J. Preto, B. D. Pereira, A. P. Marques, F. Rodrigues, C. Amaral, G. Rocha, J. C. Mellidez, H. Simões, J. M. Lopes, M. J. Bugalho, On behalf of the NETs Study Group of the Portuguese Society of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

“…From November, 2012, to July, 2014, data from 293 patients diagnosed with GEP-NENs from 15 centers in Portugal was collected and registered in an online electronic platform. Results. Median age at diagnosis was 56.5 (range: 15-87) years with a preponderance of females (54.6%). …”
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Significance of Linked Color Imaging for Predicting the Risk of Clinical Relapse in Ulcerative Colitis by Shuji Kanmura, Akihito Tanaka, Kazuki Yutsudou, Kosuke Kuwazuru, Fukiko Komaki, Yuga Komaki, Hiromichi Iwaya, Shiho Arima, Fumisato Sasaki, Shiroh Tanoue, Shinichi Hashimoto, Akio Ido

“…Fifty-eight patients (22 female, 36 male; median age at diagnosis, 47.2 (18–80) years) who underwent colonoscopy were analyzed. …”
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Why India is struggling to feed their young children? A qualitative analysis for tribal communities by Sanjay Sharma, Monica Lakhanpaul, Logan Manikam, Priti Parikh, Lorna Benton, Shereen Allaham, Rajesh Khanna, Susrita Roy, Marie Lall, Virendra Kumar Vijay, Neha Santwani, Hanimi Reddy, Hemant Chaturvedi, Satya Prakash Pattanaik, Tol Singh, Pramod Pandya, Priyanka Dang

“…The ultimate goal of the Participatory Approach for Nutrition in Children: Strengthening Health Education Engineering and Environment Linkages project is to identify challenges and opportunities for improvement to subsequently develop socioculturally appropriate, tailored, innovative interventions for the successful implementation of appropriate infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices locally.Design Qualitative research method, involving five phases: (1) identification of local feeding practices; (2) identification of the local needs and opportunities for children aged 6–24 months; and (3–5) analysis of the gathered qualitative data, intervention design, review and distribution.Setting Nine villages in two community development blocks, that is, Ghatol and Kushalgarh, located in the Banswara district in Rajasthan, India.Participants 68 participants completed semistructured interviews or focus group discussions including: mothers, grandmothers, auxiliary nurse midwife, Anganwadi worker, ASHA Sahyogini, school teachers and local elected representative.Phenomenon of interest IYCF practices and the factors associated with it.Analysis Thematic analysis.Results Our results could be broadly categorised into two domains: (1) the current practices of IYCF and (2) the key drivers and challenges of IYCF. …”
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Baseline Serum Cholesterol Is Associated with a Response to Pegylated Interferon Alfa-2b and Ribavirin Therapy for Chronic Hepatitis C Genotype 2 by Naota Taura, Tatsuki Ichikawa, Hisamitsu Miyaaki, Yoshiko Kadokawa, Takuya Tsutsumi, Shotaro Tsuruta, Yuji Kato, Osami Inoue, Noboru Kinoshita, Kazuo Ohba, Hiroyuki Kato, Kazuyuki Ohata, Junichi Masuda, Keisuke Hamasaki, Hiroshi Yatsuhashi, Kazuhiko Nakao

“…A total of 100 chronic hepatitis C patients with HCV genotype 2 who received peg-IFN alfa-2b and ribavirin therapy were consecutively enrolled. The significance of age, sex, BMI, AST level, ALT level, WBC, hemoglobin, platelet count, gamma-glutamyltransferase, total cholesterol level (TC), LDL level, HCV RNA, and histological evaluation was examined for SVR using logistic regression analysis. …”
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Complicated caries of permanent teeth in children: status of the problem and modern solution ways by N.S. Proshchenko, H.V. Sorochenko, O.I. Ostapko, O.M. Plyska, Yu.V. Trokhimets

“…The material of the study was data from medical histories of 236 children aged 7-18 years. During the analysis of the obtained data, the dental caries experience, % of cases of toothache complaints and part of the need for replacement or correction of restorations after the treatment of complicated caries were calculated. …”
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Development and validation of a prediction model for all-cause mortality in maintenance dialysis patients: a multicenter retrospective cohort study by Jingcan Wu, Xuehong Li, Hong Zhang, Lin Lin, Man Li, Gangyi Chen, Cheng Wang

“…The discrimination and accuracy of the prediction model were assessed using C-indexes and calibration curves, while the clinical value was assessed by decision curve analysis (DCA).Results The best predictors of 1-, 3-, and 5-year all-cause mortality contained nine independent factors, including age, body mass index (BMI), diabetes mellitus (DM), cardiovascular disease (CVD), cancer, urine volume, hemoglobin (HGB), albumin (ALB), and pleural effusion (PE). …”
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Exploring the Role of the Pharmacist in the Prevention and Management of Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy in Ashanti Region, Ghana by Pauline Boachie‐Ansah, Berko Panyin Anto, Afia Frimpomaa Asare Marfo, Edward Tieru Dassah, Morrison Asiamah, Ivan Eduku Mozu, Nana Ofori Adomako, Kwaku Gyamfi Oppong

“…Differences in pre‐ and post‐intervention median scores were compared using the Wilcoxon signed‐rank test. The mean age was 35.7 years (± 1.2). The overall median knowledge and adherence scores increased significantly after the intervention by 11 versus 17 (p < 0.001) and 5 versus 9 (p < 0.001), respectively. …”
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School-based mindfulness training in early adolescence: what works, for whom and how in the MYRIAD trial? by Susan Ball, Obioha C Ukoumunne, Tamsin Ford, Sarah Byford, Tim Dalgleish, Willem Kuyken, Jesus Montero-Marin, Kate Tudor, Alice Tickell, Catherine Crane, Ariane Petit, Elise Sellars, Laura Taylor, Maris Vainre, Benjamin Jones, Kirsty Griffiths, Elizabeth Nuthall, J Mark G Williams, Sarah-Jayne Blakemore, Katie Fletcher, Emma Medlicott, Anam Raja, Matthew Allwood, Louise Aukland, Tríona Casey, Nicola Dalrymple, Katherine De Wilde, Eleanor-Rose Farley, Jennifer Harper, Nils Kappelmann, Maria Kempnich, Liz Lord, Lucy Palmer, Alice Philips, Isobel Pryor-Nitsch, Lucy Radley, Anna Sonley, Jem Shackleford, Mark T Greenberg, Verena Hinze, Saz Ahmed, Marc Bennett, Lucy Foulkes, Cait Griffin, Konstantina Komninidou, Rachel Knight, Suzannah Laws, Jovita Leung, Jenna Parker, Blanca Piera Pi-Sunyer, Ashok Sakhardande, Lucy Warriner, Brian Wainman

“…School-based mindfulness training (SBMT) is an approach with mixed evidence.Objectives To explore for whom SBMT does/does not work and what influences outcomes.Methods The My Resilience in Adolescence was a parallel-group, cluster randomised controlled trial (K=84 secondary schools; n=8376 students, age: 11–13) recruiting schools that provided standard social–emotional learning. …”
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Seroprevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato antibodies in English adult blood donors: A nationwide cross-sectional study, 2021–2022 by Eilish Hart, John Tulloch, Daniel Bailey, Tim Brooks, Heli Harvala, Peter Simmonds, Roberto Vivancos, Neil French, Amanda Semper

“…Methods: The prevalence of Bbsl-specific antibodies in the English population was estimated in a cross-sectional cohort, selected from an archive of residual NHS blood donor plasma samples (age range 17 - 84, collected between 2021 - 2022). 10,000 samples were randomly selected proportionate to the population size of each of the nine English administrative regions. 9,994 samples were tested using a standard two-tiered testing strategy, with an IgG/IgM ELISA followed by an IgG immunoblot (array) test for any sera with positive or indeterminate reactivity in the ELISA. …”
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