Research and development of Cordyceps in Taiwan by Ching-Peng Chiu, Tsong-Long Hwang, You Chan, Mohamed El-Shazly, Tung-Ying Wu, I-Wen Lo, Yu-Ming Hsu, Kuei-Hung Lai, Ming-Feng Hou, Shyng-Shiou Yuan, Fang-Rong Chang, Yang-Chang Wu

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Is it beneficial to use lateral protective crossing K-wires during medial open wedge high tibial osteotomy? A retrospective comparative study by Hossam Fathi Mahmoud, Ahmed Hatem Farhan, Ahmed Mohamed Abdelwahab, Ahmed Mohamed Elshaer, Mahmoud Abdo Mahmoud, Fahmy Samir Fahmy

“…There was no statistically significant difference regarding mean age, sex, KOOS-12, MPTA, and time of surgery between both groups. …”
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Novel protein-based prognostic signature linked to immunotherapeutic efficiency in ovarian cancer by Shuo-Fu Chen, Liang-Yun Wang, Yi-Sian Lin, Cho-Yi Chen

“…The risk signature outperformed conventional clinicopathological factors, such as age, grade, stage, microsatellite instability (MSI), and homologous recombination deficiency (HRD) status, in terms of prognoses. …”
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Patient safety culture through the lenses of surgical patients: a qualitative study by Magnhild Vikan, Arvid S. Haugen, Berit T. Valeberg, Ann K. Bjørnnes, Vigdis K. S. Husby, Ellen CT. Deilkås, Stein O. Danielsen

“…The participants were 57% men and 43% women, aged 35 to 64 years. We conducted 14 individual semi-structured interviews between 18/01/24 and 07/03/24 using Zoom’s video audio software, with an average duration of 65 min. …”
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The association between pretransplant malignancy and post-transplant survival and cancer recurrence in bilateral lung transplantation: An analysis of 23,291 recipients by Wongi Woo, MD, Hye Sung Kim, MD, Ankit Bharat, MBBS, Young Kwang Chae, MD, PhD, MBA

“…However, after adjusting for age, sex, and race through propensity score matching, the survival difference between the groups became nonsignificant (HR 1.05, 95% CI 0.97-1.13, p = 0.229). …”
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Investigating ITM2B‐associated ataxia in a Taiwanese cerebellar ataxia cohort by Shih‐Yu Fang, Cheng‐Tsung Hsiao, Kang‐Yang Jih, Yu‐Sheun Tsai, Kuan‐Lin Lai, Cheng‐Ta Chou, Yi‐Chu Liao, Yi‐Chung Lee

“…The three probands and additional three affected relatives presented with cerebellar ataxia and unsteady gait with an average onset age of 43.2 years. Most participants had no cognitive impairment at symptom onset but experienced memory decline, oculomotor disturbances, lower limb spasticity, and extensor plantar responses within 2–5 years. …”
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Effect of folic acid supplementation on diminished ovarian reserve: study protocol of a single-centre, open-label, randomised, placebo-controlled clinical trial by Yan Wang, Ling Zheng, Kaijun Liao, Dongli Lu, Jiaxin Wu, Binjin Wu, Zhaochun Wu, Zhenghua Jiang

“…We plan to recruit 140 women with DOR at ages of 30–35 years. All participants will be randomised into the folic acid group and placebo group, and each subject will be given a tablet with the same appearance daily for 6 months. …”
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Community perspectives regarding brain-computer interfaces: A cross-sectional study of community-dwelling adults in the UK. by Austen El-Osta, Mahmoud Al Ammouri, Shujhat Khan, Sami Altalib, Manisha Karki, Eva Riboli-Sasco, Azeem Majeed

“…The demographic profile was diverse, with most respondents aged 36-45 years (26%) balanced in gender (52% female), and predominantly identifying as White (86%). …”
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Private sector delivery of care for maternal and newborn health: trends over a decade in the Indian state of Bihar by G. Anil Kumar, Sibin George, Moutushi Majumder, S. Siva Prasad Dora, Md Akbar, Tanmay Mahapatra, Rakhi Dandona

“…Abstract Background We synthesised the current evidence in coverage and quality of delivery care, change in neonatal mortality (NMR), and causes of neonatal death in the private sector deliveries in the Indian state of Bihar from 2011 to 2021. Methods Women aged 15–49 years with livebirths were interviewed in three household surveys involving state-representative samples in 2011, 2016 and 2020–2021 designed to document the coverage of maternal and newborn health services and change in NMR over time. …”
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Serum CXCL12 and S100A12 levels in peripheral blood fluid and their correlation with severity in patients with knee osteoarthritis by LijiangTao, Minjuan He, Yisheng Lu, Jie Zheng, Yili Ye

“…Methods: Sixty patients with knee OS treated in our hospital from January 2020 to December 2022 were selected as the experimental group, and 60 healthy knee joints with similar ages were selected as the control group. The fasting venous blood of 120 subjects was drawn in the early morning, and the SF was extracted during joint operation or sodium hyaluronate injection. …”
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Predictors of plasma HDL-C concentrations in the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) study by James M. Shikany, John R. Bassler, Jared P. Reis, Pamela J. Schreiner, David T. Redden, John T. Wilkins, Cora E. Lewis

“…Several factors were positively associated with HDL-C longitudinally in both women and men: age, self-identified Black race, alcohol intake, physical activity, and energy intake, along with sex-specific associations with current oral contraceptive use, current hormone therapy, and post-menopausal status (women only), and homeostasis model assessment-estimated insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) (men only). …”
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Role of Tailored Timing and Frequency Prompts on the Efficacy of an Internet-Delivered Stress Recovery Intervention for Health Care Workers: Randomized Controlled Trial by Auguste Nomeikaite, Odeta Gelezelyte, Maria Böttche, Gerhard Andersson, Evaldas Kazlauskas

“…MethodsThe 2-arm randomized controlled trial included 87 health care workers (99% female, aged 19-68 years: mean 39.61, SD 11.49): 43 in the standard intervention group and 44 in the tailored prompts group. …”
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Increased Mortality from Extrapancreatic Infections in Hospitalized Patients with Acute Pancreatitis by Guido Grajales-Figueroa, Héctor Adrián Díaz Hernández, Martín Alejandro Chacón Portillo, Luis F. Uscanga, Mario Peláez-Luna, Jorge Hernández Calleros

“…We found 48 patients with acute pancreatitis who died within the period of the study during hospitalization; from these, 50% were men, mean age was 53.2 years, and the most common etiology was biliary obstruction by gallstones in 45.8%. …”
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The effect of a community-based health behaviour intervention on healthcare services use among people with type 2 diabetes in Nepal by Grish Paudel, Corneel Vandelanotte, M Mamun Huda, Padam Kanta Dahal, Lal Rawal

“…Methods: A cluster-randomised controlled trial was conducted in the Kavrepalanchowk and Nuwakot districts of Nepal, enrolling 481 people with clinically diagnosed type 2 diabetes, aged 30–70 years. A total of 30 study sites across two districts were randomly allocated into 15 intervention groups and 15 control groups. …”
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Anxiety, Depression, and Their Related Factors Among Parents/Guardians of Students Affected by Nigerian University Staff Strikes by Patrick Ayi Ewah, Idoo Womboh, Peter Agba Awhen, Felicia Agbor-Obun Dan

“…Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 214 healthy adults (parent/guardians of students) aged 22-73 years during the university staff strike in 2022 in Nigeria. …”
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A Study of Some Biochemical Parameters in COVID-19 Patients with Diabetes Mellitus: Comparative Study by Asmaa Sattar Abd, Izzat Al-Rayahi

“…The study showed that the highest percentage was in males with diabetes (63.33%), followed by non-diabetics (55.00%), without significant difference. As for the age group, most patients were over 50 years, and it was most common among non-diabetics in addition to diabetes. …”
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Construction and Validation of a Model for Predicting Fear of Childbirth: A Cross-Sectional Population Study via Machine Learning by Zhang ZL, Chen KJ, Chen H, Zhu MM, Gu JJ, Jiang LS, Zheng L, Zhou SG

“…Using univariate logistic regression and multivariate logistic regression to analyze the risk factors associated with the occurrence of FOC, we constructed a FOC risk predictive model via ten different machine learning methods and evaluated the predictive performance of the model.Results: Our study indicated that educational level, history of adverse pregnancy outcomes, history of cesarean section, planned pregnancy, assisted reproduction, income, payment, SAS scores, and age are independent risk factors for FOC. The risk predictive model included six factors, such as gravidity, history of adverse pregnancy outcomes, history of cesarean section, planned pregnancy, payment, and SSRS scores. …”
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Anterior Knee Pain Evaluation Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Reconstruction Using Anterior Half of The Peroneus Longus (AHPL) Autograft by Pontoh LAP, Dilogo IH, Kamal AF, Rhatomy S, Putra A, Fiolin J, Herdiman JA, Pontoh EW

“…Patient demographics, surgical details, and Kujala scores were collected.Results: The average age of our participants was 25.88 ± 5.39 years, with mean BMI classified as obese. …”
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Using a clinical decision support system to reduce excess driving pressure: the ALARM trial by Ursula Burger-Klepp, Mathias Maleczek, Robin Ristl, Bettina Kroyer, Marcus Raudner, Claus G. Krenn, Roman Ullrich

“…Results The 472 included patients (230 in the control group and 242 in the intervention group) consisted of 33% females. The median age was 64 years; median Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score was 8. …”
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Adolescent HIV prevent and care framework: A global scoping review protocol- BSGH 006. by Gamji Rabiu Abu-Ba'are, Osman Wumpini Shamrock, Darcey Rodriguez, George Rudolph Kofi Agbemedu, LaRon E Nelson

“…We expect this review to yield critical insights into the present landscape of HIV prevention and care for individuals aged 10-19. These findings will also play a pivotal role in shaping the development of a global framework that researchers and stakeholders can readily adopt and implement across socio-economic contexts. …”
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