Systematic review and meta‐analysis of the pelvic organ prolapse and vaginal prolapse among the global population by Tharanga Mudalige, Vindya Pathiraja, Gayathri Delanerolle, Heitor Cavalini, Shuqi Wu, Julie Taylor, Om Kurmi, Kathryn Elliot, Sharron Hinchliff, Carol Atkinson, Kristina Potocnik, Paula Briggs, Lucky Saraswat, Helen Felicity Kemp, George Eleje, Toh Teck Hock, Cristina Laguna Benetti‐Pinto, Irfan Muhammad, Rabia Kareem, Yassine Bouchareb, Peter Phiri, Ruishu Zhang, Yunfei Weng, Ieera Aggarwal, Jian Qing Shi, Ashish Shetty, Ian Litchfield, Nirmala Rathnayake, Sohier Elneil

“…The review highlighted a lack of diversity in terms of ethnicity, age and comorbidity status, which are essential to fully understanding the impact of POP. …”
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Relevance of Plasma Obestatin and Early Arteriosclerosis in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Peng-ying Gu, Dong-mei Kang, Wei-dong Wang, Yan Chen, Zhi-hong Zhao, Hui Zheng, Shan-dong Ye

“…We collected 103 patients aged from 60 to 83 years (69.26 ± 5.83 years) form January, 2007 to May, 2009. …”
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Primary care utilisation in different patients’ profiles with cardiovascular risk factors by Sara Malo, Lina Maldonado, María José Rabanaque, Irantzu Bengoa-Urrengoechea, Sara Castel-Feced, María Antonia Sánchez-Calavera, Isabel Aguilar-Palacio

“…Cluster analyses were performed to identify patients’ profiles according to age, sex and morbidity burden. Characteristics and annual visits in Primary Care in the different profiles were described. …”
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QoE-Driven Big Data Management in Pervasive Edge Computing Environment by Qianyu Meng, Kun Wang, Xiaoming He, Minyi Guo

“…In the age of big data, services in the pervasive edge environment are expected to offer end-users better Quality-of-Experience (QoE) than that in a normal edge environment. …”
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Effects of Polycarboxylate-Lignosulfonate Superplasticizer on the Engineering Properties and Cementitious Paste Thickness of Pervious Concrete by Ehsan Teymouri, Nurul Noraziemah Mohd Pauzi, Wong Kwong Soon, Mehdi Forouzan, Marjan Salari

“…The results showed that increasing the proportion of PLS, water, and cement increased the compressive strength of PC at ages of 7, 11, and 28 days. However, the permeability and porosity would decrease due to formation of a pasty mixture. …”
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Prognostication of Learning Curve on Surgical Management of Vasculobiliary Injuries after Cholecystectomy by Abu Bakar Hafeez Bhatti, Faisal Saud Dar, Haseeb Zia, Muhammad Salman Rafique, Nusrat Yar Khan, Mohammad Salih, Najmul Hassan Shah

“…Outcome was defined as 90-day morbidity and mortality. Results. Median age was 39 (20–80) years. There were 10 (25.6%) vascular injuries. …”
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Colonic strictures in Crohn’s disease: a non-surgical survival by Sarra Laabidi, Hamed Aboubecrine, Salma Souissi, Donia Gouiaa, Asma Labidi, Nadia Ben Mustapha, Anis Haddad, Amine Sebai, Meriem Serghini, Monia Fekih, Hanene Jaziri, Jalel Boubaker

“…Patients with uncertain diagnoses or follow-up periods of less than six months were excluded.Results Fifty-six patients were included (median age 44 years [range 14-65], male-to-female ratio = 0.93). …”
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Identifying the Purpose Fostering Factors in the Academic Lived Experience of Iranian Male Elites: A Qualitative Study by Mohamadreza Taghizadeh, Mansoureh Haj Hosseini, Elaheh Hejazi Moughari, Keyvan Salehi

“…The investigation concentrated on males aged 25 to 45 who were members of the Iranian elite community and resided primarily in Tehran. …”
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Preclinical use of a clinically-relevant scAAV9/SUMF1 vector for the treatment of multiple sulfatase deficiency by Maximiliano Presa, Rachel M. Bailey, Somdatta Ray, Lauren Bailey, Saurabh Tata, Tara Murphy, Pierre-Alexandre Piec, Harold Combs, Steven J. Gray, Cathleen Lutz

“…Importantly, delivery of SUMF1 through cerebral spinal fluid at 7 days of age alleviates MSD symptoms. The treated mice show wide distribution of the SUMF1 gene, no signs of toxicity or neuropathy, improved vision and cardiac function, and no behavioral deficits. …”
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Impact of epinephrine on neurological outcomes in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest after automated external defibrillator use in Japan by Atsushi Kubo, Atsushi Hiraide, Tomohiro Shinozaki, Naoaki Shibata, Kyohei Miyamoto, Shinobu Tamura, Shigeaki Inoue

“…Criteria for bystander PAD was met by 11,629 (0.56%) of the enrolled patients. The mean age was 70 years with 71.9% male. Among them, 38.6% had shockable rhythms and 61.4% had non-shockable rhythms. …”
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Transforaminal Epiduroscopic Basivertebral Nerve Laser Ablation for Chronic Low Back Pain Associated with Modic Changes: A Preliminary Open-Label Study by Hyeun Sung Kim, Nitin Adsul, Farid Yudoyono, Byapak Paudel, Ki Joon Kim, Sung Ho Choi, Jeong Hoon Kim, Sung Kyun Chung, Jeong-Hoon Choi, Jee-Soo Jang, Il-Tae Jang, Seong-Hoon Oh

“…Macnab’s criteria and visual analog scale (VAS) score were collected retrospectively at each follow-up interval. Results. The mean age was 46 ± 9.95 years. The mean symptoms duration was 21.21 ± 21.87 months. …”
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Understanding the Relationship between Atherogenic Index of Plasma and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors among Staff of an University in Malaysia by Myat Su Bo, Whye Lian Cheah, Soe Lwin, Tin Moe Nwe, Than Than Win, Myint Aung

“…A total of 349 respondents participated with majority females (66.8%), aged 38.5 ± 7.82 years. Nearly 80% of the respondents were overweight and obese, 87.1% with high and very high body fat, and 46.9% with abnormal visceral fat. …”
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Case report: Novel multi-exon homozygous deletion of ZBTB24 causes immunodeficiency, centromeric instability, and facial anomalies syndrome 2 by Yan Long, Chenghan Wang, Jie Xiao, Yunhua Huang, Xiaoting Ling, Chaoyu Huang, Ying Chen, Jiaqi Luo, Rongheng Tang, Faquan Lin, Yifang Huang

“…Immunodeficiency, centromeric instability, and facial anomalies syndrome (ICF) is a rare genetic disease characterized by hypogammaglobulinemia, T cell immune deficiency with age, pericentromeric hypomethylation, facial abnormalities, and intellectual disability. …”
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The effects of different carbon-fiber plate shapes in shoes on lower limb biomechanics following running-induced fatigue by Yufan Xu, Chengyuan Zhu, Yufei Fang, Zhenghui Lu, Zhenghui Lu, Zhenghui Lu, Yang Song, Chen Hu, Dong Sun, Yaodong Gu

“…The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of different CFP shapes in running shoes on the lower limb biomechanics of runners following running-induced fatigue. 12 male runners (aged 21.8 ± 1.3 years, mass 59.1 ± 4.1 kg, height 168.9 ± 2.2 cm, weekly running distance 68.8 ± 5.5 km/week) were recruited for this study. …”
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The safety and efficacy of cannabinoids for the treatment of mental health and substance use disorders: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis by Jack Wilson, Andrew Langcake, Zachary Bryant, Tom P. Freeman, Janni Leung, Gary C. K. Chan, Amir Englund, Myfanwy Graham, Emily Stockings

“…Articles will be screened to capture peer-reviewed RCTs evaluating the efficacy of plant-based and pharmaceutical cannabinoids in reducing or treating MH and SUD among people of any age. The Cochrane risk of bias tool 2.0 will be used to assess bias, while the Grades of Recommendation, Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) tool will be used to assess the quality of evidence for each outcome. …”
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Global prevalence of malnutrition in older adults: A comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis by Nader Salari, Niloofar Darvishi, Yalda Bartina, Fatemeh Keshavarzi, Melika Hosseinian-Far, Masoud Mohammadi

“…Conclusion: Therefore, in addition to raising awareness among families about malnutrition in the elderly and its negative effects on the quality of life of the elderly, it is necessary to take the necessary measures to provide more care for the elderly and also to pay serious attention to the importance of nutrition during old age.…”
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A Multicenter Retrospective Survey regarding Diabetic Ketoacidosis Management in Italian Children with Type 1 Diabetes by Stefano Zucchini, Andrea E. Scaramuzza, Riccardo Bonfanti, Pietro Buono, Francesca Cardella, Vittoria Cauvin, Valentino Cherubini, Giovanni Chiari, Giuseppe d’Annunzio, Anna Paola Frongia, Dario Iafusco, Giulio Maltoni, Ippolita Patrizia Patera, Sonia Toni, Stefano Tumini, Ivana Rabbone, Diabetes Study Group of the Italian Society for Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetology (ISPED)

“…The following data were collected for all new-onset diabetes patients aged 0–18 years: DKA (pH < 7.30), severe DKA (pH < 7.1), DKA in preschool children, DKA treatment according to ISPAD protocol, type of rehydrating solution used, bicarbonates use, and amount of insulin infused. …”
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Predictive and Prognostic Factors of Synchronous Colorectal Lung-Limited Metastasis by Yuqiang Li, Zhongyi Zhou, Da Liu, Ming Zhou, Fengbo Tan, Wenxue Liu, Hong Zhu

“…A multivariate regression analysis discriminated 9 independent prognostic factors, including age, race, marital status, pathological grade, T stage, colectomy/proctectomy, chemotherapy, CEA, and TD. …”
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Internet gaming disorder and the alternative five factor personality model: a study in a Spanish community sample by Anton Aluja, Oscar García, Ferran Balada, Neus Aymamí, Luis F. García

“…Participants and procedure A sample community of 1,548 subjects, 707 men and 841 women, with a mean age of 40.90 and 38.89 years, respectively, was evaluated. …”
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Limited Vitrectomy versus Complete Vitrectomy for Epiretinal Membranes: A Comparative Multicenter Trial by Matteo Forlini, Purva Date, Domenico D’Eliseo, Paolo Rossini, Adriana Bratu, Andrea Volinia, Giovanni Neri, Tommaso Verdina, Maria Rosaria Carbotti, Gian Maria Cavallini, Luigi Sborgia, Alessandra Galeone, Aurelio Imburgia, Alessandro Mularoni, Alessandro Meduri

“…We included 139 eyes in the analysis with a mean age being 72.2 ± 6.9 years. In this, sixty-five eyes (47%) underwent limited vitrectomy and 74 eyes (53%) underwent complete vitrectomy. …”
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