Height Growth of Korean Pine Seedlings Planted under Strip-Cut Larch Plantations in Northeast China by Toshiaki Owari, Shinichi Tatsumi, Liangzhi Ning, Mingfang Yin

“…The larch canopies were of varying stand age (12, 17, and 37 years) and strip-cut width (4.5, 6.0, and 7.5 m). …”
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Elucidating the knowledge, attitude, and stigma associated with tuberculosis: a community based descriptive study in Wau and Jur River, South Sudan by Peter Michael Marin, Morten Tryland, Musso Munyeme, Ambrose Samuel Jubara, Enock Matovu, Peter Waiswa, Javier Sanchez Romano, Francis Mutebi, David Onafruo, Estella Kitale, Esther Sabbath, Kayla J. Buhler, Clovice Kankya

“…Majority 227 (64.5%) had poor knowledge about TB, meanwhile hearing about TB, age and level of education were associated factors. …”
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Antianemic Treatment of Cancer Patients in German Routine Practice: Data from a Prospective Cohort Study—The Tumor Anemia Registry by Tilman Steinmetz, Jan Schröder, Margarete Plath, Hartmut Link, Michèle Vogt, Melanie Frank, Norbert Marschner

“…Over 85% received chemotherapy. Median age was 67 years; 48% were male. Red blood cell transfusions (RBCTx) were given to 59% of all patients and to 55% of the patients with Hb ≥8 g/dL on day 1 of the observation period (day 1 treatment). …”
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Association between Glucose Levels and Intraocular Pressure: Pre- and Postprandial Analysis in Diabetic and Nondiabetic Patients by Luis Guilherme Milesi Pimentel, Carolina P. B. Gracitelli, Leticia Sant’Ana Cardoso da Silva, Aline Katia Siqueira Souza, Tiago Santos Prata

“…In a multivariable model, the magnitude of glucose level change remained significantly associated with IOP variation even including age, baseline IOP, ancestry, and gender as a confounding factor (P<0.001). …”
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Feasibility and potential diagnostic value of [18F]PI-2620 PET in patients with down syndrome and Alzheimer’s disease: a case series by Olivia Wagemann, Olivia Wagemann, Matthias Brendel, Nicolai Franzmeier, Nicolai Franzmeier, Nicolai Franzmeier, Georg Nübling, Georg Nübling, Johannes Gnörich, Mirlind Zaganjori, Catharina Prix, Anna Stockbauer, Anna Stockbauer, Elisabeth Wlasich, Sandra V. Loosli, Sandra V. Loosli, Katja Sandkühler, Lukas Frontzkowski, Günter Höglinger, Günter Höglinger, Günter Höglinger, Johannes Levin, Johannes Levin, Johannes Levin

“…We aim at illustrating feasibility and potential diagnostic value of tau PET imaging with [18F]PI-2620 for the diagnosis of DS-AD.Materials and methodsFive adults with DS (40% female, aged 43–62) and cognitive decline underwent clinical assessments, neuropsychological testing, lumbar puncture and multimodal neuroimaging. …”
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Vegetation runoff and sediment reduction benefits and influential factor in the Loess Plateau of China: A meta-analysis by Mengrou Jia, Cong Han, Jianzhi Niu, Miao Wang, Linus Zhang, Ronny Berndtsson

“…Identified thresholds indicate that especially RRB (or SRB) is maximized at a stand age of 15–20 years, on slopes of 25–30° (20–25° for SRB), or with vegetation cover of 65–70 % (55–60 % for SRB). …”
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Effect of Therapeutic Inhibition of TNF on Circulating Endothelial Progenitor Cells in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis by F. R. Spinelli, A. Metere, C. Barbati, M. Pierdominici, C. Iannuccelli, B. Lucchino, F. Ciciarello, L. Agati, G. Valesini, M. Di Franco

“…Seventeen patients with moderate-severe RA and 12 sex and age-matched controls were evaluated. Endothelial biomarkers were tested at baseline and after 3 months. …”
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Metformin Delays Satellite Cell Activation and Maintains Quiescence by Theodora Pavlidou, Milica Marinkovic, Marco Rosina, Claudia Fuoco, Simone Vumbaca, Cesare Gargioli, Luisa Castagnoli, Gianni Cesareni

“…The regeneration of the muscle tissue relies on the capacity of the satellite stem cell (SC) population to exit quiescence, divide asymmetrically, proliferate, and differentiate. In age-related muscle atrophy (sarcopenia) and several dystrophies, regeneration cannot compensate for the loss of muscle tissue. …”
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Lipodystrophy among HIV-Infected Patients Attending Care and Treatment Clinics in Dar es Salaam by Marina Njelekela, Rose Mpembeni, Alfa Muhihi, Nzovu Ulenga, Eric Aris, Deodatus Kakoko

“…Lipodystrophy was present in 95 (20.4%) of the study participants, with lipoatrophy being the most common (49.5%) followed by mixed lipodystrophy (37.9%), and lipohypertrophy was the least prevalent (12.6%). Male gender, older age, long duration on HAART, and use of Stavudine containing regimen were associated with lipodystrophy (all p<0.05). …”
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Targeting natural antioxidant polyphenols to protect neuroinflammation and neurodegenerative diseases: a comprehensive review by Maroua Jalouli, Md Ataur Rahman, Partha Biswas, Hasanur Rahman, Abdel Halim Harrath, In-Seon Lee, In-Seon Lee, Sojin Kang, Jinwon Choi, Moon Nyeo Park, Bonglee Kim, Bonglee Kim

“…Despite the substantial evidence and promising hypotheses, further research and clinical investigations are necessary to fully understand the role of polyphenols and establish them as advanced therapeutic targets for age-related neurodegenerative diseases and neuroinflammatory conditions.…”
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HOMA-AD in Assessing Insulin Resistance in Lean Noncirrhotic HCV Outpatients by Matheus Truccolo Michalczuk, Camila Rippol Kappel, Oscar Birkhan, Ana Carolina Bragança, Mário Reis Álvares-da-Silva

“…Ninety-four HCV outpatients aged <60 years who met the criteria of nondiabetic, nonobese, noncirrhotic, and nonalcohol abusers were included and compared to 29 controls. …”
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‘Obviously, because it’s a tear it won’t necessarily mend itself’: a qualitative study of patient experiences and expectations of treatment for a meniscal tear by Charles E Hutchinson, Nicholas Parsons, Imran Ahmed, Andrew James Price, Andrew Metcalfe, Sophie Staniszewska, Chetan Khatri, Fatema G Dhaif

“…The aim of this study was to explore the experiences and expectations of treatment of patients aged 18–55 years with a meniscal tear of the knee.Design Qualitative study involving semistructured interviews.Setting Participants were selected from nine secondary care centres in England.Participants 10 participants diagnosed with a meniscal tear were recruited from the Meniscal Tear Outcome cohort study using a purposive sampling strategy until data saturation was achieved. …”
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Frequency of Celiac Disease in Adult Patients with Typical or Atypical Malabsorption Symptoms in Isfahan, Iran by Mohammad Hassan Emami, Soheila Kouhestani, Somayeh Karimi, Abdolmahdi Baghaei, Mohsen Janghorbani, Nahid Jamali, Ali Gholamrezaei

“…During the study period, 151 and 173 patients with typical and atypical symptoms were evaluated (mean age = 32.8±12.6 and 35.8±14.8 years, 47.0% and 56.0% female, resp.). …”
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Occupational risk factors for sleep quality among Serbian airline pilots by Marko Stojanović, Dejan Nesic, Miloš Maksimović, Zorica Terzić-Šupić, Jovana Todorović, Ivana Topalović, Željko Vlaisavljević, Jelena Ilić Živojinović

“…Particular lifestyle variables, including factors such as coffee intake, had initial relationships with sleep quality but were not significant in the multivariate models. With regard to age, a significant univariate association was also revealed but was dropped in the final model because of collinearity with years of experience.ConclusionSerbian commercial pilots have a relatively high risk of inadequate sleep associated with years of experience and levels of stress. …”
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A pilot cross-sectional study of non-communicable diseases in TB household contacts by Y. Hamada, A. Lugendo, T. Ntshiqa, G. Kubeka, J.M. Lalashowi, S. Mwastaula, K. Ntshamane, I. Sabi, S. Wilson, A. Copas, K. Velen, N.E. Ntinginya, L.T. Minja, I. Abubakar, S. Charalambous, M.X. Rangaka

“…We did not find a significant difference in the prevalence of at least one NCD between the two groups (OR 0.85, 95% CI 0.50–1.45, adjusted for age and sex). CONCLUSIONS: We found a high prevalence of undiagnosed NCDs among contacts, suggesting a potential benefit of integrating NCD screening and care within contact investigations. …”
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Corneal Topographic and Aberrometric Measurements Obtained with a Multidiagnostic Device in Healthy Eyes: Intrasession Repeatability by David P. Piñero, Alberto López-Navarro, Inmaculada Cabezos, Dolores de Fez, María T. Caballero, Vicent J. Camps

“…This study enrolled 107 eyes of 107 patients ranging in age from 23 to 65 years. All of them underwent a complete anterior segment examination with the VX120 system (Visionix-Luneau Technologies, Chartres, France). …”
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Cardiac Function in Long-Term Survivors of Childhood Lymphoma by Mark K. Friedberg, Ido Solt, Myriam Weyl-Ben-Arush, Yulia Braver, Avraham Lorber

“…Further comparisons were made between lymphoma subgroups and between males and females. Results. Mean age at diagnosis was 9.1 years. Mean followup duration was 10.9 years. …”
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BMP6, a potential biomarker of inflammatory fibrosis and promising protective factor for dilated cardiomyopathy by Feng Jiang, Jiayang Tang, Xiaoqi Wei, Hai Pan, Xinyi Fan, Peng Zhang, Shuzhen Guo

“…Inflammation plays a pivotal role throughout the progression of DCM to heart failure, while age acts as a natural predisposing factor for all cardiovascular diseases. …”
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Survival and Effect of Exopolysaccharide-Producing Lactobacillus plantarum YW11 on the Physicochemical Properties of Ice Cream by Zhang Jian, Zhao Wen, Guo Xialei, Guo Ting, Zheng Yi, Wang Yuetong, Hao Yijiang, Yang Zhennai

“…The degree of impact on the viability of strain YW11 was hardening>aging>freezing>storage (p<0.05). The YW11 strain produced a ropy EPS (up to 4.84 mg/g) in the ice cream mix made using the DI and FSM methods; it was present as a fine porous matrix as observed by Cryo-SEM. …”
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Association between five novel anthropometric indices and erectile dysfunction in US adults from NHANES database by Ningning Xu, Haoxi Zou, Huanying Xu, Yanfen Chen, Qidan Wen, Xiaoyan Xing, Suzhen Wu

“…Participants were adults aged 20–85 y from 2001 to 2004. The analysis of logistic regressions, smooth curve fitting, subgroup analyses and generalized addition model were performed to examine the relationship between five novel anthropometric indicators and the prevalence of ED. …”
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