Hubungan Kadar Enzim Transaminase Pasien COVID-19 dengan Derajat Keparahan Penyakit di RSUP Dr. M. Djamil Padang by Rahmadina Rahmadina, Deddy Herman, Efrida Efrida, Almurdi Almurdi, Russilawati Russilawati, Dwitya Elvira

“…The distribution of sex and age group were significantly different based on AST and ALT levels, and the distribution of patients with coronary heart disease was significantly different based on ALT levels. …”
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Understanding barriers to young people’s utilisation of sexual and reproductive health services in Asia-Pacific countries: a qualitative systematic review and thematic synthesis by Daniel Mackay, Benjamin Gregory, Evi Germeni, Watcharakorn Riabroi

“…The goal of this study was to identify and synthesise published qualitative research on factors affecting young people’s utilisation of SRH services in Asia-Pacific countries.Methods We systematically searched five electronic databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO, CINAHL and Web of Science) for qualitative studies reporting the experiences, attitudes and views of young people (aged 10–24 years) regarding the utilisation of SRH services in Asia-Pacific countries. …”
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The staffing problem in the police during 1943–1944 and ways to resolve it by V. A. Grechenko

“…People who did not meet the requirements for police personnel in terms of age, health, education and generally did not meet the requirements for police personnel were recruited. …”
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Nomogram prediction of overall survival in breast cancer patients post-surgery: integrating SEER database and multi-center evidence from China by Yufen Zheng, Yuan Yuan, Minya Jin, Chunlong Wu

“…Model predictive performance was evaluated using C-index, AUC, calibration curves, and decision curves during internal and external validation.ResultsMultivariable Cox regression analysis identified age, pathological grade, AJCC stage, ER status, PR status, and HER2 status as independent prognostic factors used in the nomogram construction. …”
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Effect of Existential Group Therapy on the Quality of Sexual Life in Infertile Men\'s Spouses by samira ghorbani, Shahrbanoo Salehin, Ali Mohamad Nazari, Seyedeh Solmaz Talebi, Afsaneh Keramat

“…Materials and Methods: The present study followed a randomized controlled clinical trial from 2020-2021 on 96 women aged 20-45 with male-caused infertility. The samples were randomly divided into intervention and control groups. …”
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Effect of Chemical Challenges on the Properties of Composite Resins by Omar Geha, Luciana Tiemi Inagaki, Jaqueline Costa Favaro, Alejandra Hortencia Miranda González, Ricardo Danil Guiraldo, Murilo Baena Lopes, Sandrine Bittencourt Berger

“…To evaluate the chemical degradation effect on microhardness and roughness of composite resins after aging. Materials and Methods. Specimens (n = 10) were used for Filtek Z350 XT (Z350), Filtek Bulk Fill (BULK), Micerium HRI (HRI), Micerium BIOFUNCION (BIO), and Vittra APS (VITTRA). …”
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Validation of the Kidney Failure Risk Equation in the Colombian Population by C. Larrarte, J. Vesga, F. Ardila, A. Aldana, D. Perea, M. Sanabria

“…A total of 5,477 patients were included, with a mean age of 72 years, 36.4% diabetic, and a mean baseline eGFR of 36 ml/min/1.73 m2. …”
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Falling sex ratios and emerging evidence of sex-selective abortion in Nepal: evidence from nationally representative survey data by Mahesh Puri, Melanie Dawn Frost, Peter Richard Andrew Hinde

“…Changes in the sex ratio at birth since legalisation would suggest an association with legalisation, even though sex-selection is expressly prohibited.Design Analysis of data from four Demographic and Health Surveys, conducted in 1996, 2001, 2006 and 2011.Setting Nepal.Participants 31 842 women aged 15–49.Main outcome measure Conditional sex ratios (CSRs) were calculated, specifically the CSR for second-born children where the first-born was female. …”
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Development of Corneal Astigmatism (CA) according to Axial Length/Corneal Radius (AL/CR) Ratio in a One-Year Follow-Up of Children in Beijing, China by Fenglei Wang, Lin Xiao, Xuxia Meng, Ling Wang, Dabo Wang

“…We found that UCVA and AL growth were affected by aging. An increase in the AL/CR ratio is a risk factor for the progression of corneal astigmatism for school children.…”
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The level of IL-12, IL-10, IL-4, and MMP-13 in cutaneous leishmaniasis patients by Abrar Kareem Dhari, Ali Mohammed Abed, Suha Maher Abed

“…Materials and Methods: This study involved a sample that included 90 individuals, comprising 20 control subjects and 70 patients diagnosed with CL. The age distribution of the participants in the study spanned from 3 months to 65 years, encompassing individuals of both genders. …”
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Therapeutic Effect of Mirror Therapy Combined with Conventional Speech Training on Subcortical Aphasia after Acute Cerebral Infarction by Qingmei CHEN, Xiuying CAI, Jun KE, Dan SHEN, Keke FAN, Weixin YANG, Li LI, Qi FANG

“…After adjusting for confounding factors, the intervention factor and age were correlated with aphasia function significant improvement (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05).Conclusion:Mirror therapy combined with conventional speech therapy can help speech and neurological function rehabilitation after acute cerebral infarction in patients with subcortical aphasia, and can also promote the significant improvement of speech function in 3 months.…”
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O efeito do exercício físico nos níveis de cortisol em idosos: uma revisão sistemática by Helena Moraes, Andrea Deslandes, Thais Cevada, Ana Carolina F. Mendonça-de-Souza, Jerson Laks

“…Para a busca foram utilizadas as bases de dados PUBMED, ISI, SciELO, Scopus, BioMed central e Scirus, com as palavras cortisol, exercise, aging e o operador booleano [AND]. Os critérios de inclusão utilizados foram artigos randomizados e controlados ou ensaios clínicos, utilizando humanos e escritos em língua inglesa ou portuguesa. …”
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Public Health System’s Preparedness to Address Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: A Rapid Assessment Survey of Health-care Providers in India by Beena Nitin Joshi, Sharmeen Akhtar Shaikh, Amlin Shukla, Mohd. Ashraf Ganie, Imtiyaz Ahmad Wani, Vanita Suri, Neena Malhotra, Sarita Agarwal, Subhankar Chowdhury, Prasanta Kumar Bhattacharya, Rakesh Kumar Sahay, Roya Rozati, Puthiyaveettil Khadar Jabbar, Abilash Nair, Bharti Kulkarni, Aafia Rashid, Sunny Khajuria, Monica Rajput, Gaivee Vinam Meshram, Shouvik Chowdhury, Rahul Harish Bamon, Muhammed Shahid Pasha, Farhana Begum, Manoj Rema Aravind, Taruna Arora

“…Background: Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common endocrine disorders largely affecting women of reproductive age group. Objectives: This study aimed to understand the Indian public health-care systems’ preparedness in addressing PCOS. …”
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Patient Characteristics, Diagnoses, and Management in a Combined Uveitis–Rheumatology Clinic by Jason Shawver, Amit K. Reddy, Alan G. Palestine, Jason R. Kolfenbach

“…Methods Medical records were reviewed of patients seen at the Combined Clinic at the University of Colorado Hospital between January 1, 2016 and November 1, 2023. Data including age, sex, referral indication, ocular and systemic inflammatory disease diagnosis, and therapies utilized were obtained. …”
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“…They were just treating her Symptom by Symptom”: maternal experiences of having a child with spinal muscular atrophy in Ghana by Esther Doe-Yo Tawiah, Jacob Owusu Sarfo

“…Methods We conducted an interpretative phenomenological study with a purposive sample of seven mothers whose children, aged between 8 and 24 months, were diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) and registered with the Rare Disease Ghana Initiative (RDGI). …”
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Clinical Features and Risk Factors of Mortality in Patients with Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome by Hong-Wei Cui, Ru-Yi Lei, Bo-Ai Zhang

“…A total of 92 patients with PRES were included; 84.8% of whom were female, with an average age of 25.4 (5–66) years at the onset of PRES. Epilepsy was the main clinical manifestation (72.8%). …”
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The impact of parental phubbing on social withdrawal in preschool children: the serial mediating roles of parent–child conflict and negative emotions by Pan Zhang, Xiaoying Wang

“…Methods A sample of 739 preschool children (mean age 5.04 years, SD = 0.84) and their parents participated in the study. …”
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Prevalence of hemoglobinopathies using high-performance liquid chromatography as diagnostic tool in anemic patients of tertiary care center of Western India by Virender Singh, Amit Kumar Biswas, Ajay Kumar Baranwal, Bhushan Asthana, Tejpal Dahiya

“…SUBJECTS AND METHODS: The present study included a total of 2698 individuals’ age ranging from 1.5 to 67 years. The HPLC test was performed using Bio-Rad D-10 analyzer once a week. …”
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Assessing the Diagnostic Value of the Red Blood Cell Distribution-To- Platelet Ratio in Acute Leg Embolism Requiring Emergent Surgical Intervention by Zülal Ceylan, Elif Yıldırım, Emre Coşkuner, Farid Salehi, Şükran Aybike Ayyıldız, Nisa Nur Babadağ, Adeviye Ünlü, Fatih Boncuk, Mehmet Özdil, Recep Çelik, Ataberk Atalay, Ömer Faruk Çiçek

“…Using the receiver operating characteristic curve to determine the RPR cutoff value, the area under the curve, sensitivity, and specificity were calculated. Results: The age and gender distribution of both groups were comparable. …”
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C1q Levels: A Reliable Biomarker for Differentiating Active and Latent Tuberculosis Infection by Sepideh Darougar, Afshin Moniri, Parvaneh Baghaei, Esmaeil Mortaz, Makan Sadr, Arad Moniri, Majid Marjani, Payam Tabarsi

“…Methods: This prospective cross-sectional study was conducted from January 2017 to February 2018, involving HIV-negative adults aged 18 and older attending TB clinics. Participants were categorized based on clinical symptoms, imaging results, and laboratory tests into active or latent TB. …”
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