Cytological Effects of Serum Isolated from Polytraumatized Patients on Human Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Yazhou Long, Katrin Bundkirchen, Pascal Gräff, Christian Krettek, Sandra Noack, Claudia Neunaber

“…As a control, sera from three healthy donors (HS), matched with respect to age and gender to the polytrauma group, were collected. …”
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Health-related quality of life postventral hernia repair: Retrospective analysis by Abdulaziz Shaher, Hassan Mashbari, Abdallah Alferdaus, Shaima Yahya Ali Al-Hamdan, Rand Abduallah, Sharefah Ahmed Y Alabdullah, Raneem Mushabab Al-Murayeh, Amjad Abdulrahman Alqahtani, Walaa Muteb Alahmari

“…The response rate was 77%, 155 patients completed the study questionnaire, which collected sociodemographic data, as well as the EORTC QLQ-C30 version 3.0 questionnaire, which assessed QoL. RESULTS: The mean age of the participants was 47.0 ± 13.0 years, with a range from 15.0 to 76.0 years. …”
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Characteristics of patients with neurotic disorders requiring long‐term treatment: Relationship to “nervous personality” as described in Morita's Shinkeishitsu theory by Hiroshi Matsumoto, Takashi Uchino, Tomoyuki Funatogawa, Masafumi Mizuno, Takahiro Nemoto

“…Methods The study included 70 patients aged ≥15 years old who first visited the Department of Psychiatry, Toho University Omori Medical Center, between January 2010 and December 2010 and were diagnosed as having neurotic disorders. …”
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Existential concerns among young adults with psychotic vulnerability in mental health care: a qualitative study in the Netherlands by Marlous L. D. de Vries, Pauline Janse, Christa W. Anbeek, Arjan W. Braam

“…Methods A qualitative study was carried out among patients (N = 11) with psychotic vulnerability aged between 17 and 31 years, participating in interviews about their existential life questions and experiences in mental health care. …”
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Mid-Late Holocene Stalagmite δ18O and δ13C Records in Naduo Cave, Guizhou Province, China by Jialu Wang

“…A stalagmite ND3 collected in Naduo Cave was used to reconstruct the history of local climate and environmental changes from 0.55 to 5.07 ka BP based on the data of 13 230Th ages and 642 groups of oxygen and carbon stable isotopes. …”
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Association between dietary carotenoid intakes and the risk of asthma in adults: a cross-sectional study of NHANES, 2007–2012 by Weijie Li, Wei Zhang, Jie Du

“…Objective To investigate the association between dietary carotenoid intake and asthma using data from a nationally representative sample of US adults.Design Cross-section study.Setting The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007–2012.Participants A total of 13 039 participants aged 20–80 years (current asthma n=1784, non-current asthma n=11 255) were included in this study.Primary and secondary outcome measures Asthma was defined by self-report questionnaires. …”
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The microeconomics of abortion: A scoping review and analysis of the economic consequences for abortion care-seekers. by Ernestina Coast, Samantha R Lattof, Yana van der Meulen Rodgers, Brittany Moore, Cheri Poss

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>Delays underpinned by economic factors can thwart care-seeking, affect the type of care sought, and impact the gestational age at which care is sought or reached. The evidence base includes little evidence on the micro-level costs for adolescents. …”
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Nutritional Content and Characteristics of Pumpkin Cream Soup with Tempeh Addition as Supplementary Food for Elderly by Budi Setiawan, Salma S. Aulia, Tiurma Sinaga, Ahmad Sulaeman

“…However, this is also a new challenge since the elderly tends to have age-related diseases, thus the physical, psychological, and sensory disorders that will affect their nutritional status. …”
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Cardiac Outpouchings: Definitions, Differential Diagnosis, and Therapeutic Approach by Riccardo Scagliola, Gian Marco Rosa, Sara Seitun

“…Data from patients with congenital or acquired cardiac outpouchings, from prenatal to geriatric age range, were investigated. Results. Out of the 378 papers initially retrieved, 165 duplicates and 84 records in languages other than English were removed. …”
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THE USING OF DIGITAL TOOLS IN THE PROJECT ACTIVITIES OF STUDENTS OF PEDAGOGICAL SPECIALTIES OF HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS by Liudmyla Nezhyva, Svitlana Palamar, Nataliia Semenii

“…The main criteria for selecting digital tools were: simple interface (so students can master its functionality faster); compliance to the State Standard for Primary Education; didactic value; accessibility (the age of pupils and the ability to comprehend tasks developed with the help of the proposed digital tools were taken into account); technical and methodological support (present on all proposed digital resources, which facilitates understanding of their interface); very important criterion is the wide functionality on a free basis; the ability to adapt in various modern conditions during offline and online learning.  …”
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Understanding the epidemiological HIV risk factors and underlying risk context for youth residing in or originating from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region: A scoping r... by Roula Kteily-Hawa, Aceel Christina Hawa, David Gogolishvili, Mohammad Al Akel, Nicole Andruszkiewicz, Haran Vijayanathan, Mona Loutfy

“…Screening 5,853 citations, published between 1990-2019 with age groups 16 to 29, resulted in 57 studies included across 18 MENA countries.…”
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Metformin Exhibits Anti‐Inflammatory Effects by Regulating microRNA‐451/CXCL16 and B Cell Leukemia/Lymphoma 2 in Patients With Osteoarthritis by Nahid Alimoradi, Amin Ramezani, Mohammad Tahami, Negar Firouzabadi

“…The primary goal of OA treatment is pain relief to improve the quality of life. Inflammation and aging are involved in the pathogenesis of pain in OA. …”
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Acceptability and Efficacy of an Adapted School-Based Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Skills Group for Adolescents: A Qualitative Perspective by MacKenzie Whitener MPH, Shirin Khazvand PhD, Ian Carson MS, Anna Martin BS, Michelle Salyers PhD, Melissa Cyders PhD, Matthew Aalsma PhD, Tamika Zapolski PhD

“…The study sample of 18 youth (mean age 14.7; 66.7% male; 38.9% Black) completed individual semi-structured qualitative interviews assessing their perspectives on the DBT-A skills group. …”
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Coastal drowning: A scoping review of burden, risk factors, and prevention strategies. by William Koon, Amy Peden, Jasmin C Lawes, Robert W Brander

“…Populations, data sources and coastal water site terminology in the studies varied widely; as did reported risk factors, which most frequently related to demographics such as gender and age. Prevention strategies were commonly based on survey data or expert opinion and primarily focused on education, lifeguards and signage. …”
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Association between serum albumin levels and erectile dysfunction in American Adults: A cross-sectional study from NHANES 2001-2004. by Haibin Wen, Zhenyu Lan, Xueming Liang, Huabin Su, Yuqi Qin

“…The association between serum albumin and erectile dysfunction was evaluated using weighted logistic regression models across four models: (1) Crude model (unadjusted); (2) Model 1: Adjusted for age, race, poverty-to-income ratio (PIR), marital status, education level, and body mass index (BMI); (3) Model 2: Adjusted for factors in Model 1 plus physical activity, smoking status, drinking status, and Healthy Eating Index (HEI-2015); (4) Model 3: Adjusted for factors in Model 2 plus remaining potential covariates. …”
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Assessment and comparative study of Entrance Skin Dose for digital panoramic x-Ray equipments by Bayan Saber Ibrahim, Hassan Ali Mahmood

“…A hundred patients were enrolled in this study for determination of the entrance surface dose that divided into five age groups theoretical. Results: As a result showed that the mean of the entrance skin dose for patient up to 6 years, 7-12 year, female adult, male adult and large adult are (0.12mGy, 0.13mGy, o.14mGy,1.51mGy, 1.53mGy) for digital panoramic radiography in Dental x-ray respectively and (0.06mGy,0.07mGy, o.o7mGy, o.11mGy, o.13mGy) for digital radiography in Xanzad centre of dental treatment. …”
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A Research on Professıonal Anxıety Levels of 3and 4 Grade Students of Faculty of Sport Scıences of Selcuk Unıversıty by Ramazan Topuz, İbrahim Bozkurt, Mehmet Özdemir

“…At the  result of the research, no statistically significant difference was observed in all the sub-dimensions of the students who participated in the research, according to the educational level of the parents, age and gender. As a result of examining according to the class level variable; While no statistically significant difference was observed between the Economic / Social Centered Anxiety, Student Communication Centered Anxiety, Personal Development Centered Anxiety, Integration Centered Anxiety and School Management Centered Anxiety sub-dimensions, It was determined that the anxieties of students with 4th grade education level were higher than those of 3rd grade students in colleague and parent-centered anxiety and assignment-centered anxiety dimensions.…”
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Capsular Bag Performance of a Novel Hydrophobic Single-Piece Intraocular Lens by Klemens Waser, Klaus Straßmair, Leon Pomberger, Haidar Khalil, Peter Laubichler, Matthias Bolz, Nino Hirnschall

“…Methods Inclusion criteria were bilateral age-related cataract and the ability to provide informed consent. …”
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The effect of green tea consumption on cholesterol reduction: a study among social service employees in East Nusa Tenggara by Patricia Flamli Uma Mukin, Anita Lidesna Shinta Amat, Elisabeth Levina Sari Setianingrum, Magdarita Riwu

“…Method: An experimental study was conducted involving 38 participants aged 25–55 years, divided into a treatment group (n = 19) and a control group (n = 19). …”
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Weight-Adjusted Waist Index, Psoriasis, and All-Cause Mortality: Findings from the NHANES 2003&ndash;2006 and 2009&ndash;2014 by Zhou T, Wu J, Wang Y, Gao Y, Cheng K

“…A retrospective cohort analysis included 19,919 participants aged 18 to 80 years, with or without psoriasis. The primary endpoint studied was all-encompassing mortality up to December 2019. …”
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