Characteristics and Cluster Analysis of 18,030 Sepsis Patients Who Were Admitted to Thailand’s Largest National Tertiary Referral Center during 2014–2020 to Identify Distinct Subty... by Phuwanat Sakornsakolpat, Surat Tongyoo, Chairat Permpikul

“…Clusters H3 and H5 had younger ages and significant hepatic dysfunction. Cluster H5 had multiple organ dysfunctions, and a higher proportion of cluster H5 patients required vasopressor, mechanical ventilation, and renal replacement therapy. …”
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Influence of perceived impostorism on self-esteem and anxiety among University Nursing Students: Recommendations to implement mentorship program by Devendra Bhardwaj, Rajesh Kumar, Yogesh Bahurupi

“…Appropriate descriptive and inferential statistics were used to generate the results. Results: The mean age of the students was 20.93 (SD = 1.09) years. …”
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Quality of Sleep in an HIV Population on Antiretroviral Therapy at an Urban Tertiary Centre in Lagos, Nigeria by Olajumoke Oshinaike, Akinsegun Akinbami, Olaitan Ojelabi, Akinola Dada, Adedoyin Dosunmu, Sarah John Olabode

“…The participants were made up of 70.7% females and 29.3% males. Their ages ranged between 18 and 74 years with a mean of 38.9±10.3 years. …”
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Nutritional Status of Patients on Maintenance Hemodialysis at Muhimbili National Hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: A Cross-Sectional Study by Puneet Bramania, Paschal Ruggajo, Rimal Bramania, Muhiddin Mahmoud, Francis Furia

“…Among the 160 hemodialysis patients, 49 (30.6%) were female. Patients’ mean age was 52.2 ± 13.3 years. The median duration on hemodialysis was 18 (8.25–29.75) months. …”
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Perceptions of access to harm reduction services during the COVID-19 pandemic among people who inject drugs in metropolitan Chicago. by Kathleen Kristensen, Basmattee Boodram, Wendy Avila, Juliet Pineros, Carl Latkin, Mary-Ellen Mackesy-Amiti

“…<h4>Methods</h4>A COIVD-19 survey module was administered from March 2020-February 2022 to participants of an ongoing longitudinal study of PWID ages 18-30, who were English-speaking, and were residing in the Chicago Metropolitan Area. …”
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Inulin Reduces Kidney Damage in Type 2 Diabetic Mice by Decreasing Inflammation and Serum Metabolomics by Jiayuan He, Xiang Li, Man Yan, Xinsheng Chen, Chang Sun, Jiajun Tan, Yinsheng Song, Hong Xu, Liang Wu, Zhengnan Yang

“…Additionally, inulin treatment in mice with a T2DM model led to a significant increase in the concentrations of three primary short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) (acetic acid, propionic acid, and butyric acid), while the concentration of advanced glycation end products (AGEs), a prominent inflammatory factor in diabetes, exhibited a significant decrease. …”
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Molecular Evidence of Emerged Pulmonary Lophomoniasis due to Lophomonas blattarum among Hospitalized Patients in Southwestern Iran: A National Registry-Based Study by Kobra Mokhtarian, Simin Taghipour, Maryam Nakhaei, Amirmasoud Taheri, Ali Sharifpour, Mahdi Fakhar, Hajar Ziaei Hezarjaribi

“…Also, based on sequencing data and blast analysis, the presence of L. blattarum species was confirmed. The average age of Lophomonas spp.‐ positive patients was 67.02 ± 15.14 years. …”
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Evaluating The Effectiveness Of Near-Peer Teaching Modality In Undergraduate Dental Students Learning A Psychomotor Skill (Partial Denture Fabrication) Considering Social And Cogni... by Saima Irshad, Gulmina Saeed Orakzai, Waqar-Un Nisa, Nauman Bari Khan, Misbah Ali, Saba Farooq

“…Results: All the participants (50) of the survey were in the age group 20-24 years and female students outnumbered the males (7:1). …”
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Evidence mapping on barriers in accessing prenatal healthcare services among homeless women: a scoping review by Monsurat Adepeju Lateef, Julian David Pillay

“…Across the 3 studies, the ages of the participants ranged from 15 to 45 years. …”
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Prevalence of negative mental health status during COVID-19 pandemic among general population of seven Arab countries: A cross-sectional study of 28843 participants by Nada K. Abdelsattar, Aya Ghiath Alrawi, Mohamed Ibrahim Abdelraoof, Mohamed S. Zaazouee, Sarah Makram Elsayed, Abdullah M. Farhat, Mahmoud Abd El-Shafea, Ahmed K. Abdeltawab, Menna S. Ali, Alyaa K. Madeeh, Ahmed Assar, Manar H. Mohammed, Eman A. Abdullah, Khaled M. Ragab, Mohamed Abd-ElGawad, Mohamed Elsherif, Inas Abd El Rahim, Mahmoud A. Ebada

“…Higher levels were associated with other factors, such as lower age, female gender, chronic disease, unemployed, fear of getting infected, and a history of psychiatric disorders. …”
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Knowledge, Attitude, Practice, and Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy among People Living with HIV in Nepal by Sweta Shrestha, Subodh Chataut, Badri Kc, Khagendra Acharya, Sait Kumar Pradhan, Sunil Shrestha

“…There was a significant association of age with a level of knowledge and attitude (p<0.05). …”
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Postural balance impairment following arthroscopic rotator cuff repair in the early postoperative period: a prospective cohort study by İnci Hazal Ayas, Seyit Çıtaker, Ulunay Kanatlı

“…Methods Thirty-five patients (17 female/18 male, aged 49.56 ± 13.41 years) were assessed preoperatively, on the postoperative day 2, and at the postoperative week 6. …”
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Characterization of patients with ischemic cerebrovascular disease and cognitive impairment. Cienfuegos, 2018 by Beatriz Perdomo Borges, Teresa Rodríguez Rodríguez, Marianela Fonseca Fernández, Isabel Urquiza Pozo, Idalmis Luisa Martínez Serrano, Belkis Rosa Bilaboy Pérez

“…The variables were analyzed: sex, age, skin color, schooling, occupation, marital status, origin, toxic habits, personal pathological history, type of cerebrovascular disease, affected brain structure, cognitive impairment (using the minimum Folstein mental state test and the Montreal cognitive assessment test), neuropsychological alterations, depression (using the Yessavage geriatric depression scale).…”
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Do relationships with parents determine citizens’ reactions to war trauma? by Alicja Senejko, Ewa Gurba, Piotr Oleś, Mateusz Marek, Tomasz Franc, Krzysztof Gurba

“…The subjects were 178 people (including 147 women and 31 men), citizens of Ukraine, who arrived in Poland after the outbreak of war on February 24, 2022, and at the time of the study were living in and around Krakow, Wroclaw, Lublin, or Warsaw. The mean age of the subjects was 38 years (SD = 12.57). …”
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Effect of Ondansetron on Postoperative Pain and Vomiting after Acute Appendicitis Surgery: A Placebo-Controlled Double-Blinded Randomized Clinical Trial by Moein Khoori, Peyman Mirghaderi, Alireza Azarboo, Forough Jamil, Nasim Eshraghi, Alireza Abdollahzadeh Baghaei

“…A randomized double-blinded placebo-controlled clinical trial was conducted with 80 cases of acute appendicitis of American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I or II and aged 18–60 y/o scheduled for appendectomy under general anesthesia. …”
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Quantification of Metabolic Acidosis at Bedside by S.A.L.T Approach by Harshitha Seshadri, Anitha Nileshwar, Shwethapriya Rao, Nisha Sara M. Jacob

“…Results: The mean ± standard deviation (SD) age of patients was 54.52 ± 19.71 years, 52% were males, and 72% were medical admissions. …”
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Orthopantomography Detection of Atheroma Plaques and Its Relationship with Periodontal Disease and Missing Teeth by Rodrigo Quevedo García, Sara Arnaiz Díez, Esteban Pérez Pevida, María Lourdes Del Río Solá

“…Orthopantomographs of 1,254 patients over 18 years of age from Clínica Arlanza in Lerma, Burgos, were examined between 2017 and 2021. …”
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Cognition Deficits in Parkinson’s Disease: Mechanisms and Treatment by Congcong Fang, Longqin Lv, Shanping Mao, Huimin Dong, Baohui Liu

“…With the advancement of aging trend worldwide, the global prevalence of PD is mounting up year after year. …”
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Functional Outcome of Lateral End Clavicle Fractures Treated with Precontoured Lateral End Clavicle Plates Verses Clavicle Hook Plate – A Comparative Study by K. Lingaraju, Mohd Ejazul Haq Chand, Girishastri Kashikar

“…Materials and Methods: In 20 patients with lateral end clavicle fractures 10 patients were treated with open reduction and internal fixation with precontoured lateral end clavicle locking plate and 10 patients treated with CHP at the Department of Orthopaedics MMCR and I, Mysore, from December 2020 to May 2022 with age from 18 years to 65 years. Clinical assessments for functional outcome were performed at 3 weeks, 12 weeks and 24 weeks interval and results were analyzed using the Constant and Murley score. …”
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The Weight of HLA-DPA1 rs3077 Single Nucleotide Polymorphism in Prostate Cancer, a Multicenter Study by Mohammed Jayed Alenzi, Amany A. Ghazy, Diaa-Eldin Taha

“…Forty PCa patients and forty age matched patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), as a control group, were enrolled in the study. …”
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