Kynurenines and aerobic exercise capacity in chronic kidney disease: A cross-sectional and longitudinal study. by Helena Wallin, Eva Jansson, Sophie Erhardt, Carin Wallquist, Britta Hylander, Stefan H Jacobson, Kenneth Caidahl, Anette Rickenlund, Maria J Eriksson

“…<h4>Methods</h4>We included 102 patients with non-dialysis CKD stages 2-5 (CKD 2-3, n = 54; CKD 4-5, n = 48) and 54 healthy controls, age- and sex-matched with the CKD 2-3 group. ExCap was assessed as peak workload during a maximal cycle ergometer test. …”
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Estimation of the pattern of ocular manifestations, risk factors, and imaging of rhino-orbital-cerebral mucormycosis in COVID-19 patients by Rajwinder Kaur, Grace Budhiraja, Upasana Bhumbla, Manjot Kaur, Vandana Sharma, Priyanka Gupta, Ritesh Singla, Akashdeep Goel, Ekta Gupta, Priyanka Dahiya

“…Results: The total patients included were 35, which ranged in the age group of 52.91+/- 11.93 years, and the male-to-female ratio was 24:11. …”
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Mask-Related Headache Among Health Workers During COVID-19 Pandemics: Study from Somalia by Mehmet Ufuk Aluçlu, Nor Osman Sidow, Ahmed Muhammad Bashir, Mohamed Sheikh Hassan, Yavuz Yücel

“…Results: This study was conducted with 200 healthcare workers working in the hospital, 114 (57%) were male, 86 (43%) were female, and the mean age was 28. Participants 90 (45%) used surgical masks, 32 (16%) filtered masks (N95), 78 (39%) both; majority of 109 (54.5%) wore masks for more than 6 hours a day. …”
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The Rate of Clinical Outcomes in Atrial Fibrillation according to Antithrombotic Strategy: The COOL-AF Registry by Rungroj Krittayaphong, Arjbordin Winijkul, Komsing Methavigul, Poom Sairat, C. O. O. L.-A. F. investigators

“…There were 3,148 patients included. Mean age was 68.1±10.8 years and 1,826 (57.7%) were male. …”
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Teenagers with type 2 diabetes mellitus as a hidden population: A qualitative study of the representations and experiences related to the disease in Mazatlán, Mexico by Nathaly Llanes-Díaz, Dewi Hernández-Montoya

“…The sample was theoretical-intentional according to age (10-19 years), diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus, and residence in Mazatlán. …”
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Prevalence of mental disorders and work ability among unemployed individuals in Germany: a register-based analysis of socio-medical assessments by the Federal Employment Agency bet... by Patrik Roser, Kirsi Manz, Norbert Scherbaum, Gabriele Lotz-Metz, Andreas G. Franke

“…Of these, 2,213,048 persons (52.1%) had at least one psychiatric diagnosis (mean age 40.6 ± 13.5 years, 51.7% female). Mood disorders (53.9%), neurotic, stress-related and somatoform disorders (43.9%), as well as substance use disorders (15.3%) showed the highest prevalence rates among mental disorders and accounted for about 80% of all psychiatric diagnoses. …”
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Therapeutic regimens against infection without proton pump inhibitors in patients with corpus atrophic gastritis: a real-life single-centre longitudinal observational study by Emanuele Dilaghi, Lorenzo Mosciatti, Ludovica Dottori, Irene Ligato, Gianluca Esposito, Emanuela Pilozzi, Bruno Annibale, Edith Lahner

“…Methods: Overall, 76 patients (77.6% females, age 58.5 (26–88) years) with histologically Hp-positive corpus atrophic gastritis were consecutively diagnosed (2001–2022). …”
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Respiratory patient experience of measures to reduce risk of COVID-19: findings from a descriptive cross-sectional UK wide survey by Andrew Cumella, Nicholas S Hopkinson, Michael Laffan, Joe Farrington-Douglas, Keir EJ Philip

“…Objectives To assess the experience of people with long-term respiratory conditions regarding the impact of measures to reduce risk of COVID-19.Design Analysis of data (n=9515) from the Asthma UK and British Lung Foundation partnership COVID-19 survey collected online between 1 and 8 April 2020.Setting Community.Participants 9515 people with self-reported long-term respiratory conditions. 81% female, age ranges from ≤17 years to 80 years and above, from all nations of the UK. …”
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Evaluation of the Efficacy of 3D-Printed Customized Orthodontic Brackets in Reducing Treatment Time and Improving Outcomes by Mohammad K. Alam, Mohammad Y. Hajeer, Abdullah H. Alshammari, Zeyad M. M. Alenezi, Shouq B. Aldhafeeri

“…Materials and Methods: A randomized controlled trial was conducted with 60 patients aged 12–25 years requiring orthodontic treatment. …”
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Head and Neck Paragangliomas: 16-year Single-center Experience and Mini Review on Diagnosis, Treatment, and Follow-up by Gokce AYDEMIR, Fazil Necdet ARDIC, Cuneyt Orhan KARA, Ferda BIR

“…A review was conducted to select articles that reported single-center experiences with large cohorts, long follow-ups, and different treatment modalities since 2010. Results: The mean age of the patients was 54 years, and the female/male ratio was 3.55: 1. …”
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Real-world assessment of effectiveness and safety of filgotinib in 286 patients with ulcerative colitis in 9 UK centres by David Young, Sohail Rahmany, Deborah Taylor, Emma Davis, Michael Colwill, Sonia Kalyanji Mehta, Roisin Campbell, Karl Hazel, Karishma Sethi-Arora, Susan Ritchie, Ashley I Heinson, Helen Moyses, Keith Bodger, Emma Johnston, Lucy Hicks, Anjan Dhar, Jimmy Limdi, Rachel Cooney, John Paul Seenan, Kamal Patel, Alissa Walsh, Fraser Cummings

“…Results: Data were analysed for a total of 286 patients with a median follow-up time of 229 (IQR 113–324) days. The median age at filgotinib initiation was 38 (IQR 27–51) years, 64% were men and median disease duration was 5.1 (IQR 1.9–10.5) years; 56% had previous exposure to advanced therapies (biologics and small molecule) and 6% previously received tofacitinib. …”
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Specialized Medical Weight Management Intervention for High-Risk Obesity by Gitanjali Srivastava, Chelsea Paris, Jessica Johnson, Emma Barnes, Brittany L. Cunningham, C. J. Stimson, Kevin D. Niswender, Sabrina J. Poon

“…**Results:** Patients ranged in age from 18-72 years, and 77.7% were female. Patients ranged in weight from 160-443 pounds, with a mean body mass index (BMI) of 42.7 kg/m2 (Class 3a severe obesity; BMI range 28.4-74.5). …”
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The Effects of Foot Reflexology Massage on the Sleep Quality of Nurses Working in the Selected Hospitals of Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences by Mojgan Gholitabar Omrani, mohammad Reza Ghasemi, Mohammad Gholizadeh Gerdrodbari, Roghayeh Javan, Neda Mahdavifar

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Acute Stroke Care and Thrombolytic Therapy Use in a Tertiary Care Center in Lebanon by Mazen J. El Sayed, Tharwat El Zahran, Hani Tamim

“…During the study period, 87 patients met the inclusion criteria and thus were included in the study. The mean age was found to be 71.9 years (SD = 11.8). Most patients arrived by private transport (85.1%). …”
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Essential Factors in Predicting the Need for Angio-Embolization in the Acute Treatment of Pelvic Fracture with Hemorrhage by Seok-Won Yang, Hee-Gon Park, Sung-Hyun Kim, Sung-Hyun Yoon, Seung-Gwan Park

“…There were 38 men and 24 women with a mean age of 59.8 years. The types of pelvic ring fractures were categorized according to the Tile classification. …”
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The effect of air-pollution and weather exposure on mortality and hospital admission and implications for further research: A systematic scoping review. by Mary Abed Al Ahad, Frank Sullivan, Urška Demšar, Maya Melhem, Hill Kulu

“…The role of effect modification in the included studies was investigated in terms of gender, age, and season but not in terms of ethnicity.<h4>Conclusion</h4>Air-pollution and weather exposure beyond certain thresholds affect human health negatively. …”
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Long-Term Effects of Maternal Smoking on Quality of Life. Results from the Copenhagen Perinatal Birth Cohort 1959–61 by SØren Ventegodt, Joav Merrick

“…The latest follow-up study from the cohort was performed in 1993 and 7,222 of the surviving children were identified (now aged between 31 and 33 years) and contacted with a nonanonymous questionnaire on several aspects of quality of life issues.There were 4,626 usable responses (f = 2,489, m = 2,131) corresponding to a response rate of 64.1%. …”
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Obesity as a risk factor for COVID-19 breakthrough infection among the fully vaccinated urban population of South Gujarat – A retrospective cohort study by Mayank Jha, Pratham Kholwadwala, Vatsal Kalariya, Mamta Rani, Jayant Patel, Hitesh Shah, Rushikesh Shukla

“…Accordingly, 409 obese and 409 nonobese participants were recruited. The mean age of participants was 41.3 ± 14.9 years. As high as 144 (17.6%) of respondents were having history of previous infection before vaccination, and around 42 (5.1%) respondents of the overall study population were infected after the first dose of vaccination. …”
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Knowledge on Chemical Pesticide use among Farmers Exposed to Pesticides in Panchkhal Municipality, Kavrepalanchok, Nepal by Leela Paudel, Rajendra Neupane, Lochana Shrestha, Lee Budhathoki, Keshav Raj Paudel

“…Bivariate analysis was done using the Chi-square test. Results. The mean age ± SD of the participants was 45.75 ± 13.12 years. …”
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Effect of Cathodal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Lower Limb Subacute Stroke Rehabilitation by Qian Duan, Wenying Liu, Jinhui Yang, Ben Huang, Jie Shen

“…Computer-based stratified randomization (1 : 1) was employed by considering age and sex, with concealed assignments in opaque envelopes to ensure no allocation errors after disclosure at the study’s end. …”
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