Association between axial elongation and corneal topography in children undergoing orthokeratology with different back optic zone diameters by Qi Tan, Randy Kojima, Pauline Cho, Stephen J. Vincent

“…Linear mixed modelling was performed to explore the associations between the MDD, corneal aberrations, and axial elongation over 2 years, while controlling for confounding factors (e.g., baseline age and sex). Results Participants in the 5-mm BOZD group displayed less axial elongation than the 6-mm BOZD group over 2 years (0.15 ± 0.21 mm vs. 0.35 ± 0.21 mm, P < 0.001). …”
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Venoarterial Membrane Oxygenation in Cardiogenic Shock Complicated from an Acute Myocardial Infarction: An Overview and Comprehensive Meta-Analysis by Kiarash Sassani, Styliani Syntila, Christian Waechter, Julian Kreutz, Birgit Markus, Nikolaos Patsalis, Bernhard Schieffer, Georgios Chatzis

“…<b>Results:</b> A total of 24 studies met the inclusion criteria and were included in the meta-analysis, involving 4706 patients. The median age of the patients was 61.8 ± 4.1 years, with 76% of them being males. …”
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СРАВНИТЕЛЬНАЯ ОЦЕНКА КАЧЕСТВА ГОВЯДИНЫ В ЗАВИСИМОСТИ ОТ УСЛОВИЙ СОЗРЕВАНИЯ by Галина Васильевна Гуринович, Владислав Александрович Хренов, Ирина Сергеевна Патракова

“…Условия созревания: сухое ‒ выдержка в шкафах «dry-aging», температура 0…1 ºС, относительная влажность воздуха 75 %, низкая положительная температура (0…1 ºС), относительная влажность воздуха 72‒75 %, продолжительность 42 суток; традиционное ‒ температура 0…+ 4 ºС, относительная влажность воздуха 85 %, 5 суток. …”
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Motivations and perceptions for physical activity in women living with metastatic breast cancer: a qualitative interview study by Mark Liu, Sharon Kilbreath, Jasmine Yee, Jane Beith, Justin McNab, Elizabeth Dylke

“…Results Twenty-three women participated; median age was 60 years (IQR: 20) and median time since metastatic diagnosis was 3.3 years (IQR: 3.0). …”
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Beyond averages: dissecting urban-rural disparities in skilled antenatal care utilization in Bangladesh - a conway-maxwell-poisson regression analysis by Md. Muddasir Hossain Akib, Farzana Afroz, Bikash Pal

“…The analysis revealed that covariates have significantly different effects on SANC visits in rural areas compared to urban areas. For instance, women aged 35 and above in rural settings exhibited a 37% higher incidence rate of SANC visits (IRR = 1.37) compared to those under 20. …”
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Analysis of clinical and pathological prognostic factors of survival in rectal adenocarcinoma treated with preoperative radiochemotherapy by Sarhan Sydney Saad, Nora Forones, Gaspar Lopes Filho, Jaques Waisberg, Elesiario Caetano Júnior, Ricardo Artigiani-Neto, Delcio Matos

“…These were compared with gender, age, carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) dosage, distance from the tumor to the anal verge, radiation dose, radiotherapy-surgery interval, clinical regression, type of surgery, pT and pN TNM stage tumor, number of nodes, circumferential resection margin, and complete pathological response. …”
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Visual and Refractive Outcomes of Cataract Surgeries Performed in One Year in a Private Practice Setting: Review of 2714 Procedures by Laureano A. Rementería-Capelo, Jorge L. García-Pérez, Juan Gros-Otero, Aida Morán, José M. Sánchez-Pina, Inés Contreras

“…In 2017, 2714 eyes of 1543 patients underwent cataract surgery in our center. Mean patient age was 70.42 years. 775 eyes (28.55%) had prior ophthalmic pathologies, and 113 eyes (4.16%) had undergone previous surgical procedures. …”
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Effects of high-intensity intermittent cross-training on maximal oxygen uptake by Xin Liu, Katsunori Tsuji, Yuzhong Xu, Motoyuki Iemitsu, Izumi Tabata

“…Fifteen healthy young males (aged [24 ​± ​1] yrs) were randomly assigned to training (TG, n ​= ​8) and non-training control (CG, n ​= ​7) groups. …”
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Characterizing the early relationship between covert narcissism and cognitive empathy in medical students: a cross-sectional study by Adelina Alcorta-Garza, Oscar Vidal-Gutiérrez, Juan F. González-Guerrero, Fernando Alcorta-Núñez, Guillermo A. Porras Garza, Montserrat San-Martín, Roberto C. Delgado Bolton, Luis Vivanco

“…The Spanish version for medical students of the Jefferson Scale of Empathy (JSE-S), and the Hypersensitive Narcissism Scale (HSNS), were used as measures of cognitive empathy and covert narcissism, respectively. In addition, gender, age, speciality interest, and semester of enrolment were collected. …”
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A Comparison of Resting Scapular Posture and the Davies Closed Kinetic Chain Upper Extremity Stability Test by John D Heick, Jenna Haggerty, Robert C Manske

“… # STUDY DESIGN Multicenter, single session descriptive cohort # METHODS Sixty-one healthy participants (33 males, 28 females; mean age 24.19±2.61) completed testing across two locations in one testing session. …”
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Risk Factors for Hemorrhagic Stroke among Adults in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: A Hospital-Based Study in a Limited Resource Setting by Jacques Mbaz Musung, Placide Kambola Kakoma, Marcellin Bugeme, Jeef Paul Munkemena Banze, Clarence Kaut Mukeng, Orly Ngungwa Muyumba, Berthe Mwad Kamalo, Harvey Kabulo Kapya, Ghyslain Lambo Ngongo, Laurent Kitwa, Evariste Tshibind Yav, Olivier Mukuku, Emmanuel Kiyana Muyumba

“…Of which 41.1% (65/158) were women. The mean age was 60.8±13.3 years. Main clinical signs were hemiplegia (63.3%), headache (48.7%), speech disorders (38.6%), and dizziness (38.6%). …”
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Defining New Research Questions and Protocols in the Field of Traumatic Brain Injury through Public Engagement: Preliminary Results and Review of the Literature by Shumaila Hasan, Aswin Chari, Mario Ganau, Chris Uff

“…Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the most common cause of death and disability in the age group below 40 years. The financial cost of loss of earnings and medical care presents a massive burden to family, society, social care, and healthcare, the cost of which is estimated at £1 billion per annum (about brain injury (online)). …”
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Elevated and Correlated Expressions of miR-24, miR-30d, miR-146a, and SFRP-4 in Human Abdominal Adipose Tissue Play a Role in Adiposity and Insulin Resistance by Yury O. Nunez Lopez, Gabriella Garufi, Magdalena Pasarica, Attila A. Seyhan

“…Data were analyzed using generalized linear models that adjusted for age, gender, and ethnicity. Results. AbdAT miR-24, miR-30d, and miR-146a were elevated in subjects with obesity (P<0.05) and T2DM (P<0.1) and positively correlated with measures of percent body fat by DXA (rmiR.24=0.894, rmiR.146a=0.883, P<0.05), and AbdAT SFRP4 (rmiR.30=0.93, rmiR.146a=0.88, P<0.05). …”
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Students’ Subjectness, Self-Efficacy and Psychological Well-Being: Comparative Research of Russian and Kazakhstan Students by V. G. Maralov, A. D. Kariyev, O. V. Krezhevskikh, M. A. Kudaka, L. E. Ageeva, E. N. Agranovich

“…A total of 277 students majoring pedagogy and psychology took part in the study, among them 266 (96%) women, 11 (4%) men, average age 19.5 years (SD=1.5). As a result, no fundamental differences were revealed in the structure and manifestations of subjectivity depending on the place of residence, national and cultural traditions, which indicates the existence of some general patterns in the formation of the subjectivity of a future teacher or psychologist. …”
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A case report of exacerbation of extrapyramidal symptoms following the switch from risperidone to paliperidone during valproate therapy by Emi Hata, Masatoshi Miyauchi, Nobuhiko Noguchi, Takeshi Asami

“…The patient had a history of well-controlled epilepsy with valproate and developed auditory hallucinations, delusions, and psychomotor agitation at age 48. Initial treatment with risperidone was partially effective but did not sufficiently manage his psychotic symptoms, prompting a switch to paliperidone. …”
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The role of epigenetic factors in the pathogenesis of dysmetabolic nephropathy with calcium oxalate crystalluria in children by N.R. Aib, O.Z. Hnateyko, N.S. Lukyanenko, A.B. Volosyanko

“…The prevalence of dysmetabolic nephropathies in children is increasing from year to year, representing a significant problem in the overall structure of kidney diseases in pediatric age. Despite numerous studies dedicated to the issue of dysmetabolic nephropathies in children, the role of epigenetic factors in the pathogenesis of dysmetabolic nephropathy with calcium oxalate crystalluria remains insufficiently explored. …”
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Analysis in Choroidal Thickness in Patients with Graves’ Ophthalmopathy Using Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography by Nan Yu, Yadi Zhang, Lei Kang, Ying Gao, Junqing Zhang, Yuan Wu

“…The right eyes of 36 patients (27 females and 9 males) with Graves’ ophthalmopathy (GO) and those of 36 age-, gender-, and diopter-level-matched healthy participants were evaluated. …”
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Effects of obesity on outcomes of laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal inguinal hernia repair: a retrospective analysis by Dawid Golik, Przemysław Sroczyński, Krzysztof Jędras, Grzegorz Dobkowski, Michał R. Janik

“…Materials and methods: We retrospectively reviewed data from patients who underwent laparoscopic TAPP inguinal hernia repair between September 2021 and December 2023. We included patients aged 18 years or older who had elective unilateral TAPP repair for primary inguinal hernia. …”
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Cessation of thumb/finger sucking habit in children using electronic habit reminder versus palatal crib: a randomized clinical pilot study by Tassneim Eltager, Adel El Bardissy, Fatma Abdelgawad

“…Twenty-two children were included with age range (6–14), erupted upper first permanent molar and with thumb/finger sucking habit that resulted in open bite. …”
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Use of DIABAX feed additive and a biogenic stimulant in calves during their rehabilitation after gastrointestinal infections by N. V. Shanshin

“…Three groups of calves at the age of less than 30 days old, two test groups and one control group, were formed for analogous pairs-based trial. …”
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