Comparison of Upper Extremities of Children Who Playing and Not Playing Basketball by Orhan Ahmet Şener, Şerife Alpa

“…In this study, measurements were taken in the upper extremities of a total of 200 secondary school students playing basketball and non-playing, with a mean age range of 11 ± 1.08 (did play sports) - 11 ± 0.8 (did not play sports).  …”
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Early one-stage posterior-only surgery for congenital cervicothoracic scoliosis in children: medium- and long-term follow-up by Cefei Zhang, Fuyun Liu, Ke Xu, Weiming Hu, Bing Xia, Yufeng Zhao

“…ObjectiveThe purpose of this study is to investigate the medium- and long-term correction outcomes and complications of early one-stage posterior-only surgery for congenital cervicothoracic scoliosis in children.MethodsFrom March 2006 to March 2022, we retrospectively investigated 33 consecutive cases of congenital cervicothoracic scoliosis treated by one-stage posterior-only surgery, including 15 males and 18 females, with a mean age of 3.2 years. Radiographic parameters, including segmental scoliosis, distal compensatory curve, T1 tilt, clavicle angle, neck tilt, coronal balance distance, segmental kyphosis, and sagittal vertical axis, were measured preoperatively, postoperatively, and at the last follow-up. …”
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Retinal optical coherence tomography changes as biomarkers for Parkinsonism duration and severity in the Kashmiri population by Irtiqa Mohammad, Sabia Rashid, Bashir A. Sanie, Shubana Ashraf, Adnan F. Raina

“…METHODS: This cross-sectional study included 50 parkinsonian patients (37 idiopathic PD, 5 multiple system atrophy [MSA], 4 corticobasal degeneration [CBD], 4 progressive supranuclear palsy [PSP]) and 50 age-matched healthy controls. Retinal parameters, including central macular thickness, macular volume, ganglion cell layer–inner plexiform layer (GCL–IPL) complex thickness, inner plexiform layer to outer nuclear layer (IPL–ONL) thickness, and retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness, were assessed using OCT. …”
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Anaerobic Soccer Training Model: Enhancing Soccer Players’ Performance through a Combination of Repeated Sprints and 4 vs 4 Games by I Dewa Made Aryananda Wijaya Kusuma, Nining Widyah Kusnanik, Bayu Agung Pramono, Adi Pranoto, Yanyong Phanpheng, Indra Himawan Susanto, Dewa Ayu Praba Amustikarani, Waristra Tyo Nirwansyah, Muhammad Bagus Firzam Bharlaman

“…Sample characteristics included the following data: age 20.05 ± 0.69 years, height 165.85 ± 5.00 cm, weight 62.08 ± 6.82 kg, and BMI 22.54 ± 1.98. …”
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Childhood heart disease and parental emotional wellbeing: a predictive model to explain the perception of quality of life in children and adolescents by Teresa Grimaldi Capitello, Cinzia Correale, Giulia Amodeo, Michela Balsamo, Leonardo Carlucci, Caterina Fiorilli

“…Methods We recruited 447 children aged 5 to 18 years with a CHD diagnosis and their parents (319 mothers and 229 fathers) from January to December 2018. …”
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Dynamics and Half-Life of Cell-Free DNA After Exercise: Insights from a Fragment Size-Specific Measurement Approach by Ryutaro Yamamoto, Hiroshi Asano, Ryo Tamaki, Yoshihiro Saito, Ami Hosokawa, Hidemichi Watari, Takeshi Umazume

“…<b>Methods</b>: Healthy, adult men (<i>n</i> = 5; age 40 ± 4.1 years) were subjected to a 30 min treadmill exercise. …”
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The effect of the implementation of the health transformation plan on the health indicators of pregnant mothers in East Azerbaijan province, Iran: a longitudinal study from 2007 to... by Hossein Jabbari Beirami, Parisa Yoshari, Davood Gharekhani, Elahe Ghorbani, Rahim Khodayari-Zarnaq

“…Results: The findings showed that the mean age of mothers during the study period ranged from 25 to 27 years. …”
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Relationship between functional movement screening (FMS) scores and balance and strength performance in young male athletes by Şükran İribalcı, Mert Aydoğmuş, Serkan Revan, Harun Genç

“…Male athletes (n = 41, mean age 13.5 ± 1.7 years) interested in team sports participated in the study voluntarily. …”
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A combined school survey and reactive case detection reveals minimal local transmission of malaria in the Highlands Region of Papua New Guinea by Osama Seidahmed, Serah Kurumop, Elizabeth Wawaga, Melvin Kualawi, Valentine Siba, Sharon Jamea, Yangta Ura, Leo Makita, William Pomat, Manuel W. Hetzel

“…Results Thirteen individuals were diagnosed with malaria: eleven with Plasmodium falciparum (five schoolchildren, six household members) and two with Plasmodium vivax (one student, one household member); all were aged ten years or older. Malaria prevalence was 0.09% [95% CI 0.03, 0.3] among schoolchildren and 1.7% [95% CI 0.3, 9.1] among household members. …”
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An integrated strength-carbon emissions-total cost model for silica fume concrete by Li-Yi Meng, Yi-Sheng Wang, Feng Sun, Runsheng Lin, Xiao-Yong Wang

“…Through linear regression, a compressive strength prediction formula for SF concrete with varying water-cementitious material mass ratios (0.79–0.45), different SF contents (0–20 %), and curing ages (1–365 days) was developed. The correlation coefficient between the test results and the predicted results was 0.979, and the root mean square error was 4.395 MPa. sondly, based on the mix ratio, the material cost and CO₂ emissions of concrete per 1 MPa strength were calculated. …”
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A Pooled Analysis of Growth and Tolerance of Infants Exclusively Fed Partially Hydrolyzed Whey or Intact Protein-Based Infant Formulas by Laura A. Czerkies, Brian D. Kineman, Sarah S. Cohen, Heidi Reichert, Ryan S. Carvalho

“…All studies included healthy, full-term, formula-fed infants enrolled at 14 days of age with outcomes assessed over 4 months. Gains in weight and length to 4 months were analyzed using linear regression accounting for clustering within study. …”
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A post-marketing pharmacovigilance study of triazole antifungals: adverse event data mining and analysis based on the FDA adverse event reporting system database by Yalan Tian, Min Jin, Hong Ning

“…From the basic analysis of the adverse event reports, male patients (50.31%) outnumber female patients (32.11%). In terms of age, the majority of patients are over 45 years old (52.72%). …”
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Systematic review of innate immune responses against Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex infection in animal models by Luisa Maria Nieto Ramirez, Carolina Mehaffy, Karen Marie Dobos

“…NHPs provided insights into age-dependent immunity and markers for active tuberculosis (ATB). …”
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Maternal iron deficiency assessed by serum ferritin and birth outcomes in mainland China by Hang Zhou, Yiming Lu, Jianying Luo, Binyu Pan, Qihua Zhao, Min Chen, Zheng Feei Ma

“…A total of 1688 pregnant women were followed up until their labour. The mean age of participants was 29 ± 4 years and 54.0% of them were multigravidas. …”
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Serum levels of tumor necrosis factor-alpha and vascular endothelial growth factor as markers of disease activity in patients with axial spondyloarthritis by Mahendran Bhuvanesh, Chilkuri Balaji, Chinnadurai Saranya, Ramamoorthy Ramesh, Trichangode Natesan Tamilselvam, Sankaralingam Rajeswari

“…Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), C-reactive protein (CRP), Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI)/Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index (BASFI), serum TNF-α, and VEGF levels were assessed at baseline and the same parameters were assessed after 24 weeks of therapy with either etanercept or NSAIDs (20 patients in each group). Twenty healthy age- and sex-matched controls were also recruited for the study. …”
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Reversal of Myopic Correction for Patients Intolerant to LASIK by Amr A. Gab-Alla

“…Reversal treatment was bilateral in all patients. The mean age of the patients was 38 ± 1.9 years (range 37 to 45 yrs). …”
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Interventions to prevent violence against women and girls globally: a global systematic review of reviews to update the RESPECT women framework by Avni Amin, Mary Ellsberg, Chelsea Ullman, Angela Bourassa, Shikha Chandarana, Flávia Dutra

“…Evaluations had to have a target population of women or girls aged 10 and older. Data were extracted from included reviews, and AMSTAR-2 was used to assess the risk of bias in systematic reviews. …”
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Evaluation of the Crossbreeding Scheme and Farmers’ Perception of Awassi and Dorper Crossbred Sheep by Zeleke Tesema, Alemu Kefale, Belay Deribe, Getasew Esayas, Demlie Chanie, Getachew Worku Alebachew, Solomon Tiruneh, Mekonen Shibeshi

“…Tikur sheep had an earlier age at first lambing (AFL) than Awassi x Tikur sheep. …”
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Factors Associated with Adherence to Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Among Patients Attending a Nurse-Led Community Clinic in Australia: A Qualitative Study by Fouziah Almouqati, Judith Daire, Catherine Catanach, Jean-Louis deSousa, Sam Quill, Mohamed Estai

“…<b>Results:</b> A total of 22 participants completed the interview, including 10 females with a mean age of 60 ± 16.2 years. The interviews identified several factors that improved adherence to DR screening guidelines, including (a) knowledge of the connection between DR and diabetes and the importance of the screening, (b) the care provider’s recommendations, and (c) pre-booked appointments and automatic invitations. …”
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Challenges and Barriers of Online Teaching: Perspective of Faculty in a Private Medical College of Lahore by Naureen Omar, Ifra Aslam, Syeda Mahnoor Nadeem, Ramsha Batool, Umbreen Navied, Muhammad Subhan Feroze

“…Year wise distribution of faculty was as follows; 13 (18.5%) were teaching 1st year, 9 (12.8%) 2nd year, 19 (27%) 3rd year, 25 (35 .7%) 4th year, and 4 (5.7%) final year MBBS respectively. Mean age in years was 39±9.8 of the enrolled faculty. …”
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