Thickness of Subcutaneous Fat Is a Predictive Factor of Incisional Surgical Site Infection in Crohn’s Disease Surgery: A Retrospective Study by Xingchen Cai, Weisong Shen, Zhen Guo, Yi Li, Lei Cao, Jianfeng Gong, Weiming Zhu

“…The patient cohort comprised 246 patients (167 male (67.9%); mean age 35.7 ± 12.4 years; mean disease duration 69.6 ± 60.8 months). …”
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Child undernutrition and its association with household environmental conditions in Bangladesh by Md Mostaured Ali Khan, Md Arif Billah, Kaniz Fatima, M Mofizul Islam, Bidhan Krishna Sarker, Shimlin Jahan Khanam, Aduragbemi Banke-Thomas, Md Nuruzzaman Khan

“… Abstract Objective: Undernutrition among children under the age of five years is a prevalent global issue, especially in Bangladesh. …”
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Relationship between accelerometer-measured physical activity and depressive symptoms in hemodialysis patients with comorbid diabetes mellitus: a multicenter cross-sectional study by Ruiting Liang, Ruiting Liang, Xiaoyu Chen, Gaowa Siqin, Zhixin Zhang, Zhixin Zhang, Shumei Zhang, Lihua Li, SarNa Talin, Qi Guo

“…ObjectiveThe objective of this study was to examine the association between accelerometer-derived moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and depressive symptoms in hemodialysis patients with and without type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).MethodsThis cross-sectional study finally included 450 maintenance hemodialysis patients (male 281, average age 62 years) from seven dialysis centers in Shanghai, China. …”
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Relationship between Obesity and Cognitive Function in Young Women: The Food, Mood and Mind Study by Rebecca L. Cook, Nicholas J. O’Dwyer, Cheyne E. Donges, Helen M. Parker, Hoi Lun Cheng, Katharine S. Steinbeck, Eka P. Cox, Janet L. Franklin, Manohar L. Garg, Kieron B. Rooney, Helen T. O’Connor

“…Results. 299 women (NW: n = 157; OB: n = 142) aged 25.8 ± 5.1 y were enrolled. Cognition scores were within normal range (±1 z-score), but OB had lower attention (NW: 0.31 ± 1.38; OB: −0.25 ± 1.39; ES: 0.41, CI: 0.17–0.64; p<0.001) and higher impulsivity (NW: 0.36 ± 1.14; OB: −0.07 ± 1.07; ES: 0.39, CI: 0.15–0.62; p=0.033). …”
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The imprinted Igf2-Igf2r axis is critical for exosome biogenesis during the early development of bovine placenta by Kunhua ZHENG, Longfei XIAO, Naihan YUAN, Xihui SHENG, Xiaolong QI, Yingqiu WANG, Chang CHEN, Kaijun GUO, Lin YANG, Bingying LIU, Xiangguo WANG

“…Cotyledon villi were collected from bovine placentas at different gestational ages, and the localization and expression of IGF2, IGF2R, and exosomal marker proteins were detected. …”
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Elevated Serum Homocysteine Levels Have Differential Gender-Specific Associations with Motor and Cognitive States in Parkinson’s Disease by Megan C. Bakeberg, Alexa Jefferson, Maddeson Riley, Michelle Byrnes, Soumya Ghosh, Frank L. Mastaglia, Malcom K. Horne, Sarah McGregor, Rick Stell, Jade Kenna, Sue Walters, Dana Hince, Ryan S. Anderton

“…Serum homocysteine, folate, and vitamin B12 levels were measured in 205 people with PD and 78 age-matched healthy controls. People with Parkinson’s disease underwent a battery of clinical assessments to evaluate symptom severity, including motor (MDS-UPDRS) and cognitive (ACE-R) assessments. …”
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Higher oxidative balance score is associated with a decreased risk of infertility: an analysis of NHANES 2013–2020 by Mingjun Ma, Huanying Xu, Huanying Xu, Kexin Wang, Yanfen Chen, Ting Pan, Qiaoling Zhu, Qiaoling Zhu

“…However, limited studies have explored the relationship between OBS and infertility.MethodsWe performed a cross-sectional study including 2,664 women aged 20–45 years, based on data from the 2013–2020 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). …”
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Sports behaviour and adherence to sports and exercise recommendations in patients with myocarditis by Matthias Wilhelm, Christoph Gräni, Catherine Gebhard, Jonathan Schütze, Benedikt Bernhard, Noah Greisser, Philippe Joss, Sarah Manser, Anselm W Stark, Isaac Shiri, Maryam Pavlicek

“…Patients completed a sports questionnaire and sports behaviour was categorised into no sports (NSP), recreational (REC) or competitive sports (COMP).Results A total of 165 patients with myocarditis (mean age 50±17 years, 35% women) completed the questionnaire. …”
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Twelve-month follow-up of a controlled trial of a brief behavioural intervention to reduce psychological distress in young adolescent Syrian refugees by Richard A. Bryant, Rand Habashneh, Maha Ghatasheh, Aiysha Malik, Ibrahim Said Aqel, Katie S. Dawson, Sarah Watts, Mark J. D. Jordans, Felicity L. Brown, Mark van Ommeren, Aemal Akhtar

“…Methods In this single-blind, parallel, controlled trial, Syrian refugees aged 10-14 years in Jordan who screened positive for psychological distress were randomised to receive either EASE or enhanced usual care (EUC). …”
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Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Practices in Patients Admitted to The Pediatric Neurology Outpatient Clinic by Deniz Yüksel, Ergin Atasoy, Ülkühan Öztoprak, Erhan Aksoy, Fatih Mehmet Akif Özdemir, Halil Celik, Nesrin Ceylan

“…Methods: This prospective survey study was conducted with the parents of 300 pediatric patients aged between 6 months and 18 years, who were being treated at the Child Neurology Clinic between March 1st and May 30th, 2020. …”
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Minimal Invasive Versus Open Surgery for Colorectal Liver Metastases: A Multicenter German StuDoQ|Liver Registry-Based Cohort Analysis in Germany by Simon Moosburner, MD, Chiara Kettler, Karl H. Hillebrandt, MD, Moritz Blank, Hannes Freitag, Sebastian Knitter, MD, Felix Krenzien, MD, Nora Nevermann, MD, Igor M. Sauer, MD, Dominik P. Modest, MD, Georg Lurje, MD, Robert Öllinger, MD, Wenzel Schöning, MD, Jens Werner, MD, Maximilian Schmeding, MD, Johann Pratschke, MD, Nathanael Raschzok, MD, members of StuDoQ|Liver of Deutsche Gesellschaft für Allgemein- und Viszeralchirurgie/StuDoQ

“…After propensity-score matching for age, body mass index, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group, and extent of resection, LOS remained shorter in the MILS cohort (6 vs 10 days, P < 0.001) and operative time did not differ significantly (P = 0.2). …”
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Effect of zinc level and the thermal environment on the zootechnical performance and tibia-breaking strength of Japanese quails by Luiz Arthur dos Anjos Lima, Thiago de Assis Moraes, Larissa Kellen da Cunha Morais, Mikael Leal Cabral Menezes de Amorim, Tarsys Noan Silva Veríssimo, José Danrley Cavalcante dos Santos, Maria Isabelly Leite Maia, Severino Guilherme Caetano Gonçalves dos Santos, Fernando Guilherme Perazzo da Costa, Ricardo Romão Guerra, Lucas Rannier Ribeiro Antonino Carvalho, Edilson Paes Saraiva

“…This study evaluated the effects of different levels of Zn in the diet on zootechnical performance, organ and carcass weight, and tibial breakage resistance in quails from 1 to 42 days of age. A 5 × 2 factorial design was used, consisting of five Zn levels (30, 60, 90, 120, and 150 mg/kg) and two thermal environments (thermal comfort and heat stress), with five replicates of 10 birds per treatment. …”
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Syphilis among Female Sex Workers: Results of Point-of-Care Screening during a Cross-Sectional Behavioral Survey in Burkina Faso, West Africa by Henri Gautier Ouedraogo, Ivlabehire Bertrand Meda, Issaka Zongo, Odette Ky-Zerbo, Ashley Grosso, Benoit Cesaire Samadoulougou, Grissoum Tarnagda, Kadari Cisse, Apoline Sondo, Nongoba Sawadogo, Yves Traoré, Nicolas Barro, Stefan Baral, Seni Kouanda

“…A total of 1045 FSW were screened for syphilis. Participants’ mean age was 27.2 ± 0.2 years. The syphilis serological markers were detected in 5.6% (95% CI: 4.4–7.2) of the participants whereas active syphilis was seen in 1.4% (95% CI: 0.9–2.4). …”
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Polymorphisms in the leptin gene and their role in adolescent obesity and metabolic health by Raden Ayu Tanzila, Irfannuddin Irfannuddin, Yudianita Kesuma, Iche Andriyani Liberty, Miranti Dwi Hartanti, Ni Made Elva Mayasari, Wieke Anggraini, Liza Chairani, Thia Prameswarie, Indri Ramayanti, Wulan Aristi, Delvi Larasari

“…A total of 50 blood samples from adolescents (aged 10-18 years) were analyzed in this study. Standard laboratory protocols for serum lipid measurements, deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) extraction, allele analysis by polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and LEP and insulin analysis by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) were employed. …”
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Investigating the effects of previous injury on subsequent training loads, physical fitness, and injuries in youth female basketball players by Yuanqi Huang, Shaonan Wang, Changfei Li, Yukun Wang, Zhanshuang Bai, Zhanshuang Bai, Binghao Lv, Yuheng Gui, Zhongjian Wei

“…Therefore, this study investigated the impact of previous injuries on subsequent training loads, physical fitness, and injury rates in female youth basketball players.MethodsTraining load, physical fitness, and injuries of 18 young female basketball players (age 16.8 ± 1.4 years) were monitored. Previous injury status was clustered using the K-means clustering algorithm to separate players into high-risk and low-risk groups. …”
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Examining public support for comprehensive policy packages to tackle unhealthy food environments by Simone Wahnschafft, Achim Spiller, Yasemin Boztuğ, Peter von Philipsborn, Dominic Lemken

“…Participants: The sample included 1,200 eligible German voters, recruited based on age, gender, and income quotas. Results: Based on both opt-out frequency (44.7%) and ideal policy packaging (72.8%) outcomes, most respondents were inclined towards policy packages. …”
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The importance of Ki-67 proliferation index in small cell lung cancer by Seda Beyhan Sağmen, Coşkun Doğan, Sevda Cömert, Nesrin Kıral, Elif Torun Parmaksız, Ali Fidan, Nagehan Ozdemir Barisik, Sule Karabulut Gul

“…Patients receiving standard chemoradiotherapy were included in the study. Age, sex, cancer stage, comorbidities, response to treatment, and survival time were recorded. …”
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Exploring healthcare workers’ immunisation behaviour towards COVID-19 vaccines through psychological patterns by Nour El Houda Benkaddour, Sara Ramdani, Hind Khalil, Asmae Lekfif, Naima Abda, Bouchra Oneib, Yassamine Bentata

“…Results: The participants had a median age of 25.5 years (30–34.5) and were predominantly females (68.3%). …”
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Management of Hypertension in the Elderly Patient at Abidjan Cardiology Institute (Ivory Coast) by K. E. Kramoh, E. Aké-Traboulsi, C. Konin, Y. N'goran, I. Coulibaly, A. Adoubi, J. Koffi, J. B. Anzouan-Kacou, M. Guikahue

“…Results. The patients mean age was 73.1±5.3 years, and 59% were women. At the first presentation, it was mostly systolic-diastolic hypertension (51.8%) and isolated systolic hypertension (38.5%). …”
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The effects of war-related experiences on mental health symptoms of individuals living in conflict zones: a longitudinal study by Doron Amsalem, Shilat Haim-Nachum, Amit Lazarov, Yossi Levi-Belz, John C. Markowitz, Maja Bergman, Alexandra Klein Rafaeli, Lisa A. Brenner, Nitsa Nacasch, Milton L. Wainberg, Ido Lurie, Shlomo Mendlovic, Yuval Neria

“…This three-wave online survey study assessed mental health symptoms in a sample of 1052 individuals, aged 18–40, residing in conflict zones in Israel from February 2024 (day 1), through March 2024 (day 30), to May 2024 (day 90). …”
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