Effects of concave thoracoplasty on chest circumference and ventilatory function in adolescence with idiopathic scoliosis by Khaled Takey Ahmed, Abla Mohamed Hamed, Youssry El Hawary, Nesreen G. El-Nahas, Akram M. Helmy, Mohammed Hesham Aboelenien

“…Methods This study included thirty AIS patients of both genders, aged 12 to 18 years, who had a concave thoracoplasty with posterior correction. …”
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Risk Factor Analysis in Vascular Access Complications for Hemodialysis Patients by Cristian Dan Roşu, Sorin Lucian Bolintineanu, Bogdan Florin Căpăstraru, Roxana Iacob, Emil Robert Stoicescu, Claudia Elena Petrea

“…Demographic data, comorbidities, and lifestyle factors, including age, gender, body mass index (BMI), smoking status, hypertension, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease (CVD), were recorded and analyzed. …”
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HIV Drug Resistance Profile in Clients Experiencing Treatment Failure After the Transition to a Dolutegravir-Based First-Line Antiretroviral Treatment Regimen in Mozambique by Nalia Ismael, Cidia Hussein, Cacildo Magul, Humberto Inguane, Aleny Couto, Amancio Nhangave, Ana Muteerwa, Mahoudo Bonou, Artur Ramos, Peter Wesley Young, Sonia Chilundo, Rhoderick Machekano, Lauren Greenberg, Juliana da Silva, Nilesh Bhatt

“…Of 717 participants (median age 39.2 years, 70.7% female), 217 (30.2%) had VF, 193 (88.9%) underwent genotyping, with 183 (94.8%) successfully genotyped. …”
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Association of geriatric nutritional risk index with renal prognosis and all-cause mortality among older patients with chronic kidney disease: a secondary analysis of CKD-ROUTE stu... by Lei Chen, Mengyao Yan, Jie Li, Xue Zhao, Lu Zeng, Zhumei Gao, Hongli Jiang, Limin Wei

“…Objectives The aim of the study was to assess the association between the geriatric nutritional risk index (GNRI) and incidence of CKD progression, all-cause mortality, and cardiovascular events in the elderly patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) before dialysis initiation.Methods We performed a post hoc analysis of the CKD-ROUTE database, which included 538 pre-dialysis CKD patients aged ≥65 years in this prospective cohort study. …”
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Clinical course of spinal pain in adolescents: a feasibility study in a chiropractic setting by Steven J Kamper, Christopher G Maher, Mark J Hancock, Simon D French, Lise Hestbæk, Katherine A Pohlman, Michael S Swain, Laura RC Montgomery, Anika Young, Amber Beynon

“…Design Prospective feasibility study.Objectives To inform the design and conduct of a large-scale clinical cohort study investigating adolescents with moderate-to-severe spinal pain.Setting Chiropractic care in Sydney, Australia.Participants Adolescents aged 12–17 years with spinal pain (≥4/10 pain intensity score).Methods Adolescents and chiropractors completed baseline and week-12 follow-up questionnaires, with adolescents reporting pain intensity and recovery weekly via text messages during weeks 1–11. …”
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Real-World Efficacy and Safety of Avelumab Plus Axitinib in Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma: Results from the Ambispective RAVE-Renal Study by Ilya Tsimafeyeu, Vyacheslav Chubenko, Olga Baklanova, Alexey Kalpinskiy, Sufia Safina, Andrei Lebedinets, Vladislav Petkau, Elvira Parsadanova, Maria Turganova, Aleksei Shkurat, Natalia Tovbik, Elena Tkacheva, Yulia Anzhiganova, Olga Novikova, Varvara Bragina, Ruslan Zukov, Rashida Orlova

“…Results: A total of 125 patients from 13 sites were enrolled, with a median follow-up of 16.1 months. The median age was 61.0 years. The study population comprised 35.3% favorable, 49% intermediate, and 15.7% poor IMDC risk patients. …”
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Drug risk Factors Associated with a Sustained Outbreak of Clostridium difficile Diarrhea in a Teaching Hospital by Swapan K Nath, Suzette Salama, Devia Persaud, James H Thornley, Ian Smith, Gary Foster, Coleman Rotstein

“…The controls were matched to cases according to age, admitting diagnosis and unit of admission. …”
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The relationships between mental health and social media addiction, and between academic burnout and social media addiction among Chinese college students: A network analysis by Tingwei Feng, Buyao Wang, Mingdi Mi, Lei Ren, Lin Wu, Hui Wang, Xufeng Liu, Xiuchao Wang

“…Understanding these relationships is crucial for enhancing psychological interventions and improving academic performance in the digital age. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with undergraduates and doctoral students from Air Force Medical University. …”
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Exercise stress echocardiography shows impaired left ventricular function after hospitalization with COVID‐19 without overt myocarditis: A pilot study by Robert E. Goldstein, Edward A. Hulten, Thomas B. Arnold, Victoria M. Thomas, Andrew Heroy, Erika N. Walker, Keiko Fox, Hyun Lee, Joya Libbus, Bethelhem Markos, Maureen N. Hood, Travis E. Harrell, Mark C. Haigney

“…To clarify status post‐hospitalization, we related exercise stress echocardiography (ESE) in 15 recovering patients (RP) age 30–63 without myocarditis to matching published data from healthy subjects (HS). …”
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RNA editing-based biomarker blood test for the diagnosis of bipolar disorder: protocol of the EDIT-B study by Andrea Miranda-Mendizabal, Diana Vetter, Juan Zambrano, Jeff Zarp, Victor Chavarría, Anna Giménez-Palomo, Meritxell Gonzalez-Campos, Marc Valenti, Lara Walczer Baldinazzo, Sara Siddi, Maurizio Ferrari, Dinah Weissmann, Chantal Henry, Josep Maria Haro, Lars Vedel Kessing, Eduard Vieta

“…The EDIT-B is a blood-based test that combines RNA editing biomarkers and individual data (e.g., age, sex, and tobacco consumption). The clinical validation performance of the EDIT-B will be evaluated using the area under the curve, sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values, and likelihood ratios. …”
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Android to gynoid fat ratio and its association with functional capacity in male patients with heart failure by Marcelo Rodrigues Dos Santos, Guilherme Wesley Peixoto daFonseca, Letícia Pironato Sherveninas, Francis Ribeiro deSouza, Antônio Carlos Battaglia Filho, Caio Eduardo Novaes, Rosa Maria Rodrigues Pereira, Carlos Eduardo Negrão, Antônio Carlos Pereira Barretto, Maria‐Janieire de Nazaré Nunes Alves

“…Logistic regression analysis showed A/G ratio >0.55 to be independently associated with reduced peak VO2 adjusted for age, body mass index, LVEF, presence of sarcopenia, anabolic hormones, and haemoglobin (odds ratio 3.895, 95% confidence interval 1.030–14.730, P = 0.045). …”
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Evaluation of throwing ability after coracoid transfer in non-overhead athletes by Ryota Yokoi, DP, Takayuki Kawasaki, MD, PhD, Yuuki Hirai, DP, Hiroki Tanabe, MD, Tomohiko Tateishi, MD, PhD, Nobukazu Maki, DP, Daichi Morikawa, MD, PhD, Muneaki Ishijima, MD, PhD

“…Methods: The study included non-overhead athletes (n = 11; Bristow-Latarjet [BL] group) who suffered shoulder dislocation and underwent coracoid transfer on the dominant side of the shoulder and healthy volunteers (n = 20; C group) from the same population (overall age distribution: 18–22 years). All participants were evaluated for shoulder function including ball-throwing abilities (e.g., ball velocity and long-throw distance). …”
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A brief alcohol intervention during smoking cessation treatment in daily cigarette smokers: A pilot randomized controlled trial by Yee Tak Derek Cheung, Tin Shun Titan Mak, Tzu Tsun Luk, Kam-wing Joe Ching, Nga-ting Grace Wong, Ching Han Helen Chan, Man Ping Wang, Tai Hing Lam

“…In this two-arm, assessor-blinded randomized controlled trial, we randomized 100 daily smokers (82.0% male, mean age = 43.7 years) with past-year alcohol use in smoking cessation clinics. …”
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Association between neutrophil-to-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease or metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease: evid... by Na Zhu, Yanyan Li, Yingying Lin, XinYu Cui, Xin Li, Xin Li

“…Additionally, we performed stratified analyses based on gender, age, body mass index, diabetes, hypertension, smoking status, and history of cardiovascular disease to evaluate the consistency of these associations across different subgroups.ResultsA total of 6,526 participants were included in the study. 2,839 (weighted 44.1%) participants were diagnosed with NAFLD and 2,813 (weighted 43.7%) participants were diagnosed with MASLD. …”
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Association between population viral load surrogate indicator and HIV transmission potential: a prospective cohort study in Xinjiang, China by Qian He, Yongkang Ni, Yuefei Li, Xiaoyuan Hu, Xiaomin Hu, Zhen Ni, Changyu Zeng, Aizimaiti Aikebaier, Bixin Xu, Mingjian Ni

“…CVL was higher in the male, ≤ 25 years of age, primary school or below, other household registration, other medical insurance types, other source of sample, nonmarital and noncommercial heterosexual contact, and nonmarital and commercial heterosexual contact subgroups. …”
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Socioeconomic status has direct impact on asthma control: Turkish adult asthma registry by Bahar Arslan, Murat Türk, Serhat Hayme, Ömür Aydin, Derya Gokmen, Gozde Koycu Buhari, Zeynep Celebi Sozener, Bilun Gemicioglu, Ismet Bulut, Sengul Beyaz, Cihan Orcen, Secil Kepil Ozdemir, Metin Keren, Ebru Damadoglu, Tugce Yakut, Ayse Fusun Kalpaklioglu, Ayse Baccioglu, Sumeyra Alan Yalim, Insu Yilmaz, Ilkay Koca Kalkan, Elif Yelda Ozgun Niksarlioglu, Ali Fuat Kalyoncu, Gul Karakaya, Muge Erbay, Sibel Nayci, Fatma Merve Tepetam, Asli Akkor Gelincik, Hulya Dirol, Ozlem Goksel, Selen Karaoglanoglu, Ferda Oner Erkekol, Sacide Rana Isik, Fusun Yildiz, Yasemin Yavuz, Dilek Karadogan, Nurgul Bozkurt, Ummuhan Seker, Ipek Kivilcim Oguzulgen, Ilknur Basyigit, Serap Argun Baris, Elif Yilmazel Ucar, Tuba Erdogan, Mehmet Polatli, Dane Ediger, Fatma Esra Gunaydin, Leyla Pur, Zeynep Yegin Katran, Yonca Sekibag, Enes Furkan Aykac, Dilsad Mungan, Ozcan Gul, Ali Cengiz, Bulent Akkurt, Seyma Ozden, Semra Demir, Derya Unal, Ayse Feyza Aslan, Ali Can, Reyhan Gumusburun, Gulhan Bogatekin, Hatice Serpil Akten, Sinem Inan, Munevver Erdinc, Aliye Candan Ogus, Murat Kavas, Demet Polat Yulug, Mehmet Erdem Cakmak, Saltuk Bugra Kaya, Gulistan Alpagat, Eylem Sercan Ozgur, Oguz Uzun, Sule Tas Gulen, Gulseren Pekbak, Deniz Kizilirmak, Yavuz Havlucu, Halil Donmez, Gulden Pacaci Cetin, Sadan Soyyigit, Bilge Yilmaz Kara, Gulden Pasaoglu Karakis, Adile Berna Dursun, Resat Kendirlinan, Ayse Bilge Ozturk, Can Sevinc, Gokcen Omeroglu Simsek, Oznur Abadoglu, Pamir Cerci, Taskin Yucel, Irfan Yorulmaz, Zahide Ciler Tezcaner, Emel Cadalli Tatar, Ahmet Emre Suslu, Serdar Ozer, Engin Dursun, Arzu Yorgancioglu, Gulfem Elif Celik, Mehmet Atilla Uysal

“…Results Illiteracy (OR:2.687 [95% CI: 1.235–5.848]; p = 0.013) and lower household income (OR:1,76 [95% CI: 1.002–3.09]; p = 0.049) were found as independent risk factors for hospitalization in the multivariate logistic regression analysis. Therewithal, being aged between 40 and 60 (OR: 1.435 [95% CI: 1.074–1.917]; p = 0.015), illiteracy (OR: 2.188 [95% CI: 1.262–3.795]; p = 0.005) and being employed (OR: 1.466 [95% CI: 1.085–1.847]; p = 0.011) were considered as independent risk factors for systemic corticosteroid use at least 3 days within last 1 year. …”
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Video-feedback intervention for promoting social engagement in children with neurodevelopmental disabilities by Rosario Montirosso, Serena Micheletti, Camilla Pisoni, Eleonora Mascheroni, Elisa Scarano, Elisa Scarano, Cecilia Naboni, Elisa Rosa, Annalisa Castagna, Margherita Bonino, Elisa Fazzi, Elisa Fazzi, Simona Orcesi, Simona Orcesi

“…., the Face-to-Face Still-Face, [FFSF]) paradigm.MethodsA single-cohort design with pre-(T0) and post-(T1) intervention assessment was used to evaluate 37 mother–child dyads from three units in Northern Italy. The children, aged between 6 and 24 months, had a diagnosis of ND, including psychomotor delay (n = 26) and cerebral palsy (n = 5). …”
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Evaluating the spatiotemporal patterns of GPP and tree growth for their response to CO2 fertilization effects in mid-latitude forests of China by Bin Wang, Xiangqi Kong, Shaojie Bian, Ying Quan, Zechuan Wu, Jianyang Liu, Mingze Li

“…We speculated that the observed trend in β is primarily driven by LAI and forest age.…”
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Impact of diabetes remission or progression on the incidence of cardiovascular disease in Japan: historical cohort study using a nationwide claims database by Chihiro Shimayama, Kazuya Fujihara, Laymon Khin, Hiroki Takizawa, Chika Horikawa, Takaaki Sato, Masaru Kitazawa, Yasuhiro Matsubayashi, Takaho Yamada, Hirohito Sone

“…Methods This retrospective cohort study included 299,967 individuals aged 20–72 years who underwent multiple checkups between 2008 and 2020 and completed ≥ 3 years of follow-up. …”
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Risk Factors for Intrauterine Device Malposition by Ann C. Frisse, Jay B. Louik, Isha A. Kachwala, Haotian Wu, Nicole Felix, Thammatat Vorawandthanachai, Karina Avila, Nerys C. Benfield

“…There were no significant differences in clinical characteristics between participants with malpositioned and non-malpositioned IUDs except a 1.2-year difference in mean age. Radiologists, compared to gynecologists, were more likely to describe an IUD as malpositioned (RR = 1.53, 95% CI: 1.21, 1.99). …”
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