Gaps in cancer care in a multi-ethnic population in Sarawak, Borneo: A central referral centre study. by Melissa Siaw Han Lim, Pei Jye Voon, Adibah Ali, Fitri Suraya Mohamad, Lin Lin Jong, Lee Ping Chew, Mohamad Adam Bujang, Yolanda Augustin, Yuong Kang Cheng

“…Sexual aspects of care and family planning are challenging but essential topics to discuss, in particular due to the high prevalence of breast and cervical cancer amongst young women of reproductive age in Sarawak. Financial assessment and information on support services offered by government and non-government organisations should be provided to eligible patients. …”
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Association of vaginal oestradiol and the rate of breast cancer in Denmark: registry based, case-control study, nested in a nationwide cohort by Christian Torp-Pedersen, Lina Steinrud Mørch, Nelsan Pourhadi, Amani Meaidi, Ellen Christine Løkkegaard

“…Objective To estimate the rate of breast cancer associated with use of vaginal oestradiol tablets according to duration and intensity of their use.Design Registry based, case-control study, nested in a nationwide cohort.Setting Based in Denmark using the civil registration system, the national registry of medicinal product statistics, the Danish cancer registry, the Danish birth registry, and statistics Denmark.Participants Women aged 50-60 years in year 2000 or turning 50 years during the study period of 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2018 were included. …”
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Kejadian Gangguan Depresi pada Penderita HIV/AIDS yang Mengunjungi Poli VCT RSUP Dr. M. Djamil Padang Periode Januari - September 2013 by Yaslinda Yaunin, Rudi Afriant, Nurul Maulidya Hidayat

“…Depression disorder more found in the age : 20 – 39 years (83,3%).<br />Keywords: HIV/AIDS patient, depression disorder, VCT clinic</p>…”
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"They are not HIV treatments drugs; they are preventive drugs (PrEP)". Experiences of PrEP uptake among vulnerable adolescent girls and young women in Tanzania. by Magreth Thadei Mwakilasa, Alexander Mwijage, Stella Mushy, Maryam Amour, Nathanael Sirili, Evaline Maziku, Samwel Likindikoki, Emmanuel Balandya, Gideon Kwesigabo, Benson Kidenya, Stephen E Mshana, Eligius Lyamuya, Blandina Mmbaga, Bruno Sunguya, John Bartlett

“…The study adopted inductive-deductive thematic analysis guided by the Social Ecological Model (SEM) to elicit the views of AGYW aged 15-24. Nvivo software was utilised to organise data.…”
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Impact assessment of integrated-pathy on anthropometric, physiological, biochemical, and psychological parameters on type 2 diabetes mellitus patients: A single-arm, observational... by Akshay Vashisht, Medha Bhatt, Vedpriya Arya

“…Materials and Methods: Based on statistical calculations using G*Power 3.1.9.7, 53 T2DM patients aged (50.26 ± 9.13) years were selected using the convenient sampling. …”
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The Relationship Between Self-Efficacy, Aerobic Fitness, and Traditional Risk Factors for Musculoskeletal Injuries in Military Training: A Prospective Cohort Study by Brian R Kreisel, Kelly M Scott, Erin M Florkiewicz, Michael S Crowell, Jamie B Morris, Paige A McHenry, Timothy M Benedict

“…Other risk factor data including injury history, sex, height, weight, body mass index, age, aerobic fitness, upper body muscular endurance, core muscular endurance and previous military experience were collected by self-report questionnaire and military fitness testing. …”
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Classification of Emerging Scoliosis in Congenital Scoliosis After Hemivertebra Resection and Short Segmental Fusion by Chenkai Li, Xiaohan Ye, Bingtai Han, You Du, Yiwei Zhao, Dihan Sun, Shengru Wang, Jianguo Zhang

“…There were eight females and five males. The mean age of the ES patients at the time of primary surgery was 6.6 ± 3.7 years old (2.0–13.2 years old), with a mean follow‐up of 64.2 ± 47.9 months (12–156 months). …”
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Assessment of antenatal care quality in Ethiopia: Facility-based study using service provision assessment data. by Addisu Alehegn Alemu, Alec Welsh, Theodros Getachew, Marjan Khajehei

“…Similarly, ANC quality decreased when gestational age at the first antenatal visit increased (IRR: 0.994; 95% CI: 0.992-0.996) and when care was received from a non-nearby healthcare facility (IRR: 0.956; 95% CI: 0.923-0.990).…”
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Analysis of Sparse Trajectory Features Based on Mobile Device Location for User Group Classification Using Gaussian Mixture Model by Yohei Kakimoto, Yuto Omae, Hirotaka Takahashi

“…This study investigates whether user age groups can be accurately classified solely from such sparse spatial–temporal trajectories. …”
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Gendered impact of COVID-19 containment measures on unpaid care work and mental health in Europe: a scoping review protocol by Kathleen Pöge, Hande Gencer, Regina Brunnett, Maria A Marchwacka, Petra Rattay, Tobias Staiger, Hürrem Tezcan-Güntekin

“…This scoping review protocol describes the systematic approach to review published literature from March 2020 onwards to identify empirical studies and grey literature on the mental health impact of COVID-19 containment measures on subgroups of unpaid caregivers at the intersection of gender and other categories of social difference (eg, ethnicity, age, class) in Europe.Methods and analysis This scoping review is informed and guided by Arksey and O’Malley’s methodological framework. …”
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Prevalence and Intensity of Gastrointestinal Parasites in Donkeys in Selected Abattoirs in Kenya by Nancy Mulwa, Samuel Githigia, Davis Karanja, Cecilia Mbae, Eberhard Zeyhle, Erastus Mulinge, Japhet Magambo, Kennedy Ogolla

“…No significant differences were observed between fecal Strongylus egg count and age, sex, and pregnancy status. However, donkeys with poor body condition shed more Strongylus eggs in feces. …”
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Investigating the effectiveness of whole-virus, protein-based, and vector-based SARS-CoV-2 vaccines on the rates of COVID-19 infection, hospitalization, and mortality: a historical... by Davoud Tanbakuchi, Nadiasadat Taghavi Razavizadeh, Maryam Salari, Ehsan Mosa Farkhani, Mohammad Taghi Shakeri, Seyed Saeed Tabatabaee, Rasoul Raesi, Vahid Ghavami

“…The study also identified several factors associated with an increased risk of COVID-19 infection, hospitalization, and mortality, including kidney disease, cardiovascular disease, respiratory issues, age, sex, diabetes, olfactory dysfunction, fever, chills, body mass index (BMI), and the type of vaccine. …”
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Outcomes after Surgery for Malignant Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors by Omar Hama Ghalib Azeez Hawramy, Karzan Seerwan Abdullah, Barham M.M. Salih, Qalandar Hussein A. Kasnazani, Dana Taib Gharib, Dara Ahmed Mohammed

“…Results show that, sixteen patients were recruited with a mean age at diagnosis of 49.31 years, (ranging from 19-80 years). …”
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Chronic pain is a risk factor for all-cause and cancer-specific mortality in cancer survivors: a population-based cohort study by Yeying Zhang, Yuna Guo

“…Methods Cancer survivors aged at least 20 (n = 1369) from 3 NHANES (1999–2004) cycles were encompassed. …”
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Modulation of hormonal, metabolic, inflammatory and oxidative stress biomarkers in women with polycystic ovary syndrome following combined (resistant and endurance) training: a ran... by Masoud Nasiri, Amirabbas Monazzami, Solmaz Alavimilani, Zatollah Asemi

“…Methods This randomized controlled clinical trial was conducted on 30 women with PCOS divided (age: 23.8 ± 5.3 years, height:162.8 ± 4.9 cm, weight: 82.4 ± 9.7 kg, body mass index: 30.3 ± 3.9 kg/m2) into two groups to receive COM training intervention (n = 15) or control group (n = 15) for eight weeks. …”
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Assessment of older persons with multimorbidity in Norwegian primary care: a qualitative study of healthcare professionals’ experiences and preferences in fostering continuity of c... by Turid Rimereit Aarønes, Kristin Taraldsen, Linda Aimée Hartford Kvæl

“…Abstract Background As the population ages, more people live longer with multimorbidity. …”
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Surveillance and characteristics of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus isolates in a Chinese tertiary hospital in Shenzhen, 2018 to 2024 by Hongwei Shen, Qiaomin Zhang, Shaobo Li, Tingting Huang, Wen Ma, Daming Wang, Peng Li

“…The majority of the VRE strains were isolated from urine (25/34, 73.5%), and the highest detection rate (9.1%) of VRE infections was observed in the patients aged ≥75 y. In excess of 90% of VRE isolates exhibited resistance to ciprofloxacin (97.1%) and levofloxacin (97.1%), followed by ampicillin (94.1%) and penicillin (94.1%). …”
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Gender Difference of the Relationship between Arterial Stiffness and Blood Pressure Variability in Participants in Prehypertension by Yang Lan, Huan Liu, Jinbo Liu, Hongwei Zhao, Hongyu Wang

“…A total of 723 participants (mean age 59.76 ± 12.37years, male 329 and female 394) were enrolled into the study. …”
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Community Malaria Knowledge, Experiences, Perceived Roles, and Acceptability of Community-Directed Distribution of Intermittent Preventive Therapy for Pregnancy in Rural Southeast... by Ijeoma Nkem Okedo-Alex, Ifeyinwa Chizoba Akamike, Johnbosco Ifunanya Nwafor, Chihurumnanya Alo, Adaoha Pearl Agu, Dejene Derseh Abateneh, Chigozie Jesse Uneke

“…The majority of the respondents were females (73.8%) with a mean age of 36.08±15.4. Most respondents (65.2%) had Insecticide-Treated Net (ITN) and fever in the past year (67.1%). …”
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The development of the research on the history of libraries: a handful of reflections from the French perspective by Jean-Dominique Mellot

“…The present research study documents these cultural and timeless transitions (challenging the perceived divisions between the Middle Ages and the Ancien Régime, and the Ancien Régime and modern times), and thus becoming multidisciplinary as well as interdisciplinary studies that integrate a number of disciplines (political history, social history, history of culture, architecture, etc.). …”
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