Non-inferiority study to compare the efficacy of relugolix with dienogest for endometriosis-associated pain and usefulness of administering relugolix prior to dienogest (READY stud... by Fuminori Taniguchi, Motoko Fukui, Yutaka Osuga, Tasuku Harada, Jo Kitawaki

“…A total of 100 premenopausal patients aged ≥ 18 years with endometriosis, a maximum visual analog scale (VAS) score > 30 for endometriosis-associated pain, and dysmenorrhea or pelvic pain of at least moderate severity on the Biberoglu & Behrman (B&B) scale will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio to either a relugolix group or dienogest group. …”
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Evaluation of Sialic Acid Levels in the Umbilical Cord Blood of Newborns of Diabetic and Non-Diabetic Mothers and the Relation with Poor Neonatal Outcome by Yuksel Kurban, İbrahim Uyar, Koza Murat, Murat Alan

“…Also mean platelet volume, mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration, mean corpuscular hemoglobin, platelet, bilirubin values were recorded as well as the age, gravida, parity, gestational week of the participant mothers and type of delivery, gender, weight, height and the APGAR score of the newborn, and whether insulin was used or not. …”
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Determinants of mortality and prolonged hospital stay among dengue patients attending tertiary care hospital: a cross-sectional retrospective analysis by Yusra Habib Khan, Tauqeer Hussain Mallhi, Amer Hayat Khan, Azmi Sarriff, Azreen Syazril Adnan

“…Factors associated with dengue mortality were age >40 years (p=0.004), secondary infection (p=0.040), comorbidities (p<0.05), acute kidney injury (p<0.001), prolonged PT (p=0.022), multiple-organ dysfunctions (p<0.001), haematocrit >20% (p=0.001), rhabdomyolosis (p<0.001) and respiratory failure (p=0.007). …”
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Study Comparison between Alcoholic Extract of Broccoli, Folic Acid and Ferrous Sulfate Against Damage of the Cardiovascular System Induced by Lead-acetate in Rabbits by Dina S Dheyab, Jawad K Arrak, Majida A J Al-Qayim

“…Twenty-five female local rabbits 5 months in age with a verge of  weighing 1500 Kg were divided into 5 randomized groups: 1st as a control group (C) and the other four groups 2nd(lead acetate ),3rd(T1F),4th(T2FS),5th(T3B) were exposed to lead acetate 10 mg/kg/Bw/daily for 4 weeks , the second group continued to receive a lead for 8 weeks, while 3rd,4th, and 5th treated with alcoholic extract of the broccoli, folic acid and ferrous sulfate respectively. …”
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SYSTEMATIC REVIEW: ANAPLASTIC LARGE CELL LYMPHOMA FOLLOWING BREAST IMPLANT SURGERY by Kezia Eveline, Rizqi Shabrina Lestari, Beta Subakti Nata’admadja, Lavonia Berlina Adzalika

“…A total of 353 BIA-ALCL cases have been reported. The mean age at diagnosis was 59.6 years. More than half (53.26%) of the reasons for the breast implants in BIA-ALCL patients were cosmetic. …”
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Effectiveness and Safety of Four Aerobic Exercise Intensity Prescription Techniques in Rehabilitation Training for Patients with Coronary Heart Disease by Tao Chen, Huiying Zhu, Qingyuan Su

“…Among them, the HRR method using the maximum-heart-rate obtained by the age formula was named “HRR method A,” and that using the actual measured peak heart rate was named “HRR method B.” …”
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Development and validation of the Multimorbidity Treatment Burden Questionnaire (MTBQ) by Daisy Gaunt, Chris Salisbury, Mei-See Man, Katherine Chaplin, Polly Duncan, Mairead Murphy

“…The scale was piloted and the final version was tested in 1546 adults with multimorbidity (mean age 71 years) who took part in the 3D Study, a cluster randomised controlled trial. …”
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Development of a social learning theory-based pressure injury training program for nursing assistants in Chinese nursing homes by Yanxia Guo, Yanxia Guo, Shengnan Yang, Plernpit Boonyamalik, Arpaporn Powwattana, Wen Zhu, Lingxia Xu

“…IntroductionPressure injury (PI) is a significant concern in Chinese nursing homes, particularly in China, especially due to the rapidly aging population. Nursing assistants play a vital role in PI prevention and management but often lack adequate training. …”
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Patterns of self-harm presentations at a Tertiary Urban Hospital in Kenya: A retrospective 5-year study (2018-2022). by Willie Njoroge, Catherine Gitau, Everline Onchari, Linnet Ongeri, Linda Khakali, Murad Khan, Zul Merali, Lukoye Atwoli, Jasmit Shah

“…Of these patients, 28.1% (n = 144) presented with self-harm. The mean age of the self-harm patients was 26.5 years (SD = 10.5) and a majority (74.3%) were female. …”
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Reduced SARS-CoV-2 Infection Rates in Lab Workers Conducting Nucleic Acid Testing: Controlling for the Healthy Worker Effect by Ling-Qing Lin, Yu-Yan Chen, Gen-Zhao Lin, Xu Shen, Tian-Ci Yang, Li-Li Liu, Yao Xiao

“…A healthy worker effect was observed and eliminated after matching and stratification based on gender, age, education level, and vaccination. Workers who had ever participated in SARS-CoV-2 NAT had a lower cumulative probability of SARS-CoV-2 infection and a longer duration from vaccination to SARS-CoV-2 infection, and this trend was found to be more prominent with a longer cumulative time to SARS-CoV-2 NAT. …”
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Cross-sectional survey of changes in knowledge, attitudes and practice of mask use in Sydney and Melbourne during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic by Abrar Ahmad Chughtai, C Raina MacIntyre, Holly Seale, Ashley Lindsay Quigley, Mallory Trent

“…Objectives Since mask uptake and the timing of mask use has the potential to influence the control of the COVID-19 pandemic, this study aimed to assess the changes in knowledge toward mask use in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia, during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic.Design An observational study, using a cross-sectional survey, was distributed to adults in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia, during July–August 2020 (survey 1) and September 2020 (survey 2), during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.Setting and participants Participants aged 18 years or older and living in either Sydney or Melbourne.Primary and secondary outcome measures Demographics, risk measures, COVID-19 severity and perception, mask attitude and uptake were determined in this study.Results A total of 700 participants completed the survey. …”
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Myeloid-related proteins 8/14 failed to act as theragnostic biomarker in axial spondyloarthritis patients on combination disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs therapy by Arvind Ganapati, Jayakanthan Kabeerdoss, Mahasampath Gowri, Belavendra Antonisamy, Debashish Danda

“…Methods: Serum MRP 8/14 was assayed using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay platforms (R&D systems, USA) at baseline in 83 AxSpA patients satisfying ASAS 2009 criteria meeting the predefined eligibility criteria; treated with a combination of methotrexate, sulfasalazine at optimum tolerated doses with on-demand nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents and 30 healthy age-matched controls. Repeat measurement was done at 3 months in 60 patients. …”
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Effect of gut microbiota changes on cytokines IL-10 and IL-17 levels in liver transplantation patients by Mohamed Abdel-Raoof Fouda, Mohamed Abdel-Wahhab, Ahmed Esmail Abdelkader, Mohsen El-Sayd Ibrahim, Taher Abozeid Elsheikh, Hisham Mohammad Aldeweik, Nora Elfeky

“…The examination of patient demographic and clinical data revealed no significant correlations between sex, age, or diagnostic categories and gut microbiota composition. …”
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The manor estate economy ofthe Republic of Two Nations (the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth) in the 16th-18th centuries from the Marxist and neo-institutionalist perspectives by Darius Žiemelis

“…Arguments are put forward for the thesis that the manor economy of the 16th-18th centuries in the RTN, affected by Western Europe's developing capitalist relationships, can be qualified neither as a typical feudal economy (which the Western European manor of the Middle Ages should properly be considered) nor as a typical capitalist enterprise. …”
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Effects of home-based mirror therapy and cognitive therapeutic exercise on the improvement of the upper extremity functions in patients with severe hemiparesis after a stroke: a pr... by Josefa Gonzalez-Santos, Raul Soto-Camara, Paula Rodriguez-Fernández, Maria Jimenez-Barrios, Jeronimo Gonzalez-Bernal, Carla Collazo-Riobo, Maha Jahouh, Yolanda Bravo-Anguiano, Jose M Trejo-Gabriel-Galan

“…The objective of this study is to evaluate which of these techniques, MT and CTE, combined with task-oriented training, is more effective in functional recovery and movement patterns of the upper extremities in patients with severe hemiparesis after a stroke.Methods and analysis This is a home-based, single-blind, controlled, randomised clinical trial with three parallel arms, including 154 patients who had a stroke aged above 18 years. The primary outcome will be the functionality of the affected upper extremity measured using the Fugl-Meyer Assessment. …”
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Evaluating an implementation programme for medication review with follow-up in community pharmacy using a hybrid effectiveness study design: translating evidence into practice by Fernando Martínez-Martínez, Shalom I Benrimoj, Victoria Garcia-Cardenas, Raquel Varas-Doval, Miguel A Gastelurrutia, Maria Jose Zarzuelo, Beatriz Perez-Escamilla

“…Objectives To evaluate an implementation programme of a community pharmacy medication review with follow-up (MRF) service using a hybrid effectiveness-implementation study design, and to compare the clinical and humanistic outcomes with those in a previously conducted cluster randomised controlled trial (cRCT).Setting Community pharmacies in Spain.Participants 135 community pharmacies and 222 pharmacists providing MRF to polymedicated patients aged 65 or over.Intervention The intervention was an implementation programme for the MRF service. …”
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“A one-stop shop”: Real-world use and app-users' experiences of a psychoeducational smartphone app for adults with ADHD by Christina Seery, Rachel Hannah Cochrane, Martha Mulcahy, Ken Kilbride, Margo Wrigley, Jessica Bramham

“…Fourteen app-users, nine of whom identified as women and five as men, with an age range of 26–65 (M = 40.29, SD = 11.14), participated in semi-structured interviews. …”
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Making the most of existing research: an evidence gap map of the effects of food systems interventions in low-income and middle-income countries by Birte Snilstveit, Ingunn Gilje Storhaug, Charlotte Lane, Nick Moore, Mark Engelbert, Thalia Morrow Sparling, Amber Franich, Heike Rolker

“…Among studies in a specific age group, infants were most frequently included (19%); 14% of these also considered mothers.Few evaluations considered qualitative or cost analysis; 75% used randomisation as the main identification strategy.Discussion The uneven distribution of research means that some interventions have established impacts while other interventions, often affecting large populations, are underevaluated. …”
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Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte and Platelet-to-Lymphocyte Ratios Are Correlated with Complicated Diverticulitis and Hinchey Classification: A Simple Tool to Assess Disease Severity in th... by Amir Mari, Tawfik Khoury, Ahmad Lubany, Mohammad Safadi, Moaad Farraj, Amir Farah, Anas Kadah, Wisam Sbeit, Mahmud Mahamid

“…On univariate analysis, age, NLR, and PLR correlated with advanced Hinchey classification and disease severity (stages 3-4) (OR 1.038, 95% CI 1.001–1.076, P=0.0416; OR 1.192, 95% CI 1.093–1.300, P<0.0001; and OR 1.011, 95% CI 1.005–1.017, P=0.0005, respectively). …”
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A 16-week randomized controlled trial of a fish oil and whey protein-derived supplement to improve physical performance in older adults losing autonomy-A pilot study. by Anne-Julie Tessier, Julia Lévy-Ndejuru, Audrey Moyen, Marissa Lawson, Marie Lamarche, Joseé A Morais, Amritpal Bhullar, Francis Andriamampionona, Vera C Mazurak, Stéphanie Chevalier

“…<h4>Results</h4>Over 2 years, 244 patients were screened, 46 were eligible (18.9%), 20 were randomized, 10 completed the study (6 CTR, 4 EXP). Median age was 87 y (77-94 y; 75% women) and gait speed was 0.69 m/s; 55% had low strength, and all performed under 420m on the 6-minute walk test, at baseline. …”
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