Unmet Supportive Care Needs of Lung Cancer Survival Patients at Different Cancer Stages and Treatment Phases by Lee PY, Chen YA, Tsai TH, Chen CY, Shieh SH

“…Associations with sex, age, cancer stage, and treatment phase were investigated.Results: Compared with male patients, female patients exhibited fewer unmet health information needs (aOR=0.40; p=0.021). …”
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Proportion, quality of life and factors associated with perinatal urinary incontinence among pregnant women attending at Muhimbili national hospital by Geofrey P. Chiloleti, Fransia Arda Mushi, Aboud Muhsin, Ally Mwanga

“…Results A total of 354 women were approached, all of whom participated in the study. The mean age of the participants was 30 years (range 30–34 years). …”
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The outcomes of residual ametropia correction by LASIK and PRK on pseudophakic eyes depending on IOL model by E.P. Gurmizov, K.B. Pershin, N.F. Pashinova, A.Yu. Tsygankov

“…<br> <b>Patients and Methods:</b> 57 patients (77 eyes) after cataract surgery (n=37) or refractive lens exchange (n=40) were enrolled in this prospective open study. 45.6% were women and 54.5% were men. Mean age was 50.8±13.9 years. LASIK (n=70, 91.1%) and PRK (n=7, 8.9%) were performed using standard protocols. …”
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Effects of cold-water immersion on health and wellbeing: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Tara Cain, Jacinta Brinsley, Hunter Bennett, Max Nelson, Carol Maher, Ben Singh

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Electronic databases were searched for randomized trials involving healthy adults aged ≥ 18 years undergoing acute or long-term CWI exposure via cold shower, ice bath, or plunge with water temperature ≤15°C for at least 30 seconds. …”
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Efficacy of Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery and Impact of Chronic Lung Disease on its Outcome in Patients of Chronic Rhinosinusitis by Minakshmi Karmakar, V D Prasanna Kumar Vasamsetty, Bonapart Chowdhury

“…Results were analyzed using SPSS software. Result The mean age of this study population was 35.60 years with M: F ratio 1.27:1. …”
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Feasibility, acceptability and preliminary effects of a social network-based, peer-led HIV self-testing intervention among men in two Ugandan fishing communities, 2022 by Joseph KB Matovu, Aisha Twahiri Namwama, Linda Kemigisha, Geoffrey Taasi, Jennipher Nakabugo, Julius Wandabwa, Laura M. Bogart, Nuraan Fakier, Rhoda K. Wanyenze, Peter Olupot-Olupot, Joshua Musinguzi, David Serwadda

“…To be eligible, men had to be aged 15 years or older with unknown or HIV-negative status. …”
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Hubungan Infeksi Soil Transmitted Helminth dengan Status Gizi pada Murid SDN 29 Purus Padang by Reshka Renanti M, Selfi Renita Rusdji, Elmatris SY

“…<br />Kata kunci: soil transmitted helminth, status gizi, infeksi</p><p>Abstract<br />School-age children are often exposed to a class of worm Soil Transmitted Helminth (STH) because of frequent contact with the ground. …”
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Fostering positive affective exercise experiences and affect-related competencies for a physically active lifestyle: The FEEL Project – Results of the Pilot-Study by Martin Robert Bührer, Stephanie Rosenstiel, Gorden Sudeck, Julia Schmid

“…Methods The main study, employing a randomized controlled design started in October 2024. Participants are aged 18 to 35 who do not in regularly engage in exercise and sport. …”
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Associations Between Patient-Reported Nutritional Status, Toxicity, and Survival in Limited-Stage SCLC by Evgenia Taranova, Marianne Aanerud, MD, PhD, Tarje O. Halvorsen, MD, PhD, Kristin T. Killingberg, MD, PhD, Marit Slaaen, MD, PhD, Bjørn H. Grønberg, MD, PhD

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The results of using micropulse cyclophotocoagulation for the treatment of patients with primary open-angle glaucoma by V.V. Egorov, A.V. Postupaev, N.V. Postupaeva

“…It was found that up to 6 months after the surgery, the group of patients under 60 years of age had a more noticeable postoperative hypotensive effect when compared to the patient group over 71 years. …”
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Immune Mediator Profile in Aqueous Humor Differs in Patients with Primary Acquired Ocular Toxoplasmosis and Recurrent Acute Ocular Toxoplasmosis by Claudia Thieme, Stephan Schlickeiser, Sylvia Metzner, Claudia Dames, Uwe Pleyer

“…Moreover, a positive correlation was detected between IL-7, VEGF, IL-13 and age at aqueous humor sampling (p<0.05). Conclusions. …”
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Nutritional strategies for laying hens to address environmental challenges by reducing the nitrogen excretion by Vlaicu Petru Alexandru, Untea Arabela Elena, Panaite Tatiana Dumitra, Cornescu Gabriela Maria, Saracila Mihaela, Varzaru Iulia, Oancea Alexandra Gabriela

“…For that, a 6-week trial was developed, with 90 Lohmann Brown laying hens aged 51 weeks, raised in digestibility cages, divided into three groups with 30 hens each. …”
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Sedoanalgesia with dexmedetomidine in daily anesthesia practices: a prospective randomized controlled trial by Ali Kendal Oğuz, Celaleddin Soyalp, Yunus Emre Tunçdemir, Arzu Esen Tekeli, Nureddin Yüzkat

“…Patients Eighty ASA I–II patients, aged 18–65, scheduled for elective hysteroscopic interventions under sedoanalgesia were included in the study. …”
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Effects of a nutrition education intervention on nutrition knowledge and attitude among overweight and obese primary schoolchildren: a cluster randomized controlled trial by Rusidah Selamat, Nur Azlina Abdul Aziz, Junidah Raib, Norlida Zulkafly, WNurul Ashikin W. Mohamad, Ainan Nasrina Ismail, Muhammad Yazid Jalaludin, Fuziah Md. Zain, Zahari Ishak, Abqariyah Yahya, Abdul Halim Mokhtar

“…Methods A school-based cluster randomized controlled trial of the MyBFF@school obesity intervention program was conducted among overweight and obese schoolchildren aged 9–11. Out of 1,196 eligible government primary schools in central Peninsular Malaysia, 23 were randomly assigned into seven intervention schools (647 children) and 16 control schools (750 children). …”
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Home high-flow therapy during recovery from severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation: a mixed-methods feasibility randomised control trial by Nicholas Hart, Louise Rose, Abdel Douiri, Georgios Kaltsakas, Eui-Sik Suh, Patrick B Murphy, Anne Rossel, Rebecca F D'Cruz

“…Trial progression criteria were: ≥40% of eligible patients randomised, ≤20% attrition, ≥70% complete data, and no device-related serious adverse events (SAE).Results 18 of 45 eligible patients were randomised (age 69±5 years, 44% female, body mass index 23±5 kg/m2, forced expiratory volume in 1 second 32±12%). …”
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Real-World Experience with CDK4/6 Inhibitors in the First-Line Palliative Setting for HR+/HER2− Advanced Breast Cancer by Ram Patel, John Mathews, Caroline Hamm, Swati Kulkarni, Rasna Gupta, Tarquin Opperman, John Dean Chiong, Abdullah Nasser

“…The Cox proportional hazards models adjusting for age and menopausal status found no significant differences between ribociclib and palbociclib for the PFS (HR = 0.92, <i>p</i> = 0.86) or OS (HR = 0.95, <i>p</i> = 0.92). …”
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An Update of the Appropriate Treatment Strategies in Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer: A Population-Based Study of 735 Patients by Nai-si Huang, Xiao Shi, Bo-wen Lei, Wen-jun Wei, Zhong-wu Lu, Peng-cheng Yu, Yu Wang, Qing-hai Ji, Yu-long Wang

“…Multivariate Cox regression analysis also showed increased mortality risk in patients with increased age (HR=1.022, P<0.001), tumor extension to adjacent structures (HR=1.649, P=0.013), and distant metastasis (HR=2.041, P<0.001), while surgery+RT (HR=0.600, P=0.004) and chemotherapy (HR=0.692, P=0.010) were independently associated with improved OS. …”
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Vingt ans de pédagogie au Parc zoologique et botanique de Mulhouse : la place des Primates by Corinne Di Trani‑Zimmermann

“…La richesse des espèces de Primates présentées au Parc (32 taxa) permet d’aborder un grand nombre de sujets naturalistes et scientifiques avec les publics de tous les âges. Par exemple, les Primates se sont révélés être des modèles extrêmement utiles pour affirmer ou développer la reconnaissance de l’appartenance de l’homme à cet ordre, en particulier dans la petite enfance. …”
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Potentially inappropriate prescribing in hospitalised children: a retrospective, cross-sectional study at a tertiary children’s hospital in China by Linan Zeng, Lingli Zhang, Dan Yu, Huiqing Wang, Liang Huang, Siyu Li, Guo Cheng, Zhi-Jun Jia

“…Introduction For improving and optimising drug use in children, we previously developed a tool (including a series of criteria for identifying potentially inappropriate prescribing in children) by literature review and the two-round Delphi technique to prevent inappropriate medication prescriptions at the prescribing stage.Objective To assess the prevalence of potentially inappropriate prescription (PIP) among hospitalised children and explore risk factors associated with PIP.Design A retrospective cross-sectional study.Setting A tertiary children’s hospital in China.Participants Hospitalised children with complete medical records who received drug treatment and discharged from 1 January to 31 December 2021.Outcome measures We evaluated the medication prescriptions by using a series of previously developed criteria for detecting the prevalence of PIP in hospitalised children and used logistic regression to explore the risk factors (including sex, age, number of drugs, number of comorbidities, days of hospitalisation and admission departments) for PIP in children.Results A total of 87 555 medication prescriptions for 16 995 hospitalised children were analysed, and 19 722 PIPs were detected. …”
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Flexible and wireless metasurface coils for knee and elbow MRI by Daniel M. Düx, Robert Kowal, Lucas Knull, Simon Schröer, Othmar Belker, Dominik Horstmann, Moritz Gutt, Holger Maune, Oliver Speck, Frank Wacker, Bennet Hensen, Marcel Gutberlet

“…Results Seven participants (aged 28 ± 2 years; 6 males) were enrolled. In elbow MRI, the MC + spine coil demonstrated the highest SNR across all ROIs (superficial-anterior: +114%, p = 0.008; middle: +147%, p = 0.008; deep-posterior: +24%, p = 0.039) compared to the flex coil and all ROIs, except the deepest from the MC, compared to the knee coil (superficial-anterior: +28%, p = 0.016; middle: +104%, p = 0.008; deep-posterior: −1%, p = 0.531). …”
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