Association between Helicobacter pylori Infection and Risk of Osteoporosis in Elderly Taiwanese Women with Upper Gastrointestinal Diseases: A Retrospective Patient Record Review by Shih-Chun Lin, Malcolm Koo, Kun-Wei Tsai

“…Of the 365 patients with a mean age of 77.3 years, 77 (21.1%) had H. pylori infection and 101 (27.7%) had been diagnosed with osteoporosis. …”
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Mathematical Modeling of Wax Deposition in Field-Scale Crude Oil Pipeline Systems by Francis Oketch Ochieng, Mathew Ngugi Kinyanjui, Jeconia Okelo Abonyo, Phineas Roy Kiogora

“…This study found that the deposit thickness is directly proportional to the Reynolds number and inversely proportional to the mass Grashof number, Schmidt number, and Weber number. Deposit aging is rampant during the early stages of wax deposition, after which it stabilizes at a specific value as time elapses. …”
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Molecular characterization of Pseudomyxoma peritonei with single-cell and bulk RNA sequencing by Ye Jin Ha, Seong-Hwan Park, Seon-Kyu Kim, Ka Hee Tak, Jeong-Hwan Kim, Chan Wook Kim, Yong Sik Yoon, Seon-Young Kim, Jong Lyul Lee

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Design of a regression model to predict the presence of depression during pregnancy based on emotional intelligence, parental care, anxiety and stress by Sandro Giovanazzi, Aquiles Pérez

“…The sample consisted of 273 pregnant women-mothers between 14 and 38 weeks pregnant, aged between 18 and 38 years, for a mean of 25.67 years (SD= 5.8). …”
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A Case Control Study on Risk Factors Associated with Low Birth Weight Babies in Eastern Nepal by Ravi Kumar Bhaskar, Krishna Kumar Deo, Uttam Neupane, Subhadra Chaudhary Bhaskar, Birendra Kumar Yadav, Hanoon P. Pokharel, Paras Kumar Pokharel

“…However, maternal blood group AB, normal maternal Body Mass Index (BMI), mother’s age of 30 or more years, and starting ANC visit earlier were found to be protective for LBW. …”
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Mapping evidence on the distribution of uterine fibroids in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review protocol. by Vuyisile Ginindza, Makandwe Nyirenda, Mbuzeleni Hlongwa, Themba G Ginindza

“…<h4>Background</h4>Uterine fibroids are the most common pelvic benign tumours found in reproductive-aged women and may affect up to 70% of all women by menopause. …”
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Exclusive breastfeeding practices and factors affecting them in urban areas of Uttar Pradesh by Prakhar Sharma, Neha Bansal, Abha Kaul

“…Mothers aged 21–30 years (78%) were predominant. Among the children, 62.5% were male. …”
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Prostate-specific Antigen as a Predictor for the Diagnosis of Prostate Adenocarcinoma by Wilfredo Valiente Morejón, Bárbara Junco Sena, Yoel Padrón Vega, Yisel de la Caridad Ramos Águila, Idelma Castillo García

“…The universe consisted of all men (3155) aged 50 and older who underwent the test in this municipality. …”
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Predictors of Sleep Apnea in the Canadian Population by Ina van der Spuy, Gaungming Zhao, Chandima Karunanayake, Punam Pahwa

“…Older age, obesity, hypertension, snoring, and excessive daytime sleepiness have been associated with sleep apnea. …”
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A regional program evaluation of the Stanford Chronic Pain Self-Management Program in Eastern Ontario, Canada by E. Hum, S. Karunananthan, A. Adil, I. Moroz, R. Davidson, C. Liddy

“…There was a higher proportion of females compared to males (69%, n = 709) and 50- to 59-year-olds compared to other ages. Of the 1023 participants enrolled, 151 completed PAM surveys at baseline and follow-up (15%), of which 69% experienced an increase of at least 4 points on the PAM (104/151).Conclusion Most participants were female and aged 50 to 59 years old. …”
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A Walk-In Screening of Dementia in the General Population in Taiwan by Chun-Hung Chen, Ling-Chun Wang, Tzu-Chiao Ma, Yuan-Han Yang

“…Alzheimer's disease (AD) has increased in its prevalence due to the increasing aged population. Currently there is no updated data on the prevalence of dementia including its very mild stage in Taiwan. …”
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Cardiovascular Hyperreactivity and its Association with Cardiovascular Risk Factors by Milagros Lisset León Regal, Mikhail Benet Rodríguez, Yudith Brito Pérez de Corcho, Lázaro Hermes González Otero, José Omar de Armas García, Luciano Miranda Alvarado

“…<br /><strong>Methods:</strong> a cross-sectional, correlational study was conducted in a universe composed of the population aged 15 to 74 years in the urban area of Cienfuegos municipality. …”
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High-Prevalence Stunting in Preschool Children (1–5 Years) Attending Selected Health Centers in a Food Rich Area-Bushenyi District Southwestern Uganda by Douglas, Mugarura, Herbert Izo, Ninsiima, Hellen, Kinyi, Ejike, Daniel Eze, Sam, Tumwesigire, Andrew, Ndamira

“…Most of the children were female, with a median age of 2.1 years and resided in semiurban areas of Bushenyi with their parents. …”
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The Effect of Social Isolation and Loneliness on the Welfare of the Elderly: A Case Study of Kabale Municipality. by Kyarikunda, Jennifer

“…The main results of this study From the study findings the demographic characteristics of respondents conclude that old age increases with age and the majority of the elderly respondents involved in the study are females due to their life expectancy. …”
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Community-Based Screening for Infantile Anemia in an Okinawan Village, Japan by Tomiko Hokama, Chiemi Yogi, Colin W. Binns, Andy H. Lee

“…Infancy is a vulnerable age group for anemia throughout the world. However, community-based screening for infantile anemia is seldom reported. …”
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Access to Credit and Loan Repayment by Households of Non-Farmers in Nigeria: New Evidence from Binary Logit Regression by Obed I. Ojonta, Jonathan E. Ogbuabor, Anthony Orji, Onyinye I. Anthony-Orji, Ndubuisi Chukwu, Emmanuel T. Ideba

“…Other variables in the model include age and location for the households of non-farmers. …”
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The first application of Re–Os dating on Paleoproterozoic Francevillian sediments (Gabon) by Ikouanga, Julie Ngwal’ghoubou, Reisberg, Laurie, Pierson-Wickmann, Anne-Catherine, El Khoury, Anna, Fontaine, Claude, El Albani, Abderrazak

“…Understanding the age of geological formations is essential to reconstruct Earth’s history. …”
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Myxoid Chondrosarcoma of Maxilla in a Pediatric Patient: A Rare Case Report by Pranali Nimonkar, Nitin Bhola, Anendd Jadhav, Anuj Jain, Rajiv Borle, Rajul Ranka, Minal Chaudhary

“…Myxoid variant of chondrosarcoma is an uncommon potentially lethal malignant tumor which is even rare in pediatric age group. In the present paper, we report one such case of intermediate grade myxoid chondrosarcoma of left side of maxilla in a 12-year-old girl. …”
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Conjugated Hyperbilirubinemia in Infants: Is There Still a Role for ERCP? by Jan Stovicek, Stepan Hlava, Radan Keil, Jiri Drabek, Jindra Lochmannova, Petra Koptová, Martin Wasserbauer, Barbora Frybova, Jiri Snajdauf, Radana Kotalova, Michal Rygl

“…Over a twenty-year period, we performed 255 ERCP procedures in infants aged up to 1 year. ERCP was indicated in cholestatic infants with suspicion of biliary obstruction. …”
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Acute Intestinal Obstruction due to Complicated Meckel’s Diverticulum in an Adult: A Case Report by Arundhati Negi, Geofia Shaina Crasta, Bharath Kumar Bhat

“…Symptomatic MD after the age of 50 years is extremely rare. Hereby, the authors present a case of MD in a 54-year-old female with no previous surgeries, who presented with features suggestive of intestinal obstruction. …”
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