Incidence, long-term predictors and progression of chronic kidney disease among African migrants and non-migrants: the transcontinental population-based prospective RODAM cohort st... by Charles Agyemang, Ellis Owusu-Dabo, Erik Beune, Karlijn Meeks, Bert-Jan H van den Born, Liffert Vogt, Felix P Chilunga, Charles F Hayfron-Benjamin, Sampson Twumasi-Ankrah, Muhulo Muhau Mungamba, Eva L van der Linden, Engwa A Godwill, Samuel N Darko, Benedicta N Chungag

“…CKD incidence was calculated using age- and sex standardisation for those without CKD at baseline. …”
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The Burden of Hepatitis C Virus Infection Is Growing: A Canadian Population-Based Study of Hospitalizations from 1994 to 2004 by Robert P Myers, MingFu Liu, Abdel Aziz M Shaheen

“…Simulation analyses have suggested that HCV will place an increasing burden on the health care system as the infected population ages, but supportive clinical data are limited.…”
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Growing Teratoma Syndrome: A Rare Case Report and Review of the Literature by Nirmala Kampan, Trika Irianta, Arifuddin Djuana, Lim Pei Shan, Mohd Hashim Omar, Ahmad Zailani Hatta Mohd Dali

“…Growing teratoma syndrome is rare and usually it occurs in the younger aged group. The use of chemotherapy following initial surgical resection will yield the diagnosis following tumour enlargement. …”
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Clinical forms of 5 cases of circumcised penile cancer in immunocompetent subjects in Abidjan (Ivory Coast) by Evrard Kouame Yao, Abraham Hognou Yao, Donafologo Daouda Yeo, Tawakaltu Adebayo, Michel Tuo, Freddy Junior Zouan, Noel Coulibaly

“…Their incidence varies around the world and increases with age. Treatment is essentially surgical. Surgery may be conservative or radical. …”
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Low-Grade Endometrial Stromal Sarcoma in a 22-Year-Old Maiden Female: A Rare Case Report from Syria by Lana Nseir, Georget Mansour, Junior Makhoul, Luna Skaf, Mohammad Ziad Dahhan, Zuheir AlShehabi

“…Endometrial stromal sarcoma (ESS) is a rare and challenging type of endometrial tumor, constituting only about 0.2% of all uterine malignancies and occurring in women 42–58 years of age. ESS is usually misdiagnosed as leiomyoma. They both have nonspecific symptoms, which makes the diagnosis of ESS difficult to achieve. …”
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The Materialization Characteristics and Ratio of a New Soil Paste Filling Material by Zhi Wang, Weijian Yu, Fangfang Liu

“…The types of hydration products and microstructure forms of filling materials in different age periods are revealed. The test results show that the optimal ratio of the new paste filling material in the coal mine is the quality ratio of coal zircon: red soil: cement as 6 : 2 : 1, and the slurry concentration is 80%, which can not only meet the transportation requirements required by the filling process but also reduce the cost of filling, and with the extension of the maintenance age, the filling material produces more gel products, and the overall structure is more encrypted.…”
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Previable Preeclampsia Diagnosed by Renal Biopsy in Setting of Novel Diagnosis of C4 Glomerulopathy by Jessica Parrott, Timothy A. Fields, Marc Parrish

“…Preeclampsia diagnosed before 20 weeks’ gestational age is a rare entity, particularly without any predisposing factors. …”
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A Potential Role for Felbamate in TSC- and NF1-Related Epilepsy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Natanya M. Mishal, Dimitrios Arkilo, Ju Tang, John R. Crawford, Sonya G. Wang

“…A 15-year-old girl with maternal inheritance of neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) and paternal inheritance of tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) developed intractable epilepsy at age 5. Her seizures were refractory to adequate doses of four antiepileptic medications until felbamate was initiated at age 7. …”
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Systemic Endothelial Function in Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma by Mustafa Atas, Hasan Basri Arifoglu, Arzu Seyhan Karatepe Hashas, Bahadır Sarli, Suleyman Demircan, Ayse Ozkose, Altan Goktas

“…The study included 20 cases with POAG (group 1, mean age 58.68±13.3 years) and 30 healthy individuals (group 2, mean age 58.68±13.6 years). …”
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Validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Smart Phone Application Based Addiction Scale by Mehmet Enes Gokler, Yunus Emre Bulut

“…The scores obtained from SABAS decreased with increasing age (r=0.163; p=0.001) and did not change according to gender (Z=0.982; p=0.332). …”
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Alzheimer’s Disease as a Result of Stimulus Reduction in a GABA-A-Deficient Brain: A Neurocomputational Model by Mariana Antonia Aguiar-Furucho, Francisco Javier Ropero Peláez

“…This model allows one to analyze the initial phases of Alzheimer’s disease by “aging” the artificial koniocortex through synaptic pruning, by the modification of acetylcholine and GABA-A signaling, and by reducing sensory stimuli, among other processes. …”
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Infrared Thermal Images of Solar PV Panels for Fault Identification Using Image Processing Technique by V. Kirubakaran, D. M. D. Preethi, U. Arunachalam, Yarrapragada K. S. S. Rao, Mansour K. Gatasheh, Nasrul Hoda, Endalkachew Mergia Anbese

“…The image recorded in the aged panels records hot spots, and performance has been analyzed using conventional metrics. …”
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Self-esteem and state-trait anxiety in Lima's university adults by Alejandra Rodrich Zegarra

“…Regarding comparisons in self-esteem and anxiety trait/state according to sex and age, no differences were found. Conclusion: From the analyzes, it is concluded that there are an inverse and significant relationship between self-esteem and state/trait anxiety in emerging adults from Lima.…”
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Case Report and Literature Review of Insulinoma in the Geriatric Population: An 86-Year-Old Female with Syncope of Unknown Origin by Gerry Samantha Eichelberger, Jordan Carbono, Zachary Field, KanwarAnoop Kainaur, Federico Montalvo

“…It also discusses diagnosis, localization, and management of this uncommon disease in patients above the age of seventy-five.…”
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The Perceived Social Stigma of People with Epilepsy with regard to the Question of Employability by Jéssica Lopes de Souza, Aline Scardoeli Faiola, Carmen Silvia Molleis Galego Miziara, Maria Luiza Giraldes de Manreza

“…The tendency to hide their disease from their employers was similar for the two groups. Conclusion. The age discrepancy between groups was an important limiting factor of this study. …”
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Mortality Influenced Factors for Outcome of Epidural Hematoma Patient Which Performed Emergency Craniotomy in M Djamil Hospital Padang Periode January-December 2017 by Amrizal Amrizal, Syaiful Saanin

“…Age has a significant difference on the outcome of EDH patients who underwent emergency craniotomy. …”
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Persistent Suppression of Type 1 Diabetes by a Multicomponent Vaccine Containing a Cholera Toxin B Subunit-Autoantigen Fusion Protein and Complete Freund’s Adjuvant by Béla Dénes, István Fodor, William H. R. Langridge

“…Systemic coinoculation of prediabetic mice with recombinant vaccinia virus rVV-CTB::GAD and undiluted or 10-fold diluted CFA demonstrated a significant decrease in hyperglycemia and pancreatic islet inflammation in comparison with control animals during 17–61 and 17–105 weeks of age, respectively. Synergy in these beneficial effects was observed during 43–61 and 61–105 wks of age, respectively. …”
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Mobiliary Art Objects from the Koksharovski Kholm Sanctuary by Alexander F. Shorin, Anastasia A. Shorina

“…The archaeological site contains artifacts from the Neolithic, Chalcolithic, Late Bronze Age, and Middle Ages. But the main part of the collection includes artifacts, made of clay and stone, from the Neolithic, known in the literature as cross-grooved items, spherical and biconical findings, ornithomorphic and zoomorphic artefacts, including plastic on vessels, talc rods of segmented shape with and without impression, a drilled stone mace, a fragment of a polished slate knife, back part of which is designed in the form of an ornithomorphic image, flint and ground arrowheads, clay disks without a hole, etc. …”
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Synergistic effects of heterostructure and pre-deformation on precipitation and corrosion behaviors of Al–Zn–Mg–Cu alloys by Jinming Zhi, Mingxing Guo, Tongbo Wang, Wen Meng, Wei Zhou, Linzhong Zhuang, Huafen Lou

“…Our results provide fundamental insight into the precipitation and corrosion response in aged alloys with heterostructures, as a function of pre-deformation.…”
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