Sleep quality in children with hepatic glycogen storage diseases, a prospective observational pilot study by Lucas Agnoletto, Moya Vandeleur, Mary White, Anne‐Marie Adams, Rebecca Halligan, Heidi Peters

“…Results Seven children with hepatic GSD (aged 1–17 years) participated. Objective sleep quality was poor, with actigraphy demonstrating that no child achieved the minimum sleep duration recommended for age. …”
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Distribution and characteristics of human papilloma virus infection genotyping in women in Changchun area by Pingping Zhou, Zhenwu Du, Xuyuan Qin, Jiaxin Chen, Guizhen Zhang

“…[Results] The positive rate of HPV infection in 6 750 samples was 20.46%(1 381/6 750), and the high-risk HPV infection rate was 18.16%(1 226/6 750).The single genotyping HPV infection was the main type, and there were multiplemixed genotyping infection(2-6 types).The top five genotyping of high-risk HPV detection rate were HPV16, HPV52, HPV58, HPV51 and HPV53.The high-risk infection rate was the highest in older people over 60 years old [25.28%(135/534)] , followed by 15-30 years old [24.26% (163/672)] .The infection rate in these two ages was significantly higher than that in other ages, and the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05).The mixed infection rate of HPV genotypings in older people over 60 years old was 8.43% (45/534), which was significantly higher than those in other age groups(P<0.05). …”
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Relationship between CYP2C19 Polymorphism and Clopidogrel Resistance in Patients with Coronary Heart Disease and Ischemic Stroke in China by Rong Chang, Wenqin Zhou, Yi Ye, Xiaofei Zhang, Yanmin Liu, Jinchun Wu

“…For the Han populations, age, APTT, and aspirin resistance were significantly correlated with CR. …”
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25-Gauge Vitrectomy in Open Eye Injury with Retained Foreign Body by G. Sborgia, N. Recchimurzo, A. Niro, L. Sborgia, A. Sborgia, G. Alessio

“…Ocular trauma with retained foreign body is an important cause of visual impairment in working-age population. Clinical status impacts on the timing and planning of surgery. …”
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Impact of dapagliflozin on metabolic phenotype, hormone levels, and fertility in female mice after prolonged high-fat diet by Xiaolin Chen, Zhuoni Xiao, Na Dai, Mingxia Fan

“…Serum hormone concentrations and inflammatory factors in mice aged 28 weeks or 38 weeks were quantified using ultrasensitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs). …”
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Risk Factors for Skin Cancer in the Salud Delicias Area by Yanet Hernández Caballero, María del Carmen Pérez Cuesta, Leticia Rómulo Ávila, Yoenny Peña García

“…The study population consisted of 13 patients (case group) and 26 patients (control group), for a total of 39 cases included, all over 15 years of age. The variables were studied: age, sex, skin color, occupation, time of exposure to the sun, means of protection, contact with chemical substances. …”
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Military medicine and morale: Perceptions of inequities in triage impact national security by Tanisha M. FAZAL, Jane L. SUMNER, Jessica KORONA-BAILEY, Tracey Pérez KOEHLMOOS

“…Linear regression was used to test the relationship between military medicine and morale adjusting for treatment conditions and covariates of age, rank, and service years. Results: The final sample was comprised of 1808 active-duty service members mean age of 25.28 years ± 7.7 standard deviation and 87.5% male. …”
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Machine learning-based monitoring of land cover and reclamation plantations on coal-mined landscape using Sentinel 2 data by Mayank Pandey, Alka Mishra, Singam L. Swamy, James T. Anderson, Tarun Kumar Thakur

“…Support Vector Machine has been identified as a more accurate and effective ML algorithm compared to Random Forest and Maximum Likelihood Classifier in delineating land use and vegetation classes, particularly forests, and in distinguishing reclamation plantations into three age classes: young (4 ± 3 years), middle-aged (10 ± 2 years), and mature (15 ± 2 years). …”
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Body size estimation and weight management practices in urban poor communities in Ghana: A cross-sectional study by Grace Agyemang FREMPONG, John K. ANARFI, Delali Margaret BADASU, Samuel Nii Ardey CODJOE

“…However, the likelihood of engaging in healthy practices increased as age increased (OR = 1.021; 95% CI: 1.000 to 1.042). …”
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INTEGRATION OF UKRAINIAN CHILDREN AND YOUTH USING DIGITAL TOOLS IN THE EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT OF SLOVAKIA by Nelly Nychkalo, Nataliia Muranova, Olena Voliarska, Maria Matulcikova

“…It has been established that the integration of Ukrainian school-aged children into the educational environment of Slovakia also requires significant linguistic, educational and socio-psychological support from teachers and pedagogical workers. …”
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Depression in Patients Diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Dinorah Janet Torres Lugo, Iván Castillo Ledo, Iriam Rojas Díaz, Antonio Masot Rangel, Silvia Janet Masot Torres, Pedro González López

“…The variables were studied: age, sex, type of treatment, symptoms of depression, complications, level of depression. …”
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Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Causes of Visual Impairment in an Elderly Chinese Uygur Population in Southern Xinjiang by Yi Sun, Guangming Jin, Mengting Yang, Jing Fu, Xueyi Chen, Bingsheng Lou

“…This was a population-based cross-sectional study. Participants aged 50 years and older from Haohan Country, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, were enrolled from August 2018 to December 2018 using cluster sampling. …”
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Self-reported illnesses in Thatta: Evidence from a rural and underdeveloped district in Sindh province, Pakistan. by Muhammad Ashar Malik, Rahat Batool, Muhammad Ahmed, Imran Naeem Abbasi, Zafar Ahmed Fatmi, Sarah Saleem, Sameen Siddiqui

“…Our findings on gender, and young and old age as positive predictors of SRI are consistent with similar surveys in a few LMICs.…”
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Analyses of urogenital Mycoplasma hominis and Ureaplasma urealyticum infections and drug sensitivity in 296 patients by CHEN Junwei, HUANG Sheng, QIU Wei, XIAO Yupeng

“…[Results] Among 256 women and 40 men with mycoplasma infections, patients aged 31~40 years old accounted for 40.54%. The rate of Mycoplasma infections did not differ significantly between males and femlaes among all age groups (all P>0.05). …”
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Evaluation Frequency of Human Papillomavirus and Its Related Genotypes in Women of the General Population Living in 11 Provinces of Iran by Somayeh Hassani, Proshat Sadat Nadji, Anita Mohseni, Marjan Rahnamaye Farzami, Siamak Mirab Samiee, Makan Sadr, Seyed Alireza Nadji

“…The highest prevalence of the virus was in the age group of 25–34 years. The prevalence of HPV was statistically significant among different provinces. …”
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Safety and Risk Factors of Needle Thoracentesis Decompression in Tension Pneumothorax in Patients over 75 Years Old by Yanhu Wang, Lei Wang, Cheng Chen, Yifan Que, Yinyi Li, Jiang Luo, Ming Yin, Miao Lv, Guogang Xu

“…We also analyzed the influence of age, sex, presence or absence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and body mass index (BMI) on CWT. …”
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Assessment of long-term changes in subvalvular aortic stenosis in patients following transcatheter aortic valve implantation by Vladlen V. Bazylev, Andrey B. Voevodin, Alexey S. Masyutin

“…Each year of patient’s age increased the risk of no postoperative decrease in IVS thicknesses by 12% every month.…”
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Relationship between Peripheral Blood miR-181c, miR-101, and Cognitive Impairment in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus Complicated with Acute Stroke by Mengxian Shu, Chunhui Xiang

“…The occurrence of CI was related to age, course of DM, AS location, time from onset to admission, HbA1c, TG, UA, and Hcy levels (P<0.05). …”
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Empagliflozin-Metformin Combination Has Antioxidative and Anti-Inflammatory Properties that Correlate with Vascular Protection in Adults with Type 1 Diabetes by Miodrag Janić, Matej Cankar, Jan Šmid, Alenka France Štiglic, Aleš Jerin, Mišo Šabovič, Andrej Janež, Mojca Lunder

“…Methods. 40 individuals with type 1 diabetes (average age of 44.7±2.5 years) were randomized into four groups: (1) control (placebo), (2) empagliflozin 25 mg daily, (3) metformin 2000 mg daily, and (4) empagliflozin-metformin combination (25 mg and 2000 mg daily, respectively). …”
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Risk Factors for Stress Fractures in Female Runners: Results of a Survey by Therese E Johnston, Allison E Jakavick, Caroline A Mancuso, Kathleen C McGee, Lily Wei, Morgan L Wright, Jeremy Close, Ayako Shimada, Benjamin E Leiby

“… # Study Design Case control # Methods An online survey targeting women age ≥18 years was distributed primarily via social media. …”
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