Correlation Analysis of Ocular Symptoms and Signs in Patients with Dry Eye by Hang Song, Mingzhou Zhang, Xiaodan Hu, Kaixiu Li, Xiaodan Jiang, Yan Liu, Huibin Lv, Xuemin Li

“…Partial correlation analysis was conducted between OSDI score and each ocular surface sign, and the correlations were further discussed in different age groups. Then multiple linear regression analysis was used to further explore the influence of these signs on OSDI score. …”
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Slurry and Technology Optimization for Grouting Fissures in Earthen Sites with Quicklime by Kai Cui, Fei Feng, Wen-wu Chen, Dong-hua Wang, Xiao-hai Wang

“…The selected slurry and curing age were then applied to testing traditional grouting technology and optimized grouting technology (i.e., microlime piles in the fissure) in fissure grouting field experiments. …”
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Free-caged rearing modes regulate chicken intestinal metabolism by influencing gut microbial homeostasis by Tao Li, Peng Wang, Zhuo Zhi, Tong Guo, Jie Zhou, Huiya Zhang, Chang Cao, Yingjie Cai, Yuxiao Li, Jianqin Zhang

“…This study analyzed the cecal contents of free-range and caged black-bone chickens at different ages using metagenomic and metabolomic sequencing. …”
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Hodgkin Lymphoma at the Paediatric Oncology Unit of Gabriel Touré Teaching Hospital, Bamako, Mali: 5-Year Experience by B. Togo, F. Traoré, A. P. Togo, C. B. Traoré, K. Dumke, M. Diawara, A. A. Diakité, M. Sylla, F. Traoré-Dicko, B. Traoré, T. Sidibé

“…From January 2005 to December 2009, all children under 18 years of age, with Hodgkin lymphoma were included in this study. …”
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E-Bike Injuries: Experience from an Urban Emergency Department—A Retrospective Study from Switzerland by Sylvana Papoutsi, Luca Martinolli, Christian Tasso Braun, Aristomenis K. Exadaktylos

“…Patients were predominantly male. The mean age of injured E-cyclists was 47.5 years. The main causes of injury were self-accident. …”
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Detectability of Liver Steatosis and Fibrosis with Transient Elastography and Controlled Attenuation Parameter in Residents of St. Petersburg by V. P. Kovyazina, K. L. Raikhelson, M. K. Prashnova, E. V. Pazenko, L. K. Palgova, E. A. Kondrashina

“…A prospective open single-centre population study included history, anthropometric and laboratory data on 318 outpatients aged 24—89 years (mean age 52.6 ± 14.6 years). The degrees of steatosis (assessed with the controlled attenuation parameter as ultrasound amplitude dropdown quantification in liver) and fibrosis were determined with a Fibroscan 502 Touch unit (Echosens, France).Results. …”
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Diagnostic Dilemma in Rudimentary Horn Pregnancies: Report of the Eight Cases and a Literature Review by Mehmet Sıddık Evsen, Muhammet Erdal Sak, Ali Özler, Hatice Ender Soydinç, Abdulkadir Turgut, Neval Yaman Goruk, Ahmet Yalınkaya

“…Eight cases with RHP were identified throughout the study period. RESULTS: The mean age of the patients was 23±3.9 years and the mean gestational age was 14.8±4.8 weeks. …”
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Effect of Colonoscopy Volume on Quality Indicators by David Pace, Mark Borgaonkar, Muna Lougheed, Curtis Marcoux, Brad Evans, Nikita Hickey, Meghan O’Leary, Darrell Boone, Jerry McGrath

“…Predictors of adenoma detection included older age, male sex, an indication of screening or surveillance, and gastroenterology specialty. …”
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Assessing factors influencing adolescent sexual debut in Nigeria: a multi-cluster survival analysis approach by Fabio Mathias Correa, Peter Enesi Omaku, Joseph Odunayo Braimah, Joseph Odunayo Braimah

“…IntroductionEarly sexual debut is an area of concern in Nigeria with implications for reproductive health.MethodsThis study addresses this by proposing a more effective survival model—one that incorporates both independent and identically distributed (IID) and Besag intrinsically conditional auto-regressive (ICAR) random effect priors, using a generalised additive model that accounts for both individual and spatial influences on age at first sex. We analyse data from the 2018 Nigerian NDHS survey and compare our model with existing models: a model without the cluster frailty effect, a model that ignores the Besag ICAR and includes the IID, and a model that ignores the IID and includes only the Besag ICAR.ResultsOur approach, which combines independent and spatial random effects, outperforms others based on statistical criteria (Deviation Information Criterion and the Widely Applicable Information Criterion).DiscussionAs shown in this study, the proposed model effectively captures the complexity of age at first sex. …”
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Self-Reported Low Vitality, Poor Mental Health, and Low Dietary Restraint Are Associated with Overperception of Physical Exertion by Paula C. Chandler-Laney, David W. Brock, Barbara A. Gower, Jessica A. Alvarez, Nikki C. Bush, Gary R. Hunter

“…Weight-reduced, formerly overweight women (n=126, aged 22–46 years), completed health and dietary control questionnaires, and underwent a treadmill-walking task while heart rate, ventilation, respiratory exchange ratio, and ratings of perceived exertion were recorded. …”
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Double Barreled Wet Colostomy: Initial Experience and Literature Review by Luis Salgado-Cruz, Eloy Espin-Basany, Francesc Vallribera-Valls, Jose Sanchez-Garcia, Luis Miguel Jimenez-Gomez, Marc Marti-Gallostra, Ana Garza-Maldonado

“…Six patients had a urinary tract reconstruction with the DBWC technique, 5 male patients and one female patient. Age range was from 20 to 77 years, with a medium age 53.6 years. …”
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Intima-Media Thickness Measurements of the Common Carotid Artery in Patients with Central Serous Chorioretinopathy: A Case-Control Study by Kobra Nasrollahi, Amirhossein Farahi, Fatemeh Paknazar, Mohamadreza Akhlaghi, Farhad Fazel, Ehsan Zarepur, Mohsen Pourazizi

“…The study enrolled 32 CSCR patients (68.8% female, mean age 38.22 ± 5.42 years) and 32 controls (65.6% female, mean age 39.56 ± 5.33 years). …”
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Hypertension in Jordan: Prevalence, Awareness, Control, and Its Associated Factors by Yousef Khader, Anwar Batieha, Hashem Jaddou, Sukaina I. Rawashdeh, Mohammed El-Khateeb, Dana Hyassat, Albaraa Khader, Kamel Ajlouni

“…The age-standardized prevalence was 33.8% among men and 29.4% among women. …”
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NSAID-Induced Enteropathy in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients with Chronic Occult Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A Prospective Capsule Endoscopy Study by Ilja Tachecí, Petr Bradna, Tomáš Douda, Drahomíra Baštecká, Marcela Kopáčová, Stanislav Rejchrt, Jan Bureš

“…We did not find statistically significant relationship between the enteropathy and gender, age, haemoglobin, leukocytes, albumin and CRP, or dyspepsia. …”
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GNE Myopathy in Turkish Sisters with a Novel Homozygous Mutation by Gulden Diniz, Yaprak Secil, Serdar Ceylaner, Figen Tokucoglu, Sabiha Türe, Mehmet Celebisoy, Tülay Kurt İncesu, Galip Akhan

“…The older sister presented at 38 years of age with an inability to climb steps, weakness, and a steppage gait. …”
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The Characteristic and Short-Term Prognosis of Tinnitus Associated with Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss by Xiaoqiong Ding, Xiaoli Zhang, Zhichun Huang, Xu Feng

“…The severity and 1-month prognosis of tinnitus (according to the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI)) were assessed in terms of the patients’ sex, age, level of hearing loss, type of audiogram results, and so on. …”
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Exploring the Role of Mass Media in Enhancing Farmer-to-Farmer Extension Activities in Bosomtwe District, Ghana by Anthony K. Appiah, Enoch K. Tham-Agyekum, Fred Nimoh, John-Eudes A. Bakang, Fred Ankuyi

“…Education is a key factor influencing the accessibility and use of print, outdoor, and digital/new-age media. Access to extension positively influences accessibility and use of broadcast and digital/new age media. …”
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Factors Influencing Patient Decisions Regarding Treatments for Skin Growths: A Cross-Sectional Study by David G. Li, Fan Di Xia, Jasmine Rana, Grace J. Young, Forootan Alizadeh, Cara Joyce, Shinjita Das, Arash Mostaghimi

“…Patients over age 50 were less likely to consider treatment impact on finances as being “important”, but more so efficacy and visit duration. …”
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An Approach to Macroscopic Central Lymph Nodes Detected during Surgery in Patients with Thyroid Micropapillary Carcinoma: Should We Resort to Dissection? by Osman Kurukahvecioglu, Kursat Dikmen, Hasan Bostanci, Murat Akin, Ferit Taneri

“…Patients were divided into two groups according to whether they underwent lymph node dissection and the two groups were then compared with respect to tumor size and multicentricity, age, and presence of lymphocytic thyroiditis. Results. …”
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Clinical Characteristics Related to Central Lymph Node Metastasis in cN0 Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: A Retrospective Study of 916 Patients by Lie-Hao Jiang, Chao Chen, Zhuo Tan, Xiao-Xiao Lu, Si-Si Hu, Qing-Liang Wang, Xiu-Xiu Hou, Jun Cao, Ming-Hua Ge

“…The relationship between CLN metastasis and clinical factors such as gender, age, tumor size, tumor number, capsule invasion, and tumor location was analyzed. …”
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