Anti-Factor H Antibodies in Egyptian Children with Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome by Shereen Shawky, Hesham Safouh, Mona Gamal, Mohammed M. Abbas, Azza Aboul-Enein, Toshihiro Sawai, Yosra Fahmy, Heba Selim

“…Fifty pediatric HUS patients and 50 age- and sex-matched controls were included in the study. …”
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INFORMATION CULTURE AND INFORMATION SAFETY OF SCHOOLCHILDREN by E. G. Belyakova, E. V. Zagvyazinskaya, A. I. Berezentseva

“…Therefore, the research supposed to improve information culture of schoolchildren from the earliest ages encouraging them to sensibly and correctly interpret the information on the Internet. …”
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Prevalence, risk factors and health-seeking behavior of menstrual disorders among women in India: a review of two-decade evidence by Puja Das, Suresh Jungari

“…Background Menstrual health is critical for women of reproductive age. It is also evident that menstrual disorders have contributed to the increasing burden of non-communicable diseases. …”
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Transformative Gamified Binocular Therapy for Unilateral Amblyopia in Young Children: Pilot Prospective Efficacy and Safety Study by Wenqing Zhu, Shuneng Gu, Jian Li, Jin Lin, Chanling Hu, Rui Liu

“…MethodsThis pilot prospective study enrolled 11 children aged 4-6 years with unilateral amblyopia. Following at least 8 weeks of refractive correction, participants underwent binocular gamified digital therapy for 60 minutes per day, 5 days a week. …”
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Mineral Composition of Lentils: Physiological Functions, Antinutritional Effects, and Bioavailability Enhancement by Asmaa Benayad, Youssef Aboussaleh

“…Based on the previous studies, 100 g of cooked lentils, for example, may be enough to cover the recommended dietary allowance/adequate intake of iron in infants under six months and children aged one to three years. One hundred grams of cooked lentils may also cover the recommended dietary allowance/adequate intake of zinc and magnesium in infants and children aged one to three years. …”
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Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, a Sequel of Untreated Childhood Onset Growth Hormone Deficiency Developing in a 17-Year-Old Patient by Rohan K. Henry, Ram K. Menon

“…Based on height z-score of – 3.1 and a history of radiation therapy as treatment for a medulloblastoma at 7 years of age, GHD was quite likely. GH therapy was, however, not initiated at 15 years of age (when growth was concerning) based on full skeletal maturity. …”
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Elevated Circulating IL-1<mml:math> <mml:mi>&#x03B2;</mml:mi> </mml:math> and TNF-Alpha, and Unaltered IL-6 in First-Trimester Pregnancies Complicated by Threatened Abortion With...

“…Serum levels of Th1-type cytokines interleukin-1<mml:math> <mml:mi>&#x03B2;</mml:mi> </mml:math> (IL-1<mml:math> <mml:mi>&#x03B2;</mml:mi> </mml:math>), tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha), and Th2-type cytokine interleukin 6 (IL-6) were measured, by ELISA, in 22 women with TACP and adverse outcome at admission (group A) and compared with the corresponding levels of 31 gestational age-matched women with TACP and successful outcome at admission (group B1) and discharge (group B2) and 22 gestational age-matched women with first-trimester uncomplicated pregnancy (group C) who served as controls. …”
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HISTOMORPHOLOGICAL ENHANCEMENT OF THE VAGINAL WALL IN DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE-TREATED POST-OVARIECTOMIZED WISTAR RATS by Lis Widodo Peni, Pilar Menara Falah, Yudha Nurdian

“…Method: This experiment utilized 36 wistar rats aged 10 - 12 weeks with a body weight of 180 - 200 grams. …”
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Thyroid Cancer: Behavior in Cienfuegos by José Alberto Puerto Lorenzo, Lidia Torres Aja, Eslinda Cabanes Rojas

“…The variables analyzed were: age group, municipality of origin, initial symptom of the disease, tumor location, histological variety, clinical stage of the disease and post-surgical complications. …”
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Future anxiety and the motives for postponing parenthood: generational time perspective and life satisfaction as mediators by Małgorzata Szcześniak, Celina Timoszyk-Tomczak, Julia Łoś, Monika Grzeczka

“…The aim of our study was to verify how anxiety about the future relates to the motives for deferred parenthood and how this relationship is mediated by generational time perspective and life satisfaction.MethodsA total of 203 Polish adults between 18 and 40 years of age participated in the study. All of them were of reproductive age but did not yet have children. …”
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Changes in the Guimarães visitors` profile and the city attributes perceptions in the post hosting of the 2012 European Capital of Culture by Paula Cristina Remoaldo, Laurentina Vareiro, José Cadima Ribeiro

“…In relation to the results achieved, it was concluded that a change in the visitors’ profile to Guimarães took place (there was a more balance between men and women; a decrease in the amount of tourists aged from 0 to 25 and an increase in those aged from 46 to 65; as well as an increase in tourists with lower schooling levels), aside from a notorious evolution in what regards the perceived city attributes. …”
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Detection of Glaucoma in a Cohort of Chinese Subjects with Systemic Hypertension by Rita A. Gangwani, Jonathan Chan, Jacky Lee, Alfred Kwong, Jimmy S. M. Lai

“…This prospective cohort study included 200 hypertensive Chinese adults aged >40 years old who underwent screening via frequency doubling technology (FDT) perimetry and intraocular pressure (IOP) measurement by noncontact tonometry (NCT) in a general outpatient clinic. …”
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Social Strata Differentials in Reproductive Behavior among Agricultural Families in the Krummhörn Region (East Frisia, 1720-1874) by Kai Willführ, Charlotte Störmer

“…Poisson and Cox regression models are used to analyze the age at first reproduction, fertility, the sex ratio of the offspring, sex-specific infant/child survival, and the number of children. …”
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‘This settlement is just a launch pad to move to better city spaces’: radical sense of place and migration aspirations among youth migrants in the diaspora by Johannes Bhanye, Abraham Matamanda, Ruvimbo Shayamunda

“…The study also highlights the interplay between age, identity, and aspirations, showcasing the pivotal role these factors play in shaping the radical decisions of young migrants. …”
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Increased thyroxine levels of patients with allergic rhinitis by Violeta Lokaj-Berisha, Besa Gacaferri Lumezi

“…This study enrolled 116 participants with a mean age of 29.55 years: 66 with allergic rhinitis, 20 with concomitant asthma, and 30 healthy controls. …”
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The Effects of Catheter Ablation Therapy on Medication Use and Expenditures in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation by Matthew R. Reynolds, Guy David, Candace Gunnarsson, Jamie L. March, Steven C. Hao

“…Sub-analyses were performed for patients age ≥65. **Results:** AF patients treated with catheter ablation had significantly lower AAD utilization and total prescription drug costs than those treated with AADs only. …”
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The Immunological Plasmodium falciparum Malaria Characteristics of Children in Tajikistan Republic by Nighina M. Khodzhaeva, Alla M. Baranova, Anatoly K. Tokmalaev

“…In most cases, they were school-age children (56%). The peak incidence was recorded in July-October. …”
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Mechanisms and Emerging Regulators of Neuroinflammation: Exploring New Therapeutic Strategies for Neurological Disorders by Mi Eun Kim, Jun Sik Lee

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Some sociolinguistic evaluations of performances of the California Vowel Shift: a matched-guise study by Pierre Habasque

“…The perception of the other variables, age and gender, do not seem to be significantly influenced by the performances, however. …”
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Lung Ultrasound Diagnostic Accuracy in Neonatal Pneumothorax by Luigi Cattarossi, Roberto Copetti, Giacomo Brusa, Stefano Pintaldi

“…Twenty-three had PTX requiring aspiration or chest drainage (birth weight 2120 ± 1640 grams; gestational age = 36 ± 5 weeks), and 26 were suffering from respiratory distress without PTX (birth weight 2120 ± 1640 grams; gestational age = 34 ± 5 weeks). …”
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