A Survey of Parents’ Perspective of Receiving a Developmental Diagnosis for Their Child by Stacey D. Miller, Maria Juricic, Jaimy Coates, Jeffrey N. Bone, Ash Sandhu, Kishore Mulpuri, Maureen O’Donnell

“….: Caregivers of children and youth aged 0–18 years with CP or a similar physical condition completed a survey investigating who first provided a diagnosis, and the way it was provided. …”
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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on TB notifications in Ukraine in 2020 by A.N. Shapiro, M. Dolynska, S.S. Chiang, N. Rybak, V. Petrenko, C.R. Horsburgh Jr, J. Kobe, I. Terleieva, O. Sakalska, H.E. Jenkins

“…We observed a greater decrease in notifications among refugees/migrants compared with non-refugees/migrants (64%, 95% CI 60–67 vs. 39%, 95% CI 36–42), and individuals aged <15 years compared with those aged ≥15 years (60%, 95% CI 57–64 vs. 38%, 95% CI 36–41). …”
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Spatial Variability and Application of Ratios between BTEX in Two Canadian Cities by Lindsay Miller, Xiaohong Xu, Amanda Wheeler, Dominic Odwa Atari, Alice Grgicak-Mannion, Isaac Luginaah

“…Use one of the ratios between the BTEX species to diagnose photochemical age may be biased due to point source emissions, for example, 53 tonnes of benzene and 86 tonnes of toluene in Sarnia. …”
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The Prevalence and Distribution of Vitreoretinal Interface Abnormalities among Urban Community Population in China by Lei Liu, Song Yue, Jingyang Wu, Jiahua Zhang, Jie Lian, Desheng Huang, Weiping Teng, Lei Chen

“…Prevalence of VIAs was observed to be high among T2D patients in all age groups compared to normal subjects. Prevalence of VIAs increased with age in all subjects. …”
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The brain structure underlying the nonlinear association between early-life tobacco smoke exposure and the risk for cognitive decline and dementia in adulthood: a large prospective... by Changfu Lin, Fabin Lin, Kaitai Yang, Yuxuan Zhong, Yan Luo, Hanchen Chen, Wenjing Zhang, Xuanjie Chen, Qinyong Ye, Yuqi Zeng, Guoen Cai

“…We adjusted for potential confounding factors, including age, gender, race, household income, alcohol consumption status, physical activity, family history of dementia, education level, and other relevant variables. …”
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Study psychoemotional status in patients planning keratorefractive surgery using SMILE procedure by I.V. Dutchin, O.V. Kolenko, O.B. Dutchina, E.L. Sorokin, Yu.V. Kutuzova

“…In-depth psychological study was carried out in 145 patients planning for keratorefractive surgery. The average age of the patients is 37 years. At the first stage, patients with an increased level of psychological anxiety were identified using the «Unfinished sentences» method. …”
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Effects of parental psychological control on mobile phone addiction among college students: the mediation of loneliness and the moderation of physical activity by Jinfu Wang, Liang Li, Qinmei Wu, Na Zhang, Rulan Shangguan, Guan Yang

“…Results The results indicated that, after controlling for gender and age, parental psychological control positively predicted mobile phone addiction among college students (B = 0.083, p = 0.034). …”
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The effect of lattice misfit on the mechanical properties of L12-strengthened medium-entropy alloys with low stacking fault energy by Bingkai Wang, Huijie Wei, Ping Huang, Fei Wang

“…Experimental results indicate that the degree of lattice misfit is inversely proportional to the aging time, and the reduction of lattice misfit is closely related to the trend of changes in the matrix lattice constant. …”
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Study protocol for Video Images about Decisions to Improve Ethical Outcomes with Palliative Care Educators (VIDEO-PCE): a pragmatic stepped wedge cluster randomised trial of older... by Joshua R Lakin, Na Wang, Howard J Cabral, Michael K Paasche-Orlow, Charlotta Lindvall, Angelo Volandes, Aretha Delight Davis, Michael R Winter, Edward T Moseley, Lori Henault, Sophia N Zupanc, Sophiya Das, Kate Sciacca, Edith A Burns, Maria T Carney, Jennifer Itty, Santiago Lopez, Kaitlin Emmert, Narda J Martin, Sherene Lambert, Jennifer Polo, Shreya Sanghani, Julianne N Dugas, Michele Gomez, Shira Gabry-Kalikow, Alexandra Dobie, Meredith Amshoff, Traci Cucinotta, Milton Joel, Lisa B Caruso, Ana Maria Ramirez, Kathleen Salerno, Qausarat Ogunneye

“…This paper presents the rationale, design and methods for a trial aimed at addressing barriers to goals-of-care conversations for hospitalised adults aged 65 and older and those with Alzheimer’s disease and related Dementias, regardless of age.Methods and analysis The Video Image about Decisions to Improve Ethical Outcomes with Palliative Care Educators is a pragmatic stepped wedge, cluster randomised controlled trial, which aims to improve and extend goals-of-care conversations in the hospital setting with palliative care educators trained in serious illness communication and video decision aids. …”
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Cancer-Related Anemia Is a Risk Factor for Medium-Term Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction in Laparoscopic Surgery Patients: An Observational Prospective Study by Huimei Huang, Fei Lin, Liming Cen, Ren Jing, Linghui Pan

“…We conducted an observational prospective study of 177 patients scheduled for laparoscopic surgery. Patients aged 18-64 were divided into two groups according to whether they were anemic due to cancer or not. …”
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Expression and Function of the Homeostatic Molecule Del-1 in Endothelial Cells and the Periodontal Tissue by Jieun Shin, Kavita B. Hosur, Kalyani Pyaram, Ravi Jotwani, Shuang Liang, Triantafyllos Chavakis, George Hajishengallis

“…Developmental endothelial locus-1 (Del-1) is an endothelial cell-secreted protein that limits the recruitment of neutrophils by antagonizing the interaction between the LFA-1 integrin on neutrophils and the intercellular adhesion molecule (ICAM)-1 on endothelial cells. Mice with genetic or age-associated Del-1 deficiency exhibit increased neutrophil infiltration in the periodontium resulting in inflammatory bone loss. …”
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Inflammatory Markers and Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Obese Children: The NANOS Study by Alex Gileles-Hillel, María Luz Alonso-Álvarez, Leila Kheirandish-Gozal, Eduard Peris, José Aurelio Cordero-Guevara, Joaquin Terán-Santos, Mónica Gonzalez Martinez, María José Jurado-Luque, Jaime Corral-Peñafiel, Joaquin Duran-Cantolla, David Gozal

“…In this cross-sectional, prospective multicenter study, healthy obese Spanish children (ages 4–15 years) were randomly selected and underwent nocturnal PSG followed by a morning fasting blood draw. …”
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Consistent individual positions within roosts in Spix’s disc-winged bats by Giacomini, Giada, Chaves-Ramírez, Silvia, Hernández-Pinsón, H. Andrés, Barrantes, José Pablo, Chaverri, Gloriana

“…Here we study the relative position of individuals within a roost-site and establish if sex, age, and vocal behavior are associated with a given position. …”
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Extended High Frequency Audiometry in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome by Cuneyt Kucur, Suna Kabil Kucur, Ilay Gozukara, Ali Seven, Kadriye Beril Yuksel, Nadi Keskin, Fatih Oghan

“…Forty women diagnosed as PCOS and 25 healthy controls were included in this study. Age and BMI of PCOS and control groups were comparable. …”
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Effect of some myostatin (MSTN) variants on live weight and beef traits measured by ultrasound in Charolais candidate breeding bulls by Ferenc Szabó, Gabriella Holló, Tamás Csürhés, Márton Török, Károly Tempfli, Edit Mikó, Szabolcs Bene

“…A total of 390 Charolais candidate breeding bulls were weighed at birth (BIW) as well as 205 (CWW) and 400 days (FDW) of age, and ultrasonically measured for ribeye area (REA), fat thickness at rump (FRU), fat thickness at ribeye (FRI) and marbling of the ribeye (MAR) at 400 days of age. …”
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Operational research as a mechanism to improve treatment outcomes for drug-resistant TB in the WHO European Region by G.B. Migliori, O. Korotych, J. Achar, A. Ciobanu, G. Dravniece, M. Germanovych, E. Gurbanova, A. Hovhannesyan, N. Khachatryan, L. Kuksa, N. Lomtadze, M.L. Rich, A. Skrahina, A. Yedilbayev

“…The three regimens were: 1) bedaquiline + linezolid + levofloxacin + clofazimine + cycloserine (BdqLzdLfxCfzCs); 2) BdqLzdLfxCfz + delamanid (Dlm) for children over 6 years of age and adults; and 3) DlmLzdLfxCfz for children under 6 years of age. …”
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Medroxyprogesterone Acetate Plus Metformin to Prevent Persistent Endometrial Hyperplasia by Vakkas Korkmaz, Enis Özkaya, Tuncay Küçüközkan, Fadıl Kara, Yasemin Çekmez, Hilal Korkmaz

“…All subjects were evaluated in terms of age, gravidity, parity, body mass index (BMI), menstrual cycle, luteal phase endometrial thickness, uterine fibroids, ovarian cysts, serum CA 125 levels, systemic disorders, cigarette smoking. …”
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Common and unique network basis for externally and internally driven flexibility in cognition: From a developmental perspective by Ziyi Huang, Dazhi Yin

“…We found similar quadratic effects of age on reactive and spontaneous flexibility, which were mediated by the functional connectivity strength and nodal flexibility of the frontoparietal network. …”
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Microbial profile of burn wound injuries in the Northern West Bank − A retrospective cohort study by Sameh Natsha, Hester Lacey, Souad Belkebir, Ann Attili, Aya Atatra, Rawand Daragmeh, Anas Abu-Safa, Baljit Dheansa, Rasha Khayyat

“…Results: n = 244 males and n = 191 females, average age 14.5 years were included. n = 227 had wound swab cultures, n = 80 which were positive. …”
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The Relationship between Peripheral Nerve Conduction Velocity and Ophthalmological Findings in Type 2 Diabetes Patients with Early Diabetic Retinopathy by Azusa Ito, Hiroshi Kunikata, Masayuki Yasuda, Shojiro Sawada, Keiichi Kondo, Chihiro Satake, Kazuki Hashimoto, Naoko Aizawa, Hideki Katagiri, Toru Nakazawa

“…This study included 42 eyes of 42 type 2 diabetes patients (median age: 54 years) with no DR or with mild nonproliferative DR. …”
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