Assessing the Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices of Cigarette Smokers and Use of Alternative Nicotine Delivery Systems in Pakistan: A Cross-Sectional Study by Abdul Hameed, Daud Malik

“…Most of the smokers were aged between 15 and 35 years. A predominant 69.8% of the smokers came from middle-class background. …”
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Study on the Relationship between Different Body Mass Indexes and Puncture Pain and Image Quality in Patients Undergoing Coronary Angiography with Intravenous Indwelling Needle by Jiani Ding, Xiaoyu Chen

“…There was no statistically significant difference between the age, gender, and heart rate of the patients in the three groups (P>0.05). …”
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Polymorphic loci of coat color in mini-pigs by S. V. Nikitin, K. S. Shatokhin, S. P. Knyazev, G. M. Goncharenko, V. I. Zaporozhets, V. I. Ermolayev

“…Observations made in the ICG SB RAS mini-pig breeding group allowed us to examine and describe the features of age-related changes of an embodiment of black-motley suit, when newborn piglets originally have black-and-motley fur color on the brick-red background and at an age of one year, a gray roan background formed by a mixture of white and black hairs. …”
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Assessment of inappropriate use of antibiotics and contributing factors in Awi Administrative Zone, Northwestern Amhara regional State, Ethiopia by Belsti Atnkut, Atalaye Nigussie, Bekele Gebreamanule, Bulti Kumera, Tess Astatkie

“…Methods: A total of 1194 rural and urban families, including individuals of various ages and genders from the study area were selected by a multistage stratified random sampling method for a comparative cross-sectional study conducted between December 2022 and June 2023. …”
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Changes in Circulating BDNF in relation to Sex, Diet, and Exercise: A 12-Week Randomized Controlled Study in Overweight and Obese Participants by M. Glud, T. Christiansen, L. H. Larsen, B. Richelsen, J. M. Bruun

“…Fifty overweight or obese but healthy individuals (26 women, mean age of 36.4 ± 7.9 years; 24 men, mean age of 38.0 ± 5.9 years) were included and allocated into three groups: exercise-only (EXO; 12 weeks of aerobic exercise and isocaloric diet), diet-only (DIO; 8 weeks of very low energy diet (VLED 600 kcal/day) followed by a 4-week weight maintenance diet), or diet and exercise (DEX; 12 weeks of aerobic exercise in parallel with 8 weeks of VLED (800 kcal/day) followed by a 4-week weight maintenance diet). …”
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Women's perception of risks of adverse fetal pregnancy outcomes: a large-scale multinational survey by Irene Petersen, Hedvig Nordeng, Angela Lupattelli, Rachel L McCrea

“…The perception varied with age, level of education, pregnancy status, profession and geographical region. …”
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Patient Experience of Living With Hemophilia A: A Conceptual Model of Humanistic and Symptomatic Experience in Adolescents, Adults, and Children by Zalmai Hakimi, Rakhee Ghelani, Linda Bystrická, Nana Kragh, Patrick Marquis, Jameel Nazir, Nadine McGale

“…Concepts were broadly relevant across all age groups; however, psychological impacts were reported only by adult PwHA, and caregivers reported impacts related to outdoor activities, play, and education. …”
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Mechanical analysis of 3D printed dental restorations manufactured using different resins and validation with FEM analysis by Buse Cebi Gul, Fatih Demirci, Nagehan Baki, Erkan Bahce, Mutlu Özcan

“…Results As a result of thermomechanical aging, significant difference was found between the groups in wear and fracture resistance (P < .05). …”
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Efficient Feature Selection and Hyperparameter Tuning for Improved Speech Signal-Based Parkinson’s Disease Diagnosis via Machine Learning Techniques by Deepak Painuli, Suyash Bhardwaj, Utku Kose

“… Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that progressively worsens with age, particularly affecting the elderly. Symptoms of PD include visual hallucinations, depression, autonomic dysfunction, and motor difficulties. …”
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Military personnel’s satisfaction with antiretroviral services in Namibia: A cross-sectional study by Nestor P.N. Tomas, Nabot P. Kandjimi

“…Significant factors influencing satisfaction included sex, age, marital status and place of residence. Individuals aged 31–44 years were 40 times more likely to be satisfied (AOR: 40.64; 95% CI: 14.16–116.60), while females (AOR: 0.25; 95% CI: 0.16–0.40), divorced individuals (AOR: 0.05; 95% CI: 0.02–0.12) and those residing in urban areas (AOR: 0.33; 95% CI: 0.17–0.62) were less likely to report satisfaction. …”
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Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients Hospitalized with COVID-19 at Case Hospital, Uganda by Mirriam Apiyo, Ronald Olum, Amina Kabuye, Betty Khainza, Anne M. Amate, Vittal Byabashaija, Derrick Nomujuni, Kato Sebbaale, Peter Senfuka, Simon Kazibwe, Gurav Sharma, Lindsay Davidson, Felix Bongomin

“…Data of 160 participants (median age 45 years (interquartile range [IQR]: 37–57) and 63.5% male) was analyzed. …”
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Assessment of the Nutritional Status of the Children with Acute Leukemia on Chemotherapy in Karbala City by Dheyaa Aldeen Nawfal Al-khateeb, Ali Hussein Al-hafidh, Usama Ahmed Hadi Al-jumaily

“…The study Methods were a case-control study conducted in Karbala city/Iraq, for 3 months, the study sample included 140 children (70 cases and 70 controls) aged (2 to 14) years, by using convenient sampling and use special questionnaire design and measuring anthropometric measures. …”
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Central Diabetes Insipidus in Children and Adolescents: Twenty-Six Year Experience from a Single Centre by Hüseyin Anil Korkmaz, Ritika R Kapoor, Jennifer Kalitsi, Simon JB Aylwin, Charles R Buchanan, Ved Bhushan Arya

“…A total of 138 CDI patients, median age 6 years (range <1–18) at presentation, were identified. …”
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Body mass index in relation to dental maturation of 10 to 14 years old school children in Erbil city. A cross-sectional prospective study by Omar Fawzi Chawshli, Yara Ismael Ameen

“…The tooth calcification provides a valuable indicator of dental age and serves as an index of the maturation of the child. …”
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Yersinia Infection with Clostridium Difficile Colitis by M.J. Fishman, M.A. Noble, H.J. Freeman

“…All but one of these patients had been yersinia culture negative prior to therapy for C difficile Patients with and without yersinia isolates were then compared with respect to age, sex, clinical symptoms and sigmoldoscopic as well as rectal biopsy findings. …”
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Estimating the Risk of Maternal Death at Admission: A Predictive Model from a 5-Year Case Reference Study in Northern Uganda by Gasthony Alobo, Cristina Reverzani, Laura Sarno, Barbara Giordani, Luigi Greco

“…Mortality is high among mothers referred late from other facilities who are HIV positive, aged more than 30 years, lack antenatal care attendance, and are delivered by caesarean section. …”
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The consistency and efficacy of optical coherence tomography for the evaluation of ocular torsion angle in children by Rongjun Liu, Jingjing Zhao, Kaili Yu, Dehai Zhu

“…The mean FDA of 32 patients aged 2–6 years old was −7.84 ± 4.67° via fundus photography and −6.71 ± 6.19° via OCT. …”
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The impact of drinking on smoking cessation outcomes among Hong Kong Chinese youth smokers by Ka Yan Ho, Katherine Ka Wai Lam, Qi Liu, Ting Mao, Funa Yang, Mulualem Getaneh Belay, Cynthia Sau Ting Wu, Mak Yim Wah

“…Drinking is a common unhealthy behaviour among youth smokers aged 25 or below. However, the effects of drinking on smoking cessation outcomes are not well understood. …”
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Patient Preference for Once-Weekly Dosing in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Japan by Rohini Sen, Alan L. Shields, Koichiro Atsuda

“…**Results:** Current treatment regimen, age, and work status were identified as the major demographic factors that were most predictive of QW preference. …”
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Direct Medical Expenditures Associated with Eye Complications among Adults with Diabetes in the United States by Abdulkarim M. Meraya, Monira Alwhaibi, Moteb A. Khobrani, Hafiz A. Makeen, Saad S. Alqahtani, David Banji

“…The sample included adults aged 21 years or older with diabetes (n=8,420). Principal Findings. …”
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