Investigation of the relationship between intraocular pressure and ultrasonographic examination of anterior and posterior segment of the eye in dogs by Özgür Erkan, Kurtuluş Parlak, Mustafa Arıcan

“…Distribution of the dogs were Golden (4), Boxer (1), Cocker (1), and Terrier (3), 41 were Kangal hybrids, with a mean age of 3 ± 1 year and a weight average of 28 ± 1 kg. …”
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An Investigation of The Reasons For and Expectations From Boxing Participation of Male Athletes Who Participated in The School Sports Young Adults B Category Boxing Turkey Champion... by Hüseyin Çiçek, Metin Yaman

“…Of the participants, 2% were in the 10-14 age range while 98% were in the 15-19 age range. …”
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Patterns of physical activity in hunter-gatherer children compared with US and UK children by Luke Kretschmer, Mark Dyble, Nikhil Chaudhary, David Bann, Gul Deniz Salali

“…Unlike US children, whose activity diminished with age, BaYaka children’s activity levels increased, irrespective of gender. …”
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Application of endocrine biomarkers to update information on reproductive physiology in gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus). by Valentina Melica, Shannon Atkinson, John Calambokidis, Aimée Lang, Jonathan Scordino, Franz Mueter

“…We measured testosterone concentrations in females of different age classes, but no statistical differences were found. …”
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Archaeological heritage and problems of its preservation in Ghor province, Afghanistan by Aleksiejus Luchtanas

“…Ghor province is full of easily recognizable objects of archaeological heritage: • Ancient settlements (tapa), which have chronology from Eneolithic and Bronze Age to the Islamic period of the Middle Ages; • Remains of castles and fortresses from the 1st millennium A.D.; • Monuments from Buddhistic period - monastery of Vayguna Sange Bar (first half of the 15th millennium); • Remains of settlements and cult objects of Kabre Zabok; • Monuments of technology and engineering - mills, brickyards, ruins of bridges, caravanserais - still exist in many places. …”
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Illness Perception and Depressive Symptoms among Persons with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: An Analytical Cross-Sectional Study in Clinical Settings in Nepal by Suira Joshi, Raja Ram Dhungana, Usha Kiran Subba

“…Females (p<0.01), homemakers (p<0.01), 61–70 age group (p=0.01), those without formal education (p<0.01), and people with lower social status (p<0.01) had significantly higher proportion of depressive symptoms than the others. …”
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Clinical Profile And Liver Functions In Dengue Fever by Saeeda Sadiq, Amna Mobeen, Naveed Ashraf, Fasih Hashmi, Shahzad Munir, Anam Ahmad

“…Results: With a mean patient age of 7.23 ± 3.58 years and a male-to-female ratio of 1.22:1, our third-day results showed increased ALT in 50% of cases, AST in 71.7%, and STB in 13.3% of patients. …”
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Associations between environmental exposures and asthma control and exacerbations in young children: a systematic review by Steve Turner, Jon G Ayres, Hilary Cowie, Smita Dick, Emma Doust

“…Objective To complete a systematic review of the literature describing associations between all environmental exposures and asthma symptoms and exacerbations in children up to mean age of 9 years.Design Systematic review.Setting Reference lists of identified studies and reviews were searched for all articles published until November 2013 in electronic databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, Cochrane Controls Trials Register).Participants Studies were selected which examined a link between exposure to environmental factors and asthma symptoms and exacerbations where the study participants were children with a mean age of ⩽9 years.Primary and secondary outcome measures Indices of asthma symptoms, control and exacerbations.Results A total of 27 studies were identified including eight where inhaled allergens and four where environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) were the exposures of interest. …”
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Use Of Anti-Epileptics For Seizure Prophylaxis After Traumatic Brain Injury In The Pediatric Population by Aroosh Khan, Sidra Tul Muntaha, Hammad Ayaz, Afrah Tariq, Huma Mughal

“…A total of 160 children aged from 2 to 18 years who presented with traumatic brain injury within 24 hours of trauma were included. …”
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Increased Circulating Betatrophin Concentrations in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes by Daniel Espes, Mats Martinell, Per-Ola Carlsson

“…Betatrophin positively correlated with age in the controls and with HbA1c in the type 2 diabetes patients. …”
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Frequency of Alcohol Use among Year 1 University Students and Its Affecting Factors by Sevinç Sütlü, Firdevs Savi Çakar

“…Multi-stakeholder studies should be carried out involving university students who are in the age group with the highest usage rate.…”
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Overlap of Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders: Common Mechanisms of Pathogenesis as a Key to Rational Therapy by S. N. Mekhdiyev, O. A. Mekhdieva, O. M. Berko

“…FGID occurs in more than 40 % of people globally, mainly affecting the working-age population in young and middle-aged subjects. …”
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Poor quality of life in indian ankylosing spondylitis patients by Latika Gupta, Sakir Ahmed, Gautam Dhar Choudhury, Durga Prasanna Misra, Vikas Agarwal

“…Results: Out of the 99 patients, 5 were females and 5 had juvenile onset AS. Median age was 32 (26-42) years and median disease duration was 6 (1.25-10) years. …”
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Impact of Chronic Endometritis on Female Fertility by Carlos Alberto Llerena Gómez, Edwin Marcelo Miranda Solís, José Sixto Calvopiña del Castillo

“…<br /><strong>Conclusions:</strong> chronic endometritis was present in women of reproductive age, so it is necessary to develop health prevention strategies to minimize its incidence.…”
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The effects of heritage multilingualism on foreign language learning: a comparison of children with typical language development and developmental language disorder by Elena Tribushinina, Betül Boz

“…The participants were primary school children (aged 9–13) acquiring Dutch as the majority language and learning English as a school subject. …”
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Meta-analysis of risk factors for postoperative lower extremity deep vein thrombosis in patients with gynecologic malignancies by Danzhu Gong, Qi Wang

“…Notably, age, BMI, plasma D-dimer levels, surgical duration, and postoperative bed rest emerge as significant predictors. …”
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Growth of Infants with Intestinal Failure or Feeding Intolerance Does Not Follow Standard Growth Curves by Danielle L. Morton, Keli M. Hawthorne, Carolyn E. Moore

“…The aim of the study was to evaluate growth velocities of infants with intestinal failure and feeding intolerance for the first three months of age and to determine growth percentiles at birth and at 40-week postmenstrual age (PMA). …”
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Survival Analysis of Risk Factors for Mortality in a Cohort of Patients with Tuberculosis by Yi Xie, Jing Han, Weili Yu, Junping Wu, Xue Li, Huaiyong Chen

“…Cox regression analysis showed that advanced age, male sex, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positivity, first sputum positivity, retreated tuberculosis, and a delayed visit (≥14 days) were risk factors for mortality in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis receiving antituberculosis treatment under DOTS. …”
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The Prevalence of Asthma and Respiratory Symptoms among Cross-Country Skiers in Early Adolescence by E. Lennelöv, T. Irewall, E. Naumburg, A. Lindberg, N. Stenfors

“…To determine the prevalence of asthma and respiratory symptoms among Swedish cross-country skiers in early adolescence in comparison to a population-based reference group of similar ages. Methods. A postal questionnaire on asthma, asthma medication, allergy, respiratory symptoms, and physical activity was distributed to Swedish competitive cross-country skiers aged 12–15 years (n = 331) and a population-based reference group (n = 1000). …”
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Developmental delay and its associated factors among children of 9 months and of 18 months attending primary health facilities in an urban resettlement area of East Delhi by Bhavana Verma, Pragti Chhabra, Amir K. Maroof, Anju Aggarwal

“…Results: The prevalence of DD was found to be 17.7% in children 9 m of age, and 10% in 18 m. On univariate analysis preterm gestation, low-birth weight of the child, lower mother’s education status and presence of complications at birth were significantly associated with developmental delay. …”
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