Tear film parameters and meibography in eyes of children with vernal keratoconjunctivitis by Ruchi Gupta, Ritu Arora, Isha Gupta, Parul Jain

“…Methods: Forty-four eyes of 22 patients with VKC and 44 eyes of 22 age-matched controls were studied in a hospital-based cross-sectional study. …”
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Analysis of Children’s Traffic Behaviour at Signalized Crosswalks as a Precondition for Safe Children Routes Design: A Case Study from Croatia by Aleksandra Deluka-Tibljaš, Sanja Šurdonja, Irena Ištoka Otković

“…Speed was established for children walking individually, in a group and supervised by adults, and of a different age, and based on their gender, the impact of infrastructural elements on their speed in traffic was also analysed. …”
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Flow Mechanism and Strength Characteristics of Textile Reinforced Concrete Mixed with Colloidal Nano-SiO2 by Ping Xu, Rui Shi, Chao Wang, Yuhao Cui, Minxia Zhang

“…The flexural strength reaches the maximum at each age (7 d, 14 d, 28 d) when 5% cement is replaced by CNS and silica fume with 3 : 7 equal mass. …”
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Epidemiological, Clinical and Paraclinical Profile of Paediatric Malaria at University Hospital Centre Amissa Bongo in Franceville, Gabon by Roméo Karl Imboumy-Limoukou, Jean Claude Biteghe-Bi-Essone, Sandrine Lydie Oyegue-Liabagui, Jean Jordan Ekogha-Ovono, D’Alva Noronha Ingrid Nascimento, Steede Seinnat Ontoua, Cherone Nancy Mbani Mpega Ntigui, Lady Charlène Kouna, Jean Bernard Lekana-Douki

“…The mean age was 50.4 ± 44.3 months, 94.3% had consulted within ≥48 h and self-medication was practiced by 83.3%. …”
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Risk Factors Analysis of Cutaneous Adverse Drug Reactions Caused by Targeted Therapy and Immunotherapy Drugs for Oncology and Establishment of a Prediction Model by Zimin Zhang, Mingyang Zhu, Weiwei Jiang

“…Nine risk factors were eventually identified: age, treatment modality, cancer types, history of allergies, age‐corrected Charlson comorbidity index, percentage of eosinophils, absolute number of monocytes, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status, and C‐reactive protein. …”
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A Higher Serum Anion Gap Is Associated with the Risk of Progressing to Impaired Fasting Glucose and Diabetes by Yingchao Zhang, Fengran Xiong, Ruxuan Zhao, Tingting Shi, Jing Lu, Jinkui Yang

“…Here, we performed a prospective, population-based study among 1191 Chinese individuals aged 22–87 years who took health examinations annually between 2006 and 2012 including clinical features and plasma metabolites. …”
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Persistence of newly prescribed 5-aminosalicylic acid in patients with ulcerative colitis: A nationwide comprehensive database study. by Tatsuya Noda, Kotaro Kuwaki, Munehito Machida, Yasuyuki Okumura, Yuichi Nishioka, Tomoya Myojin, Tomoaki Imamura

“…The 5-ASA persistence rate after 365 days was 65.0% for those under 20 years of age, 51.0% for those 20-39 years old, 57.5% for those 40-64 years old, and 65.5% for those over 64 years of age. …”
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Oxidative Stress Markers in Patients with Metabolic Syndrome by Axana Rodríguez Núñez, Jorge Calá Fernández, Haydee Cruz Vadell, Miguel Ángel Montoya Deler

“…The variables analyzed were: age, sex, presence of arterial hypertension, triacylglycerides, glycemia, anthropometric variables, levels of oxidative markers for protein and lipids, defense marker against oxidative stress. …”
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Risk factors for type 2 diabetes mellitus in adolescentes by Wendy Valdés Gómez, Arianna Almirall Sánchez, Miguel Ángel Gutiérrez Pérez

“…<strong>Foundation:</strong> The increasing prevalence of diabetes mellitus type 2 (DM2) from the pediatric ages, has made its morbidity and mortality a major public health problem. …”
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Effects of Emotional States on Reproducibilities of Rest Position, Social and Spontaneous Smiles, and Speech by Işıl Bulut, İlke Şahin, Furkan Dindaroğlu

“…Methods: A total of 30 individuals aged 18-22 years were included (mean age; 19.03 years ±1.03). …”
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Prediction of urinary tract infection using machine learning methods: a study for finding the most-informative variables by Sajjad Farashi, Hossein Emad Momtaz

“…Furthermore, the results showed the importance of gender and age for UTI prediction. Conclusion This study highlighted the potential of machine learning strategies for UTI prediction.…”
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Association between Urinary N-Acetyl-Beta-D-Glucosaminidase and Microalbuminuria in Diabetic Black Africans by Francis Patrick Udomah, Udeme Ekpenyong Ekrikpo, Emmanuel Effa, Babatunde Salako, Ayodeji Arije, Solomon Kadiri

“…We measured the urinary excretion of N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidase (NAG), NAG/creatinine ratio, urinary protein-creatinine ratio and calculated eGFR in 30 recently diagnosed nonhypertensive diabetics and 67 controls. The age and sex distribution, systolic blood pressure, serum and urinary creatinine were similar for both groups. …”
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Nutritional and Rheological Characterization of an Infant Flour Based on Parboiled Rice (Oryza sativa), Spirulina (Spirulina platensis), and Cashew Nut (Anacardium occidentale) by Love Mouka Mahouli, Bruno Fotso Saah, Hygride Dongmo, Justine Odelonne Kenfack, Bilkissou Njapndounke, Marie Madeleine Nanga Ndjang, Mathilde Julie Klang

“…Thus, the weaning flour based on parboiled rice, spirulina, and cashew nut obtained in these optimate conditions can meet the nutritional needs of children aged 06 to 24 months and is therefore an efficient weaning food to fight against child malnutrition.…”
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How does mHealth benefit older Chinese adults’ quality of life? Examining the roles of eHealth literacy, health motivation, and patient activation by Sha Sarah Qiu, Jizhou Francis Ye, Fei You, Muhan Liu, Xinshu Zhao

“…Background China is experiencing a rapid increase in its aging population, leading to the emergence of significant challenges to improve the quality of life (QoL) of older adults. …”
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Evaluating the mental and emotional effects of Sahand Bonab thermal power plant greenhouse on rural communities, Case study: Rurlas in Bonab by Mohamad Zaheri, Ali Majnouni-Toutakhane

“…The statistical population of this study is 10254 people over 15 years of age in 7 villages located in the greenhouse of the power plant. …”
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The relationship of growth differentiation factor 15 with some biochemical parameters in cardiovascular disease patients in Babylon City by Hiba Resheed Behayaa, Zinah Abbass Ali, Seenaa Badr Mohammed, Suhayr A. Alqaysi

“…Materials and Methods: GDF15 was assessed in 80 Iraqi subjects; 40 were diagnosed with CVD and 40 subjects who appear healthy were considered for this study. The age ranged between 41 and 73 years for patients and control was considered for this study. …”
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Intervention program through therapeutic physical exercise in patients with lung cancer by Onesio Esteban de León Gutierrez, Israel Triana Pérez, Iván Castillo Ledo

“…<br /><strong>Results</strong>: the age group from 65 to 79 years old and the male sex prevailed. …”
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Care intertwined with anxiety and helplessness: the experiences of ICU nurses from COVID-19 disease’s end of life—a qualitative study by Neda Asadi, Zahra Royani, Sirous Pourkhajoei

“…Sampling was based on maximum variation (age, gender, professional experience and educational level) to obtain rich information. …”
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The frequency of vitamin B12 derangements in females presenting for workup of iron deficiency anemia by Noreen Atzaz, Mehnaz Khattak, Fatimah Tuz Zuhra, Javeria Afzal, Sehar Khaliq, Sami Saeed

“… Objective: Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) is the most prevalent hematological disorder in women of child-bearing age. IDA poses a threat to feto-maternal wellbeing. …”
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The Correlation between Oral Candida albicans and Interlukine-23 in Diabetic Patients in Hilla City, Iraq by Huda Reyad Al-Harba, Nebrass Nasir-Alla, Azher Abdulhafidh Jabir

“…Results: The current study revealed a higher prevalence of oral C. albicans colonization in diabetic patients than in control and found increase of significant differences in age >60 in the sample study between diabetic patients and control with oral C. albicans. …”
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