The effect of intravitreal injection of anti-VEGF drugs on the ophthalmotonus values in patients with classic and occult choroidal neovascularization by A.V. Kuroyedov, Zakharova M.A., O.V. Gapon’ko, V.V. Gorodnichiy

“…<br> <b>Patients and Methods:</b> 34 patients (40 eyes) with age-related macular degeneration were divided into 2 groups. …”
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Quality of life among residents of informal urban settlements during the COVID-19 pandemic in Salvador, Brazil by Albert I Ko, Federico Costa, Hammed Mogaji, Nivison Nery, Hernan D Argibay, Jaqueline S Cruz, Ianei O Carneiro, Ricardo Lustosa, Mike Begon, Hussein Khalil

“…In addition, women and individuals in older age groups reported experiencing COVID-impacted mental challenges more frequently than others. …”
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Early Markers of Liver Fibrosis in Children with Beta-thalassaemia Major: A Cross-sectional Study by Himani Aggarwal, Monica Verma, Shuchi Bhalla, Dinkar Yadav, Kapil Bhalla, Abhishek Soni

“…Statistical analysis was performed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software version 20.0. Results: The mean age of the patients was 10.71±2.54 {mean±Standard Deviation (SD)} years, with a median age of 11 years and an age range of 6 to 16 years. …”
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Peroral Endoscopic myotomy (POEM) in pediatric achalasia: a retrospective cohort on institutional experience and quality of life by Thijs Kuipers, Carlijn Mussies, Aaltje Lei, Gwen M.C. Masclee, Marc A. Benninga, Paul Fockens, Barbara A.J. Bastiaansen, Albert J. Bredenoord, Michiel P. van Wijk

“…Abstract Background Achalasia is a rare esophageal motility disorder with an estimated annual incidence of 1–5/100.000 and a mean age at diagnosis > 50 years of age. Only a fraction of the patients has an onset during childhood (estimated incidence of 0.1–0.18/ 100.000 children per year). …”
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Health-related adverse work outcomes associated with post COVID-19 condition: a cross-sectional study by Peter M Smith, Hind Sbihi, Wei Zhang, Adeera Levin, Naveed Z Janjua, Hiten Naik, Bingyue Zhu, Lee Er, Karen Tran

“…Introduction Symptoms from post COVID-19 condition (PCC) can impair functioning in working-age adults. However, there is uncertainty about the relationship between PCC and work outcomes. …”
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eHealth literacy in the general population: a cross-sectional study in China by Chao Sun, Eline Meijer, Niels H. Chavannes, Huohuo Dai, Xiao Li, Yue Wang, Liangqiuhe Wu, Qing Zhang, Marise J. Kasteleyn

“…A notable percentage of participants (45/439, 10.3%) reported no digital access, especially those aged 66+, the unemployed, retired, those with a primary school or below degree and earning ≤ 1500 RMB monthly. …”
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Efficacy of dietary supplementation with 1α-hydroxycholecalciferol on performance, eggshell quality, serum metabolites, jejunal morphology and bone characteristics of laying hens a... by Maryam Ghaderi Nik, Reza Mahdavi, Shahab Ghazi, Kourosh Gholami

“…A total of 180 birds (110 weeks of age) were allocated according to a completely randomized design with five treatments. …”
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The association between self-acceptance, emotion regulation, and treatment adherence self-efficacy among adolescents with HIV in Liangshan prefecture, China: a cross-sectional stud... by Dan Tan, Wenxi Zhong, Li Ma, Jing Cheng, Xianjun Mao, Xi Zhang, Jian Tang, Song Fan, Bianchuan Cao, Yanhua Chen

“…Results The study involved 205 participants (response rate: 96%) with an average age of 14.08 years. The mean ± standard deviation (SD) treatment adherence self-efficacy score of the study participants was 73.09 (± 16.37). …”
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Les zones de production du fer en Bourgogne-Franche-Comté : une approche sur la longue durée par le radiocarbone by Marion Berranger, Marc Leroy, Hervé Laurent

“…The processing of ore into iron is now clearly documented from the Early Iron Age onwards in the western and eastern regions of this area. …”
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Common mental disorders and associated factors among adult patients admitted in non-psychiatric wards of public hospitals in Harari regional State, Eastern Ethiopia by Hirko Assefa, Tilahun Ali, Ibsa Mussa, Tadesse Misgana, Dawit Abdi, Abinet Zewudie, Abdi Temesgen

“…It appears to be significantly associated with age, length of hospital stay, history of mental illness, stressful life events, current substance use, and social support. …”
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Linear association between high-sensitivity C-reactive protein and postoperative delirium after general anesthesia: a cross-sectional study by Xiao Qin, Junming Ren, Chunping Xing, Lijiao Chen, Renjie Wang, Shouyuan Tian

“…Stratified analyses further highlighted significant associations between Hs-CRP and POD in specific subgroups, notably in patients aged ≥65 years, female patients, and those with or without hypertension, diabetes, or stroke history, and without chronic kidney disease (p &lt; 0.05). …”
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Productivity and ecological functions of naturally regrown pine forests of the Ukrainian Polissia by Petro Lakyda, Volodymyr Blyshchyk

“…The conducted studies prove that naturally regrown pine forests at a young age deposit more carbon than artificial and natural stands in the study region. …”
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Mental health in the COVID-19 pandemic: A longitudinal analysis of the CLoCk cohort study. by Laura Panagi, Simon R White, Snehal M Pinto Pereira, Manjula D Nugawela, Isobel Heyman, Kishan Sharma, Terence Stephenson, Trudie Chalder, Natalia K Rojas, Emma Dalrymple, Kelsey McOwat, Ruth Simmons, Olivia Swann, CLoCk Consortium, Tamsin Ford, Roz Shafran

“…However, associations with time varied by age, such that older participants reported greater deterioration in mental health over time (B = 0.12 (per month), 95% CI = 0.10 to 0.14 for 15 to 17y; 0.08 (95% CI = 0.06 to 0.10) for 11 to 14y; pinteraction = 0.002) and by sex, with greater deterioration in girls. …”
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Faktor-Faktor Yang Mempengaruhi Kejadian Insomnia di Poliklinik Saraf RS DR. M. Djamil Padang by Lydia Susanti

“…Djamil Hospital Padang with the highest incidence in women 24 (45.3%) and in the age group 61-70 years (3.3%). Insomnia associated with depression (p = 0.00) and was<br />not associated with age (p = 0.472), sex (p = 0.111), economic status (p = 0.075), family history of insomnia (p = 0.197). …”
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The Relationship of Conduction Disorder and Prognosis in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome by Wei-Chieh Lee, Yen-Nan Fang, Tien-Yu Chen, Yun-Yu Hsieh, Yi-Hsuan Tsai, Hsiu-Yu Fang, Po-Jui Wu, Huang-Chung Chen, Ping-Yen Liu

“…This study enrolled a total of 33970 participants and involved 3392 and 30578 patients with and without conduction disorders, respectively. Older age and a higher prevalence of comorbidities were noted in patients with conduction disorders. …”
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Low Expression of FFAR2 in Peripheral White Blood Cells May Be a Genetic Marker for Early Diagnosis of Acute Myocardial Infarction by Jianjun Ruan, Heyu Meng, Xue Wang, Weiwei Chen, Xiaomin Tian, Fanbo Meng

“…Analyzing clinical data of the subjects indicated that the average age of the AMI group was significantly higher than the age of control group (p<0.01). …”
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Stenotrophomonas maltophilia bacteremia in adult patients with hematological diseases: clinical characteristics and risk factors for 28-day mortality by Wenjing Guo, Qingsong Lin, Jia Li, Xiaomeng Feng, Sisi Zhen, Yingchang Mi, Yizhou Zheng, Fengkui Zhang, Zhijian Xiao, Erlie Jiang, Mingzhe Han, Jianxiang Wang, Sizhou Feng

“…Patients with high SOFA scores, advanced age, pulmonary infection, or recent tigecycline exposure are at higher risk of mortality. …”
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Dietary sodium-to-potassium ratio as a risk factor for stroke, cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality in Japan: the NIPPON DATA80 cohort study by Hirofumi Ohnishi, Yoshitaka Murakami, Katsuyuki Miura, Koji Tamakoshi, Hirotsugu Ueshima, Akira Okayama, Tomonori Okamura, Takayoshi Ohkubo, Toshiyuki Ojima, Yoshihiro Miyamoto, Maryam Zaid, Aya Kadota, Akira Fujiyoshi, Yosikazu Nakamura, Naoyuki Takashima, Atsushi Hozawa, Shigeyuki Saitoh, Yutaka Kiyohara, Fumiyoshi Kasagi, Nagako Okuda, Takehito Hayakawa, Hiroshi Akasaka, Yusuke Arai, Katsushi Yoshita, Kiyomi Sakata, Nobuo Nishi, Toru Izumi, Yasuhiro Matsumura, Hideaki Nakagawa, Yoshikuni Kita, Naomi Miyamatsu, Yasuyuki Nakamura, Kazunori Kodama

“…Objectives To evaluate the impact of dietary sodium and potassium (Na–K) ratio on mortality from total and subtypes of stroke, cardiovascular disease (CVD) and all causes, using 24-year follow-up data of a representative sample of the Japanese population.Setting Prospective cohort study.Participants In the 1980 National Cardiovascular Survey, participants were followed for 24 years (NIPPON DATA80, National Integrated Project for Prospective Observation of Non-communicable Disease And its Trends in the Aged). Men and women aged 30–79 years without hypertensive treatment, history of stroke or acute myocardial infarction (n=8283) were divided into quintiles according to dietary Na–K ratio assessed by a 3-day weighing dietary record at baseline. …”
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Cardiac Hemodynamics, Tissue Oxygenation, and Functional Capacity in Post-COVID-19 Patients by Elizane Poquiviqui do Nascimento, Larissa Fernanda Estevam do Nascimento, Lhara de Freitas Castro, Vilena Cavalcante de Barros, Emily Rachel Pereira Bandeira, Thiago Bezerra Wanderley e Lima, Matías Otto-Yáñez, Guilherme Augusto de Freitas Fregonezi, Vanessa Regiane Resqueti

“…<i>Results</i>: Thirty-six post-COVID-19 patients (median age 36 years, BMI 26.51 kg/m²) and eleven control subjects (median age 25 years, BMI 23.71 kg/m²) were enrolled. …”
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Assessment of psychological health effects of nurses during 2022–2023 of the COVID-19 pandemic: a descriptive study in Southern Taiwan by Hui-Ru Lin, Yung-Kuo Lee, Chen-Lin Chang, Ching-Hui Kuo, Hsin-Yun Ho, Chi-Jen Wu, Yi-Qian Chen, Cheng-Chun Wu, Yu-Cheng Ho, Tian-Huei Chu, Cheng-Hsin Chuang, Chou-Yuan Ko

“…Key factors influencing emotional distress included marital status, number of children, and workplace (p < 0.05), while mental health variations were noted  in age, marital status, number of children, workplace, and years of experience (p < 0.05). …”
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