Prevalence of Myopia among Children Attending Pediatrics Ophthalmology Clinic at Ohud Hospital, Medina, Saudi Arabia by Aisha Mohammed Alemam, Mohammed Hamad Aldebasi, Abdulkarem Rehmatullah, Rami Alsaidi, Ishraq Tashkandi

“…Out of the study participants, 56.8% were female and the mean age was 9.7 ± 3.6. Myopia was more prevalent in male participants than female participants (n = 525, 4%, n = 690, 3.1%, p=0.5). …”
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Exploring The Influence Of Vitamin D In The Management Of Acne Vulgaris: A Pilot Study by Aqsa Naheed, Aashi Mughal, Tehzeeb Zehra, Rahila Aamir, Samina Fida, Taha Naveed

“…The study included nine female patients aged between 12 and 30 years, with acne vulgaris and having deficient serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 (25(OH)D) levels (<30 nmol/L). …”
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Growth Dynamics of Lithuanian Blackface Lambs: Role of Crossbreeding with German Blackheaded Mutton Rams, Sex and Seasonality by Rūta Šveistienė, Violeta Razmaitė

“…Genotype–season interactions influenced weights at several ages, with winter-born purebred LBFs and certain crossbreeds generally outperforming their spring-born counterparts. …”
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Women’s preferences for testing to predict breast cancer risk – a discrete choice experiment by Yi Wang, Peh Joo Ho, Langming Mou, Jingmei Li

“…Abstract Background Risk-based breast cancer screening offers a more targeted and potentially cost-effective approach in cancer detection compared to age-based screening. This study aims to understand women’s preferences and willingness for undergoing risk assessment tests. …”
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Condom use in deaf young people from Mexico City: what they know and how they use it by Silvia Susana Robles-Montijo, Yuma Yoaly Pérez-Bautista

“…Results: The main findings show that young people start their sexual life at an early age (17 years on average), have sex without using a condom, do not have adequate knowledge about how to use a condom, and those who reported using it made mistakes that were associated with breakage and slippage. …”
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Efficacy of Spinal Cord Stimulation for Failed Back Surgery Syndrome in Elderly Patients: A Retrospective Study by Naoki Higashiyama, Shinya Tamura, Taku Sugawara

“…The patients were divided into two groups: patients aged <75 years (<75-year-old group) and patients aged ≥75 years (≥75-year-old group). …”
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Assessing Mean Change in Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness on Optical Coherence Tomography in Glaucoma Patients after Trabeculectomy by Khizir Hayat, Muhammad Younis Tahir, Muhammad Ajmal Chaudhary, Adeel Ahmad Siddiqui, Sadia Haneef

“…Results: There were 63.3% males and 36.7% females, the mean age was 51.83±16.24 years, and the mean duration of disease was 16.50±10.46 months. …”
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Efficacy of low-dose rituximab versus immunosuppressants in refractory orbital inflammatory pseudotumors with intracranial extension by Yuyu Li, Mingming Sun, Xintong Xu, Biyue Chen, Xiyun Chen, Yuhang Wang, Quangang Xu, Huanfen Zhou, Shihui Wei

“…After methylprednisolone pulse therapy, we added 2 mg of tacrolimus per day, 1500 mg of mycophenolate mofetil per day, or 200 mg of rituximab at days 1 and 15, and then monitored those with CD19+ B cells of under 1% as adjuvant therapy.ResultsEleven patients (six males and five females) were included, with a mean age of 45.5 ± 11.8 years (age range: 21–64 years). …”
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Improving compliance and evaluating physician–patient concerns in glaucoma: a pilot study by Mohannad Albdour, Aaron Shi, Chuhan Wang, Ibrahim Saleh, Karanjit S Kooner

“…Results: In this study, patients aged 65 years, or more were more compliant than those <65 years (76% vs 50%, p < 0.05). …”
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The Incidence and Risk Factors for the Presence of Type 1B or Type 3 Utero-ovarian Anastomoses During Uterine Artery Embolization by Bora Peynircioğlu, Barbaros Erhan Çil, Fatma Gonca Eldem, Ferdi Çay

“…No significant relation between UOA and age, the presence of adnexal pathology, and uterine volume were detected. …”
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Identification of Houge type of X-linked syndromic mental retardation caused by CNKSR2 truncated variants by Si-Hua Chang, Jie-Yuan Jin, Yi-Qiao Hu, Run-Yan Wang, Rong Xiang, Xia Wang

“…Abstract Background Houge type of X-linked syndromic mental retardation (MRXSHG) is a type of X-linked condition which is mainly manifested as delayed development, mental retardation, epilepsy that begins at an early age, and delayed language acquisition. MRXSHG is a serious disorder with CNKSR2 variant and at least 34 variants have been identified in MRXSHG patients. …”
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Prevalence of Thyroid Dysfunction and Antithyroid Antibodies in North India by Cherry Bansal, Amanpreet Singh, Pragya Pandey

“…Females in reproductive age group of 18–35 years are commonly affected. …”
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Dexamethasone-Activated MSCs Release MVs for Stimulating Osteogenic Response by Mingyan Zhao, Peng Li, Haijia Xu, Qunwen Pan, Rong Zeng, Xiaotang Ma, Zhanghua Li, Hao Lin

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Trends in congenital anomalies and associated factors among newborns in Eastern Ethiopia: an 8-year open cohort analysis of the Kersa Health and Demographic Surveillance System by Tesfaye Assebe Yadeta, Muluken Kumera Didisa, Yohannes Baye, Eyerusalem Tamiru, Gezaheng Mengesha, Lencho Kajela Solbana

“…CA was associated with factors such as the mother’s age, place of birth and the baby’s birth weight. …”
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The sexual and reproductive health needs and preferences of youths in sub-Saharan Africa: A meta-synthesis. by Victoria Kalu Uka, Helen White, Debbie M Smith

“…Understanding service needs and preferences of sub-Saharan African youths aged 10-24 years is critical for improving access and SRH outcomes and the focus of this systematic review of qualitative research. …”
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Ten-year (2009–2019) epidemiological study of head and neck, salivary glands and upper aerodigestive tract cancers, and overall survival outcomes in the Northern Territory of Austr... by Hemi Patel, Nayellin Reyes-Chicuellar, Kate Thimbleby, Bhavya Balasubramanya, Suresh Mahendran

“…Predominantly affecting males (median age: 62 years), HNACs showed an age-standardised incidence of 21.9 per 100 000, with stable trends. …”
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Projected Thermally Driven Elderly Mortality for Beijing Under Greenhouse Gas and Stratospheric Aerosol Geoengineering Scenarios by Jun Wang, Liyun Zhao, John C. Moore

“…Abstract Beijing is undergoing multiple challenges including urbanization, warming and aging. The Beijing megalopolis of 20 million people now suffers more cold‐related than heat‐related deaths. …”
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Technical difficulties and success of endoscopic retrograde colangiopancreatography in a group of patients by Pedro Juan Vázquez González, Marcos Félix Osorio Pagola, Gustavo Becerra Terón, Mayelin González Pérez, Pedro Juan Barrios Fuentes, Denis Monzón Vega, Mabel Vega Galindo

“…<strong><br />Results:</strong> 67,6 % of the patients were males. Age comprised the interval from 31 to 90 years old patients with a mean age of 60.8±16 years. …”
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Uninvestigated Dyspepsia and Heartburn Overlap Syndrome at Industrial Hub of Eastern Siberia by V. V. Tsukanov, A. V. Vasiutin, J. L. Tonkikh, E. V. Kasparov, O. V. Smirnova

“…A total of 1,382 subjects (684 men and 698 women, mean age 40.6 years) were randomly selected and examined for the central district of Krasnoyarsk. …”
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Evaluating Older Adults’ Engagement and Usability With AI-Driven Interventions: Randomized Pilot Study by Marcia Shade, Changmin Yan, Valerie K Jones, Julie Boron

“…MethodsA randomized pilot trial was conducted for 12-weeks in adults aged 60 years or older, self-reported living alone, and having chronic musculoskeletal pain. …”
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