Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Remains High in Patients with HBV-Related Decompensated Cirrhosis and Long-Term Antiviral Therapy by Dong-Mei Zhu, Jing Xie, Chun-Yan Ye, Mei-Yun Qian, Yuan Xue

“…The risk of HCC remains to be high in patients with HBV-related DC, especially in males aged ≥50 years.…”
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Bovine Trypanosomosis and Its Vectors in Three Selected Districts of Buno Bedele Zone of Oromia Region, Ethiopia by Gelaye Gebisa, Kibiru Beriso, Biruk Bogale, Oda Gizaw, Dawit Chala

“…Blood was collected from a total of 1046 cattle of age groups extending from 1 to 6 years. The buffy coat technique was used to check the presence of parasites from sampled blood, and the trypanosome species were identified using Giemsa-stained thin blood films. …”
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Overall quit in triple users of conventional cigarette, e-cigarette and heated tobacco product among healthy adults: a Korea Medical Institute health check-up study by Sun Ha Jee, Heejin Kimm, Keum Ji Jung, Hye Won Yun

“…Frequency and related factors of overall quit were analysed in the cross-sectional study.Results The average age was 38.8±9.0 years, and 8458 (91.4%) were men. …”
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Determination of Urinary Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin (uNGAL) Reference Intervals in Healthy Adult and Pediatric Individuals Using a Particle-Enhanced Turbidimetric I... by Tabari M. Baker, Christopher A. Bird, Dennis L. Broyles, Ursula Klause

“…<b>Methods</b>: Urine samples were collected from apparently healthy individuals aged ≥3 months who met all inclusion criteria and no exclusion criteria. …”
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On The Possible Leakage of ET-RR1 Liquid Waste Tank: Hydrological and Migration Modes Studies by N. S. Mahmoud, S. T. EL-Hemamy

“…Therefore, at present, it faces a serious problem due to aging equipment, especially those directly in contact with the environment such as the underground settling tanks of nuclear and radioactive waste. …”
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Higher Levels of Income and Education are Associated with More Specialized Sport Participation Behaviors: Results from a Representative Sample of Youth Sport Parents from the Unite... by Eric G Post, Matthew J. Rivera, Darleesa Doss, Lindsey E. Eberman

“… # Methods Parents of youth athletes in the United States (n=236, age: 39.2±8.1 years, 57.2% female) were recruited to complete an online questionnaire by Qualtrics Online Samples (Qualtrics, Provo, UT) using a combination of actively managed, double-opt-in market research panels. …”
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Patterns Of HRCT In Patients with Pulmonary Tuberculosis At A Tertiary Care Hospital by Sohail Anwar, Arsalan Nawaz, Imran Ahmed Moinuddin, Muhammad Kashif, Asim Mumtaz, Muhammad Ijaz Bhatti

“…Results: Total 76 patients were included. The mean age was 46.18+20.27 years ranging from 8 to 86 years. …”
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Evaluation of the Desire to Avoid Pregnancy Scale in the UK: a psychometric analysis including predictive validity by Geraldine Barrett, Jennifer Hall, Corinne Rocca

“…Item 5, regarding relationship with a partner, showed differential item functioning by age, number of children and relationship group.Conclusions The UK DAP is a valid and reliable measure of women’s DAP and is highly predictive of pregnancy within the next 12 months. …”
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SLC35A2 is a novel prognostic biomarker and promotes cell proliferation and metastasis via Wnt/β-catenin/EMT signaling pathway in breast cancer by Rushu Yan, Tianwen Chen

“…High SLC35A2 expression was correlated positively with patient age and T-stage. Kaplan-Meier survival curves and Cox regression analysis confirmed the independent and significant prognostic value of SLC35A2 in overall survival. …”
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A scoping review of biopsychosocial risk factors and co-morbidities for common spinal disorders. by Bart N Green, Claire D Johnson, Scott Haldeman, Erin Griffith, Michael B Clay, Edward J Kane, Juan M Castellote, Shanmuganathan Rajasekaran, Matthew Smuck, Eric L Hurwitz, Kristi Randhawa, Hainan Yu, Margareta Nordin

“…Risk factors were reported for group 1: non-specific low back pain (smoking, overweight/obesity, negative recovery expectations), non-specific neck pain (high job demands, monotonous work); group 2: degenerative spinal disease (workers' compensation claim, degenerative scoliosis), and group 3: spinal tuberculosis (age, imprisonment, previous history of tuberculosis), spinal cord injury (age, accidental injury), vertebral fracture from osteoporosis (type 1 diabetes, certain medications, smoking), and neural tube defects (folic acid deficit, anti-convulsant medications, chlorine, influenza, maternal obesity). …”
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Legal regulation of the circulation of pyrotechnic products in Ukraine and administrative responsibility for its violation by K. L. Buhaichuk

“…It is emphasized that the Technical Regulations establish age restrictions on the sale or transfer of pyrotechnic articles to persons under the age of: 12 years (class F1), 16 years (class F2), 18 years (class F3). …”
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Talent management practices and other factors affecting employee performance in the public healthcare sector in poland: an empirical study using structural equation modelling by Wioletta Pomaranik, Magdalena Kludacz-Alessandri

“…This analysis also showed a positive, significant and strong relationship between age and employee performance (β = 0.230; ρ value < 0.001). …”
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A Special, Strict, Fat-Reduced, and Carbohydrate-Modified Diet Leads to Marked Weight Reduction even in Overweight Adolescents with Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS) by Walter Bonfig, Kathi Dokoupil, Heinrich Schmidt

“…The special diet was started at a mean age of 16 years (range: 14.1-18.9 years) and initial BMI was 41.3 kg/m2 (range: 32.4-55.5 kg/m2), corresponding to BMI-SDS +3.6 (range: +2.8 to +4.5 SDS). …”
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Association between ultraprocessed foods consumption, eating disorders, food addiction and body image: a systematic review by Cintia Curioni, Thamíris Pereira, Michel Carlos Mocellin

“…No restrictions were placed on diagnostic criteria, age and gender. Studies that modelled UPF consumption as both an exposure and an outcome were included.Data extraction and synthesis Data extraction and quality assessment were performed by two independent reviewers. …”
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BACTERIOLOGICAL PROFILE OF WOUND INFECTION AND ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITY PATTERNS IN A PUBLIC HOSPITAL IN SURABAYA, INDONESIA by Ika Ayunur Kholifah, Dwi Wahyu Indriati, Ratna Wahyuni, Aliyah Siti Sundari

“…Result: The results of research on wound culture samples showed as many as 113 patients (56.22%) with positive culture results, which were predominantly female as many as 59 patients (50.9%) and the highest age category namely at the age of 46-55 years as many as 39 patients (33.6%). …”
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Folliculin Interacting Protein 1 (FNIP-1) expression and capillary density in gastrocnemius muscle tissue of mice after biological maturation period by Sinta Ayu Choiriyah, Bambang Purwanto, Viskasari Pintoko Kalanjati, Raden Argarini, Anisah Rosydiyah

“…Methodology: Thirty-six male mice were divided into mature groups aged eight weeks and immature groups aged four weeks. …”
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Two faces of the same coin non alcoholic fatty liver disease; with and without diabetes: Comparative clinico pathological analysis: A cross sectional observational study by Syed Mushfiq, Ghulam Nabi Yatoo, Bilal Ahmad Mir, Zubaida Rasool

“…Results: Out of 90 patients, 53.3% were females with a mean age of 44 ± 12 years. The mean BMI and WHR of the study cohort were 28.9 ± 3.4 and 1.01 ± 0.15, respectively. …”
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Third-Generation Capsule Endoscopy Outperforms Second-Generation Based on the Detectability of Esophageal Varices by Sayoko Kunihara, Shiro Oka, Shinji Tanaka, Ichiro Otani, Atsushi Igawa, Yuko Nagaoki, Hiroshi Aikata, Kazuaki Chayama

“…Seventy-six consecutive liver cirrhosis patients (42 men; mean age: 67 years) received SB3, and 99 (58 men; mean age, 67 years old) received SB2. …”
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Transcriptomic predictors of rapid progression from mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer's disease by Yi-Long Huang, Tsung-Hsien Tsai, Zhao-Qing Shen, Yun-Hsuan Chan, Chih-Wei Tu, Chien-Yi Tung, Pei-Ning Wang, Ting-Fen Tsai

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Sport and National Pride: A Literature Review by Rizal Kurniawan, Indriyani Santoso, Amin Akbar, Hanifa Dalimunthe, Hanny Damra, Iftita Rahmi, Anindra Guspa, Free Dwatra, Mario Pratama

“…Demographic variables such as gender, education level, income, age, race, and ethnicity also influence a person’s national pride. …”
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