Comparison of Oncological Outcomes After Curative Resection for Right-side Colon Cancer and Left-side Colon Cancer: a Retrospective Observational Study by Mehmet Torun, Orhan Uzun, Mustafa Duman, Erdal Polat, Aziz Serkan Senger, Mürşit Dinçer, Ömer Özduman, Selçuk Gülmez, Ahmet Orhan Sunar

“…Multivariate analysis identified age and tumor size as prognostic factors for 5-year survival. …”
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Assessment of awareness of keratoconus and its relation to eye rubbing among Saudi Arabia population by Nuwayyir Abdullah Alqasimi, Lujain Hatim Aljohani, Renato Ambrósio, Renato Ambrósio, Renato Ambrósio, Renato Ambrósio, Renato Ambrósio, Bader Saad AlQahtani, Bader Saad AlQahtani, Nasser Saleh Al Haydar, Bdour Raja Alanazi, Danah Tariq Alfurayhan, Lina Sami Hussain Saber, Fatemah Saleh Alsalem, Nawaf Abdullah Alqahtani, Jose Manuel Vargas

“…The majority of the participants in the study were female, and their ages ranged from 18 to 30 years. Most of the participants held a university degree or higher. …”
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Assessment of depression in patients admitted with acute coronary syndrome: a double-blind study by Ela Giladi, Sapir Tzadok, Tamar Shitrit, Ilya Losin, Ziad Arow, Ranin Hilu, Sharon Reisfeld, Yoav Arnson, Abid Assali, David Pereg

“…Similar findings were observed in subgroup analyses according to gender, age, type of ACS, and history of cardiovascular disease. …”
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Association of walking cadence to changes in knee pain and physical function: The multicenter osteoarthritis study by Khara A. James, Tuhina Neogi, David T. Felson, Patrick Corrigan, Cara L. Lewis, Irene S. Davis, Kathryn L. Bacon, James C. Torner, Cora E. Lewis, Michael C. Nevitt, Joshua J. Stefanik

“…Analyses were adjusted for age, sex, race, BMI, presence of tibiofemoral OA, depression, and history of knee injury. …”
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The incidence of inflow and drain pain and associated risk factors for patients on peritoneal dialysis by Shun Hua, Peiyi Cao, Guanji Zhang, Guanglan Li, Simin Jiang, Yiping Xu, Jianbo Li, Jianwen Yu, Naya Huang, Jianxiong Lin, Xiao Yang, Wei Chen, Haiping Mao, Zhong Zhong

“…Logistic regression analysis revealed that age (OR = 0.96, P = 0.02), gender (OR = 0.37, P = 0.03), and the method of PD catheter implantation (OR = 2.37, P = 0.04) were independent factors associated with inflow or drain pain within 1-week postoperatively. …”
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Comparative Metabolic Analysis of Different <i>Indica</i> Rice Varieties Associated with Seed Storability by Fangxi Wu, Yidong Wei, Yongsheng Zhu, Xi Luo, Wei He, Yingheng Wang, Qiuhua Cai, Huaan Xie, Guosheng Xie, Jianfu Zhang

“…Methods: Therefore, the seed storage tolerance of global rice core germplasms stored for two years under natural aging conditions were identified, and two extreme groups with different seed storabilities from the <i>Indica</i> rice group were analyzed using the UPLC-MS/MS metabolomic strategy. …”
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The association between the dietary inflammatory index and multiple myeloma: a case–control study by Hoda Zahedi, Mohammad-Reza Jowshan, Hamid Rasekhi, Maryam Amini, Omid Sadeghi, Mahshid Mehdizadeh, Sayeh Parkhideh, Moloud Payab, Erfan Zamani, Mahdi Shadnoush, Abbas Hajifathali

“…This case–controlstudy was conducted on adults aged 20 to 75 years, selecting 149 cases with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma and 359 healthy individuals. …”
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Association of blood cadmium and physical activity with mortality: A prospective cohort study by Yilin Chen, Cien Zhen, Lin Zeng, Hongliang Feng, Jinyu Wang, Qi Yong H. Ai, Sizhi Ai, Jihui Zhang, Yannis Yan Liang, Huachen Xue, Yujing Zhou

“…In this prospective cohort study, a total of 20,253 participants (weighted mean age, 47.79 years), including 10,247 men (weighted prevalence: 50.1 %), aged 18 years or older, were selected from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey from 2007 to 2018. …”
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Gut health-promoting foods intake in Argentine adults: The impact of knowledge, socio-demographic factors, and clinical-nutritional health by Georgina Noel Marchiori, Mayra Ainelén Loyola, Clara Marián Levy Sánchez, María Daniela Defagó, María Georgina Oberto

“…Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 2128 Argentine adults aged 18-82 years-old. An online questionnaire was used to collect socio-demographic, clinical-nutrition and dietary data, as well as information about population's knowledge. …”
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Electrodermal activity and skin temperature characteristics related to stress and depression: A 4-week observational study of office workers by Yuki Ishikawa, Tatsuki Sugio, Kiko Shiga, Keisuke Izumi, Kazumichi Minato, Momoko Kitazawa, Sayaka Hanashiro, Ryo Takemura, Hiroyuki Uchida, Taishiro Kishimoto

“…Background: Mental health problems, particularly depression, significantly impact the working-age population and incur substantial socioeconomic costs. …”
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Functional gastrointestinal disorders predictors in neonates and toddlers: A machine learning approach to risk assessment by Flavia Indrio, Elio Masciari, Flavia Marchese, Matteo Rinaldi, Gianfranco Maffei, Ilaria Gangai, Assunta Grillo, Roberta De Benedetto, Enea Vincenzo Napolitano, Isadora Beghetti, Luigi Corvaglia, Antonio Di Mauro, Arianna Aceti

“…Conclusion: For the first time machine learning allowed to identify BW, cord blood pH and maternal age as important variable for risk prediction of FGIDs in the first year of life. …”
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Effectiveness of Antiviral Treatment with Intravenous Peramivir and Oral Oseltamivir for Seasonal Influenza in Children by Young-hoon Byun, Ji-Eun Kim, So-Hyun Paek, Min-Jung Kim, Soo Hyun Park, Ho-Young Song, Jaehyun Kwon

“…Patients in the peramivir group were older (median age 5.88 years vs. 4.54 years, <i>p</i> = 0.002) and had higher rates of gastrointestinal symptoms. …”
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Serological markers of exocrine pancreatic function are differentially informative for distinguishing individuals progressing to type 1 diabetes by Desmond Schatz, Laura Jacobsen, Todd M Brusko, Michael J Haller, Mark Atkinson, MacKenzie D Williams, Catherine Ramsey Grace, Amanda L Posgai, Kieran M McGrail, Maigan A Brusko, Rhonda Bacher, Clive H Wasserfall

“…We collectively evaluated seven such biomarkers, combined with islet autoantibodies (AAb) and genetic risk score (GRS2), for their utility in predicting AAb/T1D status.Research design and methods Cross-sectional serum samples (n=154 T1D, n=56 1AAb+, n=77 ≥2AAb+, n=256 AAb−) were assessed for IGF1, IGF2, adiponectin, leptin, amylase, lipase, and trypsinogen (n=543, age range 2.7–30.0 years) using random forest modeling.Results GRS2, age, lipase, trypsinogen, and AAb against ZnT8, GAD65, and insulin were the most informative markers. …”
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Aortic Stiffness, Left Ventricle Hypertrophy, and Homogeneity of Ventricle Repolarization in Adult Dialyzed Patients by Tomasz Zapolski, Andrzej Jaroszyński, Anna Drelich-Zbroja, Anna Wysocka, Jacek Furmaga, Andrzej Wysokiński, Andrzej Książek, Małgorzata Szczerbo-Trojanowska, Sławomir Rudzki

“…Study group was consisted of 120 dialyzed patients; 57 (age 50,7±7,1) were on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) and 73 (age 51,6±7,6) were hemodialyzed (HD). …”
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Neutralizing antibody responses to three XBB protein vaccines in older adults by Guo-Jian Yang, Mei Lu, Rui-Rui Chen, Shuang-Qing Wang, Sheng Wan, Xue-Dong Song, Guo-Ping Cao, Lei Lv, Xue-Juan He, Bing-Dong Zhan, Mai-Juan Ma

“…While COVID-19 vaccines containing XBB subvariants have proven effective in neutralizing new SARS-CoV-2 variants, a gap remains in knowledge regarding neutralizing antibody responses in older adults aged >65 years against these newly emerged variants. …”
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Real-time shear wave elastography in measuring normal ileocolon intestinal wall stiffness using colonoscopy as reference: A single-center research by Shuo Wang, Shihui Li, Shuling Chen, Manying Li, Xiaoyan Xie, Mao Ren, Yujun Chen

“…We explored the effects of gender, age, depth and type of the targeted intestinal segment on the intestinal wall elasticity by t test and logistic linear regression analysis. …”
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Factors associated with girl child marriage in Iran: a qualitative socio-ecological approach by Asma Pourtaheri, Mehrsadat Mahdizadeh, Mehrsadat Mahdizadeh, Hadi Tehrani, Hadi Tehrani, Jamshid Jamali, Jamshid Jamali, Nooshin Peyman, Nooshin Peyman

“…Sampling was targeted among Women aged 15–30 got married under the age of 15, family members, informants, and policymakers. …”
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The succession of One Day Surgery with Breast Cancer Home Recovery Program by the National Cancer Institute (ODS BHR NCI) during the COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand by Chayanoot Rattadilok, Napaphat Poprom, Vipavee Niyomnaitham, Oradee Phadhana-anake, Jirawadee Ruamjaroenchai, Napat Saigosoom, Wimonporn Papathe, Suttida Thuranutch, Araya Chanwet

“…Eligible participants were under 70 years of age. The patients received comprehensive care and education from a multidisciplinary team, adhering to the program's guidelines. …”
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Empowering recovery: a remote spirometry system and mobile app for monitoring and promoting pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with rib fracture by Ling-wei Kuo, Chih-Yuan Fu, Chien-An Liao, Chien-Hung Liao, Chi-Tung Cheng, Tai-Horng Young, Shih-Ching Kang, Szu-An Chen, Yu-San Tee

“…We categorized the participants into two age groups: those older and those younger than 65 years. …”
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Acute aerobic exercise enhances associative learning in regular exercisers but not in non-regular exercisers by Kayleigh D. Gultig, Cornelis P. Boele, Cornelis P. Boele, Lotte E. M. Roggeveen, Ting Fang Soong, Sebastiaan K. E. Koekkoek, Chris I. De Zeeuw, Chris I. De Zeeuw, Henk-Jan Boele, Henk-Jan Boele, Henk-Jan Boele

“…Furthermore, we explored whether the effects of exercise differed for people engaging in regular exercise versus those who were not.MethodsWe conducted a case–control study using a smartphone-based platform for conducting neurometric eyeblink conditioning in healthy adults aged between 18 and 40 years (n = 36). Groups were matched on age, sex, and education level. …”
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