Nomophobia, phubbing, and deficient sleep patterns in college students by Margit Julia Guerra Ayala, Olga María Alegre de la Rosa, Maria Amparo del Pilar Chambi Catacora, Elizabeth Vargas Onofre, Edith Cari Checa, Débora Díaz Flores

“…A non-experimental, cross-sectional, quantitative design with correlational-explanatory scope was used, conducted from March to June 2023. The sample consisted of 533 students from a private university in Peru, aged 18 to 24, selected through non-probabilistic sampling. …”
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Peranan Diet Rendah Serat terhadap Timbulnya Hemoroid di RSUP. Dr. M. Djamil Padang by Afifah Muthmainnah, Masrul ., Asril Zahari

“…This research was an analytic observational uses case control design that conducted on 44 people, consisting of 22 cases and 22 controls. …”
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Additive impact of metabolic syndrome and sarcopenia on all-cause and cause-specific mortality: an analysis of NHANES by Meng Zhang, Qing-Yue Zeng, Linli Zhuang

“…This study investigates the impact of MetS and SP on all-cause and cause-specific mortality using a longitudinal, nationally representative population-based cohort.MethodsThe study analyzed data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) conducted between 1999 and 2018. Mortality data were obtained from the National Death Index up to December 2019.ResultsAmong the 21,962 participants, 13,517 (61.5%) had neither MetS nor SP(MetS-/SP-), 5,407 (24.6%) had MetS only(MetS+/SP-), 2,698 (12.2%) had SP only(MetS-/SP+), and 340 (1.5%) had both MetS and SP(MetS+/SP+). …”
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Geographical feature and method factors significantly influence the reliability of ecological source information transmission at multi-scale by Kai Li, Wei Wu, Shiqi Tian, Linjuan Li, Zhe Li, Yue Cao

“…To address this issue, we integrated a multi-scale analysis framework based on previous studies and examined landscape scales ranging from 102 to 105 km2 across four extents, utilizing a 30 m base resolution and six additional grain sizes. This study was conducted in two regions with distinct geographical features: the Yangtze River Delta Region (YRDR) and the Loess Plateau Region (LPR). …”
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Prevention of White Spot Syndrome Virus Infection on Penaeus monodon by Immersion in CEPM Extract of Avicennia sp. and Sonneratia sp. by D. Wahjuningrum, S.H. Sholeh, Sri Nuryati

“…Prevention of disease infection using chemicals can offer negative impacts on water, pathogen resistance and consumers.  This study was conducted to examine the efficacy of an alternative prevention compound as liquid mangrove extract (CEPM) from Avicennia sp. and Sonneratia sp. …”
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UNEXPECTED FINDINGS DURING LAPAROTOMY SURGERY AND URGENT SURGICAL INDICATIONS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS IN PATIENTS WITH CROHN’S DISEASE by Guilherme Zupo TEIXEIRA, Magaly Gemio TEIXEIRA, Marina Carla GIMENEZ, Silvia Caroline Neves RIBEIRO, Nathacia Bernardo CHIMELLO, Vania Aparecida LEANDRO-MERHI

“…METHODS: This is a retrospective cohort study conducted on adult patients undergoing urgent laparotomy for CD. …”
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Intrauterine metformin exposure and adiposity outcomes in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis by George Tomlinson, Jill Hamilton, Kellie E Murphy, Jennifer Fu, Najla Tabbara, Denice S Feig

“…Objective The study aims to assess the effect of intrauterine metformin exposure on offspring adiposity measures in childhood.Design Systematic review and meta-analysis.Data sources Medline, Embase and Cochrane Central were searched from inception to 4 October 2024.Eligibility criteria for selecting studies Follow-up studies of randomised-controlled trials and observational studies involving metformin use in pregnancy for any insulin-resistant maternal condition were included.Data extraction and synthesis Two reviewers independently extracted data and completed risk-of-bias assessments using either Cochrane Risk-Of-Bias tool V.2 or Risk of Bias in Non-Randomised Studies of Exposure depending on study design. Meta-analyses were conducted using the generic inversed variance method in a random-effects model. …”
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Productivity loss due to menstruation-related symptoms: a nationwide cross-sectional survey among 32 748 women by Mark E Schoep, Eddy M M Adang, Jacques W M Maas, Bianca De Bie, Johanna W M Aarts, Theodoor E Nieboer

“…Objective To evaluate age-dependent productivity loss caused by menstruation-related symptoms, measured in absenteeism (time away from work or school) and presenteeism (productivity loss while present at work or school).Methods Design/setting: internet-based, cross-sectional survey conducted in the Netherlands from July to October 2017.Participants: 32 748 women aged 15–45 years, recruited through social media.Outcome measures: self-reported lost productivity in days, divided into absenteeism and presenteeism; impact of menstrual symptoms; reasons women give when calling in sick; and women’s preferences regarding the implications of menstruation-related symptoms for schools and workplaces.Results A total of 13.8% (n=4514) of all women reported absenteeism during their menstrual periods with 3.4% (n=1108) reporting absenteeism every or almost every menstrual cycle. …”
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Impact of Resuscitated Cardiac Arrest in the Brain-dead Donors on the Outcome of Liver Transplantation: A Retrospective and Propensity Score Matching Analysis by Shengmin Mei, MD, Jie Xiang, MD, Li Wang, MD, Yuan Xu, MD, Zhiwei Li, MD

“…A retrospective review of data from the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients between 2003 and 2022 was conducted. Propensity score matching was performed to minimize confounding effects. …”
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Understanding Code Blue Activations: Insights From Early Warning and Palliative Scores in a Tertiary Hospital by Giwangkancana GW, Setiasih YG, Hasanah A, Persiyawati Y, Wawan

“…This study aims to determine the frequency, demographic characteristics, and outcomes of Code Blue activations in a tertiary teaching hospital in a low-middle-income country.Methods: This retrospective observational study was conducted at in National Referral and Teaching Hospital in a middle income country in Asia, covering data from January 1, 2017, to December 31, 2023. …”
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Lifestyle scores and their potential to estimate the risk of multiple non-communicable disease-related endpoints: a systematic review by Jie Ding, Ruojin Fu, Tanwei Yuan, Hermann Brenner, Michael Hoffmeister

“…Given the common risk factors for some of the major NCDs, we conducted a systematic review to evaluate the potential of existing lifestyle scores in predicting the risk of multiple NCD-related endpoints. …”
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Effects of Reduced Substrate Volumetric Water Contents on the Morphology and Physiology of Three Landscape Shrubs Grown in a Greenhouse by Ji-Jhong Chen, Youping Sun

“…Landscape plants in this study acclimated to drought stress by reducing the total leaf area, developing small leaves, increasing the root-to-shoot ratio, and decreasing stomatal conductance. However, stomatal closure also led to increases in leaf temperatures because of limited transpirational cooling efficiency. …”
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Association of race and ethnicity with mortality in adults with SLE: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis by Sam Norton, Chris Wincup, Patrick Gordon, Kate Bramham, James Galloway, Zijing Yang, Samir Patel, Maryam Adas, Deepak Nagra, Mark Russell

“…Seventy per cent of included studies were conducted in the USA and when excluded, the significant difference in mortality between Black and White individuals with SLE was no longer seen (OR 0.84 (95% CI 0.54 to 1.31)).Conclusion Overall, patients with SLE from Black or Indigenous racial and ethnic groups had higher mortality than those of White race and ethnicity. …”
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Intensive Annual Forage Cultivation via Diversified Sowing Under a Mixed-Cropping System to Increase Production and Decrease Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Xiangyu Wei, Qin Feng, Jianqiang Deng, Haiying Hu, Qiaoli Ma, Jian Lan

“…A 2-year field experiment including three cropping systems (forage oat monoculture [O], forage oat–common vetch mixed-cropping [O/V], and common vetch monoculture [V]) and two sowing dates (spring and summer) was conducted to comprehensively assess productivity performance, energy utilization, and ecological efficiency under a cereal–legume mixed system over two sowing seasons in Northwestern China. …”
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The protective role of SGLT2 inhibitors on aortic aneurysm mediated by oxidative stress and inflammation in type 2 diabetes mellitus by Rujie Zheng, Wenjuan Song, Jie Lu, Mingyue Yuan, Xiaotong Sun, Chengzhi Lu

“…However, no clinical research has been conducted to explore the relationship between SGLT2i and the risk of aortic aneurysm (AA). …”
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Efficacy of adalimumab in pediatric non-infectious uveitis with and without anterior segment inflammation by Chunbo Zhang, Xiaorong Xue, Jinan Xiao, Qiongge Li, Yuyao Zhai, Ying Chen

“…Methods A retrospective review of medical records was conducted for pediatric patients with non-infectious uveitis undergoing ADA treatment for a minimum of six months. …”
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GALVANIC MUD TREATMENT IN THE REHABILITATION OF PATIENTS WITH PAIN IN THE LOWER BACK by E. V. Filatova, Kh. M. Malayev

“…After the course of treatment in both groups there was a significant improvement in the indices: in men = 5.23 ± 1.44 cm (p <0.05), in women 1.45 ± 0.87 cm (p < 0,05), but at the same time a reliable difference in the indices (p < 0.01).Conclusion. The conducted research has shown that carrying out galvanic mud procedures in a complex of treatment in patients with lower back pain positively influences the restoration of lumbar vertebral segment motor activity, as well as the psychoemotional state of the patient. …”
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Prevalence of intestinal parasites and associated factors among food handlers in food establishments in the Lideta subcity of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: an institution-based, cross-sec... by Zemichael Gizaw, Woinishet Abera, Binyam Gintamo, Tewoderos Shitemaw, Zelalem Negash Mekuria

“…Objective This study was conducted to assess the prevalence of intestinal parasites and the associated factors among food handlers in the Lideta subcity of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.Design An institution-based, cross-sectional study design was used. …”
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Poly-ADP ribose polymerase (PARP) inhibitor regimens for platinum-sensitive ovarian cancer in randomized, double-blind, phase III controlled trials: protocol for a systematic revie... by Xiaolian Peng, Jie Liu

“…To evaluate and compare the efficacy and side effects of various PARP inhibitors.MethodsWe plan to conduct a network meta-analysis that includes randomized, double-blind, controlled phase III trials of Niraparib, Rucaparib, Olaparib, or Veliparib in patients with Platinum-sensitive ovarian cancer. …”
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Pelnac® artificial dermis assisted by vacuum sealing drainage for treatment of severe avulsion injuries of the fingers by Zhenmu Lv, Yujie Wang, Jingliang Chen, Qingfu Zhang, Haitao Zhao

“…Methods This prospective study was conducted from May 2017 to September 2023, involving 12 consecutive patients with severe avulsion injuries of the fingers. …”
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