The mediating role of aging attitudes between social isolation and self-neglect: a cross-sectional study of older adults living alone in rural China by Yuling Jia, Yuexue Yue, Yu Sheng

“…Methods Using convenience sampling, we conducted a survey from December 2022 to February 2023 among rural older adults living alone across eight cities in Guizhou Province, Southwest China. …”
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Association between oral microbiome diversity and all-cause mortality: a longitudinal study of NHANES, 2009–2012 by Bo Lin, Liang Zheng, Wanna Chen, Ju Yu, Zhanqiang Zhang, Weiming Lv

“…Objective The study investigates the association between oral microbiome diversity and all-cause mortality.Design Population-based cohort study.Setting US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2009–2010 and 2011–2012).Participants A total of 8224 participants who had valid data on the oral microbiome diversity and survival through 31 December 2019 were included in this study.Primary and secondary outcome measures Oral microbiome diversity was measured using the observed number of amplicon sequence variant (ASV) and grouped into quartiles. …”
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Impact of social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of university students and recommendations for the post-pandemic period: A systematic review by Tamiris Beppler Martins, Joaquim Henrique Lorenzetti Branco, Taís Beppler Martins, Gilmar Moraes Santos, Alexandro Andrade

“…Database searches were performed up to December 2024 in PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, Scopus, CINAHL, and PsycNET, using the terms “COVID-19,” “social isolation,” “mental health,” and “college students.” …”
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Prevalence of Undernutrition and Associated Factors among Pregnant Women in a Public General Hospital, Tigray, Northern Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study Design by Ebud Ayele, Guesh Gebreayezgi, Teklewoini Mariye, Degena Bahrey, Gebrekiros Aregawi, Gebregziabher Kidanemariam

“…An institution-based cross-sectional study design was conducted in the Tigray region from August 01 to December 30, 2018. Study subjects were selected by systematic sampling technique from the respective hospitals. …”
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Influence of Patient Gender on In‐Hospital Mortality: A Population‐Based Cross‐Sectional Study by Nahikari Vizuete‐Aldave, Maider Ugartemendia‐Yerobi, Beatriz Pereda‐Goikoetxea, Nagore Zinkunegi‐Zubizarreta, Josune Zubeldia‐Etxeberria, Udane Elordi‐Guenaga, Haritz Arrieta, Ainitze Labaka

“…Methods Admission data pertaining to the period between 1 January 2016 and 31 December 2018 were gathered for all registered acute care hospitals (both public and private) in the Basque Country. …”
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Evaluation of the relationship between worry and anxiety with the general health status of pregnant women at risk of diagnosing abnormalities by Maryam Hassanzadeh Bashtian, Morvarid Irani, Alireza Afshari-Safavi, Fatemeh Keramati, Roya Ram, Tooba Farazmand

“…Pregnancy imaging was performed in Bojnurd city between April and December 2023. The data collection tools included a pregnancy-personal characteristics questionnaire, Goldberg general health standard questionnaire, Cambridge anxiety, and Spielberger anxiety scales. …”
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Effect of Kinesiophobia Mediated Disease Perception on Rehabilitation Exercise Adherence in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention by LI Juanli, CHEN Fangyuan, ZHENG Xiaopu, CHEN Chen, LI Rui

“…ObjectiveTo explore the effect of kinesiophobia mediated disease perception on rehabilitation exercise adherence in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).MethodsA total of 313 outpatients who have been treated with PCI and followed up in the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University from January to December 2021 were recruited with the convenient sampling method. …”
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Impact of introducing transnasal endoscopy on expanding diagnostic endoscopy services by Nigel Trudgill, Hasan Haboubi, Jeff Turner, Laura Munglani, Tom Crosby, Ben Thomas Crosby, Karen Wright, Kay Charles, Wendy Evans, Megan Mathias, Stevie Davies, Badr Abdalla

“…We evaluated cost differences, duration/time in the department for procedures as well as quality of procedures (both in terms of performance indicators as well as image quality using the validated POLPREP score).Results A total of 241 upper gastrointestinal endoscopy procedures were evaluated (100 TNE and 141 matched TOE) between December 2021 and February 2022. TNE outperformed TOE in obtaining >95% success rate in nationally approved key performance indicators (retroflexion and duodenal intubation, both p=0.026). …”
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Dengue Situation in Bangladesh: An Epidemiological Shift in terms of Morbidity and Mortality by Pulak Mutsuddy, Sanya Tahmina Jhora, Abul Khair Mohammad Shamsuzzaman, S. M. Golam Kaisar, Md Nasir Ahmed Khan

“…Results of analysis of 40,476 cases of Bangladesh occurring during 2000–2017 indicated that 49.73% of the dengue cases occurred during the monsoon season (May–August) and 49.22% during the post-monsoon season (September–December). However, data also showed that, since 2014, these trends have been changing, and dengue cases have been reported during the pre-monsoon season. …”
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The association between body composition and overall survival in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer by Liang Fu, Haiming Ding, Liupei Mo, Xiaoyu Pan, Lijuan Feng, Shenglian Wen, Qiaoqing Lan, Liling Long

“…Data from 425 patients diagnosed with advanced NSCLC between January 2016 and December 2017 were retrospectively analyzed, with an average follow-up of 15.3 months. …”
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Augmented Reality Navigation System Enhances the Accuracy of Spinal Surgery Pedicle Screw Placement: A Randomized, Multicenter, Parallel‐Controlled Clinical Trial by Yichao Ma, Jiangpeng Wu, Yanlong Dong, Hongmei Tang, Xiaojun Ma

“…Methods A randomized controlled trial was conducted from March 2019 to December 2023 to compare the efficacy of AR‐guided pedicle screw fixation with conventional freehand surgery using CT guidance. …”
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Prevalence of Fabry Disease among Patients with Parkinson’s Disease by Alexandra Lackova, Christian Beetz, Sebastian Oppermann, Peter Bauer, Petra Pavelekova, Tatiana Lorincova, Miriam Ostrozovicova, Kristina Kulcsarova, Jana Cobejova, Martin Cobej, Petra Levicka, Simona Liesenerova, Daniela Sendekova, Viktoria Sukovska, Zuzana Gdovinova, Vladimir Han, Mie Rizig, Henry Houlden, Matej Skorvanek

“…We recruited 236 consecutive patients with PD from February 2018 to December 2020. Clinical and sociodemographic data, including the MDS-UPDRS-III scores and HY stage (the Hoehn and Yahr scale), were collected, and in-depth phenotyping was performed in subjects with identified GLA variants. …”
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Prevalence and Residual Risk of HIV in Volunteer Blood Donors of Zhejiang Province, China, from 2018 to 2022 by Hong Zhu, Wei Ding, Wenjuan Han, Xiaofan Zheng, Yiqing Hu, Jie Dong, Yaling Wu, Danxiao Wu, Jinhui Liu, Faming Zhu

“…All specimens and information were collected from voluntary unpaid donors at all blood services in Zhejiang Province, China, from January 2018 to December 2022. The HIV antibody or antigen and HIV RNA were detected using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and NAT, respectively. …”
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Numbness and Weakness Recovered at a Less Extent in Patients with Lumbar Disc Herniation after Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy by Yuming Wang, Fuqiang Gao, Haibo Zou

“…The medical records of patients admitted for LDH from September 2016 to December 2018 were collected, and the patients were followed up for 3 months to evaluate the relief of their clinical symptoms. …”
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Unveiling risk factors: a prognostic model of frequent peritonitis in peritoneal dialysis patients by Qi-jiang Xu, Qi-jiang Xu, Zhi-yun Zang, Xue-li Zhou, Xue-li Zhou, Ni-ya Ma, Li Pu, Li Pu, Zi Li

“…The aim of this study was to construct a risk prediction model for frequent episodes in PDAP patients.MethodsThis retrospective cohort study included PDAP patients in our center from January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2021. The risk prediction model for frequent episodes in PDAP patients was constructed by the binary logistic regression.ResultsWe included 371 PDAP patients, of which 235 patients had single episode and 136 had frequent episodes. …”
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Seasonally Dependent Daytime and Nighttime Formation of Oxalic Acid Vapor and Particulate Oxalate in Tropical Coastal and Marine Atmospheres by Le Yan, Yating Gao, Dihui Chen, Lei Sun, Yang Gao, Huiwang Gao, Xiaohong Yao

“…These values decreased to 0.021 ± 0.07 μg m⁻³ in November and December 2023, with higher nighttime concentrations likely related to dark chemistry processes, amplified by accumulation due to low mixing layer height. …”
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Impact of Psychosocial and Palliative Care Training on Nurses’ Competences and Care of Patients With Cancer in Cameroon: Protocol for Quasi-Experimental Study by Nahyeni Bassah, Nicholas Tendongfor, Bachi-Ayukokang Ebob-Anya, Vivian A E Eta, Malika Esembeson, Ndzi Eric Ngah, Salisu Ango Abdul-Rahim

“…Training implementation is planned for October-December 2024, and post intervention data will be started in October 2024 and continue till April 2025. …”
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Lesser Toxicities of Belotecan in Patients with Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Retrospective Single-Center Study of Camptothecin Analogs by Yeon Hee Park, Chae Uk Chung, Bo Mi Park, Myoung Rin Park, Dong Il Park, Jae Young Moon, Hee Sun Park, Jin Hwan Kim, Sung Soo Jung, Ju Ock Kim, Sun Young Kim, Jeong Eun Lee

“…We retrospectively reviewed data from 94 patients with SCLC (with or without prior chemotherapy) who were treated using belotecan monotherapy (n=59, 188 cycles) or topotecan monotherapy (n=35, 65 cycles) between September 2003 and December 2011. Results. Thrombocytopenia occurred during 42% and 61.5% of the belotecan and topotecan cycles, respectively (p=0.007). …”
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Reasons, associated factors, and attitudes toward breastfeeding mothers’ use of complementary medicine products: a study from Türkiye by Demet Deniz Bilgin, Nalan Karabayir, Hatice Bilge Çetinkaya, Aybüke Kacir, Özlem Öçal, Mine Başibüyük, Övgü Büke

“…Methods A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted using a self-administered, anonymous online survey between 17 December 2023 and 17 March 2024. Women from diverse regions across Türkiye, aged 18 years or older, with a child aged 36 months or younger, who were currently breastfeeding or had breastfed, were invited to participate in the survey. …”
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Integrating wide-swath altimetry data into Level-4 multi-mission maps by M. Ballarotta, C. Ubelmann, V. Bellemin-Laponnaz, F. Le Guillou, G. Meda, C. Anadon, A. Laloue, A. Delepoulle, Y. Faugère, M.-I. Pujol, R. Fablet, G. Dibarboure

“…However, the recent launch of the wide-swath Surface Water Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission in December 2022 marks a significant advancement, enabling the two-dimensional global observation of finer-scale oceanic scales (<span class="inline-formula">∼</span> 15 km). …”
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