Patient and Physician Satisfaction with Analgesic Treatment: Findings from the Analgesic Treatment for Cancer Pain in Southeast Asia (ACE) Study by Dang Huy Quoc Thinh, Wimonrat Sriraj, Marzida Mansor, Kian Hian Tan, Cosphiadi Irawan, Johan Kurnianda, Yen Phi Nguyen, Annielyn Ong-Cornel, Yacine Hadjiat, Hanlim Moon, Francis O. Javier

“…The aim of this study was to examine patients’ and physicians’ satisfaction, and concordance of patient-physician satisfaction with patients’ pain control status. Methods. This cross-sectional observational study involved 465 adults prescribed analgesics for cancer-related pain from 22 sites across Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. …”
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Determinants of Work-Related Risks among Veterinary Clinical Students in South West Nigeria by Oluwawemimo O. Adebowale, Monsurat O. Afolabi, Hezekiah K. Adesokan, Olubunmi G. Fasanmi, Olanike K. Adeyemo, Olajoju J. Awoyomi, Folorunso O. Fasina

“…Data on demographics, health and safety (HS) status, work-related hazards, healthcare facilities, and immunisation history were obtained. …”
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Responses of grapevine genotypes to abiotic stress by N. G. Nilov, I. I. Ryff, S. P. Berezovskaya, V. Yu. Stamatidi, M. S. Popova, V. A. Volynkin, V. V. Llikhovskoi

“…Salt stress was simulated by treating with NaCl at 0, 50, 80, 100, and 120 mM concentrations. Water status was measured by the leaf water potential (Ψ) using a pressure chamber. …”
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Neonatal BCG vaccination and child survival in TB-exposed and TB-unexposed children: a prospective cohort study by Peter Aaby, Per Kallestrup, Christine Stabell Benn, Sanne M Thysen, Ane Fisker, Victor Francisco Gomes, Frauke Rudolf, Christian Wejse, Adam Roth

“…Children residing in the same house as a TB case were classified as TB-exposed from 3 months prior to case registration to the end of follow-up.Methods Using Cox-proportional hazards models with age as underlying time scale, we compared mortality of children with and without neonatal BCG between October 2003 and September 2017.Main outcome measure HR for neonatal BCG compared with no neonatal BCG by TB-exposure status.Results Among the 39 421 children who entered the analyses, 3022 (8%) had observation time as TB-exposed. …”
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Psychological detachment from work predicts mental wellbeing of working-age adults: Findings from the 'Wellbeing of the Workforce' (WoW) prospective longitudinal cohort study. by Holly Blake, Juliet Hassard, Louise Thomson, Wei Hoong Choo, Teixiera Dulal-Arthur, Maria Karanika-Murray, Lana Delic, Richard Pickford, Lou Rudkin

“…No differences were observed with work status (employed/self-employed), except for self-employed workers being more likely to report poor general health at T1 (16.1%, p = .002). …”
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MODERN TREATMENT OF METASTATIC MELANOMA: FROM STANDARDS TO AN INDIVIDUALIZED APPROACH IN REAL CLINICAL PRACTICE by N. V. Zhukova, R. V. Orlova, N. Yu. Antimonik, S. I. Kutukova, N. P. Belyak, N. V. Popova, S. P. Erdniev

“…The average age was 57 years (from 39 to 81 years), in 8 patients there were metastases to the brain. Patients with ECOG status 1 at the time of initiation of treatment were the majority 28 patients (90%), three patients (10%) had ECOG status 2. …”
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Associations between lifestyle factors and COVID-19 infection rates: a cross-sectional analysis in the USA by Abdullah Alismail, Razaz Shaheen, W Lawrence Beeson, Michael Paalani, Hildemar Dos Santos, Rhonda K Spencer-Hwang

“…Excluding individuals under 18 or residing outside the USA, the survey captured data on diet, body mass index, smoking status, alcohol consumption, physical activity, sleep duration, COVID-19 infection status, socio-demographics and other potential confounders. …”
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Clinical Features and Prognosis Analysis of Hormone Receptor-Positive, HER2-Negative Breast Cancer with Differential Expression Levels of Estrogen and Progesterone Receptors: A 10-... by Jin Liu, Mingyu Gan, Zijing Lin, Qin Deng, Juan Deng, Bin Zeng, Yanling Shi, Jia Ming

“…Estrogen and progesterone receptor status can predict breast cancer patient prognosis and treatment sensitivity, but research on low ER and PR levels and expression balance remains limited. …”
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Characterization of Cannabis usage in individuals with non-cancer chronic pain in the state of Maine using the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) by Rachel Bordonaro, Elizabeth N. Bean, Ling Cao

“…The average age of cannabis users was lower than non-users, regardless of sex or pain status (p < 0.05). Regardless of pain status, although smoking was overall the most used administration route, more males tended to smoke cannabis while more females tended to eat it (p < 0.01). …”
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Investigation of the Effect of Astaxanthin on Autophagy in Renal Ischemia-reperfusion Modeled Rats by Aysegul KISAOGLU, Evren KOSE, Nesibe YILMAZ, Kevser TANBEK, Azibe YILDIZ, Umit YILMAZ, Rumeyza Hilal CIRIK, Davut OZBAG

“…Superoxide dismutase (SOD) and total antioxidant status (TAS) were significantly lower in the I/R group than in the sham group (p&lt;0.05), whereas malondialdehyde (MDA) and total oxidant status (TOS) values were higher (p&lt;0.05). …”
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Epidemiology of clinically significant migraine in Israel: a retrospective database study by A. Shifrin, E. Domany, M. Tirosh, D. Davidovici, S. Vinker, I. Forschner, A. Israel

“…This study assessed the prevalence and annual incidence of clinically significant migraine in Israel from 2017 to 2022, with analyses stratified by age, sex, socioeconomic status, and district. Additionally, we compared relevant characteristics between adult migraine and non-migraine members of Leumit Healthcare Services (LHS), a national health provider in Israel. …”
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Nationwide Outcomes of Heart Transplantation for Postpartum Cardiomyopathy by Ilias P. Doulamis, Aspasia Tzani, Ahmet Kilic, Toshiki Kuno, Alexandros Briasoulis

“…Conclusions: Our results suggest that younger age, diabetes, pretransplant dialysis, days on Status 1, and creatinine are associated with higher mortality, while an era effect was observed for 1-year mortality after heart transplantation (HTx) in patients with postpartum cardiomyopathy.…”
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Prevalence of non-vaccine high-risk HPV cervical infections in vaccinated women: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Glauciane Resende do Nascimento, Ana Carolina da Silva Santos, Nayara Nascimento Toledo Silva, Nathalia Sernizon Guilmarães, Angélica Alves Lima, Wendel Coura-Vital

“…The results showed a high prevalence of non-vaccine HR-HPV types, regardless of vaccination status. For HPV 31/33/45 (PR = 0.60 [0.40–0.91]), HPV31 (PR = 0.47 [0.31–0.72]), and HPV 45 (PR = 0.38 [0.22–0.69]), a positive random effect was found. …”
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Prevalence and Predictors of Overweight and Obesity Among School-Aged Children in the Country of Georgia: A Cross-Sectional Study, 2022 by Natia Kakutia, William Michael Caudle, Ziad N. Kazzi, Lela Sturua, Shalva (Davit) Zarnadze, Nana Mebonia

“…However, no significant differences were observed in the prevalence of various dietary behaviors or screen time between normal-weight and overweight/obese children. …”
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Microwave Thermal Ablation in an Unusual Case of Malignant and Locally Advanced Rare Tumor of Pancreas in ASA IV Old Male Patient and Literature Review by Francesco D’Amico, Michele Finotti, Chiara Di Renzo, Alessio Pasquale, Alessandra Bertacco, Giorgio Caturegli, Gabriel E. Gondolesi, Umberto Cillo

“…It can be used as a phase of multimodality treatment in patients with severe systemic disease status and advanced intraductal papillary-mucinous neoplasm.…”
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Prediction models of iron level in beef muscle tissue toward ecological well-being by K. Narozhnykh

“…BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Elemental status is associated with the biochemical processes occurring in the body. …”
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The effects of circuit hydraulic weight interval training on body composition and progression of resistance in recreationally exercising pre- and postmenopausal women: an 18-week q... by Małgorzata Socha, Paulina Ćwieląg, Waldemar Andrzejewski

“…Significant progression of resistance (amount of repetitions on hydraulic machines) was observed after 6 weeks and at each subsequent stage of CHWIT in both intervention groups (p &lt; 0.001). …”
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Minimal clinical data sets for spine-related musculoskeletal disorders in primary care and outpatient settings: a scoping review protocol by Pierre Côté, Andrea C Tricco, Cesar A Hincapié, Léonie Hofstetter, Jérémie Mikhail, Isabelle Pagé

“…Our target audience for this review will be clinicians, researchers, patients and other relevant stakeholders involved in the measurement and health status monitoring of patients with spine-related MSK disorders. …”
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A study of association between maternal tetanus toxoid immunization and neonatal mortality in the context of Bangladesh. by Sujan Kumar Naha, Md Efty Islam Arpon, Rifa Tasfia Siddique, Farjana Rahman Ripa, Mohammad Nayeem Hasan, Md Jamal Uddin

“…The independent variables identified as potential contributors to the cause of death included tetanus toxoid vaccination status, mode of delivery (cesarean section or not), and mother's education level, among others. …”
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Evaluation of Bone Mineral Metabolism in Pre-Dialysis Chronic Kidney Disease: Quantitative Computed Tomography vs. Dual-Energy Absorptiometry and Correlation with Bone Turnover Mar... by Aydan Mutis Alan, Zehra Sezer, Ahmet Oz, Cebrail Karaca, Mevlüt Tamer Dinçer, Ahmet Murt, Fatma Beyza Sag, Selma Alagoz, Serdar Sahin, Mustafa Sait Gonen, Elif Güzel, Sinan Trabulus, Nurhan Seyahi

“…The participants’ bone and mineral status was evaluated using both QCT and DXA methods. …”
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