Childhood overweight and obesity and back pain risk: a cohort study of 466 997 children by Daniel Prieto-Alhambra, Andrew J Carr, Antony J Palmer, Talita Duarte-Salles, Jose Luis Poveda, Daniel Martinez-Laguna, Carlen Reyes, Jeroen de Bont, Alan Silman

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Investigating the Effects of Optimized Mineral Fertilization on Plant Growth, Physiological Traits, Tuber Yield, and Biochemical Contents of Potato Crop by Hadjer Chabani, Neji Tarchoun, Roua Amami, Wassim Saadaoui, Najla Mezghani, Alexios A. Alexopoulos, Spyridon A. Petropoulos

“…On the other hand, high rates (T2) increased the yield per plant (436.74 g; approximately 9.3% compared to T1) and the number of tubers per plant (5.70) in cv. …”
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Cost Savings in Chronic Pain Patients Initiating Peripheral Nerve Stimulation (PNS) with a 60-Day PNS Treatment by David M. Dickerson, Hemant Kalia, Kevin E. Vorenkamp, Konstantin V. Slavin, Jonathan M. Hagedorn, Candace Gunnarsson, Eric L. Keuffel, Andrew J. Epstein, Mark Stultz, Nathan D. Crosby

“…Estimated PNS-related weighted average costs for the 60-Day PNS cohort [US$17,344; 95% confidence interval (CI): $16,168–$18,527] were lower than the PNS-BT cohort ($24,392; 95% CI $22,865–$25,941) when considering the percent of patients who advanced to a permanently implanted PNS system. The total cost per successful outcome also favored 60-Day PNS ($25,228 per success for the 60-Day PNS cohort vs. $64,502 per success for the PNS-BT cohort) as a first-line approach in PNS treatment. …”
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Changes in sensor recorded activity patterns and neuropsychiatric symptoms after deep brain stimulation for Parkinson’s disease: 5 case reports by Lena C. Bruhin, Michael Single, Aileen C. Naef, Katrin Petermann, Mario Sousa, Matilde Castelli, Ines Debove, Marie E. Maradan-Gachet, Andreia D. Magalhães, Andreas A. Diamantaras, M. Lenard Lachenmayer, Gerd Tinkhauser, Julia Waskönig, Christopher M. el Achkar, Alia Lemkaddem, Mathieu Lemay, Paul Krack, Tobias Nef, Deborah Amstutz

“…Postoperative improvement in ICDs and concomitant anxious-depressive symptoms was observed in 3 patients and was accompanied by a decrease in steps taken per hour, as well as an increase in nighttime spent in bed. …”
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Optimizing Flammulina velutipes residue use: impact on health metrics and performance in three-yellow chickens by Yuanxiao Li, Yuanxiao Li, Dan Liu, Wang Li, Wang Li, Longmei Zhao, Pinghua Cao, Yanbo Ma, Yanbo Ma, Ke Ding, Cai Zhang, Cai Zhang, Ning Liu

“…IntroductionThis study investigated the effects of Flammulina velutipes residue (FVR) on performance, antioxidant function, immunity, and intestinal flora of broilers.MethodsA total of 192 one-day-old three-yellow chickens were divided into four groups of 48 chickens per group, 6 replicates per group and 8 chickens per replicate. …”
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ORGANISING A «SERATA ITALIANA»: A PROJECT-BASED LEARNING EXPERIENCE WITH FLEMISH STUDENTS OF L2 ITALIAN by Elisa De Cristofaro, Irene Cenni, Emma Grootvelt

“…Gli studenti partecipanti sono stati incaricati della progettazione e realizzazione di un evento benefico a tema italiano per un pubblico non accademico, compito che ha richiesto la ricerca di sostegno da parte di sponsor e collaboratori italofoni, nonché l’uso di vari strumenti di project management. …”
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Inequalities in household overcrowding in an ethnically diverse urban population: a cross-sectional study using linked health and housing records by Marta Wilk, Gill Harper, Silvia Liverani, Nicola Firman, Paul Simon, Carol Dezateux

“…Our primary outcomes were overcrowding measures based on a bedroom standard and a space standard (space per person; m2). We examined household level associations of overcrowding with presence of children in the household before and after adjusting for household ethnicity and tenure. …”
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Managing Water-Ecosystem-Food Nexus using participatory approaches: insights from an innovative methodological approach developed in two Mediterranean areas by Dimitrios Malamataris, Vassilios Pisinaras, Alessandro Pagano, Valentina Baratella, Silvia Vanino, Manuel Bea, Konstantinos Babakos, Anna Chatzi, Stefano Fabiani, Raffaele Giordano, Petros Kafkias, Estrella López-Moya, Christina Papadaskalopoulou, Ivan Portoghese, Dimitris Tassopoulos, Andreas Panagopoulos

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An evaluation of financial losses due to lumpy skin disease outbreaks in dairy farms of northern Thailand by Wittawat Modethed, Khwanchai Kreausukon, Tawatchai Singhla, Kittikorn Boonsri, Kidsadagon Pringproa, Nattawooti Sthitmatee, Nattawooti Sthitmatee, Paramintra Vinitchaikul, Supitchaya Srisawang, Roderick Salvador, Simon Gubbins, Georgina Limon, Veerasak Punyapornwithaya, Veerasak Punyapornwithaya

“…In outbreak farms, the average total financial losses was 727.38 USD per farm, significantly higher than the 349.19 USD per farm observed in non-LSD outbreak farms. …”
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Mega-events and the climate: what’s the game? by David Gogishvili, Martin Müller

“…Although FIFA's range is smaller, its carbon intensity is significantly higher than of the Olympics, both per athlete and per million USD spent. Emissions are primarily driven by venue construction and spectator travel, highlighting the urgent need for systemic reductions. …”
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Incidence and Predictors of Later Epilepsy in Neonates with Encephalopathy: The Impact of Electrographic Seizures by Carol M. Stephens, Jacopo Proietti, Sean R. Mathieson, Vicki Livingstone, Brian McNamara, Niamh McSweeney, Olivia O'Mahony, Brian H. Walsh, Deirdre M. Murray, Geraldine B. Boylan

“…The overall incidence rate of epilepsy was 17.55 per 1000 person‐years (95% CI: 10.91 to 28.23). …”
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A Pragmatic Clinical Trial to Compare the Real-World Effectiveness of V-Go versus Standard Delivery of Insulin in Patients with Advanced Type 2 Diabetes by Mark J. Cziraky, Scott Abbott, Matt Nguyen, Kay Larholt, Elizabeth Apgar, Thomas Wasser, Poul Strange, Leon Shi, H. Courtenay Harrison, Beverly Everitt, Lynn Nowak

“…V-Go was more cost effective than STO ($24.02 per 1% drop in HbA1c vs $58.86, respectively). …”
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Heterogeneity in Seed Samples from Vineyards and Natural Habitats Along the Eurasian <i>Vitis vinifera</i> Range: Implications for Domestication and Hybridization by Diego Rivera, Javier Valera, David Maghradze, Maia Kikvadze, Anna Nebish, Rafael Ocete, Carlos Álvar Ocete, Claire Arnold, Emilio Laguna, Francisco Alcaraz, Diego José Rivera-Obón, Gianni Lovicu, Massimino Farci, Concepción Obón

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Lifetime quality of life and cost consequences of delays in endovascular treatment for acute ischaemic stroke: a cost-effectiveness analysis from a Singapore healthcare perspective by Mayank Goyal, Weiyi Ni, Deidre Anne De Silva, Yu Li Ng, Kelvin Tan, Wolfgang G Kunz

“…The resulting incremental NMB associated with receipt of EVT at the earlier time point is Singapore $39 827 (US$29 074) per patient at the willingness-to-pay threshold of Singapore $50 000. …”
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Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Primary Aldosteronism After Adrenalectomy or Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonist Treatment: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis by Chien‐Wei Huang, Tse‐Ying Huang, Ya‐Fei Yang, Li‐Yang Chang, Yu‐Kang Tu, Vin‐Cent Wu, Jui‐Yi Chen

“…Maintaining posttreatment plasma renin activity between 1.0 and 2.0 ng/mL per hour appears crucial for minimizing cardiovascular risk. …”
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DYNAMICS OF MISCARRIAGE AMONG THE FEMALE POPULATION OF FERTILE AGE IN UKRAINE AND IN LVIV REGION IN 2014-2021 by Nataliia Timchenko, Taras Gutor

“…The rates of spontaneous abortions per 1,000 women of fertile age in Lviv region were twice as low as in Ukraine. …”
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Cost of introducing and delivering malaria vaccine (RTS,S/AS01E) in areas of seasonal malaria transmission, Mali and Burkina Faso by Jean Bosco Ouédraogo, Alassane Dicko, Ranju Baral, Clint Pecenka, Halimatou Diawara, Fadima Yaya Bocoum, Ann Levin, Cynthia Lee, Fatoumata Koita, Rosemonde Guissou, Seydou Yabré, Seydou Traoré, Winthrop Morgan

“…Resource use data are informed by previous new vaccine introductions, supplemented with primary data from a sample of health facilities and administrative units.Findings At an assumed vaccine price of US $5 per dose, the economic cost per dose administered ranges between $7.73 and $8.68 (mass campaign), $7.04 and $7.38 (routine EPI) and $7.26 and $7.93 (mixed delivery). …”
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Urinary NGAL and RBP Are Biomarkers of Normoalbuminuric Renal Insufficiency in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Aimei Li, Bin Yi, Yan Liu, Jianwen Wang, Qing Dai, Yuxi Huang, Yan Chun Li, Hao Zhang

“…The patients were classified into two groups, NO-CKD (eGFR≥60 ml/min per 1.73 m2, n=165) and NA-DKD (eGFR<60 ml/min per 1.73 m2, n=44). …”
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Under-five mortality and its associated factors in sub-Saharan Africa: a multilevel analysis of recent demographic and health surveys data based on Bayesian approach by Atalay Liknaw Birhanie, Zemenu Tadesse Tessema, Bekalu Endalew, Koku Sisay Tamirat

“…Abstract Background An estimated 75.8 under-five deaths per 1000 live births occurred in sub-Saharan Africa. …”
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Therapeutic Effect of Yijinjing Rehabilitation Training Combined with Interference Current Therapy on Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis by XU Ming, LI Ya, QIN Shuang, LU Xiaoye, AI Kun, ZHANG Hong

“…Before and after treatment, visual analogue score (VAS) was used to evaluate the severity of pain; universal goniometer was used to measure the active range of motion (AROM); timed "up and go" test (TUGT) was used to evaluate the functional walking ability; Western Ontario and McMaster University Arthritis Index (WOMAC) score was used to evaluate knee function; and Berg balance scale (BBS) and balance function test system were used to evaluate balance function (left and right swing index, center of gravity track length, track rectangular area, track peripheral area, and track length per unit area with eyes open or closed).ResultsCompared with that before treatment, TUGT, pain, stiffness and physical function scores and total score of WOMAC, left and right swing index, center of gravity track length, track rectangular area and track peripheral area with eyes open or closed in both groups after treatment decreased significantly, the proportion of low VAS score (0-2 points), the maximum AROM, the BBS score and track length per unit area with eyes open or closed increased significantly, and the differences were statistically significant (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05). …”
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