Seroprevalence, incidence estimates, and environmental risk factors for dengue, chikungunya, and Zika infection amongst children living in informal urban settlements in Indonesia a... by Joelle I. Rosser, John J. Openshaw, Audrie Lin, Ruzka R. Taruc, Autiko Tela, Nursehang Tamodding, Nurul Pausi Emelia Abdullah, Murni Amiruddin, Esra Buyukcangaz, S. Fiona Barker, Amelia Turagabeci, Ansariadi, Karin Leder, Isra Wahid, on behalf of the RISE Consortium

“…We used a catalytic model using seroprevalence and mean age to estimate annual incidence of dengue in each country. …”
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Correction of insulin resistance in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease under the influence of recovery treatment by O.I. Lemko, N.V. Vantiukh, D.V. Reshetar, S.V. Lukashchuk

“…Among them 60 patients were convalescents after COVID-19. The average age of patients was 60,3±1,71 years and duration of COPD – 14,2±0,89 years. …”
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Exploring clinicians’ perspectives on the ‘Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injury Care Bundle’ national quality improvement programme: a qualitative study by Ipek Gurol-Urganci, Nick Sevdalis, Edward Morris, Posy Bidwell, Ranee Thakar, James M Harris, Louise Silverton, Alexandra Hellyer, Robert Freeman, Vivienne Novis

“…The majority were female and the mean age was 36.5 years.Results Four main themes emerged: ‘Implementation strategies’, ‘Opportunities to use the OASI Care Bundle’, ‘Does current practice need to change?’ …”
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Early weight gain after stopping smoking: a predictor of overall large weight gain? A single-site retrospective cohort study by Alexandra Pankova, Eva Kralikova, Kamila Zvolska, Lenka Stepankova, Milan Blaha, Petra Ovesna, Paul Aveyard

“…We examined whether early large postcessation weight gain predicts overall large weight gain.Design Retrospective cohort study.Setting Primary care setting—smoking cessation centre in Prague, Czech Republic.Participants Out of 3537 patients treated between 2005 and 2013, 1050 were continuous abstainers (verified by carbon monoxide measurement) at 1-year follow-up and formed the cohort of the current report. 48.7% were women (n=511) with the mean age of 46 (±14.4) years.Methods In this retrospective cohort study, all patients underwent usual tobacco dependence treatment using evidence-based methods. …”
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Clinical and Epidemiological Characteristics of <i>Staphylococcus caprae</i> Infections in Catalonia, Spain by Javier Díez de los Ríos, María Navarro, Judit Serra-Pladevall, Sònia Molinos, Emma Puigoriol, Noemi Párraga-Niño, Glòria Pedemonte-Parramón, Luisa Pedro-Botet, Óscar Mascaró, Esteban Reynaga

“…Over the study period, altogether 31 cases of <i>S. caprae</i> infection were identified, with most (23) of these cases occurring in the second half of the period (2017–2023). The mean age of patients was 58.87 ± 20.65 years, and 58.1% were males. …”
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THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENCE AND THE FATE OF A SCIENTIST (FOLLOWING GENETICS) by Jonas Rubikas

“…After obtaining a particular degree, a declination of the world line appears with the age and absence of renovation of methodology, if the scientist remains in the laboratory as a working person; this is the natural manner of the delta increase. …”
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Efficacy of Endoscopic Radiofrequency Ablation for Treatment of Reflux Hypersensitivity: A Study Based on Rome IV Criteria by Yuan-Xi Jiang, Zhi-Yu Dong, Jun-Wen Wang, Ying Chen, Hui-Hui Sun, Shu-Chang Xu

“…A total of 22 reflux hypersensitivity patients were enrolled (14 males, median age 50.0 years). A significant improvement in symptom scores (heartburn, regurgitation, and chest pain) was noted at 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months (P<0.001). …”
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Impact of distress and anxiety due to COVID-19 on digital addictions in university students in the third wave period  [version 2; peer review: 3 approved] by Yovana Pardavé-Livia, Armando Martínez-Portillo, Evelyn Barboza-Navarro, Luz Elizabeth Mayorga-Falcón, Walter Capa-Luque, Catalina Bello-Vidal, Aldo Bazán-Ramírez, Edmundo Hervias-Guerra

“…A total of 802 students from public and private universities residing in the city of Lima and Callao (Peru), with a mean age of 21.68 (SD = 3.11), selected by convenience sampling, participated in the study. …”
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Evaluation of the Performance of an Ocular Surface Modulator Containing ST-Lysyal Versus Hyaluronic Acid Eyedrops in Patients with Dry Eye Disease: A Pilot Study by Stefano Barabino, Andrea Rosa, Sara Marini, Carlo Domenico Bianchi, Maurizio Rolando

“…Results Twelve patients in the T-Lys group and 15 in the control group completed the study (mean age 67 ± 11 years). T-Lys treatment resulted in significant improvements from baseline (V0) to 2 months (V2) in symptoms assessed by visual analogue scale (T-Lys: 4.58 ± 2.57 mm at V0, 2.92 ± 1.38 mm at V2, p < 0.05; control: 5.13 ± 2.29 mm at V0, 5.3 ± 2.4 mm at V2), T-BUT (T-Lys: 2.58 ± 1.31 s at V0, 3.58 ± 1.37 s at V2, p < 0.05; control: 3.07 ± 1.43 s at V0, 3 ± 1.13 s at V2), and corneal staining (T-Lys: 2.16 ± 4.17 at V0, 1.41 ± 3.70 at V2, p < 0.05; control: 1.4 ± 2.19 at V0, 1.4 ± 2.16 at V2). …”
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Performance and intestinal health of piglets in the nursery phase subjected to diets with condensed black wattle (Acacia mearnsii) tannin by Kelly Lais de Souza, Cleandro Pazinato Dias, Marco Aurélio Callegari, André Friderichs, Alcides Oliver Sencio Paes, Rafael Humberto de Carvalho, Caio Abércio da Silva

“…Methods A total of 200 PIC piglets that were 22 days old and weighed 6.0±0.9 kg were subjected to four treatments in the nursery phase (22 to 64 days of age): CONTR (control diet); ENR+ZnO (control diet + 10 mg/kg of enramycin + 2,500 mg/kg of zinc oxide during the first 21 days); BUT (control diet + 900 mg/kg of sodium butyrate) and TAN (control diet + 2,000 mg/kg of condensed tannin). …”
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Trends in the utilisation of maternal and child healthcare services from the public and private health sectors in India, 2005–2021: an analysis of cross-sectional survey data by Niranjan Saggurti, Rajib Acharya, Abhishek Kumar, Anchal Purbey, Arupendra Mozumdar, Punit Mishra

“…Market sustainability of key MCH indicators was assessed by level of MCH services and subsidisation.Participants 36 850, 190 898 and 176 843 ever-married women aged 15–49 years, 4440, 22 500 and 15 334 children under 5 years of age with diarrhoea before the survey, and 2552, 6960 and 6117 children with symptoms of acute respiratory infections (ARI) in NFHS 2005–2006, 2015–2016 and 2019–2021, respectively.Outcome measures The study used three maternal healthcare indicators: women had four or more antenatal care (ANC) visits, had institutional delivery, and received postnatal care (PNC); and two child healthcare indicators: care seeking for ARI and diarrhoea.Results In India, utilisation of maternal healthcare services increased over the last 15 years: four or more ANC visits increased from 37% to 58% and PNC of mothers increased from 33% to 78% between 2005–2006 and 2019–2021. …”
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Effects of upper extremity blood flow restriction training on muscle strength and hypertrophy: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Jiapeng Jing, Jiapeng Jing, Qinzhi Zheng, Qinzhi Zheng, Hongfei Dong, Yan Wang, Peiji Wang, Di Fan, Zhuo Xu

“…Our study shows that the effect of LL-BFRT on upper extremity muscle is limited by age and region. It is necessary to formulate reasonable exercise programs according to the characteristics of different demographic groups.Systematic Review Registrationhttps://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/, identifier CRD42024555514.…”
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A rare intersection: squamous cell carcinoma of the tonsil and the anti-TIF1 syndrome masquerade by Manush Sondhi, Megan Lear, Saleha Dar, Madiha Tariq

“…Further evaluation indicated signs of dermatomyositis, and laboratory tests revealed anti-TIF1 antibodies, prompting further investigation. The patient underwent age-appropriate cancer screening, and due to a known association with malignancy, a positron emission scan was ordered, detecting increased activity in the right tonsil. …”
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A novel intraoperative Esophagus-Sparing Anastomotic Narrowing Revision (ESANR) technique for patients who underwent esophagojejunostomy: three case reports and a review of the lit... by Jian Zhou, Zhenhong Wang, Guobiao Chen, Yi Li, Min Cai, Fathima Shifly Pannikkodan, Xiangzhi Qin, Dan Bai, Zhenbing Lv, Lei Gong, Yunhong Tian

“…Data on the number of patients, sex, age, type of anastomosis, treatment, and outcomes were collected. …”
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Prevalence and Associated Factors of Hypertension among Women in Southern Ghana: Evidence from 2014 GDHS by Cyprian Issahaku Dorgbetor, Kwamena Sekyi Dickson, Edward Kwabena Ameyaw, Kenneth Setorwu Adde

“…Prevalence of hypertension among women in southern Ghana was 16%. Women aged 40–44 years (aOR = 8.04, CI = 4.88–13.25) and 45–49 years (aOR = 13.20, CI = 7.96–21.89] had the highest odds of hypertension relative to women aged 15–19 years. …”
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The performance of a machine learning model in predicting accelerometer-derived walking speed by Aleksej Logacjov, Tonje Pedersen Ludvigsen, Kerstin Bach, Atle Kongsvold, Mats Flaaten, Tom Ivar Lund Nilsen, Paul Jarle Mork

“…Methods: Twenty-four adults (mean age [SD, range] 36.1 [11.9, 23–62] years) participated in the study. …”
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Increasing and maintaining rates of standardized depression screening in youth with childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus in a pediatric rheumatology clinic by Emily Datyner, Jodi Dingle, Victoria Newsome, Lisa H. Buckley, Natasha Belsky, Seungweon Park, Manda Mitchell, Brooke Fine, Barron Patterson, T. Brent Graham, Alaina Davis

“…Methods Patients with cSLE 12 years of age or older seen for routine follow-up at our pediatric rheumatology clinic from September 16, 2019, through December 30, 2022, were offered the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 modified for adolescents (PHQ-A) to screen for depressive symptoms. …”
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Drivers of Palliative Care and Hospice Use Among Patients With Advanced Lung Cancer by Megan C. Edmonds, Melissa Mazor, Mayuri Jain, Lihua Li, Marsha Augustin, José Morillo, Olivia S. Allen, Amina Avril, Juan P. Wisnivesky, Cardinale B. Smith

“…Results Ninety‐nine of the enrolled participants had a mean age of 64 years. Minority patients were more likely to receive a palliative care referral (p < 0.001) and attend a consult (p = 0.003). …”
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Hubungan Tingkat Pengetahuan Ibu tentang Gizi dengan Kejadian Obesitas Anak di SD Islam Al-Azhar 32 Padang by Merisya ., Eryati Darwin, Detty Iryani

“…Hasil uji statitik didapatkan bahwa tidak terdapat hubungan bermakna antara pengetahuan gizi ibu dengan kejadian obesitas (p = 0.323)<br />Kata kunci: obesitas anak, pengetahuan ibu, gizi</p><p>Abstract<br />Obesity is a disorder that is marked by excessive accumulation of body fat. Age group 6-12 years is one group that is at risk of childhood obesity. …”
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Skeletal Site-Specific Lipid Profile and Hematopoietic Progenitors of Bone Marrow Adipose Tissue in Patients Undergoing Primary Hip Arthroplasty by Drenka Trivanović, Marko Vujačić, Aleksandra Arsić, Tamara Kukolj, Milica Rajković, Nikola Bogosavljević, Zoran Baščarević, Mirjana Maljković Ružičić, Jovana Kovačević, Aleksandra Jauković

“…BMAT undergoes metabolic and cellular adaptations with age and disease, being a source of potential biomarkers. …”
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