Scapular Angiomatoid Fibrous Histiocytoma with EWSR1-CREB1 Fusion in an Adult Patient by Hiroshi Kobayashi, Naohiro Makise, Aya Shinozaki-Ushiku, Yuki Ishibashi, Masachika Ikegami, Shinji Kohsaka, Tetsuo Ushiku, Katsutoshi Oda, Kiyoshi Miyagawa, Hiroyuki Aburatani, Hiroyuki Mano, Sakae Tanaka

“…There have been a few reports of AFH arising from sites other than soft tissue, including bone, and unusual site and age make it difficult to diagnose this rare tumor. …”
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Outcomes following intradetrusor onabotulinumtoxinA in a national cohort of nursing home residents by Leo D. Dreyfuss, Farnoosh Nik‐Ahd, Lufan Wang, Abigail Shatkin‐Margolis, Kenneth Covinsky, W. John Boscardin, Anne M. Suskind

“…Results OnabotulinumtoxinA injections were performed in 1683 NH residents. Mean age was 78.2 years, 74% were female and 22.8% had an indwelling urinary catheter at baseline. …”
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Diagnostic Accuracy of Procalcitonin for Bacterial Infection in Liver Failure: A Meta-Analysis by Xinchun He, Liang Chen, Haiou Chen, Yuqing Feng, Baining Zhu, Caixia Yang

“…Furthermore, the metaregression analysis of PCT study design, bacterial infection site, and mean age displayed that the P values were >0.05. The combined sensitivity was 0.77 (95% CI = 0.54–0.90), the combined specificity was 0.76 (95% CI = 0.70–0.82), the combined positive likelihood ratio was 3.25 (95% CI = 2.33–4.52), the combined negative likelihood ratio was 0.30 (95% CI = 0.14–0.67), and the combined AUC was 0.80 (95% CI = 0.76–0.83). …”
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Brewed for Performance: Caffeine’s Impact on Nutrition, Endurance and Strength in Sports by Michał Janiszewski, Marcin Komorowski, Rafał Kaczorowski, Jaromir Hunia, Jonasz Jurek, Alicja Kapciak, Julia Górny, Aleksandra Pelczarska, Tomasz Forenc

“…Individual responses to caffeine vary widely due to factors like genetics, age, and lifestyle habits, such as smoking and diet. …”
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Synovial fluid leukocytes as diagnostic marker in periprosthetic shoulder infection by Stefan Köppe, Daniel Karczewski, MD, Rony-Orijit Dey Hazra, MD, Alp Paksoy, MD, Agahan Hayta, MD, Doruk Akgün, MD

“…Results: 35 cases with an average age of 71 years (43% male) were included in our study. …”
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Predictive modeling to evaluate long-term treatment effectiveness of darvadstrocel in patients with complex perianal fistulas in Crohn’s disease by Chitra Karki, Gary Hantsbarger, Erika Turkstra, Elisabetta Fenu, Ken Genenz, Inmaculada Gilaberte, Julián Panés

“…Patients in ADMIRE-CD and PREFACE were similar in age (median [interquartile range, IQR], 36 [20.0] versus 36 [22.0] years, respectively) and gender (males, 54% and 52%, respectively). …”
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Risk factors for cardio-cerebrovascular events among patients undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis and their association with serum magnesium by Penglei Li, Tiegang Lv, Liping Xu, Wenlu Yu, Yuanyuan Lu, Yuanyuan Li, Jian Hao

“…Univariate regression analysis identified age, C-reactive protein (CRP), red cell volume distribution width standard deviation, red cell volume distribution width corpuscular volume, serum albumin, serum potassium, serum sodium, serum chlorine, serum magnesium, and serum uric acid as risk factors for cardio-cerebrovascular events. …”
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Residue depletion profile and withdrawal interval estimation of ivermectin in eggs following topical administration of injectable ivermectin to domestic chickens (Gallus domesticus... by Melissa A. Mercer, Jennifer L. Davis, Scott E. Wetzlich, Maaike O. Clapham, Lisa A. Tell

“…IntroductionTopical ivermectin is commonly prescribed extra-label for the control of mite infestations in backyard chicken flocks in the US.MethodsDomestic laying hens (n = 8; 78 weeks of age, weight 1.7–2.2 kg) were administered injectable ivermectin solution topically over the jugular vein (0.4 mg/kg every 7 days for 2 doses). …”
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Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Among Future Healthcare Workers in Serbia by Nemanja Maletin, Nikola Denda, Ana Ljubičić, Radmila Velicki, Aleksandra Patić, Zoran Golušin, Tihomir Dugandžija, Vladimir Petrović, Mioljub Ristić, Vladimir Vuković

“…Results: A total of 1760 students were included, of which 78% were female, with an average age of 21 years. Students who participated in prior HPV education) demonstrated significantly higher knowledge (81.92% vs. 65.60%, <i>p</i> < 0.001) and were more likely to recommend the vaccine to patients (89.91% vs. 82.99%, <i>p</i> < 0.001). …”
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Time in Range, as a Novel Metric of Glycemic Control, Is Reversely Associated with Presence of Diabetic Cardiovascular Autonomic Neuropathy Independent of HbA1c in Chinese Type 2 D... by Qingyu Guo, Pu Zang, Shaoying Xu, Wenjing Song, Zhen Zhang, Chunyan Liu, Zhanhong Guo, Jing Chen, Bin Lu, Ping Gu, Jiaqing Shao

“…The logistic regression was applied to analyze the relationship between TIR and CAN by adjusting for the age, duration of diabetes, sex, lipid situation, serum creatinine, body mass index, blood pressure, HbA1c (%), and other glycemic variability (GV) metrics. …”
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Estimation of radiation doses of population residing nearby area of uranium ore mining and processing in Kazakhstan by tooth enamel EPR spectroscopy by Kassym Zhumadilov, Alexander Ivannikov, Murat Kassymzhanov, Assel Bagramova, Issa Zhantore, Sarsenova Samal, Valeriy Stepanenko, Artem Khailov, Masaharu Hoshi

“…Accumulated radiation EPR doses in enamel were assessed for 96 teeth samples.From the measured values of EPR doses and the age of tooth enamel since its formation, the individual annual EPR dose rates (DR) were determined with average value of 1.75 ± 0.46 mGy/year corresponding to the hourly DR of 0.20 ± 0.05 µGy/hour (here and below after ± sign the error of the mean is shown). …”
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Spectrum, Pattern, and Clinical Outcomes of Adult Emergency Department Admissions in Selected Hospitals of Western Ethiopia: A Hospital-Based Prospective Study by Ashenafi Habte Woyessa, Birhanu Yadecha Dibaba, Getahun Fetensa Hirko, Thanasekaran Palanichamy

“…Finally, the consecutive sampling technique was utilized to recruit the study participants. Results. The mean age of the patients admitted to emergency departments (EDs) of the selected hospitals was 34.98 years. …”
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Efficacy of Olmesartan/Amlodipine Single‐Pill Combination on 24‐h Mean Systolic Blood Pressure Measured by Ambulatory Monitoring in Non‐Responders to Valsartan or Candesartan Monot... by Woo‐Baek Chung, Sang‐Hyun Ihm, Yun‐Seok Choi, Ho‐Joong Youn

“…Isolated systolic hypertension (ISH) is the most prevalent form of hypertension in middle‐aged and elderly individuals. Patients aged over 55 years who did not achieve the target systolic blood pressure (SBP < 140 mmHg) with valsartan 80 mg or candesartan 8 mg for at least 4 weeks were included. …”
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Development and Validation of a Routine Electronic Health Record-Based Delirium Prediction Model for Surgical Patients Without Dementia: Retrospective Case-Control Study by Emma Holler, Christina Ludema, Zina Ben Miled, Molly Rosenberg, Corey Kalbaugh, Malaz Boustani, Sanjay Mohanty

“…MethodsWe identified all surgical encounters from 2014 to 2021 for patients aged 50 years and older who underwent an operation requiring general anesthesia, with a length of stay of at least 1 day at 3 Indiana hospitals. …”
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Preoperative Cardiac Variables of Diastolic Dysfunction and Clinical Outcomes in Lung Transplant Recipients by Ajay Yadlapati, Joseph P. Lynch, Rajan Saggar, David Ross, John A. Belperio, Stephen Weigt, Abbas Ardehali, Tristan Grogan, Eric H. Yang, Jamil Aboulhosn

“…Out of 111 patients, 62 were male (56%) and average age was 54.0 ± 10.5 years. Traditional echocardiographic Doppler variables of abnormal diastolic function, including A′>E′ and A>E, did not predict adverse events (P=0.49). …”
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Efecto de una intervención Act sobre la resistencia aeróbica y evitación experiencial en marchistas / Effect of an ACT Intervention on Aerobic Endurance and Experiential Avoidance... by María Clara Rodríguez-Salazar, Ángela Patricia Valero-Ballesteros

“…The sample consisted of ten walkers of either sex, with an average age of 16.70 years, and a range between 15 and 20 years old, belonging to the Bogotá Athletics League. …”
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Cross-Sectional Relationship between Carotid-Femoral Pulse Wave Velocity and Biomarkers in Vascular-Related Diseases by Jinbo Liu, Kuanting Wang, Huan Liu, Hongwei Zhao, Wei Huang, Na Zhao, Lihong Li, Hongyu Wang

“…Multivariate analysis showed that pulse pressure, age, fasting plasma glucose, diastolic blood pressure, body mass index, and Log UAE were independent associating factors of CFPWV in all subjects (β = 0.334, p<0.001; β = 0.333, p<0.001; β = 0.126, p=0.004; β = 0.137, p=0.003; β = −0.142, p=0.002; and β = 0.098, p=0.031). …”
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Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte and Platelet-to-Lymphocyte Ratios in Nondialysis Chronic Kidney Patients by Gysllene M. C. Brito, Andrea M. M. Fontenele, Erika Cristina R. L. Carneiro, Iara Antonia L. Nogueira, Tamires B. Cavalcante, André A. M. Vale, Sally Cristina M. Monteiro, Natalino Salgado Filho

“…The participants were categorized into two groups: with inflammation (n = 64) and without inflammation (n = 21). The mean age was 61.43 ± 14.63 y. The NLR and PLR values were significantly different between the groups with and without inflammation (p=0.045and p=0.004, respectively). …”
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Comparison of In Vitro Fertilization Outcomes between Normal and T-Shaped Uteri, Diagnosed by Hysterosalpingography in Women with infertility: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Fattaneh Pahlavan, Shohreh Irani, Mehri Mashayekhi, Samira Vesali, Fatemeh Niknejad, Firoozeh Ahmadi, Narges Bagheri-Lankarani

“…Using the Chi-square test, the success rate of IVF in those groups was compared.Results: Of 468 cases, 91 cases had T-shaped uterus and 377 cases had normal uterus. The mean age of patients was34 ± 3. The frequency of positive chemical pregnancy in the T-shaped uterus group was 42.9%, but 48% in the normaluterus group. …”
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Screening for retinopathy of prematurity in China: a five-year cohort study in seven screening centers by Yusheng Zhong, Xiacheng Lin, Yating Yang, Liying He, Na Li, Jun Lu, Yu Zhou, Rong Zhang, Yacong Wang, Zhongyu Zhang, Mochi Yang, Hong Yin, Mingwei Zhao, Xiaoxin Li, Jianhong Liang, Yong Cheng

“…Examinations were carried out in accordance with the ROP guidelines in 2014: infants with a gestational age (GA)<32 weeks and/or birth weight (BW)<2000 g, or infants who were suspected to be at risk of ROP. …”
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