Vaginal Dysbiosis in Infertility: A Comparative Analysis Between Women with Primary and Secondary Infertility by Iliana Alejandra Cortés-Ortíz, Gustavo Acosta-Altamirano, Rafael Nambo-Venegas, Jesús Alejandro Pineda-Migranas, Oscar Giovanni Ríos-Hernández, Eduardo García-Moncada, Alejandra Yareth Bonilla-Cortés, Mónica Sierra-Martínez, Juan Carlos Bravata-Alcántara

“…Results: Analysis revealed a positive correlation between increased age and the likelihood of primary infertility, as well as a negative correlation with secondary infertility. …”
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Deep Lateral Wall Partial Rim-Sparing Orbital Decompression with Ultrasonic Bone Removal for Treatment of Thyroid-Related Orbitopathy by Álvaro Bengoa-González, Alicia Galindo-Ferreiro, Enrique Mencía-Gutiérrez, Hortensia Sánchez-Tocino, Agustín Martín-Clavijo, María-Dolores Lago-Llinás

“…There was a female preponderance with 26 patients (74.2%), and the mean age ± standard deviation was 52.6 ± 13.9 years. …”
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Correlation between Quantitative 13C-Urea Breath Test and Helicobacter pylori Treatment Success in a Population-Based Cohort by Doron Boltin, Zohar Levi, Tsachi Tsadok Perets, Hemda Schmilovitz-Weiss, Rachel Gingold-Belfer, Ram Dickman, Iris Dotan

“…A total of 94,590 subjects (36.1% male, age 28.5 ± 6.0 years) who underwent a first-time C13-UBT during the study period were included. …”
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Quality of Life and Clinical Evaluation of Calcaneoplasty with a Balloon System for Calcaneal Fracture at 5 Years of Follow-Up by Giuseppe Maccagnano, Giovanni Noia, Giuseppe Danilo Cassano, Antonio Luciano Sarni, Raffaele Quitadamo, Costantino Stigliani, Francesco Liuzza, Raffaele Vitiello, Vito Pesce

“…We retrospectively examined 20 patients (mean age was 54.5), all undergoing minimally invasive calcaneoplasty surgery at our Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology between 2012 and 2016. …”
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Environmental and health risk assessment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and toxic elements in the red sea using Monte Carlo simulation by F. Alshaima Sayed, Mohamed Hamdy Eid, Ahmed M. El-Sherbeeny, Gouda Ismail Abdel-Gawad, Essam A. Mohamed, Mostafa R. Abukhadra

“…Most water samples displayed CR values exceeding 1 × 10–4 for Cd, Cr, and Pb, indicating vulnerability to carcinogenic effects in both age groups. Monte Carlo simulations reinforced these findings, revealing a significant carcinogenic impact on children and adults. …”
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Assessment of Learning Styles of First-year Medical Students’ using VARK 8.02 Model Questionnaire: A Cross-sectional Study by Senthil Ganesh P Kannappan, Ravichandran Doraisamy, Vijayakumar Jagadesan

“…Results: A total of 125 students participated in the present study. Participants’ age ranged from 18 to 22 years, with 37% being male and 63% female. …”
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Patients’ perceived involvement in clinical decision-making and associated factors among adult patients admitted at Jimma Medical Center, Oromia, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study... by Yonas Gurmu Dugasa, Keneni Dina Dibera, Wadu Wolancho Debancho, Gadisa Bekele Bedada

“…Collaborative autonomy preferences, high educational levels, long length of hospital stay, high health literacy level and patients in the older age group were among the factors significantly associated with respondents’ adequate perceived involvement in clinical decision-making. …”
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Elevated resting heart rate in adolescent men and risk of heart failure and cardiomyopathy by Martin Lindgren, Josefina Robertson, Martin Adiels, Maria Schaufelberger, Maria Åberg, Kjell Torén, Margda Waern, N. David Åberg, Annika Rosengren

“…Methods and results We performed a nation‐wide, register‐based cohort study of all Swedish men enrolled for conscription in 1968–2005 (n = 1 008 363; mean age = 18.3 years). RHR and arterial blood pressure were measured together with anthropometrics as part of the enlistment protocol. …”
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Emotion regulation-based internet-delivered cognitive behavioural therapy for premenstrual dysphoric disorder: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial in Sweden by Filipa Sampaio, Alkistis Skalkidou, Gerhard Andersson, Cornelia Weise, Johanna M. Hoppe, Maria Kleinstaeuber, Johan Vegelius, Erika Comasco, Maria Gröndal, Elisavet Kaltsouni, Felicia Sundström, Monica Buhrman

“…Introduction Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) is a cyclic mood disorder affecting around 2%–5% of women of reproductive age. Pharmacological interventions exist, but many patients with PMDD experience residual symptoms, discontinue medications or refrain from them due to side effects. …”
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Effect of dietary supplementation of Lawsonia inermis and Acacia nilotica extract on growth performance, intestinal histopathology, and antioxidant status of broiler chickens chall... by Fares A. Eldeeb, Enas A. Noseer, Shimaa Abdelazeem, Esraa Ali, Asmaa W. Basher, M. A. A. Abdalla, Hytham H. Ibrahim

“…The birds were challenged with Eimeria species orally on day 14 of age. Group 1B was unchallenged, and Group 2 A was challenged with coccidiosis and both were fed the basic diet without additives. …”
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Oral lesions and disorders and their prevalence arising from the use of illicit drugs in a prison population. by Marta Relvas, Luciana Rocha, Paulo Rompante, Filomena Salazar, Luís Monteiro, Ana Sofia Vinhas, Maria Gonçalves

“…Methods: A cross-sectional observational study was conducted involving 91 male inmates aged 25-75 years (mean age 41.14 ± 8.98), from Paços de Ferreira Prison. …”
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The economic burden of breast cancer in western Iran: a cross-sectional cost-of-illness study by Banafsheh Darvishi Teli, Meysam Behzadifar, Mania Beiranvand, Aziz Rezapour, Seyed Jafar Ehsanzadeh, Samad Azari, Ahad Bakhtiari, Payam Haghighatfard, Mariano Martini, Maryam Saran, Masoud Behzadifar

“…Results The study analyzed 525 patients with an average age of 42.74 ± 11.75 years. The total economic burden of breast cancer was estimated at $5,394,409.13, with a mean of $10,275.07 per patient. …”
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Association of composite dietary antioxidant index with circadian syndrome: evidence from NHANES by Chen Chen, Chenyu Zhao, Hongyu Jin, Zhiping Jiang, Wei Wang, Wen-Yang Li

“…Additionally, restricted cubic spline (RCS) regression was employed to investigate potential nonlinear correlations.ResultsAmong 11,048 subjects included (mean age 47.57 years), 2,733 (weighted prevalence = 22.13%) were reported to have CircS. …”
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Meckel’s Diverticulum Diagnosed by Balloon-Assisted Enteroscopy: A Multicenter Report from the Taiwan Association for the Study of Small Intestinal Diseases (TASSID) by Jen-Wei Chou, Chen-Shuan Chung, Tien-Yu Huang, Chia-Hung Tu, Chen-Wang Chang, Chung-Hsin Chang, Yen-Po Wang, Wen-Hung Hsu, Hsu-Heng Yen, Chia-Jung Kuo, Chiao-Hsiung Chuang, Ching-Pin Lin, Tzung-Jiun Tsai, Ming-Yao Su, Horng-Yuan Wang, Deng-Chyang Wu, Cheng-Tang Chiu

“…A total of 55 patients with MD were enrolled (46 males and 9 females). The mean age at diagnosis was 34.1 years. Overt gastrointestinal bleeding (87.3%) was the primary indication for BAE, followed by abdominal pain (9.1%), suspected small bowel tumor (1.8%), and Crohn’s disease follow-up (1.8%). …”
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Global seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in pregnant women: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Nader Salari, Avijeh Rahimi, Hosna Zarei, Amir Abdolmaleki, Shabnam Rasoulpoor, Shamarina Shohaimi, Masoud Mohammadi

“…This value mostly depends on the individual's age, lifestyle, and disease awareness regarding toxoplasmosis in pregnant women. …”
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Prognostic Accuracy of the Quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment for Outcomes Among Patients with Trauma in the Emergency Department: A Comparison with the Modified Early Warni... by Min Woo Kang, Seo Young Ko, Sung Wook Song, Woo Jeong Kim, Young Joon Kang, Kyeong Won Kang, Hyun Soo Park, Chang Bae Park, Jeong Ho Kang, Ji Hwan Bu, Sung Kgun Lee

“…We excluded patients under the age of 18 years and unknown outcomes. We calculated the qSOFA, the Modified Early Warning Score (mEWS), Revised Trauma Score (RTS), and Injury Severity Score (ISS) based on patients’ initial vital signs and assessments performed in the emergency department (ED). …”
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High HDL-C and high LDL-C are risk factors of pterygium in a population-based cross-sectional study in Southern China: the Dongguan Eye Study by Liang Zhang, Min Zhang, Ying Cui, Lixin Zhang, Guanrong Zhang, Qingyang Liu, Haike Guo, Qianli Meng, Siwen Zang, Chun-Han Lo, Yanlei Chen, Jin Zeng

“…The ORs for HDL-C or LDL-C with pterygium were significantly greater in participants aged 40–49 years than those aged 50 years or above (P for interaction <0.001). …”
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ChatGPT’s Attitude, Knowledge, and Clinical Application in Geriatrics Practice and Education: Exploratory Observational Study by Huai Yong Cheng

“…ConclusionsThis study suggests that ChatGPT can be a valuable supplemental tool in geriatrics, offering reliable information with less age bias, robust geriatrics knowledge, and comprehensive recommendations for managing 2 common geriatric syndromes (polypharmacy and falls) that are consistent with evidence from guidelines, systematic reviews, and other types of studies. …”
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Differences and analogies in thyroid cancer discovered incidentally or by thyroid-related screening: a multicenter study by Laura Croce, Rosaria Maddalena Ruggeri, Camilla Virili, Carlo Cappelli, Marsida Teliti, Pietro Costa, Spyridon Chytiris, Antonio Nicocia, Francesca Coperchini, Maria Flavia Bagaglini, Flavia Magri, Alfredo Campennì, Mario Rotondi

“…Measurements: Data on pre-surgery reasons leading to TC diagnosis, age, sex, BMI, presence of cardiometabolic comorbidities and non-thyroid cancer were collected. …”
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Machine learning-based plasma metabolomics for improved cirrhosis risk stratification by Jingru Song, Ziwei Gao, Liqun Lai, Jie Zhang, Binbin Liu, Yi Sang, Siqi Chen, Jiachen Qi, Yujun Zhang, Huang Kai, Wei Ye

“…Several metabolites showed an independent association with cirrhosis events (68 out of 168 metabolites after adjustment for age and sex, and 21 out of 168 metabolites after full adjustment). …”
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