Health-Related Quality of Life and Its Influencing Factors in Patients with Hepatitis B: A Cross-Sectional Assessment in Southeastern China by Ping Chen, Fen Zhang, Yiqun Shen, Yubo Cai, Chaolei Jin, Yan Li, Mingmin Tu, Weizhen Zhang, Yu Wang, Shi-Feng Zhang, Jiangyun Wang, Lanjuan Li

“…In our HB patient cohort, disease stage and income level were the factors most associated with HRQoL variables; age, education level, and marital status were, each, also significantly associated with some HRQoL variables in patients with HB in our study (p<0.05 or p<0.01). …”
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Developing and testing the feasibility of a theory-based brief counseling intervention to promote physical activity in breast cancer survivors enrolled in the PAC-WOMAN trial by Sofia Franco, Eliana V. Carraça, Inês Nobre, Bruno Rodrigues, Vítor Ilharco, Lea Kahlert, Marlene N. Silva

“…Results Twelve women (mean age 55.9 ± 6.7 years) participated. Implementation monitoring indicated that the intervention was feasible. …”
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Survival trends of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support for pediatric emergency patients in regional and metropolitan areas in Japan by Noriyuki Kaku, Wakato Matsuoka, Kentaro Ide, Takaaki Totoki, Katsuki Hirai, Soichi Mizuguchi, Kanako Higashi, Kenichi Tetsuhara, Hazumu Nagata, Satoshi Nakagawa, Yasuyuki Kakihana, Akira Shiose, Shouichi Ohga

“…The clinical outcomes of patients of ≤15 years of age who received ECMO during 2010–2019 were investigated, targeting the survival and performance at discharge from intensive care units (ICUs), using medical charts. …”
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Call for Papers: Constitutions and Intergenerational Justice by IF and FRFG

“…Thomas Paine sided with Jefferson and formulated the following famous sentence: ‘Every age and generation must be as free to act for itself in all cases as the ages and generations which preceded it.’ …”
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Presentation of knowledge sharing model in Bank Maskan Iran by Maryam Firoozi, ahmad vedadi, alireza Amirkabiri

“…Realization of knowledge management, sharing and documenting it in financial and banking organizations is one of the basic needs of today's knowledge-oriented society. In the current age, which is called the age of knowledge, organizations are witnessing environments that are becoming more dynamic and challenging day by day, and consider intangible and spiritual capital, called knowledge, as an important and vital factor (Firouzi & Feyzi, 2017). …”
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Petrology of Oligocene Lalehzar igneous rocks in the southeast of Saveh-Naein-Jiroft magmatic belt by Fatemeh Sepidbar, Bahareh Borouzi Niyat

“…Concordia diagram and the best age obtained from U-Pb data were shown in Figure 6. …”
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Evidence-based incorporation of key parameters into MELD score for acute-on-chronic liver failure by Jing Liu, Tao Li, Yi Zhou, Yuanyuan Chen, Hai Li, Yan Huang, Jing Li, Yu Shi, Xin Zheng, Yanhang Gao, Xinxin Liu, Weituo Zhang, Shan Yin, Xia Yu, Jifang Sheng, Zhiwei Li, Feng Liu, Guohong Deng, Jinjun Chen, Zhongji Meng, Zhiping Qian, Xiaobo Lu, Wenyi Gu, Qun Cai, Xiaobo Wang, Qun Zhang, Xue Mei, Wenting Tan, Jia Shang, Xinyi Zhou, Chang Jiang, Ruoqi Zhou, Beiling Li, Huadong Yan, Yubao Zheng, Xiaomei Xiang, Yixin Hou, Shue Xiong, Ruochan Chen, Liyuan Long, Xiuhua Jiang, Sen Luo, Jinming Zhao, Liujuan Ji, Rongjiong Zheng

“…A new model (Chinese Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure Consortium (CATCH-LIFE)-MELD score) was developed as follows: 0.028×age+0.3×HE grade+0.039×neutrophil count+0.079×MELD score. …”
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Clinical manifestations of treatment tolerance disorders in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma by V.E. Korelina, Z.M. Nagornova, I.A. Bulakh, A.V. Kuroyedov, D.A. Baryshnikova, A.B. Galimova, A.M. Getmanova, V.V. Gorodnichiy, S.A. Zubasheva, U.R. Karimov, S.V. Kosmynina, E.B. Parova, A.V. Seleznev, I.I. Semenova, T.V. Chernyakova, A.P. Shakhalova

“…</p> <p> <b>Results: </b>age, intraocular pressure (IOP) level at the diagnosis verification timepoint and final examination in POAG patients were comparable in both groups. …”
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Whole-rock geochemistry and crystal chemistry of apatite at intrusive suites of the Qeynarjeh-Angouran district (west of Zanjan): an approach to the identification of skarn-causati... by Afsoon Dastour, Ebrahim Tale Fazel, Ashraf Torkian

“…In this area, intrusive suites of Middle Triassic-Upper Jurassic age are exposed, including the Gharavol-Khane quartz diorite, the Kuh-e Belghais granite porphyry, and the Qeynarjeh granodiorites. …”
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Risk factors affecting progression and course of primary open-angle glaucoma in patients with different disease stages (multicenter study) by N.E. Fomin, P.Ch. Zavadskiy, A.V. Kuroyedov, A.V. Seleznev, Z.M. Nagornova, D.A. Baryshnikova, R.V. Avdeev, A.M. Getmanova, I.A. Glushnev, A.A. Gusarevich, D.A. Dorofeev, S.V. Kosmynina, O.S. Myakonkaya, N.A. Rebenok, Yu.I. Razhko, I.I. Semenova, T.V. Chernyakova

“…The duration of verified POAG history was 3 (1; 6) years. Age, medical history, disease stage, IOP levels, IOP-lowering medications, comorbidities, other (social) factors (in total, 23 entities considered potential causes of refractory glaucoma) were investigated. …”
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Methodology for the Positive Voices 2022 Survey of People With HIV Accessing Care in England, Wales, and Scotland: Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Study by Janey Sewell, Carole Kelly, Adamma Aghaizu, Hannah Kitt, Annegret Pelchen-Matthews, Veronique Martin, Amal Farah, Colette Smith, Alison Brown, Clare Humphreys, Alex Sparrowhawk, Valerie Delpech, Alison Rodger, Fiona Lampe, Meaghan Kall

“…Survey respondents represented approximately 1 in 20 people diagnosed with HIV in England, Wales, and Scotland. The median age of participants was 52 years, 3428 of participants were male, 2991 were of White ethnicity, and 1121 were of Black ethnicity. …”
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Effect of Midsole Compliance on Oxygen Consumption and Perception of Effort and Comfort during running by Kai Biedermann, Gian-Andri Baumann, Christina M. Spengler, Fernando G. Beltrami

“…Methods Sixteen well-trained runners (age 31 ± 5 years, height 178 ± 9 cm, body mass 66 ± 10 kg, body fat 14 ± 4%, V̇O2peak 59 ± 4 ml･kg-1･min-1) performed, on different days, sub-maximal running for 6 min at 16 km·h-1 (80 ± 7% V̇O2peak) on a treadmill and a 400-m track. …”
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Hypovitaminosis D in patients with oral leukoplakia: insights from a cross-sectional study by Andrea Maturana-Ramirez, Andrea Maturana-Ramirez, Juan Aitken-Saavedra, Dante Mora-Ferraro, Gabriel Rojas-Zúñiga, Iris Espinoza-Santander, Gonzalo Rojas-Alcayaga, Ana Ortega-Pinto, Montserrat Reyes, Diego Lazo, Egardo Caamanão

“…Serum 25(OH)D3 vitamin D levels, and data on smoking status, age, gender, comorbidities, and clinical and pathological characteristics were collected for both groups.Resultsvitamin D levels were lower in the oral leukoplakia group with a median of 19.1 ng/ml, while the control group had a median of 24.8 ng/ml. …”
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Facilitators and Barriers to adherence to antiretroviral therapy among incarcerated people living with HIV in Iran: insights from a qualitative study by Azam Bazrafshan, Ali Ahmad Rafiei-Rad, Maliheh Sadat Bazrafshan, Nima Ghalekhani, Soheil Mehmandoost, SeyedAhmad SeyedAlinaghi, Fatemeh Mehrabi, Mehrdad Khezri, Gelareh Mostashari, Mohammad Karamouzian, Hamid Sharifi

“…Results Participants had an average age of 45.1 years (± 5.6). Various factors influence ART adherence during and post-incarceration. …”
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Exploring Mortality and Prognostic Factors of Heart Failure with In-Hospital and Emergency Patients by Electronic Medical Records: A Machine Learning Approach by Yu CS, Wu JL, Shih CM, Chiu KL, Chen YD, Chang TH

“…With ensemble learning, age, ICU history within 1 week, and respiratory rate (BF) were the top three compelling risk factors affecting mortality due to HF. …”
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Long-Term Effects of Ozone Treatment in Patients with Persistent Numbness and Tingling Secondary to Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy. A Retrospective Study by Bernardino Clavo MD, PhD, Delvys Rodríguez-Abreu MD, PhD, Saray Galván-Ruiz MD, Mario Federico MD, PhD, Angeles Cánovas-Molina RN, Yolanda Ramallo-Fariña MSc, Carla Antonilli MD, Gretel Benítez MD, Himar Fabelo BEng MSc, PhD, Carla García-Lourve RN, MRes, Damián González-Beltrán CNS, MSc, Ignacio J. Jorge MD, PhD, Francisco Rodríguez-Esparragón BSc, PhD, Gustavo M. Callico MEng, PhD

“…Methods: Ozone treatment was administered by rectal insufflation in 15 patients (female/male: 8/7, age: 66 years old) suffering from persistent numbness and tingling secondary to grade-2 or grade-3 CIPN. …”
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Plasma Levels of Propionylcarnitine Improved Prediction of Heart Failure and All-Cause Mortality in Patients with Stable Coronary Artery Disease by Jairo Lumpuy-Castillo, Francisco J. Rupérez, Brenda Lee Simas Porto, Carmen Cristóbal, Nieves Tarín, Ana Isabel Huelmos, Joaquín Alonso, Jesús Egido, Ignacio Mahíllo-Fernández, Lorenzo López-Bescós, José Tuñón, Óscar Lorenzo

“…Through a multivariable logistic regression analysis, a combined model of age, Gal-3, and the NGAL/propionylcarnitine ratio showed the highest prediction for HF or death (AUC = 0.88, sensitivity = 0.8, and specificity = 0.81; <i>p</i> < 0.001). …”
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Peculiarities of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in patients who have suffered from COVID-19 by V.O. Zbitnieva, O.B. Voloshyna, I.V. Balashova, E.A. Zubok, O.R. Dukova, L.I. Kovalchuk

“…The groups of examinees were homogeneous in age and gender. Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (AM BP) was carried out on the CardioTens apparatus (Meditech, Hungary) according to the standard method. …”
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Prior Anticoagulation and Risk of Hemorrhagic Transformation in Acute Stroke: A Post Hoc Analysis of the PRODAST Study by Gerrit M. Grosse, Anika Hüsing, Andreas Stang, Nils Kuklik, Marcus Brinkmann, Martin Grond, Jens D. Rollnik, Lars Marquardt, Andrea Kraft, Eckhard Schlemm, Carsten Eggers, Christoph C. Eschenfelder, Christian Weimar, Hans‐Christoph Diener

“…After adjustment for confounders (arterial hypertension, diabetes, heart failure, age, and sex), patients with prior anticoagulation had less severe strokes (−2.5 National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale points [95% CI, −2.8 to −2.2]), smaller infarct sizes (−23 mL [95% CI, −44 mL to −2 mL], n=4041), and reduced odds for hemorrhagic transformation (5% versus 10%; odds ratio, 0.48 [95% CI, 0.40–0.57]) compared with patients without antithrombotic treatment. …”
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Duration of Disease and Long‐Term Outcomes in Patients With Difficult‐To‐Treat Recurrent Pericarditis: A Chronic Condition Treated With Nonsteroidal Anti‐Inflammatory Drugs, Colchi... by Elisa Ceriani, Francesco Agozzino, Silvia Berra, Antonio Gidaro, Paolo Bindi, Alberto Pavarani, Silvia Macchi, Letizia Vena, Francesco Moda, Ludovico Luca Sicignano, Celeste Ambra Murace, Laura Gerardino, Elena Verrecchia, Caterina Chiara De Carlini, Silvia Maestroni, Gabriella Marinaro, Emanuele Bizzi, Antonio Brucato, Massimo Imazio

“…Results The median follow‐up was 4.9 (interquartile range [IQR] 2.8–8.4) years, and the median age at the end of follow‐up was 49 (IQR 37–60) years. …”
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