The additional impact of metabolic syndrome on left ventricular deformation and myocardial energetic efficiency impairment in ischemia with nonobstructive coronary arteries patient... by Chen-Yan Min, Yue Gao, Yuan Li, Yi-Ning Jiang, Ying-Kun Guo, Hua-Yan Xu, Rong Xu, Xi Liu, Li-Ting Shen, Zhi-Gang Yang

“…Materials and methods This study collected 104 INOCA patients (INOCA [MetS−]: n = 56; INOCA [MetS+]: n = 48) and 41 sex- and age-matched controls. LV function, indexed myocardial energetic efficiency (MEEI), and LV global peak strains (including radial, circumferential, and longitudinal directions) were measured among the three groups. …”
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Medical Students’ Tobacco Consumption Status and Experiences with Smoke-free Law Violations in Enclosed Spaces in Türkiye and Northern Cyprus by Dilek Aslan, Pınar Ay, Kervin Raymond, Özen Aşut, Gulifeiya Abuduxike, Meltem Şengelen, Duygu Çekici, Füsun Yıldız, Emine Ünal Evren, Ali Fuat Kalyoncu, Elif Dağlı

“…RESULTS: Most participants were female (56.4%), with a mean age of 21.5±2.37 years. Nearly one in five students was a current tobacco user (19.9%). …”
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Direct collaboration between hospitals and NGOs, an essential tool to reinforce linkage to care in people living with HIV by Teresa Aldámiz-Echevarria, Chiara Fanciulli, Mónica Lopez, Leire Perez, Francisco Tejerina, David Sanchez, Blanca Lodeiros, Juan Carlos López, Juan Berenguer, Jose Maria Bellon, Maria Ferris, Mario Blazquez, Almudena Calvo, Mario Domene, Oswaldo Vegas, Carmen Rodriguez, Patricia Muñoz, Paloma Gijon, Pedro Montilla, Elena Bermudez, Maricela Valerio, Roberto Alonso, Belen Padilla, Critina Ventimilla, Cristina Diez

“…The result was an increase in annual new PLHIV seen in hospital by reaching a population who were, essentially, young men (94% male, median age 30 years), migrants (95%) with recent diagnosis of HIV (median 5 years) and who were recently arrived in Spain (median 5 months). …”
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TP53 Mutation Predicts Worse Survival and Earlier Local Progression in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treated with Transarterial Embolization by Ken Zhao, Anita Karimi, Luke Kelly, Elena Petre, Brett Marinelli, Erica S. Alexander, Vlasios S. Sotirchos, Joseph P. Erinjeri, Anne Covey, Constantinos T. Sofocleous, James J. Harding, William Jarnagin, Carlie Sigel, Efsevia Vakiani, Etay Ziv, Hooman Yarmohammadi

“…In total, 75 patients (63 men) with a median age of 70.0 (IQR 62.0–76.3) years were included. …”
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Tracheostomy Practice in the Italian Intensive Care Units: A Point-Prevalence Survey by Raffaele Merola, Maria Vargas, Filippo Sanfilippo, Marco Vergano, Giovanni Mistraletti, Luigi Vetrugno, Gennaro De Pascale, Elena Giovanna Bignami, Giuseppe Servillo, Denise Battaglini

“…The overall prevalence of tracheostomy was found to be 9.1%, translating to a rate of 1.8 per 1000 admission days. The mean age of patients with a tracheostomy was 59.5 years (SD = 13.8), with a notable predominance of male patients (67.7%). …”
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Acceptability of Overground Wearable Powered Exoskeletons for People with Spinal Cord Injury: A Multicenter Qualitative Study by Noémie Fortin-Bédard, Alice Pellichero, Stéphanie Leplaideur, Marie-Caroline Delebecque, Caroline Charette, Willy Allègre, Alyson Champagne, Caroline Rahn, Andréanne K. Blanchette, Laurent Bouyer, Jacques Kerdraon, Marie-Eve Lamontagne, François Routhier

“…<b>Methods</b>: Fourteen individuals with SCI (9 men, mean [SD] age 47 years [14.8], a majority with traumatic and thoracic lesion (T6–T12)) who had utilized an exoskeleton in Canada or in France during their rehabilitation participated in a semi-structured interview. …”
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A randomised controlled implementation trial of the feasibility and effectiveness of school staff delivery of a selective substance use and mental health program during the COVID-1... by Lucinda Grummitt, Kirsty Rowlinson, Joanne Cassar, Chloe Conroy, Louise Birrell, Lexine Stapinski, Emma Louise Barrett, Julia Macauley, Maree Teesson, Nicola C. Newton, Erin V. Kelly

“…Of these, 40% had elevated scores on one of the four personality profiles, resulting in 220 students in the current study (102 students in intervention schools, 118 students in control schools; mean age 13.6, 45.7% female). Most RE-AIM domains showed high ratings, with school staff showing good adherence and confidence in delivery. …”
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It depends on how you tell: a qualitative diagnostic analysis of the implementation climate for community-wide mass drug administration for soil-transmitted helminth by Judd L Walson, Saravanakumar Puthupalayam Kaliappan, Sitara Swarna Rao Ajjampur, Sarah Lawrence, Khumbo Kalua, Euripide Avokpaho, Amy Roll, Angelin Titus, Yesudoss Jacob, Marie Claire Gwayi-Chore, Félicien Chabi, Comlanvi Innocent Togbevi, Abiguel Belou Elijan, Providence Nindi, Moudachirou Ibikounle, Kumudha Aruldas, Arianna Rubin Means

“…Objectives Current soil-transmitted helminth (STH) morbidity control guidelines primarily target deworming of preschool and school-age children. Emerging evidence suggests that community-wide mass drug administration (cMDA) may interrupt STH transmission. …”
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Individualized Tailor-Made Dietetic Intervention Program at Schools Enhances Eating Behaviors and Dietary Habits in Obese Hispanic Children of Low Socioeconomic Status by Leticia Elizondo-Montemayor, Diana Moreno-Sànchez, Norma G. Gutierrez, Fabiola Monsivais-Rodriguez, Ubaldo Martinez, Ana C. Lamadrid-Zertuche, Martin M. Hernandez-Torre

“…Prospective school year dietetic intervention of 101 obese, Hispanic, low-socioeconomic school-age children representative of Monterrey, Mexico, consisted of anthropometrics, dietetic assessment, energy-restriction tailor-made daily menus, and parental education every three weeks. …”
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The infiltration risk prediction models by logistic regression for ground-glass pulmonary nodules: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Mengqian Li, Mengqian Li, Xiaomei Zhang, Yuxin Lai, Yunlong Sun, Tianshu Yang, Xinlei Tan

“…The meta-analysis showed the following: average CT value (MD = 75.57 HU, 95%CI: 44.40–106.75), maximum diameter (MD = 4.99 mm, 95%CI: 4.22–5.77), vascular convergence sign (OR = 11.16, 95%CI: 6.71–18.56), lobulation sign (OR = 3.80, 95%CI: 1.59–9.09), average diameter (MD = 4.46 mm, 95%CI: 3.44–5.48), maximum CT value (MD = 112.52 HU, 95%CI: 8.08–216.96), spiculation sign (OR = 4.46, 95%CI: 2.03–9.81), volume (MD = 1,069.37 mm3, 95%CI: 1,025.75–1,112.99), vacuole sign (OR = 6.15, 95%CI: 2.70–14.01), CTR ≥0.5 (OR = 7.24, 95%CI: 3.35–15.65), vascular type [types III and IV] (OR = 13.62, 95%CI: 8.85–20.94), pleural indentation (OR = 6.92, 95%CI: 2.69–17.82), age (MD = 4.18years, 95%CI: 1.70–6.65), and mGGN (OR = 3.62, 95%CI: 2.36–5.56) were risk factors for infiltration of ground-glass nodules. …”
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Factors associated with HIV testing among young women in Tanzania: Insights from the 2022 Tanzanian Demographic and Health Survey using Anderson’s Behavioral Model by Mesfin Abebe, Yordanos Sisay Asgedom, Amanuel Yosef Gebrekidan, Yohannes Addisu Wondimagegne, Habtamu Endashaw Hareru, Tsion Mulat Tebeje

“…Significant factors associated with HIV testing included age (AOR = 4.33, 95% CI [3.43, 5.45]), marital status (AOR = 2.31, 95% CI [1.76, 3.04]), knowledge of HIV prevention (AOR = 1.59, 95% CI [1.23, 2.04]), discriminatory attitudes towards HIV (AOR = 0.74, 95% CI [0.58, 0.95]), visiting healthcare facilities (AOR = 4.80, 95% CI [3.75, 6.14]), media exposure (AOR = 1.44, 95% CI [1.09, 1.90]), internet use (AOR = 1.56, 95% CI [1.02, 2.38]), and ever heard of STIs (AOR = 2.12, 95% CI [1.63, 2.77]).ConclusionOur study found that 60.18% of young women in Tanzania have been tested for HIV. …”
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Analysis of Prognostis Factors and Effect of Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Yiming XU, Honghua SHEN, Jingbo DU, Lei REN

“…The factors affecting survival were investigated, and Cox regression analysis was used to analyze various factors affecting the survival of COPD patients.Results:①The 38 cases of COPD grade III died of respiratory diseases, and 43 cases of COPD gradeⅣdied of respiratory diseases.②According to the single factor correlation analysis, pulmonary function grade, BODE index, aerobic exercise intensity and frequency of acute episodes were the factors influencing the survival rate of COPD patients within two years after 20-week pulmonary rehabilitation (<italic>P</italic>&lt; 0.05), but sex, age, and the use of noninvasive ventilator had no obviously effect on survival rate of the COPD patients (<italic>P</italic>&gt; 0.05). ③From multifactor correlation analysis, pulmonary function grade, BODE index, aerobic exercise intensity and frequency of acute episodes were the factors influencing the survival rate of COPD patients within two years after 20-week pulmonary rehabilitation (<italic>P</italic>&lt; 0.05), but the use of noninvasive ventilator had no obviously effect on survival rate of the COPD patients (<italic>P</italic>&gt; 0.05). …”
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Effects of the Oral Health Promotion Program on oral health and oral microbiota changes in diabetic elderly individuals: a quasi-experimental study by Fan Liu, Siping Song, Shuqi Huang, Jing He, Xin Ye, Liwei Hu, Xin Zeng, Sicheng Deng, Xiuying Hu

“…Oral health was measured via the oral health impact profile (OHIP-14) questionnaire, dental plaque index, HbA1c and mastery of oral health knowledge, and sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene from saliva samples was used to analyze the oral microbiota. Results The average age of the final sample was 71.77 years (SD = 6.06), 53.8% (28/52) of whom were male. …”
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Use of 3D-DXA in the assessment of bone structure among patients with chronic kidney disease by Martin Kužma, Zuzana Kužmová, Ludovic Humbert, Mirella Lopez Picazo, Roman Králik, Jakub Falat, Juraj Smaha, Peter Jackuliak, Zdenko Killinger, Juraj Payer

“…Bone mineral density (BMD) assessment is limited due to the inability to measure trabecular and cortical bone characteristics and the interference of aortic calcifications.Study objectiveThis study aimed to assess the trabecular bone score (TBS) and three-dimensional dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (3D-DXA) in participants across all CKD stages.Patients and methodsIn total, 64 CKD patients (consisting of 28 female participants and 36 male participants, with an average age of 69.5 years) were included. There were 9, 12, 8, 9, 11, and 15 participants in stages G1, G2, G3a, G3b, G4, and G5 of CKD, respectively. …”
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Vision impairment and associated daily activity limitation: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Masoud Rahmati, Lee Smith, Laurent Boyer, Guillaume Fond, Dong Keon Yon, Hayeon Lee, Tarnjit Sehmbi, Mapa Prabhath Piyasena, Shahina Pardhan

“…Meta-regression analysis indicated that for every one-year increase in age, ADL performance decreased by an average of 0.0147 units (p < 0.001), while IADL performance declined at a slower rate of 0.0047 units/year (p = 0.031).…”
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High-resolution spatiotemporal analysis of chikungunya epidemics between 2019 and 2020 in Salvador, Brazil: a municipality-level transmission dynamics studyResearch in context by Hernan D. Argibay, Cristiane W. Cardoso, William M. de Souza, Raquel L. Souza, Maysa Pellizzaro, Geraldo M. Cunha, Julie Clennon, Scott C. Weaver, Mitermayer G. Reis, Uriel Kitron, Guilherme S. Ribeiro

“…Findings: Citywide, 19,129 cases (mean age: 40.2, range: 0–112; male: 41.8%, female: 58.0%, non-binary: 0.2%) were reported between 2016 and 2020, with a significant increase in 2019 and 2020 (4549 and 13,071 cases, respectively). …”
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The INFLUENCE 3.0 model: Updated predictions of locoregional recurrence and contralateral breast cancer, now also suitable for patients treated with neoadjuvant systemic therapy by M.C. Van Maaren, T.A. Hueting, D.J.P. van Uden, M. van Hezewijk, L. de Munck, M.A.M. Mureau, P.A. Seegers, Q.J.M. Voorham, M.K. Schmidt, G.S. Sonke, C.G.M. Groothuis-Oudshoorn, S. Siesling

“…Results: In the non-NST and NST group, 49,631 and 10,154 patients were included, respectively. Age, mode of detection, histology, sublocalisation, grade, pT, pN, hormonal receptor status ± endocrine treatment, HER2 status ± targeted treatment, surgery ± immediate reconstruction ± radiation therapy, and chemotherapy were significant predictors for LRR and/or CBC in non-NST patients. …”
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Indicators of Esophageal pH-Impedance Monitoring and High-Resolution Manometry in Patients with Various Forms of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease by I. V. Maev, E. V. Barkalova, M. A. Ovsepyan, D. N. Andreev, Yu. A. Kucheryavyi

“…The gender structure was as follows: 44 male and 25 female patients. The average age of the examined patients was 46 years. All patients underwent 24-hour esophageal pH-impedance monitoring and high resolution manometry.Results.  …”
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Elucidating epigenetic landscape of gastric premalignant lesions through genome‐wide mapping of 5‐hydroxymethylcytosines: A 12‐year median follow‐up study by Zhongguang Luo, Wenshuai Li, Wanwei Zheng, Yixiang Shi, Maolin Ye, Xiangyu Guo, Kaiyi Fu, Changsheng Yan, Bowen Wang, Bin Lv, Shaocong Mo, Hongyang Zhang, Jun Zhang, Chuan He, Feifei Luo, Wei Zhang, Jie Liu

“…Genome‐wide mapping of 5hmC in gastric premalignant lesions from a subset of individuals was performed using the 5hmC‐Seal assay, including 21 samples that progressed to GAC during follow‐up and 48 non‐progressed age‐ and sex‐matched controls. Results We identified 213 differentially modified gene bodies, primarily concentrated in pathways related to cell division, cell cycle, energy metabolism, inflammation and tumourigenesis. …”
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Efficacy of total transanal laparoscopic pull‑through and pure transanal endorectal pull‑through in the treatment of common‑type Hirschsprung disease by Guizhen Huang, Wenqian Huang, Chi Sun, Meng Li, Chaosheng He, Yi Su, Weili Xu, Suolin Li

“…Results: The mean (SD) age of patients undergoing surgery was 16.75 (12.82) months in the TTLP group and 18.92 (11.55) months in the PTEP group. …”
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