Correlation Between Vitamin D3 Levels, Autoantibodies, and Antibody-Related Diseases in Patients with Hashimoto's Thyroiditis by Ali Saad Kadhim, Abdullah Salim Al-Karawi

“…Materials and Methods: The current involved 150 male's patients, aged 25-50 years, who were compared with same numbers and aged of as healthy controls. …”
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The impact of chronic disease diagnoses on smoking behavior change and maintenance: Evidence from China by Xinxin Chi, Xihua Liu, Cong Li, Wen Jiao

“…Conclusions Efforts to enhance smoking cessation in middle-aged and elderly patients with chronic diseases are crucial to improving health outcomes. …”
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Associations between adverse childhood experiences and trust in health and other information from public services, professionals and wider sources: national cross sectional survey by Mark A Bellis, Karen Hughes, Kat Ford, Catherine Sharp, Rebecca Hill

“…Individuals who had adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are more likely to experience ill health at earlier ages. Ensuring their engagement with health and other services is important in improving their life course prospects, but little is known about how ACEs affect trust in such services and the information they provide.Methods Data were collected via a national household survey of residents in Wales (aged ≥18 years, n=1880, November 2022–March 2023). …”
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The effect of an eight-week proprioception training program on agility, quickness and acceleration by Cengiz Taskın, Yonca Bıcer

“…The effect of an eight-weeks proprioception training programme on agility, quicknessand acceleration in this study which aims at determining the effect of an 8-weeks proprioceptive training on agility, quickness and acceleration, 13 students studying at the school of physical education and sports, aged 23.46 ± 2.57 on average, participated as an experimental group. 13 students studying at the school of physical education and sports, aged 22.39 ± 1.56 on average, also took part in this study as a control group. …”
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Efficacy of Inhaled Steroid Over Systemic Steroid in Stabilizing Acute Asthma in Emergency Room by B.V. Siva Vara Prasad Rao, Santhosh K B, Anil Sankol S M

“…Results: Out of 48patients, highest number (n=13)(26.5%) of patients were of aged 30-39years and lowest being(n=2)(4.1%) aged 10-19years. …”
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Kinetics of grain growth in Ti-2.7Al-5.7Fe-6Mo-6V alloy by Mutava T.D., Cornish L.A., Sigalas I.

“…Following solution treatment, the mean grain size increased with increasing ageing temperature, up to 66 ± 22μm after 2h at 600°C. …”
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Association of objective and subjective socioeconomic markers with cognitive impairment among older adults: cross-sectional evidence from a developing country by Shobhit Srivastava, T Muhammad, TV Sekher

“…Objective This study explored how various markers of objective and subjective socioeconomic status (SES) are associated with cognitive impairment among older Indian adults.Design A cross-sectional study was conducted using large nationally representative survey data.Setting and participant This study used data from the Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (2017–2018). The sample included 31 464 older adults aged 60 years and above.Primary and secondary outcome measures Outcome variable was cognitive impairment, measured through broad domains of memory, orientation, arithmetic function, and visuo-spatial and constructive skills. …”
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Screening for coronary artery disease among cancer survivors: rationale and design of the REDEEM-CAD study by Cheng Hwee Soh, Joel Smith, Shristy Shrestha, Mark Nolan, Joshua Wong, Nitesh Nerlekar, Thomas H. Marwick

“…Abstract Background Cancer survivors are reported to be at a heightened risk of coronary artery disease (CAD) due to shared risk factors, potentially cardiotoxic cancer treatments and premature aging in survivors. Early identification of those who are at greater risk, followed by protective treatment, can prevent CAD progression. …”
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Research on Operation Characteristics and Safety Risk Forecast of Bus Driven by Multisource Forewarning Data by Shejun Deng, Hongru Yu, Caoye Lu

“…When the bus speed is about 30 km/h, the driver fatigue forewarning events occur the most. Drivers aged 30–34 years have the largest proportion of vehicle abnormal forewarning, drivers aged 40–44 years have the largest proportion of fatigue forewarning events, and drivers with a driving experience of 15–19 years have the largest overall proportion of various forewarning events. …”
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Effects of basic type of intermittent exotropia on myopic shift in children: a 12-month observational study by Jing-Xin Li, Xiang-Xiang Liu, Jie Hao, Hui-Xin Li, Qiong-Yue Zhang, Yi-Yang Zhao, Yu-Meng Wang, Lei Li, Jing Fu

“…Univariate and multivariate linear analyses were employed to investigate the association between myopic shift and IXT, as well as other clinical parameters.ResultsThree groups showed comparable ages, genders and SEs at baseline (all P > .05). …”
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Novel machine learning algorithm in risk prediction model for pan-cancer risk: application in a large prospective cohort by Chi-Pang Wen, Xifeng Wu, Qingfeng Hu, Huakang Tu, Shan Pou Tsai, David Ta-Wei Chu

“…Light models with 31 variables for males and 11 variables for females showed comparable performance: an AUC of 0.876 (95% CI 0.858 to 0.894) in the overall population and 0.818 (95% CI 0.795 to 0.841) in those aged ≥40 years in the male cohort and an AUC of 0.746 (95% CI 0.721 to 0.771) in the overall population and 0.641 (95% CI 0.605 to 0.677) in those aged ≥40 years in the female cohort. …”
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Effect of Pollution Level on Size Distributions and Mixing State of Ambient Black Carbon Particles in an Urban Area during Wintertime by Kangning Li, XiaoFei Wang, Xiaohui Lu, Hong Chen, Xin Yang

“…The BC particles existed in two size modes: the condensation mode, which mainly consisted of fresh traffic-emitted particles, and the droplet mode, which encompassed heavily aged traffic-emitted particles, biomass burning particles and heavy-duty diesel engine emission particles. …”
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Incidence of Second Primary Malignancies in Patients with Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer: An Observational Retrospective Cohort Study in the United States by Catherine W. Saltus, Zdravko P. Vassilev, Jihong Zong, Brian Calingaert, Elizabeth B. Andrews, Montse Soriano-Gabarró, James A. Kaye

“…We conducted a retrospective cohort study of United States (US) men aged ≥ 65 years with CRPC. Cohort entry was from January 1, 2000, to December 31, 2011, with follow-up through December 31, 2013. …”
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The effect of 4-month cycling trainings performed on elite cyclists on some immunological parameters by Fulya Erantgil, Mehibe Akandere

“…The experimental group in this study consisted of 15 elite level trained cyclists between the ages of 17-19 who participated in international competitions. …”
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Effect of individual health perception, health consultation, and other risk factors on undiagnosed hypertension in South Africa by Muchiri E. Wandai, Brian E. Dixon

“…Results The study showed that in 2008 (wave 1) and in 2017 (wave 5), approximately 53.5% and 42.6% respectively, of individuals aged 15 and above were unaware they could be hypertensive. …”
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Role of waist circumference, body mass index and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein in pediatric steatotic liver disease: A cross-sectional study by Qiaoling Wu, Yongmei Peng, Chundan Gong

“…Materials and Methods: A total of 10,776 children aged 10–15 years were screened in our study. Anthropometric data, biochemical parameters and ultrasound assessments were collected. …”
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The moderating role of e-health literacy and patient-physician communication in the relationship between online diabetes information-seeking behavior and self-care practices among... by Maryam Peimani, Anita L. Stewart, Robabeh Ghodssi-Ghassemabadi, Ensieh Nasli-Esfahani, Afshin Ostovar

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Abortion and unintended pregnancy in Pakistan: new evidence for 2023 and trends over the past decade by Susheela Singh, Octavia Mulhern, Zeba Sathar, Iqbal H Shah, Muhammad Rehan Niazi, Tahira Parveen, Ali Mohammad Mir

“…This corresponds to an annual unintended pregnancy rate of 100 and an induced abortion rate of 66 (95% CI 38 to 111) per 1000 women aged 15–49. There was no significant change in the unintended pregnancy rate, but the abortion rate increased by 25% between 2012 and 2023. …”
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Assessment of Cognitive Functions in Multimorbid Patients in Lithuanian Primary Care Settings: A Cross-Sectional Study Using MMSE and LT-GPCOG by Silvija Valdonė Alšauskė, Ingrida Grabauskytė, Ida Liseckienė, Jūratė Macijauskienė

“…<i>Background and Objectives</i>: The aging population has led to a rise in cognitive impairments, including dementia, often associated with multimorbidity. …”
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ANALYSIS OF MAXILLARY FRACTURE PATIENTS PROFILE IN A TERTIARY GENERAL HOSPITAL (2018-2020) by I Dewa Gde Daniswara Suarta, Agus Santoso Budi, Rosy Setiawati, Magda Rosalina Hutagalung

“…Highlights: • Maxillary fractures predominantly affected adult males aged between 18 and 64, comprising 92.36% of the cases studied…”
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