Measurement of Apelin as a Biomarker and Its Relationship to Cystatin C, Copeptin, and Glomerular Filtration Rate in Serum of Patients with Acute Kidney Injury in Mosul City, Iraq by Anwar S. Majeed, Layla A. Mustafa

“…Materials and Methods: This study was conducted on 232 blood samples collected from males and females, 108 from control subjects and 124 from patients with acute kidney injury, aged between 35 and 56 years. Results: Serum apelin (pg/mL) levels decreased in the blood serum of the acute kidney injury patients group, increased both cystatin C and copeptin, and decreased estimated glomerular filtration rate compared to the control group. …”
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COVID-19 Vaccination Associated Bilateral Pulmonary Embolism: Cause or Coincidence by John Omotola Ogunkoya, Marion Itohan Ogunmola, Akinwale Folarin Ogunlade, Akindele Emmanuel Ladele

“…These cases were seen and described in middle-aged men. Case Summary. A 59-year-old man presented with a 2 week history of sudden onset dyspnea and a week history of productive cough. …”
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What is a meaningful life for persons with acquired neurological impairments? A scoping review protocol. by Randi Steensgaard, Michele Offenbach Hundborg, Hanne Pallesen, Lena Aadal

“…<h4>Inclusion criteria</h4>All studies, regardless of their design, are included provided they describe a meaningful life as considered or experienced by persons aged 18 years or more with neurological impairment.…”
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Reducing Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Electricity Sector Using Smart Electric Grid Applications by Lamiaa Abdallah, Tarek El-Shennawy

“…Challenges include shortage of investments, absence of political will, aging of transmission and distribution infrastructure, and lack of consumer awareness for power utilization.…”
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Hubungan Power Otot Tungkai Dengan Kemampuan Shooting Sepakbola Pemain Uir Soccer School Pekanbaru Indonesia by Rices Jatra, Sarwaki Sarwaki

“…The sampling technique was cluster sampling of players aged 14-15 years, totaling 20 people. The instrument used is a standing broad jump test and a shooting test for soccer games. …”
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Comparative Analysis of CBCT vs Intraoral Radiography for Interproximal Caries Detection: A Prospective Diagnostic Study by S. Ganesan, Kavitha Ramachandran, Nagaland Tirupati, Arishah Gulzar, H. Cyril Benedict, P. Sai Archana

“…Participants with contraindications for CBCT and potential confounding factors were excluded. Results: The mean ages of participants in the CBCT and intraoral radiography groups were 35.4 and 34.8 years, respectively, with a balanced gender distribution. …”
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Disaster preparedness kits ready or not? Household resilience to flash flooding in Uttarakhand by Praveen Maghelal, Sudha Arlikatti

“…Majority were not prepared for evacuation with essentials like food, water, hygiene kits and items for children and the aged, and totally dependent on first responder agencies to come to their rescue. …”
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Wilson’s Disease and Autoimmune Hepatitis Coexistence: A Cause of Diagnostic Delay by Mohammed G Mudawi, Salma Barakat MD, Elhadi M Awooda

“…The dominance of clinical and epidemiological features of autoimmune hepatitis as a common causative pathology for chronic liver disease in young and middle-aged ladies may hide the presence of other serious different pathologies such as Wilson’s disease. …”
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From Peasant Workers to Amenity Migrants. Socialist Heritage and the Future of Mountain Rurality in Romania by Andrea Membretti, Bogdan Iancu

“…Whereas the Carpathians have been losing population dramatically since the 1990s, and the remaining population has aged, rural tourism has brought new permanent and temporary inhabitants (often young people) and significant economic resources. …”
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Information Experiences and Needs in Patients with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension or Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension by Bodil Ivarsson, Björn Ekmehag, Trygve Sjöberg

“…Seventeen patients (thirteen women and four men) aged 28–73 years from a regional PAH centre were individually interviewed. …”
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The relationship between the SLC6A4 gene polymorphism (rs 5-HTTLPR) and aggression in combat athletes by Eda Bilen, Murat Elioz

“…A total of 40 male athletes from taekwondo (N=10), kickboxing (N=10), boxing (N=10) and wrestling (N=10), aged between 20-35 years, participated in the study. …”
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Digital media preferences’ transformation of modern Russian youth in connection with new realities by D. V. Dolgopolov, A. I. Eremeeva

“…To test the above hypotheses, we have surveyed young people aged 18–24, who are the main audience that, according to the hypothesis of this study, would be most affected by media environment transformation. …”
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Examination Of Physical Activity And Body Composıtıon Levels Of Adolescents by Akan Bayrakdar, Özcan Saygın, Yağmur Yıldız

“…Materials and Methods: The participant group of this study consisted of a total of 1104 children (551 girls and 553 boys between the ages of 10-14, enrolled in primary schools in Ankara. …”
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Health behavioural change – the influence of social-ecological factors and health identity by Malin Eriksson, Linda R Sundberg, Ailiana Santosa, Helena Lindgren, Nawi Ng, Kristina Lindvall

“…Data was collected through in-depth interviews about health and health behaviours throughout the life course among middle-aged men and women. The results illustrate how factors obstructing or enabling health behaviours vary in patterned ways for individuals with different health identities. …”
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The situation of geography teachers on the labour market in Poland: Overt and covert issues by Danuta PIROG, Adam HIBSZER

“…The analysis proves that in the last ten years the population of teachers has aged and experienced a drop in real wages. There has also been an increase in staff turnover and patchwork careers. …”
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THE GENESIS AND EVOLUTION OF THE FRANCE’S CULTURAL DIPLOMACY THROUGH CENTURIES by S. I. Kossenko

“…However, if the splendour and attractiveness of the French culture succeeded to tide over the reverses of times, it happened first of all owing to a streamlined cultural policy pursued through ages by ruling circles of this country –from luminous monarchs to modern presidents. …”
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Non-coding RNAs participate in interactions between senescence and gastrointestinal cancers by Zhao-Zhe Liu, Fa-He Ji, Ying Piao

“…We are keen to identify prognostic or therapeutic targets for gastrointestinal cancers from, i.e., aging-related ncRNAs, or discover novel strategies to treat and manage in the elderly. …”
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The Patient-Physiotherapist Tango: a Personalized Approach to ACL Recovery -- a Qualitative Interview Study by Ramana Piussi, Ella Brandt, Alicia Johansson, Thorkell Snaebjörnsson, Roland Thomeé, Kristian Samuelsson, Eric Hamrin Senorski

“… # Methods Fourteen patients (57% females), aged 18-57, treated with ACL reconstruction, were interviewed with semi-structured interviews 8-12 months after ACL reconstruction. …”
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Sonographic and Doppler Evaluation of Carotid Artery in Hypertensive and Normotensive Individuals by Harsha Kaur, Rajeev K. Ranjan, Anima R. Xalxo, Nisha Rai, Suresh K. Toppo, Arti Kumari, Rashmi Kumari

“…Group A (100 hypertensive subjects) and Group B (100 normotensive subjects) included individuals aged 40–55 years. Results: When we looked at the intima–media thickness (IMT) of common carotid artery in normotensive people, the mean value was 0.49 mm on the right side and 0.50 mm on the left side. …”
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Prevalence and onychoscopy features of benign longitudinal melanonychia in richly pigmented skin individuals by Ehiaghe L. Anaba, Obumneme E. Okoro, Babawale Arabambi

“…Results The prevalence of BLM was 30%, occurred in 50.6% of females and was more prevalent in individuals aged greater than 60 years. The colour of BLM was brown in 80.6%, regular width, uniform colouration and spacing in 100%. …”
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