The Usefulness of Procalcitonin in the Diagnosis of Appendicitis in Children: A Pilot Study by Abu N. G. A. Khan, Abdel Sawan, Antonios Likourezos, Mark Schnellinger, Estavan Garcia

“…Prospective cohort study of children aged 5–17 years presenting to the emergency room with right lower quadrant (RLQ) tenderness and strong suspicion for acute AP. …”
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Safety of a Bioactive Polyphenol Dietary Supplement in Pediatric Subjects with Acute Diarrhoea by Shafiqul A. Sarker, Shamima Sultana, Mark Pietroni, Arthur Dover

“…The hematological and clinical chemistry profile for children aged 6 months to 5 years with acute diarrhoea was measured in a double blind clinical trial. …”
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The Takeda Three Colors Combination Test: A Screening Test for Detection of Very Mild Alzheimer’s Disease by Shinya Takeda, Kayo Tajime, Toshiatsu Taniguchi

“…It is expected that AD, for which aging is a risk factor, will increase in the future. …”
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Lyophilised protein formulations as a patient-centric dosage form: A contribution toward sustainability paradigm by Žiberna Maja Bjelošević, Grabnar Pegi Ahlin, Gašperlin Mirjana, Matjaž Mirjam Gosenca

“…At present, society has embraced the fact apropos population aging and climate changes, that demand, amongst others, innovative pharmaceutical technologies, emphasising the development of patient-specific delivery systems and thus the provision of efficient and sustainable drugs. …”
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Protective Role of Black Tea Extract against Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis-Induced Skeletal Dysfunction by Subhra Karmakar, Sangita Majumdar, Anasuya Maiti, Monalisa Choudhury, Aniruddha Ghosh, Asankur S. Das, Chandan Mitra

“…Wistar rats (body wt. 155–175 g) of both sexes, aged 4–5 months, were randomly assigned to 3 groups; Group A (control), Group B (60% high-fat diet; HFD), and Group C (HFD + 2.5% BTE). …”
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An optimality theoretic-based analysis of consonant cluster pronunciation errors among Iraqi EFL learners by Zohreh Sadat Naseri, fatemeh Ahmadinasab, Rawaa Kadhem Jawaad

“…For this aim, 40 first-year university students of different majors aged 18-25 years were selected from beginner and lower-intermediate levels based on their scores on Oxford Placement Test. …”
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Combating Osteoarthritis through Stem Cell Therapies by Rejuvenating Cartilage: A Review by Navneet Kumar Dubey, Viraj Krishna Mishra, Rajni Dubey, Shabbir Syed-Abdul, Joseph R. Wang, Peter D. Wang, Win-Ping Deng

“…Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic degenerative disorder which could be distinguished by erosion of articular cartilage, pain, stiffness, and crepitus. Not only aging-associated alterations but also the metabolic factors such as hyperglycemia, dyslipidemia, and obesity affect articular tissues and may initiate or exacerbate the OA. …”
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Metabolomic Evaluation of Chronic Periodontal Disease in Older Adults by Wellington F. Rodrigues, Camila B. Miguel, Ferdinando Agostinho, Gabriela V. da Silva, Javier E. Lazo-Chica, Sandra M. Naressi Scapin, Marcelo H. Napimoga, Carlos A. Trindade-da-Silva, José E. Krieger, Alexandre da Costa Pereira, Carlo J. Freire Oliveira, Siomar de Castro Soares, Carlos Ueira-Vieira

“…Participants were individuals aged 65 years or older, healthy, or with chronic periodontal disease. …”
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Predictions of Muscle Forces During the Cross-Body Adduction and Hand-Behind-the-Back Tests to Assess Osteoarthritis of the Acromioclavicular Joint by Kamal Gautam, Mohamed Samir Hefzy, Kyle Behrens, Abdul A. Mustapha

“…Acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis is prevalent in middle-aged and older people, causing shoulder pain and functional limitations. …”
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Methodological Approaches to Comparative Trend Analyses: The Case of Adolescent Toothbrushing by Torbjørn Torsheim, Frank J. Elgar, Alina Cosma, Alina Cosma, Caroline Residori, Oddrun Samdal, Christina Schnohr, Christina Schnohr

“…The objective was to document and compare the information returned from stratified, fixed effect and random effect approaches to data modelling for two prototypical descriptive research questions about comparative trends in toothbrushing.MethodsData included five cycles of the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children 2006 to 2022, which provided a sample of 980192 11- to 15- year olds from 35 countries. …”
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The Influence of Usage and Spatial Experiences on Personal Desirability of a Park Plan: Using Structural Equation Modeling—A Case Study of a Park near a Station in a Suburban City... by Qin Huang, Ryosuke Shimoda, Yingnan Jiao, Jingyi Yin, Junhua Zhang, Shiro Takeda

“…A potential for significant improvement in park desirability was also found by linking “Nature, Passive, and Healing” to “Multifunctional and Borderless”. For those aged 60 and older, the indirect effect of “Multifunctional and Borderless” via “Nature, Passive, and Healing” was large and significant, whereas its direct effect was not. …”
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Indirect Multicultural Experiences: A Multidimensional Journey to Inspire Self-Change by Jun Zhang, Guanglan Rong, Wenxi Du, Yan Bao

“…To test this hypothesis, an online survey was conducted with 1627 participants aged 18–55 years, using scales to assess indirect multicultural experiences, self-change, positive emotions, meaning seeking, and both subjective and objective social classes. …”
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Decision Processes about Condom Use among Shelter-Homeless LGBT Youth in Manhattan by Geoffrey L. Ream, Kate F. Barnhart, Kevin V. Lotz

“…This qualitative study investigates decision processes around condom use among 81 homeless LGBT youth ages 18–26. Findings indicated considerable endorsement of the conventional policy of always using condoms, promulgated in HIV prevention education targeting this population. …”
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Interactive Response Systems (IRS) in online English classes: Voices of foreign university teachers in Thailand by Kiki Juli Anggoro, Nurmala Nurmala

“…The study involved 10 non-native English university teachers, 7 females and 3 males, aged 27 to 35, with 3 to 6 years of teaching experience in Thailand. …”
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Value of the New Spline QTc Formula in Adjusting for Pacing-Induced Changes in Heart Rate by Hirmand Nouraei, Matthew Bennett, Simon Rabkin

“…Individuals (N=30; 14 males) aged 51.9 ± 14.3 years were paced with decremental atrial followed by decremental ventricular pacing. …”
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Clinicopathological characteristics of placental chorioangioma: A clinicopathological study of 30 cases by Yuanyin Zheng, Xiaobin Liu, Yingyu Mao, Maohua Lin

“…Results: Of the 30 patients, the ages ranged from 20 to 38 years, with an average of 29.6 years. …”
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Evaluation of Bedtime Oral Hygiene Behavior and Dietary Habits in Children by S. Ceren İlisulu, Edmon Sakız, Mustafa Küçük

“… Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of bedtime oral hygiene and dietary behaviors on dental health in children.Materials & Methods: For this study, 83 parents with children aged 6 to 8 years participated. All participants who agreed to take part in the study were called on their mobile phones during 7 days (weekdays and weekend) for collecting data of bedtime routine activities of children including oral hygiene behaviors and dietary habits 1 hour before bedtime. …”
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Hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies: a case series report by S. Naudžiūnaitė, R. Bunevičiūtė, B. Burnytė

“…We describe demographic, clinical, and electrophysiological data of seven patients from six families (ages 17 to 74 years) diagnosed with HNPP. All patients had a genetically proven diagnosis of a deletion at 17p12 locus, which contains PMP22 gene. …”
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Engaging and supporting young adults in smoking cessation: Insights from a mobile-based cessation program in China by Xue Weng, Hongcui Yang, Chuyu Song, Jiayu Tu, Kefeng Liu, Man Ping Wang

“…Methods Twenty participants (aged 18–25 years) were selected through purposive sampling. …”
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Detection and molecular characterization of mastadenoviruses in calves with respiratory system infection by İlke Karayel Hacıoğlu, Selda Duran Yelken, Feray Alkan

“…<p> <b>Materials and Methods: </b>In this study, a total of 64 nasal swabs and one lung sample from 65 cattle of different ages with respiratory system disease symptoms were used. …”
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