Evaluating waist-to-hip ratio in youth using frequency-modulated continuous wave radar and machine learning by Jun Byung Park, Jinjoo Choi, Jae Yoon Na, Seung Hyun Kim, Hyun-Kyung Park, Seung Yang, Sung Ho Cho

“…We included 100 participants aged 7–18 and radar data were analyzed using point cloud generation processed through convolutional neural networks for estimating WHR. …”
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Food security and its impact on growth among Sri Lankan children under five during the economic crisis in 2022 by Dilini Vipulaguna, Harendra de Silva, Jagath Ranasinghe, Gitanjali Sathiadas, Gayan Udara Sampath, Amali Dalpatadu, Prasad Chathurangana, Maheeka Seneviwickrama, Guwani Liyanage

“…We assessed food insecurity and its impact on the growth of children aged 6–59 months through a community-based, descriptive, cross-sectional study conducted in 2022. …”
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High resolution multi-delay arterial spin labeling with self-supervised deep learning denoising for pediatric choroid plexus perfusion MRI by Qinyang Shou, Chenyang Zhao, Xingfeng Shao, Megan M Herting, Danny JJ Wang

“…Here we present a high resolution (iso2 mm) MDASL protocol with 10-minute scan time and performed test-retest scans on 21 typically developing children aged 8 to 17 years. We further proposed a Transformer-based deep learning (DL) model with k-space weighted image average (KWIA) denoised images as reference for training the model. …”
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IMPORTANCE OF POSTUROLOGY AS PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION FOR MUSCULOSKELETAL AND SPINAL DEFORMITIES by Petya Kasnakova, Biyanka Tornyova, Tanya Paskaleva

“…The functional study was conducted in the period 2022-2024 on the territory of Plovdiv and Haskovo regions. 488 individuals between the ages of 18 and 65 were studied, 49.8% (n = 248) females and 49.2% (n = 240) males. …”
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Qualitative Characteristics of Depression in Parkinson’s Patients and Controls by Cleo Kritzinger, Eva-Juliane Vollstedt, Katja Hückelheim, Anne Lorwin, Julia Graf, Sinem Tunc, Christine Klein, Meike Kasten

“…The sample comprised 331 men and 311 women, aged 65 ± 8 years. Out of the overall sample, 198 (41.5%) had a BDI score ≥9. …”
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Microstructures and mechanical properties of novel 2.3 GPa secondary hardening steels with different Ni contents by Wenhong Peng, Yichen Wu, Ruming Geng, Yuxian Cao, Shun Han, Yong Li, Chunxu Wang, Lijing Zheng

“…However, an increment in Ni content results in a higher volume fraction of Ni-enriched reverted austenite, which poses challenges to eliminate during low-temperature and aging processes, consequently reducing the steel's toughness. …”
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Moisture stability enhancement of open-graded friction courses filling with oil shale waste based on interface linkage modification by Yingsong Li, Wei Guo, Xiaoming Huang, Zeqi Chen, Ziyue Zhou, Ying Gao

“…Dynamic shear rheometer test exhibited that SCA modified OSW asphalt mortar had the lowest complex modulus aging index of 1.12 %, which indicated that SCA inhibits the water intrusion. …”
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Arterial Blood Gas Analysis and the Outcome of Treatment in Tricyclic Antidepressants Poisoned Patients with Benzodiazepine Coingestion by Ahmad Yaraghi, Nastaran Eizadi-Mood, Maryam Katani, Shadi Farsaei, Mahrang Hedaiaty, Seyyed Mohammad Mahdy Mirhosseini, Elham Beheshtian, Ali Mohammad Sabzghabaee

“…In this cross-sectional study which was carried out in a tertiary care university hospital in Iran, clinical and paraclinical characteristics of one hundred forty TCA only or TCA + BZD poisoned patients (aged 18–40 years) were evaluated. ABG analysis was done on admission in both groups. …”
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A Dilemma in Staging of Esophageal Cancer: How Should We Stage ypT0 N2 M0 Esophageal Cancer after Neoadjuvant Therapy? by Sebahattin Celik, Remzi Erten, Abdulsamed Batur, Burak Suvak

“…Here, we will discuss the problem about staging of esophageal cancer associated with neoadjuvant therapy. Case. A female aged 40 years complaining of dysphagia was diagnosed as having locally advanced thoracic esophageal cancer. …”
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The Analysis of Anterior Facial Dimensions Among the Sample of Kurdish Population by Bayad Jaza Mahmood, Mohammed Abdalla Mahmood, Kardo Mustafa Abdalkarim, Kanar Abdaladhim Hamaamin, Omar Ali Hama Qadr, Zhyar Falah Sabr

“…Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 111 lateral cephalometric radiographs of Kurdish individuals aged 20-45 with balanced facial characteristics and class I occlusion. …”
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Pharmacological Treatment of Presbyopia Using Pilocarpine 1.25% Eye Drops by Seyed Abolghasem Mousavi, Zhale Rajavi, Hamideh Sabbaghi, Saeid Abdi, Nafeeseh Montazerin, Bahareh Kheiri, Azadeh Haseli- Monfared, Kourosh Sheibani, Hemn Baghban Jaldian

“…Methods: In this non-randomized comparative study, 75 patients with presbyopia aged 40 to 60 years were enrolled. The right eyes of these patients received either IR-Pilo (n = 45) or Vuity (n = 30) and their contralateral eyes served as controls. …”
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Effects of housing conditions on health and gut microbiome of female cynomolgus monkeys and improvement of welfare by checking menstruation under socially housed condition by Yunpeng Yang, Yong Lu, Changshan Gao, Yanhong Nie, Hongfei Wang, Yufei Huang, Haiyan Dong, Qiang Sun

“…Specifically, grouping the single-caged young monkeys to socially housed condition could decrease the relative abundance of Firmicutes and increase the relative abundance of Bacteroidetes, while separating the socially housed middle-aged monkeys into single cages showed the opposite trend. …”
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Analysis of the Reliability of Feather Sections for Corticosterone Measurement in Pekin Ducks by Se-Jin Lim, Chan Ho Kim, Ka Young Yang, Woo Do Lee, Su Mi Kim, Yang-Ho Choi, Jung Hwan Jeon

“…The aim of this study was to identify the feather section, among the whole feather, rachis, and vane, with the highest reliability for corticosterone measurement in 10 Pekin ducks aged 42 days. In total, 60 samples (i.e., 20 per section) were collected and each section was analyzed in duplicate. …”
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Impact of psychostimulants on microbiota and short-chain fatty acids alterations in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder by Nonglak Boonchooduang, Orawan Louthrenoo, Narueporn Likhitweerawong, Chanon Kunasol, Chanisa Thonusin, Sirawit Sriwichaiin, Wichwara Nawara, Nipon Chattipakorn, Siriporn C. Chattipakorn

“…Fecal samples from 30 children aged 6–12 years (10 unmedicated ADHD, 10 medicated ADHD, and 10 healthy controls) were analyzed using 16 S rRNA sequencing and targeted metabolomics. …”
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Few Associations Found between Mold and Other Allergen Concentrations in the Home versus Skin Sensitivity from Children with Asthma after Hurricane Katrina in the Head-Off Environm... by L. F. Grimsley, J. Wildfire, M. Lichtveld, S. Kennedy, J. M. El-Dahr, P. C. Chulada, R. Cohn, H. Mitchell, E. Thornton, M. Mvula, Y. Sterling, W. Martin, K. Stephens, L. White

“…We evaluated allergen concentrations, skin test sensitivities, and asthma morbidity for 182 children, aged 4–12 years, with moderate to severe asthma, enrolled 18 months after Katrina, from the city of New Orleans and the surrounding parishes that were impacted by the storm, into the Head-off Environmental Asthma in Louisiana (HEAL) observational study. …”
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Change of Body Composition and Adipokines and Their Relationship with Insulin Resistance across Pubertal Development in Obese and Nonobese Chinese Children: The BCAMS Study by Lu Xu, Ming Li, Jinhua Yin, Hong Cheng, Miao Yu, Xiaoyuan Zhao, Xinhua Xiao, Jie Mi

“…This study included 3223 schoolchildren aged 6–18 years. IR was calculated using homeostasis model assessment (HOMA-IR). …”
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Exploration of the Effect of Tobacco Smoking on Metabolic Measures in Young People Living with HIV by Mark L. Rubinstein, D. Robert Harris, Bret J. Rudy, Bill G. Kapogiannis, Grace M. Aldrovandi, Kathleen Mulligan

“…We conducted cross-sectional, multicenter studies in HIV-positive young women and men to assess metabolic and morphologic complications from tobacco smoking in 372 behaviorally infected HIV-positive youth, aged 14–25 years. Measurements included self-reported tobacco use, fasting lipids, glucose, fat distribution, and bone mineral density (BMD; dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry scans). …”
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The effect of air pollution exposure on foetal growth restriction in pregnant women who conceived by in vitro fertilisation a cross-sectional study by Yanqiong Jiang, Pengfei Liu, Meihong Zeng, Guiying Zhuang, Cuiqing Qiu, Liyun Wang, Weiling Liu, Weiqi Liu

“…In addition, subgroup analyses showed that exposure to NO2 during pregnancy increased the risk of FGR in women aged 35 years and older. The results of this cross-sectional study suggest that exposure to PM2.5, PM10, and NO2 in pregnant women who conceive by IVF is associated with the occurrence of FGR.…”
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Bone measurements interact with phenotypic measures in canine Duchenne muscular dystrophy by Sarah M. Schneider, Macie L. Mackey, Savannah Wilkinson, Lee-Jae Guo, Peter P. Nghiem

“…We hypothesized that GRMD bone measurements would be altered similarly to DMD and would correlate with muscle strength and density. Eighteen variably aged and mixed gender dogs (6 each dystrophic, carrier, normal) were studied by computed tomography (CT) and bone measures were compared with various muscle functional measurements. …”
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Gender Disparities in Pandemic-Related Strains, Digital Coping Strategies, and Protective Mechanisms Among Rural-to-Urban Migrant Working Adolescents in China by Xinge Jia, Hua Zhong, Qian Wang, Qiaobing Wu

“…Utilizing the fourth sweep of International Self-Report Delinquency Survey (ISRD4) in China comprising 769 working migrant adolescents aged 16 to 19, who did not attend high school, the present study examines variations in pandemic-related strains, frequent use of the Internet for gaming and social media, and their associations. …”
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