Body composition as an indicator of the nutritional status in children with newly diagnosed ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease – a prospective study by Paweł Więch, Monika Binkowska-Bury, Bartosz Korczowski

“…Material and methods: The preliminary study included 59 children with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) (34 children with UC vs. 25 children with CD) aged 4–18 years. The final analysis included 26 newly diagnosed children (16 children with UC vs. 10 children with CD). …”
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Investigating the Safety of Fampridine in Patients with Different Stages of Multiple Sclerosis by Saeed Vaheb, Mahour Farzan, Alireza Afshari-Safavi, Narges Ebrahimi, Vahid Shaygannejad, Omid Mirmosayyeb

“…Methods: This prospective cohort study includes MS patients aged between 18 and 65 years, referred to the neurology clinic of Kashani Hospital from April 2022 to October 2022, all with administration of fampridine (10 mg tablet twice daily according to the product specifications). …”
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Differences in Home Health Nursing Care for Patients with Parkinson’s Disease by Stage of Progress: Patients in Hoehn and Yahr Stages III, IV, and V by Yumi Iwasa, Izumi Saito, Miyoko Suzuki

“…As societal aging progresses globally, the number of people with Parkinson’s disease (PD) is expected to increase worldwide. …”
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UAlpha40: A comprehensive dataset of Urdu alphabet for Pakistan sign languageMendeley Data by Sameena Javaid, Shahood Sajid, Yusra Khan Baloch

“…This dataset was prepared in real-world environments under expert supervision, with volunteers ranging from males to females aged 20 to 45. This newly developed dataset can be utilized to train vision-based deep learning models, which in turn can aid in the development of sign language translators and finger-spelling systems for USL.…”
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12 weeks OPT method for enhanching anearobic and aerobic capacity in elite Indonesian female beach volleyball athletes by Vivi Novia Eka Putri, Yunyun Yudiana, Dikdik Zafar Sidik, Tutur Jatmiko, Septyaningrum Putri Purwoto, Zulrafli Zulrafli

“…An all-inclusive sampling method was utilized with participants N=6, aged between 19 and 27, weighing 52 to 77 kg, standing between 168 and 180 cm tall, and having BMIs ranging from 18.40 to 24.60. …”
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Anthropometric but not motor characteristics of young volleyball players were improved after a one-week-long intense training sports camp by Robert Podstawski, Joanna M. Bukowska, Krzysztof Borysławski, Elżbieta Biernat, Daria Grodź, Ferenc Ihasz, Jacek Wąsik

“…Abstract This study aimed to examine potential changes in the anthropometric and motor characteristics of volleyball players aged 17.98 ± 0.51 years after participation in a week-long sports camp. …”
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Moderating effect of social participation on the relationship between health status and depressive symptoms in older adults by Yvonne Su Yong Ow, Chia-Shine Wei, Yang-Tzu Li

“…This study aims to investigate the relationship between health status and depressive symptoms in older adults and the moderating effect of social participation in the relationship.Materials and methodsA cross-sectional study with data from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) in 2013. Older adults aged 65 years or older were included in the study. …”
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Serum alpha-1 acid glycoprotein and gallstone risk in US adult women: a cross-sectional analysis of the NHANES by Xiaocheng Li, Peiling He

“…Weighted logistic regression, subgroup analyses, smoothed curve analysis, and multiple imputation were used to examine the relationship between AGP and gallstone risk.ResultsThis cross-sectional analysis included 1,903 adult women in the U.S. aged 20–49. After adjusting for all covariates, serum AGP levels were positively associated with gallstone risk (OR: 3.07; 95% CI: 1.16, 8.11; p = 0.036). …”
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Factors influencing the utilization of total knee replacement in osteoarthritis knee: A web-based survey of treating doctors by Naman Jain, Yogesh Preet Singh, G C Yathish, Lokesh Veerappa, G Mallinath, Hemant Kalyan, Ishita Shah, Vaibhavi Velangi

“…Background: India, with its aging population is going to face a major health-care burden due to osteoarthritis (OA) knee in the coming decades. …”
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Development and Feasibility of an Adolescent Dancer Screen by Kynaston Schultz, Kathleen Sun Worrall, Zoe Tawa, Joanna Binney, Jessica Boyle, Laurel Daniels Abbruzzese

“… # Results Descriptive data were collected from 32 female dancers aged 11-17 with cohort one averaging 18.57 dance hours per week and cohort two averaging 10.6 dance hours per week. …”
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Exploring contributors to FoMO (fear of missing out) among university students: The role of social comparison, social media addiction, loneliness, and perfectionism by Bettina F. Piko, Vanessa Müller, Hedvig Kiss, David Mellor

“…Hungarian university students (N = 255; 70.6 % females, aged between 18 and 35 years, Mage = 23.61 years; SD = 4.59) completed an online survey during the fall semester of the academic year 2023/2024. …”
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Maternal education, health profession and cigarette smoking are decisive factors for self-medication in children by parents by Duborija-Kovacevic Natasa, Martinovic Milica, Belojevic Goran, Lausevic Dragan, Asanin Bogdan

“…Data were obtained from a national representative sample of 4496 schoolchildren aged 7–13 years (50.4 % boys). Parents/caregivers completed a questionnaire concerning their demographic characteristics, socio-economic and cultural status, as well as the self-medication (SM) of their children. …”
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The role of the family environment and parental nutritional knowledge in the prevention of behavioral feeding disorders in toddlers and preschool children – a narrative review by Paulina Kawecka, Małgorzata Kostecka

“…Pediatric feeding disorders are generally observed between the ages of 1 and 3 years, but they can have long-lasting consequences that affect various areas of life. …”
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Retrospective study of post-treatment 131I SPECT/CT imaging for personalizing therapy of patients with differentiated thyroid cancer by Sonya Sergieva, Teodor Sofiyanski, Bozhil Robev, Milena Dimcheva, Albena Fakirova

“…Materials and methods: The study included 564 patients (384 women and 180 men) aged 12 to 83 years with DTC referred to our hospital between 2011 and 2021. …”
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Exploring national and regional trends in smoking prevalence among women: A systemic review and meta-analysis by Ali Abkr Shok, Hassan Abdullah Najmi, Mohammed Ali Refaey, Fuad Ali Sahli, Attyah Ahmed Aahwas, Yahia Abdullah Maghlat, Abdullah Hassan Abu Ageel, Nawaf Omar Hamzi, Turky Mohammed Kulib Ali, Yahya Hassan Zarban, Abutalib Hassan Zarban

“…Eligible studies reported smoking prevalence among women aged 18 years and older, covering regions such as the Americas, Asia, Europe, Africa, and Oceania. …”
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Comparison of analgesic efficacy of topical tramadol versus topical lidocaine in the control of postoperative pain in children after tonsillectomy: A randomized double-blinded clin... by Abdelwahab A. Saleh, Abdelfattah M. Abdelfattah

“…Patients and methods This prospective, randomized, double blind, controlled clinical study included 80 children, aged 4–15 years. They were distributed into two groups; Group T (n=40) patients received swabs soaked with tramadol 5% diluted with saline 0.9% up to 10 ml; group L (n=40) patients received swabs soaked with ledocaine 2% 2 mg/kg diluted with saline 0.9% up to 10 ml. …”
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KARAKTERISTIK DAN MOTIVASI WISATAWAN NUSANTARA BERWISATA KULINER DI UBUD, BALI by Ni Putu Intan Diah Angreni, NMS. Wijaya, W. Citra Juwitasari

“…Based on research results, domestic tourists who undertake culinary tourism in Ubud are dominated by tourists from the Java region (54%) are male (52%) aged 15-30 years (90%) have a high school/vocational school education (51%) are unmarried (84%) not yet working (50%) social media information sources (76%) with an average expenditure of IDR 150,000 – IDR 500,000 (56%). …”
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Comparison of the Effect of Adding Dexmedetomidine as an Adjuvant to Bupivacaine for Postoperative Pain Management in Patients Undergoing Shoulder Rotator Cuff Repair – A Randomize... by Shahryar Sane, Alireza Mahoori, Ali Tabrizi, Hamed Koohsoltani

“…Materials and Methods: This double-blind, randomized clinical trial was performed on 80 patients aged 20 to 60 with ASA I and II who were candidates for elective shoulder rotator cuff repair. …”
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Consumer Preferences in Developing Derivative Product of Gluten Free Bread Cookly by Thania Usamah Balweel, Anny Ratnawati, Ani Nuraisyah

“…Findings/Result: The study found that Cookly consumers were evenly distributed in terms of gender, aged between 18-25, mostly unmarried, residing in Bogor, with a high school education, and working as students or employees, with a monthly expenditure ranging from IDR500,000-IDR3,000,000. …”
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Effect of Motorized Elephant-Assisted Therapy Program on Balance Control of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder by Satiansukpong Nuntanee, Sasat Daranee

“…The purpose of this study was to create the motorized elephant-assisted therapy program (METP) and examine the effect of the METP on balance control improvement in individuals with ASD. Twenty participants, aged 8 to 19 years, were recruited from occupational therapy clinics around Chiang Mai city and were divided into 2 groups: control and experimental. …”
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