Patterns of pregabalin prescribing in four German federal states: analysis of routine data to investigate potential misuse of pregabalin by Ronja Flemming

“…The majority of this group was male and aged between 30 and 60 years. Of the patients misusing pregabalin, 365 (42%) had a diagnosed history of substance use disorders and 359 (41%) had been prescribed another drug with addictive potential (opioids) before. …”
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Sports participation & childhood neurocognitive development by Fu-Miao Tan, Junhong Yu, Alicia M. Goodwill

“…We investigated the impact of different organised sports on neurocognitive development in children (N = 11,878; aged 9–11) from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) study. …”
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Are Parental Stress and Rewards Influenced by Child Temperament? Analysis of the Moderating Role of Social Support and Gender in Spanish Parents by Olga Gómez-Ortiz, María Ortiz-Alba, Daniel Falla, Eva M. Romera

“…Method: The reference population was a group of mothers and fathers with children in early childhood education (aged 0-5). For the first study, we used a sample of 701 subjects (70.20% mothers, Mage = 36.83), while for the second study, 422 individuals were selected (58.9% mothers, Mage = 37.08). …”
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Effectiveness of a Patient Support Program in Supporting Access to Therapy for Solid Tumor Malignancies by Lindsay Parker, Alissa Shaul, Brian Murphy, Zeba M. Khan

“…**Results:** This analysis included 4566 patients (8134 cases); most patients were female (64.7%), aged <65 years (59.2%), in the South (53.9%), and treated in community settings (87.9%). …”
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Effects of a multimedia campaign to increase human papillomavirus vaccine acceptance in Dhaka, Bangladesh by Sohail Agha, Sarah Francis, Drew Bernard, Aslam Fareed, Kasrina Azad, Firdausi Qadri

“…Using a survey instrument based on the FBM, we analyze cross-sectional data collected from 611 caregivers of girls aged 9–17 in Dhaka. Survey data was collected in November and December 2023. …”
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Evaluating basic household characteristics influencing domestic water demand in tropical environments: a comprehensive case study by Timothy Oyebamiji Ogunbode, Victor, Oyedeji Oyebamiji, Ayobami Alani Oyelami, Timothy Ayo Akinkuolie

“…Females constituted 85.8%, with 98.0% aged at least 18 and 73.6% having secondary education. …”
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Global Prevalence of Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy (FECD) in Adult Population: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Francesco Aiello, Gabriele Gallo Afflitto, Francesca Ceccarelli, Massimo Cesareo, Carlo Nucci

“…While the total number of people aged >30 years with FECD is nowadays estimated at nearly 300 million, an increase of 41.7% in the number of FECD-affected patients is expected by 2050, when the overall figure is supposed to rise up to 415 million. …”
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Evaluation of Prevalence of Golden Percentage, Recurring Esthetic Dental (RED) and Tarulatha-Ruchi (TR) Proportion in Dental Students by Nupur Dhanak, Swati Mittal, Riya Dave, Saloni Kanodia, Shikha Kanodia, Geeta Asthana

“…Materials and Methods: A total of 100 Gujarati students with aesthetically pleasing smiles, ages 18–25 years, were selected. Standard frontal-view photographs were taken with a DSLR camera, displaying maxillary anterior teeth and gingiva in centric occlusion. …”
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Association between Kihon check list score and geriatric depression among older adults from ORANGE registry. by Yu Kume, Seongryu Bae, Sangyoon Lee, Hyuma Makizako, Yuriko Matsuzaki-Kihara, Ichiro Miyano, Hunkyung Kim, Hiroyuki Shimada, Hidetaka Ota

“…A total of 8,760 participants aged 65 years and over were recruited from five cohorts in Japan, consisting of 6,755 persons in Chubu, 1,328 in Kanto, 481 in Kyushu, 49 in Shikoku and 147 in Tohoku. …”
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Exploring the Relation: Does Forgiveness Enhance Interpersonal Problem Solving? by Çağla Girgin Büyükbayraktar, Süleyman Barbaros Yalçın, İsmail Yavuz Öztürk, Serkan Say

“…The sample includes 443 students aged 18–26 from Mersin and Selçuk Universities, selected through convenience sampling. …”
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Deimplementing Untested Practices in Homecare Services: A Preobservational-Postobservational Design by Manon Guay, Mélanie Ruest, Damien Contandriopoulos

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For a Higher Sprint Running Performance, in Which Part of the Warm-Up Protocol Should the Dynamic Stretching Phase be Applied? by Recep Özçelik, Cem Bediz, Caner Çetinkaya, Erkan Günay, Egemen Mancı

“…The study included forty-four soccer players, aged 16.59 ±1.06 years, who played for amateur teams. …”
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The moderating effects of physical activity on social anxiety and sleep disturbance: managing gaming disorder in young e-sports players by Serdar Solmaz, Mehmet İnan, Mustafa Yaşar Şahin

“…This study aims to examine the potential relationship between IGD, social anxiety, and insomnia, investigate the mediating role of social anxiety in this relationship, and explore the moderating role of physical activity in alleviating the negative effects of IGD.MethodsThe study involved 475 adolescent and young e-sports players aged 14–24, who typically engage in an average of 6 h of gaming per day. …”
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IMAGE OF HUMAN IN THE POSTMODERN EPOCH by L. M. Mykulanynets

“…The analysis of anthropological ideas of Western philosophy of different ages shows the variety of views about understanding the nature of the person, its complexity and ambiguity. …”
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The effects of fluid resuscitation on the hemodynamic parameters of experimental induced endotoxemia in the neonatal calves by Enes Akyüz, Alparslan Coşkun, İsmail Şen

“…</p> <p><strong>Materials and Methods:</strong> Twelve healthy calves, aged between 5 to 15 days included into the study. …”
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Effects of family socioeconomic status on the self-expectations of children under grandparenting in China by QiXuan Hu

“…The CFPS is a national, large-scale, multidisciplinary social tracking survey conducted by the Institute of Social Science Survey (ISSS) at Peking University.MethodsThe analysis drew on data from 4,946 children aged 6-16 and their families, collected from CFPS2016 to CFPS2018. …”
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Novel risk loci encompassing genes influencing STAT3, GPCR, and oxidative stress signaling are associated with co-morbid GERD and COPD. by Ava C Wilson, Alison Rocco, Joe Chiles, Vinodh Srinivasasainagendra, Wassim Labaki, Deborah Meyers, Bertha Hidalgo, Marguerite R Irvin, Surya P Bhatt, Hemant Tiwari, Merry-Lynn McDonald

“…GERD treatment in COPD is associated with a lower risk of exacerbations and mortality; however, it is not clear whether these findings can be attributed to aging populations where both diseases are likely to co-occur or reflect shared etiology. …”
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Cross-sectional study protocol to assess ultraviolet radiation exposure among military outdoor workers in Lohatla, Northern Cape Province of South Africa by Sipho David Galawe, Kgomotso Lebelo, Phoka Caiphus Rathebe

“…Most summer workdays expose outdoor workers to repeated UVR exposure, which can lead to health risks like sunburn, premature ageing, cataracts, and an increased risk of skin cancer. …”
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A Literature Review of Virtual Reality Exergames for Older Adults: Enhancing Physical, Cognitive, and Social Health by Xiacheng Song, Nazlena Mohamad Ali, Mohamad Hidir Mhd Salim, Muhammad Yudhi Rezaldi

“…This review provides theoretical and practical support for the innovative application of VR technology in promoting healthy aging. It will benefit technology developers and researchers focused on the cognitive and physical health of older adults.…”
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Achievement emotions in kindergarten: the association of solution accuracy with discrete joy, sadness, and surprise by Traci Shizu Kutaka, Pavel Chernyavskiy, Tara Hofkens

“…The current study reports the prevalence and intensity of six basic, discrete achievement emotions (joy/happiness, sadness, surprise, anger, fear, and disgust) expressed on the faces of 15 kindergarten-aged children as they solved increasingly complex arithmetic story problems in a 3-month teaching experiment. …”
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