Prevalence and risk factors of postpartum depression, general depressive symptoms, anxiety and stress (PODSAS) among mothers during their 4-week postnatal follow-up in five public... by Boon How Chew, Subashini Ambigapathy, Saidatul Akmar Mohammad Redzuan, Priyasini Suntharalingam, Thenmoli Palaniyappan, Venotha Ganasan, Puteri Normalina Megat Abu Bakar, Paream Kaur, Lili Zuryani Marmuji, V Paranthaman

“…Participants will be mothers aged 18 years and above at 4 weeks postdelivery who are able to understand the English and Malay languages. …”
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The impact of food-based incentive behaviors on oral health among Saudi children: a cross-sectional study by Yasir Dilshad Siddiqui, Saud Hamdan Almaeen, Ahmed Shawkat Hashem, Ahmed Ali Ahmed Almuntashiri, Mohammed Nadeem Baig, Abdullah Hammad Alshammari, Rital Jamal Alwaqid, Haifa Ali Almutairi, Raha Ahmed, Rakhi Issrani, Farooq Ahmad Chaudhary

“…The study included 316 medically healthy children aged 4 to 10 years and their Arabic or English-speaking guardians. …”
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Assessment of risk communication and community engagement interventions during the Marburg virus disease outbreak in Kagera region, Northwestern Tanzania by Mololo Noah Mwanjala, Emmanuel Mnkeni, Mikidadi Issanudia Mtalika, Marcelina Mponela, Atuganile Musyani, George Mrema, Amour Seleman, Catherine Gitige, Kokuhabwa Mukurasi, Gloria Macha, Hussein Mohamed, Pius Horumpende, Leopord Sibomana Leonard, Jonathan Mcharo, Wangeci Gatei, Salum Manyatta

“…The majority 628 (88%) were aged 18 years and above. There were 393 (55%) females, and 407 (57%) of respondents had completed primary education. …”
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Association of Delayed Denosumab Dosing with Increased Risk of Fractures: A Population-Based Retrospective Study by Kyoung Min Kim, Seol A Jang, Nam Ki Hong, Chul Sik Kim, Yumie Rhee, Seok Won Park, Steven R. Cummings, Gi Hyeon Seo

“…Methods The study cohort included women aged 45 to 89 years who were started on denosumab for osteoporosis between October 2017 and December 2019 using data from the Korean Health Insurance Review and Assessment service. …”
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Socioeconomic characteristics and relapse-free and overall survival from childhood cancer – a nationwide study based on data from the Danish Childhood Cancer Registry by Fie Stegenborg, Mathilde Bek, Charlotte Nilsson, Line H. Pedersen, Thomas Scheike, Lisa Hjalgrim, Friederike Erdmann, Kjeld Schmiegelow, Pernille Bidstrup, Line Kenborg, Jeanette Winther, Hanne Larsen, Susanne Dalton

“…Material and methods: All children aged <16 years diagnosed with cancer in Denmark between 1998 and 2017 were identified in the Danish Childhood Cancer Registry (N = 3245). …”
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Development and validation of a prognostic prediction model for elderly gastric cancer patients based on oxidative stress biochemical markers by Xing-Qi Zhang, Ze-Ning Huang, Ju Wu, Chang-Yue Zheng, Xiao-Dong Liu, Ying-Qi Huang, Qi-Yue Chen, Ping Li, Jian-Wei Xie, Chao-Hui Zheng, Jian-Xian Lin, Yan-Bing Zhou, Chang-Ming Huang

“…Methods This retrospective multicenter study included consecutive patients with GC aged ≥ 65 years treated between January 2012 and April 2018. …”
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Functionalization of sawdust biochar using Mg-Fe-LDH and sodium dodecyl sulfonate enhanced its stability and immobilization capacity for Cd and Pb in contaminated water and soil by Xin Pan, Shaoping Kuang, Xiao Wang, Habib Ullah, Zepeng Rao, Esmat F. Ali, Qumber Abbas, Sang Soo Lee, Sabry M. Shaheen

“…The resistance to carbon loss by H2O2, thermal recalcitrance index R 50, and degree of graphitization in MSB were significantly improved compared to SB, indicating a more stable carbon fraction sequestered in MSB following aging in soil. These results indicate that MSB could be used for remediation of Cd and Pb contaminated soil and water. …”
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Duration of External Neck Stabilisation (DENS) following odontoid fracture in older or frail adults: protocol for a randomised controlled trial of collar versus no collar by John Norrie, Julie Woodfield, David J Lowe, Paul M Brennan, Catriona Keerie, Julia Lawton, Matthew J Reed, Andrew Stoddart, Julia Boyd, Helen Eborall, Gina Cranswick, James Tomlinson, Polly L Black, Sadaquate Khan, Patrick Statham, Ellie Edlmann, Phillip Correia Copley, Angela Niven, Susan Deborah Shenkin

“…These are increasing in incidence and importance as the population ages. In the UK, odontoid fractures in older adults are usually managed in hard collars to immobilise the fracture and promote bony healing. …”
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Review protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis on HIV inequities in transgender and non-binary populations by Jennifer Sherwood, Arjee Restar, Don Operario, Hannah Rogers, Ruby Lucas, Ruwenne Moodley, Jessie M. Garcia Gutiérrez, Audren J K Bambilla, Dil Singh, Emerson Dusic, Danielle Giovenco, Shufang Sun

“…The objectives of this review are to estimate pooled HIV prevalence and prevention outcomes (pre-exposure prophylaxis and antiretroviral therapy) and differences by gender identity, global regions and self-report versus lab-confirmed findings among trans adults worldwide.Methods and analysis We will conduct a systematic review of all studies on HIV outcomes among trans youth and adults (aged 15+ years) published between 2000 and 2024, following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Prereporting guidelines. …”
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Short-term costs of alcohol-associated hepatitis care in different clinical settings by Chi Mai Nguyen, Jing Su, Yang Li, Ryan Healey, Shihui Jiang, Jiangqiong Li, Naga Chalasani, Samer Gawrieh, Suthat Liangpunsakul, Wanzhu Tu

“…The cohort included individuals aged 21 years and older diagnosed with AH from January 1, 2016, to September 30, 2023. …”
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Prevalence, aetiology, and service mapping of dementia in rural Uganda. Part of DEPEND Uganda (Dementia Epidemiology, unmet Need and co-Developing Solutions in Uganda). [version 2;... by Joseph Mugisha, Nicholas J Ashton, Claire J Steves, Racheal Alinaitwe, Josephine Prynn, Tunde Peto, Beatrice Kimono, Martin Prince

“…Methods The study is nested within the General Population Cohort run by the Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute & London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Research Unit. All adults aged 60+ (around 1400) are undergoing brief cognitive screening. …”
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Oral health-related quality of life of community-dwellers in the canton of Bern, Switzerland by Roberta Borg-Bartolo, Andrea Roccuzzo, Christian Tennert, Maria Prasinou, Maurus Jäggi, Pedro Molinero-Mourelle, Michael M. Bornstein, Guglielmo Campus

“… Objective: The study aims to describe and analyze the oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) of persons aged ≥45 years in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. …”
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Influence of Cardiorespiratory Fitness on PPARG mRNA Expression Using Monozygotic Twin Case Control by Marcos Roberto Queiroga, Ricardo Augusto Barbieri, Sandra Aires Ferreira, André Ducati Luchessi, Rosario Dominguez Crespo Hirata, Mario Hiroyuki Hirata, Eduardo Kokubun

“…Monozygotic twin pairs aged 11–18 years were grouped into discordant (D) and concordant (C) high and low VO2max groups. …”
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The proportion of clinically relevant alarms decreases as patient clinical severity decreases in intensive care units: a pilot study by Ryota Inokuchi, Kent Doi, Kazuaki Shinohara, Kensuke Nakamura, Takehiro Matsubara, Susumu Nakajima, Hajime Sato, Masataka Gunshin, Takahiro Hiruma, Takeshi Ishii, Yoichi Kitsuta, Naoki Yahagi, Yuko Nanjo, Masahiro Echigo, Aoi Tanaka, Mitsuo Umezu

“…Objectives To determine (1) the proportion and number of clinically relevant alarms based on the type of monitoring device; (2) whether patient clinical severity, based on the sequential organ failure assessment (SOFA) score, affects the proportion of clinically relevant alarms and to suggest; (3) methods for reducing clinically irrelevant alarms in an intensive care unit (ICU).Design A prospective, observational clinical study.Setting A medical ICU at the University of Tokyo Hospital in Tokyo, Japan.Participants All patients who were admitted directly to the ICU, aged ≥18 years, and not refused active treatment were registered between January and February 2012.Methods The alarms, alarm settings, alarm messages, waveforms and video recordings were acquired in real time and saved continuously. …”
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Influence of Organ‐Specific Extranodal Involvement on Survival Outcomes in Stage IV Diffuse Large B‐Cell Lymphoma by Tong‐Yoon Kim, Tae‐Jung Kim, Eun Ji Han, Gi June Min, Sung‐Soo Park, Silvia Park, Jae‐Ho Yoon, Sung‐Eun Lee, Byung‐Sik Cho, Ki‐Seong Eom, Yoo‐Jin Kim, Hee‐Je Kim, Seok Lee, Chang‐Ki Min, Jong‐Wook Lee, Youngwoo Jeon, Seok‐Goo Cho

“…Methods We retrospectively reviewed data from 119 patients with DLBCL aged < 60 years who achieved CR after chemo‐immunotherapy between 2008 and 2020. …”
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Dental and oral health assessments in the German National Cohort (NAKO) by Stefanie Samietz, Katrin Borof, Katrin Hertrampf, Ghazal Aarabi, Antonio Ciardo, Hannah Finke, Daniel Hagenfeld, Jan Kühnisch, Maurice Rütters, Sebastian-Edgar Baumeister, Stefan Lars Reckelkamm, Ti-Sun Kim, Thomas Kocher, Wolfgang Ahrens, Hermann Brenner, Carina Emmel, Beate Fischer, Amand Führer, Karin Halina Greiser, Jasmin Grischke, Kathrin Günther, Volker Harth, Stefanie Jaskulski, André Karch, Thomas Keil, Yvonne Kemmling, Alexander Kluttig, Lilian Krist, Oliver Kuss, Michael Leitzmann, Claudia Meinke-Franze, Karin B. Michels, Nadia Obi, Anette Peters, Nicole Pischon, Tobias Pischon, Sabine Schipf, Börge Schmidt, Henning Teismann, Stefan Rupf, Birte Holtfreter

“…Methods During baseline examinations (2014–2019), a total of 205,184 persons aged 19–74 years has been examined in 18 study centres, including, among others, a dental interview, stimulated saliva sampling, and recording of the numbers of present teeth and prostheses (standard Level 1 program). …”
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Brain network alterations in anorexia Nervosa: A Multi-Center structural connectivity study by Jun Kanzawa, Ryo Kurokawa, Tsunehiko Takamura, Nobuhiro Nohara, Kouhei Kamiya, Yoshiya Moriguchi, Yasuhiro Sato, Yumi Hamamoto, Tomotaka Shoji, Tomohiko Muratsubaki, Motoaki Sugiura, Shin Fukudo, Yoshiyuki Hirano, Yusuke Sudo, Rio Kamashita, Sayo Hamatani, Noriko Numata, Koji Matsumoto, Eiji Shimizu, Naoki Kodama, Shingo Kakeda, Masatoshi Takahashi, Satoru Ide, Kazumasa Okada, Shu Takakura, Motoharu Gondo, Kazufumi Yoshihara, Masanori Isobe, Keima Tose, Tomomi Noda, Ryo Mishima, Michiko Kawabata, Shun’ichi Noma, Toshiya Murai, Kazuhiro Yoshiuchi, Atsushi Sekiguchi, Osamu Abe

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Habitual alcohol consumption associated with reduced semen quality and changes in reproductive hormones; a cross-sectional study among 1221 young Danish men by Anders Juul, Niels Jørgensen, Niels E Skakkebæk, Shanna H Swan, Tina Kold Jensen, Mads Gottschau, Jens Otto Broby Madsen, Anne-Maria Andersson, Tina Harmer Lassen, Lærke Priskorn

“…Objective Study associations between three measures of alcohol consumption (recent, typical/habitual, binging), semen quality and serum reproductive hormones.Design Cross-sectional population based study.Setting and participants 1221 young Danish men, aged 18–28 years were recruited when they attended a compulsory medical examination to determine their fitness for military service from 2008 to 2012. …”
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Work loss in patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with abatacept, rituximab, tocilizumab or TNF inhibitors: a nationwide direct drug-to-drug comparison by Ulf Lindström, Johan Askling, Katerina Chatzidionysiou, Lotta Ljung, Lars Klareskog, Martin Neovius, Nils Feltelius, Eva Baecklund, Christopher Sjöwall, Helena Forsblad-d’Elia, Carl Turesson, Elisabet Lindqvist, Thomas Frisell, Alf Kastbom, Helena Forsblad-d'Elia, Jonas Söderling, Ann Knight, Gerd-Marie Alenius, Gustaf Magnus Bruze

“…Objective To compare work loss after starting tumour necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi), rituximab, abatacept or tocilizumab in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).Methods We used data from the Swedish Rheumatology Quality Register to identify patients aged 19-62 years who were treated with TNFi (n=15 093), rituximab (n=2123), abatacept (n=1877) or tocilizumab (n=1720) between 2007 and 2020. …”
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Evaluating Tech Neck: A Pilot Study Using a Self-Developed Questionnaire on Symptoms, Posture, and Preventive Measures by Brigitte Osser, Csongor Toth, Carmen Delia Nistor-Cseppento, Gyongyi Osser, Caius Calin Miuța, Iosif Ilia, Diana Carina Iovanovici, Cristina Aur, Laura Ioana Bondar

“…Methods: This cross-sectional pilot study used a self-developed questionnaire to assess the prevalence and intensity of musculoskeletal symptoms among participants aged 6–18 years. The survey collected data on ergonomic tool usage, break frequency, posture awareness, and proactive measures (such as taking breaks and seeking professional help). …”
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