TG : HDL-C Ratio Is a Good Marker to Identify Children Affected by Obesity with Increased Cardiometabolic Risk and Insulin Resistance by Ahmad Kamil Nur Zati Iwani, Muhammad Yazid Jalaludin, Ruziana Mona Wan Mohd Zin, Md Zain Fuziah, Janet Yeow Hua Hong, Yahya Abqariyah, Abdul Halim Mokhtar, Wan Nazaimoon Wan Mohamud

“…Data of 232 children with obesity aged 10–16 years were obtained from our study, MyBFF@school study, conducted between January and December 2014. …”
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Parents'/caregivers' fears and concerns about their child's epilepsy: A scoping review. by Bernie Carter, Georgia Cook, Lucy Bray, Amber Collingwood, Holly Saron, Alison Rouncefield-Swales

“…Search terms were developed using population (parents/caregivers of children aged ≤ 18 years with epilepsy, families); concept (parents'/caregivers' fears, concerns, anxiety about their child's epilepsy); and context (any setting). …”
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Barriers and drivers to exclusive breastfeeding in Kyrgyzstan: a qualitative study with mothers and health workers by Cath Jackson, Marina Duishenkulova, Nurila Altymysheva, Jyldyz Artykbaeva, Raisa Asylbasheva, Eleonora Jumalieva, Anastasia Koylyu, Sian Lickess, Tursun Mamyrbaeva, Veerle Snijders, Julianne Williams, Tiina Likki

“…Ten focus group discussions with 40 primary care health workers and 20 in-depth interviews with mothers of a child currently aged 6–12 months who initiated breastfeeding with this child were conducted. …”
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Assessment of genetic conservation units of an endangered glacial relict insular species, Amentotaxus formosana, based on fine-scale genetic structures of multiple fragmented mount... by Ya-Zhu Ko, Huie-Chuan Shih, Chin-Shang Ho, Chaur-Tzuhn Chen, Tsai-Wen Hsu, Meng-Shin Shiao, Yu-Chung Chiang, Yu-Chung Chiang

“…In this study, a substantial sample of over 600 individuals, predominantly middle-aged, was collected, representing a majority of the existing individuals in the Chachayalaishan and Dawu habitats. …”
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Chemical analysis of buffalo meat in a self-consumption system in northeastern of Argentina by Gladis Rébak, Gladys Obregón, Diego Gómez, Laura Vázquez-Acosta, Mariano Pino, Julia Obregón, Rosa Molina, Victoria Cantero, Luz Segovia-Espinola

“…The sample included 15 post-weaning Murrah (n: 5), Mediterranean (n: 5) buffaloes breeds and their crosses (n: 5), with ages ranging from 12 to 15 months and average weights of 380 kg. …”
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Association of triglyceride glucose-related obesity indices with sarcopenia among U.S. adults: a cross-sectional study from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey by Runtao Zhao, Xinqiang Ji, Fan Wang

“…A cross-sectional study was conducted involving 7,161 participants aged 18 and above from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. …”
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Increased Mortality After Lower Extremity Amputation in a Danish Nationwide Cohort: The Mediating Role of Postoperative Complications by Brix ATH, Petersen TG, Nymark T, Schmal H, Lindberg-Larsen M, Rubin KH

“…Secondarily, to examine the mediation role of post-amputation complications.Study Design and Setting: With data from the Danish National Patient Registry, 11,695 first-time MLEAs in patients aged ≥ 50 years were identified between January 1, 2010, and December 31, 2021, along with 58,466 unamputated persons matched 1:5 by year of birth, sex, and region of residence. …”
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Usefulness of Automatic Speech Recognition Assessment of Children With Speech Sound Disorders: Validation Study by Do Hyung Kim, Joo Won Jeong, Dayoung Kang, Taekyung Ahn, Yeonjung Hong, Younggon Im, Jaewon Kim, Min Jung Kim, Dae-Hyun Jang

“…ResultsThis study included 30 children aged 3-7 years who were suspected of having SSDs. …”
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Prevalence of attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) symptoms in selected government primary schools in Wakiso District, Uganda by Josephine Ssirimuzaawo, Miph Musoke, Pio Frank Kiyingi

“…There was no significant difference in prevalence between boys and girls, with primary one pupils having the highest prevalence of symptoms and primary four pupils having the lowest. Pupils aged 10–13 may be less susceptible to ADHD symptoms. …”
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Analysis of Optimal Health-Related Quality of Life Measures in Patients Waitlisted for Lung Transplantation by Junko Tokuno, Toyofumi F Chen-Yoshikawa, Toru Oga, Takahiro Oto, Tomoyo Okawa, Yoshinori Okada, Miki Akiba, Masaki Ikeda, Daisuke Nakajima, Masatsugu Hamaji, Hideki Motoyama, Akihiro Aoyama, Maki Isomi, Kazuo Chin, Hiroshi Date

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Stemness Maintenance Properties in Human Oral Stem Cells after Long-Term Passage by Francesca Diomede, Thangavelu Soundara Rajan, Valentina Gatta, Marco D’Aurora, Ilaria Merciaro, Marco Marchisio, Aurelio Muttini, Sergio Caputi, Placido Bramanti, Emanuela Mazzon, Oriana Trubiani

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Lansia Aktif dan Berdaya: Studi Perilaku Prososial pada Kader Surabaya Hebat by Widya Annisa Royani, Cicilia Larasati Rembulan

“…Participants were selected using purposive sampling technique, with characteristics of Surabaya Hebat cadres who have been active for at least 2 years in Lontar Village Surabaya, aged 60 years and above. Data collection was conducted by pre-survey, interview, and documentation. …”
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Efficacy of drugs most commonly prescribed at functional gastrointestinal diseases (functional dyspepsia syndrome and irritable bowel syndrome) observational study results by V. T. Ivashkin, Ye. A. Poluektova, D. V. Reykhart, O. S. Shifrin, A. G. Beniashvili, O. S. Lyashenko, A. V. Belostotsky

“…Material and methods. Overall 502 patients aged 18 to 65 with symptoms complying to the «Rome-III» criteria and absence of «alarm symptoms» with the preliminary diagnosis of the functional gastrointestinal disorder: IBS, FD or combination of these diseases were started. …”
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Temporal Changes in Plasmodium Falciparum Genetic Diversity and Multiplicity of Infection Across Three Areas of Varying Malaria Transmission Intensities in Uganda. by Mwesigwa, Alex, Kiwuwa, Steven M., Musinguzi, Benson, Kawalya, Hakiim, Katumba, James Davis, Baguma, Andrew, Mutuku, Irene M., Adebayo, Ismail Abiola, Nsobya, Samuel L., Byakika‐Kibwika, Pauline, Kalyango, Joan N., Karamagi, Charles, Nankabirwa, Joaniter I.

“…The majority of participants were males (50.6%) and children aged 5–11 years (46.7%). Genetic diversity remained high, with mean expected heterozygosity (He) showing a slight decrease over time (range: 0.73–0.82). …”
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Providing a model of emotional and rational appeals in video marketing based on social networks by Moohan Mohammadi, payam paslari, saeed moradpour, sadegh masjoodi

“…The statistical population of the research includes 200 male and female students between the ages of 25 and 35, selected as a sample and exposed to two types of short-term video advertisement stimuli. …”
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Dihydroquercetin attenuated Prevotella copri-caused intestinal injury by modulating gut microbiota and bile acids in weaned piglets by Long Wang, Ruizhi Hu, Siqi Ma, Xizi Yang, Jiatai Gong, Hongkun Xiang, Mingkun Shi, Xupeng Yuan, Liang Chen, Hongfu Zhang, Bie Tan, Xi He, Jianhua He, Shusong Wu

“…A total of 108 healthy Duroc × Landrace × Yorkshire weaned piglets, aged 21 d, were randomly allocated into 3 groups with 6 replicates and 6 piglets per replicate. …”
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The impact of preoperative venous thromboembolism on patients undergoing TURBT: Perioperative outcomes and healthcare costs from US insurance claims data by Anas S. Tresh, Francesco Del Giudice, Shufeng Li, Satvir Basran, Ettore De Berardinis, Dalila Carino, Valerio Santarelli, Bernardo Rocco, Maria Chiara Shighinolfi, Roman Mayr, Matteo Ferro, Riccardo Autorino, Gabriele Bignante, Felice Crocetto, Biagio Barone, Renate Pichler, José Daniel Subiela, Jorge Caño Velasco, Marco Moschini, Andrea Mari, Andrea Gallioli, Francesco Soria, Simone Albisinni, Wojciech Krajewski, Jan Łaszkiewicz, Łukasz Nowak, Tomasz Szydełko, Benjamin Challacombe, Rajesh Nair, Benjamin I. Chung

“…Patients and Methods Patients aged ≥18 years with a BCa diagnosis undergoing TURBT were identified in the Merative® Marketscan® Research de‐identified databases between 2007 and 2021. …”
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Tracking acute flaccid paralysis in Niger: a half-decade epidemiological portrait (2016–2021) by El Khalef Ishagh, Marc Talatou Ouédraogo, Batouré Oumarou, Mutenda Sheria Kaya, Gbaguidi Aichatou Diawara, Abdoulaye Macire Camara, Seyni Moussa, Kuyangisa Bienvenu, Joseph Toko, Hamidou Harouna, Haladou Moussa, N.’Zue Kofi, Jacques L. Tamuzi, Patrick D. M. C. Katoto, Charles S. Wiysonge, Blanche-Philomene Melanga Anya, Manengu Casimir Tshikolasoni

“…Most cases (79.85%) were aged 1 to 4 years, and 79.44% received three or more doses of oral polio vaccine (OPV). …”
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Impact of home-based family planning counselling and referral on modern contraceptive use in Karachi, Pakistan: a retrospective, cross-sectional matched control study by Iqbal Shah, Sajid Soofi, Ryoko Sato, David Canning, Kristy Hackett, Elizabeth Henry, Imtiaz Hussain, Mirbaz Khan, Khalid Feroz, Navdep Kaur

“…Objectives To assess: (1) the impact of a reproductive health program on modern contraceptive use from baseline to program close; (2) the sustained impact from baseline to follow-up 36 months later; and (3) the exposure-adjusted impact at program close and follow-up.Design Retrospective, cross-sectional matched control study.Setting Karachi, Pakistan.Participants 2561 married women aged 16–49 years.Interventions The Willows Program, a community-based family planning counselling and referral program implemented from 2013 to 2015.Primary and secondary outcome measures The primary outcome was community-level modern contraceptive prevalence rate (mCPR), measured for January 2013 (baseline), June 2015 (program close) and at follow-up 36 months later. …”
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Predictors of Colorectal Cancer Screening and Screening Modalities among Patients seen at Federally Qualified Health Centers Funded by the United States Health Resources and Servic... by Megan R.M. Aaronson, Nadereh Pourat, Connie Lu, Jayraan Badiee, Helen Yu-Lefler, Benjamin Picillo, Hank Hoang, Folasade P. May

“…Results: Among 1584 patients ages 50–75, most (56 %) reported having CRC screening, including 33 % with endoscopic screening only, 16 % with stool-based screening only, and 7 % with multiple modalities. …”
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