Examining the effects of race/ethnicity and other factors on outcomes of care for complex regional pain syndrome type 1 in the United States. by Anh Khoa Vo, James A G Crispo, Lisa J W Liu, Dylan Thibault, Allison W Willis, Donald E G Griesdale, John L K Kramer, Jacquelyn J Cragg

“…Our primary objective was to determine the total number of complex regional pain syndrome type 1 (CRPS-1) emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalizations by race/ethnicity, as well as to assess sex and age distributions by race/ethnicity. Secondary objectives were to examine whether race/ethnicity, as well as select characteristics, are associated with hospitalization and longer length of stay. …”
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Influence of breed and environment on leukocyte telomere length in cattle by N. S. Yudin, A. V. Igoshin, G. A. Romashov, A. A. Martynov, D. M. Larkin

“…Eventually, in humans and most other animals, telomere length reduces with age. When telomeric DNA is truncated to a critical length, cell ageing, cell cycle arrest, and apoptosis are induced. …”
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Thyroid-Disrupting Activities of Groundwater from a Riverbank Filtration System in Wuchang City, China: Seasonal Distribution and Human Health Risk Assessment by Dongdong Kong, Hedan Liu, Yun Liu, Yafei Wang, Jian Li

“…Following exposure to water samples with substantial TR antagonist activity, predicted hormonal changes in humans of different gender and age ranged from 0.65 to 1.48 μg/kg of T3, being 47% to 231% of normal. …”
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Serum hepcidin level with iron profile assay might replace bone marrow iron study as a diagnostic tool for evaluation of anemia in elderly without chronic renal disease by Sukdev Manna, Sankha Shubhra Chakrabarti, Rohit Singh, Indrajeet Singh Gambhir

“…Methodology: Hundred elderly patients (≥60 years of age) having iron deficiency anemia (IDA) or anemia of chronic disease/inflammation (ACD) were the study subjects with 15 age-matched healthy controls. …”
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Gender Disparities and Socioeconomic Triggers in Filicide-Suicide—An Analysis of Media Portrayals by Zainab Pervaiz, Maryam Ayub, Nazish Imran

“…Female perpetrators were more prevalent than males, and most victims were also female. The average age of victims was 10.18 years (SD 9.5). Notably, many cases involved multiple victims, a rare phenomenon in existing literature. …”
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A scoping review on the health effects of smoke haze from vegetation and peatland fires in Southeast Asia: Issues with study approaches and interpretation. by Vera Ling Hui Phung, Attica Uttajug, Kayo Ueda, Nina Yulianti, Mohd Talib Latif, Daisuke Naito

“…Each approach revealed increased health effects in a distinct manner: EPI studies reported excess mortality and morbidity during smoke haze compared to non-smoke haze periods; HBE studies estimated approximately 100,000 deaths attributable to smoke haze in the entire Southeast Asia considering all-cause mortality and all age groups, which ranged from 1,064-260,000 for specified mortality cause, age group, study area, and study period; HRA studies quantified potential lifetime cancer and non-cancer risks due to exposure to smoke-related chemicals. …”
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The incidence, mortality, and survival rate of colorectal cancer in Xiamen, China, from 2011 to 2020 by Lingxian Qiu, Wenting Luo, Youlan Chen, Zhinan Guo, Jiali Quan, Jiahuang Chi, Yingying Guan, Yue Huang, Yilan Lin

“…The observed 5-year survival rate was 46.65%, with an age-standardized survival of 51.24%. CRC incidence in Xiamen is significantly increasing (AAPC = 4.90%). …”
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Early and late outcomes of emergency coronary bypass grafting in non-ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction by Nguyen Thai Minh, Nguyen Sinh Hien, Bui The Dung, Doan Quoc Hung

“… The majority of patients undergoing emergency coronary artery bypass grafting for non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction are of advanced age and have many comorbidities, which pose challenges for operation. …”
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Investigating the Relationship Between General Anesthesia and Early Brain Atrophy: A Case-control Study by Zoubin Souri, Mahsa Eghrari Gigloo, Soheil Soltanipour, Hakimeh Sarshad, Gelareh Biazar

“…However, in some cases, brain atrophy is not proportional to the patient’s age. Recently, there has been much focus on the neurotoxicity of anesthetic drugs.  …”
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Demografic analysis of biopesticide effects on the two-spotted spider mite (Acari: Tetranychidae) following egg treatment by Međo Irena

“…Using the data on their age-specific survival and age-specific fertility (production of fem ale offspring), the following dem ographic parameters were estimated: gross reproductive rate (GRR), net reproductive rate (R0), intrinsic rate of increase (rm), finite rate of increase (A), and mean generation time (T). …”
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Clinical profile, treatment, and outcomes of testicular cancer in a resource-limited setting: a study from Sudan by Eltahir Ahmed Eltahir, Sami Mahjoub Taha Awad, Yassin Mohammed Osman, Mohammed El Imam Mohammed Ahmed, Moawia Mohammed Ali Elhassan

“…Data were extracted for patients > 15 years of age diagnosed with testicular cancer from 2007 to 2015, with a follow-up of up to 5 years. …”
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Etiological Aspects of Infectious Endocarditis in a Tertiary Hospital in Northeastern Romania by Isabela Ioana Loghin, Amelia Elena Surdu, Șerban Alin Rusu, Ion Cecan, Victor Daniel Dorobăț, Amelia Andreea Mihăescu, Carmen Mihaela Dorobăţ

“…<i>Results</i>: The study included 130 patients with infectious endocarditis, predominantly men (75.38%), with a median age of 55 years. The most affected age groups were 50–59 and over 60 years, each representing 30.76% of cases. …”
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Seven-year longitudinal change in risk factors for non-communicable diseases in rural Kerala, India: The WHO STEPS approach. by Thirunavukkarasu Sathish, Srinivasan Kannan, Sankara P Sarma, Oliver Razum, Odile Sauzet, Kavumpurathu Raman Thankappan

“…The mean age of participants at baseline was 41.6 years, and 53.9% were women. …”
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Screens and scars: SEM analysis of the relationship between childhood trauma, emotion regulation, and social media addiction by Nurten Elkin, Ashifa Kariveliparambil Mohammed Ashraf, Oğuzhan Kılınçel, Şenay KılınçeL, Maharshi Ranganathan, Aslıhan Kübra Sakarya, Ayşe Mücella Soydan

“…BackgroundAddiction is an increasingly significant global public health concern, affecting individuals across diverse age groups and demographics. With the rapid rise of digital technology, social media addiction has emerged as a growing behavioral issue, impacting mental health, interpersonal relationships, and daily functioning.MethodsThis study employed an online cross-sectional self-report questionnaire, with university students aged 16–35 years as the target population. …”
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Outcomes After Salter–Harris II Distal Tibia Fractures in Children by Robert Pearce, Alexander Markes, Toshali Katyal, Jeremy Siu, Ishaan Swarup

“…Our cohort was 52% male with mean age of 11.9 years at injury. At 6 months, the rate of PPC in our cohort was 25%, with no differences between operative and non-operative patients (29% vs. 24%, <i>p</i> = 0.80). …”
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Patterns of Addiction in Chronic Skin Diseases: A Comparative Analysis of Addictions and Influencing Factors in Atopic Dermatitis and Psoriasis by Roxana Mazilu, Stefanie Ziehfreund, Tilo Biedermann, Alexander Zink

“…Low disease severity was associated with pathological alcohol in-take in psoriasis. Younger age emerged as a ubiquitous risk factor for drug consumption. …”
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Ecology and phenology of the bat tick Argas (Carios) dewae (Acari: Argasidae) by Lisa Godinho, Emile van Lieshout, Stephen Griffiths, Mackenzie L. Kwak, Ala Tabor

“…In C. gouldii, site was the only significant predictor of A. dewae infestation risk, while load was correlated with several variables including age class, sex, bioseason, roost density and body condition index. …”
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Anxiety mediated the relationship between bullying victimization and internet addiction in adolescents, and family support moderated the relationship by Yang Liu, Jinyin Peng, Jinna Ding, Jing Wang, Chunyan Jin, Lei Xu, Tiancheng Zhang, Pingfan Liu

“…A total of 1395 participants (599 boys and 796 girls) with an average age of 15.86 ± 0.74 years were included in the final analysis. …”
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Detection of the I172N Mutation in Cuban Patients with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia due to 21 Hydroxylase Insufficiency by Taimí Barrueta Ordóñez, Teresa Collazo Mesa, Paulina Lantigua Cruz, Adrián de Jesús González Navarro, Tania Espinosa Reyes

“…The variables analyzed were: age, social sex, age at diagnosis, clinical form of hyperplasia, diagnosis by screening program, family history, consanguinity, nonspecific neonatal death, genital crisis of the newborn, previous molecular diagnosis, mutations studied previously, mutation I172N gene CYP21A. …”
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Educational intervention on oral cancer and its prevention in pre-university students by José Carlos Alvarez Hernández, Eniley Quintana Morales, Ailen Guzmán López, Marino Enrique León Palombí, Marileidi Morales Cabrera, Mara Isabel Morales Pardo

“…<br /><strong>Results</strong>: 52.0% of the participants were female. The mean age for both sexes was 15.86 ± 1.053 years. 36.8% were in eleventh grade. …”
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