Les artistes de l’eau by Chiara Santini

“…Based on this new study trend, this article reviews the art of managing the waters in the gardens of the classical period through the analysis of the training, the savoir-faire and the daily work of Versailles hydrant men during the age of Louis XIV. Based on archived documents, correspondence, and architecture and hydraulic treaties, this research aims to contribute to studies on garden arts evolution and on the professions related to it during the modern era.…”
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Tra Scilla e Cariddi: diventare adulti in un reparto di medicina by Eugenio Zito

“… In the article I present some anthropological reflections, with reference to ethnographic material collected on the field, the pediatric ward for the treatment of type 1 diabetes in a Neapolitan university hospital, about the transition rite of diabetic patients who had reached legal age from pediatric services to clinical units for adults. …”
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Which scoring systems are useful for predicting the prognosis of lower gastrointestinal bleeding? Old and new by Ku Bean Jeong, Hee Seok Moon, Kyung Ryun In, Sun Hyung Kang, Jae kyu Sung, Hyun Yong Jeong

“…Results We analyzed data from 1000 patients (mean age 66 years, 56.1% men, mean hospital stay 9.4 days) with lower gastrointestinal bleeding confirmed by any other means including DRE, colonoscopy and CT. …”
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Clinico-pathological profile of patients with HIV and tuberculosis co-infection by Cheryl Sarah Philipose, Sinchana KM, Haritha Haridas, John Ramapuram, Sharada Rai

“…Results The present study included 80 HIV-TB co-infected cases. The age of the patients ranged from 18 to 65 years. …”
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Association between Helicobacter pylori Infection and Diabetes: A Cross-Sectional Study in China by Sailimai Man, Yuan Ma, Cheng Jin, Jun Lv, Mingkun Tong, Bo Wang, Liming Li, Yi Ning

“…Multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed to evaluate the association between H. pylori infection and diabetes. Results. The mean age of 13,397 participants was 43.8±12 years. The prevalence of H. pylori infection and diabetes was 28.2% and 8.1%, respectively. …”
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Increased risk of Pneumocystis jirovecii colonization in rheumatoid arthritis patients on biologics and Janus kinase inhibitor by Ya-Chun Huang, Nan-Yao Lee, Meng-Yu Weng

“…Risk factors of PJ colonization are medication duration >3 years and age > 60 y/o.…”
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Epidemiology of Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia in Arab Countries: A Systematic Review by Ashraf El-Metwally, Paivi Toivola, Mashael Al-Rashidi, Shanila Nooruddin, Munazza Jawed, Raghad AlKanhal, Hira Abdul Razzak, Nada Albawardi

“…Prevalence studies demonstrated that dementia is indeed a prevalent condition in Arab countries, ranging between 1.1% and 2.3% among age groups of 50 years and older, as well as between 13.5% and 18.5% among age groups of 80 years and above. …”
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Retrospective Analysis of Pregnancy Terminations: 9-Years Experience at a Tertiary Hospital in Southeastern Turkey by Neslihan Bayramoglu Tepe, Reyhan Gunduz, Omer Faruk Dizibuyuk, Huseyin Caglayan Ozcan, Ozge Komurcu Karuserci, Seyhun Sucu, Tanyeli Guneyligil Kazaz, Ali Irfan Kutlar

“…Four groups were formed based on the consistency of prenatal ultrasound diagnosis with pathological diagnosis. Results: Mean age, gravidity, parity, abortion, and gestational week were 28 years, 3, 1, 1, and 15.7 weeks, respectively. …”
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COVID-19 Pandemic and Its Impact on Perinatal Outcomes between Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Women by Inas Babic, Faten Alsomali, Sana Aljuhani, Sahar Baeissa, Inam Alhabib, Ebtisam AlAhmari, Magdy Omer, Khalid Alkhalifa

“…It may be associated with their advanced age and comorbid conditions. Maternal infection-associated symptoms per se likely do not pose an increased risk for adverse fetal or neonatal outcomes.…”
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Middle hepatic vein incorporation in live donor liver graft transplantation; implication and safety by Mahmoud Ali Abdi, Tayeb Sabir Kareem, Assad Abidon Hassoun

“…The recipient age (48.5 ± 11.3), male/female 27/13, intensive care unit stay (4.75 ± 3.9), floor stay (7.7 ± 3.7) days, portal vein velocity (63.96 ± 24.65 ml/sec), hepatic artery peak systolic velocity (74.76 ± 32.85) hepatic artery resistive index (0.7 ± 0.15), and triphasic/continuous venous outflow 27/13.   …”
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Sickle Cell Nephropathy and Associated Factors among Asymptomatic Children with Sickle Cell Anaemia by Uchenna Modestus Nnaji, Christian Chukwukere Ogoke, Henrietta Uche Okafor, Kingsley I. Achigbu

“…A cross-sectional study of consecutively recruited sixty haemoglobin SS (HbSS) children in a steady state and sixty age- and sex-matched haemoglobin AA (HbAA) controls aged 2–18 years was done. …”
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Medicinal plants as alternatives for the management of hypertension and diabetes in Nigeria: Analysis of the structured interview of Nigerian patients by Rosemary A. Sylver-Francis, Olavi Pelkonen

“…The older age group, over 40 years, use TMP more than the younger group. …”
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Prevalence of diabetes and pre-diabetes in Bangladesh: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Baki Billah, Sohail Akhtar, Jamal Abdul Nasir, Aqsa Sarwar, Nida Nasr, Amara Javed, Rizwana Majeed, Muhammad Abdus Salam

“…The main factors of diabetes include urbanisation, increasing age, hypertension and time period. Further research is needed to identify strategies for early detecting, prevention and treatment of people with diabetes in the population.PROSPERO registration number CRD42019148205.…”
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Analgesic Efficacy of Transversus Abdominis Plane block vs Local Infiltration of Lignocaine and Bupivacaine in Post-operative Patients by Shabbir Ahmad, Muhammad Kareemullah, Saeed Mahmood, Muhammad Azhar Alam, Qasim Farooq, Muhammad Rashid

“…The Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) was used to see the pain variation and effectiveness of both techniques at 6, 12, 18 and 24 hours. Results: The mean age in the TAP Block Group was 32.0 ± 9.92 years, and the mean age in the Local Wound Infiltration Group was 34.21 ± 10.01 years. …”
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Young Adults Rehabilitation experiences and Needs following Stroke (YARNS): A scoping review of the rehabilitation care experiences and outcomes of young adults post-stroke. by Colin Chandler, Catherine Clarissa, Arcellia Farosyah Putri, Lissette Aviles, HyeRi Choi, Jonathan Hewitt, Emily Hennessy, Helen Noble, Joanne Reid, Aisha Holloway, Daniel Kelly

“…Young adults experienced a lack of age-adapted stroke rehabilitation in acute and social care settings.…”
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ASSESSMENT OF BRACKET BOND FAILURE DURING FIXED ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT BASED ON A QUESTIONNAIRE DISTRIBUTED TO ORTHODONTISTS by Manuela Nardin, Mihaela Ionescu, Diana-Elena Vlăduțu, Anne-Marie Rauten, Luminița Dăguci, Cristina Teodora Preoteasa, Alexandra Done, Veronica Mercuț

“…Potential risk factors for bracket detachment include age and gender of the patient, type of dento-maxillary anomaly, consumption of hard foods, contact between the bracket and the opposite tooth. …”
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Sociodemographic Characteristics, Dietary Practices, and Nutritional Status of Adults with Hypertension in a Semi-Rural Community in the Eastern Region of Ghana by Esi K. Colecraft, Matilda Asante, Aaron K. Christian, Seth Adu-Afarwuah

“…Signifcantly more participants in the age group above 50 than the younger participants had elevated SBP (83.3 vs. 16.7:P=0.027) and those with BMI equal to or greater than 25 were more likely to have both elevated SBP and DBP (P=0.047). …”
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Proximate and distant determinants of maternal and neonatal mortality in the postnatal period: A scoping review of data from low- and middle-income countries. by Preston Izulla, Angela Muriuki, Michael Kiragu, Melanie Yahner, Virginia Fonner, Syeda Nabin Ara Nitu, Bernard Osir, Farahat Bello, Joseph de Graft-Johnson

“…Harmonizing categorization of factors (e.g., age, education) is a gap for future research.…”
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The brain structure underlying the nonlinear association between early-life tobacco smoke exposure and the risk for cognitive decline and dementia in adulthood: a large prospective... by Changfu Lin, Fabin Lin, Kaitai Yang, Yuxuan Zhong, Yan Luo, Hanchen Chen, Wenjing Zhang, Xuanjie Chen, Qinyong Ye, Yuqi Zeng, Guoen Cai

“…We adjusted for potential confounding factors, including age, gender, race, household income, alcohol consumption status, physical activity, family history of dementia, education level, and other relevant variables. …”
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Assessment of Paediatricians’ Oral Health Knowledge, Behaviour, and Attitude in the United Arab Emirates by Noora Aburahima, Iyad Hussein, Mawlood Kowash, Anas Alsalami, Manal Al Halabi

“…Nearly half of the paediatricians (95 (51.4%)) identified the appropriate age for child’s first dental visit; while 88 (47.6%) believed that the appropriate age to start brushing was after the eruption of the primary molars (2-3 yrs), and 132 (71.4%) believed that the ideal time to give sugary snacks is in between meals. 123 (66.5%) participants said that they would prescribe antibiotics to treat local dental sepsis without fever. …”
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