Assessing the association between household air pollution exposure and child heath in Mongolia: a birth-cohort study by Zaiyou Dai, Katherine E. Woolley, Emma Dickinson-Craig, Tsogzolma Bayandorj, Narangerel Gombojav, Bazarragchaa Tsogt, David Warburton, G. Neil Thomas, Semira Manaseki-Holland

“…A decrease in height-for-age z-score (HAZ) and weight-for-age z-score (WAZ) were associated with increased HAP exposure at 7 (HAZ β: − 0.019 [− 0.030, − 0.010] and 13 months (HAZ β: − 0.020 [− 0.030, − 0.011], and WAZ β: − 0.012 [− 0.019, − 0.005]), however only HAZ was associated with HAP at 36 months (β: − 0.011 [− 0.020, − 0.002]). …”
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Early experience of Sacubitril–Valsartan in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction in real‐world clinical setting by Charlotte Nordberg Backelin, Michael Fu, Charlotta Ljungman

“…In all 95 patients (mean age 65 ± 12 years) were initiated with Sac/Val, which correlates to 13%. …”
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Secondary Subtalar Arthrodesis: Surgical Outcome and Predictors of Functional Outcome and Quality of Life After Bone Block Distraction vs In Situ Technique by Robin Eelsing BSc, Sally Al-Sheikh MD, Jens A. Halm MD, PhD, Tim Schepers MD, PhD

“…Inclusion criteria were age ≥16 years, having undergone a subtalar arthrodesis following a calcaneal fracture, and a minimal follow-up of 1 year. …”
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Association between psoas muscle mass index and bone mineral density in patients undergoing hemodialysis by Kiyonori Ito, Susumu Ookawara, Hidenori Sanayama, Hideo Kakuda, Chieko Kanai, Katsuo Iguchi, Mitsutoshi Shindo, Keisuke Tanno, Shun Ishibashi, Masafumi Kakei, Kaoru Tabei, Yoshiyuki Morishita

“…However, few studies have evaluated the association between the PMI and bone mineral density (BMD); therefore, we examined the association between PMI and BMD in the femoral neck (FN) of 80 patients (45 males, age, 71 (60–76) years; dialysis duration, 74 (36–140) months) undergoing hemodialysis. …”
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Development and validation of a nomogram for predicting perioperative transfusion in children undergoing cardiac surgery with CPB by Wenting Wang, He Wang, Jia Liu, Yu Jin, Bingyang Ji, Jinping Liu

“…Methods From September 2014 to December 2021, 23,884 pediatric patients under the age of 14 were randomly divided into training and testing cohorts at a 7:3 ratio. …”
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Reproductive Performance in a Selected Sample of Dairy Farms in Una-Sana Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina by Adis Softic, Adam Dunstan Martin, Eystein Skjerve, Nihad Fejzic, Teufik Goletic, Aida Kustura, Erik Georg Granquist

“…This study assessed individual animal reproductive characteristics in selected dairy farms and described their reproductive performance indicators. Results. The median age at first insemination was 493 days (5th–95th percentile range 429–840), while the age at first calving was 802 days (5th–95th percentile range 708–1168). …”
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Atopic dermatitis - the review by Joanna Wrona, Aleksandra Kaźmierczyk, Jędrzej Kęsik, Daria Madycka, Kacper Michta, Małgorzata Słaboń, Aleksandra Wójcik, Karol Stępniak, Wiktor Telega, Kinga Wnuczek

“…Affecting individuals across all age groups, AD presents with recurrent flare-ups and varying clinical patterns depending on age. …”
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Development of the children's primitive reflex integration assessment scale by Meng Wang, Jing Yu, Hongyao Li, Chongran Zhao, Yichao Li, Xinyue Yang

“…For formal testing data, Cronbach's α assessed the reliability of the scale, while fit indices such as chi-square value/degrees of freedom (χ2/df), Root Mean Square Error of Approximation (RMSEA), and Comparative Fit Index (CFI), along with tests of construct validity, evaluated the scale's validity.ResultsOverall, 555 participants were selected, 234 children with a mean age of 7.59 ± 0.71 years participated in the pilot testing, while 321 children with a mean age of 7.73 ± 0.71 years participated in the formal testing. …”
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Intra-Amnionic Threonine Administered to Chicken Embryos Reduces Salmonella Enteritidis Cecal Counts and Improves Posthatch Intestinal Development by Alexandre L. de B. Moreira Filho, Celso J. B. Oliveira, Oliveiro C. Freitas Neto, Candice M. C. G. de Leon, Mauro M. S. Saraiva, Maria F. S. Andrade, Bryan White, Patrícia E. N. Givisiez

“…At hatch, chicks were individually weighed and cloacal swabs were screened for Salmonella. At 2 days of age, half of the birds from each in ovo treatment were given either 0.5 mL of nutrient broth (sham-inoculated) or nalidixic acid-resistant Salmonella Enteritidis (SE NalR) in nutrient broth (8.3 × 107 colony forming units (CFU) SE NalR/mL). …”
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Single-staged Surgical Correction of Kyphotic Deformity due to Dorsal Spinal Tuberculosis in Pediatric Patients: Outcome Analysis by Mageswaran Shanmugavelu, Makesh Ram Sriraghavan, Prabhu Aloy, Poornima Kumararaja, Sai Vinay Bharadwaj Namala

“…Introduction: Spinal tuberculosis (TB) is more commonly seen in individuals during the first three decades of life, but it can occur at any age. It can result in the collapse of the affected vertebrae, leading to deformities such as kyphosis and sagittal imbalance; the deformity and progression can be worse in the pediatric age-group due to their growth spurt. …”
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Factors affecting attitudes towards caring for terminally ill patients among nursing students in Switzerland: a cross-sectional study by Jérôme Pasquier, Pauline Laporte, Typhaine Juvet, Jean-François Desbiens, Diane Tapp, Marc-Antoine Bornet

“…Professional exposure to terminally ill patients was the strongest factor, followed by private encounters, self-perceived palliative care nursing skills, year of study and age.…”
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Is ultrasound-guided radiofrequency ablation a reliable treatment option for unifocal T1aN0M0 papillary thyroid carcinoma in the isthmus: a retrospective comparative study based on... by Gongli Zhou, Dong Xu, Beibei Zhang, Ruiqing Su, Ke Xu, Xuefeng Zhang, Feng Li, Wei Zhao, Tingting Cai

“…Objective To evaluate whether ultrasound-guided radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is reliable for unifocal T1aN0M0 papillary thyroid carcinoma in the isthmus (PTCI).Methods 431 patients who underwent ultrasound-guided RFA for unifocal T1aN0M0 papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) were divided by location of the lesion into the PTCI group (52 females, 7 males, mean age 43.79 ± 12.04 years, range 22-74 years) and the PTCL group ((291 females, 81 males, mean age 43.42 ± 10.87 years, range 18-75 years) for comparative analysis. …”
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Apoptosis in the liver of male <em>db/db</em> mice during the development of obesity and type 2 diabetes by S. V. Michurina, I. Yu. Ishchenko, S. A. Arkhipov, M. A. Cherepanova, D. V. Vasendin, E. L. Zavjalov

“…Homozygous males of BKS.Cg-Dock7mLeprdb/+/+/J mice (db/db mice) are characterized by progressive obesity and the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2) with severe hyperglycemia at 4–8 weeks and organ lesions at 8–10 weeks of age. The aim of this research was to study the expression of molecular cell regulators of apoptosis in liver cells of db/db mice males at different stages of obesity and diabetes development (at the age of 10 and 18 weeks). …”
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Arab representation in Israeli healthcare professions: achievements, challenges and opportunities by Bruce Rosen, Sami Miaari

“…., Arab Palestinian citizens of Israel) account for 21% of the Israel’s overall population, 22% of its working age population and 16% of the employed population. …”
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Predicting Adverse Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Premature Neonates with Intrauterine Growth Restriction Using a Three-Layered Neural Network by Anca Bivoleanu, Liliana Gheorghe, Bogdan Doroftei, Ioana-Sadiye Scripcariu, Ingrid-Andrada Vasilache, Valeriu Harabor, Ana-Maria Adam, Gigi Adam, Iulian Valentin Munteanu, Carolina Susanu, Iustina Solomon-Condriuc, Anamaria Harabor

“…The patients underwent assessment with the Amiel-Tison scale at discharge, and with the Bailey-3 scale at 3, 6, 12, 18, and 24 months of corrected age. Clinical and paraclinical data were used to construct a three-layered artificial neural network, and its predictive performance was assessed. …”
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Impact of Prior Chronic Kidney Disease and Newly Detected eGFR Impairment at Admission on Outcomes and Prognosis of Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients &ndash; A Single-Center Cohort St... by Kania M, Terlecki M, Batko K, Rajzer M, Malecki MT, Krzanowski M

“…Multivariable logistic regression showed that older age, higher CRP, WBC, D-dimer levels, HF, and being in groups A or B were associated with higher in-hospital mortality. …”
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Feasibility of a family-oriented mHealth intervention for Chinese Americans with type 2 diabetes: A pilot randomized control trial. by Lu Hu, Yun Shi, Judith Wylie-Rosett, Mary Ann Sevick, Xinyi Xu, Ricki Lieu, Chan Wang, Huilin Li, Han Bao, Yulin Jiang, Ziqiang Zhu, Ming-Chin Yeh, Nadia Islam

“…<h4>Results</h4>Most T2D patients (n = 23; mean age 56.2±9.4 years; 52.2% male) and families/friends (n = 23, mean age 54.6±11.2 years; 52.2% female) had high school education or less (69.6% and 69.6%), annual household income < $25,000 (65.2% and 52.2%), and limited English proficiency (95.7% and 95.7%). …”
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The Epidemiology of Migraine Headache in Arab Countries: A Systematic Review by Ashraf El-Metwally, Paivi Toivola, Khalid AlAhmary, Salwa Bahkali, Ali AlKhathaami, Shatha A. Al Ammar, Ibrahim M. Altamimi, Saleh M. Alosaimi, Munazza Jawed, Sami Almustanyir

“…The duration of migraine attacks became shorter with increasing age, while chronic (daily) migraine showed increasing prevalence with age. …”
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Prevalence and predictors of sub-optimal laboratory monitoring of selected higher risk medicines in Irish general practice: a 5-year retrospective cohort study of community-dwellin... by Fiona Boland, Emma Wallace, Frank Moriarty, Tom Fahey, Caroline McCarthy, Ann Sinéad Doherty, Mark Feighery

“…Poisson regression was used to assess the patient characteristics associated with sub-optimal monitoring and explanatory variables included the number of medicines, age, sex, deprivation and anxiety/depression symptoms. …”
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The Association of Fasting C-peptide with Corneal Neuropathy in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes by Anju Zuo, Chuan Wang, Lili Li, Jingru Qu, Juan Cao, Li Chen, Solomon Tesfaye, Wenjuan Li, Xinguo Hou

“…Partial correlation analysis (adjusted for age and gender) was also conducted to analyze the correlation of metabolic indexes with these three corneal nerve parameters. …”
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