Identification of Psychological Factors Associated with Adherence to Self-Care Behaviors amongst Patients with Type 1 Diabetes by Dácil Alvarado-Martel, M. Ángeles Ruiz Fernández, Maribel Cuadrado Vigaray, Armando Carrillo, Mauro Boronat, Ana Expósito Montesdeoca, Ana M. Wägner

“…Patients with type 1 diabetes (age range: 14-71 years) were invited to participate at seven Spanish hospitals. …”
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COVID-19 Mortality in Children: A Referral Center Experience from Iran (Mofid Children’s Hospital, Tehran, Iran) by Shahnaz Armin, Seyed Alireza Fahimzad, Sedigheh Rafiei Tabatabaei, Roxana Mansour Ghanaiee, Noushin Marhamati, Seyyedeh Narjes Ahmadizadeh, Azita Behzad, Seyedeh Masumeh Hashemi, Saeed Sadr, Maryam Rajabnejad, Mahnaz Jamee, Abdollah Karimi

“…Mortality was observed in all age groups of children, especially in those with previous comorbidities, specifically neurological disease. …”
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Word Processing Is Faster than Picture Processing in Alzheimer’s Disease by Kenichi Meguro, Yumi Takahashi, Masahiro Nakatsuka, Jiro Oonuma, Keiichi Kumai, Mari Kasai, Satoshi Yamaguchi

“…Methods. 56 patients with probable AD (NINCDS-ADRDA, mean age 79.0 years) and 11 healthy controls (HC) (mean age 67.0 years) were studied. …”
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The effects of alcohol on recovery from musculoskeletal trauma and injuries by Shahrzad Bazargan-Hejazi, Vincent Arriola, Daniel Arriola, Deyu Pan, Kaveh Dehghan, Emad Alamoutifard, Elby Washington

“…Males compared to females and patients aged 67 or older compared to their 18-34 age group encounters were more likely to experience infection, LOS of≥4 days, and IHM. …”
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Preoperative anemia is associated with prolonged hospital stay and increased facility discharges after glioblastoma resection by Ahmad K. Almekkawi, Ammar Adenwalla, James P. Caruso, William H. Hicks, Benjamin Rail, Carlos A. Bagley, Jonathan D. Breshears, Tarek Y. El Ahmadieh, Tomas Garzon-Muvdi, Samuel A. Goldlust

“…Standard demographic and clinical variables were collected, including pre-operative complete blood count (CBC), and inferential analyses were performed to analyze associations between CBC parameters and postoperative outcomes.ResultsOne hundred and eighty nine (189) patients met inclusion criteria, with a mean age of 60.7 years. On multivariate regression analysis, controlling for age, gender, and performance status, we observed trends suggesting anemic patients may have longer lengths of stay (t statistic = 3.23, p = 0.0015) and higher rates of discharge to inpatient facilities [OR 3.01 (1.09–8.13), p = 0.029], though these associations did not reach statistical significance after correction for multiple comparisons (Bonferroni-corrected significance threshold p < 0.01).ConclusionPreoperative anemia may be a useful pre-operative predictor of postsurgical GBM outcomes. …”
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Socio-Demographic and Lifestyle Factors Influencing Adherence to AntiHypertensive Treatment in a Rural Area of Ludhiana, India by Sangeeta Girdhar, ,Mahesh Satija, Daljit Kaur, .Anurag Chaudhary

“…Hence, this study was done in a rural area of Ludhiana to determine adherence to anti-hypertensive treatment among hypertensive patients and explore various socio-demographic and lifestyle factors associated with adherence Methodology A cross-sectional study was conducted among clinically diagnosed cases of hypertension attending OPD at Rural health Training centre, Pohir over 3-month period, aged above 18 years of age and were on treatment for at least 6 months. …”
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A novel consensus bacterial 6-phytase variant supplemented to an all-vegetable broiler diet totally replaced added trace minerals including zinc, iron, copper and manganese in two... by Yueming Dersjant-Li, Cees Kwakernaak, Abiodun Bello, Leon Marchal

“…In conclusion, PhyG phytase replaced the effect of added TM on performance during 0 to 35 d of age and could support a reduction in commercial dose levels of added TM in all-vegetable broiler diets.…”
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Higher Long‐Term Visit‐to‐Visit Blood Pressure Variability Is Associated With Severe Cerebral Small Vessel Disease in the General Population by Xinyu Zhao, Ying Hui, Jing Li, Xian‐Quan Shi, Shuohua Chen, Han Lv, Shouling Wu, Zhenchang Wang

“…These associations were modified by age and hypertension status. Among young adults (age < 60 years), high PP variability was associated with severe cSVD burden (OR = 3.33, 95% CI: 1.31–8.44), LA (OR = 3.02, 95% CI: 1.31–6.93), and PVS (OR = 1.86, 95% CI: 1.20–2.88). …”
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Maternal health risk factors dataset: Clinical parameters and insights from rural BangladeshMendeley Data by Mayen Uddin Mojumdar, Dhiman Sarker, Md Assaduzzaman, Hasin Arman Shifa, Md. Anisul Haque Sajeeb, Oahidul Islam, Md Shadikul Bari, Mohammad Jahangir Alam, Narayan Ranjan Chakraborty

“…These findings further elucidate how specific age and body mass index details influence the risk levels associated with maternal clinical conditions. …”
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Altered Toll-Like Receptor Signalling in Children with Down Syndrome by Dean Huggard, W. J. Koay, Lynne Kelly, Fiona McGrane, Emer Ryan, Niamh Lagan, Edna Roche, Joanne Balfe, T. Ronan Leahy, Orla Franklin, Ana Moreno-Oliveira, Ashanty M. Melo, Derek G. Doherty, Eleanor J. Molloy

“…We report TLR2 expression being significantly increased on neutrophils, total monocytes, and intermediate and nonclassical monocytes in children with DS (n=20, mean age 8.8±SD 5.3 years, female n=11) compared to controls (n=15, mean age 6.2±4.2 years, female n=5). …”
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Outcomes of oncologic arthroplasty in children and adolescents with malignant limb tumors: a systematic review by Vyacheslav I. Zorin, Sergei V. Vissarionov, Alexandr Y. Makarov, Timofey S. Rybinskikh, Kristina N. Rodionova

“…The average age was 11.4 years, and the average follow-up period was 6.5 years. …”
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An In-depth Investigation of the Primordial Cluster Pair ASCC 19 and ASCC 21 by Qingshun Hu, Yuting Li, Mingfeng Qin, Chenglong Lv, Yang Pan, Yangping Luo, Shuo Ma

“…Both clusters share a common age (Log(age) = 6.95 ± 0.05), similar radial velocities (RV = 21.34 ± 4.47 km s ^−1 for ASCC 19 and RV = 20.05 ± 3.86 km s ^−1 for ASCC 21), and comparable metallicities ([Fe/H] = −0.14 ± 0.25 dex for ASCC 19 and [Fe/H] = −0.12 ± 0.04 dex for ASCC 21, from LAMOST-DR11). …”
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Effects of Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae, abundance, and climate conditions on bighorn sheep lamb:ewe ratios in New Mexico by Colton J. Padilla, Caitlin Q. Ruhl, James W. Cain III, Matthew E. Gompper

“…Infections of bighorn sheep populations are typically characterized by initial all‐age epizootics followed by long‐term periods of repressed juvenile (lamb) survival. …”
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Re-Engagement in Physical Activity Slows the Decline in Older Adults’ Well-Being – A Longitudinal Study by Hon Lon Tam PhD, Kai Chow Choi PhD, Ying Lau PhD, Leona Yuen Ling Leung DN, Alex Siu Wing Chan PhD, Lilin Zhou BSc, Eliza Mi Ling Wong PhD, Jonathan Ka Ming Ho DN

“…Older adults’ well-being was evaluated using the healthy aging score, and geographical variations were visualized. …”
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Reliability of the Second and Third Iterations of the Sensory–Motor Dysfunction Questionnaire in a Subclinical Neck Pain Population by Ushani Ambalavanar, Heidi Haavik, Nitika Kumari, Imran Amjad, Nooshin Khobzi Rotondi, Bernadette Ann Murphy

“…Methods: The SMD-Q was administered via Qualtrics^TM at baseline and 4 to 7 days later to subclinical neck pain participants, 51 in part 1 (32 F; mean age ± SD: 21.17 ± 2.66 y) and 27 in part 2 (20 F; mean age ± SD: 21.89 ± 2.81 y). …”
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Aortic Valve Surgery in Patients Over 75 Years Old: Early Results and Predictors of Hospital Mortality by Selman Dumani, Laureta Dibra, Ermal Likaj, Saimir Kuci, Edlira Rruci, Aferdita Veseli, Klodian Krakulli, Andi Kacani, Edvin Prifti, Ilir Tanku, Devis Pellumbi, Alessia Mehmeti, Adelina Musliu, Ali Refatllari, Altin Veshti

“…In recent decades, the patient profile has changed even in our country, with the age of patients undergoing aortic valve surgery increasing significantly. …”
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Prevalence and associated factors of metabolic syndrome among people living with HIV in a medical center of Northern Taiwan by Chien-An Tu, Chien-Feng Kuo, Chun-Ming Lee, Chang-Pan Liu, Hsiang-Kuang Tseng, Tseng-Yu Huang, Chih-Chen Lin, Hsun Chang, Winter Yu-Ning Lee, Fang-Ju Sun, Zu-Yi Sun, Pei-Ching Lian, Ming-Wei Cheng, Alice Ying-Jung Wu

“…A cross-sectional study involving all people living with HIV (PLWH) aged ≥ 18 years who visited MacKay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan between September 7, 2022 to January 31, 2023 was performed. …”
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Explorating the Involvement of Plasma Sestrin2 in Obstructive Sleep Apnea by Rong Jiang, Qiru Wang, Huifen Zhai, Xiaohua Du, Shibo Sun, Haoyan Wang

“…OSA and healthy control subjects were recruited and matched with age, gender, and body mass index (BMI). Plasma Sestrin2 levels were measured and compared. …”
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Clinical outcomes after immune checkpoint inhibitor-associated acute kidney injury: a cohort study by Vin-Cent Wu, Ting-Ya Yang, Min-Hsiang Chuang, Hong-Min Lin, Heng-Chih Pan, Yun Chou, Jui-Yi Chen

“…Kaplan-Meier analyses coupled with log-rank tests were conducted to estimate the survival probabilities.Setting Data were sourced from the TriNetX database spanning records from 25 March 2011 to 5 April 2024.Participants Patients with cancer aged ≥18 years treated with ICPi with or without AKI occurrence.Primary and secondary outcome measures The primary outcome was all-cause mortality, and secondary outcomes included major adverse kidney events (MAKE), major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), the composite of MAKE or MACE with death, and end-stage renal disease.Results The study identified 926 patients with cancer who developed ICPi-AKI (mean age, 67.1±11.8 years; 57.4% men). …”
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Prediction of pulmonary function decline in fibrous interstitial lung abnormalities based on quantitative chest CT parameters by Dechun Li, Yingli Sun, Zongjing Ma, Bin Chen, Liang Jin, Ming Li

“…Conclusion WT is a quantitative CT biomarker and FVC%pred is a valid lung function parameter in fibrous ILA patients. Age, gender, LA6, and WA are effective predictors of FVC%pred decline in fibrous ILA patients. …”
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