Tear film lipid layer thickness and blink dynamics in patients with blepharospasm by Ji-Sun Paik, Min Jeong Kwon, Ga Hee Nam, Kyungdo Han, Woong-Joo Whang, Ho Sik Hwang, Suk-Woo Yang, Hyun-Seung Kim, Kyung Sun Na, Won-Kyung Cho

“…In tear film lipid profiles analyzed in BEB patients at pre-injection and 2-month follow-up after injection, average LLT significantly increased after injection (72.4 ± 22.7 nm to 83.0 ± 22.2 nm, p = 0.0215). Diabetes and young age were associated factors influencing the LLT increase. …”
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Aging Alters Olfactory Bulb Network Oscillations and Connectivity: Relevance for Aging-Related Neurodegeneration Studies by A. Ahnaou, D. Rodriguez-Manrique, S. Embrechts, R. Biermans, N. V. Manyakov, S. A. Youssef, W. H. I. M. Drinkenburg

“…While the input-output relationship measure of basal synaptic activity was found not to differ between young and aged mice, a pronounced decline in the slope of field excitatory postsynaptic potential (fEPSP) and the population spike amplitude (PSA) were found in aged mice. …”
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Sex-specific alterations in creatine metabolism in cellular compartments of peripheral blood leukocytes in type 1 diabetes by Nina Alchujyan, Elena Aghajanova, Nina Movsesyan, Arthur Melkonyan, Artashes Guevorkian, Armen Andreasyan, Margarita Hovhannisyan

“…A total of 270 Armenian participants were enrolled in the study and were divided into two age groups: Group I - included children and preadolescents; and Group II - included adolescents and young adults. Within each group, the participants were further categorized based on sex and disease duration: Recent-onset T1D (RO-T1D), and Long-term T1D (LT-T1D). …”
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Overweight and obesity among adolescents: health-conscious behaviours, acceptance, and the health behaviours of their parents by Anna Lewandowska, Grzegorz Rudzki, Tomasz Lewandowski, Anna Bartosiewicz, Michał Próchnicki, Aleksandra Stryjkowska-Góra, Barbara Laskowska, Małgorzata Sierpińska, Sławomir Rudzki, Sergii Pavlov

“…The aim of the study was to analyse factors leading to overweight and obesity in young people and assess the impact of the health behaviours of parents on their children’s health. …”
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Factors Leading to Malnutrition in Children Under Five Years in Nyamwamba Division, Kasese Municipality, Kasese District. by Kabugho, Mary Consolata

“…Malnutrition is regarded as the most important risk factor for illness and death globally and it is associated with 52.5% 0f all deaths in young children (Lisanu Mazengia & Andargie Biks, 2018). …”
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Contract Management and Health Service Delivery in Uganda: A Case Study of Kabale Regional Referral Hospital, Kabale Municipality. by Atwesigire, Banard

“…Contract administration, relationship management, and contract closing do in fact have a connection to service delivery (Alinaitwe, 2007; Soliman, 2011; and Young, 2008). The extents of these associations, with a focus on the provision of health services, have not been established in the numerous studies the researcher has evaluated. …”
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Contract Management and Health Service Delivery in Uganda: A Case Study of Kabale Regional Referral Hospital, Kabale Municipality. by Atwesigire, Banard

“…Contract administration, relationship management, and contract closing do in fact have a connection to service delivery (Alinaitwe, 2007; Soliman, 2011; and Young, 2008). The extents of these associations, with a focus on the provision of health services, have not been established in the numerous studies the researcher has evaluated. …”
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Adherence to Viral Load Testing Guidelines, Barriers, and Associated Factors Among Persons Living with HIV on ART in Southwestern Uganda: a Mixed-Methods Study. by Lubega, Polly, Nalugya, Sylivia Juliet, Kimuli, Angella Namyalo, Twinokusiima, Majoreen, Khasalamwa, Mercy, Kyomugisa, Richard, Kabami, Jane, Owaraganise, Asiphas

“…Strategies that target young PLHIV and lower-level health facilities, increase the stock of consumables, and Shorten VL results turnaround time are needed to improve adherence to VL testing guidelines.…”
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Examining the Role Played by Remand Homes Towards Curbing the Rate of Juvenile Delinquency in Kabale Municipality. by Ampurire, Evarine

“…In addition to this religious institutions and the media should become more flexible to attract the attention of the young generation and teach them how to become law-abiding citizens.…”
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Editorial by Thomas Duve

“…Was vielleicht weniger bekannt ist: Auch die im Fokus publizierten Vorträge des XXV.th Forum of Young Legal Historians in Brüssel 2019 wären ohne ihn wohl nicht gehalten worden. …”
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INTERNATIONAL FORUM OF AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR ENGINEERING EDUCATION by Vasily Ivanov, Yulia Ziyatdinova

“…The experience of China and India shows that when young people see the centrality of engineering skills, the individual and the societal success grows.Mitchell Daniels believes that the USA need 10,000 more engineering graduates annually. …”
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A preliminary study on the reference intervals of vitamin K in some areas of Beijing with normal physical examination population by Lin Chen, Meiqi Chen, Shi Cheng, Jiaxin Fei, Dan Xu, Xueyun Hou, Nannan Li, Yuliang Yuan, Guijian Liu, Cheng An

“…Finally, preliminary clinical validation was conducted on 60 apparent healthy individuals undergoing physical examination. In the young, middle-aged, and elderly groups, the reference intervals of VK1 were 0.180 ng/mL ∼ 1.494 ng/mL, 0.247 ng/mL ∼ 1.446 ng/mL, and 0.167 ng/mL ∼ 1.445 ng/mL, respectively. …”
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A truncated pre-F protein mRNA vaccine elicits an enhanced immune response and protection against respiratory syncytial virus by Min Lin, Yifan Yin, Xiaomeng Zhao, Chen Wang, Xueqing Zhu, Letao Zhan, Li Chen, Siling Wang, Xue Lin, Jun Zhang, Ningshao Xia, Zizheng Zheng

“…This vaccine features a truncated version of the pre-F protein that is anchored to the cell membrane. Our experiments in young and old female mice revealed that the LC2DM-LNP vaccine elicited robust neutralizing antibody titers. …”
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Prone Positioning and Intravenous Zanamivir may Represent Effective Alternatives for Patients with Severe ARDS Virus A (H1N1) Related Pneumonia in Hospitals with no Access to ECM... by Giuseppe Gristina, Giuseppe Nardi, Daniela Orazi, Francesco Nicola Lauria, Maria Beatrice Valli, Eleonora Lalle, Stefano Menzo, Luigi Riccioni, Maria Pia Camporiondo

“…Moreover the PCR test for A H1N1 virus was sporadically available and the emergency departments of even the largest institutions could rely only on the rapid test for the urgent screening of patients with pneumonia and respiratory failure. On September 5th, a young and “apparently” previously healthy man, was admitted to our ICU because of a severe ARDS caused by influenza A H1N1 virus. …”
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„... nenábožnost nynějšího věku ...“ Proměny zbožnosti ve druhé polovině 19. století očima katolických kněží by Hana Stoklasová

“…During the “long” 19th century, in these periodicals, we could find more than twenty contributions concerning this problem directly and a lot of other ones dealing with this topic marginally, especially in connection with pastoral work, teaching religion at schools, raising children and young people in families, churchgoing, confessing, Holy Communion and celebrating religious holidays. …”
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Cultural revitalization for tourism development from an Indigenous perspective: the case of Ta Oi people, A Luoi District, Thua Thien Hue province, Vietnam by Thu-Suong Thi Nguyen, Diem-Huong Thi Phan, Diem-Huong Thi Phan, Diem-Hang Le Doan, Diem-Hang Le Doan, Minh-Ngoc Thi Chau, Thanh-Thuy Thi (Jessica) Doan, Thanh-Thuy Thi (Jessica) Doan

“…Furthermore, focus groups were conducted with 20 Ta Oi people, divided into two groups: the elderly (aged over 50) and the young people, to gather thorough and various information from their perspective on the meaning and the revitalization of local culture. …”
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Exploring the Impact of Homophily Attitude, Physical, and Social Attractiveness on Purchase Intentions by Honya Ghasemi, Ramin Bashir Khodaparasti, Hooshmand Bagheri Garbollagh

“…Also, the popularity of social media among both the young and older generations has led to its widespread usage as a new marketing communication platform. …”
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Age-Related Differences in the Association between Plasma High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein and Noncalcified or Mixed Coronary Atherosclerotic Plaques by Tiewei Li, Ning Chen, Zhengan Liu, Zhiming Shan, Geng Dong, Junmei Yang, Minglu Qi

“…However, the association between hsCRP and the presence of NCP or MP (NCP/MP) in old adults remains unclear, and if present, whether there exist differences between young and old adults remain unknown. Thus, the aim of this study was to investigate the role of hsCRP in predicting the presence of NCP/MP and evaluate whether age has any impact on this association. …”
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Jack Surgery: Reconstructing Collapsed Femoral Head in Association Research Circulation Osseous Stage III Osteonecrosis: A Series of 13 Cases by Ying Zhong, Yichen Gong, Shuaijie Lv, Wenxi Du, Xun Liu, Jianhua Zhang, Peijian Tong

“…No deep infection, fracture, osteotomy nonunion, nerve injury, deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, or other complications occurred. Conclusion For young patients with ONFH of ACRO III, this surgical technique can effectively restore the original shape of the femoral head and achieve satisfactory hip function in the short term. …”
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Association between Glycemic Control and Clinic Attendance in Emerging Adults with Type 1 Diabetes: A Tertiary Center Experience by Eldad Fisher, Liora Lazar, Shlomit Shalitin, Michal Yackobovitch-Gavan, Liat de Vries, Tal Oron, Ariel Tenenbaum, Moshe Phillip, Yael Lebenthal

“…The medical records of 261 (54% males) young adult T1D patients (median age 22.9 years) were reviewed. …”
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