Optimizing Varicella Vaccination Strategy: A Study on Age and Dose Impacts on Antibody Levels by Qing He, Yang Xu, Yilan Li, Pinting Zhu, Lei Luo

“…We recommend two doses of the varicella vaccine for both children and adults and the integration of the varicella vaccine into the national routine immunization program.…”
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Treatment of a Refractory Skin Ulcer Using Punch Graft and Autologous Platelet-Rich Plasma by Mauro Carducci, Marcella Bozzetti, Marco Spezia, Giorgio Ripamonti, Giuseppe Saglietti

“…Chronic ulceration of the lower legs is a relatively common condition amongst adults: one that causes pain and social distress and results in considerable healthcare and personal costs. …”
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Are Onconeural Antibodies a Clinical Phenomenology in Paraneoplastic Limbic Encephalitis? by Hongliang Zhang, Chunkui Zhou, Limin Wu, Fengming Ni, Jie Zhu, Tao Jin

“…Most of these clinical syndromes in adults are associated with lung cancer, especially small cell lung cancer (SCLC), lymphoma, and gynecological tumors. …”
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An Appendix Origin Burkitt’s Lymphoma Spreading into Genital Tract by Mustafa Ulubay, Fahri Burçin Fıratlıgil, Uğur Keskin, Ulaş Fidan, Mehmet Gamsızkan, Müfit Cemal Yenen, Ali Ergün

“… Burkitt’s lymphoma (BL) occurs commonly in children and young adults, whereas bilateral ovarian involvement is extremely rare. …”
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The southern house mosquito Culex quinquefasciatus in Abu Dhabi, UAE, is developing resistance to deltamethrin insecticide by Amgd sayed Ali, Asim Iqbal, Tamilarasan Kamalanathan, Antony Raj Gnanaprakasam, Sabu Shajahan, Mohammad Hamad Alsadeq, Mohamed Mahmood Al Marzooqi, Mohamad Hamdan, Mohammad Ali Al-Deeb

“…We screened Cx. quinquefasciatus adults (N = 174) for the presence of the mutation using allele-specific PCR (AS-PCR) and DNA sequencing. …”
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Effect of individual spinal muscle activities on upright posture using a human body finite element model by Yuko Nakahira, Masami Iwamoto, Tatsuya Igawa, Ken Ishii

“…Abstract The occurrence of diseases characterized by irregular spinal alignment, such as kyphosis, lordosis, scoliosis, and dropped head syndrome (DHS) is increasing, particularly among older adults. DHS is characterized by an excessive forward tilt of the head and neck, causing the head to droop. …”
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College Students’ Perceptions of Worry and Parent Beliefs: Associations with Behaviors to Prevent Sun Exposure by Robert A. Yockey, Laura A. Nabors, Oladunni Oluwoye, Kristen Welker, Angelica M. Hardee

“…Prevention messages and interventions to reduce sun risk for college students should address risks of sun exposure as well as educating young adults about the importance of wearing sunscreen, protective clothing, and hats to improve sun protection.…”
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A multi-modal dental dataset for semi-supervised deep learning image segmentation by Yaqi Wang, Fan Ye, Yifei Chen, Chengkai Wang, Chengyu Wu, Feng Xu, Zhean Ma, Yi Liu, Yifan Zhang, Mingguo Cao, Xiaodiao Chen

“…STS-2D-Tooth includes 4,000 images and 900 masks, categorized by age into children and adults. Moreover, we have collected CBCTs providing more detailed and three-dimensional information, resulting in the STS-3D-Tooth dataset comprising 148,400 unlabeled scans and 8,800 masks. …”
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Assessment of Heavy Metals in Water, Sediment, and Fishes of a Large Tropical Hydroelectric Dam in Sarawak, Malaysia by Siong Fong Sim, Teck Yee Ling, Lee Nyanti, Norliza Gerunsin, Yiew Ee Wong, Liang Ping Kho

“…The amount of fish recommended for adults and children was in the range of 500–775 g/week and 33–135 g/week, respectively.…”
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Advances in the estimation of body fat percentage using an artificial intelligence 2D-photo method by Tathiany J. Ferreira, Igor C. Salvador, Carolina R. Pessanha, Renata R. M. da Silva, Aline D. Pereira, Maria A. Horst, Denise P. Carvalho, Josely C. Koury, Anna P. T. R. Pierucci

“…This cross-sectional study was conducted on 1273 adults of both sexes. The Bland–Altman plots, Lin’s Correlation Coefficient of Agreement (CCC), and error analyses were calculated. …”
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Periodontal Diseases and Dental Caries in Children with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus by Marta Novotna, Stepan Podzimek, Zdenek Broukal, Erika Lencova, Jana Duskova

“…Many studies confirmed higher plaque levels and higher incidence of chronic gingivitis both in adults and in children with diabetes. Juvenile periodontitis is rare both in healthy subjects and in those with type 1 diabetes. …”
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Assessing the Association between Leptin and Bone Mineral Density in HIV-Infected Men by Madhu N. Rao, Morris Schambelan, Viva W. Tai, Donald I. Abrams, Hootan Khatami, Peter J. Havel, Giorgos Sakkas, Kathleen Mulligan

“…Several studies have assessed the relationship between leptin and bone density in healthy adults, but there are few such studies in HIV-infected individuals. …”
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Abundance, Diversity, and Distribution of Primates at Welel Mountain, Kellem Wollega Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia by Diriba Fufa, Dereje Yazezew, Gezahegn Degefe, Sibhatu Gebrehiwot

“…The current study showed that the species are distributed more evenly in wet season than in dry season, and the number of young individuals is more than that of adults. This indicates that currently the status of primates population on Welel Mountain is good. …”
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Assessment of Acute and Chronic Pharmacological Effects on Energy Expenditure and Macronutrient Oxidation in Humans: Responses to Ephedrine by Antonella Napolitano, Peter R. Murgatroyd, Nick Finer, Elizabeth K. Hussey, Robert Dobbins, Steve O'Rahilly, Derek J. R. Nunez

“…Evidence of active brown adipose tissue in human adults suggests that this may become a pharmacological target to induce negative energy balance. …”
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Osteoporosis Knowledge, Self-Efficacy, and Beliefs among College Students in the USA and China by M. Allison Ford, Martha Bass, Yan Zhao, Jin-Bing Bai, Yue Zhao

“…Information obtained will be used in developing osteoporosis prevention programs for younger adults. Methods. Chinese (𝑛=409) and US (𝑛=408) college students completed the Osteoporosis Health Belief, Self-Efficacy, and Knowledge Tests. …”
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Posttraumatic Spinal Cord Injury without Radiographic Abnormality by Kivanc Atesok, Nobuhiro Tanaka, Andrew O’Brien, Yohan Robinson, Dachling Pang, Donald Deinlein, Sakthivel Rajaram Manoharan, Jason Pittman, Steven Theiss

“…However, SCIWORA can also be seen in adults and, in rare cases, the thoracolumbar spinal cord can be affected too. …”
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New Record of the Egg-larval Parasitoid, Chelonus formosanus Sonan of Fall Armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) in the Philippines by Orlando Adona Calcetas, Ravindra Chandra Joshi, Ankita Gupta, Avinjikkattu Parambil Ranjith, Mary Ann Madrid, Joash Fameronag

“…Two cocoons of the parasitoid from the rearing cages were obtained for species determination. Three adults from the emerged parasitoids, each male and female, were initially preserved and labeled. …”
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Comparison of the Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide Levels in Adolescents at Three Schools Located Three Different Distances from a Large Steel Mill by Murat Acat, Yusuf Aydemir, Onur Yazıcı, Mahmut Turğut, Mustafa Çörtük, Murat Çakar, Zehra Yaşar, Sami Deniz, Erdoğan Çetinkaya

“…Increased FeNO concentration was related to the distance of iron and steel industry zone in young adults. Conclusion. The FeNO concentrations in school children were inversely proportional to the distance from the steel mill. …”
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Harmful Chemicals in Soil and Risk Assessment of an Abandoned Open Dumpsite in Eastern China by Ying Huang, YongXia Li, Jian Yang, MinMin Xu, Bo Sun, FuWei Gao, Ning Wang

“…Carcinogenic risk and noncarcinogenic hazards for adults are acceptable, while noncarcinogenic hazards for children exceed the safety threshold. …”
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Evaluation of Three New Strategies to Fight Obesity in Families by C. Luley, A. Blaik, S. Aronica, J. Dierkes, S. Kropf, S. Westphal

“…All strategies were effective in adults, in particular when combined. Children improved their BMI-SDS regardless of the strategy.…”
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