Yorùbá Literary Artists on Youths and Parenthood by Olufadekemi Adagbada, Olatunde Adeleye Adeyemo, Ejitoyosi O. Salami

“…The natural psycho-biological development of youths and young adults, living in a nation going through socio-political economic and security challenges, coupled with their being nurtured in some cases through faulty parenting, have manifested in the typology of Nigerian youths. …”
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Polyethylene Glycol 3350 in the Treatment of Chronic Idiopathic Constipation: Post hoc Analysis Using FDA Endpoints by Stacy B. Menees, Anthony J. Lembo, William D. Chey

“…This multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group trial included adults with chronic idiopathic constipation randomized to polyethylene glycol 3350 17 g (n = 204) or placebo (n = 100) once daily for 24 weeks. …”
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Loudness dependence of the auditory evoked potential: temporal stability, associations to sociodemographic variables, and functional significance—implications for clinical research... by Stein Andersson, Stein Andersson, Trine Waage Rygvold, Christoffer Hatlestad-Hall

“…This study aims to explore LDAEP characteristics in a large healthy population by assessing its test–retest reliability and examining associations with sociodemographic variables, psychological distress, and performance-based cognitive function.MethodsOur sample included 100 healthy adults whose LDAEP was measured and correlated with age, sex, self-reported psychological distress, and cognitive performance.ResultsParticipants examined twice (n = 38) showed high test-retest reliability with intraclass correlations (ICCs) between 0.67 and 0.89 over a 2-to-3-month interval. …”
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Impact of Serum Nutritional Status on Physical Function in African American and Caucasian Stroke Survivors by Monica C. Serra, Charlene E. Hafer-Macko, Frederick M. Ivey, Richard F. Macko, Alice S. Ryan

“…The purpose of this study is to compare serum nutritional profiles in chronic stroke survivors to a representative sample of US Adults (NHANESIII) and determine whether these serum markers differed by race and impact physical function in stroke. …”
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Prevalence of HDV, HCV, and HIV Infection in the Population of Patients Infected with HBV in a Romanian Cohort by Antoanela Curici, Olivia Mioara Ilie, Dana Elena Mindru

“…The findings from our study highlight the need for targeted interventions, particularly for high-risk groups such as older adults and middle-aged individuals, to reduce the burden of chronic HBV and its complications.…”
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A survey of perceptions and behavioural responses towards the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa by Takana M. Silubonde, Catherine E. Draper, Shane A. Norris

“…Methods: In June 2022, a national online survey (N = 3018) was conducted among adults ( 18 years). Logistic regression was used to examine the factors associated with adherence to government measures and vaccination. …”
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Food insecurity among African Americans in the United States: A scoping review. by Elizabeth Dennard, Elizabeth Kristjansson, Nedelina Tchangalova, Sarah Totton, Donna Winham, Annette O'Connor

“…Risk factors linked to racial discrimination and food insecurity need to be better understood in order to minimize health disparities among African American adults during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.…”
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Physical Activity and Risk of Diagnosed and Undiagnosed Prediabetes among Males and Females in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2007-2014 by Mabeline Velez, Lisa Chasan-Taber, Eva Goldwater, Nicole VanKim

“…A sample of 17,871 non-pregnant adults was drawn from the 2007-2014 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. …”
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Social media usage and cyberbullying: the moderating role of tie strength by Jinru Ni, Hongyu Fu, Yajing Zhu, Zewen Li, Shuyi Wang, Haoran Su

“…This study, grounded in tie strength theory and medium theory, investigates the association between social media usage and cyberbullying, focusing on how tie strength moderates this relationship.MethodsA sample of 813 healthy adults (Mage = 20.06 ± 2.30 years, 498 females) completed an online survey, including the Chinese version of the Social Network Site Intensity Scale and the Cyberbullying Inventory for College Students (CICS).Results(1) Tie strength varies from platform to platform. …”
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Muscle quality index is correlated with insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes mellitus: a cross-sectional population-based study by Mengye Zhang, Hao Lin, Xue Xu

“…Results A total of 2816 American adults were enrolled in this study, among whom 1264 (44.9%) had IR, and 300 (10.7%) had T2DM. …”
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Factors associated with memory of informal caregivers: A scoping review protocol. by Dingyue Wang, Sharron Rushton, Leila Ledbetter, Margaret Graton, Kimberly Ramos, Cristina C Hendrix

“…Studies will be included if (1) the studies focus on home-based unpaid long term family caregiving; (2) study participants (patients), of any age, have one (or more) chronic illness or disability and receive care from a caregiver for 6 months or more; (3) caregivers are adults (> = 18 years of age). Any chronic disease or condition will be included. …”
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Symptoms affecting patient’s intake of food with lymphoma in outpatient chemotherapy by Andressa Madalozo Laffitte, Carolina Lane Alves Farias, Jessica Wszolek

“…In the BMI, 26.7% of adults were eutrophic, 30% were overweight, 13.3% were obese and none with malnutrition, in relation to the elderly 6.7% were underweight, 6.7% were eutrophic and 16.7 % overweight. …”
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Cross-sectional analysis of two social determinants of health in California cities: racial/ethnic and geographic disparities by Dulce Bustamante-Zamora, Neil Maizlish

“…Objective To study the magnitude and direction of city-level racial and ethnic differences in poverty and education to characterise health equity and social determinants of health in California cities.Design We used data from the American Community Survey, United States Census Bureau, 2006–2010, and calculated differences in the prevalence of poverty and low educational attainment in adults by race/ethnicity and by census tracts within California cities. …”
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A Culture-Proven Case of Community-Acquired Legionella Pneumonia Apparently Classified as Nosocomial: Diagnostic and Public Health Implications by Annalisa Bargellini, Isabella Marchesi, Patrizia Marchegiano, Luca Richeldi, Roberto Cagarelli, Greta Ferranti, Paola Borella

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Efficacy and tolerance of second-generation antipsychotics in anorexia nervosa: A systematic scoping review. by Solène Thorey, Corinne Blanchet, Sélim Benjamin Guessoum, Marie Rose Moro, Maude Ludot, Emilie Carretier

“…We selected articles about adolescents and adults treated for AN by four SGAs (risperidone, quetiapine, aripiprazole or olanzapine). …”
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On being and having: a qualitative study of self-perceptions in bipolar disorder by Matthew N. Ponticiello, Alexis L. Chang, Rebecca J. Chang, Salahudeen Mirza, Andrés Martin

“…We conducted individual, semi-structured interviews with 20 adults with clinically stable BD to explore their perceptions of the condition, their construction of meaning of their illness, and their view of BD in relation to their sense of self. …”
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Evaluation of sleep and treatment discipline in people with epilepsy by D. Streckytė, R. Mameniškienė

“…A cross-sectional questionnaire-based study of adults with epilepsy who received antiepileptic treatment. …”
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Age group classification based on optical measurement of brain pulsation using machine learning by Martti Ilvesmäki, Hany Ferdinando, Kai Noponen, Tapio Seppänen, Vesa Korhonen, Vesa Kiviniemi, Teemu Myllylä

“…In this study, thirty-six healthy adults were measured by single channel fNIRS to explore differences between two age groups using machine learning (ML). …”
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The Effect of Anesthetic Depth on the Occurrence of Emergence Delirium in Children Undergoing Strabismus Surgery: A Prospective Observational Study by Yea-Ji Lee, Jung-Won Hwang, Sang-Hwan Do, Hyo-Seok Na

“…Background/Objectives: Emergence delirium (ED) is one of the most frequent postoperative complications in pediatric patients after general anesthesia. In adults, a deeper intraoperative level of anesthesia has been reported as an independent predictor of postoperative delirium. …”
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Reduction in Healthcare Resource Utilization Following Treatment With a Home-Based Footworn Device in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis: A Retrospective Claims Analysis by Josh Mark, Shirley Shema-Shiratzky, Joel Sommer, Tim Nolan, Ganit Segal

“…**Background:** One in 7 US adults has knee osteoarthritis (OA) and almost two-thirds of them suffer from low back pain. …”
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