Contemporary nutrition-based interventions to reduce risk of infection among elderly long-term care residents: A scoping review. by Athanasios Psihogios, Claudia Madampage, Brent E Faught

“…<h4>Results</h4>The search identified 1018 studies, of which 11 (nine clinical trials and two observational cohort studies) satisfied screening criteria. Interventions that significantly reduced risk of infection included whey protein (any infection), Black Chokeberry (urinary tract infection), and vitamin D (acute respiratory tract infection, skin and soft tissue infection). …”
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Prevalence of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in the Middle East and North Africa: A Systematic Review by Mazin Barry

“…In this systematic review PubMed and Google Scholar databases were searched for observational, prospective, retrospective, cross-sectional, and cohort studies providing prevalence data of LTBI in any MENA country. …”
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Association between exposure in the cement production industry and non-malignant respiratory effects: a systematic review by Anne Kristin Møller Fell, Karl Christian Nordby

“…ORs for symptoms ranged from 1.2 to 4.8, while FEV1/FVC was 1–6% lower in exposed than in controls. Cohort studies reported a high yearly decline in FEV1/FVC ranging from 0.8% to 1.7% for exposed workers. 1 longitudinal study reported airflow limitation at levels of exposure comparable to ∼1 mg/m3 respirable and 3.7–5.4 mg/m3 total dust. …”
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Development of hypertensive complications in oocyte donation pregnancy: protocol for a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis (DONOR IPD) by Saskia le Cessie, Marie-Louise van der Hoorn, Jan van Lith, Eileen Lashley, Kim van Bentem

“…Furthermore, we will formally assess a prediction model on its performance in an external validation with the use of IPD.Ethics and dissemination Ethical approval and individual patient consent will not be required in most cases since this IPD meta-analysis will use existing pseudoanonymised data from cohort studies. Results will be disseminated through peer-reviewed journals and international conferences.PROSPERO registration number CRD42021267908.…”
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Cardiac Injury Biomarkers and the Risk of Death in Patients with COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Sami H. Alzahrani, Mohammed W. Al-Rabia

“…A systematic review and meta-analysis was carried out involving cohort studies that compared the levels of cardiac injury biomarkers in surviving and dead COVID-19 patients. …”
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Therapeutic strategies for fungating and ulcerating breast cancers: A systematic review and narrative synthesis by Valentina Zagardo, Mandara Harikar, Gianluca Ferini

“…Results: The search identified 7917 studies, with 79 meeting the inclusion criteria: 62 case reports, 7 case series, and 10 cohort studies. Owing to high heterogeneity, a narrative synthesis was performed, categorizing treatment by year, molecular subtype, histology, and staging. …”
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Risk of sound-induced hearing loss from exposure to video gaming or esports: a systematic scoping review by Shelly Chadha, Carolina Der, Xinxing Fu, Lauren K Dillard, Peter Mulas

“…Studies were included if they evaluated relationships of gaming with hearing loss and/or tinnitus.Data extraction and synthesis Two reviewers extracted and verified study data, which are synthesised in tables and in the text.Results Fourteen peer-reviewed studies were included, 11 of which were cohort studies and 3 of which were non-cohort observational studies. …”
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Where are the data linking infant outcomes, breastfeeding and medicine exposure? A systematic scoping review. by Sue Jordan, Sophia Komninou, Sandra Lopez Leon

“…Eleven papers reported analyses from ten established databases with information on maternal prescription or non-prescription drugs, breastfeeding and infant outcomes. Twenty-four cohort studies were also identified. No studies reported educational or long-term developmental outcomes. …”
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Fish and Marine Omega-3 Polyunsatured Fatty Acid Consumption and Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Ming Zhang, Eliane Picard-Deland, André Marette

“…To examine the association between fish and marine long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (LC n-3 PUFA) consumption and incidence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) in prospective cohort studies. Methods. Meta-analytic procedures were used to estimate the relative risk (RR) using random effects or fixed effects generic inverse variance model. …”
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Enhancing Infection Control in ICUS Through AI: A Literature Review by Aditya Amit Godbole, Paras, Maanya Mehra, Sumitaksha Banerjee, Poulami Roy, Novonil Deb, Sarang Jagtap

“…Methodology A comprehensive search of PubMed and Scopus was conducted for relevant articles up to January 2024, including case series, reports, and cohort studies. Animal studies and irrelevant articles were excluded, with a focus on those considered to have significant clinical relevance. …”
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Structures and strategies for retaining an international pediatric cohort from birth: Lessons from The Environmental Determinants of Diabetes in the Young (TEDDY) study by Patricia Gesualdo, Jessica Melin, Rachel Karban, Claire Crouch, Michael Killian, Diane Hopkins, Annika Adamsson, Joanna Stock, Suzanne Bennett Johnson, Judith Baxter

“…Conclusion: Pediatric cohort studies should include strategies, structures, and resources to address retention at the study's initiation and on an ongoing basis. …”
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Clinical Research Network: JHCRN Infrastructure and Lessons Learned by Rahul Kashyap, Gayane Yenokyan, Robert Joyner, Melissa Gerstenhaber, Mary Alderfer, Erika Siegrist, Joan Moore, Channing J. Paller, Hanan Aboumatar, James J. Potter, Stanley Watkins Jr, John E. Niederhuber, Daniel E. Ford, Adrian Dobs

“…As of August 2024, total 81 studies‐clinical trials, cohort studies, and comparative effectiveness research have been conducted, with funding from the NIH, private foundations, and industry. …”
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Palmitic Acid Accelerates Endothelial Cell Injury and Cardiovascular Dysfunction via Palmitoylation of PKM2 by Yu He, Senlin Li, Lujing Jiang, Kejue Wu, Shanshan Chen, Linjie Su, Cui Liu, Peiqing Liu, Wenwei Luo, Shilong Zhong, Zhuoming Li

“…Here, in clinical cohort studies of 1040 patients with coronary heart disease, high level of PA is associated with risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and death. …”
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Influence of DPYD Genetic Polymorphisms on 5-Fluorouracil Toxicities in Patients with Colorectal Cancer: A Meta-Analysis by Qiang Li, Ying Liu, Hong-Mei Zhang, Yin-Peng Huang, Tian-Yi Wang, Dong-Sheng Li, Hong-Zhi Sun

“…Meta-analyses were conducted with the use of STATA software (Version 12.0, Stata Corporation, College Station, TX, USA). Seven clinical cohort studies with a total of 946 CRC patients met our inclusion criteria, and NOS scores of each of the included studies were ≥5. …”
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MetALD: Clinical aspects, pathophysiology and treatmentKeypoints by Jordi Gratacós-Ginès, Silvia Ariño, Pau Sancho-Bru, Ramon Bataller, Elisa Pose

“…Subsequent studies have investigated the prevalence of MetALD, which ranges from 1.7% to 17% in cohorts of patients with steatotic liver disease, depending on the population setting and study design. A few cohort studies have also assessed the prognosis of this patient population, with preliminary data suggesting that MetALD is associated with an intermediate risk of liver fibrosis, decompensation and mortality among steatotic liver disease subtypes. …”
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Effectiveness of case-area targeted interventions including vaccination on the control of epidemic cholera: protocol for a prospective observational study by Lauren D'Mello-Guyett, Ruwan Ratnayake, Andrew S Azman, Yap Boum, Francesco Checchi, W John Edmunds, Placide Okitayemba Welo, Nicolas Peyraud, Iza Ciglenecki, Etienne Gignoux, Maria Lightowler, Primitive Gakima, Jean Patrick Ouamba, Joseph Amadomon Sagara, Rollin Ndombe, Nana Mimbu, Alexandra Ascorra, Elisabeth Mukamba Musenga, Berthe Miwanda, Francisco Luquero, Klaudia Porten, Flavio Finger, Miriam Alia, Bachir Assao, Catherine Bachy, Rob D'hondt, Karl Njuwa Fai, Caroline Henry-Ostian, Abdoul-Moumouni Issa-Soumana, Danish Malik, Herbert Mutubuki, Rodrigue Ntone, Isabella Panunzi, Issaka Soumana, Oumar Touré, Mamady Traore

“…Cross-sectional household surveys will measure population-based coverage. Cohort studies will measure effects on reducing incidence among household contacts and changes in antimicrobial resistance.Ethics and dissemination The ethics review boards of MSF and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine have approved a generic protocol. …”
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Association between Helicobacter pylori Infection and Diabetes: A Cross-Sectional Study in China by Sailimai Man, Yuan Ma, Cheng Jin, Jun Lv, Mingkun Tong, Bo Wang, Liming Li, Yi Ning

“…However, the subgroup analysis suggested that H. pylori infection was possibly associated with increased risk of diabetes among females. Future cohort studies are needed to verify this association in females and to address possible implication in the prevention of diabetes.…”
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Effect of maternal cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption during pregnancy on birth weight and cardiometabolic risk factors in infants, children and adolescents: a systematic re... by Eunice Bolanle Turawa, Tammy Charlene Hartel, André Oelofse, Juléy Janice Abigail De Smidt

“…Prospective cohort, case-control studies and birth cohort studies will be eligible for inclusion. Grey literature will be searched including conference proceedings, Google Scholar and the ProQuest Dissertation and Theses database. …”
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Assessing the impact of mindfulness programs on attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder in children and adolescents: a systematic review by Meshal A. Sultan, Faisal A. Nawaz, Batol Alattar, Eman Khalaf, Sidra Shadan, Naila El-Abiary, Shakeel Tegginmani, Rakhtan K. Qasba, Jigar Jogia

“…Forty-one studies underwent full text assessment for eligibility, with 11 studies meeting inclusion criteria, including seven RCTs, two Quasi RCTs, and three cohort studies. These studies, conducted in five countries, involved participants aged 7 to 18 years. …”
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Prognosis after one- and two-stage revision surgery for periprosthetic joint infection: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Yiyuan Sun, Menghao Liu, Dan Xiao, Qi Li, Huan Xiong, Xue Luo, Boyu Zhu, Weili Fu

“…The primary outcomes included reinfection, complications, reoperation, and mortality. Results Sixteen cohort studies (fifteen retrospective and one prospective) were included in the systematic review. …”
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