Factors associated with lingual tonsil hypertrophy in Canadian adults by Matthew S. Harris, Brian W. Rotenberg, Kathryn Roth, Leigh J. Sowerby

“…Methods Adult patients presenting for consultation to an academic Rhinology/General Otolaryngology practice were eligible for enrollment. Demographic data including age, body mass index (BMI), Reflux Symptom Index (RSI), history of allergy, and history of tonsillectomy was collected via questionnaire. …”
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An overview of the status, productivity and determinants of improved forage technology adoption in Ethiopia: a review by Mamaru Tesfaye, Lemma Tessema

“…Previous empirical study findings, analyzing the determinants of forage production technology adoption underscored that economic, technological, sociocultural, demographic, and institutional factors are the most important determinants of improved forage technology adoption and diffusion. …”
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How eHealth use and cancer information-seeking influence older adults’ acceptance of genetic testing: Mediating roles of PIGI and cancer worry by Yinxia Zhu, Qian Erica Xiao, Man Chon Ao, Xinshu Zhao

“…Additionally, among demographic variables, educational level was the strongest predictor of genetic test behavior, while gender significantly predicted WCLB, with older female adults showing higher intentions to change their lifestyle based on genetic test results than males. …”
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Longitudinal relationship between internet addiction and psychotic-like experiences among Chinese college students by Pu Peng, Hongyu Zou

“…IA was measured using the Internet Addiction Diagnosis Questionnaire (IADQ), and PLEs were assessed with the 16-item Prodromal Questionnaire (PQ-16). Demographic, psychological, and environmental factors were collected and controlled. …”
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RELATIONSHIP OF ACL INJURY WITH POSTERIOR TIBIAL SLOPE, INTERCONDYLAR NOTCH WIDTH RATIO, AGE, AND SEX by Boby Harul Priono, Ghuna Arioharjo Utoyo, Yoyos Dias Ismiarto

“…Patients were separated into 2 groups: a study group of those subjects who had undergone surgery for ACL injury (n =10) and a control group of patients diagnosed without ACL Injury (n = 10). Demographic data were collected, and MRI images from both groups were analyzed using protactor android imaging software to obtain PTS measurements. …”
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Abnormal Migration of Distal End of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt: A Retrospective Case Series at Sohag University by Ahmed Kamal Abdelhameid, Khaled Nasser Fadle, Bahaa Ghareeb Hassanin

“…Ten patients treated with new distal tube insertion (83.3%) and 2 patients revision of the same distal end done (16.7%). Demographic data, site of migration, treatment protocol and subsequent related morbidity and mortality and outcome on follow up recorded. …”
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Role of Janus Kinase inhibitors in the management of pulmonary involvement due to Long COVID-19 disease: A case control study by Pawan Kumar Singh, Vinod Kumar Sharma, Lokesh Kumar Lalwani, Dhruva Chaudhry, Manjunath B. Govindagoudar, Chaudhari Pramod Sriram, Aman Ahuja

“…RESULTS: The baseline clinical and demographic characteristics were similar in the two groups. …”
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Survival Outcomes of a Large Cohort of Acral Melanoma Patients Treated at a South African Referral Hospital by Bianca Tod, Tonya Esterhuizen, Willem Visser, Maritha Kotze, Anne Bowcock, Johann Schneider, Henriette Burger

“…This cohort study aimed to determine the survival outcomes in a cohort of South African AM patients and how these were associated with demographic, clinical, pathological, and management data. …”
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Short-Term Outcomes of Posterior Fossa Decompression with or without Duraplasty for Chiari Malformation Type 1: Insights from a Tertiary Care Hospital by Muhammad Idris Khan, Adnan Munir, Sajjad Ullah, Sikandar Ali Khan

“…Retrospective data of specified duration concerning CM1 Patient’s demographics, preoperative symptoms, surgical details including the use of duraplasty, and postoperative outcomes were extracted from electronic health records at Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar. …”
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Building the foundation for polar bear science: fifty years of research on polar bears in Western Hudson Bay by B.A. Biddlecombe, A.E. Derocher, E. Krebs, N.J. Lunn, D. McGeachy, E.S. Richardson

“…Among Canada’s 13 polar bear subpopulations, only WH has sufficient long-term monitoring of individuals to assess demographic, behavioural, and life history consequences of climate change and other anthropogenic stressors. …”
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Knowledge about spychologocal violence and its relation with psycho- social factors in young adult women by Lorena Fabiola Velásquez Chalán, Rubén García Núñez, Juan Manuel Armendáríz Tubón, María Aurelia San Juan Bosch, Alexis Díaz Brito

“…The universe of 146 young adult women (20 – 39 years old) was applied a questionnaire, validated by a group of experts, structured in two parts: an initial one which collected data about socio-demographic variables and another one with a knowledge test. …”
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Relationship of negative life events with depression and anxiety in nursing students: a moderated mediation model of resilience and gender by Xiaoli Ye, Guihong Yang, Wei Zhang, Loren Toussaint, Fangfang Zhao

“…Data collection instruments included socio-demographic characteristics, the Patient Health Questionnaire-9, the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale, the 10-item Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, the Adolescent Life Events Self-Rating Scale, and The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. …”
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Understanding empathy and theory of mind in Romanian dental students for improved educational strategies by Ancuta Mioara Banu, Sorin Ursoniu, Smaranda Laura Gotia, Salomeia Putnoky, Costela Lacrimioara Serban

“…This study evaluates the levels of empathy and ToM among dental students in Romania, examining demographic influences and predictors of high empathy. …”
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Eventful growing up of children with different levels of health: A sociological analysis by S. N. Mayorova-Shcheglova, O. V. Besschetnova, A. Yu. Gubanova

“…The authors analyzed the data of the survey of young people about childhood to find answers to the following research questions: the dependence of the share of those with health problems in childhood on social-demographic characteristics; limitations in the passage of some episodes of standard eventfulness for respondents with disabilities in a specific period of childhood; differences in the age of living significant personal events; the influence of the health factor on self-determination in this period of life and on its definition as happy. …”
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Identification of the Range of Nursing Skills Used to Provide Social Support for Mothers of Preterm Infants in Neonatal Intensive Care by Shadi Eskandari, Seyedeh Nooshaz Mirhaghjou, Maryam Maleki, Abbas Mardani, Mostafa Gholami, Celia Harding

“…Data were collected using three questionnaires that identified (i) demographic information; (ii) social support available; and (iii) parent satisfaction with infant care. …”
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Impact of Social Structure Characteristics of High School and University Students Playing Fencing Sports on Collective Efficacy and Goal Orientation by Dilara Ilıkkan, Mehtap Yıldız

“…Task and Ego Orientation in Sport Questionnaire (TEOSQ), which was developed by Duda (8) to measure the goal orientation of fencing athletes participating in the study, was adapted for Turkish athletes by Toros (24), Collective Efficacy Scale (CES), which was developed by Riggs et al. (19) to measure their collective efficacies adapted for Turkish athletes by Öcel (18) and the socio-demographic information form were used to measure the characteristics of social structure. …”
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A case of mixed dementia with atypical presentation in a veteran by Sujan Poudel, Tejas Patel, Jhoanne Paras, Berdith Lebrun, Gerardo Ferrer, Prerana Upadhyaya, Nisha Panta, Syed Rizvi, Sultan Ahmed

“…In this report, we present a case study of a veteran experiencing atypical dementia symptoms.Case Presentation: Our subject is a veteran, a demographic that necessitates special attention due to unique health challenges. …”
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An agent based simulation of COVID-19 history in Catalonia using extensive real datasets by M. Bosman, Y. Cordon, M. Duran-Sala, L. Gabbanelli, C. García-Pérez, X. Jordan, M. Manera, P. Masjuan, A. Medina, Ll. M. Mir, A. Oròs, V. Vitagliano

“…Leveraging disaggregated socio-demographic microdata, including social determinants, age-specific strata, and mobility patterns, we design a comprehensive network model of Catalonia’s population and, through numerical simulation, assess its response to the outbreak of COVID-19 over the two-year period 2020–21. …”
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A comparison of the efficacy of the effect of online versus face-to-face group counseling based on positive-approach on sexual intimacy of women after benign abdominal hysterectomy... by Orly Nazanin Kalimi, Tayebeh Mokhtari Sorkhani, Ali Dehghani, Mahshid Bokaie

“…Each group had eight 90-minute sessions, and data were collected using demographic and intimacy scale (IS) questionnaires at baseline, eighth week, and twelfth week follow-up. …”
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Biomarkers of Oxidative Stress in Huntington's Disease and Other Neurological Disorders: a Comparative Study by Marisol Peña Sánchez, Gabriel Andrés Peña de los Santos, Gretel Riverón Forment, Gloria Lara Fernández, Tatiana Acosta Sánchez, Alina González-Quevedo Monteagudo

“…<br /><strong>Methods:</strong> an analytical, retrospective and case-control study was carried out (Huntington's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, spinocerebellar ataxia type 2 and ischemic stroke: acute and chronic stage). Demographic and clinical variables and markers of oxidative damage (malonildialdehyde, advanced protein oxidation products) and antioxidants (superoxide dismutase: catalase: glutathione peroxidase, plasma antioxidant capacity) were collected. …”
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