Associated Injuries in Spine Trauma Patients: A Single-Center Experience by Seunghan Yu, Hyuk Jin Choi, Jung Hwan Lee, Byung Chul Kim, Mahnjeong Ha, In Ho Han

“…Conclusions Associated injuries were very common in spinal injury patients. Based on demographic groups, the trauma mechanism, and the location of spinal injury, an associated injury should be suspected until proven otherwise. …”
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Red Blood Cell Distribution Width Predicts Pulmonary Hypertension Secondary to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Jie Yang, Chuanmei Liu, Lingling Li, Xiongwen Tu, Zhiwei Lu

“…Clinical data including demographic characteristics, comorbidities, and results of ultrasound scans, imaging examinations, and laboratory tests were recorded. …”
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Determining the minimum data elements to develop a child malnutrition registry system by Malihe Sadeghi, Mostafa Langarizadeh, Beheshteh Olang, Mohammadjavad Sayadi, Abbas Sheikhtaheri

“…Results A dataset was designed using the determined minimum data elements, including administrative data elements with three sub-categories (demographic, socioeconomic, and healthcare providers) and clinical data elements with 11 sub-categories (medical history, anthropometric indicators, clinical examination, nutritional data, physical activity and sleep, lab tests, para-clinical tests, diagnosis, complications, care procedures, life status, and follow-up). …”
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Comparing REM- and NREM-Related Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Jordan: A Cross-Sectional Study by K. Al Oweidat, S. A. AlRyalat, M. Al-Essa, N. Obeidat

“…In this study, we aim to evaluate the differences in demographic and polysomnographic features between REM- and NREM-related OSA in a Jordanian sample, using both the broad and the restricted definitions of REM-related OSA. …”
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Incidence and Risk Factors of Infection After Fracture Fixation: A Multicenter Cohort Study by Baisheng Wang, Jingdong Zhang, Wenfeng Han, Xin Tang, Feng Tian

“…Data extraction included demographic characteristics, disease features, surgical variables, and laboratory indicators. …”
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Occupational risk factors for sleep quality among Serbian airline pilots by Marko Stojanović, Dejan Nesic, Miloš Maksimović, Zorica Terzić-Šupić, Jovana Todorović, Ivana Topalović, Željko Vlaisavljević, Jelena Ilić Živojinović

“…The study assesses the risk factors for sleep quality of airline pilots in Serbia with the objective of determining those factors, both occupational and lifestyle that are paramount in assisting with sleep health.MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted on a total of 66 Serbian commercial pilots, and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) was used to assess their sleep quality. Demographic, occupational, lifestyle, biological and psychological variables were obtained through validated questionnaires. …”
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The relationship between professional quality of life and sleep quality among nurses working in intensive care units: a cross-sectional study by Parisa Mansouri, Mozhgan Rivaz, Razie Soltani, Parsa Tabei

“…Data were collected via a demographic information form, the Professional Quality of Life Scale, and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). …”
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Antimelanoma differentiation-associated gene 5 (anti-MDA5) antibody-positive dermatomyositis: clinical features and outcomes in a racially diverse patient cohort by Sai K. Koyoda, Fatema Ezzy, Dawn Wahezi, Anand Kumthekar, Xianhong Xie, Clement E. Tagoe, Bibi Ayesha

“…Conclusion This study enhances our understanding of the disease by emphasizing potential racial and demographic variations, as well as delineating the similarities and differences between adult and pediatric populations.…”
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Optimizing water resource management in tropical drought-prone regions through hybrid MCDM techniques: A water-stress mapping approach by Suman Mukherjee, Suman Paul, Subhasis Bhattacharya, Aznarul Islam, Sadik Mahammad, Edris Alam

“…New hydrological insights: Thirty-three indicators-based thematic layers under topographical, hydrological, environmental, hydro-meteorological, and socio-demographic dimensions with integrated CRITIC (quantitative), DEMATEL (qualitative), VIKOR and TOPSIS produced four relative water-stress maps of the study region. …”
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‘You would rather not fill your body with pills’—patient perspectives on polypharmacy and medication reviews by pharmacists in general practice by Josefine Graabæk Als, Janus Laust Thomsen, Sabrina Storgaard Sørensen, Søren Paaske Johnsen, Camilla Hoffmann Merrild

“…Introduction Polypharmacy is widespread. The demographic shift toward older patients receiving multiple medications increases risk and drug-related problems in these patients.Objective To investigate patient perspectives on polypharmacy and the experienced effects of medication reviews by pharmacists in general practice.Methods Twenty-two semi-structured interviews with patients with polypharmacy (>5 medications) from 6 different general practice clinics in the North Denmark region. …”
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Disparities in Antenatal Care Visits between Urban and Rural Ethiopian Women by Senahara Korsa Wake, Abera Botore, Ahmed Mohammed, Kolato Gemede, Moyata Bariso, Urge Gerema

“…A total sample of 3927 women who gave birth to living children between 2014 and 2019 was included in the study from the 2019 Ethiopia Mini Demographic and Health Survey. Negative binomial Poisson’s regression was adopted to analyze the data. …”
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Relationship between Learning Styles and Academic Performance in Medical Students at Jazan University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: A Cross-sectional Study by Mai Mohamed Elhassan Mustafa, Sami Alhazmi, Raum Abdu Hasan Ayoub, Sarah Jaber Mobarki, Reham Mousa Aljudayba, Imtenan Ali Oberi, Sarah Hassan Moafa, Yara Ajeebi, Lamyaa Ahmed Mohamed El Hassan, Salaheldin Elamin Abdalla Terair

“…We also investigated the relationships between learning styles and demographics. Materials and Methods: This was a cross sectional study with a representative sample. …”
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The Prevalence of Hypertension and Associated Risk Factors among Secondary School Teachers in Bahir Dar City Administration, Northwest Ethiopia by Destaw Damtie, Ayehu Bereket, Denekew Bitew, Bizuayehu Kerisew

“…Two hundred twenty-two randomly selected teachers were interviewed, and data related to the demographic, behavioral, health, and dietary characteristics of the individuals were recorded. …”
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Frequency of Positive Anti-CCP Antibodies in Patients of Rheumatoid Arthritis with Negative Rheumatoid Factor: A Cross-sectional Retrospective Data-based Study by Nauman Ismat Butt, Muhammad Sohail Ajmal Ghoauri

“…Retrospective data of 78 RF-negative RA patients, including basic, demographic, and clinical information such as age, sex, anti-CCP antibody status, and disease severity, were assessed and recorded. …”
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Measuring the Impact of COVID-19 on Young Adult Functional Capacity: A Comparative Study of Walking and Step Endurance Tests by Patchareeya Amput, Arunrat Srithawong, Sinthuporn Maharan, Puttipong Poncumhak, Patcharin Phrompao, Eakarach Wongsaya, Tichanon Promsrisuk, Sahachat Aueyingsak

“…This study aimed to evaluate and compare the functional capacity of young adults recovering from COVID-19 using the 6-Minute Walk Test (6MWT) and 2-Minute Step Test (2MST), focusing on cardiovascular parameters, and to examine correlations between these tests, demographic factors, and muscle strength. Materials and methods. …”
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Investigating the Status of Physical Activity, Adherence to Treatment, and Quality of Life in Individuals with Asthma by Soheila Rabie Siahkali, Mojghan Sadat Aghvamy, Mohammad Javad Naghihoo

“…Data were collected using the socio-demographic information form, the International Physical Activity Questionnaires (IPAQ), Modanloo Adherence to Treatment Questionnaire (MATQ), and the St. …”
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Mental health literacy among primary care providers in Hungary: a vignette-based survey by Valerie S. Swisher, Dorottya Őri, Zoltán Rihmer, Róbert Wernigg

“…Methods 208 PCPs in Hungary completed a survey assessing demographics, mental health stigma, and exposure to mental health (i.e., personal experiences and having a family member/friend with a mental health condition). …”
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Study on Seroprevalence and Leptospiral Antibody Distribution Among Livestock Breeders and Farmers in Golestan Province by Malihe Naderi, Vahideh Hamidi Sofiani, Reza Hoseinpour, Amir Mohammad Alborzi, Seyed Amir Soltani

“…Also from samples, DNA was extracted and PCR was performed using by primers for 16s rRNA. Demographic properties of positive patients were analysed. …”
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Executive functions and the role of dieting: A comparison between English and Greek females by Eirini TATSI, Noreen CASWELL

“…Participants also completed the Dutch Eating Behaviour Questionnaire-Restraint (DEBQ-R), Preoccupying cognitions, Centre for Epidemiologic Studies Depression scale (CES-D), Raven's Advanced Progressive Matrices-Set I, and a questionnaire acquiring demographic information. MANOVA and MANCOVA analyses were carried out. …”
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Does the healthy plate model workshop improve nutrition knowledge, behaviors, and habits in school-age children? The impact of workshop on dietary habits by Hatice Şimşek Şahin, Volkan Özkaya

“…Before and after the training, a questionnaire was administered to measure students’ demographic characteristics, physical activity status, adherence to the Mediterranean Diet, frequencies of food group consumption, and nutritional knowledge. …”
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