Influencing Factors of Resorption in Lumbar Disc Herniation by SHEN Xueqiang, LIU Jintao, YU Pengfei, DAI feng, ZHU Yu, JIANG Hong

“…The relevant data of the two groups were collected, including demographic and clinical factors (age, course of disease, gender), degree of LDH (Komori classification), tissue composition of LDH [Iwabuchi classification, LDH Pfirrmann classification, MRI relative signal intensity (RSI)], and MRI imaging characteristics (Modic changes in adjacent vertebral bodies, spinal canal morphology, horsetail sedimentation sign Schizas classification). …”
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The Specifics of Religious Identity of Armenian Youth in Russia and Armenia by A.S. Berberyan, H.S. Berberyan, O.R. Tuhina

“…Author's questionnaire for socio-demographic characteristics. <br><strong>Results. </strong>Armenians of Armenia and Kuban differ significantly in ethnic, civil, religious and local identities and psychological well-being. …”
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The serum levels of gasdermin D in uremic patients and its relationship with the prognosis: a prospective observational cohort study by XiaPing Zhang, Bo Yang

“…Serum GSDMD, caspase-1, interleukin (IL)-6, IL-1β, IL-18 and C-reactive protein (CRP) levels were measured using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Demographic and clinical data were obtained. All patients were followed up for 1 year, and patients with major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) were defined as having a poor prognosis. …”
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Increased Serum Angiotensin II Is a Risk Factor of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Prospective Pilot Study by Yue Li, Feng Xiong, Wen Xu, Side Liu

“…Although the two groups share a similar demographic background, the Ang II level of NAFLD group patients was significantly higher than that of the Control group (42.18±12.37 vs. 36.69±13.90, p=0.014) when abdominal ultrasound was used for grouping. …”
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Clinical and Cost Burden of Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome: Descriptive Analysis Using a US Administrative Claims Database by Sue Perera, Liyuan Ma, Raj Punwaney, Sulabha Ramachandran

“…**Objectives:** The primary objective of this study was to describe the demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with pSS. …”
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The Impact of Farmland Transfer on Urban–Rural Integration: Causal Inference Based on Double Machine Learning by Yuchen Lu, Jiakun Zhuang, Jun Chen, Chenlu Yang, Mei Kong

“…The findings indicate that the reform of the rural land system significantly enhances integrated urban–rural development, particularly in demographic, economic, and ecological dimensions. The mechanisms encompass the facilitation of extensive land and agricultural service operations, the development of new business entities, the migration of rural labour, and the enhancement of agricultural capital. …”
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Correlation between acute mountain sickness and body constitution of Tibetan medicine and other factors: A case–control study by Hui Luo, Qian Wang, Dan Re

“…The data was collected through online questionnaires for convenient sampling. Demographic characteristics, body constitution, and related states or behaviors were investigated before and after entering the plateau. …”
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Trend in burden of rheumatoid arthritis in China from 1990 to 2021 by WEN Jiaxin，JIANG Junpeng，FENG Min，SHEN Xiaochen，LI Xiaoyin

“…Methods:Data of Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 were collected, and the incidence, mortality and disability-adjusted life years (DALY) of RA in China from 1990 to 2021 were analyzed and compared with global and different Socio-demographic Index (SDI) regions. The trend in burden of RA was analyzed using average annual percent change (AAPC). …”
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Areas for action to promote positive forms of masculinities in preventing violence against women: a concept mapping study in Spain by Ariadna Cerdán-Torregrosa, Belén Sanz-Barbero, Daniel La Parra-Casado, Carmen Vives-Cases

“…Consensus was observed among the participants of different socio-demographic profiles, both at a quantitative level in the scores obtained and at a qualitative level with the interpretations that reinforced the results. …”
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Heart transplantation: comparing the impact of modified heart preservation with conventional methods by Xiaoke Shang, Changdong Zhang, Yixuan Wang, Mei Liu, Yucheng Zhong, Nianguo Dong

“…Detailed information from both groups was collected and compared, including demographic and donor characteristics, survival status, disease type, and recipient/donor characteristics. …”
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Relationship between Illness Perception and Depressive Symptoms among Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients in China: A Mediating Role of Coping Style by Jiarui Li, Xiaohui Qiu, Xiuxian Yang, Jiawei Zhou, Xiongzhao Zhu, Erying Zhao, Zhengxue Qiao, Yanjie Yang, Depin Cao

“…Nine hundred and thirty-nine T2DM patients were recruited from a grade 3 Class A hospital in Harbin, China, and asked to complete a demographic questionnaire as well as the Self-rating Depression Scale (SDS), Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire-Revised (IPQ-R), and Medical Coping Modes Questionnaire (MCMQ). …”
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Anemia and associated factors among HIV/AIDS patients treated with antiretroviral therapy at Mizan-Tepi University Teaching Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia by Tadesse Adula Duguma, Teshale Worku, Mengistu Abayneh

“…Participants were selected with a convenient sampling technique, and pre-tested structured questionnaires were used for gathering important both socio-demographic and clinical data. Blood samples were collected for hemoglobin determination and CD4+ cell count. …”
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Kidney Disease-Specific Quality of Life among Patients on Hemodialysis by Issa Al Salmi, Pramod Kamble, Eilean Rathinasamy Lazarus, Melba Sheila D’Souza, Yaqoob Al Maimani, Suad Hannawi

“…A cross-sectional study was carried out with 205 patients to measure the QoL across various demographic and clinical variables in Oman. The Arabic version of the KDQOL-SFtool was used to collect data from patients undergoing hemodialysis to give QoL quantitative measures. …”
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Machine learning-enhanced gesture recognition through impedance signal analysis by Huynh Hoang Nhut, Diep Quoc Tuan Nguyen, Dinh Minh Quan Cao, Tran Anh Tu, Dang Nguyen Chau, Phan Thien Luan, Tran Trung Nghia, Ching Congo Tak Shing

“…A diverse dataset that included participants from various demographic backgrounds (five individuals) who were each executing a range of predefined gestures. …”
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Understanding the work-related challenges of organ and tissue donation coordinators during the COVID-19 pandemic: a mixed-method study by Sonny Dhanani, Ken Lotherington, Vanessa Silva e Silva, Amina Silva, Alessandra Minervini, Kendra-Lee Dupuis

“…Objectives This study aimed to explore the perceptions of donation coordinators in Canada and understand how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted their work activities.Design A sequential mixed-method design incorporating a cross-sectional survey investigating demographic data, substance use and abuse and perceived stress related to the pandemic and semistructured qualitative interviews to further investigate those.Setting Organ donation organisations across Canada.Participants Canadian organ and tissue donation coordinators working within deceased donation programmes. …”
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Epidemiology, microbiology and clinical impacts of non-tuberculous mycobacteria in adult patients with cystic fibrosis by Zoltán Örlős, Lilla Katalin Lőrinczi, Balázs Antus, Imre Barta, Zsuzsanna Miklós, Ildikó Horváth

“…In a case-control analysis of NTM-positive (n = 39) and NTM-negative (n = 73) CF patients, demographic, clinical, and microbiological data were analysed to identify potential predictors for NTM acquisition. …”
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Occupational Exposure to Low Concentrations of Lead Dust and Oxidative Stress in Mine Workers by Fateme Kooshki, Masoud Neghab, Fatemeh Rahimian, Fereshteh Aliasghari, Esmaeel Soleimani

“…This study aims to assess the relationship between OS parameters and exposure to low concentrations of lead dust in mine workers.Methods: This cross-sectional study evaluated 73 lead-exposed workers and 70 age- and sex-matched non-exposed individuals. Demographic data and occupational and medical history were collected through questionnaires. …”
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Predicting pregnancy loss and its determinants among reproductive-aged women using supervised machine learning algorithms in Sub-Saharan Africa by Tirualem Zeleke Yehuala, Sara Beyene Mengesha, Nebebe Demis Baykemagn

“…This study aims to identify the key predictors of pregnancy loss and develop effective predictive models for pregnancy loss among reproductive-aged women in SSA.MethodsWe derived the data for this cross-sectional study from the most recent Demographic and Health Survey of Sub-Saharan African countries. …”
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Clinical Characteristics and Visual Outcomes of Patients Hospitalized for Ocular Trauma in Shandong Province, China by Fangnan Duan, Xiunian Chen, Sai Zhang, Xiaolin Qi, Weiyun Shi, Hua Gao

“…The inpatient data of patients with eye injuries hospitalized in our institution from January 2014 to December 2018 were retrospectively reviewed, including demographic information, types of trauma, causes of injury, treatment, and initial and final visual acuities. …”
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Antenatal care visits and its determinants among women in Afar regional state: North Eastern Ethiopia by Aragaw Asfaw Hasen

“…Methods The data is 2019 Ethiopian Mini Demographic and Health Survey. In this study 641 weighted sample womens were included. …”
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