Risk Factors Associated with Cardiac Autonomic Modulation in Obese Individuals by Camila Oliveira, Erika Aparecida Silveira, Lorena Rosa, Annelisa Santos, Ana Paula Rodrigues, Carolina Mendonça, Lucas Silva, Paulo Gentil, Ana Cristina Rebelo

“…Anthropometric data, biochemical exams, heart rate variability (HRV), accelerometry, and 24 h recall (R24H) of obese patients (body mass index BMI ≥35 kg/m2) were collected. Results. 64 obese patients were analyzed, with a mean age of 39.10 ± 7.74 years (27 to 58 years). …”
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Specialized Medical Weight Management Intervention for High-Risk Obesity by Gitanjali Srivastava, Chelsea Paris, Jessica Johnson, Emma Barnes, Brittany L. Cunningham, C. J. Stimson, Kevin D. Niswender, Sabrina J. Poon

“…Patients ranged in weight from 160-443 pounds, with a mean body mass index (BMI) of 42.7 kg/m2 (Class 3a severe obesity; BMI range 28.4-74.5). …”
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Relative Importance of Mode of Administration in Treatment Preferences among Plaque Psoriasis Patients in the United States by Steven R. Feldman, Anders Holmen Moeller, Sandra T. Erntoft Idemyr, Juan Marcos González

“…**Results:** A total of 397 respondents, with a mean self-assessed Psoriasis Activity and Severity Index score of 8.2 (SD, 9.8), provided data for analysis. …”
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Screen time among kindergarten children in the Australian Capital Territory (including a comparison of First Nations and non-Indigenous children) by Kathleen O’Brien, Clair Bannerman, Karen Ciszek, Kirsty A Douglas

“…The association between screen time of more than two hours per day and health outcomes (body mass index, respiratory health, development and wellbeing) was assessed for both First Nations and non-Indigenous cohorts using comparative statistics. …”
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Defining ecological thresholds to detect potential ecological risks of offshore wind power using macrobenthic biodiversity and indicator species in Cangnan, China by Wanhong Han, Chen Song, Yurong Zhang, Weiwei Zhou, Yushu Yang, Danyi Ke, Aoxiang Huang, Xiaobo Wang, Qingxi Han

“…Community responses were analyzed via the Shannon–Wiener diversity index, taxonomic β diversity, and conditional probability analysis (CPA) to evaluate the probability of biodiversity damage on the basis of chlorophyll-a (Chl-a) and suspended solids concentrations. …”
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Sucrose-Sweetened Drinks Reduce the Physical Performance and Increase the Cardiovascular Risk in Physically Active Males by Raianne dos Santos Baleeiro, Aparecida Patricia Guimarães, Perciliany Martins de Souza, Rafael da Silva Andrade, Karina Barbosa de Queiroz, Daniel Barbosa Coelho, Emerson Cruz de Oliveira, Lenice Kappes Becker

“…After eSSBd intake, there was an increase in weight (69.34 ± 13.71 vs. 70.62 ± 14.06), body mass index (24.49 ± 4.01 vs. 24.97 ± 4.13), waist circumference (75.33 ± 11.22 vs. 76.79 ± 11.51), VLDL (19.54 ± 9.50 vs. 25.52 ± 11.18), triglycerides (78.94 ± 23.79 vs. 114.77 ± 43.65), and peak systolic blood pressure (178.57 ± 26.56 vs. 200.71 ± 24.64). …”
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Physicochemical Characterization, Storage Stability Behavior, and Intestinal Bioaccessibility of Clove Extract Encapsulated Using Varying Combinations of Gum Arabic and Maltodextri... by Farhad Ahmadi, Hafiz A. R. Suleria, Frank R. Dunshea

“…All encapsulation formulations were characterized by a negative zeta potential (from −22.1 to −29.7 mV) and a polydispersity index ranging from 0.47 to 0.68, classifying the formulations as having a mid-range polydisperse particle size distribution. …”
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Vaccination coverage and its determinants in patients with multiple sclerosis—a multicenter cross-sectional study by Paula Schade, Hai-Anh Nguyen, Julia Steinle, Kerstin Hellwig, Teodor Pelea, Philipp Franken, Birte Elias-Hamp, Veit Becker, Stefan Merkelbach, Stephan Richter, Bert Wagner, Christian Geis, Matthias Schwab, Florian Rakers

“…The primary endpoint was a vaccination index (VI) comprising eight standard vaccinations (range 0–1, with higher VI indicating better vaccination coverage). …”
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Investigation of Information Overload in Electronic Health Records: Protocol for Usability Study by Saif Khairat, Jennifer Morelli, Marcella H Boynton, Thomas Bice, Jeffrey A Gold, Shannon S Carson

“…We also surveyed providers on their institution’s EHR to better understand how they rate the system’s task load and usability using the NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) Task Load Index and Computer System Usability Questionnaire. …”
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Electronic patient-reported outcome measures using mobile health technology in rheumatology: A scoping review. by Jaclyn Shelton, Sierra Casey, Nathan Puhl, Jeanette Buckingham, Elaine Yacyshyn

“…<h4>Methods</h4>A scoping review was performed using Medline, Embase, PsycINFO, and CINAHL with index terms and key words related to "patient-reported outcome measures", "rheumatic diseases", and "mobile health technology".…”
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Spermatogenesis of male catfish Clarias sp. fed diet supplemeted with purwoceng extract by Poppy Dea Bertha, Muhammad Zairin Junior, Dinar Tri Soelistyowati

“…This research was performed to evaluated the effect of purwoceng on spermatogenesis of the male catfish Clarias sp. consisted of testis weight, gonado somatic index (GSI), and spermatocrite levels. The treatment comprised administering purwoceng extract through the feed at a dose of 0; 2.5; 5; 7.5 g/kg of feed. …”
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Translation, cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric evaluation of the Serbian Ankylosing Spondylitis Quality of Life (ASQoL) Questionnaire (refers to r-axSpA) and its relations... by Mirjana Zlatkovic-Svenda, Ana Djokic, Andjela Perunicic, Marija Zdravkovic, Slavica Pavlov Dolijanovic, Jeanette Thorpe, Dejan Dudok, Jelena Milicevic, Dejana Petrovic, Goran Radunovic

“…Methods Four stages were accomplished: (1) Bilingual and lay panel for translation and cross-cultural adaptation (2) Cognitive debriefing interviews (assessing the language and cultural equivalence of the concepts used in the Serbian ASQoL translation) for face and content validity (3) Psychometric evaluation: (a) convergent validity by NHP as a comparator scale and (b) known group validity by correlations with disease activity and overall health status and reliability (internal consistency and test-retest reliability) (4) Independent regression analyses for relations between ASQoL and ASDAS, BASDAI, BASFI, Schober’s test, respiratory index and SPARCC were used. The statistical program SPSS (version 21; IBM, Armonk, NY, USA) was used. …”
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Ellagic Acid Alleviates Rheumatoid Arthritis in Rats through Inhibiting MTA1/HDAC1-Mediated Nur77 Deacetylation by Huanjin Song, Hao Wu, Jun Dong, Sihua Huang, Jintao Ye, Ruoxi Liu

“…Additionally, EA treatment attenuated arthritis index, paw swelling, synovial hyperplasia, and inflammation in collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) rats. …”
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Comparison of Laparoscopic Intraperitoneal Onlay Mesh Repair (IPOM plus) vs Open Rives–Stoppa (RS) Repair for Ventral and Incisional Hernia by Hryhorii O. Havrylov, Oleg V. Shulyarenko, Mykhaylo O. Yosypenko

“…Both groups were comparable in mean age, gender, body mass index, patient distribution based on hernia type, defect size, ASA score distribution (p > 0.05). …”
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Intergenerational spillover effects of antiretroviral therapy in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review and future directions for research by Till Bärnighausen, Francesc Xavier Gómez-Olivé, Janet Seeley, Jan-Walter De Neve, Harsha Thirumurthy, Henning Schröder, H. Manisha Yapa

“…We systematically searched PubMed, PsycINFO, EconLit, OTseeker, AIDSInfo, Web of Science, CINHAL, Google Scholar and African Index Medicus. We analysed the distribution of included studies over time and summarised their findings. …”
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Health utility value of overactive bladder in Japanese older adults by Takashi Yoshioka, Kenji Omae, Satoshi Funada, Tetsuji Minami, Rei Goto

“…We selected eight covariates (age, sex, body mass index, education, income, smoking, alcohol use, and comorbidities) as potential confounders based on previous studies. …”
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Molecular Detection and Multidrug Resistance of Shigella spp. Isolated from Wild Waterfowl and Migratory Birds in Bangladesh by Jarna Karmoker, Md. Saiful Islam, Md. Liton Rana, Md. Ashek Ullah, Fahim Haque Neloy, Nahian Muniath Oishy, Pritom Kumar Pramanik, Mahbubul Pratik Siddique, Sukumar Saha, Md. Tanvir Rahman

“…Furthermore, the isolates had a multiple antibiotic resistance index of up to 0.47. Antibiotic resistance genes tetA and SHV were found in 69.23% and 50% of relevant antibiotic-resistant Shigella spp. isolates, respectively. …”
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Impact of a Virtual Reality Intervention on Stigma, Empathy, and Attitudes Toward Patients With Psychotic Disorders Among Mental Health Care Professionals: Randomized Controlled Tr... by Jing Ling Tay, Yuanrong Qu, Lucas Lim, Rohan Puthran, Chye Lee Robert Tan, Rajkirren Rajendran, Ker Chiah Wei, Huiting Xie, Kang Sim

“…The evaluation included outcomes related to attitudes (modified attitudes toward people with schizophrenia scale), stigma (social distance scale, personal stigma scale), and empathy (empathetic concern subscale of the Interpersonal Reactivity Index). The experience with the VR intervention was assessed using a user satisfaction questionnaire, and qualitative feedback was gathered. …”
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Higher Levels of Postoperative Mobility and Activity as Measured by the AM-PAC 6 Clicks Instrument Are Associated with Improved Outcomes after Lumbar Fusion by Parimal Rana, Jane C. Brennan, Andrea H. Johnson, Justin J. Turcotte, Chad M. Patton

“…Results: After controlling for age, body mass index, sex, race, number of levels, and preoperative PROMIS-PF, higher 6-Clicks mobility scores decreased the likelihood of 3+ day LOS (OR: 0.72; p=0.010), non-home discharge (OR: 0.68; p<0.001), and 30-day ED return (OR: 0.78; p=0.022) and increased the likelihood of PROMIS MCID achievement (OR: 1.28; p=0.004). …”
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Body Composition in Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis: Correlation with Disease Severity and Duration by Dawesh P. Yadav, Saurabh Kedia, Kumble Seetharama Madhusudhan, Sawan Bopanna, Sandeep Goyal, Saransh Jain, Naval K. Vikram, Raju Sharma, Govind K. Makharia, Vineet Ahuja

“…Lean mass and fat-free mass index (FFMI) were calculated with standard formulae. …”
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