Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, and Control of Hypertension and Its Associated Risk Factors: Results from Baseline Survey of SWADES Family Cohort Study by M. D. Saju, Komal Preet Allagh, Lorane Scaria, Shinto Joseph, Jotheeswaran Amuthavalli Thiyagarajan

“…The mean systolic blood pressure in the hypertensive population was 141.9 mmHg and mean diastolic blood pressure was 85.3 mmHg. …”
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Non-pharmaceutical interventions for people living with HIV with cognitive impairment: A scoping review. by Lucinda Stuart, Kate Alford, Jamie H Vera

“…<h4>Results</h4>Fourteen studies met the criteria for inclusion, with the Frascati criteria most commonly used to define CI within participant populations. The median intervention length was 12 weeks (IQR = 6.5). …”
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Investigating the Predictive Role of Cognitive Emotion Regulation Strategies in Depression, Anxiety and Stress of Adolescents by Shakiba Mahmoudi, Abbas Firoozabadi, Seyed Ruhollah Hosseini, Seyyed Kazem Rasoolzadeh Tabatabaei, Maryam Shamsaei

“…Introduction: The aim of this study is to investigate the predictive role of cognitive emotion regulation strategies on the levels of depression, anxiety, and stress experienced by adolescents aged 15 to 18 in Mashhad.Method: This study employed a descriptive and correlational design, targeting a population of students in Mashhad aged 15 to 18. A total of 800 participants were selected through cluster random sampling. …”
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Gender-Based Differences and Barriers in Skin Protection Behaviors in Melanoma Survivors by Jeffrey Chen, Johnny Shih, Andrew Tran, Aaron Mullane, Christina Thomas, Nail Aydin, Subhasis Misra

“…Those living in high risk areas and with outdoor occupations need particular attention to skin care. Population based screening should be adopted to deal with this rising public health crisis.…”
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Natural History Analysis of 101 Severe Dysplasia and Esophageal Carcinoma Cases by Endoscopy by Jin-Wu Wang, Chen-Tao Guan, Li-Li Wang, Ling-Yun Chang, Chang-Qing Hao, Bian-Yun Li, Ning Lu, Wen-Qiang Wei

“…For superficial carcinoma cases diagnosed by the second endoscopy, mean progression times are 76.0, 57.4, and 47.0 months and median progression times are 77, 63, and 35 months for mild dysplasia, moderate dysplasia, and severe dysplasia, respectively. Conclusions. Population-based severe dysplasia cases may have much lower carcinoma progression rate than specific-selected ones. …”
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Prevalence of Dentinal Hypersensitivity among Dental Patients Visiting Tertiary Care Center: An Observational Study by Saru Ghimire, Sagar Ghimire, Samarika Dahal, Sirjana Dahal, Neetika Paudel, Prayash Paudel

“…Conclusions: This study identified a high prevalence of dentin hypersensitivity among the patient population, with variations observed across different age and sex groups. …”
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Application of a Plug-and-Play Immunogenicity Assay in Cynomolgus Monkey Serum for ADCs at Early Stages of Drug Development by Montserrat Carrasco-Triguero, Helen Davis, Yuda Zhu, Daniel Coleman, Denise Nazzal, Paul Vu, Surinder Kaur

“…Secondly, we propose a cut point methodology based on animal specific baseline variability instead of a population data approach. This assay showed good sensitivity, drug tolerance, and reproducibility across a variety of antibody-derived biotherapeutics without the need for optimization across molecules.…”
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Grazing-Induced Habitat Degradation: Challenges to Giant Panda Survival Resulting from Declining Bamboo and Soil Quality by Huawei Tian, Ying Zeng, Zejun Zhang, Ming Lu, Wei Wei

“…Grazing is the primary human-induced disturbance affecting giant panda (<i>Ailuropoda melanoleuca</i>) habitats and has a severe impact on the long-term sustainability of the giant panda population. To address the lack of quantitative studies on grazing’s impact on habitat quality, we selected China’s most heavily grazed giant panda nature reserve. …”
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Diagnosis of Splenic Lymphoma by Endoscopic Ultrasound Guided Fine Needle Aspiration: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Umar Darr, Zubair Khan, Muhammad Ali Khan, Anas Renno, Turki Alkully, Sehrish Kamal, Tariq Hammad, Yaseen Alastal, Muhammad Imran Khan, Ali Nawras

“…Flow cytometry revealed a lambda monotypic population of B cells displaying dim CD19 and CD10. …”
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Is Helicobacter pylori eradication required for non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug-associated erosions and ulcers? by A. Ye. Karateyev, Ye. V. Moroz, Anastasia V. Tsurgan, N. V. Gontarenko

“…This is a crucial question as the most of patients (in the Russian population over 50%), that require NSAIDs and low doses of aspirin (LDA) are infected by H. pylori. …”
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L-shaped association between ankle-brachial index and coronary heart disease in Chinese adults with hypertension by Wei Zhou, Yumeng Shi, Chao Yu, Tao Wang, Lingjuan Zhu, Huihui Bao, Xiaoshu Cheng

“…The present study aimed to elucidate the dose–response relationship between ABI and CHD within a hypertensive population. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional analysis involving 10,900 hypertensive patients, with CHD as the primary outcome. …”
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Health-related quality of life in patients with multiple sclerosis by Lázaro Aurelio Vázquez Gómez, Carlos Hidalgo Mesa, Benita Mabel Beltrán González, Yunier Broche Pérez, Ana María Mederos Herrera

“…<br /><strong>Methods:</strong> a quasi-experimental, prospective longitudinal study with all patients diagnosed with multiple sclerosis with follow-up in Villa Clara during the period from 2017 to 2019. The study population consisted of 86 patients who were part of a multidisciplinary follow-up strategy.…”
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A Review: Potential of Earth Observation (EO) for Mapping Small-Scale Agriculture and Cropping Systems in West Africa by Niklas Heiss, Jonas Meier, Ursula Gessner, Claudia Kuenzer

“…The rapidly growing population, coupled with persistently low agricultural yield, further exacerbates these risks. …”
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The Impact of Blended Learning an Educational Innovation as on Student Character Building in Islamic Religious Education by Salim Salim, Mohamad Aji Prasetia, Muhammad Bagas F., Fatkhur Rohman, Abdurrahman Abdurrahman

“…We conducted this research at MAN Medan School, which has a student population of 720. We used the Slovin method for the sampling technique, resulting in a random sample of 258 students. …”
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Asymptomatic Hyperuricemia and the Kidney: Lessons from the URRAH Study by Cecilia Barnini, Elisa Russo, Giovanna Leoncini, Maria Carla Ghinatti, Lucia Macciò, Michela Piaggio, Francesca Viazzi, Roberto Pontremoli

“…Stratification based on glomerular filtration rate may be necessary to tailor the treatments and improve outcomes in this population.…”
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β-Catenin Regulation in Sporadic Colorectal Carcinogenesis: Not as Simple as APC by Ernst Fredericks, Gill Dealtry, Saartjie Roux

“…Using qPCR and IHC, we compared β-catenin, PPARγ, COX-2, and IL-17A in the colonic mucosa of patients with sporadic CRC, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), against a normal control population. Results. β-catenin mRNA and protein expression progressively increased from the Normal group, through IBS and IBD reaching statistical significance in CRC. …”
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Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders in the context of the SARS-COV-2 pandemic by R. Kaladytė Lokominienė

“…International Parkinson Disease and Movement Disorders Society has published recommendations and priorities for patients with Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic which state that all measures of social distancing currently in place for the general population almost globally must be strictly and carefully practiced, direct consultations must be held in exceptional cases (e.g., for adjusting or checking deep brain stimulation programming, battery failure, levodopa duodenal pump treatments, botulinum toxin therapy), and patients should be encouraged to use sports equipment available at home and /or play virtual reality games. …”
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Evaluating Benefits and Risks of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Methyl Mercury from Fish and Seafood Consumption in Peninsular Malaysia by Nurul Izzah Ahmad, Noraishah Mohammad Sham

“…Total seafood consumed by the adolescents was 84.7 ± 103.7 g/day, with significant marginal differences compared to the adult population at 90.5 ± 100 g/day. Long-tail tuna, yellow-stripe shad, slender shad, and long-tail shad contributed to a higher LC ω-3 PUFA intake than other species. …”
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Considering Psychosocial Factors When Investigating Blood Pressure in Patients with Short Sleep Duration: A Propensity Score Matched Analysis by Ningjing Qian, Dandan Yang, Huajun Li, Siyin Ding, Xia Yu, Qingqiu Fan, Zhebin Yu, Shenfeng Ye, Hualiang Yu, Yaping Wang, Xiaohong Pan

“…We compared office BP, 24-hour BP, and prevalence of hypertension in the populations before and after PSM, respectively. In the unmatched population, participants with sleep duration ≤6 h were observed with higher office diastolic BP (DBP) and 24-h systolic BP (SBP)/DBP (all P<0.05). …”
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Hybrid Push-Pull Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Full Thickness Resection for the Minimally Invasive Management of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors: A Pilot Clinical Study by Field F. Willingham, Paul Reynolds, Melinda Lewis, Andrew Ross, Shishir K. Maithel, Flavio G. Rocha

“…In a highly selected population, the hybrid push-pull approach was safe and effective in the removal of complex gastric GISTs. …”
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