Matrix Gla Protein and Nitric Oxide Synthase-3 Genetic Variants in Chronic Kidney Disease and Their Relation with Cardiovascular Risk by G. Priyadarshini, Sreejith Parameswaran, Jayaprakash Sahoo, Sandhiya Selvarajan, Ananthakrishnan Ramesh, Medha Rajappa

“…One hundred and eighty-five CKD patients and 185 controls were recruited in this research. Flow-mediated dilatation (FMD) of brachial artery was measured ultrasonically. …”
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Comparison of fibreoptic-guided tracheal intubation through LMA Protector and i-gel in adult paralysed patients – A randomised comparative study by Mamta Bhardwaj, Karthik Manoharan, Kirti Kshetrapal, Karishma Dhankhar, Amit Singh, Susheela Taxak

“…Methods: After institutional committee approval and trial registration, 66 patients aged 18–70 years with American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status I/II were recruited for this randomised study. Patients were randomly allocated to groups LP and IG. …”
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Positive associations between cannabis and alcohol use polygenic risk scores and phenotypic opioid misuse among African-Americans. by Jill A Rabinowitz, Jin Jin, Sally I-Chun Kuo, Adrian I Campos, Miguel E Rentería, Andrew S Huhn, Johannes Thrul, Beth A Reboussin, Kelly Benke, Benjamin Domingue, Nicholas S Ialongo, Brion S Maher, Darlene Kertes, Vanessa Troiani, George Uhl

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Data were drawn from three cohorts of participants (N = 1,103; 45% male) who were recruited in first grade as part of a series of elementary school-based, universal preventive intervention trials conducted in a Mid-Atlantic region of the U.S. …”
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Effectiveness of Badminton Physical Program on Mental Capacities in Healthy Older Adults by Wael Maktouf, Elmoetez Bellah Magtouf, Henrique P Neiva, Oussama Gaied Chortane

“…Specific cognitive functions were measured using the Stroop Test, the Digit Span Test, and the Mini-Mental State Examination. 40 older adults recruited from the University of Monastir were allocated into two groups: the intervention group (IG, N = 20), enrolled in a badminton program, and the control group (CG, N = 20) participants were given typical duties and asked to stick to their daily schedule (book reading, home tasks). …”
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Movement Competency Screen: Rethinking the Rating by Justine Benoit-Piau, Mélanie Morin, Christine Guptill, Sylvie Fortin, Nathaly Gaudreault

“… # Methods One hundred and eighteen professional and preprofessional dancers evolving in ballet or contemporary dance were recruited. The MCS was performed and was scored according to the 3- and 5-level scoring systems. …”
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Psychometric properties of the Chinese-version Behavioral Inhibition System/Behavioral Activation System Scales among stroke survivors with depressive symptoms by Dan Shi, Yuen Yu Chong, Lijuan Zhou, Ho Yu Cheng

“…A sample of 232 first-ever stroke survivors were recruited from June to August 2023. Validity was examined using face validity and construct validity, which used confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and known-group analysis. …”
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Impairment in personality functioning predicts young adult suicidal ideation and suicide attempt above and beyond depressive symptoms by Kiran Boone, Kennedy M. Balzen, Carla Sharp

“…Participants (N=153; Mage=20.93) were recruited from a college sample (N=90) and a clinical sample with borderline personality disorder (N=63). …”
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Assessment of Immunological, Skeletal, and Thyroid Function Abnormalities in Paediatric Morphoea by Vibhu Mendiratta, Anuja Yadav, Amit K. Meena, Suvarna Samudrala, Ritu Singh, Vishal Parmar

“…Results: A total of 42 children were recruited, out of which 61.90% were females and 38.09% were males. …”
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Pattern of Medication Adherence, Spirituality and Viral Load amongst Adult Patients on Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy in Rural Southwest Nigeria by Moronkeji Temitope Olanrewaju, Olatutu Ololade Olanrewaju, Azeez Oyemomi Ibrahim, Tope Michael Ipinnimo, Paul Oladapo Ajayi, Oluwafunmilayo Kehinde Sito

“…Materials and Methods: A hospital-based cross-sectional study involving 321 consented patients on HAART who were recruited by systematic sampling technique at the adult HIV clinic. …”
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Organ pedalboard as a rehabilitation tool: A qualitative exploratory study of healthcare providers' perceptions and recommendations. by Mandy M P Kan, Wai Hang Kwok, Eric C Fan, Fadi M Al Zoubi

“…<h4>Method</h4>Healthcare providers, including physiotherapists, occupational therapists, music therapists, and sports therapists, were recruited for focus group interviews using purposive and snowball sampling. …”
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Serum Oxidative Stress-related Biomarkers in Ocular Hypertension and Glaucoma by Mine Esen Baris, Onur Furundaoturan, Meltem Kocamanoğlu, Seray Sahin, Yasemin Akçay, Suzan Güven Yılmaz

“…Methods: Treatment-naive patients with no known systemic diseases and with OHT and POAG diagnosis were recruited for the study. Also, age- and gender-matched healthy volunteers with no ocular and systemic diseases were included as controls. …”
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The Effect of Propofol on Chronic Headaches in Patients Undergoing Endoscopy by David Giampetro, Victor Ruiz-Velasco, Ashlee Pruett, Matthew Wicklund, Robert Knipe

“…We employed a nonrandomized, prospective observational study that recruited patients with chronic headaches who received propofol from an outpatient endoscopy center for either upper or lower endoscopies. …”
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Assessment of adherence to dietary recommendations and associated factors among type 2 diabetic patients in selected hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Wabi Temesgen Atinafu, Kefyalew Naniye Tilahun

“…Systematic random sampling was used to recruit individual study participants. The collected data were exported into SPSS version 25 software for analysis. …”
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Assessment of Accuracy of Linear Alveolar Ridge Measurements with Different Implant Planning Software Programs by S Savita, Neha Bhutani, Syed Zakaullah, Ramesh Chowdhary, Deepak Kumar, Farha Naaz

“…Methodology: CBCT scans of 10 patients with missing single teeth in maxillary anterior region between the age group of 25 and 45 years were recruited for the study. All CBCT scans of patients were assessed for buccopalatal width and mesiodistal width of planned implant site, using three different implant planning software system, i.e., commercially available Nobel clinician, inbuilt NNT viewer, and open source Blue sky Bio and compared with clinical method of ridge mapping using bone caliper. …”
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Feasibility Study of Swallowing Assistive Gel during Capsule Swallowing in Post-Stroke Patients by Videofluoroscopic Swallowing by Meng DAI, Delian AN, Ke ZHANG, Yaowen ZHANG, Zulin DOU

“…Objective:To assess the safety and effectiveness of swallowing assistive gel (SAG) during capsule swallowing in post-stroke patients and to ascertain the clinical feasibility of SAG in managing patients'oral medication.Methods:A total of 31 post-stroke patients who were evaluated as level 4-7 in Functional OralI Intake Scale (FOIS) and showed no choking in water swallow test were recruited. Each of them would take capsules by water and SAG orally under videofluoroscopic swallowing study (VFSS). …”
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Evaluation of Serum D-dimer Levels and the Disease Severity in Patients of Chronic Urticaria by Leelavathy Budamakuntla, Sachin Somashekar, Heera Ramesh, Tapasya S Kini, S Nandish Kumar

“…Materials and Methods: The study population comprised 59 adult patients with CU recruited from the dermatology outpatient department in a tertiary care hospital. …”
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Evaluation of Human β-defensin-3 Diagnostic Role in a Group of Iraqi Patients with Osteoporosis by Zahraa S. Hassan, Layla O. Farhan

“…Eighty participants were recruited, all of whom had clinical examinations and had their bone status measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). …”
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Effects of the Multidimensional Treatment on Pain, Disability, and Sitting Posture in Patients with Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Tae-Sung In, Jin-Hwa Jung, Kyoung-Sim Jung, Hwi-Young Cho

“…Sixty LBP patients were recruited and were randomly divided into two groups: multidimensional treatment (MT) group (n = 30) and unimodal treatment (UT) group (n = 30). …”
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Is There a Real Relationship between the Presence of Helicobacter pylori in Dental Plaque and Gastric Infection? A Genotyping and Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Study on... by Mojtaba Moosavian, Elyas Kushki, Tahereh Navidifar, Eskandar Hajiani, Mahdi Mandegari

“…In this study, 106 patients with recruited dyspeptic complaints were selected, and from each patient, two gastric antral biopsy specimens and two dental plagues were examined. …”
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Maternal And Fetal Outcome in Placenta Previa: A Multicenter Prospective Observational Study by Beenish Khan, Syeda Surayya Jabeen, Fatima Sharif Khan, Faria Mumtaz, Reema Gul, Qudsia Nawaz

“…Methods: All women with an age range from 18-40 years diagnosed with placenta previa based on ultrasound were recruited with the study. Data including patient age, parity, previous normal deliveries, previous caesarian sections, grade of the placenta previa and history of previous pregnancies was recorded. …”
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