Psychometric properties of the Arabic version of the Young Schema Questionnaire Short Form-Version 3 (YSQ-S3) by Michel Sfeir, Álvaro Postigo, Feten Fekih-Romdhane, Covadonga González-Nuevo, Diana Malaeb, Souheil Hallit, Sahar Obeid

“…A total of 1175 participants was recruited through convenience sampling. The data was collected through an online questionnaire containing the following sections: sociodemographic information about the participants, Young Schema Questionnaire—Short Form Version 3 (YSQ-S3), the Lebanese Anxiety Scale (LAS-10), the Beirut Distress Scale (BDS-10) and the Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS). …”
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Acupuncture Induces Reduction in Limbic-Cortical Feedback of a Neuralgia Rat Model: A Dynamic Causal Modeling Study by Zhen-Zhen Ma, Ye-Chen Lu, Jia-Jia Wu, Xiang-Xin Xing, Xu-Yun Hua, Jian-Guang Xu

“…Based on those results, several regions including AMY, S1, and h were recruited as ROI in dynamic causal modeling (DCM) analysis comparing evidence for different neuronal hypotheses describing the propagation of noxious stimuli in regions of interest and horizontal comparison of effective connections between the model and electroacupuncture groups. …”
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Stakeholder perspectives on barriers and facilitators to hypertension control in urban Haiti: a qualitative study to inform a community-based hypertension management intervention by Reichling St Sauveur, Rodney Sufra, Marie Christine Jean Pierre, Joseph Inddy, Mirline Jean, Nour Mourra, Radhika Sundararajan, Margaret L. McNairy, Jean W. Pape, Vanessa Rouzier, Jessy Devieux, Lily D. Yan

“…Methods We conducted semi-structured interviews with healthcare providers (10) and patients with hypertension (10) from the Haiti Cardiovascular Disease Cohort, using guides developed using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research. Participants were recruited using purposive sampling, and thematic content analysis was conducted in NVIVO software. …”
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Regression-Based Classification of the Middle-Latency Auditory-Evoked Potentials in Vestibular Migraine and Concussion Patients with Dizziness by Carolina Beppi, Daniel Agostino, Antonella Palla, Nina Feddermann-Demont, Julia Dlugaiczyk, Dominik Straumann

“…Methods: Twenty-three healthy individuals, 12 concussion and 26 VM patients were recruited. AMLR were recorded performing five blocks of 200 binaural click-stimulations at 60 dB sensation level with a repetition rate of 6.1 Hz. …”
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Network intervention analysis to assess the trajectory of change and intervention effects associated with the use of self-control training for ego depletion aftereffects by JunJi Ying, Xiaofang Zhang, Lei Ren, RiHan Wu, Wei Xiao, Xufeng Liu

“…Networks were computed at the baseline, at the end of treatment, at 1-, 3-, 6-, 9- and 12-month follow up. 62 samples were recruited from universities and randomly divided into two groups. …”
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Effects of Chinese Liquors on Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Healthy Young Humans by Ju-Sheng Zheng, Jing Yang, Tao Huang, Xiao-Jie Hu, Ming Luo, Duo Li

“…Forty-five healthy subjects (23 men, 22 women), aged 23–28, were recruited and randomized into two groups: TFL and TCL, and consumed 30 mL/day (45% (v/v) alcohol) of either liquor for 28 days. …”
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Effects of Rh-Negative Blood Group on Pure Tone Thresholds and Immittance Test Results by Kamalakannan Karupaiah, Sundaresan Ramachandran, Delna Saji, Jerlin Xavier, Ann Rose Chiyezhan, Nilesh Jeevandas Washnik, Prashanth Prabhu

“…In each blood group (A–, B–, O–, AB–), 10 participants were recruited. All participants underwent immittance evaluation, pure tone audiometry, and extended highfrequency audiometry. …”
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Clinical, Radiographic, and Molecular Analysis of Patients with X-Linked Hypophosphatemic Rickets: Looking for Phenotype–Genotype Correlation by Marco A. Olivas-Valdez, Armando Blanco-López, Daniela Velázquez-Arestegui, Teresita Vera-Zazueta, Douglas Colmenares-Bonilla, Lilian Reyes-Morales, Miguel A. Blanco-Uriarte, Lucero Monterde-Cruz, Alberto Hidalgo-Bravo

“…The aim of this study was to investigate if there is a phenotype–genotype correlation in a cohort of patients with confirmed diagnosis of XLH. Methods: We recruited a total of 130 patients of Mexican Mestizo origin with confirmed molecular diagnosis of XLH; this is one of the largest cohorts reported. …”
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Impact of Real-Time Continuous Glucose Monitoring Use on Glucose Variability and Endothelial Function in Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes: New Technology—New Possibility to Decreas... by Milena Jamiołkowska, Izabela Jamiołkowska, Włodzimierz Łuczyński, Joanna Tołwińska, Artur Bossowski, Barbara Głowińska Olszewska

“…Forty patients aged 14.6 years were recruited. The study was based on one-month CGM sensors use. …”
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Exploring the synergy between emotional intelligence and self-esteem among university students in Ghana by Daniel Miezah, Maxwell Peprah Opoku, Christopher Fenu, Raphael Quainoo, Ebenezer Mensah Gyimah

“…Method Informed by the cross-sectional design, one thousand and twenty (N = 1020) university students were recruited to self-report their Emotional Intelligence and Self-Esteem. …”
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Economic impact of cholera in households in rural southern Malawi: a prospective study by Florian Marks, Wilm Quentin, Vittal Mogasale, Amber Hsiao, Enusa Ramani, Hye-Jin Seo, GiDeok Pak, Dan Vuntade, Maurice M’bang’ombe, Bagrey Ngwira

“…The present study estimated the COI of cholera in Nsanje, southern Malawi, as part of the Cholera Surveillance in Malawi (CSIMA) programme following a mass cholera vaccination campaign in 2015.Methods Patients ≥12 months of age who were recruited as part of CSIMA were invited to participate in the COI survey. …”
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Ultrasonic optic nerve sheath diameter as a new predictor for the mortality of patients with large hemispheric infarction by Jie Zhang, Shimeng Zhuang, Ying Zhang, Lisi An, Dongyang Li, Zhen Liu, Lijuan Wang

“…Our study aimed to validate the efficiency of ultrasonic ONSD and develop a nomogram to identify LHI patients who have 90-day mortality. We recruited 419 LHI patients (training cohort, n = 202; internal validation cohort, n = 86; and external validation cohort, n = 131) from six centers. …”
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The role of the STING inflammatory pathway in hepatic damage in psoriasis with type 2 diabetes mellitus by Shulin Huang, Kun Xie, Xiaohong Li, Xiangjin Xu, Pin Chen

“…Material and methods Four patient groups were recruited: normal individuals, individuals with diabetes, those with psoriasis, and those with both diabetes and psoriasis. …”
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Modified Glomerular Filtration Rate-Estimating Equations Developed in Asiatic Population for Chinese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes by Xun Liu, Xilian Qiu, Chenggang Shi, Hui Huang, Jianhua Huang, Ming Li, Tanqi Lou

“…A total of 209 Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes were recruited. Using the technetium—99m diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid—glomerular filtration rate (GFR) to act as the reference, comparisons of their efficiency to estimate GFR in the subjects were made between various equations. …”
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Regular Chinese Green Tea Consumption Is Protective for Diabetic Retinopathy: A Clinic-Based Case-Control Study by Qinghua Ma, Dandan Chen, Hong-Peng Sun, Ning Yan, Yong Xu, Chen-Wei Pan

“…Methods. 100 DR patients and 100 age-sex-matched diabetic controls without retinopathy were recruited in a clinic-based, case-control study. DR was defined from retinal photographs and detailed information on Chinese green tea consumption of the participants was collected through a face-to-face interview. …”
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Influence of age on voice quality after transoral CO2 laser microsurgery by Jerome R. Lechien, Stephane Hans, Lise Crevier-Buchman

“…Methods Patients treated by type I to VI TLM and post-operative speech therapy were prospectively recruited from our hospital. The voice quality was assessed pre-, 1-, 3- 6- and 12-month posttreatment with voice handicap index (VHI), dysphonia, roughness, breathiness, asthenia, strain (GRBAS), maximal phonation time (MPT), F0, F0 standard deviation (STD), percent jitter, percent shimmer, noise-to-harmonic ratio (NHR), vocal fold vibration assessment and speech fluency. …”
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Identification of a Heterozygous Mutation in the TGFBI Gene in a Hui-Chinese Family with Corneal Dystrophy by Qin Xiang, Lamei Yuan, Yanna Cao, Hongbo Xu, Yunfeiyang Li, Hao Deng

“…A three-generation Hui-Chinese pedigree with GCD1 was recruited for this study. Slit-lamp biomicroscopy, optical coherence tomography, and confocal microscopy were performed to determine the clinical features of available members. …”
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Pleiotropic Associations of RARRES2 Gene Variants and Circulating Chemerin Levels: Potential Roles of Chemerin Involved in the Metabolic and Inflammation-Related Diseases by Leay-Kiaw Er, Semon Wu, Lung-An Hsu, Ming-Sheng Teng, Yu-Ching Sun, Yu-Lin Ko

“…In total, 612 individuals were recruited. Clinical and metabolic phenotypes, 13 inflammatory markers, 5 adipokines, and 6 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) covering the RARRES2 region were analyzed. …”
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Early plasma ferritin concentrations are not associated with time to red cell transfusions in extremely and very preterm neonates: a prospective single-site observational study by Naomi McCallion, Áine Fox, Fionnuala Ní Áinle, Claire Murphy, Lauren Murphy, Daniel O'Reilly, Anna-Claire Glynn, Grainne Kelleher

“…Objective To assess the relationship between plasma ferritin concentrations and (1) antenatal factors and (2) requirement for red cell transfusion.Study design This single-site prospective study recruited infants in the first week of life who were born <32 weeks’ corrected gestational age and did not receive a red cell transfusion prior to sampling. …”
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Assessing physical activity/behavior of adolescents living in the Pacific with accelerometer data: 231 GENEActiv records in New CaledoniaZenodoZenodoZenodoZenodoZenodoZenodoZenodo by Guillaume Wattelez, Stéphane Frayon, Olivier Galy

“…Participants were randomly recruited at school and trained staff fitted the devices on the nondominant wrist, at which time all were reminded of the expectations while wearing the device.The dataset contains restricted raw .bin accelerometer data provided by the GENEActiv software and open 1-second epoch .csv accelerometer data derived from the .bin files with an R script, provided in the repositories as well. …”
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