Incremental Value of Genotype Bins over the HAS-BLED Score for the Prediction of Bleeding Risk in Warfarin-Treated Patients with Atrial Fibrillation by Jia Liu, Guanyun Wang, Liu’an Qin, Yangxun Wu, Yuting Zou, Xuyun Wang, Ziqian Wang, Yuyan Wang, Shizhao Zhang, Yuxiao Zhang, Tong Yin

“…Consecutive patients with AF on initial warfarin treatment were recruited. For each patient, CYP2C9∗3 and VKORC1-1639 A/G genotyping was performed to create 3 genotype functional bins. …”
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Smokeless, not harmless: Understanding Naswar's cardiovascular risks in the northwestern Pakistan by Ihsanur Rahman, Fayaz Ahmad, Naveed Sadiq

“…Methods: This case-control study recruited 112 CAD cases and 112 controls from tertiary care hospitals between July 2021 and August 2022. …”
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Sexuality post gynaecological cancer treatment: a qualitative study with South African women by Jennifer Moodley, Sorrel Pitcher, Nazia Fakie, Tracey Adams, Lynette Denny

“…Data were analysed using thematic analysis.Setting Data collection took place at a follow-up clinic within the gynaeoncology unit at a public-sector tertiary hospital in Cape Town, South Africa.Participants Purposive sampling was used to recruit participants, and the final sample consisted of 34 women aged 29–70 (x´=52). …”
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Fear of progression, coping strategies, and associated factors among a sample of Malaysian women with breast cancer by Hui Li Lim, Mohammed K. Suhail, Chun Sen Lim, Aqil M. Daher

“…A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 242 female breast cancer patients recruited from the south of Malaysia using simple random sampling method. …”
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Pilot application of an inflammation and physiological dysregulation index based on noninvasive salivary biomarkers by Andrey I. Egorov, William Xue, Jason Kobylanski, Miyu Fuzawa, Shannon M. Griffin, Timothy J. Wade, Michael Nye

“…Results Participants recruited at subsidized public housing projects in Denver, Colorado, completed a sociodemographic, behavioral, and health questionnaire and used passive drool samplers to collect five saliva samples over the course of 1 day. …”
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Cohort profile: the Halland osteoarthritis (HALLOA) cohort–from knee pain to osteoarthritis: a longitudinal observational study in Sweden by Ann Bremander, Maria L E Andersson, S Bergman, Katarina Aili, Emma Haglund

“…The participants were recruited: (1) when seeking care for knee pain in primary healthcare or (2) by advertisements in local newspapers. …”
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Inflammatory Cytokines, Adipocytokines, and Th17/Treg Balance in Patients with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease following Administration of Dahuang Zhechong Pills by Xiaohua Duan, Jianlin Lv, Hebei Jiang, Kefei Zheng, Yulin Chen

“…This study was conducted with the purpose of investigating the expression levels of inflammatory cytokines and adipocytokines and Th17/Treg balance in NAFLD patients treated with Dahuang Zhechong pills (DHZCPs). Methods. The study recruited 100 NAFLD patients who were then arranged into the test group and control group. …”
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Identification of novel RIPK4 variants in a Chinese patient with Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita (AMC) by Yi-Lei Lu, Meng-wei Liu, Jie-Yuan Jin, Ding Pan

“…This study aimed to identify the genetic etiologies of AMC patients and provide genetic testing information for further diagnosis and treatment of AMC. Methods We recruited a Chinese female patient with hand-related AMC and her family members. …”
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Network analysis of anxiety and depressive symptoms among patients with heart failure by Qiuge Zhao, Xiaofei Sun, Yanting Zhang, Yuzhen Zhang, Cancan Chen

“…Methods This study employed a cross-sectional study design and convenience sampling to recruit patients with HF. This study followed the Helsinki Declaration and was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of Hospital. …”
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The value of increasing sequencing depth for noninvasive prenatal screening for whole chromosomal aneuploidy by Dongmei Wang, Fangfang Guo, Yaping Hou, Haishan Peng, Tingting Hu, Jiexia Yang

“…Abstract To evaluate the value of increasing sequencing depths of non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) for fetal chromosomal aneuploidies based on the semiconductor sequencing platform. This study recruited a cohort of 59,800 singleton pregnancies from Guangdong Women and Children Hospital between January 2015 and December 2020, including 48,018 cases of NIPT and 11,782 cases of expanded NIPT. …”
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THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ON COLPOSCOPY IMAGES AND SEGMENTAL VOLUMES, CONSTRUCTED FROM MRI AND CT IMAGES, IN THE DIAGNOSIS AND STAGING OF PRECANCERS, CERVICAL CANCERS AND... by Hlescu Cristian Stefan, Tudor Florin Ursuleanu, Roxana Grigorovici, Andreea Roxana Luca, Ramona Elena Teiu, Maria Paula Comanescu, Alina Ionela Calin, Alexandru Grigorovici

“…Patients will be informed and recruited either via random presentation at the specialized medical centers participating in the trial or through a dedicated web platform. …”
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Integrated care for older people based on information and communication technology: a scoping review protocol by Yan Zhang, Shanshan Wang, Yutong Tian, Qingyun Cheng, Lixue Meng

“…This study will summarise the modes of operation and effects, barriers and facilitators of ICT-based implementation of integrated care for older people. We propose to recruit older people and integrated care service providers in rural primary healthcare centres and use a structured process of concept mapping to consult and discuss the results of our scoping review to construct an integrated care model and service pathway for older adults that is appropriate to the Chinese social context.…”
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Ecocultural Perspectives On Mental Well-being and Self-harmony Among Sports Science Students by Peng Song, Shaojie Wang, Bo Jiang, Lunan Zhao

“…A  random sampling approach was adopted to recruit physical education majors. Participants completed two validated instruments: the Symptom Checklist 90 (SCL-90) for assessing mental health symptoms, and the Self-Harmony Scale (SCL-HA) to measure congruence between self-concept and experiences. …”
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How coach leadership behavior influences athletes’ performance: the chain-mediated role of the coach-athlete relationship and psychological fatigue by Rui Liu, Shanshan Wang, Jun Li

“…This study aims to investigate the relationships among coach leadership behavior, the coach-athlete relationship, psychological fatigue, and athletes’ performance, providing insights into enhancing athletes’ sports performance.MethodsUsing simple random sampling, 556 athletes (44.60% female) were recruited from professional training teams in the Xinjiang and Shanxi provinces of China as the study sample. …”
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The Potential of Deep Learning Object Detection in Citizen-Driven Snail Host Monitoring to Map Putative Disease Transmission Sites by Kin Ho Chan, Julius Tumusiime, Liesbet Jacobs, Tine Huyse

“…To address the need for broad-scale and actual snail distribution data to guide snail control, we adopted a citizen science approach and recruited citizen scientists (CSs) to perform weekly snail sampling in an endemic setting in Uganda. …”
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Effectiveness of Super Floss and Water Flosser in Plaque Removal for Patients Undergoing Orthodontic Treatment: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Nozha Sawan, Afnan Ben Gassem, Faisal Alkhayyal, Aroob Albakri, Nada Al-Muhareb, Eman Alsagob

“…A single-blind, randomized, controlled, parallel clinical trial with a split-mouth protocol was conducted on young adult orthodontic patients who were recruited from Riyadh Specialized Dental Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. …”
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Cystatin C Levels in Middle-Aged Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome by Kostas Archontogeorgis, Evangelia Nena, Christina Tsigalou, Athanasios Voulgaris, Maria Xanthoudaki, Marios Froudarakis, Paschalis Steiropoulos

“…Methods. 84 individuals examined with polysomnography for OSAS symptoms without known comorbidities were prospectively recruited. Results. According to apnea hypopnea index (AHI) subjects were divided in two groups: OSAS group (AHI > 5/hour, n=64) and controls (AHI < 5/hour, n=20), which were age- and BMI-matched. …”
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Translation, cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Chinese version of supportive and palliative care indicators tool (SPICT-CH) to identify cancer patients with palliativ... by Zhishan Xie, Siyuan Tang, Claire E. Johnson, Lin Xiao, Jinfeng Ding, Chongmei Huang

“…Convenience sample was used to recruit 212 hospitalized cancer patients between January and August 2023. …”
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Sex Differences in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus-Related Left Ventricular Remodeling: A Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Study by Yongning Shang, Yulin Zhang, Weiling Leng, Xiaotian Lei, Liu Chen, Xiaoyue Zhou, Ziwen Liang, Jian Wang

“…A total of 62 T2DM patients and 40 controls were prospectively recruited for the study. All the participants were scanned using cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) cine and underwent native and postcontrast T1 mapping to obtain left ventricular (LV) structure, function, and tissue characteristics. …”
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Physical Activity Surveillance in Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes: A Pilot Mixed-Methods Investigation by Susan Giblin, Paul Scully, Julie Evers, Niall Dalton, Grainne Hayes, Alan Donnelly, O. Orla Neylon, Clodagh O’Gorman

“…Twenty-one participants (9 females, 12 males) between 10 and 17 years (mean 13.7±1.94 years) were recruited from an Outpatients Paediatric Diabetes Clinic. …”
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