Associations between environmental glyphosate exposure and glucose homeostasis indices in US general adults: a national population-based cross-sectional study by Xiaobing Feng, Min Wang, Yuji Wang, Ruyi Liang, Chunxiang Yan

“…A total of 2094 individuals were recruited from the NHANES 2013–2018. Urinary glyphosate, alkaline phosphatase (ALP), fasting plasma glucose (FPG), fasting insulin, and glycated hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) were measured. …”
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Dimensional structure of the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire and Association with adverse childhood experiences in patients with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator by Marc Dörner, Roland von Känel, Aju P. Pazhenkottil, Rahel Altwegg, Noelle König, Ladina Nager, Veronica Attanasio, Lisa Guth, Sina Zirngast, Anna Menzi, Claudia Zuccarella-Hackl, Mary Princip

“…Our objectives were to investigate the dimensional structure and to evaluate correlates of the BIPQ in ICD patients. 423 patients with an ICD were prospectively recruited. We conducted a principal component analysis to determine the dimensional structure of the BIPQ. …”
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Correlation Between Vestibular Disorders and Superior Semicircular Dehiscence on High-resolution Computed Tomography at Tam Anh Ho Chi Minh General Hospital by Cong Trinh TRAN, Thi Lan Huong LE, Tran Thi Thuy HANG, Nghi Hai MA, Ho Hoang PHUONG, Tran Phanchung THUY

“…Results: A total of 362 patients (including 151 men and 211 women) were recruited. The prevalence of SSCD was 10.2% according to the HRCT scan results. …”
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Functional effect of adiponectin and body composition assessment in lung cancer subjects after video‐assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) lobectomy by Gaetana Messina, Giovanni Natale, Alfonso Fiorelli, Maria Antonietta Puca, Fiorenzo Moscatelli, Vincenzo Monda, Marcellino Monda, Marina Di Domenico, Carminia Maria Della Corte, Gabriella Marsala, Giuseppe Vicario, Carmine Dalia, Paola Bassi, Beatrice Leonardi, Antonella De Maria, Antonietta Monda, Giovanni Messina, Antonietta Messina, Rita Polito

“…A control group were also recruited (15 male; 15 female) consisting of age and sex matched volunteered subjects at the Thoracic Unit of Luigi Vanvitelli University of Naples. …”
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Prognosis modelling of adverse events for post-PCI treated AMI patients based on inflammation and nutrition indexes by Liu Yang, Li Du, Yuanyuan Ge, Muhui Ou, Wanyan Huang, Xianmei Wang

“…Methods AMI patients who underwent PCI were recruited and randomly divided into non/ACE groups. …”
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Clinical features and prognostic factors of cardiorenal anemia syndrome in China: a retrospective single-center study by Mengyue Zhu, Min Liu, Chunlei Lu, Dafeng He, Jiao Li, Xia Xu, Ying Cui, Chuanyan Zhao, Jun Xu, Gang Zhou, Hongbin Mou, Guangyu Bi, Changhua Liu, Rong Wang

“…Methods A total of 81,795 patients were hospitalized from August 2012 to August 2021 in the nephrology department and cardiology department, of which 820 patients with CRAS were recruited into this study. The 820 patients were divided into three groups based on New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class: a NYHA Class II group (n = 124), a NYHA Class III group (n = 492), and a NYHA Class IV group (n = 204). …”
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Sleep profile in patients with septo-optic-pituitary dysplasia: protocol for a prospective cohort study by Romina Romaniello, Sabrina Signorini, Elena Ballante, Valentina Franco, Valentina De Giorgis, Ludovica Pasca, Guido Catalano, Federica Morelli, Carlo Alberto Quaranta, Helene Vitali, Francesca Dattrino, Francesca Crema, Paola Rota, Costanza Varesio

“…A comparison will be made between these findings and those of children with isolated bilateral visual impairment, as well as patients with agenesis of the corpus callosum.Methods and analysis Participants aged between 3 and 18 years previously diagnosed with SOD will be recruited prospectively. Each participant will be assessed at baseline and at each follow-up visit scheduled to evaluate the clinical course. …”
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Comparative Evaluation of Efficacy of Chlorhexidine and Herbal Mouthwash as a Preprocedural Rinse in Reducing Dental Aerosols: A Microbiological Study by Sangeeta Umesh Nayak, Anushka Kumari, Valliammai Rajendran, Vijendra Pal Singh, Ashwini Hegde, Keshava K. Pai

“…This was a single-center, double-masked, placebo-controlled, randomized, three-group parallel design study. 30 patients (10 patients in each group) were recruited in the study. Patient rinsed mouth with 10 ml of CHX, 10 ml Befresh™, or 10 ml water. …”
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The Dutch-translated cultural competence assessment scale for nurses: Cross-cultural adaptation and validation by P.B. Sutharson, J.M. Maaskant, A.M. Eskes

“…Nurses from all over the Netherlands were recruited through the newsletter of the Dutch nurses association and internal distribution by healthcare organisations. …”
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Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Fetomaternal Outcomes of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Kuwait: A Cross-Sectional Study by Zainab Groof, Ghadeer Garashi, Hamid Husain, Shaikhah Owayed, Shaima AlBader, Hawra’a Mouhsen, Anwar Mohammad, Ali H. Ziyab

“…This cross-sectional study enrolled 947 mothers living in Kuwait, who had given birth within the previous four years. Participants were recruited from primary health care clinics and public hospitals. …”
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Implementation of patient-centred care: which organisational determinants matter from decision maker’s perspective? Results from a qualitative interview study across various health... by Lena Ansmann, Holger Pfaff, Kira Isabel Hower, Vera Vennedey, Hendrik Ansgar Hillen, Ludwig Kuntz, Stephanie Stock

“…Our qualitative study examines determinants of PCC implementation from decision makers’ perspectives across diverse HSCOs.Design Qualitative study of n=24 participants in n=20 semistructured face-to-face interviews conducted from August 2017 to May 2018.Setting and participants Decision makers were recruited from multiple HSCOs in the region of the city of Cologne, Germany, based on a maximum variation sampling strategy varying by HSCOs types.Outcomes The qualitative interviews were analysed using an inductive and deductive approach according to qualitative content analysis. …”
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Self-Reported Disability in Adults with Severe Obesity by I. Kyrou, G. Osei-Assibey, N. Williams, R. Thomas, L. Halder, S. Taheri, P. Saravanan, S. Kumar

“…Self-reported disability in performing daily life activities was assessed in adults with severe obesity (BMI ≥ 35 kg/m2) using the Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ). 262 participants were recruited into three BMI groups: Group I: 35–39.99 kg/m2; Group II: 40–44.99 kg/m2; Group III: ≥45.0 kg/m2. …”
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Cerebellar-cerebral circuits functional connectivity in patients with cognitive impairment after basal ganglia stroke: a pilot study by Lijun Zuo, Xinlong Lan, Yijun Zhou, Hao Liu, Yang Hu, Yongjun Wang, Yongjun Wang, Tao Liu, Zixiao Li, Zixiao Li

“…IntroductionThis study aims to assess the pattern of functional connectivity (FC) between cerebellar subregions, the basal ganglia (BG), and the cortex, and explore the relationship between FC patterns and cognitive function after stroke with BG infarcts.MethodsA total of 39 stroke patients and 29 healthy controls were recruited. Four cerebellar seed points were selected, and the FC of each seed point with other voxels in the whole brain was calculated. …”
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A Cornflower Extract Containing N-Feruloylserotonin Reduces Inflammation in Human Skin by Neutralizing CCL17 and CCL22 and Inhibiting COX-2 and 5-LOX by Christophe Carola, Andrew Salazar, Christin Rakers, Franck Himbert, Quoc-Tuan Do, Philippe Bernard, Joerg von Hagen

“…Thymus and Activation-Regulated Chemokine (TARC/CCL17) and Macrophage-Derived Chemokine (MDC/CCL22) are two key chemokines exerting their biological effect via binding and activating a common receptor CCR4, expressed at the surface of type 2 helper T (Th2) cells. By recruiting Th2 cells in the dermis, CCL17 and CCL22 promote the development of inflammation in atopic skin. …”
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Knowledge, attitude, and practice toward vitiligo among vitiligo patients: a mediation analysis by Hua Feng, Xiulian Xu, Shuzhen Qi, Kun Chen, Mei Ju, Xiaofang Li, Shuxian Shang

“…This study aims to evaluate the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) of vitiligo patients and identify related factors. The study recruited 517 (54.55% male) adult vitiligo patients in Beijing and Nanjing. …”
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Acupuncture Modulates Disrupted Whole-Brain Network after Ischemic Stroke: Evidence Based on Graph Theory Analysis by Xiao Han, He Jin, Kuangshi Li, Yanzhe Ning, Lan Jiang, Pei Chen, Hongwei Liu, Yong Zhang, Hua Zhang, Zhongjian Tan, Fangyuan Cui, Yi Ren, Lijun Bai, Yihuai Zou

“…Methods. 26 stroke patients with a right hemispheric subcortical infarct were recruited. We gathered the functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) from patients with stroke and healthy controls in the resting state and after acupuncture intervention, to investigate the instant alterations of the large-scale functional networks. …”
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Plasma myeloperoxidase interactions with cadmium, lead, arsenic, and selenium and their impact on chronic kidney disease by Hsi-Hsien Chen, Ya-Li Huang, Chih-Yin Wu, Mei-Chieh Chen, Horng-Sheng Shiue, Sheng-Lun Hsu, Ying-Chin Lin, Yu-Mei Hsueh

“…Therefore, we examined whether MPO plasma levels or MPO polymorphisms were linked to CKD, and explored whether these factors modified associations between CKD and metal concentrations. Accordingly, we recruited 395 age- and sex-matched controls and 215 patients with CKD (persistent estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) < 60 mL/min/1.73 m2 for a minimum of 12 weeks without hemodialysis). …”
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Utility of adding oesophageal to endobronchial endosonography when staging lung cancer: a randomised trial by Masahide Oki, Hideo Saka, Yukio Seki, Yoshihito Kogure, Hideyuki Niwa, Arisa Yamada, Atsushi Torii, Chiyoe Kitagawa, Masahiko Ando

“…Methods Patients with known or suspected, potentially operable NSCLC were recruited and randomised to undergo EBUS or EBUS/EUS-B under conscious sedation. …”
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Lessons for a learning health system: Effectively communicating to patients about research with their health information and biospecimens by Kayte Spector‐Bagdady, Kerry A. Ryan, Luyun Chen, Camille Giacobone, Reshma Jagsi, Reema Hamasha, Katherine Hendy, J. Denard Thomas, Jessie M. Milne, Alexandra H. Vinson, Jodyn Platt

“…Methods Michigan Medicine patients were recruited for a survey (n = 480) or focus group (n = 33) via a web‐based research study portal. …”
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Futile care in COVID-19: how ICU nurses’ resilience impacts turnover intention? A cross-sectional descriptive study by Omid Zadi, Fatemeh Molaei Tavani, Mozhgan Behshid, Zahra Sheikhalipour, Parvin Rahmani, Mohammad Taghi KHodayari

“…Methods This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted on 251 nurses working in COVID-19 ICUs, in 2021 who were recruited with the quota sampling method. The data collection tools included questionnaires for demographic information, futile care, resilience assessment, and turnover intention. …”
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