Relationship of Autophagic Dysfunction With the Quality of Life and Sleep, Depression and Disease Severity in Patients With Restless Legs Syndrome by Esen Çiçekli, Hamza Malik Okuyan, Canan Birimoğlu Okuyan, Şeyda Öznur Ayçiçek, Dilcan Kotan

“…Methods A total of 49 patients with RLS and 26 healthy individuals were recruited for the current study. The severity of the disease was assessed using the international RLS rating scale. …”
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Sickle Cell Nephropathy and Associated Factors among Asymptomatic Children with Sickle Cell Anaemia by Uchenna Modestus Nnaji, Christian Chukwukere Ogoke, Henrietta Uche Okafor, Kingsley I. Achigbu

“…A cross-sectional study of consecutively recruited sixty haemoglobin SS (HbSS) children in a steady state and sixty age- and sex-matched haemoglobin AA (HbAA) controls aged 2–18 years was done. …”
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Laparoendoscopic Rendezvous for Concomitant Cholecystocholedocholithiasis: A Successful Modality Even in the Most Difficult Presentations Including Pregnancy by Bader Hamza Shirah, Zaher Abdulaziz Mikwar, Akram Neyaz Ahmad, Yaser Mohammed Dahlan

“…More scientific studies recruiting more patients should be done in order to standardize the LERV procedure.…”
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Quantitative Approach for Determining Reproductive Life‐History Strategies of Parasitic Plants: A Case Study in Balanophora by Trevor Padgett, Huei‐Jiun Su, Shu‐Hui Wu, Li‐yen Huang, Yiching Lin

“…After reproduction, individuals senesce and die, and the following year's population is recruited from newly germinated individuals which together develop in size and number during a vegetative growth period, undergo reproduction, and then themselves senesce and die. …”
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Delving into biomarkers and predictive modeling for CVD mortality: a 20-year cohort study by Zhen Wu, Abdullahi Mohamud Hilowle, Ying Zhou, Changlin Zhao, Shuo Yang

“…We analyzed data from a cohort of 4,882 adults recruited between 1999 and 2004, followed for up to 20 years. …”
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Acceptable Postvoid Residual Urine Volume after Vaginal Delivery and Its Association with Various Obstetric Parameters by Wen Sze Choe, Beng Kwang Ng, Ixora Kamisan Atan, Pei Shan Lim

“…A total of 155 patients who fulfilled the inclusion were recruited. There were 143 (92.3%) patients who had residual urine volume of less than 150 ml at second void. …”
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Profile of maladaptive and normative eating behaviors in correlation with rumination: a cross-sectional study among Lebanese adults by Emmanuelle Awad, Diana Malaeb, Mirna Fawaz, Lara Youssef, Anna Brytek-Matera, Souheil Hallit, Sahar Obeid

“…The research team used a snowball sampling method to recruit volunteers from all governorates of Lebanon. …”
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Machine Learning Does Not Improve Humeral Torsion Prediction Compared to Regression in Baseball Pitchers by Garrett S Bullock, Charles A Thigpen, Gary S Collins, Nigel K Arden, Thomas K Noonan, Michael J Kissenberth, Ellen Shanley

“… # Study Design Prospective cohort # Methods An eleven-year professional baseball cohort was recruited from 2009-2019. Age, arm dominance, injury history, and continent of origin were collected as well as preseason shoulder external and internal rotation, horizontal adduction passive range of motion, and humeral torsion were collected each season. …”
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Identifying the Minimal Clinically Important Difference in Emotion Regulation Among Youth Using the JoyPop App: Survey Study by Jaidyn Charlton, Ishaq Malik, Angela M Ashley, Amanda Newton, Elaine Toombs, Fred Schmidt, Janine V Olthuis, Kristine Stasiuk, Tina Bobinski, Aislin Mushquash

“…MethodsYouth (N=36; aged 12-18 years) were recruited to use the JoyPop app for up to 4 weeks as part of a larger pilot evaluation. …”
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Correlations of Corneal Spherical Aberration with Astigmatism and Axial Length in Cataract Patients by Min Zhang, Dongjin Qian, Qinghe Jing, Jiahui Chen, Michael Deng, Yongxiang Jiang

“…In total, 6747 eyes of 6747 patients were recruited, with 2416 eyes (58.17 ± 16.81 years old) in the astigmatism group (anterior corneal astigmatism ≥1 D) and others (61.82 ± 12.64 years old) in the control group. …”
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Factors Influencing the Practice of Breast Self-Examination among Female Tertiary Students in Ho, Ghana by Rosemary Ami Amegbedzi, Joyce Komesuor, Hubert Amu, Elvis Enowbeyang Tarkang

“…This was a descriptive cross-sectional study that recruited 506 female students from four tertiary institutions in the Ho Municipality in Ghana using questionnaires. …”
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Understanding patients’ emotional well-being, perceptions and concerns during an unprecedented deferment of arthroplasty: an Italian qualitative study by Marina Torre, Iuliia Urakcheeva, Paola Ciccarelli, Michael Tenti, Virgilia Toccaceli

“…Participants were mainly recruited through orthopaedic surgeons.Results We conducted and analysed 26 interviews (12 males and 14 females; age range 50–85 years). …”
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5-point airway (5-AIR) ultrasound protocol for confirmation of endotracheal intubation and position in paediatric patients undergoing surgery: A prospective observational study by Adhiraj Baruah, Zainab Ahmad, Vaishali Waindeskar, Shikha Jain, Roshan Chanchlani, Pranita Mandal, Amit Agarwal, Shristi Agarwal

“…Methods: In this prospective observational study, 75 American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status I or II children between 2 and 12 years undergoing elective surgery were recruited. ETI and ETP were confirmed clinically and sonographically using the 5-AIR USG protocol, which involves real-time tracheal USG followed by bilateral pleural and diaphragmatic ultrasonography. …”
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Cognitive Deficit-Related Interhemispheric Asynchrony within the Medial Hub of the Default Mode Network Aids in Classifying the Hyperthyroid Patients by Mengmeng Zhi, Zhenghua Hou, Yuqun Zhang, Yingying Yue, Ling Li, Yonggui Yuan

“…Thirty-three hyperthyroid patients and thirty-three matched healthy controls (HCs) were recruited, and they received resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scans and neuropsychological evaluation. …”
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Physicians’ and nurses‘ knowledge and attitudes in management of sepsis: An Italian study by Gabriella Nucera, Anna Esposito, Naomi Tagliani, Chiara Jane Baticos, Pietro Marino

“…Physicians and nurses from Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and non-ICU hospital wards were recruited. The study participants were invited to attend some educational workshops and, after 6 months, to fill out a questionnaire based on the 2016 Surviving Sepsis Campaign guidelines. …”
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Factors Associated with Malaria Infection among Head Porters in Agbogbloshie Market in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana by Patience Kwofie, John Tetteh, Reindorf Elijah Akakpo, Bismark Sarfo

“…A total of 218 head porters were recruited from the Agbogbloshie market, and blood samples were collected from participants to test for malaria parasite infection using Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) and microscopy and were interviewed using a closed-ended questionnaire. …”
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Relationship between BDNF content in cord blood and early neurobehavior in newborns with subclinical hypothyroidism during pregnancy: a preliminary study by Hui Xu, Ya-Nan Du, Shuai Yang, Yu-Wen Guo

“…This study investigates the correlation between alterations in umbilical cord blood BDNF levels and early neurobehavioral abnormalities in neonates born to pregnant women with SCH.MethodsThis study recruited 72 pregnant women with SCH and 76 healthy controls (HC). …”
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A novel index for diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus: Cholesterol, High density lipoprotein, and Glucose (CHG) index by Amin Mansoori, Mina Nosrati, Mohsen Dorchin, Fatemeh Mohammadyari, Elahe Derakhshan‐Nezhad, Gordon Ferns, Habibollah Esmaily, Majid Ghayour‐Mobarhan

“…Methods A total of 9,704 individuals between 35 and 65 years of age were recruited as part of the Mashhad stroke and heart atherosclerotic disorder (MASHAD) study. …”
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Different functions of PHF10 isoforms – subunits of the PBAF chromatin remodeling complex by A. A. Sheynov, V. V. Tatarskiy, A. M. Azieva, S. G. Georgieva, N. V. Soshnikova

“…These isoforms contain PHD (plant homeodomain) fingers for nucleosome binding and recruit RNA polymerase II on the promoters of cell cycle genes. …”
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Self-Management Education for Persons with Parkinson’s Disease and Their Care Partners: A Quasi-Experimental Case-Control Study in Clinical Practice by Carina Hellqvist, Carina Berterö, Nil Dizdar, Märta Sund-Levander, Peter Hagell

“…A matched control group was recruited for a comparison of findings. In total, 92 persons with Parkinson’s disease and 55 care partners were included. …”
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