Validation of a delirium predictive model in patients admitted to surgical intensive care units: a multicentre prospective observational cohort study by Kaweesak Chittawatanarat, Onuma Chaiwat, Sirirat Mueankwan, Sunthiti Morakul, Pitchaya Dilokpattanamongkol, Chayanan Thanakiattiwibun, Arunotai Siriussawakul

“…Validation was performed of the previously developed delirium predictive model: age+(5×SOFA)+(15×benzodiazepine use)+(20×DM)+(20×mechanical ventilation)+(20×modified IQCODE>3.42).Results In all, 380 SICU patients were recruited. Internal validation on 150 patients with the mean age of 75±7.5 years resulted in an area under a receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROC) of 0.76 (0.683 to 0.837). …”
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Exploring the Functional Brain Activity of Motor Control of Abdominal Muscle Associated with Voluntary Voiding Based on Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy by SHI Yinshuang, WANG Menghuan, PAN Yingying, LIN Feng

“…ObjectiveThe contractions of abdominal muscle during voluntary urination is a motor control task, Which aims to explore the central activity characteristics of this action with functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS).MethodsA total of 19 healthy subjects aged 18 years or older were recruited to undergo fNIRS testing twice, performing repetitive abdominal muscle contractions in the no-urine and strong-urine states. …”
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Open-label randomised clinical trial investigating whether robot-assisted kidney transplantation can reduce surgical complications compared to open kidney transplantation (ORAKTx):... by Milla Ortved, Julia Dagnæs-Hansen, Hein V. Stroomberg, Thomas Kistorp, Malene Rohrsted, Søren Schwartz Sørensen, Andreas Røder

“…Participants are adult recipients of kidney transplantation recruited from Copenhagen University Hospital – Rigshospitalet, Denmark. …”
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Relationship between pelvic floor muscle function and insulin resistance among non-diabetic females: a 3d ultrasound evaluation by Lei Wang, Yunyun Cao, Ping Li, Ping He, Ping Chen

“…Background To use the three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound for assessment of pelvic floor muscle function in non-diabetic females with insulin resistance (IR), and to evaluate its functional relationship with insulin levels.Methods From October 2022 to November 2023, 216 non-diabetic females with insulin-resistant (IR group) and 118 normal females (control group) were sequentially recruited from our hospital for our study. The 3D ultrasound was used to assess the levator hiatus in resting state for all females regarding diameter lines, perimeters and areas; as well as the Valsalva manoeuvre (VM). …”
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Cross-Cultural Validity, Reliability, and Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version of the Scales for Outcomes in Parkinson’s Disease-Psychosocial Questionnaire by Seyed-Mohammad Fereshtehnejad, Farzaneh Farhadi, Hasti Hadizadeh, Gholam Ali Shahidi, Ahmad Delbari, Johan Lökk

“…One hundred and ten nondemented idiopathic Parkinson’s disease (IPD) patients were consecutively recruited from an outpatient referral movement disorder clinic. …”
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Effect of PCSK9 inhibitor on early neurological deterioration in acute ischemic stroke patients with a history of coronary heart disease: a study protocol for a randomized controll... by Xing Gong, Xinting Yu, Lanlan Pu, Yang Jiao, Lin Liu, Hua Cao, Xiaofei Ji

“…A total of 156 AIS patients with a history of CHD and within 24 h from symptom onset will be recruited and randomized in a 1:1 allocation to either the PCSK9 inhibitor combined with statin treatment group (PI group) or the statin monotherapy group (AT group). …”
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The Perceptions of Overweight and Obese Individuals Regarding Weight-Loss Dietary Supplement Advertisements: A Pilot Cross-Sectional Survey by Nik Nur Anis Ilyany Zamzuri, Nor Elyzatul Akma Hamdan, Nurul Ashikin Jamludin, Mohammad Suhaidi Shaari, Nur Syazwani Taridi, Mohd Shahezwan Abd Wahab, Janattul Ain Jamal

“…The study utilized a convenience sampling method to recruit participants. Results: Of the 146 participants, most were female (82.9%), 53.4% were overweight, and 46.6% were obese. …”
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The association of perirenal adipose tissue accumulation with left ventricular hypertrophy and the mediating role of insulin resistance: a cross-sectional study involving 1112 indi... by Wei Wang, Yang Chen, Xiu Ping Qiu, Xiu Li Guo

“…This investigation aims to assess the relationship between increased PAT mass and LVH, while also examining the potential mediating role of insulin resistance in this relationship among individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).Method1112 individuals with T2DM were prospectively recruited for this study. Perirenal fat thickness (PrFT), measured using unenhanced abdominal CT, served as a measure of PAT mass. …”
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Multicentric study of adherence to antiseizure medications among adults with epilepsy attended in neurology departments in Burkina Faso by Alfred Anselme Dabilgou, Alassane Dravé, Julie Marie Adeline Wendlamita Kyelem, Adama Kaboré, Christian Napon, Athanase Millogo, Kapouné Karfo, Jean Kaboré

“…Patients and Methods We conducted a multicentric cross‐sectional study on adherence to antiseizure medications among adult patients with epilepsy followed by outpatient neurology consultations. The patients were recruited from November 22, 2021 to February 22, 2022 in four departments of neurology. …”
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60th Anniversary of Postgraduate School of Federal State-Financed Institution “Federal Centre for Animal Health” by Т. V. Zhbanova, Т. B. Nikeshina, N. А. Perevozchikova, N. А. Мarova

“…When the All-Union Foot-and-Mouth Disease Research Institute was founded in 1958, an active search for relevant specialists and researchers was organized with a view to recruiting them as staff members. In the early days of its establishment, the All-Union Foot-and-Mouth Disease Research Institute was mainly stuffed with the graduates of the Moscow Academy of Veterinary Medicine named after K. …”
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Maternal care utilization and provision during the COVID-19 pandemic: Voices from minoritized pregnant and postpartum women and maternal care providers in Deep South. by Ran Zhang, Tiffany Byrd, Shan Qiao, Myriam E Torres, Xiaoming Li, Jihong Liu

“…<h4>Methods</h4>We conducted semi-structured interviews with 19 African American women, 20 Hispanic women, and 9 MCPs between January and August 2022. Participants were recruited from Obstetrics and Gynecology clinics, pediatric clinics, and community health organizations in South Carolina, and all births took place in 2021. …”
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Self-sampling and self-testing for HIV at a commercial and community-based test provider in the Netherlands: user preferences and usability by I. J. M. Willemstein, O. Shobowale, A. M. Żakowicz, H. Bos, E. L. M. Op de Coul

“…Users who bought their test at the commercial provider were more often Gay and Bisexual Men (GBM) (42%), 35 + years (43%), and born in the Netherlands (89%), compared to those recruited through the community-provider (respectively 27%, 25%, 14%). …”
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Japi 2.0, a gaming platform to stimulate cognitive and non-cognitive skills in early childhood: protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial by Jorge Gaete, Saray Ramírez, Cristian A. Rojas-Barahona, Valentina Romo, Natalia Ríos, Ricardo Araya

“…A total of six schools with low socio-economic status located in the city of Santiago, Chile, are expected to be recruited and randomized with 1:1 allocation. Japi 2.0 has 24 sessions, and 2 sessions of 15 min per week are delivered for 12 weeks. …”
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Factors Associated With Adolescents' Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Intention: A Cross‐Sectional Survey by Angela Chia‐Chen Chen, ChengChing Hiya Liu, Kimberly Arcoleo, Jiying Ling, Lorraine B. Robbins

“…Purposive sampling was used to recruit participants from community and clinical settings, with the majority of households located in economically disadvantaged neighbourhoods in a southwest state. …”
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Degradation of amyloid β-peptides catalyzed by nattokinase in vivo and in vitro by Aixin Ni, He Li, Ruya Wang, Rentong Sun, Yingjiu Zhang

“…Further, suspended Aβ42/Aβ40 oligomers were more easily captured by NK than suspended Aβ42/Aβ40 fibrils, while deposited Aβ42/Aβ40 fibrils recruited more NK than deposited Aβ42/Aβ40 oligomers. …”
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Outcomes after Surgery for Malignant Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors by Omar Hama Ghalib Azeez Hawramy, Karzan Seerwan Abdullah, Barham M.M. Salih, Qalandar Hussein A. Kasnazani, Dana Taib Gharib, Dara Ahmed Mohammed

“…Results show that, sixteen patients were recruited with a mean age at diagnosis of 49.31 years, (ranging from 19-80 years). …”
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Life-course socioeconomic status and breast and cervical cancer screening: analysis of the WHO's Study on Global Ageing and Adult Health (SAGE) by Dejana Braithwaite, Tomi Akinyemiju, Kemi Ogunsina, Swati Sakhuja, Valentine Ogbhodo

“…We examined the association between individual, parental and life-course SES in relation to breast and cervical cancer screening using education-based and employment-based measures of SES.Participants 22 283 women aged 18–65 years, recruited from China, India, Mexico, Russia and South Africa.Results Having a college degree (OR 4.18; 95% CI 2.36 to 7.40) increased the odds of breast cancer screening compared with no formal education. …”
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Building knowledge to improve access to inclusive and equitable care for trans and gender-diverse survivors of sexual assault and intimate partner violence: a qualitative research... by Alexa R Yakubovich, Janice Du Mont, Sarah Daisy Kosa, Sheila Macdonald, Danielle Toccalino, C Emma Kelly, Sav Jonsa, Adam Davies

“…A diverse array of participants from across Canada will be recruited via purposeful and snowball sampling through partner organisations, Peer Leader Advisors and their networks, as well as promotion in physical and virtual spaces (eg, flyers and social media). …”
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Sexual health preparedness among medical students by Z.I. Merhavy, T.C. Varkey, T. Kotyk, C. Zeitler

“…Medical students (n=100) from three different medical program types, including United States allopathic (n=31), United States osteopathic (n=23), and Caribbean allopathic program (n=46), and years of study (1-4), were recruited informally and participated in a 15-question survey regarding their perceptions and experience of sexual health education, training, and preparation at their respective medical school. …”
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Clinical diagnosis of seasonal influenza by physicians: a retrospective observational study by Hiroyuki Kato, Tadashi Kobayashi, Hiroki Maita, Takashi Akimoto, Fumihiko Matsuoka, Shigeki Funakoshi, Hiroshi Osawa

“…Objective To elucidate the diagnostic accuracy of pretest probability of influenza (%) by physicians and the factors affecting the clinical diagnosis.Design Retrospective, single-centre observational study.Setting A community primary care clinic in Japan.Participants The participants were recruited from a database of studies conducted during the influenza season from December 2017 to April 2019.Primary outcome measure Sensitivity and specificity of the physician’s clinical diagnosis of influenza recorded in the medical record as pretest probability.Results A total of 335 patients (median age, 31 years; male, 66.6%) were analysed in this study. …”
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