Beverages and sugar-sweetened beverages consumption pattern and amount among adolescents using beverage frequency questionnaire: cross-sectional study by Tahrir M. Aldhirgham, Hanan A. Alfawaz, Nasser M. Al-Daghri

“…Participants(n = 316) were recruited in Riyadh city using a multistage clustered stratified random sampling technique based on region and gender. …”
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Addressing unmet mental health needs of older adults in Turbo, Colombia: a multi-component psychosocial intervention feasibility study by Clarissa Giebel, Erika Montoya, Gabriel Saldarriaga, Thais Caprioli, Mark Gabbay, Danicza Martinez, Jessica Rua, Maria Isabel Zuluaga

“…The multi-component intervention included social engagement, educational interventions, physical activities, and peer support. Older adults were recruited from the local community. Twelve participants were interviewed about their experiences of the intervention and its feasibility. …”
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Investigating the relationship between prenatal androgen exposure and sleep quality: a comprehensive study using anthropometric measurements, questionnaires, actigraphy, and polyso... by Adrian Bartoszek, Magdalena Sawic, Karol Pierzchała, Aleksandra Kudrycka, Piotr Białasiewicz, Wojciech Kuczyński

“…Of these, 138 underwent anthropometric measurements, and 38 were further recruited for actigraphy, PSG.ResultsMen exhibited a lower 2D:4D ratio than women, indicating higher PAE. …”
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Prospective Longitudinal Characterization of the Relationship between Diabetes and Cardiac Structural and Functional Changes by Amrit Chowdhary, Nicholas Jex, Sharmaine Thirunavukarasu, Amanda MacCannell, Natalie Haywood, Altaf Almutairi, Lavanya Athithan, Manali Jain, Thomas Craven, Arka Das, Noor Sharrack, Christopher E. D. Saunderson, Anshuman Sengupta, Lee Roberts, Peter Swoboda, Richard Cubbon, Klaus Witte, John Greenwood, Sven Plein, Eylem Levelt

“…Patients with T2D (n = 100) with no history of cardiovascular disease or hypertension were recruited at baseline. Biventricular volumes, function, and myocardial extracellular volume fraction (ECV) were assessed by CMR, and blood biomarkers were taken. …”
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Mapping provider and consumer voices using the AACTT framework: a focus group study of advance care planning by Lisa Guccione, Stephanie Best, Sonia Fullerton, Sanchia Aranda, Jill J. Francis

“…Methods Two groups were recruited (healthcare professionals and consumers). …”
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Short-Term Observation of Ultrasonic Cyclocoagulation in Chinese Patients with End-Stage Refractory Glaucoma: A Retrospective Study by Dongpeng Hu, Shu Tu, Chengguo Zuo, Jian Ge

“…Method. Patients were recruited consecutively from May 2016 to May 2017 in the Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center. …”
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Women with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: Effect of Disease and Psychosocial-Related Correlates on Health-Related Quality of Life by Syed Wasif Gillani, Irfan Altaf Ansari, Hisham A. Zaghloul, Mohi Iqbal Mohammad Abdul, Syed Azhar Syed Sulaiman, Mirza R. Baig, Hassaan Anwar Rathore

“…The participants were recruited from five governmental diabetic clinics. …”
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Effect of an Electronic Pill Bottle on Hydroxychloroquine Adherence in Pediatric Lupus: Results of a Novel Direct‐to‐Family Pilot Trial by Rachel L. Randell, Laura E. Schanberg, Claire Beard, Thomas Phillips, Christoph P. Hornik, Michael Cohen‐Wolkowiez, Stephen J. Balevic, with the CARRA Registry investigators

“…Children with pSLE treated with HCQ were recruited from the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance Registry. …”
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Early antibiotics administration reduces mortality in sepsis patients in tertiary care hospital by Suramath Isaranuwatchai, Jirawat Buppanharun, Thamonwan Thongbun, Kaewklao Thavornwattana, Monprach Harnphadungkit, Taweegrit Siripongboonsitti

“…We compared the 28-day mortality, 90-day mortality, and the length of stay between patients with time-to-antibiotics (TTA) within one hour and patients with TTA more than one hour. Results We recruited 1,506 patients into our study. The mean age is 68 years and 49.40% of patients is female. 90.97% of the patients have comorbidities. …”
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Perioperative Intravenous Patient-Controlled Analgesic Efficacy of Morphine with Combined Nefopam and Parecoxib versus Parecoxib in Gynecologic Surgery: A Randomized, Double-Blind... by Varinee Lekprasert, Lapuskorn Yapanan, Wichai Ittichaikulthol, Rungrawan Buachai, Phimol Soisod, Areepan Sophonsritsuk

“…This randomized double-blinded control trial recruited participants (n = 72) who underwent gynecologic surgeries and divided them into either a nefopam or control group. …”
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Impact of diet on vitamin D status in a Sri Lanka-based sample of pregnant women by Kaneshapillai Anusha, Liyanage Guwani, Hettiaratchi Usha, Gunasekera Dulanie

“…A convenience sample of 89 healthy and non-vitamin D supplemented Sri Lanka-based pregnant mothers was recruited during the third trimester of their pregnancy. …”
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cfDNA as a surrogate marker for COVID-19 severity in patients with influenza-like symptoms with and without SARS-CoV-2 infections in general practice: a study protocol for a prospe... by Dorothea Dehnen, Elmo Neuberger, Jürgen in der Schmitten, Ekaterini Giagkou, Perikles Simon, Suzan Botzenhardt

“…To identify a possible predictive marker for the differentiation and prognosis of illness with influenza-like symptoms with and without SARS-CoV-2 infections in general practice, we will analyse the concentrations of cell-free DNA (cfDNA) levels, laboratory and clinical parameters, temperature, oxygen saturation, breathing rate and concomitant symptoms in patients with flu-like symptoms with and without a SARS-CoV-2 infection.Methods and analysis This is a single-centre, two-arm, parallel longitudinal cohort study with a total of 44 patients. 22 patients with flu-like symptoms without a SARS-CoV-2 infection and 22 patients with flu-like symptoms with a SARS-CoV-2 infection will be recruited. The primary objective is to compare cfDNA levels in ambulatory patients in general practice with flu-like symptoms with SARS-CoV-2 infection with those with influenza like symptoms without a SARS-CoV-2 infection during the disease (day 7 and day 14). …”
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Development and Validation of a Machine Learning Method Using Vocal Biomarkers for Identifying Frailty in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Cross-Sectional Study by Taehwan Kim, Jung-Yeon Choi, Myung Jin Ko, Kwang-il Kim

“…ObjectiveWe aimed to develop and validate a classification model for predicting frailty status using vocal biomarkers in community-dwelling older adults, based on voice recordings obtained from the picture description task (PDT). MethodsWe recruited 127 participants aged 50 years and older and collected clinical information through a short form of the Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment scale. …”
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Unveiling the signal valve specifically tuning the TGF-β1 suppression of osteogenesis: mediation through a SMAD1-SMAD2 complex by Ying-Wen Wang, Ching-Wei Luo

“…Results Distinct from the TGF-β1 inhibition on adipogenesis through canonical SMAD2/3 signaling, we clarified that TGF-β1 suppresses osteogenesis by inducing the formation of previously unidentified mixed SMADs mainly composed of SMAD1 and SMAD2, in which SMAD2 recruits more TGF-β1-induced co-repressors including HDAC1, TGIF1 and ATF3, whereas SMAD1 allows directing the whole transcriptional suppression complex to the cis-elements of osteogenic genes. …”
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Impact of A1 segment asymmetry on hemodynamic conditions around the circle of Willis and anterior communicating artery aneurysm formation by Joonho Lee, Seul-Ki Jeong, Ji Man Hong, Ji Man Hong

“…Using time-of-flight magnetic resonance angiography (TOF-MRA), the research introduces a novel approach to assessing shear stress in A1 segments to uncover the hemodynamic factors contributing to AcomA formation.MethodAn observational study was conducted over 6 years at a tertiary university hospital’s outpatient clinic. Recruited patients who underwent TOF-MRA imaging were divided into AcomA and non-AcomA groups. …”
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Comparison of the lower genital tract microbiome composition in patients with benign gynecological disease by Yonghui Shi, Jun Li, Jinjing Xie, Tianye Yang, Qiongyan Ma, Hua Chen, Wenwei Guo

“…Studying the lower genital tract microbiome composition in patients with benign gynecological diseases could provide new insights for interpreting the complex interplay between the microbiome and pathogenesis and finding new targets for preventive measures.MethodsA total of 16 patients with endometrial polyps (EPs), 11 patients with uterine myoma (UM), 6 patients with ovarian cysts (OC) and 36 healthy women (HWs) were recruited for this study. Samples were obtained from vaginal secretions. …”
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Influence of Biological Therapeutics, Cytokines, and Disease Activity on Depression in Rheumatoid Arthritis by Margarida Figueiredo-Braga, Caleb Cornaby, Alice Cortez, Miguel Bernardes, Georgina Terroso, Marta Figueiredo, Cristina Dos Santos Mesquita, Lúcia Costa, Brian D. Poole

“…A cohort of 209 individuals was recruited. This group included 82 RA patients, 22 healthy subjects, 32 depressed control subjects, and 73 subjects with systemic lupus erythematosus. …”
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Feasibility of home-based transcranial direct current stimulation combined with personalized word retrieval for improving naming in primary progressive aphasia by Allan George, Eric McConathey, Amy Vogel-Eyny, Elizabeth Galletta, Giuseppina Pilloni, Leigh Charvet

“…We evaluated the feasibility of providing an intervention combining tDCS with SLT as a home-based and remotely supervised intervention.MethodsParticipants with confirmed PPA who had word-finding difficulties were recruited for an open-label observational study. The intervention consisted of 20 daily sessions over 1 month, each with 45-min of personalized word retrieval training. …”
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The intermediary effect of work stress on the relationship between off-duty professional growth and reflective ability among mid- and senior-level nurses by Junxian Wu, Jingru Song, Mingfang Zhang, Lin Li, Qin Shen

“…Methods A convenience sampling method was used to recruit 534 mid- to senior-level nurses from three tertiary hospitals in Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province. …”
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Risk of Dementia and Its Associated Factors Among the Patients With Coronary Artery Disease Attending a Tertiary Cardiac Hospital of Dhaka City: A Cross‐Sectional Study by Fardina Rahman Omi, Lingkan Barua, Palash Chandra Banik, Syed Mosfiqur Rahman, Mithila Faruque

“…Methods This cross‐sectional study conveniently recruited 280 stable patients with CAD who were admitted for coronary revascularization at a tertiary cardiac hospital situated in Dhaka, Bangladesh. …”
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