Gender-affirming hormone therapy: effects on cardiovascular risk and vascular function by Kirsty A McGinley, Angela K Lucas-Herald, Paul Connelly, Christian Delles

“…Conclusions: There is a paucity of research across non-traditional measures of CVD risk, which in combination with heterogeneous study design, loss of follow-up, low sample sizes and lack of diversity in age and ethnicity requires the results to be interpreted with caution. …”
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Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Hip Disability and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (HOOS) and Associated Sub-scales by Emilie N. Miley, Madeline P. Casanova, Scott W. Cheatham, Lindsay Larkins, Michael A. Pickering, Russell T. Baker

“…A secondary objective was to perform multigroup invariance testing across physical activity level and hip pathology subgroups for models that met recommended fit indices. # Study Design Cross-Sectional Study # Methods Individual confirmatory factor analyses (CFAs) were conducted for the HOOS, HOOS-JR, HOOS-PS, and HOOS-12. …”
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School Health Services Practices in Primary Schools as Reported by Teachers in Wassit and The-Qar Governorate in Iraq by Sameeha Naser Abed, Rawaa Kamel Abed, Fatimah Haran Daham

“…A descriptive cross-sectional study design using a self-administered questionnaire to obtain information on the practice of school health services as reported by the schoolteachers. …”
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Evaluation of the Diagnostic Performance of Physical Examination Combined with Transvaginal Ultrasonography in Patients with Endometriosis by Talha Tiryaki, Tolga Karacan, Seyma Yesiralioglu, Eser Ozyurek, Huseyin Kiyak, Engin Oral

“…Therefore, we hypothesized that transvaginal ultrasonography combined with physical examinations performed by physicians could predict endometriosis better in patients with symptoms suggestive of endometriosis compared with asymptomatic patients at presentation. Study Design: In this retrospective cohort study, the first subjective impression obtained from the history, physical examination, and transvaginal ultrasonography performed by the physician during the first visit in the outpatient clinic was taken into consideration. …”
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Prevalence of Risk Factors of the Female Athlete Triad among Young Elite Athletes of Pakistan by Jaweria Syed, Anam Jamil, Nazma Namroz, Madiha Shakeel, Ayesha Malik, Sumaira Kanwal, Huma Riaz

“… # Purpose The purpose was to determine the prevalence of risk factors that may lead to the Female Athlete Triad among young elite athletes in Pakistan. # Study Design & Methods A cross sectional questionnaire-based study was conducted in 2018 at Pakistan Sports Board to investigate the risk factors of The Female Athlete Triad among young elite athletes based in national training camps of major metropolitan cities. …”
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Changes in blood pressure thresholds for initiating antihypertensive medication in patients with diabetes: a repeated cross-sectional study focusing on the impact of age and frailt... by Grigory Sidorenkov, Petra Denig, Sieta T de Vries, Martina Ambrož, Klaas Hoogenberg

“…Objective To assess trends in systolic blood pressure (SBP) thresholds at initiation of antihypertensive treatment in patients with type 2 diabetes and the impact of age and frailty on these trends.Study design and setting A repeated cross-sectional cohort study (2007–2014) using the Groningen Initiative to Analyse Type 2 diabetes Treatment database was conducted. …”
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Balance Error Scoring System Performance Differences in Figure Skaters Based on Discipline by L. Colby Mangum, Andrew Skibski, Luk Devorski, Lindsay Slater

“… # Hypothesis/Purpose The aim of this study was to compare balance error scoring system (BESS) performance in figure skaters between disciplines and determine if age was related to BESS performance. # Study Design Cross-sectional study. # Methods Three hundred and fifty-eight figure skaters (age: 15.4±3.3 years, 213 females, 145 males) of multiple disciplines completed the BESS during the United States Figure Skating's Standardized Testing of Athleticism to Recognize Skaters (S.T.A.R.S.) combine. …”
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Issues and Limitations on the Road to Fair and Inclusive AI Solutions for Biomedical Challenges by Oliver Faust, Massimo Salvi, Prabal Datta Barua, Subrata Chakraborty, Filippo Molinari, U. Rajendra Acharya

“…Recommendations: To effectively mitigate bias, we assert the need to implement additional measures such as rigorous study design; appropriate statistical analysis; transparent reporting; and diverse research representation. …”
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Reinforcing Mothers’ Nutritional Knowledge to Combat the Spread of Non-Communicable Diseases: Food-Based Dietary Guidelines by Yolisa Christina Majija

“…The 2020 UNICEF Conceptual Framework on the Determinants of Maternal and Child Nutrition served as the foundation for this investigation. Utilizing a case study design within an interpretive research paradigm, this study sought to assess how reinforcing maternal nutritional knowledge, guided by Food-Based Dietary Guidelines (FBDGs), could help reduce the prevalence of these NCDs during early childhood. …”
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Bioconversion of municipal organic solid waste in to compost using Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia Illucens) by Priscilla Addo, Sampson Oduro-Kwarteng, Samuel Gyasi, Esi Awuah

“…Purpose The study assessed the quality of compost produced by the Black Soldier Fly Larvae (BSFL) in terms of the compost nutrient level, microbial activities, and the bioaccumulation of possible heavy metals in the organic solid waste.Method The study used the pre-experimental study design, one-group pretest-posttest to obtain the data. …”
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Exclusive Breastfeeding Practice and Associated Factors among Mothers Attending Private Pediatric and Child Clinics, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Laykewold Elyas, Amha Mekasha, Amha Admasie, Etagegnehu Assefa

“…An institutional-based cross-sectional study design was used. A total of 380 samples were obtained. …”
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Morbidity of 200 Consecutive Cases of Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Living Donor Nephrectomies: A Single-Center Experience by Pedro W. Baron, Ramzi Ben-Youssef, Okechukwu N. Ojogho, Arputharaj Kore, D. Duane Baldwin

“…As the technique has evolved laparoscopic donor nephrectomy technique is becoming the gold standard for living donation. Study Design. We retrospectively reviewed the data of the first 200 hand-assisted laparoscopic living donor nephrectomies performed between January 2003 and February 2009. …”
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Knowledge and Attitudes About Emergency Contraception Among Married Women in the Eastern Black Sea Region of Turkey by Yeşim Bayoğlu Tekin, Ülkü Mete Ural, Işık Üstüner, Gülşah Balık, Figen Kır Şahin, Emine Seda Güvendağ Güven

“…We aimed to evaluate the knowledge level of reproductive aged women about EC pills and its relation to the contraceptive attitudes and personal characteristics. STUDY DESIGN: A cross-sectional prospective study conducted in a university hospital in Turkey. …”
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Harlequin Ichthyosis: Case Series by Huriye Ezveci, Sukran Dogru, Fatih Akkus, Kazim Gezginc

“…This study aims to evaluate the prenatal and postnatal outcomes of cases with HI. Study Design: The study includes instances of HI that were diagnosed at the clinic throughout 2018–2023. …”
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Injury and Illness in Elite Athletics: A Prospective Cohort Study Over Three Seasons by Shane Kelly, Noel Pollock, George Polglass, Ben Clarsen

“… # Purpose To describe injury and illness in British Olympic track and field athletes over three full training and competition seasons. # Study Design Descriptive Epidemiology Study # Methods A total of 111 athletes on the British national program were followed prospectively for three consecutive seasons between 2015-2018. …”
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Barriers and facilitators regarding the implementation of policies and programmes aimed at reducing adolescent pregnancy in Ghana: an exploratory qualitative study by Melissa Kang, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Lin Perry, Fiona Brooks

“…Objectives This study explored the perceived barriers and facilitators regarding the implementation of policies and programmes aimed at reducing adolescent pregnancy among health and education professionals (‘professionals’), grassroots workers and adolescent girls in Ghana.Design and setting We employed an exploratory qualitative study design involving interviews with professionals, grassroots workers and adolescent girls in the Central Region of Ghana.Participants This study involved 15 professionals employed in government or non-governmental organisations, 15 grassroots workers and 51 pregnant/parenting and non-pregnant adolescent girls.Data analysis Thematic analysis was conducted deductively using the ecological framework for understanding effective implementation.Results Eighteen themes mapped to the five domains of the ecological framework emerged. …”
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Assessment Design And Practices Toward Holistic Learning Of Higher Education Students: Empirical Evidence Via Path Analysis Modelling Approach by Ebenezer Afrifa-Yamoah, Esther Adama, Amanda Graf, Kwadwo Adusei-Asante

“…A cross-sectional study design was employed for this study in which a self-reported survey instrument was administered to 380 social science and nursing undergraduate and postgraduate students in a public university in Australia. …”
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PENGARUH PEMAKAIAN KOMBINASI MINYAK JINTEN HITAM (Nigella sativa) dan MADU (Apis mellifera) SEBAGAI ANTI-ACNE SECARA TOPIKAL PADA SUKARELAWAN WANITA by Baiq Lenysia Puspita Anjani, Ari Sabar Hati, Halimah Az-Zahra, Fitri Rahmawanti, Endang Darmawan

“…This study included experimental study with pre-post treatment study design. There are 2 groups, control group (six women volunteer) and treatment group (six women volunteer). …”
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Photobiomodulation Therapy Plus Usual Care Is Better than Usual Care Alone for Plantar Fasciitis: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Ann K Ketz, Juanita Anders, Judy Orina, Betty Garner, Misty Hull, Nicholas Koreerat, Jeff Sorensen, Candice Turner, James Johnson

“… # Purpose The purpose was to assess the clinical impact of PBMT on pain and function in people with PF. # Study Design Prospective, randomized controlled clinical trial # Methods A convenience sample of adults with PF were randomly assigned to one of three groups: (1) usual care, (2) usual care plus nine doses of PBMT with 25W output power over three weeks, or (3) usual care plus nine doses of PBMT with 10W output power over three weeks. …”
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Does Larger Fetal Ascending Aorta Than the Pulmonary Artery Indicate Major Cardiac Anomaly? by Safak Yilmaz Baran, Alev Arslan, Gulsen Dogan Durdag, Hakan Kalayci, Seda Yuksel Simsek, Songul Alemdaroglu

“… OBJECTIVE: This study investigated the cases in which the fetal ascending aorta is larger than the main pulmonary artery on the three-vessel view and aimed to determine the relationship between the larger ascending aorta and major cardiac anomalies. STUDY DESIGN: Pregnancies between 18-24 gestational weeks who underwent detailed second-trimester screening during 2015-2019 were evaluated. …”
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