Changes in the menstrual hygiene management facilities and usage among Bangladeshi school girls and its effect on school absenteeism from 2014 to 2018 by Farjana Jahan, Noshin Sayiara Shuchi, Abul Kasham Shoab, Mahbub-Ul Alam, Sk. Md. Kamrul Bashar, Khairul Islam, Hasin Jahan, Mahadi Hasan, Md. Masud Alam, Mahbubur Rahman

“…Percentage of adolescents who missed school decreased from 25% to 14% (PD: −11; CI: −16 to −6.1), while the average number of missed days reduced from 2.8 to 2.5 (PD: −0.33; CI: −0.57 to −0.10). …”
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Assessment of adolescent physical development using body mass index and body self-perception by G.M. Cherniakova, O.H. Avdiievska, H.M. Danylenko

“…Diagnosis of  being underweight, overweight and obesity was carried out in accordance with World Health Organization (WHO) standards. Body self-esteem was assessed using the following questions: “What do you think about your body?”…”
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Stapled End-To-Side Ileocolic Anastomosis in Crohn’s Disease: Old Dog, Reliable Tricks? A Retrospective Two-Center Cohort Study by Volkan Doğru, MD, Jean H. Ashburn, MD, Umut Akova, BS, Alton G. Sutter, MD, Eren Esen, MD, Emily M. Gardner, MD, Andre da Luz Moreira, MD, Arman Erkan, MD, John Kirat, MD, Michael J. Grieco, MD, Feza H. Remzi, MD

“…The adjusted hazard ratio of endoscopic recurrence was 3.0 (95% CI = 1.4–6.2) for males and 5.2 (1.2–22) for patients who received systemic steroids before the surgery. …”
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Jargon and Readability in Plain Language Summaries of Health Research: Cross-Sectional Observational Study by Iain A Lang, Angela King, Kate Boddy, Ken Stein, Lauren Asare, Jo Day, Kristin Liabo

“…Ways of improving the accessibility of PLSs are needed, as is greater clarity over who and what they are for.…”
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Characteristics of the First Italian Older Adults Vaccinated with an Adjuvanted Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Vaccine by Alexander Domnich, Andrea Orsi, Piero Luigi Lai, Elvira Massaro, Carlo-Simone Trombetta, Julieta Pastorino, Charlott Roihl, Marianna Pianta, Giancarlo Icardi, Donatella Panatto

“…More positive attitudes towards RSV vaccination were observed (<i>p</i> < 0.01) among subjects who received more COVID-19 vaccine doses, whose reasons for the current RSV vaccination were the willingness to be protected or to be in good health and the feeling of being at risk for RSV. …”
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The global, regional, and national patterns of change in the burden of bacterial pyoderma from 1990 to 2019 and the forecast for the next decade by Hao Wang, Zihao Bai, Chong Shen, Jiaxi Kou, Yanqing Zhu, Huaxia Xie, Chen Chen, Ran Mo

“…The Sociodemographic Index (SDI) was used to assess socioeconomic status, and statistical calculations were performed using the WHO Health Equity Assessment Toolkit and R software (v4.3.2). …”
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The effects of diacylglycerol edible oil intervention in patients with chronic metabolic syndrome combined with asymptomatic hyperuricemia: study protocol for a multicenter, prospe... by Gui-yu Li, Cui-feng Zhu, Zhao-qi Huang, Chun-li Piao, Jia-jun Yu, Li Wang, Qiang Zeng, Yu-yu Lei, Yue Li, Xiao-ling Zhu, Zhen-tian Zhang, Tian-hua Huang, Meng-shuang Li, Shu-zhong Lin, Nai-wen Zhang, Fangyingnan Zhang, Yong-hua Wang, Dan-ping Xu

“…All patients with chronic metabolic syndrome complicated by asymptomatic hyperuricemia who meet inclusion and exclusion criteria will be included in the study and will be randomized to either group A or group B. …”
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Influencing basic behavioral mechanisms of action while targeting daily walking in sedentary adults at risk for cardiovascular disease: randomised factorial design protocol by Karina W Davidson, Ying Kuen Cheung, Joan Duer-Hefele, Jerry Suls, Ashley M Goodwin, Samantha Gordon, Ravneet Sahni, Frank Vicari, Kaitlyn Accardi, Salvatore Crusco, Ciaran Friel, Elizabeth A Vrany

“…The aim of this study is to conduct a randomised factorial experiment to determine which of four BCTs significantly engage the proposed MoA—self-efficacy for PA—in adults at risk for CVD.Methods and analysis Eight hundred and twenty sedentary adults (18–74 years old) at risk for CVD will be recruited between September 2022 and June 2025 to a fully remote, 24-week randomised BCT intervention. To identify those who might benefit from this intervention, we define self-reported walking &lt;7500 steps per day as ‘sedentary'. …”
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Muscular Performance and Blood Pressure After Different Pre-Strength Training Strategies in Recreationally Strength-Trained Women: Cross-Over Trial by Estêvão Rios Monteiro, Linda S. Pescatello, Luis Leitão, Marcelo José Colonna de Miranda, Paulo H. Marchetti, Michelle Ribeiro Novaes, Gleisson da Silva Araújo, Victor Gonçalves Corrêa Neto, Jefferson da Silva Novaes

“…Conclusions: The results of this investigation may help to influence decision-making by practitioners who desire to elicit a post-exercise hypotension response in both subjects with normal BP and hypertension.…”
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Mediating effects of occupational self-efficacy on the relationship of authentic leadership and job engagement by Popy Podder, Hillol Saha

“…In this research, convenience sampling technique was used, a type of non-probability sampling method where the sample is taken from a group of people who are easily accessible. The sample chosen for this research comprised of 95 employees working at different universities in Bangladesh. …”
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Coupons and state tobacco policy context as predictors of tobacco use among those reporting e-cigarette use in the U.S.: Findings from the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Heal... by J.H. Kingsbury, H.L. Kimmel, M.J. Parks, M.R. Creamer, C. Blanco, W.M. Compton

“…The current study utilized longitudinal data from the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study to address this research gap. Methods: Adults who reported past 30-day (P30D) e-cigarette use at Wave 5 (2018–2019) were included (N = 3632). …”
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Primary repair vs arthroscopic reconstruction for proximal anterior cruciate ligament tears: a comparative study by Sergey A. Gerasimov, Ekaterina A. Morozova, Daria A. Naida, Denis O. Kolmakov, Andrey A. Zykin, Ekaterina V. Khramtsova

“…The aim of study is to compare functional outcomes of patients who underwent anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction and primary repair. …”
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Serotype-specific serum immunoglobulin G at 18 months of age following one or two doses of a primary series of 10-valent or 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine and a booster d... by Alane Izu, Eleanora Aml Mutsaerts, Courtney Olwagen, Lisa Jose, Anthonet Koen, Amit J Nana, Clare L. Cutland, Shabir A. Madhi

“…Non-inferiority was concluded when the lower limit of the 96% confidence interval of the ratio of geometric mean concentrations (GMCs) of the 1 + 1 and 2 + 1 schedules was >0.5 for at least 10 and eight of the PCV13 and PCV10 serotypes, respectively.Results GMCs in children who received the PCV13_6w + 1 and PCV13_14w + 1 schedule were non-inferior for 11 and 10 of the PCV13 serotypes, respectively, compared with the PCV13_2 + 1 arm. …”
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Effect of Dexmedetomidine on the ED50 and ED95 of Sufentanil in Patient-Controlled Intravenous Analgesia After Cesarean Section: A Randomized, Controlled, Double-Blind Trial by Li J, Fu W, Wang N, Zeng S, Li X, Wan J, Wang F

“…Jiabei Li,1,2 Wuchang Fu,3 Na Wang,1 Sisi Zeng,1 Xuechao Li,1 Jixiang Wan,1 Fangjun Wang1 1Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Anesthesiology, Meishan City People’s Hospital, Meishan, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Anesthesiology, The Second Clinical Medical College of North Sichuan Medical College (Nanchong Central Hospital), Nanchong, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Fangjun Wang, Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, No. 1 Maoyuan South Road, Nanchong, Sichuan, 637000, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 13458253172, Email wfjlxy006@126.comPurpose: To determine the effect of dexmedetomidine on the ED50 and ED95 of sufentanil in patient-controlled intravenous analgesia (PCIA) after cesarean section.Patients and Methods: Parturients who underwent elective cesarean section (n = 80) were randomly assigned to either the sufentanil group (S group) or the dexmedetomidine-sufentanil combination group (DS group). …”
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Risk factors and prediction model construction of urinary tract infection in elderly patients with diabetic nephropathy by Cong Feng, Bo Yang, Linlang Liang

“…[Methods] From June 2018 to June 2023, a total of 240 elderly patients with type 2 diabetic nephropathy who visited General Hospital of Northern Theater Command of Chinese PLArmy Hospital were research object, of which 168 were included in disease group 1 and 72 were included in disease group 2.Disease group 1 included 52 cases of urinary tract infections (combined group) and 116 cases of non infection (non combined group); The disease group 2 included 26 cases of infection and 46 cases of non infection.Baseline and laboratory data were compared between disease group 1 and disease group 2, and between the combined group and non combined group; Multivariate logistic regression was applied to analyze the risk factors of urinary tract infections; The nomogram model was constructed based on the selected risk factors and validated, and consistency was checked by generating calibration curves. …”
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Impact of in-hospital COVID-19 quarantine policy changes on quality of acute stroke care: a single center experience by Minkyung Kim, Keon-Joo Lee, Seong-Eun Kim, Hokyu Kim, Jung Hoon Han, Han Jun Kim, Kyungmi Oh, Sung-Jun Park, Chi Kyung Kim, Young-Duck Cho

“…The purpose of this study was to determine effects of changes in in-hospital quarantine policies on quality of care for acute stroke patients.MethodsHyperacute ischemic stroke patients who were admitted to Korea University Guro Hospital between January 2019 and February 2021 via the emergency department were included in this study. …”
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Metabolic changes of thalamus assessed by 1H-MRS spectroscopy in patients of cervical spondylotic myelopathy following decompression surgery by Jiangqin Zheng, Yujin Zhang, Baogen Zhao, Ning Wang, Ting Gao, Li Zhang

“…ObjectiveTo assess the changes of thalamic metabolites before and after surgery in patients with Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy (CSM) using Hydrogen Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (1H-MRS) and to investigate its association with improvement in neurological function.MethodsForty-eight CSM patients who underwent cervical decompression surgery from December 2022 to June 2023 were included, and 33 healthy volunteers were recruited. …”
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Clinical and imaging features of co-existent pulmonary tuberculosis and lung cancer: a population-based matching study in China by Fan Zhang, Fei Qi, Yi Han, Hongjie Yang, Yishuo Wang, Guirong Wang, Yujie Dong, Hongxia Li, Yuan Gao, Hongmei Zhang, Tongmei Zhang, Liang Li

“…Based on our findings, we recommend conducting TB-related tests for LC patients who exhibit relevant risk factors or are identified as high-risk cases according to the pre-diagnostic model.…”
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Genetic Variants Flanking the FGF21 Gene Were Associated with Renal Function in Chinese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes by Weihui Yu, Hong Zhu, Xiong Chen, Xuejiang Gu, Xingxing Zhang, Feixia Shen, Weiping Jia, Cheng Hu

“…We recruited 1340 Han Chinese participants with type 2 diabetes, including 596 DKD patients and 744 patients who was diagnosed with diabetes for more than 5 years but did not progress to DKD. …”
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Interrelation between hypoxic liver injury and Killip classification in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction patients by Seong Huan Choi, Ji-Hun Jang, Dae-Young Kim, Young Ju Suh, Yong-Soo Baek, Sung-Hee Shin, Seong-Ill Woo, Dae-Hyeok Kim, Jeonggeun Moon, Jon Suh, WoongChol Kang, Sang-Don Park, Sung Woo Kwon

“…This study investigates the interrelationship between hypoxic liver injury (HLI) and Killip classification.Method and resultsA total of 1,537 STEMI patients who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) from 2007 to 2014 at four tertiary hospitals in the Incheon-Bucheon province were enrolled in this study. …”
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