Association of reported sleep disturbances with objectively assessed mild cognitive impairment among adults in the United States by Chan Shen, Hao Wang, Arthur Nguimatsa Djiotsop, R. Constance Wiener, Mona Pathak, Sophie Mitra, Patricia A Findley, Usha Sambamoorthi

“…Results: The study cohort included 8877 participants aged ⩾50 years in 2018 (baseline) who were followed up in 2020. Overall, 15.4% reported trouble falling asleep, 23.2% reported trouble waking up, and 12.8% reported waking up too early and being unable to fall back asleep most of the time. …”
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Maintenance of visual functions in patients with a scheduled cataract surgery by I.A. Il’inskaya, S.Yu. Kopaev

“…., the study group (364 patients who used the eye drops throughout the waiting time) and the control group (195 patients who refused the eye drops for various reasons). …”
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Targeting ferroptosis for improved radiotherapy outcomes in HPV‐negative head and neck squamous cell carcinoma by Joo Kyung Noh, Min Kyeong Lee, Yeonseo Lee, Minji Bae, Soonki Min, Moonkyoo Kong, Jung Woo Lee, Su Il Kim, Young Chan Lee, Seong‐Gyu Ko, Seon Rang Woo, Young‐Gyu Eun

“…We developed a gene signature associated with ferroptosis using Cox proportional hazard modeling in HPV‐negative HNSCC patients who underwent RT. This ferroptosis‐related gene signature (FRGS) was a significant predictor of overall survival and recurrence‐free survival in HPV‐negative HNSCC patients who received RT. …”
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Barriers and facilitators to global access to life-saving skills training: an international cross-sectional survey by Marcus Eng Hock Ong, Freddy Lippert, Lin Zhang, Willem Stassen, So Yeon Joyce Kong, Audrey L Blewer, Yeh Lai Chern, Andrew Fu Wah Ho

“…Introduction Emergency care begins in the community, who are often the first on the scene. Where emergency care systems are nascent or absent, bystanders represent the only prehospital emergency care that victims might receive. …”
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Continuous high-soy protein soymilk intake affects ordinary walking speed in the Japanese pre-frail and frail elderly: a randomized controlled trial by Nene Sato, Yuji Terashima, Makoto Sugawara, Ryoichi Unno, Hiroaki Asao, Mitsuhiro Iwasaki, Tomoyuki Watanabe, Tomoko Uno, Mitsuo Maruyama

“…Methods Japanese pre-frail and frail elderly participants (n = 73) were randomly assigned to the high-soy protein and control groups, who then ingested soymilk containing 14.5 g/200 ml and 3.2 g/200 ml of soy protein, respectively. …”
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Protocol for the development and multisite validation of the Quality of Dying and Death-Revised Global Version scale by Camilla Zimmermann, Ekaterina An, Sarah Hales, Gary Rodin, Eve Namisango, Kenneth Mah, Lameck Thambo, Christian Ntizimira, Alyssa Tilly, Warren Lewin, Mano Chandrakumar, Arnell Baguio, Nazira Jaffer, Maria Chikasema, Kayla Wolofsky, Mary Goombs

“…Bereaved caregivers and healthcare providers of patients who died at a participating North American hospice and bereaved caregivers of patients who died of cancer at the Malawian palliative care site will complete the QODD-RGV and validation measures. …”
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Efficacy of Anakinra for Various Types of Crystal-Induced Arthritis in Complex Hospitalized Patients: A Case Series and Review of the Literature by A. Aouba, S. Deshayes, L. Frenzel, A. Decottignies, C. Pressiat, B. Bienvenu, F. Boue, G. Damaj, O. Hermine, S. Georgin-Lavialle

“…We retrospectively analyzed the outcome of six patients affected with subacute crystal-induced arthritis who had received anakinra in second or third line therapy, including three patients with crowned dens syndrome and three others with gouty arthritis. …”
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Robot-assisted ureteral reconstruction for managing kidney transplant patients with ureteric complications by Dongho Shin, San Kang, Seung Ah Rhew, Chang Eil Yoon, Hyong Woo Moon, Yong Hyun Park, Hyuk Jin Cho

“…Materials and Methods: From January 2020 to December 2023, robot-assisted ureteral reconstruction was performed on fifteen kidney transplant patients with vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) or ureteral stricture who had previously failed endoscopic treatments. …”
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Therapeutic Efficacy of Ultrasound-Guided High-Voltage Long-Duration Pulsed Radiofrequency for Pudendal Neuralgia by Feng Ji, Shuzhuan Zhou, Caixia Li, Yongyan Zhang, Hua Xu

“…Patients diagnosed as PN who failed or were intolerant in regular medication were screened for diagnostic local anesthesia block of the pudendal nerve before recruitment. …”
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Effect of potent nucleos(t)ide analog on alpha fetoprotein changes and occurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with chronic hepatitis B by Qianqian Ma, Junzhao Ye, Ling Luo, Yanhong Sun, Wei Wang, Shiting Feng, Bing Liao, Bihui Zhong

“…Methods We prospectively enrolled treatment-naive CHB adults who commenced treatment with ETV or TDF. Their changes in biochemical, virological, and fibrosis parameters and the elevation of AFP or development of HCC during follow-up were analyzed. …”
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Impact of cognition and psychoemotional status on falls in multiple sclerosis by R. Godelienė, E. Sukockienė, V. Danielius, V. Stankunavičiūtė, D. Mickevičienė

“…EDSS score was higher in patients who experienced falls than in those who did not (3.66±1.4; 2.31±1.2, p<0.001). …”
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The Combination of Intravenous Immunoglobulin, Dexamethasone, and a High Dose of Mononuclear Cells Transfusion: An Effective Strategy for Decreasing Donor-Specific Antibodies Durin... by Xiaoping Li, Yu Li, Dingsong Zhang, Xiaozhuang Hu, Lin Liu, Zhongtao Yuan, Shiqi Li, Yancheng Dong, Yingnian Chen, Sanbin Wang

“…DSAs are unavoidable for some patients who have no alternative donor. Effective interventions to reduce DSAs are still needed, and the cost of the current therapies is relatively high. …”
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Attendance of Patients with ophthalmological problems about Eye Protection from UV/blue Light Radiation from Sun light and Electronic Devices in Sulaimani City by Salah Qadir Mahmood, Muhammad Babakir-Mina, Salar Ibrahim Ali, Abdulrahman M. Ibrahem, Bakhtyar Kamal Talabany

“…It comprised a cross-sectional survey on a representative target population with eye diseases who visited the Shahid Aso Eye Hospital at Sulaimani city (sample size = 500). …”
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Evaluation of hydro-chemical facies and surface water quality dynamics using multivariate statistical approaches in Southern Nigeria by E. A Ubuoh, F. U Nwogu, E. Q Ossai-Abeh, J. C Ikwuemesi, A. O Oke, J. D Umoh

“…Result of surface water recorded mean pH ranges from 4.8 for wet season and 5.3 for dry season, above the WHO, and during dry season TDS, Mg2+, Pb, and Cd were above the WHO limits, respectively. …”
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Cultures for acid-fast bacilli: are we being good stewards? by Jennifer Hanrahan, Julie D. Sill, Patricia Ver Schneider, Jessica F. Copeland, Elsie Frimpongmaa Amoako-Kissi, Ogochukwu O. Ilobi, Angela J. Toepp

“…Patients: All patients who had specimens submitted to the microbiology laboratory during the study period were included. …”
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Clinical Comorbidities and Videourodynamic Characteristics of Dysfunctional Voiding in Women by Cheng-Ling Lee, Yuan-Hong Jiang, Jia-Fong Jhang, Tien-Lin Chang, Jing-Hui Tian, Hann-Chorng Kuo

“…<b>Purpose:</b> The current study aimed to investigate the clinical comorbidities and urodynamic characteristics of a large cohort of women with dysfunctional voiding (DV) validated on a videourodynamic study (VUDS). <b>Methods:</b> Women who presented with VUDS-confirmed DV from 1998 to 2022 were retrospectively analyzed. …”
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Frequency and structure of emergency calls to the eye centers at the third stage of ophthalmic care depending on its availability in the regions of Azerbaijan by B.Kh. Gadzhieva

“…Patients who had applied for injury were younger (20–39 years old) than patients with eye diseases (40–59 years old). …”
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Adaptation of the five-factor BFI-10 personality screening questionnaire and testing of its diagnostic properties on the example of drug users by О. О. Serdiuk, В. О. Bazyma

“…The results of the comparison of the average values of the BFI-10 scales (t-test) show that there are statistically significant differences between young people who used and did not use drugs in the 12 months before the survey. …”
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Larviciding for malaria control and elimination in Africa by Gretchen Newby, Prosper Chaki, Mark Latham, Dulcisária Marrenjo, Eric Ochomo, Derric Nimmo, Edward Thomsen, Allison Tatarsky, Elijah O. Juma, Michael Macdonald

“…There is considerable evidence of its effectiveness, and the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends it as a supplemental intervention. …”
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The Commonly Encountered Bacterial Agents and their Antibiotic Sensitivity in the Neonatal Intensive Care Units of Cairo University Children Hospitals: An Observational Study by Dina Khedr, Peter Samaan, Abdulrahman Abdulrazek, Noha Adel Yassin

“…The frequency of MRSA and MDR Klebsiella pneumoniae in the blood cultures was higher among those who died than those who survived (p= 0.03) and (p= 0.04) respectively. …”
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