The Association between Serum Level of Vitamin D and Inflammatory Biomarkers in Hospitalized Adult Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study Based on Real-World Data by Xiaomin Zhang, Zhiqi Chen, Yi Xiang, Yiquan Zhou, Molian Tang, Jun Cai, Xinyi Xu, Hongyuan Cui, Yi Feng, Renying Xu

“…Subgroup analysis and sensitivity analysis (excluding those whose eGFR <60 ml/min/1.73 m2, those whose daily calorie intake <1,000 kcal, and those who were recruited from Xin Hua hospital) generated similar results. …”
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Traditional Chinese medicine manual therapy for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a case report by Bowen Zhu, Miaoxiu Li, Jun Ren, Tianxiang He, Xin Zhou, Shoujian Wang, Lingjun Kong, Min Fang, Min Fang

“…ObjectivesThis case demonstrates the efficacy and safety of Traditional Chinese Medicine manual therapy (TCMMT) for the treatment of mild to moderate AIS.MethodsAn 10-year-old girl who suffered from low back pain (LBP) with marked shoulder inequality and razorback postural abnormalities, with a clinical diagnosis of idiopathic scoliosis, and the Cobb angle of 20° and angle of trunk rotation (ATR) of the thoracic vertebral segment at 7°, and ATR of the lumbar vertebral segment at 8°, was treated with TCMMT. …”
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Assessment of Healthcare Solid Waste Composition, Generation and its Management: the case of Two Hospitals of Shashemene Town, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia by Gudeta Elie, Daniel Fitamo, Semere Gebreaegawi

“…Of the total solid waste generated, over half(GH: 53.3%; PH: 57.1%) constituted general waste (GW), and the remaining (GH: 46.7%; PH: 42.9%) comprised hazardous waste (HW), which exceeded the WHO threshold(10‒25%) intimates the lack of poor waste segregation. …”
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Child diarrhea in Cambodia: A descriptive analysis of temporal and geospatial trends and logistic regression-based examination of factors associated with diarrhea in children under... by Samnang Um, Channnarong Phan, Sok Sakha, Leng Dany

“…Conversely, children born to mothers who smoke had increased odds of diarrhea (AOR = 1.61; 95% CI: 1.25-2.08), had barrier access to healthcare services (AOR = 1.20; 95% CI: 1.07-1.35), or children aged 6-23 months. …”
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Triglyceride-glucose index predicts adverse cardiovascular events in patients with H-type hypertension combined with coronary heart disease: a retrospective cohort study by Changjiang Li, Shun Zhao, Yingkai Li, Songyuan He, Wen Jian, Yanci Liu, Zichao Cheng, Hongyu Peng

“…Methods This was a single-center retrospective cohort study that included patients who were diagnosed with H-type hypertension combined with CHD between 2018 and 2023 at Beijing Anzhen Hospital of Capital Medical University. …”
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COVID-19 pandemic and vaccination rate in patients with psoriasis treated with biologics: A single center experience by Milčić Danijela, Malinić Marija, Ćirković Anđa, Krupniković Doroteja, Milinković-Srećković Mirjana

“…Data was collected from medical documentation during the consecutive hospitalization of patients with psoriasis who received biologics. Results. The study included a total of 181 patients with psoriasis divided into two groups. …”
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Effect of endoscopic sinus surgery on eustachian tube function in adult patients with chronic rhinosinusitis by Mahmoud Atef Abdelghaffar Youssef, Nassim Talaat Nassim, MohamedNourEddin Bashir Alkeeb, Tareq Muhammad Algarf

“…Method This non-randomized clinical trial study was conducted at the Otorhinolaryngology department, the Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, on 40 patients > 18 years old, suffering from CRS with or without sinonasal polyposis who are indicated for endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) and were recruited from Otorhinolaryngology department’s outpatient clinic in the period from November 2022 to June 2023. …”
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Swiss Orthopaedics Minimal Dataset: First Pilot Report of Reliability and Validity by Thorsten Jentzsch, Claudio Dora, Urs Müller, Mazda Farshad

“…In a subgroup of the test study population (n = 302), only those patients who completed the SOMD and Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) of the hip within 14 days were considered (to minimize recall bias). …”
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Owners’ perceptions of dog treat management in Western Romania by Sorana Daina, Anamaria Blaga-Petrean, Silvana Popescu, Ioana Delia Pop, Daniel Mierlita, Adrian Macri

“…Similarly, single owners provided treats more frequently, with 31.9% giving treats 'once daily' and 42.1% 'multiple times daily', compared to 7.1% and 22.4%, respectively, among owners in committed relationships (p&lt;0.005). Owners who provided treats less frequently, 'seldom' (80.7%) or 'a few times a week' (87.8%), were more likely to have dogs with an ideal weight, while higher treat frequencies – 'once daily' (40.0%) or 'multiple times daily' (52.7%), were significantly associated with overweight or obese dogs (p&lt;0.003).DiscussionThese findings underscore the importance of educating dog owners on aligning treat provision with caloric requirements and promoting responsible feeding practices. …”
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Pragmatic performance, its relationship with symptom severity, and early clinical predictors of pragmatics in 5 ~ 6-year-old children with autism spectrum disorder by Lu Qian, Ning Ding, Hui Fang, Ting Xiao, Bei Sun, HuiYun Gao, XiaoYan Ke

“…Additionally, given the close correlation between the LUI-Mandarin score and symptom severity on the ADOS/ADI-R, the LUI-Mandarin might be a good way to triage children who need to wait a long time for a more extensive evaluation. …”
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Effectiveness of Retail Promotions in the Green Industry by Age Group: A Case Study by Hayk Khachatryan, Alicia Rihn

“…Surprisingly, men are the driving force in this age group (with a 125% increase) who spent approximately $441 per household (in 2012) with most of the expenditures being on food producing/edible plants (i.e. fruit trees, berries, vegetables and herbs).  …”
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Effects of Video-based Gesture Gaming on Hand Functions in Autistic Population: A Quasi-experimental Study by J Sangeetha Priya, Kalidasan Varathan

“…Introduction: Autism is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder with broad spectrum of intricacies and challenges, affecting 1 in 100 individuals, as estimated by World Health Organisation (WHO). Symptoms mainly are related to behavioural abnormalities, motor control deficits and social communication issues. …”
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Ejaculatory abstinence duration impacts semen parameters: Insights from a retrospective analysis in male infertility on 23,527 analyses by Giorgio Ivan Russo, Maria Giovanna Asmundo, Andrea Cocci, Ali Saber Abdelhameed, Annalisa Liprino, Filippo Giacone, Debora Lombardo, Antonino Guglielmino, Sandrine Chamayou

“…Semen parameters, including sperm concentration, motility, and morphology, were assessed post-abstinence (2–7 days) according to WHO guidelines. Group differences were analyzed, focusing on sperm parameters across abstinence periods in normospermic versus patients with sperm abnormalities.ResultsIn normospermic patients we found a trend increase from day 1 to day 7 of abstinence time regarding total sperm count (million) (92.4 vs. 191.1; p&lt;0.01), sperm concentration (million/ml) (44.5 vs. 72.0; p&lt;0.01) and morphology (6 vs. 12.5; p= 0.03) but not regarding motility (A+B) (50.0% vs. 48.0%; p=0.43). …”
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The effect of the fenugreek hydrolyzed protein on lipid profile in patients with mild-to-moderate hypercholesterolemia: A confirmatory triple-blind randomized-controlled clinical t... by Mahdi Badiee Gavarti, Ali Askari, Hamidreza Roohafza, Mozhde Askari, Zahra Teimouri Jervekani, Shima Kaveh, Mohammad Kermanialghoraishi, Alireza Sadeghimahoonak, Masoumeh Sadeghi

“…Considering the low adverse effects of FHP and patients' high tolerance, it can be considered in the management of these patients, who fall into the low-risk cardiovascular disease category, adjuvant to the main therapies. …”
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An Analysis of the Vocational-Educational Problematics for Substantiating Production Specialist Competencies by V. E. Steinberg, L. V. Vakhidova, E. M. Gabitova

“…As a research methodology, a causal approach was used, specifically implemented in the form of a multi-dimensional matrix informing a stage-by-stage analysis, which links the need for qualified personnel (experts, who have necessary competencies) with the pedagogical conditions for their preparation (formation of necessary competencies in students).Results and scientific novelty. …”
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Real-world safety of linaclotide in Chinese patients with irritable bowel syndrome with constipation: a multicenter, single-arm, prospective observational study by Yinglian Xiao, Xianmei Meng, Qingfeng Luo, Xiaohua Hou, Jie Jin, Xianfei Zhong, Wei Gong, Xiuling Li, Minhu Chen

“…Methods: Adults with IBS-C who had taken or planned to take at least one dose of linaclotide 290 μg were enrolled and followed up for 3 months. …”
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Comparing the clinical efficacy of prostate enucleation by the Millin method and enucleation performed using a holmium laser (HoLEP) with a prostate volume more than 80 cm<sup>3</s... by S. N. Volkov, V. S. Stepanchenko, V. I. Tereshchenko, A. R. Dzharimok, O. R. Grigoryan, R. K. Mikheev

“…The results were obtained illustrating a shorter inpatient stay for patients who underwent HoLEP (4.3 ± 0.6 days versus 10.0 ± 2.4 during Millin surgery), which is correspondingly associated with a faster recovery after this intervention compared with the classic one. …”
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Correlation between the Serum Platelet-Derived Growth Factor, Angiopoietin-1, and Severity of Coronary Heart Disease by Sisi Pang, Zhengxian Tao, Xiaoyan Min, Chuanwei Zhou, Dijia Pan, Zhen Cao, Xiangming Wang

“…Patients with ACS included 61 patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI group) and 20 patients with unstable angina pectoris (UAP group). The 29 patients who were hospitalized for chest pain undergoing coronary angiography without stenosis and with TIMI level 3 blood flow were selected as the control group. …”
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Prevalence and Associated Factors of Overweight and Obesity among Primary School Children Aged 7–17 Years in Urban Mbarara, Uganda by Benedict Twinomugisha, Abdon Marius Birungi

“….: 1.9–13.0) was independently associated with overweight/obesity on multivariate logistic regression analysis. Girls who participated in our study were more overweight than boys. …”
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Efficacy of latissimus dorsi and teres major tendon transfer in anterosuperior irreparable rotator cuff tears and posterosuperior irreparable rotator cuff tears by Chang Hee Baek, Chaemoon Lim, Jung Gon Kim, Bo Taek Kim, Seung Jin Kim

“…The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of LDTM transfer in anterosuperior IRCTs (ASIRCTs) and posterosuperior IRCTs (PSIRCTs). Methods The patients who underwent anterior LDTM (aLDTM) transfer (aLDTM group, n = 35) for ASIRCTs or pLDTM transfer (aLDTM group, n = 33) for PSIRCTs between January 2017 and December 2020 were reviewed retrospectively. …”
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