Prevalence, risk factors and associated ocular diseases of cerebral stroke: the population-based Beijing Eye Study by Jost B Jonas, Ya Xing Wang, Liang Xu, Wen Bin Wei

“…In multivariable regression analysis, a higher prevalence of previous stroke was correlated (Nagelkerke R2=0.20) with the systemic parameters of older age (p<0.001; OR 1.06; 95% CI 1.04 to 1.08), male gender (p<0.001; OR 0.54; 95% CI 0.40 to 0.74), lower quality of life score (p<0.001; OR 1.39; 95% CI 1.25 to 1.55), higher prevalence of arterial hypertension (p<0.001; OR 2.86; 95% CI 2.05 to 3.98), and cardiovascular disease (p<0.001; OR 1.8554; 95% CI 1.34 to 2.56), and with the ocular parameter of higher prevalence of diabetic retinopathy (p<0.001; OR 4.41; 95% CI 2.38 to 8.18) or alternatively, with higher stage of diabetic retinopathy (p<0.001; OR 1.64; 95% CI 1.26 to 2.14).Conclusions In this North Chinese population aged 50+ years, the prevalence of a previous stroke was 7.33% (95% CI 6.43% to 8.24%). …”
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A systematic review exploring the factors that contribute to increased primary care physician turnover in socio-economically deprived areas. by Jasmine Lee, Evangelos Kontopantelis

“…Socioeconomically deprived areas in the context of this review are defined by regions where there are lower levels of income and access to essential services such as primary healthcare compared to other areas. …”
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Effect of Extracorporeal Shock Wave combined with Occupational Therapy on Forearm Pronation Disorder in Children with Spastic Cerebral Palsy by Hezeng LIU, Yong ZHAO, Bingxu JIN, Chuntao ZHANG, Yang YANG, Miaotao WU, Xiaoli WANG, Jixiang CHENG

“…Objective:To observe the effect of extracorporeal shock wave combined with occupational therapy therapy on forearm pronation disorder in children with spastic cerebral palsy(SCP).Methods:A total of 42 children with SCP were randomly divided into the control group and the observation group, with 21 cases in each group in the children rehabilitation department of the affiliated Nanhai maternity and children's Hospital of Guangzhou university of traditional Chinese medicine from January to December 2019.The control group was given targeted occupational therapy, including upper limb forearm pronator stretching therapy, neurophysiological therapy(Bobath technology), proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation therapy(PNF); game type occupational training including placing objects in forearm supination position, supination grasping stick, supination fetching game, palm and back game, etc..The above training was conducted once a day, 30 minutes per time, six times a week, three months as a course of treatment, continuous treatment for two courses.The observation group was given extracorporeal shock wave therapy on the basis of the control group.The child with SCP was in a comfortable position and the forearms of the upper limbs were placed on the plane so that it could free its own gravity.The abdomen of pronator teres muscle was impacted with the probe of shock wave therapeutic instrument(pressure intensity: 1.0-1.5 bar;frequency: 8-10 Hz;impact times: 1 000-2 000 times).Three to five minutes each time, once every three days, twice a week, three months as a course of treatment, continuous treatment for two courses.Before treatment, after treatment for three months and six months, the modified Ashworth scale(MAS)was used to evaluate the spasticity of forearm pronator muscles;the active range of motion(AROM)of forearm supination was measured by joint range of motion protractor;and the fine motor quotient(FMQ)of hands was evaluated by Peabody development motor scale-fine motor(PDMS-FM).Results:Before treatment, there was no significant difference in MAS score, AROM angle and FMQ score between two groups(<italic>P</italic>&gt;0.05).Compared with before treatment, the MAS scores of the two groups decreased significantly after treatment for three and six months, and the AROM angle and FMQ score increased significantly, the difference was statistically significant(<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05).Compared with the control group at the same time after treatment, MAS score of the observation group was significantly lower, AROM angle and FMQ score were significantly higher, the difference was statistically significant(<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05).Conclusion:Extracorporeal shock wave combined with occupational therapy therapy can effectively improve the degree of upper limb spasticity and forearm supination joint activity in children with spastic cerebral palsy, and improve the fine motor function of hands.…”
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Effect of acupoint application of Traditional Chinese Medicine on recovery of gastrointestinal function after cesarean section (中药穴位敷贴促进剖宫产术后胃肠功能恢复的效果观察)... by PENG Rufeng (彭茹凤), LI Fengmin (黎凤民), HUANG Ling (黄翎), HUANG Huan (黄环), SU Qiumei (苏秋梅)

“…The incidence of abdominal distension in the observation group was lower than that in the control group at 24 h and 48 h after cesarean section respectively (P＜0. 05). …”
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Presenting a Model of Self-sacrificial behaviors of Leaders in Organizations; Interpretive Structural Modeling (ISM) Method by Amir Hossein Abdallahzadeh, Seyyed Mohammad Moghimi, Hossein Imani

“…In fact, the critical condition, in addition to affecting the higher-level components, also impacts the lower-level components, indicating the significant influence of this variable in the model. …”
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The association between neighborhood social vulnerability and community-based rehabilitation after stroke by Shuqi Zhang, Elizabeth R. Mormer, Anna M. Johnson, Cheryl D. Bushnell, Pamela W. Duncan, Fang Wen, Shweta Pathak, Amy M. Pastva, Janet K. Freburger, Sara B. Jones Berkeley

“…Greater vulnerability in household composition and disability was modestly associated with -0.4% (95% CI -4.1% to 3.4%) to -4.3% (95% CI -0.8% to -7.7%) lower rehabilitation use across SVI quartiles. Greater summary and subdomain SVI was associated with higher odds of receiving therapy in the home versus outpatient clinic (OR = 1.88, 1.58 to 2.17 for Q5 vs Q1 summary SVI) and receiving both PT and OT versus a single-type therapy (1.72, 1.48 to 1.97 for Q5 vs. …”
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Changes in soft and hard tissue of central incisor before and after distal migration of the maxillary dentition in adult patients with different periodontal phenotypes by CHEN Rui, HAN Shuang, AN Qi

“…In both groups, the height of the lip and palate of the upper jaw decreased to different degrees, and the height of the palatal alveolar bone was lower in the thin gingival group (<i>P </i>&lt; 0.05). …”
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Transition of clinical biomarker status from childhood into adolescence-A prospective study in children from eight European countries. by Anna Floegel, Paola Russo, Toomas Veidebaum, Michael Tornaritis, Dénes Molnár, Lauren Lissner, Stefaan De Henauw, Luis A Moreno, Wolfgang Ahrens, Manuela Marron, Claudia Börnhorst

“…Compared to "normal" children, children classified as "low leptin/IGF-1/HbA1c" were less likely to have a family history of diabetes (0.26 [0.08;0.86]; odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval) or hypertension (0.53 [0.29;0.99]) and the children (0.32 [0.27;0.38]) as well as their mothers (0.93 [0.88;0.98]) had a lower BMI. Children from families with low/medium education had a 55% [9%-119%] higher risk of being in the "dyslipidemia/high leptin" and 49% [1%-121%] higher risk of being in the "inflammation" status as compared to children in the "normal" status. …”
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Therapeutic effectiveness of three commercial anthelmintics against strongylids in buffalo calves (Bubalus bubalis) by David Uzcátegui, Víctor Gutiérrez, María Rodríguez, Andrea González, Alfredo Sánchez

“…The FEC reduction percentage was calculated for each anthelmintic. Moreover, the lower limit of the 95% confidence interval was calculated for each anthelmintic (low-CI95%). …”
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The effect of training intervention based on health belief model on self-care behaviors of women with gestational diabetes mellitus by Fatemeh Mohammadkhah, Amirhossein Kamyab, Babak Pezeshki, Samira Norouzrajabi, Ali Khani Jeihooni

“…The need to increase the dosage of insulin in the intervention group was lower than in the control group.Conclusionsaccording to the results, the health belief model was effective in improving clinical results of self-care behaviors in women with gestational diabetes. …”
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Efficacy and Safety of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy in Patients Undergoing Coronary Stent Implantation: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis by Yi Xu, Yimin Shen, Delong Chen, Pengfei Zhao, Jun Jiang

“…In comparison with L-DAPT, DAPT 6Mo (OR: 0.50, 95% CI: 0.29–0.83), DAPT 3Mo + P2Y12 (OR: 0.38, 95% CI: 0.18–0.82), DAPT 3Mo + ASA (OR: 0.44, 95% CI: 0.17–0.98), and DAPT 1Mo + P2Y12 (OR: 0.45, 95% CI: 0.14–0.93) were associated with a lower risk of major bleeding. DAPT 3Mo + P2Y12 (OR: 0.58, 95% CI: 0.38–0.88) reduced the risk of any bleeding when compared with DAPT 12Mo. …”
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A Meta-Analysis of Statin Use and Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Yikai Wang, Wenjun Wang, Muqi Wang, Juanjuan Shi, Xiaoli Jia, Shuangsuo Dang

“…Our meta-analysis shows that the use of statins is associated with a lower risk of liver cancer.…”
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TEC-ADHERE: Real-World Persistence and Adherence on Dimethyl Fumarate in Patients with Relapsing–Remitting Multiple Sclerosis in the French OroSEP Patient-Support Program by Pierre Labauge, Alain Créange, Thibault Moreau, Jocelyne Nouvet-Gire, Bernard Pedespan, Olivier Heinzlef, Nathalie Texier, Marilyn Gros, Catherine Marti, Marta Ruiz, Mikel Martinez, Giovanni Castelnovo

“…Mean anxiety scores were lower in the OroSEP group than in the SoC group at baseline (7.1 vs 8.8; p = 0.02) and M6 (3.4 vs 6.1; p < 0.001). …”
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Exploration of urease-aided calcium carbonate mineralization by enzyme analyses of Neobacillus mesonae strain NS-6 by Zhiwei Ma, Mengyao Chen, Juncheng Lu, Shichuang Liu, Yanling Ma

“…Ultimately, the mutations also exhibited that they had lower substrate affinity and catalytic efficiency for urea through enzymatic properties analysis. …”
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Awareness and knowledge regarding female genital schistosomiasis among European healthcare workers: a cross-sectional online survey by Valentina Marchese, Aaron Remkes, Irina Kislaya, Pia Rausche, André Brito, Jana Christina Hey, Tahinamandranto Rasamoelina, Rivo Andry Rakotoarivelo, Jürgen May, Daniela Fusco

“…Working in healthcare for migrants was positively associated with medium knowledge (aPR = 3.49; CI95% 1.67;7.28), which was lower for general practitioners (aPR = 0.23, CI95%:0.07;0.81). …”
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Medication Administration Through Feeding Tubes in a Tertiary Hospital: A Retrospective Observational Study by Zhu Y, Zhu B, Jin P

“…Compared to the general hospitalized population, patients in the tube feeding group exhibited a higher proportion of male patients (59.74% vs 48.91%), older age [(68.00± 14.99) vs (59.75± 16.38)], lower weight [(65.75± 13.32) vs (67.82± 12.72)], increased rates of being bedridden (18.06% vs 5.38%), longer hospital stay [(21.56± 28.12) vs (8.88± 10.38)], and a greater number of prescribed medication types [(51.21± 19.37) vs (23.35± 15.04)]. …”
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Research progress of auricular point therapy to relieve preoperative period anxiety before elective surgery in adults (耳穴压豆缓解成年人择期手术术前焦虑的研究进展)... by GAO Yuan (高原), XU Lingzhi (徐凌志), LI Suxia (李素霞)

“…These methods have proven effective in reducing preoperative anxiety, lowering healthcare costs, and enhancing patient satisfaction. …”
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Effect of Sports Energy Drink on Fat Metabolism and Weight Loss of College Students by Huan Chu, Wenyong Zhou, Shanshan Wang

“…C. and running speed corresponding to FATmax were significantly lower than those of boys. After 8 weeks of exercise prescription exercise of maximum fat metabolism intensity, the E. …”
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Effectiveness and safety of percutaneous endoscopic debridement and drainage for spinal infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Guozhong Zhou, Xiaorong Liu, Zhi Liang, Xuesong Chen, Chao Song

“…Subgroup analyses demonstrated a significantly lower reoperation rate in the group that discontinued antibiotics based on a normal CRP than in the fixed-duration group (2.7% [95% CI 0.3–7.7%] vs 20.1% [95% CI 14.5–26.3%], p = 0.0002). …”
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Efficacy of tranilast in preventing exacerbating cardiac function and death from heart failure in muscular dystrophy patients with advanced-stage heart failure: a single-arm, open-... by Tsuyoshi Matsumura, Takayasu Fukudome, Yasufumi Motoyoshi, Akinori Nakamura, Satoshi Kuru, Kazuhiko Segawa, Ruriko Kitao, Chigusa Watanabe, Takuhisa Tamura, Toshiaki Takahashi, Hiroya Hashimoto, Masahiro Sekimizu, Akiko M. Saito, Masanori Asakura, Koichi Kimura, Yuko Iwata

“…Over the short-term period (28 weeks), the primary endpoint of change ratio in the logarithm of brain natriuretic peptide level from baseline to 28 weeks was not significant in the full analysis set but was lower in the per set protocol compared with data from a previous beta-blocker treatment study. …”
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