Prevalence and risk factors associated with prehypertension in Shunde District, southern China by Yuli Huang, Yunzhao Hu, Xiaoyan Cai, Wenke Qiu, Changhua Liu, Dingji Zhu, Jinghai Hua, Yanxian Wu, Dingli Xu

“…Objective To explore the prevalence and combined cardiovascular risk factors of prehypertension in southern China.Design A retrospective study; the logistic regression model was used to find the risk factors of prehypertension.Setting The study was conducted in Shunde District, southern China, using the community-based health check-up information.Participants Participants aged ≥35 years with complete health check-up information data between January 2011 and December 2013 were enrolled and divided into hypertension, prehypertension and optimal blood pressure (BP) groups. …”
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Association between mixed exposure of non-persistent pesticides and liver fibrosis in the general US population: NHANES 2013–2016 by Shuge Shu, Yuan Li, Xiangyu Yu, Xinting Chen, Ummara Abdullah, Yongquan Yu

“…To examine the relationship between mixed non-persistent pesticides exposure and liver fibrosis, and to identify the potential pesticides of significant importance, this study enrolled the representative individuals from the NHANES 2013–2016 survey cycles, in which urinary non-persistent pesticides were measured. …”
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Midwives’ knowledge and perspectives on neonatal resuscitation and survival before and after Helping Babies Breathe training: a qualitative study in Uganda by Anna Bergstrom, Josaphat Byamugisha, Susanna Myrnerts Höök, Marielle Abrahamsson, Sarah Namusoko

“…A data-driven inductive content analysis approach was used for the analysis.Setting The high-risk labour ward and theatre at a National Referral Hospital, Uganda.Participants 45 clinically active midwives were enrolled; all had recently completed the HBB training programme.Intervention Semistructured individual interviews (n=2) and focus group discussions (n=43, distributed across seven groups) were held from 26 April to 4 May 2018. …”
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RGB Pixel Brightness Characteristics of Linked Color Imaging in Early Gastric Cancer: A Pilot Study by Xue Sun, Li Zhao

“…Overall, 38 early gastric cancer patients were enrolled with 38 LCI images. Pixel brightness of red, green, and blue in cancer was remarkably higher than those in noncancer areas (190.24±37.10 vs. 160.00±40.35, p<0.001; 117.96±33.91 vs. 105.33±30.01, p=0.039; 114.36±34.88 vs. 90.93±30.14, p<0.001, respectively). …”
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The Effects of Coconut Skim Milk and Coco-Dairy Milk Blend on the Nutritional Status of Schoolchildren by Imelda A. Agdeppa, Jezreel Ann T. Zamora

“…A total of 444 underweight/stunted schoolchildren aged 6.0–8.4 years old enrolled in Guadalupe Elementary School in Cebu City, Philippines, have participated. …”
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Adherence to vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 and vaccine safety in patients with immunoglobulin G4-related disease by Linda Mastromanno, Federico Giardina, Angelica Gattamelata, Serena Colafrancesco, Simona Truglia, Francesca Romana Spinelli, Edoardo Simoncelli, Bruno Lucchino, Fabrizio Conti, Roberta Priori

“…Results. 20 patients and 40 HC were enrolled. In the patient’s cohort, 90% were vaccinated with at least one dose; among them, 9 reported AEs: 44.4% systemic and 22.2% local. …”
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REFORMA TRIBUTARIA EN FASES by Ricardo Chávez, Carlos J. García

“…El otro efecto es negativo y consiste en un efecto riqueza que reduce el precio de las acciones y aumenta el tipo de cambio, Tomando como ejemplo el caso de Chile, que realizó una reforma en base recientemente (2014): se tiene que un aumento de 1% de los impuestos debería producir, producto de la distorsión intertemporal, un aumento de 0.17% en el PIB dentro del primer año del anuncio. No obstante, pueden existir otros elementos de naturaleza muy heterogénea que pueden influenciar negativamente la implemen- tación de la reforma y, por tanto, cancelar por completo este efecto de sustitución intertemporal. …”
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A Fortified Method to Screen and Detect Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Asymptomatic Hypertensive Adults: A Korean Retrospective, Cross-Sectional Study by Hyo Eun Park, Sung-Bin Chon, Sang Hoon Na, Heesun Lee, Su-Yeon Choi

“…Among the 789 cases enrolled (202 females (25.6%), mean age 59.6±8.8 y), 168 (21.3%) had LVH. …”
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Epicardial Fat Tissue: A Potential Marker for Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction by Waiel Abusnina, Ilan Merdler, Matteo Cellamare, Kalyan R. Chitturi, Abhishek Chaturvedi, Irwin M. Feuerstein, Cheng Zhang, Sevket Tolga Ozturk, Teshome Deksissa, Vaishnavi Sawant, Kassandra Lopez, Lior Lupu, Dan Haberman, Itsik Ben‐Dor, Lowell F. Satler, Ron Waksman, Hayder D. Hashim, Brian C. Case

“…Methods and Results The CMDR (Coronary Microvascular Disease Registry) is a prospective, 2‐center registry that is enrolling patients with angina and nonobstructive coronary artery disease who underwent invasive hemodynamic assessment of the coronary microvasculature. …”
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Effects of Metformin Added to Insulin in Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes: An Exploratory Crossover Randomized Trial by Daizhi Yang, Jinhua Yan, Hongrong Deng, Xubin Yang, Sihui Luo, Xueying Zheng, Jing Lv, Wen Liang, Mengjie Hong, Zekai Wu, Bin Yao, Jianping Weng, Wen Xu

“…Seventeen patients with mean±SD age 14.4±2.3 years, body mass index 18.17±1.81 kg/m2, median (IQR) diabetes duration 4.50 (3.58, 6.92) years, and HbA1c 9.0% (8.5%, 9.4%) were enrolled. The between-group difference in HbA1c of 0.28% (95% CI -0.39 to 0.95%) was not significant (P=0.40). …”
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Moderate-Intensity Exercise and Musical Co-Treatment Decreased the Circulating Level of Betatrophin by Hendra Susanto, Ahmad Taufiq, Sugiharto, Desiana Merawati, Khumaira Marsyidah Badu, Jerry Dwi Trijoyo Purnomo, Adeodatus Yuda Handaya

“…A total of 60 nonprofessional athletes were enrolled in this study and given moderate-intensity exercise (MIE) combined with middle rhythm musical co-treatment. …”
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Feasibility assessment of a pharmaco-kinetic behavior based yield model of salivary cotinine among tobacco users by E.C. Hensel, R.J. Robinson

“…Methods: A secondary analysis was conducted using puff topography and salivary cotinine biomarker data from a prior two arm, two period cross-over study conducted in the natural environment over 17 days which enrolled 55 Juul electronic cigarette users. The study expands upon a previously validated behavior-based yield (BBY) which quantified aerosol emissions from a Juul ecig as a function of user behavior. …”
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Predictors of Hospital Length of Stay among Patients with Low-risk Pulmonary Embolism by Li Wang, Onur Baser, Phil Wells, W. Frank Peacock, Craig I. Coleman, Gregory J. Fermann, Jeff Schein, Concetta Crivera

“…**Methods:** Adult patients (aged ≥18 years) with ≥1 inpatient pulmonary embolism (PE) diagnosis (index date = discharge date) between 10/2011-06/2015 and continuous enrollment for ≥12 months pre- and 3 months post-index were included. …”
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Biografías sexuales de los adolescentes varones en las favelas de Recife, Brasil: cuestionando algunos estereotipos de la sexualidad adolescente by Fátima Juárez, Teresa Castro Martín

“…El texto analiza las prácticas sexuales y anticonceptivas de los adolescentes dentro de un contexto más amplio de dinámicas de pareja; se revisa con qué frecuencia, con quién, por cuánto tiempo y bajo qué condiciones de compromiso, exclusividad e involucramiento sexual los adolescentes establecen sus relaciones de pareja. …”
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¡No en mi patio trasero!: el caso de la comunidad ecológica de Peñalolén by Roberto Mardones Arévalo

“…El conflicto da pie para que se revelen dos falencias dentro del sistema político chileno. Por un lado, la falta de claridad en las políticas de utilización del suelo y, por otro, la aparición de una forma de expresión de malestar ciudadano, en función de un objetivo concreto y singular, calificadas como Nimby.Since the early stages of its transition, Chile has found itself caught up in a spiral that has manifested in the declining participation of citizens in the political sphere. …”
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Phase II, single-arm trial of preoperative short-course radiotherapy followed by chemotherapy and camrelizumab in locally advanced rectal cancer by Jun Fan, Jing Wang, Tao Zhang, Xin Li, Lan Zhang, Zheng Wang, Tao Liu, Gang Li, Peng Zhang, Chi Ma, Ming Cai, Gang Wu, Zhenyu Lin, Kailin Cai, Xiu Nie, Junli Liu, Hongli Liu, Weikang Zhang, Jingbo Gao, Chuanqing Wu, Linfang Wang, Zhiguo Hou, Kunyu Yang, Kaixiong Tao

“…Biomarker analysis was performed to identify a potential predictor of pCR to treatment.Results From November 7, 2019 to September 14, 2020, 30 patients were enrolled, and 27 patients received at least one dose of CAPOX plus camrelizumab. …”
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Revisão sistemática sobre a teoria da evidenciação na contabilidade by Clademir Teixeira, Silvana Dalmutt Kruger, Mara Vogt, Larissa de Lima Trindade

“…Originalidade/Relevância: torna-se relevante realizar uma revisão sistemática do tema sugerido para analisar o atual estado da pesquisa, com a finalidade de identificar possíveis lacunas, descobertas, necessidades de pesquisas e questões relevantes para pesquisas futuras dentro da área de atuação. Resultados: como principal avanço desta teoria, destaca-se de forma geral que as empresas, que a praticam possuem maior e melhor qualidade nas informações divulgadas, seja no âmbito compulsório ou no âmbito voluntário. …”
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Men care too: a qualitative study examining women’s perceptions of fathers’ engagement in early childhood development (ECD) during an ECD program for HIV-positive mothers in Malawi... by Linda Richter, Thomas J Coates, Tijana Temelkovska, Pericles Kalande, Evelyn Udedi, Laurie Bruns, Siyenunu Mulungu, Julie Hubbard, Sundeep Gupta, Kathryn Dovel

“…Data were coded using inductive and deductive strategies and analysed using constant comparison methods in Atlas.ti V.1.6.Setting Four health facilities in Malawi where PMTCT services were provided.Participants Study participants were mothers infected with HIV who were enrolled in the PMTCT–ECD programme for &gt;6 months.Interventions The PMTCT–ECD intervention provided ECD education and counselling sessions during routine PMTCT visits for mothers infected with HIV and their infants (infant age 1.5–24 months). …”
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Obstetric and pregnancy-related factors associated with caesarean delivery in Bangladesh: a survey in Rajshahi district by Md Aslam Hossain, Md Reazul Karim, Md Golam Hossain, Abu Sayed Md Al Mamun, Md Abdul Awal, Jarin Sazzad

“…A total of 540 mothers with a live infant were enrolled in the study. Descriptive statistics, χ2 test, logistic regression and ROC curve were used to analyse the data.Results The mean age of respondents was 26.28 years (SD 4.96); among them, the proportion of CS was 34.44%, with a higher proportion occurring in private clinics (82.8%) compared with public hospitals (17.2%). …”
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The Tools for Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (TIMCI) study protocol: a multi-country mixed-method evaluation of pulse oximetry and clinical decision support algorithms by Fenella Beynon, Hélène Langet, Leah F. Bohle, Shally Awasthi, Ousmane Ndiaye, James Machoki M’Imunya, Honorati Masanja, Susan Horton, Maymouna Ba, Silvia Cicconi, Mira Emmanuel-Fabula, Papa Moctar Faye, Tracy R. Glass, Kristina Keitel, Divas Kumar, Gaurav Kumar, Gillian A. Levine, Lena Matata, Grace Mhalu, Andolo Miheso, Deusdedit Mjungu, Francis Njiri, Elisabeth Reus, Michael Ruffo, Fabian Schär, Kovid Sharma, Helen L. Storey, Irene Masanja, Kaspar Wyss, Valérie D’Acremont, TIMCI Collaborator Group

“…Sociodemographic and clinical data are collected from caregivers and records of enrolled sick children aged 0–59 months at study facilities, with phone follow-up on Day 7 (and Day 28 in the RCT). …”
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