Association of sleep duration with overweight and obesity among school-aged children and adolescents in Pakistan—An empirical cross-sectional study by Moazzam Tanveer, Alexios Batrakoulis, Ejaz Asghar, Andreas Hohmann, Serge Brand, Matheus S. de Sousa Fernandes, Luca P. Ardigò, Georgian Badicu

“…Materials and Methods: A population-based cross-sectional study enrolled 4108 participants from 62 schools across randomly selected districts in central Punjab province. …”
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Post-operative Analgesia with Intraperitoneal Bupivacaine Alone and with Dexmedetomidine Following Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy by Anees Ahmad, Ambreen Khan, Syed Shakeel Ahmed, Saima Noreen, Mohammad Idrees, Shahryar

“…A total of 68 cases undergoing LC were enrolled and randomly allocated to either Group-B (n=34) who received intraperitoneal BPV 50 ml 0.25%+5 ml normal saline and Group-BD (n=34) who were served intraperitoneal BPV 50 ml 0.25%+ DEX 1 μg/kg with normal saline 5 ml. …”
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Association of different insulin resistance surrogates with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality among the population with cardiometabolic multimorbidity by Hongqiang Zhang, Zhixin Tu, Sihua Liu, Jumei Wang, Jie Shi, Xingyu Li, Rongdongqing Shi, Minghui Chen, Tong Yue, Sihui Luo, Yu Ding, Xueying Zheng

“…This study aimed to investigate the associations between various IR surrogates and mortality in individuals with CMM, and to evaluate their prognostic value. Methods This study enrolled 1093 patients diagnosed with CMM. We developed five surrogate markers to assess IR levels: triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index, TyG-waist circumference (TyG-WC), TyG-waist height ratio (TyG-WHtR), homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), and metabolic score for insulin resistance (METS-IR). …”
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SOCIALINIO DARBO SU PABĖGĖLIAIS IR PRIEGLOBSČIO PRAŠYTOJAIS YPATUMAI by Martyna Giedrimaitė, Aristida Čepienė

“…Tyrimo rezultatai atskleidė, kad socialiniai darbuotojai teikiant pagalbą pabėgėliams ir prieglobsčio prašytojams patiria tokius kultūrinius iššūkius, kaip: bendros kalbos stoka, religijos įtaka socialinių paslaugų teikimui, skirtingas laiko suvokimas bei vyrų ir moterų vaidmenų skirtumai. …”
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Clinical Symptoms and Types of Samples Are Critical Factors for the Molecular Diagnosis of Symptomatic COVID-19 Patients: A Systematic Literature Review by Milad Zandi, Abbas Farahani, Armin Zakeri, Sara Akhavan Rezayat, Ramin Mohammadi, Umashankar Das, Jonathan R. Dimmock, Shervin Afzali, Mohammadvala Ashtar Nakhaei, Alireza Doroudi, Yousef Erfani, Saber Soltani

“…Also, different conserved SARS-CoV-2 gene sequences could be targeted for qRT-PCR detection. …”
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Trust in the integrity of a micro health insurance scheme and its determinants in two rural districts of Ethiopia by Mohammed Hussien

“…Abstract Background Mistrust in community-based health insurance schemes is a significant deterrent to enrollment and renewal decisions. Despite its significance, there is little evidence on the level of community trust in such schemes. …”
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Pronóstico de muerte en pacientes con hemorragia intracerebral supratentorial espontánea by Alexis Suárez Quesada, Alexis Álvarez Aliaga, Ezequiel López Espinosa, Salvador Bárzaga Morell, Amels Lázaro Santisteban García

“…<strong>Fundamento:</strong> la hemorragia intracerebral espontánea es la forma más devastadora e incapacitante, y menos tratable de los ictus, ninguna terapéutica ha mostrado probados beneficios para mejorar sus consecuencias, ni reducir la mortalidad. …”
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Urinary System Manifestation of IgG4-Related Disease: Clinical, Laboratory, Radiological, and Pathological Spectra of a Chinese Single-Centre Study by Fei Teng, Hui Lu, Ke Zheng, Gang Chen, Yubing Wen, Zheng Liu, Linyi Peng, Li Huo, Xiaofeng Zeng, Wen Zhang, Xuemei Li

“…We conducted a retrospective study enrolling 65 IgG4-RUD patients from an IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) cohort of the Peking Union Medical College Hospital. …”
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Disorders of esophageal clearance in gastroesophageal reflux disease and option of their treatment by O. A. Storonova, A. S. Trukhmanov, N. L. Dzhahaya, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Thus, smecta can be recommended as monotherapy at catarrhal RE and in composition of complex treatment at erosive GERD.…”
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Thyroid Dysfunction in Patients with Metabolic Syndrome: A Cross-Sectional, Epidemiological, Pan-India Study by Vaishali Deshmukh, Faraz Farishta, Milind Bhole

“…In this cross-sectional study, 432 adults with an established diagnosis of MetS were enrolled across ten centers in India. Anthropometric measurements and vital signs were noted. …”
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Characterisation of cardiovascular disease (CVD) incidence and machine learning risk prediction in middle-aged and elderly populations: data from the China health and retirement lo... by Qing Huang, Zihao Jiang, Bo Shi, Jiaxu Meng, Li Shu, Fuyong Hu, Jing Mi

“…Results In accordance with the exclusion criteria, 12,580, 12,061, 11,545, and 11,619 participants were enrolled in four follow-up rounds. The cumulative incidence (CI) of CVD at 2, 4, 7, and 9 years was 2.846%, 8.971%, 17.869% and 20.518%,, respectively. …”
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Serum Galectin-3 Predicts Mortality in Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Patients by Jianlong Zhu, Dehui Guo, Liying Liu, Jing Zhong

“…Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were plotted to assess the predictive efficacy of the model. Results. We enrolled 73 patients with cardiogenic shock who received VA-ECMO support; 38 (52.05%) died in hospital. …”
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Resting Heart Rate and Long-Term Outcomes in Patients with Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Results from a 10-Year Follow-Up of the CORFCHD-PCI Study by Ying-Ying Zheng, Ting-Ting Wu, You Chen, Xian-Geng Hou, Yi Yang, Xiang Ma, Yi-Tong Ma, Jin-Ying Zhang, Xiang Xie

“…Ultimately, 6049 patients were enrolled. The primary outcome was long-term mortality after PCI. …”
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The effect of a barley-based food product in alleviating knee osteoarthritis discomfort symptoms in Egyptian female patients by Suzanne Fouad, Rasha Monir, Fatma A. Ibrahim, Ahmed M.S. Hussein, Heba F. Shafei, Aliaa El Gendy

“…Patients and methods The present study enrolled 51 Egyptian middle age females patients with a mean age of 51±8.37 years, diagnosed with bilateral grade two to three knee osteoarthritis were recruited from the National Research Centre rheumatology and rehabilitation clinic. …”
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Regulatory T Cell Phenotype Related to Cytokine Expression Patterns in Post‐COVID‐19 Pulmonary Fibrosis and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis by Sara Gangi, Laura Bergantini, Irene Paggi, Marco Spalletti, Paolo Cameli, Elena Bargagli, Miriana d'Alessandro

“…Methods One‐hundred patients followed at the Rare Lung Disease Center of Siena University Hospital were enrolled. Eight HCs were recruited. PB samples were collected, and CD4‐ and CD8‐T subsets were analyzed through flow cytometry. …”
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Atherosclerotic Risk Factors in Children with Celiac Disease by Anna Rybak, Aldona Wierzbicka, Piotr Socha, Anna Stolarczyk, Bożena Cukrowska, Łukasz Obrycki, Zbigniew Wawer, Roman Janas, Beata Oralewska, Anna Szaflarska-Popławska, Barbara Iwańczak, Elżbieta Cyrta-Jarocka, Urszula Grzybowska-Chlebowczyk, Wojciech Cichy, Grażyna Czaja-Bulsa, Jerzy Socha

“…Celiac disease (CD) is a complex autoimmune disorder occurring in genetically susceptible individuals. There is limited data on the impact of gluten-free diet (GFD) on the risk of developing cardiovascular diseases. …”
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Efectos genéticos y ambientales sobre la producción de cabras lecheras bajo condiciones tropicales semi-intensivas by Jorge A. Campos-Alfaro, Bernardo Vargas-Leitón, Andrés H. Alpízar-Naranjo, José E. Padilla-Fallas, M. Isabel Camacho-Cascante

“…El periodo experimental se extendió desde enero 2007 hasta diciembre de 2023. Se analizaron 15686 registros diarios de pesaje de leche, en 191 cabras lecheras de tipos raciales Saanen (S) y Saanen×Toggenburg (S×T). …”
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Escenario de investigación-acción participativa: un análisis desde la implementación del transmedia by Vicky Choez-Game

“…Limitaciones/implicaciones: La investigación otorga orientación sobre la implementación del transmedia en campañas de comunicación con enfoque social, definiendo una estructura aplicable para el manejo de un tema coyuntural ante la comunidad, otorgando así la oportunidad de que los receptores sean activos dentro de la narrativa transmitida a través de las diferentes plataformas. …”
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Association Between Vaso-Occlusive Crises and Opioid Prescriptions Among Patients with Sickle Cell Disease: A Retrospective Claims-Based Study by Hyeun Ah Kang, Jamie C. Barner, Kristin M. Richards, Menaka Bhor, Jincy Paulose, Abdullah Kutlar

“…Patients (2–63 years) with at least one inpatient or two outpatient SCD diagnoses, who were continuously enrolled during 12 months postindex, were included in the study. …”
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Efficacy and safety of everolimus for patients with focal cortical dysplasia type 2 by Se Hee Kim, Hoon‐Chul Kang, Yun Ho Roh, Jongsung Hahn, Kyung Lok Min, Seok‐Jin Lee, Donghwa Yang, Han Som Choi, Soyoung Park, Jeong Ho Lee, Sang‐Guk Lee, Se Hoon Kim, Min Jung Chang, Heung Dong Kim

“…Three patients with a pathogenic variant in the MTOR gene or no genetic abnormalities achieved seizure freedom with everolimus in the last month of the core phase, while none of the patients with variants in other genes did. …”
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