Effect of electroacupuncture on symptoms of female pelvic organ prolapse (stage II–III) (EAPOP study): protocol of a randomised controlled trial by Yan Yan, Zhishun Liu, Huan Chen, Xiaoxu Liu, Hangyu Shi

“…Introduction Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is downward descent of pelvic organs, which causes symptoms of the lower genital, urinary and gastrointestinal tracts, and undermines women’s daily activities and quality of life. …”
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Correlation between Helicobacter pylori Infection and Metabolic Abnormality in General Population: A Cross-Sectional Study by Li-juan Lu, Ning-Bo Hao, Jian-Jun Liu, Xue Li, Rui-Ling Wang

“…This study aimed at investigating the correlation between H. pylori infection and metabolic abnormality in a general population. Methods. All enrolled participants underwent a carbon-13 urea breath test (13C-UBT). …”
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La agricultura y el bienestar nacional en el mundo by Claudio Bravo Ortega, Daniel Lederman

“…Los países industrializados de altos ingresos obtuvieron ganancias marginales positivas de sus actividades no agrícolas, pero los efectos de la agricultura son negativos. …”
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Occurrence of sarcopenia in elderly patients with coronary heart disease and its association with short-term prognosis by Hongfang Li, Fangfang Ma, Yite Li, Hongying Li, Jiancheng Huang

“…Methods A total of 318 elderly patients with CHD were enrolled between March 2020 and March 2022. Sarcopenia was assessed at admission using grip strength and gait speed; subsequently, clinical data, cardiac function indicators, adverse events and mortality were compared between the two groups to explore the associations of sarcopenia with the short-term prognosis of elderly patients with CHD. …”
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Natural population cohort study on long-lived adults: West China longevity and ageing procedure (WCLAP) by Li Wang, Yan Zhang, Qiukui Hao, Xiaoyan Chen, Birong Dong, Yan He, Meijuan Chen, Jirong Yue, Xiaochu Wu, Tianyao Zhang, Yan She, Yanling Gao, Yiping Deng

“…Purpose The West China longevity and ageing procedure (WCLAP) cohort study aims to provide guidance for older adults in western China with the aim of improving quality of life, reducing the burden of family care, summarising the characteristics of longevity lifestyles, building a Chinese-longevity-population biobank and exploring the mechanisms underlying population ageing.Participants Since the establishment of the WCLAP research baseline in 2018, a population of 1537 adults aged 80 years and above, living in the community, have been enrolled in the programme as research participants. …”
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Association between NT-proBNP Level and the Severity of COVID-19 Pneumonia by Lan Wang, Fei Chen, Lin Bai, Lang Bai, Zhixin Huang, Yong Peng

“…For this retrospective, single-centre cohort study, we enrolled consecutive patients from February 9 to March 4, 2020, in a COVID-19 ward of Hubei General Hospital (East Branch) in Wuhan, which is a government-assigned centre for COVID-19 treatment. …”
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Perceptions and experiences of commercial virtual reality games in early postoperative rehabilitation among cardiac surgical patients: A qualitative study by Zhongkang Wu, Xihan Li, Lin Li, Yan Zhang, Xiao Shen

“…Methods A cohort of postoperative cardiac surgery patients ( n  = 12) who used the same VR games during the early rehabilitation period at the cardiac surgery intensive care unit (ICU) of a tertiary hospital in Nanjing, China, was enrolled in this study, conducted between January 2023 and December 2023. …”
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Predictors of Long-Time Survivors in Nonmetastatic Colorectal Signet Ring Cell Carcinoma: A Large Population-Based Study by Wuguang Zhang, Wenqian Gong, Changhai Wu, Mengting Li, Xiaolong Tu

“…Afterwards, multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to identify independent predictors of LTSs, which were further used to construct a nomogram model to predict the probability of being LTSs. Results. We enrolled 2050 patients with nonmetastatic colorectal SRCC, consisting of 1441 non-LTSs and 609 LTSs. …”
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Percepção de técnicas administrativas sobre a conciliação entre o trabalho e o acompanhamento escolar dos filhos by Lidia Ferreira Mariano da Paz, Gustavo Melo Silva

“…A direção da universidade de ensino superior, dentro de suas atribuições administrativas, reconhece e busca a melhoria da qualidade do serviço da profissional mulher, que em sua maioria exercem o papel de mães, e, por consequência, necessitam de apoio, especialmente, com a efetivação de alternativas no ambiente de trabalho que permitam a conciliação do trabalho com o acompanhamento escolar de seus filhos. …”
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Rastreando la transición de guerrilla a partido político en Colombia. ¿Cómo va el partido Comunes? by Angelika Rettberg, Daniela Moreno Martínez

“…El texto contribuye a la literatura académica sobre los problemas que enfrentan la construcción de paz y se identifican retos relacionados con la construcción de su base electoral, la adaptación de su estructura interna y de su proceso de toma de decisiones, las habilidades de concertación, así como con el proceso de adaptación ideológica que genera tensiones dentro y fuera de la organización.…”
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Angiopoietin-Like Proteins 2 and 3 in Children and Adolescents with Obesity and Their Relationship with Hypertension and Metabolic Syndrome by Zahra Arab Sadeghabadi, Mitra Nourbakhsh, Mohammad Alaee, Mona Nourbakhsh, Seyedeh Sara Ghorbanhosseini, Roya Sharifi, Maryam Razzaghy-Azar

“…Methods. 70 children and adolescents, 35 obese and 35 normal-weight subjects, were enrolled in this research after complete clinical examination and anthropometric evaluations. …”
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Clinical Characterization According to Age Group of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis by Neima Ayde Bravo Mego, María Lucelita Silva Coronel, José Ander Asenjo Alarcón

“…<br /><strong>Methods:</strong> a descriptive, retrospective and cross-sectional study was carried out between August and September 2023, with 50 patients enrolled at the Chota Hospital, Peru. The data were obtained with a revised and adapted collection form. …”
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Sobre el suicidio en los profesionales de la salud y la importancia de la creación de estrategias desde un enfoque holístico by Juanita López Van den Berghe, Francisco Javier Meza-Diaz, Juan Pablo Rojas-Hernández, Juan Carlos Rojas-Fernández

“…Por consiguiente, se indaga acerca de los principales factores de riesgo desde el ámbito psicosocial y se cuestiona la forma en cómo se da la formación de los ^ profesionales de la Ciencia de la Salud, ya que se considera que este responde a exigencias sociales y económicas del sector de la salud, pero deja olvidada las condiciones laborales, sociales y psicológicas de los prestadores de salud. …”
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Effect Size of Targeted Temperature Management in Pediatric Patients with Post-Cardiac Arrest Syndrome According to the Severity by Takeshi Namba, Mitsuaki Nishikimi, Ryo Emoto, Kazuya Kikutani, Shinichiro Ohshimo, Shigeyuki Matsui, Nobuaki Shime

“…Results: Among 1526 OHCA pediatric patients enrolled in the registry, the data of 307 PCAS patients were analyzed. …”
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Inclusive Online Nursing Education: Learner Perceptions of Universal Design for Learning Approaches by Ann Celestini, Agniewszka (Aga) Palalas

“…A convergent mixed-methods descriptive case study was conducted of learners enrolled in a large first-year undergraduate nursing course in Canada, which was redesigned using UDL principles. …”
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Relationship between oxidative stress biomarkers and micronuclei scoring as a biomarker for DNA damage in Egyptian nicotine-dependent smokers: A cross-sectional study by Asmaa Mahmoud Mohammed, Dalia Farouk, Adel F. Hashish

“…Subjects and methods The present study enrolled 112 Egyptian male participants, of which 45 nicotine-dependent smokers matched with 67 nonsmokers. …”
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Outcome and Complications of Combined Phacoemulsification and 23-Gauge Pars Plana Vitrectomy by Selcuk Sizmaz, Ebru Esen, Puren Isik, Burcu Cam, Nihal Demircan

“…Eighty-four eyes of 64 (76.2%) males and 20 (23.8%) females were enrolled. The average age of patients was 59.5 ± 13.8 (18–81). …”
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Features of restoring the mental health of law enforcement officers who participated in the operation of the United Forces by O. S. Kolesnichenko

“…At the end of the work, a conclusion-prognosis is drawn up for each employee who participated in the mental health restoration program “Decompression’ and recommendations on the possibility of further admission to the independent performance of the tasks of the service, the need for medical supervision, treatment, rehabilitation, enrollment in the group of strengthened psychological attention, etc. are provided.…”
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NTHi killing activity is reduced in COPD patients and is associated with a differential microbiome by Vancheswaran Gopalakrishnan, Ben Sparklin, Jung Hwan Kim, Jerome Bouquet, Margaret Kehl, Tara Kenny, Christopher Morehouse, Carolina Caceres, Paul Warrener, Ventzislava A. Hristova, Susan Wilson, Harini Shandilya, Arnita Barnes, Alexey Ruzin, Junmin Wang, Lisa Oberg, Bastian Angermann, Christopher McCrae, Adam Platt, Daniel Muthas, Sonja Hess, Christine Tkaczyk, Bret R. Sellman, Kristoffer Ostridge, Maria G. Belvisi, Tom M. A. Wilkinson, Karl J. Staples, Antonio DiGiandomenico, on behalf of the MICA II Study Group

“…Mild-to-moderate COPD patients encompassing frequent and infrequent exacerbators and healthy volunteers (HV) were enrolled. Microbial composition, proteomics and NTHi killing activity was analyzed using bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF). …”
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Assessment of Compliance of Glucosamine and Chondroitin Sulfate in Patients with Early Osteoarthritis of the Knee by Ajit Prakash Bhaskarwar, Ashish Pande, Kailash Pati Dev Jaidev

“…Results: One hundred patients consisting of 44 males and 56 females were enrolled. The average age of the study population was 51.06 ± 9.44 years. …”
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