Insights From Diverse Perspectives on Social Media Messages to Inform Young Adults With Cancer About Clinical Trials: Focus Group Study by Melissa P Beauchemin, Desiree Walker, Allison Rosen, Maria Frazer, Meital Eisenberger, Rhea K Khurana, Edward Bentlyewski, Victoria Fedorko, Corey H Basch, Grace C Hillyer

“… Abstract BackgroundLow rates of adolescent and young adult (YA; aged 15-39 y) clinical trial enrollment (CTE), particularly among underserved groups, have resulted in a lack of standardized cancer treatments and follow-up guidelines for this group that may limit improvement in cancer treatments and survival outcomes for YAs. …”
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The Potential of Online Tasks to Facilitate Autonomous Language Learning with the Use of Online Dictionaries in a Higher Education ESP Classroom by Carolina Girón-García

“…., Lesson integrated into a Moodle platform); design of three questionnaires administered before and after the experiment; and implementation of the OT with university students (N=171) enrolled in a Legal English course; and (2) collection of data and analysis. …”
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Abnormal glymphatic system in patients with autoimmune encephalitis: Relationship with cognitive performance by Yingchi Zhang, Dianwei Wu, Zhirong Fan, Xiuxiu Leng, Ting Wan, Xiaodan Shi, Xiaomu Wang, Xuan Wang, Changgeng Song, Fang Du, Wen Jiang

“…Results: A total of 115 individuals were enrolled, including 85 patients with AE and 30 age- and sex-matched healthy controls (HCs). …”
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Los desafíos para el desarrollo del trabajo de las asociaciones y cooperativas de turismo en Barreirinhas / Ma, Brasil: notas introductorias by Monique de Oliveira Serra, Wilker Ricardo de Mendonça Nóbrega, Angela Teberga de Paula

“…Los resultados mostraron que las asociaciones y cooperativas buscan organizarse dentro del colectivo de trabajadores, pero enfrentan desafíos relacionados con la precariedad, ya sea por falta de apoyo de las autoridades o por las relaciones establecidas con los contratistas. …”
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Impact of sleep quality on academic achievements of undergraduate medical students: a cross-sectional study from Saudi Arabia by Arwa Khaled, Dalia Almaghaslah, Ayesha Siddiqua, Geetha Kandasamy, Khalid Orayj

“…Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted among medical students at King Khalid University by using the Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI) to assess sleep duration, sleep efficiency, sleep latency, and global PSQI score. Participants were enrolled from second to sixth year. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression were used to predict factors related to poor sleep quality. …”
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Influence of prenatal hexachlorobenzene, PCB and selenium levels on growth trajectories in the first year of life: Findings from the NEHO birth cohort by Ilaria Cosentini, Silvia Ruggieri, Paolo Colombo, Fabrizio Bianchi, Liliana Cori, Melania Casella, Elisa Eleonora Tavormina, Fabio Cibella, Gaspare Drago

“…We analyzed data from 237 infants enrolled in the Neonatal Environment and Health Outcomes (NEHO) cohort. …”
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Epidemiologic Data of Vitamin D Deficiency and Its Implication in Cardio-Cerebrovascular Risk in a Southern Italian Population by Rocco Capuano, Federica Marchese, Raffaella Sica, Eduardo Capuano, Marzia Manilia, Anna Grazia Iannone, Alessandro D’Ambrosio, Alvino Bisecco, Gioacchino Tedeschi, Antonio Gallo, Vincenzo Capuano

“…The prevalence of 25(OH)D levels was evaluated in 1200 subjects aged 25–74 years (600 males and 600 females), enrolled in the “VIP” (from Italian for Irno Valley Prevention) Project, whereas multiple linear regression analysis was used to determine the relationship between 25(OH)D levels and CCV risk factors. …”
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Aproximação às estruturas geográficas: as formas de território como manifestações da Transferência Geográfica de Valor by Juan Anderson Ruiz Peña, Antonio Marcos de Oliveira Siqueira

“…A forma território é formulado através da identificação de determinações históricas, ou seja, os fatores históricos moldam e determinam a transferência de valor dentro do espaço geográfico. Para subsidiar a análise, no artigo utilizamos a pesquisa bibliográfica fundamentada na teoria da dependência de Ruy Mauro Marini. …”
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Evaluation of the Inferior Vena Cava Diameter in Dehydrated Children Using Bedside Ultrasonography by Esra Akyüz Özkan, Mahmut Kılıç, Fatih Çalışkan, Ahmet Baydın

“…A total of 124 dehydrated patients were enrolled, aged 8 months to 17 years. The maximum diameters of the IVC and aorta (AO) were measured. …”
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Sequence of episodic memory-related behavioral and brain-imaging abnormalities in type 2 diabetes by Bo Hu, Ying Yu, Xin-Wen Yu, Min-Hua Ni, Yan-Yan Cui, Xin-Yu Cao, Ai-Li Yang, Yu-Xin Jin, Sheng-Ru Liang, Si-Ning Li, Pan Dai, Ke Wu, Lin-Feng Yan, Bin Gao, Guang-Bin Cui

“…To comprehensively explore the neural mechanisms underlying it, we aimed to explore the sequence that episodic memory-related behavioral and brain-imaging biomarkers appear abnormal in the progression of T2D. Methods We enrolled 62 healthy controls and 110 patients with T2D. …”
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Efectividad del Heberprot P en la úlcera de pie diabético en un área de salud by Grisell Mariela Mass Basulto, Teresita Cabrera Rodríguez, Freddy Abel Torres Torres, Grisell Vidal Cabrera, Adys Moya Ávila, Jenny Adelaida Alonso Abad

“…<strong>Fundamento:</strong> existen muchos trabajos publicados sobre la efectividad del Heberprot P en la granulación y curación de las lesiones por úlcera de pie diabético de forma ambulatoria, pero muy pocos provienen de la Atención Primaria de Salud. …”
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Laparoscopy and Laparotomy for Endometrioid Adenocarcinoma: Short- and Long-Term Outcomes’ Comparison by Lan Hong, Xiuzhen Wang, Shengtan Wang, Wei Li, Lang Zheng, Jun Liu, Haocheng Gao, Xiaohang Liu, Guifei Li, Lifan Shen, Hengzhi Zhuang, Genhai Zhu

“…From January 2012 to July 2020, 693 endometrioid adenocarcinoma patients undergoing laparoscopy versus laparotomy were retrospectively identified and enrolled in this study. Basic information for the patients, their perioperative indexes, and recurrence rates were reviewed to assess the therapeutic effect of these two approaches for endometrioid adenocarcinoma. …”
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Hyperuricemia Increases the Risk of Atrial Fibrillation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Zheng Gao, Hekai Shi, Wei Xu, Zhengzhao Guan, Xiuxiu Su, Nuojin Guo, Huijie Ma

“…Studies were excluded if with too many complications unrelated to AF enrolled. Data were independently extracted by three individuals. …”
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Análisis legislativo del paradigma de la economía circular by Adriana Margarita Porcelli, Adriana Norma Martínez

“…En las últimas décadas, este modelo ocasionó el agotamiento de los recursos naturales y la degradación y pérdida generalizadas de los ecosistemas, lo cual ha dado espacio para que surja un modelo económico alternativo denominado la economía verde y dentro del mismo la economía circular. El objetivo de este artículo consiste en analizar si la economía circular es una alternativa fiable y plausible para paliar los efectos de un modelo económico en crisis que permita propiciar una cultura altamente sustentable y su recepción en las diferentes legislaciones. …”
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Psychometric validation of the Cystic Fibrosis Impact Questionnaire (CF-IQ): A patient-reported outcome assessing impacts of cystic fibrosis. by Daniel Serrano, Alyssa Uzumcu, Maya Gerstein, Nicolai D Ayasse, Ella Engstrom, Frederick B Barnes, Charles Iaconangelo, Teja Thorat, Lisa J McGarry, Isabelle Sermet-Gaudelus

“…In this noninterventional validation study, people with CF completed the 40-item CF-IQ and validating patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) via electronic diaries at enrollment (baseline) and at the 4-week follow-up. Validation consisted of modern methods and focus groups to finalize structural validity, and classical methods to assess internal consistency [1-3], test-retest reliability [4,5], concurrent validity [5], and known-groups validity [5] of the CF-IQ. …”
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Interest, uptake, and feasibility trial of a real-life digital health intervention to improve lifestyle in Brazil by Raquel B De Boni, Jurema C Mota, Michael Duncan, Leonardo Linconl, Giovanna Lucieri Alonso Costa, Sofia Pimentel, Kamila P Sales, Fabiana Gaspar, Fernanda Adaes, Felipe B Schuch, Vicent Balanzá-Martinez, Flavio Kapczinski, Renato S Lima

“…A total of 401 participants were enrolled, predominantly women (73.3%) with higher education (61.6%). …”
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Screening for social anxiety disorder in students of Jordan universities after COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional survey study by Abdallah Y Naser, Othman Beni Yonis, Ahlam J Alhemedi, Hadeel Allan, Ghalia abu Mohsen, Ayham Almasri, Haitham Abdulrazzeq, Islam Khasawneh, Osama El-khateeb

“…Objective To examine the prevalence rate of social anxiety disorder (SAD) among university students in Jordan after the COVID-19 pandemic and its associated predictors.Design A cross-sectional online survey study that was conducted in Jordan between January and December 2023.Setting: Universities in Jordan.Participants Healthy university students from any specialty currently enrolled at a Jordanian university.Primary outcome measure The prevalence rate of SAD, which was assessed using the Social Phobia Inventory.Results A total of 851 university students participated in this study. …”
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Intralesional steroid injection in keloid ear — a prospective observational study by Vinod Bangalore Narayanaswamy, Tejaswini H, Saritha H M, Udayabhanu H N, Nagarathna H K

“…Fifty patients who met the inclusion criteria were enrolled and received intralesional triamcinolone injection with hyaluronidase. …”
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The Prevalence of Occult Celiac Disease among Patients with Functional Dyspepsia: A Study from the Western Region of Iran by Ali Asghar Keshavarz, Homayoon Bashiri, Alireza Ahmadi, Shahrzad Bazargan-Hejazi

“…Patients with a clinical or paraclinical data in favor of organic causes were excluded from the study. Enrolled patients were screened for IgA antiendomysium antibody (EMA) and IgA antitissue transglutaminase antibody (tTG). …”
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Fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides, and polyols (FODMAPs) and mortality among survivors of liver cirrhosis: a prospective cohort study by Danial Fotros, Azita Hekmatdoost, Fereshteh Pashayee-khamene, Sara Karimi, Saleheh Ahmadzadeh, Mehdi Saberifiroozi, Behzad Hatami, Zahra Yari

“…Methods This cohort study enrolled 166 ambulatory patients from two hospitals in Tehran, Iran, between 2016 and 2018, and followed them up for 5 48 months until April 30, 2022. …”
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