Bidirectional causal associations between frailty measures and sleep disturbances: a two-sample Mendelian randomization study by Che L, Zang H, Bi Y, Wen B, Xu L

“…Lu Che,* Han Zang,* Yaodan Bi, Bei Wen, Li Xu Department of Anesthesiology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100730, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Li Xu, Email pumchxuli@163.comBackground: Observational studies have demonstrated a strong association between sleep disturbances and frailty. …”
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The Role of Severe Vitamin D Deficiency in Predicting the Risk of Severe Exacerbation in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Zhou L, Han C, Zhou Y

“…Li Zhou,1– 4 Cunqiao Han,5 Yue Zhou1– 4 1Department of Emergency Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China; 2West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China; 3Disaster Medical Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China; 4Nursing Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China; 5Department of Emergency Medicine, Shangjinnanfu Hospital, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Yue Zhou, Department of Emergency Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37 Guoxue Road, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86-028-62539203, Email zhouyuesccd@163.comBackground: This study aims to investigate the association between vitamin D levels and the risk of severe acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD).Methods: We conducted a prospective observational study with 636 COPD patients admitted for exacerbations between January 2021 and December 2022. …”
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Examining the Relationship between Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Body Weight Status: Empirical Evidence from a Population-Based Survey of Adults in Taiwan by Tai-Hsiung Hung, Pei-An Liao, Hung-Hao Chang, Jiun-Hao Wang, Min-Chen Wu

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Author Correction: Targeting adipocyte ESRRA promotes osteogenesis and vascular formation in adipocyte-rich bone marrow by Tongling Huang, Zhaocheng Lu, Zihui Wang, Lixin Cheng, Lu Gao, Jun Gao, Ning Zhang, Chang-An Geng, Xiaoli Zhao, Huaiyu Wang, Chi-Wai Wong, Kelvin W. K. Yeung, Haobo Pan, William Weijia Lu, Min Guan

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Systematic Review Shows Only Few Reliable Studies of Physical Activity Intervention in Adolescents by Nara Michelle Moura Soares, Arley Santos Leão, Josivan Rosa Santos, Glauber Rocha Monteiro, Jorge Rollemberg dos Santos, Sara Maria Thomazzi, Roberto Jerônimo dos Santos Silva

“…Surveys in PubMed, SportDiscus, LiLacs, and SciELO databases were conducted using keywords to identify population, intervention, and outcome, as well as DeCS and MeSH terms in English, Portuguese, and Spanish, whenever appropriate. …”
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Comparison of Diffusion Tensor Imaging Metrics in Normal-Appearing White Matter to Cerebrovascular Lesions and Correlation with Cerebrovascular Disease Risk Factors and Severity by Seyyed M. H. Haddad, Christopher J. M. Scott, Miracle Ozzoude, Courtney Berezuk, Melissa Holmes, Sabrina Adamo, Joel Ramirez, Stephen R. Arnott, Nuwan D. Nanayakkara, Malcolm Binns, Derek Beaton, Wendy Lou, Kelly Sunderland, Sujeevini Sujanthan, Jane Lawrence, Donna Kwan, Brian Tan, Leanne Casaubon, Jennifer Mandzia, Demetrios Sahlas, Gustavo Saposnik, Ayman Hassan, Brian Levine, Paula McLaughlin, J. B. Orange, Angela Roberts, Angela Troyer, Sandra E. Black, Dar Dowlatshahi, Stephen C. Strother, Richard H. Swartz, Sean Symons, Manuel Montero-Odasso, null ONDRI Investigators, Robert Bartha

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The role of skill and expertise and organizational resources along with the relevant components in the competitive environment of the organization (case study: Tehran Province Muni... by Mehdi Aghighi, Rashid Zolfegari Zaferani, Behzad Mashali

“…The statistical population of the present study includes 100,000 employees of the municipality of Tehran province, which was determined 384 people due to the large sample size using the Morgan Karjesi table. …”
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Mapping TB incidence across districts in Uganda to inform health program activities by N.J. Henry, S. Zawedde-Muyanja, R.K. Majwala, S. Turyahabwe, R.V. Barnabas, R.C. Reiner, Jr, C.E. Moore, J.M. Ross

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Determinants of Demoralization Syndrome and Social Support Among Patients with Breast Cancer: A Cross-Sectional Study by Yang L, Song LX, Zhang L, Yang Y, Zhang YM

“…Li Yang,1,2 Ling-Xia Song,1 Lin Zhang,1,2 Yan Yang,1 Yong-Mei Zhang1 1Department of Nursing, The Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, 563000, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of General Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, 563000, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Yong-Mei Zhang, Department of Nursing, The Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, No. 149, Dalian Road, Huichuan District, Zuny, GuiZhou, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 15185210524, Fax +86 851-28608909, Email 583726149@qq.comObjective: This study aimed to assess the determinants of demoralization syndrome among patients with breast cancer (BC) in the southwestern region of China.Methods: This investigation constituted a single-center cross-sectional study in which 176 patients with BC were surveyed through a questionnaire covering the current status of demoralization syndrome and social support.Results: Majority of patients with BC developed moderate-to-severe levels of demoralization. …”
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Construction and Validation of a Model for Predicting Fear of Childbirth: A Cross-Sectional Population Study via Machine Learning by Zhang ZL, Chen KJ, Chen H, Zhu MM, Gu JJ, Jiang LS, Zheng L, Zhou SG

“…Zhi-Lin Zhang,* Kang-Jia Chen,* Hui Chen,* Miao-Miao Zhu, Jing-Jing Gu, Li-Shuai Jiang, Lan Zheng, Shu-Guang Zhou Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Maternal and Child Medical Center of Anhui Medical University, The Fifth Affiliated Clinical College of Anhui Medical University, Anhui Women and Children’s Medical Center, Hefei, Anhui, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Shu-Guang Zhou, Email zhoushuguang@ahmu.edu.cn; Lan Zheng, Email zhenglan2022@163.comBackground: Fear of childbirth (FOC) is a psychological state of fear and distress that pregnant women experience when they approach labor. …”
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A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials: evaluating the efficacy of isokinetic muscle strengthening training in improving knee osteoarthritis outcomes by Wanqin Guo, Jingyang Gao, Dawazhuoma, Xiuling Mi, Ciwang, Bianba

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Case report: dysgeusia, strawberry tongue, and psoriatic eruptions after combination treatment with adalimumab, sulfasalazine, and etoricoxib for ankylosing spondylitis by Binglin Cui, Jing Lin, Yuanchun Huang, Huachen Zhu, Huachen Zhu, Huachen Zhu, Jinbo Zou, Jiesheng Qin, Hui Pan, Hui Pan, Jian Chen

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Accuracy and Usability of Smartphone-Based Distance Estimation Approaches for Visual Assistive Technology Development by Giles Hamilton-Fletcher, Mingxin Liu, Diwei Sheng, Chen Feng, Todd E. Hudson, John-Ross Rizzo, Kevin C. Chan

“…<italic>Goal:</italic> Distance information is highly requested in assistive smartphone Apps by people who are blind or low vision (PBLV). However, current techniques have not been evaluated systematically for accuracy and usability. …”
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The Role of β-Catenin in Th1 Immune Response against Tuberculosis and Profiles of Expression in Patients with Pulmonary Tuberculosis by Kunlong Xiong, Jinxia Niu, Ruijuan Zheng, Zhonghua Liu, Yanzheng Song, Lin Wang, Changtai Zhu, Lin Fan

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Targeting adipocyte ESRRA promotes osteogenesis and vascular formation in adipocyte-rich bone marrow by Tongling Huang, Zhaocheng Lu, Zihui Wang, Lixin Cheng, Lu Gao, Jun Gao, Ning Zhang, Chang-An Geng, Xiaoli Zhao, Huaiyu Wang, Chi-Wai Wong, Kelvin W. K. Yeung, Haobo Pan, William Weijia Lu, Min Guan

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COVID-19 morbidity in Afghanistan: a nationwide, population-based seroepidemiological study by Siyu Chen, Fatima Arifi, Mohammad Nadir Sahak, Sayed Ataullah Saeedzai, Lisa J White, Amal Barakat, Eman Abdelkreem Aly, Margo van Gurp, Giti Azim, Bahara Rasoly, Soraya Safi, Jennifer A Flegg, Nasar Ahmed, Mohmmad Jamaluddin Ahadi, Niaz M Achakzai, Alaa AbouZeid

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Design and validation of consumer behavior model based on user-generated content in the banking industry by Sepahdar Rahnama, Marzieh ZendehDel, Mir Hadi Moazen Jamshidi

“…The statistical population in the qualitative part includes 15 people from the experts of the banking and academic system active in the field of content marketing,selected by the method of judgmental purposeful sampling; and the statistical population in the quantitative part includes 384 people from all the customers of Sepah Bank in Tehran, selected using Cochran's formula as a sample, by available sampling method. …”
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The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Health and Health Care Experience in Those With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome by Sydora BC, Wilke MS, Ghosh M, Vine DF

“…Our findings highlight the need to incorporate viable individualized and alternative care options for people with chronic conditions such as PCOS, to support self-management and prevent deterioration in health and well-being during times of unforeseen health crises. …”
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Presenting the model of customer participation with brands in social media with emphasis on cultural differences by Hamed Saghafian, Samad Aali, morteza mahmoodzadeh

“…The results of this research are in agreement with the results of Savadkoohi Qudjanki & Zarbakhsh Bahri (2022), Yazdani Kachuei et al, (2022), Lopez et al, (2021), Khademi et al, (2021), Nasrollahi et al, (2020), Mashhadizadeh & Saedi (2020), and Li et al, (2020). Lopez et al, (2021) showed that participation through online brand community directly has a positive and significant effect on community participation and the desire to create cooperation with the brand and positive word of mouth, as well as a positive indirect effect on brand loyalty. …”
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