Cellular and cytokine immunoregulation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and bronchial asthma by Wanda Stankiewicz, Marek P. Dabrowski, Andrzej Chcialowski, Tadeusz Plusa

“…In addition to diverse effector mechanisms, the cellular and humoral elements participating in the development of immune response may appear to be different in COPD and bronchial asthma (BA) patients.…”
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Risk of All-Cause Mortality in Mild Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Evidence From the NHANES III and 2007–2012 by Zou W, Ou J, Wu F, Xiao S, Deng Z, Li H, Wang Z, Tang G, Liu S, Ye D, Zhu D, Hu J, Ran P

“…Patients with mild COPD had a higher all-cause mortality risk than participants with normal spirometry (adjusted: Hazard Ratios 1.13, 95% Confidence Intervals 1.04– 1.23; P = 0.005). …”
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Multicenter audit of operating room staff compliance with the surgical safety checklist: a cross-sectional study from a low- and middle-income country by Sana J. Yaseen, Sari Taha, Abdulsalam Alkaiyat, Sa’ed H. Zyoud

“…The SSCs were fully completed for 27.9% of the patients, partially completed for 43.2% of the patients, and left blank for 28.8% of the patients. …”
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The associations between the energy and timing of sugar-sweetened beverage intake and phenotypic age acceleration in U.S. adults: a cross-sectional survey of NHANES 2007–2010 by Teng Xia, Qian Yuan, Yao Zhang, Guangmei Shan

“…The assessment and estimation of SSB intake were conducted through 24-hour dietary recall interviews, categorizing participants into three groups: non-intake, low moderate-intake, and moderate–high-intake. …”
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Association of childhood maltreatment and adverse lifetime experiences with post-injury psychopathology: evidence from the China Severe Trauma Cohort by Shu Wen, Yu Zeng, Yueyao Xu, Shishi Xu, Wenwen Chen, Guanglin Wang, Wei Zhang, Huan Song

“…Results The mean age of participants was 47.95 years with a predominance of males (61.39%). …”
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Effects of olive leaf extract on exercise performance and muscle mitochondrial response in young healthy adults by Clément Lanfranchi, Nadège Zanou, Jérôme Feige, Umberto DeMarchi, Aurélie Hermant, Ornella Cominetti, Eugenia Migliavacca, Alba Moreno-Asso, Astrid Hostrman, Sara Mistro, Nicolas Place

“…We have previously shown that this is at least partially driven by improved skeletal muscle mitochondrial bioenergetics with increased mitochondrial Ca2+ uptake and pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDH) activation after a single session of SIT but not MICT [1]. …”
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Exploring the potential mediating role of systemic antibiotics in the association between early-life lower respiratory tract infections and asthma at age 5 in the CHILD study by Maria V. Medeleanu, Maria V. Medeleanu, Myrtha E. Reyna, Myrtha E. Reyna, Darlene L. Y. Dai, Geoffrey L. Winsor, Fiona S. L. Brinkman, Rahul Verma, Ella Nugent, Nashita Riaz, Elinor Simons, Piushkumar J. Mandhane, Piushkumar J. Mandhane, Meghan B. Azad, Meghan B. Azad, Stuart E. Turvey, Stuart E. Turvey, Theo J. Moraes, Theo J. Moraes, Padmaja Subbarao, Padmaja Subbarao, Padmaja Subbarao, Padmaja Subbarao, Padmaja Subbarao, Padmaja Subbarao

“…Adjusted logistic regression models and mediation analyses via systemic antibiotics use were performed.ResultsAmong 2,073 participants included in our analysis, 72 (4.9%) had asthma age 5, and 609 (29.3%) used systemic antibiotics before the 18-month visit. …”
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Genetic Assessment of Living Kidney Transplant Donors: A Survey of Canadian Practices by Somaya Zahran, Ke Fan Bei, Aisha Adil, Princess Okoh, Thomas Kitzler, Ahsan Alam

“…Although not fully understood, this observation could be partially explained by genetic predisposition to kidney diseases. …”
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Feasibility and therapeutic efficacy of a two-week low-level laser acupuncture therapy for shoulder and neck pain in office workers: Protocol for a pilot, single-blind, double-arme... by Carol Chunfeng Wang, Lisa Whitehead, Travis Cruickshank, Johnny Lo, Jianhong Cecilia Xia, Jun Wen

“…The primary outcome of this study is to evaluate the feasibility of a two-week LLLA therapy for office workers with SNP, as measured by recruitment and completion rates, patient safety, and treatment adherence and compliance. Participants' attitudes, motivation, and challenges to participation, intervention non-compliance, and experience of participating in the trial will be investigated via qualitative data. …”
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User Outcomes for an App-Delivered Hypnosis Intervention for Menopausal Hot Flashes: Retrospective Analysis by Katherine Scheffrahn, Claire Hall, Vanessa Muñiz, Gary Elkins

“…MethodsThis study is a retrospective analysis of a dataset of Evia app users. Participants were divided into 2 groups for analysis. …”
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Associated adverse outcomes with tumor treating fields when combined to temozolomide versus temozolomide alone for the treatment of glioblastoma: a meta-analysis of randomized tria... by Yuanyuan Chen, Yan Chen, Hong Zhen, Danhua Lou

“…Results A total number of 994 participants were included in this analysis whereby 572 participants were assigned to TTF + temozolomide, whereas 422 participants were assigned to temozolomide alone. …”
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Effect of Dietary Magnesium on the Association Between Serum Uric Acid and Female Infertility by Xin X, Zhang Q, Xu J, Huang J

“…Dietary magnesium was divided into two groups based on the median number of participants (low magnesium intake, < 243 mg/day; high magnesium intake, ≥ 243 mg/day).Results: A total of 3185 female participants were included in the final analysis, 10.58% of whom were infertile. …”
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Efficacy of intermittent fasting on improving liver function in individuals with metabolic disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Mousa Khalafi, Sara K Rosenkranz, Faeghe Ghasemi, Shokoufeh Kheradmand, Aref Habibi Maleki, Mallikarjuna Korivi, Jung-Piao Tsao

“…Results A total 21 studies involving 1,226 participants with metabolic disorders were included in the meta-analysis. …”
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Prevalence and associated factors of self-reported oral health problems among adults in the Fanteakwa districts in Ghana by Joana Kwabena-Adade, Enoch Aninagyei, Joy Ato Nyarko

“…About 98% (229/234) of the study participants who self-reported oral health problems, reported up to four different problems. …”
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Carriage of Extended-Spectrum-β-Lactamase- and AmpC-β-Lactamase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-PE) in Healthy Community and Outpatient Department (OPD) Patients in Nepal by Dipendra Kumar Mandal, Shiv Kumar Sah, Shyam Kumar Mishra, Sangita Sharma, Hari Prasad Kattel, Sanjeet Pandit, Pranav Kumar Yadav, Ujjwal Laghu, Rajani Lama, Niranjan Prasad Sah, Jeevan Bahadur Sherchand, Keshav Parajuli, Anup Bastola, Sher Bahadur Pun, Basista Prasad Rijal, Bharat Mani Pokharel

“…During a 6-month period (November 2014–April 2015), a total of 190 stool specimens from 190 participants were obtained from different population. …”
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Optimizing Talent Development for Goalkeepers: Psychological Characteristics, Stressors, and Sustainable Pathways in Elite Soccer by Camille Sabourin, Eric Terrien, Denis Ha

“…First, four validated questionnaires (i.e., D5D, PCDEQ, PFPI, TD12) were used to measure the participant’s psychological characteristics. Second, semi-structured interviews were conducted to explore the stressors encountered during the participants’ developmental pathways. …”
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Effectiveness of app-based cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia on preventing major depressive disorder in youth with insomnia and subclinical depression: A randomized clinica... by Si-Jing Chen, Jian-Yu Que, Ngan Yin Chan, Le Shi, Shirley Xin Li, Joey Wing Yan Chan, Weizhen Huang, Chris Xie Chen, Chi Ching Tsang, Yuen Lam Ho, Charles M Morin, Ji-Hui Zhang, Lin Lu, Yun Kwok Wing

“…Thirty-seven participants (10%) in the intervention group and 62 participants (18%) in the control group developed new-onset MDD throughout the 12-month follow-up, with a hazard ratio of 0.58 (95% confidence interval 0.38-0.87; p = 0.008). …”
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Investigating Smartphone-Based Sensing Features for Depression Severity Prediction: Observation Study by Yannik Terhorst, Eva-Maria Messner, Kennedy Opoku Asare, Christian Montag, Christopher Kannen, Harald Baumeister

“…ResultsA total of 107 participants were included in the study. Ages ranged from 18 to 56 (mean 22.81, SD 7.32) years, and 78% of the participants identified as female. …”
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Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for the Treatment of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: A Pilot Study by Foglia SD, Drapeau CC, Ramdeo KR, Adams FC, Soppitt DB, Rehsi RS, Shanthanna H, Nelson AJ

“…Clinical outcomes included pain intensity using the numerical ratings scale, Pain Catastrophizing scale-EN-SF, PROMIS-29 v2.0 profile, and Rainbow Pain Scale.Results: All participants tolerated the study procedures and 83% of participants completed the 9-week intervention, deeming the protocol feasible. …”
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Impact of a 6-Month Micronutrient-Dense Plant-Rich Nutrition Intervention on Health and Well-Being at the Worksite by Jay T. Sutliffe, Julia C. Gardner, Michelle M. Gorman, Mary Jo Carnot, Wendy S. Wetzel, Tricia Fortin, Chloe A. Sutliffe, Alison Adams

“…Seventy-one employees and/or spouses (≥18 years) who met the inclusion criteria were recruited from a regional medical center and a local university. Participants were provided more than 14 hours of in-person lecture combined with take-home materials, and electronic resources to support participants in their transition and adherence to the dietary plan. …”
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