The influence of menopause age on gynecologic cancer risk: a comprehensive analysis using NHANES data by Yiliminuer Abulajiang, Tao Liu, Ming Wang, Abidan Abulai, Yumei Wu

“…Variables including socioeconomic factors, health behaviors, nutritional status, and medical history were assessed in relation to participants’ menopausal age and gynecologic cancer prevalence. …”
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Bothrops asper snake venom and its metalloproteinase BaP–1 activate the complement system. Role in leucocyte recruitment by Sandra H. P. Farsky, Luís Roberto C. Gonçalves, José M. Gutiérrez, Adriana P. Correa, Alexandra Rucavado, Philippe Gasque, Denise V. Tambourgi

“…These data show the role of the complement system in bothropic envenomation and the participation of metalloproteinase in the effect. Also, they suggest that the venom may contain other component(s) which can cause direct activation of C5a.…”
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An investigation on the radiological findings of dental and bone diseases related to jaw trauma in combat sports by Musa Con, Mehmet Yalcin Tasmekteplıgıl, Taner Tunc, Yesim Denız

“…Thirty-two boxers and thirty-two taekwondo athletes and sex- and age-matched non-athletes control group participated in the study. A special questionnaire was used with questions on previously experienced maxillofacial trauma and mouthguard use. …”
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Tetanus Toxoid Immunization Status and Associated Factors among Mothers in Damboya Woreda, Kembata Tembaro Zone, SNNP, Ethiopia by Muluken Dubale Mamoro, Lolemo Kelbiso Hanfore

“…The simple random sampling method was used to select the study participants, and data were collected through an interview using a structured questionnaire. …”
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Assessment of Paediatricians’ Oral Health Knowledge, Behaviour, and Attitude in the United Arab Emirates by Noora Aburahima, Iyad Hussein, Mawlood Kowash, Anas Alsalami, Manal Al Halabi

“…Nearly half of the paediatricians (95 (51.4%)) identified the appropriate age for child’s first dental visit; while 88 (47.6%) believed that the appropriate age to start brushing was after the eruption of the primary molars (2-3 yrs), and 132 (71.4%) believed that the ideal time to give sugary snacks is in between meals. 123 (66.5%) participants said that they would prescribe antibiotics to treat local dental sepsis without fever. …”
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Ultranarrow-linewidth stimulated Brillouin scattering with fundamental acoustic waves by Wendao Xu, Maxime Zerbib, Arjun Iyer, Kien Phan Huy, Jean-Charles Beugnot, William H. Renninger

“…While interaction strength and linewidth directly affect device performance, most strongly interacting Brillouin systems have linewidths of many MHz, limited by the high frequency of the participating acoustic waves. By engineering Forward Inter-Modal Brillouin interactions to access the Fundamental Acoustic Modes (FIM-FAM), strong Brillouin coupling can be extended over a wide frequency range, including lower frequencies that support significantly narrower linewidths. …”
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Association of Tobacco Smoking with Physical Fitness of Military Males in Taiwan: The CHIEF Study by Fang-Ying Su, Sheng-Huei Wang, Henry Horng-Shing Lu, Gen-Min Lin

“…The effective sample size estimated was 1,230 participants, as the margin of error was ±3% at the 99% confidence level. …”
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Expanding the role of non-physician medical staff in primary care in Germany: protocol for a mixed-methods study exploring the perspectives of physicians in rural practices by Joachim E Fischer, Heiner Averbeck, David Litaker

“…Written informed consent will be obtained before each interview; consent for participation in the survey will be assumed when the survey has been returned. …”
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Eating green in Copenhagen: organic consumers’ path to less meat and minimal food waste by Lea Ellen Matthiessen, Lea Ellen Matthiessen, Sinne Smed, Jørgen Dejgård Jensen, Dominika Średnicka-Tober, Laura Rossi, Susanne Gjedsted Bügel

“…For statistical analysis, 279 adult survey participants were divided into three subgroups; “low”– with up to 25% organic food share, “medium”– 26-75% organic food share and “high”– 76-100% organic food share.ResultsThis study found significant differences of food intake between the subgroups for fruits & vegetables, legumes, nuts, whole grain cereals and meat. …”
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Development and validation of a diagnostic model for migraine without aura in inpatients by Zhu-Hong Chen, Zhu-Hong Chen, Guan Yang, Chi Zhang, Chi Zhang, Dan Su, Dan Su, Yu-Ting Li, Yu-Xuan Shang, Wei Zhang, Wen Wang

“…ObjectivesThis study aimed to develop and validate a robust predictive model for accurately identifying migraine without aura (MWoA) individuals from migraine patients.MethodsWe recruited 637 migraine patients, randomizing them into training and validation cohorts. Participant’s medical data were collected such as demographic data (age, gender, self-reported headache characteristics) and clinical details including symptoms, triggers, and comorbidities. …”
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Retinal Microperimetry as a Novel Tool for Early Detection of Subclinical Cognitive Dysfunction and Brain Damage in Type 1 Diabetes: A Pilot Study by Manel Mateu‐Salat, Nicole Stanton‐Yonge, Frederic Sampedro Santaló, José Ignacio Vela, Jesús Díaz Cascajosa, Eva Safont Pérez, Daniela Rego‐Lorca, Ana Chico

“…Design, Setting and Participants Pilot observational study, people with T1D without clinical cognitive impairment, moderate–severe retinopathy or glaucoma. …”
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Status and risk factors for depression, anxiety, and insomnia symptoms among adolescents in the post-pandemic era by Xing-Jie Yang, Li-Bin Zhang, Lei-Lei Wang, Hu Deng, Yu-Long Li, Rong-Jia Zhao, Jia-Yan Xu, Yu-Chun Yang, Shuang-Jiang Zhou

“…Results Of 50,666 adolescent participants, 46.8% displayed depressive symptoms, 31.5% showed anxiety symptoms, and 47.9% experienced difficulties initiating sleep within 30 min, while 4.9% manifested depressive, anxiety, and insomnia symptoms simultaneously. …”
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Review of climate-resilient agriculture for ensuring food security: Sustainability opportunities and challenges of India by Satiprasad Sahoo, Chiranjit Singha, Ajit Govind, Armin Moghimi

“…This review examines the role of the CRA in agricultural sustainability and community participation in India. It assesses critical CRA projects and policies in India and explores how CRA can improve water policy by integrating farmers' perspectives in groundwater-based agriculture. …”
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Circadian distribution of epileptiform discharges in epilepsy: Candidate mechanisms of variability. by Isabella Marinelli, Jamie J Walker, Udaya Seneviratne, Wendyl D'Souza, Mark J Cook, Clare Anderson, Andrew P Bagshaw, Stafford L Lightman, Wessel Woldman, John R Terry

“…We calibrated this forcing term using independently-collected human cortisol (the primary stress-responsive hormone characterised by circadian and ultradian patterns of secretion) data and sleep-staged EEG from healthy human participants. We found that either the dynamics of cortisol or sleep stage transition, or a combination of both, could explain most of the observed distributions of epileptiform discharges. …”
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Women and birth partners’ experiences of cervical ripening at home and in hospital by Cassandra Yuill, Mairi Harkness, Helen Cheyne, Boo Charkin, Monica Ferreira, Eloise Price, Amarnath Bhide, Mairead Black, Kathleen Boyd, Neelam Heera-Shergill, Neena Modi, John Norrie, Dharmintra Pasupathy, Julia Sanders, Sarah J. Stock, Rosemary Townsend, Linda J. Williams, Christine McCourt

“…Supportive care contributed to more positive experiences; however, some reported difficult or traumatic experiences related to induction. Conclusions Most participants were positive about home cervical ripening, yet our study highlights the lack of information and genuine choice regarding cervical ripening and induction. …”
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The Effect of Diabetes Management Shared Care Clinic on Glycated Hemoglobin A1c Compliance and Self-Management Abilities in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Tian Jiang, Chao Liu, Ping Jiang, Wenjun Cheng, Xiaohong Sun, Jing Yuan, Qiaoling Wang, Yanlei Wang, Shihui Hong, Haiyan Shen, Dongchun Zhu, Yi Zhang, Fang Dai, Jing Hang, Jiguo Li, Honglin Hu, Qiu Zhang

“…This study was a prospective cohort study of patients with T2DM participating in the DMSCC. At baseline and after management, the HbA1c levels were measured, the HbA1c compliance rate were calculated, and the Summary of Diabetes Self-Care Activities-6 (SDSCA-6), Diabetes Empowerment Scale-DAWN Short Form (DES-DSF), and Problem Areas in Diabetes Scale—Five-item Short Form (PAID-5) were completed. …”
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Functional Fitness and Self-Reported Quality of Life of Older Women Diagnosed with Knee Osteoarthrosis: A Cross-Sectional Case Control Study by Paula Andréa Malveira Cavalcante, Márcio Roberto Doro, Frank Shiguemitsu Suzuki, Roberta Luksevicius Rica, Andrey Jorge Serra, Francisco Luciano Pontes Junior, Alexandre Lopes Evangelista, Aylton José Figueira Junior, Julien Steven Baker, Danilo Sales Bocalini

“…Utilizing a cross-sectional case control design, the aim of this study was to evaluate the functional fitness and self-reported quality of life differences in older people diagnosed with knee osteoarthrosis (O) who participated in health promotion groups. Methods. Ninety older women were distributed into two groups: control without O of the knee (C, n=40) and a group diagnosed with primary and secondary knee O with grade II or higher, with definite osteophytes (OA, n=50). …”
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Medicamentos intercambiáveis: impacto dos gastos sob a perspectiva de clientes de uma startup mineira by Cícero Quintão Celestino, Samilla Dornellas Faria, Ronaldo Portela, Isabella Piassi Dias Godói, Cristina Mariano Ruas

“…Conclusões: A intercambialidade entre medicamentos pode gerar economia significativa para os pacientes, variando de acordo com os princípios ativos e as marcas. Essa prática pode reduzir os gastos com medicamentos quando há disponibilidade de opções intercambiáveis. …”
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Conditions of construction of the system of digital transport and logistics in the management of competitiveness by D. R. Abdyusheva, A. O. Merenkov, A. A. Stepanov

“…The authors revealed the main advantages of digital transport development for the participants of the transportation process. The article highlights the role of modern technologies in the process of implementing the principles of a client-oriented approach to transport, which contributes to the improvement of the quality of work of companies in the sphere of freight forwarding and logistics services.…”
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Predicting Cognitive Decline in Parkinson’s Disease with Mild Cognitive Impairment: A One-Year Observational Study by Pei-Hao Chen, Fang-Yu Cheng, Shih-Jung Cheng, Jin-Siang Shaw

“…Cognitive decline was defined as subjective cognitive impairment with an objective decline in the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) ≥2 points at the one-year follow-up. Participants (n = 74) had a median age of 70 (interquartile range 60–79) years, and 45.9% of them were women. …”
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