Associations between dry eye disease and sleep quality: a cross-sectional analysis by Anat Galor, Kimberly Cabrera, Mohammad Ayoubi, Elyana Vittoria Tessa Locatelli, Simran Mangwani-Mordani

“…DE metrics were examined by PSQI scores and subscores.Results Most participants (76%) reported mild or greater DE symptoms (DEQ-5 ≥6). …”
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Examination of the Clinical Utility of Eating Disorder and Disordered Eating Screening Tools in Young Athletes: A Scoping Review by Barbara J. Hoogenboom, Zachary Capulong, Megan Teeter

“…Articles were excluded if analysis of ED/DE was a secondary purpose or < 20 athletes participated. …”
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Teeth and Covariates: Association with Risk of Falls by Shivani Kohli, Aaron Lam Wui Vun, Christopher Daryl Philip, Cassamally Muhammad Aadil, Mahenthiran Ramalingam

“…The short version of the Geriatric Depression Scale was used to assess depression among the participants, and the Barthel Scale was used to analyze the subject’s ability to perform the activities of daily living (ADL). …”
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Chemokine Receptor 2 (CXCR2) Gene Variants and Their Association with Periodontal Bacteria in Patients with Chronic Periodontitis by Denisa Kavrikova, Petra Borilova Linhartova, Svetlana Lucanova, Hana Poskerova, Antonin Fassmann, Lydie Izakovicova Holla

“…A total of 500 unrelated subjects participated in this case-control study. 329 CP patients and 171 healthy nonperiodontitis controls were analyzed using polymerase chain reaction techniques for three single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs): +785C/T (rs2230054), +1208T/C (rs1126579), and +1440A/G (rs1126580). …”
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Feasibility study of a randomised controlled trial of preoperative and postoperative nutritional supplementation in major lung surgery by Amelia Swift, Sebastian T Lugg, Babu Naidu, Nikolaos Efstathiou, Amy Kerr, Hazem Fallouh, Maninder Kalkat, Richard Steyn, Salma Kadiri, Ehab Bishay, Krishna Kholia, Venessa Rogers

“…The intervention involved preoperative carbohydrate-loading drinks (4×200 mL evening before surgery and 2×200 mL the morning of surgery) and early postoperative nutritional protein supplement drinks two times per day for 14 days compared with the control group receiving an equivalent volume of water.Setting Single adult thoracic centre in the UK.Participants All adult patients admitted for major lung surgery. …”
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PSYCHOLOGICAL DIAGNOSTICS OF STUDENTS ADAPTATION TO UNIVERSITY STUDIES by Olga A. Molokova

“…It is shown that, despite the positive relation to psychological researches from the majority of respondents, there is a problem of the obvious or latent unwillingness of some first-year students to participate in surveys and test work caused by work content and its duration. …”
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Familial Mediterranean Gene (MEFV) Mutation in Parents of Children with Familial Mediterranean Fever: What Are the Exceptions? by Leila Shahbaznejad, Sayed-Reza Raeeskarami, Raheleh Assari, Abbas Shakoori, Hamidreza Azhideh, Yahya Aghighi, Fatemeh Tahghighi, Vahid Ziaee

“…Forty-three patients and their parents participated in the study. Sixty-three percent (27) of patients were male. …”
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A longitudinal study on the professional identity formation of health promotion practitioners: evidence from undergraduate students in Switzerland by Verena Biehl, Verena Biehl, Andreas Bänziger, Frank Wieber, Frank Wieber

“…Mixed effect models were used to analyze these determinants of PI formation.ResultsThe study included 276 participants. On average, PI in health promotion students was moderate and declined over the course of the undergraduate program. …”
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Quality of life in children with glaucoma: a qualitative interview study in Australia by Emmanuelle Souzeau, Jamie E Craig, Sandra E Staffieri, Lachlan S W Knight, Bronwyn Ridge, Mallika Prem Senthil

“…The prominence of QoL themes was determined by the number of children who raised issues connected to the corresponding theme.Setting Interviews were conducted via telephone or videoconferencing between April 2020 and July 2021.Participants Eighteen children with glaucoma, aged 8–17 years, who resided in Australia, were recruited from the Australian and New Zealand Registry of Advanced Glaucoma.Results Median child age was 12.1 years (IQR: 9.7–14.5 years) and 33% were female. …”
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A meaningful everyday life experienced by adults with acquired neurological impairments: A scoping review. by Lena Aadal, Michele Offenbach Hundborg, Hanne Pallesen, Randi Steensgaard

“…<h4>Introduction</h4>Limitations in function, activity or participation following a neurological injury or disease imposes comprehensive changes on the every-day life of the affected person and close relatives. …”
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Rehabilitation interventions for persons with hip fracture and cognitive impairment: A scoping review. by Lauren Cadel, Kerry Kuluski, Walter P Wodchis, Kednapa Thavorn, Sara J T Guilcher

“…All intervations were initiated in hospital, with less than half including cross-sectoral components. About half of the articles described modifying or tailoring the intervention to the participants' needs, but there was limited information on how to adapt rehabilitation interventions for individuals with cognitive impairment.…”
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Socioeconomic and health-related inequalities in major depressive symptoms among older adults: a Wagstaff’s decomposition analysis of data from the LASI baseline survey, 2017–2018... by Manish Kumar, Shobhit Srivastava, T. Muhammad, Anjali Elsa Skariah

“…Objectives To find out the association between socioeconomic and health status and depression among older adults and explore the contributing factors in the socioeconomic and health-related inequalities in late-life depression.Design A cross-sectional study was conducted using large representative survey data.Setting and participants Data for this study were derived from the baseline wave of the Longitudinal Ageing Study in India conducted during 2017–2018. …”
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A desvalorização das licenciaturas na educação superior brasileira: análise do planejamento estratégico dos Institutos Federais by Roberta dos Reis Neuhold, Márcio Rogério Olivato Pozzer, David Cristopher Pellejero

“…A complexa problemática envolve múltiplas dimensões, dentre elas a remuneração e as condições de trabalho, a infraestrutura das escolas, a formação inicial na educação superior e sua desarticulação com a prática, bem como a percepção social da profissão. …”
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Efficacy of aquatic exercises on balance in children with sickle cell anemia: A randomized controlled trial by Omar Abd El-Hameed Abd El-Fattah Ghetas, Azza Abd El-Aziz Abd El-Hady, El-Sayed Ali Shaheen Ali, Amira El-Sayed El-Bagalaty

“…Sixty children with mild sickle cell anemia and poor balance from both sexes (35 boys and 25 girls) participated in this study. Their ages ranged from 5-10 years with a mean value of 7.30± 1.66 years in the study group (A) and 7.26 ±1.70 in the control group (B). …”
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Molecular-genetic pathways of hepatitis C virus regulation of the expression of cellular factors PREB and PLA2G4C, which play an important role in virus replication by E. L. Mishchenko, A. A. Makarova, E. A. Antropova, A. S. Venzel, T. V. Ivanisenko, P. S. Demenkov, V. A. Ivanisenko

“…The participants of Hepatitis C virus (HCV) replication are both viral and host proteins. …”
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Clinical Outcomes of Titanium Zirconium and Titanium Dental Implants under Immediate Functional Loading in Posterior Mandibular Region by Aditi Verma, Kaushal Kishor Agrawal, Pooran Chand, Ramashanker, Shuchi Tripathi, Deeksha Arya

“…Hence, the study aimed to evaluate and compare the clinical outcomes of Ti-Zr and Ti dental implants under immediate functional loading in the mandibular posterior region. Methods: Forty participants fulfilling the predetermined selection criteria were randomly grouped based on dental implant used; Titanium zirconium (Ti-Zr):20, and Titanium (Ti):20. …”
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Aukus (Australia-united kingdom-united states) threat to Indo-pacific security by Ismiyatun Ismiyatun, Ita Puji Lestari

“…The data sources for this study consist of secondary data, including academic journal articles, books, governmental and non-governmental reports, and policy briefs. …”
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Developing the data management component of an academic discipline program for an educational management information system by Ju. V. Starichkova, I. E. Rogov, V. S. Tomashevskaya

“…Introducing the ADP module allows reducing the time spent on developing the program by providing universal templates of academic disciplines, along with the possibility of autofilling the academic discipline parameters and tracking the current status of ADPs, as well as increasing the level of awareness of participants in the educational process.…”
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Body mass index and risk of knee osteoarthritis: systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies by Huaqing Zheng, Changhong Chen

“…Subgroup analysis showed that obesity was an independent predictor of knee OA risk regardless of the study country, sample size, gender proportion of participants, duration of follow-up, presence of adjusted knee injury and assessed study quality above or below an NOS score of 8. …”
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Children's digital privacy on fast-food and dine-in restaurant mobile applications. by Christine Mulligan, Grace Gillis, Lauren Remedios, Christopher Parsons, Laura Vergeer, Monique Potvin Kent

“…All responding food companies were found to collect sociodemographic information on child participants (e.g., name, email). Some collected other information, such as order details and available promotional offers. …”
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