Flow Mediated Dilation and Its Correlation with Coronary and Systemic Atherosclerosis in Patients Scheduled for Surgical Myocardial Revascularization by Boieriu AM, Luca CD, Tint D

“…Additionally, we examined the association between the severity of EDevaluated throughFMD and the extent of atherosclerosis at the coronary arteries level (SYNTAX I score), carotid arteries and peripheral arteries.Methods: The study included 84 participants recruited between January 2020 and June 2021. …”
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Epidemiology of community-acquired pneumonia among hospitalised children in Indonesia: a multicentre, prospective study by Rina Triasih, Yan Mardian, Dewi Lokida, Helmia Farida, Herman Kosasih, Adhella Menur Naysilla, Arif Budiman, Chakrawati Hayuningsih, Moh Syarofil Anam, Dwi Wastoro, Mujahidah Mujahidah, Setya Dipayana, Amalia Setyati, Abu Tholib Aman, Nurhayati Lukman, Muhammad Karyana, Ahnika Kline, Aaron Neal, Chuen-Yen Lau, Clifford Lane

“…Objective To identify aetiologies of childhood community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) based on a comprehensive diagnostic approach.Design ‘Partnerships for Enhanced Engagement in Research-Pneumonia in Paediatrics (PEER-PePPeS)’ study was an observational prospective cohort study conducted from July 2017 to September 2019.Setting Government referral teaching hospitals and satellite sites in three cities in Indonesia: Semarang, Yogyakarta and Tangerang.Participants Hospitalised children aged 2–59 months who met the criteria for pneumonia were eligible. …”
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Adenomas from individuals with pathogenic biallelic variants in the MUTYH and NTHL1 genes demonstrate base excision repair tumour mutational signature profiles similar to colorecta... by Romy Walker, Jihoon E. Joo, Khalid Mahmood, Mark Clendenning, Julia Como, Susan G. Preston, Sharelle Joseland, Bernard J. Pope, Ana B.D. Medeiros, Brenely V. Murillo, Nicholas Pachter, Kevin Sweet, Allan D. Spigelman, Alexandra Groves, Margaret Gleeson, Krzysztof Bernatowicz, Nicola Poplawski, Lesley Andrews, Emma Healey, Steven Gallinger, Robert C. Grant, Aung K. Win, John L. Hopper, Mark A. Jenkins, Giovana T. Torrezan, Christophe Rosty, Finlay A. Macrae, Ingrid M. Winship, Daniel D. Buchanan, Peter Georgeson

“…Methods: Whole-exome sequencing of FFPE tissue and matched blood-derived DNA was performed on 9 adenomas and 15 CRCs from 13 biallelic MUTYH cases, on 7 adenomas and 2 CRCs from 5 biallelic NTHL1 cases and on 27 adenomas and 26 CRCs from 46 non-hereditary (sporadic) participants. All samples were assessed for COSMIC v3.2 SBS mutational signatures. …”
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Feasibility, safety and tolerability of estrogen and/or probiotics for improving vaginal health in Canadian African, Caribbean, and Black women: A pilot phase 1 clinical trial. by Biban Gill, Jocelyn M Wessels, Christina L Hayes, Jenna Ratcliffe, Junic Wokuri, Elizabeth Ball, Gregor Reid, Rupert Kaul, Jesleen Rana, Muna Alkhaifi, Wangari Tharao, Fiona Smaill, Charu Kaushic

“…A total of 88 AEs were reported by 29 participants which were mild (66/88; 75%) and largely resolved (82/88;93%) by the end of the study, with no serious AEs (SAEs) noted. …”
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Lipid Profile in Adolescent Girls with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus and Hyperandrogenemia by Agnieszka Zachurzok, Grazyna Deja, Aneta Gawlik, Agnieszka Drosdzol-Cop, Katarzyna Klimek, Ewa Malecka-Tendera

“…The study aim was to evaluate whether hyperandrogenemia in adolescent girls with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) may adversely influence lipid profile. Design and Participants. Lipid levels in 16 diabetic girls with biochemical hyperandrogenemia (T1DM-H) aged 16.3 ± 1.2 years were compared to 38 diabetic girls with normal androgen levels (T1DM-N) aged 15.8 ± 1.2 years. 15 healthy girls served as controls (CG). …”
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Resolviendo conflictos regulatorios mediante la incorporación de estándares privados: retos y oportunidades by Guillermo Rodrigo Corredor Castellanos

“…Para tal efecto, se toma como punto de partida, la crisis actual de dos conceptos fundamentales en el Derecho Internacional Público: la soberanía y el principio de libre determinación, los cuales son analizados en el contexto de la dificultad para definir un estándar regulatorio en materia de consulta previa para la obtención del consentimiento fundamentado previo para el acceso a los recursos naturales. …”
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The effects of circuit hydraulic weight interval training on body composition and progression of resistance in recreationally exercising pre- and postmenopausal women: an 18-week q... by Małgorzata Socha, Paulina Ćwieląg, Waldemar Andrzejewski

“…A total of 100 women aged between 35 and 69 (mean 51.5 ± 9.61) years with a mean body mass index (BMI) of 27.3 (±5.4 kg/m2) were divided by menopausal status and assigned to the training CHWIT group (25 pre- and 25 postmenopausal women) and the control group (25 pre- and 25 postmenopausal women). Each participant from the CHWIT group took part in a total of 54 training sessions, developed for the Mrs.Sporty network, under the constant supervision of a qualified trainer.ResultsAfter 18 weeks of training in both intervention groups, ANCOVA demonstrated statistically significant (p < 0.05) decreased body fat (%), reduced thigh and arm circumference, and increased muscle component (kg) as the main part of fat-free body mass. …”
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Assessment of Air Pollution and Lagged Meteorological Effects in an Urban Residential Area of Kenitra City, Morocco by Mustapha Zghaid, Abdelfettah Benchrif, Mounia Tahri, Amine Arfaoui, Malika Elouardi, Mohamed Derdaki, Ali Quyou, Moulay Laarbi Ouahidi

“…Complex mixtures of air pollutants, including ozone (O₃), carbon monoxide (CO), sulfur dioxide (SO₂), nitrogen dioxide (NO₂), black carbon (BC), and fine particulate matter (PM_2.5), present significant health risks. …”
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Mariana Mazzucato's Entrepreneurial State. Fact and fiction by Luz Andrea Bedoya-Parra, Ximena Sánchez-Mayorga, Eutimio Mejía Soto

“…Mariana Mazzucato propone una economía mundial impulsada por un Estado emprendedor que no se limite a corregir los fallos del mercado, por el contrario, propone que su papel sea innovador y asuma riesgos para hacerse acreedor y participe de los beneficios generados en las diferentes actividades que impulsa. …”
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Association between obstructive sleep apnea and hyperuricemia/gout in the general population: a cross-sectional study by Suyeon Park, Seong-Hyeok Bak, Hyun-Sook Kim, Kyung-Ann Lee

“…Methods Using the 2019–2021 KNHANES data, 11,728 participants were selected. OSA risk was assessed using the STOP-BANG questionnaire score, which is as follows: (1) high-risk (5–8), (2) intermediate-risk (3–4), and (3) low-risk (0–2). …”
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A novel model-based meta-analysis to indirectly estimate the comparative efficacy of two medications: an example using DPP-4 inhibitors, sitagliptin and linagliptin, in treatment o... by Yan Gong, James Rogers, Christian Friedrich, Sanjay Patel, Alexander Staab, Jorge Luiz Gross, Daniel Polhamus, William Gillespie, Brigitta Ursula Monz, Silke Retlich

“…Credible intervals for participants without washout were −0.88 to −0.75 (linagliptin) and −0.89 to −0.73 (sitagliptin), and for those with washout, −0.91 to −0.76 (linagliptin) and −0.91 to −0.75 (sitagliptin).Conclusions This study demonstrates the use of longitudinal MBMA in the field of diabetes treatment. …”
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Chinese Herbal Medicine Combined with Intravitreal Antivascular Growth Factor Agents in Treatment of Macular Edema Secondary to Retinal Vein Occlusion: A Systematic Review and Meta... by Su Xiaojuan, Li Xiaodong, Fu Zhongmei, Ye Hejiang

“…Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing anti-VEGF combined with CHM (anti-VEGF + CHM) versus anti-VEGF in participants with RVO-ME were included in this study. …”
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Urban versus rural older adults: occupational balance and quality of life comparison by Emel Pekçetin, Serkan Pekçetin, Emine Sağlamoğlu, Gamze Ekici

“…Methods A group of 107 older adults from the urban area (mean age: 69.80 ± 4.78 years), and 93 older adults from the rural area (mean age: 71.24 ± 6.79 years) were examined. OB of the participants was evaluated with the Occupational Balance Questionnaire 11-T (OBQ 11-T) The QoL of older adults assessed by the World Health Organization Quality of Life – OLD module (WHOQOL-OLD). …”
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Severe obesity, high inflammation, insulin resistance with risks of all-cause mortality and all-site cancers, and potential modification by healthy lifestyles by Qianyun Jin, Siwen Liu, Yunmeng Zhang, Yuting Ji, Jie Wu, Hongyuan Duan, Xiaomin Liu, Jingjing Li, Yacong Zhang, Zhangyan Lyu, Fangfang Song, Fengju Song, Hua Li, Yubei Huang

“…The independent and joint associations of severe obesity (body mass index ≥ 35 m/kg2), inflammation (C-reactive protein > 10 mg/L and systemic inflammation markers > 9th decile), and IR surrogates with the risks of all-cause mortality and all-site cancers, were evaluated in 163,008 participants from the UK Biobank cohort. Further analyses were conducted to investigate how these associations were modified by lifestyle. …”
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Developing and assessing the “MultiLife” intervention: a mobile health-based lifestyle toolkit for cardiometabolic multimorbidity in diabetes and hypertension management – a type 1... by Sanghamitra Pati, Jaideep Menon, Tanveer Rehman, Ritik Agrawal, Jayasingh Kshatri, Subrata Kumar Palo, Chandrashekar Janakiram, Srijeeta Mitra, Aswathy Sreedevi, Tanu Anand

“…Methods This study is a two-arm, cluster-randomized controlled trial with a hybrid Type 1 design involving 840 participants across 18 primary health centres in Odisha and Jharkhand. …”
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No impairment of quality of life after radiotherapy for prostate cancer by Maria M. Meier, Oliver Koelbl, Isabella Gruber

“…Four patients treated with adjuvant radiotherapy were excluded due to the small number, resulting in 141 participants who received salvage radiotherapy (70 men) or definitive radiotherapy (71 men). …”
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Reliability and validity of the original and brief German version of the Maternal Antenatal Attachment Scale (MAAS): Longitudinal study findings. by Franziska Lehnig, Katja Linde, Viktoria Schmidt, Michaela Nagl, Julia Martini, Holger Stepan, Anette Kersting

“…Women (≥ 18 years old) were recruited between the 18th and 22nd weeks of gestation while waiting for routine prenatal diagnostic appointments. Participants answered the MAAS, together with other questionnaires measuring maternal mental health, self-esteem, and social support. …”
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Athletic identity and its relationship to moral values among physical education university students by L. M. Obeidat, H. I. Momani, T. T. Ammari, M. A. Rababah

“…The study recommends consolidating athletic identity among students through increasing sports participation and activities, strengthening academic courses that deal with sports culture and sports values, involving female students in sports activities to enhance the level of their athletic identity to bridge the gap in the level of athletic identity between them and male students.…”
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Deciphering the Link Between Diagnosis-Related Group Weight and Nursing Care Complexity in Hospitalized Children: An Observational Study by Manuele Cesare, Fabio D’Agostino, Emanuele Sebastiani, Nursing and Public Health Group, Gianfranco Damiani, Antonello Cocchieri

“…However, the link between these two dimensions remains partially explored. This study aims to decipher the relationship between Diagnosis-Related Group (DRG) weight and nursing care complexity in hospitalized children and to identify the determinants of medical complexity. …”
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Long-term survival in a large cohort of patients with venous thrombosis: incidence and predictors. by Linda E Flinterman, Astrid van Hylckama Vlieg, Suzanne C Cannegieter, Frits R Rosendaal

“…Please see later in the article for the Editors' Summary.…”
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