Does Q223R Polymorphism of Leptin Receptor Influence on Anthropometric Parameters and Bone Density in Childhood Cancer Survivors? by Malgorzata Sawicka-Żukowska, Maryna Krawczuk-Rybak, Katarzyna Muszynska-Roslan, Anna Panasiuk, Eryk Latoch, Jerzy Konstantynowicz

“…The aim of the analysis was to find the relationships between Q223R, leptin levels, and anthropometric parameters. Patients and Methods. In the study 74 cancer survivors participated (ALL n=64, lymphomas n=10), and the control group consisted of 51 healthy peers. …”
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The Effects of Vestibular Rehabilitation on Poststroke Fatigue: A Randomized Controlled Trial Study by Amin Ghaffari, Bahador Asadi, Armin Zareian, Malahat Akbarfahimi, Gholam Reza Raissi, Fahimeh Fathali Lavasani

“…The participants were allocated to control and experimental groups randomly. …”
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Association between early‐stage diabetic nephropathy and the delayed monophasic glucose peak during oral glucose tolerance test in type 2 diabetes mellitus by Han Zhang, Hanqing Tang, Yunjuan Gu, Zhuqi Tang, Xiaoqin Zhao, Ranran Zhou, Ping Huang, Rongping Zhang, Xinlei Wang

“…Furthermore, T2DM patients were subdivided into the non‐DN group (n = 293) and the early‐stage DN group (n = 79) for comparative analysis. …”
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Differentiation of Early Sacroiliitis Using Machine-Learning- Supported Texture Analysis by Qingqing Zhu, Qi Wang, Xi Hu, Xin Dang, Xiaojing Yu, Liye Chen, Hongjie Hu

“…A control group of healthy individuals matched in terms of age and sex to the patients was included in this study. …”
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Conductive Education as a Method of Stroke Rehabilitation: A Single Blinded Randomised Controlled Feasibility Study by Judith Bek, Melanie R. Brown, Jagjeet Jutley-Neilson, Nicholas C. C. Russell, Pia A. J. Huber, Catherine M. Sackley

“…The control group participants attended two group meetings. The study evaluated the feasibility of recruitment procedures, delivery of the intervention, retention of participants, and appropriateness of outcome measures and data collection methods. …”
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The effect of telenursing follow-up on blood glycosylated hemoglobin and quality of life in the elderly with diabetes type 2 by Elahe Asadi, Fariba Borhani, Abbas Abbaszadeh

“…Patients in the control group received only follow-up and center care. …”
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Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Parkinson's Disease with Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia by Iracema Leroi, Hiranmayi Pantula, Kathryn McDonald, Vijay Harbishettar

“…Psychosis (hallucinations and delusions) increased from 12.9% in PD-NC group; 16.7% in PD-MCI group; and 48% in PDD group. …”
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How Do Low-Income Urban African Americans and Latinos Feel about Telemedicine? A Diffusion of Innovation Analysis by Sheba George, Alison Hamilton, Richard S. Baker

“…We used components of a diffusion of innovation conceptual framework to analyze preexperience perceptions about telemedicine to assess its appeal among urban underserved African Americans and Latinos. Methods. Ten focus groups were conducted with African American (𝑛=43) and Latino participants (𝑛=44) in both English and Spanish and analyzed for key themes. …”
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Addressing Shortcomings in Contingency Standards of Care by Alexander Quan

“…Through the simulation, participants reported difficulty separating implicit biases about patient characteristics from their clinical judgment. …”
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New horizons for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis treatment through PosturalSpine^® D’Amanti Method by Francesca Campoli, Maria Chiara Parisi, Antonino Zoffoli, Donatella Di Corrado, Vincenzo Francavilla, Elvira Padua, Giuseppe Messina

“…The study included 17 participants allocated into two groups: experimental (n = 8) and control (n = 9) groups. …”
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A qualitative exploration of the educational needs of people living with heart failure: BANDAIDD-Explore study. by Caleb Ferguson, Scott William, Sabine Allida, Peter S Macdonald, Gary Kilov, Clara K Chow, Anthony Keech, BANDAIDD Study Investigator team

“…The focus groups were on average 81 (range 73 to 91) minutes in duration. …”
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Multimodal treatments and the risk of breast cancer-related lymphedema: insights from a nationally representative cohort in South Korea by Sung Hoon Jeong, Seong Min Chun, Miji Kim, Ye Seol Lee, Jisun Kim, Ja-Ho Leigh, Yoon-Hee Choi

“…Results The risk of BCRL was higher in the Surg/Chemo group (hazard ratio [HR]: 1.54, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.43–1.65), Surg/Chemo/Radio group (HR: 1.51, 95% CI: 1.43–1.65), only Chemo group (HR: 1.58, 95% CI: 1.45–1.71), and Chemo/Radio group (HR: 1.13, 95% CI: 1.00–1.29) in comparison with the only Surg group. …”
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Randomized controlled comparative study of anterior abdominal field block at linea semilunaris with a standard institutional regimen for postoperative analgesia in caesarean sectio... by Sudhakar D.S., Selvakumar R., Arunachalam R., Murugesan K., Karthick S.

“…Results: Final analysis included 40 subjects. 20 participants in treatment and placebo group; This study shows that transversus abdominis plane (TAP) done at linea semilunaris provides adequate postoperative analgesia for a shorter duration. …”
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Understanding personality pathology in a clinical sample of youth: study protocol for the longitudinal research project ‘APOLO’ by Nagila Koster, Igor Lusin, Paul T van der Heijden, Odilia M Laceulle, Marcel A G van Aken

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Analgesic Effect of Passive Range-of-Motion Exercise on the Healthy Side for Pain after Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Prospective Randomized Trial by Shuichi Eto, Motoki Sonohata, Yasuo Takei, Masaya Ueno, Norio Fukumori, Masaaki Mawatari

“…Patients and Methods. In this prospective randomized controlled trial, participants were randomly assigned to two groups: a bilateral group that received bilateral exercise on the operated and healthy sides and a unilateral group that received exercise therapy only on the affected side. …”
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Feasibility of a family-oriented mHealth intervention for Chinese Americans with type 2 diabetes: A pilot randomized control trial. by Lu Hu, Yun Shi, Judith Wylie-Rosett, Mary Ann Sevick, Xinyi Xu, Ricki Lieu, Chan Wang, Huilin Li, Han Bao, Yulin Jiang, Ziqiang Zhu, Ming-Chin Yeh, Nadia Islam

“…<h4>Methods</h4>We conducted a pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT) with baseline, 3-, and 6-month measurements. Participating dyads, T2D patients and families/friends from NYC, were randomized into the intervention group (n = 11) or the wait-list control group (n = 12). …”
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Defining national research priorities for prostate cancer in Zambia: using the Delphi process for comprehensive cancer policy setting in sub-Saharan Africa by Ajay Aggarwal, Janet Seeley, Virginia Bond, Kennedy Lishimpi, John Kachimba, Musonda Simwinga, Andrew Sentoogo Ssemata, Susan Msadabwe, Dorothy Chilambe Lombe, Monde Mwamba, Richard Muhumuza, Victor Mapulanga

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Prospective evaluation of the diagnostic accuracy of FDG-PET/CT for the detection of sternal wound infection post-sternotomy by Angela Cai, Mehrshad Bakhshi, Yoan Lamarche, Francois Harel, Matthieu Pelletier-Galarneau

“…To characterize the time between sternotomy and imaging, participants were subsequently subdivided into recent (< 3 months) or remote surgery (≥ 3 months) groups. …”
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Correlating the Optical Coherence Tomography Patterns and Biomarkers of Diabetic Macular Edema with Hemoglobin Level in Diabetic Kidney Disease by Gopalakrishnan N, Nagaraju SP, George NM, Bhandary SV, Kamath YS, Shetty SS, Nair SS, Kuzhuppilly NI, S S

“…Out of 42 participants, 22 patients had hemoglobin level more than 10g%(group A) while 20 patients had hemoglobin less than 10g%(Group B). …”
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Point-of-care lung ultrasonography for early identification of mild COVID-19: a prospective cohort of outpatients in a Swiss screening center by Olivier Hugli, Jean-Yves Meuwly, Noémie Boillat-Blanco, Pierre-Nicolas Carron, Siméon Schaad, Thomas Brahier, Mary-Anne Hartley, Jean-Baptiste Cordonnier, Luca Bosso, Tanguy Espejo, Olivier Pantet

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