Application of Patient-Generated Health Data Among Older Adults With Cancer: Scoping Review by Yesol Kim, Geonah Kim, Hyeonmi Cho, Yeonju Kim, Mona Choi

“…The treatment status varied; the median sample size was 50 (IQR 33.8-84.0). The devices that were used to measure the PGHD were classified as research-grade wearable devices (57/113, 50.4%), consumer-grade wearable devices (28/113, 24.8%), or smartphones or tablet PCs for mobile apps (23/113, 20.4%). …”
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Differential management and associations of dyslipidaemia and hypertension by glycaemic status in urban South Africans by N Peer, L Kotzé-Hörstmann, J Hill, A-P Kengne

“…Among 618 participants (82% women), aged median 58 years, there were 339 participants with KD, 70 with NDD and 209 with normoglycaemia. …”
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Nouveaux éléments concernant l’amphithéâtre antique de Saintes (Charente-Maritime) : l’arène aux iiie et ive s. apr. J.-C. by Bastien Gissinger

“…This archaeological excavation also provided information on the service rooms located at the ends of the small median axis, particularly the famous « sacellum ». …”
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Temporal trends in characteristics and outcome of heart failure patients with and without significant coronary artery disease by Entela Bollano, Björn Redfors, Araz Rawshani, Dimitrios Venetsanos, Sebastian Völz, Oskar Angerås, Charlotta Ljungman, Joakim Alfredsson, Tomas Jernberg, Truls Råmunddal, Petur Petursson, J. Gustav Smith, Oscar Braun, Henrik Hagström, Ole Fröbert, David Erlinge, Elmir Omerovic

“…A normal CAG or non‐obstructive CAD was reported in 63.2% (HF‐NCAD), and 36.8% had >50% diameter stenosis in one or more coronary arteries (HF‐CAD). The median follow‐up time was 3.6 years in HF‐CAD and 5 years in HF‐NCAD. …”
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Inclusive educational process at the university: Theoretical and experimental model of teachers' psychological readiness by V. Z. Kantor, Yu. L. Proekt

“…The survey results were analysed qualitatively and quantitatively using the Cronbach Alpha coefficient, Shapiro-Wilk, Kolmogorov-Smirnov, Mann-Whitney tests, and the median test applying the Pearson test. To check the consistency of the proposed theoretical model of the psychological readiness of university teachers to implement an inclusive educational process, structural equation modelling (or SEM - the method of asymptotically non-parametric assessment) was employed. …”
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Relationship between pregnant women's combined exposure to heavy metals and their offspring's congenital heart defects in Lanzhou, China by Lulu Chen, Lulu Chen, Yaqin Zhao, Yaqin Zhao, Jianhao Sun, Jianhao Sun, Xinjuan Jiao, Zhenzhen Wu, Zhenzhen Wu, Jian Wang, Jie Qiu, Baohong Mao, Baohong Mao, Qing Liu, Qing Liu

“…This analysis was performed utilizing a multifactorial conditional logistic regression model.ResultA nested case-control study was conducted involving 97 case groups and 194 control groups. The median concentrations of nickel (Ni), barium (Ba), lead (Pb), and titanium (Ti) in the blood of pregnant women were measured at 25.58 μg/L, 84.38 μg/L, 69.67 μg/L, and 304.65 μg/L, respectively. …”
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Cardiovascular disease attenuates the protective effect of folate on global cognitive function in an elderly population: a cross-sectional study by Jianqiang Zhang, Di Yue, Huifeng Zhang

“…This study included 2104 participants with complete data and a median age of 68 years, with females comprising 51% of the participants. …”
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Impact of hepatic steatosis on the efficacy of antiviral treatment for chronic hepatitis B and the establishment of predictive model: a cohort study by Guanghui Ren, Kaining Jia, Shi Yin, Yunpeng Guan, Qingwei Cong, Ying Zhu

“…Kaplan–Meier survival analysis revealed a shorter median time to HBsAg response at 48 weeks for the CHB + MASLD group (HR = 3.251, 40 weeks vs. 42.5 weeks, p = 0.002). …”
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Transarterial Chemoembolization Plus Radiofrequency Ablation and Iodine-125 Seed Implantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in High-Risk Locations: A Propensity Score-Matched Analys... by Zhang G, Ren Y, Liu J, Cao Y, Xiong F, Liang B, Zheng C, Kan X

“…The local progression-free survival rates at 1-, 2-, 3-, 4-, and 5-years were 100%, 82.4%, 74.8%, 63.5%, and 54% in the TACE-RFA-125I group, which were significantly higher than 91.3%, 69.4%, 50.7%, 29.4%, and 26.7% in the TACE-RFA group, respectively (p = 0.004). The median progression-free survival in the TACE-RFA-125I group was significantly longer than that in the TACE-RFA group (p = 0.002). …”
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Las transformaciones territoriales fronterizas según la concepción ideologica de frontera (1991-1995) by Alicia Laurín

“…Los recortes territoriales denominados área de frontera y región fronteriza, serían la resultante espacial de la concepción de frontera cerrada en el primer caso y la de frontera abierta en el segundo. …”
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Environmental PM2.5 Exposure: An Ignored Factor Associated with Blood Cadmium Level in Hemodialysis Patients by Hsu CW, Chan MJ, Weng CH, Tsai TY, Yen TH, Huang WH

“…For each patient, the mean PM2.5 concentrations in the living environment during the previous 12 and 24 months were recorded and analyzed.Results: Of all patients, the median BCL of was 0.36 μg/L (range: 0.21, 0.79 μg/L). …”
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Pharmacogenetic and pharmacokinetic factors for dexmedetomidine-associated hemodynamic instability in pediatric patients by Yanping Guan, Bilian Li, Yiyu Zhang, Hao Luo, Xueding Wang, Xue Bai, Zhuoling Zheng, Yaying Huang, Wei Wei, Min Huang, Xingrong Song, Guoping Zhong

“…LASSO regression was used to identify significant factors, and a Cox’s proportional hazards model-derived nomogram for hemodynamic instability was developed.ResultsHemodynamic instability was observed in 52 out of 270 patients (209 events), resulting in a cumulative incidence of 16.30% at 90 min, as estimated by Kaplan–Meier estimation, and it was associated with a median time to event of 35 min. The interval time between DEX initiation and propofol induction was 16 min (IQR: 12–22 min). …”
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95-95-95 HIV indicators among children younger than 15 years in South Africa: results from the 2017 national HIV prevalence, incidence, behaviour, and communication survey by Rindidzani E. Magobo, Musawenkosi Mabaso, Sean Jooste, Lesiba Molopa, Inbarani Naidoo, Leickness Simbayi, Khangelani Zuma, Nompumelelo Zungu, Olive Shisana, Sizulu Moyo

“…Results A total of 12,237 CLHIV < 15 years were included (median 8 years, interquartile range 4–11 years). HIV prevalence was 2.8% (95% CI: 2.4–3.3). …”
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Non-cancerous CT findings as predictors of survival outcome in advanced non-small cell lung cancer patients treated with first-generation EGFR-TKIs. by Pakorn Prakaikietikul, Pattraporn Tajarenmuang, Phumiphat Losuriya, Natee Ina, Thanika Ketpueak, Thanat Kanthawang

“…Cox regression analyzed prognostic factors at 18-month outcome.<h4>Results</h4>Median overall survival was 17.57 months (14.87-20.10) with 76 (44.19%) patients died at 18 months. …”
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Anatomy, histology, and morphology of fish gills in relation to feeding habits: a comparative review of marine and freshwater species by Mohamed A. M. Alsafy, Hanan H. Abd-Elhafeez, Ahmed M. Rashwan, Atef Erasha, Safwat Ali, Samir A. A. El-Gendy

“…The interbranchial septum can be smooth, form a median crest (seabream), or carry teeth or spines (seabass, pufferfish). …”
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Development of an Alternative Protocol to Study Muscle Fatigue by Daniela A. Alambarrio, Benjamin K. Morris, R. Benjamin Davis, Emily B. Grabarczyk, Kari K. Turner, John M. Gonzalez

“…Muscle workload during EMS was measured with EMG using median power frequency (<b>MdPF</b>) and root mean square (<b>RMS</b>) as indicators of action potential velocity and muscle fiber recruitment. …”
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Diabetes distress among immigrants of south Asian descent living in New York City: baseline results from the DREAM randomized control trial by Farhan Mohsin, Laura Wyatt, Hayley Belli, Shahmir Ali, Deborah Onakomaiya, Supriya Misra, Yousra Yusuf, Shinu Mammen, Jennifer Zanowiak, Sarah Hussain, Haroon Zafar, Sahnah Lim, Nadia Islam, Naheed Ahmed

“…Results Overall, 414 participants completed the DDS at baseline (median age = 55.2 years; SD = 9.8). All were born outside of the US; the majority were born in Bangladesh (69.8%) followed by India, Pakistan, and Nepal (24.7%) and Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago (5.5%). …”
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Characteristics and prognostic factors of chronic kidney disease patients with Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia by Liu Xiao-hua, Wu Jing-jing, Zeng Ming, Ge Yi-fei, Zhang Bo, Wu Bu-yun, Mao Hui-juan

“…The primary underlying diseases were membranous nephropathy， immunoglobulin A nephropathy （IgAN）， lupus nephritis，antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody （ANCA）-associated glomerulonephritis. The median time of PJP was 3 （2， 108） months after the diagnosis of nephropathy. …”
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Sociodemographic characteristics and longitudinal progression of multimorbidity: A multistate modelling analysis of a large primary care records dataset in England. by Sida Chen, Tom Marshall, Christopher Jackson, Jennifer Cooper, Francesca Crowe, Krish Nirantharakumar, Catherine L Saunders, Paul Kirk, Sylvia Richardson, Duncan Edwards, Simon Griffin, Christopher Yau, Jessica K Barrett

“…<h4>Methods and findings</h4>We utilised electronic primary care records from 13.48 million participants in England, drawn from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD Aurum), spanning from 2005 to 2020 with a median follow-up of 4.71 years (IQR: 1.78, 11.28). …”
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EDENT1FI Master Protocol for screening of presymptomatic early-stage type 1 diabetes in children and adolescents by Melanie Gündert, Anette-Gabriele Ziegler, Peter Achenbach, Olga Kordonouri, Agnieszka Szypowska, Ezio Bonifacio, Parth Narendran, Christiane Winkler, R Ribeiro, Sandra Hummel, Przemysława Jarosz-Chobot, Emanuele Bosi, R Lahesmaa, K Casteels, M Peakman, P Jarosz-Chobot, O Kordonouri, Chantal Mathieu, Vito Lampasona, J F Raposo, H Hyöty, F Pociot, João Filipe Raposo, R Berner, R Bergholdt, E Bonifacio, Flemming Pociot, B Petersen, J Van Rampelbergh, L Overbergh, B Van der Schueren, V Lampasona, C Winkler, R Coelho, O Cohen, C Mathieu, E Bosi, Stefanie Arnolds, Lut Overbergh, Zdenek Sumnik, A Koralova, G Sebastiani, Luisa Hoffmann, Mirjam Kohls, Regine Bergholdt, Bianca K Hoefelschweiger, Jurgen Vercauteren, P Gillard, J Vercauteren, A G Ziegler, P Achenbach, F Haupt, S Hummel, T Pieber, J Mader, S Moitzi, S Del Prato, B Torbeyns, Z Sumnik, O Cinek, V Neuman, B Berka, J Antvorskov, J H Klaebel, J E Laiho, F Reschke, T von dem Berge, A Hommel, A Loff, G Gemulla, N Zubizarreta, L Piemonti, F Dotta, A Szypowska, K Karczewski, E Niemoeller, M Baccara-Dinet, K Fogh, M I Buompensiere, C Hurtado del Pozo, E Latres, G Agiostratidou

“…Study outcomes include country-specific screening rates, prevalences of stage 1 and stage 2 type 1 diabetes, number in EDENT1FI Registry, proportion with DKA and symptoms at clinical diagnosis and median HbA1c.Ethics and dissemination Following the EDENT1FI Master Protocol, site-specific protocols are developed and approved by local ethics committees (Technical University of Munich, Medical Faculty, Nr. 70/14; Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Nr. 9588_BO_S_2021; Technische Universität Dresden, Nr. …”
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