Association of blood group types and clinico-pathological features of gynecological cancers (GCs) by Syed Sameer Aga, Muhammad Anwar Khan, Mubarak Al Mansour, Rana Mohammed Hasosah, Lulu Abdullah Alsubaie, Dala Ahmad Alfaify, Malak Badr Alansari, Shahad Obaidallah Almutairi, Saniya Nissar

“…Methods The current retrospective cross-sectional study was carried out between the years of 2016 and 2023. …”
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Altered regional brain activity and functional connectivity in relation to blood lead levels by Yi Shi, Linfeng Yan, Yang Yang, Fenfen He, Wenhao Li, Jianbin Zhang, Fang Zhao, Diya Wang, Wen Wang, Zaihua Zhao, Xuefeng Shen

“…Our objective was to delineate lead-induced changes in brain functional activity through the assessment of regional homogeneity (ReHo), degree centrality (DC) and seed-based functional connectivity (FC) using resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI). Methods In this cross-sectional study, we recruited 76 participants from a smelting company. …”
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Persistent organochlorine pesticides and cardiometabolic outcomes among middle-aged Latina women in a California agricultural community: The CHAMACOS Maternal Cognition Study by Marcella Warner, Stephen Rauch, Brenda Eskenazi, Lucia Calderon, Robert B. Gunier, Katherine Kogut, Nina Holland, Weihong Guo, Julianna Deardorff, Jacqueline M. Torres

“…Although credible intervals crossed the null, consistent positive associations were observed for DDT and β-HCH with blood pressure and for DDT with insulin resistance. …”
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AICpred: Machine Learning-Based Prediction of Potential Anti-Inflammatory Compounds Targeting TLR4-MyD88 Binding Mechanism by Lucindah N. Fry-Nartey, Cyril Akafia, Ursula S. Nkonu, Spencer B. Baiden, Ignatus Nunana Dorvi, Kwasi Agyenkwa-Mawuli, Odame Agyapong, Claude Fiifi Hayford, Michael D. Wilson, Whelton A. Miller, Samuel K. Kwofie

“…To handle imbalance within the training data, resampling techniques such as random under-sampling, synthetic minority oversampling technique, and the random selection of 5000 instances of the majority class were employed. A 10-fold cross-validation strategy was used to evaluate model performance based on metrics including accuracy, balanced accuracy, and recall. …”
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Sexual health and healthy relationships for Further Education (SaFE) in Wales and England: results from a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial by Fiona V Lugg-Widger, Chris Bonell, James White, Honor Young, Ruth Lewis, Rachel Brown, Jason Madan, Julia Townson, Lauren Copeland, Philip Pallmann, G J Melendez-Torres, Rhys Williams-Thomas, Muhammad Riaz, Gemma S Morgan

“…Objectives To examine the acceptability of implementing, trialling and estimating the cost of the Sexual health and healthy relationships for Further Education (SaFE) intervention.Design Two-arm repeated cross-sectional pilot cluster randomised controlled trial (cRCT) of SaFE compared with usual practice, including a process evaluation and an economic assessment.Setting Eight further education (FE) settings in South Wales and the West of England, UK.Participants FE students, staff and sexual health nurses.Intervention SaFE had three components: (1) onsite access to sexual health and relationship services provided by sexual health nurses available for 2 hours on 2 days per week; (2) publicity about onsite sexual health and relationship services and (3) FE staff training on how to promote sexual health, and recognise, prevent and respond to dating and relationship violence (DRV) and sexual harassment.Primary and secondary outcome measures The primary outcome was feasibility, assessing whether the study met progression criteria relating to: (a) FE setting and student recruitment; (b) the acceptability of the intervention and (c) qualitative data, and documentary evidence from students, staff and sexual health nurses on acceptability, fidelity of implementation and receipt. …”
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How does dispersal shape the genetic patterns of animal populations in European cities? A simulation approach by Savary, Paul, Tannier, Cécile, Foltête, Jean-Christophe, Bourgeois, Marc, Vuidel, Gilles, Khimoun, Aurélie, Moal, Hervé, Garnier, Stéphane

“…We used three dispersal cost scenarios determining the ability of species to cross the least favorable land cover types, while maintaining population sizes constant among scenarios. …”
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The temporal change of heat exposure and adaptation capacity in Chinese adults from 1994 to 2023 by Xiaohui Ji, Haomin Tan, Shaoli Huang, Zhongguo Huang, Jianxiong Hu, Jianxiong Hu, Guanhao He, Fengrui Jing, Ziqiang Lin, Mengen Guo, Tao Liu, Wenjun Ma, Wenjun Ma

“…However, it is unclear whether heat exposure or temperature adaptation play an important role in this change.MethodsThis is a cross-sectional study. Data were collected from 3,094 respondents aged 31–64 years old based on online questionnaire. …”
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A mixed-methods observational study of strategies for success in implementation science: overcoming emergency departments hurdles by Deonni P. Stolldorf, Alan B. Storrow, Dandan Liu, Cathy A. Jenkins, Rachel A. Hilton, Karen F. Miller, Joy Kim, Deepika Boopathy, Satheesh Gunaga, Bory Kea, Joseph Miller, Sean P. Collins

“…Methods A mixed-methods cross-sectional observational study was conducted in four United States EDs in two diverse healthcare systems in the Pacific West and Midwest. …”
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Spotted fever group rickettsiae in black rats, pets, and humans in Zungarococha community, A rural area in the surroundings of Iquitos, Peru by Cusi Ferradas, Guillermo Salvatierra, David Payahuanca, Winnie Contreras, Andrés M. López-Pérez, Therangika A. Hangawatte, Diana León, Bruno M. Ghersi, Ricardo Gamboa, Katia Manzanares Villanueva, Viviana Pinedo-Cancino, Risa Pesapane, Gabriela Salmón-Mulanovich, Andrés G. Lescano, Janet Foley

“…There are scarce data on rickettsial ecology in rural areas of the Peruvian Amazon basin, where seroprevalence has not been determined, and the identities of animals acting as reservoirs of these bacteria are not known. We conducted a cross-sectional study in Zungarococha (between 2019 and 2021), a rural community located approximately 20 km away from Iquitos city. …”
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Traditional pediatric massage enhanced the skeletal muscle mass in OVA-exposed adolescent rats via regulating SCFAs-FFAR2-IGF-1/AKT pathway by Lin Lin, Siyuan Li, Que Liu, Xingxing Zhang, Ying Xiong, Shaoyun Zhao, Liyue Cao, Jiaxuan Gong, Yaping Liu, Rong Wu

“…SM mass was assessed by using cross-sectional areas of diaphragm muscle and gastrocnemius via hematoxylin and eosin staining. …”
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Impacts of environmental quality and employment resilience during the coronavirus disease 2019 recession and recovery by D.O. Ayuningsih, L. Hakim, A. Suryantoro, I. Mafruhah, S. Hassan, E. Gravitiani, N.Q. Fathoni, A.I. Hakim

“…This study examines the factors that may influence the environmental quality index during the recession and recovery periods due to coronavirus disease 2019.METHODS: The present study applies multiple linear regression techniques. The cross-sectional data for this analysis were acquired from the Central Bureau of Statistics, which includes information from 34 provinces in Indonesia during the years 2020 and 2021. …”
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Social-ecological perspective on the suicidal behaviour factors of early adolescents in China: a network analysis by Xueying Zhang, Yuan Li, Juan Chen, Peiying Li, Mengyuan Yuan, Yonghan Li, Gengfu Wang, Puyu Su

“…Identifying modifiable risk factors during this critical phase is a priority to inform effective suicide prevention strategies.Aims To explore the risk and protective factors of suicidal behaviours (ie, suicidal ideation, plans and attempts) in early adolescence in China using a social-ecological perspective.Methods Using data from the cross-sectional project ‘Healthy and Risky Behaviours Among Middle School Students in Anhui Province, China’, stratified random cluster sampling was used to select 5724 middle school students who had completed self-report questionnaires in November 2020. …”
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Time to first antenatal care visit and its predictors among women in Kenya: Weibull gamma shared frailty model (based on the recent 2022 KDHS data) by Bizunesh Fantahun Kase, Beminate Lemma Seifu, Kusse Urmale Mare, Abdu Hailu Shibeshi, Hiwot Altaye Asebe, Kebede Gemeda, Zufan Alamrie Asmare, Yordanos Sisay Asgedom, Bezawit Melak Fente, Afework Alemu Lombebo, Tsion Mulat Tebeje

“…Methods This community-based cross-sectional study analyzed data from 19,530 birth histories in the 2022 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey (KDHS). …”
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Relationship between pharmacotherapy for major depressive disorder and healthcare utilisation in British Columbia, Canada: a retrospective population-based cohort by Sonya Cressman, Louisa Edwards, Kimberlyn McGrail, Stirling Bryan, Alison Hoens, Rohit Vijh, Sandra Peterson, Zeina Waheed, Mary Bunka, Nick Pang, Shahzad Ghanbarian, Gavin Wong, Linda Riches, Jehannine Austin

“…Objectives To describe the population that meets the criteria for major depressive disorder (MDD) in British Columbia (BC), compare patterns of healthcare utilisation between those with MDD who are and are not prescribed pharmacotherapy, and assess these relationships in models that control for potential confounding variables.Design We used a population cross-sectional study design among a cohort of individuals living with MDD and examined the relationship between pharmacotherapy and healthcare utilisation between 2019 and 2020 using linked billing and administrative data.Setting This study identified individuals with MDD using a validated case definition of International Classification of Diseases (ICD) codes in BC, Canada.Participants The final study cohort included 549 029 adult participants who met the MDD case definition.Explanatory variable Explanatory variable was the use of prescription antidepressant medication during the study period, based on BC PharmaNet data.Covariates Covariates include sociodemographic characteristics (age, sex, urban/rural residence, neighbourhood income quintile and comorbidities).Primary outcome measure Primary outcome measure was healthcare utilisation (outpatient physician visits, emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalisations).Results We stratified our analysis based on whether study participants were classified as ‘recently incident’ or ‘actively prevalent’. …”
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Evaluating the differences in healthy lifestyle behaviors between Chinese urban and rural residency after the termination of social distancing: analysis based on propensity score m... by Yudong Miao, Dongfang Zhu, Zhanlei Shen, Yi Li, Wanliang Zhang, Junwen Bai, Ruizhe Ren, Jingbao Zhang, Dan Guo, Clifford Silver Tarimo, Wenyong Dong, Rongmei Liu, Qiuping Zhao, Xue Zhou, Jianping Hu

“…Methods From February 1, 2023, to February 8, 2023, a cross-sectional survey which include participants (≥ 18 years old) was carried out in four regions of mainland China (Changzhou in the eastern region, Zhengzhou in the central region, Xining in the western region, and Mudanjiang in the northeastern region). …”
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Dietary calcium intake in primary hyperparathyroidism and in its normocalcemic variant: a case-control study by Nicolò Bisceglia, Nicolò Bisceglia, Matteo Malagrinò, Matteo Malagrinò, Anna Piazza, Anna Piazza, Giulia Vandi, Giulia Vandi, Andrea Repaci, Uberto Pagotto, Uberto Pagotto, Guido Zavatta, Guido Zavatta

“…Whether dietary calcium intake might affect the clinical presentation of PHPT or NHPT has never been addressed consistently.ObjectiveTo describe patients with a diagnosis of NHPT or PHPT in relation to their calcium intake, through three standard validated questionnaires; to describe clinical, biochemical and radiological features of NHPT and PHPT patients compared to each other and to a control group.DesignCross-sectional study.SettingOutpatient, single academic medical center.Patients109 consecutive women recruited from February 2021 through April 2023. 54 patients with mild primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT or NHPT) were age-matched with 55 unselected women undergoing bone density test screening due to recently diagnosed hormone-positive breast cancer. …”
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Cyanoacrylate glue in breast surgery: the GLUBREAST Trial by Emanuela Esposito, Claudio Siani, Ivana Donzelli, Anna Crispo, Sergio Coluccia, Piergiacomo Di Gennaro, Assunta Luongo, Franca Avino, Alfredo Fucito, Ugo Marone, Maria Teresa Melucci, Ruggero Saponara, Raimondo di Giacomo

“…An advantage for the Experimental Arm was observed from third and fourth to fifth outpatient visits without reaching a statistical significance (p=0.069 and p=0.072, respectively); so far, 5% of patients in the Experimental Group had clinical benefit from the glue.ConclusionsThe vast majority of data in the literature come from case series, and surgeons need a higher level of evidence to drive surgical decision-making and choose proper devices to increase patient quality of life. …”
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The Prevalence of Celiac Disease-Specific Auto-Antibodies in Type 1 Diabetes in a Moroccan Population by Ider Oujamaa, Majda Sebbani, Lahcen Elmoumou, Aïcha Bourrahouate, Rabiy El Qadiry, Soufian El Moussaoui, Imane Ait Sab, Mohamed Sbihi, Laila Ennazk, Ghizlane El Mghari-Tabib, Nawal El Ansari, Hicham Baizri, Mohamed Amine, Brahim Admou

“…Patients and Methods. A cross-sectional study was carried out on 276 T1D patients including 109 adults and 167 pediatric cases. …”
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Derivation and validation of a clinical predictive model for longer duration diarrhea among pediatric patients in Kenya using machine learning algorithms by Billy Ogwel, Vincent H. Mzazi, Alex O. Awuor, Caleb Okonji, Raphael O. Anyango, Caren Oreso, John B. Ochieng, Stephen Munga, Dilruba Nasrin, Kirkby D. Tickell, Patricia B. Pavlinac, Karen L. Kotloff, Richard Omore

“…We conducted split-sampling and employed K-fold cross-validation with over-sampling technique in the model development. …”
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Using the HBSC Symptom Checklist to measure junior secondary school students’ psychosomatic complaints in the Chinese Mainland: Rasch-based validation, population-based norm, and n... by Yuhang Zhu, Xianzhu Cong, Zhenliang Qiu, Ricky Jeffrey, Ranran Li, Li Jing, Gaopei Zhu, Xi Yang, Shuang Li, Jinling Wang, Xu Xu, Hongliu Zhu, Xinjian Wang, Ling Huang, Xueqin Sun, Di Wu, Kai Zhang, Xunhong Miao, Rui Wen, Qinglang Huang, Zhuang He, Juan Li, Alina Cosma, Fuyan Shi, Suzhen Wang, the PROSQoL-JSSS research group

“…Methods Data were collected from a two-wave cross-sectional survey conducted between June 20 and July 11, 2022, across eight Chinese Human Geography Regions (CHGRs). …”
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