Psychosocial and sociodemographic factors associated with gestational blood glucose levels in women attending public hospitals: Results from baseline of MAASTHI cohort. by Prafulla Shriyan, Srinidhi Koya, Eunice Lobo, Onno Cp van Schayck, Giridhara R Babu

“…<h4>Methods</h4>In the MAASTHI pregnancy cohort in Bengaluru, we assessed depressive symptoms, and social support using validated scales at baseline in first trimester. A 2-hour 75 g oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) was administered between 24-36 weeks of gestation. …”
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Relationship between triglyceride glucose-body mass index baselines and variation with future cardiovascular diseases risk in the middle-aged and elderly individuals by Junpeng Qiao, Xueyu Chen, Jinhong Pang, Haicheng Fei, Zhang Liu, Fang Cheng, Qiaoqiao Chen, Yingying Zhao, Fengxue Shi, Hongying Jia, Hongying Jia, Weiwei Chi, Weiwei Chi

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Photoaging smartphone app promoting poster campaign to reduce smoking prevalence in secondary schools: the Smokerface Randomized Trial: design and baseline characteristics by Michael Kreuter, Fabian N Fries, Titus J Brinker, Ute Mons, David A Groneberg, Anil Batra, Werner Seeger, Felix Herth, Julia Holzapfel, Tanja G Baudson, Katharina Sies, Lena Jakob, Hannah Maria Baumert, Marlene Heckl, Ana Cirac, Janina L Suhre, Verena Mathes, Hannah Spielmann, Nancy Rigotti, Tobias Raupach, Henning Gall, Claudia Bauer, Pat Marek, Chase H Harrison, Lava Taha, Andreas Owczarek, Felix J Hofmann, Roger Thomas

“…Most smokers smoke their first cigarette in early adolescence. We took advantage of the widespread availability of mobile phones and adolescents’ interest in appearance to develop a free photoaging app which is promoted via a poster campaign in secondary schools. …”
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Associations of physical activity and sedentary time with cognitive skills in preschoolers: a longitudinal study from preschool to first grade of school by Kirkke Reisberg, Eva-Maria Riso, Liina Animägi, Jaak Jürimäe

“…The results indicate that perceptual, conceptual and verbal skills in first grade of school are not affected by MVPA level in preschool neither among boys, nor girls. …”
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Factors predicting early discontinuation of methotrexate as a first-line treatment for rheumatoid arthritis in Italy: Results from the GISEA registry by Andreina Manfredi, Marco Sebastiani, Florenzo Iannone, Elisa Gremese, Alessandra Bortoluzzi, Ennio Favalli, Roberto Gorla, Fausto Salaffi, Enrico Fusaro, Rosario Foti, Luca Cantarini, Roberto Caporali, Alberto Cauli, Stefano Alivernini, Francesco Paolo Cantatore, Antonio Carletto, Fabrizio Conti, Salvatore D'Angelo1, Oscar Epis, Roberta Ramonda, Antonio Marchesoni, Gianfranco Ferraccioli, Giovanni Lapadula

“…The aim of this registry-based study was to detect possible predictive factors for the early failure of MTX as a first-line treatment in early RA patients. Materials and Methods: Five-hundred and ninety RA patients beginning MTX as the first-line treatment were included. …”
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Community disaster exposure and first onset of depression: A panel analysis of nationally representative South African data, 2008-2017. by Andrew Tomita, Busisiwe P Ncama, Yoshan Moodley, Rashieda Davids, Jonathan K Burns, Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi, Albert T Modi, Rob Slotow

“…We used panel data from the South African National Income Dynamics Study (SA-NIDS) from 2008-2017, consisting of 17,255 adult study participants who were depression free at baseline. Risk of first depression onset between individuals exposed and unexposed to community disaster was measured, accounting for multiple disaster exposure over time by fitting generalized estimating equation (GEE) regression models. …”
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Conceptual safeguards method proposal for milling facilities based on nuclear isotopic ratios in uranium mill tailings by Danwoo Ko, Seunguk Cheon, Jiyoung Kim, Seungmin Lee, Seung Min Woo

“…While approaching this equilibrium state, the ratio of each isotope changes. First, the Bateman equation was used to analyze this phenomenon and evaluate the feasibility of utilizing the specific isotope ratio to track undeclared nuclear activities. …”
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The Impact of Baseline Risk Factors on the Incidence of Febrile Neutropenia in Breast Cancer Patients Receiving Chemotherapy with Pegfilgrastim Prophylaxis: A Real-World Data Analy... by Edward Li, Bridgette Kanz Schroader, David Campbell, Kim Campbell, Weijia Wang

“…**Objective:** To assess the impact of baseline patient-specific risk factors and regimen risk on the incidence of FN in patients receiving pegfilgrastim primary prophylaxis. …”
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Characteristics Associated with Early Worsening of Retinopathy in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Diagnosed with Retinopathy at Their First Visit: A Retrospective Observational Study by Sayaka Wakabayashi Sugawa, Yoko Yoshida, Yusuke Hikima, Haruhiko Sato, Akira Shimada, Mitsuhiko Noda, Akifumi Kushiyama

“…Conclusions. Increased baseline HbA1c, a substantial decrease in HbA1c, and intensified therapy were identified as risk factors for early worsening of diabetic retinopathy in patients with simple diabetic retinopathy at the first visit. …”
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Association of baseline plasma fibrinogen levels with cognitive and affective status at 30 and 90 days in individuals with ischemic stroke: A prospective study from Nigeria by Adekola B. Ademoyegun, Taofeek O. Awotidebe, Marufat O. Odetunde, Samuel O. Inaolaji, Serifat O. Bakare, Funmilola W. Azeez, Olanrewaju Olayemi

“…This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between baseline fibrinogen levels and depression, anxiety, and cognition 30- and 90-day after stroke. …”
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Traumatic dental injuries in the first year of life and related risk factors in three regions of Brazil: a multicenter birth cohort study by Carlos Alberto Feldens, Bruno Antonio Sehn Konzen, Elisa Maria Rosa de Barros Coelho, Alessandra Castro Alves, Eliane Gerson Feldens, Márcia Regina Vítolo, Paulo Floriani Kramer

“…Conclusion The high incidence of TDI in the first year of life indicates the need for primary prevention strategies with an emphasis on active supervision in the first months of life. …”
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Efficacy of first-line chemotherapy combined with immunotherapy or anti-angiogenic therapy in advanced KRAS-mutant non-small cell lung cancer by Huiping Qiang, Yue Wang, Yao Zhang, Jingwen Li, Lincheng Zhang, Huawei Du, Xuxinyi Ling, Shuhui Cao, Yan Zhou, Runbo Zhong, Hua Zhong

“…Methods: We selected stage IV KRAS-mutated NSCLC patients diagnosed from 2017 to 2022. Their clinical baseline characteristics, first-line treatment strategy, whether combined TP53 or STK11 mutation, PD-L1 expression level, etc. were evaluated. …”
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Real-World Experience with CDK4/6 Inhibitors in the First-Line Palliative Setting for HR+/HER2− Advanced Breast Cancer by Ram Patel, John Mathews, Caroline Hamm, Swati Kulkarni, Rasna Gupta, Tarquin Opperman, John Dean Chiong, Abdullah Nasser

“…Introduction: CDK4/6 inhibitors in combination with aromatase inhibitors (AIs) are the standard first-line treatment for hormone receptor-positive (HR+), HER2-negative (HER2−) metastatic breast cancer. …”
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Improved algorithm based on result zone for GNSS attitude measurement by jie LIShi, an LIZhi, lei PANGChun, lin YUYong, Yong WANG

“…The correlation of search zone was not included in the result zone algorithm for GNSS attitude measurement, which led to extended time for initialization and oversize range for searching, then an improved algorithm in which search zone was bounded by ambiguity was proposed in the following procedures. First, search space for ambiguity with the condition of fixed baseline length was deduced. …”
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Healthcare Resource Utilization and Costs Among Commercially Insured Patients With Advanced or Recurrent Endometrial Cancer Initiating First-Line Therapy in the United States by Monica Kobayashi, Jamie Garside, Joehl Nguyen

“…Baseline demographics were determined during the 12 months before the patient’s index date. …”
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Integration of clinical, pathological, radiological, and transcriptomic data improves prediction for first-line immunotherapy outcome in metastatic non-small cell lung cancer by Nicolas Captier, Marvin Lerousseau, Fanny Orlhac, Narinée Hovhannisyan-Baghdasarian, Marie Luporsi, Erwin Woff, Sarah Lagha, Paulette Salamoun Feghali, Christine Lonjou, Clément Beaulaton, Andrei Zinovyev, Hélène Salmon, Thomas Walter, Irène Buvat, Nicolas Girard, Emmanuel Barillot

“…In this study, we explore the benefits of multimodal approaches to predict immunotherapy outcome using multiple machine learning algorithms and integration strategies. We analyze baseline multimodal data from a cohort of 317 metastatic NSCLC patients treated with first-line immunotherapy, including positron emission tomography images, digitized pathological slides, bulk transcriptomic profiles, and clinical information. …”
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Protocol for prognosticating PPD using EEG changes during labor pain by uterine contractions: a prospective cohort study in the first stage of labor by Yan Wang, Wan-Ying He, Chang’ an A. Zhan, Shi-Lei Pan, Wen Wu, Feng-Xian Li, Hong-Fei Zhang

“…Therefore, abnormal electroencephalography (EEG) patterns during the first stage of labor may provide useful information. …”
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Mortality trends during the first three waves of the COVID-19 pandemic at an urban district hospital in South Africa: A retrospective comparative analysis by O Hirachund, C Pennefather, M Naidoo

“…This was a retrospective cohort study at a district level hospital of 311 adults who died within the first three waves of COVID‐19. The study analysed case and crude fatality rates, baseline characteristics, symptomatology, clinical presentation and management of patients. …”
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Medication adherence and blood pressure control in treated hypertensive patients: first follow-up findings from the PREDIcT-HTN study in Northern Bangladesh by Ahmed Hossain, Gias Uddin Ahsan, Mohammad Zakir Hossain, Mohammad Anwar Hossain, Probal Sutradhar, Sarowar-E. Alam, Zeeba Zahra Sultana, Heba Hijazi, Syed Azizur Rahman, Mohamad Alameddine

“…The first follow-up visit was conducted between January and March 2021. …”
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Identification and characteristics of distressed patients with coronary heart disease and insufficiently controlled medical risk factors: baseline findings and sex differences from... by Christoph Herrmann-Lingen, Christoph Herrmann-Lingen, Monika Sadlonova, Monika Sadlonova, Monika Sadlonova, Monika Sadlonova, Monika Sadlonova, Ingrid Becker, Kristina Bersch, Franziska Geiser, Martin Hellmich, Ingrid Kindermann, Matthias Michal, Mariel Nöhre, Astrid Petersmann, Astrid Petersmann, Rolf Wachter, Rolf Wachter, Rolf Wachter, Birgit Herbeck Belnap, Birgit Herbeck Belnap, Christian Albus

“…The multicenter randomized controlled TEACH study is the first trial testing a blended collaborative care (BCC) intervention vs. usual care in a cohort of only patients with CHD. …”
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