Olympic combat sports and mental health in children and adolescents with disability: a systematic review of controlled trials by Youngjun Lee, Flavia Guidotti, Flavia Guidotti, Laura Capranica, Caterina Pesce, Valentin Benzing, Janet Hauck, Simone Ciaccioni, Simone Ciaccioni

“…More substantial, longer-term trials would be required to validate these findings, explain the processes, and evaluate safety. …”
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Trends and Disparities in Firearm Injuries Among Emerging Adults: A 15-Year Analysis of Emergency Department Admissions in the U.S. by Morayo O. Akande, MPH, Jason T. Carbone, PhD, Michael G. Vaughn, PhD, Dylan B. Jackson, PhD, Cassandra K. Crifasi, PhD, MPH

“…This study examines trends, intent-specific patterns, and disparities in fatal and nonfatal firearm injuries among this high-risk age group. Methods: Data were from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project's Nationwide Emergency Department Sample (2006–2020), analyzing emergency department admissions for firearm injuries among participants aged 18–24 years. …”
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Physical Activity Is Associated With Decreased Epigenetic Aging: Findings From the Health and Retirement Study by Farah Ammous, Mark D. Peterson, Colter Mitchell, Jessica D. Faul

“…In this study, we assessed the association between self‐reported moderate‐to‐vigorous physical activity and epigenetic age acceleration (EAA) in participants of the Health and Retirement Study, followed biennially for 12 years from 2004 to 2016. Methods Leukocyte DNA methylation was measured from venous blood samples collected in 2016 and second‐generation epigenetic clocks (GrimAge, PhenoAge and DunedinPACE) were used to assess EAA. …”
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The impact of carbohydrate quality index on menopausal symptoms and quality of life in postmenopausal women by Emine ELİBOL, Sevdenur Eski, Edanur Gez, Gizem Çamdeviren

“…This study aimed to examine the relationship between carbohydrate quality index, and menopausal symptoms and quality of life in postmenopausal women. Methods A total of 604 postmenopausal women participated. …”
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Methodological Considerations and Effectiveness for Ecologically Valid Mental Fatigue Inducement in Sports: A Systematic Review by Chao Bian, Suzanna Russell, Ana Mali, Elke Lathouwers, Kevin De Pauw, Jelle Habay, Špela Bogataj, Bart Roelands

“…Methods The review was registered on the PROSPERO database (CRD42024577183). …”
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Interventions for improving psychological symptoms in binge eating disorder (BED) and loss of control (LOC) eating in childhood and adolescence: a systematic scoping review by Phillipa Louise Brothwood, Julian Baudinet

“…This study aimed to scope the available literature systematically. Methods A systematic scoping review methodology was implemented. …”
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A 5-year retrospective study of demographic, anamnestic, and clinical factors related to psychiatric hospitalizations of adolescent patients by Di Lorenzo R, Cimino N, Di Pietro E, Pollutri G, Neviani V, Ferri P

“…The most frequent psychiatric diagnosis at SPDT discharge was “conduct disorder”, more frequent in males, followed by “adjustment disorder”, more frequent in females (P=0.001). …”
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Understanding Barriers to Home Safety Assessment Adoption in Older Adults: Qualitative Human-Centered Design Study by Jonathan J Lee, Devika Patel, Meghana Gadgil, Simone Langness, Christiana Dagmar von Hippel, Amanda Sammann

“…MethodsThis explanatory qualitative study drew on the “inspiration” phase of the human-centered design (HCD) research process. …”
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Seasonal fluctuation of total water intake and hydration status among young men and women: a prospective cohort study by Jianfen Zhang, Jianfen Zhang, Na Zhang, Na Zhang, Junbo Lu, Junbo Lu, Shufang Liu, Yongwei Lin, Guansheng Ma, Guansheng Ma

“…This study investigated seasonal fluctuations of total water intake and hydration status among young adults in Baoding, China.MethodsThis prospective cohort study enrolled 82 young adults aged 18–23 years in Baoding, China. …”
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The level of electronic health literacy among older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Xin Jiang, Lushan Wang, Yingjie Leng, Ruonan Xie, Chengxiang Li, Zhuomiao Nie, Daiqing Liu, Guorong Wang

“…Meta-regression results indicate that sample size and region can significantly impact heterogeneity. …”
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Clinical study on the impact of preoperative antibiotic administration timing on pus culture results in children with acute osteomyelitis by Haiting Jia, Yuting Wang, Jiazhi Yu, Tao Liu

“…Conclusions When antibiotics were administered for more than 3.5 days, the bacterial culture yield of pus decreased, and the standard bacterial culture was more likely to be negative.…”
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The interlinked trajectories of interpersonal attachment and maladaptive behaviors among Chinese adolescents—a latent growth modeling approach by He Xiao, Pei Chen, Huiyi Xiao, Peizhi Zhong, Jiajie He, Yangang Nie

“…It aims to uncover their trajectories spanning 2021 to 2023 and the correlations between the trajectories. Methods The research draws on data collected at three-time points (i.e., November 2021, May 2022, and May 2023), with a sample of 701 Chinese adolescents (Mage = 14.0 years, SD = 1.44, Range = 13–17 years; 52% girls). …”
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Supragingival plaque microbiota and caries risk factors among children with mixed dentition by Justyna Opydo-Szymaczek, Natalia Torlińska-Walkowiak, Kalina Maćkowiak, Małgorzata Mizgier, Katarzyna Pacholak, Agnieszka Olejnik-Schmidt, Marcin Schmidt, Renata Śniatała

“…Parascardovia denticolens was significantly more prevalent in children with DMF/dmf > 0 (p = 0.027). …”
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Impact of Titanium Mining and Other Anthropogenic Activities on Malaria Positivity Rates and Parasitemia in Five Selected Study Sites in Msambweni Subcounty, Kwale County, Kenya by Edward Githinji, Collins Okoyo, Cassian Mwatele, Juma Mwatasa, Benard Chieng, Sylvie Araka, Henry Kanyi, Sammy Njenga, Judy Mwai

“…The negative impacts of malaria can be aggravated by social–economic–environmental factors, more so agroeconomic practices such as irrigation, mining, and dam construction. …”
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Does economic growth reduce childhood stunting? A multicountry analysis of 89 Demographic and Health Surveys in sub-Saharan Africa by Olalekan A Uthman, Sanni Yaya, Ghose Bishwajit, Kannan Navaneetham, Michael Kunnuji, Joshua O Akinyemi, Rornald Muhumuza Kananura, Visseho Adjiwanou, Olatunji Adetokunboh

“…The prevalence of stunting decreased with increasing GDP per capita. This was more pronounced among children from the richest quintile. …”
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Dietary intakes, diet quality and physical activity levels from preconception to late pregnancy: Prospective assessment of changes and adherence to recommendations by Audrey St-Laurent, Anne-Sophie Plante, Stéphanie Harrison, Simone Lemieux, Julie Robitaille, Stephanie-May Ruchat, Anne-Sophie Morisset

“…These results need to be confirmed in a larger, more heterogeneous sample.…”
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Impact of dissociation on treatment of depressive and anxiety spectrum disorders with and without personality disorders by Prasko J, Grambal A, Kasalova P, Kamaradova D, Ociskova M, Holubova M, Vrbova K, Sigmundova Z, Latalova K, Slepecky M, Zatkova M

“…Jan Prasko,1 Ales Grambal,1 Petra Kasalova,1 Dana Kamardova,1 Marie Ociskova,1 Michaela Holubova,1,2 Kristyna Vrbova,1 Zuzana Sigmundova,1 Klara Latalova,1 Milos Slepecky,3 Marta Zatkova3 1Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University in Olomouc, University Hospital Olomouc, Olomouc, 2Psychiatric Department, Hospital Liberec, Liberec, Czech Republic; 3Department of Psychology Sciences, Faculty of Social Science and Health Care, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Nitra, Slovak Republic Objective: The central goal of the study was to analyze the impact of dissociation on the treatment effectiveness in patients with anxiety/neurotic spectrum and depressive disorders with or without comorbid personality disorders.Methods: The research sample consisted of inpatients who were hospitalized in the psychiatric department and met the ICD-10 criteria for diagnosis of depressive disorder, panic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, mixed anxiety–depressive disorder, agoraphobia, social phobia, obsessive compulsive disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, adjustment disorders, dissociative/conversion disorders, somatoform disorder, or other anxiety/neurotic spectrum disorder. …”
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Tratamiento de las alveolitis con radiación láser by Yudy Naranjo Velázquez, María Elena Torres Sarmiento

“…The sample was made up of 94 people who came to the emergency department with this disease. …”
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Magnesium degradation-induced variable fixation plates promote bone healing in rabbits by Jian Wen, Yu Zeng, Shenghui Su, Meiling Song, Zhe Wang, Xiaofan Chen, Xieping Dong

“…Toluidine blue and Masson’s trichrome staining revealed less callus formation on the rigid fixation side of the locking plate, whereas the variable fixation group presented more callus formation, more symmetrical intraosseous calli, and greater maturity. …”
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Integrative single‐cell transcriptomic analysis deciphers heterogeneous characteristics of gastrointestinal tract cancer by Chuwen Sun, Tong Li, Xin Jin, Zhihui Xiu, Hang Su, Huanming Yang, Ming Liu, Kui Wu

“…However, the common and heterogeneous molecular features among GIC at single‐cell level remain poorly characterised. Methods Single‐cell RNA‐seq data of more than one million high‐quality annotated cells from 577 specimens, including 121 ECs, 182 GCs and 254 CRCs, were integrated to systematically decipher the heterogeneous characteristics of GIC. …”
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