Panic disorder: Epidemiology, disability, and treatment gap from nationally representative general population of India by Pavithra Jayasankar, Suhas Satish, Hari Hara Suchandra, Narayana Manjunatha, Girish N. Rao, Gopalkrishna Gururaj, Mathew Varghese, Vivek Benegal, NMHS National Collaborators Group

“…These findings are paramount to the development of more inclusive and effective mental health policies and interventions to tackle the current burden due to PD.…”
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Meta-analysis of the efficacy of camel milk consumption for improving autism symptoms in children in randomized clinical trials by Mahmoud Kandeel, Mohamed A. Morsy, Khalid M. Al Khodair, Sameer Alhojaily

“…Aim: This study aimed to gather evidence from randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on the effectiveness of camel milk consumption in improving symptoms and associated measures in children with ASD. Methods: Comprehensive searches of multiple databases were conducted up to March 14, 2024, for RCTs that had evaluated whether camel milk consumption by children with ASD was more beneficial than the consumption of a control substance. …”
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Improving patient clustering by incorporating structured variable label relationships in similarity measures by Judith Lambert, Anne-Louise Leutenegger, Anaïs Baudot, Anne-Sophie Jannot

“…Objective We adapt and evaluate several weighted versions of the Cosine similarity in order to consider structured label relationships to compute patient similarities from a medico-administrative database. Materials and methods As a use case, we clustered patients aged 60 years from their annual medicine reimbursements contained in the Échantillon Généraliste des Bénéficiaires, a random sample of a French medico-administrative database. …”
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Enhancing wound healing with synthetic hyaluronic acid injection in sutured incisions on BALB/c mice by Elham Aryanfar, Mahdi Ghoncheh, Mohammad Afshar, Mahboobe Chahkandi, Elahe Allahyari, Mehri Shadi

“…Results: The experimental group demonstrated an increased number of fibroblasts, higher collagen density, and a more organized arrangement of collagen fibers when compared to the control group. …”
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Analysis of qRT-PCR Data to Identify the Most Stable Reference Gene Using gQuant by Abhay Pathak, Sukhad Kural, Shweta Singh, Lalit Kumar, Manjari Gupta, Garima Jain

“…Comparative analysis against existing tools demonstrated that gQuant delivers more stable and consistent rankings of normalizer genes. …”
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Executive function and brain development in adolescents with severe congenital heart disease (Teen Heart Study): protocol of a prospective cohort study by Beatrice Latal, Melanie Ehrler, Nadja Naef, Ruth O'Gorman Tuura

“…Therefore, the current study will examine all domains of executive function and brain development in detail in a large sample of children and adolescents with CHD and healthy control children.Methods and analysis A total of 192 children and adolescents with CHD aged 10–15 years, who participated in prospective cohort studies at the University Children’s Hospital Zurich, will be eligible for this study. …”
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Phenotypes of early and favorable vascular aging in young people depending on the risk factors and presence of connective tissue dysplasia by M. E. Evseveva, M. V. Eremin, M. V. Rostovtseva, O. V. Sergeeva, E. N. Fursova, V. A. Rusidi, I. Yu. Galkova, V. D. Kudryavtseva

“…To study the main risk factors and signs of connective tissue dysplasia (CTD) in young people according  to quartile analysis of cardioankle vascular index (CAVI).Material and methods. The study involved 243 young people (men, 81; women, 162) aged 18-25 years. …”
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Variability of three‐dimensional knee morphology cannot be effectively assessed using a coronal plane knee alignment classification in total knee arthroplasty patients by Ishaan Jagota, Joshua Twiggs, Brad Miles, Jonathan V. Baré

“…These 3D anatomical measurements are also evaluated across CPAK groups. Methods A retrospective analysis of the 360 Med Care computed tomography (CT) database was performed. …”
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Laparoscopic versus open radical cystectomy in bladder cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis of comparative studies. by Kun Tang, Heng Li, Ding Xia, Zhiquan Hu, Qianyuan Zhuang, Jihong Liu, Hua Xu, Zhangqun Ye

“…<h4>Background and objective</h4>More recently laparoscopic radical cystectomy (LRC) has increasingly been an attractive alternative to open radical cystectomy (ORC) and many centers have reported their early experiences in the treatment of bladder cancer. …”
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Outcomes of spinal bracing and its associated factors among adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis in Sri Lanka- A lower middle-income country by Samitha Samanmalee Gowinnage, Dilani Vithanage, Duminda Munidasa, Pasyodun Koralage Buddhika Mahesh

“…This study aimed to describe the effectiveness of the Boston brace in controlling curve progression in AIS in a premier rehabilitation center in Sri Lanka. Methods: This retrospective study included patients with AIS with a primary curve between 200 – 450 and bone maturity at Risser sign 4 or below at the time of brace prescription. …”
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Histopathological findings on endometrial biopsy in a tertiary care center of Nepal: a retrospective cross-sectional study by Amar Narayan Shrestha, Barun Babu Aryal, Anurag Adhikari, Ayusha Poudel, Ramhari Rouniyar, Bidur Khatiwada

“…Endometrial hyperplasia and malignancy are less common, and usually found in women more than 40 years in age.…”
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The role of plasma volume and fluid overload in the tolerance to ultrafiltration and hypotension in hemodialysis patients by Jesús Manolo Ramos-Gordillo, Carlos Pérez-Campuzano, Elizabeth Relles-Andrade, José Carlos Peña-Rodríguez

“…Introduction Ultrafiltration (UF) in hemodialysis (HD) patients is accompanied by irregular falls in plasma volume (PV) and blood pressure (BP).Methods We obtained in 321 patients (large cohort), body weight (BW), BP, samples of blood to determine hemoglobin (Hb) and hematocrit (Ht), Pre and Post HD. …”
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Endoscopic approach to recurrent inguinal hernia after previous open surgery by Doru Moga, Dragos Serban, Bogdan Geavlete, Crenguta Serboiu, Bogdan Serban, Ana Maria Dascalu, Valentin Oprea

“…Surgery for inguinal hernia recurrence, is often more complex and time-consuming than for a primary hernia. …”
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End-stage kidney diseases in areas of conflict: patients’ perspective and patient access to hemodialysis services in Northwest Syria by Ismail Alkhatib, Sami Alasfar, Gilbert Burnham, Nimetcan Mehmet Orhun

“…A quarter (28.7%) of patients reported being unable to access one or more hemodialysis sessions in the previous year. …”
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Effect of para-aminobenzoic acid on morphologic changes of the retina in the rd10 mouse model of retinitis pigmentosa by Galbinur T., E. A. Novikova

“…After fixation and dehydration, the samples were placed in paraffin and serial sections, 4 microns sick, were obtained through the center of the optic nerve. thickness of ONL and the number of rows of photoreceptor nuclei in the ONL of central, middle and peripheral parts of the retina were analyzed to access the morphological condition of retina. t-test was used to compare the dif- ference between two groups (p ≤ 0.05, unpaired two-tailed t-test).Results: At the age of three weeks, the thickness of ONL and the number of rows of photoreceptor nuclei in the ONL is reducing more than twofold in both experimental groups compared with healthy mice group. there is a tendency toward greater thickness of the ONL and the greater number of rows of nuclei in the central zone and mid-peripheral retina at the age of three weeks in the group of animals that were injected with PABA compared to the control group. …”
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Main directions in the study of schoolchildren and youth’ growth in Russia: а review based on the articles published in «Moscow University Anthropology Bulletin» for the last 15 ye... by Permiakova E.Yu.

“…This article examines and describes in more detail the main activities of auxologists, as well as physicians and psychologists working both within our country and in cooperation with foreign researchers from various academic institutions. …”
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Enrichment of Porphyromonas gingivalis in colonic mucosa-associated microbiota and its enhanced adhesion to epithelium in colorectal carcinogenesis: Insights from in vivo and clini... by Shunya Motosugi, Naoki Takahashi, Shuhei Mineo, Keisuke Sato, Takahiro Tsuzuno, Yukari Aoki-Nonaka, Nao Nakajima, Kazuya Takahashi, Hiroki Sato, Haruna Miyazawa, Koji Taniguchi, Shuji Terai, Koichi Tabeta

“…This study aimed to explore the effects of ingested periodontal pathogens on experimental CRC in mice and elucidate the underlying mechanisms.<h4>Methods</h4>In this study, experimental colitis-induced CRC mouse models were used. …”
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Characteristics of randomized trials published in Latin America and the Caribbean according to funding source. by Ludovic Reveiz, Stephanie Sangalang, Demian Glujovsky, Carlos E Pinzon, Claudia Asenjo Lobos, Marcela Cortes, Martin Cañón, Ariel Bardach, Xavier Bonfill

“…<h4>Introduction</h4>Few studies have assessed the nature and quality of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).<h4>Methods and findings</h4>The aims of this systematic review are to evaluate the characteristics (including the risk of bias assessment) of RCT conducted in LAC according to funding source. …”
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Prevalence of Erectile Dysfunction in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus and Its Association with Body Mass Index and Glycated Hemoglobin in Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analy... by Wondimeneh Shibabaw Shiferaw, Tadesse Yirga Akalu, Yared Asmare Aynalem

“…The subgroup and meta-regression analyses were conducted by country, sample size, and year of publication. Sensitivity analysis was deployed to see the effect of a single study on the overall estimation. …”
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Firearm safe storage practices among firearm owners in rural and urban households by Yi-Fang Lu, Victor A. Soupene

“…We aimed to examine the association between living in a rural US area and firearm storage practices. Methods We used data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 2021–2023 to compare firearm storage practices between rural and urban populations. …”
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