Neighbourhood factors and depression among adolescents in four Caribbean countries. by Gillian A Lowe, Garth Lipps, Roger C Gibson, Sharon Halliday, Amrie Morris, Nelson Clarke, Rosemarie N Wilson

“…Overall, Jamaican adolescents perceived their neighbourhoods in a more positive manner than those in the Bahamas, St. …”
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How do middle-aged and older adults with chronic hip pain view their health problem and its care? A protocol for a systematic review and qualitative evidence synthesis by Michelle Hall, Fiona Dobson, Travis Haber

“…A priori selection criteria include qualitative studies involving samples with a mean age over 45 and where 80% or more have chronic hip pain. …”
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Efficacy and safety of Tai Chi for Parkinson's disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. by Xiaojia Ni, Shaonan Liu, Fuchang Lu, Xiaogeng Shi, Xinfeng Guo

“…This provides a new evidence for PD management. More RCTs with larger sample size that carefully address blinding and prudently select outcomes are needed. …”
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Loneliness and ease of communication with parents and friends: cross-sectional study of adolescents in Denmark by Katrine Rich Madsen, Mogens Trab Damsgaard, Kimberly Petersen, Pamela Qualter, Bjørn E. Holstein

“…The surveys in 2010, 2014 and 2018 included nationally representative samples of students in the age groups, 11-, 13- and 15-year-olds (n = 10,425). …”
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Investigating population genetic structure in a highly mobile marine organism: the minke whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata acutorostrata in the North East Atlantic. by María Quintela, Hans J Skaug, Nils Øien, Tore Haug, Bjørghild B Seliussen, Hiroko K Solvang, Christophe Pampoulie, Naohisa Kanda, Luis A Pastene, Kevin A Glover

“…This demonstrates that clustering methods may spuriously reveal cryptic genetic structure. …”
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Chemotranscriptomic analysis of 7-hydroxymatairesinol-related effects on MCF7 human breast tumor cells by I. Yu. Torshin, A. N. Rubashkina, O. A. Gromova

“…Aim: to assess the effects of lignan 7-hydroxymatairesinol (7HMR) on breast tumor cells.Materials and Methods. Chemotranscriptome profiling was carried out in MCF7 cells (breast cancer cell line) after 24-hour incubation with 7HMR. …”
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Geospatial inequalities in women’s malnutrition in Pakistan by Lubna Naz, Amjad Ali, Sabina Yasmin, Kassahun Trueha

“…This study examines the spatial distribution of malnutrition at the extreme quantiles of Body Mass Index—severe thinness and underweight at the lower quantile and over-weight and obese at the upper quantile— and associated risk factors among women in Pakistan using Bayesian additive quantile regression. Methods A sample of 5,252 of the currently non-pregnant and non-lactating married women aged 15–49 was taken from Pakistan Demographic and Health Survey 2017–18. …”
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Efficacy of Acupuncture in Treating Nape Back Myofascial Pain Syndrome: a Comprehensive Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Zhang P, Zhang Y, Guo M

“…This study evaluated the effectiveness of acupuncture in treating nape back myofascial pain syndrome (MPS).Methods: The literature on randomized controlled trials of acupuncture in the treatment of nape back MPS was retrieved by searching nine databases. …”
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The role of coach-athlete relationship on motivation and sports engagement by Jet Longakit, Lyndie Toring-Aque, Felix Aque Jr., Minerva Sayson, Joseph Lobo

“…The current study aimed to examine the association between motivation and athletes' engagement in sports, as mediated by the coach-athlete relationship. Material and Methods. A sample of 408 student-athletes from various universities in Iligan City participated in the study. …”
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Role Of Endoscopic Gastric Biopsy in Patients With Chronic Dyspepsia For Diagnosis Of H. Pylori by Muhammad Zafar Majeed, Ghulam Mustafa, Haseeb Ahsan

“…The sample size was 125 patients, having symptoms of chronic dyspepsia. …”
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Ramadan fasting as a form of time-restricted eating during pregnancy and long-term health effects in offspring: a narrative systematic review by Mujahed Abassi, Dilan Karim, Tahir Jokinen

“…The association between exposure and adverse effects appears to be stronger in low-income settings and becomes more apparent as the study sample grows older. Precautions should thus be taken by pregnant mothers when deciding whether to fast or not during their pregnancy. …”
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Improving critical care nurses’ knowledge of central venous catheter management through education by Tembisa Notshe, Wilma ten Ham-Baloyi, Sindiwe James

“…Setting: Five critical care units in public hospitals in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. Methods: A quasi-experimental, two-group, pre-test-post-test design was used with a convenience sample of nurses working in selected critical care units (intervention n = 72; control n = 50). …”
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Declarative memory profiles in children with non-specific intellectual disability: a cluster analysis approach by Urszula Sajewicz-Radtke, Ariadna Łada-Maśko, Michał Olech, Krzysztof J. Leoniak, Bartosz M. Radtke

“…Further analysis incorporating IQ measures showed that nonverbal intelligence was more strongly associated with memory performance than verbal intelligence. …”
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Case fatality and recurrent tuberculosis among patients managed in the private sector: A cohort study in Patna, India. by Sophie Huddart, Mugdha Singh, Nita Jha, Andrea Benedetti, Madhukar Pai

“…Unobserved patients were more likely to have less than one month of treatment adherence (32.0% vs. 13.5%) and were more likely to live in rural Patna (21.9% vs. 15.0%). …”
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Examine the association between key determinants identified by the chronic disease indicator framework and multimorbidity by rural and urban settings by John S. Moin, Richard H. Glazier, Kerry Kuluski, Alex Kiss, Ross E.G. Upshur

“…Background: Multimorbidity, often defined as having two or more chronic conditions is a global phenomenon. This study examined the association between key determinants identified by the chronic disease indicator framework and multimorbidity by rural and urban settings. …”
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Exploring the intersectional dynamics of co-morbidities and risk factors among the older population in India by Kashfi Nigar, Praveen Kumar Pathak

“…Given the structural shifts in the age structure of the population and decreasing family sizes, contextual factors take an even more important role in shaping the health status of the elderly. …”
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Quality of Life in Wilson’s Disease: A Systematic Literature Review by Chakrapani Balijepalli, Kevin Yan, Lakshmi Gullapalli, Stephane Barakat, Helene Chevrou-Severac, Eric Druyts

“…These differences may be attributable to the fact that QOL is not typically assessed and the lack of a standardized method for assessing QOL in WD. # Conclusion This review demonstrates a need for more up-to-date studies with larger sample sizes to further evaluate QOL in patients with WD. …”
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IL-6R expression is an independent prognostic factor in high-grade serous ovarian cancer by Alexis M. Maagdenberg, Annegé Vledder, Sterre T. Paijens, Annechien Plat, Floris Foijer, Hans W. Nijman, Marco de Bruyn

“…Results The majority of patient cores were positive for IL-6R and STING, where the staining intensity for IL-6R was more varied, while STING had a more consistent expression. …”
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Association Between Menopause and Metabolic Syndrome in the Registration Phase Data of Tabari Cohort Population by Seyed-Robabe Babaei, Mahmood Moosazadeh, Motahareh Kheradmand, Amirsaeed Hosseini, Masoumeh Bagheri-Nesami

“…The samples consist of 6106 women aged 35-70 who were selected via the census method between June 2015 and November 2017. …”
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Choanal atresia: A review of surgical outcomes in a tertiary medical center by Sinan Dheyauldeen, Ketil Heimdal, Terje Osnes, Harriet Akre, Lars Olsson

“…Conclusions According to the observations in our sample, the restenosis problem is expected more and may need more revisions in bilateral CA than the unilateral type. …”
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