Occurrence and assessment of chronic pain fatigue and sleep disturbance in axial spondyloarthritis patients by Eman Abdel Ghani Sayed, Samer Samy, Faruk Ali Abdi, Anna Abou-Raya

“…Functional scores, patient index data, axial SpA disease activity index, perceived stress scale, hospital anxiety and depression scale, functional axial SpA index, Pittsburgh sleep quality index, visual analogue scale, health assessment questionnaire, euro level QoL-5 dimension-3 L, work limitation questionnaire, fatigue item of the BAS-DAI, and fatigue severity scale were analyzed.Results Elevated levels of ESR (19.08 ± 11.75) and CRP (10.28 ± 6.29) were highly associated with chronic pain and discomfort in axSpA. …”
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Oral health improvement for nursing home residents through delegated remotivation and reinstruction (MundZaRR Study): study protocol of a cluster-randomised controlled trial by Falk Schwendicke, Peter Schlattmann, Gabriele Meyer, Katrin Hertrampf, Georg Gassmann, Jens Abraham, Volker Hammen

“…The primary outcome, OHrQL, will be measured using the General Oral Health Assessment Index. Secondary outcomes include pain condition, general health-related quality of life, caries increment, oral/prosthetic hygiene and gingival status, incidence of dental emergencies and hospitalisations, and cost-utility/effectiveness. …”
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Mobile Phone App to Promote Lifestyle Change in People at Risk of Type 2 Diabetes: Feasibility 3-Arm Randomized Controlled Trial by Gyri Skoglund, Gunvor Hilde, Pernille Lunde, Venessa Vera Cruz Naceno, Cecilie Fromholt Olsen, Birgitta Blakstad Nilsson

“…This included change in body weight, waist circumference, and self-evaluated functional health status, assessed with the Dartmouth Primary Care Cooperative Research Network/World Organization of Family Doctors (COOP/WONCA) functional health assessment chart. ResultsWithin 8 months, 9 general practitioners recruited a total of 54 participants, of which 45 were eligble for participation in the study. …”
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Effects of vitamin D supplementation in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Mahsa Ranjbar, Mehran Rahimlou, Maryam Fallah, Kurosh Djafarian, Hamed Mohammadi

“…The results indicate a major influence of vitamin D supplementation on the Disease Activity Score 28 (DAS-28) (WMD: −0.83, 95 % CI: −1.38 to −0.28, p-value <0.001), C-reactive protein (CRP) level (WMD: −0.24, 95 % CI: −0.45 to −0.03, p-value = 0.03), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) level (WMD: −4.08, 95 % CI: −4.67 to −3.50, p-value <0.001), serum vitamin D level (WMD: 12.69, 95 % CI: 1.80 to 23.59, p-value = 0.02), and non-significant effect on the health assessment questionnaire (HAQ) and visual analog scale on pain (VAS-pain) scores. …”
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Colchicine combination therapy increases treatment tolerance in patients with arthritis: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Changwei Zhao, Xiaogang Hao, Wenjun Cai, Ling-Feng Zeng, Wenhai Zhao, Xiangxin Li

“…However, combined colchicine treatment did not improve visual analog scores (VAS) (SMD = -0.96, 95% CI [-2.85, 0.93], P = 0.13, I2 = 97.99%]), Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index (WOMAC) pain (SMD = 0.01, 95% CI [-0.24, 0.27], P = 0.91, I2 = 0]), WOMAC function (SMD = -0.01, 95% CI [-0.36, 0.16], P = 0.44, I2 = 0]), Total WOMAC scale (SMD = -0.05, 95% CI [-0.33, 0.22], P = 0.70, I2 = 0]), physician 's global assessment (SMD = 0.36, 95% CI [-2.27, 3.00], P = 0.79, I2 = 97.04%]) and Modified Clinical Health Assessment Questionnaire (ModHAD) (SMD = -1.72, 95% CI [-4.90,1.45], P = 0.29, I2 = 99.11%]).…”
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Sociodemographic predictors of flourishing among community older adults in China by Xin Yi, Xiaoyun Liu, Xiaoqun Liu, Gang Chen, Yujie Xie, Chenhao Lin, Hangqin Lv, Yingchun Li, Shuang Wu

“…Past research on mental health assessment has primarily focused on psychopathological aspects such as depression or anxiety. …”
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Unlocking the power of population health management to strengthen primary health care by José Cerezo-Cerezo, Esteban de Manuel-Keenoy, Daniel Alton, Marc Bruijnzeels, Arnoldas Jurgutis, Melitta Jakab

“…PHM can be summarized conceptually in a cycle of five steps: defining and identifying the population; health assessment and segmentation; risk stratification and impactibility; tailored service delivery; and evaluation and improvement. …”
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UAV Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Image Classification: A Systematic Review by Zhen Zhang, Lehao Huang, Qingwang Wang, Linhuan Jiang, Yemao Qi, Shunyuan Wang, Tao Shen, Bo-Hui Tang, Yanfeng Gu

“…In recent years, significant advances in unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology and hyperspectral remote sensing have spurred rapid and innovative developments in UAV-based hyperspectral image (HSI) classification across a range of fields, including environmental monitoring, precision agriculture, forest health assessment, and disaster management. Compared to spaceborne platforms, the spectra of ground objects observed by UAV platforms exhibit notable variations, presenting more pronounced challenges for accurate classification. …”
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Geographical Differences in the Safety and Efficacy of Tofacitinib Versus TNFi: A Post Hoc Analysis of ORAL Surveillance by Bogdan Batko, Slawomir Jeka, Piotr Wiland, Agnieszka Zielińska, Maria Stopińska-Polaszewska, Marcin Stajszczyk, Magdalena Kosydar-Piechna, Mary Jane Cadatal, Jose L. Rivas

“…Efficacy endpoints included Clinical Disease Activity Index, Disease Activity Score in 28 joints, with C-reactive protein (DAS28-4[CRP]), and Health Assessment Questionnaire-Disability Index (HAQ-DI). …”
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Oral health-related quality of life of community-dwellers in the canton of Bern, Switzerland by Roberta Borg-Bartolo, Andrea Roccuzzo, Christian Tennert, Maria Prasinou, Maurus Jäggi, Pedro Molinero-Mourelle, Michael M. Bornstein, Guglielmo Campus

“…Data were collected by a questionnaire (demographic factors, medical history, oral health behavior, dental patient-reported outcomes [dPROs]) and a clinical examination (dental caries, periodontal disease, oral hygiene, mastication). dPROs were evaluated using the OHRQoL-questionnaire Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index with items related to four domains: functional limitations, pain and discomfort, psychological impact, behavioral impact. χ2 tests, Cochrane Armitage trend tests and binary logistic regression were performed with P < 0.05 statistical significance. …”
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Minimal disease activity and associated factors in patients with psoriatic arthritis: cross-sectional study from a single center by Murat Bektas, Berk Çelik, Burak İnce, Yasemin Yalçınkaya, Bahar Artım Esen, Ahmet Gül, Murat İnanç

“…Patients who met at least 5 of 7 criteria (tender joint count ≤ 1/68, swollen joint count ≤ 1/66, Psoriasis Area Severity Index [PASI] ≤ 1, Visual Analogue Scale [VAS] ≤ 15, patient global VAS ≤ 20, Health Assessment Questionnaire-Disability Index [HAQ-DI] ≤ 0.5, and enthesitis number ≤ 1) were considered to achieve MDA. …”
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Iterative optimization annotation pipeline and ALSS-YOLO-Seg for efficient banana plantation segmentation in UAV imagery by Ang He, Ang He, Ximei Wu, Ximei Wu, Xing Xu, Xing Xu, Jing Chen, Jing Chen, Xiaobin Guo, Xiaobin Guo, Sheng Xu, Sheng Xu

“…Precise segmentation of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-captured images plays a vital role in tasks such as crop yield estimation and plant health assessment in banana plantations. By identifying and classifying planted areas, crop areas can be calculated, which is indispensable for accurate yield predictions. …”
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Fusobacterium nucleatum and Treponema denticola are robust biomarkers for gingivitis and periodontitis in small dogs by Daehyun Kwon, Daehyun Kwon, Kisuk Bae, Kwangsik Jang, Kwangsik Jang, Hyun Min Jo, Hyun Min Jo, Seong Soo Kang, Seong Soo Kang, Jonghoe Byun, Se Eun Kim, Se Eun Kim

“…Furthermore, the findings of this study revealed a need for validation in a larger sample size.Materials and methodsThis study ensured that the overall oral health assessment of dogs under 20 kg matched with sampled groups, thus eliminating the influence of environmental factors on the results. …”
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Associations of Retinal Microvascular Density and Fractal Dimension with Glaucoma: A Prospective Study from UK Biobank by Qi Chen, MD, Suyu Miao, MD, Yuzhe Jiang, MD, Danli Shi, MD, PhD, Weiyun You, MD, Lin Liu, MD, PhD, Mayinuer Yusufu, MTI, Yufan Chen, MD, Ruobing Wang, MD, PhD

“…Methods: We employed the Retina-based Microvascular Health Assessment System to utilize the noninvasive nature of fundus photography and quantify retinal microvascular parameters including retinal vascular skeleton density (VSD) and fractal dimension (FD). …”
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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

“…Material and methods: We used data from the Center for the Health Assessment of Mothers and Children of Salinas-Maternal Cognition Study (CHAMACOS-MCS). …”
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High-Titer Rheumatoid Factor is Associated with Worse Clinical Outcomes and Higher Needs for Advanced Therapies in Rheumatoid Arthritis Under Real-Life Conditions by Victor Davi R. S. Oliveira, Ana Paula M. G. Reis, Claiton V. Brenol, Ivânio A. Pereira, Karina R. Bonfiglioli, Letícia R. Pereira, Manoel B. Bértolo, Maria de Fátima L. C. Sauma, Maria Fernanda B. R. Guimarães, Paulo Louzada-Júnior, Rina D. N. Giorgi, Sebastião C. Radominski, Licia Maria H. Mota, Cleandro P. Albuquerque, Geraldo R. Castelar-Pinheiro

“…In multivariate analyses, high-titer RF was independently associated with higher disease activity (Clinical Disease Activity Index, CDAI: β = 2.44 [0.89, 3.99], p = 0.002), worse functional capacity (Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index, HAQ-DI: β = 0.112 [0.018, 0.205], p = 0.020); extra-articular manifestations (OR 1.48 [1.09, 2.00], p = 0.011); increased corticosteroid (OR 1.53 [1.19, 1.96], p = 0.001) and biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARD) use (OR 1.41 [1.08, 1.84], p = 0.011). …”
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Impact of quality of life on overall work productivity impairment and activity impairment of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: the PEONY study by Yoshiya Tanaka, Shintaro Hirata, Shingo Nakayamada, Yusuke Miyazaki, Kazuyoshi Saito, Kunihiro Yamaoka, Shigeru Iwata, Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi, Keisuke Nakatsuka, Shunpei Kosaka, Katsuhide Kusaka, Toshiki Yabe-Wada, Masakazu Fujiwara, Yoshifumi Arita, Mitsuru Hoshino, Naoko Ozaki

“…Patients completed patient-reported outcome (PRO) questionnaires, including LupusPRO, Work Productivity and Activity Impairment-Lupus, EQ-5D-5L and Health Assessment Questionnaire-Disability Index. Disease activity and organ damage were investigator-assessed. …”
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Mobile Toolbox sequences task: development and validation of a remote, smartphone-based working memory test by Jerry Slotkin, Aaron J. Kaat, Stephanie Ruth Young, Elizabeth M. Dworak, Miriam A. Novack, Yusuke Shono, Hubert Adam, Cindy J. Nowinski, Sarah Pila, Zahra Hosseinian, Maria Varela Diaz, Anyelo Almonte-Correa, Keith Alperin, Monica R. Camacho, Monica R. Camacho, Bernard Landavazo, Bernard Landavazo, Rachel L. Nosheny, Rachel L. Nosheny, Michael W. Weiner, Michael W. Weiner, Richard C. Gershon

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Disease activity in patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathy according to time since diagnosis and positivity to antisynthetase autoantibodies: data from the Myo-Spain regist... by Tatiana Cobo-Ibáñez, Ivan Castellví, Ana Pros, Marta Domínguez-Álvaro, Laura Nuño-Nuño, Julia Martínez-Barrio, Vega Jovaní, Fredeswinda Romero-Bueno, Esther Ruiz-Lucea, Eva Tomero, Ernesto Trallero-Araguás, Javier Narváez, Jordi Camins-Fàbregas, Alberto Ruiz-Román, Jesús Loarce-Martos, Susana Holgado-Pérez, V Miguel Flores-Rodríguez, Francisca Sivera, Carolina Merino-Argumanez, Antonio Juan-Mas, Irene Altabás-González, María Martín-López, Joaquín María Belzunegui-Otano, Carmen Carrasco-Cubero, Mercedes Freire-González, Iñigo Rúa-Figueroa, Nuria Lozano-Rivas, Julio David Suarez-Cuba, Olga Martínez, Rafaela Ortega-Castro, Patricia Alcocer, Alejandro Gómez-Gómez, Olga Sánchez-Pernaute, José Luis Tandaipan, Irene Carrión-Barberà, Chamaida Plasencia-Rodríguez, Oihane Ibarguengoitia-Barrena, Paola Vidal-Montal, Vera Ortiz-Santamaria, Noemi Garrido-Puñal, Anne Riveros, Esmeralda Delgado-Frías, Juan Miguel López-Gómez, Carmen Barbadillo, José María Pego-Reigosa, Beatriz E. Joven-Ibáñez, Jesús Alejandro Valero-Jaimes, Elena Naveda, Ana Isabel Turrión-Nieves, Daniel Seoane-Mato, Francisco Javier Prado-Galbarro, M Ángeles Puche-Larrubia

“…Other measures of activity, damage, and quality of life included patient global disease activity, MYOACT muscular, creatine phosphokinase, Health Assessment Questionnaire, physician and patient global damage, global damage of the Myositis Damage Index, and the 12-item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-12). …”
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Potentially toxic cyanobacteria in Trentino lakes: bloom episodes detected by monitoring data over the last ten years by Sabrina Pozzi, Silvia Costaraoss, Giovanna Pellegrini

“…The data illustrated come from monitoring activities, bathing health assessments, and analyses carried out on citizen reports. …”
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