Status of continuous glucose monitoring use and management in tertiary hospitals of China: a cross-sectional study by Xiaoqin Liu, Hongmei Dai, Liping Wu, Yong Zhao, Zumin Shi, Qin Lin, Liping Chen

“…Different from head nurses, CGM operation nurses considered the age of CGM operators, the type of hospital nurses worked in, the number of patients using CGM per month and the number of CGM training sessions as potential factors (p<0.05).Conclusions The study provides a broad view of the development status of CGM in China. …”
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Ghanaian women’s experience of intimate partner violence (IPV) during group antenatal care: a brief report from a cluster randomised controlled trial by Samia J. Abdelnabi, Michelle L. Munro-Kramer, Cheryl A. Moyer, John E.O. Williams, Jody R. Lori

“…Intimate partner violence (IPV) impacts women of reproductive age globally and can lead to significant negative consequences during pregnancy. …”
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Reliability of an Observational Biomechanical Analysis Tool in Adolescent Baseball Pitchers by Steven F DeFroda, Dai Sugimoto, Steven J Staffa, Donald S Bae, Ellen Shanley, Charles A Thigpen, Peter K Kriz

“… # Results Twenty asymptomatic pitchers ages 12-18 years were included. Total ACES scores ranged from 1 to 13, normally distributed. …”
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Clinical Efficacy and Safety of Trans-Sacral Epiduroscopic Laser Decompression Compared to Percutaneous Epidural Neuroplasty by Bong Ju Moon, Seong Yi, Yoon Ha, Keung Nyun Kim, Do Heum Yoon, Dong Ah Shin

“…There was no significant difference in age, sex, duration of symptoms, and the distributions of disc level between the two groups (all P>0.05). …”
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Applying 3D‐Printed Porous Ti6Al4V Prostheses to Repair Osteomyelitis‐Induced Partial Bone Defects of Lower Limbs: Finite Element Analysis and Clinical Outcomes by Bingchuan Liu, Qizhao Tan, Zhengguang Wang, Guojin Hou, Caimei Wang, Yun Tian

“…The clinical study involved eight patients (average age: 56.3 years) with an average defect length of 14.9 cm. …”
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Food addiction and associated factors in newly diagnosed patients with schizophrenia: a cross-sectional comparison with siblings and healthy controls by Feten Fekih-Romdhane, Youssef Boukadida, Abir Hakiri, Wided Homri, Majda Cheour, Souheil Hallit

“…After Bonferroni correction for multiple testing, higher FA scores were significantly associated with less cognitive self-consciousness (Beta = − 0.54), older age (Beta = 0.45), and higher psychological distress (Beta = 0.63). …”
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Tumour DNA methylation markers associated with breast cancer survival: a replication study by Elaheh Zarean, Shuai Li, Ee Ming Wong, Enes Makalic, Roger L. Milne, Graham G. Giles, Catriona McLean, Melissa C. Southey, Pierre-Antoine Dugué

“…Candidate methylation sites (N = 22) and signatures (N = 3) potentially associated with breast cancer survival were identified from five prior studies that used The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) methylation dataset, which shares key characteristics with the MCCS: comparable sample size, tissue type (formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded; FFPE), technology (Illumina HumanMethylation450 array), and participant characteristics (age, ancestry, and disease subtype and severity). …”
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Genetic parameters for milk production traits of Simmental cows with random regression test-day model by A. Otwinowska-Mindur, E. Ptak, W. Jagusiak, A. Zarnecki

“…The model contained fixed herd-test-date effect, fixed regressions within age-season of calving classes, and random additive genetic and permanent environmental regressions. …”
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Adaptation Studies of the Aggression and Victimization Scales for Elementary School Children by Arzu KURNAZ, Emine Gül KAPÇI

“…Finally relational victimation were found to correlate neagatively with age (r=-.09). Conclusion: CSBS-SR and CSEQ-SR had acceptable validity and reliability properties. …”
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Clinical Activity of Behcet’s Disease Associated with SARS-CoV-2 and Herpes Simplex Virus: Insights from Three Case Reports by Bakti FU, Sufiawati I

“…This report examines three BD cases with oral manifestations specifically triggered by HSV-1 and SARS-CoV-2, comparing their clinical activity and treatment responses.Case: Three female patients, aged 29, 24, and 41 years, presented to the Oral Medicine Department with complaints of canker sores, along with genital and skin lesions and red eyes. …”
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Traumatic degloving injuries: a prospective study to assess injury patterns, management, and outcomes at a single center in northern India by Divij Jayant, Atul Parashar, Ramesh Sharma

“…Results Among 75 patients with DSTIs, the average age was 27.5 years, 80.0% were male, and 76.0% had been injured in traffic accidents. …”
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Anti-VEGF agents for the treatment of diabetic macular edema by S.G. Sergushev, E.N. Khomyakova

“…Diabetic retinopathy and diabetic macular edema (DME) are the leading causes of vision loss in the working-age population. They result in a significant burden on patients and society. …”
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The Characteristics of Self-Reported Symptomatic by Individuals with Mild COVID-19 during Omicron Pandemic in China: Cross-Sectional Online Survey by Xiang Liu, Xiaoling Wei, Xiangju Xing, Ling Lu, Min Chen, Yumei Zhao, Shuang Zhou, Ting Feng, Li Wang, Chengling Luo, Jing Xia, Jun Zhang, Banghong Liao, Kui Wu, Wei Yao, Changzheng Wang

“…Respondents (68.6% female) were aged 18–87 years (42.6 ± 13.1 years), of whom 79.8% were diagnosed by SARS-CoV-2 PCR or antigen test. …”
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Impact of English proficiency on use of Glasgow Coma Scale in geriatric patients with traumatic brain injury by Veronica Layrisse-Landaeta, Gabriela R Dincheva, Shahenda Khedr, Andrew Geng, Michele Schombs, Kazi Maisha, Steven Y Chao, Chun-Cheng Chen

“…We aimed to understand the impact of limited English proficiency (LEP) on the evaluation and outcomes of TBI.Methods Retrospective comparative study in a single institution of patients aged ⪰65 who presented to the emergency department after a fall with head strike between January 2018 and December 2021. …”
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Racial and gender disparities in patients undergoing mechanical thrombectomy for large vessel occlusion at a comprehensive stroke center by Olivia Duru, Ryan G. Eaton, Nathan Ritchey, Sharon Heaton, Ciarán J. Powers

“…After the multivariate logistic regression analysis and after controlling for comorbidities, insurance status, age, time to presentation (last known well to arrival), transfer from outside hospital, and zip codes, white patients were 2.29 times more likely to receive a thrombectomy compared to nonwhite patients (odds ratio [OR], 2.29, 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.33, 3.944). …”
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Association of sleep duration and sleep disorders with post-stroke depression and all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality in US stroke survivors: results from NHANES 2005–20... by Weirong Chen, Yingying Shen, Shina Song, Xiaofeng Li

“…Restricted cubic spline modeling suggested that sleep duration was nonlinearly and linearly associated with post-stroke depression and all-cause mortality, respectively. Age influenced the association between sleep disorders and CVD mortality in stroke survivors. …”
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Return to Play Assessment After Lateral Ankle Sprains – German Male Elite Youth Football (Soccer) Academy Baseline Data by Zacharias Flore, Götz Welsch, Hendrik Bloch

“… # Study Design Observational Cohort study # Methods Baseline data of performance tests (Y-Balance \[YBT-LQ], Heel Rise \[HRT]; Singe Leg Squat \[SLST]; Single Leg Drop Jump \[SLDJ]; Side Hop \[SHT]; Figure of 8 Hop \[F-8]; Modified Agility T-Test \[MAT]) were assessed in 20 elite youth football players, aged 16-21 years. Additionally, the traditional LSI (dividing the result of the non-dominant leg by the result of the dominant leg and multiplying by 100) and directionally corrected LSI (the worst value is divided by the better value and multiplied by 100) were calculated. …”
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HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Cascade Stages Among Men Who Have Sex With Men With Sexually Transmitted Infections in China: Multicenter Cross-Sectional Survey Study by Xue Yang, Wenting Kang, Zhuoer Zhang, Houlin Tang, Dapeng Zhang, Lijun Sun, Zaicun Li, An Liu

“…The results of multivariate logistic regression analyses showed that the same factors significantly influenced both knowledge of PrEP and willingness to take PrEP, including age, education, marital status, income, condom usage, participation in group sex, HIV status of the most recent male sexual partner, and postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) usage. …”
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A single-center, single-arm, prospective, open-label, and comparative trial to evaluate the safety and tolerability profile of a 90-day oral L-arginine hydrochloride intervention f... by Hiroyuki Naito, Masahiro Nakamori, Megumi Toko, Yuki Hayashi, Taku Tazuma, Tomoaki Watanabe, Keito Ishihara, Keisuke Tachiyama, Yu Yamazaki, Hirofumi Maruyama

“…The study included 20 patients (40% female; mean age, 62.0 ± 6.9 years; median disease duration, 1.9 years). …”
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Heterogeneous Acupuncture Effects of Taixi (KI3) on Functional Connectivity in Healthy Youth and Elder: A Functional MRI Study Using Regional Homogeneity and Large-Scale Functional... by Linlu He, Guangxiang Chen, Ruwen Zheng, Yan Hu, Xiu Chen, Jianghai Ruan

“…These results indicated that acupuncture at KI3 had heterogeneous acupuncture effects in different age groups. Our study led to converging evidence supporting the acupuncture effect segregation of different condition subjects and supporting evidence for prevention and treatment with acupuncture in the future.…”
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