Spatial analysis of measles cases and vaccination coverage in the Somali region, eastern Ethiopia by Abdilahi Ibrahim Muse, Abdilahi Ibrahim Muse, Mahdi Yonis Kayat, Mohamed Harir Aden, Jemal Beksisa Shuramu, Shikur Mohammed, Musse Ahmed Ibrahim, Musse Ahmed Ibrahim, Binyam Mohammedbirhan Berhe, Ahmed Abdi Kalinle, Sahardiid Ali Abdilahi

“…The majority of the participants, 5,260 (88.7%), were under the age of 59 months, with 3,184 (53.7%) being male. …”
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Long-Term Treatment Outcomes of Micropulse Transscleral Cyclophotocoagulation in Primary and Secondary Glaucoma: A 5-Year Analysis by Ronald M. P. C. de Crom, Stefani Kujovic-Aleksov, Carroll A. B. Webers, Tos T. J. M. Berendschot, Henny J. M. Beckers

“…Results A total of 165 eyes were included, with outcomes for 112 eyes available after 5-year follow-up. Mean age was 67.3 ± 13.9 years; 58.2% were male. Glaucoma subtypes were primary glaucoma (n = 108) and secondary glaucoma (n = 57). …”
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Characterizing Glycemic Control and Sleep in Adults with Long-Standing Type 1 Diabetes and Hypoglycemia Unawareness Initiating Hybrid Closed Loop Insulin Delivery by Susan Kohl Malone, Amy J. Peleckis, Laura Grunin, Gary Yu, Sooyong Jang, James Weimer, Insup Lee, Michael R. Rickels, Namni Goel

“…To accomplish this, six adults (median age=58 y) participated in an 18-month ongoing trial assessing HCL effectiveness. …”
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Differential management and associations of dyslipidaemia and hypertension by glycaemic status in urban South Africans by N Peer, L Kotzé-Hörstmann, J Hill, A-P Kengne

“…Among 618 participants (82% women), aged median 58 years, there were 339 participants with KD, 70 with NDD and 209 with normoglycaemia. …”
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Oxidative balance score and its association with chronic inflammatory airway diseases and mortality: a population-based study by Zhuanbo Luo, Shiyu Chen, Peixu Chen, Feng Qiu, Weina Huang, Chao Cao

“…The demographic characteristics of the study population revealed a mean age of 52.25 ± 15.8 years, 47.73% being male, and the majority identified as Non-Hispanic White (66.87%). …”
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A population-based study on the burden of hospitalized pediatric pneumococcal disease in Taiwan before and after the introduction of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine into t... by Ting-An Yen, Jhong-Lin Wu, Chi-Chuan Wang, Ling-Ya Huang, See-Hwee Yeo, Dony Patel, Cindy Thiow Koon Lim, Hung-Wei Lin, Eriko Yamada, Isaya Sukarom

“…Methods Episodes of eligible children aged < 18 years hospitalized with invasive pneumococcal disease, non-bacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia, or acute otitis media between 1 January 2011 and 31 December 2019 were identified from the National Health Insurance Research Database. …”
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The Complete Blood Count Sepsis Index Using Monocyte Distribution Width for Early Detection of Sepsis in Patients Without Obvious Signs by Scott Levin, PhD, Nima Sarani, MD, Jeremiah Hinson, MD, PhD, Melissa Naiman, PhD, Chad Cannon, MD, Aria Smith, MS, Benjamin Steinhart, MS, Arnaud DeBraine, BS, Sarah Kehoe, PhD, Bryan Immhoff, MD, Yasir Taribichi, MD, Alexandra Malinovska, MD, Kemi Badaki-Makun, MD

“…PATIENTS:. All adult patients (age 18 or over) presenting to the ED between August 8, 2020, and April 1, 2022, that received a CBC-diff as part of routine clinical care. …”
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Comparative Evaluation of Intra-articular Ozone and Steroid Treatments in Patients with Coxarthrosis under Ultrasound Guidance: A Retrospective Study by Yilmaz Karaduman, Arzu Muz, Azize Serçe, Servi Yildirim, Ismail Eren Durmus, Suna Akin Takmaz

“…Results: A total of 53 patients (mean age 63.23±10.50 years) participated in the study. …”
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Your period and your pregnancy, a cohort study of pregnant patients investigating the associations between menstruation and birth outcomes in Australia: study protocol by Miranda Davies-Tuck, Billie Bradford, Adrienne Gordon, Beverley Vollenhoven, Kirsten Rebecca Palmer, Kirstin Tindal, Caroline E Gargett, Fiona Cousins, Stacey Ellery

“…Therefore, this study aims to understand the association between menstruation and pregnancy outcomes to identify which menstrual characteristics could provide value as a pregnancy risk assessment tool.Methods and analysis This is a prospective study of women aged 18–45 with a singleton pregnancy. Participants will be recruited in early pregnancy at their antenatal appointment and not have a known diagnosed endometrial pathology (endometriosis, adenomyosis, endometrial cancer or an endometrial submucosal fibroid) or have had an endometrial ablation. …”
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Perbandingan Kinerja Inception- Resnetv2, Xception, Inception-v3, dan Resnet50 pada Gambar Bentuk Wajah by Fitriana Masruroh, Bayu Surarso, Budi Warsito

“…Identification of face shape is a challenging task due to the complexity of the face, size, lighting, age and expression. Many methods have been developed to provide the best accuracy results in the classification of face shapes. …”
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Comparative analysis of ocular biometrics using spectral domain optical coherence tomography with Purkinje image and optic nerve head alignments in mice by Ying Hon Sze, Bing Zuo, Da Qian Lu, King Kit Li, Dennis Yan Yin Tse, Qian Zhao, Thomas Chuen Lam

“…There was a significant difference in the relative growth trend in VCD (linear regression, p = 0.02), which was relatively stable and showed shortening when measured with ONH alignment from postnatal age 21 to 35 days. Conclusions SD-OCT allowed precise in-vivo measurement and segmentation of ocular dimensions, regardless of the methods adopted. …”
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L’emploi antique des géomatériaux à Reims/Durocortorum by Gilles Fronteau, Sébastien Laratte, Alain Devos, Claire Pichard

“…The establishment of the town during the late Iron Age (La Tène D), within the chalky plain, not far from the Île-de-France cuesta, strongly shaped future strategies for stone supply. …”
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The analgesic effects of quadratus lumborum block versus caudal block for pediatric patients undergoing abdominal surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Yu Zhu, Jin Wu, Shenglong Qu, Peng Jiang, Chetan Bohara, Chetan Bohara, Yi Li

“…In this meta-analysis, we compared the postoperative analgesic effects of quadratus lumborum block (QLB) and caudal block (CB) in surgeries involving the lower abdomen, inguinal region, and urogenital system in children.ObjectiveThis review examined the postoperative analgesic effects of QLB and CB in pediatric patients (0–18 years of age) undergoing abdominal surgery. The primary endpoint was the rate of postoperative rescue analgesia, defined as the proportion of patients who returned to acetaminophen, ibuprofen, and other analgesics when the pain score was greater than the protocol preset value within 24 h after surgery. …”
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Internalizing and externalizing symptoms in individuals with neurofibromatosis type 1: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Dan Liu, Liyan Yu, Xian Wu, Julia Moreira, Benjamin Felipe Mujica, Elora Shelly Mukhopadhyay, Angelena Novotney, André B. Rietman, Yang Hou

“…Methods Scopus, PsycINFO, Web of Science, PubMed, and ProQuest were searched from inception to March 26th, 2024, which identified 59 eligible studies (N of NF1 = 3182, mean ages 2.38 to 46.4 years). Hedges’ g was calculated for differences in internalizing and externalizing symptoms between the NF1 group and the unaffected controls. …”
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Hubungan antara Indeks Massa Tubuh dengan Kadar Nitrit Oksid pada Masyarakat Etnik Minangkabau di Kota Padang by Nidia Purwadianti, Fadil Oenzil, Delmi Sulastri

“…The research design was cross sectional study, the population was Minangkabau ethnic group in the age group of 30-65 years old from 4 selected districts in Padang. …”
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Rates of Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections in Hospitalized Non-Immunocompromised Pediatric Patients: A 9-Year Retrospective Study at a Lebanese Tertiary Medica... by Zakhour R, Khafaja S, Korman R, Boutros CF, El Zein Z, Chmaisse A, Haj M, Haddara A, El-Houry Z, Jbahi M, Chamseddine S, Bou Karroum S, Al Oweini D, Youssef YS, Youssef N, Nasser M, Fayad D, Abi Farraj F, El Nakib C, Isaac I, Lteif M, Araj GF, Dbaibo GS

“…The study included non-immunocompromised patients 18 years of age or younger with infections caused by GNB isolated from a sterile site or nonsterile site in the setting of clinical infection.Results: A total of 810 episodes of infection with GNB in 674 pediatric patients were identified. …”
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Physiology and Pathophysiology of Marathon Running: A narrative Review by Lorin Braschler, Pantelis T. Nikolaidis, Mabliny Thuany, Daniela Chlíbková, Thomas Rosemann, Katja Weiss, Matthias Wilhelm, Beat Knechtle

“…Articles covering running regardless of sex, age, performance level, and event type (e.g., road races, mountain marathons) were considered, whereas articles examining only cycling, triathlon, stress-tests or other sports were excluded. …”
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Three-year experience of posterior chamber phakic intraocular lens implantation in the high myopia correction by I.F. Saliev, A.F. Yusupov, N.I. Mukhamedova

“…</p> <p> <b>Patients and Methods: </b>37 patients (55 eyes) aged 20 to 43 years were included in the study. All patients underwent the following ophthalmic examinations before surgery: visometry, autorefractometry, biometry, tonometry, optical coherence tomography, evaluation of corneal endothelial cell density, peripheral retinal exam using a Goldmann lens. pIOL power calculation was conducted using a modified vergence formula. …”
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Evaluation of Metabolic Characteristics of Brain Tumours Utilising 31-Phosphorus MR Spectroscopy in 3T MRI: A Cross-sectional Study by Nivetha Kannan, Babu Peter Sathyanathan

“…Results: The subjects included 13 females and 19 males, with a mean age of 41.7 years and 43.4 years respectively. A mild alkalinisation trend was observed within the brain tumours (pH 7.1±0.12) compared to the control group (7.05±0.02). …”
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Caffeinated chewing gum enhances maximal strength and muscular endurance during bench press and back squat exercises in resistance-trained men by Li Ding, Jue Liu, Yi Yao, Li Guo, Bin Chen, Yinhang Cao, Olivier Girard

“…The aim of this study was to determine the efficacy of caffeinated chewing gum on maximal strength and muscular endurance during bench press and back squat exercises.MethodsIn a randomized, double-blind design, 16 resistance-trained males (age: 21.6 ± 2.0 years, height: 176.8 ± 6.1 cm, mass: 79.6 ± 8.8 kg) chewed either caffeinated gum (3 mg/kg) or a placebo gum on two occasions, 1 week apart. …”
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