Signs of Nervous System Sensitization in Female Runners with Chronic Patellofemoral Pain by Brian J. Eckenrode, David M. Kietrys, Allison Brown, J. Scott Parrott, Brian Noehren

“… # Study Design Cohort Study # Methods Twenty healthy female runners and 17 female runners with chronic PFP symptoms were enrolled. Subjects completed the Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score for Patellofemoral Pain (KOOS-PF), University of Wisconsin Running Injury and Recovery Index (UWRI), and the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI). …”
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Kiwifruit and Kiwifruit Extracts for Treatment of Constipation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Mohamed Eltorki, Russell Leong, Elyanne M. Ratcliffe

“…Electronic databases were searched from inception to May 2022 without any age or language limitations. Eligible studies enrolled participants with constipation who were randomized to receive kiwifruit or kiwifruit extracts vs. any nonkiwifruit control. …”
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Food insecurity and ultra-processed food consumption in the Health and Retirement Study: Cross-sectional analysis by Abeer A. Aljahdali

“…Method: The analytical sample comprised 6295 US adults, aged 52 – 101 years, enrolled in the longitudinal Health and Retirement Study (HRS), a nationally representative study of aging. …”
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Low handgrip strength with asymmetry is associated with elevated all-cause mortality risk in older Chinese adults with abdominal obesity. by Ling Wei, Binyou Wang, Yilin Wang

“…<h4>Results</h4>A total of 5186 subjects aged 60 years or older were enrolled, 50.6% of whom were male. The proportions of participants with only AO, only low HGS, only HGS asymmetry, low HGS with asymmetry, both AO and low HGS, both AO and asymmetric HGS, and AO with both low HGS and asymmetry were 20.0%, 6.1%, 16.6%, 8.3%, 3.2%, 13.4%, and 3.9%, respectively. …”
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Effectiveness of Oral Semaglutide in Management of Type 2 Diabetes: A Real-World Study from India by Aditya Dutta, Shama Mahendru, Rutuja Sharma, Ambrish Mithal

“…Methods: This retrospective real-world study enrolled adult patients with diabetes taking Sema-o, with at least one follow-up (from February 2022 till October 2023). …”
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One year of treating patients with open fractures of the lower extremity in a new military trauma center in Korea: a case series by Ji Wool Ko, Giho Moon, Jin Geun Kwon, Kyoung Eun Kim, Hankaram Jeon, Kyungwon Lee

“…Additionally, we described patients’ mode of transport. Results This study enrolled nine male patients who were between 21 and 26 years old. …”
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Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis: Fecal Calprotectin as a Surrogate Marker for Predicting Relapse in Adults with Ulcerative Colitis by Jiajia Li, Xiaojing Zhao, Xueting Li, Meijiao Lu, Hongjie Zhang

“…In our study, 14 articles enrolling a total of 1110 participants were finally included, and all articles underwent a quality assessment. …”
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Sudden cardiac death after acute myocarditis with arrhythmic presentation: hunting for risk predictors − a systematic review and meta-analysis by Massimo Imazio, Valentino Collini, Maria Lucia Narducci, Federico Ballacci, Federica Giordano

“…Random-effect models were used to calculate pooled ORs and CIs.Results Five observational studies enrolling 322 patients were identified. The pooled proportion of patients who experienced VA recurrence was 0.41 (95% CI 0.30 to 0.53, p=0.13). …”
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Impact of health education on knowledge retention among caregivers of hypertensive patients: A prospective cross-sectional study in rural Malawi. by Chikondi Maluwa, Sitalire Kapira, Hataichanok Chuljerm, Wason Parklak, Kanokwan Kulprachakarn

“…This was a prospective cross-sectional study in Neno, Malawi, a rural setting. 422 caregivers were enrolled from the Integrated Chronic Care Clinic (IC3). …”
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Association of Triglyceride‐Glucose Index, Triglyceride to High‐Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Ratio, and Related Parameters With Prehypertension and Hypertension by Shijie Yang, Yuqing Zhang, Zhanyang Zhou, Xiaochun Duan

“…According to the blood pressure diagnosis, the enrolled individuals were divided into two groups, which were prehypertension and hypertension. …”
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Developing clinical prognostic models to predict graft survival after renal transplantation: comparison of statistical and machine learning models by Getahun Mulugeta, Temesgen Zewotir, Awoke Seyoum Tegegne, Mahteme Bekele Muleta, Leja Hamza Juhar

“…Various models were evaluated, including Standard and penalized Cox models, Random Survival Forest, and Stochastic Gradient Boosting. …”
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The effectiveness of the combined PBL and Tencent Conference online teaching mode in the clinical internship teaching of cardiac surgery. by Xiuwen Chen, Yao Xiao, Yunhui You, Jianxi Zhu, Shiqing Liu, Huiqiong Chen, Hong Zhu

“…A total of 34 participants from the graduating class of 2020 took the combined PBL and Tencent Conference online teaching mode. 42 participants from the graduating class of 2021 adopted the traditional teaching method and were enrolled as a control group. All participants completed a questionnaire designed by the researcher to assess teaching quality. …”
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Improving Critical Care Teamwork: Simulation-Based Interprofessional Training for Enhanced Communication and Safety by Sung TC, Hsu HC

“…The program aimed to improve teamwork, communication, and collaboration among healthcare professionals in high-acuity environments such as emergency departments and intensive care units (ICUs).Methods: A prospective, mixed-methods approach was used to assess the program’s effectiveness. The study enrolled 237 participants, including postgraduate medical trainees, nurses, respiratory therapists, and administrative staff. …”
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Novel PITX2 Mutations including a Mutation Causing an Unusual Ophthalmic Phenotype of Axenfeld-Rieger Syndrome by Liqin Huang, Yong Meng, Xiangming Guo

“…Twenty-six unrelated patients with different forms of ASD were enrolled from our paediatric and genetic eye clinic. …”
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Epidemiology &amp; genotyping of rotavirus gastroenteritis and rotavirus associated intussusception in preschool children in central Uttar Pradesh by Sanjeev Kumar Verma, Ashish Wakhlu, Shalini Verma, Sudhir Verma, Andrew S. Day, Nayana P. Nair

“…Results: Total 1277 eligible children aged <5 year, 968 children were enrolled. Stool samples available from 740 children (76.4 %) were collected and processed. …”
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Outcomes of Cranioplasty Using Autologous Bone or 3D-Customized Titanium Mesh Following Decompressive Craniectomy for Traumatic Brain Injury: Differences in Complications by Junwon Kim, Jang Hun Kim, Jong Hyun Kim, Taek-Hyun Kwon, Haewon Roh

“…Methods In total, 44 patients were enrolled in this study and divided into two groups (autologous bone vs. 3D titanium mesh). …”
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Predictors of New Onset Dysglycemia Post COVID-19 by Jonita Fernandes, Alphonsa Mary, Aanchal Sebastian, Franciosalgeo George, Jyothi Idiculla

“…Materials and Methods: Participants who were admitted for COVID-19 infection at St John’s Hospital, Bangalore, India, at least 6 months previously were enrolled in the study using telephonic interviews. …”
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Early Age of the First Myopic Spectacle Prescription, as an Indicator of Early Onset of Myopia, Is a Risk Factor for High Myopia in Adulthood by Wei-Yu Chiang, Yun-Wen Chen, Yu-Peng Liu, Yung-Hsun Liu, Pei-Chang Wu

“…In total, 331 participants were enrolled. Their average refractive error was −4.03 diopters, and high myopia was noted in 27.5% of the study participants. …”
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Efficacy and safety of perioperative analgesia in PENG block for children undergoing hip surgery with developmental dysplasia: study protocol for a randomized, double-blinded, non-... by Mingzhe Xu, Yi He, Zhi Li, Bin Du

“…Methods This study is a single-center, prospective, randomized, double-blinded, non-inferiority experiment that enrolled children aged 6 months to 7 years who were scheduled for developmental dysplasia hip surgery. …”
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The impact of reduced skeletal muscle mass at stroke onset on 3-month functional outcomes in acute ischemic stroke patients. by Kyong Young Kim, Seunguk Jung, Eun Bin Cho, Tae-Won Yang, Seung Joo Kim, Hyunsung Kim, Sunhye Jung

“…<h4>Materials and methods</h4>We prospectively enrolled acute ischemic stroke patients admitted between May 2019 and December 2019. …”
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