Interactions between ABC gene polymorphisms and processing speed in predicting depression severity by Meijiang Jin, Lei Ji, Maojia Ran, Yan Bi, Hang Zhang, Yuanmei Tao, Hanmei Xu, Shoukang Zou, Hong Zhang, Tao Yu, Li Yin

“…The cognitive function was assessed by the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST), Tower of Hanoi Test (TOH), Trail Making Test (TMT), and Verbal Fluency Test (VF). …”
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Individual-level and community-level factors associated with the family planning use among pastoralist community of Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study by Mussie Alemayehu, Araya Abrha Medhanyie, Elizabeth Reed, Afework Mulugeta

“…Even though the effect of clustering in FP use was large in comparison with the unexplained between-cluster variation, it was lower than the individual-level factors.Trail registrtion number NCT03450564…”
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Increasing the uptake of long-acting reversible contraception in general practice: the Australian Contraceptive ChOice pRoject (ACCORd) cluster randomised controlled trial longitud... by Danielle Mazza, Angela Taft, Kevin McGeechan, Kathleen Mcnamee, Natalie Amos, Kirsten I Black, Cathy J Watson, Marion Haas, Jeffrey F Peipert, Jayne Lucke

“…Data collection for the 3-year survey commenced in August 2019.…”
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Screening of COPD patients using the COPD diagnostic questionnaire and a portable spirometer in primary healthcare institutions: a cross-sectional, diagnostic study by Feng Chen, Qingrong Nie, Xuefeng Han, Chunjuan Li, Qimeng Liu, Feifei Xu, Li Zhang, Le Qiao, Maoxin Li, Ying Zhang, Haiyan Wang

“…Methods Participants aged ≥ 40 years were recruited from primary healthcare institutions between July 2022 and July 2023. …”
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Diagnosis, treatment, surgical practices and review of the literature in rare coagulation factor deficiencies by Hüseyin Avni Solgun

“…In contrast, our study includes a clinical trail on diagnosis, treatment and prophylaxis information of 19 patients with RBDs. …”
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Cognitive Function in Parkinson’s Disease Patients with and without Anxiety by K. A. Ehgoetz Martens, J. Y. Y. Szeto, A. J. Muller, J. M. Hall, M. Gilat, C. C. Walton, S. J. G. Lewis

“…Group performance was compared across the following cognitive domains: simple attention/visuomotor processing speed, executive function (e.g., set-shifting), working memory, language, and memory/new verbal learning. Results showed that PDA+ performed significantly worse on the Digit Span forward and backward test and Part B of the Trail Making Task (TMT-B) compared to the PDA− group. …”
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The Penha Garcia Ichnological Park at Naturtejo UNESCO Global Geopark (Portugal): a Geotourism Destination in the Footprint of the Great Ordovician Biodiversification Event by Carlos Neto de Carvalho, Andrea Baucon, Aram Bayet-Goll, João Belo

“…It also became a reference for geotourism in this country because of the Fossil Trail that allows visitors to access a natural fossil art gallery in the Variscan-folded cliffs of the Ponsul Gorge. …”
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Correlation of MRI Visual Scales with Neuropsychological Profile in Mild Cognitive Impairment of Parkinson’s Disease by Luiz Felipe Vasconcellos, João Santos Pereira, Marcelo Adachi, Denise Greca, Manuela Cruz, Ana Lara Malak, Helenice Charchat-Fichman, Mariana Spitz

“…Statistically significant inverse correlation was observed between GCA scale and Mini-Mental Status Examination (MMSE), Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), semantic verbal fluency, Stroop test, figure memory test, trail making test (TMT) B, and Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test (RAVLT). …”
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HEROIC: a 5-year observational cohort study aimed at identifying novel factors that drive diabetic kidney disease: rationale and study protocol by Neil Ashman, Ben Caplin, David Wheeler, Tahseen Ahmad Chowdhury, Kieran Mccafferty, Sinead Knight, Paul Hockings, Stanley L Fan, Johannes Hulthe, Robert Kleta, Vasilios Papastefanou, Hemal Mehta, Alan Salama, Sinela Hadzovic, Lisa Jarl, Robert Unwin, Benjamin Challis, Anna K Sundgren, Muhammad Magdi Yaqoob

“…Demographic, clinical and laboratory data will be collected and assessed annually for 5 years. Renal biopsy tissue will be collected and archived at recruitment. …”
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Proteomic, metabolomic and lipidomic profiles in community acquired pneumonia for differentiating viral and bacterial infections by Samuel Rischke, Robert Gurke, Ann-Sophie Zielbauer, Nicole Ziegler, Lisa Hahnefeld, Michaela Köhm, Aimo Kannt, Maria JGT Vehreschild, Gerd Geisslinger, Gernot Rohde, Carla Bellinghausen, Frank Behrens, CAPNETZ Study group

“…Statistical methods, machine learning and pathway analyses were conducted investigating differences between the infection types. …”
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Cognitive impairment and psychopathology in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survivors in Denmark: The REVIVAL cohort study protocol by Jacob Eifer Moller, Christian Hassager, Selina Kikkenborg Berg, Ola Ekholm, Trine Bernholdt Rasmussen, Mette Kirstine Wagner, Sophia Armand, Patrick MacDonald Fisher, Gitte Moos Knudsen, Dea Siggaard Stenbæk

“…At 3-month follow-up, the primary study outcomes for 200 survivors include the Danish Affective Verbal Learning Test-26 (VAMT-26), Delis-Kaplan Executive Function System tests (trail making, colour-word interference, word and design fluency), Rey’s Complex Figure and Letter-number sequencing subtest of Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-IV, HADS and IES-R. …”
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Sex differences in exercise‐induced arterial hypoxemia and pulmonary edema following high‐intensity exercise in highly trained endurance athletes by Alanna S. Hind, Reid A. Mitchell, Olivia N. Ferguson, Morgan Flynn, Satvir S. Dhillon, Karine Badra, Kathryn M. Milne, Danilo Iannetta, Michael S. Koehle, Jordan A. Guenette

“…Abstract This study investigated sex differences in the development of pulmonary edema and exercise‐induced arterial hypoxemia (EIAH) in well‐trained endurance athletes during near‐maximal exercise in a real‐world setting. Twenty participants (10M vs. 10F; V̇O2peak: 69.3 (8.8) vs. 50.7 (4.1) ml∙kg−1∙min−1) underwent a maximal incremental treadmill test (visit 1) and a time trial on a steep trail (~2.5 km, ~800 m elevation gain) in North Vancouver (visit 2). …”
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Simulation-based training program effect on pediatric nurses’ knowledge and performance regarding heel-prick during newborn blood screening test by Abdulaziz Asiri, Abeer A. Almowafy, Shimaa M. Moursy, Hanan A. Abd-Elhay, Shimaa Abdelrahim Khalaf Ahmed, Aml S. Abdelrahem, Marim T. Abo Seif, Faransa A. Ahmed

“…Immediately after the learning intervention session, the mean scores were 37.86 ± 1.28 and 34.84 ± 1.22 in the experimental and control groups, respectively. …”
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Effects of a multicomponent resistance-based exercise program with protein, vitamin D and calcium supplementation on cognition in men with prostate cancer treated with ADT: seconda... by Helen Macpherson, Robin M Daly, Patricia M Livingston, Declan G Murphy, Patrick J Owen, Timo Rantalainen, Niamh L Mundell, Jeremy L Millar, Steve F Fraser, Jack Dalla Via, Stephen J Foulkes

“…Objectives The aim of this preplanned secondary analysis of a 12-month randomised controlled trial was to investigate the effects of a multicomponent exercise programme combined with daily whey protein, calcium and vitamin D supplementation on cognition in men with prostate cancer treated with androgen deprivation therapy (ADT).Design 12-month, two-arm, randomised controlled trial.Setting University clinical exercise centre.Participants 70 ADT-treated men were randomised to exercise-training plus supplementation (Ex+ Suppl, n=34) or usual care (control, n=36).Intervention Men allocated to Ex + Suppl undertook thrice weekly resistance training with weight-bearing exercise training plus daily whey protein (25 g), calcium (1200 mg) and vitamin D (2000 IU) supplementation.Primary and secondary outcome measures Cognition was assessed at baseline, 6 and 12 months via a computerised battery (CogState), Trail-making test, Rey auditory-verbal learning test and Digit span. …”
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Longitudinal exploration of cancer-related cognitive impairment in patients with newly diagnosed aggressive lymphoma: protocol for a feasibility study by Vincent Dore, Christopher C Rowe, Meinir Krishnasamy, Haryana Dhillon, Adam K Walker, Karla Gough, Priscilla Gates, Carlene Wilson, Eliza Hawkes, Yuliya Perchyonok, Janette L Vardy, Michiel de Ruiter

“…All patients will be assessed for self-reported cognitive difficulties and objective cognitive function using Stroop Colour and Word, Trail Making Test Part A and B, Hopkins Verbal Learning Test-Revised, Controlled Oral Word Association and Digit Span. …”
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Awake prone positioning and ventilation distribution as assessed by electric impedance tomography in patients with non-COVID-19 acute hypoxemic respiratory failure: A prospective p... by Jingjing Wang, Changxing Chen, Zhanqi Zhao, Puyu Deng, Chenchen Zhang, Yu Zhang, Hui Lv, Daonan Chen, Hui Xie, Ruilan Wang

“…Clinical parameters like SpO2, respiratory rate (RR), FiO2, heart rate (HR), and ROX (the ratio of SpO2 as measured by pulse oximetry/FiO2 to RR) were also recorded simultaneously at T0, T1, and T2. …”
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Medical Jousting: Going for the kill! by Dr.Fuad Ahmed Khan Niazi

“…He was dying and a bare murmur could be heard over his last breath: “I am your brother!!” …”
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Differences in spatiotemporal pressure and performance between Chinese and German elite youth football players during matches by Yapu Liang, Tianhe Li, Hansi Xu, Peng Zhang

“…This study aims to investigate the spatial pressure differences between Chinese and German U17 elite youth football teams, focusing on the ball-handler’s distance to the nearest defender (D).MethodsVideo analysis was conducted to measure D across various match contexts, including scorelines (leading, tied, and trailing), game phases (passing and receiving), pass outcomes (successful and unsuccessful), and pitch zones. …”
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Cultivars and lines from ICARDA in spring durum wheat (<i>Triticum durum</i> Desf.) breeding in the Lower Volga region by S. N. Gaponov, G. I. Shutareva, N. M. Tsetva, I. S. Tsetva, I. V. Milovanov

“…Grain analysis was carried out using the conventional methods for durum wheat as well as those modified by the Spring Durum Wheat Breeding Laboratory of the FCAR of the South-East.Result and conclusion. Many years of work led to identifying 22 lines of spring durum wheat, selected in the breeding nursery of the Main Competitive Trails (MCT) and in different years involved in complex multistep hybridization. …”
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Mortality trends of traumatic brain injuries in the adult population of the United States: a CDC WONDER analysis from 1999 to 2020 by Muhammad Hamza Dawood, Yusra Fazli, Sejal Lund, Shurjeel Uddin Qazi, Rija Tahir, Areehah Zafar Masood, Aiman Azam Qureshi, Saleha Safdar, Heraa Zaheer, Muhammad TayyabMuzaffar Chaychi

“…Men had consistently higher AAMR than women from 1999 (men: 35.6; women: 11.1) to 2020 (men: 38.8; women: 11.9). The 85 + years age group had the highest AAMR 118.5 trailed by 75–84-year age group at 53.2. …”
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