Investigating the Causes of Antisocial Behaviour Among Teenagers in Central Division Kabale Municipality Kabale District. by Muhoza, Marie Alliance

“…The study was conducted using a cross-section research design where the researcher surveyed those teenagers in the age bracket of 13-19 years and other relevant individuals who provided information regarding the causes of anti-social behavior. …”
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Reproductive Health Services and Quality of Health Status of Woman in Kyanamira Sub-County Kabale District. by Atwongyeire, Precious

“…Community sensitization on how to review some of the counseling and testing procedures so as to encourage reproductive mothers to test on before giving birth and there is need for government intervention on reproductive health care services among adolescent mothers and quality of health status with in Kyanamira sub-county Kabale district and people should join in the fight against sexual transmitted diseases by not cooperate with ignorance or primitive mothers on individuals and officials basis, Basing on study objectives, the study included that there were the importance of reproductive health services and quality of health status of Women in Kyanamira sub-county Kabale district as they included: health care quality, increased mortality rate, hospital committee, early detection, behavioral change, age of an individual, famil y influence, stigma and cervical education with, were chal enges faced by reproductive health care services by women in Kyanamira sub-county Kabale district as they included; poverty, trust, culture, care, lack of government concern, ignorance, family size and lack of access to informa t ion and possible ways in which Reproductive health services and quality of health status of women can be strengthen its services in Kyanamira sub-county Kabale district as they included; palative care, clinical care, spiritual care, social care, psychological support, government concern and community sensitization.…”
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Multi-Media Tools and Service Delivery in Academic Libraries: A Case Study of Bishop Berham University. by Barigye, Damas

“…The study also found that The researcher considered the sex, age, and years of study of respondents. This biographic data was essential for the researcher and the study to describe the best respondents selected for the study. …”
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Epidemiology of Trypanosomiasis in Wildlife—Implications for Humans at the Wildlife Interface in Africa by Keneth Iceland, Kasozi, Zirintunda, Gerald, Ssempijja, Fred, Buyinza, Bridget, Alzahrani, Khalid J., Matama, Kevin, Nakimbugwe, Helen N., Alkazmi, Luay, Onanyang, David, Bogere, Paul, Ochieng, Juma John, Islam, Saher, Matovu, Wycliff, Nalumenya, David Paul, Batiha, Gaber El-Saber, Osuwat, Lawrence Obado, Abdelhamid, Mahmoud, Shen, Tianren, Omadang, Leonard, Welburn, Susan Christina

“…Tolerance is influenced by age, sex, species, and physiological condition and parasite challenge. …”
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Clinical Characteristics of 31 Patients with Chest Pain Variant Asthma by Mao W, Gao Y, Sun W, Li J, Wang J, Wang Z, Zhang L, Huang K

“…Here, we aim to introduce the characteristics of their symptoms, lung function and chest imaging features to arouse the attention of physicians to know better of the disease.Patients and Methods: We retrospectively analyzed thirty-one patients who had been diagnosed with CPVA based on clinical data and positive bronchial provocation tests (BPTs).Results: The mean age of all enrolled patients was forty-seven years, and females accounted for 64.5%. …”
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Transition of clinical biomarker status from childhood into adolescence-A prospective study in children from eight European countries. by Anna Floegel, Paola Russo, Toomas Veidebaum, Michael Tornaritis, Dénes Molnár, Lauren Lissner, Stefaan De Henauw, Luis A Moreno, Wolfgang Ahrens, Manuela Marron, Claudia Börnhorst

“…Clinical blood biomarkers including glycated hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-cholesterol), triglycerides, C-reactive protein (CRP), interleukin 6, ferritin, leptin and insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) were repeatedly measured in 2007/2008 (age range: 3.0 to <10.0 years) and in 2013/2014. …”
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What Can Be Done to Improve the Mental Health of University Students? Identifying Determinants of Psychological Distress at an Australian University by Patrick J. Owen, Shane A. Kavanagh, Anthony D. LaMontagne

“…Results: Mutually-adjusted individual-level determinants were age (β [95% CI]: -0.50 [-0.60, -0.41]), LGBTQI+ identity (0.96 [0.52, 1.40]), having a current health condition (3.23 [2.85, 3.60]), being a current carer (0.68 [0.04, 1.32]), country of birth other than Australia (1.19 [0.84, 1.54]), financial stress (2.43 [1.99, 2.86]), being satisfied with housing (-0.84 [-1.18, -0.51]), and having full-time employment (-0.49 [-0.99, 0.00]). …”
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Timing, risk factors, and causes of foetal and preweaning lamb mortality in lowland production systems involving a range of ewe genotypes by D. Shiels, J.F. Mee, J.P. Hanrahan, C.M. Dwyer, S. Fagan, T.W.J. Keady

“…Data were collected from all foetuses and lambs that died (between ∼120 days gestation and weaning at 14 weeks of age); 221 cases in 2017 and 241 cases in 2018. All cases were submitted to a Regional Veterinary Laboratory for necropsy examination using standardised protocols that were developed in advance of case submissions. …”
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Photobiomodulation preconditioning for oral mucositis prevention and quality of life improvement in chemotherapy patients: a randomized clinical trial by Marwa Khalil, Omar Hamadah, Maher Saifo

“…Materials and methods This is a prospective, randomized, double-blind clinical trial including 45 patients divided into three age- and sex-matched groups. Group 1 received basic oral care instructions before undergoing chemotherapy. …”
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Options of improvement of efficacy of gastroesophageal reflux disease treatment by dioctaedric smectite by O. A. Storonova, A. S. Trukhmanov, N. Yu. Ivashkina, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Overall 45 case records of GERD patients (25 women and 20 men, mean age 43,06 years) were analyzed. All patients underwent esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGDS) and 24-hour рН-impedance recording prior to the treatment onset and at the 14-th day of therapy. …”
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Characterization of microbiota signatures in Iberian pig strains using machine learning algorithms by Lamiae Azouggagh, Noelia Ibáñez-Escriche, Marina Martínez-Álvaro, Luis Varona, Joaquim Casellas, Sara Negro, Cristina Casto-Rebollo

“…Results Beta diversity analysis on 16 S rRNA microbiome data revealed compositional divergence among genetic, age and batch groups. ML models exploring maternal, paternal and heterosis effects showed varying levels of classification performance, with the paternal effect scenario being the best, achieving a mean Area Under the ROC curve (AUROC) of 0.74 using the Catboost (CB) algorithm. …”
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Occupational adjustments and work ability of young adult cancer survivors: results from the AYA-Leipzig study by Hannah Brock, Katharina Schröter, Michael Friedrich, Annekathrin Sender, Diana Richter, Anja Mehnert-Theuerkauf, Kristina Geue, Katja Leuteritz

“…Methods As part of the AYA-LE study, we surveyed AYA-CS (aged 18–39 at diagnosis) who returned to work and assessed work ability (Work Ability Index) as well as use and benefit of occupational adjustments. …”
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Evaluation of 902 Total Abdominal Hysterectomies Performed for Benign Reasons by Fazilet Kübra Boynukalın, Ömer Tolga Güler, Mehmet Coşkun, Özgür Özyüncü, Nasuh Utku Doğan

“…RESULTS: Among 902 patients in whom abdominal hysterectomy was performed the mean age was 47.9 (range: 30-77), and the most common hysterectomy indication was uterine leiomyoma (n=552, 61.2%). …”
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Pancreatic cancer mortality in South Africa: A case-control study by M L Nhleko, I Edoka, E Musenge

“…Controls were randomly selected to be as similar as possible to the cases, and matched by age, sex and year of death. Conditional logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with pancreatic cancer mortality. …”
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Multiphoton imaging-based quantifiable collagen signatures for predicting outcomes in patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma by Xiwen Chen, Jikui Miao, Xingxin Huang, Xiahui Han, Liqin Zheng, Jianxin Chen, Linying Chen, Lianhuang Li

“…Our statistical results demonstrate that as two new optical biomarkers, TACS- and M-TACS-score, are independent prognostic factors and have good discriminatory ability (high AUC) as well as risk stratification (high HR) comparing with traditional clinical model (combining seven clinical risk factors, age, sex, TNM stage, tumor location and differentiation, perineural and lymph-vascular invasion) in predicting overall survival (OS) of patients with PDAC, highlighting their potential prognostic and predictive value. …”
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Forensic Assessment of Alcohol Intoxication in Cases of Fatal Road Traffic Accidents in Lithuania by Beata Kirstukaitė, Akvilė Paškauskienė, Sigitas Chmieliauskas, Sigitas Laima, Diana Vasiljevaitė, Jurgita Stasiūnienė

“…We analyzed blood alcohol concentration (BAC) in relation to sex, age, road user type, place and time of the day at death. …”
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The characteristics of dermatology inpatients seen at the quaternary Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital in Durban, South Africa, over a 5-year period – 2015 - 2020 by L Mthembu, J T Masuka, K Duze, A Mosam

“…The median (interquartile range) age of the study population was 42.0 (28.0 - 58.0) years. …”
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Changes in Aqueous Humor Cytokine Profile Following Intravitreal Brolucizumab Injection by Ruamviboonsuk V, Kongwattananon W, Chuaypen N

“…Varis Ruamviboonsuk,1,2 Wijak Kongwattananon,1,3 Natthaya Chuaypen4 1Department of Ophthalmology, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok, Thailand; 2Medical Science Program, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand; 3Center of Excellence in Retina, Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine Chulalongkorn University and King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok, Thailand; 4Metabolic Diseases in Gut and Urinary System Research Unit (MeDGURU), Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, ThailandCorrespondence: Wijak Kongwattananon, Center of Excellence in Retina, Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine Chulalongkorn University and King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society, 1873 Rama IV Road, Pathum Wan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand, Tel +662 256 4000, Email wijak.k@chula.ac.thPurpose: Intravitreal brolucizumab, approved for neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD), may trigger immune responses leading to intraocular inflammation (IOI) by increasing pro-inflammatory cytokines. …”
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How do serum cytokine levels change in myocarditis and inflammatory dilated cardiomyopathy relative to healthy individuals? A protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis by Romuald Wojnicz, Piotr Lewandowski, Maciej Baron, Marcin A Rojek, Marcin Goławski, Karol Krystek, Magdalena Żegleń, Pascal Zytkiewicz, Jakub Kancerek, Klaudia Gabriela Lis, Jakub Warecki, Jakub Kufel, Kamila Kuśpiel

“…Subgroup analysis will be stratified by age, sex, sample size, New York Heart Association scale, cardiac Troponin T, N-terminal prohormone of brain natriuretic peptide, C reactive protein, number of lymphocytes per mm2 in the endomyocardial biopsy.Ethics approval and dissemination This study does not require ethics approval. …”
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Provocative tests of anal sphincter function correlate with symptoms and subtypes of faecal incontinence by John McLaughlin, Dipesh H Vasant, Asbjørn Mohr Drewes, Abhiram Sharma, Matthew Davenport, Edward Kiff, Karen Telford, Alexander O'Connor, Donghua Liao, Niels Klarskov

“…FI severity was assessed with the Vaizey score and quality-of-life with the Manchester Health Questionnaire.Results 40 patients (39 women, median age: 62 (range: 38–85)) were recruited with 27 (67.5%) reporting urge FI, 8 (20%) mixed and 5 (12.5%) passive incontinence. …”
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