ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL MEDIA USE AND DEPRESSION WITH DEMOGRAPHIC VARIABLES AMONG NURSING STUDENTS OF A PRIVATE SECTOR UNIVERSITY, KARACHI by Dr Khalid Hussain, Sultan Muhammad, Khalil Ullah, Saifullah Siddiqui

“…The association of age, study program and years of study with depression was found significant. …”
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Biochemical Status of Beta-Thalassemia Major Patients in Erbil City by Omar Surchi, Sarkawt Ali

“…Patients and method: In this research 40 patients with beta thalassemia major, 20 Female and 20 Male (age ranged from 10 to 38 years), and 40 control subjects 20 Female and 20 Male (age ranged from 9 to 33 years) were studied. …”
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Validity and measurement invariance of abbreviated scales of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-Y) in a population of Italian young adults by Giuseppe Valente, Pierluigi Diotaiuti, Stefano Corrado, Beatrice Tosti, Alessandra Zanon, Stefania Mancone

“…IntroductionThis study evaluates the validity and measurement invariance of the 8-item scales of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) across gender and age. Originally developed by Spielberger (STAI-Y), these scales have been shortened to create more efficient versions without compromising psychometric robustness.MethodsA sample of Italian young adults, aged between 18 and 36 years, completed the abbreviated scales. …”
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Study of Clinical Correlates and Symptomatology with Level of Functioning in Patients with Schizophrenia by Hemashri Chaturvedi, Bharat Shah, Bindoo Jadhav

“…Results: A total of 170 patients suffering from schizophrenia with a mean age of 38.22 years were recruited for the study. …”
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Kształtowanie przez dzieci form przestrzennych – doniesienie z badań by Ewa Piwowarska

“…They included: 1. Determining the age when children master the skill of forming spatial forms on a given topic, 2. …”
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Clinical spectrum, treatment and outcomes of the m.10197G>A mutation in MT-ND3: a case report, systematic review and meta-analysis by YuZhi Shi, Bin Chen, SongTao Niu, XinGao Wang, ZaiQiang Zhang

“…A negative linear correlation was observed between mutation load and age of onset in patients who presented with LS/LS+ (R2 = 0.592, P < 0.001), with the age of onset ranging from infancy to adulthood. …”
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3D echocardiography derived reference values and determinants of left ventricular twist and torsion from the population-based STAAB cohort study by Julia Napp, Götz Gelbrich, Floran Sahiti, Vladimir Cejka, Dora Pelin, Lena Schmidbauer, Mengmeng Chen, Niklas Hitschrich, Marcus Schreckenberg, Stefan Frantz, Peter U. Heuschmann, Stefan Störk, Caroline Morbach

“…Using three-dimensional (3D) echocardiography, we identified determinants of LV “twist” and “torsion”, and established reference values using a large population-based cohort. 3D echocardiography images were recorded in n = 2803 subjects within the prospective STAAB cohort study investigating a representative age- and sex-stratified sample of residents of the city of Würzburg, aged 30–79 years, without history of heart failure. …”
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Risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in Asian patients with primary biliary cholangitis: A nationwide and hospital cohort study by Jihye Lim, Ye-Jee Kim, Sehee Kim, Jonggi Choi

“…Older age, male sex, smoking, and diabetes were identified as prominent risk factors for HCC in patients with PBC in the nationwide cohort. …”
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QuickStroop for screening for minimal hepatic encephalopathy in patients with cirrhosis by Christian Labenz, Simon J. Gairing, Leonard Kaps, Alena F. Ehrenbauer, Eva M. Schleicher, Sophie Mengel, Julius F.M. Egge, Maria M. Gabriel, Peter R. Galle, Heiner Wedemeyer, Alexander Zipprich, Cristina Ripoll, Robin Greinert, Benjamin Maasoumy

“…Regression formulas were fitted for patients above and below the age of 60 years, including the first two off-state runs, age, and school education (QuickStroop). …”
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Assessing the Relationship Between the Type of Internet Use and Internet Addiction in Early and Middle Adolescents: Cross-Sectional Study From Qatar by Khansa Chemnad, Maryam Aziz, Sanaa Al- Harahsheh, Azza Abdelmoneium, Ahmed Baghdady, Diana Alsayed Hassan, Raian Ali

“…The survey measured essential and nonessential internet use, subjective happiness with nonessential use, and IA symptoms using the Internet Addiction Diagnostic Questionnaire, as well as participant demographics. To explore age-specific associations, participants were categorized into early (age 11-13 years) and middle (age 14-17 years) adolescents. …”
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A sarcopenia prediction model based on the calf maximum muscle circumference measured by ultrasound by An Wei, Yan Zou, Zhen-Hua Tang, Feng Guo, Yan Zhou

“…Methods This was a retrospective controlled study of patients > 60 years of age hospitalized in the geriatric department of Hunan Provincial People’s Hospital. …”
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Epidemiology of clinically significant migraine in Israel: a retrospective database study by A. Shifrin, E. Domany, M. Tirosh, D. Davidovici, S. Vinker, I. Forschner, A. Israel

“…Each migraine patient was matched 1:1 with a control individual of similar age, sex, socioeconomic status, and ethnic background. …”
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Mortality trends and disparities for coexisting chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and cardiovascular disease: A retrospective analysis of deaths in the United States from 1999-... by Aman Goyal, Humza Saeed, Wania Sultan, Ajeet Singh, Abdullah, Muhammad Khubaib Arshad, Zubair Amin, Mah I Kan Changez, Gauranga Mahalwar, Rozi Khan, Wael AlJaroudi

“…Age-adjusted mortality rates (AAMRs) and annual percent change (APC) were calculated by year, sex, age group, race/ethnicity, geographic region, and urbanization status.…”
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Pre-diabetes and cardiovascular risk factors in NAFLD patients: a retrospective comparative analysis by Azam Teimouri, Zahra Ebrahimpour, Awat Feizi, Bijan Iraj, Elahe Saffari, Mojtaba Akbari, Mozhgan Karimifar

“…The mean value of age, BMI, TG, waist and Hip circumference was significantly higher in pre-diabetic patients. …”
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Second Trimester Umbilical Cord Coiling Index and Perinatal Outcomes by Yusuf Aytaç Tohma, Mehmet Metin Altay, Derya Turgut, Selcan Coşkun, Eylem Ünlübilgin, Sertaç Esin, Orhan Gelişen, Okyar Erol

“…Perinatal problems such as preeclampsia, gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR), small for gestational age (SGA) and birth weight, gestational age at birth, and newborn intensive care unit need were recorded. …”
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Epidemiologic features of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in Russia by O. M. Drapkina, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Frequency of NAFLD detection increase by the age of 50. In the age group of 50–59 years the prevalence of disease reached the highest values, making 31,1% among the whole screened population. …”
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Changes in the hematology and blood metabolites of guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus) under intensive rearing system in humid tropical conditions by Daniel Paredes-López, Rizal Robles-Huaynate, Uriel Aldava-Pardave, Miguel Morales-Cauti

“…The aim of this research is to determine changes in hematological and blood metabolites profiles in relation to age of Cavia porcellus reared in intensive system at 660 masl in humid tropic. …”
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Pulsed alternating wavelength system lighting does not negatively impact production or welfare but reduces dopamine activity and may improve bone growth in grow-out Pekin ducks by S. Tonissen, B.J. Emmert, J.M. Schober, E.M. Oluwagbenga, D.M. Karcher, G.S. Fraley

“…Serotonin data were analyzed using 2-way ANOVA for age and lighting treatment with a post-hoc Fisher's LSD test. …”
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Neonatal BCG vaccination and child survival in TB-exposed and TB-unexposed children: a prospective cohort study by Peter Aaby, Per Kallestrup, Christine Stabell Benn, Sanne M Thysen, Ane Fisker, Victor Francisco Gomes, Frauke Rudolf, Christian Wejse, Adam Roth

“…Objectives To assess the association between neonatal BCG vaccination and mortality between 28 days and 3 years of age among tuberculosis (TB)-exposed and TB-unexposed children.Design Prospective cohort study.Setting Bandim Health Project runs an urban Health and Demographic Surveillance site in Guinea-Bissau with registration of mortality, vaccination status and TB cases.Participants Children entered the analysis when their vaccination card was inspected after 28 days of age and remained under surveillance to 3 years of age. …”
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