Prevalence and correlates of symptoms of depression, anxiety, and psychological distress among women of reproductive age with delayed conception in urban and peri-urban low to mid-... by Barsha Gadapani Pathak, Gitau Mburu, Ndema Habib, Rita Kabra, Aiysha Malik, James Kiarie, Ranadip Chowdhury, Neeta Dhabhai, Sarmila Mazumder

“…Factors associated with psychological distress were: (i) a higher total number of children that women intended to have in their lifetime, (ii) longer duration of trying to get pregnant (> 18 months), (iii) continuous effort trying to achieve pregnancy, (iv) women's perception that conception is taking long, (v) social isolation, (vi) being emotionally or verbally abused by husband and family members, and (vii) having other co-morbidities such as hypertension, irregular menstrual cycles, irregular bleeding between regular cycles, abnormal vaginal discharge or pain during sex.…”
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Oncolytic Viruses and Immunotherapy for the Treatment of Uveal Melanoma and Retinoblastoma: The Current Landscape and Novel Advances by Merve Kulbay, Nicolas Tuli, Massimo Mazza, Armaan Jaffer, Sarinee Juntipwong, Emily Marcotte, Stuti Misty Tanya, Anne Xuan-Lan Nguyen, Miguel N. Burnier, Hakan Demirci

“…Uveal melanoma (UM) and retinoblastoma (RB) are the most common intraocular tumors in adults and children, respectively, and come with a great disease burden. …”
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Top health service concerns: a data mining study of the Shanghai health hotline by Lili Shi, Tong Zhao, Shimiao Shi, Tianyu Tan, Aksara Regmi, Yuyang Cai

“…Additionally, calls from parents numbered 2,126 (56.84%), slightly exceeding the 1,614 (43.16%) from children. The top 10 health service concerns identified in Shanghai included medical staff attitudes, medications, fees, registration, family planning, medical disputes, ambulance services, environmental health, illegal medical practices, and immunization.ConclusionsThis study not only identifies critical issues within the Shanghai health service system but also offers actionable insights to inform targeted policy interventions. …”
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Abnormal Default-Mode Network Homogeneity in Melancholic and Nonmelancholic Major Depressive Disorder at Rest by Meiqi Yan, Xilong Cui, Feng Liu, Huabing Li, Renzhi Huang, Yanqing Tang, Jindong Chen, Jingping Zhao, Guangrong Xie, Wenbin Guo

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Deep learning empowered sensor fusion boosts infant movement classification by Tomas Kulvicius, Dajie Zhang, Luise Poustka, Sven Bölte, Lennart Jahn, Sarah Flügge, Marc Kraft, Markus Zweckstetter, Karin Nielsen-Saines, Florentin Wörgötter, Peter B. Marschik

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The Relationship between Nasal Carriage of Staphylococcus aureus and Surgical Site Infections in a Hospital Center in Morocco by Rachid Flouchi, Abderrahim Elmniai, Abdelaziz Hibatallah, Karim Fahsi, Ibrahim Touzani, Kawtar Fikri-Benbrahim

“…Of these, 57.14% of MRSA colonized patients developed an infection of the surgical site and 42.85% showed no sign of SSI, while for patients colonized by MSSA, 16.67% developed SSI and 83.33% showed no sign of SSI. Moreover, children were the most affected by MRSA. Concerning antibiotic sensitivity, multiresistance of MRSA to more than 3 antibiotics has been found. …”
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Analysis and Validation of Autophagy-Related Gene Biomarkers and Immune Cell Infiltration Characteristic in Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia by Integrating Bioinformatics and Machine Lea... by Xiao S, Ding Y, Du C, Lv Y, Yang S, Zheng Q, Wang Z, Zheng Q, Huang M, Xiao Q, Ren Z, Bi G, Yang J

“…Shuzhe Xiao,1,* Yue Ding,1,* Chen Du,1,* Yiting Lv,1 Shumei Yang,1,2 Qi Zheng,3 Zhiqiu Wang,3 Qiaoli Zheng,3 Meifang Huang,1 Qingyan Xiao,1 Zhuxiao Ren,2 Guangliang Bi,1 Jie Yang1,2 1Department of Neonatology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Neonatology, Guangdong Women and Children Hospital, Guangzhou, 511442, People’s Republic of China; 3The First Clinical Medical College of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Jie Yang; Guangliang Bi, Email Jieyang0830@126.com; bader515@163.comBackground: Autophagy and immunity play important regulatory roles in lung developmental disorders. …”
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Exploring the Link between Generalised Ligament Laxity and Flexible Flatfoot in Paediatric and Adolescent Populations: A Case-control Study by Ashish Yadav, Shalu Arimbooth, Avinash Muraleedharan, Shweta Chaubey

“…Patients with flatfoot had a 3.14 times higher chance of having ligament laxity than those lacking flatfoot, which was statistically significant. Conclusion: Children and adolescents with increased generalised ligament laxity are more predisposed to the development of flexible flatfoot compared to those without ligament laxity.…”
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Pharmacological Management of Chronic Neuropathic Pain – Consensus Statement and Guidelines from the Canadian Pain Society by DE Moulin, AJ Clark, I Gilron, MA Ware, CPN Watson, BJ Sessle, T Coderre, PK Morley-Forster, J Stinson, A Boulanger, P Peng, GA Finley, P Taenzer, P Squire, D Dion, A Cholkan, A Gilani, A Gordon, J Henry, R Jovey, M Lynch, A Mailis-Gagnon, A Panju, GB Rollman, A Velly

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A child with Chronic Nonbacterial Osteomyelitis and celiac disease: accidental association or two different aspects of the same condition? by Grazia Bossi, Maria Sole Prevedoni Gorone, Luca Lungarotti, Francesco Pelillo, Amelia Mascolo, Matteo Naso, Daniele Veraldi, Francesca Olivero, Costanza Chirico, Maria Vittoria Marino, Cristina Dutto, Gian Luigi Marseglia

“…Abstract Background Chronic Nonbacterial Osteomyelitis (CNO) is a rare auto-inflammatory disease that mainly affects children, and manifests with single or multiple painful bone lesions. …”
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Association of Polymorphisms in Toll-Like Receptors 4 and 9 with Autoimmune Thyroid Disease in Korean Pediatric Patients by Won Kyoung Cho, Jung-Pil Jang, Eun-Jeong Choi, Moonbae Ahn, Shin Hee Kim, Kyoung Soon Cho, So Hyun Park, In Cheol Baek, Min Ho Jung, Tai-Gyu Kim, Byung-Kyu Suh

“…Fifteen single-nucleotide polymorphisms in 7 TLR genes were analyzed in 104 Korean children (girls = 86, boys = 18) with AITD (Hashimoto disease (HD) = 44, Graves’ disease (GD) = 60, thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy (TAO) = 29, and non-TAO = 31) with 183 controls. …”
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Prediction and verification of the influence of the rs367781716 SN P on the interaction of ТАТА -binding protein with the promoter of the human АВСА9 gene by O. V. Arkova, I. A. Drachkova, T. V. Arshinova, D. A. Rasskazov, V. V. Suslov, P. M. Ponomarenko, M. P. Ponomarenko, N. A. Kolchanov, L. K. Savinkova

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Prenatal inflammation impairs early CD11c-positive microglia induction and delays myelination in neurodevelopmental disorders by Kazuya Fuma, Yukako Iitani, Kenji Imai, Takafumi Ushida, Sho Tano, Kosuke Yoshida, Akira Yokoi, Rika Miki, Hiroyuki Kidokoro, Yoshiaki Sato, Yuichiro Hara, Tomoo Ogi, Kohei Nomaki, Makoto Tsuda, Okiru Komine, Koji Yamanaka, Hiroaki Kajiyama, Tomomi Kotani

“…Notably, a lack of high CD11c+ microglial population has been observed in children with neurodevelopmental disorders. This study reports impaired induction of CD11c+ microglia during postnatal development in a mouse model of MIA associated with delayed myelination. …”
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A positive relationship between weight-adjusted waist index and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: a study on US adolescents by Xiaoling Cui, Xiaoling Cui, Yize Huang, Luyang Kang, Lianxiu Han, Weijie Sun, Kexing Han, Yufeng Gao

“…BackgroundNon-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most prevalent chronic liver condition in children, underscoring the urgent need for non-invasive markers for early detection in this population.MethodsWe utilized survey data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2017–2020 regarding liver ultrasound transient elastography (LUTE) for the diagnosis of NAFLD (dependent variable), and used multiple logistic regression models to explore the association between weight-adjusted waist circumference index (WWI) and the prevalence of NAFLD in US adolescents. …”
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Renal Failure Associated with APECED and Terminal 4q Deletion: Evidence of Autoimmune Nephropathy by Mohammed Al-Owain, Namik Kaya, Hamad Al-Zaidan, Ibrahim Bin Hussain, Hadeel Al-Manea, Hindi Al-Hindi, Shelley Kennedy, M. Anwar Iqbal, Hamad Al-Mojalli, Albandary Al-Bakheet, Anne Puel, Jean-Laurent Casanova, Saleh Al-Muhsen

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Ozone exposure and cardiovascular disease: A narrative review of epidemiology evidence and underlying mechanisms by Qiaoyi Hua, Xin Meng, Jicheng Gong, Xinghua Qiu, Jing Shang, Tao Xue, Tong Zhu

“…Certain populations display heightened vulnerability to these effects, particularly children, the elderly, obese individuals, and those with pre-existing conditions. …”
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The Epidemiology of Migraine Headache in Arab Countries: A Systematic Review by Ashraf El-Metwally, Paivi Toivola, Khalid AlAhmary, Salwa Bahkali, Ali AlKhathaami, Shatha A. Al Ammar, Ibrahim M. Altamimi, Saleh M. Alosaimi, Munazza Jawed, Sami Almustanyir

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Interplay of NF-κB and PPAR-γ transcription factors in patients with juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus by Ozgur Kasapcopur, Sezgin Sahin, Amra Adrovic, Kenan Barut, Sinem Durmus, Remise Gelisgen, Hafize Uzun

“…In addition, 19 juvenile systemic sclerosis (jSSc) and 25 age-matched healthy children were selected as patient control and healthy control, respectively.Results Serum NF-κB levels in patients with jSLE demonstrated a positive trend towards elevation compared with the controls with no significant difference (p=0.030). …”
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Congenital cytomegalovirus - current state of knowledge on the treatment and prevention of fetuses and newborns by Katarzyna Miedzińska, Mateusz Grego, Łukasz Stojak, Dariusz Popiela, Karina Urbańska, Filip Kwiatkowski, Mateusz Baczewski, Witold Czyż

“…Symptomatic congenital cytomegalovirus occurs in about 10% of infected newborns and, among of the other things, can cause hearing loosing, vision impairment or cognitive impairment in the children. Importantly, a child who is asymptomatic at the time of delivery is still at risk of developing dysfunctions in the future. …”
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The role of partial splenic artery embolization in the management of refractory esophageal variceal bleeding due to portal vein thrombosis by Büşra Tetik Dinçer, Nafiye Urgancı, Aylin Hasanefendioğlu Bayrak, Özlem Durmaz, İlgin Özden

“…Abstract Background Gastro-esophageal variceal hemorrhage (GEVH) is one of the major causes of life-threatening gastrointestinal bleeding in children. Medical, endoscopic, angiographic, and surgical interventions can be utilized in treatment. …”
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