The role of bone health in low-velocity fractures and the effects of obesity on the growing skeleton by Adam Kreutzer, DO, Jessica McMichael, MD, FAAOS, Philip Nowicki, MD, FAAOS

“…Counseling pediatric patients on adequate vitamin D and calcium supplementation can decrease long-term bone health deficits and lead to improved health status as adults. In addition, obesity rates continue to increase in children. …”
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Children’s Multilectal Repertoires: Diglossic Style-Shifting by Palestinian Children and Adolescents in Syria by Ourooba Shetewi, Karen P. Corrigan, Ghada Khattab

“…While this phenomenon has been widely studied in the speech of educated adults, research on diglossic style-shifting by children and adolescents has been rather limited. …”
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A case–control study evaluating the unnecessary use of intravenous broad-spectrum antibiotics in presumed sepsis and septic-shock patients in the emergency department by Esther Y. Golnabi, Tiffeny T. Smith, Marguerite L. Monogue

“…Methods: We retrospectively reviewed electronic medical records of adults who presented to the emergency department between January 2018 and June 2018 with suspected sepsis (defined as having ≥2 systemic inflammatory response syndrome [SIRS] criteria) and received ≥1 dose of intravenous broad-spectrum antibiotic. …”
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A COMPARISON OF ABSOLUTE, RATIO STANDARD AND ALLOMETRIC APPROACHES FOR BENCH PRESS PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT IN MEN OVER 60 by Wladymir Külkamp, Jairo Júnior, Guilherme Freccia, Joana Muller, Kléber Santos, Lorival Carminatti

“…As the bench press (BP) is a well-recognized strength and conditioning exercise for older adults, the aim of the present study was to verify the influence of body mass on the performance assessment of a group of older men in the BP, by comparing the absolute, RS and ALLO approaches. …”
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Technology to improve reliable access to oxygen in Western Uganda: study protocol for a phased implementation trial in neonatal and paediatric wards by Graham Moore, Hamish Graham, Rami Subhi, Sheillah Bagayana, Joseph Mugerwa, David Peake, Eleanor Nakintu, Daniel Murokora, Roger Rassool, Marc Sklar, Bryn Sobott

“…Introduction Oxygen is an essential medicine for children and adults. The current systems for its delivery can be expensive and unreliable in settings where oxygen is most needed. …”
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Psychometric properties of the persian version of the moral orientation guilt scale in the general population by Nematollah Yarollahi, Mehdi Imani, Mohammad Reza Taghavi, Mehdi Reza Sarafraz

“…The research statistical population included all Iranian adults who actively engaged in social networks including Instagram, WhatsApp, Telegram, and Eitaa, from April to May 2023. …”
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Normative Data of Extended High Frequency Audiometry in Normal Hearing Subjects with Different Aged Groups by Kittiphorn Luengrungrus, Panida Thanawirattananit, Watchareporn Teeramatwanich

“…<b>Conclusions</b>: In this study, normative EHFA data were established for healthy Thai adults, appropriately divided into two groups (18–40 and >40–70 years) for clinical use. …”
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Knowledge translation in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander research contexts in Australia: scoping review protocol by Raymond Lovett, Makayla-May Brinckley, Sarah Bourke, Felecia Watkin Lui

“…Results will benefit researchers by demonstrating ways of appropriately translating research findings to knowledge-users, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, researchers and policy makers. …”
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Reconnaissance auditive intergroupe chez les mâles de singes hurleurs noirs (Alouatta pigra) sauvages by Margarita Briseño‑Jaramillo, Alejandro Medina Estrada, Alban Lemasson

“…Premièrement, nous avons effectué des enregistrements de hurlements spontanés de six mâles adultes, et démontré que le niveau de variabilité acoustique interindividuelle était bien supérieur au niveau de variabilité acoustique intra-individuelle. …”
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A scoping review on implementation processes and outcomes of models of care for low back pain in primary healthcare by Susana Tinoco Duarte, Alexandre Moniz, Daniela Costa, Helena Donato, Bruno Heleno, Pedro Aguiar, Eduardo B Cruz

“…Eligible records included MoCs for adults with LBP in primary healthcare. Two reviewers independently extracted data concerning patient-related, system-related and implementation-related outcomes. …”
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“Enhancing equitable impact: ethical, legal, and sustainable approaches in short-term surgical outreach for global child health” by Zoe Blumenthal, Walid A. Farhat, Kelly McQueen

“…Short term surgical aid has a long history and has likely positively impacted the lives of children and adults with no other option for surgical, especially complex surgical care. …”
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Promoting trans patient autonomy in surgical preparation for phalloplasty and metoidioplasty: results from a community-based cross-sectional survey and implications for preoperativ... by Leo L. Rutherford, Elijah R. Castle, Noah Adams, Logan Berrian, Linden Jennings, Ayden Scheim, Aaron Devor, Nathan J. Lachowsky

“…Assessments should ensure that patients are appropriately prepared to undergo and recover from surgery through a robust process of informed consent.…”
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Development and internal validation of prognostic models to predict negative health outcomes in older patients with multimorbidity and polypharmacy in general practice by Rafael Perera, Marjan Van Den Akker, Peter Ihle, Ferdinand M Gerlach, Paul Glasziou, Martin Beyer, Jose Maria Valderas, Christiane Muth, Lorenz Uhlmann, Beate S Müller, Christian Stock, Fiona von Buedingen

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