Sex and Gender Disparities in Missed Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Nested Case-Control Study by Cécile Barras, Michael Amiguet, Joëlle Schwarz, Patrik Michel, Carole Clair

“…M-AIS were compared with a randomly selected control sample of acute ischmemic stroke (AIS). …”
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Predicting trajectories of the north star ambulatory assessment total score in Duchenne muscular dystrophy. by Francesco Muntoni, James Signorovitch, Nathalie Goemans, Adnan Y Manzur, Nicolae Done, Gautam Sajeev, Jiayang Li, Hanane Akbarnejad, Aarushi Sharma, Susan J Ward, Erik H Niks, Laurant Servais, Eugenio Mercuri, Michela Guglieri, Volker Straub, Imelda de Groot, Deborah Ridout, PRO-DMD-01 study investigators, Association Française contre les Myopathies, NorthStar Clinical Network, Craig McDonald

“…The best-fitting model in the full study sample explained 39% of the variation in NSAA total score changes, with prediction errors of ±3.6, 5.1, 5.9, 7.5, 9.5 NSAA units during follow-up years 1-5, respectively. …”
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Herbs impact on poultry health and antimicrobial resistance: a scoping review with one health perspective by Maha Dardouri, Meriem Maher Mtibaa, Sana Azaiez, Ahlem Mahjoub Khachroub, Wejdene Mansour

“…Charting methods Data charting was performed using a standardized form on Excel 365 that included study identification features, population and sample size, study groups, intervention description, follow-up period, and main outcomes. …”
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The Prevalence and Incidence of Suicidal Thoughts and Behavior in a Smartphone-Delivered Treatment Trial for Body Dysmorphic Disorder: Cohort Study by Adam C Jaroszewski, Natasha Bailen, Simay I Ipek, Jennifer L Greenberg, Susanne S Hoeppner, Hilary Weingarden, Ivar Snorrason, Sabine Wilhelm

“…ObjectiveThis study had two objectives: (1) to characterize the sample’s lifetime prevalence of STB and (2) to estimate and predict STB incidence during the trial. …”
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Efeitos do Bromazepam observados pela eletroencefalografia quantitativa (EEGq) durante a prática de datilografia Effects of Bromazepam in qEEG by typingwriting by Dionis Machado, Victor Hugo Bastos, Marlo Cunha, Vernon Furtado, Maurício Cagy, Roberto Piedade, Pedro Ribeiro

“…In this context, the goal of this study was to assess the effects of Bromazepam (6mg) on psychophysiological, behavioral, and electrophysiological variables, during the process of learning a motor task. The sample consisted of 26 healthy individuals, of both sexes, between 19 and 36 years of age. …”
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Dietary acid load and its association with psychological disorders, sleep quality, and mood among Iranian older adults: a cross-sectional study by Mohammad Matin Mahjourian, Hanieh Abbasi, Nazanin Asghari Hanjani, Parisa Nezhad Hajian, Leila Azadbakht

“…Method This study included a randomly selected sample of 398 elderly individuals. …”
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Clinical prediction study on the risk of atrial fibrillation in hypertensive patients based on metabolism, inflammation, and gender differences by Kangming Li, Ya’nan Hu, Jing Wang, Chunmei Qi

“…Subgroup analysis was performed by gender to explore the predictive value of the variables, and a nomogram was constructed. The total sample was randomly divided into a training set and a validation set (7:3 ratio). …”
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Role of a route map in learning lumbar spinal ultrasonography: a study protocol for a randomised, controlled teaching study by Yuelun Zhang, Jiao Zhang, Si Chen, Xulei Cui, Gang Tan

“…The appropriate time point at which to introduce the route map in the teaching process will also be evaluated.Methods and analysis This randomised, controlled teaching study with a target sample size of 40 clinicians will be carried out at Peking Union Medical College Hospital. …”
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Are Cannabis-Based Medicines a Useful Treatment for Neuropathic Pain? A Systematic Review by Nawaf Almuntashiri, Basma M. El Sharazly, Wayne G. Carter

“…Collectively, CBM treatments may improve pain scores, but study limitations such as small sample sizes and study durations, high placebo response rates, and trial unblinding because of the psychoactive effects of cannabinoids all hinder data interpretation and the extrapolation to chronic pain conditions. …”
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Chemopreventive effects of vitamins in oral cancer by Dikshita Mehta, Leena Selvamary, Ramesh Kumar, Sujatha Anandan

“…Sample sizes varied from 16 to 532 participants. The demographic profile across these studies predominantly featured individuals over 50 years of age, with a significant proportion being tobacco users. …”
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Comparative effectiveness of school-based obesity prevention programs for children and adolescents: a systematic review and network meta-analysis by Mohamed A. Hassan, Daniel J. McDonough, Suryeon Ryu, Wanjiang Zhou, John Oginni, Zan Gao

“…IntroductionWhile many randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have demonstrated the positive effects of school-based programs in reducing body fat among children and teenagers, there is no conclusive evidence to indicate that one approach is superior to another, largely due to the lack of direct and indirect comparisons. …”
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Primary Schools’ Determinants of Pupils Academic Performance in Primary Leaving Examinations in Bubaare Sub-County Uganda. by Busingye, Annet

“…A descriptive survey design was employed, targeting 69 participants, including 4 headteachers and 65 teachers. The sample included 4 purposively selected headteachers and 54 randomly selected teachers, totaling 58 participants. …”
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Immersive Virtual Reality-Based Exercise for Pain Management in Fibromyalgia: An Exploratory Study with Risk of Poor Outcomes Stratification by Claudio Carvajal-Parodi, Gonzalo Arias-Álvarez, David Ulloa-Díaz, Luis Romero-Vera, Oscar Andrades-Ramírez, Francisco Guede-Rojas, Jesús G. Ponce-González

“…Further randomized controlled trials with larger samples are needed to corroborate these results.…”
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Identification of CD4_Naive cells related gene FMO4 as a positive regulator of the poor prognosis of septic CRC patients by Weiye Hou, Peiwen Fu, Zhenling Nie, Wanye Wang, Jingjing Li, Bangshun He, Qiao Tang, Tianyi Gao

“…Our MR analysis and clinical sample verification results revealed that a high FMO4 gene was negatively associated with CD4_Naive cells infiltration and related to poor prognosis in septic patients with CRC (p < 0.05). …”
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<i>Helicobacter pylori</i> Seroprevalence and Its Associations with Sociodemographic Characteristics, Environmental Factors, and Gastrointestinal Complaints: A Cross-Sectional Stud... by Paulius Jonaitis, Janina Petkeviciene, Violeta Salteniene, Egle Ciupkeviciene, Laimas Jonaitis, Mantas Kriukas, Dalia Luksiene, Vaiva Lesauskaite, Juozas Kupcinskas, Limas Kupcinskas

“…<i>Materials and Methods</i>: A cross-sectional study was conducted between 2020 and 2023 at the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences in Kaunas city. Randomly selected adults aged 25–69 years underwent venous blood sampling for <i>H. pylori</i> IgG antibody testing (Serion ELISA) and completed a questionnaire on demographic–environmental factors and dyspeptic symptoms in the past 30 days. …”
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Validation of a classification to identify emergency department visits suitable for subacute and virtual care models: a randomised single-blinded agreement study protocol by Andrew Worster, Ryan P Strum, Walter Tavares, Andrew P Costa, Erich Hanel, Lauren E Griffith, Paul Miller, Shawn Mondoux, Komal Aryal, Fabrice Mowbray, Ravi Sivakumaran

“…We compute our needed sample size to be 79 charts. We will use kappa statistics to measure inter-rater agreement. …”
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Potential causal evidence for an ApoB-independent and HDL-related risk profile associated with coronary artery disease by Linjun Ao, Diana van Heemst, J. Wouter Jukema, Patrick C.N. Rensen, Ko Willems van Dijk, Raymond Noordam

“…For each outcome, two-sample Mendelian randomization analyses were then conducted based on three nonoverlapping databases, followed by a meta-analysis. …”
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Prevalence and possible aetiological factors of molar incisor hypomineralisation in Saudi children: A cross-sectional study by Zahra Almuallem, Abdulmalik Alsuhaim, Abdulaziz Alqudayri, Sarah Aljarid, Mona Mousa Alotaibi, Rawan Alkraida, Rania Faden, Faten Mojaleed, Moatazbellah Alruwaithi, Haila Al-Huraishi

“…Design: A randomly selected sample of Saudi schoolchildren aged 8–12 years attending elementary schools in Riyadh was examined using the EAPD short-form charting, which was recently recommended for the standardised collection of epidemiological data on MIH. …”
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Differentiating Pulmonary Nodule Malignancy Using Exhaled Volatile Organic Compounds: A Prospective Observational Study by Guangyu Lu, Zhixia Su, Xiaoping Yu, Yuhang He, Taining Sha, Kai Yan, Hong Guo, Yujian Tao, Liting Liao, Yanyan Zhang, Guotao Lu, Weijuan Gong

“…Methods Employing a prospective study design from June 2023 to January 2024 at the Affiliated Hospital of Yangzhou University, we assessed the malignancy of pulmonary nodules using the Mayo Clinic model and collected exhaled breath samples alongside lifestyle and health examination data. …”
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Integrated metabolomic-lipidomic profiling reveals novel biomarkers and therapeutic targets for alcohol use disorder with cognitive impairment by Li Shi, Li Shi, Li Shi, Xiaofang Chen, Bojie Zhou, Bojie Zhou, Shanghao Yang, Shanghao Yang, Qinglin Ou, Qinglin Ou, Xuhui Zhou, Xuhui Zhou

“…This study aimed to identify plasma metabolic signatures and dysregulated pathways associated with AUD-CI using an integrated multi-omics approach.MethodsA prospective cohort study of 210 male participants (70 AUD-CI, 70 AUD without CI [AUD-NonCI], and 70 healthy controls [HCs]) was conducted. Plasma samples underwent LC-MS/MS-based metabolomic and lipidomic profiling. …”
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