Headache: A potential sequela of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome by M. Rodrigo-Gisbert, E. Caronna, A. Alpuente, M. Torres-Ferrús, P. Pozo-Rosich

“…Se evaluó la presencia de cefalea e impacto mediante la escala Migraine Dissability Assessment Scale (MIDAS), Headache Impact Test (HIT-6), SF36_v2, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) y Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). …”
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Rasch Analysis of the Dermatology Life Quality Index by G. Sanclemente, C. Mora-Gaviria, D.C. Aguirre-Acevedo

“…Background and aims: Previous results of the Dermatology-Life-Quality-Index (DLQI) validation in Colombia based on the classical test theory (CTT) perspective have showed the need to delve into its measurement properties. …”
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A peer-support lifestyle intervention for preventing type 2 diabetes in India: A cluster-randomized controlled trial of the Kerala Diabetes Prevention Program. by Kavumpurathu R Thankappan, Thirunavukkarasu Sathish, Robyn J Tapp, Jonathan E Shaw, Mojtaba Lotfaliany, Rory Wolfe, Pilvikki Absetz, Elezebeth Mathews, Zahra Aziz, Emily D Williams, Edwin B Fisher, Paul Z Zimmet, Ajay Mahal, Sajitha Balachandran, Fabrizio D'Esposito, Priyanka Sajeev, Emma Thomas, Brian Oldenburg

“…Participants (age 30-60 years) were those with an Indian Diabetes Risk Score (IDRS) ≥60 and were free of diabetes on an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT). …”
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Type I spinal muscular atrophy and disease modifying treatments: a nationwide study in children born since 2016Research in context by Maria Carmela Pera, Giorgia Coratti, Marika Pane, Riccardo Masson, Valeria Ada Sansone, Adele D’Amico, Michela Catteruccia, Caterina Agosto, Antonio Varone, Claudio Bruno, Sonia Messina, Federica Ricci, Irene Bruno, Elena Procopio, Antonella Pini, Sabrina Siliquini, Riccardo Zanin, Emilio Albamonte, Angela Berardinelli, Chiara Mastella, Giovanni Baranello, Stefano Carlo Previtali, Antonio Trabacca, Chiara Bravetti, Delio Gagliardi, Massimiliano Filosto, Roberto de Sanctis, Richard Finkel, Eugenio Mercuri, Alice Gardani, Maria Antonella Costantino, Ilaria Bitetti, Matteo Tuana Franguel, Maria Sframeli, Andrea Magnolato, Myriam Rausa, Elena Pagliaccia, Mirea Negri, Cesare Del Monaco, Beatrice Berti, Daniela Leone, Concetta Palermo, Enrico Bertini, Antonella Longo, Claudia Dosi, Sara Carnicella, Simone Morando, Noemi Brolatti, Alessandra Vento, Ilaria Cavallina, Roberta Ferrante, Laura Bernasconi, Marco Piastra, Orazio Genovese, Nicola Forcina, Francesca Benedetti, Simona Damioli, Lavinia Fanelli, Giulia Stanca, Giulia Norcia, Matteo Sacchini, Chiara Ticci, Elena Briganti

“…The aim of this study was to report survival and functional aspects in all the Italian type I children born since 2016. …”
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Improving outcomes for people with autism spectrum disorders by reducing mental health problems: the IAMHealth research programme including one RCT by Emily Simonoff, Gillian Baird, Bryony Beresford, Tony Charman, Martin Knapp, Andrew Pickles, Carol Povey, Tom Purser, Paramala Santosh, Vicky Slonims, Stephen Scott

“…Early childhood attention deficit hyperactivity disorder symptoms had a significant negative impact on adolescent everyday functioning. At an individual level, parents’ accounts suggested multiple factors may affect mental health trajectories and outcomes in the late teenage years. …”
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Spectrum of Cortactin Isoforms in the Urine of Patients with Liver Cirrhosis and Their Diagnostic Value as a Potential Molecular Marker of its Severity by Fayura O., Starikovych M., Abrahamovych O., Abrahamovych M., Stoyka R., Kit Yu.

“…Non-invasive methods of research of the human organism clinical conditions have been widely used in medicine as a diagnostic and prognostic test. Since the protein content of human urine is closely related to the peculiarity of the functioning of biological systems, its qualitative and quantitative characteristics are promising markers for control of various processes in organism. …”
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Extracorporeal Methods of Hemocorrection in Patients with Abdominal Sepsis by O. V. Nikitina, S. I. Rey, Y. V. Zabrodskaya, V. I. Avfukov, A. G. Lebedev, P. A. Yartsev, G. A. Berdnikov, A. M. Kaziyeva, E. A. Ostrogina

“…We tried to analyze our own experience in using ECHC methods in the treatment of abdominal sepsis over the past 3 years.   AIM OF STUDY. To analyze the use of ECHC methods in the early stages of treatment of abdominal sepsis, to determine whether their use had an advantage for survival.   …”
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A Fadiga oncológica de pacientes com câncer de distintos níveis de atividade física (Oncological fatigue in cancer patients of different levels of physical activity) by Jani Cleria Pereira Bezerra, Rodrigo Gomes de Souza Vale, Paula Paraguassú Brandão, Carlos Soares Pernambuco, Estélio Henrique Martin Dantas

“…To assess: physical activity (Baecke Questionnaire); OFS (Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Fatigue Scale -FACT-F); body composition (anthropometric measurements); cardiorespiratory endurance (6-minute walk test on a treadmill); musculoskeletal endurance (Abdominal (Abd), Elbow Flexion (ElbFlex), Sit-Stand (SitStand)); musculoskeletal strength (dynamometry - Upper limbs (UpLim), Lower limbs (LowLim); Trunk (Trun)); flexibility (goniometry - Shoulder Abduction (ShoAbd), Shoulder Extension (ShoExt), Shoulder Flexion (ShoFlex), Internal Rotation (IntRot), External Rotation (ExtRot); Knee Flexion (KneFlex); Trunk Flexion (TrunFlex); Hip Abduction (HipAbd)). …”
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Decoupled dynamics of absolute and relative lymphocyte counts and age−polarized CD4+/CD8+ ratio in infants versus older adults by Ting Ge, Ting Ge, Ting Ge, Guixin He, Guixin He, Guixin He, Qian Cui, Qian Cui, Qian Cui, Shuangcui Wang, Shuangcui Wang, Shuangcui Wang, Zekun Wang, Yingying Xie, Yingying Xie, Yingying Xie, Yuanyuan Tian, Yuanyuan Tian, Yuanyuan Tian, Juyue Zhou, Juyue Zhou, Juyue Zhou, Wentao Li, Wentao Li, Baohui Wang, Keming Zhang, Jianchun Yu, Jianchun Yu

“…However, we are unable to specifically analyze the underlying causes owing to a lack of data on lymphocyte absolute counts and functional markers from two extremes of age.MethodsA total of 111 infants (≤ 6 months) and 111 older adults (≥ 65 years) were enrolled to assess the percentages and absolute counts of peripheral blood lymphocyte (PBL) subsets. …”
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An international Phase IV field study - psychometric properties of the updated module on assessing quality of life of patients with breast cancer EORTC QLQ-BR42 by Vesna Bjelic-Radisic, Fatima Cardoso, Joachim Weis, Katarzyna Pogoda, Juan Ignacio Arraras, Elfriede Greimel, Andrew Bottomley, David Cameron, Etienne Brain, Sue Hartup, René Aloisio da Costa Vieira, Nicolette Hoefnagels, Chi-Cheng Huang, Omar Shamieh, Monica Pinto, Yared Belete Belay, Samantha Serpentini, Eveline Bleiker, Manjunath Nookala Krishnamurthy, Akihiko Shimomura, Elisabeth C. Sturm-Inwald, Mikiyas Amare Getu, Brigitte Bliem, Guro Astrup, Ofir Morag, Yuichiro Kikawa, Karin Kuljanic, Nora Nevries, Mirjam Sprangers, Neil K. Aaronson, Parisa Sinai, Krzysztof Tomaszewski, Razvan Galalae, Thierry Conroy, Francois Duhoux, Wei-chu Chie, Galina Velikova

“…Psychometric analyses included the evaluation of the scale structure, internal consistency, test-retest reliability, convergent, discriminant, and clinical validity, and responsiveness to change. …”
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Standardization of epistemic trust/mistrust/credulity questionnaire: Examining validity and reliability among adolescents Standardization of ETMCQ among adolescents by Raziyeh Hashemi, Mehdi Reza Sarafraz, Habib Hadian Fard, Mohammad Reza Taghavi

“…Cronbach's alpha coefficient was higher than 0.70 and was satisfactory; The test-retest coefficient of this questionnaire after three months intervals was 0.69 to 0.80. …”
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Clinical and cost-effectiveness of lithium versus quetiapine augmentation for treatment-resistant depression in adults: LQD a pragmatic randomised controlled trial by Jess Kerr-Gaffney, Zohra Zenasni, Kimberley Goldsmith, Nahel Yaziji, Huajie Jin, Alessandro Colasanti, John Geddes, David Kessler, R Hamish McAllister-Williams, Allan H Young, Alvaro Barrera, Lindsey Marwood, Rachael W Taylor, Helena Tee, Anthony J Cleare

“…With an expected 10% loss at follow-up, a log-rank test for the time to trial treatment discontinuation (50% lithium, 70% quetiapine remaining on treatment) would have 80% power. …”
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Cannabidiol as a treatment for patients who are clinically at high risk of developing psychosis: learnings from the CANTOP-RCT by Sagnik Bhattacharyya, Cathy Davies, Ben Carter, Philip McGuire, Michael Brammer, Paolo Fusar-Poli, Matthew Broome, Stuart Watson, Jesus Perez, Alison Yung

“…We received funding to test this in a large clinical trial comparing cannabidiol to placebo (a sugar pill with no active ingredient). …”
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Interest groups in Lithuania: dynamics of development and characteristics of institutionalization by Alvidas Lukošaitis

“…On the other - it implies functional inclusion of the interest groups into the decision-making process. …”
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Improving older people’s experiences and safety at transitions of care: the PACT mixed-methods study including RCT by Jenni Murray, Ruth Baxter, Jane O’Hara, Laura Sheard, Catherine Hewitt, Natasha Hardicre, Charles Vincent, Eirini Oikonomou, Gerry Richardson, Rosie Shannon, Kalpita Baird, Stephen Brealey, Robbie Foy, Laura Mandefield, Sarah Hampton, Ed Breckin, Lubena Mirza, Alfredo Palacios, Sally Moore, Jayne Marran, Jacqui Elliot, Jane Schofield, Alison Cracknell, Beth Woods, Sarah Cockayne, Thomas Mills, Yvonne Birks, Olivia Joseph, Rebecca Lawton

“…Background Transitions from hospital to home are a risky time for older people (aged 75 years and older). Unplanned and often avoidable hospital re-admissions are therefore high in this group. …”
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Falls prevention interventions for community-dwelling older adults: systematic review and meta-analysis of benefits, harms, and patient values and preferences by Jennifer Pillay, Lindsay A. Gaudet, Sabrina Saba, Ben Vandermeer, Ashiqur Rahman Ashiq, Aireen Wingert, Lisa Hartling

“…Abstract Background About 20–30% of older adults (≥ 65 years old) experience one or more falls each year, and falls are associated with substantial burden to the health care system, individuals, and families from resulting injuries, fractures, and reduced functioning and quality of life. …”
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Analyzing the Reproductive Characteristics of the Naked Carp Gymnocypris Przewalskii (Kessler) Based on the Oxygen Isotopes of Otolith Core Using SHRIMP by Ling ZHOU, Linbo QIAN, Sumei ZHAO, Xiulan ZHANG, Yinglie LIU, Qiaoling TANG, Jie YUAN

“…Otolith, a calcium carbonate mineral in bony fish, has both auditory and balancing functions and is known as the “recorder” of time and water environment. …”
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Hybrid closed-loop systems for managing blood glucose levels in type 1 diabetes: a systematic review and economic modelling by Asra Asgharzadeh, Mubarak Patel, Martin Connock, Sara Damery, Iman Ghosh, Mary Jordan, Karoline Freeman, Anna Brown, Rachel Court, Sharin Baldwin, Fatai Ogunlayi, Chris Stinton, Ewen Cummins, Lena Al-Khudairy

“…The change in glycated haemoglobin results in a gain in undiscounted life expectancy of 0.458 years and a gain of 0.160 quality-adjusted life-years. …”
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Contextual Vulnerability Should Guide Fair Subject Selection in Xenotransplantation Clinical Trials by Gianna Strand

“…“What Does the First Successful Test of a Pig-to-Human Kidney Transplant Mean?,” ScienceNews, October 22, 2021, https://www.sciencenews.org/article/xenotransplantation-pig-human-kidney-transplant.; Koplon, S. …”
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Childbearing and Family Instability: The Impact of Children on Women's Divorce Probability in Iran by Davoud Shahpari Sani, Mohammad Jalal Abbasi Shavazi

“…In recent years, the incidence of divorce in Iran has risen significantly, making it a pressing social concern. …”
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