Comparison of the epidemiological characteristics of mycoplasma pneumoniae infections among children during two epidemics in Wuhan from 2018 to 2024 by Jieyu Mao, Zhili Niu, Mengling Liu, Liangyu Li, Haiyue Zhang, Ruiyun Li, Pingan Zhang, Xiaojun Wu

“…Methods From January 1, 2018, to June 30, 2024, samples were collected from children under 14 years with Acute Respiratory Tract Infections (ARTI) at Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University. …”
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Exploring Young Adults' Experiences and Beliefs in Asthma Medication Management: Pilot Qualitative Study Comparing Human and Multiple AI Thematic Analysis by Ruth Ndarake Jeminiwa, Caroline Popielaski, Amber King

“…MethodsThis study purposefully sampled young adults between the ages of 18 years and 29 years who had a prescription for an inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) and were either students or staff of a large metropolitan university in the northeastern United States. …”
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BODY WEIGHT AND ITS IMPACT ON ALL-CAUSE AND CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY IN RUSSIA by S. A. Shalnova, A. D. Deev, A. V. Kapustina, Yu. A. Balanova, V. V. Konstantinov, N. V. Kiseleva

“…For the latter, its prevalence has substantially increased in Russia over the past years.…”
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The association between dietary inflammatory index and bone health in US adolescents: Analysis of the NHANES data by Yuanyuan Zhang, Xuejing Wang, Shiguang Huo, Li Hong, Feifei Li

“…These insights underscore the importance of adopting dietary patterns to mitigate inflammation and to support optimal bone health and metabolism.…”
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Pathogenesis, Prognosis and Outcomes of Multiple Organ Failure in Newborns (Review) by A. V. Golomidov, E. V. Grigoriev, V. G. Moses, K. B. Moses

“…A total of 144 full-text sources were selected for analysis, 70% of which were published in the last five years and 50% were published in the last three years. …”
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Comparison of radiofrequency thermocoagulation of ganglion Impar with block using a combination of local anaesthetic and steroid in chronic perineal pain by Naveen Malhotra, Vaishali Phogat, Neha Sinha, Amit Kumar, N Charan, Arun

“…Material and Methods: Forty patients attending the Pain Management Centre of either sex in the age group of 20–70 years with history, physical examination, and pain patterns consistent with chronic perineal pain, who had been investigated to rule out malignancy and failed to respond to 6 weeks of conservative treatment with a combination of analgesics, anti-inflammatory drugs, neuromodulators, and physiotherapy, were enrolled in the study. …”
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Immunohistochemical analysis of IDH1, ATRX, p53, and Ki-67 in glioblastoma and diffuse infiltrative glioma: Therapeutic and prognostic correlation by Hasbay Bermal, Kayaselçuk Fazilet, Süner Halil İbrahim, Tufan Kadir

“…The patients ranged in age from 7 to 84 years. There was no significant relationship between gender and age groups on survival (p = 0.113). …”
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Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Forest Carbon Sinks in China’s Qinba Mountains: Insights from Sun-Induced Chlorophyll Fluorescence Remote Sensing by Yuhang Lian, Yi He, Li Wang, Yaoting Wu, Yujie Wang, Zixuan Xu, Xinwen Xu, Lei Wang

“…Our findings demonstrate that plantation forests aged 10 to 30 years exhibit superior carbon sequestration capacity compared to natural forests, while natural forests aged 70 to 90 years also show significant carbon sinks potential. …”
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Unilateral C1–C2 vertical distraction injuries: Can we treat conservatively? by Saurabh Rawall, Zuhair J. Mohammed, Sean Taylor, Eric M. Vess, Connor J. Donley, Sakthivel R. Rajaram, Steven M. Theiss

“…As a result, this study seeks to characterize injury patterns and clinical courses of patients with incomplete or unilateral AAJ injuries. …”
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Comparison of Normal Tension Glaucoma and Preperimetric Glaucoma and Changes in Medication Use: A Multicenter Survey in Japan by Inoue K, Kunimatsu-Sanuki S, Tomita G, Ishida K

“…The average age was significantly lower in the PPG group (60.2 ± 14.3 years) than in the NTG group (69.0 ± 12.9 years, P < 0.0001). …”
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A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Most Endoparasites and Ectoparasites during Past Decade in Iraq by Karwan S. Najm Al-Marjan, Hawri H. Mohammed Jabbary, Liza J. Yousif, Fouad H. Kamil, Najat J. Ahmed

“…In addition to several other factors which mentioned by ministry of health includes poor sanitation, poor nutrition and also population density because population of Iraq has more than doubled in the last 25 years. The aim of any reviewed data analysis is to obtain an accurate picture of a particular health problem and they are used to finding out the variation of specific health problems, diagnose patterns in existence of the problem, determine any potent reasons and risk factors, evaluate the efficacy of protection scale and care them. …”
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Self-Disclosure and Social Support in a Web-Based Opioid Recovery Community: Machine Learning Analysis by Yu Chi, Huai-yu Chen, Khushboo Thaker

“…MethodsWe analyzed 32,810 posts and 324,224 comments from r/OpiatesRecovery spanning 8 years (2014‐2022) using a mixed method approach. …”
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Adherence to lipid-lowering guidelines for secondary prevention and potential reduction in CVD events in Swedish primary care: a cross-sectional study by Annika Rosengren, Stefan Franzén, Helena Ödesjö, Staffan Björck, Per Hjerpe, Karin Manhem, Jörgen Thorn, Samuel Adamsson Eryd

“…Risk estimation modelling was based on 52 042 patients in the same register on January 2011 followed for 5 years.Results Of 37 120 patients, 18% reached LDL-C ≤1.8 mmol/L and 32% were not on statin treatment. …”
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Identifying gaps and optimising clinical practice and guideline of adrenal incidentaloma management by Chan Khin, Samriaz Nafees, Muhammad Haroon Riasat, Riya Raphael, Mojeed Adiat, Nicholas Mcwhirter, Fatima Ali

“…Results: The majority of patients (65.5%) were over 70 years old, with a mean age of 64.12 years. Nearly all cases (98.3%) were detected incidentally, with contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) being the most common imaging modality (67.2%). …”
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A nationwide population-based cross-sectional time series study of hospitalized chronic liver disease burden in Thailand from 2017 to 2022 by Rungfah Saehan, Apichat Kaewdech, Pimsiri Sripongpun, Naichaya Chamroonkul, Teerha Piratvisuth, Suthat Liangpunsakul, Ponlagrit Kumwichar

“…Age- and sex-standardized incidence and mortality rates were assessed through descriptive and trend analyses, with LOESS smoothing applied to identify temporal patterns. Between 2017 and 2022, 119,464 hospitalizations for CLD were recorded, with 77% of patients being male and a median age of 45–66 years. …”
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Retrospective Analysis of Numerical Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) Scores in Diabetic Neuropathy Patients Receiving Gabapentin and Non-Gabapentin Therapies at an Indonesian Tertiary Hosp... by Rifky Alif Novianto, Hanik Badriyah Hidayati, Hermina Novida, Klára Bodová

“…Results: Among 24 patients, the majority were female (54.1%) and over 60 years old (58.3%), with a diabetes duration of 6–10 years (54.1%). …”
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Prevalence and related factors of children myopia in Pudong New Area, Shanghai: a cross-sectional study by Wei Zhou, Xiaohua Zhang, Bin Cao, Peng Cheng, Jiawei Xu, Fangrong Chen, Dan Qian

“…After adjusting other characteristics, the following factors were associated with an increased rate of myopia: age (9 years vs 7 years, adjusted OR (AOR) 1.84, 95% CI 1.18 to 2.85, p=0.007), parental myopia status (both myopia vs none, AOR 5.66, 95% CI 3.71 to 8.63, p<0.001; one myopia vs none, AOR 2.92, 95% CI 1.93 to 4.42, p<0.001), reading books too close (yes vs no, AOR 1.58, 95% CI 1.20 to 2.08, p=0.001), writing with a tilted head (yes vs no, AOR 1.37, 95% CI 1.05 to 1.77, p=0.019), sleep patterns (early to bed late to rise vs early to bed early to rise, AOR 1.52, 95% CI 1.02 to 2.26, p=0.039). …”
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Opportunities and challenges of digital twin applications in the Middle East construction industry by Diala Barham, Sandra T. Matarneh, Algan Tezel, Saed Hasan, Wajdi Mereb

“…Purpose – Over the years, the Middle East (ME) has experienced significant advancements in technology, particularly in the digital realm, initiated by Dubai’s 2013 Building Information Modeling (BIM) mandate. …”
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Postnatal weight loss and exclusive breastfeeding in newborn by Arezoo Haseli, Marzieh Bagherinia, Lida Menati, Sareh Farshadfar, Fatemeh Karpasand, Zahra Karimian

“…Therefore, this study aimed to investigate weight patterns and their association with EBF in newborns, specifically comparing infants with and without excessive weight loss. …”
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Long-term health status and trajectories of seriously injured patients: A population-based longitudinal study. by Belinda J Gabbe, Pam M Simpson, Peter A Cameron, Jennie Ponsford, Ronan A Lyons, Alex Collie, Mark Fitzgerald, Rodney Judson, Warwick J Teague, Sandra Braaf, Andrew Nunn, Shanthi Ameratunga, James E Harrison

“…<h4>Background</h4>Improved understanding of the quality of survival of patients is crucial in evaluating trauma care, understanding recovery patterns and timeframes, and informing healthcare, social, and disability service provision. …”
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