Effectiveness of dolutegravir-based regimens compared to raltegravir-, elvitegravir-, bictegravir, and darunavir-based regimens among older adults with HIV in the Veterans Aging Co... by Lei Yan, Cassidy E. Henegar, Vincent C. Marconi, Kirsha S. Gordon, Charles Hicks, Vani Vannappagari, Amy C. Justice, Mihaela Aslan

“…Abstract Background Real-world data on treatment patterns and clinical outcomes for newer drugs, including integrase strand transfer inhibitors, among older people with human immunodeficiency virus (PWH) are limited. …”
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Global, regional, and national trends in the epidemiology of aortic aneurysms among women of childbearing age, 1990–2021, with predictions through 2036 by Wei Wang, Yong Shi, Xinyao Li, Tianxiang Gu, Enyi Shi

“…Methods Aortic aneurysm mortality and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) data for women of childbearing age (15–49 years) from 1990 to 2021 were extracted from the 2021 Global Burden of Disease (GBD) dataset. …”
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Inequity in the transmission of malaria infection among children and adolescents: a cohort study in rural Guinea by Almamy Amara Toure, Sidikiba Sidibe, Aboubacar Sidiki Magassouba, Abdoul Habib Beavogui, Mamoudou Conde, Abdoulaye Fodé Toure, Tiany Sidibe, Kaba Saran Keita, Alexandre Delamou, Seni Kouanda

“…This cohort study was conducted in Mafèrinyah, Guinea, with participants aged 1–19 years of age. Data were collected through monthly home visits over nine months, capturing malaria infection (via blood smears), sociodemographic factors, and household characteristics. …”
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Integration of Traditional Indonesian Water Games in Freestyle Swimming Training: Effects on Performance, Stroke Mechanics, and Training Engagement Among Youth Athletes by Rezki Rezki, Mimi Yulianti, Zahratul habibah Zahratul habibah, Zhen Li, Md Shahariar Kabir

“…Twenty-four athletes (14 males, 10 females; age 12-16 years; mean experience 3.4 ± 1.1 years) from the Bangkinang City Swimming Association, Riau, Indonesia participated in this study. …”
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Preoperative differentiation of vagal nerve cervical schwannomas from sympathetic chain cervical schwannomas based on diagnosis score and vascular displacement nomogram by XIANG Shiyu, LI Qiao, SHEN Changqing, GU Yajia, WU Bin

“…The age range was 24-78 years, and the mean age was (51.22±12.36) years. …”
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Assessment of Water Resources Carrying Capacity and Analysis of Its Coupling Coordination in the Yangtze River Economic Belt by XIONG Ying, JIANG Yi-xin, CHEN Si-xuan

“…Spatially, the center of water resources carrying capacity shifted southwestward toward areas with relatively lower capacity, which may be related to regional economic development patterns, industrial restructuring, and differences in water use efficiency. …”
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Viral etiology of severe acute respiratory infections in hospitalized patients, Shandong, China. by Chunwang Li, Yujie He, Xiao Pan, Huimin Yin, Yaowen Pei, Shaoxia Song, Lin Sun, Shu Zhang, Julong Wu, Zhong Li, Xianjun Wang, Zengqiang Kou, Lei Zhao, Weijia Xing, Ti Liu

“…Among patients aged 0-14 years, IFA and EV had the highest infection rates, both at 9.46% (7/74). …”
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Resting-State Activity Changes Induced by tDCS in MS Patients and Healthy Controls: A Simultaneous tDCS rs-fMRI Study by Marco Muccio, Giuseppina Pilloni, Lillian Walton Masters, Peidong He, Lauren Krupp, Abhishek Datta, Marom Bikson, Leigh Charvet, Yulin Ge

“…In total, 20 MS patients (age = 48 ± 12 years; 8 males) and 28 healthy controls (HCs; age = 36 ± 15 years; 12 males) were recruited. …”
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The clinical characteristics of Hirayama disease in females by Hongwei Wang, Wei Lei, Ye Tian, Jianwei Wu, Xiaosheng Ma, Feizhou Lyu, Xinlei Xia, Jingjuan Liang, Jianyuan Jiang, Hongli Wang

“…The average ages of onset and menarche were 14.65 and 12.75 years old. All patients suffered from muscular weakness and atrophy of the upper limb(s), with flattening and/or atrophy of the lower cervical spinal cords in cervical-flexion magnetic resonance imaging, and neurogenic patterns in the atrophic muscles as determined using electromyography. …”
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Understanding the future of dengue in Malaysia: Assessing knowledge, attitude, and homeowner practices in mitigating climate-driven risks [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] by Sapna Shridhar Patil, Izzah Athirah Rosli, Fatin Norhasny Leman, Nur Hasnah Ma’amor, Nor Asiah Muhamad, Kulankara Balan Venugopalan, Prabal Bhargava, Mahalingam Dinesh, Weng Keong Yau, Chai Hong Yeong, Eng Hwa Wong, Arasarethinam Mugilarasi, Ameya Ashok Hasamnis, Imam Shaik, Chung Yeng Looi, Pei Pei Chong, Priya Madhavan, Lei Hum Wee, Anitha Ponnupillai, Jo Ann Andoy-Galvan, Yin How Wong

“…Climate change, with rising temperatures and shifting rainfall patterns, is expected to worsen the dengue situation in the coming years. …”
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A comprehensive assessment of health indicators among tribal populations in Odisha, India (Odisha Tribal Family Health Survey): a community-based, cross-sectional studyResearch in... by Jaya Singh Kshatri, Kavitha AK, Tanveer Rehman, Haimanti Bhattacharya, Dinesh Bhuyan, Asit Mansingh, Uttam Kumar Sahoo, Moushumi Nayak, Swagatika Kanungo, Debdutta Bhattacharya, Sanghamitra Pati

“…The study included participants of all age groups (from neonates to the elderly, aged 0 years and above), with 56% of the sample comprising females. …”
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The diagnostic utility of lung ultrasound in the assessment of interstitial lung disease associated with rheumatoid arthritis by Shaoyu Zheng, Zexuan Zhou, Guangzhou Du, Qingzi Chen, Shaoqi Chen, Jianqun Lin, Shijian Hu, Weijin Zhang, Kedi Zheng, Jinghua Zhuang, Meigan Huang, Barbara Ruaro, Cosimo Bruni, Anna-Maria Hoffmann-Vold, Marco Matucci-Cerinic, Daniel E. Furst, Yukai Wang

“…Methods This retrospective study included patients over 18 years with RA evaluated at the Department of Rheumatology and Immunology of Shantou Central Hospital. …”
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Bioelectrical impedance vector analysis in older adults: reference standards from a cross-sectional study by Francesco Campa, Giuseppe Annunziata, Luigi Barrea, Alessandro Sampieri, Chiara Ceolin, Chiara Ceolin, Marina De Rui, Francesco Sguaizer, Cristian Petri, Fabrizio Spataro, Gabriele Mascherini, Margherita Micheletti Cremasco, Giuseppe Sergi, Tatiana Moro, Antonio Paoli

“…The aim of this study was: (i) to develop new references specific to the older adult population; (ii) to evaluate vector patterns based on age and appendicular lean soft mass (ALMS); (iii) to compare the new references with others already existing in the literature.MethodsThe present study included 835 older adults [472 women (mean age 73.9 ± 7.4 years, BMI 27.2 ± 5.4 kg/m2) and 363 men (mean age 73.1 ± 7.2 years, BMI 27.0 ± 4.4 kg/m2)]. …”
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Application of a living lab model to an evidence-based reduced-sodium healthy eating practice program in Korea: a pre-post study by Jung-Hyun Kim, Eugene Shim, Min Sook Kyung, Sooyoun Kwon, Hyoung Su Park, Jae-Heon Kang

“…Results Participants were four teenagers (10%), 26 in their twenties (65%), and 10 aged ≥ 30 years (25%), with eight males (20%) and 32 females (80%). …”
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Validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the chrono-med diet score (CMDS) for adult participants by Tevfik Koçak, Emine Kocyigit, Duygu Ağagündüz

“…The CMDS is more accurate than other Mediterranean diet scores as it questions about the amount of physical activity and grain products, which helps determine each participant’s eating patterns and general health.…”
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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Group B Streptococcus Colonization in Pregnant Women: A Pilot Study in Palestine by Mohammad Qadi, Adham AbuTaha, Ro’ya Al-Shehab, Salsabil Sulaiman, Abdallah Hamayel, Amjad Hussein, Shatha AbuTaha, Ayman Dawoud, Faizeh Hussein

“…The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of GBS colonization, its associated risk factors, and the antibiotic sensitivity patterns in Nablus, West Bank, Palestine. Methods. …”
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Prevalence and risk factors for Chlamydia trachomatis seropositivity and seropersistence among women: A prospective cohort study. by Zoïe W Alexiou, Bernice M Hoenderboom, Christian J P A Hoebe, Iris Scholte, Reshtrie Sheombarsing, Nicole H T M Dukers-Muijrers, Birgit H B van Benthem, Servaas A Morré

“…Genetic predisposition and behavioral factors are linked to diversity in seropersistence patterns.…”
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A Psychodynamic Approach to Peter Stamm’s Novel to the Back of Beyond by Zennube Şahin Yılmaz

“…Peter Stamm writes his works as a close observer of the individual by focusing on the individual’s inner world, behavior patterns, and relationships and by bringing more inner journeys to the fore. …”
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Research on water supply and agricultural water use forecasting in arid regions: a case study of Xinjiang by Yue Yao, Chi Zhang, Chi Zhang, Geping Luo, Tao Lin

“…Firstly, we conducted an in-depth analysis of the water supply and agricultural water use patterns in Xinjiang over the past two decades. Secondly, we evaluated and compared several mainstream water resource prediction models, ultimately developing a novel GM(1,1)-NN essemble model. …”
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Variabilidade espaço-temporal da condutividade elétrica da água subterrânea na região semiárida de Pernambuco Spatial temporal variability of electrical conductivity of groundwater... by Tafnes S. Andrade, Suzana M. G. L. Montenegro, Abelardo A. A. Montenegro, Diogo F. B. Rodrigues

“…Descriptive statistics and geostatistical techniques have been applied to identify patterns of variability and spatial dependence of electrical conductivity aiming to map the groundwater salinity. …”
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