The pathogenetic mechanisms of acute kidney injury and chronic kidney disease (a literature review) by T. M. Boychuk, A. I. Gozhenko, N. D. Filipets, V. M. Khodorovskyy

“…We have analyzed available scientific literature for the past 5 years that allows formulating the modern concept of the general pattern and the key links in the mechanisms of kidney dysfunction and loss of nephrons homeostatic functions. …”
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Non-Veneral Genital Dermatoses: A Study from Western Nepal by Ajay Kumar, Jenny Pun, Deepika Neupane, Saujan Subedi, Asim Mohammad, Brijesh Sathian

“…Mean age of the patients was 33 years. Majority were male, married and had history of irregular use of contraceptives. …”
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Cohort Profile: Real-Time Insights of COVID-19 in India (RTI COVID-India) by Joyita Banerjee, Sarah Petrosyan, Abhijith R. Rao, Steffi Jacob, Pranali Yogiraj Khobragade, Bas Weerman, Sandy Chien, Marco Angrisani, Arunika Agarwal, Nirupam Madan, Tanya Sethi, Sharmistha Dey, Simone Schaner, David E. Bloom, Jinkook Lee, A. B. Dey

“…Participants were in the age range of 18–102 years, 49% were female, 66% resided in rural area. …”
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Comparative analysis of the concentrations of proinflammatory cytokines and glycosylated ferritin in patients with idiopathic recurrent pericarditis and adult-onset Still's disease by V. Yu. Myachikova, A. L. Maslyansky, O. Yu. Tkachenko, M. Yu. Pervakova, E. S. Kuvardin, S. V. Lapin

“…The median age in the AOSD group was 28 years, and the IRP — 55 years. An increase WBC count >10*109/L was detected in 10 and 9 patients in the AOSD and IRP groups, respectively. …”
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Dental caries and actual utilization of dental services among primary school children in Egypt: a cross-sectional study by Mariam Osman Mohamed, Basman Elsayed Hamza, Rabaa Mahmoud Aboubakr, Nasr Mohamed Attia

“…Methods This cross-sectional study included 1075 participants aged 6 to 12 years old, recruited from primary schools in Mansoura city, Egypt. …”
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The mediating role of intergroup anxiety in the relationship between meta-stereotype and achievement motive among adolescents in rural–urban integration areas: a cross-sectional st... by Chuanyong Guo, Chuanyong Guo, Mingying Li, Limin Hou

“…Rural adolescents exhibited the same pattern, while urban adolescents did not show significant changes. …”
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Spatial, temporal and demographic distribution characteristics of adenomyosis symptom clusters from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine: a multicenter cross-sectional s... by Xin Wang, Yu Tao, YuDan Fu, XinChun Yang, RuiHua Zhao

“…Univariate analysis, symptom co-occurrence matrices, and hierarchical clustering were used to compare clinical and symptom cluster characteristics across different latitudes (low latitude area: 691 cases vs. high latitude area: 1,125 cases), seasons (warm: 652 cases vs. cold: 473 cases), and age groups (<40 years: 895 cases vs. ≥s. years: 921 cases).ResultsAM symptom clusters exhibited significant geographical, seasonal, and age-related variations, with “Blood Stasis Syndrome” as the core pathological mechanism. …”
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Prevalence, spatial distribution, and determinants of wasting among children under five in Senegal: spatial and multilevel analyses of the 2023 Senegal Demographic and Health Surve... by Tadesse Tarik Tamir, Berhan Tekeba, Agazhe Aemro, Mulugeta Wassie, Enyew Getaneh Mekonen

“…A total weighted sample of 4,392 children under the age of 5 years was included in the analysis. ArcGIS 10.7 and Stata 17 were utilized for spatial analysis and multilevel regression, respectively. …”
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Association between liver fibrosis’s noninvasive scores and retinal imaging changes: insights from NHANES by Chuan-Xi Wang, Jing-Jing Hou, Si-Yu Lin, Jiang-Hui Wang, Jing-Jing Ding, Chang Liu, Zheng-Xuan Jiang, Ning Bao

“…Conclusion Among individuals aged fifty years and older, FIB-4 and FIB-8 are linked to a higher risk of retinal image changes, particularly among those with advanced liver fibrosis. …”
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Comparison of cardiac magnetic resonance and speckle tracking echocardiography in cardiac evaluation of children with acute myocarditis with preserved left ventricular function by Fatos Alkan, Onur Bircan, Fatma Can, Yuksel Pabuscu, Senol Coskun

“…The mean patient age was 14.67 years (± 2.88), with 13 (39.4%) females and 20 (60.6%) males. …”
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Avaliação comparativa e evolutiva dos protocolos de atendimento dos pacientes fissurados Comparative and evolutive evaluation of attendance protocols of patients with clef lip and... by Nivaldo Alonso, Daniela Yukie Sakai Tanikawa, Jonas Eraldo de Lima Junior, Marcus Castro Ferreira

“…However, systematic analysis of the following years will be realized with intention to get better parameters for the ideal treatment.…”
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Expression of CD80 and HLA-DR molecules on blood monocytes in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis by E. G. Churina, A. V. Popova, O. I. Urazova, M. R. Patysheva, S. P. Chumakova, Yu. V. Kolobovnikova, E. O. Kazakova

“…The study involved forty-five patients with newly diagnosed pulmonary TB (25 men and 20 women aged 18 to 55 years, average age — 44.0±12.4 years). The control group included 15 healthy donors with similar socio-demographic characteristics as in TB patients. …”
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Evaluation and Modeling of Image Sharpness of Chinese Gaofen-1/2/6/7 Optical Remote-Sensing Satellites Over Time by Jiayang Cao, Litao Li, Yonghua Jiang, Xin Shen, Deren Li, Meilin Tan

“…Within ten years of on-orbit operation, the RER and MTF (@Nyquist frequency) of GF1/2 are 0.51 and 0.50, and 0.15 and 0.11, respectively. …”
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Transcranial Doppler sonography follow-up study in mild vascular cognitive impairment. by Mariagiovanna Cantone, Manuela Pennisi, Giuseppe Lanza, Raffaele Ferri, Francesco Fisicaro, Francesco Cappellani, Emanuele David, Vito Nicosia, Klizia Cortese, Giovanni Pennisi, Valentina Puglisi, Rita Bella

“…When focused to younger patients (<65 years), we confirmed the significant worsening of both MoCA and StroopT but not HDRS, as well as the significant changes in PI and RI. …”
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Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy in Brazilian children: clinical, histological and molecular characterization by Marco A. Veloso Albuquerque

“…The age of onset ranged from two to 13 years, mean 7,5 years. Onset in the first decade was seen in 90%. …”
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The association of life’s essential 8 with prevalence of chronic respiratory diseases in adults: insights from NHANES 2007–2018 by Liu Fen, Li Yan, Zhao Fei, Kuai Zhong-Kai, You Ya-Yu, Hong Xiu-Qin, Wen Si-Ao, Liu Zheng-Yu, Pan Hong-Wei

“…Results Among 20,537 participants included (mean age, 48.02 ± 16.73 years), 10,492 (51.08%) were female and 3812 (18.56%) were determined to have CRDs. …”
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Association between tumour stroma ratio and other histopathological markers and lymph node metastasis in patients with oral cavity cancer by Prakash Pandit, Vijay Palwe, Sai Krishna U., Sucheta Gandhe, Yogesh Pawar, Yasam Venkata Ramesh, Raj Nagarkar

“…Results The present study included 409 OCSCC patients with a mean age of 49.1 years (range 20–84 years). The majority were male (365, 89.2%) with history of tobacco use (276, 67.5%) and primary as buccal mucosa (263, 64.3%). …”
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Clinical Characteristics, Comorbidities, and Sex-related Differences Among Smoking and Non-smoking Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Matched Case–control Study by Hanan M. Fathi, Samar Tharwat, Khaled El Hadidi, Yousra H. Abdel-Fattah, Marwa A. Amer, Amira M. Ibrahim, Saad M. Elzokm, Hanan M. El-Saadany, Shereen Elwan, Doaa Mosad, Samah Ismail Nasef, Maha E. Ibrahim, Gehad G. Elsehrawy, Suzan S. Al-Adle, Nermeen Samy, Eman F. Mohamed, Enas A. Abdelaleem, Hanan Taha, Faten Ismail, Zahraa I. Selim, Nada M. Gamal, Ahmed Elsaman, Osman Hammam, Reem H. Mohammed, Nevin Hammam, Tamer A. Gheita, On Behalf of the Egyptian College of Rheumatology Rheumatoid Arthritis Study Group

“…Results: The mean age among smokers was 46.4 ± 11.3 years, the male–female ratio was 3:1, and the mean disease duration was 6.4 ± 6.2 years. …”
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The association between non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio and pulmonary function: evidence from NHANES 2007–2012 by Miaoyan Liu, Chaofeng Gao, Jinggeng Li, Yibo Zhang, Rui Gao, Chaoting Yang, Jian Zhang

“…Previous research has shown that lipid metabolism imbalance is closely linked to cardiovascular disease, however, there is a lack of information regarding its impact on lung function.MethodsThis research used information from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) spanning the years 2007 to 2012, including a large-scale sample of 9,498 adults aged 20 years and older. …”
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Clinical manifestations, histopathological changes and quality of life in patients with advanced knee osteoarthritis caused by age, trauma, obesity and their combination by Kristina V. Korochina, Tatyana V. Chernysheva, Irina E. Korochina

“…Results — Age-related OA phenotype was characterized by the latest clinical onset [59.5 (54-68) years of age] with the largest average patient age [72.5 (63-77) years], moderate to severe pain and knee dysfunction [total WOMAC score of 160 (127-190) points and Lequesne index of 20 (8-21) points], severe degenerative cartilage lesions [8.5 (6-10) points sensu Mankin] with high-grade synovitis [5 (3-8) points sensu Krenn]. …”
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