The causal effects between low back pain and cerebrospinal fluid metabolites: a two-sample Mendelian randomization study by Run Peng, Xiaoxin Wang, Wei Wang, Zeqin Li, Yuze Sun, Mingliang Yang

“…We applied several MR methods, including inverse variance weighting, weighted median, MR-Egger, Wald ratio, and MR-PRESSO, to test the causal relationship and conducted a sensitivity analysis to assess the robustness of the results. …”
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Stroke survivors’ health literacy is not associated with caregiver burden: a cross-sectional study by Andrea Hess Engström, Sebastian Lindblom, Maria Flink, Susanna Söderberg, Lena von Koch, Charlotte Ytterberg

“…Most of the caregivers, median age 71 years, reported being satisfied with their lives (85%) and a low caregiver burden (74%). …”
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Medication use and potential drug-drug interactions in a general surgery clinic: A descriptive studyMain points by Sevgi Teker Yıldırım, Şevket Cumhur Yeğen, Songül Tezcan

“…Results: The study involved 95 patients, with a median age of 54 (ranging from 19 to 86). It was found that 66.3 % of the patients had at least one comorbidities. …”
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Is There An Association Between Kisspeptin Levels And Gestational Diabetes Mellitus? by Emine Arslan, Umit Gorkem, Cihan Togrul

“…Results: In both groups, there were no difference in terms of age and gestational age (p=0.058 and p=0.820, respectively). The median of body mass indices of both groups at 24 to 28 weeks of gestation were statistically similar (p=0.062). …”
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Flexible assessment of biosecurity in small- and medium scale poultry farms in low and middle income countries by Søren Saxmose Nielsen, Naomi P. Kemunto, Dishon M. Muloi, Anders Miki Bojesen, Theodore Knight-Jones, Dreck Ayebare, Michel Dione, Eugine L. Ibayi, Louise Ladefoged Poulsen, Arshnee Moodley

“…The experts conducted a knowledge aggregation process to assign weights to the different areas and individual questions within the questionnaires. The median scores from the final expert elicitation informed the weighting of questions in the newly developed questionnaire. …”
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Inotersen to Treat Polyneuropathy Associated with Hereditary Transthyretin (hATTR) Amyloidosis by Christopher Robinson, Cynthia Pham, Alec M. Zamarripa, Chase S. Dugay, Christopher A. Lee, Amnon A. Berger, Avi Landman, Elyse M. Cornett, Hisham Kassem, Alan D. Kaye, Ivan Urits, Omar Viswanath, Latha Ganti

“…Its most common presentation is that of polyneuropathy, and it carries a very poor prognosis and a natural history conveying a median survival of \< 12 years. Novel therapeutic options are groundbreaking by providing disease-modifying specific, targeted therapies against TTR production and deposition. …”
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Biological age model using explainable automated CT-based cardiometabolic biomarkers for phenotypic prediction of longevity by Perry J. Pickhardt, Michael W. Kattan, Matthew H. Lee, B. Dustin Pooler, Ayis Pyrros, Daniel Liu, Ryan Zea, Ronald M. Summers, John W. Garrett

“…We apply these AI tools to abdominal CT scans from 123,281 adults (mean age, 53.6 years; 47% women; median follow-up, 5.3 years). The final weighted CT biomarker selection was based on the index of prediction accuracy. …”
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Long-term results of rectocele surgical treatment by Yu. A. Shelygin, A. Yu. Titov, O. M. Biryukov, A. A. Mudrov, L. P. Orlova, A. A. Tikhonov, Yu. A. Dzhanayev, M. A. Voynov

“…Results of surgery were estimated in terms of 6 to 60 months after operation. The median follow-up period was 36 months.Results. Good and satisfactory results of treatment were achieved in 28 (70,7%) patients. improvement rectum function was marked in comparison to preoperative period. …”
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Acute toxicological and behavioural effects of perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA) in the model nematode, Caenorhabditis elegans by Tanmoy Sana, Manjurul Islam Chowdhury, Panneerselvan Logeshwaran, Mallavarapu Megharaj

“…This study evaluates the behavioural toxicological impact of PFHxA on Caenorhabditis elegans, focusing on key endpoints including survival, locomotion, chemotaxis, reproduction, and growth. The median lethal concentration (LC50) was determined to be 521.3 mg L−1. …”
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A New Awareness: Probiotic, Prebiotic and Microbiota Knowledge and Attitude of Obstetricians by Duygu Tugrul Ersak, Ozgur Kara, Atakan Tanacan, Burak Ersak, Dilek Menekse Beser, Dilek Sahin

“…Furthermore, the obstetricians were divided into two groups: those with a profession less than <12 years and ≥12 years according to the median value of the whole study group to assess the impact of the experience. …”
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The prevalence, clinical features, and long-term outcome of patients with primary Sjögren’s syndrome with renal involvement by Howook Jeon, Youngjae Park, Jennifer Jooha Lee, Yoo-Seok Suh, Seung-Ki Kwok, Sung-Hwan Park, Wan-Uk Kim, Jung Hee Koh

“…The presence of anti-La antibodies was associated with renal involvement. Over the median 5-year follow-up period, the renal function did not change significantly; however, 44% of patients with renal involvement showed impaired renal function at the last visit. …”
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Longer respiratory events in childhood obstructive sleep apnea syndrome constitute a trait of older children with excessive daytime sleepiness by Plamen Bokov, Benjamin Dudoignon, Boris Matrot, Christophe Delclaux

“…We retrospectively selected 35 otherwise healthy children (median age: 10.6 years, 16 females) with moderate to severe OSA who had measurements of pharyngeal compliance (acoustic pharyngometry), loop gain (awake tidal ventilation with calculation of controller and plant gains), and respiratory system impedance (impulse oscillometry system). …”
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Gender Dysphoria and Its Non-Surgical and Surgical Treatments by Danyon Anderson, Himasa Wijetunge, Peyton Moore, Daniel Provenzano, Nathan Li, Jamal Hasoon, Omar Viswanath, Alan D. Kaye, Ivan Urits

“…Treatment includes psychosocial therapy, pharmacotherapy for underlying depression and/or anxiety, hormonal therapy, non-genital and/or genital feminization or masculinization operations. The frequency and severity of treatment related morbidity increases progressively as treatments go from conservative to more invasive. …”
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ELECTRICAL LOAD RELIABILITY ASSESSMENT USING ANALYTICAL METHOD, CASE STUDY: FUPRE 1 X 2.5MVA INJECTION SUBSTATION by AMAKIRI OKILO FRIDAY, OSHEVIRE PATRICK

“…The analytical analysis was conceded out by using August 2018 – August 2019 historical data of Tetfund Classrooms Blocks, Hostels, College of Technology, Administration Block, Health Center, and College of Science Feeder obtained from the Benin Electricity Distribution Company [BEDC]. The results conceded revealed that College of Technology Injection Substation is the most reliable in the distribution network when compared to the other five substations around the institution premises as it recorded system indices of ASAI: 99.30, SAIFI: 1.10, SAIDI: 55.35, CAIDI: 123.04 in August 2018 to August 2019. …”
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Masculinity and Femininity in the Qur’an: Reflections on the Personalities of the Prophet Muhammad and Siti Khadijah by Moh Soim, Zein Fuady, Muhammad Zahid

“…The findings of this study include the definition of masculinity and femininity, the Islamic response to both, and the personalities of Prophet Muhammad and Siti Khadijah in practicing masculinity and feminism as a benchmark for humanity. This study concludes that men and women can possess masculine and feminine traits, in that women can have masculine characteristics and men can have feminine traits, provided that they are legitimized by Islamic law. …”
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A Study on the Quality of Mashhur Ghairu Istilahi Hadith: Reconsidering the Stereotype of Misogynistic Hadiths by Frenky Mubarok, Suci Muzfirah, Muidatul Faziyah

“…They compile hadiths they believe contradict the principles of gender equality—labeling them as misogynistic—and conduct takhrij studies to critically analyze these hadiths, seeking arguments to support the notion of feminism within Islam. …”
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Construct validation of a complete postpartum health and well-being patient reported outcome measure: prospective cohort studyAJOG Global Reports at a Glance by Laura J. O'Byrne, BMBS, MSc, PhD, Gillian M. Maher, PhD, Jill M. Mitchell, MB, BCh, BAO, Ali S Khashan, PhD, Richard M. Greene, MB, BCh, BAO, John P. Browne, PhD, Fergus P. McCarthy, MB, BCh, BAO, PhD

“…The pelvic pain with intercourse questions median score was T1: 6 (IQR=2), T2: 5.5 (IQR=2) and T3: 4 (IQR=2), P=.4957. …”
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A logistic regression model to predict long-term survival for borderline resectable pancreatic cancer patients with upfront surgery by Jin-Can Huang, Shao-Cheng Lyu, Bing Pan, Han-Xuan Wang, You-Wei Ma, Tao Jiang, Qiang He, Ren Lang

“…Results 104 patients were enrolled in the study, and the median OS was 15.5 months, the 0.5-, 1-, and 2- years OS were 81.7%, 57.7%, and 30.8%, respectively. …”
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Prognostic Value of Inflammatory and Nutritional Indicators in Non-Metastatic Soft Tissue Sarcomas by Yan Y, Zhang Y, Chen Y, Zhong G, Huang W, Zhang Y

“…Yuan Yan,1– 3,&ast; Yunhui Zhang,1– 3,&ast; Yonghan Chen,1– 3,&ast; Guoqing Zhong,2,3 Wenhan Huang,2,3 Yu Zhang1– 3 1School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Orthopaedics Oncology, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China; 3School of Materials Science and Engineering (National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction), South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Yu Zhang; Wenhan Huang, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Zhongshan 2nd Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China, Email [email protected]; [email protected]: Soft tissue sarcoma (STS) has lacked reliable prognostic indicators. …”
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Assessing Sedation Depth with PSI in Elderly ERCP Patients: A Prospective Cohort Study by Huang L, Liu LL, Lu YD, Zhuang MY, Dou W, Liu H, Ji FH, Peng K

“…Nine patients (15.8%) experienced mild dizziness or nausea. The median (IQR) fatigue score was 3 (2– 4) at recovery room discharge. …”
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