Risk factors of NSAID‐exacerbated respiratory disease: A population‐based study by Alma Helevä, Aada Murtomäki, Heini Huhtala, Jean Bousquet, Annika Luukkainen, Jussi Karjalainen, Riikka Lemmetyinen, Jari Haukka, Paulus Torkki, Mikko Nuutinen, Sanna Toppila‐Salmi

“…Thirty‐six covariates covering several domains (personal characteristics, life‐style, early life factors, asthma characteristics and multimorbidities) were selected based on literature and were studied in association with NERD using logistic regressions. …”
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Quality of life, self-stigma, and coping strategies in patients with neurotic spectrum disorders: a cross-sectional study by Holubova M, Prasko J, Ociskova M, Kantor K, Vanek J, Slepecky M, Vrbova K

“…The findings showed that neither sex nor partnership played a role in perceived QoL. …”
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Association of the leptin-to-adiponectin ratio with metabolic syndrome in a sub-Saharan African population by Clarisse Noël A. Ayina, Francky Teddy A. Endomba, Samuel Honoré Mandengue, Jean Jacques N. Noubiap, Laurent Serge Etoundi Ngoa, Philippe Boudou, Jean-François Gautier, Jean Claude Mbanya, Eugene Sobngwi

“…Abstract Background Worldwide there is an increased prevalence of metabolic syndrome mainly due to life-style modifications, and Africans are not saved of this situation. …”
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Development of a short questionnaire to assess physical activity among adolescents by Kannan Aishwarya, Vetri Selvakumar, Anushya Selvakumari, Gopichandran Vijayaprasad

“…Background: Sedentary life style is a major risk factor for non-communicable diseases. …”
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Mechanisms Underlying the Cognitive and Behavioural Effects of Maternal Obesity by Kyoko Hasebe, Michael D. Kendig, Margaret J. Morris

“…The widespread consumption of ‘western’-style diets along with sedentary lifestyles has led to a global epidemic of obesity. …”
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COMPLIANCE TO DIABETIC MANAGEMENT AMONGST PATIENTS WITH DIABETES MELLITUS ATTENDING A GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL IN KANO, NORTHWESTERN NIGERIA by LAWAN UM, TANIMU N, GADANYA MA

“…Compliance however varied for the different methods used to control the disease, with compliance to drugs use being highest. The sex of the patients, their educational status, occupation, and their average monthly incomes were found to significantly influence the patients' compliance to diabetic management. …”
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A study to evaluate the effect of a combined approach of yoga and diet in high-risk cardiovascular subjects by Aayushee Rao, Sudhanshu Kacker, Neha Saboo

“…Conclusions: This study concluded that the short-term combined approach of yoga-based life-style intervention and diet reduced cardiovascular risk factors in subjects at high-risk of developing cardiovascular disease.…”
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P1.10 PULSE PRESSURE IN RELATION TO 24-HOUR URINARY SODIUM EXCRETION IN A SAMPLE OF HIGH-SALT INTAKE POPULATION by Adam Bednarski*, Katarzyna Stolarz-Skrzypek, Grzegorz Kielbasa, Agata Franczyk, Malgorzata Kloch-Badelek, Kalina Kawecka-Jaszcz, Danuta Czarnecka

“…While adjusting for age, sex, body mass index, 24h blood pressure, antihypertensive treatment, and life style, we observed positive relation between sodium intake and 24h PP ([beta±SE]: 0.016 ± 0.006, p = 0.0075), daytime PP ([beta±SE]: 0.011 ± 0.005, p = 0.029) and non-significant trend regarding nighttime PP ([beta±SE]: 0.009 ± 0.005, p = 0.094). …”
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Blind adolescents' birth order as a determinant of their perception of family functioning dimensions by Stanimirović Dragana

“…There is some empirical evidence that birth order may influence vocational choice, characteristic style of interacting with others, affiliation, anxiety, perception of parents' authority, and even intellectual capabilities. …”
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Factors Associated with Stunting in Toddlers in the Region Bakunase Health Center in Kupang City by Hendrika Octavia Nugraheni Kitu, Yendris Krisno Syamruth

“… Stunting or short stature is a term used for children whose height is below average (<-2 SD) of the same sex, chronological age and ideally from the same racial-ethnic group. …”
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Male versus female skin: What dermatologists and cosmeticians should know by S. Rahrovan, MD, MPH, F. Fanian, MD, PhD, P. Mehryan, MD, P. Humbert, MD, PhD, A. Firooz, MD

“…Conclusions: These parameters can be considered as age markers in some cases and are susceptible to change according to environment and life style. Biometrological studies of the skin provide useful information in the selection of active principles and other ingredients of formulations to develop a specific approach for cosmetic treatments.…”
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Empatía y clima familiar en niños y niñas costarricenses de edad escolar / Empathy and climate family in scholar child of Costa Rica by Kathia Alvarado Calderón

“…The findings show statistically significant results for the variable authoritative style and sex as variables that best explain the empathic response of the children in this study. …”
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Jozef Oleszkiewicz as a Participant of an Academic Exhibition in 1814 by Kseniia Egorova

“…Petersburg not only as an artist who had his own unique painting style and gained popularity among the fair sex for his ability to create inspired portraits of women, but also as a mystic, philosopher, and inspired poet. …”
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CRIANÇAS COM DIFICULDADES ALIMENTARES CONSOMEM PROTEÍNAS E SUPLEMENTOS LÁCTEOS EM QUANTIDADES EXCESSIVAS – COMO ROMPER ESTE CICLO? by Priscila Maximino, Rachel H V Machado, Raquel Ricci, Cláudia de Cássia Ramos, Maria Júlia Russo de Carvalho, Mauro Fisberg

“…The following data were collected from medical records: age, sex, FD type, hemoglobin and ferritin levels, BMI, food selectivity pattern, macronutrients and milk intake patterns (except breast milk), feeding complaint, mother’s parenting style, coercive practices and self-feeding habits. …”
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Relating goal-directed behaviour to grazing in persons with obesity with and without eating disorder features by Andreea I. Heriseanu, Phillipa Hay, Laura Corbit, Stephen Touyz

“…It is currently unknown whether grazing, an eating style which is common in both conditions, is related to goal-directed behaviour. …”
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The 26-item version of the Kenny-Music Performance Anxiety Inventory: Italian validation and analysis of its psychometric properties by Paolo Mancin, Silvia Cerea, Andrea Spoto, Alessandra Gervasi, Marta Ghisi

“…To explain this condition, a model composed of three different and integrated factors was proposed: a factor associated to concerns related to the performance setting, a factor associated to psychological vulnerability (i.e., depressive thinking style), and a factor associated to early parental relationships sustain the development of music performance anxiety. …”
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A cross‐cohort study examining the associations of metabolomic profile and subclinical atherosclerosis in children and their parents: The child health checkpoint study and Avon lon... by Juonala, M, Ellul, S, Lawlor, D, Santos Ferreira, D, Carlin, J, Cheung, M, Dwyer, T, Wake, M, Saffery, R, Burgner, D

“… <p style="text-align:justify;"> <b>Background:</b> High‐throughput nuclear magnetic resonance profiling of circulating metabolites is suggested as an adjunct for cardiovascular risk evaluation. …”

The association between psychiatric diagnosis and violent re-offending in adult offenders in the community by Grann, M, Danesh, J, Fazel, S

“… <p style="text-align:justify;"> <b>Background:</b> High rates of repeat offending are common across nations that are socially and culturally different. …”

Prediction of two month modified Rankin Scale with an ordinal prediction model in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage by Risselada, R, Lingsma, H, Molyneux, A, Kerr, R, Yarnold, J, Sneade, M, Steyerberg, E, Sturkenboom, M

“… <p style="text-align:justify;"> <b>Background:</b> Aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage (aSAH) is a devastating event with a frequently disabling outcome. …”

Incidence, impact, and predictors of cranial nerve palsy and haematoma following carotid endarterectomy in the international carotid stenting study by Doig, D, Turner, E, Dobson, J, Featherstone, R, De Borst, G, Brown, M, Richards, T

“… <p style="text-align:justify;"> <b>Objective:</b> Cranial nerve palsy (CNP) and neck haematoma are complications of carotid endarterectomy (CEA). …”