Increase in assisted suicide in Switzerland: did the socioeconomic predictors change? Results from the Swiss National Cohort by Marcel Zwahlen, Nicole Steck, Christoph Junker

“…We calculated crude rates and used Cox proportional hazard and logistic regression models to examine associations of assisted dying with gender, marital status, education, religion, neighbourhood socioeconomic status and other variables, and investigated trends over time.Results We identified 3941 assisted suicides among 6 237 997 Swiss residents, 80% of which occurred in the older age group. Crude rates of assisted suicide more than tripled during the study period from 3.60 to 11.21 per 100 000 person-years; the increase was more pronounced in the older age group. …”
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LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE AND MOTIVATION ON THEUSE DENTURES BY PEOPLE WHO LOSE TEETH IN PUSAKA RAKYAT VILLAGE BEKASI by Didik Marsigid, Mujiwati, Iin Alpadari

“…Several factors that influence level of knowledge and motivation are age, gender, education level, occupation, and income. …”
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Early ultra-processed foods consumption and hyperactivity/inattention in adolescence by Ricardo Campos Ferreira, Angela Helena Marin, Marcia Regina Vitolo, Paula Dal Bo Campagnolo

“…Two 24-hour recall surveys were conducted with children aged 3–4, 7–8, and 12–13 years to assess their consumption of ultra-processed foods. …”
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Ultrasound Assessment of Carotid Intima-Media Thickness: Comparison between Diabetes and Nondiabetes Subjects, and Correlation with Serum Vitamin D by Sameeah Abdulrahman Rashid

“…Comparison was made between each group, and the association of CIMT with each of age, sex, BMI, serum vitamin D status, smoking, and physical activity status was studied. …”
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Characterization of Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus in the Area I in Cienfuegos from 1988 to 2011 by Graciela Caridad Cabrera Acea, Belkis Vicente Sánchez, Lietter Aguilar Jure, Yadenis Cardoso Pérez, María del Rosario Sánchez Soto, Cinthya Gómez Cabrera

“…<br /><strong>Conclusions:</strong> infection increased in the last five years, particularly in most sexually active age groups; it was more common in men who have sex with men. …”
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Assessment of the epizootic situation by invasive diseases in reindeer farms in the Murmansk Oblast by E. V. Firsova, R. A. Pochepko

“…A totalof 4,048 deer carcasses of all ages were examined and 199 samples of faeces were tested. …”
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Maternal and Child Program’s behavior of some indicators in a family medical office. Cienfuegos, 2013-2022 by Mileidy Portal Amador, Alina Esther González Hermida, Hildeli Suárez López, Iranidel Rodríguez Padrón

“…The studied variables: maternal age, number of deliveries, gestational age at delivery, live births, birth weight, breastfeeding, hemoglobin levels and genetic alterations.…”
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How Menstruation Is Perceived by Adolescent School Girls in Gedeo Zone of Ethiopia? by Zelalem Belayneh, Moges Mareg, Birhanie Mekuriaw

“…Living alone, lower maternal educational status, and age of menarche before 12 years were factors with statistically significant association with unfavorable perception regarding menstruation. …”
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Knowledge about sexually transmitted infections in adolescents from the Naiguatá Parish. La Guaira. Venezuela, 2021 by Bárbara Teresa Zabala Enrique, Natasha Sànchez Bouza, Lourdes Elena Duany Badell, Magdalena Omayda Albelo, Josè Demiàn Rodrìguez Medina, Yusimì Cabada Martìnez

“…<br /><strong>Results:</strong> the prevailing age was 16 years old and the female sex; 41.5% started sexual relations at 14 years of age. …”
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Risk Factors Associated with Cardioembolic Stroke in Patients with non Valvular Atrial Fibrillation by Daniel Guerra García, Francisco Valladares Carvajal, Ernesto Julio Bernal Valladares, José Aurelio Díaz Quiñones

“…Demographic variables as age and sex and clinical variables; toxic habits, comorbidities, therapeutic management with anticoagulants and ecocardiographic variables were analyzed. …”
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Optimization of Low-Carbon Footprint Quaternary and Quinary (37% Fly Ash) Cementitious Nanocomposites with Polycarboxylate or Aqueous Nanosilica Particles by Styliani Papatzani, Kevin Paine

“…At later ages, the 0.5% nS addition provided strength, microstructural, and hydration improvements. …”
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Practice patterns in pediatric myopia management: Insights from a 2023 survey among Indian ophthalmologists by Lav Kochgaway, Anuradha Chandra, Ipsita Basu, Debarpita Chaudhury, Jitendra Jethani, Arup Bhaumik

“…There is a growing trend in using 0.01% Atropine eye drops for myopia management, with a mean prescription age of 4.83 years. Notably, 80.11% of respondents prioritize documenting myopia progression regardless of the child's age. …”
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Pattern of Thyroid Disorders in a Tertiary Care Centre of a High-Altitude Region of Nepal: A hospital-based retrospective study by Tirtha Narayan Sah, Anuraj Anu, Binamra Bista

“…Results: Among 816 participants (mean age: 35.66 ± 14.60 years), 660 (80.8%) were female, and 156 (19.1%) were male. …”
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Epidemiology of Acute Pancreatitis in the North Adriatic Region of Croatia during the Last Ten Years by Davor Stimac, Ivana Mikolasevic, Irena Krznaric-Zrnic, Mladen Radic, Sandra Milic

“…The incidence rate varied from 24 to 35/100 000 inhabitants annually. Mean age was years. There were 53% men and 47% women among the patients. …”
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Analysis of Basketball Trainers Views about Coronavirus-19 Phobia by Dr. Yahya Gökhan Yalçın, Havva Demırel, Mehmet Altın

“…It was observed that the differences were not observed in both variables in Somatic, Social, Economic and General Dimensions, but they differed in psychological dimensions and the differences were in favor of lower age groups depending on the age factor. As a result, coronavirus-19 phobia of basketball coaches serving in the Turkey Basketball Federation (TBF) and registered Basketball coach of Turkey's Basketball Coaches Association (TÜBAD) is not related to gender and rank, but young coaches have been determined that most affected group psychologically. …”
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Statistical Risk Characteristics and Risk Scoring of Hospital-Acquired Malnutrition for Pediatric Patients by Khreshna Syuhada, Dessie Wanda, Risti Nur’aini, Chairun Ardiantari, Ayu Susilo

“…It may occur in any form and affect all levels of age including children. We pay particular attention to the so-called hospital-acquired malnutrition (HaM) for pediatric patients. …”
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Epidemiological and entomological profile of malaria in Huambo province. Angola, 2018 by Lourdes Elena Duany Badell, Clementino Sacanombo, Jovita Chocoputo Cachequele André, Mwadi Kapinga Kapinga, Jesús Ramón Joya Garcia, Joaquin Ukuessenje Isaac

“…Variables studied: malaria cases, number of deaths, age, infected pregnant women, method of diagnosis and focal point. …”
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Body image of men and women with congenital heart disease over a 15 years observational period by Siegfried Geyer, Claudia Dellas, Elmar Brähler, Johannes Beller

“…Contrary to expectation, effects of age and sex were largely absent. The body image of men turned out to be more affected by congenital heart disease than women. …”
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Characterization of Positive and Suspected COVID-19 Cases with Comorbidities by Yoenny Peña García, Annia Suárez Padilla, Niuva Milagro Arruebarrena Blanco

“…<strong>Background:</strong> factors associated with the severity and worse prognosis in SARS-CoV-2 infection have been described, such as age, the presence of chronic diseases such as diabetes, arterial hypertension and those that compromise the immune system. …”
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An Aloe-Based Composition Constituting Polysaccharides and Polyphenols Protected Mice against D-Galactose-Induced Immunosenescence by Mesfin Yimam, Teresa Horm, Alexandria O’Neal, Ping Jiao, Mei Hong, Qi Jia

“…A decline in immune response, exhibited in the form of immunosenescence and inflammaging, is an age-associated disturbance of the immune system known to predispose the elderly to a greater susceptibility to infection and poor vaccine response. …”
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