Causes and consequences of the pension system reforms in Serbia by Đekić Marija, Mijalković Jovana, Marković Biljana

“…Certain legal changes were made in Serbia regarding the age limit necessary to be eligible for old-age and disability pensions, tightening the conditions for obtaining the right to a pension, calculating pensions, and other. …”
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The relationship of future anxiety with a multidimensional framework of well-being among undergraduate students: optimism and pessimism as mediators by Gülçin Güler Öztekin

“…The mean age of students was 20.27 years (SD = 2.02). Preliminary analyses were conducted to determine descriptive statistics, Cronbach’s alpha coefficients, normality, and correlation coefficients between study variables. …”
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Understanding cannabis use in Singapore: profile of users and drug progression by Doris Xin Yi Chia, Charis Wei Ling Ng, Pezhummoottil Vasudevan Nair Asharani, Sabina Au Yong, Jun Wen Tan, Noor Azizah Bte Zainuldin, Samuel Kee Guan Chua, Lambert Tchern Kuang Low, Christopher Cheng Soon Cheok, Gomathinayagam Kandasami

“…Results: The mean participant age was 40.9 ± 14.51 years, and 93.1% of them were male. …”
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Recent Advances in DNA Systems for In Situ Telomerase Activity Detection and Imaging by Shiyi Zhang, Wenjing Xiong, Shuyue Xu, Ruocan Qian

“…Telomeres play a key role in maintaining chromosome stability and cellular aging. They consist of repetitive DNA sequences that protect chromosome ends and regulate cell division. …”
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Epidemiology of chronic kidney disease and the heightened risk of hepatitis C virus infection in low-resource settings by Nuryati Anik, Budi Setiawan, Catur Wijayanti

“…CKD patients, both men and women, across different age groups, face complex challenges, including the risk of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection due to hemodialysis (HD). …”
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A study of serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor level in individuals with obsessive compulsive disorder and their first-degree relatives as compared to the healthy population by Shaily Mina, Rupam Dhiman, Prakamya Singal, Sukanya Gangopadhyay, Pankaj Verma, Shivani Kathuria

“…Methods: This cross-sectional study compared serum BDNF levels in medication-free/naive individuals with OCD (n = 30) to their FDR (n = 30) and age-sex matched HC (n = 30). Intergroup comparison was done using analysis of variance (ANOVA) and post-hoc Tukey’s test. …”
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The Effects of Socioeconomic Determinants on Hypertension in a Cardiometabolic At-Risk European Country by Sarah Cuschieri, Josanne Vassallo, Neville Calleja, Nikolai Pace, Julian Mamo

“…Multivariant analyses showed that increasing age and body mass index, male gender, and living in Gozo, Western district, and Northern Harbour district were associated with having hypertension. …”
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M694V gene polymorphism may not contribute to the pathogenesis of reactive arthritis in the North Indian population by Anamika Kumari Anuja, Koshy Nitin Thomas, Mantabya Kumar Singh, Ashish Jacob Mathew, Vikas Agarwal, Latika Gupta

“…Ten healthy controls of age 27 (male:female – 7:3, interquartile range ± 1.5) were included for comparison. …”
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Prognostic Analysis of Driving Style: The Significance of Demographic and Cognitive Factors by Justina Slavinskienė, Auksė Endriulaitienė

“…The study included data from 446 nonprofessional drivers (mean of age 32.6 years) and 200 professional drivers (mean of age 47.7 years) in Lithuania. …”
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Rhinoplasty by relocation of autografts in patients with nasal deformities. Cienfuegos, 2009-2019 by Bernaldo Canto Vidal, Beatriz María Borrel Fuster, Emma Gil Ojeda

“…All were operated under local anesthesia. The largest age group was 15-30 years old. The osteocartilaginous hump was the graft used in 72% of the cases.…”
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Wilson – Konovalov Disease: Clinical Cases with Different Manifestations and Outcomes by O. V. Samodova, G. P. Smirnova, E. A. Krieger

“…At the age of 10, the patient showed signs of liver failure and neurological symptoms. …”
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An Experimental Study on the Microstructures of Cemented Paste Backfill during Its Developing Process by Bo Zhang, Jie Xin, Lang Liu, Lijie Guo, Ki-Il Song

“…At the late age of CPB development, the probability entropy becomes smaller and the order and orientation of the pore distribution are enhanced, leading to an increase in USC. …”
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Social Strata Differentials in Reproductive Behavior among Agricultural Families in the Krummhörn Region (East Frisia, 1720-1874) by Kai P. Willführ, Charlotte Störmer

“…Poisson and Cox regression models are used to analyze the age at first reproduction, fertility, the sex ratio of the offspring, sex-specific infant/child survival, and the number of children. …”
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Metabolic health and global cardiovascular risk in obese patients. Endocrinology Service. Cienfuegos, 2021-2022 by Leonelsy Núñez García, Elodia María Rivas Alpízar

“…The analyzed variables were: age, sex, dietary habits, lifestyle, phenotype (metabolically healthy and unhealthy).…”
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Recognition of Evamy Et Al P-Zones in the Tertiary Sediments of F- Well, Niger Delta by F.A. Lucas, O.E. Ononeme

“…Palynological events and zones gotten from the studied sedimentary succession suggest Oligocene – Early Miocene Age, with numerical value of 32.7 – 22.3 Ma when aligned with the Niger Delta Chronostratigraphic Chart. …”
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Chemical and Sensory Effects of Cofermentation and Blending of Malbec and Merlot Wines from the Central Coast of California by L. Federico Casassa, Armando Vega-Osorno, Anibal A. Catania, James F. Harbertson

“…After 3 years of bottle aging, polymeric pigments were higher in cofermented and blended wines. …”
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Fiction books translations for children: publishing in Lithuania in 1940-1990 by Vita Mozūraitė

“…The majority of these books are prose and are primarily aimed at younger and middle-school-age readers (65.9%), with the smallest portion targeted at older school-age readers (15.9%). …”
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Relation Between Rates of Geriatric Suicide and Consumption of Alcohol Beverages in European Countries by Leo Sher

“…The highest suicide rate is found among white men aged 65 years and older. The causes of elder suicide are multifaceted. …”
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Examining the Causes and Consequences of School Dropout at Elementary Level in Rubaya Sub-County Kabale District. by Ayebare, Victor

“…Despite the efforts made by the Government of Uganda to achieve UPE as part of the Education for All and Sustainable Development Goals, there are still many school-aged children who leave school at an early stage. …”
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A GP130-Targeting Small Molecule, LMT-28, Reduces LPS-Induced Bone Resorption around Implants in Diabetic Models by Inhibiting IL-6/GP130/JAK2/STAT3 Signaling by Qi-qi Liu, Wei-wei Wu, Jian Yang, Rui-bin Wang, Ling-ling Yuan, Pei-zhao Peng, Mao-yun Zeng, Ke Yu

“…First, LMT-28 was added to osteoblasts stimulated by LPS and advanced glycation end products (AGEs), and nuclear factor-κB receptor-activating factor ligand (RANKL) and associated pathways were evaluated. …”
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