Asymptomatic Malaria and Helminths Coinfection and Its Association with Anemia among Primary School Children in Gedeo Zone, Southern Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Feven Wudneh, Yabibal Gebeyehu, Sara Anberbir

“…A total of 413 primary school children aged 6 to 16 years (mean age ± SD: 10.7 ± 2.64years) were enrolled in the study. 159 (38.5%) of school children were infected with at least one of the parasitic diseases. …”
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The Perceptions and Attitudes of Residents Towards Urban Green Spaces in Emilia-Romagna (Italy)—A Case Study by Zhengyang Xu, Teodoro Georgiadis, Letizia Cremonini, Sofia Marini, Stefania Toselli

“…Particularly, the 31–45 and 46–60 age groups, characterised by family-caring and career responsibilities, showed distinct preferences for social activities, while individual users focused more on nature enjoyment. …”
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Development and validation of a nomogram to predict the probability of death after surgical evacuation for traumatic intracranial hemorrhage by Yan-Chao Zheng, Jun-Wei Qian, An-Ni Li, Yi-Nuo Yuan, Sen-Lin Ma, Mingquan Chen

“…In the elderly cohort aged ≥ 65 years, the mortality rate increased to 28.13%(18/64). …”
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Validation of a scale based on the DigComp framework on internet navigation and cybersecurity in older adults by Francisco de Paula Rodríguez-Miranda, Rocio Illanes-Segura, Yolanda Ceada-Garrido, Juan Carlos Infante-Moro

“…In this study, we present a new and reliable instrument adapted to the digital needs of seniors, which can be used by organizations and administrations to promote support policies and training activities for older adults within the active aging framework.…”
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A survey of educator perspectives toward teaching harm reduction cannabis education. by Molly K Downey, Lisa D Bishop, Jennifer R Donnan, Emily C Rowe, Nick Harris

“…Responses differed by gender and age group, with females of any age and educators under 40 reporting greater support of harm reduction approaches and more interest in training.…”
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Iron deficiency and common neurodevelopmental disorders-A scoping review. by Scout McWilliams, Ishmeet Singh, Wayne Leung, Sylvia Stockler, Osman S Ipsiroglu

“…While pre-, peri-, and early postnatal iron deficiency sets the stage for the risk of developing neurodevelopmental disorders, iron deficiency acquired at later ages aggravates pre-existing neurodevelopmental disorders. …”
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Stress and Coping Strategies among Students: Review by J.A. Marakshina, V.I. Ismatullina, L.M. Marina

“…The analysis included articles where the participants were aged 17–25, primarily students. The analysis of theoretical and empirical studies allowed us to systematize the types of students' stressors and the specifics of coping strategies. …”
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miR-124-3p Combined with ANGPTL2 Has High Diagnostic Values for Obese and Nonobese Polycystic Ovary Syndrome by Hongmei Dai, Fangting Liu, Jianshu Lu, Yan Yang, Pingping Liu

“…Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a hormonal disorder that affects 5–20% of women of reproductive age. Interestingly, serum miR-124-3p and ANGPTL2 are differentially expressed in PCOS patients. …”
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Poor school attendance and exclusion: a systematic review protocol on educational risk factors for self-harm and suicidal behaviours by Sophie Epstein, Emmert Roberts, Rosemary Sedgwick, Katie Finning, Tamsin Ford, Rina Dutta, Johnny Downs

“…We aim to identify studies that explore the association between poor school attendance or exclusion and self-harm or suicidal behaviours in school-age children and adolescents. Two independent reviewers will screen titles, abstracts and full-text documents and independently extract relevant data for analysis. …”
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CULTURAL PROPERTIES OF BOVINE RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS STRAIN AB1908 by V. V. Kirpichenko, S. V. Kononova, A. V. Kononov, O. P. Byadovskaya, B. L. Manin, A. V. Sprygin

“…The following virus cultivation optimal parameters were also determined during this study: the age of the culture for virus inoculation should be 1–2 days and multiplicity of inoculation should be 0.1 TCID50/cell.…”
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Premature Mortality from Colorectal Cancer by Ronaldo Valdés Villafranca, Suleidy Pérez García, Ángel Ernesto Ramos Cordero, Suniel Pérez García, Rubén Valdés Villafranca, Elvis Hernández

“…The variables described were age groups, sex, year of death, municipality of residence and years of life potentially lost. …”
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Archaeological and Anthropological Aspects of the Study of the Pre-Scythian Burials from the Volga-Don Interfluve by Mariya A. Balabanova, Alexander N. Dyachenko

“…Individual skulls features revealed heterogeneity of composition which is associated with both the previous Late Bronze Age population from this territory who practiced the crouched position of the deceased in funeral rituals, and with newcomer groups morphologically similar to the population of the Bronze Age of Southern Siberia (Karasuk) who use elongated bones practice in the funeral rite. …”
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The Burden of HIV Infection among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care in Jimma University Specialized Hospital in Ethiopia: A Retrospective Observational Study by Taye Kebede, Michael Dayu, Abiot Girma

“…The seroprevalence is high in urban residents (4.4%) and age group of 25–29 years (38.9%) (p value <0.05). …”
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Analysis of Influencing Factors and Construction of a Column Chart Model for Postoperative Pulmonary Infection in Patients With Severe Traumatic Brain Injury by Wu G, Zhong X, Chen J

“…Independent risk factors for postoperative pulmonary infection in patients with severe TBI included age ≥ 60 years, diabetes, tracheotomy, operation time ≥ 4 hours, sputum excretion in the supine position, mechanical ventilation duration ≥ 7 days, and GCS score < 8 points mechanical ventilation duration (P< 0.05). …”
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Prevalence and determinants of pregnancy termination for childbearing women using the modified Poisson regression model: a cross-sectional study of the Tanzania Demographic and Hea... by Sizwe Vincent Mbona, Retius Chifurira, Bonginkosi Duncan Ndlovu, Anisha Ananth

“…A total of 15,254 women aged 15–49 years, clustered in selected enumerated areas, participated in the survey. …”
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The analysis of the relationship between respiratory functions and body compositions of alpine discipline and cross-country skiing athletes by Buket Sevindik Aktaş

“…The results revealed positive correlations between age and FVC (0.563), FEV1 (0.521), PEF (0.679), and MVV (0.511) in cross-country skiing athletes. …”
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Text messaging to improve connection between adolescents and their health care providers by Claire R Galvin, Astrid M De Souza, James E Potts, Penny L Sneddon, Shubhayan Sanatani, Kathryn R Armstrong

“…Results Twenty-six participants with median (interquartile range) age of 16.8 (15.7–17.4) years completed the study. …”
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The relationship between physical activity, fatigue, sleep quality, and anxiety levels of students during the university examination period by Emine Baran, Ayşenur Yılmaz

“… Aim: The aim of this study was to assess the physical activity level of university students during exam week and to investigate the relationship between physical activity level and the severity of fatigue, sleep quality, and anxiety. Methods: Volunteers aged 18-30 years, studying in health sciences, were included in the study. …”
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Teak-Soil Interaction: Teak (Tectona grandis) Plantations Impact and are Impacted by Soil Properties and Fertility in Southwestern Ghana by Michael Asigbaase, Michael Annan, Daniel Adusu, Simon Abugre, Collins Ayine Nsor, Samuel Kumi, Selina Adutwumwaa Acheamfour

“…The study was conducted in teak plantations aged 5, 10, 15, 20, and over 20 years and an adjacent natural forest remnant. …”
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Knowledge and attitude towards ankle sprain management among primary care physicians in the department of family medicine, King Fahad Armed Forces Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia by Abdullah A. Alzahrani, Norah A. AlQarni, Fahad S. Alghamdi, Tariq A. Alghamdi

“…Results: A total of 88 primary care physicians were included. Physicians’ ages ranged from 25 to 60 years with a mean age of 33.4 ± 7.4 years old. …”
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