Association of hearing loss with cognitive function and mental health in Africa: A systematic review by Abdulazeez Ahmed, Fatimah Tsiga-Ahmed, Nafisatu Bello-Muhammad, Abdulrazaq Ajiya, Mustapha Gudaji, Denes Stefler

“…The majority of studies were conducted among special populations (i.e., retirement homes and special schools), with most participants being female. …”
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Beyond bronchial thermoplasty – where to now? by Peter B. Noble, David Langton, Chuan T. Foo, Bruce R. Thompson, Alvenia Cairncross, Michael J. Hackmann, Francis Thien, Graham M. Donovan

“…Summary: With the impending ‘retirement’ of bronchial thermoplasty (BT) for the treatment of patients with asthma, there is much to learn from this real-world experiment that will help us develop more effective future therapies with the same primary target i.e., airway smooth muscle (ASM) remodelling. …”
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Financial Literacy: a Comparative Analysis Between Employees and Farmers by Suwandi Suwandi, Muhammad Syarif

“…The next implication is that further investigation is needed to produce new ideas regarding the financial literacy model for employees during retirement and in old age for farmers. The results will later become a reference for the Government as a regulator to prepare a scheme to improve the intended literacy.…”
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Impact of Internet Usage on Depression Among Older Adults: Comprehensive Study by Lin Guo, Yunwei Li, Kai Cheng, Ying Zhao, Wenqiang Yin, Ying Liu

“…MethodsUsing data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS), a 2-stage instrumental variable approach was applied to address endogeneity and estimate causal relationships between internet usage and depression. …”
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Mediating effect of frailty on social isolation and cognitive function among the elderly by JIANG Meiting，YANG Wenfei，ZHANG Xiang，CAI Xin，GUAN Aijun，ZENG Dongyang

“…Methods:Demographic information, smoking, alcohol consumption and cognitive function of the elderly at ages of 60 years and older were collected from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study 2020. Social isolation and frailty were evaluated using social isolation index and frailty index, respectively. …”
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On a New Epidemic Model with Asymptomatic and Dead-Infective Subpopulations with Feedback Controls Useful for Ebola Disease by M. De la Sen, A. Ibeas, S. Alonso-Quesada, R. Nistal

“…A third control action of impulsive type (or “culling”) consists of the periodic retirement of all or a fraction of the lying corpses which can become infective in certain diseases, for instance, the Ebola infection. …”
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Socioeconomic status and left ventricular ejection fraction decline in breast cancer survivors following receipt of doxorubicin (PREVENT WF-98213) by Arnethea L. Sutton, Nathaniel S. O’Connell, Alexander R. Lucas, Kristine C. Olson, Kerryn W. Reding, Vanessa B. Sheppard, Bonnie Ky, Kathryn J. Ruddy, Kathryn E. Weaver, W. Gregory Hundley

“…However, six months following treatment, survivors who were unemployed for reasons other than retirement and disability experienced greater LVEF declines compared to survivors who were employed ((b = 2.79 [95% confidence interval (CI): 0.37–5.20; p = 0.026). …”
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Leveraging transformer models to predict cognitive impairment: accuracy, efficiency, and interpretability by Kai Ma, Junzhi Zhang, Xinhang Huang, Mengyang Wang

“…Abstract Objective This study aims to develop an enhanced Transformer model for predicting mild cognitive impairment (MCI) using data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS), focusing on handling mixed data types and improving predictive accuracy. …”
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Driving with Parkinson’s Disease: Exploring Lived Experience by Jeffrey D. Holmes, Liliana Alvarez, Andrew M. Johnson, Amy E. Robinson, Kaylie Gilhuly, Emily Horst, Aaron Kowalchuk, Kayleigh Rathwell, Yanni Reklitis, Nolan Wheildon

“…This study lays the foundation for the development of client-centred and evidence-informed driving interventions for individuals with PD, as well as the development of driving retirement programs.…”
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Political and Party System of Germany after Elections to the Bundestag (2014-2015) by E. P. Timoshenkova

“…Special attention is paid to the role of smaller parties and assessment of FDP's possible retirement from the German federal political stage. …”
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Association of loneliness with the risk of pain in older Chinese adults by Aijun Song, Siying Yu, Yao Shen, Zongyan Guo, Jian Shi

“…Data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (2013–2020) included 1,592 participants aged 60 and above. …”
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What factors are associated with utilisation of health services for the poor elderly? Evidence from a nationally representative longitudinal survey in China by Yanbing Zeng, Weiqian Xu, Xiaomeng Tao

“…Objectives To investigate the status and factors of healthcare service utilisation among the poor elderly in China.Methods We selected the poor elderly from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) from 2011 to 2015. …”
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Working Environment and Staff Performance In Local Government: A Case Study of Rubanda District Local Government. by Musiimenta, Dan

“…The study revealed the effect of working environment on employee performance and these include; employees who are engaged will improve their performance, inadequate efficiency and dependency, work environment is the physical location and the environment of the workplace, absenteeism, early retirement, turnover, low workers performance, committed workers who are greatly motivated by good working atmosphere, un¬conduci ve work environment creates a feeling of un-fulfillment. …”
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Surgical ergonomics among ophthalmologists at Alsaim Eye Hospital, Wad Madani, Sudan: a clinical audit by Imtinan Yousif, Khawla Jibreel, Mehera Mohammed

“…Neglecting surgical ergonomics might lead to early retirement and decreased productivity. This study aimed to assess ophthalmologists’ surgical ergonomic practices and compared them to expert ophthalmologists’ recommendations published by the Royal College of Ophthalmologists. …”
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Low Back Pain and Associated Factors among Primary School Teachers in Mekele City, North Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Aregawi Kebede, Solomon Mekonnen Abebe, Haile Woldie, Melaku Kindie Yenit

“…The pain, which is widely considered to be caused by occupational activities, has a significant impact on teachers’ quality of life because it results in frequent sick leaves, functional impairment, and early retirement. It is also demanding in terms of treatment costs, individual suffering, and discontinuation of jobs. …”
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Health-related quality of life and its predictors among chronic kidney disease patients: A hospital-based cross-sectional study. by Tasmia Tasnim, Kazi Muhammad Rezaul Karim, Tanjina Rahman, Harun-Ur Rashid

“…Further, higher levels of education, being married, absence of diabetes and heart disease were all independent predictors of a higher MCS. Whereas retirement, low duration of CKD and the use of three or more drugs strongly linked to worse scores of PCS. …”
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Association Between Depressive Symptoms and Comorbidities Among Elderly Diabetic Individuals in China by Luyao Qiao, Xin Pan, Tianpei Li, Shouqin Yi, Zhenyu Tang

“…Methods Data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) in 2020 were utilized for the cross‐sectional analysis. …”
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Understanding the Association Between Home Broadband Connection and Well-Being Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults in China: Nationally Representative Panel Data Study by Lu Yang, Chris Lynch, John Tayu Lee, Brian Oldenburg, Tilahun Haregu

“…MethodsA panel data study design of the national sample of China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) was conducted in 2015, 2018, and 2020. …”
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Sociodemographic and Lifestyle Factors in relation to Overweight Defined by BMI and “Normal-Weight Obesity” by Bodil Ohlsson, Jonas Manjer

“…Associations with lean versus NWO differed from those of lower versus higher BMI, with an association with retirement, an inverse association with male sex (OR, 0.664; 95% confidence interval, 0.591–0.746), and no associations with marital status, smoking, and alcohol consumption frequency. …”
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Heterogeneous adverse childhood experiences and cognitive function in an elderly Chinese population: a cohort study by Ya Fang, Manqiong Yuan, Fengzhi Qin, Chuanhai Xu

“…Objective To identify the heterogeneity of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) as well as their association with cognitive function in an elderly Chinese population.Design A retrospective cohort study.Participants The data were from the latest wave of the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study and a total of 7222 participants aged ≥60 were included.Primary and secondary outcome measures Latent class analysis was used to identify the classes characterised by 11 types of ACEs. …”
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