Life cycle assessment and mechanical strength of cement composites with conventional, and recycled fine aggregate by Sk. Rakibul Islam, Sanjima Nabila Majumder, Rupak Mutsuddy

“…In this study, the crushing strength of cement mortars at different curing ages was compared. At 28 days, mortar with 100% coarse sand showed 25% higher, and mortar with 100% fine sand showed 67% lower compressive strength than the mortar with 100% RFA. …”

Epidemiology of spinal cord injuries in three selected counties in Kenya by George M. Muli, Veronica Ntsiea, Natalie Benjamin-Damons, Nassib Tawa

“…Results: The findings reveal a predominant prevalence in male patients, accounting for 84.04% of occurrences, with the highest incidence observed among individuals aged 26–35 years (36.15%). Motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause, accounting for 45.07% of cases, followed by falls from height accounting for 42.25% of cases and violence, specifically gunshot injuries, which account for 7.04% of incidents. …”
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Reliability and Accuracy of Standard Reference Procedures for Measurements of Trunk and Arm Postures in Ergonomics by Carl M. Lind, Ida-Märta Rhen, Mikael Forsman

“…A total of 40 participants (22 women and 18 men) aged 26–70 years performed the reference procedures in a laboratory setting. …”
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An observational study to find out the relationship between the types of headaches and balance dysfunction by using Fukuda test among young individuals by K B Riyas Basheer, T H Archana, M Premkumar, P Madhuripu, V R Arunkrishnan, Reshma Kolar

“…A total of 40 headache subjects aged between 18 and 25 years volunteered to participate as subjects in this study according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria. …”
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Reconstructing Risk Dimensions in Telemedicine: Investigating Technology Adoption and Barriers During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Taiwan by Tzu-Chi Wu, Chien-Ta Ho

“…MethodsOur target population consists of adults aged ≥18 years who have used or may use telemedicine services, recruited through an anonymous, voluntary, open, web-based survey. …”
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Clinical and Morphological Manifestations of Gastritis and Serum Cytokine Levels in Schoolchildren with Familial History of Gastric Cancer by T. V. Polivanova, E. V. Kasparov, V. A. Vshivkov

“…A total of 3,343 schoolchildren aged 7–17 were surveyed for gastrointestinal complaints and history of gastric cancer in their 1st–2nd degree kindred. …”
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Spatial Learning Is Associated with Antagonist Outcomes for DNA Methylation and DNA Hydroxymethylation in the Transcriptional Regulation of the Ryanodine Receptor 3 by Rodrigo F. Torres, Bredford Kerr

“…Our results complement previous observations and suggest that DNA modifications are a reliable signal for the transcriptional activity of Ryr3 and can be useful to understand how conditions such as aging and neuropathological diseases determine altered Ryr3 expression.…”
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Association between gross motor function and quality of life in a group of Brazilian adults with cerebral palsy: an exploratory study by Marina Fernandes Ribeiro, Ana Paula de Mendonça, Rosane Luzia de Souza Morais

“…Methods: This quantitative, cross-sectional and exploratory study included 30 individuals with CP, aged between 18 and 54 years old, living in a small/medium-sized municipality. …”
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Suicidal ideation and its associated risk factors among students of a medical college in Chennai—A cross-sectional study by M Koushik, Prarthana Veeramani, L Pooja Mary Vaishali, B Charumathi, Timsi Jain

“…Data were collected from the medical students of the private medical college using Beck’s suicidal ideation scale, (DASS-21), and a semistructured questionnaire. Students aged above 18 years and willing to participate in this study were included. …”
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Artificial Intelligence in Lymph Node Metastasis Prediction for T1 Colorectal Cancer: Promise and Challenges by Jung Ho Bae

“…Methods: This single-center, randomized, parallel-group clinical trial included patients aged 20 to 85 years admitted to Kyoto University Hospital for biliary strictures. …”
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Short-Term Exercise Approaches on Menopausal Symptoms, Psychological Health, and Quality of Life in Postmenopausal Women by Ayşegül Ağıl, Faruk Abıke, Arzu Daşkapan, Rıdvan Alaca, Handan Tüzün

“…Forty-two women were chosen from volunteering postmenopausal women presenting to the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of Bayındır Hospital between March and December 2009. The women aged 45–60 years and experiencing menopause naturally were included in the study. …”
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Experiences of gender-based violence among women in sub-Saharan Africa: identifying evidence for intervention and public health priorities by Lucky Norah Katende-Kyenda, Judith I. Ani

“…Data was analyzed descriptively and inferentially using the Pearson chi-square (X2) at a p < 0.05.ResultsFindings revealed that women aged 25–29, living in rural areas and with primary education were at a significant risk of experiencing GBV across 25 SSA countries. …”
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Effects of a 12-week digital training equipment program on cognitive function and mental health in older women: a randomized controlled trial by Byung-Sun Lee, Bong Du Choi, Ho Sung Park, Chae Won Seo, Kyung-Ae Kim

“…Such insights contribute to promoting healthy aging and provide an efficient method for managing the mental and physical health of older adults.…”
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Empathy is associated with older adults’ social behaviors and verbal emotional expressions throughout the day by Meng Huo, Kate A. Leger, Kira S. Birditt, Karen L. Fingerman

“…Participants included 268 adults aged 65+ (46% men, n = 124) from the Daily Experiences and Well-being Study. …”
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Can We Reduce Postoperative Airway Symptoms Related To Endotracheal Intubation In Elective General Anesthesia? by Sehrish Asad, Muhammad Ali, Saleem Ahmed, Faheem Feroze, Sadia Chaudhry, Nighat Qamar

“…Methods: 144 patients of the American Society of anaesthesiologists-physical status (ASA-PS) I and II, aged 18–65 years of either gender planned for elective surgery under general anaesthesia with endotracheal intubation were included. …”
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Metacognition and Self-determination, Impulsivity and Emotional intelligence, and its relation with wellbeing and health indicators in young adults by John Alexander Castro Muñoz, María del Rocío Hernández-Pozo, Igor Barahona Torres

“…A total 223 undergraduate university young adult students was evaluated, 41 men (18,4%) and 182 women (81,6%) with ages between 18 and 30 years old (µ= 24,26 y σ=±3,30), from Bogotá Colombia participated. …”
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Elusive Gains of Cognitive Training: Limited Effects on Neural Activity Across Sessions by Luka Juras, Andrea Vranic, Ivana Hromatko

“…Methods: A group of 20 middle-aged participants completed 20 training sessions over 10 weeks. …”
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The influence of the use of regulatory codes on the diagnosis of pathologies of reinforced concrete frame bridges by Lakhal Sebahi, Mohamed Bensoula, Mohamed Zaoui, Tahar Kadri

“… The duration of utilization of bridges leads to its aging and therefore to the loss of some of their characteristics. …”
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Are there social gradients in the occurrence of lung cancer and in the survival of lung cancer patients? Findings from an observational study using German claims data of Lower Saxo... by Siegfried Geyer, Sebastian Schröder, Johannes Beller, Heiko Golpon

“…The database comprised N=3 163 211 women (50.7%) and men (49.3%) aged 18 years and older. Diagnoses (International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems 10th Revision: C34.0 to C34.9) were hospital-based, and income and occupational position were used as indicators of socioeconomic position. …”
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Moral, competence, and status values in youth sports: predictors of attitude to moral decision-making by Syarifatunnisa Syarifatunnisa, Amung Ma'mun, Anira Anira, Nuryadi Nuryadi, Tite Juliantine

“…Methodology: The research involved 173 school athletes aged 12 to 18 years. Multiple regression analysis was used to assess the predictive power of these values on ethical attitudes. …”
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