Delving into the world of webCHAT – an e-mental health support service for distressed youths in Singapore by Yi Ping Lee, Ying Ying Lee, Hamidah Binte Otheman, Charmaine Tang, Mythily Subramaniam, Swapna K Verma

“…In 2017, CHAT launched webCHAT – a free, anonymous, one-on-one synchronous web-based text service managed by case managers (CMs) to support young people aged 16 to 30 who may be hesitant about engaging in face-to-face mental health services. …”
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Health-Related and Psychosocial Factors Associated with Prostate Cancer Stage at Diagnosis among Males Participating in Alberta’s Tomorrow Project by Michelle L. Aktary, Brittany Shewchuk, Qinggang Wang, Eric Hyndman, Lorraine Shack, Paula J. Robson, Karen A. Kopciuk

“…The study included males aged 35–69 years who developed PCa until January 2018. …”
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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. Using robust mixed-effects logistic regression models, the study found that lonely participants were more likely to experience 12 site pain: headache (OR 1.23; 95% CI 1.09–1.39), shoulder (OR 1.16; 95% CI 1.04–1.30), wrist (OR 1.14; 95%CI 1.01–1.28), finger (OR 1.14, 95% CI 1.02–1.28), chest (OR 1.26; 95% CI 1.10–1.44), stomach (OR 1.28, 95% CI 1.12–1.46), back (OR 1.23; 95% CI 1.00–1.51), waist (OR 1.46; 95% CI 1.17–1.83), buttock (OR 1.15, 95% CI 1.02–1.30), leg (OR 1.20, 95% CI 1.08–1.33), knee (OR 1.16; 95% CI 1.04–1.30), and toe (OR 1.18; 95% CI 1.04–1.34) than participants who were not lonely. …”
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Management Practice and Clinical Outcomes of Dementia in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review by Dessale Abate Beyene, Alemseged Beyene Berha

“…In low-income settings particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), it is often seen as part of normal aging. Environmental, behavioral, and lifestyle interventions have the potential to alter the disease course of dementia. …”
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Lifestyles, Social and Family Variables and their Association with Overweight and Obesity in Adolescents by Bei Chen, Marlene Ferrer Arrocha, Georgia Díaz-Perera Fernández, Jorge Bacallao Gallestey

“…The highest frequencies of overweight/obesity were recorded in adolescents from small families, with ontogenesis in the “extensive” classification and in mothers aged 19 to 34 years. <br /><strong>Conclusions:</strong> overweight/obesity in adolescents had a greater association with physical activity and family size.…”
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USERS’ SATISFACTION WITH INTERCITY BUS TERMINAL QUALITY IN LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA by Umar Obafemi SALISU, Mubarak Olabanji GAFAR, Ayobami Ademola AKANMU, Sekinat Motunrayo SANNI, Simeon Oluwagbenga FASINA

“…Results indicate that the majority of respondents are male, aged below 40, and permanent terminal users. Satisfaction is noted with 13 out of 24 parameters of QoTF, with top-ranking parameters including parking space, restaurant facilities, and waste disposal facilities. …”
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Rad3 decorates critical chromosomal domains with gammaH2A to protect genome integrity during S-Phase in fission yeast. by Sophie Rozenzhak, Eva Mejía-Ramírez, Jessica S Williams, Lana Schaffer, Jennifer A Hammond, Steven R Head, Paul Russell

“…Brc1 C-terminal BRCT domain binding to gammaH2A is crucial in the absence of Rqh1(Sgs1), a RecQ DNA helicase required for rDNA maintenance whose human homologs are mutated in patients with Werner, Bloom, and Rothmund-Thomson syndromes that are characterized by cancer-predisposition or accelerated aging. We conclude that Rad3 phosphorylates histone H2A to mobilize Brc1 to critical genomic domains during S-phase, and this pathway functions in parallel with Rqh1 DNA helicase in maintaining genome integrity.…”
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Childhood abuse and neglect and adult body attitude by Laura Råman, Mia Scheffers, Janet Moeijes, Bertus F. Jeronimus

“…Third, we expected a more positive body attitude in men than women after childhood physical abuse/neglect or emotional abuse/neglect.Method: Body attitude was measured with the Dresden Body Image Questionnaire (DBIQ-NL) and the severity and type of childhood trauma with the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire-Short Form (CTQ-SF) in 749 Dutch adults aged 18-77. We fit multiple regression models and focused on childhood abuse and neglect with moderate to severe intensity.Results: Childhood sexual abuse (∼15%), physical neglect (∼14%), emotional abuse (∼20%) and emotional neglect (∼30%) are associated with a more negative body attitude, while childhood physical abuse (moderate/severe, ∼6%) associated with a slightly more positive adult body attitude. …”
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Clinical Holistic Medicine: The Patient with Multiple Diseases by Søren Ventegodt, Joav Merrick

“…We illustrate the power of the holistic medical approach with a case study of an invalidated female artist, aged 42 years, who suffered from multiple severe health problems, many of which had been chronic for years. …”
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A health-education intervention to improve outcomes for children with emotional and behavioural difficulties: protocol for a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial by Rachel Schembri, Harriet Hiscock, Frank Oberklaid, William Garvey

“…Introduction One in seven (14%) children aged 4–17 years old meet criteria for a mental illness over a 12-month period. …”
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Student Gender and Support by Compassion International Influences Achievement Goal Orientation among Adolescents in South-western Uganda. by Ndyareeba, Eunice, Zanna, Clay, Biirah, Judith, Kasawo, Henry Kibedi

“…The study used a parallel mixed methods approach to sample 510 adolescent students aged 12 -21 years were included in the study. Both Compassion International support beneficiaries and nonbeneficiaries were recruited for the study. …”
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Analysis of Power Outages in Kabale Town: A Case Study of 33 KV Mbarara North-Kabale West Feeder. by Atibuni, Yofat

“…A load flow assessment highlighted issues such as voltage fluctuations, significant power losses, and points of failure stemming from aged or insufficient equipment. Outage data revealed technical challenges, including surge arrestor failures, broken jumpers, damaged poles, and improper fuse ratings. …”
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Effectiveness of a universal film intervention in reducing violence against children and increasing positive parenting among migrant and displaced caregivers from Myanmar: a commun... by Amanda Sim, Khaing Zar Lwin, Stephanie Eagling-Peche, G.J. Melendez-Torres, Seema Vyas, Francisco Calderon, Tawanchai Jirapramukpitak, Jamie Lachman, Sureeporn Punpuing, Andrea Gonzalez, Mary Soan, Nway Nway Oo, Ivet Castello Mitjans, Greg Tyrosvoutis, Eve Puffer

“…Eligible participants were primary caregivers aged 18 years or older with a child aged 4–17 years at enrolment. …”
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Call for Papers: Demography Prize for Young Researches 2016/2017 by IF and FRFG

“…Vanhuysse, Pieter (2013): Intergenerational Justice in Aging Societies: A Cross-National Comparison of 29 OECD countries. …”
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Study protocol of a population-based cohort investigating Physical Activity, Sedentarism, lifestyles and Obesity in Spanish youth: the PASOS study by Susana Aznar, Camille Lassale, Santiago Felipe Gómez, Clara Homs, Julia Wärnberg, Maria Medrano, Marcela Gonzalez-Gross, Narcis Gusi, Elena Marín Cascales, Miguel González-Valeiro, Lluis Serra-Majem, Nicolás Terrados, Josep A Tur, Marta Segú, Juan Carlos Benavente-Marín, Idoia Labayen, Augusto García Zapico, Jesús Sánchez-Gómez, Fabio Jiménez-Zazo, Pedro Emilio Alcaraz, Marta Sevilla-Sanchez, Estefania Herrera-Ramos, Susana Pulgar, Maria del Mar Bibiloni, Olga Sancho, Helmut Schröder

“…The PASOS study has recruited a representative random sample of children and adolescents aged 8–16 years from 242 educational centres in the 17 ‘autonomous regions’ into which Spain is divided. …”
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Les premiers outils : où, quand et qui ? by Emmanuelle Pouydebat

“…Leur datation ? Elles sont âgées de 3,3 millions d’années ! Elles précèdent d’environ 700 000 les plus anciens outils connus jusqu’à présent et de 500 000 ans les premiers humains connus. …”
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Characterisation of <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Strains and Their Prophages That Carry Horse-Specific Leukocidin Genes <i>lukP/Q</i> by Stefan Monecke, Sindy Burgold-Voigt, Andrea T. Feßler, Martina Krapf, Igor Loncaric, Elisabeth M. Liebler-Tenorio, Sascha D. Braun, Celia Diezel, Elke Müller, Martin Reinicke, Annett Reissig, Adriana Cabal Rosel, Werner Ruppitsch, Helmut Hotzel, Dennis Hanke, Christiane Cuny, Wolfgang Witte, Stefan Schwarz, Ralf Ehricht

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Efficacy of Multiple Micronutrients Fortified Milk Consumption on Iron Nutritional Status in Moroccan Schoolchildren by Imane El Menchawy, Asmaa El Hamdouchi, Khalid El Kari, Naima Saeid, Fatima Ezzahra Zahrou, Nada Benajiba, Imane El Harchaoui, Mohamed El Mzibri, Noureddine El Haloui, Hassan Aguenaou

“…The aim of our paper is to assess the efficacy of consumption of multiple micronutrients (MMN) fortified milk on iron status of Moroccan schoolchildren living in rural region. Children (N=195), aged 7 to 9 y, were recruited from schools and divided into two groups: the nonfortified group (NFG) received daily a nonfortified Ultra-High-Temperature (UHT) milk and the fortified group received (FG) daily UHT milk fortified with multiple micronutrients including iron sulfate. …”
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Water Birth – Benefits, Risks, and Controversies by Julia Górny, Alicja Kapciak, Katarzyna Naja, Jakub Zwardoń, Artur Hawajski, Natalia Jankowska, Oliwia Kamieniecka, Adrianna Świerzyńska, Weronika Mazur, Natalia Pawelec

“…Epidemiological trends show higher water birth rates among women aged 30–39, while socioeconomic factors, such as deprivation, are linked to lower rates. …”
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Lipoprotein-Associated Phospholipase A2 Mass Level Is Increased in Elderly Subjects with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by J. Fortunato, V. Bláha, J. Bis, J. Št’ásek, C. Andrýs, J. Vojáček, B. Jurašková, L. Sobotka, P. Polanský, M. Brtko

“…We selected a group of elderly subjects that underwent transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) or balloon angioplasty (BA) and separated them into two groups, diabetic and nondiabetic, to compare the level of Lp-PLA2 mass between them. Methods. 44 patients aged 79.6±5.6 years with symptomatic severe aortic valve stenosis underwent TAVI (n=35) or BA (n=9). 21 subjects had confirmed type 2 diabetes mellitus. …”
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