Role of platelet indices and vitamin D in forecasting deterioration of glycemic control and vascular complications in type 2 diabetes by Maryam Ahmed Obaid Al Ali, Khalid Abdelsamea Mohamedahmed, Asaad Ma Babker

“…A total of 100 individuals aged between 20 and 75 years was included. Demographic information, vitamin D levels, and platelet indices were collected and analyzed using appropriate statistical tests. …”
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Test-retest reliability of postural control measures in healthy secondary school pupils: insights from the MOVE12 pilot study by Sigbjørn Litleskare, Sigbjørn Litleskare, Svein Barene

“…The study sample comprised 215 upper secondary school pupils (114 girls) aged 16–17 years, all drawn from the control group of a larger intervention study. …”
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Multilevel analysis of factors associated with suicide attempts: Evidence from 2022/2023 Mozambique Demographic and Health Survey. by Angwach Abrham Asnake, Beminate Lemma Seifu, Bezawit Melak Fente, Hiwot Altaye Asebe, Meklit Melaku Bezie, Yohannes Mekuria Negussie, Zufan Alamrie Asmare, Mamaru Melkam

“…A weighted sample of 10,909 individuals (7,716 males and 3,149 females) aged 15-29 was included. The fitted model was evaluated using AIC and BIC, with the model having the lowest Akaike Information Criterion (AIC) and Bayesian Information Criterion (BIC) is another statistical measure used to assess the quality of a model, similar to the Akaike Information Criterion (AIC). …”
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The Conditions of Functioning of the Student Family in Modern Russia: The Main Problems and Resources of Well-Being by T. K. Rostovskaya, E. N. Vasilieva, V. S. Nikolskiy

“…Empirical data were obtained within the framework of the All-Russian sociological study “Student Family of Russia” conducted by IDI FNIST RAS in 2022, the sample size was 1,388 students aged 17-28 years receiving higher professional education in 15 higher educational institutions in 12 regions of Russia. …”
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Artificially intelligent nursing homes: a scoping review of palliative care interventions by Isabel Ronan, Sabin Tabirca, Sabin Tabirca, David Murphy, Nicola Cornally, Mohamad M. Saab, Patrice Crowley

“…IntroductionThe world’s population is aging at a rapid rate. Nursing homes are needed to care for an increasing number of older adults. …”
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Influence of a Two-Stage Sintering Process on Characteristics of Porous Ceramics Produced with Sewage Sludge and Coal Ash as Low-Cost Raw Materials by Esam Al-Qadhi, Gaiye Li, Yaxing Ni

“….%) for coal ash, sludge, starch, and CaCO3, respectively, followed by granular molding, aging, sintering and property survey tests. The influence of heating rate, holding time, and heating temperature of the two stages on the characteristics of the as-obtained porous ceramics was deeply investigated. …”
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Views and opinions of the general public about the reimbursement of expensive medicines in the Netherlands. by Féline E V Scheijmans, Roosmarijn van der Wal, Margot L Zomers, Johannes J M van Delden, W Ludo van der Pol, Ghislaine J M W van Thiel

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Web-based survey of a representative sample of 1999 Dutch citizens aged 18 years and older (panel of research company Kantar Public). …”
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The mediating role of inflammatory biomarkers in the association between serum copper and sarcopenia by Dapeng Zeng, Bo Chen, Hao Wang, Shenghao Xu, Shibo Liu, Zehao Yu, Xiangjun Pan, Xiongfeng Tang, Yanguo Qin

“…In this study, which involved 2766 adults aged ≥ 20 years enrolled in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from 2011 to 2016, multivariable logistic regression, restricted cubic spline (RCS) models and mediation analyses were used. …”
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Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Validation of “Malocclusion Impact Questionnaire” into Moroccan Arabic by Farid Bourzgui, Samir Diouny, Hadam Mkhantar, Zineb Serhier, Mohamed Bennani Othmani

“…The MIQ was completed by a representative sample of 94 Moroccan adolescents aged 12–17 years selected randomly from five public schools of Casablanca. …”
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Management Outcome of Burn Injury and Associated Factors among Hospitalized Children at Ayder Referral Hospital, Tigray, Ethiopia by Sielu Alemayehu, Bhafta Afera, Kalayou Kidanu, Tilahun Belete

“…Globally, over half of the disability-adjusted life years lost from fire-related burns which occurred between the ages of 0 and 14 years. The rate of child deaths from burns is currently over 7 times higher in low- and middle-income countries than in high-income countries. …”
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Review of Postgraduate Dissertations on Alzheimer's Patients in Nursing Care by Fadime Toru

“…The physical and psychological problems that occur with aging have brought the search for new care and treatment methods to the agenda, and with the increase in life expectancy, there has been an increase in the diseases that may occur in individuals. …”
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NFLUENCE OF BIOACOUSTIC STIMULATION OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM OF SPORTSMEN ON LIFE-CAPACITY OF LUNGS by G. G. Erofeev

“…The study involved nine athletes test volunteers: men aged 19 to 31 years, a sport – skiing, a sports category – the first adult, who underwent a training using bioacoustics stimulation in the following way: three times for three minutes each exposure, with an interval between exposures equal to one minute. …”
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Macro-anatomical investigations on the brachial plexus in dogs by Sadettin Tıpırdamaz, Hasan Erden

“…For this purpose, ten dogs, in different ages and sex, were used.<p> The brachial plexus of the dog is formed by the ventral branches öf the sixth, seventh, eighth cervical and first, second thoracic nerves.…”
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The preference for surprise in reinforcement learning underlies the differences in developmental changes in risk preference between autistic and neurotypical youth by Motofumi Sumiya, Kentaro Katahira, Hironori Akechi, Atsushi Senju

“…Method We ran a game-like risk-sensitive reinforcement learning task on 75 participants aged 6–30 years (AUT group, n = 31; NTP group, n = 44). …”
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Examining Muscle Activity Differences During Single and Dual Vector Elastic Resistance Exercises by Ryan WG Bench, Sydney E Thompson, Alan C Cudlip, Michael WR Holmes

“… # Methods Sixteen healthy university-aged males completed four common shoulder exercises against elastic resistance (abduction, flexion, internal rotation, external rotation) while using a single or dual elastic vector at a fixed cadence and standardized elastic elongation. …”
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Socioeconomic inequalities in health behaviors in children and adolescents: evidence from an Australian cohort by Nirmal Gautam, Mohammad Mafizur Rahman, Rasheda Khanam

“…Methods This study utilized the secondary data from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (Waves 2–8), which included participants aged 2 to 15 years. Relative index inequality (RII) methods were used to investigate the associations between socioeconomic inequalities and the health behaviors of children and adolescents. …”
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COVID-19 impact on HIV PrEP uptake and retention at selected health facilities in Eswatini by Musa B. Ginindza, Nondumiso Ncube, Renier Coetzee

“…Retention was lower among clients aged 15–29 years. Females initially showed higher retention odds (odds ratio [OR]: 1.50), but this was insignificant after adjusting for confounders. …”
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Effectiveness of menstrual hygiene management training to enhance knowledge, attitude, and practice among adolescents in Sindhupalchowk, Nepal. by Swastika Shrestha, Saki Thapa, Bikram Bucha, Safal Kunwar, Bigyan Subedi, Aishwarya Rani Singh, Durga Datta Chapagain, Raghu Dhital, Maxine Caws

“…<h4>Methods</h4>A school-based study was conducted in Indrawati rural municipality of Sindhupalchowk district in Nepal. 427 participants (175 boys and 252 girls), aged 11-13, completed a questionnaire evaluating MH KAP before receiving a structured training module on MH provided by experienced trainers from Putali Nepal using the Menstrupedia tool. …”
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Parametric and non-parametric estimation of reference intervals for routine laboratory tests: an analysis of health check-up data for 260 889 young men in the South Korean military by Taeyun Kim, Hyunji Choi, Sun Min Lee

“…The present study aimed to establish the RIs for routine common blood count (CBC) and biochemistry laboratory tests in homogeneous, healthy, male Korean soldiers in their 20s using a large health check-up data set, comparing parametric and non-parametric estimation.Design A multicentre, cross-sectional study.Setting Seven armed forces hospitals in South Korea.Participants A total of 609 649 men underwent health examination when promoted to corporal between January 2015 and September 2021. 260 889 eligible individuals aged 20–25 were included in the analysis.Main outcomes and measures The RIs were established by parametric and non-parametric methods. …”
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Influence of Different Strength Training Protocol on Breaststroke Performance in Competitive Swimmers by Nimrot Manalu, Syarifah Fathynah SS, Ivan Reano Panjaitan, Alifian Dwi Putra Situmorang, Deo Rivaldi, Muhammad Farhan Tumanggor

“…A 24-week randomized controlled trial was conducted with 48 competitive breaststroke swimmers (26 male, 22 female, aged 18–25 years). Participants were assigned to three groups: traditional endurance training, high-intensity interval training (HIIT), and an integrated approach combining HIIT with technical refinement. …”
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