A Simple Spatial Working Memory and Attention Test on Paired Symbols Shows Developmental Deficits in Schizophrenia Patients by Wei Song, Kai Zhang, Jinhua Sun, Lina Ma, Forrest Fabian Jesse, Xiaochun Teng, Ying Zhou, Hechen Bao, Shiqing Chen, Shuai Wang, Beimeng Yang, Xixia Chu, Wenhua Ding, Yasong Du, Zaohuo Cheng, Bin Wu, Shanguang Chen, Guang He, Lin He, Xiaoping Chen, Weidong Li

“…In a healthy control group with ages ranging from 12 to 60, the efficiency score (accuracy divided by reaction time) reached a peak in the 20–27 age range and then declined with increasing age. …”
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Relationship Between Diaphragm Function and Sarcopenia Assessed by Ultrasound: A Cross-Sectional Study by Takahiro Shinohara, Toru Yamada, Shuji Ouchi, Suguru Mabuchi, Ryoichi Hanazawa, Kazuharu Nakagawa, Kanako Yoshimi, Tatsuya Mayama, Ayane Horike, Kenji Toyoshima, Yoshiaki Tamura, Atsushi Araki, Haruka Tohara, Akihiro Hirakawa, Takuma Kimura, Takeshi Ishida, Masayoshi Hashimoto

“…<b>Background/Objectives</b>: The diaphragm is important for respiration, but the effects of age-related muscle loss and sarcopenia on diaphragm function are unclear. …”
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Detection Rate of Helicobacter Pylori Infection and Atrophic Gastritis Using Serological Markers “GastroPanel®” Among Employees of the National Medical Research Radiological Centre... by A. D. Kaprin, N. S. Sergeeva, S. S. Pirogov, I. I. Alentov, O. К. Yutsevich, V. I. Ryabtseva, G. F. Minibaeva, N. V. Marshutina, T. А. Karmakova

“…Atrophic gastritis in the body of the stomach according to the results of the “GastroPanel®” was detected in 4.8 % of cases (median age — 59 years), in the antrum (or increased secretion of hydrochloric acid) — also in 4.8 % of cases (median age — 52 years). …”
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Dietary calcium intake in primary hyperparathyroidism and in its normocalcemic variant: a case-control study by Nicolò Bisceglia, Nicolò Bisceglia, Matteo Malagrinò, Matteo Malagrinò, Anna Piazza, Anna Piazza, Giulia Vandi, Giulia Vandi, Andrea Repaci, Uberto Pagotto, Uberto Pagotto, Guido Zavatta, Guido Zavatta

“…Multivariate analysis investigating predictors of serum calcium showed that age, eGFR, calcium intake and 25(OH)D did not significantly affect serum calcium, while multivariate analysis investigating predictors of PTH (age, variant NHPT vs. …”
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Multicenter Evaluation of Morbidity and Predictors of Response to Imiquimod Treatment for Penile Intraepithelial Neoplasia by Ofir Avitan, Laura Elst, Manon Vreeburg, Tynisha Rafael, Katja Jordanova, Niels Graafland, Kees Hendricksen, Bas W.G. van Rhijn, Henk G. van der Poel, Maarten Albersen, Oscar Brouwer

“…Descriptive statistics were generated and statistical tests included the Mann-Whitney U test for age and Fisher’s exact test for categorical variables. …”
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Brain iron deposition and cognitive decline in patients with cerebral small vessel disease : a quantitative susceptibility mapping study by Yian Gao, Changhu Liang, Qihao Zhang, Hangwei Zhuang, Chaofan Sui, Nan Zhang, Mengmeng Feng, Haotian Xin, Lingfei Guo, Yi Wang

“…Mediation effect analysis demonstrated that iron deposition in the neostriatum partially mediated the relationship between hypertension and cognitive function. Age, diabetes, and smoking may increase iron deposition in the basal ganglia, associated with cognitive decline. …”
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Lessons for the COVID era and beyond: The impact of inactive lifestyle and mental health events on burnout syndrome in university professors working from home during the pandemic by Angelica Castilho Alonso, Alan Oliveira Máximo de Carvalho, Juliana Sanches Lira, Vitória Camargo Paixão, Rafael Diego Modenes, Rita de Cássia Ernandes, Vanderlei Carneiro da Silva, Gerson Scherrer Júnior, Kleyton Góes Passos, Matheus Henrique dos Santos Lino, Sofia Silva, Sónia Brito-Costa, Guilherme Eustáquio Furtado, Guilherme Carlos Brech

“…For reduced personal accomplishment, protective factors included older age, greater work experience, and employment in private institutions, whereas dissatisfaction was a risk factor. …”
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Retrospective Study of Chronic Coughing in Dogs in a Referral Centre in the UK: 329 Cases (2012–2021) by Carla Asorey Blazquez, Ico Jolly Frahija, Arran Smith, Rachel Miller, Mayank Seth, Edgar Garcia Manzanilla, Ferran Valls Sanchez

“…Higher body weight (OR 1.105, 95%, CI: 1.061–1.150), older age (OR 1.041, 95%, CI: 1.022–1.061), and regurgitation were predictive factors of laryngeal paralysis. …”
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Disease burden of biliary tract cancer in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2021: A comprehensive demographic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Xuheng Sun, Jiangmei Liu, Wei Zhang, Yijun Wang, Yan Jiang, Lijun Wang, Yixin Zou, Yuxuan Xiao, Yongbing Xiang, Maolan Li, Maigeng Zhou, Yingbin Liu, Sihan Zhou, Xiuyuan Hao

“…The burden of BTCs varies according to sex, age, region, and country, but limited attention has been paid to the burden of BTCs. …”
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The Inventory of the Estate farm Senkoniai by Stasys Pamerneckis, Roberta Sakalauskaitė

“…The estate's fields were mostly in one place, whereas the peasants' fields, to their inconvenience, were not always situated near their villages; they were also in other places, as conditioned by the age-long stripped land system (rėžinė valstiečių ūkių sistema). …”
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Thrombolysis, time-to-treatment and in-hospital outcomes among young adults with ischaemic stroke in China: findings from a nationwide registry study in China by Yong-Jun Wang, Xin Yang, Qi Zhou, Hao Li, Xia Meng, Yong Jiang, Li-Ping Liu, Yi-long Wang, Hong-Qiu Gu, Zi-Xiao Li, Xing-Quan Zhao, Chun-Juan Wang, Chelsea Liu, Hai-yan Wang, Ying-Yu Jiang

“…Patients were classified into two groups according to age: young adults (&lt;50 years of age) and older adults (≥50 years of age).Results Of 793 175 patients with AIS admitted to 1471 hospitals, 9.1% (71 860) were young adults. …”
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Incidence and contributing factors of dementia among people living with HIV in British Columbia, Canada, from 2002 to 2016: a retrospective cohort study by Rolando Barrios, Julio S G Montaner, Silvia Guillemi, Ni Gusti Ayu Nanditha, Viviane D Lima, Thomas L Patterson, Fidel Vila-Rodriguez, William G Honer, Jason Trigg, Hasan Nathani, Sara Shayegi-Nik, Weijia Yin, Alejandra Fonseca, Bronhilda T Takeh

“…Eligible individuals were diagnosed with HIV, ≥40 years of age, naïve to antiretroviral therapy (ART), had no dementia at the index date and were followed for ≥1 year during 2002–2016. …”
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Disparities in the uptake of HPV-related cancer prevention strategies among women by HIV status in Puerto Rico by Marievelisse Soto-Salgado, Melisa Ramos-Sepúlveda, Jeslie M. Ramos-Cartagena, Maribel Tirado-Gómez, Humberto M. Guiot, Cristina Muñoz-Masso, Lorena González-Sepúlveda, Ana Patricia Ortiz

“…Methods: We performed a secondary data analysis of women aged 21+ years (n = 469) evaluated at the Anal Neoplasia Clinic (ANC) of the University of Puerto Rico Comprehensive Cancer Center between 2014 and 2023. …”
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The fibrosis-4 index and its association with carotid atherosclerosis in type 2 diabetes: a cross-sectional study in China by Ying Miao, Yu Wang, Qin Wan, Nanwei Tong

“…Additionally, it seeks to determine whether this relationship is influenced by factors including gender, age, body mass index (BMI), hypertension, and other variables. …”
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Profil Pasien Pneumonia Komunitas di Bagian Anak RSUP DR. M. Djamil Padang Sumatera Barat by Osharinanda Monita, Finny Fitry Yani, Yuniar Lestari

“…The chief complaint of children with pneumonia are shortness of breath 97.8%, and clinical symptoms such as fever found 92.7% with an average temperature of 37.6 C, cough 92.1%, takipneu average respiratory rate 66 breaths/min in the age group &lt;2 months, tachycardia average pulse rate 124 beats/min in the age group &gt;48-72 months, with nasal flaring 92.7%, chest wall indrawing 86%, rhonchi 91.6% and wheezing 14.6%. …”
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Na sala de edição: “Mãe judia, 1964”, de Moacyr Scliar by Nicola Gavioli

“…This article explores how the short story “Jewish mother, 1964” by Moacyr Scliar, under the guise of a coming-of-age story and a monologue of a mentally ill patient, sheds light on violent practices that, without leaving visible marks on the body, have incurred serious and longstanding wounds within Brazilian society. …”
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How I Grow: Months Three and Four by Millie Ferrer, Keith Gouin

“… At this age babies often enjoy splashing in the tub or kicking their feet in the air as they lay on their back. …”
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Juvenile Xanthogranuloma: A Case Report and Literature Review of an Underdiagnosed Benign Entity by Paruvathavarthini Thambiraj, Kalaivanan Balasubramanian, Bheemanathi Hanuman Srinivas

“…Juvenile xanthogranuloma (JXG) is an uncommon non-Langerhans cell histiocytic lesion that usually occurs at an early age and is asymptomatic. It is usually a self-limiting disorder, and predilection sites are the head and neck, extremities, and trunk. …”
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Florida 4-H Intermediate Project Report by Laura Cash, Geralyn Sachs, Christopher DeCubellis, Marnie Ward, Dallas Meringolo, Sarah Thomas Hensley, Andrew Toelle, Laura Valencia

“… This report form is to be completed by intermediate (age 11–13) 4-H members as a record of their 4-H project completion. …”
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„Dimineaţa poeticească” a lui Ioan Cantacuzino (1757–1828) by Eugen Simion

“…Ioan Cantacuzino’s ‘poetical morning’ attests a precursor, we may say, of Arghezi, an authentic lyrical spirit who is more complex, cultivated and open towards the West than that of other authors of rhymes of his age, as is revealed by such writings as those entitled ‘Cântec beţivesc’ (= A Drunkard’s Song) and ‘Răsuflare’ (= Breath), but more especially by his translations of the ‘Song of Songs’ and, due to a mediated French-channeled assistance, his translations of pre-Romantic English poetry.…”
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