Estimating undiagnosed dementia in England using capture recapture techniques by Naaheed Mukadam, Louise Marston, Katie Flanagan, Etuini Ma’u, Gary Cheung, Dankmar Böhning

“…Compared to those aged 65–74, those aged 75–84 and 85 + had higher proportions of dementia diagnosed (75–84 Coeff 0.259, 95% CI 0.153–0.366; 85 + Coeff 0.185, 95% CI 0.079–0.291). Those living in the two most deprived areas had a higher proportion of dementia diagnosed compared to the least deprived area (IMD quintile 4 vs 1 coeff 0.093, 95% CI 0.014 to 0.173, IMD quintile 5 vs 1 coeff 0.162, 95% CI 0.083 to 0.242). …”
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Difference of SARS-CoV-2 infection and influence factors between people with and without HIV infection by Jianhui Yang, Esben Strodl, Dandan Zhang, Haibo Jiang, Kun Chu, Shiwen Tan, Zehao Ye, Hongbo Shi, Feng Tong, Weiqing Chen

“…Methods We conducted a cross-sectional survey of 1995 people living with HIV (PLWH) and 3503 HIV-negative adults in Ningbo, China. …”
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Utilizing MFCCs and TEO-MFCCs to Classify Stress in Females Using SSNNA by Nur Aishah Zainal, Ani Liza Asnawi, Siti Noorjannah Ibrahim, Nor Fadhillah Mohamed Azmin, Norharyati Harum, Nora Mat Zin

“… All individuals are susceptible to experiencing stress in their everyday lives. Nevertheless, stress has a greater influence on females due to both biological and environmental factors. …”
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Understanding Citizens’ Response to Social Activities on Twitter in US Metropolises During the COVID-19 Recovery Phase Using a Fine-Tuned Large Language Model: Application of AI by Ryuichi Saito, Sho Tsugawa

“…MethodsTo analyze these trends, we collected posts (N=119,437) on the social media platform Twitter (now X) created by people living in New York City, Los Angeles, and Chicago from December 2021 to December 2022, which were impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in similar ways. …”
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Le flirt à Rabat au Maroc : Engagements des corps et arrangements socio-spatiaux by Chadia Arab, Christophe Guibert

“…The article shows that young women and men innovate in terms of strategies for living out their expressions of intimacy through what we have called “geographical bubble”. …”
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Attitudes of medical students in Croatia toward rural medicine education and practice by Nataša Mrduljaš-Ðujić, Nataša Mrduljaš-Ðujić, Ivana Radić, Nina Bašić Marković, Nina Bašić Marković, Toni Vrgoč, Maja Buljubašić

“…Interest in rural practice is consistent across medical faculties in Croatia, with students living in rural areas showing a higher interest in working there.…”
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Single-vehicle injury crashes on rural roads in Iceland: contribution of unforgiving roadsides to fatal and serious injuries of vehicle occupants by Audur Thora Arnadottir, Gudmundur F. Ulfarsson, Sungyop Kim

“…Driver intoxication had the strongest effect, a problem which interestingly was limited to drivers living in Iceland. Not a single foreign tourist driver in this data was noted as being under the influence of alcohol or illegal drugs. …”
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Association of gross domestic product with equitable access to childhood vaccines in 195 countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Kwabena Obeng Duedu, Yakhya Dieye, Andreas Ateke Njoh, Jerome Nyhalah Dinga, Jones Soladoye Akinbobola, Funmilayo Ibitayo Deborah Afolayan, Tesfaye Kassa, David Dazhia Lazarus, Gezahegne Mamo Kassa, Nefefe Tshifhiwa, Mustapha Oumouna

“…A systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the association of country income status and GDP with vaccination coverage of vaccines for childhood immunisation and other major infectious diseases around the globe will inform global and national policy on equity in living standards and vaccine uptake. This study was carried out to identify factors influenced by GDP that affect access, distribution, and uptake of childhood vaccines around the world using a systematic review and meta-analysis approach.Methods Data were extracted for the burden of major infectious diseases of childhood immunisation programmes, factors affecting access to vaccines, vaccine procurement platforms, vaccination coverage and percentage of GDP used for the procurement of vaccines. …”
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Clinical and Radiological Manifestations of Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Jazan Region, Saudi Arabia by Abuobaida Yassin, Heba M. Shalaby

“…Only 42% of the patients were married, whereas 60.5% lived in rural areas. A significant number of patients had only elementary education (42.1%) or were illiterate (28.9%). …”
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Chronic lower back pain among occupational workers: effect of relaxation technique on quality of working life, pain and disability level with nurse-led intervention by Nabila ELSayed Sabola, Kamal Wifaq, Musaad M. Alruwaili, Rasha Kamal Mohamed Sweelam, Sabah Hassan El-Amrosy, Amal Yousef Abdelwahed

“…Following the intervention, industrial workers’ daily living activities improved, despite persistent LBP. …”
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Historical education of primary school children: from theory to practice by Irina V. Verkhovykh, Natalya P. Shityakova, Inga V. Zabrodina

“…Historical education in primary schools should be aimed at the study of reliable and scientifically based historical knowledge by children, the development of the ability to understand the causes and consequences of historical events, to assess their impact on people’s lives. It creates one of the foundations of the all-Russian civic identity and collective historical memory. …”
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Gardé·es à vue. Domination(s) et reconfigurations des rapports entre manifestant·es et policier·es pendant le hirak (2019-2021) by Lina Benchekor

“…This article seeks to understand the lived experiences, shared representations of the security apparatus and biographical consequences of confrontation with repressive violence by citizens first involved in the hirak movement. …”
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Spatial distribution and determinants of anemia among under-five children in Mozambique by Berhan Tekeba, Mulugeta Wassie, Enyew Getaneh Mekonen, Tadesse Tarik Tamir, Agazhe Aemro

“…In spatial scan statistics, children in the most likely cluster were 1.58 times more likely to be anemic than those living outside the window (RR = 1.58, P-value < 0.001). …”
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Evaluating a targeted selective speech, language, and communication intervention at scale – Protocol for the Happy Talk cluster randomised controlled trial. [version 3; peer review... by Pauline Frizelle, Darren Dahly, Aoife O'Shea, Aileen Murphy, Cristina McKean

“…This work has the potential to improve the long-term outcomes and life chances of people living in social disadvantage. Trial registration clinicaltrials.gov NCT06460090 Trial Management There is a formal governance structure to oversee the conduct and running of the trial, consisting of a trial management group and a steering committee. …”
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Hotspots in peril: Misalignment of conservation efforts and ecological values in a shallow coastal sea by Kasper J. Meijer, Oscar Franken, Sterre Witte, Sander J. Holthuijsen, Tjisse van der Heide, Laura L. Govers, Han Olff

“…We focus on macrozoobenthic communities (larger animals living in and on the seafloor), a vital group experiencing significant ecological degradation due to a long history of human activity. …”
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CORELATION OF PARENTS' PROFILES OF CHILDREN WITH LATE CLEFT REPAIR IN SURABAYA CLEFT LIP AND PALATE CENTRE (JANUARY 2015–DECEMBER 2017) by Laras Puspita Ningrum, Iswinarno Doso Saputro, Lobredia Zarasade

“…Patients' parents in both groups were mostly 31- 40 years old, were high school graduated, has one child, earned less than 1.5 million rupiah a month, and lived less than 100 kms from Surabaya. From the statistical  results,  parent's  income  has  the  strongest  correlation  with  the patient's age in cleft palate surgery (-2.7). …”
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Environmental PM2.5 Exposure: An Ignored Factor Associated with Blood Cadmium Level in Hemodialysis Patients by Hsu CW, Chan MJ, Weng CH, Tsai TY, Yen TH, Huang WH

“…For each patient, the mean PM2.5 concentrations in the living environment during the previous 12 and 24 months were recorded and analyzed.Results: Of all patients, the median BCL of was 0.36 μg/L (range: 0.21, 0.79 μg/L). …”
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KAJIAN FEMINIS PADA NOVEL "RONGGENG DUKUH PARUK" DAN "PEREMPUAN BERKALUNG SURBAN" by Indrya Mulyaningsih

“…</span> <span class="hps">Ronggeng</span> <span class="hps">Dukuh</span> <span class="hps">Paruk</span> <span class="hps">exploit</span> <span class="hps">girls</span> <span class="hps">economically</span> <span class="hps">while Perempuan</span> <span class="hps">Berkalung</span> <span class="hps">Surban</span> <span class="hps">not</span> <span class="hps">provide an opportunity for</span> <span class="hps">girls</span> <span class="hps">to</span> <span class="hps">determine</span> <span class="hps">their own lives</span><span>.</span> <span class="hps">Both</span> <span class="hps">novels</span> <span class="hps">are equally</span> <span class="hps">illustrate</span> <span class="hps">inequities</span> <span class="hps">in girls</span><span>.…”
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A brief instrument measuring the water, sanitation and hygiene domain of menstrual health among women who inject drugs. by Alhelí Calderón-Villarreal, Lourdes Johanna Avelar Portillo, Daniela Abramovitz, Shira Goldenberg, Shawn Flanigan, Penelope J E Quintana, Alicia Harvey-Vera, Carlos F Vera, Gudelia Rangel, Steffanie A Strathdee, Georgia L Kayser

“…Scale scores were significantly lower among participants experiencing unsheltered homelessness compared to participants experiencing sheltered homelessness or living in permanent housing.<h4>Conclusion</h4>We constructed and validated a novel and reliable scale to measure MH-related WASH access that can be used to assess MH among marginalized populations in English- and Spanish-speaking contexts. …”
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Comparing two corrective exercise approaches for body image and upper-quadrant posture in schoolgirls with hyperkyphosis by Samineh Mokhtaran, Hashem Piri, Rahman Sheikhhoseini, Mohammad Salsali

“…Abstract Proper posture is essential for healthy living. Maintaining an ideal upright posture is one of the most critical indicators of the health of the musculoskeletal and movement systems. …”
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