Features of Medical Care Providing to Patients with Digestive Diseases in the Krasnodar Region during the COVID-19 Pandemic by N. V. Korochanskaya, V. M. Durleshter, S. A. Gabriel, O. V. Kovalevskaya, S. N. Serikova, M. A. Basenko

“…The analysis of the features of the DD course in the Krasnodar Region was carried out according to the data of form C 51 “Distribution of the dead by sex, age groups and causes of death” of the Territorial Federal State Statistics Service in the Krasnodar Region, as well as monitoring the quality of medical care for patients with DD for the period from 2019 to 2021 years.Results. …”
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The In Vitro Antioxidant and Antiadipogenic Properties of Pigmented Flower Extracts of Geraniaceae and Lamiaceae Plant Families by Anton Venter, Hennie Fisher, Gary I. Stafford, June C. Serem, Megan J. Bester, Kwaku G. Duodu

“…Treatment during adipocyte differentiation caused cell death, except for the P. zonale hybrid. In conclusion, related to antioxidant activity, inhibition of AGE formation and lipid accumulation in differentiated adipocytes, P. grandiflorum was the most active, while the P. zonale hybrid was the least. …”
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Child mortality in England after national lockdowns for COVID-19: An analysis of childhood deaths, 2019-2023. by David Odd, Sylvia Stoianova, Tom Williams, Peter Fleming, Karen Luyt

“…However, for all other causes of death, rates are either static, or increasing. …”
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Ranibizumab for Visual Impairment due to Diabetic Macular Edema: Real-World Evidence in the Italian Population (PRIDE Study) by Ugo Menchini, Francesco Bandello, Vincenzo De Angelis, Federico Ricci, Luigi Bonavia, Francesco Viola, Elisa Muscianisi, Massimo Nicolò

“…Acute renal failure, lung carcinoma, and cardiac arrest were the causes of death in one unilateral and two bilateral patients. …”
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PET-Assessed Metabolic Tumor Volume Across the Spectrum of Solid-Organ Malignancies: A Review of the Literature by Anusha Agarwal, Chase J. Wehrle, Sangeeta Satish, Paresh Mahajan, Suneel Kamath, Shlomo Koyfman, Wen Wee Ma, Maureen Linganna, Jamak Modaresi Esfeh, Charles Miller, David C. H. Kwon, Andrea Schlegel, Federico Aucejo

“…Solid-organ malignancies represent a significant disease burden and remain one of the leading causes of death globally. In the past few decades, the rapid evolution of imaging modalities has shifted the paradigm towards image-based precision medicine, especially in the care of patients with solid-organ malignancies. …”
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The Serum High-Sensitive C Reactive Protein and Homocysteine Levels to Evaluate the Prognosis of Acute Ischemic Stroke by Tahir Yoldas, Murat Gonen, Ahmet Godekmerdan, Fulya Ilhan, Ednan Bayram

“…Ischemic stroke is one of the most common causes of death worldwide and is most often caused by thrombotic processes. …”
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Maternal Deaths due to Obstetric Haemorrhage in Dodoma Regional Referral Hospital, Tanzania by Mzee M. Nassoro, Enid Chiwanga, Athanase Lilungulu, Deogratius Bintabara

“…This study was carried out to analyse the circumstances that had caused these deaths. Methods. A retrospective review of all files of women who had died of obstetric haemorrhage from January 2018 to December 2019 was made. …”
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Computational analysis of congenital heart disease associated SNPs: unveiling their impact on the gene regulatory system by Shikha Vashisht, Costantino Parisi, Cecilia L. Winata

“…Abstract Congenital heart disease (CHD) is a prevalent condition characterized by defective heart development, causing premature death and stillbirths among infants. Genome-wide association studies (GWASs) have provided insights into the role of genetic variants in CHD pathogenesis through the identification of a comprehensive set of single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). …”
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Development of a Mobile Application Platform for Self-Management of Obesity Using Artificial Intelligence Techniques by Sylvester M. Sefa-Yeboah, Kwabena Osei Annor, Valencia J. Koomson, Firibu K. Saalia, Matilda Steiner-Asiedu, Godfrey A. Mills

“…Obesity is a major global health challenge and a risk factor for the leading causes of death, including heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and several types of cancer. …”
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Chemical Changes Under Heat Stress and Identification of Dendrillolactone, a New Diterpene Derivative with a Rare Rearranged Spongiane Skeleton from the Antarctic Marine Sponge <i>... by Andrea Prófumo, Conxita Avila, Adele Cutignano

“…However, temperatures above 4 °C severely affected sponge metabolism, causing its death much earlier than expected. Further research on the roles of these natural products in <i>D. antarctica</i> and their relationship to the sponge’s resilience to environmental changes should help to better understand the defensive mechanisms of Antarctic marine benthos in the context of global change.…”
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Real-world treatment patterns and survival outcomes in men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer in Finland: a national, population-based cohort study by Antti Rannikko, Olivia Hölsä, Trude Ågesen, Mattias Ekman, Riikka Mattila

“…Methods: Incident patients with mCRPC diagnosed during 2013–2021 were identified from data lakes in two large and representative, Finnish hospital districts, and linked to data on drug purchases and causes of death from national registries. Results: Of a total of 31,307 patients with prostate cancer, 2,475 progressed to mCRPC during 2013–2021. …”
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Evaluation of 30-day mortality in patients undergoing gastrointestinal endoscopy in a tertiary hospital: a 3-year retrospective survey by Philippe Bichard, Jean-Louis Frossard, Laurent Spahr, Nicolas Goossens, Olivier Chatelanat, Laurent Bochatay, Caroline Bastid

“…Most frequent indications were suspected GI bleeding (162/345; 46.96%) and suspected cancer or tumourous staging (50/345; 14.49%). Major causes of death were oncological progression (72/251; 28.68%), cardiopulmonary failure or cardiac arrest of unkown origin (62/251; 24,7%) and liver failure (20/251; 7.96%). …”
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Diversity and functions of fungal VOCs with special reference to the multiple bioactivities of the mushroom alcohol by Guohua Yin, Geromy G. Moore, Joan Wennstrom Bennett

“…The use of Drosophila melanogaster (fruit flies) as a model for testing the toxicity of fungal VOCs showed that some VOCs delayed metamorphosis and/or caused fly death at certain concentrations. When Drosophila was cultivated in an atmosphere shared with VOC mixtures released from growing cultures of several medically important fungi, including Aspergillus fumigatus, toxicity was observed. …”
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Pregnant Women's Knowledge and Attitudes About Pregnancy Care: The Effect of Using the Ebumil Android Application by Kartini, Farming, Fitriati Sabur

“…Lack of knowledge and attitude, makes pregnant women less aware of the emergence of symptoms of certain dangerous diseases, either indirectly causing maternal death. Objective: The purpose of the study was to determine the knowledge and attitudes of pregnant women after being given education through the Ebumil android application. …”
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Impact of handgrip strength on cardiovascular, cancer and all-cause mortality in the Korean longitudinal study of ageing by Gyu Ri Kim, Jiyu Sun, Minkyung Han, Sohee Park, Chung Mo Nam

“…The cause-specific hazards regression analysis was also used to model cardiovascular and cancer mortality, by treating deaths from the cause of interest as events and other causes of death as censored.Participants 5859 participants aged 50 years or older were followed up until death or until the date of censoring (31 December 2014).Primary outcome measures The study outcomes of interest were all-cause, cardiovascular and cancer mortality.Results Of the participants included in analyses, 515 individuals (8.8%) died, reflecting an overall crude mortality rate of 11.0 deaths per 1000 person-years. …”
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Knowledge and Attitude about Basic Life Support and Emergency Medical Services amongst Healthcare Interns in University Hospitals: A Cross-Sectional Study by Shahabe A. Saquib, Hassan M. Al-Harthi, Anas A. Khoshhal, Adel A. Shaher, Abdulsalam B. Al-Shammari, AbdulAhad Khan, Tahani A. Al-Qahtani, Imran Khalid

“…Road traffic accident and sudden cardiac arrest are one of the most leading causes of death in KSA. Basic life support (BLS) is lifesaving intervention as a premedical facility. …”
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Anti-motilities and anti-biofilm effects of Ageratum conyzoides L. methanol extract by Eli Compaoré, Moussa Compaoré, Vincent Ouédraogo, Ablassé Rouamba, Alimata Bancé, Mignini R. Dofini, Martin Kiendrebeogo

“…Background: Infectious diseases are one of the leading causes of death worldwide because of antibiotic resistance. …”
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Dual targeting of breast cancer by chitosan/poly lactic-co-glycolic acid nanodelivery systems: Surface activation with folic acid/aptamers, and co-encapsulated with Sorafenib and q... by Asghar Narmani, Saeid Ganji, Maryam Amirishoar, Fatemeh Hajikarimi, Aynaz Mazandarani, Mahya Karimi, Ali Mohammadinejad, Azin Azadpour, Roghayyeh Jahedi, Elham Assadpour, Seid Mahdi Jafari

“…Breast cancer has a high rate of incidence and is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Therefore, a breakthrough aptamer (Apt)- and folic acid (FA)-targeted chitosan (CS)-poly lactic-co-glycolic acid (PLGA) nanocarrier was developed for co-delivery of sorafenib (So) and quercetin (Qu) to MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells. …”
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Tobacco smoking-attributable mortality in Kenya, 2012–2021 by Lazarus Odeny, Gladwell Gathecha, Valerian Mwenda, Anne Kendagor, Samuel Cheburet, Beatrice Mugi, Caroline Mithi, Florence Jaguga, Kennedy Okinda, Rachel K. Devotsu, Shukri F. Mohamed, Jane Rahedi Ong’ang’o

“…Methods Employing a prevalence-based analysis model, the study utilized population attributable fraction (PAF) to estimate age-specific smoke attributable mortality (SAM) rates for individuals aged ≥35 years. Causes of death associated with tobacco use, including cancers, cardiovascular diseases, respiratory diseases, tuberculosis, and diabetes, were analyzed based on age, sex, and death records between 2012 and 2021. …”
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Childhood socioeconomic background and elevated mortality among the young adult second generation in Sweden: a population-based cohort study by Lisa Harber-Aschan, Matthew Wallace, Ben Wilson, Eleonora Mussino, Siddartha Aradhya

“…We examine mortality from all causes and specific causes of death at the generational level and by parental region of birth, both before and after having adjusted for childhood SEB.Results The G2 have higher all-cause mortality hazard rates (HR=1.29 (95% CIs=1.23 to 1.34)) than the majority population before adjusting for childhood SEB. …”
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