Characterization of Modifiable Risk Factors for Colorectal Cancer by Imandra María García Méndez, Alexander Benavides Couto, Yaima Arrechea Betancourt, Claudia Beatriz Surí García, Fernando de la Mora Martín

“…In Cuba, colon cancer is the third leading cause of cancer death in both sexes. <br /><strong>Objective:</strong> to describe the modifiable risk factors for colorectal cancer in patients over 50 years of age in the José Luis Chaviano Chávez Teaching Community Polyclinic Medical office of Family No. 4 in Cienfuegos.…”
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Stability and neurotoxic impact of organophosphate pesticides in aqueous environments by Vladan J. Anićijević, Tamara Tasić, Vedran Milanković, Radovan M. Karkalić, Tamara D. Lazarević Pašti

“…Their toxic effects manifest by acetylcholine accumulation in the nerve synapses and can lead to paralysis or death. Organo-thiophosphate pesticides (OPs) are used in large quantities. …”
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Mitochondrial- and Endoplasmic Reticulum-Associated Oxidative Stress in Alzheimer's Disease: From Pathogenesis to Biomarkers by E. Ferreiro, I. Baldeiras, I. L. Ferreira, R. O. Costa, A. C. Rego, C. F. Pereira, C. R. Oliveira

“…Stimuli that enhance expression of normal and/or folding-defective proteins activate an adaptive unfolded protein response (UPR) that, if unresolved, can cause apoptotic cell death. ER stress also induces the generation of ROS that, together with mitochondrial ROS and decreased activity of several antioxidant defenses, promotes chronic oxidative stress. …”
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Prediction and Risk Factors for Prognosis of Cirrhotic Patients with Hepatic Encephalopathy by Ying Peng, Qinglin Wei, Yun Liu, Zhenyu Wu, Hongjia Zhang, Hongbo Wu, Jin Chai

“…In multivariate regression analyses, serum biomarkers neutrophil and total bilirubin (TBIL) were independently correlated with in-hospital death. Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and blood urea nitrogen (BUN) were independent serum biomarkers associated with HE severity. …”
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Using Real World Evidence to Describe Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Treatment Patterns, Healthcare Resource Utilization, and Costs Associated with PDE-5 Inhibitor Monotherapy by George Ruiz, Jason Yeaw, Cassandra A. Lickert, Ajita P. De, Rolin L. Wade, Janis Pruett, William Drake

“…**Background:** Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is described by proliferation of small pulmonary arteries leading to increased pulmonary vascular resistance, right ventricular failure, and death. Research confirms long-term improvement in composite morbidity and mortality endpoints on some endothelin receptor antagonists alone and in combination with phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors (PDE-5is) but not with PDE-5i monotherapy. …”
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Application Strategies of Super-Enhancer RNA in Cardiovascular Diseases by Yi He, Yuwei Cai, Yanyan Cao, Yan Wang, Jing Wang, Hu Ding

“…Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are a leading cause of death worldwide, and new therapeutic strategies are urgently needed. …”
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The association between socioeconomic status and pandemic influenza: Systematic review and meta-analysis. by Svenn-Erik Mamelund, Clare Shelley-Egan, Ole Rogeberg

“…A few studies compared severe outcomes (ICU or death) to hospital admissions but these did not find significant SES associations in any direction. …”
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Evaluating non-utilization of deceased donor kidneys in Korea by Suhyun Oh, Keonhwa Kim, Omi Na, Juhyung Ha, Tai Yeon Koo, Jaeseok Yang

“…The risk factors for kidney non-utilization were old age, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, high serum creatinine levels, low hemoglobin levels, and non-cerebrovascular causes of death. KT using contralateral kidney in the discard group showed graft failure and mortality rates comparable to those of KT in the no-discard group. …”
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Socioeconomic differences in inpatient care expenditure in the last year of life among older people: a retrospective population-based study in Stockholm County by Bo Burström, Nicola Orsini, Megan Doheny, Pär Schön, Anders Walander, J Agerholm

“…Objectives To investigate the association between inpatient care expenditure (ICE) and income group and the effect of demographic factors, health status, healthcare and social care utilisation on ICE in the last year of life.Design Retrospective population-based study.Setting Stockholm County.Participants Decedents ≥65 years in 2015 (N=13 538).Outcome ICE was calculated individually for the month of, and 12 months preceding death using healthcare register data from 2014 and 2015. …”
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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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Exploration and comparison of the effectiveness of swarm intelligence algorithm in early identification of cardiovascular disease by Tiantian Bai, Mengru Xu, Taotao Zhang, Xianjie Jia, Fuzhi Wang, Xiuling Jiang, Xing Wei

“…Abstract Due to the aging of the global population and lifestyle changes, cardiovascular disease has become the leading cause of death worldwide, causing serious public health problems and economic pressures. …”
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Near-Infrared Spectroscopy during the Verbal Fluency Task before and after Treatment with Image Exposure and SSRI Therapy in Patients with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder by Mari Nakanishi, Harumi Oshita, Yoshihiro Tanaka, Ayako Inoue, Chiwa Kawashima, Kana Okamoto, Shunsuke Kobayashi, Yoshinobu Ishitobi, Taiga Ninomiya, Jotaro Akiyoshi

“…Her obsessive-compulsive symptoms comprised thoughts of words such as rape, crematorium, neck hanging, unhappy, death, die, and kill and images such as a shelf of gods, a shrine, a Buddhist altar, the sun, the sky, and the faces of her parents, siblings, and relatives. …”
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Sex Differences in Cardiovascular Mortality in Diabetics and Nondiabetic Subjects: A Population-Based Study (Italy) by Paola Ballotari, Sofia Chiatamone Ranieri, Ferdinando Luberto, Stefania Caroli, Marina Greci, Paolo Giorgi Rossi, Valeria Manicardi

“…The exposure was determined using Reggio Emilia diabetes register. The age-adjusted death rates were estimated as well as the incidence rate ratios using Poisson regression model. …”
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Primary cerebral cystic echinococcosis in a child from Roman countryside: Source attribution and scoping review of cases from the literature. by Adriano Casulli, Stefania Pane, Franco Randi, Paola Scaramozzino, Andrea Carvelli, Carlo Efisio Marras, Andrea Carai, Azzurra Santoro, Federica Santolamazza, Francesca Tamarozzi, Lorenza Putignani

“…Permanent disability was reported in 7.86% of cases, while death occurred in 6.21%. In case series reporting all CE localization, CCE represented 1.5% of all CE cases. …”
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The Burden of Asymptomatic Malaria Infection in Children in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Exploring Barriers to Elimination and Prevention by Daniel Asmelash, Wubetu Agegnehu, Wondaya Fenta, Yemane Asmelash, Shibihon Debebe, Abyot Asres

“…Abstract Background Malaria remains a major public health problem that continues to cause death in under-five children nearly every minute. …”
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LEACH-D: A low-energy, low-delay data transmission method for industrial internet of things wireless sensors by Desheng Liu, Chen Liang, Hongwei Mo, Xiaowei Chen, Dequan Kong, Peng Chen

“…It also seeks to elevate performance in metrics such as average transmission time during the first node death (FND). Numerous experimental results provide strong evidence that the algorithm introduced in this paper has effectively reduced the average transmission time by remarkable percentages: 51.32%, 12.12%, 12.96%, and 5.42%, while simultaneously increasing the number of FND rounds by significant margins: 222.43%, 36.63%, 33.72%, and 7.81%, respectively. …”
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Legal provision of financing the health care sphere in Ukraine by S. V. Knysh

“…It has been stressed that a direct threat to life is the emergence of conditions under which there is a risk of death of a patient without the provision of medical care. …”
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Predictive Factors Associated with Inappropriate Intravenous Proton Pump Inhibitors Use in Hospitalized Patients: A Case-Control Study by Niveen Khoury, David Stepensky, Naim Abu Freha, Mahmud Mahamid, Tawfik Khoury, Amir Mari

“…Patient health records were reviewed, data were collected covering the period of the individual patients’ admission to the hospital until discharge or death, and over the 3-month post-discharge period. …”
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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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Causes of the exceptionally high number of fatalities in the Ahr valley, Germany, during the 2021 flood by B. Rhein, B. Rhein, H. Kreibich

“…A comprehensive analysis of the factors influencing the occurrence of fatalities is carried out on the basis of the death investigation files of the public prosecutor's office. …”
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