Fast-Food Dietary Pattern Is Linked to Higher Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome in Older Canadian Adults by Zeinab Hosseini, Mehdi Rostami, Susan J. Whiting, Hassan Vatanparast

“…MetS was significantly different across sociodemographic variables; Canadians with less education, income, and activity had higher MetS prevalence than their counterparts. …”
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A Nationwide Exploration of Social Inequalities in Cancer Mortality Amidst the COVID‐19 Pandemic in Belgium by Yasmine Khan, Laura Van den Borre, Delphine De Smedt, Nick Verhaeghe, Brecht Devleesschauwer, Patrick Deboosere, Katrien Vanthomme, Sylvie Gadeyne

“…Conclusions Reductions in reported cancer deaths in 2020 may reflect COVID‐19 prioritization in cause‐of‐death coding and its role as a competing risk, rather than true declines. Persistent educational disparities emphasize the need for continued policy and healthcare collaboration, with future research focused on the pandemic's long‐term effects on cancer mortality and social inequalities.…”
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Biodiversity conservation and threat reduction in Kibale and Queen Elizabeth conservation areas, Uganda by Joseph Katswera, Norah M. Mutekanga, Charles K.Twesigye

“…The study established that staff education level and experience in conservation work influences biodiversity conservation. …”
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Effects of Strengthen Rehabilitation Nursing on Respiratory Function and Life Quality of COPD Patients at Stable Phase by Songqin GAO, Caixia SHI, Rong LI, Lei XU, Ying WANG

“…The control group received routine rehabilitation nursing, and the observation group received strengthen rehabilitation nursing, including motortraining, respiratory muscle training, long-term domiciliary oxygen therapy, nutritional support, health education and psychological and behavioral intervention. …”
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APTIDAO FUNCIONAL DE MULHERES IDOSAS MEDIANTE PROGRAMA SUPERVISIONADO DE ATIVIDADES FISICAS GENERALIZADAS OU CAMINHADAS REGULARES SEM SUPERVISAO by Márcio Pereira da Silva, José Alpínio Assis dos Santos Filhos, Sebastião Gobbi

“…Os grupos foram submetidos à bateria de testes da American Alliance for Health PhysicalEducation Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD), destinada a avaliar a capacidade funcional em idosos, que incluimedidas de coordenação (C), força/resistência muscular (FR), flexibilidade (F), agilidade e equilíbrio dinâmico(AE), e capacidade aeróbia (CA). …”
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Review of Urinary Tract Infections in Pregnancy: Risks, Complications and Management by Patrycja Kałuziak, Jakub Parys, Agnieszka Mikosińska, Martyna Kaźmierczak, Marta Jajczak, Maciej Mossakowski, Aleksandra Witek, Mateusz Litwin, Stanisław Jesionek

“…Healthcare professionals, including obstetricians, should educate patients on preventive measures and recognizing early UTI symptoms. …”
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Alternations of interhemispheric functional connectivity in patients with acute acquired concomitant esotropia: a resting state fMRI study using voxel-mirrored homotopic connectivi... by Jiayu Chen, Jie Hao, Jiawen Liu, Huijian Li, Zhaojun Meng, Jing Fu

“…PurposeTo investigate the changes in cerebral hemispheric functional connections in patients with acute acquired concomitant esotropia (AACE) and their relationship with clinical manifestations, utilizing voxel-mirrored homotopic connectivity (VMHC).MethodsA prospective, observational study was conducted involving 32 AACE patients and 31 age-, sex-, and education-matched healthy controls (HC). The resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) signals, binocular vision function, and psychometric scale scores were collected rs-fMRI data and structural image data were analyzed for VMHC, and a two-sample t-test was used to analyze the differences in VMHC between groups. …”
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The feasibility of implementing a digital pregnancy and postpartum support program in the Midwestern United States and the association with maternal and infant health by Colleen J. Klein, Matthew Dalstrom, William F. Bond, Jeremy McGarvey, Melinda Cooling, Katelyn Zumpf, Lisa Pierce, Brad Stoecker, Jonathan A. Handler

“…Enrolled patients were offered a mobile device app providing weekly education, “twenty-four seven” support from a clinical team, and telehealth provider visits. …”
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A lesson for post-COVID healthcare: assessment of physical and psychosocial risk factors on perceived pain intensity among urban individuals by Hung Chak Ho, Hung Chak Ho, Wentao Bai, Stanley Sau-Ching Wong, Chi Wai Cheung, Chi Wai Cheung

“…Respiratory disease, cardiovascular disease, and low education (secondary school or below) were additional risk factors.ConclusionIt is necessary to develop up-to-date interventions targeting vulnerable populations, particularly individuals with known psychiatric diseases and insomnia, for pain reduction.…”
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Stigma related to podoconiosis in Ethiopia: a systematic review by Temesgen Lera Abiso, Amene Abebe Kerbo, Eskinder Wolka Woticha, Mengistu Meskele Koyira

“…BackgroundPodoconiosis, one of the neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), affects barefoot people in impoverished regions and contributes to poverty by having negative impacts on economic output, education, and disability. Podoconiosis has enormous social, psychological, and economic implications for the affected individuals. …”
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A Cross-Sectional Study to Assess Diabetes as a Risk Factor for Root Caries Amongst the Elderly Population in Udupi District, Karnataka State, India by Kush Kalra, Ramprasad Vasthare, Shivashankar K. N., Nishu Singla, Deepak Kumar Singhal, Ritesh Singla

“…Participants with type 2 diabetes, less education, low socioeconomic status, and using finger cleaning had a significantly higher risk of developing root caries. …”
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The prevalence of online food delivery service usage and its association with anthropometric measurements in Muscat, Oman; a cross-sectional study by Ahmed Yahya Al Kharusi, Safa Khamis Ambusaidi, Marwa Abdullah Al Raisi, Haitham Mohammed Al Mahrouqi, Asma Ali Al Kendi, Muna Mohammed Almatrushi, Mohammed Juma Al Abdali, Sanjay Jaju, Maisa Hamed Al Kiyumi

“…Younger age (P = 0.001), being single (P = 0.012), higher educational attainment (P = 0.001), absence of chronic diseases (P = 0.020),and physical inactivity (P = 0.028) were significant predictors. …”
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Occupational burn-out, fatigue and stress in professional rescuers: a cross-sectional study in Kazakhstan by Denis Vinnikov, Zhangir Tulekov, Gulnara Kapanova, Zhanna Romanova, Ilya Krugovykh, Sundetgali Kalmakhanov, Aliya Ualiyeva, Kaini Baigonova, Damet Ongarbaeva

“…In addition to stress, higher education (beta 0.86 (95% CI 0.40 to 1.32)) was positively associated with lower burn-out severity in PE domain.Conclusions Fatigue, stress and HRQL were associated with burn-out in rescuers. …”
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The Bacterial Profile and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns of Urinary Tract Infection Patients at Pawe General Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia by Abayeneh Girma, Aleka Aemiro

“…Periodic monitoring of etiology and drug susceptibility is highly recommended, along with health education on the transmission and causes of urinary tract infection.…”
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Some problems of investigating street fraud and the ways to solve them by K. D. Zaiats

“…The practical significance lies in the possibility of introducing the results of the research into the educational process in the presentation of the discipline “The method of investigation of crimes”, special courses, as well as in raising the skills of practical police officers. …”
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Geospatial clustering and correlates of deaths during the Ebola outbreak in Liberia: a Bayesian geoadditive semiparametric analysis of nationally representative cross-sectional sur... by Fiifi Amoako Johnson, Barbara Sakyi

“…Also, respondents’ characteristics (respondent’s age (non-linear effect), educational attainment and urban-rural place of residence) were associated with the observed clustering. …”
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Self-esteem and social media addiction level in adolescents: The mediating role of body image by Mehmet Colak, Ozlem Sireli Bingol, Ali Dayi

“…Results: No significant relationship was found between the self-esteem levels of the participants and their ages or the education levels of their parents. There was a negative moderate significant relationship between the self-esteem levels of the participants and their social media addiction levels, and a positive moderate significant correlation was found between their self-esteem levels and body images. …”
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The Strength of a Story: Partnering With a Community Organization to Destigmatize Substance Use Disorder by Noah Sorkow, Cameron Lauf, Stephen H. Berns

“…Discussion Working in direct partnership with a local community organization to create an intimate narrative-based educational experience for medical students is feasible, appreciated by medical student participants, and mutually beneficial to community members and can facilitate positive changes in student knowledge and, potentially, bias regarding SUD.…”
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How Do We Treat Children with Anterior Cutaneous Nerve Entrapment Syndrome and Is the Biopsychosocial Model Also Being Applied? A Scoping Review by Anke P. C. Top, Thomas G. de Leeuw, Wichor M. Bramer, Bernadette C. M. de Mol, Frank J. P. M. Huygen, Maaike Dirckx

“…The majority of reports did not address treatment or education within the psychological and social domains. …”
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Validation of the factor structure of the Experiences Questionnaire using Exploratory Graph Analysis by Lena Rader, Barbara Drueke, Saskia Doreen Forster, Siegfried Gauggel, Verena Mainz

“…We also found measurement invariance of the DP and AS factor across age, gender and country but not for education.DiscussionThese results support the EQ’s validity, demonstrated in a larger sample with a new methodology, aligning with existing two-factor decentering models literature.…”
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