How sufficient economy philosophy contributes to sustainable resilience: a qualitative study on the COVID-19 pandemic response in Thailand by Viroj Tangcharoensathien, Kathleen Ford, Bhubate Samutachak, Kullatip Satararuji

“…Objective This qualitative study sought to understand how sufficient economy philosophy (SEP) was applied to cope with and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.Design A qualitative study conducted through focus group discussions.Participants 19 focus groups, with 161 participants, selected for the diverse backgrounds in gender, profession, education and region (urban/rural) and different levels of impact from the pandemic.Setting Bangkok, the capital city, and the four regions of Thailand: north, northeast, south and central.Findings Participants highlighted the moderation, reasonableness and prudence as key themes that mitigated adverse economic impacts during the pandemic. …”
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Patterns of orthopaedic injury among hospitalised personal mobility device users and bicycle riders: a comparative study by Don Thong Siang Koh, Yew Lok Woo, Ting Hway Wong, Mann Hong Tan

“…Parameters studied included patients’ demographics (e.g. age, gender and body mass index), type of PMD, nature of injury, surgical intervention required, duration of hospitalisation and time off work. …”
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Exploring the inequalities experienced by health and care workforce and their bases - A scoping review protocol. by Roomi Aziz, Anuj Kapilashrami, Reza Majdzadeh

“…Scant evidence around the overall role of socioeconomic and cultural factors like gender, race, marital status, citizenship (migrant) status, workplace hierarchy etc. in determining workforce composition, deployment, distribution, retention, un- and underemployment, sub-optimal work environments and other factors in the 'HRH crisis' warrants further exploration. …”
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Breakdown in the Organ Donation Process and Its Effect on Organ Availability by Manik Razdan, Howard B. Degenholtz, Jeremy M. Kahn, Julia Driessen

“…An eligible decedent is four times more likely to become an organ donor when there is no process breakdown (adjusted OR: 4.01; 95% CI: 1.6838, 9.6414; P<0.01) even after controlling for the decedent’s age, gender, race, and whether or not a decedent had joined the state donor registry. …”
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Deliberate self-poisoning and suicidality: A qualitative analysis of the factors that influence repetitive suicidal behavior by Kelečević Igor M., Vejnović Ana-Marija T., Mijatović-Jovin Vesna M.

“…Other risk factors include male gender, solitary living, and higher social and economic status. …”
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Quality of Life in Alopecia Areata: A Sample of Tunisian Patients by Jawaher Masmoudi, Rim Sellami, Uta Ouali, Leila Mnif, Ines Feki, Mariam Amouri, Hamida Turki, Abdellaziz Jaoua

“…Compared with the general population, AA patients presented a significantly altered quality of life, found in the global score and in five subscores of the SF-36: mental health, role emotional, social functioning, vitality, and general health. Gender, age, marital status, and severity of alopecia areata had a significant influence on patients’ quality of life. …”
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Insight, Cognitive Insight and Sociodemographic Features in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Presenting with Reactive and Autogeneus Features by Katre ÇAMLI, M. Hakan TÜRKÇAPAR, A. Emre SARGIN

“…Conclusion: For the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics; there was no significant difference between the groups except gender distribution and antipsychotic medication. …”
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Differential expression of “A Disintegrin and Metalloproteinase 10” in hepatocellular carcinoma and the noncancerous hepatic tissues: Contribution to HCV-promoted hepatocarcinogene... by Amal Abd El Hafez, Basem H. Elesawy, Heba S. E. I. Hany

“…HCCs were statistically compared in relation with gender, age, cirrhosis, hepatitis C virus (HCV) status, alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) serum level, tumor size, multiplicity, encapsulation/invasion, grade, histological pattern and variant, mitosis, necrosis, vascular emboli, portal thrombosis, stage, recurrence, and mortality. …”
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Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Gene Insertion/Deletion Polymorphism and Small Vessel Cerebral Stroke in Indian Population by Puttachandra Prabhakar, Tanima De, Dindagur Nagaraja, Rita Christopher

“…We investigated 128 patients diagnosed with small-vessel stroke and 236 age, and gender-matched healthy controls. ACE I/D polymorphism was detected by polymerase chain reaction. …”
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Empowering digital competence through peer-assisted learning and virtual reality in health professions education by Yngve Røe, Truls Sveløkken Johansen, Truls Sveløkken Johansen, Else Britt Bruset

“…Challenges, such as technological hesitancy and gender dynamics, were addressed with inclusive strategies. …”
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Short-term Effectiveness of High-intensity Laser Therapy in De Quervain Tenosynovitis: A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Study by Emine DUNDAR AHI, Hulya SIRZAI2

“…Results: The demographic results (age, gender, duration of complaint, body mass index, occupational group) of both groups were similar (p&gt;0.05). …”
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Temporal Trends in Gestational Diabetes Prevalence, Treatment, and Outcomes at Aarhus University Hospital, Skejby, between 2004 and 2016 by Per Glud Ovesen, Jens Fuglsang, Mette Bisgaard Andersen, Charlotte Wolff, Olav Bjørn Petersen, H. David McIntyre

“…Birth weight and birth weight Z-score was calculated corrected for gender and gestational age at delivery. Results. The study included 1910 women. …”
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Prevalence of physical activity and its associated sociodemographic factors among schoolchildren in Albania by Brizida Refatllari, Jonida Stefa, Migena Hysa, Grejd Hyska, Gentiana Qirjako, Genc Burazeri

“…Our findings highlight potential advantages of PA engagement linked to both male gender and a higher socioeconomic status. This study underscores the need for targeted interventions to promote active lifestyles in children, particularly among groups at higher risk of sedentary behaviour which correspond to girls and disadvantaged socioeconomic categories. …”
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Incidence and outcomes of dysnatremia in crush injury patients admitted to Türkiye’s largest hospital following the Kahramanmaraş earthquake by Merve Yazla, Fatih Mehmet Aksoy

“…Then, patients with dysnatremia were evaluated. Age, gender, the city where patients came from, type of presentation, injured organ systems and extremities, laboratory findings, ward admission, intensive care admission, GCS, MESS, ISS, RTS, TRISS, and hemodialysis sessions were analyzed. …”
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Pegilated interferon α2а in treatment of chronic hepatitis C by P. O. Bogomolov, S. V. Koblov, A. O. Buyeverov, M. V. Matsiyevich, O. S. Kuzmina, N. A. Barsukova, N. V. Dubinina

“…Statistically significant differences by gender, body mass index, virus genotype were revealed between groups which have achieved and not achieved SVRs. …”
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Prognostic Factors for Immune Thrombocytopenia Outcome in Greek Children: A Retrospective Single-Centered Analysis by Alexandros Makis, Athanasios Gkoutsias, Theodoros Palianopoulos, Eleni Pappa, Evangelia Papapetrou, Christina Tsaousi, Eleftheria Hatzimichael, Nikolaos Chaliasos

“…Information regarding age, gender, preceding infection, bleeding type, duration of symptoms and platelets at diagnosis, treatment, disease course, and immunological markers was recorded. 39 children had newly diagnosed, 4 persistent, and 14 chronic disease. …”
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Use of Global Risk Score for Cardiovascular Evaluation of Rural Workers in Southern Brazil by Marta Regina Cezar-Vaz, Clarice Alves Bonow, Marlise Capa Verde Almeida de Mello, Daiani Modernel Xavier, Jordana Cezar Vaz, Maria Denise Schimith

“…Spearman’s correlation analysis showed significance between the Global Risk Score and gender (rho = 0.623, p≤0.001), age (rho = 0.783, p≤0.001), systolic blood pressure (rho = 0.545, p≤0.001), and smoking (rho = 0.483, p=0.002). …”
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Characteristics of ChatGPT users from Germany: Implications for the digital divide from web tracking data. by Celina Kacperski, Roberto Ulloa, Denis Bonnay, Juhi Kulshrestha, Peter Selb, Andreas Spitz

“…We confirm that lower age and higher education affect ChatGPT usage, but do not find that gender or income do. We find full-time employment and more children to be barriers to ChatGPT activity. …”
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Consumer Preferences in Developing Derivative Product of Gluten Free Bread Cookly by Thania Usamah Balweel, Anny Ratnawati, Ani Nuraisyah

“…Findings/Result: The study found that Cookly consumers were evenly distributed in terms of gender, aged between 18-25, mostly unmarried, residing in Bogor, with a high school education, and working as students or employees, with a monthly expenditure ranging from IDR500,000-IDR3,000,000. …”
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Use of UTAUT for analyzing the acceptance and use of electric scooters in the public transport system by Fernando Marroquín-Ciendúa, Manuel Medina-Labrador, Laura Camila Hurtado Méndez, Lorena Patricia Mora Hernández, Cristian Nicolás Puentes Guzmán

“…The research was conducted in three phases: (1) Descriptive phase, a qualitative study with in-depth interviews, Exploratory Factor Analysis, and Principal Component Analysis; (2) Correlational phase, a statistical validation of the UTAUT model using survey responses from 424 participants; (3) Predictive phase, two Binary Logistic Regressions and a Log-Linear Analysis assessed the relationships between independent variables (Gender, Socioeconomic Strata, Incentives, and Knowledge of Scooters) and the dependent variable (Scooter Use). …”
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