Attributing heatwave-related mortality to climate change: a case study of the 2009 Victorian heatwave in Australia by Sarah E Perkins-Kirkpatrick, Linda Selvey, Philipp Aglas-Leitner, Nina Lansbury, Samuel Hundessa, Dáithí Stone, Kristie L Ebi, Nicholas John Osborne

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Factors associated with cervical cancer screening among women of reproductive age in Moshi municipality, Kilimanjaro, Tanzania: a cross-sectional study by Sia E Msuya, Jeremiah John Hhera, Regina Dahaye, Witness Erasto Zakayo, Yohana Z Kazula, Seif Abdul, Redempta Mamseri

“…Objective Screening for cervical cancer has been a globally advocated preventive strategy to reduce cervical cancer morbidity and mortality. …”
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The Association of Pension Income with the Incidence of Type I Obesity among Retired Israelis by Yuval Arbel, Chaim Fialkoff, Amichai Kerner

“…Previous studies have identified obesity and overweight as the fourth leading risk factor for global mortality. The objective of the current study is to investigate gender differences and the impact of wealth and income from pensions, sociodemographic variables, and self-assessment of health conditions on the projected probability to become obese in the postretirement age (67 years and older). …”
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Evaluation of the Antimicrobial Activity of Phytochemicals from Tea and Agarwood Leaf Extracts against Isolated Bacteria from Poultry and Curd by Shah Rucksana Akhter Urme, Syeda Fahmida Ahmed, Mohammed Mostafa Al Quadir, Mst Rubaiat Nazneen Akhand, Mohammad Mehedi Hasan Khan

“…Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are becoming increasingly common, leading to a global health crisis. The effects of abusing antibiotics not only increase pathogenic resistance but also cause various diseases and syndromes. …”
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Men care too: a qualitative study examining women’s perceptions of fathers’ engagement in early childhood development (ECD) during an ECD program for HIV-positive mothers in Malawi... by Linda Richter, Thomas J Coates, Tijana Temelkovska, Pericles Kalande, Evelyn Udedi, Laurie Bruns, Siyenunu Mulungu, Julie Hubbard, Sundeep Gupta, Kathryn Dovel

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Geospatial mapping to assess the distribution and determinants of zero dose vaccination status hot spots among children in Ethiopia using EDHS 2019: Spatial and geographical weight... by Muluken Chanie Agimas, Meron Asmamaw, Melese Kebede Hailu, Tigabu Kidie, Habtamu Wagnew Abuhay, Getaneh Awoke Yismaw, Nebiyu Mekonnen Derseh

“…<h4>Introduction</h4>Zero-dose vaccine status refers to a child who has not yet received any childhood vaccines. Globally, zero-dose vaccination status is the major public health problem. …”
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Performance analysis of Leica Biosystems p16 monoclonal antibody in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma by Selvam Thavaraj, Max Robinson, Shubham Dayal, Claire Bowen

“…Abstract Background Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is the sixth leading cause of cancer death globally, with newly diagnosed oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) cases rising to 54,000 in the US alone in the year 2022. …”
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Increased positive tree species mixture effects on the abundance and richness of Collembola with stand development in Canadian boreal forests by Yakun Zhang, Sai Peng, Zilong Ma, Chen Chen, Bilei Gao, Xinli Chen, Han Y.H. Chen

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Altered functional brain connectivity in Dyt1 knock-in mouse models by R. Z. Adury, B. J. Wilkes, P. Girdhar, Y. Li, D. E. Vaillancourt, D. E. Vaillancourt, D. E. Vaillancourt

“…In this study, we aimed to elucidate the impact of the GAG TorsinA mutation present globally and when restricted to the cortical and hippocampal neurons. …”
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Characteristics of Land Use Change and Evaluation of Ecological Sensitivity in Chongqing by XIE Xianjian, GOU Qiantao, WU Han

“…Spatial autocorrelation analysis revealed that the Global Moran’s I index for the comprehensive ecological sensitivity in Chongqing consistently exceeded 0, indicating a clear spatial heterogeneity in the sensitivity. …”
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Possible linking and treatment between Parkinson’s disease and inflammatory bowel disease: a study of Mendelian randomization based on gut–brain axis by Beiming Wang, Xiaoyin Bai, Yingmai Yang, Hong Yang

“…Abstract Background Mounting evidence suggests that Parkinson’s disease (PD) and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are closely associated and becoming global health burdens. However, the causal relationships and common pathogeneses between them are uncertain. …”
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Evaluation of multidrug resistance in the Gram-negative microbiome of cancer patients and the adverse effects of their metabolites on albino rats and epithelial or fibroblasts cell... by Mervat Morsy Abbas Ahmed El-Gendy, Huda Ahmed Alghamdi, Khaled G. Abdel-Wahhab, Nabila S. Hassan, Aya A. M. El-Bondkly, Mohammed Abdel-Wahab, Ayman A. Farghaly, Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed El-Bondkly

“…Abstract Background Cancer is a significant global health issue due to its high incidence and mortality rates. …”
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Virtual Reality Simulation for Undergraduate Nursing Students for Care of Patients With Infectious Diseases: Mixed Methods Study by Wen Chang, Chun-Chih Lin, Julia Crilly, Hui-Ling Lee, Li-Chin Chen, Chin-Yen Han

“…However, the pandemic highlighted the ongoing global priority of providing care for patients with infectious diseases. …”
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Novel prehospital lactate cut-off estimation for mortality: a multicentre observational study by Ancor Sanz-García, Carlos del Pozo Vegas, Daniel Zalama-Sánchez, Raúl López-Izquierdo, Francisco Martín-Rodríguez, Pedro Ángel de Santos Castro, Eduardo Silva Alvarado, Santos Gracia Villar, Luis Alonso Dzul López, Silvia Aparicio Obregón, Rubén Calderon Iglesias

“…The difference in the median prehospital lactate concentration (mmol/L) between survivors and non-survivors was statistically significant (p&lt;0.001): 2.29 (95% CI 1.43 to 3.38) and 7.14 (95% CI 5.11 to 9.71), respectively. Globally, the cut-off for all the studies combined was estimated by the direct method to be 3.71 mmol/L (95% CI 2.92 to 3.91), which was similar to the indirect value of 3.07 (95% CI 2.95 to 5.49) and the third quartile of 4.00. …”
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Effect of home environment on neuropsychiatric development in preterm infants discharged from NICU at 18 months corrected age by Yuan Tian, Chuncao Zhang, Li Shen, Haifeng Jiang, Feng Liu, Jinjin Chen, Xia Hong

“…Multiple logistic regression analyses showed that compared with infants in supportive home environments, infants with moderate/unsupportive home environments had significantly elevated risks of development delay: 2.162-fold for global (odds ratio (OR) 2.162, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.274 to 3.665, p=0.004), 2.193-fold for fine motor (OR 2.193, 95% CI 1.161 to 4.140, p=0.016), 2.249-fold for language (OR 2.249, 95% CI 1.336 to 3.786, p=0.002) and 2.042-fold for personal-social (OR 2.042, 95% CI 1.149 to 3.628, p=0.015).Conclusions A supportive home environment is a crucial protective factor for the neuropsychological development of preterm infants. …”
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Characteristics associated with career self-reliance behaviors of nurses working in nursing homes in Japan: A cross-sectional study by Ayako Nakayama, Junko Hoshino, Masashi Hotta, Mayuri Hashimoto, Naomi Furukawa

“…Background: With an aging global population, establishing integrated systems for long-term care is challenging in several countries. …”
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Apportioning and Locating PM2.5 Sources Affecting Coastal Cities: Ulsan in South Korea and Dalian in China by Eunhwa Choi, Kwonho Jeon, Young Su Lee, Jongbae Heo, Ilhan Ryoo, Taeyeon Kim, Chuanlong Zhou, Philip K. Hopke, Seung-Muk Yi

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Soft Skills as Predictors of Students’ Life Self-Fulfillment by L. N. Stepanova, E. F. Zeer

“…Introduction. Today, global transformations of the most important institutions of modern society, acceleration of its development and total digitalisation actualise the search for the new and previously unknown determinants of human potential realisation. …”
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Estimation and Analysis of Caspian Region\'s Future Rainfalls by Using General Atmospheric Circulation Models. by alimohammad khorshiddoust, behrooz sarraf, bagher ghermez cheshmeh, fatemeh jafarzadeh

“…On the southern coasts of the Caspian Sea, precipitation as one of the important climatic parameters has undergone changes due to global climate change. In the present study, we tried to evaluate the effect of climate change on rainfall in this region by applying a suitable model. …”
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Structure and identification of the native PLP synthase complex from Methanosarcina acetivorans lysate by Angela Agnew, Ethan Humm, Kang Zhou, Robert P. Gunsalus, Z. Hong Zhou

“…While they are keystone organisms in the global carbon cycle and active members of the human microbiome, there is a general lack of characterization of methanogen enzyme structure and function. …”
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