Can a low-threshold check-up motivate older adults to schedule a dental visit? Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial by Aster De Vleeschauwer, Louise Poppe, Roos Colman, Barbara Janssens

“…However, in the older population, regular dental attendance is low. This trial investigates whether a low-threshold check-up by a dental professional in a non-dental setting can motivate older persons to seek professional oral care. …”
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Definitions of Frailty in Qualitative Research: A Qualitative Systematic Review by Deborah A. Lekan, Susan K. Collins, Audai A. Hayajneh

“…Although frailty was generally defined as a multidimensional, biopsychosocial construct with loss of resilience and vulnerability to adverse outcomes, most studies defined the study population based on older age and physical impairments derived from subjective assessment by the researcher, a healthcare professional, or a family member. …”
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Clinical Manifestations Associated with Overweight/Obesity in Puerto Ricans with Fibromyalgia Syndrome by Ruth M. Fred-Jiménez, Mariangelí Arroyo-Ávila, Ángel M. Mayor, Grissel Ríos, Luis M. Vilá

“…Conclusion. In this population of Puerto Ricans with FMS, overweight/obese patients experienced more FMS-related manifestations than nonoverweight/obese individuals. …”
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Enhancing cancer care through a knowledge-sharing model: a systematic review of Project ECHO® programmes in India by Sangeeta Bhuyan, Shikha Yadav, Amit Verma, Shama Bhati, Ankit Anand, Sandeep Bhalla, Apoorva Karan Rai

“…The findings contribute valuable insights to ongoing efforts to reduce India’s cancer burden and improve the well-being of its population.…”
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Long-term health consequences and costs of changes in alcohol consumption in England during the COVID-19 pandemic. by Joshua Card-Gowers, Sadie Boniface, Jamie Brown, Loren Kock, Alexander Martin, Lise Retat, Laura Webber

“…The model was run from 2020 to 2035 for the population of England and different occupational social grade groups.…”
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Need and utilization of primary health care among long-term unemployed Finns by Jan Klavus, Leena Forma, Jussi Partanen, Pekka Rissanen

“…Methods: Data on primary health care utilization were derived from two sources; a targeted questionnaire about the use of services and quality of life among long-term unemployed individuals, and the Welfare and Services in Finland Survey, covering the general population. A two-part econometric model was applied in order to separate between the probability and level of utilization. …”
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Randomized controlled trials in central vascular access devices: A scoping review. by Mari Takashima, Gillian Ray-Barruel, Amanda Ullman, Samantha Keogh, Claire M Rickard

“…Additionally, there were extensive gaps within population sub-groups, particularly in tunneled devices, and in pediatrics and neonates. …”
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Barriers Affecting Promotion of Active Transportation: A Study on Pedestrian and Bicycle Network Connectivity in Melbourne’s West by Isaac Oyeyemi Olayode, Hing-Wah Chau, Elmira Jamei

“…In this research, we focused on the suburb of Point Cook, located within the City of Wyndham in Melbourne’s west, owing to its rising human population and private vehicle ownership. The primary aim of this research is to examine the barriers in the interconnectivity of active transport networks for pedestrians and cyclists and to determine the segments of the transportation network that are not accessible to Point Cook residents. …”
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A comparative study of the effect of physical-social factors on the quality of life of residents of different types of housing in quarantine conditions (Case study: different type... by jamaleddin honarvar, sara jalalian

“…To analyze the data, single sample t-test and mean test and to study the normalization of data were used by colomogorov-smarinov test. The statistical population of the study includes residents of different types of housing in Tehran are 381 samples. …”
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Statistical analyzes and anomalies of precipitation in cold period in order to understand the effect of climate change on different regions of Iran (1951-2010) by elham yarahmadi, mostafa karampoor, hooshang ghaemi, mohammad moradi, behrouz nasiri

“…The highest decline occurred in the western and eastern parts of the Caspian coast and in the northwest, which requires special attention to managers in light of the areas of activity and concentration of the population.…”
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The Guyana Diabetes and Foot Care Project: Improved Diabetic Foot Evaluation Reduces Amputation Rates by Two-Thirds in a Lower Middle Income Country by Julia Lowe, R. Gary Sibbald, Nashwah Y. Taha, Gerald Lebovic, Madan Rambaran, Carlos Martin, Indira Bhoj, Brian Ostrow

“…Phase 2: Regionalization to cover 90% of the Guyanese population and expansion to include improved management of diabetes and hypertension. …”
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Antiseizure medication prescribing in people with Dravet syndrome: An analysis of real‐time administrative data by Kevin Y. Xu, Binx Yezhe Lin, M. Scott Perry, Fábio A. Nascimento

“…Our data suggests that stiripentol, fenfluramine, and, to an extent, cannabidiol may be underused in a large, diverse, primarily U.S.‐based population of patients with DS. Plain Language Summary In an analysis of routinely‐collected health care claims in the U.S., we found that the uptake of new antiseizure medications for Dravet Syndrome (i.e., stiripentol, fenfluramine, and cannabidiol) has been limited since 2022. …”
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Logistic regression in predicting bullying based on the components of emotional intelligence and spiritual intelligence. by Saeed Fakharyzade Najafabadi, Ali Mohammad Rezaei, Mohammad Ali Mohammadyfar, ,Siavash Talepasand

“…The aim of this study was to use logistic regression in predicting bullying based on the components of emotional intelligence and spiritual intelligence. The statistical population of the present study included all high school students in Najafabad. …”
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Socioeconomic Assessment and Impact of Social Security on Outcome in Patients Admitted with Suspected Coronary Chest Pain in the City of Salta, Argentina by Ricardo A. León de la Fuente, Patrycja A. Naesgaard, Stein Tore Nilsen, Leik Woie, Torbjoern Aarsland, Harry Staines, Dennis W. T. Nilsen

“…In conclusion, survival was mainly tied to socioeconomic inequalities in this population, and the impact of a social security program needs further attention.…”
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Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder: epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis by J. Čemerkaitė, I. Kaukėnaitė, R. Liutkevičienė

“…The incidence of NMOSD ranges from 0.039 to 0.73 per 100,000 adult population, and the highest incidence estimates are associated with African and Asian ethnicities. …”
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Impact of the information and communication sector on spatial development and post-war recovery of creative industries in Ukraine's economy by Marianna Kichurchak

“…The research findings will be beneficial to substantiate the feasibility of using a number of measures to stimulate the development of the ICS so as to intensify its participation in the post-war reconstruction of creative industries by regions of Ukraine concerning improvement of the demographic situation through the formation of favourable social conditions for the return of the population, enhancement of the investment climate and promotion of export of services…”
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Harris Harks Optimization Based Clustering With Fuzzy Routing for Lifetime Enhancing in Wireless Sensor Networks by Di Jing

“…Moreover, good point set based population initialization and neighborhood centroid opposition based learning mechanism are used to accelerate convergence and avoid being trapped into local optima. …”
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Feasibility of engaging parents attending an adult weight management programme with child weight management support: a mixed methods study by Russell Jago, Julian PH Shield, Aidan Searle, Ruth Mears, Deborah Sharp

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Epidemiological Profile of Illnesses in Older Adults Treated at the Regional Emergency Service of Cienfuegos by Lázaro Armando Águila Trujillo, Lourdes Elena Duany Badell, Vivian Isabel Chávez Pérez, Yoleysi Arteaga Cuellar, Midalys del Carmen LLanes Cartaya, Juan Rafael Zerquera Rodríguez

“…<strong>Foundation:</strong> population aging represents a challenge for Emergency Services that have to face an increase in care pressure. …”
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Causal relationship between inflammatory bowel disease and sex: a Mendelian randomization study by Kaiwen Wang, Yu Lou, Shunjie Tian, Zhihui Tao, Zhihui Tao

“…ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to investigate the bidirectional causal relationship between sex hormones and IBD through a two-sample bidirectional Mendelian randomization (MR) study.MethodsBased on Genome-Wide Association Study (GWAS) pooled data on SHBG, total testosterone, bioavailable testosterone, estradiol, and IBD in a European population, we performed two-sample bidirectional MR analyses using single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) as instrumental variables. …”
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