Patient perspectives on acromegaly disease burden: insights from a community meeting by Shruti N. Shah, Kevin C. J. Yuen, Vivien Bonert, Wenyu Huang, Jill Sisco, Chrystal Palaty, Kristen Dancel-Manning, Nidhi Agrawal

“…In particular, the impacts on activities of daily living (ADLs) and heavy psychosocial and socioeconomic burdens are striking. We advocate for periodic screening for impacted ADLs, multidisciplinary teams to proactively address these symptoms, and call for further research on under-evaluated aspects of the disease.…”
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The mental health impact of COVID-19: the need for community interventions and collaboration for recovery by Nadarajah Rajeshkannan, Daya Somasundaram, Balachandran Kumarendran, Thirunavukarasu Kumanan, Ivan Dinesh Aloysius, Nalayini Sugirthan, Sivanantham Sasikumar, Nalayini Jegathesan

“… Background: Since 2019, the COVID-19 epidemic has spread across the world, affecting millions of individuals on physical, mental, and socioeconomic levels. Materials and methods: This qualitative study aims to map out the mental health consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic and suggest recovery strategies based on analyzing COVID-19 mental health and psychosocial impact-related comments on social/news media, participant’s observations, and participant action research. …”
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Towards fiscal sustainable practices in Mexico: The quality of municipal tax regulation and tiered tariffs improve income from solid waste management services by Sergio López-Olvera, Juan Carlos Olivo-Escudero, Mauricio Hernández-Marroquín, Fausto Rafael López-Olvera, Yessica Lourdes Vallejo-Rivera, Marco Antonio Rodríguez-Gómez, Pedro Hipólito Rodríguez-Herrero

“…Differentiated tariffs based on socioeconomic status were found to be particularly effective, generating income levels 3.29 times higher than uniform tariffs. …”
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Factors influencing health service utilization among 19,869 China’s migrant population: an empirical study based on the Andersen behavioral model by Yalin Song, Jingru Liu, Shuming Yan, Mingze Ma, Clifford Silver Tarimo, Clifford Silver Tarimo, Yiyang Chen, Yanhong Lai, Xinghong Guo, Jian Wu, Beizhu Ye

“…Age, gender, educational level, socioeconomic status, employment status, and proximity to healthcare facilities significantly influenced health service utilization. …”
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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice (KAP) Survey toward Skin Cancer among Ecuadorian Population by Victor H. Pinos-León, César Sandoval, Franklin Cabrera, Esmeraldas Terán, Ana Garnica, Ana Kellendonk, Mery Alvear, Carla Rosero, Lorena Vaca, Jorge Bonifaz, Anita Buestán, Claudia Armas, Raquel Trujillo, Patricio Freire, Tamara León, Giselle Erazo, Liliana García, Marcela Alzate, Vicente Toapanta, Myriam Ortega, Daniela Caicedo, Alicia Pereira, Lenin Gómez-Barreno, Juan S. Izquierdo-Condoy, Merry Charlie, Esteban Ortiz-Prado, Katherine Simbaña-Rivera

“…Due to the limitation of the representativeness of the sample, the use of more studies among Ecuadorian residents of the low socioeconomic level and replication in different provinces of Ecuador is justified.…”
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Outcomes of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery from private and public healthcare services in AustraliaKey points by Thomas J. West, Andrea M. Bruder, Kay M. Crossley, Michael A. Girdwood, Laura K. To, Jamon L. Couch, Mark J. Scholes, Sebastian C.S. Evans, Melissa J. Haberfield, Christian J. Barton, Ewa M. Roos, Alysha De Livera, Adam G. Culvenor

“…Sociodemographic and socioeconomic factors contributed little to the differences observed. …”
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Impact of Comprehensive Health Insurance affiliation on mortality in children under one year: an analysis of the Demographic and Health Survey 2010–2022 in Peru by Marcos Espinola-Sánchez, Marcos Espinola-Sánchez, Andres Campaña-Acuña, Diego Urrunaga-Pastor, Diego Urrunaga-Pastor, Jorge L. Maguiña, Manuel Jumpa, Oscar Ugarte-Ubillus

“…However, this relationship is inconclusive for the general population and for the population with medium and high incomes, highlighting the importance of considering socioeconomic, demographic, and other insurance factors.…”
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Inequity and vulnerability in Latin American Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations with rheumatic diseases: a syndemic approach by Bernardo A Pons-Estel, Rosana Quintana, Ruben Burgos-Vargas, Everardo Álvarez-Hernández, John Londono, Ana M Santos, Adalberto Loyola-Sanchez, Mario H Cardiel, Maria Victoria Goycochea-Robles, Ingris Peláez-Ballestas, Ysabel Granados, Flor Julián-Santiago, Celenia Rosillo, Jose Alvarez-Nemegyei, Natalia Santana, Mario Goñi, Ligia Cedeño, Romina Nieto, Silvana Conti, María Elena Calvo, Eugenia Picco, Rosa Chacón, Jorge Delgado, Alfonso Gastelum Strozzi, Sergio Guevara-Pacheco, Vicente Juarez, Mario Alberto Garza-Elizondo, Juan Camilo Rueda, Amaranta Manrique de Lara, Nora Mathern, Marisa Jorfen, Alvaro Sanabria, Cristina Prigione, Adriana MR Silvestre, Vanina García, Julio Miljevic, Daniel Dhair, Matias Laithe, Fadua Midauar, Maria Celeste Martin, Maria Cecilia Barrios, María Elena Crespo, Mariana Aciar, Emilio Buschiazzo, Natalia L Cucchiaro, Mario Ruiz, José Adolfo Sánchez, Rodolfo Franco, Natalia Estrella, Silvia Jorge, Cinthya Retamozo, Sofia Fernandez, Martina Fay, Cecilia Camacho, Graciela Gomez, Jazmin Petrelli, Andrés Honeri, Viviana Arenas Solórzano, Ana Bensi, Marcela Valdata, Rodrigo Giraldo, Ignacio Angarita, Jesus G Ballesteros, Sofia Arias, Andres Vásquez, Lina Valero, Ani Cortes, Estafania Castañeda, Elias Forero, Astrid Feicán, Fernando Vintimilla, Jaime Vintimilla, Veronica Ochoa, Angelita Lliguisaca, Holger Dután, Jacqueline Rodríguez-Amado, Julio Casasola-Vargas, Conrado Garcia, Imelda García-Olivera, César Pacheco, Susana Aidee Gonzalez-Chávez, Hazel Garcia Morales, Arturo Velasco Gutierrez, JF Moctezuma-Rios, Eduardo Navarro-Zarza, Angelia Angulo, Rosana Flores, Janeth Galván Padrón, B Lorena Pérez, Janett Riega, Brenda Vaquez Fuentes, Miguel A Villarreal, Cassandra Skinner Taylor, Sara Marín, Dionicio Galarza Delgado, Diana Flores Alvarado, Jorge A Esquivel Varerio, Luz Helena Sanín, Marco Maradiaga Ceceño, Jorge Zamudio Lerm, Ivan Stekman, Yanira Martínez, Gloris Sánchez

“…We identified different health inequities among patients with RMD (ie, lower educational attainment, more comorbidities), associated with factors such as Indigenous self-identification and rural residence.Conclusions A syndemic approach enables us to identify health inequities in RMD, as shown by higher prevalence of comorbidities, disability and socioeconomic factors like lower educational attainment. …”
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Global, regional, and national epidemiology of allergic diseases in children from 1990 to 2021: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Jun Zheng, Yi-jing Jin, Cheng-hai Wang, Chu Feng, Xin-yuan Lai, Shu-qing Hua, Jia-hui Tai

“…Conclusions Despite decreasing age-standardized rates, childhood asthma and AD continue to pose substantial health burdens globally, with marked variations across regions and socioeconomic strata. These findings emphasize the need for targeted, region-specific interventions.…”
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Intracellular iron accumulation throughout the progression of sepsis influences the phenotype and function of activated macrophages in renal tissue damage by Mira Hanna, Ahmed M. A. Akabawy, Mohamed Mansour Khalifa, Mohamed Mansour Khalifa, Marawan Abd Elbaset, Reda Abdelnasser Imam, Hanan Seddiek

“…Sepsis, the most common cause of acute kidney injury, remains a major socioeconomic burden. A dysregulated immune response leads to progressive organ dysfunction. …”
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Mapping the Dream: Designing Optimal E-Bike Routes in Valparaíso, Chile, Using a Multicriteria Analysis and an Experimental Study by Vicente Aprigliano, Catalina Toro, Gonzalo Rojas, Iván Bastías, Marcus Cardoso, Tálita Santos, Marcelino Aurélio Vieira da Silva, Emilio Bustos, Ualison Rébula de Oliveira, Sebastian Seriani

“…The city of Valparaíso, Chile, faces significant mobility challenges due to its steep slopes, complex urban infrastructure, and socioeconomic conditions. In this direction, this study explores the potential promotion of E-bike uses by identifying the optimal routes that connect metro stations to strategic hilltop streets in the city. …”
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Paediatric nephroblastoma at a South African tertiary hospital: A 21-year retrospective analysis by E Brits, E Gerber, I Iroka, L Mgidlana, J Willoughby, S Dhlamini, P Nxumalo, S Sefadi, A Mthembu, J B Sempa

“…This study highlights the need for collaboration between SA and Lesotho healthcare providers to improve outcomes by addressing diagnostic delays, treatment defaults and response variations in resource-limited settings through community health education, improving access to primary care, offering care-provider training, improving diagnostic resources and addressing socioeconomic barriers. …”
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Study on Innovative Practices to Promote Girls’ Retention and Transition to Secondary and Higher Learning Institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa. by Ayiga, Natal, Adyanga, Francis Akena, Akello, Jacqueline

“…Providing alternative learning pathways: Alternative education pathways intended to build the knowledge and skills of teenage mothers to be able to navigate socioeconomic conditions as they grow into adulthood, should be promoted. d. …”
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Adulthood trajectories of resilience and vulnerability: exploring gender differences in disadvantage after experience of out-of-home care by Lisa Bornscheuer, Evelina Landstedt, Karl Gauffin, Ylva B. Almquist

“…Distinct profiles of socioeconomic and health disadvantage in individuals with out-of-home care experience were identified using group-based multi-trajectory modelling. …”
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Relationship of Autophagic Dysfunction With the Quality of Life and Sleep, Depression and Disease Severity in Patients With Restless Legs Syndrome by Esen Çiçekli, Hamza Malik Okuyan, Canan Birimoğlu Okuyan, Şeyda Öznur Ayçiçek, Dilcan Kotan

“…ABSTRACT Introduction Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a frequently encountered neurological illness that has no effective treatment and imposes an enormous socioeconomic burden. Autophagy is essential for the maintenance of healthy cellular physiology, cell viability, and defense against pathogenic conditions. …”
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Frequency anomalies and characteristics of extratropical cyclones during extremely wet, dry, windy, and calm seasons in the extratropics by H. Binder, H. Wernli

“…<p>Extreme meteorological seasons are highly relevant because of their severe impacts on many socioeconomic sectors. However, a global statistical characterisation of observed extreme seasons is challenging because at any specific location, very few such seasons occurred during the limited period with available reanalysis datasets. …”
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The influence of menopause age on gynecologic cancer risk: a comprehensive analysis using NHANES data by Yiliminuer Abulajiang, Tao Liu, Ming Wang, Abidan Abulai, Yumei Wu

“…Variables including socioeconomic factors, health behaviors, nutritional status, and medical history were assessed in relation to participants’ menopausal age and gynecologic cancer prevalence. …”
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Predictors of depression among Chinese college students: a machine learning approach by Lin Luo, Junfeng Yuan, Chenghan Wu, Yanling Wang, Rui Zhu, Huilin Xu, Luqin Zhang, Zhongge Zhang

“…The variables included sociodemographic characteristics, physical and psychological health indicators, behavioral and lifestyle factors, socioeconomic conditions, and family mental health history. …”
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Distribution of Pupil Size and Associated Factors: Results from the Population-Based Gutenberg Health Study by Marian Kiel, Stephanie D. Grabitz, Susanne Hopf, Thomas Koeck, Philipp S. Wild, Irene Schmidtmann, Karl J. Lackner, Thomas Münzel, Manfred E. Beutel, Norbert Pfeiffer, Alexander K. Schuster

“…A smaller pupil was associated with older age, hyperopic refractive error, previous cataract surgery, diabetes, obesity, and ACE inhibitor intake, whereas wider pupil was associated with female gender, arterial hypertension, intake of tricyclic antidepressants, and intake of SNRI and tetracyclic antidepressants. Socioeconomic status and smoking were not associated with pupil size. …”
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Anthropogenic Disturbance and Climate Change Impacts on the Suitable Habitat of Sphenomorphus incognitus in China by Kai Chen, Li Ma, Weijun Jiang, Lijin Wang, Li Wei, Hongji Zhang, Ruhao Yang

“…Future research should incorporate additional socioeconomic data to further investigate the effects of human disturbance on this species.…”
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