Associations of sedentary time, sleep duration and physical exercise with multimorbidity among older adults in Shanghai, China: a cross-sectional study based on national physical f... by Kai Li, Jingjing Wang, Yuqin Rao, Fanhui Zheng, Ying Chen, Bo Zhai, Jintao Hong, Dao Wang, Chen Wang, Bao Liu

“…Shorter sleep duration (< 7 h/day) also increased the odds of membership in the metabolic-cardiovascular disease class by 48%–49% (unweighted OR 1.49, 95% CI 1.35–1.65; weighted OR 1.48, 95% CI 1.38–1.58), the metabolic-cardiovascular-joint-digestive-respiratory disease class by 37%–47% (unweighted OR 1.47, 95% CI 1.19–1.80; weighted OR 1.37, 95% CI 1.19–1.58), and the joint-digestive-respiratory disease class by 41%–42% (unweighted OR 1.42, 95% CI 1.29–1.56; weighted OR 1.41, 95% CI 1.32–1.50). …”
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Circulating C19MC MicroRNAs in Preeclampsia, Gestational Hypertension, and Fetal Growth Restriction by Ilona Hromadnikova, Katerina Kotlabova, Marketa Ondrackova, Andrea Kestlerova, Veronika Novotna, Lucie Hympanova, Jindrich Doucha, Ladislav Krofta

“…The objective of the study was to identify the profile of circulating C19MC microRNAs (miR-516-5p, miR-517*, miR-518b, miR-520a*, miR-520h, miR-525, and miR-526a) in patients with established preeclampsia (n=63), fetal growth restriction (n=27), and gestational hypertension (n=23). …”
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Association between lifestyle factors and thyroid function in young sedentary euthyroid adults by Elisa Merchan-Ramirez, Guillermo Sanchez-Delgado, Lucas Jurado-Fasoli, Francisco M Acosta, Manuel Muñoz-Torres, Jose M. Llamas-Elvira, Jonatan R Ruiz

“…Energy intake was also positively associated with free triiodothyronine (β = 0.277; R2 = 0.137; P = 0.004). Further, adherence to the Mediterranean diet was negatively related to TSH and free thyroxine (FT4) (β = −0.221; R2 = 0.113; P = 0.020 and β = −0.268; R2 = 0.071; P = 0.007, respectively). …”
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Rechallenge therapy versus tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) for advanced metastatic colorectal cancer: a retrospective study by Chenming Liu, Jintao Chen, Yuxing Liu

“…Kaplan-Meier survival analysis showed that the median OS in the rechallenge group was 13.2 months (95% CI: 9.6–19.3), compared with 7.7 months (95% CI: 6.5–14.5) in the TKI group, with a statistically significant difference (HR = 0.47, 95% CI: 0.26–0.86; P = 0.013). …”
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Objective performance of emergency medical technicians in the use of mechanical cardiopulmonary resuscitation compared with subjective self-evaluation: a cross-sectional, simulatio... by Wen-Chu Chiang, Matthew Huei-Ming Ma, Yu-Chun Chien, Yao-Cheng Wang, Wen-Shuo Yang, Ping Yen, Wei-Chu Chie

“…Among the EMT personal factors, self-confidence was negatively associated with objective MCPR deployment performance (adjusted OR (aOR) 0.66, 95% CI 0.45 to 0.97, p=0.033) and objective teamwork performance (aOR 0.57, 95% CI 0.34 to 0.97, p=0.037) for EMT-Ps, whereas knowledge was positively associated with objective MCPR deployment performance (aOR 2.15, 95% CI 1.31 to 3.52, p=0.002) and objective teamwork performance (aOR 1.77, 95% CI 1.02 to 3.08, p=0.043) for EMT-Is. …”
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Clinical Burden and Healthcare Resource Use of Asthma in Children in the UK by Gouia I, Joulain F, Zhang Y, Morgan CL, Khan AH

“…Asthma-related costs increased with severity (total-cost ratios: moderate versus mild, 1.68 [1.45– 1.97], P< 0.0001; severe versus mild, 2.67 [2.21– 3.25], P< 0.0001).Conclusion: In children with asthma in the UK, increasing disease severity was associated with increased risk of severe exacerbations, re-exacerbations, and increased HCRU and costs.Keywords: asthma, paediatric, United Kingdom, CPRD…”
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Determinants of Change in Glycemic Status in Individuals with Prediabetes: Results from a Nationwide Cohort Study in Germany by Rebecca Paprott, Christa Scheidt-Nave, Christin Heidemann

“…In this study, we examined determinants of a regression to normoglycemia or a progression to diabetes among individuals with HbA1c-defined prediabetes. The study included 817 participants (18–79 years) with prediabetes (HbA1c 5.7–6.4% (39–47 mmol/mol)) at baseline. …”
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Investigating the Effect of Increasing Slump on Compressive Strength of Nominal Mix Concrete. by Aturinda, Shallot

“…Specifically, the results revealed: a 15.8% and 59.6% reduction in compressive strength at 3 days and a 12.7% and 57.9%reduction at 28 days at respective 10% and 20% increase in water for 1:2:4 mix ratio as slump increased from 56mm to 147mm. 32.1% and 61.5% reduction in compressive strength at 3 days and a 14.4% and 63.2% reduction at 28 days at respective 10% and 20% increase in water for the 1:1.5:3 mix ratio as slump increased from 50mm to 137mm. 42.5% and 50% reduction in compressive strength at 3 days and a 9.1% and 24.2% reduction at 28 days at respective 10% and 20% increase in water for the 1:3:6 mix ratio as slump increased from 67mm to 147mm. …”
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Exploratory Factor Analysis of Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II) in College Students from Cajamarca by Andy Rick Sánchez-Villena, Eduardo Farfán Cedrón

“…Methods: The sample was conformed by326 students (73.3% female and 26.7% males) whose average age was 19.7 years old (SD=2.28). …”
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Pediatric Tuina for the treatment of functional dyspepsia: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Na-Yeon Ha, Chang-Yul Keum, Jinsung Kim

“…The combined Tuina group demonstrated significantly lower overall dyspeptic symptom scores (standard mean difference (SMD) = -1.18, 95 % CI [-1.46, −0.91], p < 0.00001) and shorter times to resolution of primary symptoms, including abdominal distension (mean difference (MD) = -2.08, 95 % CI [-2.35, −1.81], p < 0.00001), abdominal pain (MD = −1.54, 95 % CI [-1.92, −1.17], p < 0.00001), belching (MD = −1.11, 95 % CI [-1.44, −0.77], p < 0.00001), and anorexia (MD = −1.37, 95 % CI [-1.67, −1.07], p < 0.00001). …”
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Benford Law and fraudulent financial statements of unlisted enterprises by Nguyễn Thị Thu Hiền, Đặng Anh Tuấn

Subjects: “…báo cáo tài chính…”
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Applying in machine learning and deep learning in finance industry: A case study on repayment prediction by Nguyễn Phát Đạt, Hồ Mai Minh Nhật, Trương Công Vinh, Lê Quang Chấn Phong, Lê Hoành Sử

“…Tạp chí Khoa học Đại học Mở Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh - Kinh tế và Quản trị kinh doanh…”
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The impact of working capital management on the business performance: Evidence from food and beverage firms listed on the Vietnamese stock market by Nguyễn Thị Như Quỳnh, Trần Như Quỳnh

“…Tạp chí Khoa học Đại học Mở Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh - Kinh tế và Quản trị kinh doanh…”
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Understanding participation intention and word-of-mouth intention in voter contact: A framework based on the theory of planned behaviour by Nguyễn Thanh Nhàn

Subjects: “…tiếp xúc cử tri…”
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The effect of international crude oil price volatility on the performance of listed firms in Vietnam by Vương Thị Hương Giang, Trần Kim Khánh Băng, Nguyễn Hữu Mạnh

“…Tạp chí Khoa học Đại học Mở Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh - Kinh tế và Quản trị kinh doanh…”
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Measuring market efficiency using factor models - An empirical study on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange by Phạm Hoàng Thạch

“…Tạp chí Khoa học Đại học Mở Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh - Kinh tế và Quản trị kinh doanh…”
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Influence of Socio-Demographic, Occupational and Lifestyle Variables on Sleep Time by Dutheil F, Saint-Arroman C, Clinchamps M, Flaudias V, Fantini ML, Pereira B, Berthon M, Laporte C, Baker JS, Charkhabi M, Cocco P, Lecca R, Puligheddu M, Figorilli M, Zak M, Ugbolue UC, Ubago-Guisado E, Gracia-Marco L, Bouillon-Minois JB, Vialatte L

“…Being a student (0.61, 0.02 to 1.19), working less than 25h per week (0.57, 0.17 to 0.97) and telework (0.46, 0.02 to 0.89) increased total sleep time. …”
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Associations between media parenting practices and early adolescent consumption of R-rated movies and mature-rated video games by Jason M. Nagata, Karen Li, Shirley S. Sui, Jonanne Talebloo, Christopher D. Otmar, Iris Yuefan Shao, Orsolya Kiss, Kyle T. Ganson, Alexander Testa, Jinbo He, Fiona C. Baker

“…Greater parental monitoring and limiting of screen time were negatively associated with watching R-rated movies (AOR 0.81, 95% CI 0.77–0.85 and AOR 0.73, 95% CI 0.68–0.79 respectively) and playing mature-rated video games (AOR 0.81, 95% CI 0.77–0.86 and AOR 0.72, 95% CI 0.67–0.77). …”
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Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease and Infection Control by Lynn Johnston, John Conly

“…Health Canada's draft CJD infection control guidelines, withdrawn from the Health Canada Web site until safety concerns regarding sodium hydroxide can be addressed, closely mirrored recommendations made in those documents. …”
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Seroprevalence of Canine Ehrlichiosis and Microscopic Screening for Canine Babesiosis in Dogs in Harare, Zimbabwe, 2016-2017 by Solomon Dhliwayo, Brighton Chihambakwe, Knowledge Taonezvi, Silvester M. Chikerema, Musavengana T. Tivapasi, Davies M. Pfukenyi

“…Sera from randomly selected dogs were tested for antibodies to Ehrlichia spp. using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay while microscopy of peripheral blood smears was used to confirm babesiosis. Overall, 75.2% (88/117, 95% CI: 66.2–82.5) of sera samples tested were positive to Ehrlichia spp. antibodies while the prevalence of canine babesiosis was 47.9% (56/117, 95% CI: 38.6–57.3). …”
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