End-of-life health literacy, knowledge and behaviours towards advance care planning among older adults: cross-sectional evidence from Switzerland by Ralf J Jox, Maud Wieczorek, Clément Meier, Sarah Vilpert, Jürgen Maurer, Carmen Borrat-Besson

“…This study thus investigates the associations between individuals’ end-of-life health literacy and their knowledge and behaviours toward ACP among a population-based sample of adults aged 58+ years in Switzerland.Methods We used data from 1319 respondents from Wave 8 (2019/2020) of the Survey on Health, Ageing, and Retirement in Europe. …”
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Effect of pre-hospital living setting on nutritional intake route upon discharge in older adults with aspiration pneumonia: a prospective cohort study by Kohei Yamaguchi, Taiju Miyagami, Ryoko Imada, Ryosuke Yanagida, Seiko Kushiro, Toru Morikawa, Kazuharu Nakagawa, Kanako Yoshimi, Toshio Naito, Haruka Tohara

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Un conte de deux villes : une géohistoire comparée de São Paulo et Lyon, 500 000 habitants en 1920 by Bernard Gauthiez, Beatriz Piccolotto Siqueira Bueno, Fernanda Padovesi Fonseca, Leca De Biaggi, Iris Kantor, Eliane Kuvasney, Jaime Tadeu Oliva, Olivier Chareire, Eduardo Dutenkefer, Letícia Falasqui Tachinardi Rocha, Luciano Zoboli

“…The goal of this paper is a better understanding of the dynamics of urban change in São Paulo and Lyons when the two cities had the same population, in 1920 with 500,000 inhabitants, and in the previous decades. …”
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The Cotransplantation of Olfactory Ensheathing Cells with Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells Exerts Antiapoptotic Effects in Adult Rats after Spinal Cord Injury by Shifeng Wu, Guanqun Cui, Hua Shao, Zhongjun Du, Jack C. Ng, Cheng Peng

“…Therefore, we investigated the effects of the cotransplantation of OECs with BMSCs on antiapoptotic effects in adult rats for which the models of SCI are induced. …”
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Vega-Reñón, Luis & Olmos, Paula (eds.). Compendio de lógica, argumentación y retórica. Madrid: Editorial Trotta, 2012. 712 pp. by JUAN FELIPE GONZÁLEZ CALDERÓN

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Analysis of the CHS Gene Family Reveals Its Functional Responses to Hormones, Salinity, and Drought Stress in Moso Bamboo (<i>Phyllostachys edulis</i>) by Shiying Su, Xueyun Xuan, Jiaqi Tan, Zhen Yu, Yang Jiao, Zhijun Zhang, Muthusamy Ramakrishnan

Subjects: “…<i>Phyllostachys edulis</i>…”
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Formação Continuada e Cultura Profissional: a educação algébrica e os movimentos de reorientação curricular no Estado de São Paulo by Antonio Marcos Emiliano, Maria Elisabette Brisola Brito Prado, Ruy Cesar Pietropaolo

“… O texto apresenta um projeto de investigação em desenvolvimento, que tem como objetivo verificar se o Currículo Oficial de Matemática do Estado de São Paulo, implementado em 2008, conseguiu provocar as necessárias transformações na cultura profissional dos professores de Matemática, em relação ao ensino da álgebra escolar. …”
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Comparison of Insertion Characteristics of Prewarmed Igel and I-gel at Room Temperature in Adult Patients Undergoing Elective Surgeries- A Randomized Control Trial by Priyanka Pathak, Mushtaq Wani, Heena Saini

“…Aim: The present study was conducted to investigate this hypothesis by comparing the airway sealing pressure and leak volume amount between prewarmed Igel devices and those kept at room temperature in paralysed adult patients on Volume Controlled Ventilation mode of ventilator posted for elective surgeries. …”
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GloRice, a global rice database (v1.0): I. Gridded paddy rice annual distribution from 1961 to 2021 by Hanzhi Xie, Jingxian Li, Tingting Li, Xinqing Lu, Qiwen Hu, Zhangcai Qin

“…Abstract Paddy rice, one of the world’s primary cereals, plays a critical role in food security and environmental sustainability. …”
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Developing a set of key principles for care planning within older adult care homes: study protocol for a modified Delphi survey by Madalina Toma, Jonathan Taylor, Nick Smith, Sarah Jasim, Jacqueline Damant, Yuri Hamashima, Thais Caprioli

“…Background Older adult care homes in England are required to develop care plans on behalf of each of their residents and to make these documents available to those who provide care. …”
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Serum Level Alteration of IL-6, IL-1β, and IFN-γ in Groups of Healthy Adults with Oxidative DNA Damage in Najaf Governorate by Dhuha S. Saleh, Hayder S. Hussain, Hasan N. Al-Haidari, Samia K. Abbas, Ayaid K. Zgair, Seenaa M. Ali

“…Study Groups. A total of 88 adult volunteers from three test groups were divided based on their inhabitance in different geographical regions in Najaf governorate. …”
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RETRACTED: Skin dose estimation in adults undergoing diagnostic chest X-ray examinations at Al-Zahra Teaching Hospital in Wasit Governorate, Iraq by Jassim Ali Saeed, Hamza Zahraa Saad, Mraity Hussien Abid Ali Bakir, Abojassim Ali Abid, Mousa Rana Fadhil

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Exploring determinant factors influencing muscle quality and sarcopenia in Bilbao's older adult population through machine learning: A comprehensive analysis approach. by Naiara Virto, Danielle Marie Dequin, Xabier Río, Amaia Méndez-Zorrilla, Begoña García-Zapirain

“…No single factor is sufficient to predict either condition, and by comprehensively considering all selected features, the study underscores the importance of a holistic approach in understanding and addressing sarcopenia and MQI among older adults.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Exploring the factors that affect sarcopenia and MQI in older adults, this study highlights that relative power, age, weight, and the 5STS are significant determinants. …”
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Acquired Vitamin K Deficiency as Unusual Cause of Bleeding Tendency in Adults: A Case Report of a Nonhospitalized Student Presenting with Severe Menorrhagia by Omid Reza Zekavat, Gholamreza Fathpour, Sezaneh Haghpanah, Seyed Javad Dehghani, Maryam Zekavat, Nader Shakibazad

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A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study of Coagulation Profiles and Platelet Parameters of Schistosoma mansoni-Infected Adults at Haik Primary Hospital, Northeast Ethiopia by Habtye Bisetegn, Daniel Getacher Feleke, Hussen Ebrahim, Melkam Tesfaye, Alemu Gedefie, Yonas Erkihun

“…In this study, a total of 180 study participants (90 S. mansoni-infected adults and 90 controls) were included. Of the total S. mansoni-infected adults, 55.6%, 28.9%, 33, and 15.6% had light, moderate, and heavy intensity of infections, respectively. …”
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Physical activity patterns in a representative sample of adolescents from the largest city in Latin America: a cross-sectional study in Sao Paulo by Maria Fernanda Tourinho Peres, Gerson Ferrari, Leandro F.M. Rezende, Gabriela Arantes Wagner, Alex A Florindo

“…Objectives We examined the patterns of total and domain-specific physical activity (PA) by sex, socioeconomic status and maternal education level in adolescents from Sao Paulo city, Brazil.Design Cross-sectional study.Participants We included a representative sample of 2682 (52.2% boys) adolescents aged 14–15 years from public and private schools in Sao Paulo, 2017. …”
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Sonhos e vivências transatlânticos de Nize Isabel de Moraes, professora negra do estado de São Paulo (1955-1978) by Maria Aparecida Oliveira Lopes

“… Este artigo rememora a trajetória da professora Nize Isabel de Moraes, uma paulista que atuou de 1955-1978 como professora da rede pública de São Paulo. Nossa narrativa pretende construir a genealogia das suas escolas de atuação em São Paulo e explorar a comunicação entre Brasil e Senegal, uma vez que a historiadora trabalhou como pesquisadora no Instituto Fundamental da África Negra entre 1967-2003, na Universidade de Dakar, enquanto estava lotada na Secretaria da Educação. …”
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Sylvia G. GARCIA. Destino Ímpar: sobre a formação de Florestan Fernandes. São Paulo, Ed. 34, 2002. 192 páginas. by Diogo Valença

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Which combination of medical expulsive therapy is more effective for treatment of distal ureteral stone in adults? A systematic review and network meta-analysis by Maryam Taheri, Nasrin Borumandnia, Hamidreza Abdi, Amir H Kashi, Setareh Nourani, Sogand Sheikholeslami, Yasamin Maleki Gilvaei, Pardis Ziaeefar, Abbas Basiri

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Association of food security with cardiometabolic health during young adulthood: cross-sectional comparison of American Indian adults with other racial/ethnic groups by Cassandra J Nikolaus, Anna Zamora-Kapoor, Luciana E Hebert, Ka'imi Sinclair

“…Objectives Our aim was to assess the cross-sectional associations between food insecurity and cardiometabolic health indicators in American Indian young adults compared with non-Hispanic white, black, Asian or Pacific Islander and Hispanic young adults.Design Data from the fourth wave of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health) were used. …”
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