Healthcare utilization of Mexican-American Medicare beneficiaries with and without Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. by Brian Downer, Soham Al Snih, Mukaila Raji, Lin-Na Chou, Yong-Fang Kuo, Kyriakos S Markides, Kenneth J Ottenbacher

“…Generalized estimating equations were used to estimate the probability for one or more hospitalizations, ER admissions, and physician visits at each quarter. …”
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Evaluation of Infections Caused by Carbapenem-Resistant <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i>, <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i>, and <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> in an Intensive Care Unit: A... by Elif Kerimoglu, Tuba Catak, Anil Kilinc

“…Culture-based pathogen distribution revealed <i>A. baumannii</i> as the predominant organism in respiratory samples, while <i>K. pneumoniae</i> was more frequently isolated from bloodstream and urinary specimens. …”
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Metabolic Abnormalities Are Common among South American Hispanics Subjects with Normal Weight or Excess Body Weight: The CRONICAS Cohort Study. by Catherine P Benziger, Antonio Bernabé-Ortiz, Robert H Gilman, William Checkley, Liam Smeeth, Germán Málaga, J Jaime Miranda, CRONICAS Cohort Study group

“…<h4>Objective</h4>We aimed to characterize metabolic status by body mass index (BMI) status.<h4>Methods</h4>The CRONICAS longitudinal study was performed in an age-and-sex stratified random sample of participants aged 35 years or older in four Peruvian settings: Lima (Peru's capital, costal urban, highly urbanized), urban and rural Puno (both high-altitude), and Tumbes (costal semirural). …”
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Victimization in childhood as a suicide risk factor in adults by Dedić Gordana, Đorđević Barbara, Dedić Srđan

“…The aim of our study was to examine whether victimization in childhood increased the likelihood of suicide attempt in adults. Methods. The sample consisted of 90 patients, 71 females and 19 males, aged 37.92 ± 11.04 years on average, hospitalized in the Day Hospital of the Clinic of Psychiatry Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia. …”
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Sexual Risk Behaviours and Willingness to Be Circumcised among Uncircumcised Adult Men in Uganda. by Simon P S Kibira, Fredrick Makumbi, Marguerite Daniel, Lynn Muhimbuura Atuyambe, Ingvild Fossgard Sandøy

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Data were from the 2011 Uganda AIDS Indictor Survey (UAIS), with a nationally representative sample of men 15 to 59 years. …”
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Gender Inequality and Elite Working Women in Kirima Sub-County Kanungu District. by Namanya, Precious

“…This fact needs to be highlighted more in the media, with the private sector, and in communities.…”
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Influence of Training on Employees' Performance: A Case Study of Rukiga SACCO. by Manige, Alexander

“…The study recommended that there is a need for more tailored and job-specific training content, as well as ongoing evaluation and adjustment of training methods to ensure continuous improvement and alignment with evolving organizational goals and develop training programs that are specifically tailored to the roles and responsibilities of different employee groups within Rukiga SACCO. …”
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Investigating the association between the number of interpersonal supporters during first-time pregnancy and postpartum depression symptoms by Junko Niimura, Syudo Yamasaki, Miharu Nakanishi, Satoshi Yamaguchi, Kaori Baba, Naomi Nakajima, Mitsuhiro Miyashita, Daniel Stanyon, Gemma Knowles, Jordan DeVylder, Mariko Hiraiwa-Hasegawa, Shuntaro Ando, Kiyoto Kasai, Atsushi Nishida

“…Results In the overall sample, postpartum depressive symptoms were found to be lower among individuals with more than 3.0 supportive individuals (prepartum). …”
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Prevalence and risk factors for Chlamydia trachomatis seropositivity and seropersistence among women: A prospective cohort study. by Zoïe W Alexiou, Bernice M Hoenderboom, Christian J P A Hoebe, Iris Scholte, Reshtrie Sheombarsing, Nicole H T M Dukers-Muijrers, Birgit H B van Benthem, Servaas A Morré

“…We assessed seropersistence for n = 1,405 participants with samples at baseline and after six years, and seropositivity for n = 2,997 participants with baseline samples. …”
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Detection of Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever virus antibodies in cattle in Kenedougou and Mouhoun provinces in Burkina Faso by Laibane Dieudonne Dahourou, Madi Savadogo, Mikhailou Kiswend-sida Dera, Lamoussa Roland Abga, Bruno Lalidia Ouoba, Rayangnewênde Stephane Arnaud Tapsoba, Bernadette Yougbare, Salimata Akio, Lamouni Habibata Zerbo, Amadou Traore, Rianatou Bada Alambedji

“…Aim: This study was conducted to investigate the seroprevalence and risk factors of CCHF in two provinces of Burkina Faso. Methods: Serum samples were collected from 371 bovine animals. …”
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Skin Microbiome alterations in heroin users revealed by full-length 16S rRNA sequencing by Ruiyang Tao, Xiang Wang, Xiaoyuan Zhen, Ruocheng Xia, Kaiqin Chen, Han Zhang, Yu Deng, Suhua Zhang

“…Notably, bacterial composition differences were more pronounced in OrE and PaS than in NaS, with genus-level variations being more significant than those at the phylum level. …”
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Mechanical characteristics of CSA-treated sand reinforced with fiber under freeze-thaw cycles by Ayesha Rauf, Sung-Woo Moon, Chang-Keun Lim, Alfrendo Satyanaga, Jong Kim

“…The study aims to develop more durable and eco-friendly construction methods for cold environments.…”
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Migraine is a risk factor for dementia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies by Wenyan Zhu, Yijun Zhan, Jian Pei, Qinhui Fu, Ruiqi Wang, Qianwen Yang, Qingyang Guan, Like Zhu

“…The pooled results showed that migraine significantly increase the risk of all-cause dementia in studies with high quality and studies with sample sizes more than 2000. The results of meta-regression analyses revealed that region, migraine type, diagnostic criteria for dementia, gender, Newcastle-Ottawa Scale score, sample size, controls and mean follow-up time were not significant sources of study heterogeneity. …”
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Predictors of oral healthcare utilization and satisfaction among Indian migrants and the host population in the Netherlands by Amandeep Pabbla, Denise Duijster, Irene H. A. Aartman, Charles Agyemang

“…Abstract Background The aim of this study was to explore predictors associated with reasons for visiting an oral healthcare professional (OHP) and satisfaction with OHPs in the Netherlands among the Indian migrants and the host population. Methods A random sample was obtained for this cross-sectional questionnaire study. …”
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Adapting the Competences of the Employed Personnel in the Context of the Integration of Artificial Intelligence in Organizations by Ioana Maria Popescu (Iacobescu), Iuliana Zavatin (Chilea), Daniela-Ioana Manea, Rodica Pamfilie, Alexandru Jurconi

“…To validate the research hypotheses, non-parametric analysis methods of the interdependencies between the variables were used, the results obtained highlighting the need to study this issue on a representative sample, using a more complex questionnaire. …”
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The interactive effect of affectionate nicknames and streamer type on streamer attitude in E-commerce live streaming: the mediating role of psychological closeness by Yuan Liu, Maohong Liu

“…Study 1, utilizing image materials, collected 368 samples on the Credamo to examine the interactive influence of streamer type and affectionate nicknames on streamer attitude. …”
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Nondestructive On-Site Detection of Soybean Contents Based on An Electrothermal MEMS Fourier Transform Spectrometer by Donglin Wang, Peng Wang, Huan Liu, Hongqiong Liu, Jicheng Zhang, Weiguo Liu, Huikai Xie

“…The whole instrument is designed for portability and on-site operation as well as the convenience of loading soybeans. More than 300 samples of soybeans are collected, 80&#x0025; of which are used to establish a prediction model using chemometrics methods. …”
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Communication handover barriers among nurses and paramedics in emergency care settings by Samer Al Haliq, Talal AlShammari

“…Data were analyzed with SPSS 29, employing descriptive statistics, independent samples t-tests to compare scores between nurses and paramedics. …”
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THE PREVALENCE OF ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC INDICATORS AMONG MEN AND WOMEN OF OLDER AGES IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION by G. A. Muromtseva, A. D. Deev, V. V. Konstantinov, A. A. Shalnova, S. A. Boytsov

“…To study the prevalence of ECG ischemic disorders assessed by theMinnesota code on a sample of people over 50 years, depending on gender, age and employment.Material and methods. …”
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Level of patient safety culture among public healthcare professionals in Pretoria by Tombo Bongongo, Indiran Govender, Shango N. Olowa, Nyundu S.J. Phukuta, Doudou K. Nzaumvila

“…Using the Raosoft online sample size formula, from 1238 public HCPs identified, the sample size was calculated at 294; this expanded to 319 as a result of respondents’ willingness to participate in the study. …”
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