Dementia before death in ageing societies--the promise of prevention and the reality. by Carol Brayne, Lu Gao, Michael Dewey, Fiona E Matthews, Medical Research Council Cognitive Function and Ageing Study Investigators

“…This can be explored by examining the effect on cumulative risk by time of death of factors found consistently to reduce risk at particular ages, such as education and social status.<h4>Methods and findings</h4>In this analysis we report the prevalence of dementia and severe cognitive impairment in the year before death in a large population sample. …”
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Impact of Socioeconomic Factors and Health Insurance Coverage on Out-of-Pocket Health Expenditure among Ghanaian Women: Implications for Health Financing Policy by Michael Ekholuenetale, Chimezie Igwegbe Nzoputam, Charity Ehimwenma Joshua, Amadou Barrow

“…A sample of 9,396 women whose ages ranged from 15 to 49 years was studied. …”
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Discovering linked data collections through a new national metadata platform by Kate M Miller, Felicity Flack, Merran Smith, Carina Ecremen Marshall, Vicki Bennett

“…Conclusion The Population Health Research Network developed a metadata platform to enable researchers to evaluate the suitability of Australian data collections for linked data projects more effectively. The platform has standardised the way in which metadata is presented for data collections nationally. …”
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Bi-temporal Gaussian feature dependency guided change detection in remote sensing images by Yi Xiao, Bin Luo, Jun Liu, Xin Su, Wei Wang

“…However, existing CD methods still struggle to mitigate pseudo-changes resulting from domain information differences in multi-temporal images and instances of detail errors caused by the loss and contamination of detail features during the upsampling process in the network. …”
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Circulating microRNAs as biomarker in prostate cancer and their significance in the differentiation of benign and malignant conditions of the prostate by Kowsalya Ramprasad, Madhura Navule Siddappa, Manohar Chikkamoga Siddaiah, Manju Moorthy, Gopalakrishna Ramaswamy

“…Hence, this study was undertaken to identify the miRNA profile unique to prostate cancer. Materials and Methods: Using NanoString Human MicroRNA Arrays, we analyzed serum samples from three groups: patients with localized prostate cancer, metastatic prostate cancer, and benign prostatic hyperplasia. …”
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Effects of Minimal Extracorporeal Circulation on the Systemic Inflammatory Response and the Need for Transfusion after Coronary Bypass Grafting Surgery by Mehmet Emre Elçi, Aydın Kahraman, Emre Mutlu, Cemil Selim İspir

“…Our results show that MiECT seems to be more advantageous in terms of priming volume, perioperative hematocrit levels, need for blood and blood product transfusion, and mediastinal drainage with respect to the conventional approach after coronary artery bypass grafting.…”
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Correlates of Overweight in Children and Adolescents Living at Different Altitudes: The Peruvian Health and Optimist Growth Study by Carla Santos, Alcibíades Bustamante, Donald Hedeker, Olga Vasconcelos, Rui Garganta, Peter T. Katzmarzyk, José Maia

“…The present study aimed to determine the prevalence of and factors associated with overweight in Peruvian children and adolescents living at different altitudes. Methods. 8568 subjects, aged 6–16 y, from the sea level, Amazon, and high-altitude regions were sampled. …”
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Waves of hurt faced by families due to a hospitalised relative with COVID-19 in the Cape Flats by Mondli Chiya, Karien Jooste, Amy Williams

“…Setting: Two health clinics in Cape Town, were identified that family members visited after the hospitalisation of a close relative with COVID-19. Methods: A descriptive phenomenological design was followed including 11 participants, heterogeneously purposefully sampled. …”
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Job Stress and Self-Efficacy Among Nurses Working in Al-Amal Psychiatric and Addiction Hospital by Rawan A. M. Aladah, Nahed M. A. Morsi, Shadia A. Yousef

“…Methods: A descriptive-correlational design was utilized. …”
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Hair cortisol of pigs in mixed organic farms: the influence of season, breeding system and sex by Eva Nadlučnik, Tilen Vake, Ana Šket, Ana Žižek, Tomaž Snoj, Marina Štukelj

“…Group Ind (n = 15) was housed indoors, groups Out-1 (n = 18) and Out-2 (n = 20) were housed outdoors on two different farms for the duration of 9 months. Hair was sampled once per season in the withers area of each pig and HCC was determined using a previously validated ELISA.Results and discussionThe effect of seasonality was found to be significant and more pronounced in pigs reared outdoors. …”
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Correlation of Body Mass Index With Severity of Periodontitis: A Cross‐Sectional Study by Arvina Rajasekar, Maria Maddalena Marrapodi, Diana Russo, Hande Uzunçıbuk, Vincenzo Ronsivalle, Marco Cicciù, Giuseppe Minervini

“…Abstract Objectives This study aimed to assess the relationship between body mass index (BMI) classification and the severity of periodontitis, recognizing that both obesity and periodontitis involve chronic inflammatory processes, which may exacerbate one another. Materials and Methods A cross‐sectional study was conducted on a convenience sample of 162 consecutive outpatients who reported to the Department of Periodontics, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals in Chennai from March 2023 to September 2023. …”
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Health insurance benefit design and healthcare utilization in northern rural China. by Hong Wang, Yu Liu, Yan Zhu, Lei Xue, Martha Dale, Heather Sipsma, Elizabeth Bradley

“…Interviews were conducted face-to-face and in Mandarin. Our analytic sample included 9,762 respondents from 2,642 households. …”
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Can pulse wave velocity measured preoperatively predict hypotension in hypertensive patients during anesthesia induction? by Sinan Yılmaz, Imran Kurt Ömürlü

“…Hypotension at the 30th second of intubation in the HT group was significantly more frequent than in the non-HT group (P=.025). …”
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Evaluation of potato varieties and hybrids on the resistance against black scab under conditions of Ukraine’s Polissia by V. Polozhenets, L. Nemerytska, I. Zhuravska

“…We have proved that mid-early ripening and early ripening cultivars as well as selection hybrids are more infected with black scab than mid-ripening, mid-late ripening and late ripening cultivars. …”
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Using radio programming to reach young adolescents with gender and sexual health information in a low-income urban setting in Kenya by Beatrice W. Maina, Vivian Nyakangi, Michelle Mbuthia, Caroline W. Kabiru

“…Results Both parents and adolescents indicated that they felt more connected to each other after listening to the program and this enhanced communication, especially on SRH issues. …”
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Determination of Gynecologic Cancer Awareness and Attitudes Towards Screening in Women Aged 20–65 by Kübra Demirkaya, Funda Akduran

“…Study aims to assess gynecological cancer awareness, attitudes towards screenings, and influencing factors among women aged 20-65. Material and methods: This descriptive and correlation study's population comprised 5,504 female patients in the gynecology and obstetrics, a sample of 272 patients was selected. …”
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The multi-level influence mechanism of family background on children's education level: The moderating effect of socioeconomic status. by Ting Qin, Pingqiang Wei, Yuanyuan Xie

“…Therefore, this study explores the influence mechanism of family background on children's education level and the moderating effect of socioeconomic status.<h4>Methods</h4>Based on the data of China General Social Survey in 2021, a total of 4592 samples were selected. …”
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Development of Mannitol-Based Microparticles for Dry Powder Inhalers: Enhancing Pulmonary Delivery of NSAIDs by Petra Party, Zsófia Ilona Piszman, Rita Ambrus

“…During the in vitro dissolution tests, more than 90% of MX and MXP were released within the first 5 min. …”
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The Effectiveness and Safety of Fenofibrate and Saroglitazar in the Treatment of Diabetic Dyslipidemia by Bakhtawar Farooq, Rafay-Ur-Rehman Cheema, Zahid Habib Qureshi, Nabeela Yasmeen, Ejaz Hussain Sahu

“…Conclusion: Saroglitazar may offer advantages in managing diabetic dyslipidemia and improving glycemic control compared to Fenofibrate in a larger sample size. More investigation is necessary to confirm these findings and evaluate long-term safety and efficacy. …”
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Evaluation of shear bond strength of labial veneers after sandblasting/micro-abrasion of prepared teeth by aluminum oxide particles. An in-vitro study by Abdullah Alayad, Ahmed Alduraywishi, Nawaf Alhatarisha, Yousef Khalaf, Ahmed Alobaid, Muath Aldosari

“…Objectives: To explore the feasibility and effectiveness of using sandblasting with aluminum oxide particles to improve the shear bond strength of labial veneer restorations in dentistry. Materials and Methods: A sample size of 50 extracted teeth was divided into five groups, with each group containing ten teeth (n = 10) subject to different treatment protocols. …”
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