Multinational comparison of new antidepressant use in older adults: a cohort study by Robyn Tamblyn, David Westfall Bates, David L Buckeridge, Will Dixon, Alan J Forster, Nadyne Girard, Jennifer Haas, Bettina Habib, Siyana Kurteva, Jack Li, Therese Sheppard

“…Objectives We used an international pharmacosurveillance network to estimate the rate and characteristics of antidepressant use in older adults in countries with more conservative (UK) and liberal depression guidelines (Canada, USA).Setting Electronic health records and population-based administrative data from six jurisdictions in four countries (UK, Taiwan, USA and Canada).Participants A historical cohort of older adults (≥65 years) who had a new episode of antidepressant use between 2009 and 2014.Outcome measures The age and sex-standardised cumulative incidence of new episodes of antidepressant use in older adults was measured. Descriptive statistics were used to compare the proportion of new users by the antidepressant prescribed, therapeutic class, potential treatment indication and country, as well as the characteristics of the first treatment episode (standardised daily doses, duration and changes).Results The incidence of antidepressant use between 2009 and 2014 varied from 4.7% (Montreal and Quebec City) to 18.6% (Taiwan). …”
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Perceptions of ethical decision-making climate among clinicians working in European and US ICUs: differences between religious and non-religious healthcare professionals by Hanne Irene Jensen, Hans-Henrik Bülow, Lucas Dierickx, Stijn Vansteelandt, Rosanna Vaschetto, Gábor Élö, Ruth Piers, Dominique D. Benoit

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Nurses intention to stay in the nursing profession and associated factors in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Kirubel Eshetu Haile, Yordanos Sisay Asgedom, Atitegeb Alebachew Amsalu, Gizachew Ambaw Kassie, Tsion Zebdiwos Chema, Amanuel Yosef Gebrekidan, Gedion Asnake Azeze

“…We analyzed the data by using Stata 17 statistical software. Heterogeneity between the primary studies was assessed by I-square tests. …”
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The effect of cigarette smoking and heated tobacco products on different denture materials; an in vitro study by Sara F. El Shafei, Ayman H. Amin, Eman G. Abdelghaffar, Sara Moataz, Fatma Makkeyah, Mohamed Shamel, Mahmoud Al Ankily

“…Results The results showed that both conventional cigarette smoking and heated tobacco increased the surface roughness of the denture base disc samples. This change was statistically significant in all sample groups. Bacterial accumulation was also increased in all four denture base sample groups, with the heated tobacco causing greater bacterial accumulation than conventional cigarette smoke. …”
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Burden of diseases attributable to excess body weight in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019 by Saeid Safiri, Jessica A. Grieger, Amir Ghaffari Jolfayi, Seyed Ehsan Mousavi, Seyed Aria Nejadghaderi, Asra Fazlollahi, Mark J. M. Sullman, Nahid Karamzad, Fikrettin Sahin, Kuljit Singh, Gary S. Collins, Ali-Asghar Kolahi

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Effects of irrigation and organic fertilizer on pumpkin yield, quality, and water-fertilizer use efficiency in arid northwest China by Meng Yin, Jinxia Zhang, Liangliang Du, Lin Ding, Tao Zhong, Pengliang Tian, Runheng Yang

“…The effects of irrigation volume, organic fertilizer application and water-fertilizer coupling on pumpkin yield, irrigation water use efficiency (IWUE), partial fertilizer productivity (PFP) and pumpkin quality were statistically highly significant (P < 0.01). Specifically, increasing the irrigation volume from W1 to W3 increased the yield by 17.36%. …”
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Evaluation and Management of Patients with Hematoma After Gynecologic and Obstetric Surgery by Bekir Kahveci, Mehmet Obut, Serhat Ege, Mete Sucu, Nurullah Peker, Osman Uzundere, Gaye Kahveci, Mehmet Sukru Budak

“…The mean c-reactive protein was 37.9±47.4 mg/dL at admission and 14.6±25.8 mg/dL at discharge, respectively. The decrease was statistically significant (p < 0.001). The mean hemoglobin was 10.6±2.1 g/dL at admission and 10.7±1.5 g/dL at discharge. …”
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The Effect of using the Smartphone in the Workplace on Job Engagement and Job Burnout: Investigation of Mediational Role of Stress by Somayeh Naghdi Zarrin, Neda Mohammad Esmaeili

“…The research examines the status of variables and their interrelationships, utilizing an online questionnaire for data collection. The study's statistical population included 1700 employees from the First Companion Company, with 313 responding to the online questionnaire. …”
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Socioeconomic factors and sex effects of postpartum maternal depression on offspring internalizing symptoms: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Yang Geng, Wenlan Liu, Zhiying Yu, Hui Zhang, Yun Li, Weihua Zhao

“…After adjusting for socioeconomic factors, early nonconcurrent recurrence of postpartum depression was associated with greater odds of internalizing symptoms among adolescent girls than among boys (β = 0.03, 95% CI, 0.01–0.06); however, there was no statistical significance after adjusting for prenatal depression. …”
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Spatial distribution and influencing factors of secondhand smoke exposure in Chinese healthcare facilities: a cross-sectional survey by Ying LIU, Xinying ZENG, Lin XIAO, Shiwei LIU

“…MethodsData were collected from the 2022 China Adult Tobacco Survey, including relevant data from non-collectively residing Chinese residents aged ≥ 15 years old and above in 31 provinces (autonomous regions, municipalities) across the country. Geoda 1.22 statistical software was used to conduct spatial autocorrelation analysis and ordinary least squares (OLS) spatial regression model analysis to explore the main influencing factors of SHS exposure in healthcare facilities and their spatial heterogeneity. …”
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Scoping review of climate drivers on maternal health: current evidence and clinical implicationsAJOG Global Reports at a Glance by Claire Masters, MHP, Chuhan Wu, MS, Dara Gleeson, MPH, Michaela Serafica, RN, MSN, Jordan L. Thomas, PhD, Jeannette R. Ickovics, PhD

“…The majority of studies (146/158; 92.4%) documented statistically significant and clinically meaningful associations between climate drivers and adverse perinatal health outcomes, including risk of preterm birth, low birthweight, and stillbirth as well as preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, miscarriage, and maternal death. …”
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Comparative Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Manual and Electric Toothbrushes in Blind Children: A Randomised Controlled Trial by PS Thanalakshme, R Ramesh

“…Key parameters- Plaque Index (PI), Patient Hygiene Performance (PHP) index, Decayed, Missing, and Filled Teeth (DMFT) index, and Ayesha’s Oddbods Dental Anxiety Scale (AODAS) were measured at baseline, three months, and six months. Descriptive statistics were used to summarise demographic and clinical data. …”
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Ultrasound outcomes and surgical parameters of the double-layer purse-string uterine closure technique in cesarean delivery: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized tri... by Mahsan Nabighadim, Maryam Vaezi, Mahsa Maghalian, Mojgan Mirghafourvand

“…The PSUS group also exhibited greater residual myometrium thickness (RMT) than the control group (MD 1.33, 95% CI 0.72 to 1.94; 5 trials, 417 participants, I² = 92%, indicating considerable heterogeneity). However, no statistically significant differences were found between the PSUS and control groups regarding operation time (p = 0.10, I² = 67%, suggesting moderate heterogeneity), length (p = 0.14, I² = 98%, indicating considerable heterogeneity), height (p = 0.10, I² = 76%, suggesting substantial heterogeneity) of incision defects, or blood loss during the procedure (p = 0.94, I² = 0%, indicating no heterogeneity). …”
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Trends and Variability of PM2.5 at Different Time Scales over Delhi: Long-term Analysis 2007–2021 by Chetna, Surendra K. Dhaka, Gagandeep Longiany, Vivek Panwar, Vinay Kumar, Shristy Malik, A. S. Rao, Narendra Singh, A. P. Dimri, Yutaka Matsumi, Tomoki Nakayama, Sachiko Hayashida

“…The long-term PM2.5 concentration showed an overall small but statistically significant decreasing trend with an average decrease of −1.35 (95% CI: −2.3, −0.47) µg m−3 year−1. …”
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The effect of GM-CSF and predictors of treatment outcome in pediatric septic shock patients by Zhen-Hao Yu, Gui-Xiang Tian, Yao-Dong Wang, Ting-Yan Liu, Peng Shi, Jia-Yun Ying, Wei-Ming Chen, Yu-Feng Zhou, Guo-Ping Lu, Cai-Yan Zhang

“…Notably, after adjustment for confounding factors, multivariate analysis revealed that the effect of GM-CSF treatment on 28-day mortality among pediatric septic shock patients did not reach statistical significance, with an odds ratio (OR) of 0.472 and a 95% confidence interval (CI) ranging from 0.153 to 1.457 (P = 0.192). …”
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Efficacy and safety of ketamine and esketamine in reducing the incidence of postpartum depression: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis by Moaz Yasser Darwish, Abdallah A. Helal, Yousif Ahmed Othman, Manar Alaa Mabrouk, Aya Alrawi, Taha Abd-ElSalam Ashraf, Nada K. Abdelsattar, Fatma Mohammed Sayed, Mohamed Abd-ElGawad

“…Regarding the risk of side effects, patients in the Ketamine/esketamine group showed statistically significant higher rates of developing dizziness (P = 0.0007), blurred vision (P = 0.02), vomiting (P = 0.004) and hallucinations (P = 0,002) than women in the control group. …”
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Physically based modelling of glacier evolution under climate change in the tropical Andes by J. D. Mackay, J. D. Mackay, N. E. Barrand, D. M. Hannah, E. Potter, E. Potter, N. Montoya, W. Buytaert

“…Only by forcing the model with observed net radiation variables were we able to capture observed surface albedo dynamics. When driven with statistically downscaled climate change projections, the JULES–OGGM simulations indicate that, contrary to point-scale energy balance studies, sublimation plays a very minor role in glacier evolution at the basin scale and does not bring about significant non-linearities in the glacier response to climate warming. …”
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Comparison of vaginal versus intramuscular progesterone in programmed cycles for frozen-thawed blastocyst transfer in patients with endometriosis by Ziqi Jin, Guoxia Yang, Tianrui Wen, Benyu Miao, Chen Wang, Qingyan Zhang, Fang Gu, Yanwen Xu

“…Similarly, there was no statistically significant difference in miscarriage rates between the two groups (16.85% versus 24.51%; aOR 1.57, 95% CI 0.90–2.75). …”
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Hyperglycemia Is a Potential Prognostic Factor for Exacerbation in Severe Psoriasis with Diabetes or Prediabetes by Yongpisarn T, Thadanipon K, Suchonwanit P, Rattanakaemakorn P

“…Patients with psoriasis vulgaris and either type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) or impaired fasting glucose (IFG) who had at least 2 HbA1c values were identified. Statistical analyses were performed using mixed-effects logistic regression.Results: A total of 201 psoriasis patients (95 with severe psoriasis and 106 with mild psoriasis) with 1,717 follow-up visits were included in the analysis. …”
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Accounting for observation biases associated with counts of young when estimating fecundity: case study on the arboreal-nesting red kite (Milvus milvus) by Sollmann, Rahel, Adenot, Nathalie, Spakovszky, Peter, Windt, Jendrik, Mattsson, Brady J.

“…These counts can, however, suffer from over and undercounting, which can lead to biased estimates of fecundity (average number of nestlings per brood). Statistical model development to account for observation bias has focused on false negatives (undercounts), yet it has been shown that these models are sensitive to the presence of false positives (overcounts) when they are not accounted for. …”
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