Weighted EHR-based prevalence estimates for hypertension at the state and local levels in Louisiana by Wenjun Li, Meng Zhang, Jie Cheng, Sandra L. Jackson, Adam S. Vaughan, Michael Klompas, Thomas W. Carton, Elizabeth Nauman, Lee Mendoza, Arun Adhikari, Jeanie Donovan, Katherine H. Hohman

“…Prevalence was higher than the overall state estimate among men (47.3% weighted; 55.9% crude), Black patients (50.2% weighted; 55.7% crude), those receiving Medicare (70.6% weighted; 76.2% crude), and individuals living in rural areas (46.1% weighted; 49.8% crude). …”
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Villa d’époque romaine et habitat médiéval à Mont-Saint-Jean (Sarthe) : bilan des recherches 2008-2020 by Florian Sarreste, Paul-André Besombes, Phaedra Bouvet, Chloé Genies, Étienne Jaffrot, Florian Jedrusiak, Thomas Jubeau, Anthony Ledauphin, Annaïg Le Martret, Christophe Loiseau, Hugo Meunier, Aurore Noël, Sandrine Paradis-Grenouillet, Boris Robin

“…Several hundred shards of culinary ceramics testify to the presence of a population living within the buildings belonging to the former agricultural courtyard. …”
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Measurement and Evaluation of Social Resilience Indicators in the Historical Neighborhoods of Tabriz City (Case Study: Sorkhab Neighborhood of Tabriz) by Leila Rahimi, Mahta Choobineh

“…Social resilience aims to enhance the capacity to adapt to change, effectively navigate unexpected circumstances, and emphasize the significance of social relationships and individuals' sense of belonging to their living environment. Considering the vulnerability of historical neighborhoods, which are of significant importance, restoration of these areas to their desired living conditions is heavily influenced by their social status. …”
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Source-specific acute cardio-respiratory effects of ambient coarse particulate matter exposure in California’s Salton Sea region by Yaning Miao, William C Porter, Tarik Benmarhnia, Catherine Lowe, Timothy W Lyons, Caroline Hung, Charles Diamond

“…Windblown dust is an ongoing air quality and public health concern among residents living around California’s Salton Sea, a region characterized by critical socioeconomic and health outcome disparities. …”
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Preliminary effectiveness of social prescription and virtual patient information in increasing tertiary prevention among cancer patients (ESPRIT): protocol for a single-centre, ran... by Karen Steindorf, Michael Koller, Michael Leitzmann, Wolfgang Herr, Daniel Heudobler, Lisa Boyer, Anne Herrmann, Tobias Pukrop, Christine Bernardi, Sabine Einhell

“…The hospital is part of a Comprehensive Cancer Centre mainly treating patients living in rural areas. Primary outcomes are the uptake of physical activity, participation in social activities and psychosocial support. …”
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Impact of pediatric tracheostomy on family caregivers’ burden and quality of life: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Win Thu Aung, Natasha Yixuan Ong, Shina Qing Chun Yeo, Nur Syahindah Binti Juhari, Gwyneth Kong, Nicole-Ann Lim, Zubair Amin, Zubair Amin, Yvonne Peng Mei Ng, Yvonne Peng Mei Ng

“…More children are undergoing tracheostomy at a younger age and living longer and cared for at home. Caring for children with tracheostomy affects the caregivers’ Quality of Life (QOL) and caregiver burden. …”
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Analyzing Iran's Legislative Criminal Policy in Dealing with Environmental Terrorism, Emphasizing the Need for Criminalization and Preventive Measures by behrouz sepehri, Nourooz Kargari, mohammad ashouri, ghassem ghassemi

“…Introduction: environmental security, is a necessary condition for the health and continuity of human life on earth and due to the vital, widespread and inevitable dependence of humans on the environment, if the environmental security is taken away and it is removed from the possibility of healthy living, as a result of the goal or the means of placing the environment, following environmental terrorism, with various methods such as polluting the natural and man-made environment with dangerous substances, extensive and irreparable damage is caused to human life and health And often, the most obvious effects of damage to the safety and health of the environment appear in the form of epidemics, and on the other hand, the cross-border effects of such actions and the possibility of transferring the said effects from through the flow of air or water or the carriers of disease agents to countries and regions beyond the place of the accident, and the possibility of spreading some of these effects on the life and health of future generations, reveals the seriousness of the danger of environmental terrorism, hence, The purpose of this thesis is to explain the vital necessity of legal, technical and specialized contrast, against environmental terrorism in the form of an efficient criminal policy with international interaction, with emphasizing the extent and irreparability of the effects caused by environmental terrorism, and the necessity and importance of preventive measures.Materials and Methods:  In terms of the goal, the current research will cause expansion the legal theories and doctrine and complete the previous theories with the fundamental method of the research results, and also with the practical approach, effective practical solutions to deal with environmental terrorism will be presented, and on the other hand, the materials and information used in the research, They are collected with the library method and after collecting and categorizing the materials and information, with the descriptive-analytical method, the findings and the collected materials are analyzed logically and legally and they are used as the basis of citation to strengthen the approach of the researcher in the relevant subject.Results: In a comprehensive and efficient criminal policy to contrast against environmental terrorism, in addition to criminalizing this criminal phenomenon along with the real conceptology and in addition to recognizing its specific elements, it is expected that with the necessary criminal measures, specialized measures will be taken to identify and criminalize behaviors that it has a preliminary aspect to dangerous crimes, and it is possible that environmental terrorism is also committed through them, and therefore, in order to prevent this criminal phenomenon, criminalize such behaviors in the form of obstruction crimes seems necessary.Discussion: In Iran's criminal system, environmental terrorism has not been considered as an independent criminal behavior, with specific elements and specific conditions, However, due to the inherent of the behaviors related to environmental terrorism, this type of terrorism is inherently reprehensible, and as a rule, it can be included in various legal elements in the criminal laws, and on the other hand, due to the analogy of some elements of this criminal phenomenon with the destruction of the earth, According to jurisprudence, significant examples of environmental terrorism behaviors can be considered as examples of corruption in the land subject to Article 286 of the Islamic Penal Code (approved in 2012). …”
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Urban-rural disparities in cervical cancer screening among Indian women between 30–49 years: a geospatial and decomposition analysis using a nationally representative survey by Priyanka Garg, Yuvaraj Krishnamoorthy, Pritam Halder, Sathish Rajaa, Madhur Verma, Ankita Kankaria, Anil Goel, Rakesh Kakkar

“…Compositional changes were contributed majorly by regional differences, low education, scheduled tribes, and having living children > 2. Higher odds of having screening were associated with older age (AOR 1.45, 95% CI: 1.03–1.28), higher education (1.32; 1.13–1.55), higher age of first intercourse (1.60; 1.43–1.79), married (1.25; 1.08–1.45) and diabetic (1.39; 1.17–1.65) women, and those from South India (6.76; 5.90–7.75). …”
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Security and religion in democratizing Tunisia: re-enacting surveillance through religious narratives and gendered dynamics by Fabrizio Leonardo Cuccu, Alessandra Bonci

“…Analyzing the “everyday” or “mundane” dimension of security means focusing on the way in which security practices are interpreted, adapted, and/or negotiated by different individuals and groups through the lens of their lived experiences (Crawford and Hutchinson, 2016: 1190). …”
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Persistent Gender and Racial Hierarchies: Marriage Migration and Mixedness in Morocco from the French Protectorate to the Present by Catherine Therrien, Catherine Phipps

“…Contemporary and historical couples see mixedness as imbued with new opportunities to express their desire for change, for a new way of living and for creativity. Mixed marriages provide a change to re-evaluate customs and lifestyles, but these are also deeply intimate relationships born out of emotional attachment. …”
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Socio-economic assessment of drought impacts in Lesotho: implications for early action by Relebohile Agnes Mojaki, Makoala Vitalis Marake, Evan Easton-Calabria, Joalane Rethabile Marunye, Erin Coughlan de Perez

“…It delivers an understanding of the nature of the impacts of drought and the nature of anticipatory actions perceived as essential in reducing these impacts and, in so doing, seeks to inform policymakers on designing interventions informed by evidence on lived experience. Future humanitarian and policy interventions to prepare for droughts can use this evidence to identify the type of support that would be the most well-received by community members who are preparing for long-term drying trends in their region. …”
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The history of childbirth: Women and doctors in the lying-in hospital of Göttingen University, eighteenth – nineteenth century by Jürgen Schlumbohm

“…The reasons why they succeeded deserve further investigation, for measured by their own aim of saving mother's and children's lives their achievements appear to be less than convincing. …”
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Depression symptom severity and behavioral impairment in school-going adolescents in Uganda by Ronald Anguzu, Catherine Abbo, Julia Dickson-Gomez, Max Bobholz, Arthur Kiconco, Abdul R. Shour, Richard Kabanda, Kenneth Kalani, Laura D. Cassidy

“…Mild depression symptoms adversely affect adolescents' academic and social lives, potentially leading to long-term consequences. …”
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Effects of population aging on quality of life and disease burden: a population-based study by Jun-Yan Xi, Bo-Heng Liang, Wang-Jian Zhang, Bo Yan, Hang Dong, Yuan-Yuan Chen, Xiao Lin, Jing Gu, Yuan-Tao Hao

“…In Scenario 3, it was assumed that the absolute numbers of years of life lost (YLL) and years lived with disability (YLD) in 2030 would remain unchanged from the 2020 levels. …”
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TiMON: a real-time integrated monitor for improving the placement and wear of emergency tourniquets by John Quan Nguyen, Avery Goss, Helen Keshishian, Francis Berchard, Jonathan Parks, Conor Evans

“…These indicators are not always accurate and are difficult to assess during chaotic events where fast and effective tourniquet application by both trained and untrained personnel can contribute significantly to saving lives. Towards addressing these issues, we have developed the Tourniquet Integrated Monitor (TiMON) as an easy-to-use real-time pressure sensing device designed to seamlessly integrate with pre-existing emergency tourniquets. …”
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Prevalence and determinants of metabolic syndrome among type2 diabetic patients using different diagnosis criteria in ethiopia: systematic review and meta-analysis by Chilot Kassa Mekonnen, Hailemichael Kindie Abate, Abere Woretaw Azagew, Alebachew Ferede Zegeye

“…However, the odds of metabolic syndrome increased with alcohol intake (AOR = 1.44, 95% CI: 1.03–2.01), the odds of living in urban areas(AOR = 2.12, 95% CI: 1.55–2.88), and the odds of having a diabetes duration of six or more years since diagnosis (AOR = 2.94, 95% CI: 1.17–7.41) were significant predictors. …”
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Explainable AI in Diagnostic Radiology for Neurological Disorders: A Systematic Review, and What Doctors Think About It by Yasir Hafeez, Khuhed Memon, Maged S. AL-Quraishi, Norashikin Yahya, Sami Elferik, Syed Saad Azhar Ali

“…It is absolutely understandable that in diagnostic medicine, precious human lives are on the line, and hence there is no room even for the tiniest of mistakes. …”
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Trends and factors associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes in Zimbabwe, 2005 - 2015 by T Chibura, H Twabi, K Maluleke, A Musekiwa

“…Advanced maternal age, marriage, lack of religion and living in Harare, Mashonaland Central or Mashonaland West were associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes. …”
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Physicians’ Perceptions of the Quality of Palliative Care and of the Importance of Collaboration in Interdisciplinary Teams in Norwegian Nursing Homes by Skomakerstuen Ødbehr L, Hov R, Sanaker H, Sandsdalen T

“…There is limited research uncovering physicians’ experience and perceptions of what is important in this phase of patients’ lives. The aim of the study was thus to investigate physicians’ perceptions of factors that influence the quality of palliative care in Norwegian nursing homes and their descriptions of the importance of the team’s collaboration.Materials and Methods: The study has a qualitative research design based on interviews with twelve nursing home physicians in Eastern Norway. …”
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Estimation of livestock greenhouse gas for impact mitigation by D.S.I. Sondakh, F.R. Tulungen, J.K. Kampilong, F.S.J. Rumondor, Y.S. Kawuwung, E.P. Sanggelorang

“…Breeders from various groups who lived in 25 different districts participated in this study, and the data analysis techniques used a Tier 1 model to process the data. …”
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