Adolescent HIV prevent and care framework: A global scoping review protocol- BSGH 006. by Gamji Rabiu Abu-Ba'are, Osman Wumpini Shamrock, Darcey Rodriguez, George Rudolph Kofi Agbemedu, LaRon E Nelson

“…We expect this review to yield critical insights into the present landscape of HIV prevention and care for individuals aged 10-19. These findings will also play a pivotal role in shaping the development of a global framework that researchers and stakeholders can readily adopt and implement across socio-economic contexts. …”
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Do Strength and Anthropometric Size of the Lower Body Correlate with Serum Testosterone Levels? by Tae Yong Park, Moon Young Choi, Doohwan Kong, Jeong Kyun Yeo, Min Gu Park

“…Materials and Methods: Serum testosterone levels, waist circumference, and body mass index (BMI) were measured in 69 men with erectile dysfunction (age >40 years). The circumferences of the thigh and calf were measured, and the muscle strength of the knee joints was evaluated using an isokinetic dynamometer. …”

Association between pan-immune-inflammation value and coronary heart disease in elderly population: a cross-sectional study by Ruicong Ma, Jinyi Ren, Xianmei Chen, Xia Li, Ying Zhao, Yanchun Ding

“…However, restricted cubic spline shows that this positive correlation is only significant in the elderly population aged 60 and above. Subgroup analysis shows that the relationship between PIV and CHD is more significant in the elderly population (P < 0.001). …”
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Almajiri health; a scoping review on disease, health literacy and space for participatory research. by Muzzammil Imran Muhammad, Amna Hassana Abdulsalam, Fadhina Petit-Clair, Amber Acquaye, Autumn Nobles, Brian Fleischer, Chigoziri Konkwo, Yusuf Ransome, Elijah Paintsil

“…We further note limitations in the geographic scope of this literature, interventions to improve almajiri health, and the consideration of demographic features, like age, that may influence almajiri health. We stress the need for further study in these areas, and for participatory approaches, which may be more likely to effectively improve almajiri health.…”
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Renal Effects of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors and Angiotensin Receptor Blockers in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis: A Nationwide Cohort Study by Wei-Fan Hsu, Shi-Hang Yu, Jaw-Town Lin, Jaw-Ching Wu, Ming-Chih Hou, Yi-Hsiang Huang, Chun-Ying Wu, Cheng-Yuan Peng

“…To avoid indication and immortal time biases, patients receiving regular ACEi/ARB therapy, defined as the ACEi/ARB cohort, were matched to patients receiving regular calcium channel blockers (CCBs), defined as the CCB cohort, at a ratio of 1 : 1 by age, sex, and propensity scores for comorbidities and medications (2,188 patients in each cohort). …”
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Digital leadership in quantity surveying: unveiling key characteristics and their role in driving digital transformation by Darren Vermaak, Gerrit Crafford

“…The study’s findings are eye-opening, revealing four critical digital leadership characteristics required for navigating the digital age’s complexities: adaptability, motivational visionary, innovation, and urgency. …”
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Participatory epidemiological approaches for risk assessment of bed bug (Insecta: Hemiptera: Cimicidae) infestation in public hospitals in the city of Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan by Arzoo Ashraf, Muhammad Sohail Sajid, Hafiz Muhammad Rizwan, Kashif Hussain, Muhammad Asif Mahmood, Muhammad Imran Arshad, Zain ul Abdin, Shumaila Ashraf, Malcolm K. Jones, Dalia Fouad, Farid S. Ataya

“…The study further revealed patients above age 40 (35.43%) and males (30.57%) experienced greater skin irritation responses compared to other participants. …”
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Feasibility of individualized home exercise programs for patients with head and neck cancer-study protocol and first results of a multicentre single-arm intervention trial (OSHO #9... by Sabine Felser, Julia Rogahn, Änne Glass, Lars Arne Bonke, Daniel Fabian Strüder, Jana Stolle, Susann Schulze, Markus Blaurock, Ursula Kriesen, Christian Junghanss, Christina Grosse-Thie

“…<h4>Methods and analysis</h4>This prospective, multicentre, single-arm intervention study includes PwHNC ≥18 years of age in aftercare or palliative care with stable remission under immunotherapy. …”
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Relation of Wnt Signaling Pathway Inhibitors (Sclerostin and Dickkopf-1) to Left Ventricular Mass Index in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients by Ahmed Bahie, Mohamed M. Abdalbary, Dalia Younis El-Sayed, Rasha Elzehery, Ghada El-Said, Ghada El-Kannishy, Ahmed M. Abd El Wahab

“…Group 2 showed significantly higher age, blood pressure, AVC, and MVC and significantly lower hemoglobin, sclerostin, and Dkk-1 levels. …”
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Implementation of Virtual and Face-to-Face Childbirth Preparation Training for the Spouses of the Primiparous Women to Reduce the Fear of Childbirth, Improve the Pregnancy Experien... by Zari Doaltabadi, Leila Amiri-Farahani, Seyedeh Batool Hasanpoor-Azghady

“…The inclusion criteria for the women’s husbands are the first experience of becoming a father, being at least 18 years of age, and the ability to read and write. The exclusion criteria for women’s husbands are the history of physical/mental illness; being a smoker; and consuming alcohol, drugs, or psychotropic substances. …”
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Body Mass Index Trajectories during 6–18 Years Old and the Risk of Hypertension in Young Adult: A Longitudinal Study in Chinese Population by Haoyue Teng, Jia Hu, Wenxin Ge, Qiling Dai, Ji Liu, Chengqi Xiao, Jieyun Yin, Xiaoyan Zhu

“…We aimed to assess whether and how body mass index (BMI) trajectories during 6–18 years of age are associated with hypertension in young adulthood (18–37 years) in the Chinese population. …”
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Association between chronic respiratory diseases and frailty in Chinese elderly: a population-based longitudinal study by Ting Yang, Ping He, Dawei Zhu, Dan Guo, Ruoxi Ding, Ke Huang, Yanan Zhao, Xiaolong Guan

“…Cox proportional hazard models were used to examine the association between baseline CRDs and subsequent frailty.Results Among participants (mean age 67.07 years, 51.53% male), 497 (15.02%) had CRDs. …”
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Factors Influencing the Activities of Daily Living of Patients with Spinal Cord Injury in Community by Yiting XIE, Cai JIANG, Guanli XIE, Jia HUANG, Jingsong WU, Jing TAO

“…A cross-sectional survey was conducted to investigate the patients and collect data from therapists on patient evaluation and patient self-assessment. The data included age, gender, disease duration, education level, annual family income, type of payment, rehabilitation treatment, injury level, anxiety level, depression level and other factors that may affect the activities of daily living of patients with spinal cord injury in the community. …”
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Short-term outcome of endovascular stenting for symptomatic vertebrobasilar stenosis by Mohamed Abdel moneim Abdo Tolba, Mohammed Alaswad, Mohamed Mohamed Tawfik, Ahmed Zaki Akl, Mona Ali Eissa, Hala El-khawas, Hani Mahmoud Zaki Eldin, Mohamed Khaled Ahmed Elewa

“…Results This study involved 17 patients evaluated for ischemic events in the vertebrobasilar system, with a mean age of 58.47 ± 9.41 years. The most prevalent comorbidity was a previous transient ischemic attack (TIA) in 15 patients (88.2%), followed by hypertension in 12 patients (70.6%), diabetes and hyperlipidemia in 10 patients each (58.8% for both). …”
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Assessment of stress hyperglycemia ratio to predict all-cause mortality in patients with critical cerebrovascular disease: a retrospective cohort study from the MIMIC-IV database by Yuwen Chen, Jian Xu, Fan He, An’an Huang, Jie Wang, Bingchen Liu, Qucheng Wei

“…Results We included a total of 2,461 patients, with a mean age of 70.55 ± 14.59 years, and 1,221 (49.61%) being female. …”
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Predictors and long-term patterns of medication adherence to glaucoma treatment in Denmark—an observational registry study of 30 100 Danish patients with glaucoma by Miriam Kolko, Rikke Faergemann Hansen, Louise G Dal, Emma Sabelström, Magnus Brandel, Andreas Hoiberg Bentsen, Anne Cathrine Falch-Joergensen

“…Being medical adherent was related to higher costs related to glaucoma medication after 5 and 10 years comparing with poor adherence, whereas poor adherence was associated with a marked increase in long-term costs for hospital contacts.Conclusion Increasing age, female sex and low comorbidity score are correlated with better adherence to glaucoma treatment. …”
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Hypoglychemic activity of Moringa oleifera extract in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats by Rabiatul Adawiyah, Tri Setyawati, Rahma Badaruddin, Listawati

“…Method: Healthy male Wistar rats (weight 200-300 g, aged 9-11 weeks) were used in the experiment. The rats were divided into five groups: normal control (healthy), negative control (diabetic without treatment), positive control (diabetic treated with 9 mg/200 g metformin), treatment 1 (diabetic treated with 400 mg/kg BW M. oleifera extract), and treatment 2 (diabetic treated with 800 mg/kg BW M.oleifera extract). …”
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Comparative Evaluation of Emergency Medical Service Trauma Patient Transportation Patterns Before and After Level 1 Regional Trauma Center Establishment: A Retrospective Single-Cen... by Hyeong Seok Lee, Won Young Sung, Jang Young Lee, Won Suk Lee, Sang Won Seo

“…Methods This was a retrospective observational study of trauma patients aged ≥18 years admitted via EMS to the emergency department or a level 1 RTC, 1 year before to 3 years after RTC establishment. …”
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Association between individual urinary iodine concentrations in pregnant women and maternal/newborn outcomes by Fernanda Bolfi, Maryan Borcsik Marum, Samantha Ellen da Silva Fonseca, Glaucia M F S Mazeto, Celia Regina Nogueira, Vania dos Santos Nunes-Nogueira

“…With low or very low certainty of the evidence, no difference in the incidence of miscarriage (RR: 0.87, 95% CI: 0.64–1.18, 6 studies, 4855 participants), maternal hypothyroidism (RR: 1.05, 95% CI: 0.68–1.60, 10 studies, 11,773 participants), preterm birth (RR: 1.20, 95% CI: 0.97–1.48, 13 studies, 15,644 participants), stillbirths (RR: 0.79, 95% CI: 0.34–1.82, 6 studies, 3406 participants), low birth weight (RR: 1.25, 95% CI: 0.88–1.78, 10 studies, 10,775 participants) and small for gestational age (RR: 1.11, 95% CI: 0.90–1.37, 5 studies, 4266 participants) was observed between the two groups. …”
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Comparative Evaluation of Consumer Wearable Devices for Atrial Fibrillation Detection: Validation Study by Femke Wouters, Henri Gruwez, Christophe Smeets, Anessa Pijalovic, Wouter Wilms, Julie Vranken, Zoë Pieters, Hugo Van Herendael, Dieter Nuyens, Maximo Rivero-Ayerza, Pieter Vandervoort, Peter Haemers, Laurent Pison

“…ResultsA total of 122 participants were included in the study: median age 69 (IQR 61-77) years, 63.9% (n=78) men, 25% (n=30) with AF, 9.8% (n=12) without prior smartphone experience, and 73% (n=89) without experience in using a smartwatch. …”
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