Mortality atlas of the main causes of death for the elderly population (≥75 years) in Switzerland during 2010–2020 by Taru Singhal, Kaja Widmer, Anton Beloconi, Suzanne Dhaini, Matthias Schwenkglenks, Cordula Blohm, Rolf Weitkunat, Sabina De Geest, Penelope Vounatsou

“…RESULTS: Language regions are associated with mortality rates for many causes of death. In particular, the French-and Italian-speaking regions are associated with a lower burden of mortality due to cardiovascular diseases and diabetes compared to German-speaking Switzerland, but this is offset by increased rates of certain cancers. …”
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Modelling Temperature-dependent Schistosomiasis Dynamics for Single and Co-infections with S. mansoni and S. haematobium. by Zadoki Tabo, Lutz Breuer, Christian Albrecht

“…These temperature-related variations differently impact mortality rates of intermediate snails and snail-to-human transmissibility rates for schistosome species, holding significant health implications. …”
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Dataset of obesity in relation to female-specific cancers in middle eastern countries, 1990 to 2016 by Mojtaba Daneshvar

“…The current data paper presented a dataset that includes obesity prevalence and incidence rates of breast, ovarian, cervical, and uterine cancers among women in Middle Eastern countries. …”
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Analysis of treatment efficacy, tolerability, and survival of patients receiving antifibrotic therapy for progressive nonidiopathic pulmonary fibrosis by Nesrin Ocal, Aykut Cilli, Nesrin Mogulkoc, Funda Coskun, Ahmet Ursavas, Ismail Hanta, Berna Akinci Ozyurek, Kerem Ensarioglu, Alper Ezircan, Esra Yuksel, Beste Arikan, Fatih Uzer, Tugce Sahin Ozdemirel, Salim Misirci, Pelin Pinar Deniz, Ilknur Basyigit, Ozlem Ozdemir Kumbasar

“…The 6th month and overall progression-free survival (PFS) rates were 83.3% and 51.8%. The 6th month and overall clinical event-free survival (CEFS) rates were 89.6% and 53.6%. …”
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PUBLIC HEALTH HAZARDS OF YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA ISOLATED FROM SHEEP AND GOAT MILK by Dhary Alewy Almashhadany, Bakhtawar Omer, Sarah Hameed, Hero Ismael Mohammed

“…The present study examines the prevalence of raw goat and sheep milk contamination with Y. enterocolitica collected from Erbil Governorate, Iraq while analyzing the antibacterial resistance profiles of the isolated strains and monitoring seasonal variations in contamination and resistance patterns. Methods: Raw milk samples were collected from a total of 300 animals (150 each from sheep and goat), the samples were tested using culture-based detection methods, yielding a contamination rate of 9.7%. …”
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Physician referrals of patients with neck and low back pain for physical therapy in outpatient clinics: a cross-sectional study by Amira Daher, Gali Dar

“…We measured the prevalence rates of physicians’ referral patterns for neck and low back pain according to age and sex, as well as therapeutic interventions prescribed by physical therapists. …”
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Capturing Vegetation Gradients Along the West African Margin Using Terrestrial Plant Biomarkers in Marine Sediments by Nicholas A. O’Mara, Peter B. deMenocal, Kevin T. Uno, Jessica E. Tierney, Gisela Winckler, Pratigya J. Polissar

“…We determine the chain length distributions, mass accumulation rates, carbon isotope signatures (δ13C) of n‐alkanes and the mass accumulation rates of PTMEs and assess the extent to which these proxy characteristics reflect vegetation and climate patterns within source areas on adjacent land. …”
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Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Australasian Children and Adolescents by A. S. Day, D. A. Lemberg, R. B. Gearry

“…Many reports indicate increasing rates of inflammatory bowel disease, with data also showing changing patterns of this chronic disease in children and adolescents. …”
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Using a Multilingual AI Care Agent to Reduce Disparities in Colorectal Cancer Screening for Higher Fecal Immunochemical Test Adoption Among Spanish-Speaking Patients: Retrospective... by Meenesh Bhimani, R Hal Baker, Markel Sanz Ausin, Gerald Meixiong, Rae Lasko, Mariska Raglow-Defranco, Alex Miller, Subhabrata Mukherjee, Saad Godil, Anderson Cook, Jonathan D Agnew, Ashish Atreja

“…The 2.6-fold higher FIT test opt-in rate among Spanish-speaking patients represents a notable departure from historical patterns of health care disparities. …”
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Global, regional, and national burden of Pediatric and adolescent thyroid cancer from 1990 to 2021: a statistical analysis of prevalence, incidence, and DALYs by Rui Zhang, Zhenxin Mei, Shan Feng, Zongcun Chen

“…In the 5 SDI regions, the prevalence and incidence are showing an upward trend, while DALYs rates showed divergent patterns: a marginal increase in low-middle SDI regions (EAPC=0.13, 95% UI: -0.07-0.32) contrasted with declining trends in other regions. …”
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COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT OF THE MORTALITY OF THE POPULATION OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND KUZBASS FROM MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION FOR THE PERIOD 2012-2020 by Андрей Георгиевич Петров, Сергей Анатольевич Макаров, Николай Владимирович Абрамов, Сергей Николаевич Филимонов, Василий Васильевич Кашталап, Виктор Андреевич Семенихин

“…The goal is to identify patterns of change in mortality rates from myocardial infarction in Kuzbass for the period from 2012 to 2020, in a comparative analysis with data for the Russian Federation. …”
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Relationships between infant mortality and socioeconomic and demographic factors in Kazakhstan: an analysis from a middle-income country in Central Asia by Olzhas Zhamantayev, Nurlan Smagulov, Gulmira Tykezhanova, Aiman Konkabayeva, Karina Nukeshtayeva, Gulmira Zhanalina, Zhuldyz Aldanova, Nurzhamal Shintayeva, Zhyldyz Kurzhunbaeva

“…Our panel data analysis (2010–2021) revealed consistent socioeconomic patterns: unemployment rates and poverty levels showed positive relationship with infant mortality rates, while greater housing space per capita, lower income inequality (Gini coefficient), and higher living wages were correlated negatively. …”
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Quantifying transmission and immunity dynamics of multiple SARS-CoV-2 variants using models and epidemic data from a highly populated area. by Monica S Shah, Jiyoung Lee, Laura W Pomeroy

“…On average, transmission rates were lowest for the ancestral strain and highest for the Omicron variant. …”
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Considerations for homology-based DNA repair in mosquitoes: Impact of sequence heterology and donor template source. by Joshua Xin De Ang, Katherine Nevard, Rebekah Ireland, Deepak-Kumar Purusothaman, Sebald A N Verkuijl, Lewis Shackleford, Estela Gonzalez, Michelle A E Anderson, Luke Alphey

“…For Aedes aegypti, the most important arboviral vector, integration rates achieved in Cas9-based knock-ins so far have been rather low, highlighting the need to understand gene conversion patterns and other factors that influence homology-directed repair (HDR) events in this species. …”
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The roles of surface processes in porphyry copper deposit preservation by B. Hadler Boggiani, T. Salles, C. Mallard, N. Atwood

“…To highlight the influence of paleo-reconstructions on exhumation rate estimates, we analyze simulated erosion rates across the Andean region using two distinct paleo-climate models and find significant spatial and temporal differences across the Central Andes. …”
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Quantifying Aspect‐Dependent Snowpack Response to High‐Elevation Wildfire in the Southern Rocky Mountains by Wyatt Reis, Daniel McGrath, Kelly Elder, Stephanie Kampf, David Rey

“…During the ablation period, burned south melt rates were 71% faster than unburned south melt rates, whereas burned north melt rates were 94% faster than unburned north aspects. …”
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Worldwide impact of disease attributable to low physical activity for diabetes and kidney diseases by Ping Ding, Lingyan Qi, Jinglei Wang, Min Tang, Yujie Weng

“…Age-standardized death rate (ASDR) and age standardized disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) were estimated. …”
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Impact of mask use on facial emotion recognition in individuals with subclinical social anxiety: an eye-tracking study by Jackie Wai Yi Wo, Weiyan Liao, Janet Hui-wen Hsiao

“…Instead, higher social anxiety was associated with higher accuracy rates for angry and fearful faces and lower false alarm rates for sad faces. …”
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Insights into the epidemiological analysis of subarachnoid hemorrhage burden and trends in middle-aged and elderly populations: a global perspective from the Global Burden of Disea... by Guiming Chen, Yuzhou Cai, Meng Ju, Xiye Zheng, Peng Bai

“…We calculated age-standardized incidence rates (ASIR), age-standardized prevalence rates (ASPR), age-standardized mortality rates (ASMR), and age-standardized disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) rates (ASDR). …”
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Growing-Related Changes in Arterial Properties of Healthy Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults Nonexposed to Cardiovascular Risk Factors: Analysis of Gender-Related Differences by S. Curcio, V. García-Espinosa, M. Arana, I. Farro, P. Chiesa, G. Giachetto, Y. Zócalo, D. Bia

“…The aims of our work were to determine normal aging rates for structural and functional arterial parameters in healthy children, adolescents, and young adults and to identify gender-related differences in these aging rates. …”
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