Corrigendum to’ The association of agricultural and non-agricultural work on the healthy ageing of older adults in Japan: A 6-year longitudinal study from the Japan Gerontological evaluation study’ by Hiroki Takeuchi, Kazushige Ide, Hequn Wang, Motoki Tamura, Katsunori Kondo

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Micronutrient dose response (MiNDR) study among women of reproductive age and pregnant women in rural Bangladesh: study protocol for double-blind, randomised, controlled trials by Tahmeed Ahmed, Hasmot Ali, Michael Rosenblum, Daniel J Erchick, Towfida Jahan Siddiqua, Rezwanul Haque, Parul Christian, Sarah Baker, Eleonor Zavala, Kerry J Schulze, SM Tafsir Hasan, Khalid Bin Ahsan, Sulagna Bandyopadhyay, Hasan Mahmud Sujan, Md. Hafizur Rahman, Katherine K Stephenson, Ximing Ge, Ethan K Gough, Brooke Langevin, Lee Shu Fune Wu, Brian Dyer, Anjan Kumar Roy, Mohammad Jubair, Amena Al Nishan, Mathangi Gopalakrishnan, Klaus Kraemer

“…However, at this dosage, MMS may not fully address micronutrient deficiencies in settings with chronically inadequate diets and infection. A bioefficacy study to determine amounts required to attain nutrient adequacy among women of reproductive age (WRA) and pregnant women (PW) aims to address this gap.Methods and analysis Two, four-arm, dose-response trials (n=240 participants/trial) with a double-blind, individually randomised, controlled design are underway in 18–35 year-old WRA and PW in rural northern Bangladesh. …”
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Observing the Coming of Age of Video Game Graphics: Exploring the historical development of video game graphics through distant viewing, hermeneutics and image clustering by Adrian Demleitner

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Z. Kolbuszewska on Kenneth Millard’s Coming of Age in Contemporary American Fiction.

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Establishment of reference audiometric norms for the elderly population: A community-based study on mean and median hearing thresholds by Tzong-Hann Yang, Yu-Fu Chen, Yen-Fu Cheng, Chuan-Song Wu, Yuan-Chia Chu

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Factors Influencing Modern Family Planning Utilization and Barriers in Women of Reproductive Age in the Iringa Region, Tanzania: A Mixed-Methods Study by Besha E. Ngole MSc, Angelina A. Joho PhD

“…Conveniently, 368 women of reproductive age were included in the quantitative study, and 48 were purposively selected for the qualitative study based on reported barriers to using modern FP. …”
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Association of Physical Activity and Physical Education With Overweight and Obesity Among School-Aged Children and Adolescents in Pakistan: An Empirical Cross-Sectional Study by Moazzam Tanveer, Ejaz Asghar, Georgian Badicu, Nadeem Roy, Maximilian Siener, Umar Tanveer, Sameer Badri Al-Mhanna, Alexios Batrakoulis

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Pregnancy Loss Was Associated With the Increased Risk of Cardiovascular Diseases in Middle-Aged Women: Evidence From the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study by Xiaoyan Yang, Qingling Fan, Can Shen, Ruirui Hou, Ruoling Chen, Jiaqian Yin, Huifeng Xiang, Yunxia Cao, Xiaoqing Peng

“…Methods: We examined data of 7,486 middle-aged women (mean age 58.1 years) from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study. …”
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Achieving prediabetes reversal in China: a nationwide longitudinal study on the role of blood glucose and lipid management in middle-aged and elderly adults by Hongguang Yang, Yao Liu, Zhenhe Huang, Guifang Deng

“…However, scant research has delved into the factors that affect a regression from prediabetes to normal glucose regulation (NGR) in middle-aged and elderly Chinese adults.MethodsWe conducted a longitudinal analysis of 2,655 adults, aged 45 years and above, drawing data from wave 1 and wave 3 of the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS). …”
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Association of Frailty Index at 66 Years of Age with Health Care Costs and Utilization Over 10 Years in Korea: Retrospective Cohort Study by Jieun Jang, Anna Kim, Mingee Choi, Ellen P McCarthy, Brianne Olivieri-Mui, Chan Mi Park, Jae-Hyun Kim, Jaeyong Shin, Dae Hyun Kim

“…MethodsThis retrospective cohort study included 215,887 Koreans who participated in the National Screening Program for Transitional Ages at 66 years of age between 2007‐2009. …”
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Age determination of the wildcat (Felis silvestris): a case study of a sample from the North-Western Black Sea region (Ukraine) by Yuri Oleinik

“…An essential aspect of analysing this process is studying population dynamics, including sex and age structures. …”
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Chronic Energy Deficiency and Its Determinant Factors among Adults Aged 18–59 Years in Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Samuel Dagne, Yonatan Menber, Yosef Wassihun, Gedefaw Dires, Atitegeb Abera, Seteamlak Adane, Melese Linger, Zelalem T. Haile

“…A total of 9280 adults aged 18–59 years were included in the study and 2911 (28.7%) (95% CI: 27.0%–30.4%) of whom were chronic energy deficient. …”
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Impact of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) on in-hospital mortality: an age- and HIV status-specific retrospective cohort study in Uganda by Odong Christopher, Wang Yanmei, Makabayi Emmanuel Yeko, Doreen Mary Nanyunja, Kuule Julius Kabbali

“…Abstract Background Limited studies have explored the relationship between estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate(eGFR) and in-hospital mortality(IHM) in low-income sub-Saharan African countries. …”
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Social Networks and Memory over 15 Years of Followup in a Cohort of Older Australians: Results from the Australian Longitudinal Study of Ageing by Lynne C. Giles, Kaarin J. Anstey, Ruth B. Walker, Mary A. Luszcz

“…We used five waves of data from the Australian Longitudinal Study of Ageing, and followed 706 participants with an average age of 78.6 years (SD 5.7) at baseline. …”
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Relationship of smoking cessation duration and cognitive function among middle-aged and older adults in China: a national cross-sectional study by Wenhang Zuo, Jin Peng, Jinhui Wu

“…We preliminarily explored the relationship of smoking cessation duration and cognitive function among middle-aged and older Chinese.MethodsThe data comes from China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) wave 4. …”
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Adherence to four healthy lifestyles and their influencing factors among residents aged 35 to 75 years in Fujian province: a longitudinal study by Ze YANG, Xin FANG, Yefa ZHANG, Wenling ZHONG, Tiehui CHEN, Jingyu CHEN, Yanrong YIN, Xiaoqing LI

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Experiences and practices of people categorised as being ‘at risk’ based on age during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study in the UK and Germany by Susannah Mayhew, Stephanie Drössler, Katharina Wabnitz

“…Objectives The aim of this study was to comparatively explore the social representations of risk in individuals categorised ‘at risk’ based on age during the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Transcranial photobiomodulation for reducing symptoms of autism spectrum disorder and modulating brain electrophysiology in children aged 2–7: an open label study by Yuli Fradkin, Joaquin A. Anguera, Alexander J. Simon, Luis De Taboada, Eugenia Steingold

“…BackgroundSmall pilot studies have indicated that transcranial photobiomodulation (tPBM) may help alleviate symptoms of neurological conditions like depression, traumatic brain injury and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).ObjectiveTo examine the effect of tPBM on the behavioral symptoms of ASD and brain electrophysiology in children aged 2–7.MethodsWe conducted an open label, one-arm study with 23 participants, aged 2–7, previously diagnosed with ASD. …”
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Prevalence and associated factors of healthy aging among community-dwelling older adults in Lishui city, China: a cross-sectional study by Jian-Hua Chen, Norhasmah Mohd Zain, Azlina Yusuf, Bi-He Ying

“…Thus, this study aimed to investigate the prevalence of healthy aging and determine its associated factors among community-dwelling older adults from mountain areas in Lishui, China. …”
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Factors associated with cervical cancer screening among women of reproductive age in Moshi municipality, Kilimanjaro, Tanzania: a cross-sectional study by Sia E Msuya, Jeremiah John Hhera, Regina Dahaye, Witness Erasto Zakayo, Yohana Z Kazula, Seif Abdul, Redempta Mamseri

“…Objective Screening for cervical cancer has been a globally advocated preventive strategy to reduce cervical cancer morbidity and mortality. This study aimed to describe the prevalence and barriers of cervical cancer screening, and to determine factors associated with cervical cancer screening among women of reproductive age in Moshi municipality, northern Tanzania.Design We conducted a cross-sectional study between August and September 2020.Setting Moshi municipality, Kilimanjaro, Tanzania.Participants Women of ages 15–49 years who live in Moshi municipality.Results A total of 300 women participated in the study and 22.7% had ever been screened for cervical cancer. …”
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