Differences in global, regional, and national time trends in disability-adjusted life years for atrial fibrillation and flutter, 1990–2019: an age-period-cohort analysis from the 2... od Tang, J, Zhang, Q, Peng, S, Li, H, Hu, W, Hao, M, Liu, Y, Sun, M, Cao, W, Yin, N, Liu, X, Xu, T

“…Background: Atrial fibrillation and flutter, collectively referred to as AF/AFL, pose substantial public health challenges across nations of different economic statuses. Abjective: This research is intended to assess the discrepancies in global, regional, and national trends in DALYs for atrial fibrillation and flutter throughout 1990 and 2019. …”

Smoking and COVID-19 infection and related mortality: a prospective cohort analysis of UK Biobank data od Prats Uribe, A, Xie, J, Prieto Alhambra, D, Petersen, I

“…We compared current-smokers, previous-smokers with never-smokers and estimated risk ratio (RR) of COVID-19 infection and subsequent mortality using Poisson regression adjusting for age, sex, ethnicity, body mass index and socio-economic status. Interactions between smoking status and age and sex were tested for using multiplicative interactions, and analyses were stratified by median age (49-68 years, 69-86 years) and sex. …”

Life expectancy and risk of death in 6791 communities in England from 2002 to 2019: high-resolution spatiotemporal analysis of civil registration data od Rashid, T, Bennett, JE, Paciorek, CJ, Doyle, Y, Pearson-Stuttard, J, Flaxman, S, Fecht, D, Toledano, MB, Li, G, Daby, HI, Johnson, E, Davies, B, Ezzati, M

“…To ensure that this trend does not continue or worsen, there is a need for pro-equity economic and social policies, and greater investment in public health and health care throughout the entire country. …”

The cost of providing mechanical thrombectomy in the UK NHS: a micro-costing study od Balami, JS, Coughlan, D, White, PM, McMeekin, P, Flynn, D, Roffe, C, Natarajan, I, Chembala, J, Nayak, S, Wiggam, I, Flynn, P, Simister, R, Sammaraiee, Y, Sims, D, Nader, K, Dixit, A, Craig, D, Lumley, H, Rice, S, Burgess, D, Foddy, L, Hopkins, E, Hudson, B, Jones, R, James, MA, Buchan, AM, Ford, GA, Gray, AM

“…These findings can inform the reimbursement, provision and strategic planning of stroke services and aid future economic evaluations.</p>…”

Between state and market od Rigogne, T

“…<em>Between state and market: printing and bookselling in eighteenth-century</em> France explores the networks of printers and booksellers that covered eighteenth-century France, situating these key cultural intermediaries within their political and socio-economic environments. <br/> To draw an overview of printing and bookselling, and to chart their evolution across the century, the author analyzes a series of administrative surveys conducted between 1700 and 1777 by the Direction de la librairie. …”

Organising urban sustainability transformations od Hestad, DLA

“…</p> <p>Through a comprehensive multi-disciplinary literature review the thesis provides an overview of current knowledge and develops SOHOs as an umbrella category for organisations that use a mixture of market and mission-oriented practices, beliefs, and rationales to tackle social and ecological issues whilst generating a sufficient amount of their income from trading in goods or services, so as to make them economically viable and self-sustaining. Furthermore, the thesis explores nine SOHOs in the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona and finds that they are well placed and have the ability to foster the development of foundational transformative capacities at local scales, namely: (1) reconnecting social and ecological systems dynamics in a way that is harmonious, healthy, and which regenerates life-support systems; (2) fostering healthy individual and political agency; and (3) contributing to building rich community relationships and enhancing social cohesion. …”

Dance and social bonding: synchrony and the endogenous opioid system od Tarr, B

“…</p> <p>In experiment 1, I compare participants’ self-reported closeness and generosity in an economic game before and after either a real-world dance class or gym session and find that either activity can have an effect on some measures of social bonding between strangers. …”

Who gets referred for knee or hip replacement? A theoretical model of the potential impact of evidence-based referral thresholds using data from a retrospective review of clinic re... od Dakin, H, Eibich, P, Gray, A, Smith, J, Barker, K, Beard, D, Price, A

“…No patients referred for surgical assessment were above previously reported economic thresholds for OKS (43) or OHS (45). Setting thresholds of OKS ≤31 and OHS ≤35 might have resulted in an additional 22 knee referrals and 26 hip referrals in our cohort. …”

Dialogues with Pushkin: from Tchaikovsky to Stravinsky and The Rake’s Progress od Bullock, PR

Cost-effectiveness of screening, decolonisation and isolation strategies for carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in hos... od Allel, K, Garcia, P, Peters, A, Munita, J, Undurraga, EA, Yakob, L

“…</p> <p><strong>Interpretation: </strong>Our model suggests that targeted infection control strategies would effectively address rising CRE and MRSA infections. Maximising health-economic gains may be achieved by focusing on control measures for men as primary drivers for transmission, thereby reducing the disproportionate disease burden borne by women.…”

Childlessness and its associated factors among Chinese women: a nationwide population-based study od Han, Q, Dang, J, Wu, Y, Ye, W

“…Conclusions: This study used the most recent nationwide survey data from China to identify factors associated with childlessness and reproductive anxiety, with an emphasis on socio-economic factors and domestic violence. The findings highlight the significant impact of domestic violence on fertility behaviors and reproductive anxiety, providing valuable evidence for future policy interventions.…”

Computational modelling of mechanically induced electrophysiological alterations of axons and nerve od Kwong, M

“…However, the lower quality of life experienced by the sufferer and the associated socio-economic cost of both TBI and SCI remain a huge burden for society. …”

New indicators and indexes for benchmarking university–industry–government innovation in medical and life science clusters: results from the European FP7 Regions of Knowledge Healt... od Edmunds, L, Gluderer, S, Ovseiko, P, Kamerling, R, Ton, J, Vis, L, Jenni, M, Tutton, G, Lawton-Smith, H, Völgyiné Nadabán, M, Rab, M, Rees, J, Anson, J, Rushforth, A, Allen, M, Buchan, A, Vendrell, M, Casta, A, Mehes, G, Hogendoorn, P, Hafen, E, Hassan, A

“…To address this issue, a HealthTIES (Healthcare, Technology and Innovation for Economic Success) consortium was funded by the European Union’s Regions of Knowledge initiative, research and innovation funding programme FP7. …”

Electric cars in China: energy, infrastructure and market potentials od Liu, J

“…Moving towards cleaner technologies at present may not be justified on economic terms but it is justified on political and environmental terms.…”

Gender, age, and labour organization in the earliest texts from Mesopotamia and Iran (c. 3300–2900 BC) od Kelley, K

“…The results highlight how social and economic roles overlapped with gender identities in the minds of the scribes who were devising signs to represent humans. …”

Protocol for the Weight-bearing in Ankle Fractures (WAX) trial: a multicentre prospective non-inferiority trial of early versus delayed weight-bearing after operatively managed ank... od Bretherton, CP, Claireaux, HA, Achten, J, Athwal, A, Dutton, SJ, Peckham, N, Petrou, S, Kearney, RS, Appelbe, D, Griffin, XL

“…A within-trial health economic evaluation will be conducted to estimate the cost-effectiveness of the treatment options. …”

Prostate-specific antigen testing rates remain low in UK general practice: A cross-sectional study in six English cities od Williams, N, Hughes, L, Turner, E, Donovan, J, Hamdy, F, Neal, D, Martin, R, Metcalfe, C

“…This reinforces the need for robust evidence regarding the costs and benefits of using the PSA test for the detection of localized prostate cancer in the UK, a full assessment of the health economic implications and a revision of the current policy. © 2011 BJU INTERNATIONAL.…”

Prevalence of smoking and knowledge about the smoking hazards among 170,000 Chinese adults: a nationally representative survey in 2013-2014. od Zhang, M, Liu, S, Yang, L, Jiang, Y, Huang, Z, Zhao, Z, Deng, Q, Li, Y, Zhou, M, Wang, L, Chen, Z, Wang, L

“…There was a large regional variation in male smoking prevalence, with the least economically developed regions having higher prevalence. …”

Contextualizing food practices and change among Mexican migrants in West Queens, New York City od Macari, M

“…</p> <p>The three aims of this ethnography are to explore the food practices that Mexicans engage in after migration; to examine the social, temporal and political-economic contexts shaping food practices and change; and to describe how migrants themselves makes sense of nutritional change. …”

Measuring geographical disparities in England at the time of COVID-19: results using a composite indicator of population vulnerability od Nicodemo, C, Barzin, S, Cavalli, N, Lasserson, D, Moscone, F, Redding, S, Shaikh, M

“…Importantly, our index correlates with a measure of social deprivation, indicating that these communities suffer from long-standing lack of economic opportunities and are characterised by low public and private resource endowments.…”