Poor man’s 1000 genome project : recent human population expansion confounds the detection of disease alleles in 7,098 complete mitochondrial genomes by Kim, Hie Lim, Schuster, Stephan C.

“…In this dataset we identified 6,110 single nucleotide variants (SNVs) and their frequency and determined that the best-fit demographic model for the 7,098 genomes included severe population bottlenecks and exponential expansions of the non-African population. …”
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Age differences in leadership positions across cultures by Vaughan-Johnston, Thomas, Imtiaz, Faizan, Lee, Albert, Ji, Li-Jun

“…A by-product of these demographic shifts is that older adults will likely occupy more positions of power and influence in our societies than ever before. …”
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Interventions that prevent or reduce perinatal loneliness and its proximal determinants: a restricted scoping review by Naughton-Doe, R, Nowland, R, Tierney, S, Webber, M, Wittkowski, A

“…Few studies collected comprehensive demographic data, few considered fathers, and none were LGBTQ+ specific.…”

Effect of early and later prone positioning on outcomes in invasively ventilated COVID-19 patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome: analysis of the prospective COVID-19 cr... by Simpkin, AJ, McNicholas, BA, Hannon, D, Bartlett, R, Chiumello, D, Dalton, HJ, Gibbons, K, White, N, Merson, L, Fan, E, Panigada, M, Grasselli, G, Motos, A, Torres, A, Barbé, F, Ng, PY, Fanning, JP, Nichol, A, Suen, JY, Bassi, GL, Fraser, JF, Laffey, JG

“…Methods: We investigated the incidence, demographic profile, management and outcomes of proned patients undergoing IMV for COVID-19 in the study. …”

Patterns of sub-optimal change following CBT for childhood anxiety by Bertie, L-A, Arendt, K, Coleman, JRI, Cooper, P, Cresswell, C, Eley, TC, Hartman, C, Heiervang, ER, In-Albon, T, Krause, K, Lester, KJ, Marin, CE, Nauta, M, Rapee, RM, Schneider, S, Schniering, C, Silverman, WK, Thastum, M, Thirwall, K, Waite, P, Wergeland, GJ, Hudson, JL

“…Growth curve models assessed patterns of change over time for the three groups and examined predictors associated with these patterns including demographic, clinical and parental factors, as well as treatment factors.…”

Interventions that prevent or reduce perinatal loneliness and its proximal determinants: a restricted scoping review by Naughton-Doe, R, Nowland, R, Tierney, S, Webber, M, Wittkowski, A

“…Few studies collected comprehensive demographic data, few considered fathers, and none were LGBTQ+ specific. …”

The relationship between the use of social networking sites, perceived social support and spirituality on loneliness among university students in Klang Valley, Malaysia by Mohamed, Nur Nadhira Izzati, Marof, Aini Azeqa, Sulaiman, Abdul Hadi

“…Findings indicated a substantial portion of respondents reporting high social networking site usage and perceived social support, while a significant portion reported lower spirituality and loneliness. Gender-based demographic analysis revealed male undergraduates experiencing less loneliness compared to their female counterparts, though no significant differences emerged in social networking site usage, perceived social support, or spirituality. …”
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Association between breakfast consumption pattern with body mass index (bmi) and physical activity among undergraduate students in Universiti Sains Malaysia, Health Campus, Kubang... by Zulkifflee, Iwani Afifah

“…The self-administered questionnaire consisted of four sections: socio-demographic characteristics, anthropometric measurements, the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), and questions related to breakfast consumption patterns. …”
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The Impact of Different Level of Education Towards Acceptance of Islamic House Financing by Abd Aziz, Noriza, Abu Bakar, Azizi, Abd Aziz, Ibrahim, Yusuff, Noraini, Ahmad Musadik, Siti Hajar Salwa

“…Past studies found that the reasons for selecting Islamic house financing products from Islamic banks are not solely based on religion, but a combination of religious, demographic, age, gender, attitudes, perception, awareness, understanding and other factors such as promotion and service. …”
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Investigation of digital twins and metaverse by Chow, Harry Yun Fatt

“…BIM is more than just a 3D model; it encompasses building geometry, spatial relationships, geographic information, component quantities and attributes (e.g., manufacturer information), and allows for the integration of various types of information (e.g., cost estimates, material inventory, project plans) integrated into the model. …”
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Global, regional, and national mortality among young people aged 10–24 years, 1950–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 by Ward, Joseph L., Azzopardi, Peter S., Francis, Kate L., Santelli, John S., Skirbekk, Vegard, Sawyer, Susan M., Kassebaum, Nicholas J., Mokdad, Ali H., Hay, Simon I., Abd-Allah, Foad, Abdoli, Amir, Mohammad Abdollahi, Abedi, Aidin, Abolhassani, Hassan, Abreu, Lucas Guimaraes, Abrigo, Michael R. M., Abu-Gharbieh, Eman, Abushouk, Abdelrahman I., Adebayo, Oladimeji M., Adekanmbi, Victor, Adham, Davoud, Advani, Shailesh M., Afshari, Khashayar, Agrawal, Anurag, Ahmad, Tauseef, Ahmadi, Keivan, Ahmed, Anwar E., Aji, Budi, Akombi-Inyang, Blessing, Alahdab, Fares, Al-Aly, Ziyad, Alam, Khurshid, Alanezi, Fahad Mashhour, Alanzi, Turki M., Alcalde-Rabanal, Jacqueline Elizabeth, Alemu, Biresaw Wassihun, Al-Hajj, Samar, Alhassan, Robert Kaba, Ali, Saqib, Alicandro, Gianfranco, Alijanzadeh, Mehran, Aljunid, Syed Mohamed, Almasi-Hashiani, Amir, Almasri, Nihad A., Al-Mekhlafi, Hesham M., Alonso, Jordi, Al-Raddadi, Rajaa M., Altirkawi, Khalid A., Alvis-Guzman, Nelson, Amare, Azmeraw T., Amini, Saeed, Aminorroaya, Arya, Amit, Arianna Maever L., Amugsi, Dickson A., Ancuceanu, Robert, Anderlini, Deanna, Andrei, Catalina Liliana, Androudi, Sofia, Ansari, Fereshteh, Ansari, Iman, Antonio, Carl Abelardo T., Anvari, Davood, Anwer, Razique, Appiah, Seth Christopher Yaw, Arabloo, Jalal, Arab-Zozani, Morteza, Ärnlöv, Johan, Asaad, Malke, Asadi-Aliabadi, Mehran, Asadi-Pooya, Ali A., Atout, Maha Moh'd Wahbi, Ausloos, Marcel, Avenyo, Elvis Korku, Avila-Burgos, Leticia, Quintanilla, Beatriz Paulina Ayala, Ayano, Getinet, Aynalem, Yared Asmare, Azari, Samad, Azene, Zelalem Nigussie, Bakhshaei, Mohammad Hossein, Bakkannavar, Shankar M., Banach, Maciej, Banik, Palash Chandra, Barboza, Miguel A., Barker-Collo, Suzanne Lyn, Bärnighausen, Till Winfried, Basu, Sanjay, Baune, Bernhard T., Bayati, Mohsen, Bedi, Neeraj, Beghi, Ettore, Bekuma, Tariku Tesfaye, Bell, Arielle Wilder, Bell, Michelle L., Benjet, Corina, Bensenor, Isabela M., Berhe, Abadi Kidanemariam, Berhe, Kidanemaryam, Berman, Adam E., Bhagavathula, Akshaya Srikanth, Car, Lorainne Tudor

“…Background: Documentation of patterns and long-term trends in mortality in young people, which reflect huge changes in demographic and social determinants of adolescent health, enables identification of global investment priorities for this age group. …”
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Multiple introductions of NRCS-A Staphylococcus capitis to the neonatal intensive care unit drive neonatal bloodstream infections: a case-control and environmental genomic survey by Lees, EA, Gentry, J, Webster, H, Sanderson, N, Eyre, D, Wilson, D, Lipworth, S, Crook, D, Wong, THN, Mark, A, Jeffery, K, Paulus, S, Young, BC

“…</p> <p><strong>Methods.</strong> Demographic and clinical data for 45 neonates with S. capitis and 90 with other coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) isolated from sterile sites were reviewed, and clinical significance was determined. …”

Ethnicity and anthropometric deficits in children: A cross-sectional analysis of national survey data from 18 countries in sub-Saharan Africa by Tusting, LS, Mishra, S, Gibson, HS, Lindsay, SW, Weiss, DJ, Flaxman, S, Bhatt, S

“…Data were extracted from 37 georeferenced Demographic and Health Surveys carried out during 2006–2019 across SSA that recorded anthropometric data for children aged <5 years. …”

Evaluation of a pilot family planning educational seminar and subsequent attitudes towards family planning among Muslim communities in Tanzania by Cordeiro, AA, Gumanneh, H, Nzali, A, Lambert, VJ, Yussuph, A, Kihunrwa, A, Mchondo, Y, Mtita, R, Yahaya, H, Kalluvya, SE, Wamoyi, J, Suleman, M, Downs, JA, Mwakisole, AH

“…Interviews explored participants’ knowledge and perceptions of FP, views of its permissibility in Islam, and actions that they had taken since attending the seminar. Demographic and survey data was analyzed using R software. …”

Breastfeeding support during the Covid-19 pandemic in England: analysis of a national survey by Quigley, M, Harrison, S, Levene, I, Buchanan, P, McLeish, J, Alderdice, F

“…Receiving breastfeeding support over the phone (35%) was more common than via video call (13%) or text message (5%); these percentages varied according to socio-demographic and pregnancy-related factors. <p><strong>Conclusions</p></strong> Breastfeeding support has declined in recent years, and did not meet the needs of many women during the pandemic. …”

Outbreaks of COVID-19 in a tuberculosis treatment sanatorium on the Thailand-Myanmar border: a retrospective cohort analysis by Aung, HKK, Swe, LL, Saito, M, Lesseps, S, Janurian, N, Tun, WPP, Maung Maung, B, Than, A, Watthanaworawit, W, Kaewphanderm, N, Gornsawun, G, Pyae Phyo, A, Nosten, F

“…</p> <p><strong>Methods</strong><br> COVID-19 cases at two TB sanatoria on the Thailand-Myanmar border were reviewed. Demographic, clinical and laboratory data including TB treatment and co-morbidities, were analyzed. …”

Longitudinal patterns in smoking abstinence in trials of e-cigarettes for smoking cessation: secondary analysis of data from a systematic review, with meta-analyses by Hartmann-Boyce, J, Chan, J, Zhitnik, E, Pesola, F, Hajek, P, Lindson, N

“…The few studies addressing relapse highlighted mixed demographic and behavioral characteristics associated with relapse rates. …”

Relationships between general self-efficacy, number of counselling sessions, mandated counselling satisfaction and readiness to change among institutionalised adolescents in Malays... by Muhammad Shariff Paul, Azzah Sabrina

“…A set of self-administered questionnaires were used to collect information related to institutionalised adolescents‟ demographic characteristics information, general self-efficacy measured using General Self-Efficacy Scale (Schwarzer & Jerusalem, 1995), and mandated counselling satisfaction and readiness to change, measured using Mandated Counselling Satisfaction Scale (Mansor, Rumaya & Zainal, 2013) and University of Rhode Island Change Assessment (Prochaska & DiClemente, 1982) respectively. …”
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Intracranial volume post cranial expansion surgery using 3D CT scan imaging in children with craniosynostosis by Sulong, Shukriyah

“…The ICV preoperative and postoperative was measured using the 3D CT imaging and analysed. The demographic data, clinical and radiological findings was identified and analysed. …”
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A comparative study on faecal short-chain fatty acids concentration in lean, overweight and obese school children by Saipudin, Nurul Ain, Suhairom, Nornazira, Abd. Wahid, Nur Husna

“…Malay ethnic, healthy, lean, overweight and obese, age 7 to 10 years old from the selected primary school participated in this study.We assessed the socio-demographic and nutritional status of lean, overweight and obese children. …”
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