Burden of diseases attributable to excess body weight in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019 by Safiri, S, Grieger, JA, Ghaffari Jolfayi, A, Mousavi, SE, Nejadghaderi, SA, Fazlollahi, A, Sullman, MJM, Karamzad, N, Sahin, F, Singh, K, Collins, GS, Kolahi, A

“…This trend aligns with socio-demographic indices and is influenced by the physical activity levels and dietary habits of these populations.…”

Predictors for severe persisting pain in rheumatoid arthritis are associated with pain origin and appraisal of pain by Baerwald, CG, Stemmler, E, Gnüchtel, S, Jeromin, K, Fritz, B, Bernateck, M, Adolf, D, Taylor, PC, Baron, R

“…The latter continued until week 48. Demographic data, DAS28-CRP, visual analogue scale for pain, painDETECT questionnaire (PD-Q) to identify neuropathic pain (NeP), and the Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS) were assessed and tested for relation to persisting pain.…”

Uncovering latent features in massive open online courses by Gillani, N

“…We observe that the inferred communities are differentiated by the nature and topic of dialogue, as well as their composite students' demographic and course performance indicators. While qualitative analysis confirms these detected communities, additional quantitative sensitivity analysis shows that they are not crisply defined, illuminating key challenges of applying Machine Learning techniques to model noisy and incomplete learner data.…”

Belgrave's quest for moral order in Bahrain, 1926-1957 by Fakhro, E

“…</p> <p>The thesis places the project of moral regulation in its historic context, and identifies it as a response to social and demographic changes taking place in Bahrain following two transformative events: the discovery of oil in 1932, and the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939. …”

Enhancing trauma triage in low-resource settings using machine learning: a performance comparison with the Kampala Trauma Score by Nsubuga, M, Kintu, TM, Please, H, Stewart, K, Navarro, SM

“…By leveraging basic demographic and clinical data, these models could provide a foundation for improved resource allocation and patient outcomes, addressing the unique challenges of resource-limited settings. …”

Linguistic and content validation of the stroke impact scale (SIS) 3.0 in three languages by Ahmad Ainuddin, Husna, Romli, Muhammad Hibatullah, SF Salim, Mazatulfazura, Hamid, Tengku Aizan, Mackenzie, Lynette

“…Results: During the translation processes, concerns were expressed about various grammatical and semantic issues, such as the appropriateness of some phrases used for the Malaysian demographic. The Scale-CVI average was 0.91 and 0.95 for relevance and clarity respectively which indicated excellent content validity. …”
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Investigating the influence of elements in pocket parks on the psychological restoration of young people: a study from Guiyang and Chongqing in Southwest China by Ma, Geng, Pellegrini, Paola, Ma, Jiaqi, Shi, Linfeng

“…It also considers the influence of socio-demographic factors, ultimately proposing an evaluation model to assess these spaces’ psychological restoration capabilities. …”
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Development of rice production sustainability index in MADA, Malaysia by Ajidasile, Oluwagbemisola Hannah

“…The data collected were on the demographic characteristics, farmers’ production practices, farmers’ rationale for (i) insect, disease and weed control, (ii) the fertilization process presently followed by MADA paddy farmers and its sustainable impact on the environment, economic and social practices of the farmers. …”
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Maximum tolerated activity estimation based on red marrow dose using multiple dosimetry approaches in radioiodine therapy surrogated by iodine-124 by Han, Ng Yi

“…This study seeks to compare this approach with three other approaches that have not been previously explored in terms of their correlation and significant differences. Methods: The demographic, dosimetry data and PET/CT images of 12 adult DTC patients who underwent the pre-therapeutic blood-based dosimetry assessment of 131I therapy were retrieved for the dose computation in this retrospective study. …”
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Stratosphere - troposphere interaction during stratospheric sudden warming events by Domeisen, Daniela I. V. (Daniela Iris Vera)

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Prevalence of offering menopause hormone therapy among primary care doctors and its associated factors: a cross-sectional study by Low, Tiong Lim, Cheong, Ai Theng, Devaraj, Navin Kumar, Ismail, Rohayah

“…The questionnaire included PCDs’ demographics, their menopause management practices, attitudes towards MHT, perceived barriers in offering MHT, knowledge of related guidelines and received training on menopause management. …”
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Evaluation of rabies awareness and the population dynamics of free-roaming and owned dogs in Herat city, Afghanistan by Nasiry, Zabihullah

“…The objectives of the study were to characterize demographics and estimate the population size of both owned and free-roaming dogs, to assess dog bites cases, and knowledge, attitude, and practices of the community towards rabies and to estimate the post-exposure treatment costs associated with dog bites in Herat city, Afghanistan. …”
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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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Long-term visual outcomes in spasmus nutans by Hennein, Lauren, Heidary, Gena, Gaier, Eric D., Gise, Ryan

“…Methods We retrospectively reviewed the charts of consecutive patients diagnosed with spasmus nutans between 2000 and 2020. Demographic information, ophthalmic characteristics, and neuroimaging results were assessed over time. …”
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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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