Socioeconomic characteristics of drivers versus pedestrians in pedestrian crashes by Antonio Giron, Xiaohan Gu, Robert J. Schneider

“…We collected driver and pedestrian sex, age, and home address from a random sample of 336 pedestrian crashes reported to police between 2011 and 2015 in the City of Milwaukee and the surrounding seven-county metropolitan region. …”
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Quantitative ultrasound rating of liver fibrosis in children with cystic fibrosis by G. M. Dvoryakovskaya, O. I. Simonova, S. A. Ivleva, I. V. Dvoryakovsky, A. N. Surkov, M. O. Gorbunova, I. E. Smirnov

“…Overall 89 children in the age of 2 months to 18 years with pulmonary and intestinal form of cystic fibrosis were investigated. …”
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Change of liver enzymes level during follow-up of patients exposed to vinylchloride by I. V. Kudayeva, L. A. Budarina, O. A. Dyakovich

“…The highest count of interrelations between determinants of studied biochemical scores, work experience and-or exposition load was revealed at patients under 30 years of age.Conclusions. Chronic VC exposition results in change of AP, CE and GGT concentration in blood serum during follow-up investigation. …”
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Assessment of the Sphericity of Submicrometer Particles Using a Single-particle Polar Nephelometer at an Urban Site in Japan by Maho Nakagawa, Tomoki Nakayama, Hiroshi Sasago, Yuki Kuruma, Hikari Yai, Shuhei Ogawa, Yange Deng, Michihiro Mochida, Yutaka Matsumi

“…During the daytime, the proportion of the low-sphericity particles decreased, whereas the average sphericity of the high-sphericity particles increased, which can be attributed to photochemical formation and/or aging processes. On days with extremely high relative humidity, the diurnal variation in the average sphericity displayed another peak during the early morning, which may have been due to the secondary formation of nitrate.…”
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A Review of Our Experience in Trans Obturator Tension Free Vaginal Tape Surgery in 16 Patients by Kadir Bakay, Davut Güven

“…Patients were all multiparous with a mean age of 36 ± 3. All patients were carefully examined and urodynamically tested for diagnosis. …”
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The WAVE complex in developmental and adulthood brain disorders by Hyung-Goo Kim, Clara Berdasco, Angus C. Nairn, Yong Kim

“…Abstract Actin polymerization and depolymerization are fundamental cellular processes required not only for the embryonic and postnatal development of the brain but also for the maintenance of neuronal plasticity and survival in the adult and aging brain. The orchestrated organization of actin filaments is controlled by various actin regulatory proteins. …”
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Effects of a 7-week active breaks intervention program on physical literacy and body mass index by Javier Urbano-Mairena, Laura Muñoz-Bermejo, Jorge Carlos-Vivas, Raquel Pastor-Cisneros, José Adrián Montenegro-Espinosa, María Mendoza-Muñoz

“…Thus, active breaks (AB) could be an ideal option for increasing physical activity time in schoolchildren.MethodsA cross-sectional quasi-experimental study was conducted, involving 89 participants aged 8-12 years from Extremadura. The Canadian assessment of physical literacy (CAPL-2) was administered to assess the participants' physical literacy level. …”
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Raising active children: how family and school shape health-promoting physical activity—findings from the FAMIPASS study by Michal Vorlíček, Jan Dygrýn, David Janda, Jaroslava Voráčová, Scott Duncan, Erik Sigmund, Dagmar Sigmundová

“…This study investigated the combined impact of family dynamics and school environments on physical activity levels in children aged 3–9 years across distinct segments of the school day. …”
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Time to be seen and heard: Including children’s and adolescents’ voices in the South African TB response by C Goslett, K du Preez, G Hendricks, A Best

“…These include delays in the development and accessibility of child-friendly medication, vaccine shortages and a lack of educational support for hospitalised children under school-going age. Some positive progress has been made through the establishment of the paediatric working group in the TB Think Tank, and SA’s contribution to pivotal childhood TB research studies. …”
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Potential of ultrasound investigation in diagnostics of pseudomembranous colitis in surgical patients by O. A. Alekseyechkina, E. Ya. Dubrov, Ye. S. Vladimirova, T. P. Pinchuk, G. P. Titova

“…Ultrasound signs of pseudomembranous colitis (PMC) received by comparison of ultrasound, endoscopic, clinical and morphological data in 64 patients aged from 24 to 76 years were presented. Patients admitted with suspicion to acute abdominal surgical pathology. …”
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Intravenous leiomyomatosis presenting as Budd–Chiari syndrome: a case report and literature review by Jingwen Gan, Xiao Ma, Jiang Shao, Jinhui Wang, Dongyan Cao

“…Results The mean onset age of these four patients was 54.8 years. All but one (Patient No. 2) had a history of myoma, myomectomy, or hysterectomy. …”
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Survey of types and use of traditional medicinal plants for beef cattle in Bontang City by Amar Ma'ruf Fachrul Mu'minin, Lilik Maslachah, Sri Hidanah, Ratna Damayanti, Kadek Rachmawati, Mohammad Sukmanadi

“…The majority of respondents are beef cattle farmers aged 51-60 years with a low level of education. Experience in cattle farming for more than 4 years has improved their skills and productivity. …”
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Assessment of Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale in Emergency Department in Iraq by Hanan N Najaf, Rusul F Hasan, Nidhal H Hammod, Samer A Hasan

“…In conclusion, this study showed elevated risk of depression and anxiety among the emergency Department staff, and this elevated directly proportional to nature of work, Economic status, age and Level of education for worker. …”
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A prediction model for the oceanauts’ cognitive performance based on the mental workload of typical tasks by Mengya Zhu, Jingluan Wang, Xian Zhang, Dengkai Chen

“…Furthermore, the presence of suitable comfort, appropriate age, and a relatively higher level of educational background contribute to the enhancement of cognitive performance among oceanauts.…”
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Endothelial SHANK3 regulates tight junctions in the neonatal mouse blood-brain barrier through β-Catenin signaling by Yong-Eun Kim, Minseong Kim, Sunwhi Kim, Raham Lee, Yusuke Ujihara, Esther Magdalena Marquez-Wilkins, Yong-Hui Jiang, Esther Yang, Hyun Kim, Changhoon Lee, Changwon Park, Il Hwan Kim

“…Although BBB permeability is restored during adult age, the male mutant mice display reduced neuronal excitability and impaired sociability. …”
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Probiotics Addition Potential to Increase Body Weight, Feed Consumption and Feed Conversion on Pre-Layer Laying Hens by Sukmawati Lailatul Jannah, Mirni Lamid, Mohammad Sukmanadi, Mohammad Anam Al Arif, Sri Hidanah, Sri Chusniati

“…This study was conducted for 2 weeks using pre layer chickens aged 21 weeks to 23 weeks old as many as 24 chickens, randomized into 4 treatments with 6 replications with P0 as control, P1 = 2 ml, P2 = 4 ml, and P3 = 6 ml. …”
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Evaluation of Role of Prognostic Factors on Hearing Outcome in Unilateral Idiopathic Sudden Onset Sensorineural Hearing Loss by Namrata Yadav, Priti Lal, Rohit Bharadwaj, Kuldeep Yadav

“…Material and methods: This prospective observational study was conducted with the primary aim of analyzing the role of various possible prognostic factors on the outcome of idiopathic SSNHL including demographic (Age, gender), audio-vestibular (Pre-treatment hearing loss in the affected ear, hearing in the contralateral ear, time elapse between onset of hearing loss and start of treatment, type of hearing loss in term of frequencies affected), presence of tinnitus / vertigo and Comorbidities (Diabetes, Hypothyroidism & Deranged lipid profile/ dyslipidemia). …”
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The role of the patients register in early diagnostics of familial adenomatosis coli by A. M. Kuzminov, A. V. Karpuhin, Yu. Yu. Chubarov, I. Yu. Sachkov, T. A. Savel’yeva

“…Presence of the Register of patients with familial adenomatosis coli with subsequent summons and investigation of relatives of proposituses allowed to decrease age of patients at the moment of diagnosis from 30 to 18 years, to reduce number of patients with developed colorectal cancer from 43,6 to 4,9%, to reduce cases of total involvement of the large intestine by polyps from 72 to 5%. …”
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Probiotics in the Modern World by Y. P. Uspenskiy, Y. A. Fominykh, K. N. Nadzhafova, S. V. Polyushkin

“…Modern probiotic preparations are characterised by acid- and antibiotic-resistivity and safety, thus being suitable for treating gut microbiome-associated disorders in various age groups.Conclusion. Probiotic strains, as well as medications designed on their basis, are widely applied and show good promise. …”
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Dzieci z rodzin zastępczych w szkole. Raport o współpracy rodziców zastępczych z personelem szkoły by Katarzyna Ćwirynkało, Urszula Bartnikowska

“…Three focus group interviews were conducted with 21 foster parents of children and youth at school age. A qualitative analysis (Charmaz 2009) resulted in the identification of two thematic areas of parents’ perceptions of: (1) division of responsibility (perception of the role of a foster parent and school personnel in the process of their children’s education), (2) positive and negative aspects of foster parents’ experiences in the cooperation with school (personal and organizational level). …”
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