Factors associated with caffeine intake among undergraduates: a cross-sectional study from Palestine by May Hamdan, Souzan Zidan, Fatima Al-Amouri, Hiba Niroukh, Manar Abu Dawod, Sajeda Ashour, Shahd Sameer Dweik, Manal Badrasawi

“…Results The final analysis included 486 undergraduates with a mean age of 20.1 ± 1.48 years. The majority of the undergraduates were female (65.0%) and single (89.5%). …”
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Is Intra-articular Platelet-rich Plasma Injection Safe and Effective in Osteoarthritis Knee? A Prospective Study: A Case Series by R Sahaya Jose, N Kattu Bava, M Syed Moosa

“…We excluded patients below 40 and above 70 years of age with septic arthritis, grade IV OA according to KL grading, and systemic infections. …”
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Comparison of bullying victimization and depression symptoms among Chinese adolescents before and after the end of the dynamic zero-COVID-19 policy: a repeated cross-sectional stud... by Yong Yang, Yi Lin, Feng Wang, Si Jia Wang, Jing Hui Wang, Feng Tong, Qing Hai Gong

“…This resulted in a sample of 10,224 in wave 1 and 11,604 in wave 2. The mean age in wave 1 was 15.2 (SD = 1.7) and 15.1 (SD = 1.8) in wave 2. …”
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Correlates of prior HIV testing and schistosomiasis treatment: Baseline survey findings from the "creating demand for fishermen's schistosomiasis HIV services" (FISH) cluster-rando... by Geoffrey Kangogo, Donaldson F Conserve, Sekeleghe Kayuni, Moses K Kumwenda, Kathryn L Dovel, James Chirombo, Peter MacPherson, Elizabeth L Corbett, Anthony Butterworth, Augustine Talumba Choko

“…Every additional year of age was associated with 1% decreased likelihood of having taken praziquantel in the last 12 months (aRR: 0.99, 95% CI: 0.98-0.99, p<0.001). …”
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Impact of hepatic steatosis on the efficacy of antiviral treatment for chronic hepatitis B and the establishment of predictive model: a cohort study by Guanghui Ren, Kaining Jia, Shi Yin, Yunpeng Guan, Qingwei Cong, Ying Zhu

“…Conclusion In CHB patients without significant liver fibrosis who receive antiviral therapy, concurrent MASLD enhances HBsAg response, particularly in HBeAg-negative patients. Factors like younger age, NAs with PEG IFNα therapy, lower initial HBsAg levels, and MASLD presence predict treatment success. …”
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Dexmedetomidine versus Dexamethasone as Perineural Adjuvants in Supraclavicular Brachial Plexus Block: An Interventional Study by Charmi Hitenbhai Shah, Jinesh Pareshbhai Kothari, Nilesh Vrajmohan Shah, Rajsi Rajan Shah, Sara Mary Thomas

“…Results: Group 1 had a significantly lower average age (35.38±9.03 years) compared to Group 2 (46.40±13.12 years) (p=0.000039). …”
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The association between stress-induced hyperglycemia ratio and cardiovascular events as well as all-cause mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease and diabetic nephropathy by Boning Cao, Zhendong Guo, Dan-Ting Li, Le-Ying Zhao, Zhen Wang, Ya-Bin Gao, Yao-Xian Wang

“…The study comprised 3,507 patients with a mean age of 60.7 years, of whom 56% were female. The overall incidence of all-cause mortality was 38,000 per 100,000 person-years, while cardiovascular mortality was 11,405 per 100,000 person-years. …”
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Consecutive prediction of adverse maternal outcomes of preeclampsia, using the PIERS-ML and fullPIERS models: A multicountry prospective observational study. by Guiyou Yang, Tünde Montgomery-Csobán, Wessel Ganzevoort, Sanne J Gordijn, Kimberley Kavanagh, Paul Murray, Laura A Magee, Henk Groen, Peter von Dadelszen

“…<h4>Methods and findings</h4>This multicountry prospective study used data of 8,843 women (32% white, 30% black, and 26% Asian) with a median age of 31 years. These women, admitted to maternity units in the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, Europe, and Oceania, were diagnosed with preeclampsia at a median gestational age of 35.79 weeks between year 2003 and 2016. …”
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Alcohol abuse in gastroenterological patients by M. V. Mayevskaya, I. G. Bakulin, A. A. Chirkov, Ye. O. Lyusina, V. D. Lun’Kov

“…Gender, age, diagnosis and preferences in the choice of medical specialist were analyzed. …”
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Compassion Fatigue and Compassion Satisfaction Among Nursing Officers by Parul Sharma, Bindu Shaiju, Jahanara Rahman, Dharmander Singh

“…It was also found that there was a significant association between CF in terms of secondary traumatic stress with age and there was no significant association between compassion satisfaction with demographic variables. …”
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Multi-level high utility-itemset hiding. by Loan T T Nguyen, Hoa Duong, An Mai, Bay Vo

“…Privacy is as a critical issue in the age of data. Organizations and corporations who publicly share their data always have a major concern that their sensitive information may be leaked or extracted by rivals or attackers using data miners. …”
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¿Cómo se enseña la Geografía en los centros docentes de Educación Primaria en España? Resultados de un estudio a escala estatal by Jaume Binimelis Sebastian, Joe Usher, Péter Bagoly-Simó

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Lipid spectrum in liver cells and peripheral blood lymphocytes at children with chronic hepatitis B by V. G. Bulygin

“…To study parameters of lipid composition of liver cells and peripheral blood lymphocytes at children with chronic viral hepatitis B, as well as the relation of these parameters to the stage of disease chronization.Material and methods. Overall 25 children aged 12 to 15 years with chronic hepatitis B were investigated: 14 – had the 2nd stage of hepatitis chronization and 11 – the 3rd stage. …”
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Understanding factors that influence whether a woman will seek care for reproductive health: A national survey by Pooja Kanyadan, Latha Ganti, Rohan Mangal, Thor Stead, Lindsey Hahn, Marcos Sosa

“…A number of studies have characterized the importance of regular OB/GYN visits for women who are above the age of 18. As more emphasis is placed on reproductive healthcare, there has been an overall decrease in the rates of adverse sexual and reproductive health outcomes. …”
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Evaluation of Different Techniques of Working Length Determination in Comparison with CBCT by Anubha Srivastav, Ramesh Chandra, Shazia Siddiqui, Divya Chowdhary, Alpana Katiyar, Rehan Ahmad Khan

“…Materials and Methods: Forty patients with the age group between 20 and 50 years with irreversible pulpitis were included in this study. …”
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Tourism commodification and privatization of nature: private protected areas in the Serra de Tramuntana (Mallorca) by Nora Müller, Robert Fletcher, Macià Blázquez Salom

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The Effectiveness of a Behavioral Program in Reducing the Aggressive Behavior of Children with Mild Mental Disabilities at the Mu'tah Center for Special Education by Sameer Alremawi, Ahmed A. Arabiyat

“…The study sample consisted of (10) male and female students with mild mental disabilities, whose ages ranged between (10-14) years. The one group system (the experimental group) was used. …”
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Associations of Opium Use with Metabolic Syndrome in Fasa PERSIAN Cohort Study: A Population-Based Study by Rafat Shadmehr, Mehdi Sharafi, Mohammadhossien Shahabzadeh, Mostafa Bijani, Rahim Sharafkhani, Babak Pezeshki, Abdolmajid Ghasemian, Azizallah Dehghan

“…A total of 10,074 participants (aged 35–70 years) were studied. The MetS was defined as per the National Cholesterol Education Program ATP III (NCEP-ATP III) criteria. …”
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