Fingertip traumatic amputations in children. Treatment with semiocclusive foil dressings-preliminary results by Dimitar Trizlov, Dimitar Raykov, Stoyan Ivanov, Ivan Trizlov

“…Materials and Methods: The study involved 6 patients between the ages of 8 and 15 with fingertip amputations of the hand. …”
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Increase in assisted suicide in Switzerland: did the socioeconomic predictors change? Results from the Swiss National Cohort by Marcel Zwahlen, Nicole Steck, Christoph Junker

“…We calculated crude rates and used Cox proportional hazard and logistic regression models to examine associations of assisted dying with gender, marital status, education, religion, neighbourhood socioeconomic status and other variables, and investigated trends over time.Results We identified 3941 assisted suicides among 6 237 997 Swiss residents, 80% of which occurred in the older age group. Crude rates of assisted suicide more than tripled during the study period from 3.60 to 11.21 per 100 000 person-years; the increase was more pronounced in the older age group. …”
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LOCALITY AND STEREOTYPICAL CONCEPTS AS PREDICTORS OF VOTING ATTITUDES AMONG PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ADULT NIGERIAN EMPLOYEES by CHRISTIAN OGBOGU UGOCHUKWU, JACOB IGO, CASMIR NNAEMEKA NWANKWO, BASSY JOHN-JIREH

“…They were 122 males and 84 females with their age ranged between 27-59 years, average mean age of 30.69 and standard deviation age of 4.63. …”
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Prevalence of signs and symptoms of temporomandibular disorders (TMD) in a sample of medical students in Erbil city by Dilan Burhan Yousif, Zana Qadir Omer

“… Objectives: The aim of the present study was to find the prevalence of temporomandibular disorder by Helkimo anamnesis and clinical dysfunction index and to determine the degree of associations present between temporomandibular disorder and each of age, gender and anxiety. Methods: 230 students were randomly selected with the age group of 18-25 years, from all colleges of Hawler medical university, from March 2019 to June 2019. …”
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The prevalence and risk factors of diabetes and hypertension among police personnel: A population-based cross-sectional study by Deepak V. Chaturvedi, Digant Gupta, Darpan M. Maheshgauri, Gauri E. Yadav, Dhrubajyoti J. Debnath, Asmita D. Chaturvedi

“…The key risk factors of interest were age, gender, and body mass index (BMI). Binary logistic regression was used to quantify the relationship between the independent variables (age, gender, and BMI) and the dichotomous dependent variables (diabetes and hypertension). …”
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A Study on Life Skills among Adolescents Attending Government Schools by Pomi Mahanta, Sonia P. Deuri, Priyadarshee Abhishek, H. Sobhana

“…Life skills of government school-going adolescents belonging to the age groups of 14 (n = 47), 15 (n = 51), and 16 (n = 22) years were assessed cross-sectionally through the Life Skills Assessment Scale. …”
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Role of Physical activity in abating Non-Communicable Diseases: A survey of residents of Central Park Housing Society, Lahore by Shehnaz Khan, Mehrunisa Hassan, Mamoona Shafique, Saira Farhat, Saba Iftkhar, Shamim Akhter

“…Structured tool used in this study was applicable on age group between 15-69 years, therefore we included participants aged between 15-69 years in this study. …”
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EFFECT OF MATERNAL FOLIC ACID/IRON INTAKEON THE WEIGHT OF NEWBORNS IN OBSTETRIC WARD OFTERTIARY CARE HOSPITALS OF PUNJAB by Tahira Raza

“…Majority of the 300 females (68.1%) who have been questioned during the study were between 22–30 years of age (selected range was 17–44 years) while the mean age was 28.5 years. …”
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Differences in Sexual Function Between Trimesters During Pregnancy: An Observational Study by Sunullah Soysal, Abdullah Sarioz, Umran Kilincdemir Turgut, Gokce Anik Ilhan, Yusuf Arman, Begum Yildizhan, Tanju Pekin

“…Desire scores were highest in women aged between 18 and 25 years, in women who were newly married (1-3 years), and during the second trimester. …”
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Characteristics of pediatric patients with febrile convulsions admitted to a tertiary care hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia by Alanoud A. Abuhaimed, Nawaf A. Alghamdi, Ghadah I. Alhussin, Ghadah S. Alduhaimi, Fatmah Othman, Duaa M. Baarmah, Hamad A. Alkhalaf

“…They usually occur between the ages of 6 months and 5 years and affect 2%–5% of children worldwide. …”
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Molecular characterization of Pseudomyxoma peritonei with single-cell and bulk RNA sequencing by Ye Jin Ha, Seong-Hwan Park, Seon-Kyu Kim, Ka Hee Tak, Jeong-Hwan Kim, Chan Wook Kim, Yong Sik Yoon, Seon-Young Kim, Jong Lyul Lee

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Exclusive breastfeeding practices and factors affecting them in urban areas of Uttar Pradesh by Prakhar Sharma, Neha Bansal, Abha Kaul

“…Mothers aged 21–30 years (78%) were predominant. Among the children, 62.5% were male. …”
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High-Prevalence Stunting in Preschool Children (1–5 Years) Attending Selected Health Centers in a Food Rich Area-Bushenyi District Southwestern Uganda by Douglas, Mugarura, Herbert Izo, Ninsiima, Hellen, Kinyi, Ejike, Daniel Eze, Sam, Tumwesigire, Andrew, Ndamira

“…Most of the children were female, with a median age of 2.1 years and resided in semiurban areas of Bushenyi with their parents. …”
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The Effect of Social Isolation and Loneliness on the Welfare of the Elderly: A Case Study of Kabale Municipality. by Kyarikunda, Jennifer

“…The main results of this study From the study findings the demographic characteristics of respondents conclude that old age increases with age and the majority of the elderly respondents involved in the study are females due to their life expectancy. …”
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Mortality trends of traumatic brain injuries in the adult population of the United States: a CDC WONDER analysis from 1999 to 2020 by Muhammad Hamza Dawood, Yusra Fazli, Sejal Lund, Shurjeel Uddin Qazi, Rija Tahir, Areehah Zafar Masood, Aiman Azam Qureshi, Saleha Safdar, Heraa Zaheer, Muhammad TayyabMuzaffar Chaychi

“…Men had consistently higher AAMR than women from 1999 (men: 35.6; women: 11.1) to 2020 (men: 38.8; women: 11.9). The 85 + years age group had the highest AAMR 118.5 trailed by 75–84-year age group at 53.2. …”
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Neurocognitive function and health-related quality of life among glioblastoma patients: A prospective study by Mohamed A Baba, Ahmed Kharbach, Mohamed Lmejjati, Nawal Adali

“…Results: The study enrolled 106 patients, with a median age of 56.7 years. Among them, 66% were male, while 34% were female. …”
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External validation and revision of the Lafontaine criteria for unstable distal radius fractures: a retrospective study by Pornpanit Dissaneewate, Phatklao Thanavirun, Yanin Tangjaroenpaisan, Kantapon Dissaneewate

“…Multivariable logistic regression showed that age 56–74 years (odds ratio [OR] 3.92, 95% CI 1.82–9.16, p < 0.001) age > 74 years (OR 6.34, 95% CI 2.66–16.2, p < 0.001), associated ulna fracture (OR 1.61, 95% CI 0.92–2.84, p = 0.10), and initial radial shortening > 3 mm (OR 5.78, 95% CI 3.11–11.2, p < 0.001) were the strongest predictive factors of fracture instability. …”
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Adherence to Viral Load Testing Guidelines, Barriers, and Associated Factors Among Persons Living with HIV on ART in Southwestern Uganda: a Mixed-Methods Study. by Lubega, Polly, Nalugya, Sylivia Juliet, Kimuli, Angella Namyalo, Twinokusiima, Majoreen, Khasalamwa, Mercy, Kyomugisa, Richard, Kabami, Jane, Owaraganise, Asiphas

“…Results: The participants’ mean (SD) age was 39.9(±13.1) years, 39.5% were male, 45.8% received care at a general hospital and the median duration of ART was 5 years (IQR;3–7). …”
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An Archaeological Study of Early Farming Settlements on Iresi Hills by Olusegun Akanni Opadeji

“… Recent Investigation of an archaeological site in southwest Nigeria during the Late Stone Age revealed additional information about the cultural development of the area. …”
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