Cardiometabolic deaths in black and white men: Tracing the risks from early- to mid-adulthood by Rebecca Arden Harris, Sameed Ahmed M. Khatana, Judith A. Long

“…Black and White men during the transition from early adulthood to middle age. Methods: Using 2022 National Vital Statistics System data and standard period life table methods, we estimated the risk of CMD death in hypothetical cohorts of Black and White men from age 25 to 45 years. …”
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A comprehensive analysis of percutaneous liver biopsy characteristics and pathological manifestations in a large patient cohort (2009–2024) by Minling Cao, Jiayi Zeng, Jiayu Wang, Junmin Jiang

“…Patients with hepatitis B complicated by MASLD exhibited disease exacerbation in middle age, with both liver inflammation and fibrosis grading worsening as age advanced. …”
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Assessing the Relationship Between the Type of Internet Use and Internet Addiction in Early and Middle Adolescents: Cross-Sectional Study From Qatar by Khansa Chemnad, Maryam Aziz, Sanaa Al- Harahsheh, Azza Abdelmoneium, Ahmed Baghdady, Diana Alsayed Hassan, Raian Ali

“…To explore age-specific associations, participants were categorized into early (age 11-13 years) and middle (age 14-17 years) adolescents. Factorial analysis, multiple regression, and logistic regression were used for statistical analysis. …”
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Validation Indicator Identification and Customer Ranking in Microloans: A Study at Middle East Bank in Iran by Azadeh Ahmadi Kousha, Faegh Ahmadi, Mohammad Hossein Ranjbar, Hamidreza Kordlouie

“…Fourth, the person's age is above middle age. Fifth, the person's degree is not a bachelor's degree, diploma, or sub-diploma. …”
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Age-related changes in brain signal variability in autism spectrum disorder by Priyanka Sigar, Nicholas Kathrein, Elijah Gragas, Lauren Kupis, Lucina Q. Uddin, Jason S. Nomi

“…The group × quadratic age interaction showed significant differences in the brain regions included in DMN, with an inverted U-shaped rMSSD-age relationship in ASD (higher rMSSD in younger individuals that slightly increased into middle age before decreasing) and a U-shaped rMSSD-age relationship in TD (higher rMSSD in younger and older individuals compared with middle-aged individuals). …”
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Diseases and causes of death among the popes by Francois P. Retief, Louise Cilliers

“… The causes of death of popes are reviewed in the light of existing knowledge, and analysed in terms of four periods: First Period (64-604) Early Middle Ages (604-1054), Late Middle Ages and Renaissance (1054-1492), and Post-Renaissance (1492-2000). …”
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Christianity and Islam - the development of modern science nad the genesis of the modern (just) state by D. F. M. Strauss

“… This article focuses on the formal similarities between Christianity and the Islam resent during the later middle ages — a period in which both legacies subscribed to a relatively totalitarian societal condition manifested in the existence of their respective empires. …”
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Systemic immune-inflammation index mediates the association between abdominal obesity and serum klotho levels by Chenchun Chen, Peng Tang, Wei Zhu

“…A cross-sectional study was conducted using data from 6997 middle-aged and elderly Americans participating in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES) between 2011 and 2016. …”
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The evolution of hospitals from Antiquity to the Renaissance by Francois P. Retief, Louise Cilliers

“…During the late Middle Ages (beyond the 10th century) monastic infirmaries continued to expand, but public hospitals were also opened, financed by city authorities, the church and private sources. …”
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Rechtsgeschichte und Ordnungsdenken. Zum rechtshistorischen Werk von Paolo Grossi by Thomas Duve

“…His works on the legal history of the Middle Ages and the modern period, not least his critique of the law of the modern age, have been widely received in Europe and Latin America. …”
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Serum Carboxy-terminal Cross-linking Telopeptide Fragments of Type-2 Collagen Level in the General Population: A Pilot Study by Rajat Khanna, Divyam Jindal, Sudhir Singh

“…Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the serum carboxy-terminal cross-linking telopeptide fragments of type-2 collagen (sCTX-II) level in normal healthy young and middle-aged individuals. Materials and Methods: Normal healthy adults were included as the participants in this study (175 participants). …”
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„Rózga i karcenie udziela mądrości…” . O społecznym micie przydatności bicia w wychowaniu by Ewa Jarosz, Cezary Kurkowski

“…A lot of historical resources indicate that violence in upbringing was a common reality for children in Poland from the Middle Ages and during the following centuries. Today in Poland violence in upbringing is banned in our law and although violent behaviours towards children are less popular and not as severe as in the past, still as a way of disciplining a child violence is in some forms socially accepted. …”
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Acute Intestinal Obstruction due to Complicated Meckel’s Diverticulum in an Adult: A Case Report by Arundhati Negi, Geofia Shaina Crasta, Bharath Kumar Bhat

“…MD causing intestinal obstruction in a middle-aged population is extremely rare and requires careful attention for diagnosis; it is almost always discovered through surgery.…”
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Application of Fibrin Glue in the Treatment of Rectal Fistula by Sergey A. Frolov, Alexandr M. Kuzminov, Dmitry V. Vyshegorodtsev, Vyacheslav Yu. Korolik, Sharof T. Minbaev, Ilya S. Bogormistrov, Evgeny V. Kim

“…Patients with rectal fistulas are frequently represented by the able-bodied middle-aged population group. The disease is extremely rarely observed in children and elderly people. …”
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Conrad's allegorical reading of 1 Samuel 14: an analysis of a sermon by Conrad of Saint George on the worthy reception of the blessed sacrament by Jos Huls

“… The sermon on 1 Samuel 14 is a paradigm for the allegorical mode of reading in the Middle Ages. This mode of reading first of all relates the Bible text to our life and in doing so places the relationship with God in a central position. …”
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Comparing Welfare Regime Changes: Living Standards and the Unequal Life Chances of Different Birth Cohorts by Louis Chauvel

“…These scarring effects can affect specific birth cohorts in countries where the welfare regime provides the context for increasing polarisation between middle-aged insiders and young outsiders. This is characterised by a lack of resilience to early career difficulties faced by cohorts of young adults.…”
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Writing Against Culture with Online Poker by Jukka Jouhki

“…When the NHL strike (2004–2005) in North America created an  cute need for television re-scheduling, poker tournaments filled the empty programming slots. A stale game of middle-aged men turned into an exciting, familiar hobby with a global reach. …”
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DIE BETROKKENHEID VAN KERK EN STAAT BY DIE BEVESTIGING VAN HUWELIKE MET ’N PERSPEKTIEF OP DRIE GEREFORMEERDE KERKORDES by P Strauss

“… There are two main reasons why the church, in general, became involved in the solemnising of marriages: the history of the church and, with it, especially the involvement of the Roman Catholic Church in the Middle Ages as the church of the Western World in this regard and theologically based principles. …”
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Mesa Redonda Complex (Villaverde del Río, Seville): a tell above the Lower Guadalquivir Valley by Marta Diaz-Zorita Bonilla, Martin Bartelheim, Döbereiner Chala-Aldana, Javier Escudero Carrillo, Francisco José García Fernández, Eduardo Ferrer Albelda, Pablo Garrido González, Fernando Daza Pastrana

“…According to the results of the archaeological survey, test pits and geoelectric prospection, the archaeological site offers a multi-layered continuous use of the summit from the Bronze Age to the Islamic Middle Ages (12th century AD). Due to its size and long diachronic sequence, in this case covering at least four millennia, the structure of the site complies with the definition of an archaeological tell. …”
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Snake and staff symbolism and healing by Francois P. Retief, Louise Cilliers

“…In the latter capacity Hermes also conveyed a negative connotation as protector of thieves. During the Middle Ages the caduceus entwined with the double-snake became a symbol of the healing sciences (pharmacy and alchemy in particular) and today, although mythologically incorrect, it is in common usage in the health care field. …”
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