Death and disappearance: Measuring racial disparities in mortality and life expectancy among people in state prisons, United States 2000-2014. by Bryan L Sykes, Ernest K Chavez, Justin D Strong

“…Following the Great Recession and the push for criminal justice reforms, prisoner mortality dropped significantly and is concentrated at older ages among men during 2010-2014; the shifting pattern of mortality means that men age 30 in 2010-2014 had similar death rates as men in their early 20s during 2000-2004, representing a 7.5 year shift in age-specific mortality rates. …”
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Determination of oral feeding skills in late preterm, early term, and full-term infants using the neonatal oral feeding monitor (NeoSAFE) by Ayse Ecevit, Balkar Erdogan, Deniz Anuk Ince, Meltem Aksu, Sezin Unal, Özden Turan, Ahmet Saracoglu, Aylin Tarcan

“…We planned to examine the relationship of oral feeding parameters according to the gestational age. We also investigated whether the coordination of swallowing and respiration changes with respect to gestational age in newborn infants. …”
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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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Personalized treatment strategies for breast adenoid cystic carcinoma: A machine learning approach by Sakhr Alshwayyat, Mahmoud Bashar Abu Al Hawa, Mustafa Alshwayyat, Tala Abdulsalam Alshwayyat, Siya sawan, Ghaith Heilat, Hanan M. Hammouri, Sara Mheid, Batool Al Shweiat, Hamdah Hanifa

“…ML models identified key predictive features for survival, including age, nodal status, and ER status. Conclusion: Age, lymph node metastasis, and ER status are crucial prognostic indicators for BACC. …”
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Cohort profile: Born in Wales—a birth cohort with maternity, parental and child data linkage for life course research in Wales, UK by Amrita Bandyopadhyay, Sarah Davies, Michaela James, Sinead Brophy, Sam Dredge, Hope Jones, Mike J Seaborne, Natasha L Kennedy, Adele Battaglia

“…When considering age distribution, 26.8% of children are under the age of 5, while 63.2% fall within the age range of 5–11.Future plans Born in Wales will expand by 30 000 new births annually in Wales (in NCCHD), while including follow-up data of children and parents already in the database. …”
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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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Global, regional, and national disease burden attributable to high systolic blood pressure in youth and young adults: 2021 Global Burden of Disease Study analysis by Chuan He, Saien Lu, Haijie Yu, Yingxian Sun, Xueyao Zhang

“…The HSBP-related burden increased with age; in addition, the proportion of deaths or DALYs due to ischaemic heart disease and stroke increased with age, reaching > 75% for those > 25 years of age. …”
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Lipoprotein (a) levels in children with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia by Liliya F. Galimova, Dinara I. Sadykova, Evgeniia S. Slastnikova, Chulpan D. Khaliullina, Karina R. Salakhova

“…There are limited studies of Lp(a) in children with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH), and the results are not specified by age. AIM: To determine serum Lp(a) in children with heterozygous FH for different age groups. …”
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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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Zastosowanie projektu edukacyjnego w pracy z dziećmi w wieku wczesnoszkolnym w refleksjach i działaniach przyszłych nauczycieli by Agnieszka Kaczor

“… The article reflects on the possibility of using an educational project in working with a child of early school age. The theoretical basis for the research was the recognition of the importance of the project method for the learning process of children from grades I–III. …”
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Adoption of Technology for Reading Purposes: A Study of E-Books Acceptance by Mateus Martins, Josivania Silva Farias, Pedro Henrique Melo Albuquerque, Danilo Santana Pereira

“…This study aims to verify the acceptance of e-books by identifying the effects of the variables Performance Expectancy, Effort Expectancy, Social Influence, Facilitating Conditions, Habit, Price Value, and Hedonic Motivation, moderated by Age, Gender and Experience on the intention of use and actual use of this technology. …”
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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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Tradycja czy nowoczesność – obraz współczesnego ojca dziecka w wieku wczesnoszkolnym. Raport z badań by Łucja Reczek-Zymróz

“…In the research carried out by means of a questionnaire (interview), 200 fathers (aged 30–50) of early school-age children participated. …”
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Serum metabolome indicators of early childhood development in the Brazilian National Survey on Child Nutrition (ENANI-2019) by Marina Padilha, Victor Nahuel Keller, Paula Normando, Raquel M Schincaglia, Nathalia C Freitas-Costa, Samary SR Freire, Felipe M Delpino, Inês RR de Castro, Elisa MA Lacerda, Dayana R Farias, Zachary Kroezen, Meera Shanmuganathan, Philip Britz-Mckibbin, Gilberto Kac

“…The graded response model was used to estimate developmental age. Developmental quotient (DQ) was calculated as the developmental age divided by chronological age. …”
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Course of COVID-19 in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Regional Experience by L. M. Kupkenova, E. N. Belousova, E. S. Bodryagina, D. D. Mukhametova, A. Kh. Odintsova, D. G. Iskhakova, D. I. Abdulganieva

“…Ulcerative colitis (UC) was diagnosed in 60 (59.4 %) patients, Crohn's disease (CD) — in 41 (40.6 %) patients. The mean age of the patients was 41.0 ± 14.7 years, of which 59 (58.4 %) were men and 42 (41.6 %) were women. …”
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The kinetics of maternal and self-developed Streptococcus suis-specific antibodies by Sandra Vreman, Rutger Jansen, Mikael Bastian, Patricia Beckers, Miriam van Riet, Helmi Fijten, Jan Fledderus, Astrid de Greeff, Hélène Winkelman, Norbert Stockhofe-Zurwieden, Lluís Fabà, Henk J. Wisselink, Manouk Vrieling

“…In study II, there was a decrease in S. suis-specific MDA after 24 h of age, with the lowest level occurring at approximately 18/19 days of age. …”
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Bridging imagination and strategy in SMEs: The role of ideas and strategy in SME performance by Adin Gustina, Jane S. Liu, Setyabudi Indartono, Nindya N. Laili

“…Background: Ideas have become the new battleground for small and medium enterprises’ (SME) success. In the digital age, competition is no longer focussed on information but on how they can compete to generate inventive ideas. …”
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