Timing of risk factors, prodromal features, and comorbidities of dementia from a large health claims case–control study by Stefan Teipel, Manas Akmatov, Bernhard Michalowsky, Steffi Riedel-Heller, Jens Bohlken, Jakob Holstiege

“…Abstract Background Many risk factors for dementia have been identified, but the timing of risk is less well understood. Here, we analyzed risk factors in a case–control study covering 10 years before an incident dementia diagnosis. …”
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Investigating The Performance Of Local And Indigenous Businesses In Times Of Economic Recession With Emphasis On Developing The Capabilities Of Cooperatives In Sistan And Baluchest... by Ali Asghar Tabavar, Abdoulnaser Derakhshan, Sahar Arefi

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A comparative study to determine the sport branches that the classroom pre-service teachers want to be engaged in the most in their leisure time by Osman Dalaman

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Time-Zero Biopsies in Deceased-Donor Kidney Transplantation: Predictive Value of Histological Findings on Long-Term Graft Function by Bárbara Beirão, Henrique Borges, Joana Trigo Medeiros, Filipa Fonte Rodrigues, Ana Pena, Mário Góis, Helena Viana, Cristina Jorge

“…Conclusion:  TzB provide valuable prognostic information for long-term graft function with histological findings (particularly arteriolar hyalinosis and GE) and donor age serving as significant predictors of GFR at 3 and 5 years post-transplantation. These findings suggest TzB can be useful for risk stratification and personalized management of KT recipients. …”
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Feasibility of home-based urine collection in children under 5 years in the ORIGINS birth cohort study: mixed method protocol and sample completion results by Courtney D. A. Kidd, Najma A. Moumin, Andrea MacRae, Tim J. Green, Desiree T. Silva, Susan L. Prescott, Nina D’Vaz

“…Caregivers cited being time-poor as the greatest barrier to sample completion and very few participants indicated difficulty with study methods. …”
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Will things feel better in the morning? A time-of-day analysis of mental health and wellbeing from nearly 1 million observations by Daisy Fancourt, Feifei Bu, Jessica K Bone

“…But although broader mental health and well-being also vary over months and weeks, it is unclear whether there are diurnal changes in how people experience and report their mental health.Objective To assess time-of-day association with depression, anxiety, well-being and loneliness.Methods The study analysed data from 49 218 adults drawn from the University College London COVID-19 Social Study, which gathered detailed repeated measurements from the same participants across time over a 2-year period (March 2020–March 2022, 18.5 observation per person). …”
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Time and cost of linking administrative datasets for outcomes assessment in a follow-up study of participants from two randomised trials by Mohammad Shahbaz, Jane E. Harding, Barry Milne, Anthony Walters, Lisa Underwood, Martin von Randow, Lena Jacob, Greg D. Gamble, for the ANCHOR Study Group

“…Additionally, we compared the estimated costs and time required for data linkage with those for obtaining self-reported questionnaires and conducting in-person assessments. …”
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Assessment of Risk Factors for Fractures in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes over 60 Years Old: A Cross-Sectional Study from Northeast China by Yan Guo, Yingfang Wang, Feng Chen, Jiabei Wang, Difei Wang

“…The results revealed that a total of 201 elderly persons (5.8%), with an average age of 70.05±6.54 years, suffered from a history of fragility fractures, which affected more females (74.6%) than males (p=0.001). …”
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The intellectual paradigm and scientific mapping of brand image in International Researches by Maryam Najafi Yazdi, Seyed Hassan Hataminasab, Shahnaz Nayebzadeh

“…Making strong brands is one of the important goals of brand management so that brands can survive and be effective in markets for a long time (Iglesia et al., 2017). Numerous researches have investigated different aspects of the brand such as image, identity, personality, and psychological and behavioral effects of consumers. …”
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Metabolic syndrome in type 1 diabetes: higher time above range and glycemic variability revealed by continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) by Yayu Fang, Wei Liu, Xiaoling Cai, Yu Zhu, Mingxia Zhang, Siqian Gong, Xiangqing Wang, Chu Lin, Rui Zhang, Sai Yin, Juan Li, Yongran Huo, Xiaodan Hu, Xiaoqi Xie, Linong Ji

“…Compared to those without metabolic syndrome, participants with metabolic syndrome were older (63.0 years, IQR 41.0–69.0 vs. 48.5 years, IQR 35.0–60.0; P < 0.001) and had a longer duration (13.0 years, IQR 5.0–22.0 vs. 9.0 years, IQR 2.0–15.0; P = 0.011). …”
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Kidney failure-related excess mortality during the first three years of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States: a nation-wide, population-based analysis by Zhenhu Chen, Pingping Jia, Di Xie, Jingyu Xie, Juan Liu, Wangnan Cao, Lefei Han, Jinjun Ran, Shengzhi Sun, Shi Zhao, Yang Ge, Leonardo Martinez, Xin Chen, Peihua Cao

“…Across all age subgroups, an increase in kidney failure-related mortalities was observed, with individuals aged 85 years and above experiencing the most substantial relative increase, reaching 9595.8 per million persons (95% CI: 9438.8, 9752.9). …”
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Temporal trends of the utilization patterns of sedative-hypnotic medications in children, adolescents and young adults: a 21-year population-based study with joinpoint regression a... by Carltin Chun Ting Kwok, Heidi Ka Ying Lo, Ching Yui Chan, Joe Kwun Nam Chan, Corine Sau Man Wong, Calvin Pak Wing Cheng, Chung Ho, Brian Man Ho Leung, Wilfred Shone Horn Wong, Zoe Hoi Shuen Yu, Edwin Ho Ming Lee, Wing Chung Chang

“…We calculated annual prescription prevalence (per 1,000 persons per year) for any BZRA, BZRA-subtypes (short- and long-acting benzodiazepines, Z-drugs) and individual BZRAs. …”
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Fifty years of evidence on perinatal experience among refugee and asylum-seeking women in Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries: A scoping review. by Marwa Ramadan, Hani Rukh-E-Qamar, Seungmi Yang, Zoua M Vang

“…<h4>Results</h4>In the 40 years between 1970 and 2009, very few studies (n = 9) examined perinatal health among refugees/ asylum seekers in OECD countries. …”
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Physical activity behaviour up to 1 year post-rehabilitation among adults with physical disabilities and/or chronic diseases: results of the prospective cohort study ReSpAct by Lucas H V van der Woude, Rienk Dekker, Trynke Hoekstra, Leonie A Krops, Femke Hoekstra, Florentina J Hettinga, Pim Brandenbarg, Bregje L Seves

“…Background Little is known of physical activity behaviour among adults with a disability and/or chronic disease during and up to 1 year post-rehabilitation. We aimed to explore (1) dose characteristics of physical activity behaviour among adults with physical disabilities and/or chronic diseases during that period, and (2) the effects of personal characteristics and diagnosis on the development of physical activity over time.Methods Adults with physical disabilities and/or chronic diseases (N=1256), enrolled in the Rehabilitation, Sports and Active lifestyle study, were followed with questionnaires: 3–6 weeks before (T0) and 14 (T1), 33 (T2) and 52 (T3) weeks after discharge from rehabilitation. …”
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Acute haemodynamic impact of transcatheter aortic valve implantation in patients with severe aortic stenosis by Francesca Graziani, Pio Cialdella, Rosa Lillo, Gabriella Locorotondo, Lorenzo Genuardi, Gessica Ingrasciotta, Stefano Cangemi, Marialisa Nesta, Piergiorgio Bruno, Cristina Aurigemma, Enrico Romagnoli, Michele Calabrese, Nicole Giambusso, Antonella Lombardo, Francesco Burzotta, Carlo Trani

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Screening attendance of breast or cervical cancers and its associated factors among 30-49 year old women in Gedeo zone, South Ethiopia: Cross-sectional study. by Abel Desalegn Demeke, Bedilu Deribe, Martha Girma, Muluken Gizaw, Sefonias Getachew, Susanne Unverzagt, Eva J Kantelhardt, Betty Ferrell, Eric Sven Kroeber, Lesley Taylor

“…Higher age of 40-44 versus 45-49 years (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] 4.18 [95% CI 1.59, 10.9]), higher education status ([AOR] 5.49 [95% CI 2.01, 13.1]), having family or a friend with history of breast or cervical cancer ([AOR] 5.55 [95% CI 2.47, 12.5]), short anticipated time to seek help ([AOR] 4.66 [1.31, 11.7]), adequate health literacy ([AOR] 6.98 [95% CI 2.82,13.3]) and high self-efficacy ([AOR] 2.32 [95% CI 1.08, 4.96]) were positive factors with higher screening attendance. …”
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The Value of Preemptive Pick-Up Services in Dynamic Vehicle Routing for Last-Mile Delivery: Space-Time Network-Based Formulation and Solution Algorithms by Weiran Meng, Lingyun Meng, Guoshuai Han, Xiaotian Zhuang, Lu Carol Tong, Shengnan Wu

“…In recent years, with the increase of emerging pick-up requests during service, logistics companies have been driven to integrate delivery and pick-up service in a dynamic environment. …”
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Possible Role of Large Fluid Intake in Delaying Formation of Encrustations and, thereby, Prolonging Working Life of Memokath Stent for Nearly 14 Years in a Spinal Cord Injury Patie... by Subramanian Vaidyanathan, Bakul M. Soni, Peter L. Hughes, Gupreet Singh

“…We report an unusual case of a spinal cord injury patient in whom memokath stent was functioning for almost 14 years. The long life span of the Memokath in this patient was probably due to this person's habit of drinking around 5 l of fluids a day. …”
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Prediction of long-term drug-free outcomes in ACPA-positive and ACPA-negative rheumatoid arthritis by combined clinical and ultrasound assessment of residual disease: a 5-year pros... by Carlomaurizio Montecucco, Garifallia Sakellariou, Claudia Alpini, Catherine Klersy, Serena Bugatti, Ludovico De Stefano, Emanuele Bozzalla Cassione, Antonio Manzo, Blerina Xoxi, Terenzj Luvaro, Ylenia Sammali

“…Eligible patients underwent DF follow-up at 3-month intervals over 5 years after MTX discontinuation. Pre-selected clinical, serological and ultrasound (US) exposure variables at MTX withdrawal were analysed using multivariable Cox regression to predict time-to-flare.Results Of 761 EAC patients with RA, 132 started DF follow-up (person-months: 3678). 62 experienced a flare after a median (range) of 9 (3–60) months, resulting in a progressive decline in flare-free survival throughout the observation period. …”
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Opportunities, challenges, and difficulties in NMR-based metabolomics applied to neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) patient follow-up by M. Schoumacher, M. Schoumacher, V. Lambert, M. Campas, P. Blaise, B. Locht, M. Thys, E. Duchateau, E. Cavalier, E. Cavalier, J.-M. Rakic, A. Noël, P. de Tullio, P. de Tullio

“…IntroductionThis study applies NMR-based metabolomics to investigate neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD), addressing challenges in patient management, disease progression evaluation, and treatment response assessment. A two-year follow-up of 29 nAMD patients undergoing treatment provided 231 time points for analysis.MethodsOver the two-year period, 11 males and 18 females (aged 61–92 years) were monitored, yielding 231 time points. …”
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