A composite risk score to identify older adults at high risk of hearing loss in a community screening program by Juan Juan Li, Wei Xiang Gao, Jiao Wang, Yan Hong Zhang, Fei Ji, Yao Dan Yuan, Peng Zhang, Fang Ma, Lin Xu, Xian Hai Zeng

“…Similar dose-response patterns were observed at all frequencies tested (0.5 to 8 kHz). …”
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Dizziness and imbalance and their association with general and mental health in a community-based cross-sectional study of middle-aged individuals: the Busselton healthy ageing stu... by Adriana L. Smit, Robert H Eikelboom, Romola S. Bucks, Marcus D Atlas, Michael Hunter, Inge Stegeman

“…Estimates were made of the prevalence, patterns, and impact of dizziness and imbalance symptoms. …”
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Incidence and prevalence of dysthymia among young adults in China, 1990–2021, with forecasts to 2046: an age-period-cohort analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Jingxian Wu, Yaping Deng, Kunlu Tong, Zhifang Sun

“…This study aims to investigate trends in dysthymia incidence and prevalence among young adults in China from 1990 to 2021 and to project future patterns through 2026. Methods Using data from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2021 Study, we conducted an Age-Period-Cohort (APC) analysis to assess the relative risks (RRs) of dysthymia incidence and prevalence among Chinese young adults aged 20–44 years from 1990 to 2021. …”
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Functional Evaluation of Open Carpal Tunnel Release in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Patients by Swagat Mahapatra, Devta Singh, Prakhar Mishra, Jaydeep Patel, Madhusudan Mishra, Animesh Gupta

“…Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the functional outcome of open carpal tunnel release in carpal tunnel syndrome and analyze the risk factors and epidemiological patterns associated with carpal tunnel syndrome. Materials and Methods: This prospective cohort study was performed in the department of orthopedics at our institute for 8 months (January 2021 to August 2022) on carpal tunnel syndrome patients of either sex age ranging 20–60 years who attended orthopedic outpatient department and orthopedic wards, and who confirmed consent and found fitted according to inclusion criteria were recruited for this study. …”
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Burden of bacterial lower respiratory tract infections in hospitalized children and epidemiological characteristics of pathogens in Hanzhong, China (2023–2024) by Chunmei Zheng, Yu Hu, Hang Hu, Wenhua Chen, Sanjun He, Xiaoxia Huang, Chengchao Lai, You Gao, Jin Tang

“…Conclusion Staphylococcus aureus and Haemophilus influenzae were identified as the predominant pathogens responsible for paediatric respiratory infections in Hanzhong, exhibiting peak prevalence during spring and summer and the greatest burden among children under 3 years of age. The marked male predominance and age-specific pathogen distribution patterns highlight the necessity for seasonal surveillance, age-tailored empiric treatment strategies, and strengthened infection control measures in childcare environments. …”
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UNMET PROSTHODONTIC NEEDS AND ORAL HEALTH RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE AMONG TRADERS IN AN URBAN KANO MARKET: A PILOT SURVEY by Oluwafeyisayo Francis Ikusika, albert Faiva Zirra, afamdi iwuchukwu, chukwuemeka Raymond Ngwu, Farida Bappah

“…Prosthetic needs were quantified and assessed to derive patterns and odds ratios across participants sociodemographic characteristics. …”
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Epidemiology of Pickleball-Related Foot and Ankle Injuries (2015 – 2023) by Kiera Kingston MD, Emily Belle Parker BS, Alexander Higgins DO, Jeremy T. Smith MD

“…The mean age at time of injury was 58.3 years (SD=12.2) and mean BMI was 26.7kg/m 2 (SD=4.1). …”
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Age-related traumatic anatomy and personalized medial incision design for calcaneal fractures in older adults using three-dimensional mapping by Yuanzhen Zhang, Jiayun Liu, Jinhua Yang, Ye Yuan, Guoyong Yin, Yu Zhang, Chun Lu

“…In older adults (aged ≥ 50 years), declining bone density and muscle strength increase fracture risk from low-energy trauma, leading to a bimodal epidemiological distribution. …”
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Tuberculin skin test repetition after TNF-α inhibitors in patients with chronic inflammatory arthritis: a long-term retrospective cohort in endemic area by Vanessa de Oliveira Magalhães, Karina Rossi Bonfiglioli, Carina More Frade Gomes, Eloisa Bonfá, Ana Cristina de Medeiros-Ribeiro, Carla Gonçalves S. Saad, Marcelo de Medeiros Pinheiro

“…Larger studies with systematic repetition patterns are necessary. In addition, the study highlights the need for a greater surveillance for TB in AS patients.…”
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Divergence and convergence in epiphytic and endophytic phyllosphere bacterial communities of rice landraces by Pratibha Sanjenbam, Deepa Agashe

“…Our results thus highlight the importance of data sets such as ours—with extensive sampling across landraces and years—for understanding phyllosphere microbiota and their applications in the field.…”
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Bibliometric Analysis And Visualization Of Funding Social Housing: Connection Of Sociological And Economic Research by Svitlana Ianchuk

“…The Scopus scientometric database analysis showed that the theory of funding social, affordable, and public housing is at the stage of formation and rapid development – about 60–70 % of the total number of publications for the period from 1948 to 2020 (for more than 70 years) were published in the last 10 years (and about 30–40 % – in the last 5 years). …”
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Gender Preferences in Healthcare: A Study of Saudi Patients’ Physician Preferences by Alhomayani KM, Bukhary HA, Aljuaid FI, Alotaibi TA, Alqurashi FS, Althobaiti KN, Althobaiti NS, Althomali OY, Althobaiti AA, Aljuaid MM, Muhyei AM

“…A total of 3949 participants (37.9% males and 62.1% females) with a mean age of 33.43 years and a standard deviation of 19.08 were included. …”
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Firefighting, other protective service occupations and prostate cancer risk: a pooled analysis of three case-control studies by Wendy Bijoux, Marie-Élise Parent, Hugues Richard, Gemma Castaño-Vinyals, Marina Pollán, Manolis Kogevinas, Kurt Straif, Florence Menegaux

“…Future studies should investigate specific exposures, and account for PCa aggressiveness and individual screening patterns.…”
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Prevalence of EGFR Mutations in Vietnamese Patients with Resected Early Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: EARLY-EGFR Study by Dao TV, Dinh VL, Doan TV, Phuong TL

“…Females (73.9%, 65/88), patients aged ≥ 60 years (52.5%, 53/101), nonsmokers (61.2%, 63/103) and those with stage I (55.8%, 67/120) had higher prevalence of EGFR mutations. …”
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Medical Device Failure Predictions Through AI-Driven Analysis of Multimodal Maintenance Records by Noorul Husna Abd Rahman, Khairunnisa Hasikin, Nasrul Anuar Abd Razak, Ayman Khallel Al-Ani, D. Jerline Sheebha Anni, Prabu Mohandas

“…A classification problem is addressed by classifying failure into three prediction classes: (i) class 1, unlikely to fail within the first three years, (ii) class 2, likely to fail within three years; and (iii) class 3, likely to fail after three years from the date of commissioning. …”
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Еpidemiological aspects of ixodid tick-borne borrelioses in Kemerovo region by О. M. Drozdova, A. R. Efimova, Т. Е. Bondarenko, М. A. Shmakova

“…To study the epidemiological patterns of Lyme disease in the Kemerovo Region. Materials and Methods. …”
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Exploring health locus of control among vaccine-hesitant parents: a scoping review by Chiara Lorini, Guglielmo Bonaccorsi, Laura Rasero, Loredana De Marchis, Yari Longobucco, Khadija El Aoufy, Paolo Iovino, Patrizio Zanobini, Emanuele Buccione, Camilla Elena Magi, Stefano Bambi, Antonio Bonacaro, Federica Cecchi, Federica Maria De Blasi, Chiara Peduto, Domenico Sinisi, Antonia Maria Vanella

“…Results were synthesised narratively to highlight associations and patterns.Results Five studies involving a total of 11 758 parents and caregivers of children aged 0–18 years met inclusion criteria. …”
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The S-shaped association between dietary caffeine intake and severe headache or migraine: a cross-sectional study based on NHANES by Zhiqiang Liao, Zhiqiang Liao, Aiqing Lin, Aiqing Lin, Junjian Zeng, Junjian Zeng, Yu Zou, Yu Zou, YiXun Chen, YiXun Chen, Zhonghua Liu, Zhonghua Liu, Zhidong Zhou, Zhidong Zhou

“…The relationship between dietary caffeine intake and severe headache or migraine in U.S. adults exhibits an S-shaped pattern, with a turning point at approximately 97.5 mg/d.ConclusionThese results suggest an S-shaped association between dietary caffeine intake and severe headache or migraine. …”
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Seditious Spaces by Nurul Azreen Azlan

“…While colonial rule may seem like it was a long time ago, Malaysia has only been independent for sixty-one years, after 446 years of colonial rule. The things that we take for granted today, such as democracy and all the rights it implies, are some of the more ironic legacies of colonialism that some societies, such as Malaysia, have had to figure out after centuries of subjugation. …”
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Thalamic iron in multiple sclerosis: Waning support for the early-rise late-decline hypothesis by Fahad Salman, Niels Bergsland, Michael G. Dwyer, Jack A Reeves, Abhisri Ramesh, Dejan Jakimovski, Bianca Weinstock-Guttman, Robert Zivadinov, Ferdinand Schweser

“…For example, studies in relatively young cohorts (average ages below 40 years) have reported elevated susceptibility in people with MS (pwMS), whereas studies in older cohorts (above 40 years) found decreased susceptibility. …”
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