Age-sex differences in Alzheimer’s and related dementias burden and risk factors in east and Southeast Asia: results from the 2021 GBD study by Tengyu Zhao, Pengyu Pan, Yuhan Zhou, Xinyue Zhang, Quan Li, Yanyan Zhou, Yanyan Zhou

“…The contribution of these risk factors varies across regions, genders, and age groups.ConclusionThe health burden of ADRD remains substantial, with distinct patterns observed across NHIEA, NHISEA, and HIAP, including regional variations in gender, age, and risk factors. …”
Get full text

Global ischemic heart disease burden attributable to environmental risk factors, 1990–2021: an Age-Period-Cohort analysis by Rui Su, Rui Su, Wangchu Ze, Wangchu Ze, Ruiyu Huang, Yanxia Guo, Gang Liu, Baolu Zhang

“…Environmental exposures contribute substantially to IHD burden, yet their combined effects across socio-demographic strata remain poorly characterized.ObjectiveThis study aimed to systematically evaluate the global burden of IHD attributable to environmental factors, analyzing its temporal trends, geographical patterns, and Age-Period-Cohort (APC) effects across different socio-demographic index regions from 1990 to 2021.MethodsData for this study were obtained from the Global Burden of Disease 2021 (GBD 2021) public dataset to investigate age-standardized deaths rates and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) rates of IHD attributable to environmental factors from 1990 to 2021. …”
Get full text

Effect of Static Balance Ability on Dual-Task Costs Under Different Walking TaskInterventions in Chinese Older Adults by WANG Chenglong, NIE Mingjian, XIAO Chenhui, WU Yini, WANG Jingjing

“…Dual-task costs (DTC) were calculated and compared between groups.ResultsThe study included 133 eligible participants[30 male, 103 female; mean age (66.95±4.75) years]. The low-balance group 66 participants, and the high-balance group 67 participants. …”
Get full text

Three decades of nurses’ talent retention: a bibliometric analysis by Ganesh Kannan, Arockiam Kulandai, Murali Ramachandran

“…The purpose of conducting a bibliometric analysis on “Nurses’ Talent Retention” is to comprehensively analyze the trends, patterns and research contributions related to this area. …”
Get full text

Cytokine profile in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 of different severity by N. Yu. Grigoryeva, A. A. Sinichkina, M. O. Samoliuk, K. S. Kolosova, E. V. Korolеva, E. V. Kondakova, M. V. Vedunova

“…With the CT-1 and CT-2, an increase in only the level of IL-18, IL-8 is noted. The identified patterns prove and make it possible to explain a number of systemic inflammatory changes that occur with COVID-19.…”
Get full text

Trends in Heavy Metal Pollution in Agricultural Land Soils of Tropical Islands in China (2000–2024): A Case Study on Hainan Island by Erping Shang, Yong Ma, Wutao Yao, Shuyan Zhang

“…Pb and As show similar spatial patterns, with higher concentrations in the west and lower concentrations in the east. …”
Get full text

Spatiotemporal assessment of land use land cover dynamics in Mödling district, Austria, using remote sensing techniques by Gbenga Lawrence Alawode, Tomiwa Victor Oluwajuwon, Rasheed Akinleye Hammed, Kehinde Ezekiel Olasuyi, Andrey Krasovskiy, Oluwadamilola Christianah Ogundipe, Florian Kraxner

“…The study identified changing patterns and assessed the accuracy of the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) and the Soil Adjusted Vegetation Index (SAVI) in estimating Mödling's forest cover, determining optimal thresholds for improved assessment. …”
Get full text

Graph theory-based analysis of functional connectivity changes in brain networks underlying cognitive fatigue: An EEG study. by Yabing Lou, Rui Pi, Ruifeng Sun, Jilin Wu, Wei Wang, Ziman Zhu, Tengteng Dai, Weijun Gong

“…This analytical framework enabled systematic comparison of connectivity patterns and topological characteristics between before and after cognitive fatigue states.…”
Get full text

Long-term effects of combining anaerobic digestate with other organic waste products on soil microbial communities by Daniela Mora-Salguero, Denis Montenach, Manon Gilles, Vincent Jean-Baptiste, Sophie Sadet-Bourgeteau, Sophie Sadet-Bourgeteau

“…The fertilization strategies moderately influenced prokaryotic and fungal community structures, with distinct patterns depending on the OWP and nitrogen source. …”
Get full text

Association Between Bioimpedance-Determined Metabolic Age and MASLD Risk Scores in Spanish Workers by Ignacio Ramírez-Gallegos, Carla Busquets-Cortes, Hernán Paublini, Ángel Arturo López-González, Emilio Martínez-Almoyna-Rifá, Pedro Juan Tárraga López, José Ignacio Ramírez-Manent

“…Lifestyle factors, including physical activity and dietary patterns, play a crucial role in modulating metabolic age, highlighting the importance of targeted interventions for MASLD prevention. …”
Get full text

Fungi in Mangrove: Ecological Importance, Climate Change Impacts, and the Role in Environmental Remediation by Juliana Britto Martins de Oliveira, Dario Corrêa Junior, Cláudio Ernesto Taveira Parente, Susana Frases

“…However, these ecosystems have been significantly impacted by anthropogenic pressures and global climate change. In recent years, the increase in average global temperatures, rising sea levels, changes in precipitation patterns, and ocean acidification have contributed to the degradation of mangroves. …”
Get full text

Diagnostic capabilities of cardiac computed tomography in the preoperative diagnosis of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy by Olga Y. Dariy, Liudmila A. Yurpolskaya, Inna E. Rychina, Aleksey V. Dorofeev, Elena Z. Golukhova

“…CONCLUSION: Our scanning protocols developed with computed tomography scanners of various generations enable to evaluate the specific morphological patterns of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in a single study and provide a detailed interpretation of the geometry of cardiac valves and chambers, left ventricular function, state of the coronary bed, and structural changes of the left ventricular myocardium.…”
Get full text

Assessing the Consistency of Five Remote Sensing-Based Land Cover Products for Monitoring Cropland Changes in China by Fuliang Deng, Xinqin Peng, Jiale Cai, Lanhui Li, Fangzhou Li, Chen Liang, Wei Liu, Ying Yuan, Mei Sun

“…Current accuracy assessments of remote sensing-based cropland products focused on the consistency of spatial patterns for specific years, yet the reliability of these cropland products in time-series analysis remains unclear. …”
Get full text

The evolutionary history of Plasmodium falciparum from mitochondrial and apicoplast genomes of China-Myanmar border isolates by Yini Tian, Run Ye, Dongmei Zhang, Yilong Zhang

“…Additionally, by mapping global patterns of mt/apico genome polymorphism, we will gain valuable insights into the evolutionary history of P. falciparum and optimised strategies for controlling P. falciparum malaria at international borders. …”
Get full text

Comparative effects of square-stepping and strengthening exercises on cognitive and balance functions in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a randomized clinical trial by Alp Özel, Eylem Tütün Yümin, Suat Konuk

“…Square-stepping exercise (SSE), a structured multitasking intervention involving progressive, multi-directional step patterns, combines cognitive and motor challenges. …”
Get full text

“Does speech in patients with different Parkinson’s disease subtypes decline over time?” by Vanessa Brzoskowski dos Santos, Fernanda Venzke Zardin, Rui Rothe-Neves, Maira Rozenfeld Olchik

“…For the diadochokinesis: dominant non-tremor [number of syllables (R2 = 0.934) and phonation time (R2 = 0.977)] and tremor [ASD (R2 = 0.787)] Conclusion: Over three years, the speech revealed that individuals with tremor and non-tremor subtypes exhibited stable patterns over time. …”
Get full text

Health-Promoting Effects and Everyday Experiences With a Mental Health App Using Ecological Momentary Assessments and AI-Based Ecological Momentary Interventions Among Young People... by Selina Hiller, Christian Götzl, Christian Rauschenberg, Janik Fechtelpeter, Georgia Koppe, Eva Wierzba, Julia Sauter, Sina Dietrich, Daniel Durstewitz, Ulrich Reininghaus, Silvia Krumm

“…Our analysis of qualitative data focused on exploring young people’s use patterns in daily life and mental health–promoting effects. …”
Get full text

Estimating the incidence of interstitial lung diseases in the Cree of Eeyou Istchee, northern Québec. by Matthieu Storme, Alexandre Semionov, Deborah Assayag, Michael Lefson, Darlene Kitty, David Dannenbaum, Jill Torrie, Pierre Lejeune, Elizabeth Robinson, Faiz Ahmad Khan

“…For usual interstitial pneumonia and non-specific interstitial pneumonitis patterns, we assumed cases were idiopathic in the absence of documentation of connective tissue disease or occupational exposures in the medical chart. …”
Get full text

Perspectives on Innovative Approaches in Agriculture to Managing Water Scarcity in the Middle Rio Grande Basin by Eleanor C. Hasenbeck, Caroline E. Scruggs, Melinda Morgan, Jingjing Wang, Alex J. Webster, Corina M. Gomez

“…Recommendations include incentive-based policies to promote agricultural water use innovations that require high initial costs, improved water accounting at the basin and regional levels to promote flexible and reliable access to agricultural water, targeted education and outreach programming on alternative irrigation methods and cropping patterns, and improved access to irrigation scheduling information to support agricultural water users in planning for water scarcity.…”
Get full text

Sleep, Health Care–Seeking Behaviors, and Perceptions Associated With the Use of Sleep Wearables in Canada: Results From a Nationally Representative Survey by Karianne Dion, Meggan Porteous, Tetyana Kendzerska, Ashley Nixon, Elliott Lee, Massimiliano de Zambotti, Sheila N Garland, Mandeep Singh, Gino De Luca, Samuel Gillman, Andrée-Ann Baril, Dave Gallson, Rebecca Robillard

“…The survey included questions on demographics, wearables use, sleep patterns, health care–seeking behaviors, insomnia (ISI-3 [Insomnia Severity Index-3]), and anxiety (GAD-7 [Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7]) symptoms. …”
Get full text