Sex-based differences in inflammatory predictors of outcomes in patients undergoing mechanical thrombectomy: an inverse probability weighting analysis by Gabriele Prandin, Matteo Foschi, Mariarosaria Valente, Liqun Zhang, Paresh Malhotra, Simona Sacco, Raffaele Ornello, Francesco Toraldo, Domenico Maisano, Caterina Del Regno, Filippo Komauli, Adelaida Gartner Jarmillo, Hakam Al-Karadsheh, Hamza Zahid, Piers Klein, Mohamad Abdalkader, Paolo Manganotti, Kyriakos Lobotesis, Thanh N. Nguyen, Gian Luigi Gigli, Soma Banerjee, Giovanni Merlino, Lucio D’Anna

“…Background: Inflammatory biomarkers, key predictors of ischemic stroke prognosis, may exhibit sex-specific predictive patterns. Objectives: This study investigates sex-based differences in inflammatory biomarkers as predictors of 90-day clinical outcomes in acute ischemic stroke patients undergoing mechanical thrombectomy (MT). …”
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Potassium binders in clinical practice: understanding potassium binder use in contemporary Swedish healthcare—the DEMONSTRATE database by Hans Furuland, Anders Olof Larsson, Per Bjellerup, Milica Uhde, Thomas Cars, Matilda Almstedt, Maria K. Svensson

“…Results 23,892 treatment episodes involving 14,235 patients (mean age 70 years, 33% women) were followed in the National Cohort, and 4860 episodes involving 3179 patients (mean age 72 years, 34% women) in the Mid-Sweden Cohort. …”
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Visualization of FDA Adverse Drug Reaction Reports: Development and Usability Study of the VisDrugs Web Server by Renjun Yang, Nuoya Yin, Yang Zhang, Francesco Faiola

“…In subgroup analyses, female patients had significantly higher risks of retinopathy (3.24-fold) and cardiomyopathy (13.82-fold) compared to male patients, while patients aged >50 years had higher risks of retinopathy (4.20-fold) and cardiomyopathy (7.84-fold) compared to those ≤50 years. …”
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Current status and trends in thalassemia burden across South, East and Southeast Asia, 1990–2021 a systematic analysis for the global burden of disease study 2021 by Shuning Zhang, Zhangjie Chen, Meihuan Chen, Hailong Huang

“…Abstract Objective Thalassemia, an inherited hemoglobin synthesis disorder, imposes a significant health burden in Asian regions with high prevalence. Detailed patterns and trends of the disease across countries and territories within these regions remain underexplored. …”
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Early Digital Engagement Among Younger Children and the Transformation of Parenting in the Digital Age From an mHealth Perspective: Scoping Review by Nafisa Anjum, Md Mehedi Hasan, Nursat Jahan, Sheikh Iqbal Ahamed, Allison Garefino, Nazmus Sakib

“… Abstract BackgroundEvidence identifies that excessive screen time consumption during the crucial stage of life (0‐3 years) significantly affects children’s holistic development over time. …”
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Forecasting the development of poultry farming based on time series by Anatolii Kulyk, Katerina Fokina-Mezentseva, Alla Saiun, Daryna Saiun

“…The purpose of this work is to forecast the dynamics of the development of the poultry population for a period of 2 years with the help of various models, which are applied to study time series. …”
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Research Trends in the Field of Participatory Governance: Drawing a Map of Co-occurrence and Co-word Analysis by Seyed Mohsen Mirbagheri, Seyed Mostafa Jalili

“…A temporal analysis of keyword co-occurrence patterns reveals a paradigm shift: from micro-level discussions centered around entities like companies and organizations in the years preceding 2010, to macro-level discourse focusing on broader themes like governance and politics as we approach 2022. …”
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Long-term air pollution exposure and cardiovascular disease risk across cardiovascular-renal-metabolic stages: a nationwide study by Leying Zhao, Cong Zhao, Weiwei Sun, Huijuan Zheng, Yabin Gao, Chan Kam Wa, Qiong Wang, Qingqing Liu, Yaoxian Wang, Zhen Wang

“…PM1 and PM2.5 showed nonlinear exposure–response patterns, with sharply increasing CVD risk at higher concentrations. …”
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NON-INVASIVE METHOD OF MONITORING INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE FOR THE EVALUATION OF HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY by Lucas Kleebank FERNANDES, Ricardo Cesar BARBOSA, Moacir Fernandes de GODOY

“…Results: A total of 40 liver disease patients were evaluated, of which, at the time of collection, 20 did not have a clinical picture of HE (59.5±9.3 years; 70.0% male) and 20 had a clinical picture of HE (59.6±11.9 years; 65.0% male). …”
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Metabolically healthy obesity, transition to unhealthy metabolic status, and vascular disease in Chinese adults: A cohort study. by Meng Gao, Jun Lv, Canqing Yu, Yu Guo, Zheng Bian, Ruotong Yang, Huaidong Du, Ling Yang, Yiping Chen, Zhongxiao Li, Xi Zhang, Junshi Chen, Lu Qi, Zhengming Chen, Tao Huang, Liming Li, China Kadoorie Biobank (CKB) Collaborative Group

“…Among the 458,246 participants with complete information and no history of CVD and cancer, the mean age at baseline was 50.9 (SD 10.4) years, and 40.8% were men, and 29.0% were current smokers. …”
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Multimorbidity progression and the heterogeneous impact of healthy ageing risk factors: a multicohort study by Chen Wang, Ruitai Shao, Shasha Han, Wangyue Chen, Weizhong Yang, Muzi Shen

“…Cohorts exhibited broadly similar progression patterns, though ELSA demonstrated slower transitions to ≥3 conditions and SHARE showed elevated mortality from 0 and 1 conditions. …”
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Mevalonate kinase deficiency: genetic and clinical characteristics of a Chinese pediatric cohort by Chenchen Guan, Wenjie Wang, Qinhua Zhou, Jinqiao Sun, Lipin Liu, Luyao Liu, Bijun Sun, Jia Hou, Xiaochuan Wang

“…The median follow-up duration was 5 years (IQR: 1.5–6 years). Recurrent fever and gastrointestinal symptoms were the most common symptoms. …”
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The association of ferritin with cardiovascular and all-cause mortality in community-dwellers: The English longitudinal study of ageing. by Nikolaos P E Kadoglou, Jane P Biddulph, Snorri B Rafnsson, Marialena Trivella, Petros Nihoyannopoulos, Panayotes Demakakos

“…The sample comprised 5,471 participants aged ≥52 years. Blood concentration of ferritin was measured at baseline in 2004-05. …”
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Epidemiology, fatality rate, and geographic distribution of Lassa fever in Anambra state, Nigeria by Chuma Edward Emembolu, Ijeoma Valentina Ikeanyionwu, Ben Afam Obidike, Obiageli Annamary Uchebo, Arinze Anthony Onwuegbuna, Onyeka Chukwudalu Ekwebene, Uchenna Clara Chijioke-Ofoma, Ngozichukwu Gertrude Uzoewulu, Chukwuemeka Chidindu Njoku, George Uchenna Eleje

“…The majority of confirmed cases were among individuals aged 20–49 years. Trends indicate a fluctuating incidence over the years, with a peak in 2022. …”
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Uncovering key biopsychosocial risk factors in non-violent suicide attempts: evidence from a Hungarian cross-sectional study by Noemi Monika Szeifert, Noemi Monika Szeifert, Barnabás Oláh, Barnabás Oláh, Barbara Sebok, Xenia Gonda, Xenia Gonda, Xenia Gonda

“…Participants ranged in age from 18 to 85 years, with a mean age of 37.98 years (SD = 12.80 for suicide attempters, 13.72 for non-attempters). …”
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Isolated carcinomatosis of the abdominal cavity in women: the features of immunophenotypes and morphometric parameters. by О. V. Poslavska, I. S. Shponka, O. A. Savchenko, M. Yu. Petrova

“…It should be noted that CA125-partially positive tumor patterns were often mixed with undifferentiated and nopapillary tumor deposits. …”
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From Peril to Protection: an evaluation of regulations impacting eScooter injuries by Leslie M Kobayashi, Todd W Costantini, Jay J Doucet, Jarrett E Santorelli, Laura N Haines, Kendra M Black

“…The average age was 38.6 years; 45+ years was the most common age group at 33%, followed by ages 25–34 (31%). …”
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Evaluating Reaction Videos of Young People Watching Edutainment Media (MTV Shuga): Qualitative Observational Study by Venetia Baker, Sarah Mulwa, David Khanyile, Georgia Arnold, Simon Cousens, Cherie Cawood, Isolde Birdthistle

“…MethodsIn Eastern Cape, in 2020, purposively selected participants aged 18 to 24 years of an evaluation study were invited to take part in further research to video record themselves watching MTV Shuga episodes with their COVID-19 social bubble. …”
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Pre-COVID era pediatric disease incidence in Kazakhstan: regional panel data analysis of multiple disease groups (2010–2019) by Nurlan Smagulov, Olzhas Zhamantayev, Aidar Aitkulov, Nurbek Yerdessov, Karina Nukeshtayeva, Zhanerke Bolatova, Zhyldyz Kurzhunbaeva

“…Our findings show distinct regional patterns in pediatric morbidity, linking health outcomes to localized socioeconomic and healthcare conditions.…”
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Which Parameter Related to Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol is Superior for Predicting the Recurrence of Myocardial Infarction in Young Patients with Previous Coronary Heart Dis... by Feng Xu, Hao-Ran Xing, Hong-Xia Yang, Jin-Wen Wang, Xian-Tao Song, Hui-Juan Zuo

“…Results: The study included 1013 patients (mean age: 38.5 ± 3.9 years; 94.7% men), with a median follow-up time of 1.7 years. …”
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