Background: Number of deaths increases during periods of elevated heat. Objectives: To examine whether differences in heat-related deaths between 2003 and 2015 occurred in Slovenia. Materials and Methods: We estimated relative risks for deaths for the observed diagnoses, sex, age, and area, as well as 95% confidence intervals and excess deaths associated with heat waves occurring in 2015 and 20...

BACKGROUND Pre-term and post-term births are major determinants of neonatal mortality, including short- and long-term morbidity. In developing countries, where pre-term and post-term births are disproportionately common, the magnitude and underlying causes are not well understood, and evidence is required to design appropriate interventions. This study measured the incidence and identified risk...

This study investigated some induced education inequalities in online learning platforms among Special Education Students the University of Ibadan wake COVID-19 pandemic homestay. All active, special undergraduate students Faculty Education, made up population. Of entire within faculty, 20 who participated interactions were selected from each level for sampling, making a total 80 participants. ...

BACKGROUND Green microalgae represent a renewable natural source of vitamin E. Its most bioactive form is the naturally occurring RRR-α-tocopherol which is biosynthesized in photosynthetic organisms as a single stereoisomer. It is noteworthy that the natural and synthetic α-tocopherols are different biomolecular entities. This article focuses on RRR-α-tocopherol production in Stichococcus bacil...

Physical fighting is an important behavioral concern of public health importance among adolescents worldwide. The present study examines the patterns and correlates of physical fighting among a school-based population in a low-income country setting. Data on 6235 adolescents aged 11–16 years were derived from the Republic of Ghana contributions to the Global School-based Health Survey. Three th...

Dietary patterns are comprehensive variables of dietary intake appropriate to model the complex exposure in nutritional research. The objectives of this study were to identify dietary patterns by applying two statistical methods, principal component analysis (PCA) and reduced rank regression (RRR), and to assess their ability to predict all-cause mortality. Motivated by previous studies we chos...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Hypercoagulability increases the risk of arterial thrombosis; however, this effect may differ between various manifestations of arterial disease. METHODS In this study, we compared the effect of coagulation factors as measures of hypercoagulability on the risk of ischaemic stroke (IS) and myocardial infarction (MI) by performing a systematic review of the literature. Th...

OBJECTIVE To determine the effect on cardiac arrests and overall hospital mortality of an intensive care-based medical emergency team. DESIGN AND SETTING Prospective before-and-after trial in a tertiary referral hospital. PATIENTS Consecutive patients admitted to hospital during a 4-month "before" period (May-August 1999) (n = 21 090) and a 4-month intervention period (November 2000 -Februa...

OBJECTIVE To examine independent associations between childhood exposures to smoking and household dampness, and phlegm and cough in adulthood. DESIGN A prospective cohort study. PARTICIPANTS 7320 of the British cohort who were born during 1 week in 1970 and had complete data for childhood and adult information. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Experiences of phlegm and coughing over the previous 3 ...

Individuals with "insecure" adult attachment styles have been shown to experience more pain than people with secure attachment, though results of previous studies have been inconsistent. We performed a cross-sectional study on a large population-based sample to investigate whether, compared to pain free individuals, subjects with chronic widespread pain were more likely to report insecure adult...