Background: Accelerated reproductive aging, in women indicated by early natural menopause, is associated with increased coronary heart disease (CHD) risk in observational studies. Conversely, an adverse CHD risk profile has been suggested to accelerate menopause.<p> <p>Objectives: To study the direction and evidence for causality of the relationship between reproductive aging and (non-)fatal CHD ...

Shrimp aquaculture systems vary from primitive (extensive/ improved extensive) to more industrialized (intensive/semiintensive) farms, and the impacts of environmental shocks may differ between them. This article applies the Cobb– Douglas stochastic production frontier function to evaluate the determinants that impact the inefficiency of these intensive and extensive systems in Vietnam. Data ...

Patient self-management is vital to improved health outcomes for patients with chronic diseases. The objective of this study was to understand the role of wearable sensors in patients’ self-management. A survey encompassing factors related to motivation in mHealth was conducted. Ease of use and sensory accuracy was found most important when choosing a wearable. Manual registration of most health-related ...

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) and prediabetes prevalence rates are high. Consequences are serious, but current treatment is often not efficient for achieving remission. Remission may be achieved through lifestyle intervention. Frequent follow-up is necessary, and health care personnel (HCP) lack resources, time, and often adequate knowledge. Self-management of T2D can benefit from better use of ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has become a global health and humanitarian crisis that catastrophically affects many industries. To control the disease spread and restore normal lives, mass vaccination is considered the most effective way. However, the sustainable last-mile cold chain logistics operations of COVID-19 vaccines is a complex short-term planning problem that faces many practical challenges, ...

Cruise no.: 2022703 : The 2022 survey of harp and hooded seal pup production in the Greenland Sea was carried out to obtain updated estimates to be used to assess current status of these two seal stocks. Since a similar survey in 2018 indicated a 40% reduction in harp seal pup production since the 2012 survey, and the continued lack of increase in pup production of the severely depleted hooded ...

An increasing body of research points to the importance of childhood trauma (CT) in psychosis, and as a risk factor for schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSDs). The aim of this thesis was to investigate and compare the frequency and severity of CT in relation to clinical aspects and treatment outcomes in SSDs. The Childhood Trauma Questionnaire Short-Form (CTQ-SF) was used to retrospectively measure ...

Patient and public involvement (PPI) in research has the potential to improve research validity and relevance. Objectives: To explore how PPI has been carried out and how its impacts have been reported in occupational therapy (OT) health research. Methodology: Scoping review based on a search in four databases for OT research with descriptions of PPI, published between 2010 and 2020. Results: Across ...

Circumpolar Indigenous populations continue to experience dramatic health inequities when compared to their national counterparts. The objectives of this study are first, to explore the space given in the existing literature to the concepts of cultural safety and cultural competence, as it relates to Indigenous peoples in Circumpolar contexts; and second, to document where innovations have emerged. ...