Bidirectional association between dental caries and body mass index in socially vulnerable adolescents: a group-based trajectory analysis.

Objectives: To examine bidirectional associations between dental caries and body mass index (BMI) among adolescents living in vulnerable communities in Brazil.

Methods: In a cohort study involving adolescents (n=323), BMI, number of decayed teeth and odontogenic infections (PUFA/pufa index) were recorded at three time points between 12 and 15 years of age. Trajectories of dental caries, odontogenic infections, and BMI were developed using group-based trajectory modelling.

Multi-State Modeling of Pressure Injury Staging Transition Trajectories to Inform Next-Generation Clinical Decision Support.

This study aimed to evaluate the location-specific and time-sensitive trajectories of pressure injuries (PrIs) stages using real-world electronic health record (EHR) datasets. Using a dataset of 29,475 patients with records of PrIs documented from 2015 to 2023, we developed four PrI patient sub-cohorts with common PrI locations, including coccyx, buttocks, sacrum and heel. We estimated transition intensities between three PrI states: stage 1, stage 2, and a severe stage in each group.

Ethanol Infusion in the Vein of Marshall for Persistent Atrial Fibrillation Ablation: Evidence From Randomized Controlled Trials.

Background: Pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) is the cornerstone of catheter ablation (CA) for atrial fibrillation (AF), yet outcomes remain suboptimal in persistent AF patients. Ethanol infusion in the vein of Marshal (VoM), an embryological remnant implicated in AF pathogenesis, may enhance ablation efficacy.

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of VoM ethanol infusion in patients with persistent AF.

Age and resilience amid COVID-19 pandemic adversity: the mediating roles of quality of life, spirituality, and depressive symptoms.

Introduction: Resilience scores are usually higher among older adults, but the COVID-19 pandemic and the associated social isolation in this risk group necessitate a reevaluation of this characteristic.

Objectives: To investigate the differences in resilience among young, middle-aged, and elderly individuals and to explore the mediating factors (quality of life, spirituality, social support, depressive symptoms) in the relationship between age and resilience.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in April 2020 through online collection using the snowball method, enrolling 3,278 participants.

The current increase and future perspectives of the microbial pesticides market in agriculture: the Brazilian example.

The Brazilian agricultural sector contributes 25% to the national gross domestic product (GDP) and accounts for 49% of the country's exports, faces significant challenges associated with tropical agriculture. Pests and diseases are major issues that compromise the productivity of various crops. In response, microbial pesticides have increasingly been incorporated as a component of integrated pest and disease management (IPM and IDM, respectively).