Planning cost-effective operational forest inventories.

We address a Bayesian two-stage decision problem in operational forestry where the inner stage considers scheduling the harvesting to fulfill demand targets and the outer stage considers selecting the accuracy of pre-harvest inventories that are used to estimate the timber volumes of the forest tracts. The higher accuracy of the inventory enables better scheduling decisions but also implies higher costs. We focus on the outer stage, which we formulate as a maximization of the posterior value of the inventory decision under a budget constraint.

Diabetes and mortality risk in patients undergoing coronary angiography: The KARDIO study.

Background: Diabetes is an established risk factor for adverse cardiovascular outcomes including mortality, but the relationship between diabetes and mortality risk in the presence of the extensive or diffuse form of coronary artery disease (CAD) is controversial.

Aims: We evaluated the association between diabetes and mortality risk in patients who underwent coronary angiography using a real-life clinical database.

Methods: We utilized the KARDIO registry, which comprised data on demographics, prevalent diseases, including diabetes status, cardiovascular risk factors, coronary angiographies, and other interventions in 79,738 patients.

The role of cardiorespiratory fitness and body composition in the association between physical activity and menopausal symptoms.

Objective: The aim of the study was to conduct exploratory analyses on the role of cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) and body composition in the association between physical activity and menopausal symptoms.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional (N = 298) study of women aged 51-59 years including a subsample of 82 women followed for 4 years. The severity of menopausal symptoms was assessed with the Menopause Rating Scale in total symptoms as well as using the somato-vegetative, psychological, and urogenital subscales.

Circulating miRNA Signature Predicts Cancer Incidence in Lynch Syndrome-A Pilot Study.

Unlabelled: Lynch syndrome (LS) is the most common autosomal dominant cancer syndrome and is characterized by high genetic cancer risk modified by lifestyle factors. This study explored whether a circulating miRNA (c-miR) signature predicts LS cancer incidence within a 4-year prospective surveillance period. To gain insight how lifestyle behavior could affect LS cancer risk, we investigated whether the cancer-predicting c-miR signature correlates with known risk-reducing factors such as physical activity, body mass index (BMI), dietary fiber, or NSAID usage.

The Effects of Virtual Reality Training on Cognition in Older Adults: A Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and Meta-Regression of Randomized Controlled Trials.

The aim of this systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression was to examine the effects of virtual reality-based training on global cognition and executive function compared with conventional training or information-based treatment in older adults, regardless of cognitive level. A systematic literature search was conducted using four databases. A total of 31 randomized controlled trials were identified.