Health literacy and likelihood of death in community-dwelling older people.

Objectives: To investigate the correlation between health literacy and the likelihood of death in ten years among community-dwelling older people; and identify whether health literacy exerts an influence on the likelihood of death in this population.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 200 community-dwelling older people. Data were collected on sociodemographic characteristics, health-related characteristics, health literacy and the likelihood of death in ten years.

Designing giant Hall response in layered topological semimetals.

Noncoplanar magnets are excellent candidates for spintronics. However, such materials are difficult to find, and even more so to intentionally design. Here, we report a chemical design strategy that allows us to find a series of noncoplanar magnets-LnSn (Ln = Dy, Tb)-by targeting layered materials that have decoupled magnetic sublattices with dissimilar single-ion anisotropies and combining those with a square-net topological semimetal sublattice.

Search for Soft Unclustered Energy Patterns in Proton-Proton Collisions at 13 TeV.

The first search for soft unclustered energy patterns (SUEPs) is performed using an integrated luminosity of 138  fb^{-1} of proton-proton collision data at sqrt[s]=13  TeV, collected in 2016-2018 by the CMS detector at the LHC. Such SUEPs are predicted by hidden valley models with a new, confining force with a large 't Hooft coupling. In events with boosted topologies, selected by high-threshold hadronic triggers, the multiplicity and sphericity of clustered tracks are used to reject the background from standard model quantum chromodynamics.

Search for the Z Boson Decay to ττμμ in Proton-Proton Collisions at sqrt[s]=13 TeV.

The first search for the Z boson decay to ττμμ at the CERN LHC is presented, based on data collected by the CMS experiment at the LHC in proton-proton collisions at a center-of-mass energy of 13 TeV and corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 138  fb^{-1}. The data are compatible with the predicted background. For the first time, an upper limit at the 95% confidence level of 6.

Life cycle assessment of common urban trees - The environmental performance of three Mediterranean cities.

Given the increasing pressure from extreme events due to climate change, the planting of new trees has become a priority in the political agendas of cities. However, the rush to plant trees often fails to account for the reduced performance and lifespan of trees in heavily urbanized areas and the environmental impact of their production, maintenance, and eventual disposal. By means of the Life Cycle Analysis, this study aims to investigate the potential environmental benefit and impact of trees planted in three European cities located in Mediterranean areas (Perugia, Thessaloniki, and Cascais), that have adhered to the management guidelines of the LIFE Clivut project.

Enabling data linkages for rare diseases in a resilient environment with the SERDIF framework.

Environmental factors amplified by climate change contribute significantly to the global burden of disease, disproportionately impacting vulnerable populations, such as individuals with rare diseases. Researchers require innovative, dynamic data linkage methods to enable the development of risk prediction models, particularly for diseases like vasculitis with unknown aetiology but potential environmental triggers. In response, we present the Semantic Environmental and Rare Disease Data Integration Framework (SERDIF).

Low-Temperature Ferromagnetic Order in a Two-Level Layered Co Material.

The magnetic properties of a 2D layered material consisting of high-spin Co complexes, [Co(NHNH)(HO)Cl]Cl ( ), have been extensively characterized using electron paramagnetic resonance, magnetic susceptibility, and low-temperature heat capacity measurements. Electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy studies suggest that below 50 K, the = 3/2 orbital triplet state of Co is gradually depopulated in favor of the = 1/2 spin state, which is dominant below 20 K. In light of this, the magnetic susceptibility has been fitted with a two-level model, indicating that the interactions in this material are much weaker than previously thought.

Association between participation restriction due to hearing loss and self-perception of health, social support, and quality of life in elderly people: a cross-sectional study.

Purpose: To verify the association between participation restriction due to hearing loss and self-perception of health, social support, and quality of life in elderly people.

Methods: This is a cross-sectional, observational, and descriptive study with a quantitative data approach. A database with information collected in a medium-sized Brazilian municipality was used.

Adaptation, testing, and use of the "iSupport for Dementia" program in different countries: a systematic review.

Unlabelled: The World Health Organization developed the "iSupport for Dementia" program for family caregivers of people with dementia.

Objective: To explore studies on adaptation, randomized clinical trial protocols, and preliminary results of iSupport by unpaid caregivers of people living with dementia in different countries.

Methods: Systematic review.

Diagnostic accuracy of automated Lumipulse plasma pTau-217 in Alzheimer's disease: a real-world study.

Background And Objectives: This study evaluates the discriminative performance of the automated Lumipulse plasma pTau-217 compared to plasma pTau-181 and the Aβ42/Aβ40 ratio across cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) A/T classes and diagnostic groups within a memory-center-based population of cognitively impaired patients.

Methods: This cross-sectional study in a Memory Center enrolled 98 patients along the AD continuum or affected by other neurodegenerative disorders, stratified by CSF A/T status and clinical syndrome. Plasma pTau-217, pTau-181, and Aβ42/Aβ40 were measured using Lumipulse.

Giant Room-Temperature Topological Hall Effect in a Square-Net Ferromagnet LaMnGe.

A topological magnetic material showcases a multitude of intriguing properties resulting from the compelling interplay between topology and magnetism. These include notable phenomena such as a large anomalous Nernst effect (ANE), an anomalous Hall effect (AHE), and a topological Hall effect (THE). In most cases, topological transport phenomena are prevalent at temperatures considerably lower than room temperature, presenting a challenge for practical applications.

Competition between Anion-Deficient Oxide and Oxyhydride Phases during the Topochemical Reduction of LaSrCoRuO.

Binary metal hydrides can act as low-temperature reducing agents for complex oxides in the solid state, facilitating the synthesis of anion-deficient oxide or oxyhydride phases. The reaction of LaSrCoRuO, with CaH in a sealed tube yields the face-centered cubic phase LaSrCoRuOH. The reaction with LiH under similar conditions converts LaSrCoRuO to a mixture of tetragonal LaSrCoRuOH and cubic LaSrCoRuOH.

Negative magnetization and magnetic ordering of rare earth and transition metal sublattices in NdFeCrO.

We investigate the effect of alloying at the 3transition metal site of a rare-earth-transition metal oxide, by considering NdFeCrOmixed perovskite with two equal and random distribution of 3d ions, Cr and Fe, interacting with an early 4f rare earth ion, Nd. Employing temperature- and field- dependent magnetization measurements, temperature-dependent x-ray diffraction, neutron powder diffraction, and Raman spectroscopy, we characterize its structural and magnetic properties. Our study reveals bipolar magnetic switching (arising from negative magnetization) and magnetocaloric effect which underline the potential of the studied mixed perovskite in device application.

Histologic tau lesions and magnetic resonance imaging biomarkers differ across two progressive supranuclear palsy variants.

Progressive supranuclear palsy is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by the deposition of four-repeat tau in neuronal and glial lesions in the brainstem, cerebellar, subcortical and cortical brain regions. There are varying clinical presentations of progressive supranuclear palsy with different neuroimaging signatures, presumed to be due to different topographical distributions and burden of tau. The classic Richardson syndrome presentation is considered a subcortical variant, whilst progressive supranuclear palsy with predominant speech and language impairment is considered a cortical variant, although the pathological underpinnings of these variants are unclear.

Translation and cultural adaptation of the Positive Aspects of Caregiving Scale for caregivers of people living with dementia in Brazilian context: a methodological study.

Background: The Positive Aspects of Caregiving (PAC) scale is used to assess psychosocial benefits provided to caregivers by the task of caring. The PAC scale consists of nine items, assessed using a five-point Likert scale, with higher values indicating greater positive perceptions and gains from the caregiving experience.

Objective: To translate and culturally adapt the PAC scale for informal Brazilian caregivers of people with dementia.

Management of Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma in Emerging Markets (EM): An Expert Opinion.

Urothelial carcinoma (UC) is the 10 most common cancer globally with an almost 4 times higher prevalence in men. The main risk factors for development of urothelial carcinoma are advanced age, smoking, arsenic contamination, exposure to carcinogens. Metastatic urothelial carcinoma (mUC) has overall poor prognosis with a 5-year overall survival rate of only < 5%.

Disproportionation of Co in the Topochemically Reduced Oxide LaSrCoRuO.

Complex transition-metal oxides exhibit a wide variety of chemical and physical properties which are a strong function the local electronic states of the transition-metal centres, as determined by a combination of metal oxidation state and local coordination environment. Topochemical reduction of the double perovskite oxide, LaSrCoRuO , using Zr, yields LaSrCoRuO . This reduced phase contains an ordered array of apex-linked square-based pyramidal Ru O , square-planar Co O and octahedral Co O units, consistent with the coordination-geometry driven disproportionation of Co .

Efficacy of for unpaid caregivers of people living with dementia: protocol for a randomized and controlled clinical trial.

Unlabelled: Unpaid caregivers of people living with dementia tend to suffer mental health problems as a result of the negative effects associated with the care tasks. Thus, psychosocial interventions for this population group are necessary. iSupport is an online support program for caregivers that was created by the World Health Organization.

Patient-Reported Health-Related Quality of Life in KEYNOTE-604: Pembrolizumab or Placebo Added to Etoposide and Platinum as First-Line Therapy for Extensive-Stage SCLC.

Introduction: In the phase 3 KEYNOTE-604 study (NCT03066778), pembrolizumab plus etoposide and platinum chemotherapy (EP) significantly ( = 0.0023) improved progression-free survival versus placebo plus EP in previously untreated extensive-stage SCLC (ES-SCLC). We present health-related quality of life (HRQoL) results from KEYNOTE-604.

Social support perceived by elderly people in social vulnerability according to family functionality: a cross-sectional study.

Objective: To compare the social support as perceived by elderly persons in a context of social vulnerability according to family functionality.

Method: A cross-sectional study using a quantitative approach, carried out in São Carlos-SP, with 123 elderly people living in a context of high social vulnerability. The sample was divided into two groups: good family functionality and moderate/severe family dysfunction.

Strain control of a bandwidth-driven spin reorientation in CaRuO.

The layered-ruthenate family of materials possess an intricate interplay of structural, electronic and magnetic degrees of freedom that yields a plethora of delicately balanced ground states. This is exemplified by CaRuO, which hosts a coupled transition in which the lattice parameters jump, the Fermi surface partially gaps and the spins undergo a 90 in-plane reorientation. Here, we show how the transition is driven by a lattice strain that tunes the electronic bandwidth.

MnCaTaO-A Magnetically Ordered Polar Phase Prepared via Cation Exchange.

Reaction between the pseudo-Ruddlesden-Popper phase LiCaTaO and MnCl at 375 °C yields MnCaTaO, a paramagnetic polar phase (space group 2), which adopts an / distorted, layered perovskite structure. Magnetization and neutron diffraction data show that MnCaTaO adopts an antiferromagnetically ordered state below = 56 K and exhibits large lattice parameter anomalies and a transient increase in its polar distortion mode at = 50 K. However, in contrast to the related phase MnSrTaO, MnCaTaO shows no strong signature of weak ferromagnetism and thus shows no signs of magnetoelectric coupling.

The Balance Between the Therapeutic Efficacy and Safety of [Lu]Lu-NeoB in a Preclinical Prostate Cancer Model.

Purpose: Radiolabeled NeoB is a promising gastrin-releasing peptide receptor (GRPR)-targeting radiopharmaceutical for theranostics of GRPR-expressing malignancies, e.g., prostate cancer (PCa).

Tree responses and temperature requirements in two central Italy phenological gardens.

Plants have always been able to adapt to climate change by reacting through various responses, mainly at the phenological level. The aim of this work is to investigate the behavior of specific tree species located in two phenological gardens in central Italy in relation to the temperature increases recorded in recent years. Specifically, four main phenological phases, BBCH_11, BBCH_19, BBCH_91, and BBCH_65, were monitored during a 14-year time period.