EFFECTIVENESS OF HEALTH CHECKUP WITH DEPRESSION SCREENING ON DEPRESSION TREATMENT AND OUTCOMES IN MIDDLE-AGED AND OLDER ADULTS: A TARGET TRIAL EMULATION STUDYRESEARCH IN CONTEXT

Summary: Background: Adult preventive health checkups with depression screening were launched in August 2011 in Taiwan; however, its impact has not yet been evaluated.This study aimed to use real-world data to assess the effectiveness of depression screening among middle-aged and older adults.Methods: A total of 4,972,228 adults aged 40 years and a

The aim of our study was to report the status of penile cancer sites in the urology department at the University Hospital of Rabat and evaluate long-term results of surgical treatment of this cancer.Patients and Methods: Between 1989 and 2015, 10 patients were treated for penile cancer.10 cases were retrospectively reviewed and the following data w

We present new distribution information for 19 species of Costa Rican birds.Thirteen species show changes in altitudinal distribution, 9 are recorded at higher elevations such as Egretta rufescens (Gmelin, 1789), Heliomaster constantii (Delattre, 1843), Myiozetetes cayanensis (Linnaeus, 1766), and Lonchura malacca (Linnaeus, 1766)

This paper introduces qTrustNet VPN, a next-generation Virtual Private Network (VPN) designed to enhance security in the quantum era.As traditional encryption methods face obsolescence due to the advent of quantum computing, there is an urgent need for more robust security solutions.qTrustNet VPN addresses this need by ensuring the confidentiality