{"title":"Epidemiological Patterns of Common Cancers in Costa Rica: An Overview up to 2020.","authors":"Alejandro Calderon, Percy Guzman, John D Murphy","doi":"10.4236/jss.2023.116033","DOIUrl":"10.4236/jss.2023.116033","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The increasing cancer incidence and mortality rates in Costa Rica have become a public health concern, with prostate, breast, and colorectal cancers being the most prevalent. This study aimed to analyze the trends in cancer incidence and mortality rates by tumor type, sex, age group, and geographic region using data from the Costa Rican National Cancer Registry.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In this retrospective study, we analyzed cancer incidence and mortality anonymized data from the Costa Rican National Cancer Registry between 2010 and 2020. The study included data on cancer cases diagnosed and deaths attributable to cancer within the population.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Our findings revealed variations in cancer incidence and mortality rates based on geographic region, age group, and tumor type. Cancer was most predominant in the province of San Jose, followed by Alajuela, Heredia, Cartago, Guanacaste, and Puntarenas. Breast cancer, colorectal cancer, and prostate cancer were the leading causes of cancer in both sexes. Mortality rates due to gastric cancer and prostate cancer were highest among men, while breast cancer was the leading cause of cancer mortality among women.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The results of this study underscore the need for targeted prevention and screening programs, improved access to treatment for patients living in rural areas, and a comprehensive cancer control program in Costa Rica. By implementing evidence-based interventions, such as tobacco control programs, cancer screening initiatives, and equitable access to cancer treatment, the cancer burden in Costa Rica can be mitigated, ultimately improving the overall health of the population.</p>","PeriodicalId":74353,"journal":{"name":"Open journal of social sciences","volume":"11 6","pages":"500-517"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10475317/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10514651","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Potential and Trends of IoT Application in Agriculture in Vietnam","authors":"Doãn Minh Quân, T. T. Van","doi":"10.4236/jss.2022.101015","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4236/jss.2022.101015","url":null,"abstract":"Vietnam is a country with a lot of potential and strengths in agriculture, but in the current period, along with the narrowing of arable land, the quality of soil and the increasingly harsh climate have caused difficulties for activities. Along with the strong development of the industrial revolution 4.0, the application of Internet of Things (IoT) technology in agriculture is increasingly popular. However, for the application to be synchronized and to effectively exploit IoT technology resources in the agricultural sector, it is necessary to have a policy orientation on science and application from the government. This article will address the outstanding issues of IoT application in Vietnamese agriculture and point out some potential applications.","PeriodicalId":74353,"journal":{"name":"Open journal of social sciences","volume":"7 12 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88619558","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
F. Sopoaga, S. Nada-Raja, T. Leckie, A. Samaranayaka, Sahra Covello
{"title":"Mental Health and Well-Being of First Year Pacific Students at a New Zealand University","authors":"F. Sopoaga, S. Nada-Raja, T. Leckie, A. Samaranayaka, Sahra Covello","doi":"10.4236/jss.2023.117026","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4236/jss.2023.117026","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74353,"journal":{"name":"Open journal of social sciences","volume":"64 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73692014","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Strawberry Picking as an Agritourism Activity at Uluguru Mountains, Tanzania","authors":"Agnes Sirima","doi":"10.4236/jss.2023.117023","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4236/jss.2023.117023","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74353,"journal":{"name":"Open journal of social sciences","volume":"140 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73970926","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Bado, J. Guengant, H. Maga, L. R. Zoma, I. Tall, Fatima Tidiani/Kandine
{"title":"Fertility Regulation in Burkina Faso: Refusal to Impose a Fixed Number of Children per Woman, But Attitudes in Favour of Lower Fertility","authors":"A. Bado, J. Guengant, H. Maga, L. R. Zoma, I. Tall, Fatima Tidiani/Kandine","doi":"10.4236/jss.2023.111008","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4236/jss.2023.111008","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74353,"journal":{"name":"Open journal of social sciences","volume":"33 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76487335","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Effect of WeChat Implementation on Learner Autonomy: A Systematic Review","authors":"Xianxin Hui, Zhifang Liu, Lingjie Tang","doi":"10.4236/jss.2023.117013","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4236/jss.2023.117013","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74353,"journal":{"name":"Open journal of social sciences","volume":"54 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77611420","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Impact of the Resurgence of Consultants on the Role of the Universities in Public Policy Research","authors":"J. Obosi","doi":"10.4236/jss.2023.118001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4236/jss.2023.118001","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74353,"journal":{"name":"Open journal of social sciences","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77704402","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Gender Disparity of Translanguaging in Language Forms—A Case Study of Excellent English Teachers in Chinese Secondary Schools","authors":"Guo Yin","doi":"10.4236/jss.2023.113017","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4236/jss.2023.113017","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74353,"journal":{"name":"Open journal of social sciences","volume":"9 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80210584","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Study of the Chinese Translation of the Concept “Well-Being” in <i>On Liberty</i> from Conceptual History Perspective","authors":"Na Li, Jinyu Liu","doi":"10.4236/jss.2023.118004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4236/jss.2023.118004","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74353,"journal":{"name":"Open journal of social sciences","volume":"86 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81597939","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Influence of Social Capital on the Health of Individuals","authors":"A. E. Okafor, Jacinthe Ibrahim Rihan","doi":"10.4236/jss.2023.114009","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4236/jss.2023.114009","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74353,"journal":{"name":"Open journal of social sciences","volume":"87 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76979734","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}