A novel configuration of reconfigurable bandpass filter based on varactor diodes by Mohamed Guermal, Jamal Zbitou, Mostafa Hefnawi, Fouad Aytouna

“…These characteristics are crucial for ensuring minimal signal loss and maintaining efficient filtering at RF frequencies. The physical configuration of the circuit was carefully optimized, resulting in overall dimensions of 61.1358 mm in length and 48.233 mm in width. …”
Get full text

Designing a Multimodal and Culturally Relevant Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementia Generative Artificial Intelligence Tool for Black American Informal Caregivers: Cognitive Walk... by Cristina Bosco, Ege Otenen, John Osorio Torres, Vivian Nguyen, Darshil Chheda, Xinran Peng, Nenette M Jessup, Anna K Himes, Bianca Cureton, Yvonne Lu, Carl V Hill, Hugh C Hendrie, Priscilla A Barnes, Patrick C Shih

“…ResultsOur findings highlight the users’ need for a system that enables interaction with different modalities, the need for a system that can provide personalized and culturally and contextually relevant information, and the role of community and physical spaces in increasing the use of Lola. …”
Get full text

Satisfied with the worst health outcomes or unsatisfied with the best: explaining the divergence between good patient-reported outcomes and low satisfaction and vice versa among kn... by Lukas Schöner, Viktoria Steinbeck, Reinhard Busse, Carlos J. Marques

“…A closer evaluation at which physical impairment level surgery is beneficial could help to improve the care of Satisfied Non-Achievers.…”
Get full text

Estimation of peak current as a basis for sustainable watershed conservation using the number-curve land conservation by Naharuddin ., Rukmi ., S.D. Massiri, B. Toknok, Akhbar ., I.N. Korja

“…This method was developed by the United States Soil Conservation Service in 1972 and applied in this study with due consideration for several variables, including (a) land use classification and intensity for settlements, rice fields, plantations, rivers, etc., (b) basic physical conditions of the area such as rainfall and hydrology, as well as (c) classes of soil hydrology significantly influencing carbon-nitrogen value.FINDINGS: The result showed that carbón-nitrogen values for all types of land use or cover were in normal conditions from 5 to 25 years. …”
Get full text

Recovery of coral cover at Lizard island Australia 6 years post-disturbance by Gabriel Dax Anderson

“…Between the concentrated patches of physical damage from the cyclones and the uniform impact of the bleaching events, these reefs were devastated, with none of the eight study sites harboring more than 20% live coral cover by May of 2017. …”
Get full text

The Usability and Effect of a Novel Intelligent Rehabilitation Exergame System on Quality of Life in Frail Older Adults: Prospective Cohort Study by Chien-Hsiang Chang, Chun-Chun Wei, Wei-Chih Lien, Tai-Hua Yang, Bo Liu, Yimo Lin, Poh Thong Tan, Yang-Cheng Lin

“… Abstract BackgroundAging in older adults results in a decline in physical function and quality of daily life. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the exercise frequency among older adults decreased, further contributing to frailty. …”
Get full text

Analysis of badminton competitions in 2012 London Olympics by Erkal Arslanoglu, Mert Aydogmus, Omer Senel

“…In this analysis, the physical characteristics of the Olympic players, the average match and rally durations, the countries which have participated by rally stroke points and the distributions of the medals were studied. …”
Get full text

Strategies to reduce hyperglycemia-related anxiety in elite athletes with type 1 diabetes: A qualitative analysis. by Alexandra Katz, Aidan Shulkin, Marc-André Fortier, Jane E Yardley, Jessica Kichler, Asmaa Housni, Meryem K Talbo, Rémi Rabasa-Lhoret, Anne-Sophie Brazeau

“…While fear of hypoglycemia during physical activity is well documented, research on hyperglycemia-related anxiety (HRA) is limited. …”
Get full text

Qualitative evaluation of the Rehabilitation Exercise and psycholoGical support After COVID-19 InfectioN (REGAIN) randomised controlled trial (RCT): ‘you are not alone’ by Gordon McGregor, Susanne Finnegan, Martin Underwood, Joyce Yeung, James Mason, Peter Heine, Nigel Edwards, Julie Bruce, Kate Seers, Harbinder Kaur Sandhu, Helen Atherton, Sharisse Alleyne, Katie Booth, Ranjit Lall, Vivien P Nichols, Stuart Ennis, Scott McGuire, Rachel Potter, Jessica Smith, Chen Ji, Shilpa Patel, Henry Nwankwo, Kate Evans, Susie Hennings, Alastair Canaway, Grace Lobley, David Mcwilliams, Christina Jones, Emma Padfield, David Montgomery, Beatriz Lara, Becky Haley, Francesca Denton, Bartholomew Sheehan, Mariam Ratna, Elaine Fairbrother, Zoe Noakes, Bogdan Zutic, Lee Austin, Tom Forsyth, Anne Bush, Alan Bush, Patrick Sawdon, Jonathon Prosser, Lee Tompkins, Jonathon Guck, Danielle Hale, Juwairia Said, Georgie Ray, Rowena Williams, Gail Evans, Thillini Hettiarachchi, Abeesh Panicker

“…Framework and thematic analysis were used to analyse the findings.Setting England and Wales, UK.Participants Adults discharged from National Health Service (NHS) hospitals at least 3 months previously after COVID-19, with ongoing physical and/or mental health sequelae.Results Twenty intervention participants, 20 control participants and five practitioners were interviewed.The themes from the group support sessions were: (1) you are not alone; (2) sharing experiences and addressing worries; (3) gaining new perspectives; (4) hope for progression; (5) peer support and bonding; (6) integration of facilitation skills; (7) modified activity pacing and goal setting, and (8) giving participants structure. …”
Get full text

Translation, cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric evaluation of the Serbian Ankylosing Spondylitis Quality of Life (ASQoL) Questionnaire (refers to r-axSpA) and its relations... by Mirjana Zlatkovic-Svenda, Ana Djokic, Andjela Perunicic, Marija Zdravkovic, Slavica Pavlov Dolijanovic, Jeanette Thorpe, Dejan Dudok, Jelena Milicevic, Dejana Petrovic, Goran Radunovic

“…The psychometric properties with 60 randomly selected patients showed good convergent validity between ASQoL and NHP domains of pain (r = 0.79), emotional reactions (r = 0.78), physical activity (r = 0.77) and energy (r = 0.75). …”
Get full text

Racial/ethnic differences in mental health treatment received among people with comorbid cardiometabolic and depressive symptomology: National Health and Nutrition Examination Surv... by Tyra Dark, Rachel Harris, Desiree Burns, Jacob Chernicky, Laura Reid-Marks, George Rust

“…<h4>Background</h4>Individuals with chronic physical conditions and comorbid mental illness have increased probability of adverse health outcomes. …”
Get full text

SOCIO-CULTURAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL-LEGAL DIMENSIONS OF THE GENDER IDENTITY PROBLEM by V. S. Blikhar, I. M. Zharovska, I. O. Lychenko

“…It is characterized in the legal plane, first of all, by the equality of the social roles of men and women, and the overcoming of the gender hierarchy of social ties, in which men are perceived as higher beings by their mental and physical abilities, and their activities are more significant and of priority in comparison with the activities of women. …”
Get full text

Predictors of recurrent febrile seizure in children aged from 6 months to 5 years: A cross-sectional study by Anand Muttath, Thomas Antony, Rati Santhakumar, Rose Xavier, Jassal Mathew

“…Data were collected via parent interviews, physical exams, and laboratory tests. The questionnaire covered demographics, antenatal, natal, and postnatal events, seizure history, family history, immunization, daycare attendance, and fever management. …”
Get full text

Evaluation of phototherapy effects on platelet numbers and volumes in neonates with unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia in Sulaimani city/Kurdistan region/Iraq by Hayder Fakhir Mohammad, Shano Yassin Abdulqadir, Dea Ali Abdulla, Hawnaz Muhamad Ibrahim

“…Thorough history and physical examination performed with several laboratory investigations sent. …”
Get full text

Pore Structure and Fractal Characteristics of Inter-Layer Sandstone in Marine–Continental Transitional Shale: A Case Study of the Upper Permian Longtan Formation in Southern Sichua... by Jianguo Wang, Jizhen Zhang, Xiao Xiao, Ya’na Chen, Denglin Han

“…This paper employs total organic carbon analysis, X-ray diffraction, rock thin section examination, field emission scanning electron microscopy, physical analysis, high-pressure mercury intrusion analysis, gas adsorption experiments, and fractal theory to explore the reservoir development characteristics of the sandstone samples from the Upper Permian marine–continental transitional facies Longtan Formation in the southern Sichuan Basin. …”
Get full text

A Deep Learning Framework for the Classification of Brazilian Coins by Debabrata Swain, Viral Rupapara, Amro Nour, Santosh Satapathy, Biswaranjan Acharya, Shakti Mishra, Ali Bostani

“…Most of the existing currency recognition systems are based on the physical properties of the currencies, such as length, breadth, and mass. …”
Get full text

A Regional Gravimetric and Hybrid Geoid Model in Northern Greece from Dedicated Gravity Campaigns by Georgios S. Vergos, Dimitrios A. Natsiopoulos, Elisavet G. Mamagiannou, Eleni A. Tzanou, Anastasia I. Triantafyllou, Ilias N. Tziavos, Dimitrios Ramnalis, Vassilios Polychronos

“…The determination of physical heights is of key importance for a wide spectrum of geoscientific applications and, in particular, for engineering projects. …”
Get full text

Predictive risk factors for adverse events during tooth extraction among elderly patients with cardiovascular diseases by Shaojun Ma, Xu Chen, Yurun Zhai, Xinyi Sun, Jing Sheng, Yun Sun, Haiya Wang

“…To determine the predictive risk factors for AEs, we collected and recorded 62 factors on general characteristics, clinical information, physical and imaging examinations, psychological tests, perioperative characteristics, and surgical characteristics.Results We used a univariate logistic regression model to explore the 62 potential risk factors and included 21 factors in a multivariate model (all P-values < 0.05). …”
Get full text

Multicellular model of neuroblastoma proposes unconventional therapy based on multiple roles of p53. by Kenneth Y Wertheim, Robert Chisholm, Paul Richmond, Dawn Walker

“…The centre-based mechanical model represents the properties of these agents as physical objects, describing how they repel each other as soft spheres. …”
Get full text

The effects of alcohol on recovery from musculoskeletal trauma and injuries by Shahrzad Bazargan-Hejazi, Vincent Arriola, Daniel Arriola, Deyu Pan, Kaveh Dehghan, Emad Alamoutifard, Elby Washington

“…Our findings emphasize the necessity for an approach that goes beyond treating immediate physical injury, but considering a patient’s history of alcohol abuse and providing appropriate support and interventions to improve treatment outcomes for individuals affected by musculoskeletal injuries and alcohol misuse.…”
Get full text