“Does the Response to Morning Medication Predict the ADL-Level of the Day in Parkinson’s Disease?” by Trine Hørmann Thomsen, Troels Wesenberg Kjær, Lene Bastrup Jørgensen, Anita Haahr, Kristian Winge

“…Individuals with Parkinson’s Disease (PD) have bradykinesia during mobility tasks in the morning before intake of dopaminergic treatment and have difficulties managing Activities of Daily Living (ADLs). Early morning off (EMO) refers to off-states in the morning where the severity of bradykinesia is increased and causes a decrease in mobility related to wearing off of effects of medication. …”
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International educational migration as a “soft power resource” in the globalization era by V. A. Suvorova, I. A. Bronnikov

“…The Federal Agency for the Commonwealth of Independent States Affairs, Compatriots Living Abroad, and International Humanitarian Cooperation (Rossotrudnichestvo) as one of the main institutions in the export of Russian education has been designated. …”
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A Y-chromosome portrait of the population of Jerba (Tunisia) to elucidate its complex demographic history by Franz Manni, Pascal Leonardi, Étienne Patin, Alain Berrebi, Houssein Khodjet el Khil, Karl Skorecki, Dror Rosengarten, Hassan Rouba, Evelyne Heyer, Marc Fellous

“…We also sampled the Black group living in Jerba but typing ambiguities forced us to exclude it from further analyses.The results suggest a very low degree of genetic differentiation between Jerban Arabs and Berbers, who can be considered genetically, as belonging to the same group. …”
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Prevalence and Clinical Profile of Drug Eruptions among Antiretroviral Therapy-Exposed HIV Infected People in Yaoundé, Cameroon by Emmanuel Armand Kouotou, Jobert Richie Nansseu, Vanessa Nancy Ngono, Sandra A. Tatah, Anne Cecile Zoung-Kanyi Bissek, Elie Claude Ndjitoyap Ndam

“…This study aimed to find the peculiarities of drug eruptions in people living with HIV (PLHIV) and on antiretroviral therapy (ART). …”
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Safeguarding forest ecosystems: harnessing IoT for fire detection by Iman Atighi, Zhi Zhou

“…Forest fires represent a significant threat to natural ecosystems and human lives, necessitating early detection and rapid response for effective mitigation. …”
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Female Perception of Cohabitation and Marriage in Metropolitan Arequipa by Analucía Torres Flor, Lila Cerellino Cernades, Renzo Rivera

“…The results indicated that the majority of evaluated women considered marriage important (82.5) because it is the most appropriate way to start living as a couple (35.2%) and it is a legally recognized institution (31.3%), among other reasons. …”
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Socio-sexual norms and young people's sexual health in urban Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan: A qualitative scoping review. by Prima Alam, Leesa Lin, Nandan Thakkar, Abhi Thaker, Cicely Marston

“…In South Asia, young people face myriad challenges and opportunities regarding their sexual lives relating to varied experiences of norms and restrictions; gender norms and socio-sexual taboos limit communication around sexual health which in turn can affect sexual health outcomes. …”
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Inteligentne zarządzanie dziedzictwem kulturowym w procesie budowania marek miast by Anna Augustyn, Justyna Anders-Morawska, Marta Hereźniak

“…Wskazano na kluczowe znaczenie nowych technologii w brandingu miast w obszarze kultury, jako narzędzi, które pozwalają na najpełniejszą realizację idei partycypacji obywatelskiej i koprodukcji (integracja wymiarów smart living i smart people w polityce kulturalnej miast inteligentnych). …”
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Vulnerability of Parkinson’s Patients to COVID-19 and Its Consequences and Effects on Them: A Systematic Review by Sorayya Rezayi, Meysam Rahmani Katigari, Leila Shahmoradi, Mehrbakhsh Nilashi

“…There are many adverse effects during the pandemic period in PD patients such as abnormalities of motor, nonmotor functioning, clinical outcomes, activities of daily living, and other outcomes. Conclusion. This study confirmed the negative effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on health-related quality of life and its determinants in patients with PD and their caregivers. …”
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Il carteggio fra Felice Casorati e Angelo Genocchi: rinnovamento scientifico e nuovi approcci didattici nell’Italia post-unitaria - The correspondence between F. Casorati and A. G... by Arrigo Pisati

“…Recent historiography, which also agrees with the opinion of Vito Volterra, brings out a portrait of Casorati as a man who “lived almost exclusively for his pupils and his school”. …”
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Qualitative study of patients experiences and perceptions of stepping down asthma medication in primary care across England by Chloe I Bloom, Adam Lewis, Jack Middleton

“…Four overarching themes from the interviews were identified, (1) experiences of living with asthma and needing inhalers, (2) insufficient education regarding preventer inhalers, (3) stepping down is agreeable and possible and (4) current asthma care is suboptimal.Conclusion Patients with stable asthma were able to self-manage their asthma well. …”
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Factors associated with essential newborn care practices among non-institutional births in urban Bangladesh: evidence from Bangladesh Urban Health Survey 2021 by Shimlin Jahan Khanam, Mst. Fatema Begum, Md Badsha Alam, Md Awal Kabir, Md Nuruzzaman Khan

“…The likelihood of adopting the highest level of ENC practices was higher among mothers with relatively higher education and wealth quintiles and lower among those residing in slum and other urban areas of city corporations compared to non-slum areas. Mothers living in the Khulna and Sylhet divisions had a lower likelihood of adopting the highest level of ENC practices. …”
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Cataract Surgery in Elderly Patients: Impact on Life Quality and Functionality by Armando Rafael Milanés Armengol, Kattia Molina Castellanos, Inés Zamora Galindo, Alina González Díaz, Jorge Jackson Villalpando Rodríguez, Yisel María Mayo Saavedra

“…<br /> <strong>Results:</strong> There was a significant improvement in visual acuity represented by a visual recovery of a 92%; according VF-14 index of visual function, life quality improved in a 92 %; general validism was recovered in 482 patients and 57 of them are considered to depend on other people for only one activity of their daily living, 6.1% of patients still present symptoms related to symptom score. …”
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Biofilm-associated metabolism via ERG251 in Candida albicans. by Liping Xiong, Nivea Pereira De Sa, Robert Zarnowski, Manning Y Huang, Caroline Mota Fernandes, Frederick Lanni, David R Andes, Maurizio Del Poeta, Aaron P Mitchell

“…The metabolic gene ERG251 has been identified as a target of biofilm transcriptional regulator Efg1, and here we report that ERG251 is required for biofilm formation but not conventional free-living planktonic growth. An erg251Δ/Δ mutation impairs biofilm formation in vitro and in an in vivo catheter infection model. …”
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Tourette syndrome. The importance of the prevailing attitude and the social problems of the sufferers: literature review by B. Puzonaitë, A. Vaitkus

“…Six social problems are identified that have a significant impact on the lives of people with TS: difficulties in communicating and building new relationships, social exclusion, lack of self-worth and self-esteem, poorer academic results, risk of criminality or suicide, and manifestation of the treatment-resistant form of TS. …”
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«  Nous sommes des sans-droits  ». La nécropolitique du VIH pour les sans-papiers en Belgique by Charlotte Pezeril

“…And ultimately, as Achille Mbembe’s calls it (2006), a world of “living deads”.…”
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Pasto varnish: 3D virtualization of an intangible cultural heritage by Carlos Córdoba-Cely, Arturo de la Cruz

“…This article puts forth the proposition that virtual heritage makes significant contributions to ICH, particularly in regard to the continual recreation of living heritage through self-recognition, the dynamic conservation of its artifacts, and the contextualized research of its data. …”
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Language interpretation and translation in emergency care: A scoping review protocol. by Henry Li, Samina Ali, Lisa Hartling, Liz Dennett, Elena Lopatina, Kayathiri Ganeshamoorthy, Jaspreet Khangura

“…Our team includes our provincial health authority interpretation services lead who brings lived experience and will inform and validate our results and help identify future areas of needed research. …”
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Lessons Learnt from the Monetary System of Guernsey by Gábor Sárdi, József Varga

“…People established their living on this activity were hit hard, but as before, looked for opportunities where their unique status could be used efficiently, and thus, could stabilize their conditions (shipbuilding, vegetable production, tourism, etc.). …”
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Social Workers in Hospice and Palliative Care in Indian Contect: Voices from the field by Pallavi Mech, Dr Vasundharaa S Nair, Dr Priya Treesa Thomas

“…Palliative care (PC) is emerging as an important area of practice in healthcare, where social workers’ involvement is vital in supporting patients and families through the many challenges and difficulties inherent in living with a life limiting illness, as well as in identifying opportunities to assist them with the difficult process of end-of-life planning. …”
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