Sociodemographic, Clinical, and Epidemiological Characteristics of Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment by Naifi Hierrezuelo Rojas, Alfredo Hernández Magdariaga, Rolando Bonal Ruiz

“…The results showed that cognitive impairments were most prevalent among individuals aged 60 to 69 (49.9%), women (55.6%), married individuals (41.9%), those with higher education (41.9%), and retirees (50.8%). The most common risk factors were a sedentary lifestyle (64.5%) and malnutrition (55.6%), while high blood pressure was the most observed comorbidity (41.9%). …”
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A Multipolar World: A Modern Political Agenda by Aslanbek H. Denilkhanov

“…The article draws a parallel between the thinkers of Eurasianism - a worldview movement that arose among Russian emigration at the beginning of the last century - and modernity in order to develop the most acceptable political guidelines in a rapidly changing globalized world based not only on the economic strategies of states, but also on common basic cultural values.…”
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Identifying effective immune biomarkers in alopecia areata diagnosis based on machine learning methods by Qingde Zhou, Lan Lan, Wei Wang, Xinchang Xu

“…Abstract Background Alopecia areata (AA) is a common non-scarring hair loss disorder associated with autoimmune conditions. …”
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Patient Knowledge About Diabetes: Illness Symptoms, Complications and Preventive Personal Lifestyle Factors by Rakesh Kumar, Ramaiah Itumalla, Bilesha Perera, Mohamed Tharwat Elabbasy, Mahesh Singh

“…The study concluded that frequent urination (94.6%), increased thirst (86.6%) and slow healing of cuts and wounds (88.5%) were the common symptoms of diabetes. Respondents knew that a family history of diabetes mellitus is the most significant risk factor, followed by being overweight /obesity (89.7%). …”
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General provisions and judicial organization according to Code of Civil procedure of Serbia from 1865 by Kulauzov Maša M., Milutin Milan M.

“…Part of draft concerning common provisions and organization of courts was not accepted in its original version, only after certain changes and supplements. …”
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LAMA2 Congenital Muscle Dystrophy: A Novel Pathogenic Mutation in Bulgarian Patient by Ivanka Dimova, Ivo Kremensky

“…Congenital muscle dystrophies (CMD) are genetically and clinically heterogeneous hereditary myopathies mainly with autosomal recessive type of inheritance. The most common form worldwide is considered to be merosin-deficient muscle dystrophy type 1A, called MDC1A (due to laminin-α2 defects as a result of LAMA2 gene mutation), accounting for 30-40% of total cases of CMD. …”
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Experiential Learning Assessment in Post-secondary Education by Jay Wilson, Tom Yates, Marc Gobeil, Alec Aitken, Kevin Lewis

“…They also shared differences with EL instruction and assessment as compared to traditional courses. Common themes identified by participants included a need for questioning and processes to integrate more EL assessment strategies into teaching and learning. …”
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Assessment and application of tropical cyclone clustering in the South China Sea by Yan Yan, Nergui Nanding, Xiaomeng Li, Yifan Shi, Bing Chen

“…In this study, three commonly used methods (K-means, Fuzzy C-Means, and Self-Organizing Maps) are assessed for clustering historical TC tracks that originated in the South China Sea from 1949 to 2023. …”
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Lessons from the pandemic: Relationship between patient visits and patient length of stay in California’s health system by David D. Cho, Yu Wang

“…Abstract Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic placed a heavy strain on the United States healthcare system. Common hospital operational performances were impacted to varying degrees by the pandemic. …”
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Discrepancies Between Bayesian Vancomycin Models Can Affect Clinical Decisions in the Critically Ill by Asad E. Patanwala, Danijela Spremo, Minji Jeon, Yann Thoma, Jan-Willem C. Alffenaar, Sophie Stocker

“…To assess the agreement in 24-hour area under the curve (AUC24) value estimates between commonly used vancomycin population pharmacokinetic models in the critically ill. …”
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Impact of Temozolomide on Immune Response during Malignant Glioma Chemotherapy by Sadhak Sengupta, Jaclyn Marrinan, Caroline Frishman, Prakash Sampath

“…Malignant glioma, or glioblastoma, is the most common and lethal form of brain tumor with a median survival time of 15 months. …”
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Fragility-Based Improvement of System Seismic Performance for Long-Span Suspension Bridges by Guanya Lu, Kehai Wang, Wenhua Qiu

“…In this study, a procedure is developed to evaluate and improve the seismic performance of long-span suspension bridges based on the performance objectives under the fragility function framework. A common type of suspension bridge in China was utilized in the proposed procedure, considering its approach structures according to earthquake damage experience and fortification criteria. …”
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Relationship between the ultrasound features of different molecular subtypes of breast cancer and positive PD-1/PD-L1 expression by Ruiqian Yan, Haixia Li, Junxi Gao

“…Among 112 PD-1-positive cases, most luminal B cases exhibited ill-defined margins, while distant metastasis was more common in triple-negative cases. Among 121 PD-L1-positive cases, many HER-2-positive and triple-negative cases presented as large masses (diameter ≥ 2 cm), while luminal B cases were more likely to show calcification. …”
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Assessment of Compliance of Glucosamine and Chondroitin Sulfate in Patients with Early Osteoarthritis of the Knee by Ajit Prakash Bhaskarwar, Ashish Pande, Kailash Pati Dev Jaidev

“…Background: Osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the common causes of knee disability. Depending on the stages of the disease, various treatment modalities are available. …”
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Ferric Carboxymaltose as Treatment in Women with Iron-Deficiency Anemia by Melvin H. Seid, Angelia D. Butcher, Ashwin Chatwani

“…The difference in serious AEs was primarily due to higher rates of uterine leiomyoma, uterine hemorrhage, and menorrhagia in SMC subjects with heavy menstrual bleeding. Common AEs were generally predictable, with higher rates of infusion site reactions in FCM subjects and gastrointestinal AEs in SMC subjects. …”
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DNA alterations in ovarian adult granulosa cell tumours: A scoping review protocol. by Sven Karstensen, Karsten Kaiser, Caroline Moos, Tim Svenstrup Poulsen, Kirsten Jochumsen, Claus Høgdall, Finn Lauszus, Estrid Høgdall

“…<h4>Background</h4>Identifying and describing molecular alterations in tumors has become common with the development of high-throughput sequencing. …”
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Characterisation of Pain Responses in the High Fat Diet/Streptozotocin Model of Diabetes and the Analgesic Effects of Antidiabetic Treatments by Frederika Maria Byrne, Sharon Cheetham, Steven Vickers, Victoria Chapman

“…Chronic pain is a common complication of diabetes. The aim of the present study was to characterise pain behaviour in a high fat diet/streptozotocin (HFD/STZ) model of diabetes in the rat, investigate spinal mechanisms, and determine the effects of antidiabetic interventions. …”
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Conceptualization of legal terminology: the need for a transparent terminological approach by V. V. Lazariev

“…Although the same term is used to denote an interdisciplinary concept, its conceptualization may differ in various areas of law and different legal systems, which may adversely affect the case because there will be no common approach to understanding the term. It is noted that the study of legal terminology should focus on the elements of the legal solution of the real problem.…”
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Sparse Regularization With Reverse Sorted Sum of Squares via an Unrolled Difference-of-Convex Approach by Takayuki Sasaki, Kazuya Hayase, Masaki Kitahara, Shunsuke Ono

“…Sparse regularization is commonly used to solve underdetermined inverse problems. …”
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Sources of gray mold rot resistance in strawberries in the environments of the Middle Urals by E. Yu. Nevostrueva

“…Background. One of the most common diseases affecting garden strawberry fruits is gray mold rot. …”
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