Training Program to Modify Manual Wheelchairs to Simplified Power Wheelchairs for Community Dwelling Elderly People and Caregivers by Suchitporn Lersilp, Supawadee Putthinoi, Theeratorn Lersilp, Kewalin Panyo, Autchariya Punyakaew

“…Mobility aids, particularly power wheelchairs, are necessary for elderly individuals who have health problems and disabilities. However, there is a limitation in providing power wheelchairs for such people in the community. …”
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Ultramodern natural and synthetic polymer hydrogel scaffolds for articular cartilage repair and regeneration by Chun-Sheng Li, Yan Xu, Juan Li, Shu-Hao Qin, Shao-Wen Huang, Xue-Mei Chen, Yi Luo, Cheng-Tao Gao, Jian-Hui Xiao

“…Abstract Articular cartilage injury is a serious bone disease that can result in disabilities. With the rapid increase in the aging population, this disorder has become an increasingly important public health issue. …”
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Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy after Eye Injuries: An Overexpression of Growth Factors and Cytokines Leading to a Retinal Keloid by Francesco Morescalchi, Sarah Duse, Elena Gambicorti, Mario R. Romano, Ciro Costagliola, Francesco Semeraro

“…Eye injury is a significant disabling worldwide health problem. Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy (PVR) is a common complication that develops in up to 40–60% of patients with an open-globe injury. …”
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Usability Pitfalls of Diabetes mHealth Apps for the Elderly by Maša Isaković, Urban Sedlar, Mojca Volk, Janez Bešter

“…Diabetes mellitus has high prevalence in the ageing population and is often accompanied by other comorbidities, such as Alzheimer’s disease, and general disabilities, such as poor eyesight. These comorbidities have redefined ways in which patients use mHealth apps, including diabetes apps. …”
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Factors Associated with Poststroke Fatigue: A Systematic Review by Amélie Ponchel, Stéphanie Bombois, Régis Bordet, Hilde Hénon

“…Poststroke fatigue (PSF) is a frequent, disabling symptom that lacks a consensual definition and a standardized evaluation method. …”
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Spinal Endoscopy for Delayed-Onset Lumbar Radiculopathy Resulting from Foraminal Stenosis after Osteoporotic Vertebral Fracture: A Case Report of a New Surgical Strategy by Yuyu Ishimoto, Hiroshi Yamada, Elizabeth Curtis, Cyrus Cooper, Hiroshi Hashizume, Akihito Minamide, Yukihiro Nakagawa, Munehito Yoshida

“…Here, we describe the use of spinal endoscopy for the treatment of this disabling condition, in an 80-year-old woman presenting with severe radicular pain following an osteoporotic lumbar compression fracture. …”
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Early Postural Changes in Individuals with Idiopathic Parkinson’s Disease by Mohamed Elsayed Khallaf, Eman Elsayed Fayed

“…Postural changes are frequent and disabling complications of Parkinson’s disease (PD). …”
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Internal Tremor in Long COVID May Be a Symptom of Dysautonomia and Small Fiber Neuropathy by Svetlana Blitshteyn, Ilene S. Ruhoy, Lauren R. Natbony, David S. Saperstein

“…<b>Background/Objectives:</b> Internal tremor (IT) is often reported by patients with post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2, also known as Long COVID, as a distressing and disabling symptom. Similarly, physicians are typically perplexed by the nature and etiology of IT and find it extremely challenging to manage. …”
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Validation of the German Version of the New Freezing of Gait Questionnaire for People with Parkinson‘s Disease by Jana Seuthe, Kristina Kuball, Ann-Kristin Hoffmann, Burkhard Weisser, Günther Deuschl, Christian Schlenstedt

“…Freezing of gait (FOG) in Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a highly disabling symptom which impacts quality of life. The New FOG Questionnaire (NFOG-Q) is the most commonly used tool worldwide to characterize FOG severity in PD. …”
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Canadian Occupational Performance Measure: Benefits and Limitations Highlighted Using the Delphi Method and Principal Component Analysis by Jean-Michel Caire, Sabrina Maurel-Techene, Thierry Letellier, Margit Heiske, Sarah Warren, Arnaud Schabaille, Florent Destruhaut

“…The COPM was clearly identified as a tool that supports occupational therapy clinical reasoning, facilitates team decision-making for care pathways, and enables people with disabilities and health conditions to make decisions for their care. …”
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Potential Role of the Inflammasome-Derived Inflammatory Cytokines in Pulmonary Fibrosis by Rupa Biswas, Melisa Bunderson-Schelvan, Andrij Holian

“…Pulmonary fibrosis is a progressive, disabling disease with mortality rates that appear to be increasing in the western population, including the USA. …”
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Development and Control of a Robotic Exoskeleton for Shoulder, Elbow and Forearm Movement Assistance by Mohammad Habibur Rahman, Thierry Kittel-Ouimet, Maarouf Saad, Jean-Pierre Kenné, Philippe S. Archambault

“…World health organization reports, annually more than 15 million people worldwide suffer a stroke and cardiovascular disease, among which 85% of stroke patients incur acute arm impairment, and 40% of victims are chronically impaired or permanently disabled. This results a burden on the families, communities and to the country as well. …”
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Mechanism and Design Analysis of Articulated Ankle Foot Orthoses for Drop-Foot by Morshed Alam, Imtiaz Ahmed Choudhury, Azuddin Bin Mamat

“…Robotic technologies are being employed increasingly in the treatment of lower limb disabilities. Individuals suffering from stroke and other neurological disorders often experience inadequate dorsiflexion during swing phase of the gait cycle due to dorsiflexor muscle weakness. …”
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Inclusive audiovisual educational tools: design and application by Angela Cristina Yánez Corrales, Verónica Elizabeth Espinosa Echeverria, Daniela Cárdenas Pérez

“…<br /><strong>Conclusions:</strong> the design of accessible audiovisual resources without difference with students with disabilities, benefits the entire group of students, within the equality framework.…”
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Gold Finger: Metal Jewellery as a Disease Modifying Antirheumatic Therapy! by T. Hlaing, S. Ramteke, K. Binymin

“…Polyarticular psoriatic arthritis is a chronic, progressive and disabling auto-immune disease often affecting the small joints of the hands in a symmetrical fashion. …”
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A framework to support the development of empathetic games by Vinicius Ferreira Galvão, Cristiano Maciel, Eunice Pereira dos Santos Nunes, Kamila Rios da Hora Rodrigues

“…Examples include simulations of a doctor’s routine, exploration of the perspective of someone navigating prolonged grief, or portrayal of how individuals with physical disabilities surmount their limitations. While various works across disciplines underscore the significance of empathy, a noticeable dearth of literature delves into how digital games engender empathy in users. …”
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A Bibliometric Analysis of Language Legislation Research From 2005 to 2023 by Chen Zhang, Ronghui Zhao, Yan Huang

“…Third, future research is likely to center on the formulation, implementation and evaluation of language laws, especially concerning minority and disabled groups; the protection of language rights; and the management of linguistic pluralism on an international scale. …”
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A Cognitive-Behavioral Model of Apathy in Parkinson’s Disease by Olivia Plant, Annika Kienast, Daniel S. Drew, Elitsa D. Slavkova, Kinan Muhammed, Helen Kennerley, Masud Husain

“…Apathy is recognized to be a common, disabling syndrome that occurs across a range of psychiatric and neurological conditions, including Parkinson’s disease. …”
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Evaluation of in person learning during the pandemic covid-19 by Mohzana Mohzana, Muh. Fahrurrozi, Hartini Hartini

“…The purpose of this research is to see the availability of sanitation and hygiene facilities, be able to access health service facilities, readiness to apply mandatory areas for cloth masks or transparent masks for those who have deaf disabilities, have a thermogun (a gunshot body temperature gauge), map education unit residents may not carry out activities in the education unit and make an agreement with the education unit committee regarding the readiness to conduct in person learning in the educational unit. …”
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Deep Learning Methods for Arabic Autoencoder Speech Recognition System for Electro-Larynx Device by Zinah J. Mohammed Ameen, Abdulkareem Abdulrahman Kadhim

“…Arabic is the official language of 22 countries, and it has been estimated that 400 million people speak the Arabic language worldwide. Speech disabilities have been one of the expanding problems in the last decades, even in kids. …”
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