A Sarsa(λ)-Based Control Model for Real-Time Traffic Light Coordination by Xiaoke Zhou, Fei Zhu, Quan Liu, Yuchen Fu, Wei Huang

“…However, as there are so many factors that can affect the traffic control model, it is difficult to find the optimal solution. The disability of traffic light controllers to learn from past experiences caused them to be unable to adaptively fit dynamic changes of traffic flow. …”
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Exploring the Mechanisms of Zhenbao Pills in the Treatment of Stroke through Network Pharmacology Combined with Mendelian Randomization by Yanhong Liu, Yunqi Hua, Xiaoe Jia

“…Background: Stroke causes substantial death and disability worldwide, challenging healthcare systems and impacting patients' lives. …”
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Prevalence of sexual dysfunction in HTLV-1 patients without spastic paraparesis and the association with psychiatric symptoms by Maedeh Kamrani, Narges Niazi Rad, Fariba Zemorshidi, Majid Khadem-Rezaiyan

“…Patients with spastic paraparesis, leukemia, and uveitis, and those with an expanded disability status scale (EDSS) score higher than 2 were excluded. …”
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Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Restoration Using Sironix Suture Anchor: A Retrospective Observational Study by Krunal Shah, Ruchita Manwani, Ashok Kumar Moharana, Sachin Angrish, T. S. Deepak

“…Postoperatively, patients were followed up and functional outcomes were evaluated using the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Standardization Shoulder Assessment (ASES), level of activity using the Simple Shoulder Test (SST) questionnaire, Quality of life using the Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI) scale, and Single Assessment Numerical Evaluation (SANE) score on a scale of 0–100. …”
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Global, regional, and national burden of children and adolescents with acute lymphoblastic leukemia from 1990 to 2021: a systematic analysis for the global burden of disease study... by Lei Wang, Xue Yao, Linhua Yang

“…Disease status and change were analyzed by learning about the prevalence, death, incidence, DALYs (disability-adjusted life years), percentage change, and the estimated annual percentage change (EAPC).ResultsIn 2021, there were 53,485 new cases of childhood and adolescent ALL, 23,991 deaths, and an estimated 1960,922 DALYs. …”
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Food Neophobia and Two Facets of Orthorexia Among Women: Cross-Sectional Study by Tuba Yalçın, Seda Çiftçi, Elif Esra Ozturk

“…This cross-sectional study of 985 women aged 18 years and over was conducted using face-to-face questionnaires. Women who had a disability, had a chronic disease, or were pregnant or breastfeeding were excluded. …”
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Prevalence of Stunting among Children Aged 6–23 Months in Kemba Woreda, Southern Ethiopia: A Community Based Cross-Sectional Study by Eskezyiaw Agedew, Tefera Chane

“…Stunting (HAZ < −2 Z-score) is a major cause of disability preventing children who survive from reaching their full developmental potential. …”
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The association of heat shock protein genetic polymorphisms with age-related hearing impairment in Taiwan by Ning-Chia Chang, Hua-Ling Yang, Chia-Yen Dai, Wen-Yi Lin, Meng-Hsuen Hsieh, Chen-Yu Chien, Kuen-Yao Ho

“…Abstract Background Age-related hearing impairment (ARHI) is a major disability among the elderly population. Heat shock proteins (HSPs) were found to be associated with ARHI in animal studies. …”
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The Hidden Economic Consequences of Migraine to the UK Government: Burden-of-Disease Analysis Using a Fiscal Framework by Rui Martins, Samuel Large, Rachel Russell, Gary Surmay, Mark P. Connolly

“…**Background:** Migraine is a highly prevalent and incapacitating neurological disorder associated with the highest global disability burden in people aged 15 to 49 years. Europe has the fourth-highest prevalence of migraine, after North America, South America, and Central America, and above Asia and Africa. …”
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Exploring the enigma of low prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder in India by Ateev S. Chandna, Satish Suhas, Rahul Patley, Damodharan Dinakaran, Narayana Manjunatha, Girish N. Rao, Gopalkrishna Gururaj, Mathew Varghese, Vivek Benegal, NMHS National Collaborators Group

“…The study also highlighted a high rate of comorbid mood and anxiety disorders, substantial disability, poor treatment-seeking behavior, and significant suicidal risk among individuals with PTSD. …”
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Clinical Efficacy of Percutaneous Kyphoplasty Combined with Calcitriol and Calcium in the Treatment of Traumatic Nonosteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures by Shouqian Dai, Xin Lu, Ningning Dai, Xiu Shi, Peng Yang, Peng Peng, Feng Xu

“…The visual analog scale (VAS) pain scores, Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) scores, the height of the anterior edge of the vertebral body, Cobb’s angle, and the level of the bone mineral density of the two groups of TNVCF patients before surgery were recorded and compared, one and six months after surgery. …”
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Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy-based evaluation of metabolic abnormalities in the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and caudate nucleus in treatment-naïve patients with... by Gagan Hans, Uma Sharma, Novy Gupte, Ragul Ganesh, Vaibhav Patil, Pratap Sharan

“…The level of tNAA in DLPFC significantly correlated with the disability level (WHO-DAS) of the patients. Conclusions: The present study demonstrates abnormalities in the metabolic profile of an important region, DLPFC of the CSTC circuit, which is suggestive of neurodegeneration in the region in OCD patients.…”
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Global, regional, and national burden of esophageal cancer using the 2019 global burden of disease study by Liangchao Sun, Kaikai Zhao, Xiaoli Liu, Xue Meng

“…Deaths increased to 0.498 million, with a decline in age-standardized mortality to 6.1 per 100,000 cases. Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) rose to 11.67 million, but the ASR decreased to 139.8 per 100,000 cases. …”
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Factors associated with memory of informal caregivers: A scoping review protocol. by Dingyue Wang, Sharron Rushton, Leila Ledbetter, Margaret Graton, Kimberly Ramos, Cristina C Hendrix

“…Studies will be included if (1) the studies focus on home-based unpaid long term family caregiving; (2) study participants (patients), of any age, have one (or more) chronic illness or disability and receive care from a caregiver for 6 months or more; (3) caregivers are adults (> = 18 years of age). …”
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Scoping Review: The Trajectory of Recovery of Participation Outcomes following Stroke by Batya Engel-Yeger, Tamara Tse, Naomi Josman, Carolyn Baum, Leeanne M. Carey

“…The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health was the most frequent definition of participation used (34%). …”
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Systemic Comorbidity in Children with Cataracts in Nigeria: Advocacy for Rubella Immunization by Roseline Duke, Sidney Oparah, Adedayo Adio, Okon Eyo, Friday Odey

“…Cardiac disease was seen in 26 children (39.9%), followed by delayed milestone in 16 (24.2%), intellectual disability in 14 (21.2%), deafness in 11 (16.7%), epilepsy in 4 (6.1%), and physical handicap in 3 (4.5%) of them. …”
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Polysomnographic Features of Sleep Disturbances and REM Sleep Behavior Disorder in the Unilateral 6-OHDA Lesioned Hemiparkinsonian Rat by Quynh Vo, Timothy P. Gilmour, Kala Venkiteswaran, Jidong Fang, Thyagarajan Subramanian

“…Sleep pattern disruption, specifically REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD), is a major nonmotor cause of disability in PD. Understanding the pathophysiology of these sleep pattern disturbances is critical to find effective treatments. 24-hour polysomnography (PSG), the gold standard for sleep studies, has never been used to test sleep dysfunction in the standard 6-OHDA lesioned hemiparkinsonian (HP) rat PD model. …”
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Partial Facetectomy for Lumbar Foraminal Stenosis by Kevin Kang, Juan Carlos Rodriguez-Olaverri, Frank Schwab, Jenifer Hashem, Afshin Razi, Jean Pierre Farcy

“…Several different techniques exist to address the pain and disability caused by isolated nerve root impingement. …”
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The global health and economic burden of chikungunya from 2011 to 2020: a model-driven analysis on the impact of an emerging vector-borne disease by Adrianne Marije de Roo, Gerard Timmy Vondeling, Martijn Boer, Kristy Murray, Maarten Jacobus Postma

“…This study aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the chikungunya burden worldwide.Methods We analysed the global burden of chikungunya between 2011 and 2020 and calculated disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) and direct and indirect costs using a data-driven simulation model. …”
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PEDIATRIC FRACTURES IN A TERTIARY PUBLIC HOSPITAL: WHAT ARE WE DEALING WITH? by Leonardo Lima de Almeida, Edgard Eduard Engel, Jose Batista Volpon

“…Fractures, while not the most lethal lesion, may result in physical variable disability; publications show that about 30% of children experience fractures by skeletal maturity, primarily from low-energy trauma. …”
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