Correlation between individual thigh muscle volume and grip strength in relation to sarcopenia with automated muscle segmentation. by Hyeon Su Kim, Shinjune Kim, Hyunbin Kim, Yonghan Cha, Jung-Taek Kim, Jin-Woo Kim, Yong-Chan Ha, Jun-Il Yoo

“…<h4>Introduction</h4>Grip strength serves as a significant marker for diagnosing and assessing sarcopenia, particularly in elderly populations. The study aims to explore the relationship between individual thigh muscle volumes and grip strength, leveraging advanced AI-based UNETR segmentation techniques for accurate muscle volume assessment.…”
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Suffering from Loneliness Indicates Significant Mortality Risk of Older People by Reijo S. Tilvis, Venla Laitala, Pirkko E. Routasalo, Kaisu H. Pitkälä

“…A postal questionnaire was sent to randomly selected community-dwelling of elderly people (>74 years) from the Finnish National Population Register. …”
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Fall Detection Based on Continuous Wave Radar Sensor Using Binarized Neural Networks by Hyeongwon Cho, Soongyu Kang, Yunseong Sim, Seongjoo Lee, Yunho Jung

“…Accidents caused by falls among the elderly have become a significant social issue, making fall detection systems increasingly needed. …”
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Fall-Detection Algorithm Using 3-Axis Acceleration: Combination with Simple Threshold and Hidden Markov Model by Dongha Lim, Chulho Park, Nam Ho Kim, Sang-Hoon Kim, Yun Seop Yu

“…Falls are a serious medical and social problem among the elderly. This has led to the development of automatic fall-detection systems. …”
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IAPSM’s Position Paper on Influenza Vaccines for Adult Immunization in India by Nikita Sharma, Madhur Verma, Kapil Goel, Muralidhar M. Kulkarni, Anu Bhardwaj, Sahil Sharma, Tejbeer Singh, Madhu Gupta, Anuradha Nadda, Lalit R. Sankhe

“…The risk group among adults includes people with chronic disease, the elderly, immunocompromised individuals, pregnant women, travelers, and healthcare workers. …”
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D-Shaped Left Ventricle, Anatomic, and Physiologic Implications by Eder Hans Cativo Calderon, Tuoyo O. Mene-Afejuku, Rachna Valvani, Diana P. Cativo, Devendra Tripathi, Hans A. Reyes, Savi Mushiyev

“…We present a case of an elderly male of African descent, who presented with increased shortness of breath. …”
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Sleep structure of short-term insomnia disorder with mild cognitive impairment in older adults and their correlation with cognitive function: a case-control study by Jinkun Zeng, Jia Wei, Ruobing Qi

“…ObjectivesThis study seeks to delineate the sleep architecture characteristics in older adults with short-term insomnia and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and to explore their association with cognitive performance.MethodsNinety elderly individuals with short-term insomnia were enrolled and stratified into two cohorts based on their Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) scores: the Short-Term Insomnia Group (STID) comprising 35 participants and the Short-Term Insomnia with Cognitive Impairment Group (STID-MCI) with 55 participants. …”
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Repeated sevoflurane exposure causes hypomyelination in the prefrontal cortex of adult male mice by Linyong Zhang, Zhidan Ke, Ning Zhang, Dechuan Wang, Liang Zhou

“…Abstract As one of the most commonly used general anesthetics (GAs) in surgery, numerous studies have demonstrated the detrimental effects of sevoflurane exposure on myelination in the developing and elderly brain. However, the impact of sevoflurane exposure on intact myelin structure in the adult brain is barely discovered. …”
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The role of off-farm employment in promoting sustainable farm development through integrated pest management technology adoption by Jinglin Ke, Hancheng Dan, Qing Wang, Amar Razzaq

“…Key factors influencing off-farm employment include age, education level, number of elderly in the household, membership in a cooperative, number of land plots, village topography, and the number of family members and relatives working in government or public institutions. …”
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Elective incisional hernia repair: lower risk of postoperative wound infection with laparoscopic versus open repair by Serene Si Ning Goh, Kaushal Amitbhai Sanghvi, Aaryan Nath Koura, Jaideepraj Krishnaraj Rao, Aung Myint Oo

“…Results: There were 174 eligible patients. The majority were elderly Chinese women who were overweight. Open repair was performed in 49.4% of patients, while 50.6% underwent laparoscopic repair. …”
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A Study of Inflammatory/Necrosis Biomarkers in the Fracture of the Femur Treated with Proximal Femoral Nail Antirotation by Mariapaola Marino, Giuseppe Palmieri, Marco Peruzzi, Flavia Scuderi, Emanuela Bartoccioni

“…Pertrochanteric fractures are common injuries in adults and source of morbidity and mortality among the elderly. Different surgical techniques were recommended for their treatment but undoubtedly they add an additional inflammatory trauma along the fracture itself. …”
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Issues concerning Landowner Management Plan Adoption Decisions: A Recursive Bivariate Probit Approach by Omkar Joshi, Donald L. Grebner, Ian A. Munn, Robert K. Grala

“…Study results indicate that written management plan means more than a timber harvesting strategy to landowners in general. Many elderly landowners with a low level of income and less formal education and those having small or medium sized tracts of forestland are less likely to own a written management plan. …”
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Development of a broad-spectrum epitope-based vaccine against Streptococcus pneumoniae. by Md Nahian, Muhammad Shahab, Md Rasel Khan, Shopnil Akash, Tanjina Akhtar Banu, Murshed Hasan Sarkar, Barna Goswami, Sanjana Fatema Chowdhury, Mohammad Ariful Islam, Ahmed Abu Rus'd, Shamima Begum, Ahashan Habib, Aftab Ali Shaikh, Jonas Ivan Nobre Oliveira, Shahina Akter

“…Streptococcus pneumoniae (SPN) is a significant pathogen causing pneumonia and meningitis, particularly in vulnerable populations like children and the elderly. Available pneumonia vaccines have limitations since they only cover particular serotypes and have high production costs. …”
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Resilience of family caregivers of people with dementia in South Korea: protocol for a scoping review by Hyun-Ju Seo, Min-Jung Choi, Song-I Park, Jeong-hwan Park

“…Introduction The prevalence of dementia among the elderly population in South Korea was 9.94% in 2017, and the number of people living with dementia is estimated to increase up to one million by 2024. …”
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New Models for Home Health Care under Uncertainty with Consideration of the Coordinated Development of Economy and Environment by Yan Cui, Lijun Zhang, Qiuye Gao, Bohao Li, Yumei Hou

“…With the aggravation of population aging, home health care (HHC) services are paid more and more attention by the elderly. Previous studies aim at improving service quality and reducing cost, ignoring the coordinated and sustainable development of the economy and environment. …”
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Concentration and the value of D-dimer in the diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis by Van Nguyen-Thanh Phan, De Nhi Nguyen, Tri Dang-Minh Bui, Minh Duc Tong, Trung Hoang Nguyen, Dung Thi-Ngoc Nguyen

“…Methods: A descriptive, uncontrolled study was performed in 260 elderly patients at risk of deep vein thrombosis. …”
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La experiencia asociativa para las mujeres: un estudio de caso etnográfico by Teresa Durán Espín

“…Through an ethnographic case study, carried out in Granada, Spain, this article presents the development and results of the investigation on the role of the associative experience in elderly women. We also stress the concept of empowerment by including it as an analytical tool for our purposes.…”
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Connecting Cerebral White Matter Lesions and Hypertensive Target Organ Damage by Cristina Sierra, Alfons López-Soto, Antonio Coca

“…Stroke is the second leading cause of death and the number one cause of disability worldwide and over 80% of strokes occur in the elderly. Preclinical hypertensive lesions in most target organs are clearly identified: left ventricular hypertrophy for the heart, microalbuminuria for the kidney, fundus abnormalities for the eye, and intima-media thickness and pulse wave velocity for the vessels. …”
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Intelligent health monitoring system based on smart clothing by Chung-Chih Lin, Chih-Yu Yang, Zhuhuang Zhou, Shuicai Wu

“…The system was evaluated in an elderly long-term care institution in Taiwan. The results of the satisfaction survey showed that both the caregivers and the elders are willing to use the proposed intelligent health monitoring system. …”
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Older Adults' Perceptions of Clinical Fall Prevention Programs: A Qualitative Study by Rebecca Calhoun, Hendrika Meischke, Kristen Hammerback, Alex Bohl, Pamela Poe, Barbara Williams, Elizabeth A. Phelan

“…Face-to-face interviews with 20 elderly who had accepted and 19 who had not accepted an invitation to an assessment by one of two fall prevention programs. …”
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