Housing for the elderly and digital technologies. Perspectives, processes and future scenarios by Anna Mangiatordi

“…Compared to ongoing experimental researches, new possible dynamics of innovation in processes and products are delineated, hypothesizing the application of smart systems to real living environments for the elderly.…”
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Le paysage de proximité à l’école, par des photographies répétées :un levier d’implication dans son territoire by Christine Vergnolle Mainar, Marie-Pierre Julien, Jean-Yves Léna, Anne Calvet, Raphaël Chalmeau

“…In education and educational activities, repeated photographs often make it possible to identify changes in landscape units and thus changes in the organisation of spatial systems. But repeated photographs of an area in which children live can also be a means for them to express what they know of it. …”
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Unusual Clinical and Pathological Features in Pemphigus Vulgaris: A Potential Diagnostic Pitfall by Rosario Caltabiano, Gaetano Magro, Lidia Puzzo, Enrico Vasquez, Rocco De Pasquale

“…Nevertheless, the complete resolution of the lip lesion after systemic therapy for pemphigus vulgaris led us to reconsider the possibility that we were dealing with a pemphigus vulgaris with unusual clinical and histological features. …”
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Progress in the Study of Polymyxin Heteroresistance Molecular Mechanisms by LI Yanbing, ZHOU Menglan, XU Yingchun

“…In several common gram-negative bacteria, mutations in the PhoPQ and PmrAB two-component systems are key contributors to polymyxin heteroresistance. …”
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Nontyphoidal Salmonella as a Cause of Mediastinal Abscess after Aortic Valve Replacement: A Case Report and Review of Postoperative Salmonella Infections by Natasha Spottiswoode, Michael J. Peluso, Tobias Deuse, Jennifer M. Babik

“…Focal infections are rare and are generally reported in the gastrointestinal and genitourinary systems. Very few studies have reported NTS abscess as a postoperative complication. …”
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The role of teledentistry in promoting oral health and preventing disease among the elderly by Shuwen Pang, Hua Li, Xia Zeng, Hua Lei, Yinxia Luo, Shuang Zhang

“…Teledentistry integrates advanced telecommunications technology with dental care through the use of electronic health records, electronic referral systems, digital imaging, remote consultations, and remote diagnostics.It finds extensive application in preventive dentistry, orthodontics, endodontics, oral surgery, periodontal disease management, early cavity detection, patient education, dental medicine, and diagnostic practices.This review offers a comprehensive overview of teledentistry, detailing its service types, current applications, and limitations in enhancing and preventing oral health issues among the elderly within our country.The objective is to outline future prospects for elderly oral healthcare in China and provide a valuable reference for subsequent clinical initiatives.…”
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Cull Cow Beef Quality Issues: Bruising, Condemnation, and Foreign Objects by Amie Imler, Matt Hersom, Todd Thrift, Joel Yelich, Max Irsik

“…The non-fed beef cattle market (cattle that are not managed through traditional feedlot finishing systems) is comprised primarily of cull cows and bulls. …”
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Maximising translational value of the Iowa gambling task in preclinical studies through the use of the rodent touchscreen by Judith A. Pratt, Brian J. Morris

“…In particular, we describe how the basic task has been adapted to probe the relative contributions of different neurotransmitter systems, and specific aspects of cognition. We then offer a perspective on how the task might be employed most beneficially in future studies.…”
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Constraint Consensus Methods for Finding Interior Feasible Points in Second-Order Cones by Anna Weigandt, Kaitlyn Tuthill, Shafiu Jibrin

“…In this paper, we study and apply Chinneck's Original constraint consensus method and DBmax constraint consensus method to find near-feasible points for systems of SOCs. We also develop and implement a new backtracking-like line search technique on these methods that attempts to increase the length of the consensus vector, at each iteration, with the goal of finding interior feasible points. …”
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D’une initiative locale à un essaimage national, l'histoire du développement du maïs en France by AgroBio Périgord

“…For more than 15 years, a group of farmers from Dordogne has been working on the origin, quality and diversity of crops used in organic and sustainable farming systems. This article describes the rising of awareness among Agrobio Périgord farmers and the actions implemented to recover traditional knowledge in evolutionary plant breeding and in self-production of seed saving and integrate them on their farms, in particular for maize. …”
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Advances and utility of digital twins in critical care and acute care medicine: a narrative review by Gabriele A. Halpern, Marko Nemet, Diksha M. Gowda, Oguz Kilickaya, Amos Lal

“…In medicine, DTs can significantly improve the efficiency of critical care systems. Stakeholder investment is essential for successful implementation and integration of these technologies.…”
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Predator-Prey Dynamics with Disease in the Prey by Peter A. Braza

“…The Holling-Tanner model for predator-prey systems is adapted to incorporatethe spread of disease in the prey. …”
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A Case of Cardiac Calcified Amorphous Tumor Presenting with Concomitant ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction and Occipital Stroke and a Brief Review of the Literature by Kyaw Kyaw, Htun Latt, Sammy San Myint Aung, Chanwit Roongsritong

“…It may mimic other cardiac tumors and can present with signs or symptoms of systemic embolization. There are limited data regarding CAT in the literature. …”
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Diagnosis of Intra-Abdominal Extralobar Pulmonary Sequestration by means of Ultrasound in a Neonate by Claudio Rodrigues Pires, Adriano Czapkowski, Edward Araujo Júnior, Sebastião Marques Zanforlin Filho

“…Pulmonary sequestration is a congenital abnormality consisting of a mass of pulmonary tissue that presents an abnormal connection with the tracheobronchial tree, with a blood supply coming from an anomalous artery derived from the systemic circulation. Extralobar pulmonary sequestration is characterized by having pleural coverings that are independent of the normal lungs, with vascular supply usually coming from the aorta or from one of its branches. …”
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Faire tourner Paris : ethnogénétique et logogénétique de Nana de Zola by Sophie Ménard

“…This embryonic story condenses a cultural microsystem which creates and structures one of the novel’s symbolic systems.…”
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What Hope for Open Knowledge? Productive (Armed) vs. Connective (Tribal) Knowledge and Staged Conflict by Hartley John

“…The aim is partly to show that culture is primary in determining what knowledge means and who gets to share it; and partly to compare formal knowledge institutions (especially universities) with informal knowledge systems (language and social media). Can knowledge ever be open if it is either armed or wild? …”
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A Case of Immunoglobulin G4-Related Disease with Extensive Multiorgan Involvements by Kazuhiko Higashioka, Kenji Yoshida, Kensuke Oryoji, Kazuo Kamada, Shinichi Mizuki, Hiroshi Tsukamoto, Eisuke Yokota, Koichi Akashi

“…This case showed many clinical findings, such as bilateral swelling of salivary and lacrimal glands, autoimmune pancreatitis, interstitial nephritis, retroperitoneal fibrosis, periaortitis, systemic swelling of lymph nodes, pulmonary lesions, splenomegaly, and jejunal lesions. …”
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Using Audience Commitment to Increase Behavior Changes in Sustainable Landscaping by Laura Sanagorski, Paul Monaghan

“… Participants in an Extension rain barrel workshop who said they would inspect their irrigation systems might begin to see themselves as people who use water wisely. …”
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Ring Chromosome 4 in a Child with Multiple Congenital Abnormalities: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by C. S. Paththinige, N. D. Sirisena, U. G. I. U. Kariyawasam, L. P. C. Saman Kumara, V. H. W. Dissanayake

“…A female child born preterm with intrauterine growth retardation and presenting with facial dysmorphism with clefts, microcephaly, limb deformities, and congenital abnormalities involving cardiovascular and urinary systems is described. Chromosomal analysis showed a de novo 46,XX,r(4)(p15.3q35) karyotype. …”
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The Impact of Digitalization on the Chosen Principles of Tax Law by Júlia Hoffmanová

“…Digital technologies have the potential to make tax systems more transparent and efficient, simplifying tax compliance and administration for both taxpayers and authorities. …”
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