Disaster Preparedness Intervention for Older Adults (Seniors’ Positive Involvement in Community Emergencies): Protocol for a Quasi-Experimental Study by Sharon White-Lewis, Joseph Lightner, Julia Crowely, Amanda Grimes, Kathleen Spears, Steven Chesnut

“…To address response needs, the emergency operations plans for 2 of the major cities are being amended for specific functional needs and access guidelines. Measurements include accelerometers to assess improvement in mobility, fall risk assessments, an abbreviated Federal Emergency Management Association Household Survey, an assessment for disaster engagement with partners tool, a brief pain inventory assessment, and the General Self-Efficacy Scale. …”
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Retrospective analysis of curative rectal cancer surgery outcomes in elderly patients by Youssef Achour, Hamza Sekkat, Abdellah Moufid, Jihane El Hamzaoui, Samira El Fakir, Younes Bakali, Mouna Mhamdi Alaoui, Mohammed Raiss, Farid Sabbah, Abdelmalek Hrora

“…Curative surgery for rectal cancer in elderly patients appears to present more difficulties to manage preoperatively, and presents more postoperative mortality, requiring a tailored approach that considers the specific clinical features and functional status of this population.…”
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Research on Data-driven PET-CT Gating Imaging Method by XU Shidong1, 2, 3, 4, SUN Xiaoli1, 3, 4, , LIU Shuangquan1, 3, 4, ZHENG Yushuang1, 3, 4, LI Mohan1, 3, 4, WEI Cunfeng1, 2, 3, 4

“…PET-CT is a multimodal imaging technology that organically combines positron emission tomography (PET) and computed tomography (CT), providing accurate and comprehensive functional imaging and structural information imaging simultaneously. …”

Anesthetic Support of Aldosteroma Surgery by M. I. Neymark, R. V. Kiselev, E. V. Goncharov

“…Anesthetic provision of retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy for hormone-active adrenal tumors still requires overcoming certain difficulties. This is due to significant metabolic and functional disorders that persist even after thorough preoperative preparation. …”
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Una experiencia de aprendizaje-servicio en la asignatura «Bases anatómicas y fisiológicas del movimiento» del Área de Didáctica de la Expresión Corporal (A service-learning experie... by Jesús Gil Gómez, Óscar Chiva Bartoll

“…Key words: Service-Learning, Physical Education Teaching, Methodological Innovation, Functional Diversity, Higher Education. …”
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Pyoderma in dogs (classification, pathogenesis, main pathogens, treatment) by V. M. Bubnov, Ya. V. Kisera, Yu. V. Martyniv

“…Mutual cooperation between microbial inhabitants and host cells supports both morphological and functional properties of the skin. A characteristic feature of representatives of the skin microbiome is the ability to colonize, that is, the very support of the development of a certain population of bacteria for a long time in the absence of signs of skin disease. …”
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Migraine and cognitive dysfunction: a narrative review by Catarina Fernandes, Austeja Dapkute, Ellie Watson, Irakli Kazaishvili, Piotr Chądzyński, Sara Varanda, Stefano Di Antonio, Veronica Munday, Antoinette MaassenVanDenBrink, Christian Lampl, On behalf of the European Headache Federation School of Advanced Studies (EHF-SAS)

“…Abstract The association between migraine and cognitive function has been studied during the last decade, however, this relationship is not well established. …”
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High carnivore richness despite human pressure and prey depletion in the south-west of the Kavango–Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area by Stijn Verschueren, Tim Hofmann, Mikael Kakove, Hans Bauer, Bogdan Cristescu, Laurie Marker

“…The Ondjou Conservancy could function as an important buffer for the larger conservation network, yet rural communities in this area require support for fostering human–wildlife coexistence. …”
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Tongue Behavior in Anterior Open Bite—A Narrative Review by Olimpia Bunta, Ioana Filip, Cristina Garba, Ioana-Maria Colceriu-Simon, Cristian Olteanu, Dana Festila, Mircea Ghergie

“…With this study, we would like to offer a better understanding on the importance of tongue function in the context of this malocclusion. <b>Methods</b>: In this narrative review, a comprehensive electronic search was conducted via PubMed, Google Scholar, and ScienceDirect. …”
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A Robust Authentication and Trust Detection With Privacy Preservation of Data for Fog Computing in VANET Using Adaptive Deep Neural Network by Jia Jia, Sathiya Sekar Kumarasamy, Kiran Sree Pokkuluri, K. Suresh Kumar, Thella Preethi Priyanka, Feng Wang

“…Trust detection and node authentication within fog computing for the Vehicle Ad-hoc Networks (VANETs) are used to determine whether the automobiles and other infrastructure elements including Roadside Units (RSUs) are valid and secure before permitting them to function on the system. It is essential for ensuring the privacy and authenticity of automobile networks, particularly for systems that require safety-critical communication. …”
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Large Language Model Enhanced Particle Swarm Optimization for Hyperparameter Tuning for Deep Learning Models by Saad Hameed, Basheer Qolomany, Samir Brahim Belhaouari, Mohamed Abdallah, Junaid Qadir, Ala Al-Fuqaha

“…Comprehensive experiments across three scenarios&#x2014;(1) optimizing the Rastrigin function, (2) using Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) networks for time series regression, and (3) using Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) for material classification&#x2014;show that the method significantly improves convergence rates and lowers computational costs. …”
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“Discharge doesn’t mean the end”: Exploring success in discharge to community self-management for young adults living with chronic pain: A qualitative study by Souraiya Kassam, Emi Wong, Marysa Thompson, Todd Tran, Rachael Bosma, Sarah Sheffe

“…Background Living with chronic pain as a young adult (YA) can impact the physical, emotional, social, cognitive, and role function domains of life. Once YAs receive care for their specialist chronic pain care they are expected to self-navigate a complex health care system to transition to community-based care (i.e. primary care). …”
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Duchenne muscular dystrophy - disease characterization and emergent genetic therapy - literature review by Anna Teresa Michalska, Michał Świda, Cezary Kubuj, Grzegorz Adaśko, Urszula Mazur, Jakub Bazarewicz, Marcin Siwik, Daniel Dmowski, Paulina Ogonowska, Julia Waszak

“…Summary Duchenne muscular dystrophy, despite being mainly associated with motoric difficulties, is connected with abnormalities in other areas, even cognitive function. …”
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The results of kidney transplantation in elderly recipients with diabetes mellitus by M. Sh. Khubutiya, N. V. Shmarina, K. E. Lazareva, E. V. Migunova, A. I. Kazantsev, A. V. Pinchuk

“…The recipients did not show differences in the recovery of the transplanted kidney function depending on the presence of type 2 diabetes mellitus.Authors declare no conflict of interest.…”
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Biomedical application of carbon quantum dots: A review by Anand Salvi, Saarthak Kharbanda, Preeti Thakur, Manish Shandilya, Atul Thakur

“…Our conversation also broadens to cover CQDs function in nanomedicine, the field that many believe will shape biomedicine in the years to come. …”
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Gradual Variation-Based Dual-Stream Deep Learning for Spatial Feature Enhancement With Dimensionality Reduction in Early Alzheimer&#x2019;s Disease Detection by Najmul Hassan, Abu Saleh Musa Miah, Taro Suzuki, Jungpil Shin

“…Alzheimer&#x2019;s disease (AD) is one of the most common neurological brain disorders, developing gradually and primarily causing the deterioration of brain function, leading to memory loss and behavioral changes. …”
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An Improved Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Forest Fire Detection Model Based on YOLOv8 by Bensheng Yun, Xiaohan Xu, Jie Zeng, Zhenyu Lin, Jing He, Qiaoling Dai

“…Finally, the W-IoU loss function is utilized, which adaptively modifies the weights for different target boxes within the loss computation, to efficiently address the difficulties associated with detecting small targets. …”
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Supine versus prone percutaneous nephrolithotomy: Surgeon and anesthesiologist perspective. Can agile supersede traditional? by Priyanka Bansal, Tarun Mittal, Devendra Singh, Nidhi Sultania

“…Institutional Ethical Committee clearance was sought and the inclusion criteria were all adult patients aged between 16 and 65 years with single renal, upper ureteric calculus of size 10–25 mm with ASA physical status 1 and 2 having normal renal function and a sterile urine culture. Results: All the patients completed the study and there were no dropouts. …”
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Health problems among radiographers: An empirical study in private hospitals by Durairaj Rajan, Piyanka Dhar

“…On the contrary, the ill-health of radiographers not only distresses their own health and stakes the routine function of the department. It can also be a main source of reason for the inaccurate diagnosis by the medical personnel, which will eventually endanger the treatment of patients and also put the reputation of organizations at risk. …”
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Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Early Childhood Development and Mental Health: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Comparative Studies by Sasha Alcon, Sa Shen, Hong-nei Wong, Cynthia R. Rovnaghi, Leni Truong, Jordan K. H. Vedelli, Kanwaljeet J. S. Anand

“…Studies not included in these meta-analyses also showed negative effects on language and executive function. This systematic review characterizes the detrimental effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health and development of preschool children across the world. …”
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