Evaluation of Texture and Shape Features for Classification of Four Paddy Varieties by Archana Chaugule, Suresh N. Mali

“…An evaluation of the classification accuracy of texture and shape features and neural network was done to classify four Paddy (rice) grains, namely, Karjat-6(K6), Ratnagiri-2(R2), Ratnagiri-4(R4), and Ratnagiri-24(R24). …”
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Measurement properties of the Spanish COPM in older adult rehabilitation inpatients by Elisabet Capdevila, Mariona Portell, Eva Penelo, María Rodríguez-Bailón

“…Aims To analyse the measurement properties of the Spanish version of the COPM (Canadian Occupational Performance Measure) in older adult rehabilitation inpatients.Method A sample of 172 users from 17 inpatient care facilities for older adults (47% nursing homes) participated in a quantitative prospective study. …”
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Approach to acute chest pain and acute coronary syndrome in adults by Isaac Kah Siang Ng, Yew Woon Chia, Kay Choong See, Desmond Boon Seng Teo

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Comprehensive Orthodontic Treatment of Adult Patient with Cleft Lip and Palate by Noemí Leiva Villagra, Miguel Muñoz Domon, Sebastian Véliz Méndez

“…The aim of the paper is to present full orthodontic treatment of an operated cleft lip adult patient. Case Report. An 18-year-old patient consulted for severe crowded teeth. …”
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Loneliness in Middle-Aged and Older Adults: Effects of Social Environments by Inna Murtazina, Kristina Krupina, Olga Strizhitskaya

“…The participants were 140 adults aged 45–73 (58.9% females). The methods involved the Multidimensional Inventory of Loneliness Experience, the Social and Emotional Loneliness Scale (SELSA-S), the “Sociotropy—Self-Sufficiency” Questionnaire, and the assessment of demographic characteristics (age and sex). …”
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Adult Onset Still's Disease and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever by Paul Persad, Rajendrakumar Patel, Niki Patel

“…Adult Still's Disease was first described in 1971 by Bywaters in fourteen adult female patients who presented with symptoms indistinguishable from that of classic childhood Still's Disease (Bywaters, 1971). …”
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Discussion on Possibilities for Therapeutic Intervention in Children and Adults with Motor Disorders by Mijna Hadders-Algra, Albert Gramsbergen

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Severe outcomes among adults with TB during COVID-19 by T. Jacobs, E. Morden, M. Smith, A. von Delft, R. Kassanjee, V. Mudaly, A. Boulle, M-A. Davies

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Measles seroprevalence in Thailand: are adolescents and young adults at risk of measles? by Panit Takkinsatian, Kamolmart Wannaphahoon, Prasit Upapan, Sansnee Senawong, Olarn Prommalikit

“…Supplementary vaccination should be encouraged in special situations, including postexposure prophylaxis for young adults during an outbreak and for high-risk occupations such as healthcare personnel.…”
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A Case of Severe Asymptomatic Aortic Coarctation in an Adult Female by Spyros Tsikrikas, Charalampos Charalampous, Konstantinos P. Letsas

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Fostering social participation among older adults: Perspectives of stakeholders by Maria Löfgren, Anneli Nyman, Ellinor Larsson, Gunilla Isaksson

“…Background Fostering social participation for active and healthy ageing among older adults is an urgent issue in a changing society that requires new approaches from occupational therapists as well as from society at large.Aim To explore possibilities to foster social participation for older adults in society from the perspective of stakeholders.Material and methods A qualitative design was applied. 18 key informants, engaged in supporting older adults in their organisational roles as either professionals or volunteers, participated in five different focus groups discussions.Results The results involved two overarching themes that reflects different perspectives on key informants’ possibilities to foster social participation for older adults. …”
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Optic Neuritis Caused by Rathke’s Cleft Cyst in Young Adult by Namie Kobayashi, Toshiyuki Oshitari, Kentaro Kobayashi, Takatsugu Onoda, Hidetoshi Ikeda, Emiko Adachi-Usami

“…We report a case of right optic neuritis caused by Rathke's cleft cyst (RCC) in a young adult. A 15-year-old boy presented with reduced visual acuity in the right eye. …”
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Effects of neurocognitive intervention in older adults. A systematic review by Elizabeth Jiménez Puig, Zoylen Fernández Fleites, Yunier Broche Pérez, Daniela Beatriz Vázquez Martínez

“…<br /><strong>Objective:</strong> to describe, through a systematic review of the scientific literature, the effects of neurocognitive intervention on cognitive health in healthy older adults, and in older adults with mild cognitive impairment or dementia. …”
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Prevalence and associated factors of adult overweight and obesity in Southwestern China by Xiao-Qiang Zhang, Hua-An Du, Chuan Huang, Jian-Xiong Liu, Yong-Mei Hu, Ya Liu, Xiao-Bo Huang

“…A total of 11,096 residents aged 35–79 years were included in the final analysis of this study.ResultsThe prevalence of overweight and obesity among adults aged 35–79 years in Southwestern China were 29.7 and 4.4%, respectively. …”
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General practice database on mortality in adults on methylphenidate: cohort study by Bruno Stricker, Katia Verhamme, Kiki Cheung

“…Objectives Methylphenidate is a ‘prescription only’ drug against attention disorders which is increasingly used by adults. We investigated whether methylphenidate in adults was associated with an increased risk of psychiatric events such as depression, and suicide attempt and overall mortality.Design A population-based matched cohort design.Setting The Integrated Primary Care Information system, a general practitioners (GP) database in the Netherlands with a source population of 2.5 million inhabitants.Participants During the study period between 1 June 1996 and 1 January 2018, 8905 adults started methylphenidate and were matched to 10 non-users on sex, age, GP practice and ad prescription date. …”
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Normative Values of Isometric Shoulder Strength Among Healthy Adults by Helen Bradley, Lauren Pierpoint

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Retropharyngeal Abscess in Adults: Five Case Reports and Review of the Literature by A. Harkani, R. Hassani, T. Ziad, L. Aderdour, H. Nouri, Y. Rochdi, A. Raji

“…Retropharyngeal abscesses are rare in adults. They occur mostly in immunocompromised patients or as a foreign body complication. …”
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Association of pan-immune inflammation value and lung health in adults by Ya Lin, Xiao Lin, Chufan Ren, Lanlan Song, Chao Gu

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Prevalence and associated factors of MAFLD in adults with type 2 diabetes. by Yifei He, Feng Xiao, Bin Yi, Jin Lu

“…To estimate the prevalence and associated factors of hepatic steatosis and fibrosis in adults with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) in the United States.Data were retrieved from the 2017‒March 2020 prepandemic cycle of the National Health and Nutritional Examination and Survey (NHANES). …”
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Adult-Onset Woakes’ Syndrome: Report of a Rare Case by U. Schoenenberger, A. J. Tasman

“…We describe the case of an adult patient with Samter’s triad who had been surgically treated from nasal polyposis since 2002. …”
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