Prevención del riesgo de caída en adultos mayores con programa Kunte durante confinamiento por COVID-19 (Prevention older adults fall risk with Kunte program during COVID-19 confi... by Manuel Villarroel Cerda, Matías Pozo Núñez, Cristián Díaz Escobar, Víctor Patricio Díaz Narváez

“…Conclusion: The application of the Kunte program showed significantly positive results when assessing dynamic body balance and gait, through functional tests related to fall risk in older adults, in this case with home confinement during the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Percepções de idosos sobre a utilização de fraldas durante a hospitalização [Nursing staffs’ perceptions of the use of adult diapers in hospital] by Luise de Almeida Ferreira Alves, Rosimere Ferreira Santana, Renata da Silva Schulz

“…Diapers figure as a care technology bound up with institutional routines, which may contribute directly to conditions of dependency and functional incapacity. It is recommended that the technical and dialogical relations between care subject and personnel be evaluated, to attribute criteria for the use of diapers in hospital. …”
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Evaluation of diabetes care services, data quality, and availability of resources in Ethiopia: Difference-in-differences analysis of the NORAD-WHO NCDs’ midterm project evaluation... by Yimer Seid Yimer, Meaza Gezu Shentema, Zenawi Hagos Gufue, Awgichew Kifle Zemelak, Zeytu Gashaw Asfaw, Sefonias Getachew, Mulugeta Tamire, Kalkidan Solomon, Asmamaw Bezabeh Workneh, Girma Taye Aweke

“…Intervention facilities had significantly more functional glucometers than did control facilities, averaging four (95% CI: 3.4, 4.6) per month in 2023 compared with 2.5 (95% CI: 2.1, 2.9) in 2019. …”
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Nurses’ perceptions regarding the establishment of clinical education and training units in public hospitals in the North-West Province: a qualitative study by Mmapule Motshabi Maria Mosete, Isaac Ontchebile Mokgaola, Leepile Alfred Sehularo, Miriam Mmamphamo Moagi

“…Methods A qualitative-exploratory-descriptive and contextual research design was used. …”
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A network analysis study of anxiety, depression and loneliness among middle-aged and elderly people in Xining area by Bixuan Dong, Bin Li, Xiaowei Fan, Hongru Chen, Zhancui Dang, Ze Li

“…These environmental factors can disrupt the body's biochemical mechanisms and neural functions, which may increase the risk of mental health issues in affected individuals. …”
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Encuesta Nacional de Tendencias Fitness para México en 2020 (National Survey of Fitness Trends in Mexico for 2020) by Lino Francisco Jacobo Gómez Chávez, Adrián Ricardo Pelayo Zavalza, Luis Eduardo Aguirre Rodríguez

“…Results: Principal fitness trends for Mexico are: hiring professionals graduated in physical activity or related careers; functional training; exercise programs to lose weight; multidisciplinary work teams; and strength training. …”
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Empenhamento organizacional de enfermeiros e relação com a chefia [Nurses’ organizational commitment and relationship with supervisor] by Maria Manuela Frederico Ferreira, Isilda Cristina Laranjeira da Silva

“…This study used a questionnaire in 2011, a sample of 418 nurses from a hospital center in Portugal. Is quantitative, descriptive, correlational, and aims to meet the organizational commitment - affective, normative and instrumental - of nurses to exercise the functions in a hospital center, and if it relates to personal variables and on the supervisor. …”
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Encuesta Nacional de Tendencias Fitness para México en 2021 (National Survey of Fitness Trends in Mexico for 2021) by Lino Francisco Jacobo Gómez Chávez, Jorge López Haro, Adrián Ricardo Pelayo Zavalza, Luis Eduardo Aguirre Rodríguez

“…Method quantitative, non-experimental, descriptive and comparative longitudinal type study. …”
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An investigation into the health status of the elderly population in China and the obstacles to achieving healthy aging by Haotian Wu, Yaqiang Wang, Han Zhang, Xiangjun Yin, Lijun Wang, Limin Wang, Jing Wu

“…This issue is particularly serious in rural areas, showing an escalating trend that demands heightened attention. The prevalence of functional disorders among the elderly is notably high, and the issue of disability in this population segment is of significant concern. …”
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A mathematical model of the dynamic viscosity dependence of motor oils on temperature, soot concentration, and its morphology by A. V. Lesin, A. V. Isaev, B. P. Tonkonogov, S. V. Dunaev, A. B. Kulikov

“…The aim of this research is to develop a mathematical model to describe changes in the dynamic viscosity of motor oils as a function of temperature. This model will account for the concentration of soot and its morphology, based on the results of experimental studies.Methods. …”
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Volume electron microscopy reveals unique laminar synaptic characteristics in the human entorhinal cortex by Sergio Plaza-Alonso, Nicolas Cano-Astorga, Javier DeFelipe, Lidia Alonso-Nanclares

“…The entorhinal cortex (EC) plays a pivotal role in memory function and spatial navigation, connecting the hippocampus with the neocortex. …”
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iCogCA to Promote Cognitive Health Through Digital Group Interventions for Individuals Living With a Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder: Protocol for a Nonrandomized Concurrent Contro... by Christy Au-Yeung, Helen Thai, Michael Best, Christopher R Bowie, Synthia Guimond, Katie M Lavigne, Mahesh Menon, Steffen Moritz, Myra Piat, Geneviève Sauvé, Ana Elisa Sousa, Elisabeth Thibaudeau, Todd S Woodward, Martin Lepage, Delphine Raucher-Chéné

“… BackgroundCognitive impairments are a key aspect of schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSDs), significantly affecting clinical and functional outcomes. The COVID-19 pandemic has heightened concerns about mental health services and cognitive stimulation opportunities. …”
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Abstract 022: Acute Kidney Injury in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Exploring its Clinical Significance and Prognostic Implications by Galadu Subah, Lee Hecht, Bridget Nolan, Aiden Lui, Anaz Uddin, Christina Ng, Nitesh Damodara, Chirag Gandhi, Fawaz Al‐Mufti

“…Specifically, the study highlights a strong correlation between AKI and heightened complication rates, poor functional outcome, extended hospital stays, and elevated mortality rates. …”
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Influencia de la práctica de actividad física en el autoconcepto de adolescentes (Influence of the practice of physical activity on the self-concept of adolescents) by Manuel Gentil Adarve, Félix Zurita Ortega, Víctor Gómez Sánchez, Rosario Padial Ruz, Amador Jesús Lara Sánchez

“…The majority presented a normal family functionality (81.5%), and the academic and physical self-concept are the most valued (figures around 3.60). …”
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Modeling and Analysis of Noise Reduction Method in SPAD-Based LiDAR System by Kai Ma, Tao Yin, Na Tian, Zhe Wang, Tian Zhao, Jian Liu, Nanjian Wu, Liyuan Liu

“…A behavioral model is established, enabling the simulation of the comprehensive functionality of a SPAD-based LiDAR system in either first-hit mode or multi-event mode, including the histogramming, coincident detection, time- gating functions. …”
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ih-RIDME: a pulse EPR experiment to probe the heterogeneous nuclear environment by S. Kuzin, V. N. Syryamina, M. Qi, M. Fischer, M. Hülsmann, A. Godt, G. Jeschke, M. Yulikov

“…Therefore, the fitted distribution function can further serve as a method for heterogeneity characterization, quantification and structure-based analysis. …”
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The impact of obesity on female infertility - summary of current knowledge by Izabela Jastrzębska, Oliwia Sysło, Weronika Goliat, Konrad Haraziński, Nikola Rubik, Maksym Gmur, Michał Gajewski, Barbara Sławińska, Zuzanna Błecha, Nicole Tacka

“…This study aims to review current scientific research on the impact of obesity on female fertility and describe currently available treatment options for this group of women. Brief Description of the State of Knowledge: Adipose tissue influences gonadal function by secretion of adipokines, such as leptin, adiponectin, ghrelin and resistin. [1] Adipokines are important modulators of glucose metabolism, because they may primarily contribute to adverse fat distribution, altered appetite and satiety, impaired insulin sensitivity or insulin secretion, and to inflammation [2]. …”
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Orthopaedic manual physical therapy for post-stroke shoulder pain: two case reports including clinical assessments and participants’ experiences by Ingrid Lindgren, Arne G. Lindgren, Håkan Carlsson, Tobias Lundgren, Christina Brogårdh

“…Objective: To descriptively evaluate Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy – a novel intervention for post-stroke shoulder pain – by use of clinical assessments and the participants’ experiences. …”
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Secondary Hip Osteoarthritis due to Neurofibroma Treated with Total Hip Replacement by Suksan Tangsataporn, Alireza Shakib, Paul R. Kuzyk, David J. Backstein, Allan E. Gross, Oleg A. Safir

“…One year after the surgery, the patient had excellent clinical function, hip stability, leg length equality and was satisfied with the outcome. …”
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Strong and Weak Prompt Engineering for Remote Sensing Image-Text Cross-Modal Retrieval by Tianci Sun, Chengyu Zheng, Xiu Li, Yanli Gao, Jie Nie, Lei Huang, Zhiqiang Wei

“…Finally, the adaptive hard sample elimination module optimizes the triplet loss function by training the model with negative sample pairs of varying difficulty, assigning higher weights to simpler pairs. …”
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