Academic Articles & Research Papers

Crafting Tradition and Innovation: Gulf Sandals

The common name of the traditional Gulf sandal is “Zbeiri Na al”, where “Zbeiri” is the name of the design and “Na al” is the name of the traditional sandal from this region. These sandals embody the fusion of cultural identity and craftsma...

Risk Stratification of Elderly Patients Undergoing Spinal Surgery Using the Modified Frailty Index

Study Design: Retrospective cohort. Objectives: To validate the 11-item modified Frailty Index (mFI) as a perioperative risk stratification tool in elderly patients undergoing spine surgery. Methods: All consecutive cases of spine surgery i...

Targeted Metagenomic Sequencing for the Rapid Diagnosis of Chlamydia Caviae Pneumonia in an Elderly Patient without Known Immunosuppression or Animal Exposure: A Case Report and Literature Review.

Hematologic Malignancies Survival Patterns in Elderly Patients: Disparities in Martinique, a Caribbean Population-Based Registry Study, 2008-2021.

Capability versus health: a comparison of the ICECAP-O and EQ-5D-5L in elderly Chinese patients with Kashin-Beck disease.

Urbanization-Associated Microbial Diversity Loss and Its Impact on Elderly Health: Integrating Environmental and Host Microbiome Dynamics.

Self-reported food allergy in the elderly - Lifetime prevalence and clinical features in older adults seeking allergy care in Brazil.

Elderly men and women with similar areal bone density show significant differences in bone microstructure and fracture pattern.

The impact of intelligent technology progress on skill matching in labor market—evidence from China

Through mathematical deduction, this paper reveals the impact of intelligent technology progress on skill matching in labor market. This paper constructs a provincial-level comprehensive index of industrial intelligence from three dimension...

Genetic algorithm–optimized support vector machine for real-time activity recognition in health smart home

Health smart home, as a typical application of Internet of things, provides a new solution for remote medical treatment. It can effectively relieve pressure from shortage of medical resources caused by aging population and help elderly peop...

Hypothesis-driven methods to augment human cognition by optimizing cortical oscillations

Cortical oscillations have been shown to represent fundamental functions of a working brain, e.g. communication, stimulus binding, error monitoring, and inhibition, and are directly linked to behavior. Recent studies intervening with these ...

Prevalence and risk factors of acute kidney injury in polytrauma patients at Muhimbili Orthopedic Institute, Tanzania

Background: Polytrauma can lead to multi-organ dysfunction in addition to the local injuries. Acute kidney injury (AKI) is one of the most common causes and contributors to the high morbidity and mortality. Prevalence of acute kidney injury...

Equipment in Senior Gyms: Influence on the Behavior of Blood Pressure and Heart Rate of Elderlies

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the behavior of blood pressure and heart rate in elderly people practicing physical exercises in Maringá, Paraná, Brazil. METHODS: 70 elderly volunteers were evaluated, 41 women and 29 men, with a mean age of 67.2 ± 6....

Charlson comorbidity index has no incremental value for mortality risk prediction in nursing home residents with COVID-19 disease

Abstract Background During the COVID-19 pandemic, nursing home (NH) residents faced the highest risk of severe COVID-19 disease and mortality. Due to their frailty status, comorbidity burden can serve as a useful predictive indicator of vul...

Predictivity of bioimpedance phase angle for incident disability in older adults

Abstract Background Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA)‐derived phase angle is expected to be an efficient prognostic marker of health adverse events with aging as an alternative of muscle mass. We aimed to examine the predictive ability...

Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology

This volume is a collection of reports dealing with geriatrics and gerontology. The first section provides an introduction to the common medical and non-medical problems of aging. The second section concentrates on one of the most devastati...

Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics

This volume is planned as the first in a series of annual reviews designed "to encompass the broad spectrum of concerns in aging, from empirical and theoretical literature to clinical studies and services for the elderly" and is expected to...

Disciplining Old Age: The Formation of Gerontological Knowledge

In Disciplining Old Age Stephen Katz gives us a sophisticated and theoretically rigorous approach to what gerentology does. He deftly and subtly combines the theories of Foucault, Bourdieu, and the Althusser in his analysis of what he calls...

Principles of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology.

This comprehensive text continues its tradition of presenting the latest in diagnosis and management of disorders affecting the elderly. Featuring experts from the fields of geriatric medicine and gerontology, this text provides a uniquely ...

Optimal exercise type and dose to improve sleep quality in older adults: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

Abstract Background Sleep quality decreased can result in a major health issue in older people with age. While not all sleep changes are pathological in older people’s life, severe disturbances may lead to depression, cognitive impairments,...