Academic Articles & Research Papers

Sedative-hypnotic drug use and risk of falls and fractures in elderly patients: a cross-sectional study

Abstract Background Falls are a leading cause of injury, hospitalization, and mortality among older adults. Sedative-hypnotic medications, especially benzodiazepines and Z-drugs, have been implicated as potential contributors to fall risk a...

The Introduction of the Antiochene Olympics: A Proposal for a New Date

In Malalas' account of games at Antioch, the confusions and doublets reflect his simplification of diverse festivals; the first Olympics there should be dated to A.D. 212 rather than earlier....

CSR and CEO’s Moral Reasoning in the Automotive Industry in the Era of COVID-19

This paper assesses whether and to which extent the COVID-19 pandemic, which represents a scenario of high moral intensity, is influencing the moral reasoning of top CEOs (chief executive officers) in the paradigmatic case of the automotive...

Statistical Relations of The Agricultural Workforce in the Rural of ‎Ramadi ‎District

Aims: This current study aimed to analyze the demographic characteristics of ‎the agricultural workforce and demonstrate the impact of these characteristics ‎on agricultural activity in terms of production and diversity. It also aimed to ‎c...

The Cardiorespiratory Network in Healthy First-Degree Relatives of Schizophrenic Patients

Impaired heart rate- and respiratory regulatory processes as a sign of an autonomic dysfunction seems to be obviously present in patients suffering from schizophrenia. Since the linear and non-linear couplings within the cardiorespiratory s...

Characterisation of COVID-19 deaths by vaccination types and status in Malaysia between February and September 2021

Non-traumatic Causes of Brown-sequard Syndrome: A Case Series and Clinical Update With Systematic Review

Background and Importance: Brown-Sequard Syndrome (BSS) is a rare neurological condition resulting from a hemisection injury to or unilateral compression on the spinal cord. The common causes of BSS that are amenable to be treated surgicall...

Why do emergency department clinicians miss acute aortic syndrome? A case series and descriptive analysis

Objectives: To understand why the diagnosis of AAS is missed in the ED, and to characterise the presenting features of cases in which a diagnosis of AAS was missed. Methods: A retrospective case series cohort study was performed, identif...

Longevity of dental restorations in Sjogren’s disease patients using electronic dental and health record data

Abstract Background Decreased salivary secretion is not only a risk factor for carious lesions in Sjögren’s disease (SD) but also an indicator of deterioration of teeth with every restorative replacement. This study determined the longevity...

The impact of the Affordable Care Act on patient coverage and access to care: perspectives from FQHC administrators in Arizona, California and Texas

Abstract Background The Affordable Care Act (ACA) enabled millions of people to gain coverage that was expected to improve access to healthcare services. However, it is unclear the extent of the policy’s impact on Federally Qualified Health...

Facial Oedema Is Not Always Angioedema: A Case of Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum with Subcutaneous Emphysema during COPD Exacerbation

We report a case of acute facial oedema in an elderly hospitalized patient which was initially misdiagnosed as angioedema secondary to antibiotics in a patient with an allergic diathesis. We describe the differential aetiologies and then t...

Procalcitonin-guided antibiotic therapy for pediatrics with infective disease: A updated meta-analyses and trial sequential analysis

ObjectiveWe aimed to evaluate the effect of procalcitonin (PCT) guided therapy on antibiotic exposure in pediatric patients with infectious disease.MethodsWe performed an updated systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled ...

The Role of Artificial Intelligence on Tumor Boards: Perspectives from Surgeons, Medical Oncologists and Radiation Oncologists

The integration of multidisciplinary tumor boards (MTBs) is fundamental in delivering state-of-the-art cancer treatment, facilitating collaborative diagnosis and management by a diverse team of specialists. Despite the clear benefits in per...

Why did an effective Dutch complex psycho-social intervention for people with dementia not work in the German healthcare context? Lessons learnt from a process evaluation alongside a multicentre RCT

Background The positive effects of the Dutch Community Occupational Therapy in Dementia programme on patients' daily functioning were not found in a multicentre randomised controlled trial (RCT) in Germany.Objectives To evaluate possible ef...

Risk Profiles for Falls among Older Adults: New Directions for Prevention

ObjectiveTo address whether neighborhood factors, together with older adults’ levels of health and functioning, suggest new combinations of risk factors for falls and new directions for prevention. To explore the utility of Grade-of-Members...

Social Support, Social Participation, and Life Accomplishment of Older Adult Residents of Assisted Living Facilities and Their Adjoining Communities

Objectives: To assess and compare levels of social support (SS), social participation (SP) and life accomplishment (LA) among older adults in some assisted-living facilities (ALFs) and their community-dwelling (CD) peers. Methods: One hundr...

Constructing the concept of healthy ageing and examining its association with loneliness in older adults

Abstract Background World Health Organization (WHO) has defined healthy ageing by highlighting five functional ability domains to (meet basic needs, make decisions, be mobile, build and maintain relationships, and contribute to society), wh...

Association of negative opinions towards telepsychiatry with its prior use and the level of geriatric psychiatry care among nursing home stakeholders

Objectives: Despite the benefits of geriatric telepsychiatry, the lack of support from the staff remains one of the major challenges it faces. We wanted to explore whether negative opinions towards telepsychiatry in nursing home (NH) stakeh...

Association of triglyceride glucose-body roundness index and body roundness index with incident sarcopenia among Chinese older adults: A nationwide cohort study

Background: The relationship between TyG-BRI, BRI, and the sarcopenia definition proposed by the Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia (AWGS) in 2019 remains unclear. This research focused on exploring the relationship between the TyG-BRI inde...

Single-cell RNA sequencing to detect age-associated genes that identify senescent cells in the liver of aged mice

Abstract Senescent cells are predicted to occur and increase in animal tissues with aging. However, senescent cells in the tissues of aged animals remain to be identified. We refer to the marker genes to identify senescent cells in tissues ...