Academic Articles & Research Papers

A Personalized Gait Parameter Prediction-Based Speed-Adaptive Control Method for Hybrid Active-Passive Intelligent Prosthetic Knee

To address the limitations of current prosthetic knees that lack personalized adaptability to users’ gait characteristics and walking speeds, this study proposes a personalized gait parameter prediction–based speed-adaptive control method f...

DeltaProt: a software toolbox for comparative genomics

Abstract Background Statistical bioinformatics is the study of biological data sets obtained by new micro-technologies by means of proper statistical methods. For a better understanding of environmental adaptations of proteins, orthologous ...

Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric properties of the Kessler Scale of Psychological Distress to a traumatic brain injury population in Swahili and the Tanzanian Setting

Abstract Background To evaluate the psychometric properties of a Swahili version of the Kessler Psychological Distress scale in an injury population in Tanzania. Methods Swahili version of the Kessler Psychological Distress scale was develo...

Adaptation of the Stakeholders’ Walkability/Wheelability Audit in Neighborhoods (SWAN) Tool for Individuals With Diverse Disabilities: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study

BackgroundThe prevalence of sensory, cognitive, and mobility disabilities in Canada underscores the need to address environmental barriers. This study adapts and validates the Stakeholders’ Walkability/Wheelability Audit in Neighborhoods (S...

Science and Practice: A Case for Medical Informatics as a Local Science of Design

Because scientific research is guided by concerns for uncovering "fundamental truths," its time frame differs from that of design, development, and practice, which are driven by immediate needs for practical solutions. In medicine, however,...

Psychometric analysis of the questionnaires for the assessment of upper limbs available in their Italian version: a systematic review of the structural and psychometric characteristics

Abstract Introduction There is no systematic review that analyzes the psychometric properties of questionnaires in Italian. Previous studies have analyzed the psychometric characteristics of instruments for the measurement of pathologies of...

Friends with Social Benefits: Host-Microbe Interactions as a Driver of Brain Evolution and Development?

The tight association of the human body with trillions of colonizing microbes that we observe today is the result of a long evolutionary history. Only very recently have we started to understand how this symbiosis also affects brain functio...

Convergent Adaptation in the Dominant Global Hospital Clone ST239 of Methicillin-Resistant <named-content content-type="genus-species">Staphylococcus aureus</named-content>

ABSTRACT Infections caused by highly successful clones of hospital-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (HA-MRSA) are a major public health burden. The globally dominant sequence type 239 (ST239) HA-MRSA clone has persiste...

Flexibility-powered Pickering emulsion enhances mucus permeability to alleviate ulcerative colitis

Abstract The physicochemical properties of oral drug delivery carriers significantly influence their interactions with the intestinal barrier, which, in turn, affect their in vivo fate and therapeutic efficacy. As a delivery system with a h...

Adaptive Cloud-Based Extended Reality: Modeling and Optimization

Extended Reality (XR) &#x2014; which includes Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality &#x2014; promises to bring the virtual and telepresence experience to another level. Unfortunately, solutions leveraging these technologies require special ...

Developing and defining core climate and environmental epidemiology competencies for field epidemiology training programs in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: a Delphi study

BackgroundClimate change, environmental degradation, and chemical hazards increasingly shape population health risks, particularly in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR), where water scarcity, rapid urbanization, conflict, and fragile he...

Editorial: Institutional adaptation and transformation for climate resilience

Transnational ties with the ethnic homeland: the case of Korean women of the CIS in marital migration

Every year, tens of thousands of women from developing countries cross borders to marry men from developed countries. Men in Western Europe and the United States are looking for future partners from Russia and Eastern Europe, while men in E...

EUROPEAN AND WORLD PRACTICES OF FORMING A COMPREHENSIVE HUMANITARIAN SPACE

The article examines the formation of a comprehensive humanitarian space in modern conditions. It is determined that it is gaining strategic importance, as it encompasses the integration of policies in the spheres of culture, education, pre...

Determinants of climate change risk perception in Latin America

Abstract Climate change risk perceptions are subjective constructs that individuals use to interpret the potential harms of climate change and influence their engagement in mitigation and adaptation efforts. While research in high-income We...

Covid-19 Measures. Institutional “Errors”, Transaction Costs and Adaptation in the Agriculture

This article combines law, behavioral and institutional economics in order to explain the existence of an“error” in the way the Covid-19 crisis has been managed. Bulgaria’s agriculture is in focus. The problem is presented as arising from t...

Use of Istijrar Contract as Financing Model for Islamic Banks in Türkiye

This research examines the istijrar contract as a potential solution to the operational and Shariah compliance challenges commonly encountered in murabahah-based financing, particularly in scenarios involving continuous and repeated purchas...

Tracking Hydrological Regime Shifts Through the Anthropocene: The Samara River, Southern Cis-Urals

The Samara River is a left-bank tributary of the Volga with a total basin area of 46,500 km2, of which 22,800 km2 is the gauged area analyzed in this study. This river system serves as a case study for examining hydrological transformations...

Performance and farmers preferred traits of Jersey × local cows in the tropics: the case of Angolelana Tera district, North Shewa zone, Ethiopia

The objectives of this research were to assess the productive and reproductive performances, and crossbred Jersey farmers preferences traits in Angolelana Tera district, Amhara region, Ethiopia. A total of 158 smallholders holding Jersey cr...

3 Dimenions for Long Term Conditions - creating a sustainable bio-psycho-social approach to healthcare

Introduction: 30% of people with long-term conditions also have a mental health condition. 3Dimensions for Long-term Conditions (3DLC) integrates psychosocial care into heart failure, COPD and resistant hypertension treatment. It is a joint...