Central and territorial governmental institutions involved in health promotion for older people in European Union countries by Alicja Domagala

“…The goal of this article is the analysis of the central and territorial government (CTG) sector’s involvement in the issue of HP4OP, their functions, activities and responsibilities in this area. …”
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The role of information skewness in shaping extremist content: A look at four extremists by Waseem Afzal

“…Six categories of religion, ideology, politics-history, cognition, affection, and conation provided the framework used to analyse and deductively categorise the data using content analysis. The affective lexicon developed by Ortony et al. (1987) was used to identify words belonging to the categories of cognition, affection (emotions and feelings), and conation (behaviour/actions). …”
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Do TFEU provisions on free movement of goods apply to private parties: Expanded vertical or horizontal direct effect? by Savković Vladimir

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Validity and Reliability of a Mobile Device Application for Assessing Motor Performance in the 30-Second Sit-to-Stand Test by Eduardo Candido Veloso Ferreira, Amelia Pasqual Marques, Szymon Kulis, Jan Gajewski, Anderson Antunes da Costa Moraes, Manuela Brito Duarte, Gizele Cristina da Silva Almeida, Enzo Gabriel da Rocha Santos, Gustavo Henrique Lima Pinto, Andre Dos Santos Cabral, Givago da Silva Souza, Anselmo De Athayde Costa E Silva, Bianca Callegari

“…Despite some limitations, the mobile application demonstrated partial effectiveness in observing CoM motor behavior during the proposed functional test.…”
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A dimensional approach to psychosis: identifying cognition, depression, and thought disorder factors in a clinical sample by Mikkel Schöttner Sieler, Philippe Golay, Sandra Vieira, Luis Alameda, Philippe Conus, Paul Klauser, Raoul Jenni, Jagruti Patel, Thomas A. W. Bolton, Patric Hagmann

“…We used exploratory factor analysis to identify the symptom dimensions in the Lausanne Psychosis data, a multi-modal prospective data set that includes a broad behavioral assessment of patients diagnosed with psychotic disorders. …”
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The effects of SGLT2i on cardiac metabolism in patients with HFpEF: Fact or fiction? by Francesca Cinti, Renzo Laborante, Luigi Cappannoli, Cassandra Morciano, Shawn Gugliandolo, Alfredo Pontecorvi, Francesco Burzotta, Maria Donniacuo, Donato Cappetta, Giuseppe Patti, Andrea Giaccari, Domenico D’Amario

“…By synthesizing the current evidence, this review will provide an in-depth analysis of the mechanisms through which SGLT2i may influence cardiac metabolism in HFpEF, assessing whether their effects are supported by robust scientific data or remain speculative. …”
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Pre-post feasibility trial of a telephone-delivered exercise intervention for patients during chemotherapy for recurrent ovarian cancer: the ECHO-R trial protocol by Andreas Obermair, Monika Janda, Sandra C Hayes, Elizabeth Eakin, Marcelo Nascimento, Dimitrios Vagenas, Jermaine Coward, Louisa G Gordon, Catherine Shannon, James Nicklin, Jeffrey Goh, Vanessa L Beesley, Penny Webb, Merran Williams, Sheree Rye, Rosalind R Spence, Helene O’Neill, Melissa J Newton, Sara Baniahmadi, Andrea Garret

“…Assessments via self-administered survey and physical fitness and function tests occur at baseline and then at 6 and 9 months postbaseline. …”
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Automatic diagnosis of agromyzid leafminer damage levels using leaf images captured by AR glasses by Zhongru Ye, Yongjian Liu, Fuyu Ye, Hang Li, Ju Luo, Jianyang Guo, Zelin Feng, Chen Hong, Lingyi Li, Shuhua Liu, Baojun Yang, Wanxue Liu, Qing Yao

“…The integration of an edge-aware module and a Canny loss function into the DeepLabv3+ model enhanced the DeepLab-Leafminer model’s capability to accurately segment the edges of leafminer-damaged regions, which often exhibit irregular shapes. …”
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ORAL CAVITY HYGIENIC CONDITION IN PATIENTS WITH GENERAL PARODONTITIS AND OPIOID ADDICTION by O.V. Patalakha, I.V. Loskutova

“…In G.P. pathogenesis the barrier function impairment is very important on the background of decreased or even overlapped immunologic reactivity of the organism which results from exogenous factors, parodontal microflora particularly. …”
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Social Networks Link Prediction Based on Incremental Learning by Jian SHU, Zhichen CHEN

“…The computed node pair contribution is passed through a sigmoid function to determine the probability of a link forming.Results and Discussions Experiments are conducted to evaluate the prediction performance of IL−SNLP on three real-world social networks with varying sizes and sparsity levels: Super User, Math Overflow, and Ask Ubuntu. …”
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The Effect of Hearing Aid Amplification on Gait Parameters: A Pilot Study Using Ear-Worn Motion Sensors by Ann-Kristin Seifer, Arne Küderle, Kaja Strobel, Ronny Hannemann, Björn M. Eskofier

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Unlocking health insights: exploring intention to adopt district health information systems in Bahir Dar City, northwest Ethiopia by Habtamu Alganeh Guadie, Amarech Kindie, Hunegnaw Almaw Derseh, Desta Debalkie Atnafu

“…BackgroundDistrict Health Information System version 2 (DHIS2) is an open-source platform designed for data collection, processing, analysis, and visualization within healthcare systems. …”
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Statistics on the Industry Structure of the Russian Economy and its Optimization Model by O. V. Morozov, M. A. Vasiliev

“…The analysis of parameters (indicators) of the component composition of the domestic economy was carried out on the basis of statistical data of ROSSTAT for 2018. …”
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Determinants of intention to use e-wallet using TRAM model by Maulidyati Aisyah, Ivana Mutia Eszi

“…The data analysis technique used was SEM (Structural Equation Model). …”
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IN THE DEANS’ SHOES: A QUALITATIVE EXAMINATION OF ISSUES REQUIRING STRATEGIC DECISION-MAKING IN TEACHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS by Jefferson E Flores

“…The research employs a descriptive qualitative approach grounded in the interpretive paradigm, focusing on the experiences and perspectives of current and former deans. Data were collected through interviews, focus group discussions, and reflective essays, with thematic analysis used for data interpretation. …”
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Reversible regression in early childhood by I. V. Makarov, S. A. Krasnoshchekov

“…Unlike dementia, which is an irreversible process, regression has the stage of restoring lost functions. In studying the issue, clinical-dynamic analysis of variants of reversible regression of early childhood, an understanding of gender and age differences in the symptoms of the disorder, and prognosis criteria.…”
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Impact of aging on alanine aminotransferase levels and frailty in chronic kidney disease patients: laboratory-based cross-sectional study in Northwest Ethiopia by Melaku Mekonnen Agidew, Anemut Tilahun Mulu, Awgichew Behaile Teklemariam, Misganaw Asmamaw Mengstie, Addisu Melake, Edgeit Abebe Zewde, Zelalem Tilahun Muche, Samuel Berihun Dagnew, Nega Dagnew Baye, Bezawit Adane, Muluken Walle, Girma Derso

“…Blood pressure, anthropometric parameters, ALT levels, and frailty were assessed according to standard procedures. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 25. Pearson’s correlation analysis, multiple linear analysis, and logistic regression analysis were performed to identify predictors of ALT levels and frailty, with a statistical significance level of p < 0.05.ResultsThe serum level of ALT was significantly lower in CKD patients aged ≥ 46 years compared to CKD patients aged 18–45 years. …”
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Transcriptional patterns of brain structural abnormalities in CSVD-related cognitive impairment by Haixia Mao, Min Xu, Hui Wang, Hui Wang, Yuankun Liu, Feng Wang, Feng Wang, Qianqian Gao, Songyun Zhao, Lin Ma, Xiaoyun Hu, Xiaoxuan Zhang, Guangjun Xi, Guangjun Xi, Xiangming Fang, Yachen Shi, Yachen Shi

“…These brain structural alterations were closely related to memory and executive function deficits in CSVD-related cognitive impairment. …”
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Insulin-Sensitizing Properties of Decoctions from Leaves, Stems, and Roots of <i>Cucumis prophetarum</i> L. by Zewdie Mekonnen, Giuseppe Petito, Getasew Shitaye, Gianluca D’Abrosca, Belete Adefris Legesse, Sisay Addisu, Maurizio Ragni, Antonia Lanni, Roberto Fattorusso, Carla Isernia, Lara Comune, Simona Piccolella, Severina Pacifico, Rosalba Senese, Gaetano Malgieri, Solomon Tebeje Gizaw

“…Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a chronic disease characterized by insulin resistance and impaired beta-cell secretory function. Since existing treatments often present side effects based on different mechanisms, alternative therapeutic options are needed. …”
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Energy‐Efficient Hardware Implementation of Spiking‐Restricted Boltzmann Machines Using Pseudo‐Synaptic Sampling by Hyunwoo Kim, Suyeon Jang, Uicheol Shin, Masatoshi Ishii, Atsuya Okazaki, Megumi Ito, Akiyo Nomura, Kohji Hosokawa, Sungmin Lee, Matthew BrightSky, Sangbum Kim

“…Through this numerical simulations, it is confirmed that the activation function of the PS2 method aligns with that of the S2M method and verified that the PS2 method can implement stochasticity for restricted Boltzmann machine (RBM) neurons. …”
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