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Institutionalized older adults bear a disproportionate burden of severe respiratory infections, but population-based data from long-term care facilities remain limited.
Diego Martín-Caro Álvarez +10 more
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Leveraging Barangay Health Workers to Strengthen Geriatric Care in an Aging Philippines
Population aging in the Philippines requires innovative, community‐based approaches to strengthen geriatric care delivery. This article highlights the potential of Barangay Health Workers as frontline partners in promoting healthy aging through early detection, chronic disease monitoring, and coordinated referral services.
Darin Jan C. Tindowen
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Action on elevated natriuretic peptide in primary care: a retrospective cohort study
Background: Natriuretic peptides (NPs) are released by increased ventricular wall stress, most often caused by heart failure (HF). NP level measurement helps select patients clinically suspected of HF who need echocardiography.
Cornelia JC Vermeer +6 more
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This multi‐institutional study evaluated the Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index (GNRI) in 225 nonagenarians undergoing surgical resection for colorectal cancer. A lower preoperative GNRI was independently associated with a longer hospital stay and poorer overall survival, even after adjustment for confounders using inverse‐probability‐of‐treatment ...
Toshiaki Toshima +19 more
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Item‐level factor analysis of the LARS and Wexner scores in 320 patients undergoing sphincter‐preserving rectal resection identified three distinct symptom domains: incontinence, urgency/clustering, and gas control. These domains had different clinical determinants: radiotherapy was associated with greater severity of both incontinence and urgency ...
Yoshiko Matsumoto +8 more
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A hybrid Reinforcement Learning–Explainable AI framework integrates SHAP and LIME explanations directly into a Deep Q‐Network inference loop for real‐time ICU decision support. Trained on 18 142 mechanically ventilated stays from the eICU database, the system attains 93.0% decision accuracy, 20% fewer errors than RL alone, and a 91% clinician trust ...
Jannatul Ferdaus Disha +2 more
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The role of venture‐financed startups in innovation for US agriculture
Abstract To evaluate the role played by startup companies in the innovation ecosystem of US agriculture, we compile a unique dataset of 6024 new entrants founded 1987–2019 that details their financing lifecycles, annual economic performance, and patenting activities.
Gregory D. Graff +2 more
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Abstract Premise Given the threats of climate change, we investigated the impact of high temperatures separately and in combination with reduced soil water on leaf heat tolerance for five oaks (Fagaceae) with overlapping ranges in southern California, USA: Quercus agrifolia and Q. chrysolepis (evergreen species), Q. douglasii and Q.
Casey D. Wisely +7 more
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Abstract In Canada, precarious migration is largely invisibilized. Nonetheless, b/ordering greatly affects people's realities by limiting access to social rights. In Quebec, migrants with precarious status (MPS) do not have access to healthcare, although Quebec has a “universal” healthcare coverage.
Émilie Pigeon‐Gagné +3 more
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