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Associations Between Client Characteristics, Service Utilization and Health-Related Quality of Life of Older Adults Accepting Home Care

Introduction: Currently, little is known about interactions between older home care (HC) clients health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and home care (HC) services accessed. Objective: This study aims to address the knowledge gap by evaluating changes in the HRQoL of older adult...

From Imperial Communication to Autonomous Script: Two Hypotheses on the Emergence and Social Transformation of West Semitic Writing

What if the first alphabet was not simply invented — but commissioned?This paper explores whether the emergence of early alphabetic writing in the Egyptian sphere may have been connected to the practical needs of imperial administration, military coordination, and control over mu...

Recent Progress in Phosphinamide‐Directed CH Functionalization for the Construction of CX Bonds (XC, N, O)

Organophosphorus compounds are widely used in bioactive molecules, catalysts, and ligands. Recent CH functionalization methods—often guided by directing groups—now enable direct formation of CC, CN, and CO bonds on phosphinamide substrates with improved step efficiency. This...

Effects of Parathyroidectomy on Muscle Mass, Strength, and Physical Function in Uremia-Associated Secondary Hyperparathyroidism

Objective: To investigate the effects of parathyroidectomy (PTX) on muscle mass, muscle strength, and motor function at different postoperative stages in uremic patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT). Methods: A total of 47 uremic patients with SHPT who underwent PTX...

Canon Horror Series: Language as Infection and the Systems of Horror v1.2.0

Language as Infection and the Systems of Horror is a bilingual working-paper package centered on the idea of language, perception, and media channels as systems of vulnerability in modern horror and science fiction. The materials are interconnected and refer to one another as par...

Verification Bandwidth Under Correlated Evaluators: What an Effective-Sample-Size Statistic Measures in an Acceptance Cascade

Organizational verification is representable as an orthogonal projection whose rank bounds what an organization detects about itself, but that formalization assumes one evaluator per acceptance test and supplies no procedure for estimating the projection. This paper establishes w...

Early evaluation of the WCT EVI MAP project: implementation, challenges, and emerging impact on evidence-based tumour classification

<ns5:p>Background The WHO Classification of Tumours (WCT) underpins cancer diagnosis globally, but the evidence-base used to inform tumour classification has never been systematically appraised. The WCT EVI MAP project was designed to address this need by developing a structured,...

Beyond cultural identity: a theoretical approach to multiculturalism with a discourse on North-East India

Multiculturalism has become one of the most exciting, rapidly expanding, and challenging areas of research, extending across multiple academic disciplines. It is hybridized and intermingled in life and literature, arts and language, theory and practice, and is characterized by mu...

Comment on “Radiological risk factors in different patterns of patellar instability”

Abstract I read with great interest the recently published article by Chouhan et al. examining radiological risk factors across different patterns of patellar instability. The authors investigated trochlear dysplasia, tibial tubercle–trochlear groove (TT–TG) distance, and patella...

RETHINKING DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE AND INCLUSION OF LOCAL GGOVERNMENT IN POLITICS IN NIGERIA

Democracy has been observed as the only acceptable way of enhancing governance in all countries of the world, including Nigeria. The idea of democracy permits or allows for the majority participation or inclusion of localities in governance and guarantees the strict adherence to...

Spectral Gap and Arithmetic Structure in a Unified 432-Lattice Framework: Finite Combinatorial Lattices and Discrete Gauge Transfer Operators

Preprint (REVTeX 4.2 / APS two-column format): explicit finite-lattice results on index set Λ432 ≅ Z/16Z × Z/27Z ≅ Z/432Z. Includes exact Wilson transfer-matrix spectrum for Σ3 ⊂ SU(3) at L=1 (β=1/2), hybrid 432×432 contraction, twin-prime statistics mod 432 (p ≤ 106), Weil-form...

Platformization Without High Commitment: The Institutional Resilience and Functional Limits of the Quad

ABSTRACT Since its revival in 2017, the U.S.–Japan–India–Australia Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) has continued to operate across multiple changes of government in its member states despite the absence of legally binding security commitments, and has extended its cooperat...

ASSESSING THE ROLE OF STRATEGIC HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN ENHANCING INSTITUTIONAL EFFICIENCY: EVIDENCE FROM PKU MUHAMMADIYAH YOGYAKARTA

The increasing competitiveness driven by the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) and global economic integration has compelled healthcare institutions to strengthen their organizational capacity through effective human resource (HR) planning. This study examines the strategic HR plannin...

Numerical approach for improving and enhancing the behavior of I-shaped damper using diagonal stiffeners added to the web of the damper

Comprehensive researches to consider the behaviour of the metallic dampers have proven that the I-shaped link, designed to act as shear mechanism, serves as a ductile fuse. However, a key limitation is the reduced strength and stiffness of the system when these links are directly...

Condition-Aware Performance Health Index and Multi-Source Signal Mapping for Degradation Trend Identification in Hydropower Units

Hydropower units often operate under complex conditions caused by water head change, guide-vane regulation, and load adjustment. These condition changes make it difficult to identify gradual performance degradation from monitoring signals alone. To solve this problem, this paper...

Nomophobia, Insomnia, and Coping Strategies in Relation to Academic Achievement and Psychological Well-Being Among Medical Students: A Cross-Sectional Study

Medical students are exposed to substantial academic and psychological demands that may influence their well-being, lifestyle behaviors, and academic performance. This cross-sectional study aimed to examine the associations between smartphone-related anxiety (nomophobia), insomni...

Impact of Integrated Library Management Software on Library Services of Central Library, Rivers State University, Port Harcourt.

This study investigated the impact of Integrated Library Management Software (ILMS) on library service delivery in the Central Library, Rivers State University. The objective was to determine the extent to which ILMS modules contribute to effective library services. Three (3) res...

Physical activity reduces mental health burden in adults with a history of adverse childhood experiences

BACKGROUND: Adverse childhood experiences (ACES) are associated with health issues that can persist into adulthood including mental disorders, behavioral problems, and suicide. Physical activity (PA) is a potential tool in response to these burdens as it is profoundly beneficial...

Longitudinal Quantitative Mapping of Meniscal Morphological and Signal Intensity Differences After ACL Surgery

BACKGROUND: Meniscal tears are frequently associated with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries. Evaluating longitudinal changes in meniscal integrity using quantitative magnetic resonance imaging after ACL surgery may provide valuable insight into joint recovery and subseque...

Making Structural Violence Visible: Assessing the Role of the US News Media in Communicating COVID-19-Related Racial/Health Disparities

The COVID-19 pandemic revealed stark racial and ethnic disparities in illness and death, exposing decades of neglect and discrimination. While the news media has played a crucial role in calling attention to these disparities, it is important to examine how this information has b...