Mortality forecasts for long-term care subpopulations with longevity risk : a bayesian approach by Kogure, Atsuyuki, Fushimi, Takahiro, Kamiya, Shinichi

“…This article aims to propose a new Bayesian methodology to forecast mortality rates of long-term care (LTC) subpopulations with longevity risk. A major obstacle to developing such a method is lack of data on the number of deaths in LTC subpopulations, which would prevent us from using conventional mortality models such as the Lee-Carter model. …”
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Nintendo Wii as an intervention : improving the well-being of elderly in long-term care facilities. by Koay, Jing Li., Ng, Janissa Sihui., Wong, Gladys Li Chieh.

“…A six week-long intervention was held in SASCO Senior Citizens’ Home, a long-term care facility in Singapore. 45 residents aged between 56 and 92 years old took part in the study. …”
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A feed-centric hypoglycaemia pathway ensures appropriate care escalation in at-risk infants by Chandran, Suresh, Siew, Jia Xuan, Rajadurai, Victor Samuel, Lim, Rachel Wei Shan, Chua, Mei Chien, Yap, Fabian

“…FCP involves skin-to-skin care, early breast feeding, checking glucose at 2 hours and use of buccal glucose. …”
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The novel application of the lightning process to treat long COVID in primary care: case report by Finch, Fiona, Parker, Phil, Nollett, C., Burns, S.

“…Little evidence exists regarding how this chronic condition should be treated, but guidelines suggest for most people it can be managed symptomatically in primary care. The Lightning Process is a trademarked positive psychology focused self-management programme which has shown to be effective in reducing fatigue and accompanying symptoms in other chronic conditions including Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis. …”
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Emergency care knowledge, utilization, and barriers in Northern Tanzania: A community-based survey by Shayo, F, Zaccheus, GG, Sakita, F, Hernandes, TR, Vissoci, JRN, Gordee, A, Kuchibhatla, M, Kiremeji, M, Minja, L, Mmbaga, BT, Staton, CA, Keating, EM, Joiner, AP

“…Background: Emergency care systems are critical to improving care for time-sensitive emergency conditions. …”

Rethinking how development assistance for health can catalyse progress on primary health care by Kasper, T, Yamey, G, Dwyer, S, McDade, KK, Lidén, J, Lüdemann, C, Diab, MM, Ogbuoji, O, Poodla, P, Schrade, C, Thoumi, A, Zimmerman, A, Assefa, Y, Allen, LN, Basinga, P, Garcia, PJ, Jackson, D, Mwanyika, H, Nugent, R, Ofosu, A, Rawaf, S, Reddy, KS, Settle, D, Tritter, B, Benn, C

“…The first is the digital tools and data that support facility, district, and national managers to improve processes, quality of care, and accountability across primary health care. …”

Tea trolley teaching in critical care: integrating evidence-based practice with library services by McGivern, H, Bridge, S, Sutherland, S, Reynolds, E, Ede, J

“…Our evaluation highlights the value of this combined intervention of teaching research skills to upskill staff working in our intensive care units. This paper describes a scalable model of critical care bedside education that integrates library-focused teaching to upskill nurses in some of the prerequisite skills needed for evidence-based practice (EBP).…”

Knowledge and attitude regarding care of age-related hearing loss among nurses in HUSM by Rusli, Intan Yusrina

“…However, research on age-related hearing loss remains limited, highlighting the importance of conducting comprehensive studies to improve early identification, intervention, and overall management in elderly care. This study aims to determine knowledge and attitude regarding care of age-related hearing loss among nurses in HUSM and examine the correlation between knowledge and attitude regarding care of age-related hearing loss among nurses in HUSM. …”
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Design of a Four-Bar Latch Mechanism and a Shear-Based Rotary Viscous Damper for Single-Axis Prosthetic Knees by Arelekatti, VN Murthy, Petelina, Nina T, Johnson, W Brett, Major, Matthew J, Winter V, Amos G

“…The damping module was implemented with a concentric stack of stationary and rotating pairs of plates that shear thin films of high-viscosity silicone oil. …”
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Ultrasonic welding of novel carbon/Elium® thermoplastic composites with flat and integrated energy directors : lap shear characterisation and fractographic investigation by Bhudolia, Somen K., Gohel, Goram, Kantipudi, Jayaram, Leong, Kah Fai, Jr., Robert J. Barsotti

“…The ED integrated configuration showed the best welding results with a lap shear strength of 18.68 MPa. The morphological assessment has shown significant plastic deformation of Elium® resin and the shear cusps formation, which enhances the welding strength. …”
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Functional amyloids in Pseudomonas aeruginosa may be involved in the sequestration of the quorum sensing molecules HHQ and PQS under high shear conditions. by Sia, Wan Rong.

“…Results from the investigations revealed that Fap binds to QS molecules at high affinities and was able to retain them under high shear force. Therefore, we propose that Fap has a functional role in sequestering QS molecules under high shear conditions.…”
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A KLF2-BMPER-Smad1/5 checkpoint regulates high fluid shear stress-mediated artery remodeling by Deng, H, Zhang, J, Wang, Y, Joshi, D, Pi, X, De Val, S, Schwartz, MA

“…Endothelial cells sense fluid shear stress (FSS) from blood flow to maintain FSS within a narrow range in healthy vessels. …”

Influences of country of origin (COO), branding, and ethnocentrism on product evaluation : a case study of the Malaysian consumer attitude towards foreign and domestic cars. by Yeo, Ee Ee., Yet, Han Yin.

“…This study investigates the degree of influence of country of origin (COO), global branding, and ethnocentrism on Malaysians’ preference of cars. The research was primarily based in Malaysia but a secondary research was also carried out in Singapore, with the purpose of examining the differences in attitudes between the two groups of people.…”
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Eliciting and honouring end-of-life care preferences : a multiple methods study on place of death by Tan, Woan Shin

“…This dissertation aimed to explore the complex contextual factors involved in eliciting end-of-life care preferences and to identify facilitators and barriers of home deaths in Singapore with a specific focus on the impact of Advance Care Planning (ACP). …”
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HST.921 / HST.923 Information Technology in the Health Care System of the Future, Spring 2003 by Locke, Steven E. (Steven Elliot), Bergeron, Bryan P., Sands, Daniel Z., Blander, Jeffrey

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HST.921 / HST.922 Information Technology in the Health Care System of the Future, Spring 2007 by Bergeron, Bryan, Sands, Daniel, Blander, Jeffrey, Yoo, Julie, Locke, Steven

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Health and well-being in the year before death: the association with quality of life and care at the end-of-life by Lee, Hyo Jung, Small, Brent J., Haley, William E.

“…Older adults with high impairment and distress merit greater attention such as assuring care and advance care plans.…”
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Momentary partner involvement in diabetes self-care and continuously measured glucose: a dynamic analysis by Soriano, Emily C., Lenhard, M. James, Gonzalez, Jeffrey S., Tennen, Howard, Otto, Amy K., Perndorfer, Christine, Shen, Biing Jiun, Siegel, Scott D., Laurenceau, Jean-Philippe

“…This study examined the dynamic, real-time associations between partner involvement in diabetes self-care and continuous glucose monitor (CGM) metrics in adults with type 2 diabetes.…”
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Domains, feasibility, effectiveness, cost, and acceptability of telehealth in aging care: scoping review of systematic reviews by Zhang, Yichi, Leuk, Jessie Siew-Pin, Teo, Wei-Peng

“…Compared with younger adults, the older population has greater health needs but faces inadequate access to appropriate, affordable, and high-quality health care. Telehealth can remove geographic and time boundaries, as well as enabling socially isolated and physically homebound people to access a wider range of care options. …”
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Person-centred care for dementia patients (PEAR) back-end and front-end systems development by Rizwan Nusrath Fathima

“…As dementia has no cure, palliative care is often opted for. One form of which is Person-Centred Care. …”
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