by James S. Powers  , Shana Atkins  and Allison B. McCoy

Received: 05 June 2022;  Published: 28 September 2022;  doi: 10.21926/obm.geriatr.2203205

Many health systems have joined the Age-Friendly Health Systems movement to provide every older adult safe, high-quality care aligned with what matters most. Becoming an Age-Friendly Health System means that hospitals and health care systems reliably use a set of evidence-based practices known as the “4M’s” – What Matters, Medication, Mentation, and Mobility – to provide care for older, disabled and medically complex patients across all care settings. Implementing the Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s (IHI) 4M [...]

by Sunil Kumar

Received: 20 October 2022;  Published: 22 January 2024;  doi: 10.21926/aeer.2401004

Generally, automobile vehicles discharge specific contaminants into the surrounding environment during operation, which might affect human and reproductive health. Additionally, a more extended period of sitting while driving is linked with the manifestation of heat in the pelvic region, which might also impact the driver’s semen quality. The data on motor traffic pollution, sitting posture duration while driving, and their impact on reproduction was collected by searching various websites. The data on the effects [...]

by Ayan Mishra  , Barsha Panda  and Debosree Ghosh

Received: 10 May 2023;  Published: 26 October 2023;  doi: 10.21926/obm.geriatr.2304255

Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFDL) is a condition in which an individual suffers from an accumulation of fat in the liver. This is a disease condition with a multifactorial etiology. Some potent causes of such conditions are altered thyroid condition, abnormal metabolism in the body due to aging or menopause, or any other hormonal imbalance. Most of these causes are regulated by genetics, lifestyle, and environmental factors. Menopause comes with tremendous hormonal turmoil in the human body and brings vario [...]

by Jalal Uddin  , Meredith Greene  , Leslie Dubbin  , Madeline Deutsch  and Jason D. Flatt

Received: 28 July 2023;  Published: 15 December 2023;  doi: 10.21926/obm.geriatr.2304261

Housing is one of the top four most needed services for LGBTQ+ older adults, and this study focuses on the intersection of depression and social antecedents among LGBTQ+ older adults eligible for low-income housing. To explore social antecedents (i.e., demographics, early events, later events, social integration, and stressors) associated with screening positive for depression among low-income LGBTQ+ older adults from two cities in the Western United States. A cross-sectional study was conducted with LGBTQ+ older a [...]

by Walter Calderón-Gerstein  , Gabriela Torres-Samaniego  , Kevin Pazos-Sovero  , Mirella Calderón-Anyosa  , Merly Quisurco-Cárdenas  and Viviana Dorregaray-Lizárraga6

Received: 01 December 2022;  Published: 19 April 2023;  doi: 10.21926/obm.genet.2302180

This study aims to determine the relationship between the severity of lung tomographic compromise with arterial oxygenation and inflammatory markers in patients with COVID-19, and to evaluate the relationship between the CTSS tomographic severity score and the mortality risk in a high-altitude population. A retrospective, longitudinal study reviewed medical records between January and July of 2021 at the Daniel Alcides Carrión Regional Teaching Clinical Surgical Hospital in Huancayo. Categorical variables were anal [...]

by Tülin Avcı Hansu

Received: 25 December 2023;  Published: 15 May 2024;  doi: 10.21926/cr.2402005

In this study, by producing bifunctional material, hydrolysis, and supercapacitor applications were investigated. The carbon nanotube-supported Pt catalyst was prepared using the sodium borohydride (NaBH4) reduction. Surface characterization of the synthesized Pt/CNT catalyst was performed using scanning electron microscopy-energy dıstrıbutıon X-ray spectrometer (SEM-EDX), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Hydrolysis experiments were performed after deciding on the appropriate ato [...]

by Beom-Jin Lee  , Manal Hadi Ghaffoori Kanaan  , Sura Saad Abdullah  and Abdolmajid Ghasemian

Received: 04 July 2025;  Published: 18 August 2025;  doi: 10.21926/obm.genet.2503308

Cancer continues to be one of the leading causes of global death, and conventional therapies have limited efficacy because of their toxicity, drug resistance, and off-target effects. Plant-derived nanoparticles (PDNPs) have emerged as suitable alternatives as they have biocompatibility, biodegradability, and multifunctional therapy. In this review, we discussed the recent advancements in PDNPs for cancer therapy, including the green synthesis of PDNPs using phytochemical (flavonoids, terpenoids) reducing and cappin [...]

by Shih-Ang Hsu

Received: 28 August 2022;  Published: 21 October 2022;  doi: 10.21926/aeer.2204042

In August 2021 Hurricane Ida devastated southeast Louisiana. On the basis of numerous pertinent meteorological-oceanographic (met-ocean) information including datasets and graphics as supplied by various public agencies, several unique topics related to marine meteorology and air-sea-land interactions are investigated. It is found that a newly proposed revised relation between minimum sea-level pressure and maximum sustained wind speed is verified during Ida. Characteristics of the rapid intensification, defined as [...]

by Kuok Ho Daniel Tang

Received: 16 November 2025;  Published: 19 November 2025;  doi: 10.21926/rpse.2504016

Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping microplastic research by enabling faster, more accurate, and scalable detection, characterization, and modeling. Deep learning automates the identification and classification of microplastics from microscopy images, while machine learning accelerates the recognition of polymers from Raman and infrared spectra. AI-based clustering and segmentation improve the analysis of complex samples, and source-apportionment models learn morphological and chemical features to trace emiss [...]

by Aml Labib  , Jitesh Jeswani  and Durga AK Kanigicherla

Received: 26 June 2023;  Published: 13 October 2023;  doi: 10.21926/obm.transplant.2304199

IgAN is a major cause of end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) leading to kidney transplantation in a significant proportion of patients. However, its recurrence in transplanted kidneys can lead to graft loss. The rate of graft loss attributable to IgAN after transplantation is variably reported in different retrospective cohorts. Previous reports describe recurrence rates of 22-58% with a 1.3% to 16% rate of graft loss. Accurate diagnosis and prediction of graft loss are important for planning effective therapies to imp [...]