USING SYSTEMS ENGINEERING AND IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE TO DESIGN AN IMPLEMENTATION PACKAGE FOR PREOPERATIVE COMPREHENSIVE GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT AMONG OLDER ADULTS HAVING MAJOR ABDOMINAL SURGERY: PROTOCOL FOR A 3-PHASE STUDY

BackgroundOlder Americans, a growing segment of the population, have an increasing need for surgical services, and they experience a disproportionate burden of postoperative complications compared to their younger counterparts.A preoperative comprehensive geriatric assessment (pCGA) is recommended to reduce risk and improve surgical care delivery f

Helicoverpa armigera is a universal pest around the world that has been extensively used as a Induction Food Warmers model organism for agricultural pests.Calcineurin (CAN) is an important Ca2+-dependent phosphatase that is participated in various biological pathways.Here, we revealed that CAN inhibition significantly arrested H.armigera larval dev

Repetitive fall producing head injury in children may lead to development of intracranial hematoma.The course of evolution may be rapid in case of repeated fall due to induction of sub-clinical coagulopathy caused by repetitive cranial injury.The Skid Shoes awareness of such possibility is highly desired among the pediatrician and neurosurgeon and

Objective: We aimed to analyze the characteristics and psychological mechanism of depressive symptoms in elderly patients with alcohol dependence under the COVID-19 epidemic and to observe the effect of acupuncture combined with emotional therapy of Chinese medicine treatment on depressive symptoms in elderly patients with alcohol dependence.Method

This paper reviews the understanding I have gained from several years of research, and from several more years of ongoing discussions with industry leaders regarding the nature of competitiveness among tourism destinations.This understanding has been captured, in summary form, in the model of Destination Competitiveness/Sustainability (Ritchie and