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This study aims to evaluate. in the course of one year. the role of physical therapy and occupational therapy intervention. in association of specific drug therapy versus only drug therapy. in patients with osteoporosis. The study was carried out between April 2022 and June 2024, on 94 patients with osteoporosis. selected from the Clinical Rehabilitation Hospital in Băile Felix. All subjects signed an informed consent form 46 subjects followed drug therapy, physical therapy and occupational therapy (study group) and 46 subjects had only drug therapy (control group). The following parameters were assessed: the decrease in height. bone mineral density (BMD) - the T score and the Qualeffo test for the quality of life. Between groups analysis showed that in the study group. The post-test values of the total Qualeffo score decrease significantly and showed a smaller decrease in height compared to control group. Regarding BMD there is no significant difference between the study group compared to control group. The results of the study suggest that a specific physiotherapy can cause significant improvements both of quality of life and vertebral static disorders. As far as BMD is concerned rehabilitation has only a limiting effect of braking its decrease. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Alzheimer’s disease (AD), the most common form of dementia, has increasing incidence, increasing mortality rates, and poses a huge burden on healthcare. None of the currently approved drugs for the treatment of AD influence disease progression. Many clinical trials aiming at inhibiting amyloid plaque formation, increasing amyloid beta clearance, or inhibiting neurofibrillary tangle pathology yielded inconclusive results or failed. Meanwhile, research has identified many interlinked vicious cascades implicating oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, and chronic neuroinflammation, and has pointed to novel therapeutic targets such as improving mitochondrial bioenergetics and quality control, diminishing oxidative stress, or modulating the neuroinflammatory pathways. Many novel molecules tested in vitro or in animal models have proven efficient, but their translation into clinic needs further research regarding appropriate doses, delivery routes, and possible side effects. Cell-based therapies and extracellular vesicle-mediated delivery of messenger RNAs and microRNAs seem also promising strategies allowing to target specific signaling pathways, but need further research regarding the most appropriate harvesting and culture methods as well as control of the possible tumorigenic side effects. The rapidly developing area of nanotechnology could improve drug delivery and also be used in early diagnosis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Written heritage is an important part of the national cultural heritage, including old books, documents and maps of remarkable significance for defining the identity of a nation. These elements, considering the perishability of the material of which they are made are liable to be damaged by internal and external risk factors. A good preservation of the documents must take into account both the nature of the material and the microclimate conditions in which they are stored. Considering these, the paper focuses on the microclimatic characteristics and the air quality inside of the National Archives of the Bihor County Office (Romania), highlighting the influence they have on the documents and the health of the employees. Using digital devices to monitor the risk factors of physical and chemical nature, as well as specific techniques for determining microbiological contamination, the internal microclimate in an archive storage was monitored in the period 01.03.2019 - 21.06.2019. At the same time, a focus group was held in which the employees of the institution participated. The results show that the values of the main elements of the microclimate (temperature, humidity, CO2 and speed of air currents) are kept with small exceptions within the allowed limits, not posing a hazard to the employees or stored documents. But the air quality is considerably tainted by detected dusts in suspension and fungi, the employees being exposed to several professional illnesses. These conditions impose the introduction of modern HVAC systems to filter the air and improving the microclimate conditions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The present paper is a multidisciplinary investigation of the indoor air quality inside the Multipurpose Hall of the University of Oradea, based both on specific monitoring and questionnaire-based survey to identify people’s perception in this regard. The monitoring, carried out during October-November 2016 when the heating did not work, was focused on: relative air temperature and humidity (Thermohygrometer data logger Klimalogg Pro), carbon dioxide (CO2) (Extech Instruments CO250 model automatic gas analyzer), air microflora investigation (Koch sedimentation method in accordance with applicable standards). Monitoring results showed: an optimal level of temperature and humidity, so that sports competitions can be carried out at a good level, and a small to medium level of microbial contamination. The sociological survey showed that only a small percentage of respondents identified negative aspects of indoor air quality or had negative physical symptoms related to poor indoor air exposure. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Medical electronics is an interdisciplinary field that develops and promotes, in collaboration with doctors, informatics technicians and biologists, the engineering innovations and the production of the medical devices. Medical engineering is not only about producing highly proficient bio-medical gear, as about the use of this kind of equipment within medical act quality conditions for the patient and the medical staff. The study of the effects the mechanical vibrations do exert on human body is not a new domain, in this respect the research going back to its starting point in the beginning of the 20th century. Now, the benefits of the mechanical vibrations, generated by electronics, on human organism are used both for increasing sport performances and sportsmen recovery. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]