Use of Electronic Medical Records (EMR) in Gerontology: Benefits, Considerations and a Promising Future.

Electronic medical records (EMRs) have many benefits in clinical research in gerontology, enabling data analysis, development of prognostic tools and disease risk prediction. EMRs also offer a range of advantages in clinical practice, such as comprehensive medical records, streamlined communication with healthcare providers, remote data access, and rapid retrieval of test results, ultimately leading to increased efficiency, enhanced patient safety, and improved quality of care in gerontology, which includes benefits like reduced medication use and better patient history taking and physical examination assessments. The use of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) approaches on EMRs can further improve disease diagnosis, symptom classification, and support clinical decision-making.

Utility of the Comprehensive Trail Making Test in the Assessment of Mild Cognitive Impairment in Older Patients.

Introduction: The purpose of this study is to determine the usefulness of the CTMT (Comprehensive Trail Making Test) in diagnosing mild cognitive impairment in older patients. The test is used to assess executive functions, of which impairment is already observed in the early stages of the neurodegenerative process.

Materials And Methods: The study includes 98 patients of a geriatric ward assigned to 2 groups of 49 patients each: patients diagnosed with a mild cognitive impairment and patients without a cognitive impairment, constituting the control group (group K).

Noninvasive Quantum Measurement of Arbitrary Operator Order by Engineered Non-Markovian Detectors.

The development of solid-state quantum technologies requires the understanding of quantum measurements in interacting, nonisolated quantum systems. In general, a permanent coupling of detectors to a quantum system leads to memory effects that have to be taken into account in interpreting the measurement results. We analyze a generic setup of two detectors coupled to a quantum system and derive a compact formula in the weak-measurement limit that interpolates between an instantaneous (text-book type) and almost continuous-detector dynamics-dependent-measurement.

Spatial and dynamical handwriting analysis in mild cognitive impairment.

Background and Objectives Standard clinical procedure of Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) assessment employs time-consuming tests of psychological evaluation and requires the involvement of specialists. The employment of quantitative methods proves to be superior to clinical judgment, yet reliable, fast and inexpensive tests are not available. This study was conducted as a first step towards the development of a diagnostic tool based on handwriting.

Nonsymmetrized correlations in quantum noninvasive measurements.

A long-standing problem in quantum mesoscopic physics is which operator order corresponds to noise expressions like , where I(ω) is the measured current at frequency ω. Symmetrized order describes a classical measurement while nonsymmetrized order corresponds to a quantum detector, e.g.

Quasiprobabilistic interpretation of weak measurements in mesoscopic junctions.

The impossibility of measuring noncommuting quantum mechanical observables is one of the most fascinating consequences of the quantum mechanical postulates. Hence, to date the investigation of quantum measurement and projection is a fundamentally interesting topic. We propose to test the concept of weak measurement of noncommuting observables in mesoscopic transport experiments, using a quasiprobabilistic description.

Formulation of time-resolved counting statistics based on a positive-operator-valued measure.

We propose a derivation of the full counting statistics of electronic current based on a positive-operator-valued measure. Our approach justifies the Levitov-Lesovik formula in the long-time limit, but can be generalized to the detection of finite-frequency noise correlations. The combined action of the projection postulate and the quantum formula for current noise at high frequencies imply an additional white noise.

Sutherland formula for a square-well fluid.

We introduce a closed Onsager-symmetric set of linear kinetic equations for smooth interactions. The new formula is an equivalent of the Enskog equation for hard spheres. Corresponding Green-Kubo expressions for transport coefficients are given with high temperature corrections from finite potentials-Sutherland formula, not only for thermal conductivity and shear viscosity, but also bulk viscosity with discussion of the square-well case.

Symmetric linear kinetic theory.

Equilibrium time correlation functions are expressed by two Onsager-symmetric quantumlike operators containing equilibrium distribution function. A model of dissipation for smooth interaction potentials is proposed. Approximations leading to the mode coupling formula are clearly stated and the Green-Kubo prescription for the calculation of the transport coefficients is reformulated.