Care Refusal by Older Adults With Dementia Receiving Professional Care: A Scoping Review.

Care refusal behaviors by institutionalized older adults with dementia pose significant challenges for professional caregivers in residential care settings. This scoping review mapped the determinants and effects of care refusal in this population. A systematic search of five databases identified 19 studies published between 2013 and 2023.

Clinical impact of sex differences and procedural setting in transcatheter aortic valve implantation.

Background: Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is a well-established treatment for symptomatic patients with aortic stenosis. Yet, the impact of sex differences and public vs. private procedural setting on TAVI outcomes remain uncertain.

Performance of grazing cows fed supplements from coproducts of biodiesel industry replacing soybean meal.

The objective of the present study was to evaluate the substitution of soybean meals by biodiesel co-products on the performance and nutrient balance of lactating cows on pasture. Twelve dairy cows (7/8 Holstein-Gir) in early lactation were included in this feeding trial. These animals had an average daily milk yield of 21.

Learning Curve for In-Hospital Mortality of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Insights from the Brazilian National Registry.

Background: Robust data on the learning curve (LC) of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) are lacking in developing countries.

Objective: To assess TAVR's LC in Brazil over time.

Methods: We analyzed data from the Brazilian TAVR registry from 2008 to 2023.

HOTSPOT: An ad hoc teamwork platform for mixed human-robot teams.

Ad hoc teamwork is a research topic in multi-agent systems whereby an agent (the "ad hoc agent") must successfully collaborate with a set of unknown agents (the "teammates") without any prior coordination or communication protocol. However, research in ad hoc teamwork is predominantly focused on agent-only teams, but not on agent-human teams, which we believe is an exciting research avenue and has enormous application potential in human-robot teams. This paper will tap into this potential by proposing HOTSPOT, the first framework for ad hoc teamwork in human-robot teams.