Publications by authors named "Yaniv Alon"
Background: Individuals with dementia are particularly vulnerable during emergency situations due to challenges with cognition, mobility, and daily functioning. However, little is known about how disruptive events may specifically impact the health of those with dementia.
Objective: To evaluate changes in health outcomes for individuals with and without dementia surrounding the Israel-Gaza war in October 2023.
Individuals with dementia face increased vulnerability during crises like armed conflicts. However, little is known about how conflicts affect dementia care delivery and patients' health. We conducted a longitudinal cohort study using medical record data.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: This study compared COVID-19 outcomes between vaccinated and unvaccinated older adults with and without cognitive impairment.
Method: Electronic health records from Israel from March 2020-February 2022 were analyzed for a large cohort (N = 85,288) aged 65 + . Machine learning constructed models to predict mortality risk from patient factors.
Article Synopsis
- Frontline hospitals in conflict zones face significant challenges in providing emergency care due to threats to personnel and infrastructure; existing research often overlooks the practical aspects of operating under fire.
- This study focuses on Barzilai University Medical Center in Israel during heightened conflict, analyzing 232 patient cases to understand triage methods, surge capacity, and continuity of care amidst hazardous conditions.
- Findings reveal a direct correlation between missile attacks and patient surges, highlighting the need for improved trauma response strategies in frontline hospitals to enhance emergency care delivery during conflict.
Background: Chronic wounds present significant challenges for patients and nursing care teams worldwide. Digital health tools offer potential for more standardised and efficient nursing care pathways but require further rigorous evaluation.
Objective: This retrospective matched cohort study aimed to compare the impacts of a digital tracking application for wound documentation versus traditional manual nursing assessments.
Background: As COVID-19 vaccines became available, understanding their potential benefits in vulnerable populations has gained significance. This study explored the advantages of COVID-19 vaccination in individuals with cognitive disorders by analyzing health-related variables and outcomes.
Methods: A prospective cohort study analyzed electronic medical records of 25,733 older adults with cognitive disorders and 65,544 older adults without cognitive disorders from March 2020 to February 2022.
Background: Since 2006 more than 60,000 migrants arrived in Israel from the Horn of Africa (HoA: Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia). They were detained in prison and screened for tuberculosis (TB) by means of an interview and chest X-ray (CXR).
Objectives: To evaluate the yield of this screening process.
We apply scanning fluorescence correlation spectroscopy to study the structure of individual DNA coils in dilute and semidilute solutions. In dilute solutions, over two decades in length, from 0.6 to 46 μm, DNA behave as ideal chains, in agreement with theoretical predictions and in disagreement with prior experiments.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe adapt a scanning fluorescence correlation spectroscopy technique to measure the structure factor of complex fluid systems and present the first measurements of the structure of semidilute solutions of long DNA polymers. The measured structure factors exhibit screening effects which, as expected for semidilute polymer solutions, grow stronger with increasing DNA concentration c. The measured concentration dependence of the screening length xi proportional to c{0.
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