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Geriatrics & Gerontology
Alexandria L. Irace, Nicole M. Armstrong, Jennifer A. Deal, Alexander Chern, Luigi Ferrucci, Frank R. Lin, Susan M. Resnick, Justin S. Golub
Summary: The study found that subclinical hearing loss is associated with decline in Letter Fluency cognitive test, but there is no significant relationship between hearing loss and incident mild cognitive impairment/dementia. Further research is needed to determine at what level of hearing loss the relationship between hearing and cognitive decline becomes observable.
JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES
(2022)
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Clinical Neurology
Tian Xie, Danxia Liu, Jing Guo, Bo Zhang
Summary: The study examined the longitudinal relationship between sensory loss and depression among Chinese older adults. Vision loss and dual sensory loss were significantly associated with depression, while hearing loss was not. Targeted mental health intervention programs should be delivered to individuals with vision loss or dual sensory loss.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2021)
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Quantum Science & Technology
Ewout van den Berg
Summary: The research presents an efficient implementation of Bayesian quantum phase estimation by dynamically switching between representations of phase distributions, such as truncated Fourier series and normal distributions. This approach allows for exact updates and reduces time complexity, while also addressing computational complexity when dealing with a superposition of multiple eigenstates using a gradient-projection algorithm.
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Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Vagner Antonio Rodrigues Silva, Alexandre Caixeta Guimaraes, Joel Lavinsky, Henrique Furlan Pauna, Alexandre Scalli Mathias Duarte, Arthur Menino Castilho, Carlos Takahiro Chone, Agricio Nubiato Crespo
Summary: This study compares the progression of pure-tone averages in workers exposed and nonexposed to noise over a period of 5 years, and identifies two critical periods of occupational risk: the first year of employment and after the third year in a noisy environment. There is a significant worsening of audiometric thresholds among noise-exposed workers after 3 years of employment.
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Statistics & Probability
A. S. Mirniam, A. R. Nematollahi
Summary: This paper considers a vector autoregressive model of order one with multivariate generalized scaled t-distributed innovations. The objective is to estimate the parameters of the proposed model using the well-known maximum likelihood estimation method. The maximum likelihood estimation method is performed using the expectation-conditional maximization algorithms (ECM and ECME) to accelerate the basic EM algorithm. The proposed methods are compared to a well-known quasi-Newton method, named BHHH, in terms of convergence rate, precision, and validity of the obtained estimates, through numerical simulations. Finally, the outcomes are used to fit the model and predict for a real data set.
COMMUNICATIONS IN STATISTICS-THEORY AND METHODS
(2023)
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Geriatrics & Gerontology
Shaoqing Ge, Eleanor S. McConnell, Bei Wu, Wei Pan, XinQi Dong, Brenda L. Plassman
Summary: This study found that older adults with hearing loss and dual sensory loss experience faster rates of cognitive decline compared to those with normal sensory function, while there was no significant association between vision loss and cognitive decline.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY
(2021)
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Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Izabela A. Jamsek, William G. Kronenberger, David B. Pisoni, Rachael Frush Holt
Summary: Deaf or hard-of-hearing children show significant variability in spoken language and executive functioning outcomes. The study found that executive functioning is predictive of, and related to, language development in these children.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
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Geriatrics & Gerontology
Kim M. Kiely, Saman Khalatbari-Soltani, Fiona M. Blyth, Vasikaran Naganathan, David J. Handelsman, Louise M. Waite, David G. Le Couteur, Moyra E. Mortby, Robert G. Cumming, Kaarin J. Anstey
Summary: This study aimed to assess the association between self-reported hearing difficulties and future risk of falling among older adults. The findings from the two Australian cohorts showed mixed results, suggesting that self-reported hearing difficulties may be predictive of falls in some cases but not in others.
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Medicine, General & Internal
Yifan Zhou, Yanping Hu, Jianfeng Luo, Yinwen Li, Haiyun Liu, Xiaodong Sun, Minwen Zhou
Summary: The study found that hearing loss and dual sensory loss are significantly associated with falls among middle-aged and older Chinese population, while vision loss is not significantly associated. Baseline hearing loss and dual sensory loss are related to the prevalence of falls, and the persistence of sensory loss status is also associated with falls incidence.
FRONTIERS IN MEDICINE
(2022)
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Geriatrics & Gerontology
Domenico Cuda, Sara Ghiselli, Alessandra Murri
Summary: The study aims to investigate the effectiveness of using hearing aids for elderly individuals with hearing impairment, in improving speech perception in noisy environments and overall health-related quality of life.
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Geriatrics & Gerontology
Pablo Martinez-Amezcua, Pei-Lun Kuo, Nicholas S. Reed, Eleanor M. Simonsick, Yuri Agrawal, Frank R. Lin, Jennifer A. Deal, Luigi Ferrucci, Jennifer A. Schrack
Summary: This study found that moderate or greater hearing impairment is associated with a decline in physical functioning and leads to faster decline over time, while the use of hearing aids can improve walking endurance.
JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Gema Esteban-Bueno, Aida Maria Berenguel Hernandez, Nicolas Fernandez Fernandez, Miguel Navarro Cabrero, Juan R. Coca
Summary: Wolfram syndrome (WS) is a rare neurodegenerative disease with autosomal recessive origin. Limited research on sensorineural hearing loss in WS has been conducted. It is important to conduct further studies and establish a set of tests for accurate assessment, monitoring, and control of patients. The objective of this research is to understand WS biomedically and aid in diagnosis and treatment. Audiological measurements such as pure tones audiometry, tympanometry, speech perception, and high-frequency testing were utilized for standardized follow-up. Mixed linear models were used to examine the effects of age and time on various hearing measurements. Genetic analysis revealed phenotype-genotype groups, indicating the severity of hearing loss. Early detection of sensorineural hearing loss and WS is crucial for intensive follow-up and treatment.
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Geriatrics & Gerontology
Yunwei Zhang, Hua Wang, Lihua Wang, Jing Zhang, Yifan Cao, Lingshan Wan, Changying Wang, Hongyun Xin, Hansheng Ding
Summary: This study explores the rate and effect factors of hearing aid utilization in Chinese community elderly people, as well as the role of hearing aids in the association between hearing loss and cognitive decline. The results show that the utilization rate of hearing aids in Chinese community elderly people is below 10%. Participants with older age, higher education, and more independent money management are more likely to use hearing aids. Regardless of the utilization of hearing aids, hearing level is significantly associated with cognition in elderly people, but participants with hearing aids show a slower cognitive decline speed.
EXPERIMENTAL GERONTOLOGY
(2023)
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Geriatrics & Gerontology
Alexander Chern, Alexandria L. Irace, Rahul K. Sharma, Yuan Zhang, Qixuan Chen, Justin S. Golub
Summary: This study examined the long-term association between subclinical hearing loss (SCHL) and neurocognitive performance. The results showed that worse hearing was significantly associated with steeper cognitive decline, particularly in individuals with SCHL. This suggests that the relationship between hearing loss and cognition may begin at earlier levels of hearing loss than previously recognized.
FRONTIERS IN AGING NEUROSCIENCE
(2022)
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Statistics & Probability
Luisa Novais, Susana Faria
Summary: This article compares the performance of the EM, CEM, and SEM algorithms in estimating parameters for mixtures of linear mixed models, with results showing that the CEM algorithm is the least computationally demanding algorithm.
COMPUTATIONAL STATISTICS
(2021)