Dr. Zhe He, with others, have proposed that developing cognitive training interventions for those with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), Alzheimer's disease, and other forms of dementia will require lapses in adherence to be predictable. This is so that such interventions can be engaged in at optimal points in time. This is one of the earliest studies done to predict older adults' daily adherence to cognitive training programs with advanced machine learning techniques. 

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Dr. Robert L. Gluecklauf (et al.) analyzed the outcomes of the African American Alzheimer's Caregiver Training and Support Project 2 pilot. The objectives being analyzed included caregiver depression, health status, burden, quality of relationships, and social support within a 12-week training program of skill-building and problem-solving sessions. 

Overall, the results of the study were promising with a larger sample size being needed to confirm the reliability of these methods. 

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Nicole Ennis, Ph.D., along with others, examined the factors linked with tuberculosis among people who lived with HIV in Florida via medical documentation and self-reporting. Tuberculosis prevalence was higher in self-reporting than in documentation, with the highest self-reporting demographic being older, homeless African Americans. 

The use of self-reporting combined with screening test confirmation would help in establishing the true prevalence of tuberculosis and associated risk factors of those living with HIV. 

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Michael Nair-Collins puts forth this essay regarding the definition of the irreversible coma and brain death. The essay emphasizes the aspect of compulsorily applying the status of "corpse", socially and legally, to a living human body. 

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Scott M. Pickett and Julia L. Sheffler of Florida State University's Department of Behavioral Sciences and Social Medicine were involved with an initiative to examine the link between poor sleep health, obesity, and addictive-like eating behaviors in African American and Black people. The results point towards intervention being necessary for abnormal eating behaviors when excessive daytime sleepiness is observed. 

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Individuals with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) and plexiform neurofibromas (PNs) have a higher risk for and are more vulnerable to socioemotional difficulties. Though, there is little known about exactly how socioemotional functioning changes throughout a lifespan and the things that predict such changes. 

Yang Hou, Ph.D., was part of a group studying such effects. Their findings indicated that individualized patient care and consideration for the socioeconomic background of a child should be uniquely met. Though ultimately, the results suggest further longitudinal study is needed.

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