Reaching a diagnosis may be difficult in the initial stages of dementia, especially in low educated individuals, when informant reports may be useful. Objectives To compare the sensitivity and specificity of the IQCODE against cognitive tests applied in clinical practice and to evaluate the possible cut-off points in Brazil. Methods Individuals without dementia (CDR=0; N=5), with Mild Cogni...

Abstract This article examined rainfall enhancement over Lake Victoria. Estimates of over-lake were compared with in the surrounding lake catchment. Four satellite products initially tested against estimates based on gauges or water balance models. These included TRMM 3B43, IMERG V06 Final Run (IMERG-F), CHIRPS2, and PERSIANN-CDR. There was agreement among for catchment but a large disparity th...

High-resolution seasonal and annual precipitation climatologies for the Upper Indus Basin were developed on basis of 1995–2017 normals obtained from four-gridded datasets (APHRODITE, CHIRPS, PERSIANN-CDR, ERA5) quality-controlled high- mid-elevation station observations. Monthly is estimated through anomaly method at catchment scale, then, it compared with observed discharges over 1975–2017 per...

[Purpose] The purpose of this study is to apply cognitive rehabilitation according to Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients' level of cognitive functioning to compare changes in Cognitive Assessment Reference Diagnosis System performance and present standards for effective intervention. [Subjects] Subjects were 30 inpatients diagnosed with AD. Subjects were grouped by Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR)...

Precipitation is a critical driver of vegetation productivity and dynamics in dryland environments, especially areas with intense livestock farming. Availability access to accurate, reliable, timely rainfall data are essential for natural resources management, environmental monitoring, informing hydrological rainfall-runoff models. Gauged precipitation drylands often scarce, fragmented, low spa...

Several satellite precipitation estimates are becoming available globally, offering new possibilities for modeling water resources, especially in regions where data scarce. This work provides the first validation of four products, CHIRPS v2, Tamsat, Persiann CDR and TerraClimate data, a semi-arid region Essaouira city (Morocco). The from different satellites compared with ground observations 4 ...