OBJECTIVE: Delirium is frequent in elderly hospitalized patients. Many studies have
examined its risk factors, but results have been quite variable. Thus, the goal of this study is to …

This study assesses the causal relationship between corporate social performance (CSP)
and financial performance (FP). We perform our empirical analyses on a sample of 179 …

Background: Delirium is a complex medical disorder associated with high morbidity and
mortality among elderly patients. The goals of our study were to determine the prevalence of …

Background: Delirium is common and often goes undetected in older patients admitted to
medical services. It is associated with poor outcomes. We conducted a randomized clinical trial …

In light of the rapidly increasing development of the cell phone market, the use of such equipment
while driving raises the question of whether it is associated with an increased accident …

This paper presents an extension of the random forest (RF) method to the case of clustered
data. The proposed ‘mixed-effects random forest’ (MERF) is implemented using a standard …

Food products have diversified with industry globalization. To market functional foods
efficiently, food managers must gauge cross‐cultural variance of functional food acceptance. …

Objective: To determine which characteristics of older patients who use a hospital ED are
associated with repeat visits during the 90 days following the index visit. Methods: The study …

The value of a statistical life (VSL) is a very controversial topic, but one which is essential to
the optimization of governmental decisions. We see a great variability in the values obtained …

Objective: lb determine the test‐retest reliability and concurrent criterion validity of a self‐report
ED screening questionnaire for adverse outcomes in elders. Methods: A cohort of 1,885 …