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Epidemiology and healthcare burden of non-fatal maxillofacial injuries in Bangladesh: Evidence from Bangladesh Health and Injury Survey (BHIS), 2016
Background Maxillofacial injuries cause significant morbidity and contribute greatly to the global healthcare burden, yet epidemiological estimates from Bangladesh are lacking. Thi...
Research on the evaluation and spatial layout of high quality development of higher education in China
As a social subsystem, the layout of higher education is related to the degree of harmony in the economy and society. Based on the panel data from the “China Statistical Yearbook”, “China Education St...
Continuity or change in the transition to Islam? A diachronic assessment of agricultural production at Old Dongola, Northern Sudan (14th–18th centuries CE)
In this paper, we present an archaeobotanical study from Old Dongola, northern Sudan, examining agricultural dynamics and subsistence strategies from the Late Christian to the Islamic period. Old Dong...
Evaluating a sexual violence primary prevention program in Australian secondary schools: A protocol for a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial
Background Sexual violence is a global human rights issue and a significant public health concern. Prevention of sexual violence requires addressing the structural and social norms...
Improving the care of people affected by post-COVID syndrome (LCovB):study protocol of a mixed-methods study
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a large number of individuals affected by post-COVID syndrome (PCS) and poses significant challenges to healthcare provision. Many...
A blood gas parameter–based assessment model for predicting poor prognosis in sepsis: A retrospective analysis of the MIMIC-IV and eICU-CRD
Background Blood gas parameters are associated with sepsis prognosis. This study aimed to develop an assessment model based on blood gas parameters for predicting patient outcomes....
Assessing the appropriateness of helicopter emergency medical services for non-traumatic emergencies in a medically underserved rural area, Japan
Background Helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) are essential in trauma care, but their role in non-traumatic emergencies remains unclear, particularly in medically underse...
Determinants of intention to use generative AI fitness assistants: Integrating the Theory of Planned Behavior, second-order information system quality, and perceived value
As generative artificial intelligence (GAI) becomes embedded in sport and health management, GAI fitness assistants can generate and iteratively refine training plans through conversational interactio...
A Multitask Learning framework for E‐commerce time series analytics: Operational risk, demand forecasting, and anomaly detection
The study presents MT-PyraRisk, a multi-task learning framework that integrates pyramidal attention mechanisms for cross-border e-commerce risk prediction. The model processes multimodal time-series d...
Family planning service receipt during facility visits in Ethiopia: Evidence from the 2021–2022 service provision assessment survey
Background Family planning is a central component of reproductive health and contributes to reductions in maternal and child mortality. While most evidence in Ethiopia is derived f...
Knowledge, attitude, and practices towards rabies: A community survey in selected areas of KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa
Knowledge, attitude, and practices (KAP) studies have been widely used to assess gaps in KAP towards rabies. However, there is no evidence of baseline studies that have assessed KAP towards rabies amo...
Performance of four scoring systems in predicting the need for massive transfusion in Iranian trauma patients
Background Post-traumatic hemorrhage is a leading cause of death if not promptly identified and treated. This study aimed to compare the performance of four scoring systems in pred...
Multi-method, longitudinal study on behavioral, emotional, and developmental factors of children in residential care in Lower Austria: A study protocol
Background In Austria, there is a significant research gap concerning the quality of out-of-home care (OoHC) provisions and their capacity to promote children’s well-being and deve...
Interpretable machine learning with Bayesian optimization for bond strength prediction of steel reinforcement in geopolymer concrete
Accurate estimation of bond strength between steel reinforcement and geopolymer concrete is essential for the reliable design of sustainable reinforced concrete structures. However, the highly nonline...
Factors associated with women’s choice for mode of cervical sampling in future cervical cancer screening
Background Cervical cancer (CC), primarily caused by persistent high-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) infection, remains a major public health challenge, with Latvia experiencing...
Effectiveness and safety of intra-articular hyaluronic acid SEMICAL GEL-B CROSS therapy in knee osteoarthritis (SEM-ART1): Study protocol for a randomized, placebo controlled, double-blind, cross-over clinical trial
Objective This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of a single intra-articular injection of high-dose cross-linked hyaluronic acid on pain, physical function, muscl...
Genetic surveillance of first- and second-line drug-resistant isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Peru
Tuberculosis (TB) remains a critical public health crisis in Peru, which bears the highest multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) burden in the Americas. The objective of this study was to conduct a nationwi...
A distributionally-robust bayesian adaptive EWMA chart for joint surveillance of lognormal process location and scale
Reliability surveillance of safety-critical systems often involves monitoring positively skewed characteristics, such as failure rates, repair times, or material degradation paths, which are robustly...
Horn trace element profiles of managed rhinoceros species and comparisons to matched livers and wild African rhinoceros horns
Rhino horn is composed of keratin which contains numerous minerals and metals that may provide insight into the species’ environment and health. Our goals were to identify horn trace elements that dif...
Association of systemic immune-inflammatory index with stress urinary incontinence in U.S. Adults: NHANES 2007–2016
Background The aim of this study is to explore the association between the systemic immune-inflammatory index (SII) and stress urinary incontinence (SUI)....
A multi-product, multi-period vaccine supply chain network planning with injection centers and storage conditions
This study develops a mixed-integer linear programming model for a multi-product, multi-period vaccine supply chain network that incorporates injection centers and heterogeneous storage conditions, in...
Perceptions of plastic pollution among inland fishery stakeholders in a subtropical reservoir
Plastic pollution is becoming a serious problem in freshwater ecosystems, impacting the livelihoods of people who rely on inland fisheries. Although plastic waste is widely discussed around the world,...
Psychometric evaluation of the Urdu version of Inventory of Callous-Unemotional Traits: A multi-phase validation
Callous-unemotional (CU) traits are central to the specifier with Limited Prosocial Emotions in the DSM-5 and ICD-11, reflecting severe emotional and behavioral disturbances. Despite the global use of...
Industrialization of sandwich composite panels for portable outdoor tabletops
Sandwich composite panels offer a promising pathway for developing lightweight yet mechanically robust portable outdoor tabletops, but their industrialization outside traditional aerospace and transpo...
Association of prolonged ECMO bridging and perioperative factors with dysphagia and survival after lung transplantation
Objectives To evaluate the association between perioperative variables, including extracorporeal membrane oxygenation bridge-to-transplantation (ECMO BTT), and the development of d...