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Data fusion-based traffic prediction and software decision support for recreational suburban roads
Predicting traffic flow on mountainous suburban roads is challenging due to highly variable environmental, temporal, and traffic-related conditions. This study focuses on Kandovan Road, a critical rou...
Cardiovascular diseases among people living with HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia: A scoping review
Background Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)/ Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) remains a significant burden in Ethiopia. People living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) are at increa...
Molecular identification and DNA barcoding of Chaenomeles japonica in Pakistan
Chaenomeles japonica (Thunb.) Lindl., an ornamental species belonging to the family Rosaceae, was molecularly identified from a cultivated population in the Hazara region, Khyber P...
Framing the crisis: X/Twitter discourse on Ukrainian war refugees in Poland
Social media play a crucial role in shaping public perceptions of migration during crises. This study examines how discourse on Ukrainians in Poland was framed on X/Twitter during the first year of Ru...
Technological impact, generality, and complementarity of artificial intelligence patents: Evidence from Samsung Electronics
This study examines the extent to which artificial intelligence (AI) technologies are more pervasive and technologically complementary than non-AI technologies. Drawing on the literature on general pu...
From knowledge to action: Participatory research methods to create an action plan for healthier communities
Introduction There is a large knowledge to implementation gap in traditional research. Community based participatory research (CBPR) can fill this gap by improving the validity and...
Correction: The impact of the radical urbanization index on depression risk among middle-aged and elderly Chinese: Evidence from a large-scale cross-sectional study
Vital signs and common blood tests improve the predictive power of the Hospital Frailty Risk Score to predict poor outcomes across all adult ages
Background Frailty is associated with poor health outcomes and is a public health challenge worldwide. The Hospital Frailty Risk Score (HFRS) has been widely used to identify patie...
Registered Report: How does art impact pain and stress? Exposure to multimodal art (Music + Visual) and music alone enhances pain tolerance more than visual art, but neither art form impacts autonomic or endocrine markers
While the pain- and stress-reducing effects of music are well investigated, effects of visual art and the combination of both modalities (music and visual art) are much less explored. We tested the (1...
Integration of palliative care into phase I oncology trials: A qualitative interview study with patients, informal caregivers, and healthcare providers
Background Patients with advanced cancer participating in phase I clinical trials often face limited survival while experiencing significant symptom burden. Despite evidence suppor...
Variation in mental health-related sickness absence duration: The role of occupational health professionals
Mental health-related disorders are prevalent among the working population and account for a large proportion of sickness absence. Occupational health professionals (OHPs) play a key role in supportin...
A new extended belief rule base method based on neighborhood covering reduction for diabetes diagnosis
The precise diagnosis and scientific management of diabetes are highly important for improving patients’ quality of life and reducing the risk of complications. However, in actual clinical settings, d...
Clinical trial participant information leaflets overstate the harms/risks of participation and understate the benefits
Objectives Participant Information Leaflets (PILs) are essential for informed consent in randomised controlled trials (RCTs), detailing the trial’s purpose, methods, and potential...
Health coach-supported mobile health intervention to improve adherence to lipid-lowering medications (AdLip): Design and rationale of a multicentre randomized controlled trial protocol
Background Elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol is one of the major modifiable risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Lipid management is integral to primary and secondar...
Neurological events and unanticipated risks after locoregional anesthesia (NEURAL): Protocol for a multicenter prospective observational study
Background Regional anesthesia is widely regarded as one of the safest anesthetic techniques, yet serious complications—such as nerve injury, hematoma, pneumothorax, and local anes...
Association between coronavirus disease 2019 and new-onset autoimmune diseases during the early phase of the pandemic
Emerging evidence suggests that viral infections, including SARS-CoV-2, may trigger autoimmunity. This study investigated the risk of developing autoimmune diseases following coronavirus disease 2019...
An Indicator contribution-oriented assessment framework for identifying dominant fire risk drivers in cable tunnels: Development and case study
Cable tunnels are critical components of urban power supply systems, where fire incidents can cause severe safety consequences due to high cable density and confined environments. Effective fire risk...
Construction of indicator system and comprehensive evaluation of high-quality development of cultural tourism integration in revolutionary base areas
Clarifying the conceptual framework of high-quality development in cultural-tourism integration and establishing a corresponding evaluation system suitable for county-level regions in revolutionary ba...
Intimate partner violence and unmet need for family planning in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: A secondary analysis of the moderating role of reproductive coercion using performance monitoring for action data
Introduction Intimate partner violence (IPV) has harmful effects on women’s physical, mental, and reproductive health. This study investigates the relationship between experiencing...
CRISP: Cremated remains inference of sex probabilities – A software for Bayesian sex estimation in human cremated remains
Sex assessment in cremation contexts represents a key step for reconstructing funerary rituals and demographic profiles. However, the high degree of fragmentation and thermal alteration of skeletal el...
Polyphenol extract of Syzygium brachythyrsum mitigates atherosclerosis in high-fat diet induced ApoE-/- mice by regulating ROS/Keap1/Nrf2 pathway
Syzygium brachythyrsum (SB) is an ethnic herb widely used by the Dai ethnic minority in Yunnan province of China. Our previous studies have shown that the polyphenol extract of SB...
The effectiveness of pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions for fatigue in people living with chronic kidney disease: A protocol for a systematic review
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects approximately 850 million people worldwide and is associated with a substantial and growing symptom burden. Fatigue is one of the most common and debilitating symp...
Integrated multifactor assessment of road geometry, vehicle types and weather diversity on bilateral transverse slopes: Bridging gaps in dynamic modeling
Lane-changing maneuvers are critical to road safety and are significantly influenced by road geometry, particularly transverse slopes. This study investigates how bilateral transverse slopes affect ve...
Correction: Choice of cell-delivery route for skeletal myoblast transplantation for treating post-infarction chronic heart failure in rat
Preliminary validation of the 15-item WHO ageism experiences scale in a mixed-age UK sample
Background Ageism, defined as stereotypes, prejudices and discrimination based on a person’s age is prevalent and negatively impacts individuals and society....