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Knowledge flows from science to AI technology: Identifying core and brokerage technological roles
The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies has not only driven convergence with diverse technological domains but also swiftly spread across various industrial sectors. As a kn...
Expression of Concern: Research on performance variations of classifiers with the influence of pre-processing methods for Chinese short text classification
An ultrasound-based artificial intelligence framework for difficult airway prediction: A two-model, three-step decision framework
Background At present, the early warning of difficult airway remains fraught with challenges. Previous ultrasonic quantitative parameters have demonstrated favorable application po...
Research on the development of Chaozhou woodcarving from the perspectives of grounded theory and biomechanics
This study establishes a novel Bio-Cultural Heritage Design Framework that integrates grounded theory and biomechanics to address the sustainable development of traditional crafts in the digital era....
A regression-based method to estimate vessel mass for use in whale-ship strike risk models
Vessel-whale collisions are one of the major threats that large whales face worldwide. The probability of lethal injury is an important factor to consider when conducting vessel strike risk assessment...
“Doctor, when can I drive?” – Can we compensate an immobilization of the right wrist while driving a car: A pilot study
Introduction The joints of the upper extremity are responsible for ensuring the safe movement of the body when steering and shifting gears. The impact of wrist immobilization and t...
Longitudinal brain atrophy and mortality among people living in homelessness and precarious housing: A brief report of a longitudinal study
Background People living in homelessness or precarious housing experience more health challenges and earlier mortality than the general population. We characterized longitudinal ch...
NephroPOC - Risk assessment and prediction of acute kidney injury in emergency patients with suspected organ dysfunction: Secondary analysis from the prospective observational LifePOC study
We aimed to assess markers and risk factors for imminent acute kidney injury (AKI) in emergency patients, as risk stratification in the emergency department is currently not widely used. Using data fr...
Consumers’ psychological constructs regarding hybrid meat products: A scoping review protocol
Objective The objective of this scoping review protocol is to outline the approach for mapping existing evidence on consumers’ psychological constructs and outcomes related to hybr...
An intelligent method for Buoy meteorological data restoration using a Spatio-Temporal Dual-Attention Network with transformer and GAT
Meteorological sensors deployed on ocean buoys frequently suffer from data loss or outliers due to electromagnetic interference and component failures caused by harsh weather and environmental conditi...
Routine immunization intensification, vaccination campaigns, and measles transmission in Southern Nigeria
In this paper, we compare—in terms of their estimated effects on disease transmission—Southern Nigeria’s large-scale measles vaccination campaigns since 2010 to a unique, more targeted routine immuniz...
Hierarchical secure key assignment scheme
This work presents a novel hierarchical key assignment mechanism for access control, designed to be computationally lightweight and optimized for digital environments with structured access policies....
Social judgments at the intersection of class and gender across cultures
To address social injustice, it is crucial to understand the intersecting social dimensions that contribute to it, such as gender, race, and class. While intersections of race and gender are well-stud...
The influence of visual input and attention on gait initiation in people with Parkinson disease
Introduction Gait initiation relies on the integration of postural control, sensory input, and attention. All three components are impaired in Parkinson disease, which may contribu...
Prayer, politics, and policy related to age-adjusted cancer, heart disease, infant mortality, and COVID-19 death Rates, U.S. states 2018–2021
The role of religion and politics in the responses to the coronavirus pandemic raises the question of their influence on the risk of other diseases. This study focuses on age-adjusted death rates of c...
Design and research of a passively mixed microfluidic chip for copper ion detection
At the micro-scale channel dimensions and relatively low Reynolds numbers, fluids can only mix through diffusion in a laminar flow state. This dependence on molecular diffusion significantly hinders t...
Shark movements between islands in the Revillagigedo Archipelago and connectivity to other islands in the Eastern Tropical Pacific
There is a need to understand the degree to which sharks move between islands in Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) of the Eastern Tropical Pacific (ETP). Exposure to fishing activities becomes significant...
Enhancing medical communication skills through video-recorded peer role-play and a standardized checklist
Objective Developing communication skills early during medical training requires structured opportunities for practice, observation, and reflection. This study integrated video-rec...
Rapidly progressive arthropathy identified on imaging of patients treated with Crizotinib for ALK-rearranged/ROS1-positive non small cell lung cancer: A retrospective single-center study
Objectives Progressive arthropathy was anecdotally described in patients exposed to crizotinib, a receptor tyrosine kinases inhibitor (TKI) used to treat anaplastic lymphoma kinase...
Research on the application of refinement hierarchical population algorithm in MPPT of photovoltaic arrays
Considering the slow convergence speed and unstable transmission capacity of photovoltaic systems in maximum power point tracking (MPPT), this paper proposes a MPPT control strategy based on the fine-...
Multi-strategy remora optimization algorithm for color multi-threshold image segmentation
Image segmentation is a fundamental step in image processing, yet determining the optimal thresholds for multi-threshold segmentation remains a computationally challenging task as the search space exp...
Sexual dimorphism in the cell number of the adult Drosophila brain
Background Sexual dimorphism in animal behavior is common and may originate from differences in brain structure or function. In Drosoph...
Music interventions to improve women’s health outcomes in the preconception, antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum periods: An overview of reviews
Aim To synthesize evidence from systematic reviews of interventions that employ music to improve women’s health outcomes in the preconception, antenatal, intrapartum, and postpartu...
Effect of transplanted oligodendrocyte precursor cells derived from inflammatory and non-inflammatory microenvironment on remyelination in a chronic cuprizone model
Introduction Multiple sclerosis is a chronic demyelinating disease of the central nervous system. Transplantation of oligodendrocyte progenitor cells (OPCs) is a promising approach...
Prognostic value of cGAS-STING-IRF3 signaling in cholangiocarcinoma patients
Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is an aggressive malignancy with a poor prognosis, often diagnosed at an advanced stage. Chromosomal instability (CIN), a hallmark of cancer, leads to the release of cytosolic...