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Comparison of pulmonary circulation parameters acquired by cardiovascular magnetic resonance with right heart catheterization and transthoracic echocardiography in patients with recent-onset dilated cardiomyopathy
Introduction Evaluating pulmonary circulation parameters (PCP) with cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) is a relatively new approach with the potential for complex evaluation o...
Optimal power flow of hybrid wind/solar/thermal energy integrated power systems considering renewable energy uncertainty via an enhanced weighted mean of vectors algorithm
The rising global energy demand, along with the growth of electric power transmission and distribution systems, has intensified the need to incorporate renewable energy sources to foster sustainable d...
Comparison of general anesthesia versus no anesthesia in elective transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS): Procedural and hemodynamic parameters
Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) is an established treatment for complications of portal hypertension; yet the influence of anesthesia modality on procedural performance and hemody...
Prospective Evaluation of Antibody Response post COVID-19 vaccination in older persons ≧ 60 years old (PEARL 60): A longitudinal 15-months study in a tertiary centre in Malaysia
Older adults exhibit heterogeneous immune responses to COVID-19 vaccination, yet the relative contributions of age, comorbidity, vaccine platform, and infection history to antibody durability remain i...
Information sharing between family and friend carers of older adults and healthcare professionals: Protocol for a systematic review of qualitative studies
Background Population aging worldwide continues to intensify the demand for family and friend carers to support older adults. Informal carers have long identified information gaps...
Association between prognostic nutritional index and long-term mortality in intensive care unit patients with pressure ulcers: A retrospective study
Background The prognostic nutritional index (PNI), an integrated marker of nutritional and immune status, has been proposed as a potential prognostic factor in critically ill patie...
Effect of targeted temperature management on neurological and survival outcomes in patients undergoing extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Objectives Targeted temperature management (TTM) has been a fundamental component of post-resuscitation care for patients experiencing cardiac arrest for many years. This study aim...
Prevalence and factors associated with underweight among children under five born to adolescent mothers: Evidence from the 2022 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey
Background Undernutrition remains a major public health concern in low- and middle-income countries, with children born to adolescent mothers being particularly at risk of underwei...
Integrative bioinformatics and experiments identify RIBC2 as a key regulator in the esophageal cancer
Early detection of esophageal cancer (EC) remains a major challenge due to the limited understanding of its initial molecular alterations. Therefore, this study aimed to identify the key molecular dri...
Facial emotion recognition abilities of individuals with schizophrenia and the influence of parental bonding—An exploratory study in a forensic sample
Individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia experience cognitive impairments, including a decline in social cognition, which encompasses facial emotion recognition. Facial emotion recognition is an impor...
Clonal hematopoiesis associates with prevalent and incident cardiometabolic disease in a cardiac catheterization cohort
Background Clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential (CHIP) is the age-related presence of expanded somatic clones secondary to leukemogenic driver mutations and is associate...
The impact of digital intelligence technologies on innovation performance: Evidence from specialized, refined, differential and innovative enterprises
The integration of digital and intelligent technologies has created new opportunities for the innovative growth of Specialized, Refined, Differential, and Innovative (SRDI) enterprises in China. This...
The predictive value of a multivariable model based on vaginal Lactobacillus relative abundance and microecological features at 24 weeks gestation and before delivery in spontaneous preterm birth: A Prospective cohort study
Background Vaginal microecological imbalance, particularly reduced Lactobacillus dominance, is a significant risk...
The influence of city size versus urban form on land surface temperature variation and the surface urban heat island effect: A cross-city analysis of German cities
This paper seeks to: 1) determine the extent of the intra-urban surface urban heat island (SUHI) effect within German cities using novel urbanization-level data with high spatial resolution, and 2) to...
Spatial patterns and environmental influences of COVID-19 outbreaks, post-Omicron
The seasonality of many respiratory pathogen outbreaks, such as influenza and respiratory syncytial virus, is driven by climate factors, such as specific humidity or temperature. However, it remains u...
Bayesian spatio-temporal modeling for policy evaluation: Sensitivity of policy effect estimates in the context of COVID-19 stay-at-home orders
This study applies a Bayesian spatio-temporal model to demonstrate the sensitivity of policy effect estimates to spatial and temporal structure, using COVID-19 stay-at-home orders as a case study. Unl...
Measuring and analyzing the emotional engagement exhibited by chinese university students in ideological and political theory courses via the IPTCSSE
This study investigates the emotional responses and engagement levels of Chinese university students enrolled in Ideological and Political Theory Courses (IPTCs), with particular attention to how curr...
Knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding bovine tuberculosis in cattle and humans in Malawi
Background Bovine tuberculosis (BTB) has a significant impact on both the cattle industry and human health. Understanding its transmission, clinical signs, risk factors, and contro...
A novel approach towards a histone replacement system in Tetrapods
Histone replacement systems are valuable tools for studying histone modifications, but in vertebrates this is so far only possible by labor-intensive CRISPR base editing of each single histone gene. T...
ROS-induced ATP synthase mRNA degradation and metabolism dysfunction reveals the mechanism of artificial deteriorated cotton seeds
Seed aging is a complex biological process, the deterioration of oil crop seeds, in particular, has caused yield decline and economic loss to a large extent. However, research on the aging mechanism o...
A block staining method using ethanolic phosphotungstic acid for the visualisation of collagens in transmission electron microscopy
Conventional transmission electron microscopic imaging of biological samples requires contrast enhancement by staining with heavy metal salts. The most widely used stains are uranyl acetate and its no...
Sphingolipid metabolism-related genes B4GALNT1 and CERS4 as prognostic biomarkers in lung adenocarcinoma
Sphingolipid metabolism is an important component of various biological processes, particularly in cancer pathology. This metabolic pathway significantly influences the behavior of cancer cells by reg...
Expression of Concern: Tumor Associated Macrophage × Cancer Cell Hybrids May Acquire Cancer Stem Cell Properties in Breast Cancer
Antibiofilm and antibacterial activity of maslinic acid against Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci (VRE)
The emergence of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) has posed a significant global health threat, especially in healthcare settings where treatment options...
Promoting agricultural entrepreneurship through practical education in Chinese universities
The social phenomenon of university students learning agriculture rather than pursuing it, understanding agriculture rather than choosing agriculture, is a major challenge for the sustainable developm...