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Prognostic accuracy of the CMPMIT-ICD-10, APACHE Ⅱ, SOFA, ISS, and AIS for in-hospital death among patients with traumatic hemorrhagic shock
The China Mortality Prediction Model in Trauma, which is based on the International Classification of Disease Disorders (ICD)-10-CM lexicon (CMPMIT-ICD-10),is a new trauma scoring system. Our objectiv...
Implementation of mobile health interventions in hypertension management and outcomes: A scoping review protocol
Background Hypertension remains a global health concern, significantly increasing the risk of cardiovascular disease, stroke, and mortality. Mobile health (mHealth) interventions a...
SIRT7 as a context-dependent biomarker and therapeutic target: Insights from a pan-cancer study
SIRT7 is a member of the sirtuin family and has emerged as a crucial player in cancer biology, with a multifaceted role in both tumor-promoting and tumor-suppressing activities. Despite its importance...
Understanding consumer behavior in Lebanon’s polycrisis: The role of ethnocentrism, coping ability, and socioeconomic status
Consumer behavior during crisis has grown into an increasingly significant subject of study, as financial and social disturbances affect purchase choices and market dynamics. In Lebanon, a country exp...
A cluster level study for the identification of the disparities in birth intervals between rural and urban areas of Bangladesh
Like most developing countries, it is pivotal to identify factors associated with birth intervals in Bangladesh for intervening programs to reduce maternal and under-five children deaths. In this stud...
MFSD-YOLO: A multi-scale feature detection network for pediatric wrist abnormalities in radiographic images
Timely and accurate diagnosis of wrist abnormalities, especially distal radius and ulna fractures, is critical in children and adolescents, yet complicated by skeletal immaturity, overlapping anatomy,...
Does cultural identity catalyze behavior? A TAM-based study on museum cultural creative products consumption in China
China’s cultural creative products are highly homogenized and can no longer meet the growing aesthetic needs of Chinese consumers. In the museum sector, the sluggish sales of cultural and creative pro...
How auditory development affects language acquisition: Influences of socioeconomic status and gestational age at birth
Technological advances in recent decades have intensified the need for strong language and literacy skills, such that deficits in these skills can significantly reduce occupational opportunities and s...
Predictors of tobacco smoking among youth in an urban slum in Kampala, Uganda: A cross-sectional study
Background Tobacco use remains a significant public health concern worldwide. In Uganda, the youth use tobacco at almost three times the rate of adults, with those residing in slum...
Genetics to Improve Outcomes in Schizophrenia (GENios): A within-case molecular genetic study protocol
Introduction Despite significant progress in understanding the genetic basis of schizophrenia, there is a clear gap in our understanding of the genetics of outcomes in schizophreni...
Risk assessment in cardiac surgery: Exploring machine learning and laboratory indices as adjunctive tools
Background: Post-operative outcomes of cardiovascular surgery vary greatly among patients for a variety of reasons. While the specific reasons are often multifactorial and complex,...
Effects of time delay on excited quarter- and half-car models with jumping nonlinearities
Nonlinear vehicle dynamics are omnipresent and significantly affect driving performance and safety. Jumping vehicles, in particular, exhibit strong nonlinearities that can lead to severe vibrations an...
A convenient method for the accurate identification of Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium using image and multi-stream
Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium (CRP), the dried peel of citrus fruits, holds notable dietary and medicinal value. Its quality and price largely depend on origin and aging. Lower-gra...
Evaluation of the antibacterial activity of the natural product α-mangostin against Clostridioides difficile
Clostridioides difficile is the leading cause of hospital-associated diarrhea and has remained a consistent threat for older patients and those with comorbidities or vulnerabilitie...
Identification of elite rice lines with better breeding values using genomic prediction and multi-trait genotype ideotype distance index (MGIDI) for grain yield under irrigation cropping system
For a rice breeding program to produce the desired genotypes, parental selection is the most important factor. To select elite parental materials, this study evaluated 200 International Rice Research...
Can systematic skewness factors predict future interest rates: Evidence from China
This study uses the numerical changes of the systematic skewness factors to reflect investors’ preferences for the systematic skewness of stocks. As systematic skewness describes the correlation betwe...
Association of lipoprotein lipase genetic risk score with cardiometabolic risk indicators in a healthy Qatari population using the Qatar Biobank data
Genetic variations within the Lipoprotein Lipase ( LPL) gene have been shown to influence the risk of cardiometabolic diseases. However, their associations with...
Efficacy of a smartphone app to improve mental health among emergency service workers: A randomised controlled trial
Background Emergency service workers (ESWs) are routinely exposed to highly stressful and potentially traumatic events leading to high rates of psychological distress. Early interv...
Propofol provides a significant survival advantage in sepsis-associated encephalopathy: A retrospective cohort study investigating one-year all-cause mortality
Introduction Considering the high incidence, mortality, and long-term effects of sepsis-associated encephalopathy (SAE), along with the availability of sedation therapy data and th...
Mixed effects of complement in a chronic murine model of inflammatory erosive arthritis and pulmonary vascular disease
Complement’s role in the pathology of rheumatoid arthritis and pulmonary hypertension (PH) is not fully understood. We aimed to determine whether complement deficiency is protective against joint and...
Machine learning–assisted optimization of a terahertz photonic metamaterial absorber for blood cancer detection
Blood cancer originates in the bone marrow and disrupts the body’s normal hematopoietic processes. The rapid progression of this disease highlights the need for accurate and sensitive detection to imp...
Retraction: Skin cancer segmentation and classification by implementing a hybrid FrCN-(U-NeT) technique with machine learning
Factors and determinants of primary care to tertiary care referrals in Singapore: A multi-centre analysis using artificial intelligence-powered large language models
Background As Singapore adopts a population health approach under Healthier Singapore (Healthier SG), optimizing healthcare resources is crucial. We examined referral reasons (usin...
Evaluation of oxygenation indices incorporating SpO₂ and PEEP for assessing ARDS severity: Evidence from the MIMIC-IV and eICU collaborative research database v2.0 databases
Background The in-hospital mortality of acute respiratory distress syndrome can reach 35–45%, with patients requiring a more convenient and accurate way to assess the disease condi...
Model of leaf biomass partitioning coefficient in different main stem leaf ranks of rapeseed (Brassica napus L.)
Leaf growth is a dynamic process that critically determines canopy architecture and assimilate allocation in rapeseed. Quantifying the distribution of leaf biomass along the main stem across developme...