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The value of combined thromboelastography test for the early prediction of disease severity in patients with haemorrhagic fever of renal syndrome and the construction of a critical model
Background Thromboelostograms (TEG) are indicators that reflect the dynamic changes in blood coagulation objectively. Compared with traditional coagulation tests, TEG are easy to perform; imparting a...
Clinical, laboratory and genetic factors associated with smoking in a Brazilian Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) cohort
Background Smoking is associated with increased morbidity among individuals with sickle cell disease (SCD). While genetic factors influencing smoking behavior have been identified in other populations...
Factors associated with cerebral palsy among children in Hawassa University comprehensive specialized hospital: Case-control study
Background Cerebral palsy is a frequent physical disability of childhood, causing motor impairment, sensory impairment, cognitive and behavioral issues, and secondary musculoskeletal deformities, with...
Evaluation of urban green space plant landscape quality in Zhengzhou city using the AHP-SBE method
Urban green space plays a key role in urban ecosystems, and the quality of the landscape directly affects its ecological, aesthetic, and social functions. On the basis of field survey data from 349 sa...
Social determinants of self-medication with leftover antibiotics in Lebanese households: A cross-sectional study
Background Self-medication with leftover antibiotics (LA) is a global health crisis, particularly in contexts of economic and political instability. This study examines the social determinants of heal...
Cultural stigma, psychological distress and help-seeking: Moderating role of self-esteem and self-stigma in Lebanon
Background/Objective Mental illness is a common and often stigmatized condition. Stigma around mental illness refers to the negative attitudes and beliefs society holds about individuals with mental h...
Correction: Experimental investigation and prediction of the flexural properties of FDM printed carbon fiber reinforced polyamide parts using optimized RSM and ANN models
Enhancing adverse drug reaction data quality in Canada: A high-precision pipeline for medication name standardization and enrichment
Background: The Canada Vigilance Adverse Reaction database is a vital pharmacovigilance tool, but its utility is severely limited by heterogeneity in medication nomenclature. A substantial portion (∼3...
Vision transformer and Mamba-attention fusion for high-precision PCB defect detection
Defects in printed circuit boards (PCBs) are being detected using computer vision-based techniques. Defect-free PCBs are essential for the reliability of consumer electronics. However, deep learning-b...
Tobacco, electronic nicotine delivery system, nicotine replacement therapy, and cannabinoid use during pregnancy: A descriptive cross-sectional survey
Introduction Tobacco smoking is associated with adverse health outcomes for both pregnant women and their offspring. Smoking cessation counseling is an effective method to help women quit smoking. Dev...
Categorical consistency of parity and magnitude facilitates implicit learning of color-number associations
Perceiving high-frequency stimulus pairings may lead to implicit associative learning. Interestingly, category-level pairings, such as blue-even, may facilitate implicit learning relative to item-leve...
Short-term power prediction of photovoltaic power stations based on Kepler optimization algorithm and VMD-CNN-LSTM model
This study focuses on the short-term power prediction of photovoltaic power stations, aiming to address the intermittent and fluctuating problems of photovoltaic power generation, in order to improve...
Association of cognitive function with frailty, nutritional status, and quality of life in older adults with mild cognitive impairment
Background In older adulthood, mild cognitive impairment is an intermediate stage between normal aging and dementia, making its detection crucial. Therefore, this study aims to analyze the association...
Characteristics and driving mechanisms of vegetation phenology variations in the Bosten Lake Basin, Xinjiang, China
Vegetation phenology functions as a highly sensitive biological metric for delineating the growth state of vegetation and mirroring environmental alterations. The exploration of its spatiotemporal var...
Study on axial compressive properties of CFRP-confined ultra-high toughness cementitious composites
In order to study the mechanical properties of carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP)-confined ultra-high toughness cementitious composites (UHTCC) under axial compression load, the preparation of UHT...
The impact of heterogeneous interpersonal relationships on promoting cooperation under the reputation mechanisms in public goods game
Although the principle of “case-by-case analysis” is widely endorsed, achieving complete rationality in the real world continues to be fraught with difficulties. Interpersonal relationships are hetero...
Blockchain-based trusted traceability and sustainability certification of leather products
The leather supply chain comprises numerous organizations and stakeholders, particularly when sustainability aspects are taken into account, making it a complex system. The complexity inherent in such...
Forecasting electricity consumption of India through nighttime satellite imagery
Amidst a growing need for effective energy management, government policies increasingly rely on accurate electricity consumption forecasts to make informed decisions on renewable energy adoption. This...
Metabolic diversity in sorghum: Mechanism underlying grain color variation and fermentation quality
Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) serves as a critical staple cereal, forage crop, and primary raw material for baijiu (Chinese distilled spirits) production and vinegar fermentation. In this study,...
Trends in pediatric cochlear implants: The dual impact of COVID-19 and Lebanon’s crisis
Background Hearing loss is a major public health issue globally, especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where access to cochlear implants (CIs) is restricted by cost and limited healt...
Investigating the role of mood induction on emotional facial recognition in social anxiety
Individuals with high trait social anxiety (SA) experience multiple challenges when interacting with others. Social skills abilities like accurate emotional facial expression recognition are particula...
Prevalence of congenital missing permanent teeth and its association with side and gender in a Saudi subpopulation
Background This study’s objectives are to ascertain the frequency of congenital tooth missing and evaluate the relationship between gender and side characteristics. Method This retrospective study i...
A hybrid deep learning framework combining transformer and logistic regression models for automatic marine mucilage detection using sentinel-1 SAR data: A case study in Armutlu-Zeytinbağı, Marmara Sea
The identification of various objects and species found in nature is of great importance today. Active and passive imaging systems are in a beneficial position in this direction, both in terms of cost...
Measurement model of credit risk for unlisted agricultural enterprises
This paper aims to measure credit risks of unlisted agricultural enterprises by using the KMV model integrating a CNN-BiLSTM neural network. Initially, the expected default frequencies (EDF) for each...
Multimodal analysis investigating the shared pathogenic mechanisms of osteoporosis and osteoarthritis with an initial exploration of the role of ferroptosis
Background Osteoarthritis (OA) and osteoporosis (OP) are prevalent conditions with overlapping molecular mechanisms. Recent studies have brought attention to ferroptosis, a type of cell death that rel...