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Anemia prevalence and severity among pregnant refugee women settled in the West Nile region, Uganda
Background Anemia during pregnancy is a significant global public health issue, associated with adverse outcomes for both the mother and the newborn. While the prevalence and impact of anemia in pregn...
Efficiency analysis of listed pharmaceutical companies in China: A method combining three-stage DEA with undesirable output, PCA, and tobit regression
The pharmaceutical industry plays a vital role in safeguarding public health and enhancing industrial competitiveness. However, pharmaceutical industry in China faces persistent challenges, including...
Alkaloid production of Solanum elaeagnifolium Cav from callus for anticancer potential using gene expression of cancer-related genes
Cancer is one of the major diseases that threaten human life and causes death for many people worldwide. Some alkaloids derived from plants show promising potential for cancer treatment. Solanaceae fa...
Extracting rubber tree parameters and estimating carbon storage using airborne LiDAR
Facing the dual challenges of global warming and carbon neutrality, forestry carbon sinks play a vital role in achieving carbon neutrality. Rubber plantations, in particular, offer significant ecologi...
Longitudinal associations between socioeconomic status and cardiovascular disease in a Chinese population: Evidence from CHARLS
Importance The relationship between socioeconomic status and cardiovascular disease among the general Chinese population is inconclusive. Objective This study aims to investigate the relationship be...
Unveiling the hidden burden of COVID-19 in Brazil’s obstetric population with severe acute respiratory syndrome: A machine learning model
Objective To predict the actual number of COVID-19 cases in Brazilian pregnant and postpartum women diagnosed with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome using a predictive model created based on data from...
Progressive decomposition of infrared and visible image fusion network with joint transformer and Resnet
Abstract The objective of image fusion is to synthesize information from multiple source images into a single, high-quality composite that is information-rich, thereby enhancing both human visual inte...
Outcome prediction abilities of basketball players shooting free throws
Skilled athletes, such as basketball players, seem to anticipate the outcome of their actions, likely due to well-developed internal models that enhance predictive accuracy. This study explores whethe...
Effects of boysenberry on postprandial energy metabolism in healthy adults: A randomized controlled crossover trial
Brown adipose tissue (BAT) is essential for thermoregulation and energy metabolism, converting fatty acids into thermal energy in response to cold exposure and dietary intake, thereby contributing to...
Raman spectroscopy identified fingernail compositional differences between sexes and age-related changes but not handedness or fingers in a healthy cohort
Background Nail properties and appearances can indicate a person’s underlying systemic diseases. Raman spectroscopy is an established laboratory technique and has been applied to nails, identifying sp...
An unclean slate, discrepancies between food input and recovered protein signal from experimental foodcrusts
Organic residues are a rich source of biomolecular information on ancient diets. In particular, foodcrusts, charred residues on ceramics, are commonly analysed for their lipid content and to a lesser...
DSTF-GKAN: A lightweight spatiotemporal fusion framework for real-time eavesdropping detection in dynamic smart grid networks
With the rapid development of smart grids and the Power Internet of Things (PIoT), wireless communication networks are facing the severe threat of dynamic eavesdropping attacks. Traditional detection...
Assessing antibiotics consumption, use and outcomes in a Yemeni tertiary hospital: A prospective cross-sectional study
Background Antibiotics (ABs) have saved countless lives, but their misuse has led to a serious problem: antibiotic resistance. This growing phenomenon poses serious threats to public health worldwide,...
Investigation of wear behaviour and surface analysis of a coated H13 material for friction drilling application
In recent years, industries have seen many advancements in finding proper tools for machining to enhance productivity. Choosing a proper friction drilling tool that minimizes surface damage and improv...
Shifting respiratory pathogens: Post-COVID-19 trends in community-acquired infections in underserved communities
Respiratory tract infections, caused by various bacteria and viruses, pose a significant global health burden. In Lebanon, post-COVID-19 epidemiological data on respiratory infections remain scarce. T...
Corneal biomechanical predictors of intraocular pressure elevation after intravitreal anti-VEGF injection
Purpose To investigate whether corneal biomechanical parameters measured via Corvis ST can predict acute intraocular pressure (IOP) elevation following intravitreal anti-VEGF injection. Design Retro...
Global patterns and trends of carbon monoxide poisoning: A comprehensive spatiotemporal analysis using joinpoint regression and ARIMA modeling, 1990–2021
Background Carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning causes approximately 41,000 deaths annually worldwide despite being preventable. Previous studies focused primarily on mortality alone, lacked systematic soci...
Analyzing the impact of spatial centrality and courtyard diversity on tourist attractions in the walled city of Lefkoşa
The Walled City of Lefkoşa faces the dual challenge of preserving its historic urban fabric while addressing the evolving demands of modern tourism. A key problem lies in understanding the interplay b...
Effectiveness and challenges of digital tools implementation for enhancing infectious disease surveillance data quality in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review protocol
Prospero ID-1023840 Background Monitoring infectious diseases is essential for preventing and controlling outbreaks, especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where issues like poor inf...
Transcranial focused ultrasound to nucleus accumbens reverses fentanyl-induced conditioned place preference in rats
Fentanyl-related opioid use disorder (OUD) continues to be a substantial public health concern. Current pharmacological treatments, using methadone and buprenorphine, can cause adverse side effects, a...
Identifying clusters of multimorbid disease and differences by age, sex, and socioeconomic status: A systematic review
Background The prevalence of multimorbidity has been growing due to the ageing population and increasingly unhealthy lifestyles. There is interest in identifying clusters of disease and how they are i...
Simultaneous interpreting with auto-subtitling: Investigating viewer cognitive effort, stress, and comprehension
Simultaneous interpreting (SI) enables real-time cross-language communication without significant delays and is vital for fast-paced environments such as multilingual conferences. Automatic subtitles,...
Principal component conditional generative adversarial networks for imbalanced ECG classification enhancement
With over a century of development, electrocardiogram (ECG) diagnostics has become the preferred tool for healthcare professionals in cardiovascular disease diagnosis and monitoring. As wearable devic...
Mental health related stigma in a primary care setting in Karnataka, rural India: Service user and carer perspectives
Mental health related stigma and discrimination are significant issues requiring urgent global action. There is a particular lack of research on stigma in low-and middle-income countries. This study e...
Cardiac function and extracellular matrix morphology are altered by chronic high fat diet in Drosophila larvae
Cardiovascular disease is characterized by aberrant and excessive extracellular matrix (ECM) remodelling, termed fibrosis. Fibrotic remodelling is typically triggered by inflammation, which occurs sys...