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Impacts of environment and forest type on the relationship between stand structure diversity and productivity in natural mixed forests
Forest productivity reflects forest growth quality and forms the basis for achieving forest service functions. The relationships between forest productivity and stand structure has been extensively st...
Privy by the Bay: Emerging hotspot analysis of 311 reports of human/animal waste near San Francisco Pit Stop locations, 2009–2022
Access to basic sanitation facilities is a significant challenge for homeless populations, and evidence on the effectiveness of interventions to address this issue are still limited. San Francisco, Ca...
Modeling hydrological processes and analyzing water balance utilizing remote sensing data and physical hydrological models in the Songnen Plain, China
Climate change and human activities have a substantial effect on the regional water cycle. An accurate simulation of the water cycle process in the Songnen Plain under the influence of climate change...
Physics-informed extreme learning machine (PIELM) for consolidation around an expanded cylindrical cavity
This paper proposes a physics-informed extreme learning machine (PIELM) for analyzing consolidation immediately after cavity expansion. The deep neural networks in traditional physics-informed neural...
Predicting in-hospital mortality in ICU patients with Coronary heart disease and diabetes mellitus using machine learning models
Background Coronary heart disease (CHD) and diabetes mellitus are highly prevalent in intensive care units (ICUs) and significantly contribute to high in-hospital mortality rates. Traditional risk str...
Early cellular events of osteomucosal healing in the tooth extraction socket
Healing after dentoalveolar trauma, such as tooth extraction, is unique to the oral cavity that involves osteomucosal healing – healing of soft and hard tissues at the same time – through a series of...
Spectral efficiency and BER analysis of RNN based hybrid precoding for cell free massive MIMO under terahertz communication
In future wireless networks, integrating Terahertz (THz) communication with cell-free massive multiple-input multiple-output (CFMM) systems presents a promising approach to achieving high data rates a...
Deciphering the genetic basis of grain iron and zinc content in wheat under heat and drought stress using GWAS
Wheat, a crucial food crop, is inherently deficient in essential micronutrients such as iron and zinc. Climate change exacerbates its vulnerability to abiotic stresses like drought and heat. Developin...
Musa Paradisiaca derived intrinsically heteroatom doped carbon dots as antioxidant and controlled drug release behavior
This work presents a green, single-step hydrothermal synthesis of intrinsically nitrogen-doped Carbon dots (MCDs) derived from Musa paradisiaca, a low-cost and renewable biomass source. The eco-friend...
The father’s singing voice may impact premature infants’ brain more than their mother’s: A NICU single-arm exploratory study protocol and preliminary data on a singing and EEG framework based on the fundamental frequency of voice and kinship
This article reports the protocol of a single-arm exploratory study investigating the impact of singing on the brain activity of premature infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). The study...
A hybrid AI model integrating BKA-VMD and deep neural networks for industrial power load prediction
Accurate power load prediction is crucial for optimizing energy consumption and enhancing efficiency in industrial environments. However, the highly nonlinear and non-stationary nature of power load t...
Optimal design of Halbach magnetized magnetic screw for wave energy converters based on KELM network optimized by weighted mean of vectors algorithm
This paper investigates the parameter optimization problem of Halbach magnetized magnetic screw (HMMS) for wave energy converter (WECs). A magnetic screw with improved Halbach magnetized PMs arrays is...
An investigation into the statistical precision attainable with a distribution-free method of constructing age-dependent reference centiles
The distribution-free approach to the construction of age-dependent reference centiles which has been originally published by this author in 1995 and applied since then in a multitude of large-scale s...
Future Sequon Finder - A novel approach for predicting future N-linked glycosylation sequon locations on viral surface proteins
Influenza viruses are known to evade host immune responses by shielding vulnerable surface protein epitopes via N-linked glycosylation. A program titled Future Sequon Finder...
Plantar pressures and stabilometry effects of ischemic compression in Flexor digitorum brevis muscle Myofascial Trigger Point: A prepost study
Background Ischemic compression is a manual therapy that improves range of motion, pain and disability in Myofascial Pain Syndrome. Plantar foot pain is a common clinical entity that could be due to F...
Enhanced stability of simulated leukocytes for hematology internal quality control samples: A material improvement
Objectives This study aimed to develop and evaluate simulated leukocytes derived from porcine leukocytes as a stable alternative for internal quality control (IQC) in hematology la...
Comparison of pregnancy outcomes after history-indicated and ultrasound-indicated cervical cerclage: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Objective To compare maternal and neonatal outcomes in women with a previous history of pregnancy loss and/or preterm delivery who underwent ultrasound-indicated cerclage (UIC) or...
Pharmaceutical expenditure changes under the volume-based procurement policy: Effects and influencing factors
Objectives To estimate the impact of China’s volume-based procurement (VBP) policy on the expenditure of both policy-covered and uncovered drugs, and to identify the elements that contribute to drug e...
Feasibility study for dose calculation with a radiation treatment planning system using a fixed-size electron cone applicator for small electron fields
Objective This study aims to evaluate the feasibility of radiation treatment planning using a commercial treatment planning system (TPS) for small fixed-size electron cone electron applicators not nat...
Geospatial assessment of household water, sanitation and hygiene conditions and associated factors in Nigeria: A causal relationship model
Lack of adequate access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) has contributed to increased under-five mortality and morbidity of school-age children in low- and middle-income countries. Despit...
The colonial response to the development of disease in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire (ca. 1900-1955): A comparative analysis of British and French colonial health policies
Using a newly constructed dataset of official morbidity figures based on colonial medical reports, this article studies the British and French colonial response to the development of fourteen selected...
Decentralised trials for hearing and tinnitus therapies: Lessons from the Digital thErapy For Improved tiNnitus carE (DEFINE) randomised controlled trial
Randomised Controlled Trials (RCTs) are the gold standard for evaluating the efficacy of interventions; yet, traditional methods involving multiple recruitment sites often involve significant logistic...
Is it safe for women with a history of two cesarean deliveries to undergo a vaginal delivery attempt in comparison to patient with a history of one cesarean delivery?
Introduction Worldwide, numbers of repeat cesarean sections continue to rise. Although there is a multitude of evidence about the safety of a vaginal delivery attempt after one ces...
A disproportionality analysis of FDA adverse event reporting system (FAERS) events for methimazole and propylthiouracil
Background Methimazole and propylthiouracil are the most common antithyroid drugs. We assessed the safety signals associated with methimazole and propylthiouracil by data mining th...
Healthy minds index, Spanish version of core dimensions of wellbeing
Psychological wellbeing is a crucial aspect of human flourishing, yet validated assessment tools are needed across diverse linguistic and cultural contexts. This study aimed to adapt and validate the...