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The association between remnant cholesterol and the risk of osteoporotic vertebral fracture in older adults
Background Serum lipid levels have been shown to influence bone mineral density. Additionally, a limited number of studies have suggested that remnant cholesterol (RC) may be linked to the risk of ost...
Direction matters: Comparing post-editing and human translation effort and quality
This study investigates the critical yet understudied influence of translation direction on both neural machine translation post-editing (PE) and human translation (HT) processes. While previous resea...
Pregnancies, intentions, and fertility behaviors during use of the Creighton Model FertilityCare System after initial intention to avoid pregnancy: Results from the Creighton Model effectiveness, intentions, behaviors assessment study
Background Knowledge of the fertile and infertile phases of the menstrual cycle can be applied to conceive or to avoid pregnancy. Fertility intentions and sexual behaviors during the fertile time may...
Tailoring oral targeted therapies dosage in lung cancer: A systematic review of pharmacokinetics studies on renal and hepatic impairment
Background Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide, and stage IV lung cancer is frequently managed with targeted therapy. Renal and hepatic impairment frequently coexist wi...
The impact of maternal versus paternal imprisonment on their children’s health: A scoping review
Background Rates of imprisonment for both women and men are high in England and Wales yet no official records report the number of people in prisons who are parents. Reports suggested 54% of people in...
Editorial Note: Sanitation facilities, hygienic conditions, and prevalence of acute diarrhea among under-five children in slums of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Baseline survey of a longitudinal study
Viral etiology of severe acute respiratory infections in hospitalized patients, Shandong, China
Background Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) represents a critical global public health challenge, accounting for substantial severe morbidity and hospitalization burdens with distinct geograp...
Differentiation of COVID-19 from other types of viral pneumonia and severity scoring on baseline chest radiographs: Comparison of deep learning with multi-reader evaluation
Chest X-ray (CXR) imaging plays a pivotal role in the diagnosis and prognosis of viral pneumonia. However, distinguishing COVID-19 CXRs from other viral infections remains challenging due to highly si...
Mapping the path to domestic surrogacy: Identifying key facilitators and barriers in the Netherlands
Background Surrogacy involves a woman who consents, before conception, to carry and deliver a child for individuals or couples unable to do so due to biological or medical limitations. This complex pr...
Relative importance of socioecological domains to predicting opioid-involved mortality
Background The opioid crisis in the United States is a complex issue with interconnected factors that lead to opioid misuse and opioid-involved mortality. This study assessed the relative importance o...
Expression of Concern: Determinants of change in timely first antenatal booking among pregnant women in Ethiopia: A decomposition analysis
Communication-efficient decentralized clustering for dynamical multi-agent systems
The paper presents a decentralized, real-time clustering method designed for large-scale, distributed environments such as the Internet of Things (IoT). The approach combines compressed sensing for di...
Risk of recurrence and bleeding in patients with cancer-associated venous thromboembolism in the direct oral anticoagulants era: Findings from the TULIPE registry
Background The introduction of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) for venous thromboembolism (VTE) treatment has led to their widespread adoption in clinical practice, potentially influencing manageme...
Study on energy evolution and crack propagation of filling mortar-rock at different loading rates
Shotcrete, as a highly efficient reinforcement material widely used in geotechnical engineering, demonstrates irreplaceable advantages in projects such as tunnel excavation, mine roadway support, and...
Associations of estimated glucose disposal rate with kidney stones in U.S. non-diabetic adults and possible mediating mechanisms: NHANES 2009–2020
Background Kidney stone formation has been linked to insulin resistance (IR). However, the association between the estimated glucose disposal rate (eGDR) – a novel surrogate marker for IR – and kidney...
Retraction: Bidirectional rotating flow of nanofluid over a variable thickened stretching sheet with non-Fourier’s heat flux and non-Fick’s mass flux theory
Implementation of Point-of-Care PCR-testing for the diagnosis of respiratory infections in vulnerable patient populations
Background Point-of-Care (POC) PCR-testing provides accurate, and timely results in diagnosing respiratory viral infections. Despite these benefits, stakeholder perceptions and its potential for impro...
Molecular and morphological alterations in breast tissue of transgender patients undergoing dihydrotestosterone therapy
Many patients undergoing gender-affirming surgery (GAS) opt for reconstructive procedures rather than total mastectomy to achieve a more masculine chest contour. The impact of dihydrotestosterone (DHT...
Identification of differentially expressed genes associated with ferroptosis in ulcerative colitis
Purpose To identify ferroptosis-related genes associated with the development of Ulcerative colitis (UC), through bioinformatics and basic experiments. Methods Ferroptosis-related genes were identif...
A novel incision design for Vibrant SoundBridge®︎ implantation prior to auricular reconstruction for microtia
Objective This study aimed to present and evaluate a surgical approach for placing a Vibrant Soundbridge® (VSB) device prior to auricular reconstruction in patients with microtia atresia. The goal was...
Evidence Based Gait Analysis Interpretation Tools (EB-GAIT) treatment recommendation and outcome prediction models to support decision-making based on clinical gait analysis data
Clinical gait analysis (CGA) has historically relied on clinician experience and judgment, leading to modest, stagnant, and unpredictable outcomes. This paper introduces Evidence-Based Gait Analysis I...
Fractionation mechanisms of rare earth element speciation in granitic weathering profiles: Metallogenic implications for the kuanyu ion-adsorption REE deposit, dechang, SW China
The Kuanyu ion-adsorption rare earth element (REE) deposit, Sichuan’s first economically viable resource of its type, remains underexplored in terms of REE fractionation and enrichment mechanisms with...
Age-dependent ACE2/TMPRSS2 expression and SARS-CoV-2 household transmission in Gran Canaria
Background This study aimed to assess whether the expression of ACE2 and TMPRSS2 is associated with susceptibility to and severity of COVID-19 across age groups. We also evaluated the role of children...
Fault analysis and performance improvement of grid-connected doubly fed induction generator through an enhanced crowbar protection scheme
The main problem associated with a doubly fed induction generator (DFIG) during fault is large inrush currents induced in rotor winding, which has detrimental effects on the machine’s AC excitation co...