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Osteoporosis is associated with increased CVD mortality and all-cause mortality in alcohol-consuming individuals: A cohort study using data from NHANES
Background Osteoporosis, a skeletal disorder characterized by reduced bone density and increased fracture risk, imposes a significant global health burden, particularly in aging populations. Previous...
A dose scaling antivenin protocol in treatment of Daboia palaestinae envenomation may reduce morbidity and costs
Background Daboia palaestinae is a leading cause of snakebite envenomation in the eastern Mediterranean, with substantial mortality in the absence of antivenin. Current recommended antivenin dose is 5...
Thorax temperature and niche characteristics as predictors of abundance of Amazonian Odonata
Environmental architecture and body temperature drive the distribution of ectothermic species, especially those with specific ecophysiological requirements or narrow ecological niches. In this study,...
Formulation and evaluation of ocean dynamics problems as optimization problems for quantum annealing machines
Recent advancements in quantum computing suggest the potential to revolutionize computational algorithms across various scientific domains including oceanography and atmospheric science. The field is...
Barriers to conducting implementation science research in Asia: An online survey
Background Implementation science (IS) has importance in Asia to facilitate effective delivery of evidence-based interventions to bridge disease prevention and management gaps. However, IS research co...
Constructing a domain-specific sentiment lexicon for agricultural product reviews using BERT and SO-PMI
The absence of a sentiment lexicon tailored to agricultural product reviews presents significant challenges for accurate sentiment analysis in this domain. Existing general-purpose lexicons, such as N...
Dynamic antenna clustering along with low RF complexity digital beamforming
This paper presents a digital beamforming technique with low radio frequency (RF) complexity that can preserve antenna weights between the antenna aperture and the digital baseband processing unit. Ea...
Social context in political stance detection: Impact and extrapolation
Stance detection is an important task with a wide range of high-impact social applications, including opinion polling and detecting propaganda, misinformation, and hate speech. In this work, we explor...
Utility of PLUS CYCLE to measure physical activity and sleep duration and detect postoperative sleep disturbances in hospitalized dogs
Sleep is essential for animal health and welfare. In humans, postsurgical sleep disturbances can delay postoperative recovery. However, objective sleep evaluation in dogs and studies of postoperative...
Cost-utility of aripiprazole once-monthly versus paliperidone palmitate once-monthly injectable for schizophrenia in China
Objectives From the perspective of Chinese healthcare system, this study compared the cost-utility of aripiprazole once-monthly (AOM) and paliperidone palmitate once-monthly inject...
Nebulized and intravenous enzyme replacement therapy in mice with mucopolysaccharidosis type II
Mucopolysaccharidosis Type II is a hereditary lysosomal storage disease characterized by deficiency in the enzyme iduronate 2-sulfatase (IDS). IDS is critical in the breakdown of sulfated glycosaminog...
Lightweight dynamic model for fusion of three-dimensional surface–stratum underground structures
Three-dimensional visual modeling of surface-stratum-structure is an inevitable requirement for intelligent geotechnical engineering. However, the heterogeneity of surface, stratigraphic and structura...
Who marries whom and intentions for second child: Using family decision-making power as mediator
Interest in exploring fertility intentions, decisions, or the actual number of children through the perspective of assortative mating has been increasing; however, the mechanisms linking these variabl...
A study on the development of data technology taxonomy for data economy
As the data economy era is in full swing, the impact of data is accelerating across the economy and society. In particular, as digital transformation accelerates, data technology is becoming more impo...
Retrospective evaluation of Facial nerve monitoring to prevent nerve damage during robotic drilling in the largest series of patients undergoing the HEARO-procedure
Introduction Robot-assisted cochlear implantation surgery (RACIS) involves the drilling of a keyhole access to the inner ear for cochlear implant placement to treat patients with severe-to-profound se...
1-methylnicotinamide attenuated inflammation and regulated flora in Necrotizing enterocolitis
Background Necrotizing enterocolitis(NEC) is a prevalent and destructive illness in neonates. Nicotinamide N-methyltransferase (NNMT) and its derivative, 1-methylnicotinamide (1-MNA), are known to be...
Efficacy and safety of cisplatin + docetaxel + 5-FU + leucovorin + methotrexate and epirubicin combination chemotherapy for advanced esophageal cancer
Abstraction Esophageal cancer is a devastating disease. The cisplatin and 5-FU regimen is the most widely used concurrent chemoradiotherapy protocol for metastatic, unresectable advanced esophageal ca...
Parental hesitancy on COVID-19 vaccination of children under the age of 16: A cross-sectional mixed-methods study among factory workers
Background Thanks to the development of COVID-19 vaccines, now they can be safely and effectively used to guard COVID-19 patients against severe illness, hospitalization, and even mortality. However,...
Drivers and effects of fish-for-sex related single parenthood in a fishing coastal community in Ghana
The migration of fishers from one community to another is often associated with fish-for-sex (FFS) exchanges. FFS can lead to social issues such as absentee parenting and the generational cycle of FFS...
Scholarly publishing’s hidden diversity: How exclusive databases sustain the oligopoly of academic publishers
Global scholarly publishing has been dominated by a small number of publishers for several decades. This paper revisits the data on corporate control of scholarly publishing by analyzing the relative...
Comparative investigation of bagging enhanced machine learning for early detection of HCV infections using class imbalance technique with feature selection
Around 1.5 million new cases of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) are diagnosed globally each year (World Health Organization, 2023). Consequently, there is a pressing need for early diagnostic methods for HCV....
Evaluating real-world performance of an automated offline glaucoma AI on a smartphone fundus camera across glaucoma severity stages
Purpose Leveraging an artificial intelligence system (AI) for glaucoma screening can mitigate the current challenges and provide prompt detection and management crucial in averting irreversible blindn...
Metal coordination and enzymatic reaction of the glioma-target R132H isocitrate dehydrogenase 1: Insights by molecular simulations
R132H IDH1 is an important therapeutic target for a variety of brain cancers, yet drug leads and radiotracers which selectively bind only to the mutant over the wild type are so far lacking. Here we h...
Developing a predictive model for anticipating technology convergence: A transformer-based model and supervised learning approach
This study proposes a novel approach to anticipating technology convergence in the bio-healthcare sector by integrating text mining based on transformer models and supervised learning methodologies. T...
“I don’t know if it makes a difference to safety?” perception vs actuality: A mixed-methods study on older adults’ experiences of home stair falls revealed during COVID-19 lockdown
In the United Kingdom (UK), stair falls in older adults’ homes cause up to 575 deaths and 350,000 injuries annually, costing the NHS £435 million. The stair falls may be related to hazards such as poo...