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Examining Chat GPT with nonwords and machine psycholinguistic techniques
Strings of letters or sounds that lack meaning (i.e., nonwords) have been used in cognitive psychology and psycholinguistics to provide foundational knowledge of human processing and representation, a...
Long-COVID is associated with increased absenteeism from work
Long-COVID, defined as COVID-19 symptoms persisting for more than 3 months, may lead to persistent health issues requiring extensive medical care. Despite its long-term health impact, the economic imp...
Research on social bot identification through behavioral feature analysis
Accurately identifying social bot accounts is the key to preventing the use of artificial intelligence technology to forge social accounts, which can interfere with public opinion and thus cause publi...
The role of S100A9 as a diagnostic and prognostic biomarker in septic shock
Background Sepsis is a severe and potentially fatal systemic condition marked by excessive immune defense against infection. Within this research, we explored the serum concentration of S100A9 during...
Prevalence and trends of major congenital anomalies in Brazil: A study from 2011 to 2020
Background Congenital anomalies contribute significantly to morbidity and mortality among newborns and infants. In Brazil, the estimated prevalence of malformations in newborns is < 1%, which is co...
Integrated decision-control for social robot autonomous navigation considering nonlinear dynamics model
Reinforcement learning (RL) has demonstrated significant potential in social robot autonomous navigation, yet existing research lacks in-depth discussion on the feasibility of navigation strategies. T...
An efficient low-shot class-agnostic counting framework with hybrid encoder and iterative exemplar feature learning
Few-shot learning techniques have enabled the rapid adaptation of a general AI model to various tasks using limited data. In this study, we focus on class-agnostic low-shot object counting, a challeng...
SARS-COV-2 mutations in North Rift, Kenya
The rise of new SARS-CoV-2 mutations brought challenges and progress in the global fight against COVID-19. Mutations in spike and accessory genes affect transmission, vaccine efficacy, treatments, tes...
The relationship between maternal uterine artery doppler ultrasound during the second and third trimesters and infant cognitive development at one year of age: Findings from a South African prospective cohort study
Introduction Increased resistance to uterine artery blood flow is an index for poor pregnancy outcomes. This study aimed to examine the association between maternal uterine artery pulsatility index an...
Sufficiency and consistency of antenatal care services in Ethiopia: Evidence from Mini Ethiopian demographic and health survey
Background Antenatal care plays a critical role in promoting the health of mothers and infants. In Sub-Saharan Africa, about 76% of women accessing at least one visit. However, rural areas in Ethiopia...
Correction: The interface between SARS-CoV-2 and non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in a high HIV/TB burden district level hospital setting, Cape Town, South Africa
Fixed-axis spacelike ruled surfaces and their evolute offsets
This study investigates fixed-axis spacelike ruled surfaces and their evolute offset counterparts within E13 (Minkowski 3-space). The analysis utilizes the Blaschke frame associated with the striction...
Estimation method for impact force source in thick coal seams and its application in rockburst risk quantification
Accurately calculating the stress state and its distribution is key to preventing coal burst. Taking a typical mine with extremely thick coal seams and coal bursts as an example, methods such as stres...
Platelet lysate-sodium hyaluronate gel promotes diabetic foot wound healing by regulating oxidative stress and autophagy
Diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) is a major complication of diabetes which is difficult to heal and has high recurrence rates. It often requires amputation and even causes death, imposing significant economi...
Survival analysis of parking duration in urban commercial areas: A case study in Zhengzhou, China
This paper studies the parking demand characteristics of large commercial areas in the city’s central regions. The study uses non-parametric and semi-parametric analysis methods in survival analysis t...
A multicenter cross-sectional study on factors associated with caregiving appraisal in pediatric acute leukemia caregivers
Introduction Caring for pediatric acute leukemia (PAL) patients poses significant psychological challenges for family caregivers, impacting their well-being and caregiving capacity. This multicenter s...
The effects of visual stimulation on the cortical activity of brainstem stroke dysphagia patients: A functional near-infrared spectroscopy study
Objective To investigate the difference in cortical activity under food visual stimulation between patients with brainstem stroke dysphagia and healthy adults by using functional near-infrared spectro...
Overestimated cytotoxicity and underestimated whitening efficacy of glabridin: A result of its poor solubility in DMSO
Glabridin is widely used as a whitening agent in cosmetics, but its cytotoxicity remains a key concern in safety evaluations. In typical cytotoxicity assays, glabridin is dissolved in dimethyl sulfoxi...
Protocol for evaluation of a virtual wheelchair simulator in assessing mobility skills and cognitive abilities in diverse populations: A multicentric mixed-methods pilot study
Background Current wheelchair acquisition, prescription, and training programs often require comprehensive assessments integrating both power mobility skills and cognitive abilities. While wheelchair...
Methods and processes to develop and deliver a theory-informed education program for sustained behaviour change in emergency nursing
Background HIRAID® (History including Infection risk, Red flags, Assessment, Interventions, Diagnostics, communication and reassessment) is an evidence-based framework that supports emergency nurses t...
Association between continuity of primary care and preventable hospitalization in adults with asthma: A cohort study
Objective Hospitalization often indicates deteriorating health, longer treatment times, and higher healthcare costs. This study aimed to investigate associations between continuity of care (COC) and a...
Examination of hyper-palatable foods and their nutrient characteristics using globally crowdsourced data
Hyper-palatable foods (HPF), characterized by specific nutrient combinations at moderate to high levels (e.g., fat and sodium), have been suggested to increase energy intake and obesity risk due to th...
Intelligent connected adaptive signal control considering pedestrians based on the EXP-DDQN algorithm
With the increasing integration of Connected and Automated Vehicles (CAVs) and Human-Driven Vehicles (HDVs) in urban traffic systems, along with highly variable pedestrian crossing demands, traffic ma...
First insight into oral health misinformation in Jordan; an analysis of web content and information-seeking behaviors
Background Integrating the internet into daily life has profoundly influenced the public's behavior of seeking health information. Free access to cyberspace created a fertile environment for the sprea...
LRRT*: A robotic arm path planning algorithm based on an improved Levy flight strategy with effective region sampling RRT*
Aiming at the problems of blind sampling points and slow planning speed of path planning Rapidly-exploring Random Trees algorithm, an effective region sampling Levy Rapidly-exploring Random Trees algo...