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A retrospective evaluation of access equity in virtual care during the COVID-19 pandemic: A 2-year review and comparison of visits in Ontario, Canada
Background Access equity has been raised as a fundamental concern with virtual care, both as it was used during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic as well as its future applications within health systems. These...
Prolonged preoperative wait time associated with elevated postoperative thirty-day mortality following intracranial tumor craniotomy in adult patients: A retrospective cohort study
Objective Prior studies have established preoperative wait time as a potential risk factor for postoperative outcomes across various clinical conditions. However, associations between wait time and sh...
Correction: Power analysis for personal light exposure measurements and interventions
Correction: The rhizosphere of Phaseolus vulgaris L. cultivars hosts a similar bacterial community in local agricultural soils
Early detection of occupational stress: Enhancing workplace safety with machine learning and large language models
Occupational stress is a major concern for employers and organizations as it compromises decision-making and overall safety of workers. Studies indicate that work-stress contributes to severe mental s...
Bulk and single-cell RNA-sequencing analyses revealed potential key genes and the role of CCL19/CCL21-CCR7 axis in hidradenitis suppurativa
Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic inflammatory skin disorder, affecting the pilosebaceous unit in apocrine gland-rich areas, characterized by painful nodules, abscesses and draining tunnels....
Development of a Pediatric Vascular Catheterization Complication Score (Ped-VCCScore) for predicting post-cardiac catheterization complications
Cardiac catheterization, which is essential for clinical diagnosis and treatment, carries certain risks in pediatric patients, including complications such as loss of pulse, internal bleeding, vessel...
Best practices and practical strategies for co-designing virtual reality with Indigenous peoples: A scoping review protocol
Virtual reality (VR) is gaining traction in healthcare, education, and cultural sectors, from simulations in medical education to immersive museum experiences. Recently, VR has emerged as a powerful t...
Interval type-2 intelligent fuzzy vehicle speed controller design using headlamp reflection detection and an adaptive neuro–fuzzy inference system
In this study, we present an algorithm to estimate the distance between a vehicle and a target object using light from headlights captured by a camera. In situations with limited distance data, we als...
Effectiveness of aerobic physical exercise on depression symptoms in adults: A protocol for developing a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials
Background Depression is a chronic condition that affects millions of people and requires effective interventions. Studies suggest that aerobic exercise can improve mental health a...
Evaluation of sports training methods and technical characteristics based on multi-dimensional driving fuzzy intelligent computing
To improve the competitive state of badminton athletes and summarize the technical characteristics of badminton players, this paper introduces multi-dimensional fuzzy removal intelligent computing. Ta...
Root pull-out resistance and surface microstructural characteristics of adapted plants in the water-level fluctuation zone of the three parallel rivers area
Root pull-out resistance is an important index to measure the soil-fixing ability of roots. The study aims to investigate the root pull-out resistance and root surface microstructural characteristics...
Predicting the tensile properties of heat treated and non-heat treated LPBFed AlSi10Mg alloy using machine learning regression algorithms
In this study, the ability of machine learning algorithms to predict tensile properties of both heat-treated and non-heat treated LPBFed AlSi10Mg alloy is investigated. The data was analyzed using var...
Maturation of bovine cumulus oocyte complexes in follicular fluid with or without estradiol, progesterone or the combination affects cumulus cell expansion and blastocyst development
Although laboratory procedures for in vitro bovine embryo production have improved immensely, developmental capacity following fertilization is still limited, especially in comparison to in vivo-produ...
RETRACTED: Skin cancer segmentation and classification by implementing a hybrid FrCN-(U-NeT) technique with machine learning
Skin cancer is a severe and rapidly advancing condition that can be impacted by multiple factors, including alcohol and tobacco use, allergies, infections, physical activity, exposure to UV light, vir...
Balancing health and socioeconomic impacts: A uniform framework for evaluating non-pharmaceutical interventions
This paper introduces a uniform evaluation framework for assessing the effectiveness of past non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) in managing infectious diseases, taking into account the cultural a...
Social support mediates the relationship between depression and subjective well-being in elderly patients with chronic diseases: Evidence from a survey in Rural Western China
Background The aging population has led to a marked increase in the prevalence of chronic diseases among the elderly, significantly impacting their physical and mental health, as well as their overall...
The numerical simulation of droplet impact on surfaces is conducted using the SPH-DEM method
The process of liquid droplet impinging upon the surface of particles entails complex dynamics and significant deformation. In this study, the smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH) method coupled with...
Research on the impact of the ESG rating divergence of manufacturing firms on carbon emission intensity
The task of reducing carbon emission intensity is difficult for manufacturing firms in China under the national goal of “carbon peaking and carbon neutrality”. Numerous studies have confirmed the inhi...
1’,4’-trans-diol-ABA enhances the growth and physiological characteristics of rice (Oryza sativa L.) seedlings under salt stress
Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is a glycophyte that can be easily poisoned by salt toxicity. 1’,4’-trans-diol-ABA is a crucial precursor in the biosynthesis of abscisic acid (ABA) in fungi that may alleviate...
Effectiveness of Mellow Parenting on parental mental health and parenting outcomes on a vulnerable parent sample in Moldova
Introduction Poor parental mental health is a risk factor for reduced mental health outcomes and increased behavioural problems in children. High quality parenting interventions are important in minim...
Variable selection methods for descriptive modeling
Variable selection methods are widely used in observational studies. While many penalty-based statistical methods introduced in recent decades have primarily focused on prediction, classical statistic...
The effect of D-cycloserine on brain connectivity over a course of pulmonary rehabilitation – A randomised control trial with neuroimaging endpoints
Combining traditional therapies such as pulmonary rehabilitation with brain-targeted drugs may offer new therapeutic opportunities for the treatment of chronic breathlessness. Recently, we asked wheth...
AD-GCN: A novel graph convolutional network integrating multi-omics data for enhanced Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) etiology is complex, influenced by demographic risk factors such as age, sex, and educational level, alongside multi-omics factors derived from genomics, transcriptomics, and...
UICD: A new dataset and approach for urdu image captioning
Advancements in deep learning have revolutionized numerous real-world applications, including image recognition, visual question answering, and image captioning. Among these, image captioning has emer...