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Towards using Tweet sentiment for infectious disease detection
Social media data has shown potential for identifying infectious disease outbreaks faster than official records of disease incidence. We examine spatial, temporal, and spatiotemporal relationships bet...
Incidence of and factors associated with brimonidine allergy
Purpose This study examined the incidence of and the factors associated with brimonidine allergy, as well as its clinical characteristics and management strategies. Methods We conducted a retrospect...
Optimization of multi-AGV task allocation based on an improved PSO algorithm
Research on task allocation for multiple automated guided vehicles (AGVs) in factory environments is a key topic in intelligent manufacturing. Existing studies often struggle to balance fairness and p...
Intravenous methadone for perioperative acute and chronic pain management in Chinese adult cardiac surgical patients: A protocol for pilot randomized controlled trial
Background Postoperative pain is significant in cardiac surgical patients. Perioperative analgesia with intermittent administration of opioids can result in significant fluctuations in serum opioid co...
Guiding ethical principles in transplant candidate selection committees: A scoping review protocol
Objective The goal of this scoping review is to examine the published literature regarding ethical principles that guide solid-organ transplant candidate selection committees. The review will identify...
A study of gene expression programming algorithm for dynamically adjusting the parameters of genetic operators
The fast developments in artificial intelligence together with evolutionary algorithms have not solved all the difficulties that Gene Expression Programming (GEP) encounters when maintaining populatio...
Multi-view clustering via global-view graph learning
Multiview clustering aims to improve clustering performance by exploring multiple representations of data and has become an important research direction. Meanwhile, graph-based methods have been exten...
A new audio cue to object weight resembles a naturalistic weight cue during movement planning but not during weight illusions
When a person picks up an object, naturalistic cues inform fine motor planning that is reflected in early spikes in force rate changes. Naturalistic cues to weight can also create an illusion whereby...
Effects of a forefoot strengthening protocol on explosive tasks performance and propulsion kinetics in athletes: a single-blind randomized controlled trial
Purpose To investigate the effects of an 8-week “periodized high-load” forefoot strengthening protocol on athlete’s metatarsophalangeal joints (MTPj) flexion torque, MTPj flexors v...
Correction: Missed opportunities for vaccination among children aged 0–23 months visiting health facilities in a southwest State of Nigeria, December 2019
Hydroethanolic extract of Schinus terebinthifolia as a promising source of anti-influenza agents: Phytochemical profiling, cheminformatics, molecular docking and dynamics simulations
Although Schinus terebinthifolia (commonly known as Brazilian peppertree) has been documented to possess various biological activities, such as anticancer, antibacterial, and antioxidant properties, i...
Resilience factors and mechanisms in the coal power supply chain: A quantitative analysis using fuzzy DEMATEL, ISM, and ANP methods
Under the influence of global energy market fluctuations, policy changes, and natural disasters, the coal power supply chain faces significant risks. However, existing research on supply chain resilie...
A high-efficiency palmprint recognition model integrating ROI and Gabor filtering
Palmprint recognition, as a biometric recognition technology, has unique individual recognition and high accuracy, and is broadly utilized in fields such as identity verification and security monitori...
Hearing-loss related variations in turn-taking time affect how conversations are perceived
In conversations, interlocutors with hearing impairment (HI), initiate their turns with longer average delay and more variability than their normal-hearing (NH) conversation partners. This paper inves...
Primary care screening for sexually transmitted infections in the United States from 2019 to 2021
Background Early identification and treatment of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) is critical to improve patient outcomes. Barriers to healthcare seeking are potentially exacerbated by COVID-19....
Electronic differential control based on speed and optimum slip ratio estimation for all-electric vehicles with in-wheel motors
Vehicle 2-degree of freedom (DOF) kinematic and dynamic models are derived. The former, which uses fixed parameters, is often used for speed-based electronic differential control, but this method does...
Dialogue with the public: A catalyst for professional identity formation in medical students
Objectives This study aimed to explore how Japanese medical students are influenced by their dialogue with the general public as part of the process of professional identity formation. These findings...
Quality Management Systems implementation in public medical laboratories; A sustainable approach to health system strengthening in Lagos State, Nigeria
Background The effectiveness of Quality Management Systems (QMS) in public medical laboratories is crucial to ensure quality and reliable testing outcomes for quality healthcare. This research aims to...
A mapping review of worldwide current and previous cohort research programmes in cats and dogs
Cohort research programmes follow individuals over time to enable study of effects from various factors on health or other outcomes. To date, the global distribution of formal cohort programmes in cat...
Synergistic evolution of soil microaggregates biogeochemical processes driven by elevation gradients in Tongbai Mountain
The altitudinal gradient in mountainous areas triggers significant changes in landscape, climate, and vegetation, which in turn affect the vertical differentiation of soil type and their properties. L...
Conserved domains and structural motifs that differentiate closely related Rex1 and Rex3 DEDDh exoribonucleases are required for their function in yeast
The DEDD family of exonucleases has expanded through evolution whilst retaining a conserved catalytic domain. One subgroup with closely related catalytic DEDD domain sequences includes the yeast enzym...
Spatiotemporal patterns and drivers of soil organic carbon in black soil landscapes of Northeast China
Soil Organic Carbon (SOC) is crucial for soil health, agricultural productivity, and climate regulation. This study examines the temporal and spatial changes in SOC over a decade (2013–2023) in the To...
Assessing changes to the fecal microbiota in dogs undergoing elective orthopedic surgery: A preliminary investigation
Background Studies assessing the impact of surgery on the canine gut microbiota are limited. This study assessed the fecal microbiota before and up to 3 months after elective orthopedic surgery. Met...
Social support and physical exercise: The mediating role of achievement emotions, and the moderating role of exercise motivation and feedback literacy
Objective While research on physical exercise has predominantly focused on rational decision-making behaviors related to health benefits, comparatively less attention has been paid to achievement emot...
Image based fog density estimation
Although the application of image-based fog density estimation brings excellent convenience and low-cost methods, the accuracy of such methods still needs to be improved, and further research is encou...