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Digital media recommendation system design based on user behavior analysis and emotional feature extraction
In the contemporary digital era, multimedia platforms, such as social media, online comment sections, and forums, have emerged as the primary arenas wherein users articulate their sentiments and viewp...
A bi-level dynamic emergency route planning system considering signal preemption control using CV technology
Emergency Vehicles (EVs) are of considerable significance in saving human lives and property damages. To promote the efficiency of emergency operation, signal preemption control could give priority to...
Understanding osteoporosis knowledge and health beliefs in maternity nursing students: a cross-sectional study
Background Osteoporosis is a growing health problem worldwide. Increasing awareness, knowledge, and promoting healthy behaviors in regard to osteoporosis and related risk factors are important targets...
Asymmetrical distribution of supports affect pea plants movement and shape: Evidence of quantity discrimination?
The ability to discriminate more items from fewer items is an adaptive and innate cognitive feature of animals. Here, we found that this same capability is present in the plant kingdom. Pisum Sativum...
LeFood-set: Baseline performance of predicting level of leftovers food dataset in a hospital using MT learning
Monitoring the remaining food in patients’ trays is a routine activity in healthcare facilities as it provides valuable insights into the patients’ dietary intake. However, estimating food leftovers t...
Influence law of air flows on the risk of secondary oxidation spontaneous combustion of coal
In response to the issue that the self-ignition hazard of coal secondary oxidation under diverse air flow conditions has not been systematically investigated, this study carried out secondary oxidatio...
Presence of white-nose syndrome in bats from Southern Mexico
White-nose syndrome (WNS), caused by the fungus Pseudogymnoascus destructans, is increasingly causing high mortality in North American vespertilionid bats. This fungus has become widely established, a...
Verhulst-type equation and the universal pattern for global population growth
The global population P(t) (growth from 10,000 BCE to 2023) is discussed in frames of the Verhulst-type scaling, recalling the sustainable development concept. The analysis focuses on the per capita g...
A high reliability based evidential reasoning approach
Attribute weights exert a significant effect on the solution in multi-attribute decision analysis (MADA), since solutions produced by varying attribute weights probably vary. When a decision maker has...
Breast cancer pathology image recognition based on convolutional neural network
This study presents a convolutional neural network (CNN)-based method for the classification and recognition of breast cancer pathology images. It aims to solve the problems existing in traditional pa...
Correction: Flexibility of a large blindly synthetized avatar database for occupational research: Example from the CONSTANCES cohort for stroke and knee pain
Honey bee colony losses and causes during the active beekeeping season 2022/2023 in nine Sub-Saharan African countries
This study reports for the first-time a multi-country survey of managed honey bee colony loss rates and associated risk factors during the active beekeeping season 2022/2023 in nine Sub-Saharan Africa...
Socio-health factors, ability to perform instrumental and basic activities of daily living, and use of assistive mobility devices during the COVID-19 pandemic: Interrelationships and impact on long-term survival
Introduction Functional dependence for the performance of basic activities of daily living (ADLs) is one of the main causes of institutionalization. This study analyzed the interrelationships between...
The association between subfoveal choroidal thickness and refractive error in Taiwanese children: A cross-sectional study
Purpose The aim was to analyze the association of subfoveal choroidal thickness (SFCT) with age, best-corrected visual acuity, refractive error, and axial length in Taiwan pediatric population. Meth...
Evaluation the static precise point positioning and fixing rate with phase ambiguity resolution using different analysis centers products
The performance of precise point positioning with phase ambiguity resolution (PPP-AR) strongly depends on the quality of analysis centers (ACs) products. Nowadays, many IGS/MGEX ACs provide PPP-AR pro...
R&D investment and total factor productivity in China’s pharmaceutical industry: The moderating effect of the centralized procurement policy
We use the implementation of China’s centralized procurement policy as a quasi-natural experiment to examine the effects of China’s centralized procurement policy on pharmaceutical research and develo...
RRT-CS: A free-collision planner for capsule-like SCORBOT by iterated learning
In this study, we present an enhanced Rapidly-exploring Random Trees (RRT) algorithm integrated with a visual servoing technique for recognizing unknown environments. The robotic platform utilized is...
Study protocol: Mixed-methods evaluation of a cluster-randomized trial on preventing dysregulated screen use in children under 3
Background Screen media use in early childhood is associated with increased risk for health and developmental problems. A preventive intervention during a regular examination in pediatric practices ai...
Longitudinal assessment of COVID-19 vaccine immunogenicity in people with HIV stratified by CD4+ T-cell count in the Netherlands: A two-year follow-up study
Background Although guidelines for COVID-19 additional vaccination strategies generally prioritise people with advanced HIV infection, recommendations vary globally, with some countries recommending a...
Dysmagnesemia in critically ill diarrheal patients in Bangladesh
Background Despite having a pivotal role in numerous physiologic functions, magnesium disorders are rarely considered in clinical practice. This study aimed to explore the burden, predictors, and outc...
Evolution and classification of Ser/Thr phosphatase PP2C family in bacteria: Sequence conservation, structures, domain distribution
Serine/threonine kinases (STKs) and serine/threonine phosphatases (STPs) are widely present across various organisms and play crucial roles in regulating cellular processes such as growth, proliferati...
ESG growth catalyst: China’s Central Bank collateral framework expansion
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) plays an important role in corporate sustainability. In June 2018, the People’s Bank of China (China’s central bank) decided to expand the scope of the Medi...
Predictive hybrid model of a grid-connected photovoltaic system with DC-DC converters under extreme altitude conditions at 3800 meters above sea level
This study aims to develop a predictive hybrid model for a grid-connected PV system with DC-DC optimizers, designed to operate in extreme altitude conditions at 3800 m above sea level. This approach s...
Genetic control of the leaf ionome in pearl millet and correlation with root and agromorphological traits
Pearl millet ( Pennisetum glaucum ) thrives in arid and nutrient-poor environments, establishing its role as a crucial cereal crop for food security in sub-Saha...
Comparing antibiotic prescribing patterns for hidradenitis suppurativa between the emergency department and ambulatory care setting
Background Oral antibiotics are a mainstay of treatment for hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), primarily due to their anti-inflammatory and anti-microbial properties. There is a paucity of literature comp...