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Transfer learning in ECG diagnosis: Is it effective?
The adoption of deep learning in ECG diagnosis is often hindered by the scarcity of large, well-labeled datasets in real-world scenarios, leading to the use of transfer learning to leverage features l...
Machine learning for early prediction of the infection in patients with urinary stone after treatment of holmium laser lithotripsy
Patients after holmium laser lithotripsy have a certain probability of getting postoperative infection. An early and accurate diagnosis of postoperative infection allows a timely administration of app...
Impact of online negative and positive reviews on app innovation
Past studies have suggested that online reviews positively impact app innovation. However, extant research has not yet explored the distinct impacts of online negative and positive reviews on app inno...
Relationship between the sentiment of nursing notes and one-year mortality of elderly sepsis patients
Objectives This study aimed to explore the correlation between the sentiment of nursing notes and the one-year mortality of sepsis patients. Methods The box plot was used to compare the differences...
Genome-wide association studies on malaria in Sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review
Background : Malaria remains one of the leading causes of death in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The scoping review mapped evidence in research on existing studies on malaria genome-wi...
CPI203, a BET inhibitor, down-regulates a consistent set of DNA synthesis genes across a wide array of glioblastoma lines
Introduction Glioblastomas utilize malignant gene expression pathways to drive growth. Many of these gene pathways are not directly accessible with molecularly targeted pharmacolog...
“Take me seriously”: A qualitative interview study exploring healthcare experiences of endometriosis patients
Introduction Endometriosis is a chronic disease associated with stigmatisation and delayed diagnoses. In order to create or improve positive healthcare encounters for patients, this study aimed to exp...
Throwbacks that move us: The dance-inducing power of nostalgic songs
The urge to move to music, often referred to as groove, is influenced by various factors, including familiarity with the music. The influence of nostalgia, which involves familiarity but also includes...
Patient preferences for diagnostic imaging services: Decentralize or not?
The objective of this study was to identify patient preferences for outpatient diagnostic imaging services and analyze how patients make trade-offs between attributes of these services using a discret...
Exploring the characteristics of cancer-centred civil society organisations in Chile: A qualitative study
Background In Chile, civil society organisations in health have been historically active in population health and specifically in cancer; they have had an important role in addressing patients’ and fa...
Integrating in vitro and in silico approaches for exploring antidiabetic potential of dimethyl and thiomethyl indolinone derivatives
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a metabolic disorder caused by insulin deficiency. It is a rapidly growing problem with immense social, economic and health related problems. The market available drugs for t...
Incidence and factors associated with post-intensive care syndrome among caregivers of intensive care unit survivors: Protocol for a cohort study
Background During the last decades, intensive care unit (ICU) mortality rates have significantly decreased but this progress has come with unintended consequences for patients and their caregivers. Th...
Improving microgrid hosting capacity: A two-stage BONMIN solver-based framework for battery storage allocation and operational energy management strategy
The growing concerns over fossil fuel dependency, environmental impacts, and escalating energy expenses highlight the critical importance of enhancing energy system efficiency. This study presents a d...
Nursing regulation in Canada: Insights from a scoping review
Canadian nursing regulators have implemented various innovations to reform regulatory approaches to address workforce challenges, system demands, governance reforms, and a drive for efficiency. Given...
Removing barriers to COVID-19 vaccine intention in a university population: Results of a serial mediation study through the dimensions of the Health Belief Model
Background While many studies have used the Health Belief Model (HBM) to understand vaccine intention, none claim to have used serial mediation to understand the relationship between HBM dimensions an...
Comparison of perceived family state and functioning among individuals with depression and general population in Southern Thailand
Purpose This study aimed to examine perceived family functioning among individuals with depression, then compare these perceptions with those of the general population. Materials and methods A cross...
Mathematical analysis of the dynamics of cyberattack propagation in IoT networks
The growing threat of cyberattacks is a severe concern to governments, military organizations, and industries, especially with the increasing use of Internet of Things (IoT) devices. To tackle this is...
Pattern mining and prediction techniques for user behavioral trajectories in e-commerce
The trajectory of a user's continuous online access, which manifests as a sequence of dynamic behaviours during online purchases, constitutes fundamental behavioural data. However, a comprehensive com...
Correction: Computational phenotypes for patients with opioid-related disorders presenting to the emergency department
Index microvascular resistance (IMR) in heart transplant patients (IMR-HT study): Study protocol
Background Acute allograft rejection (AAR) is an important cause of morbi mortality in heart transplant (HT) patients, particularly during the first year. Endomyocardial biopsy (EMB) is the “gold stan...
Identification of insertion sites for the integrative and conjugative element Tn916 in the Bacillus subtilis chromosome
Integrative and conjugative elements (ICEs) are found in many bacterial species and are mediators of horizontal gene transfer. Tn 916 is an ICE found in several...
From blueprint to biobank: Leveraging expert recommendations for implementing change (ERIC) to pediatric cancer biobanking in Pakistan
Background In low- and middle-income countries, limited infrastructure and resources hinder biobank establishment, affecting specimen diversity. Addressing this gap is crucial for equitable health out...
Gender differences in the association between weight-adjusted waist index and migraine: A cross-sectional study
Objective This study examines how weight-adjusted waist index (WWI) correlates with the occurrence of migraine in U.S. adults. Background Being overweight significantly increases the likelihood of e...
Can laboratory-based XAFS compete with XRD and Mössbauer spectroscopy as a tool for quantitative species analysis? Critical evaluation using the example of a natural iron ore
While X-ray diffraction (XRD) is a commonly used method for quantification analysis using Rietveld refinement and quantitative Mössbauer spectroscopy is sporadically used primarily for iron speciation...
Verity plots: A novel method of visualizing reliability assessments of artificial intelligence methods in quantitative cardiovascular magnetic resonance
Background Artificial intelligence (AI) methods have established themselves in cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) as automated quantification tools for ventricular volumes, function, and myocardi...