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Motion Object Detection Model for Electronic Referee Scoring in Table Tennis Events
As a sport widely played around the world, the fairness and enjoyment of table tennis competitions have received increasing attention. Traditional table tennis referees rely on manual judgment, which...
Diabetes with COVID-19 was a significant risk factor for mortality, mechanical ventilation, and renal replacement therapies: A multicenter retrospective study in Japan
We conducted a multicenter retrospective cohort study across 38 hospitals in Chiba, Japan, between February 1, 2020 and November 31, 2021 to investigate the effect of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-1...
Logistics–client stable matching under 4PL to reduce the empty-loaded rate
Logistics, as a tertiary industry, has developed rapidly and become an important part of the national economy. However, owing to the behindhand logistics pattern, the logistics vehicles drive empty-lo...
Long-term outcomes of biodegradable versus 2nd generation durable polymer drug-eluting stents in PCI: Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
Background More than 3 million individuals globally experience STEMI each year, with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) as the preferred revascularization method. While second-generation Drug E...
The association between adult-life smoking and age-related cognitive decline in Danish men
Background Most previous studies of effects of smoking on age-related cognitive decline have compared cognitive decline in current smokers, former smokers, and never smokers rather than investigating...
Key parameters and sensitivity analysis of lower limb muscle strength in young men with different gait patterns
Objective To explore the functional characteristics and principal component differences of electromyography in different phases of the gait cycle, to provide key parameters for identifying a complete...
Aetiology, antimicrobial susceptibility patterns and factors associated with bacteriuria among HIV-infected women attending Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT) clinic at Bukoba Municipality, Tanzania
Background Bacteriuria is the detection of significant bacteria in urine in the presence or absence of signs and symptoms of urinary tract infection (UTI). Bacteriuria in pregnant and lactating HIV-in...
Correction: Diagnostic performance of two rapid tests for syphilis screening in people living with HIV in Cali, Colombia
Ageing and digital shopping: Measurement and validation of an innovative framework
Senior citizens are the fastest growing demographic in the world. Amid an intensification of digitalisation across every sector, evidence suggests older people are slow to adopt and use many online to...
Social media as a workplace panopticon: The development and validation of social media monitoring by workplace contacts scale
The monitoring of employees’ private social network accounts by employers and colleagues has become increasingly prevalent, yet research in this area remains limited. To address this gap, the present...
A double-edged hashtag: Evaluation of #ADHD-related TikTok content and its associations with perceptions of ADHD
We aimed to assess the psychoeducational quality of TikTok content about attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) from the perspective of both mental health professionals and young adults acros...
Measuring attitudes towards voluntary childlessness: Indicators in European comparative surveys
The prevalence of voluntary childlessness is rising in Europe, likely accompanied by growing social acceptance. However, more evidence is needed on how to measure this acceptance in comparative survey...
mRNA extracted from frozen buffy coat samples stored long term in tubes with no RNA preservative shows promise for downstream sequencing analyses
Transcriptomics is an important OMICs method that is often unavailable in biobank research. Frozen blood samples are routinely collected and stored in medical biobanks, but transcriptional studies hav...
Identification of distinct profiles of glioblastoma through the immunocapture of extracellular vesicles from patient plasma
Glioblastoma (GBM), a primary brain tumor, exhibits intratumoral heterogeneity and dynamic spatial-temporal changes. GBM-derived extracellular vesicles (EVs), reflecting tumor characteristics, present...
AI recommendation vs. crowdsourced recommendation vs. travel expert recommendation: The moderating role of consumption goal on travel destination decision
This research investigates the effects of recommender type (AI versus crowdsourcing versus travel expert) and consumption goal (utilitarian versus hedonic) on consumer responses to travel destination...
Differential gene expression patterns in Niemann-Pick Type C and Tay-Sachs diseases: Implications for neurodegenerative mechanisms
Lysosomal storage disorders (LSDs) are a group of rare genetic conditions characterized by the impaired function of enzymes responsible for lipid digestion. Among these LSDs, Tay-Sachs disease (TSD) a...
A methodological assessment of randomization integrity in alteplase for acute ischemic stroke individual patient data meta-analyses
Objectives Little is known about the integrity of randomization for randomized controlled trials (RCT) included in alteplase for stroke meta-analyses. If the RCTs were not properly randomized, the res...
The Triassic turtle of Thailand – revision of ‘Proganochelys’ ruchae
True turtles (Testudinata) appeared in the Norian (Late Triassic) and quickly attained a worldwide distribution and relatively high diversity. Their remains are currently known from that time from Asi...
Comparing public willingness-to-pay for different low-carbon measures: A case study of Shenzhen, China
Cities in China have made progressive strides in developing low-carbon societies and experimenting with various low-carbon measures. The successful implementation of these low-carbon measures and the...
Pelvic floor disorders and associated factors among women in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis protocol
Background Pelvic floor disorders (PFDs) are a group of conditions caused by injured or weakened pelvic muscles, ligaments, connective tissues, and nerves that support or hold pelvic organs in place...
An assessment of the teacher completed ‘Early Years Foundation Stage Profile’ as a routine measure of child developmental health
The routine measurement of children’s developmental health varies across educational settings and systems. The Early Years Foundation Stage Profile (EYFSP) is a routinely recorded measure of a child’s...
DNA Barcode, chemical analysis, and antioxidant activity of Psidium guineense from Ecuador
This study investigates the phytochemical, genetic, and antioxidant properties of Psidium guineense, a species native to the tropical dry forests of Ecuador. Leaves were collected, preserved in recogn...
Sedimentary DNA is a promising indicator of the abundance of marine benthos: Insights from the burrowing decapod Upogebia major
Upogebia major (De Haan 1841) is a decapod widely distributed in tidal flats in East Asia and Russia and is a dominant species in some regions. Nevertheless, because the inhabiting deep burrows exceed...
A method for PCR-free library preparation for sequencing palaeogenomes
In recent years, methodological advances have substantially improved our ability to recover DNA molecules from ancient samples, raising the possibility to sequence palaeogenomes without PCR amplificat...
Remain or return? The effect of social network and engagement on settlement intentions among high skilled migrants in Northeast China
China is transitioning from an immigrant-exporting country to an immigrant-importing country. To attract and retain global, it is necessary to analyze the factors influencing the settlement intentions...