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Hippocampal subfield volume alterations and associations with severity measures in long COVID and ME/CFS: A 7T MRI study
Long COVID and Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) patients share similar symptoms including post-exertional malaise, neurocognitive impairment, and memory loss. The neurocogni...
Development and effectiveness analysis of a safety management model for SMEs integrating lean management innovation with SQCDP framework
This study organically integrates the safety, quality, cost, delivery, and people (SQCDP) management mode and lean management to create the SQCDP + lean safety management (SLSM) mode, which addresses...
Equalization of basic public services enabled by digitization: A study of mechanism and heterogeneity
Digitalization has penetrated into every aspect of life. However, research on the mechanisms through which digitalization affects the equalization of basic public services, as well as the heterogeneit...
Open Soil Spectral Library (OSSL): Building reproducible soil calibration models through open development and community engagement
Soil spectroscopy is a widely used method for estimating soil properties that are important to environmental and agricultural monitoring. However, a bottleneck to its more widespread adoption is the n...
Estimating whole-body centre of mass sway during quiet standing with inertial measurement units
Our ability to balance upright provides a stable platform to perform daily activities. Balance deficits associated with various clinical conditions may affect activities of daily living, highlighting...
Food insecurity and early childhood development among children 24–59 months in Nigeria: A multilevel mixed effects modelling of the social determinants of health inequities
Food insecurity (FI) has been identified as a determinant of child development, yet evidence quantifying this association using the newly developed Early Childhood Development Index 2030 (ECDI2030) re...
3D printing of different fibres towards HA/PCL scaffolding induces macrophage polarization and promotes osteogenic differentiation of BMSCs
With the rise of bone tissue engineering (BET), 3D-printed HA/PCL scaffolds for bone defect repair have been extensively studied. However, little research has been conducted on the differences in oste...
Inpatient service utilization amongst infants diagnosed with Respiratory Syncytial Virus infection (RSV) in the United States
Introduction Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the leading cause of hospitalization among US infants. Characterizing service utilization during infant RSV hospitalizations may provide important inf...
Spectral study of COVID-19 pandemic in Japan: The dependence of spectral gradient on the population size of the community
We have carried out spectral analysis of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) notifications in all 47 prefectures in Japan. The results confirm that the power spectral densities (PSDs) of the data from...
Communication needs regarding heart failure trajectory and palliative care between patients and healthcare providers: A cross-sectional study
Introduction Heart failure (HF) is a chronic condition with an unpredictable trajectory, making effective communication between patients and healthcare providers crucial for optimizing outcomes. This...
Rural Roads to cognitive Resilience (RRR): A prospective cohort study protocol
Background Ambient air pollution, detrimental built and social environments, social isolation (SI), low socioeconomic status (SES), and rural (versus urban)...
Molecular epidemiology and phylogenetic insights of lumpy skin disease in cattle from diverse agro-ecological regions of Punjab, Pakistan
Lumpy skin disease (LSD) is an emerging, highly contagious transboundary disease of bovines caused by the Lumpy skin disease virus (LSDV), responsible for substantial economic losses to the dairy, mea...
Modulation pattern recognition method of wireless communication automatic system based on IABLN algorithm in intelligent system
The aim of this study is to address the limitations of convolutional networks in recognizing modulation patterns. These networks are unable to utilize temporal information effectively for feature extr...
Critical behavioral traits foster peer engagement in Online Mental Health Communities
Online Mental Health Communities (OMHCs), such as Reddit, have witnessed a surge in popularity as go-to platforms for seeking information and support in managing mental health needs. Platforms like Re...
A discrete choice experiment with health professions trainees to improve the urban-rural health care access disparity in Appalachia: Study protocol
Globally, those who live in rural areas experience significant barriers to accessing health care due to a maldistribution of health care providers. Those who live in rural areas in the Appalachian reg...
Enhancing covert communication in NOMA systems with joint security and covert design
The explosion of Internet-of-Thing enables several interconnected devices but also gives rise chance for unauthorized parties to compromise sensitive information through wireless communication systems...
Shaping sustainable perceptions: The role of metaphors in Olympic news discourse
The dissemination of sustainable development concepts in large international events like the Olympics has garnered great attention. As a major international sports event, the Beijing Winter Olympics s...
Association between depression and the prevalence and prognosis of prediabetes: Data from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2013–2018
Background Diagnosis and intervention of prediabetes is an emerging approach to preventing the progression and complications of diabetes. Inflammatory factors and dysregulation of the hypothalamic-pit...
Fatty acid composition, total phenolic and total flavonoid contents, and antioxidant activity of Niger seed (Guizotia abyssinica) accessions collected from major producer areas of Ethiopia
Background Oils from various sources are vital nutritional components with a variety of roles in our body. Niger seed (Guzoita abyssinica) is endemic to Ethiopia and is among the major oil seed crops...
Comparing the effects of computerized versus manual methods of identifying point-specific acupuncture as an adjunct to physiotherapy in the management of knee osteoarthritis: A randomized controlled trial protocol
Background Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is a prevalent condition causing significant pain and functional impairment. Acupuncture has shown promise as an adjunctive therapy, but conventional manual select...
Microbiota-derived proteins synergize with IL-23 to drive IL22 production in model type 3 innate lymphoid cells
Microbiota-induced production of IL-22 by type 3 innate lymphoid cells (ILC3) plays an important role in maintaining intestinal health. Such IL-22 production is driven, in part, by IL-23 produced by g...
The effect of an additional pre-extubational loading dose of caffeine citrate on mechanically ventilated preterm infants (NEOKOFF trial): Study protocol for a multicenter randomized clinical trial
Background Minimizing the duration of mechanical ventilation is one of the most important therapeutic goals during the care of preterm infants at neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). The rate of ext...
A new shortcut for competitive sports development? The purpose of and strategy for developing and introducing sepaktakraw in Taiwan
A growing number of countries and regions have introduced emerging sports in recent years; however, few studies have been conducted to determine how and why they do so. This article focuses on why a n...
The impact of resident involvement and postgraduate year on head and neck surgery for obstructive sleep apnea
To assess the impact of resident involvement and resident postgraduate year (PGY) on head and neck obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) surgical outcomes. We analyzed head and neck OSA surgeries from 2005–20...
Overcoming the threat of anti-bias interventions: Combining self-report and psychophysiological measures to capture the process of change
Anti-bias interventions do not always have the intended results and can even backfire. In light of research on the psychology of morality, we examined whether confronting people with evidence of their...