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Anomaly detection in virtual machine logs against irrelevant attribute interference
Virtual machine logs are generated in large quantities. Virtual machine logs may contain some abnormal logs that indicate security risks or system failures of the virtual machine platform. Therefore,...
Designing a prototype trauma registry framework for a tertiary health institution in a low- and middle-income country: A qualitative study
Introduction Low- and middle-income countries experience high injury-related mortality rates, with road traffic crashes being a significant contributor in Nigeria. Data from trauma registries are cruc...
A study of the impact of urban business credit environment on environmental pollution
Environmental pollution has become a global concern, so it is critical to find out the elements that influence it. Is the urban business credit environment influencing urban environmental conditions?...
Soil-transmitted helminthiasis among adolescents in Anaocha Local Government Area, Anambra State, Nigeria: Insights and recommendations for effective control
Over the past decade, Anambra State, Nigeria, has implemented mass administration of medicines (MAMs) to combat soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STH), a significant public health challenge in low-incom...
Evidence of avian and human influenza A virus infection in farmed Siamese crocodiles (Crocodylus siamensis) in Thailand
Crocodilians are susceptible to a range of virus infection including influenza A virus (IAV). However, little is known about the ecology and epidemiology of IAV in crocodile species. This study aimed...
A two-stage hybrid NSGA-III with BWO for path planning and task allocation in agricultural land preparation
Automated large-scale farmland preparation operations face significant challenges related to path planning efficiency and uniformity in resource allocation. To improve agricultural production efficien...
The impact of achievement goals on college students’ English performance—A moderated mediation model
The study investigated the relationship between learning engagement and achievement goals, and English performance among college students. With the increasing popularity of online teaching methods, ex...
Vaccine hesitancy among health paraprofessionals: A mixed methods study
Background The World Health Organization (WHO) defines vaccine hesitancy as “a delay in acceptance or refusal of vaccines despite availability of vaccination services”. Vaccine hesitancy has also been...
Mobile Sleep Lab: Comparison of polysomnographic parameters with a conventional sleep laboratory
In remote areas, visiting a laboratory for sleep testing is inconvenient. We, therefore, developed a Mobile Sleep Lab in a bus powered by fuel cells with two sleep measurement chambers. As the environ...
Fault tolerance in distributed systems using deep learning approaches
Recently, distributed systems have become the backbone of technological development. It serves as the foundation for new trends technologies such as blockchain, the internet of things and others. A di...
Accurate multi-behavior sequence-aware recommendation via graph convolution networks
How can we recommend items to users utilizing multiple types of user behavior data? Multi-behavior recommender systems leverage various types of user behavior data to enhance recommendation performanc...
Label-free determination of diffusion coefficients at the nanoscale through modelling of the Surface Plasmon Resonance signal
Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) is normally used to measure the kinetic parameters of biomolecular interactions between a molecule immobilized on a gold surface and another one flowing in a microfluid...
Mobile clinics routing and scheduling in the Witzenberg region of South Africa
Despite much literature on operations research applied to various healthcare problems, impactful implementation in public healthcare is limited, which often results in allocative inefficiency. This ar...
ChatGPT-4o can serve as the second rater for data extraction in systematic reviews
Background Systematic reviews provide clarity of a bulk of evidence and support the transfer of knowledge from clinical trials to guidelines. Yet, they are time-consuming. Artificial intelligence (AI)...
Comparison of cellular-based therapies following a long-segmental peripheral nerve defect in a rat model
Peripheral nerve injury (PNI) is characterized by a loss of cellular and axonal integrity, often leading to limited functional recovery and pain. Many PNIs are not amenable to repair with traditional...
Multivariate description of gait changes in a mouse model of peripheral nerve injury and trauma
Objective Animal models of nerve injury are important for studying nerve injury and repair, particularly for interventions that cannot be studied in humans. However, the vast majority of gait analysis...
Development and validation of a Malay version questionnaire for assessing risk perception of type 2 diabetes (RPDM)
Background The burden of type 2 diabetes is increasing globally. Risk perception of type 2 diabetes plays an important role in motivating adoption of healthy lifestyle and preventive health interventi...
Research on boundary control of vehicle-mounted flexible manipulator based on partial differential equations
Vehicle-mounted flexible robotic arms (VFRAs) are crucial in enhancing operational capabilities in sectors where human intervention is limited due to accessibility or safety concerns, such as hazardou...
Using the Behaviour Change Wheel to develop an intervention to improve conversations about recovery on the stroke unit
Background Understanding recovery is important for patients with stroke and their families, including how much recovery is expected and how long it might take. These conversations can however be uncom...
Parental effects provide an opportunity for coral resilience following major bleaching events
Identifying processes that promote coral reef recovery and resilience is crucial as ocean warming becomes more frequent and severe. Sexual reproduction is essential for the replenishment of coral popu...
Negligible contribution of body density to in-water vertical jump performance in elite male water polo players
The aim of this study was to investigate the associations among in-water vertical jump and various dry-land physical measures by taking the law of Archimedes into consideration, and by normalizing the...
Length of stay in the pediatrics emergency department and associated factors among pediatrics patients in Eastern Ethiopia public hospital, Ethiopia 2022
Introduction Patient length of stay is a crucial measure of the emergency department, and it is a vital indicator of health services to evaluate its efficacy, patient care, organizational management,...
Association of varicose veins with the risk of heart failure: A nationwide cohort study
Background Research investigating the association between varicose veins (VV) and heart failure has been limited. Here, we examine this association within a nationwide longitudinal cohort, hypothesizi...
Geology and climate drive alpine plant compositional variation among peaks in the Cascade Range of Washington
Alpine areas are host to diverse plant communities that support ecosystems through structural and floral resources and persist through specialized adaptations to harsh high-elevation conditions. An on...
Link prediction of heterogeneous complex networks based on an improved embedding learning algorithm
Link prediction in heterogeneous networks is an active research topic in the field of complex network science. Recognizing the limitations of existing methods, which often overlook the varying contrib...