Development of a thrombin-antithrombin complex detection kit and study in venous thromboembolism complicated by cervical cancer by Yanru Qiu, Shuang Han, Yu Ji, Zhixian Lu, Xuan Huang

“…The patients were divided into two groups: 27 cases with VTE (Thrombosis group) and 150 cases without VTE (Non-thrombotic group). Additionally, the patients were classified into four stages based on tumor stage: 42 cases of stage I, 45 cases of stage II, 62 cases of stage III, and 28 cases of stage IV. …”
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A multi-module enhanced YOLOv8 framework for accurate AO classification of distal radius fractures: SCFAST-YOLO by Yu Wang, Haifu Sun, Tiankai Jiang, JunFeng Shi, JunFeng Shi, Qin Wang, Qin Wang, Hongwei Yang, Hongwei Yang, Yusen Qiao

“…Extensive qualitative and quantitative results demonstrate the advantages of our approach. Additionally, we show the broader clinical applications of SCFAST-YOLO in enhancing consistency and efficiency in trauma care.…”
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Identifying Disinformation on the Extended Impacts of COVID-19: Methodological Investigation Using a Fuzzy Ranking Ensemble of Natural Language Processing Models by Jian-An Chen, Wu-Chun Chung, Che-Lun Hung, Chun-Ying Wu

“…To enhance performance, we implemented an ensemble learning strategy that incorporated a reparameterized Gompertz function, which assigned fuzzy ranks based on each model’s prediction confidence for each test case. …”
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Global, regional, and national burdens and trends of migraine among males aged 10–59 years from 1990 to 2021: insights from the Global Burden of Disease study 2021 by Haonan Zhao, Qingfang Wang, Zhang Chen, Wenxia Zhu

“…Additionally, in the high-income Asia–Pacific region, the increasing trend in migraine burden differs from previous research findings.…”
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Mental health interventions for humanitarian volunteers: a scoping review by Sarker Mohammad Nasrullah, Tanjamul Refat, Martina Emelia Gustavsson

“…No documents were found from the Middle East, North Africa and Sub-Saharan regions. 10 broad categories of interventions were identified, which were either implemented in the field or suggested in the form of guidelines. …”
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The PRECISION study protocol: Can cervical stiffness in the second trimester predict preterm birth in high-risk singleton pregnancies? A feasibility, cohort study. by Elizabeth Medford, Steven Lane, Andrew Sharp, Angharad Care

“…Identifying those at risk of this devastating complication of pregnancy and implementing preventative treatment remains a maternal health priority. …”
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Association of frailty with indoor air pollution among older adults and elderly population as per gender and age group: insights from Longitudinal Aging Study in India (LASI-1st Wa... by Pritam Halder, Jaya Tiwari, Anshul Mamgai, Saumyarup Pal

“…Fostering long-term behavioural changes and implementing targeted interventions will lead the way for improved health and well-being for everyone.…”
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Path Analysis of Health Literacy, Social Support, and Self-Efficacy on Decisional Conflict in Patients with Stable Schizophrenia by He X, Xie Z, Xia Z, Liu X, Wei Y, Yang Y

“…Healthcare professionals should emphasize health literacy education for patients, and implement pathway-based targeted interventions to improve health literacy, reduce decisional conflict, and promote the recovery of patients with stable schizophrenia.Keywords: stable schizophrenia, decisional conflict, health literacy, mediating role, structural equation model…”
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Optimal Protection Coordination for Grid-Connected and Islanded Microgrids Assisted by the Crow Search Algorithm: Application of Dual-Setting Overcurrent Relays and Fault Current L... by Hossien Shad, Hamid Amini Khanavandi, Saeed Abrisham Foroushan Asl, Ali Aranizadeh, Behrooz Vahidi, Mirpouya Mirmozaffari

“…The proposed method achieves an expected total daily relay operation time of 1041.36 s for the 9-bus MG and 1282 s for the 32-bus MG. Additionally, the optimization results indicate a reduction in maximum voltage deviation from 0.0073 p.u. …”
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Hands-Free UAV Control: Real-Time Eye Movement Detection Using EOG and LSTM Networks by Niloofar Zendehdel, Khosro Ghorbani Zadeh, Haodong Chen, Yun Seong Song, Ming C. Leu

“…While speech may seem like the obvious choice for communication, noisy factory environments can render it impractical. Additionally, workers often have their hands occupied with assembly tasks, making hand-controlled interfaces less practical for controlling robots. …”
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Energy consumption reduction for an ultra-low-cost artificial pancreas using an event-trigger MPC strategy by Jhon E. Goez-Mora, Pablo S. Rivadeneira

“…This work aims to evaluate the performance of an impulsive Model Predictive Control (MPC) strategy with an event-triggered (ET) approach implemented in an artificial pancreas (AP) system to determine if insulin injection is necessary, avoiding the execution of the control algorithm and the use of hardware associated to that in each sampling period. …”
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Assessing five-year trend and socio-demographic determinants of caesarean section delivery in Ghana by Alfred Kwesi Manyeh, Anthony Ofosu, Anthony Kolsabilik Kuug, Atsu Ayi, Comfort Dede Tetteh, Saviour Edem Vidzro, Christopher Tetteh Odopey, Angela Nana Esi Ackon, Evelyn Acquah, Desmond Klu, Mustapha Immurana, Maxwell Ayindenaba Dalaba, Hubert Amu

“…The study also observed that more than half of the women had a C-section delivery, with the highest percentage occurring in 2019 and 2020. Additionally, the majority of women had health insurance coverage. …”
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Results of the clinical evaluation of the low-dose protocols of the digital linear tomography of the chest by I. G. Kamyshanskaya, V. M. Cheremisin, A. V. Vodovatov, A. N. Boriskina

“…The presented low-dose protocols were implemented into radiological practice of the antitubercular early treatment center. …”
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Identification and validation of an explainable machine learning model for vascular depression diagnosis in the older adults: a multicenter cohort study by Ran Zhang, Tian Li, Fan Fan, Haoying He, Liuyi Lan, Dong Sun, Zhipeng Xu, Sisi Peng, Jing Cao, Juan Xu, Xiaoxiang Peng, Ming Lei, Hao Song, Junjian Zhang

“…The SHapley Additive exPlanations method was used to enhance model interpretability. …”
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Estimated Aerosol Health and Radiative Effects of the Residential Coal Ban in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region of China by Kelsey R. Bilsback, Jill Baumgartner, Michael Cheeseman, Bonne Ford, John K. Kodros, Xiaoying Li, Emily Ramnarine, Shu Tao, Yuanxun Zhang, Ellison Carter, Jeffrey R Pierce

“…Within the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region of China, where there are severe air quality problems, several municipalities have begun implementing a coal-to-electricity program that bans residential coal and provides subsidies for electricity and electric-powered heat pumps. …”
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History of injection drug use in the month preceding incarceration in Iranian prisons by Mitra Darbandi, Willi McFarland, Soheil Mehmandoost, Fatemeh Tavakoli, Maliheh Sadat Bazrafshan, Naser Nasiri, Ali Akbar Haghdoost, Meraj Sharifi, Roya Safari Faramani, Hamid Sharifi

“…Friends were the initial influence for starting IDU in 67.7% of cases. Additionally, 58.6% of incarcerated people with a history of IDU used a new syringe/needle for injections in the month before imprisonment. …”
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Dataset and multivariate statistical tools for mathematical modeling of water desorption isotherms and infrared spectral properties of cupuassu (Theobroma grandiflorum L.) pulpMend... by Andrés F. Bahamón-Monje, Paola A. García-Rincón, Gentil A. Collazos-Escobar, Claudia M. Amorocho-Cruz, Nelson Gutiérrez-Guzmán

“…Moreover, MATLAB® R2023a (The MathWorks Inc., Natick, MA, USA) scripts for multivariate statistical analysis were implemented to facilitate model-based assessment of water desorption and infrared properties. …”
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Evaluating Water Infiltration and Runoff: Stretcher Bond vs. 45° Herringbone Patterns in Permeable Interlocking Concrete Pavements by Mohammed Al-Fatlawi, Fatima Muslim Hadi, Baneen M. H. Al-khafaji, Sally Selan Hussein, Tamar Maitham Al-Asedi, Maryam M. Al-Aarajy, Ashraf Anwar Al-Khazraji, Tameem Mohammed Hashim, Ali Shubbar, Mohammed Salah Nasr, Thair J. Alfatlawi

“…The second approach has been implemented theoretically using Surfer 2.0 software to simulate the distribution of infiltrated water underneath the layers of PICP. …”
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Enhancing slow sand filtration with 3D-printed eco-friendly bricks by Wathsala Benthota Pathiranage, Chloe Sharp, Yinshan Hong, Cecylia Williams, Omar Algharibeh, Anna McKnight, Clinton Williams, Hunain Alkhateb, Matteo D’Alessio

“…In wastewater treatment, low-cost and low-tech approaches draw attention as small/rural communities struggle to achieve the anticipated water quality standards due to insufficient funds, or expert knowledge in implementing and maintaining high-tech treatment methods. …”
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Techniques to mitigate lead migration for percutaneous trials of cervical spinal cord stimulation by Jonathan N. Finney, Isaiah R. Levy, Isaiah R. Levy, Santosh Chandrasekaran, Santosh Chandrasekaran, Santosh Chandrasekaran, Jennifer L. Collinger, Jennifer L. Collinger, Jennifer L. Collinger, Jennifer L. Collinger, Jennifer L. Collinger, Michael L. Boninger, Michael L. Boninger, Michael L. Boninger, Robert A. Gaunt, Robert A. Gaunt, Robert A. Gaunt, Robert A. Gaunt, Robert A. Gaunt, Eric R. Helm, Lee E. Fisher, Lee E. Fisher, Lee E. Fisher, Lee E. Fisher, Lee E. Fisher

“…Iterative improvements to the implantation procedure were implemented to increase lead stability across subjects. …”
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