Evaluating the Benefit of Home Support Provider Services for Positive Airway Pressure Therapy in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Protocol for an Ambispective International R... by Sarah Alami, Manuella Schaller, Sylvie Blais, Henry Taupin, Marta Hernández González, Frédéric Gagnadoux, Paula Pinto, Irene Cano-Pumarega, Lieven Bedert, Ben Braithwaite, Hervé Servy, Stéphane Ouary, Céline Fabre, Fabienne Bazin, Joëlle Texereau

“…A secure electronic solution will be used to manage patient information and consent, as well as to administer a web-based questionnaire. …”
Get full text

Sustainability status of amphidromous nike fish, postlarva Gobioidei, in estuarine water by F.M. Sahami, S.N. Hamzah, A.H. Tome, S.A. Habibie, M.R.U. Puluhulawa

“…This study can provide information or insights for countries that have fishery potential similar to the waters of Tomini Bay, Gorontalo, to carry out better fisheries management.…”
Get full text

Identification of the clinical and genetic characteristics of gliomas with gene fusions by integrated genomic and transcriptomic analysis by Guo-zhong Yi, Hua-yang Zhang, Tian-shi Que, Shan-qiang Qu, Zhi-yong Li, Song-tao Qi, Wen-yan Feng, Guang-long Huang

“…Collectively, our findings have the potential to inform future clinical treatment strategies for patients with glioma.…”
Get full text

Exploring socio-economic inequalities in mental healthcare utilization in adults with self-reported psychological distress: a survey-registry linked cohort design by J. J. Muwonge, C. Dalman, B. Burström, B. Jablonska, A-C. Hollander

“…Methods MHC use was examined in 31,433 individuals aged 18–64 years over a 6-month follow-up period, after responding to the General Health Questionnaire-12 (GHQ-12) in 2014 or the Kessler Six (K6) in 2021. Information on their MHC use and SEP indicators, education, and household income, were sourced from administrative registries. …”
Get full text

Status and influencing factors of health literacy among college students of traditional Chinese medicine: a cross-sectional study by Jie Zhu, Cuixia Lin, Yanhui Yang, Rui Yao, Ran Yang, Mingqian Jiang

“…Among the six categories of health literacy, the level of scientific health literacy (79.68%) was the highest, followed by safety and first aid literacy (72.86%), health information literacy (61.62%), basic medical literacy (61.30%), chronic disease prevention literacy (60.11%) and infectious disease prevention literacy (40.86%). …”
Get full text

EyeLiner by Yoga Advaith Veturi, MSc, Steve McNamara, OD, Scott Kinder, MS, Christopher William Clark, MS, Upasana Thakuria, MS, Benjamin Bearce, MS, Niranjan Manoharan, MD, Naresh Mandava, MD, Malik Y. Kahook, MD, Praveer Singh, PhD, Jayashree Kalpathy-Cramer, PhD

“…Participants: We evaluate EyeLiner on 3 longitudinal data sets: Fundus Image REgistration (FIRE), sequential images for glaucoma forecast (SIGF), and our internal glaucoma data set from the Colorado Ophthalmology Research Information System (CORIS). Methods: Anatomical keypoints along the retinal blood vessels were detected from the moving and fixed images using a convolutional neural network and subsequently matched using a transformer-based algorithm. …”
Get full text

CYFIP2: potential pancreatic cancer biomarker and immunotherapeutic target by Cong Xiao, Xiaojuan Zhang, Bobo Hou, Ping Wan, Zhenjun Cao, Xuefeng Rao

“…The R package “maftool” was used to explore somatic mutation information in pancreatic cancer, and the TIDE database and the R package “oncoPredic” were used to explore immunotherapeutic responses and sensitive drugs. …”
Get full text

Burden of alopecia areata in China, 1990–2021: Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Xiangqian Li, Huixin Liu, Wenhui Ren, Qijiong Zhu, Peng Yin, Lijun Wang, Jianzhong Zhang, Jinlei Qi, Cheng Zhou, Lishao Guo

“…Therefore, accurate and updated epidemiological information is crucial for policymakers. In this study, we aimed to comprehensively assess the disease burden of AA in China. …”
Get full text

FKBP5 as a key regulator of metabolic processes in birds: Insights from chicken pectoral muscle by Pengfei Du, Xiangli Zhang, Yao Zhu, Ziyang Wang, Xuemeng Si, Huaiyong Zhang, Yanqun Huang, Wen Chen

“…FK506-binding protein 5 (FKBP5) is a negative regulator of the glucocorticoid response and may play an important role in regulating metabolic homeostasis in birds. However, limited information is available regarding its role in avian species. …”
Get full text

Evaluation of Performance Metrics Required in Proper Selection of SDN Controller for Integrated Satellite-Terrestrial Networks by Oluwatobi A. Ayofe, Mu'azu J. Musa, Zanna M. Abdullahir, Abdoulie M.S. Tekanyi, Aliyu D. Usman, Ezekiel E. Agbon, Emmanuel A. Otsapa, Agburu O. Adikpe, Matthew Iyobhebhe, Paul Thomas Muge

“…This study embarked on evaluating selected SDN controllers that will help in making informed selection decisions for suitability in a future ISTN architecture. …”
Get full text

The Effect of Weed Control with Pre-Emergence Herbicides on the Yield Level of Mung Bean Yield by Cailing Jing, Junying Wang, Yonghong Wu, Yufan Zhou, Huijun Zhu, Yaowen Zhang, Shuqi Dong, Xiaorui Li, Juan Zhao, Junli Cao, Xiangyang Yuan, Xi’e Song

“…However, no pre-emergence herbicides are registered for mung bean fields in the China Pesticide Information Network. Screening for efficient and safe pre-emergence herbicides could improve mung bean production efficiency. …”
Get full text

Correlation between social support, self-efficacy and quality of life in primary trigeminal neuralgia patients (原发性三叉神经痛患者社会支持、自我效能感与生活质量的相关性研究)... by SUN Xiuxiu (孙秀秀), JIA Jianhua (贾建华), LI Yeyuan (李业园)

“…Methods Totally 220 primary trigeminal neuralgia patients who were 18 years old or older were conveniently selected from a tertiary hospital in Jinan City, and were surveyed with self-designed general information questionnaires, social support scales, chronic pain self-efficacy scales, and trigeminal neuralgia patients' quality of life questionnaires. …”
Get full text

Accuracy of algorithms to identify patients with a diagnosis of major cancers and cancer-related adverse events in an administrative database: a validation study in an acute care h... by Takashi Fujiwara, Yasuyuki Okumura, Hironobu Tokumasu, Takashi Kanemitsu, Kosei Tajima, Akinori Yuri, Masahiro Iwasaku

“…Overall, PPV tended to be low, with the definition based on International Classification of Diseases, 10th revision alone for AEs.Conclusion Diagnostic accuracy was not so high, and therefore needs to be further investigated.Trial registration number University Hospital Medical Information Network (UMIN) Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN000039345).…”
Get full text

Correlation between discharge readiness and uncertainty in illness among parents with preterm infants hospitalized in NICU (NICU早产儿父母出院准备度与疾病不确定感的相关性分析)... by TAN Jilei (谭继磊), WEI Qin (韦琴), LIANG Jie (梁洁), LIANG Hua (梁华), TENG Xiaoyun (滕小芸), TANG Lihua (唐利华), SONG Jingwen (宋静雯), HE Ting (何婷)

“…Therefore, medical staff should pay close attention and evaluate the discharge readiness and illness uncertainty of the parents of premature infants, and provide timely information support, especially care knowledge and plans, to change parents' abnormal cognition, and prepare premature infants and their parents for a smooth transition to the family. …”
Get full text

Characterization of Shigella flexneri serotype 6 strains from geographically diverse low- and middle-income countries by Caitlin E. Gabor, Charlotte E. Chong, Jose M. Lemme-Dumit, Tracy H. Hazen, Kate S. Baker, Karen L. Kotloff, Irene N. Kasumba, Sharon M. Tennant, Henry Badji, M. Jahangir Hossain, Richard Omore, Benjamin Ochieng, Alex O. Awuor, Billy Ogwel, Jane Juma, Eileen M. Barry, David A. Rasko

“…Given the genomic diversity of Sf6 compared with other S. flexneri serotypes and Sf6 unique O-antigen core structure, serotype-specific characterization of Sf6 is a critical step to inform Shigella-directed vaccine and alternative therapeutic designs. …”
Get full text

Leave no child behind: Using data from 1.7 million children from 67 developing countries to measure inequality within and between groups of births and to identify left behind popul... by Antonio P Ramos, Martin J Flores, Robert E Weiss

“…We develop a comprehensive approach using information from multiple risk factors simultaneously to measure inequality in mortality and to identify left behind populations.…”
Get full text

The clinical utility of tissue polymerase chain reaction, tissue culture and tissue histology in blood culture-negative infective endocarditis in South Africa – insights from the G... by W Endres, P Mkoko, M Ntsekhe

“…Among patients undergoing surgery for IE, valve tissue may be evaluated for additional microbiological information by performing a broad-range 16S rDNA polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test, tissue culture and tissue histopathology. …”
Get full text

Computer simulation of annual work cycle of combined refrigeration system using night radiative cooling by A. P. Tsoy, A. V. Baranenko, A. S. Granovskiy, D. A. Tsoy, D. A. Koretskiy, R. A. Jamasheva

Get full text

Feedback of aggregate patient-reported outcomes (PROs) data to clinicians and hospital end users: findings from an Australian codesign workshop process by Monique F Kilkenny, Dominique A Cadilhac, Shaun L Hancock, Violet Marion, Paulette Kelly, Sibilah Breen, Benjamin Clissold, Lauren Sanders, Olivia Francis Ryan, Penina Gunzburg, Shae Cooke, Lauren Guy

Get full text

Designing and Explaining the Competence Model of Knowledge Engineers in Municipalities (Study Case: Tehran Municipality) by Amin Seyyed Nosrati, Zahra Foroutani, Atyieh Bohrani

“…Moreover, the competencies identified in this study can inform the development of training programs and development initiatives in the field of knowledge management within municipalities, thereby increasing the effectiveness and impact of these programs.…”
Get full text