Assessing the diagnostic accuracy of machine learning algorithms for identification of asthma in United States adults based on NHANES dataset by Omid Kohandel Gargari, Mobina Fathi, Shahryar Rajai Firouzabadi, Ida Mohammadi, Mohammad Hossein Mahmoudi, Mehran Sarmadi, Arman Shafiee

“…After careful selection of variables related to asthma, various ML algorithms including Support Vector Machine (SVM), Random Forest (RF), AdaBoost (ADA), XGBoost (XGB), K-Nearest Neighbors (KNN), Naive Bayes (NB), and Multi-Layer Perceptron (MLP) were evaluated. SVM and ADA emerged as top performers with the highest area under the curve (AUC) scores of 0.72 and 0.71, respectively. …”
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Recent Developments in Ventricular Assist Device Therapy by Angel Moctezuma-Ramirez, Haseeb Mohammed, Austin Hughes, Abdelmotagaly Elgalad

“…Minimally invasive surgical techniques have emerged that offer reduced morbidity and enhanced recovery for LVAD recipients. …”
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B-phosphatidylethanol testing to identify hazardous alcohol use in primary health care—a game changer and a challenge for general practitioners: a qualitative study by Åsa Steensland, Anna Segernäs, Mårten Larsson, Andrea Johansson Capusan, Lisa Kastbom

“…Four categories underpinned this theme: Comprehending the context, describing the challenges in the GP-patient interaction when hazardous alcohol use or AUD was suspected; Getting the pieces in place, illustrating the struggle of integrating PEth testing into clinical practice and how it diminished the role of alcohol history taking; The challenges and facilitators of the conversation, comprising both the difficulties in informing about PEth testing and the positive impact on the interaction, and Considerations based on the PEth test results, emphasising the consequences of elevated PEth test results and their influence on physicians’ motivation to using PEth.Conclusions PEth is an important tool in the identification of hazardous alcohol use. Emerging ethical dilemmas regarding patient information on PEth testing and management of medical and medico-legal obligations when test results indicate high alcohol use need to be addressed in future guidelines for clinical management of PEth.…”
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Patients’ experiences in early satiety after total gastrectomy for gastric cancer: a phenomenological study by Salvatore Vaccaro, Matías Eduardo Díaz Crescitelli, Stefano Mastrangelo, Nadia Fornaciari, Elisabetta Reverberi, Silvia Di Leo, Luca Ghirotto

“…Semi-structured interviews were analyzed to identify key themes related to eating habits and quality of life.ResultsFour core themes emerged: (1) Ineluctability of bodily transformations—patients experienced significant disruptions to their bodily identity; (2) Feelings of weaning and loss of habits—a sense of mourning for lost routines and pleasures; (3) Redefining habits—the process of adapting to new eating patterns; and (4) Experiencing tentative conviviality—struggles to restore social interactions around meals. …”
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Clostridium Difficile and COVID-19: Novel Risk Factors for Acute Portal Vein Thrombosis by Venkata Ram Pradeep Rokkam, Gurusaravanan Kutti Sridharan, Rathnamitreyee Vegunta, Radhakrishna Vegunta, Umesha Boregowda, Babu P. Mohan

“…Despite being on prophylactic anticoagulation, many develop serious arterial and venous thromboembolic events. Emerging reports indicate COVID-19 may be considered a novel risk factor for portal vein thrombosis. …”
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The role of inflammasomes in hepatocellular carcinoma: Mechanisms and therapeutic insights by Valentina Arrè, Roberto Negro, Gianluigi Giannelli

“…Inflammasomes, the multiprotein complexes that launch the innate immune response, emerge as important mediators in the pathogenesis of HCC. …”
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Healthy at home for COPD: an integrated digital monitoring, treatment, and pulmonary rehabilitation intervention by Laurel O’Connor, Stephanie Behar, Seanan Tarrant, Pamela Stamegna, Caitlin Pretz, Biqi Wang, Brandon Savage, Thomas Scornavacca, Jeanne Shirshac, Tracey Wilkie, Michael Hyder, Adrian Zai, Shaun Toomey, Marie Mullen, Kimberly Fisher, Emil Tigas, Steven Wong, David D. McManus, Eric Alper, Peter K. Lindenauer, Eric Dickson, John P. Broach, Vik Kheterpal, Apurv Soni

“…Frequent exacerbations result in higher use of emergency services and hospitalizations, leading to poor patient outcomes and high costs. …”
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Varicella Zoster Virus-induced Acute Retinal Necrosis Following Acute Meningoencephalitis in a Patient with Presumed COVID-19 by Kiana Hassanpour, Faezeh Khorasanizadeh, Mahmood Nabavi, Narsis Daftarian, Alireza Ramezani

“…Case Report: A 58-year-old female presented to our emergency department with sudden unilateral visual loss following a recent hospitalization for viral meningoencephalitis. …”
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Bearing Fault Classification Using Improved Antlion Optimizer and Extreme Learning Machine by Zhuanzhe Zhao, Yu Zhang, Qiang Ma, Yujian Rui, Guowen Ye, Mengxian Wang, Yongming Liu, Zhen Zhang, Neng Wei, Zhijian Tu

“…At present, the models based on the fusion of various optimization algorithms and neural networks have become one of the emerging techniques for accurate fault identification. …”
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Cocaine-Induced Giant Bullous Emphysema by Steven Douedi, Vandan D. Upadhyaya, Ishan Patel, Usman Mazahir, Eric Costanzo, Mohammad A. Hossain

“…On presentation to the emergency department, chest X-ray as well as CT scan of the chest were performed which were suggestive of an extensive pneumothorax of the right lung requiring placement of a chest tube. …”
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A qualitative study exploring the feasibility and acceptability of computerised adaptive testing to assess and monitor children and young people’s mental health in primary care set... by Peter B Jones, Tamsin Ford, Anne-Marie Burn, Jan Stochl, Joanna Anderson, William Lan

“…However, some concerns emerged about safety netting and the way Artemis-A presents its information. …”
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Examining anti-inflammatory therapies in the prevention of cardiovascular events: protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials by George A Wells, Kevin Emery Boczar, Sheojung Shin, Kathryn A Bezzina, Aishwarya Geejo, Alexander Liam Pearson, Saba Shahab, Christophe A Fehlmann, Sarah Visintini, Rob Beanlands

“…Introduction Inflammation is emerging as an important risk factor for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and has been a recent target for many novel therapeutic agents. …”
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Between likes and lows: Exploring how social networking, privacy, and loneliness shape college students’ satisfaction by Tarik N. MOHAMED, Rania A. MOURAD, Muhammad AZZEDIN

“…However, no significant relationship emerged between social networking use and social loneliness, suggesting that broader social needs may depend on offline interactions. …”
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Prevalence and morphology of middle mesial canals in mandibular first molars and their relationship with anatomical aspects of the mesial root: a CBCT analysis by Dandan Wang, Ru Wang, Hongyan Xu, Qianqian Zhang, Yali Guo

“…The presence of MMC was not significantly associated with sex (p = 0.993) or age (p = 0.211). Type 1-3-2 emerged as the most prevalent root canal morphology. …”
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Exploring bio-remediation strategies by a novel bacteria Micrococcus sp. strain HX in Cr(VI)-contaminated groundwater from long-term industrial polluted by Yu Xia, Yujuan Wen, Yuesuo Yang, Xiaoming Song, Yunlong Wang, Zhipeng Zhang

“…Hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)) has emerged as a contaminant of heavy metal, owing to its wide use in industry. …”
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Tryptophan metabolism-related gene CYP1B1 serves as a shared biomarker for both Parkinson’s disease and insomnia by Xin-Yu Li, Wen-Kai Yu, Jing-Hao Wu, Wen-Jun He, Yu-Nan Cheng, Kai Gao, Yi-Han Wei, Yu-Sheng Li

“…Abstract Parkinson’s disease (PD) and insomnia are prevalent neurological disorders, with emerging evidence implicating tryptophan (TRP) metabolism in their pathogenesis. …”
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Complications and Mortality Characterization in Acute Ischemic Cerebrovascular Disease by Ricardo Leyva Tornés, Lázaro Ibrahim Romero García, Esther Mayor Guerra, Yordanis Páez Candelaria, Karima Gondres Legró, Pedro Alexei Bacardí Zapata

“…<strong>Background:</strong> ischemic cerebrovascular diseases constitute a neurological emergency. Its prevalence is progressively increasing worldwide, as well as associated morbidity, general and premature mortality. …”
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Perspectives of push-pull-mooring effects on a desire for switching to alternative crops among tobacco farmers in Thailand: A qualitative study by Chakkraphan Phetphum, Artittaya Wangwonsin, Atchara Prajongjeep, Saksin Simsin

“…Results Four main categories emerged: 1) push factors, encompassing negative experiences in growing tobacco, such as poverty, health problems, and hopelessness; 2) pull factors, representing positive experiences in transitioning to alternative crops, particularly having a role model; and 3) mooring factors, highlighting characteristic disadvantages of tobacco farmers, particularly the receipt of small tobacco growing quotas. …”
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Functional Connectivity and MRI Radiomics Biomarkers of Cognitive and Brain Reserve in Post-Stroke Cognitive Impairment Prediction—A Study Protocol by Hanna Maria Dragoș, Adina Stan, Livia Livinț Popa, Roxana Pintican, Diana Feier, Nicu Cătălin Drăghici, Dragoș-Cătălin Jianu, Diana Chira, Ștefan Strilciuc, Dafin F. Mureșanu

“…Advanced methods of MRI and EEG processing may better assess brain reserve and cognitive reserve, with emerging predictive models integrating these measures to improve PSCI prediction. …”
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Effect of chikungunya, Mayaro and Una virus coinfection on vector competence of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes by Tessa M. Visser, Haidong D. Wang, Sandra R. Abbo, Chantal B.F. Vogels, Constantianus J.M. Koenraadt, Gorben P. Pijlman

“…Understanding how coinfections affect arbovirus biology and transmission of is essential for assessing public health risks. However, emerging Ae. aegypti-vectored arboviruses and coinfections are a One Health concern, as ecological and environmental changes will increasingly drive the geographic distributions of viruses, vectors, and hosts in the future.…”
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