Yorkshire Lung Screening Trial (YLST): protocol for a randomised controlled trial to evaluate invitation to community-based low-dose CT screening for lung cancer versus usual care... by Richard D Neal, Kevin Franks, David Torgerson, Rachael L Murray, David R Baldwin, Michael Darby, Henrik Moller, Richard Booton, Una MacLeod, Sam M Janes, Samantha L Quaife, Sebastian Hinde, Matthew EJ Callister, Suzanne Rogerson, Rhian Gabe, Mark Sculpher, Philip AJ Crosbie, Irene Simmonds, Martyn Kennedy, Nazia Ahmed, Ann Cochrane, Mike Messenger, Puvanendran Tharmanathan

“…Introduction Lung cancer is the world’s leading cause of cancer death. Low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) screening reduced lung cancer mortality by 20% in the US National Lung Screening Trial. …”
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Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of ciprofol after continuous infusion in elderly patients by Xiaowen Guo, Yang Qiao, Sijie Yin, Fengqin Luo, Lingmei Yi, Jiajia Chen, Man Lu

“…The pre-registration date was June 20, 2021, and the review approval and official case solicitation began in December 2021; Retrospectively registered) was conducted in accordance with the World Medical Congress Declaration of Helsinki and Good Clinical Practice guidelines. …”
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Advanced Fractional Mathematics, Fractional Calculus, Algorithms and Artificial Intelligence with Applications in Complex Chaotic Systems by Dumitru Baleanu, Yeliz Karaca

“…Moreover, Fractional Calculus (FC), related to the dynamics of complicated real-world problems, ensures emerging processes adopting fractional dynamics rather than the ordinary integer-ordered ones, which means the related differential equations feature non integer valued derivatives. …”
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Anlotinib in combination with metronomic chemotherapy in HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer: an observational and retrospective study by Jiaxuan Liu, Jiayang Zhang, Huiping Li, Guohong Song, Lijun Di, Hanfang Jiang, Ying Yan, Huan Wang, Jing Wang, Xiaoran Liu, Bin Shao, Qiao Li

“…Within the context of real-world clinical practice, anlotinib in combination with metronomic chemotherapy provides a well-tolerated and effective treatment option for HER2-negative MBC, which warrants further investigation in the future.…”
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The Use of Insecticide-Treated Curtains for Control of Aedes aegypti and Dengue Virus Transmission in “Fraccionamiento” Style Houses in México by Maria A. Loroño-Pino, Ana Uitz-Mena, Claudia M. Carrillo-Solís, Rocío J. Zapata-Gil, Dora M. Camas-Tec, Lourdes G. Talavera-Aguilar, Rosa C. Cetina-Trejo, Luis F. Flores-Flores, María C. Puc-Tinal, Clara Caamal-Jiménez, Guadalupe Reyes-Solís, Julián E. García-Rejón, Karla Saavedra-Rodriguez, Lars Eisen, Thomas J. Keefe, William C. Black IV, Barry J. Beaty

“…Dengue, chikungunya, yellow fever, and Zika viruses transmitted by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes are major public health threats in the tropical and subtropical world. In México, construction of large tracts of “fraccionamientos” high density housing to accommodate population growth and urbanization has provided fertile ground for Ae. aegypti-transmitted viruses. …”
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Accelerating discoveries at DIII-D with the Integrated Research Infrastructure by T. Bechtel Amara, S. P. Smith, Z. A. Xing, S. S. Denk, A. Deshpande, A. O. Nelson, C. Simpson, E. W. DeShazer, T. F. Neiser, O. Antepara, C. M. Clark, J. Lestz, J. Colmenares, N. Tyler, P. Ding, M. Kostuk, E. D. Dart, R. Nazikian, T. Osborne, S. Williams, T. Uram, D. Schissel

“…The goal of IRI is to empower researchers to meld DOE’s world-class research tools, infrastructure, and user facilities seamlessly and securely in novel ways to radically accelerate discovery and innovation. …”
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Association between albumin changes and prognosis in older patients with acute myocardial infarction by Zhi-cheng Yang, Lei Zhang, Ying-bin Xi, Gui-hua Jiang, He Lin, Hui Pan, Zhi-hao Wang

“…Background and aimsAcute myocardial infarction (AMI) is the leading cause of death in the world. Therefore, early identification of the prognosis of older patients with AMI are particularly urgent, and better to improve treatment. …”
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Atrial fibrillation outcomes in patients from Asia and non-Asia countries: insights from GARFIELD-AF by Karen Pieper, Xian-hong Fang, Kai Sun, Ajay K Kakkar, Saverio Virdone, Shinya Goto, Gloria Kayani, Zhi-Cheng Jing, John Camm, Chun-Yan Cheng, Tian-Yu Lian, Xi-Jie Zhu, Xian-Mei Li

“…There was notable heterogeneity in oral anticoagulant (OAC) usage within the Asian countries.Conclusions Patients in Asian countries had a lower risk of all-cause mortality and major bleeding compared to the rest of the world. NOAC had evident benefits for reducing mortality and stroke across populations. …”
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Leiden mutation (rs6025) in a severe COVID-19 pneumonia patient with Down syndrome: a clinical case by V.I. Pokhylko, Y.I. Cherniavska, L.Y. Fishchuk, Z.I. Rossokha, O.G. Ievseienkova, O.M. Dubitska, O.F. Popova, M.М. Fastovets, O.О. Kaliuzhka, N.G. Gorovenko

“…Later, the pandemic of this disease took the world by storm, challenging the medical community. …”
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Orchard-Wide Visual Perception and Autonomous Operation of Fruit Picking Robots: A Review by CHEN Mingyou, LUO Lufeng, LIU Wei, WEI Huiling, WANG Jinhai, LU Qinghua, LUO Shaoming

“…To tackle this challenge, this review delves into the latest research methodologies and real-world applications in this field, critically assesses the strengths and limitations of existing methods and categorizes the essential components of continuous operation into three sub-modules: local target recognition, global mapping, and operation planning.…”
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Time Interval for Diagnosis of Tuberculosis and Related Expenditure in Selected Health Centers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Ezra Shimeles, Melaku Tilahun, Tsegaye Hailu, Fikre Enquselassie, Abraham Aseffa, Alemayehu Mekonnen, Getachew Wondimagegn

“…It affects millions of people each year and stands as the second cause of death due to infectious disease in the world. Early case finding and timely initiation of treatment is essential to ensure effective control of the disease as late diagnosis and treatment can aggravate the disease and result in poor outcomes and increase chances of transmission. …”
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Syphilis Point of Care Rapid Test and Immediate Treatment Evaluation (SPRITE) study: a mixed-methods implementation science research protocol of eight public health units in Ontari... by Patrick O'Byrne, Melissa Richard-Greenblatt, Michael Evans, Jennifer Adams, Brad Stoner, Patrick O’Byrne, Sahar Saeed, Vanessa Tran, Lucy Mackrell, Megan Carter, Maggie Hoover, Natasha Larkin, Felicia Maria G Magpantay, Sicheng Zhao, Bradley Stoner, Kira Mandryk, Kandace Belanger, Jennifer Burbidge, Gilles Charette, Gabrielle Deschenes, Duy A Dinh, Amanda Featherstone, Farhan Khandakar, Jorge Martinez-Cajas, Nicole Szumlanski, Stephanie Vance, Jessica Burnside, Clare Mak, Erin Stienstra, Patrick Sanderson, Eric Geen, Nancy McGeachy, Stephanie McFaul, Susan LaBrie, Brooke Rasinho, Christine Brannan, Michelle Street, Melanie St John, Casey Cassan, Sandra Dereski, Taylor Labadie, Mary France, Lynn Leggett Caron-Bruneau

“…This study assesses the real-world implementation and effectiveness of using a recently approved syphilis point-of-care test in conjunction with public health outreach to break barriers and bring services to the population at the highest risk.Methods and analysis The Syphilis Rapid Point-of-Care Testing and Immediate Treatment Evaluation (SPRITE) study includes eight public health units in Ontario, Canada. …”
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Une inscription méconnue de Cos/Cosa dans la cité des Cadurques by Sabine Armani

“…The letters at the end of the line (COSS), however, belong to onomastic cycles well-known in the Celtic world. The two intermediate lines are the most problematic. …”
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Non-thermal atmospheric pressure plasma-irradiated cysteine protects cardiac ischemia/reperfusion injury by preserving supersulfides by Akiyuki Nishimura, Tomohiro Tanaka, Kakeru Shimoda, Tomoaki Ida, Shota Sasaki, Keitaro Umezawa, Hiromi Imamura, Yasuteru Urano, Fumito Ichinose, Toshiro Kaneko, Takaaki Akaike, Motohiro Nishida

“…Ischemic heart disease is the main global cause of death in the world. Abnormal sulfide catabolism, especially hydrogen sulfide accumulation, impedes mitochondrial respiration and worsens the prognosis after ischemic insults, but the substantial therapeutic strategy has not been established. …”
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Recent progress in triboelectric platforms: engineering materials to industrial applications from the perspective of manufacturing by Yoonsang Ra, Minjun Song, Donghan Lee, Sunmin Jang, Yu-seop Kim, Joonmin Chae, Sumin Cho, Dongik Kam, Donghyun Lee, Gibeom Lee, Younghoon Lee, Dongwhi Choi

“…With the growing importance of wearable and portable electronics in modern society and industry, researchers from all over the world have reported on advances in energy harvesting and self-powered sensing technologies. …”
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Principles, barriers and enablers to agroecological animal production systems: a qualitative approach based on five case studies by B. Dumont, C. Barlagne, P. Cassart, J.E. Duval, A. Fanchone, J-L. Gourdine, O. Huguenin-Elie, Y. Kazakova, J. Klötzli, A. Lüscher, E. Oteros-Rozas, D. Pomies, M.G. Rivera Ferre, W.A.H. Rossing, V. Stefanova, A. Swartebroeckx, C. Zagaria

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Implementasi Metode Naive Bayes untuk Mendeteksi Stres Siswa Berdasarkan Tweet pada Sistem Monitoring Stres by Diva Fardiana Risa, Fajar Pradana, Fitra Abdurrachman Bachtiar

“…Abstract Mental disorders are currently still a problem for the health sector around the world. Stress is one type of mental disorder that can be predicted today. …”
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Evaluation of three novel antigens and costimulatory agents for improvement of M. Tuberculosis specific interferon gamma release assays by Sandra Schwarzlose-Schwarck, Mark Reinwald, Torsten Bauer, Florian Hentschel, Til Kiderlen, Dorinja Zapf, Victor Herbst, Stefan Lüth, David Krieger, Werner Dammermann

“…Abstract Background Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MT) infections represent a global health problem and latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) affects an estimated 25% of the world population. 10.6 million people fell ill with tuberculosis (TB) worldwide in 2021 and a total of 1.6 million TB-associated deaths were reported. …”
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Knowledge Distillation in Object Detection for Resource-Constrained Edge Computing by Arief Setyanto, Theopilus Bayu Sasongko, Muhammad Ainul Fikri, Dhani Ariatmanto, I. Made Artha Agastya, Rakandhiya Daanii Rachmanto, Affan Ardana, In Kee Kim

“…Edge computing, a distributed computing paradigm that places small yet capable computing devices near data sources and IoT sensors, is gaining widespread adoption in various real-world applications, such as real-time intelligent drones, autonomous vehicles, and robotics. …”
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Key Performance Indicators in Freestyle Swimming: Comparing Start, Turn, and Swimming Velocity in Top-Elite Female Junior and Adult Swimmers by Chantal Widmer, Julia Hernandez, Michael Romann, Wolfgang Taube, Dennis-Peter Born

“…Swimming turn performance: The distinguishing factor in 1500 m world championship freestyle races? BMC Research Notes, 14(1), Article 248. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-021-05665-x …”
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