Colorectal cancer epidemiology (1990–2050): lessons from the Australasian experience by Bihua Yao, Ying Zhang, Shikun Li, Yu Tian, Milad Ashrafizadeh, Hadi Rastin, Min Tang, Yan Li

“…Methods We performed an extensive analysis using data from the Global Burden of Disease 2021 study to calculate age-standardized incidence and mortality rates (ASIR/ASMR) for CRC from 1990 to 2021. …”
Get full text

Machine-learning model for predicting left atrial thrombus in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation by Wanli Xiong, Qiqi Cao, Lu Jia, Min Chen, Tao Liu, Qingyan Zhao, Yanhong Tang, Bo Yang, Li Li, Shaobo Shi, He Huang, Congxin Huang, China Atrial Fibrillation Center Project Team

“…This study aimed to evaluate the incidence and predictors of LAT in patients with paroxysmal AF, utilizing machine learning techniques based on data from the Chinese Atrial Fibrillation study. …”
Get full text

Culturally Modifying MassMen for Massachusetts Latino/x Men: Formative Research for the CDC-Funded Massachusetts Comprehensive Suicide Prevention Program by Airín D. Martínez, Samantha Kloft, Delvis J. Hernández, Parastoo Dezyani, Pablo Fernández, Geraldo Pagán, Mariel Batista, Oscar Torres, Kelley Cunningham

“…We conducted a community-engaged study using survey data and eight bilingual (English/Spanish) focus groups with Latino/x men ( N = 31, ages 19–59). …”
Get full text

Bladder cancer detection in urine by novel methylation markers by Irene J. Beijert, Birgit M. M. Wever, Anouk E. Hentschel, Yara van den Burgt, Paul C. Kauer, Birgit I. Lissenberg-Witte, R. Jeroen A. van Moorselaar, Renske D. M. Steenbergen, Jakko A. Nieuwenhuijzen

Get full text

A self-configuration framework for balancing services in the fog of things by Edson Mota, Jurandir Barbosa, Gustavo B. Figueiredo, Maycon Peixoto, Cássio Prazeres

Get full text

Integrative modeling of POPs output flux from soil at a regional scale: A comprehensive approach by Xinyue Chen, Meie Wang, Tian Xie, Yutong Song, Weiping Chen

“…The model was validated using data from a petrochemical area in China and compared with the previous model (mass balance and neural networks model) to assess pollutant output flux. …”
Get full text

Problems in patient management and the impact of osteoporosis therapy on the incidence of clinical infection by O. M. Lesnyak, E. N. Gladkova, K. E. Zotkina, A. L. Grigoryeva, Yu. A. Safonova, O. Yu. Kuznetsova, M. A. Pokhaznikova

“…However, there is no clear association of osteoporosis therapy with the risk of developing clinical manifestations of COVID-19.…”
Get full text

The association between urinary cadmium exposure levels and overactive bladder syndrome in the U.S. adults from NHANES database by Kaixuan Zhang, Yanghao Tai, Yu Gong, Yifan Zhou, Chao Wang, Jiwen Shang

“…The purpose of this study was to further investigate the correlation between urinary cadmium exposure levels and OAB risk in adults. Laboratory data on urinary cadmium exposure levels were obtained from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) database for the period 2007–2016. …”
Get full text

Efficiency improvement and the carbon-reduction effects of transport restructuring in China by Wenjun Xiao, Dan Wu, Li Liu, Ziye Cheng

“…To close this knowledge gap, we first evaluated the TFEE of the transportation sector as a whole and its sub-sectors in 30 provinces in China from 2013 to 2021 based on the parallel data envelopment analysis (DEA) model and then estimated the energy conservation and emissions reduction potentials brought about by the optimization of the transportation structure based on the Long-range Energy Alternatives Planning (LEAP) model. …”
Get full text

Predictors of hypocalcaemia and hypoparathyroidism in patients undergoing thyroidectomy for benign and malignant pathologies by Jino Johns Lalitha, Natarajan Ramalingam, Remya Rajan, Jeyashanth Riju, Antony Abraham Paulose, Rajiv Charles Michael, Amit Jiwan Tirkey, Twisha Adhikari, Shalini Sahu, R Nagayazhini

“…Objective: To analyse the risk factors of hypoparathyroidism and hypocalcaemia after total thyroidectomy. Methods: Clinical data of patients who underwent total thyroidectomy at a tertiary care hospital in southern part of India were collected retrospectively from January 2021 to May 2023. …”
Get full text

Machine learning assisted radiomics in predicting postoperative occurrence of deep venous thrombosis in patients with gastric cancer by Yuan Zeng, Yuhao Chen, Dandan Zhu, Jun Xu, Xiangting Zhang, Huiya Ying, Xian Song, Ruoru Zhou, Yixiao Wang, Fujun Yu

“…Methods Included in this retrospective study were eligible patients who underwent surgery for GC. CT imaging data from these patients were collected and divided into a training set and a validation set. …”
Get full text

Discovery of orally bioavailable SARS-CoV-2 papain-like protease inhibitor as a potential treatment for COVID-19 by Yongzhi Lu, Qi Yang, Ting Ran, Guihua Zhang, Wenqi Li, Peiqi Zhou, Jielin Tang, Minxian Dai, Jinpeng Zhong, Hua Chen, Pan He, Anqi Zhou, Bao Xue, Jiayi Chen, Jiyun Zhang, Sidi Yang, Kunzhong Wu, Xinyu Wu, Miru Tang, Wei K. Zhang, Deyin Guo, Xinwen Chen, Hongming Chen, Jinsai Shang

“…Oral administration of the GZNL-P36 results in significantly improved survival and notable reductions in lung viral loads and lesions in SARS-CoV-2 infection mouse model, consistent with RNA-seq data analysis. Our results indicate that PLpro inhibitors represent a promising SARS-CoV-2 therapy.…”
Get full text

A preliminary study on digital quantification of ocular attributes in cattle as potential non-invasive indicators of anemia by Mushtaq Hussain Lashari, Anna Abdullah, Fouzia Nazir, Asma Iqbal, Muhammad Abrar Afzal, Umer Farooq, Musadiq Idris, Musarrat Abbas Khan, Faisal Shahzad, Mahad Azam, Khawar Ali Shahzad, Dalia Fouad, Farid Shokry Ataya, Shagufta Nasreen

“…The palpebral conjunctiva color chart developed through this preliminary data could function as an on-field point-of-care testing (POCT) tool to predict Hb and PCV levels in cattle.…”
Get full text

Safety and Efficacy of Bedaquiline in Drug Resistant Tuberculosis: A Hospital-based Prospective Observational Study by Saima Ejaz, Imrana Masood, Md Mokarram Ali, Ummul Baneen, Zuber Ahmad, Rakesh Bhargava

“…A follow-up was conducted for six months after the completion of therapy. Data entry was performed on Microsoft Excel and the final analysis was conducted thereafter. …”
Get full text

Blockchain-Secure Gaming Environments: A Comprehensive Survey by Vinay Rishiwal, Udit Agarwal, Mano Yadav, Aziz Alotaibi, Preeti Yadav, Sudeep Tanwar

“…Conventional gaming systems store player data on centralised servers, including sensitive financial and personal information, making them particularly vulnerable to cyberattacks and security breaches. …”
Get full text

Associations between serum uric acid related ratios and the onset of metabolic dysfunction associated steatotic liver disease by Manling Hu, Xinlei Miao, Yangxuan He, Shuang Liu, Ziping Song, Xiaoling Xie, Yuting Sun, Jiayi Deng, Qianqian Wang, Song Leng

“…Receiver operating characteristic curves and decision curve analysis evaluated predictive utility. During follow-up (mean 3.20 years), 891 (2.37%) developed lean MASLD and 7,043 (18.74%) nonlean MASLD. …”
Get full text

Assessing heavy metal contamination in agricultural soils: a new GIS-based Probabilistic Pollution Index (PPI) – case study: Guarda Region, Portugal by Silvia Aparisi-Navarro, Maria Moncho-Santonja, Beatriz Defez, Carla Candeias, Fernando Rocha, Guillermo Peris-Fajarnés

“…Each parameter was classified and reclassified to produce a contamination risk map, categorizing each pixel into five levels of risk. To test the PPI, data analysis, parameter classification, and reclassification were applied in the district of Guarda, Portugal. …”
Get full text

Sustained Immunoparalysis in Endotoxin-Tolerized Monocytic Cells by Christina K. Weisheit, Alexandra Klüners, Lennart Wild, Alexandra Casalter, Stefanie Heilmann-Heimbach, Sugirthan Sivalingam, Jan L. Kleiner, Stefan F. Ehrentraut, Andreas Hoeft, Stilla Frede, Heidi Ehrentraut

“…Septic patients have been shown to develop sustained immunosuppression due to a reduced responsiveness of leukocytes to pathogens. …”
Get full text

Empowering Retail Through Advanced Consumer Product Recognition Using Aquila Optimization Algorithm With Deep Learning by Mohammed Alghamdi, Hanan Abdullah Mengash, Mohammed Aljebreen, Mohammed Maray, Abdulbasit A. Darem, Ahmed S. Salama

“…To achieve this, the ACPR-AOADL model first pre-processes the input data utilizing a Wiener filter (WF) to improve the image quality. …”
Get full text

Experimental Investigation of Thermal and Hydraulic Characteristics of Finned Flat Tubes of the Oil Air Cooling Device by S. V. Tiunov, A. N. Skrypnik, G. S. Marshalova, V. M. Gureev, I. A. Popov, R. G. Kadyrov, A. D. Chorny, Y. V. Zhukova

“…The obtained experimental data and the analysis of the passive method of enhancement in the near-wall area of the heat transfer surface finned by deforming cutting has shown that sample No 5 has maximum value of the performance criteria when the maximum height of a fin is 0.008 m and the minimum pitch of a fin is 0.0025 m over the investigated sample range. …”
Get full text