Coronary Artery Disease Detection Based on a Novel Multi-Modal Deep-Coding Method Using ECG and PCG Signals by Chengfa Sun, Changchun Liu, Xinpei Wang, Yuanyuan Liu, Shilong Zhao

“…Along with deconvolution operation, a novel ECG-PCG coupling signal is evaluated initially to enrich the diagnosis information. …”
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Development of a rapid antigen-based lateral flow assay for tick-borne spotted fever rickettsioses. by Richard Willson, Yingxin Zhao, Kristen Brosamer, Yogita Pal, Lucas S Blanton, Esteban Arroyave, Carsen Roach, David H Walker, Katerina Kourentzi, Rong Fang

“…The concentrations of RC0497 in sera of Rickettsia rickettsii-infected guinea pigs and R. conorii-infected mice were determined by stable isotope dilution-parallel reaction monitoring mass spectrometry (SID-PRM-MS), ranging from 0.1 to 1.1 ng/ml. …”
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CURRENT PHARMACOTHERAPY FOR KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS: SPECIFIC FEATURES OF SYMPTOMATIC AND DISEASE MODIFYING EFFECTS. COMMUNICATION 1. SPECIFIC FEATURES OF THE SYMPTOMATIC EFFECTS OF CU... by E. S. Tsvetkova, N. G. Ionichenok, L. N. Denisov

“…An 18-month open-label randomized prospective parallel-group trial enrolled 80 patients with knee OA who fulfilled the American College of Rheumatology criteria and signed the informed consent. …”
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PREDICTORS OF THE RISK OF HEMORRHAGIC EVENTS IN PATIENTS WITH ATRIAL FIBRILLATION RECEIVING LONGTERM THERAPY WITH DIRECT ORAL ANTICOAGULANTS by A. А. Sokolova, A. V. Zhilenko, I. L. Tsarev, D. A. Napalkov, V. V. Fomin

“…To study the initial disorders in the coagulation system, as factors influencing the development of bleeding during anticoagulant therapy with direct oral anticoagulants (DOAC).Material and methods. 117 patients receiving DOAC (direct thrombin inhibitors – dabigatran, and Xa factor inhibitors – rivaroxaban and apixaban) were included into the cohort study in parallel groups. In addition to evaluate the efficacy and safety of therapy, an extensive analysis of the blood hemostasis system was performed in patients before the start of anticoagulant therapy.Results. …”
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Hybrid classical and quantum computing for enhanced glioma tumor classification using TCGA data by Emine Akpinar, Murat Oduncuoglu

“…In the quantum component, six variational quantum classifier (VQC) models with varying hyperparameters were evaluated. These classifiers utilize selected features to differentiate LGGs from HGGs. …”
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Exploring Climate Change’s Impact on the Cardiopulmonary Health of Adults Living in the Canton of Valais, Switzerland: Protocol for a Development and Usability Pilot Study by Omar Portela Dos Santos, Paulo Jorge Pereira Alves, Henk Verloo

“…The feasibility of patient selection and data collection will also be evaluated. MethodsUsing a convergent, parallel, mixed methods design, data will be collected from September 21, 2024, to September 20, 2025, with a target sample of 60 patients. …”
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Effect of Biodegradable Microneedle Acupuncture in Mild to Moderate Atopic Dermatitis: a single-blinded randomized controlled pilot trial by Soo-Yeon Park, Ji-Hoon Song, Nguyen Cong Duc, Gihyun Lee

“…Methods: An assessor-blinded, parallel, non-superiority, randomized controlled pilot trial was conducted. …”
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Risk of bias and reporting completeness of randomised controlled trials in burn care: protocol for a systematic review by Barnaby C Reeves, Jane Blazeby, Anna Davies, Amber Young, Hung-Yuan Cheng, Jason Wasiak, Duncan Muir

“…This study will assess the risk of bias and adequacy of reporting in recent burn care RCTs using tools endorsed by the Cochrane Collaboration.Methods and analysis A systematic literature review will be undertaken, assessing parallel group RCTs evaluating therapeutic interventions for patients with cutaneous burns. …”
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Experimental Study on Fatigue Characteristics and Life Prediction of Rotating Restricted Short Suspender in Suspension Bridge by Lei Zhao, Zhili Yang, Xianneng Tong, Yang Zhang, Ruifeng Nie

“…The corrosion of the rotating axis pins of the short suspender will lead to the rotating restriction of its end, which will lead to the corrosion of the parallel wires and affect the performance of the short suspender. …”
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The Effects of Perioperative Music Interventions in Pediatric Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. by Marianne J E van der Heijden, Sadaf Oliai Araghi, Monique van Dijk, Johannes Jeekel, M G Myriam Hunink

“…<h4>Data extraction and synthesis</h4>4846 records were retrieved from the searches, 26 full text reports were evaluated and data was extracted by two independent investigators.…”
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Rasch Model Analysis of the Psychometric Properties of the Positive Mental Health Scale in Students by Noorellah Yousefi, Alireza Pirkhaefi

“…It can also be utilized to evaluate interventions in this area.…”
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Comparative efficacy of various oral hygiene care methods in preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia in critically ill patients: A systematic review and network meta-analysis. by Sachika Yamakita, Takeshi Unoki, Sachi Niiyama, Eri Natsuhori, Junpei Haruna, Tomoki Kuribara

“…A literature search of three representative databases was conducted. We only analyzed parallel randomized controlled trials conducted to analyze the use antiseptics or toothbrushes in oral hygiene care for adult patients undergoing invasive mechanical ventilation in the intensive care unit. …”
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Low dose organochlorine pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls predict obesity, dyslipidemia, and insulin resistance among people free of diabetes. by Duk-Hee Lee, Michael W Steffes, Andreas Sjödin, Richard S Jones, Larry L Needham, David R Jacobs

“…Parallel to prediction of type 2 diabetes, many statistically significant associations of POPs with dysmetabolic conditions appeared at low dose, forming inverted U-shaped dose-response relations. …”
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P09 | EFFECTS OF NUTLIN-3A ACTIVITY ON 2D AND 3D RETINOBLASTOMA MODELS

“…The primary aim of this study was to evaluate the anticancer efficacy of MDM2 inhibitors in the treatment of retinoblastoma using preclinical 2D and 3D bio-printed innovative models. …”
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Dextrose prolotherapy at varying concentrations ameliorates tendon injury via IGF-2R: an integrated study of Mendelian randomization and an animal model by Lina Zhou, Hui Liang, Yulin Chen, Kai Hu, Xixia Liu

“…Abstract Background This study integrates Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis with animal experiments to systematically evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of varying concentrations of hypertonic dextrose on tendon injury and elucidate the underlying mechanisms in the context of tendon repair. …”
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FED-GEM-CN: A federated dual-CNN architecture with contrastive cross-attention for maritime radar intrusion detection by Md. Alamgir Hossain

“…The proposed architecture integrates dual parallel convolutional neural network (CNN) pipelines to independently process network and radar modality features, which are subsequently fused via a multi-head cross-attention mechanism to capture intricate inter-modal dependencies. …”
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Protection against Incidences of Serious Cardiovascular Events Study with daily fish oil supplementation in dialysis patients (PISCES): protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Kevan Polkinghorne, Brenda R Hemmelgarn, Marcello Tonelli, George Tomlinson, Charmaine E Lok, Louise M Moist

“…Omega-3 polyunsaturated essential fatty acids (n-3 PUFAs) are associated with a reduced risk of CV events and death in non-dialysis patients and in patients with established CV disease but n-3 PUFAs have not been evaluated in the high risk KFRT patient population.Methods and analysis This multicentre randomised, placebo controlled, parallel pragmatic clinical trial tests the hypothesis that oral supplementation with n-3 PUFA, when added to usual care, leads to a reduction in the rate of serious CV events in haemodialysis patients when compared with usual care plus matching placebo. …”
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ECG Signal Analysis for Detection and Diagnosis of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Leveraging Deep Learning and Machine Learning Techniques by Parisa Ebrahimpour Moghaddam Tasouj, Gökhan Soysal, Osman Eroğul, Sinan Yetkin

“…This study aims to develop and evaluate an artificial intelligence-based classification system using electrocardiogram (ECG) signals for the detection of PTSD. …”
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Novel active-feedback device improves sleep quality in insomnia disorder: a randomized placebo-controlled trial by Antonia Ypsilanti, Maan van de Werken, Anna Robson, Petra Examilioti, Lambros Lazuras, Lambros Lazuras

“…This study examined the effectiveness of SleepCogni, an active-feedback device, in reducing insomnia symptom severity and improving perceived sleep quality in individuals with insomnia disorder.MethodA two-arm, parallel-group trial design was used, with 80 participants randomized to either the experimental group or the placebo control group. …”
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Implementation of "Three Simultaneities" for Occupational Health Protection Facilities in Laboratory Animal Institution Construction Project by CAI Mengshi, SU Xing, SHAO Qiming

“…The implementation of "three simultaneities" involves several stages: a preliminary assessment of occupational disease risks, the design of occupational disease protection facilities in accordance with relevant standards, and ensuring these facilities are constructed in parallel with the primary engineering project to maintain integrity and effectiveness. …”
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