The type and severity of menopause symptoms can differ greatly among women. A number of earlier studies have suggested various reasons for those differences. A new study suggests that type 2 diabetes mellitus can play a…
When it comes to medical imaging, a chatbot doesn't know its backside from its elbow. Or, at least, it can't tell a spine from a knee. But if a Boston University research team is successful, a smarter AI system for…
Avoiding three things in middle age is linked to 13 more years without dementia, experts have said. Having normal blood pressure, no diabetes and not smoking from age 45 to 65 keeps dementia at bay ...
by Paulina Stoklosa, Risa Suzuki, Murielle Golomingi, Bojun Li, Manfred Heller, Kiyotaka Hitomi, Elaissa Trybus Hardy, Wilbur A. Lam, Verena Schroeder Transglutaminases are enzymes with pleiotropic functions in the human…
by Jeff K. Vallance, Lynn Corcoran Background The presence of a patent foramen ovale (PFO) in the heart is a risk factor for stroke due to the potential for paradoxical embolism. Given the implication of the heart in…
by Emily K. Eichenlaub, Aaron Gelinne, Deb Bhowmick, Jason R. Franz Background Degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) is the most common cervical spine disorder encountered in the aging population that commonly presents…
by Clément Gouraud, Sabrina Guemouni, Patricia Thoreux, Charles Ouazana-Vedrines, Victor Pitron, Corentin Verot, Kewei Xiang, Florian Baudry, Brigitte Ranque, Cédric Lemogne, for the CASPer-COVID Study Group Background…
by Eugene Yee Hing Tang, Uchenna Anyanwagu, Yu Fu, Christopher Price, The SSNAP Collaboration Ethnic disparities in stroke incidence and recurrence are well-known but there is conflicting evidence regarding post-stroke…
by Wan Wang, Xinghao Zhao, Lei Wang, Tingxin Qin Background Safety is the fundamental guarantee of power production. The safety of power operation personnel is closely related to public welfare and the sustained and…
by Ruoyan Pei, Pengge Ma, Jinwang Qian, Hai Yang, Junling Sun Object detection in complex traffic environments remains challenging due to illumination-induced feature degradation and weak responses from distant small…
by Louis Fabrice Tshimanga, Andrea Zanola, Federico Del Pup, Manfredo Atzori We present TokenUNet, adopting the TokenLearner and TokenFuser modules to encase Transformers into UNets. While Transformers enable expressive…
by Geraldine Vitry, Jerry Angdisen, Pauline Arriaga, Shawn Irgen-Gioro, Megan A. Sawant, Daniel C. Vuong, Peter Ilhardt, Jacques Fehr, Bartosz Cwikla, Brian Ponnaiya, Jamie L. Inman, Jian-Hua Mao, Antoine M. Snijders…
by Jiafeng Zhang, Xiaobei Ding, Qin Fan, Jiezhe Yang, Yan Xia, Chengliang Chai Background HIV-1 RNA quantification assays are essential for evaluating antiretroviral therapy (ART) efficacy and diagnosing HIV infection…
by Emiliano Serviole, Antoine Henriot, Christiane Gallet, Coralie Audoin The development of a robust taxonomy for the genus Rubus remains a real challenge, due to apomictic reproduction and hybridization that led to a…
by Caecilia S. E. Doorenbos, Yvonne van der Veen, Adrian Post, Jip Jonker, Tim J. Knobbe, Daan Kremer, Dion Groothof, M. Rebecca Heiner-Fokkema, Christa A. Koops, Klaas Bijsterveld, Erik Marsman, Ietje T. Hazenberg…
by Yujie Cui, Lin Li Precisely measuring the phased achievements of common prosperity and analyzing the spatial distribution characteristics and driving mechanisms of its development level are crucial for promoting…
by Elizabeth M. Grylls, Graham Glassford, Stuart Carrington, Martin J. Turner This study investigates the effects of the 2021 Northern Territory Institute of Sport (NTIS) High Performance Officiating Program (HPOP) on…
by Agnieszka Drozdowska-Szymczak, Sabina Adrianna Łukawska, Natalia Mazanowska, Beata Broniarek-Samson, Jakub Zdulski, Ewa Mierzejewska, Tadeusz Issat, Paweł Krajewski Introduction S100B protein is a biomarker associated…
by Ribal Abdul Karim, Gavin Glasgow, Jill Baker, Jeannette Byrne, Rodrigo Hohl, Fabien A. Basset This study examined psychophysiological responses to stride frequency manipulation during walking in men and women…
by Julia E. Fa, Caleb Tata, Lauren Coad, Sagan Friant, Cédric Thibaut Kamogne Tagne, Joseph Mbane, Robert Okale, François Fouda, Pedro Mayor, Stephan M. Funk, Guillermo Ros Brull, Amy Ickowitz Wild meat remains a…
by Perpetual Arthur, Adwoa Bemah Boamah Mensah, Kofi Boamah Mensah, Thomas Okpoti Konney, John Amuasi, Shalini Kulasingam, Beth A. Virnig Background In Ghana, traditional medicine practitioners (TMPs) are often the first…
by Kedir Dendir, Desalegn Fente, Zemenu Tamir, Moges Wordofa, Abush Getaneh, Tigist Getahun, Mehari Meles, Chala Besha, Wossene Habtu, Yoseph Tolcha Iron deficiency anemia during pregnancy is a major global health…
by Pingping Xie, Jinfa Gu, Jie Huang Background Neuromuscular training (NMT) is used to improve physical fitness and tennis-specific performance, but broad outcome classifications, mixed populations, and insufficient…
by Tianfu Huang Smart meter sensors in coastal environments suffer severe accuracy degradation due to salt fog corrosion, high humidity, and temperature cycling affecting current transformers, voltage dividers, and…
by Ameerah Hasan Ibrahim, Ibtihal Ibrahim, Tahani Alwidyan, May Tayyem Background Non-communicable diseases represent a major cause of morbidity and mortality in Jordan and place increasing demands on primary healthcare…
by Chioma Ngozichukwu Pauline Mbachu, Edwin Ehi Eseigbe, Ikechukwu Innocent Mbachu, George Uchenna Eleje, Ifeoma Bridget Udigwe, Chika Onwuwamah, Ifeoma Chisom Iloghalu, Justus Onu, Onochie Patrick Manafa, Onyekachi…
by Julieth Sebba, Felistar Mwakasungura, Rebecca Mkumbwa, Bruno Sunguya The school-age period is crucial nutritional-wise owing to its health and developmental impact. In Tanzania, 11% of school-aged children are thin…
by Rownak Jahan, Naeem Ahammed Ibrahim Fahim, Md Abdullah Evna Hasan, Md. Liton Rana, Md. Tabeer Hossain Antor, Samia Salam, Rony Ibne Masud, Dilruba Akter Jany, Zuhayr Bakhtiyar, Md. Saiful Islam, Muhammad Tofazzal…
by Qinxingzi Li, Zhongzhi Liang, Zeling Dong, Jialin Xiang, Qiongyao Li, Tiantian Wang, Daimin Xiao, Zuyi Chen Objective Studies on the common distribution characteristics of multiple bacterial and fungal infections…
by Xiaomin Lin, Xudong Huang Background Insulin resistance surrogates are associated with microalbuminuria; however, population-scale evidence for the triglyceride–glucose (TyG) index remains scarce. We examined the…