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Abstract Background Pediatric urinary tract infections (UTIs) are a major source of morbidity, often leading to severe complications like renal scarring, hypertension, and chronic kidney disease if not treated promptly. ...

Abstract Background Programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) is widely used as a predictive biomarker for response to immune checkpoint inhibitors in gastric cancer (GC); however, its independent prognostic value for overall su...

Abstract Introduction Quantitative bias analysis (QBA) methods have been developed, with growing applications to epidemiological studies. Bayesian QBA (BQBA) methods may be superior in effectively using evidence-based pr...

Background: The release of micro- and nanoplastics (MNPs) from tea bags during brewing is a significant, recently identified source of potential human exposure. This systematic review collected global research published ...

Abstract To develop effective HIV prevention strategies to guide public health policy the main sources of infection in HIV prevention studies must be identified. Accordingly, we devised a statistical approach that estima...

The main objectives of this study are to enhance the power extraction of photovoltaic (PV) systems under rapidly changing ecological circumstances using Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) and to improve the power qualit...

Water information systems (ISs) are essential for sustainable water management but are often constrained by fragmented, heterogeneous, and rapidly evolving data. Advances in generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), pa...

Abstract Immune system dysregulation is implicated in a wide range of human diseases, including cancer. Genetic studies have shown evidence of a link between immune diseases and cancer; therefore, deficits of immune syst...

Abstract Salient sounds in the environment automatically capture our attention, causing a shift of focus away from ongoing goal-directed tasks. Studies of cognitive flexibility can employ such paradigms to examine how th...

Abstract Passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) of marine mammals is essential for biodiversity monitoring and communication studies. Tracking animals in situ further enables behavioral investigation. Monitoring from boats, t...

Introduction Early hearing detection and intervention (EHDI) is a crucial public health initiative focused on the prompt identification and management of hearing impairments in children, significantly impacting their com...

BackgroundMetabolic syndrome (MetS) affects approximately 1.54 billion adults worldwide and is characterized by central obesity, insulin resistance, hypertension, and dyslipidemia. Chronic low-grade inflammation is cen...

Abstract Background Strengthening urban primary healthcare (PHC) systems in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is essential to effectively serve the growing urban poor. Such reforms should incorporate patient opini...

Sunmin Lee,1,2 Eonji Han,1 Yeonwoo Jung1 1College of Pharmacy, Sunchon National University, Suncheon, Republic of Korea; 2Research Institute of Life and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sunchon National University, Suncheon, Rep...

Objective To examine whether multiparous women have more or less folic acid uptake than primiparous women.Outcomes Preconceptional, periconceptional and postconceptional folic acid use among all pregnant women and high r...

Background: Multiple meta-analyses have evaluated the effect of Helicobacter pylori ( H. pylori ) infection on the risk of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), but their findings remain inconsistent. Objectives: To critical...

BackgroundThe growing global population of older adults presents significant challenges for health and social care systems, requiring effective quality improvement (QI) interventions to enhance care delivery and outcomes...

BackgroundDiabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is a common diabetes complication. Buyang Huanwu Decoction (BYHWD) combined with α-lipoic acid (ALA) is used clinically, but evidence consistency and heterogeneity sources ...

BackgroundYupingfeng Powder (YPF), a classical Chinese herbal formula composed of Astragalus membranaceus, Atractylodes macrocephala, and Saposhnikovia divaricata, has demonstrated potential efficacy in the treatment of ...

Abstract National‐scale benthic marine habitat maps underpin monitoring and conservation of vulnerable marine and coastal ecosystems. Cloud‐based satellite remote sensing can streamline these processes over spatial s...

Introduction: Extended reality (XR), an umbrella term encompassing virtual reality, augmented reality, and mixed reality, is increasingly being explored to address educational, procedural, and psychosocial challenges in ...

Abstract Background Persons with disabilities (PWD) face a higher risk of abuse compared to individuals without disabilities and encounter numerous barriers to seeking help. This scoping review examines the evidence on h...

Abstract BackgroundMedlinePlus, developed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) in the United States, is one of the most widely used, authoritative, consumer-grade health information resources on the web....

Aims: Acute hand and wrist infections can be devastating, with a substantial burden in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) compared with high-income countries. Access to treatment, particularly surgery, can be limit...