Academic Articles & Research Papers

Protocol for a mixed methods process evaluation for a randomised controlled trial to improve shared decision-making about, and uptake of, osteoporosis medicines: the iFraP study [version 3; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations]

Background High quality shared decision-making (SDM) conversations involve people with or at risk of osteoporosis and clinicians working together to decide, where appropriate, which evidence-based medicines best fit the person’s life, belie...

Epidemiology of Bladder Cancer

Based on the latest GLOBOCAN data, bladder cancer accounts for 3% of global cancer diagnoses and is especially prevalent in the developed world. In the United States, bladder cancer is the sixth most incident neoplasm. A total of 90% of bla...

The epidemiology of theileriosis in Africa

The title of this book does not adequately reflect the comprehensive treatment of a complex and important parasitic disease of domestic cattle. Despite the passing of 100 years, East Coast fever (ECF) remains an economically and environment...

Knowledge, attitude, and practices of pediatricians about children’s oral health

BACKGROUND: Many pediatric oral diseases are preventable if physicians recognize and encourage preventive care and refer patients to dentists whenever necessary. Parents usually visit pediatricians for routine care during the first few year...

Epidemiology of ataxia and hereditary spastic paraplegia in Spain: A cross-sectional study

Introduction: Ataxia and hereditary spastic paraplegia are rare neurodegenerative syndromes. We aimed to determine the prevalence of these disorders in Spain in 2019. Patients and methods: We conducted a cross-sectional, multicentre, retros...

Trends in cervical cancer incidence and mortality in the United States, 1975–2018: a population-based study

BackgroundCervical cancer incidence and mortality rates in the United States have substantially declined over recent decades, primarily driven by reductions in squamous cell carcinoma cases. However, the trend in recent years remains unclea...

Metabolic perturbations underlying the associations of endocrine-disrupting chemical mixtures with muscle mass and strength in adults: A repeated-measures study

Introduction: Adult exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) may reduce muscle mass and strength; however, few studies considered EDC mixtures and their potential mechanisms. Objectives: We aimed to explore associations of EDC mixt...

Impact of early life exposure to heat and cold on linguistic development in two-year-old children: findings from the ELFE cohort study

Abstract Background A number of negative developmental outcomes in response to extreme temperature have been documented. Yet, to our knowledge, environmental research has left the question of the effect of temperature on human neurodevelopm...

Gender Differences in the Association Between Serum Uric Acid and Arteriosclerotic Cardiovascular Risk Among Chinese Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients

Hua Yang,1,* Jian Gao,2,* Shuyu Li,1 Huiling Xia,1 Zhangyan Chen,1 Shanzhu Zhu,1 Zhigang Pan1 1Department of General Practice, Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, 200030, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Nutrit...

Epidemiology;: An introductory text

This classic text presents the basic principles of epidemiology. It includes coverage of epidemiologic concepts, measurements of morbidity and mortality, sources of data on community health, selected indices of health, descriptive epidemiol...

Herbal Medicines in African Traditional Medicine

African traditional medicine is a form of holistic health care system organized into three levels of specialty, namely divination, spiritualism, and herbalism. The traditional healer provides health care services based on culture, religious...

Discriminating Similar Naval Vessels Using YOLOv8 Deep Neural Network

The next generation of United States Navy uncrewed aerial systems (UASs) is expected to operate in global positioning system and radio frequency-denied maritime environments. In these challenging conditions, these UASs must accurately ident...

A Deep Learning Harmonization of Multi-Vendor MRI for Robust Intervertebral Disc Segmentation

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) provides enhanced soft tissue contrast and high spatial resolution. However, the relationship between intensity values among soft tissues in MRI is inconsistent, even when obtained under the same conditions ...

Embedded Sensor Data Fusion and TinyML for Real-Time Remaining Useful Life Estimation of UAV Li Polymer Batteries

The accurate real-time estimation of the remaining useful life (RUL) of lithium-polymer (LiPo) batteries is a critical enabler for ensuring the safety, reliability, and operational efficiency of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Nevertheless...

Robot 2015: Second Iberian Robotics Conference

Efficient Edge-Based Image Interpolation Method Using Neighboring Slope Information

This paper presents an image interpolation method that provides superior performance with low complexity. Applying a simple linear method achieves time-efficient interpolation, but often produces artifacts; however, applying other complex m...

YOLOv11n-GrapeLite: A Lightweight Multi-Variety Grape Recognition Model

To address the challenges of rapid and accurate grape variety identification in natural orchard environments, along with the demand for efficient deployment on mobile devices, we propose in this paper YOLOv11n-GrapeLite, a lightweight model...

Is a Cambrian Explosion Coming for Robotics?

About half a billion years ago, life on earth experienced a short period of very rapid diversification called the “Cambrian Explosion.” Many theories have been proposed for the cause of the Cambrian Explosion, one of the most provocative be...

Robot dynamics and control

From the Publisher: This self-contained introduction to practical robot kinematics and dynamics includes a comprehensive treatment of robot control. Provides background material on terminology and linear transformations, followed by covera...

Designing Sociable Robots

Cynthia Breazeal here presents her vision of the sociable robot of the future, a synthetic creature and not merely a sophisticated tool. A sociable robot will be able to understand us, to communicate and interact with us, to learn from us a...