Validating the ratio of insulin like growth factor binding protein 4 to sex hormone binding globulin as a prognostic predictor of preterm birth in Viet Nam: a case-cohort study by Hirst, JE, Boniface, JJ, Le, DP, Polpitiya, AD, Fox, AC, Vu, TTK, Dang, TT, Fleischer, TC, Bui, NTH, Hickok, DE, Kearney, PE, Thwaites, G, Kennedy, SH, Kestelyn, E, Le, TQ

“…Optimal performance (AUC 0.74) was seen within 19-20 weeks’ gestation, for BMI &gt;21 kg/m2 and age 20-35 years. <p><strong> Conclusion</strong></p> We have validated a novel serum biomarker for PTB risk stratification in a very different setting to the original study. …”

Multicenter double-blind study evaluating AI-driven detection of proximal deep vein thrombosis by Curry, N, Allen, E, Silsby, L, Goodacre, S, Deane, C, Deary, A, Foster, A, Griffiths, J, Sharma, R, Thomas, H, Mischewitz, S, Al-Noor, F

“…</p> <br> <p><strong>Methods:</strong> Eleven regional hospital DVT diagnostic clinics enrolled adult patients, 18 years of age or older, who were referred for investigation of symptoms suggestive of DVT, including a compression ultrasound. …”

Associations between snoring, body mass index and coronary artery diseases: observational and mendelian randomization study in Asia by Zhu, Y, Lan, Y, Lv, J, Sun, D, Pei, P, Yang, L, Millwood, IY, Walters, RG, Chen, Y, Du, H, Wang, J, Yang, X, Stevens, R, Chen, J, Chen, Z, Li, L, Yu, C

“…<p><strong>Results</strong></p> During a median follow-up of 12.32 years, 48,997 participants developed CAD. Snoring and habitual snoring were associated with incident CAD and myocardial infarction (MI), habitual snoring was also associated with stable angina pectoris (SAP). …”

May measurement month 2022: an analysis of blood pressure screening findings from Sierra Leone by Jalloh, MB, Williams, CEE, Jegede, OG, Malijan, GMB, Naveed, A, Kanu, A, Bah, AK, Jalloh, F, Jalloh, A, Faulkner, MMJ, Agboola, K, Baldeh, M, Russell, JBW, Oladapo, OO

“…Results: Among the participants (mean age 38.0 years, predominantly Black), the prevalence of hypertension was 25.7% (210 out of 818 participants). …”

Frailty, multimorbidity and polypharmacy: exploratory analyses of the effects of empagliflozin from the EMPA-KIDNEY trial by Mayne, KM, Sardell, R, Staplin, N, Judge, P, Zhu, D, Sammons, E, Wanner, C, Emberson, J, Preiss, D, Landray, M, Baigent, C, Haynes, R, Herrington, W

“…</p> <br> <p><strong>Methods:</strong> The EMPA-KIDNEY trial randomized 6609 patients with CKD (estimated glomerular filtration rate [eGFR] ≥20<45 mL/min/1.73m2 , or ≥45<90 mL/min/1.73m2 with urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio ≥200 mg/g) to receive either empagliflozin 10 mg daily or matching placebo and followed for two years (median). Additional characteristics analysed in subgroups were multimorbidity, polypharmacy and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) at baseline. …”

The geomorphic work of the European mole (Talpa europaea): long-term monitoring of molehills using structure-from-motion photogrammetry by Baxter, T, Woor, S, Coombes, M, Viles, H

“…</em><em>europaea</em> over larger spatial scales (e.g. river catchments) and longer timescales (e.g. years‒decades) to determine its importance in relation to other bioturbators and within the wider sediment system.…”

The mediating role of health literacy between the presence of chronic disease and psychological distress among older persons in Xian City of China by Guo, Kun, Ouyang, Jing, Minhat, Halimatus Sakdiah

“…Methods: This study employs a quantitative research design using a cross-sectional survey of 300 older persons over 60 years living in the six urban districts of Xi’an city. …”
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Study on OFDM in underwater wireless communications by Pravitha Gopikannan.

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Distributed consensus of second-order multi-agent systems by Yu, Zhong

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Mastering Voice Interfaces : Creating Great Voice Apps for Real Users / by Thymé-Gobbel, Ann, author 642940, Jankowski, Charles, author 642941

“…We start with the basics of voice interfaces, and how they are different from others, then dive into basic design principles that we're learned in many years building these apps in the industry. As we cover a design principle, we'll also demonstrate how to implement it with one of the established voice platforms (Google Home), and show how, though the tools are great, you don't have to go too far to have to do some custom work to get what you really want. …”

Which surrogate insulin resistance indices best predict coronary artery disease? A machine learning approach by Mirjalili, Seyed Reza, Soltani, Sepideh, Meybodi, Zahra Heidari, Marques-Vidal, Pedro, Firouzabadi, Danial Dehghani, Eshraghi, Reza, Restrepo, David, Ghoshouni, Hamed, Sarebanhassanabadi, Mohammadtaghi

“…Methods We followed a cohort of 2,000 individuals, ranging in age from 20 to 74, for a duration of 9.9 years. We utilized multivariate Cox proportional hazard models to investigate the association between TyG-index, TyG-BMI, TyG-WC, TG/HDL, plus METS-IR and the occurrence of CAD. …”
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From Shipyard to Sea: A Flexible System Design Approach to the Transition from Shipbuilding to Operations A Case Study Using the United States Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Cutter P... by Kime, Jeremy A.

“…At the same time, the Coast Guard is engaged in its largest shipbuilding effort since World War II, with seven acquisition programs scheduled to deliver 134 new ships over the next 15 years. In light of these factors the current approach, which places significant strain on crews, escalates costs, and delays operational use of the Coast Guard’s newest assets, warrants thorough examination. …”
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Imaging the wakes of jets with energy-energy-energy correlators by Bossi, Hannah, Kudinoor, Arjun S., Moult, Ian, Pablos, Daniel, Rai, Ananya, Rajagopal, Krishna

“…This has made it challenging to find experimental observables that provide an unambiguous view of the dynamical response of a droplet of QGP to a jet shooting through it. Recent years have seen significant substantial advances in the theoretical and experimental understanding of the substructure of jets, in particular, using correlation functions, E n → 1 ⋯ E n → k , of the energy flux operator in proton-proton collisions and, recently, in heavy-ion collisions. …”
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Tectonic influences on late Holocene relative sea levels from the central-eastern Adriatic coast of Croatia by Shaw, Timothy Adam, Plater, Andrew J., Kirby, Jason R., Roy, Keven, Holgate, Simon, Tutman, Pero, Cahill, Niamh, Horton, Benjamin Peter

“…Here, we compare reconstructions of RSL from the central-eastern Adriatic coast of Croatia with ICE-7G_NA (VM7) glacial-isostatic model RSL predictions to assess underlying driving mechanisms of RSL change during the past ∼ 2700 years. Local standardized published sea-level index points (n = 23) were combined with a new salt-marsh RSL reconstruction and tide-gauge measurements. …”
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Multi-colony coral skeletal Ba/Ca from Singapore’s turbid urban reefs : relationship with contemporaneous in-situ seawater parameters by Tanzil, Jani Thuaibah Isa, Goodkin, Nathalie Fairbank, Sin, T. M., Chen, Mengli, Fabbro, Gareth Nicholas, Boyle, E. A., Lee, A. C., Toh, K. B.

“…The current study represents the first to test Ba/Cacoral against years-long monthly-resolution contemporaneous measurements of several in-situ seawater parameters i.e. dissolved seawater barium (BaSW), temperature, salinity, suspended sediments, sedimentation rate and photosynthetically active radiation. …”
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Effects of double aging on inconel 718 fabricated by laser metal deposition by Tham, Nataniel Yong Syn

“…Inconel 718 fabricated using Laser Metal Deposition has been found in recent years to be a viable option to fabricate or repair components. …”
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Investigating the inner controls on explosive eruptions using textural analyses and petrology by Bernard, Olivier

“…First, I focus on the Rabaul caldera system (Papua-New-Guinea) where effusive, strombolian, vulcanian and sub-plinian eruptions occured in the past 120 years without any noticeable chemical changes in the magma compositions. …”
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Develop AI based image restoration algorithm for deep tissue imaging in photoacoustic system by Hao, Zeliang

“…In today's global landscape, information technology has become ubiquitous. Over the years, it has undergone constant transformation and is poised to continue evolving. …”
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Parameter identification of electrical and thermal model of a lithium polymer battery using particle swarm optimization by Tade Hrutuja Sanju

“…In recent years, the demand for lightweight, high-endurance batteries has driven a significant shift in battery cell chemistry, particularly toward Lithium-ion (Li-ion) types. …”
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Multi-criteria re-entrant jobs scheduling problems using GA and AHP by Lin, Danping.

“…The re-entrant scheduling problem came into prominence as a new type of scheduling problem in the past years. It is found in many production systems, particularly in high-tech industries such as semiconductor wafer fabrication and repairing companies. …”
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