BACKGROUND: Vascular smooth muscle cells loaded with cholesterol (foam-VSMCs) play a crucial role in the progression of human atherosclerosis. Exchange Protein Directly Activated by cAMP 1 (EPAC1) is a critical protein in the regulation of vascular t...
BACKGROUND: Mobile health (mHealth) applications (apps) integrated with artificial intelligence for skin cancer triage are increasingly available to the general public. Nevertheless, their actual uptake is limited. Although endorsement by healthcare ...
BACKGROUND: The occurrence of short birth intervals among reproductive-age women in East Africa is a critical public health issue, contributing to maternal and child health risks. Identifying the key factors that predict short birth intervals can hel...
BACKGROUND: Suicide poses a substantial public health challenge globally, with the elderly population being particularly vulnerable. Research into suicide risk factors among elderly inpatients with non-psychiatric disorders remains limited. This inve...
BACKGROUND: Older patients with cardiovascular disease often experience frailty and sarcopenia. We evaluated whether a reduced blood flow in the splenic and portal vein is associated with frailty and sarcopenia in older patients with cardiovascular d...
The study aimed to develop a predictive model using machine learning algorithms, providing healthcare professionals with a novel tool for assessing disability risk in older adults. Data from the 2018 and 2020 waves of the China Health and Retirement ...
This study aims to predict hemorrhagic stroke outcomes, including 90-day prognosis and in-hospital mortality, using machine learning models and SHapley Additive exPlanations (SHAP) analysis. Data were collected from a national Stroke Registry from Ja...
The accurate preoperative staging of laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) provides valuable guidance for clinical decision-making. The objective of this study was to establish a multiparametric MRI model using radiomics and deep learning (DL) to ...
The ability to accurately predict and analyze student performance in online education, both at the outset and throughout the semester, is vital. Most of the published studies focus on binary classification (Fail or Pass) but there is still a signific...
Medical interns are at high risk of acquiring Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) infection during their training. HBV vaccination is the most effective measure to reduce the global incidence of HBV. The duration of protection after HBV vaccination is still cont...