PURPOSE: To establish a simple and noninvasive screening test for sleep apnea (SA) that imposes less burden on potential patients. The specific objective of this study was to verify the effectiveness of past and future single-lead electrocardiogram (...
PURPOSE: Accurately identifying sleep states (REM, NREM, and Wake) and brief awakenings (arousals) is essential for diagnosing sleep disorders. Polysomnography (PSG) is the gold standard for such assessments but is costly and requires overnight monit...
Exploring natural or pharmacologically induced brain dynamics, such as sleep, wakefulness, or anesthesia, provides rich functional models for studying brain states. These models allow detailed examination of unique spatiotemporal neural activity patt...
PURPOSE: Serum phosphate is commonly measured in oncology patients because of the relationship between oncologic conditions and treatments with abnormal phosphate. All patients attending our institution, a large specialist oncology center, have a sta...
PURPOSE: Cetuximab (CET), targeting the epidermal growth factor receptor, is a systemic treatment option for patients with colorectal cancer. One known predictive factor for CET efficacy is the presence of CET-related rash; other putative toxicity fa...
International journal of injury control and safety promotion
Apr 11, 2025
Traffic injuries are a major public health concern globally. This study uses machine learning (ML) and geographic analysis to analyse road traffic fatalities and improve traffic safety in Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Thailand. Data on road traffic fat...
BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) remains a significant public health challenge, particularly in rural areas of high-burden countries like China. Active case finding (ACF) and timely treatment have been proven effective in reducing TB prevalence, but the...
BACKGROUND: Gastric cancer (GC) is a highly heterogeneous disease, and the response of patients to clinical treatment varies substantially. There is no satisfactory strategy for predicting curative effects to date. We aimed to explore a new method fo...
BACKGROUND: Major depressive disorder (MDD) presents significant public health challenges due to its increasing prevalence and complex risk factors. This study systematically analyzed data from 2019 to 2023 to explore trends in MDD incidence, symptom...
BACKGROUND: Glucose metabolism disorders (GMDs) are a serious global public health issue, characterized by a high incidence rate and youthfulness. GMDs contribute to the occurrence of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs), meanwhile with the re...