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...
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...
Nigerian journal of clinical practice
Apr 11, 2025
BACKGROUND: Identity verification and geographical belonging are significant issues with mental health implications, particularly in forensic contexts. Anthropometric measurements offer potential insights into these relationships.
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...
RATIONALES: Using AI for health information seeking is a novel behavior, and as such, developing effective communication strategies to optimize AI adoption in this area presents challenges. To lay the groundwork, research is needed to map out users' ...
A recent analysis of common stroke risk prediction models showed that performance differs between Black and White subgroups, and that applying standard machine learning methods does not reduce these disparities. There have been calls in the clinical ...
Computer methods and programs in biomedicine
Apr 10, 2025
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Realistic and accurate estimation of the surgery duration is one of the key factors influencing the optimization of hospital work and, consequently, the planning and management of the budget. In the present study, the author...