BMC medical informatics and decision making
Jul 31, 2025
BACKGROUND: Stroke is one of the leading causes of death and disability worldwide, with a significantly elevated incidence among individuals with hypertension. Conventional risk assessment methods primarily rely on a limited set of clinical parameter...
BACKGROUND: Risk of bias (RoB) assessment is an essential part of systematic reviews that requires reading and understanding each eligible trial and RoB tools. RoB assessment is subject to human error and is time-consuming. Machine learning-based too...
BACKGROUND: Kawasaki disease (KD) mainly occurs in children under 5 years old, and the most common complication of KD is coronary artery lesion (CAL). In recent years, the incidence rate of KD has increased year by year worldwide, so it is particular...
As a typical pest affecting corn yield and safety, corn borer causes serious economic losses worldwide. Climate warming has intensified the occurrence of pest outbreaks in recent years, but the associated risk has not been precisely assessed or under...
Atrial fibrillation (AF) increases the risk of adverse cardiovascular events, yet the underlying biological mechanisms remain unclear. We evaluate a panel of 12 circulating biomarkers representing diverse pathophysiological pathways in 3817 AF patien...
Adolescent suicide is a critical public health issue, yet accurately predicting suicide risk remains challenging. Few studies integrate adolescents' self-reports with mental health, especially suicidality assessments from parents and siblings. This s...
Accurately predicting the concentrations and spatial distribution of soil heavy metal(loid)s is crucial for effective environmental management and human health risk assessment. However, existing studies are often limited by poor model accuracy, featu...
BACKGROUND: Vertebral recompression after percutaneous kyphoplasty (PKP) for osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (OVCFs) may lead to recurrent pain, deformity, and neurological impairment, compromising prognosis and quality of life.
BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need to understand factors influencing individuals' risk perceptions and health behaviors. This study aimed to explore the roles of individuals' knowledge, perception, and health-related issues in det...
BMC medical informatics and decision making
Jul 28, 2025
BACKGROUND: Lumbar spinal stenosis is one of the most common surgery-requiring conditions of the spine in the aged population. As elderly patients often present with multiple comorbidities and limited physiological reserve, individualized risk assess...
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