Secure Mobile-Phone Based Visible Light Communications With Different Noise-Ratio Light-Panel by Chi-Wai Chow, Ruei-Jie Shiu, Yen-Chun Liu, Chien-Hung Yeh, Xin-Lan Liao, Kun-Hsien Lin, Yi-Chang Wang, Yi-Yuan Chen

“…Experimental bit error rate measurements at different free-space transmission distances and different NRs are performed.…”
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Global assessment of current extinction risks and future challenges for turtles and tortoises by Chuanwu Chen, Jiang Wang, Marcel Holyoak, Liu Lin, Yanping Wang

“…Furthermore, the projected rates of climatic and environmental changes across species’ distributions are significantly higher than the rates of evolution for traits linked to resilience to climate change and altered environments. …”
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Wind Power Forecasting Based on Multi-Graph Neural Networks Considering External Disturbances by Xiaoyin Xu, Zhumei Luo, Menglong Feng

“…Meanwhile, real-time performance analysis confirms the model’s operational viability as it maintains excellent prediction accuracy (RMSE < 15) even at high data arrival rates (100 samples/second) while ensuring processing latency below critical thresholds (10 ms) under typical system loads.…”
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The Prognostic Significance of Sleep and Circadian Rhythm for Myocardial Infarction Outcomes: Case-Control Study by Wei-Chih Chin, Pao-Hsien Chu, Lung-Sheng Wu, Kuang-Tso Lee, Chen Lin, Chien-Te Ho, Wei-Sheng Yang, I-Hang Chung, Yu-Shu Huang

“…ObjectiveWe aimed to evaluate how sleep patterns and disrupted circadian rhythm affect the prognosis of MI, using actigraphy and heart rate variability (HRV). …”
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HIFDA - High-Frequency Electrical Voltage and Current Signals from Household Appliances by Víctor M. Navarro, Marta Barragán, Rubén Nieto, Jesús Ureña, Álvaro Hernández

“…While datasets like WHITED, BLOND, and UK-DALE provide insights into consumption patterns, they face limitations such as lack of steady-state data, complicated ground-truth or low sampling rates, which hinder detecting low-power appliances. …”
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The use of emergency medical services (EMS) data to map violence: A case study in Nairobi, Kenya by Polive Okode, Gregory Breetzke

“…Using social disorganisation theory as a theoretical framework, this study uses EMS data from fifteen hospitals across three Nairobi sub-counties to map violence and analyse its spatial patterns. A spatial regression model was employed to assess the influ-ence of five social disorganisation variables—unemployment, education, gender, residential mobility and youth demographics—on violence rates, disaggregated by gender. …”
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Evaluation of Socioeconomic Dynamics and Their Impact on Life Expectancy in Coal Mining Communities in Colombia by Nayive Nieves Pimiento, Edwin Rivas Trujillo, Juan M. Menéndez Aguado

“…The study evaluates the socioeconomic dynamics and their impact on life expectancy in coal mining communities in Colombia, aligning with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), assessing the relationship between production, occupation, accident rates, mortality and royalties. Univariate, bivariate, path analysis and ARIMA models were used to identify patterns and projections. …”
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Multistage Training of Fuzzy Cognitive Maps to Predict Preeclampsia and Fetal Growth Restriction by William Hoyos, Rodrigo Garcia, Jose Aguilar

“…The application of these models in healthcare settings holds promise as a valuable tool for the early detection of PE and FGR, contributing to the reduction of morbidity and mortality rates.…”
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How the pandemic shaped presenteeism trends between healthcare and non-healthcare workers using the Korean working conditions surveys (2010–2023) by Ari Min, Yoonjung Ji, Wonhee Baek

“…Healthcare workers exhibited high presenteeism rates prior to the pandemic; however, during and after the pandemic, these rates decreased rapidly and ultimately became lower than those of non-healthcare workers. …”
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Factors contributing to doctoral student attrition in higher education institutions in Namibia by Esther Nuuyoma, Sing Nevensha, Chika T Sehoole

“…Guided by Tinto’s student integration theory, this study explores factors driving high dropout rates among doctoral candidates at two Namibian universities. …”
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COVID-19 employment disruption and area-level deprivation by Anne Devlin, Adele Whelan, Seamus McGuinness, Paul Redmond

“…The findings suggest that not only did deprived areas have higher rates of employment disruption but the disruption they faced was more volatile in that it was more responsive to changes in government restrictions. …”
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Social determinants and follow-up care after emergency department discharge for traumatic intracranial hemorrhage by Meghan M. Dillan, Joseph Piktel, Adam Perzynski, Mary Jo Roach, Kristen K. Curtis, Yasir Tarabichi, Lance Wilson, Michael L. Kelly

“…Only 16 % of Black patients saw a TBI specialty provider visit within 180 days compared to 36 % of White patients (p = .03). ED recidivism rate was 18 %, with 25 % of patients overall having an unscheduled TBI visit. …”
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EEG dynamical features during variable-intensity cycling exercise in Parkinson’s disease by Zahra Alizadeh, Emad Arasteh, Maryam S. Mirian, Matthew A. Sacheli, Matthew A. Sacheli, Danielle Murray, Danielle Murray, Silke Appel-Cresswell, Silke Appel-Cresswell, Martin J. McKeown, Martin J. McKeown

“…This study investigated the relationship between exercise intensity and neural responses in PD patients, using electroencephalography (EEG) to explore potential neural markers that could be ultimately used to guide exercise intensity.MethodEEG data were collected from 14 PD patients (5 females) and 8 healthy controls (HC) performing stationary pedaling exercises at 60 RPM with resistance adjusted to target heart rates of 30, 40, 50, 60, and 70% of maximum heart rate. …”
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Long-term growth and risk factors for crankshaft phenomenon following posterior hemivertebra resection with mono-segment fusion in congenital early-onset scoliosis by Zhiming Peng, Yiwei Zhao, You Du, Haoran Zhang, Shengru Wang, Jianguo Zhang

“…Although VBH, IPL, and VBAP increased significantly in all vertebrae (p < 0.05), there were no significant differences between the crankshaft and non‑crankshaft groups in terms of final follow‑up values, absolute growth, or growth rate. Multivariate analysis identified incomplete hemivertebra resection as the predominant risk factor (OR = 18.85, 95% CI: 2.65–251.66, p = 0.002). …”
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Influence of precipitation and runoff on human-induced land subsidence in the Yellow River Delta by Yaoshen Fan, Guangzhou Wang, Shentang Dou, Chao Jiang, Hongyu Ji, Shenliang Chen, Xiaokang Du, Shoubing Yu, Yan Wu, Shaohua Zhang

“…The study reveals pronounced seasonal variations in land subsidence across the YRD, with subsidence rates in summer being substantially lower than those in spring, autumn, and winter. …”
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The impact of referral workload on cardiology registrars in a high-volume district general hospital: implications for workforce well-being and service efficiency by Md Imran Hossain, Jaymin Shantilal Shah

“…A structured survey was distributed to 12 cardiology registrars, achieving a 92% response rate, assessing workload perception, stress, exhaustion, bleep volume impact, consultant support and training limitations. …”
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Sex disparities in alcohol-associated liver disease and subtype differences in alcohol-attributable cancers in the United States by Pojsakorn Danpanichkul, Yanfang Pang, Tanuj Mahendru, Primrose Tothanarungroj, Luis Antonio Díaz, Juan Pablo Arab, Pimtawan Jatupornpakdee, Mark D. Muthiah, Kwanjit Duangsonk, Won-Mook Choi, Daniel Q. Huang, Donghee Kim, Mazen Noureddin, Karn Wijarnpreecha, Suthat Liangpunsakul, Amit G. Singal, Ju Dong Yang

“…The age-standardized incidence and death rate of ALD rose disproportionately among females compared to males. …”
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Testis in Postvasectomy Case – A Clinico-Pathological Study of 50 Cases by Prabha Bastian, Sara Varghese, P. A. Thomas, Ramakrishnan K. Nair

“…The different histological findings noted are normal histology, sloughing and disorganisation with active spermatogenesis, hypospermatogenesis, Leydig cell hyperplasia, focal atrophy of tubules, peritubuler thickening. extravasation of spermatozoa spermatogenic maturation arrest and sertoli cell only pattern (Table II). Surgical success was 94.8%, and pregnancy rate, 63.2%. …”
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Spatiotemporally weighted regression (STWR) for assessing Lyme disease and landscape fragmentation dynamics in Connecticut towns by Zhe Wang, Xiang Que, Meifang Li, Zhuoming Liu, Xun Shi, Xiaogang Ma, Chao Fan, Yan Lin

“…Observations also disclose significant spatial trends, showing elevated LD incidence rates in locales with vast, uninterrupted deciduous forests, alongside contributions from wetland ecosystem-related variables to the rise in disease occurrence. …”
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Rational strategies for improving the efficiency of design and discovery of nanomedicines by Xiaoting Shan, Ying Cai, Binyu Zhu, Lingli Zhou, Xujie Sun, Xiaoxuan Xu, Qi Yin, Dangge Wang, Yaping Li

“…This transition facilitates the enhancement of efficiency in the preclinical discovery pipeline of nanomaterials, particularly in improving the hit rate of nanomaterials and the optimization efficiency of promising candidates. …”
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