SinoXivObesity-related metabolic disease is linked to impaired adipose tissue function, but the underlying molecular programs are difficult to assign to specific adipose-resident cell types, to mechanistical...
Background This review identifies and describes clinical prioritisation tools used to rank patients on surgical waiting lists for cataract surgery, knee replacement, and inguinal hernia repair, and ev...
Background Respiratory therapists (RTs) need continuous professional development to stay competent in evolving clinical areas. However, there is no validated, professional-specific tool for systematic...
Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) frequently interact with fisheries worldwide, yet their fine-scale behavioral responses to fishing fleets remain poorly documented in tropical continental shel...
The U.S. FDA classifies food recalls into three severity tiers (Class I / II / III), a decision that drives public notification urgency and regulatory resource allo-cation. Using 28,448 openFDA enforc...
Background About half of both men and women have lower urinary tract symptoms, and aging is reported to have a significant impact on these symptoms. Lifestyle-related diseases such as diabetes, hypert...
This paper introduces direct quality control into a quality competition framework with mixed duopoly firms, where the regulation is applied to the public firm only. Under this quality control, it is s...
Automated pain monitoring devices are critical for effective patient care, particularly for non-communicative individuals in intensive care and post-operative settings. This paper presents the develop...
The presence of subjective cognitive complaints (SCC) in older adults, especially at the executive level, is a major reason for consultation in clinical practice. These changes, though often subtle, m...
Background: Population aging and family nuclearization in China have increased the number of a growing number of elderly individuals living alone or with only their spouse ("spousal cohabitation"). Cu...
