Landslides pose significant and serious geological threat disasters worldwide, threatening human lives and property; China is particularly susceptible to these disasters. This paper focuses on Pengyang County, which is situated in the Ningxia Hui Aut...
The present study aims to introduce the notion of bipolar neutrosophic Hamacher aggregation operators and to also provide its application in real life. Then neutrosophic set (NS) can elaborate the incomplete, inconsistent, and indeterminate informati...
The main purpose of this paper is to use ensembles techniques of functional tree-based bagging, rotation forest, and dagging (functional trees (FT), bagging-functional trees (BFT), rotation forest-functional trees (RFFT), dagging-functional trees (DF...
Up to now both information and its connection to reality do not have scientifically conclusive definitions, nor implicit origin. They emerge in observing multiple impulses’ interactive yes‒no actions modeling information bits. Each memorized bit of i...
A growing number of studies have evidenced non-telomeric functions of “telomerase”. Almost all of them, however, investigated the non-canonical effects of the catalytic subunit TERT, and not the telomerase ribonucleoprotein holoenzyme. Th...
Background: Neurostimulations for the post-stroke recovery of upper extremity function has been explored in previous research, but there remains a controversy about the superiority of different neurostimulations. Methods: Randomized controlled trials...
21 September 2022
Introduction. This study aims at examining the role of failures in reflective functioning in predicting anxiety and depression among family caregivers of palliative care patients deceased for at least one year. Methods. A sample of 157 bereaved parti...
Background/Objectives: Solanezumab is a humanized monoclonal antibody designed to bind soluble amyloid-beta (Aβ) and facilitate its clearance from the brain, aiming to slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Methods: A systematic...
This paper proposes a certainty equivalence model predictive control (MPC) approach for the operation of islanded microgrids with a very high share of renewable energy sources. First, to make the MG model more realistic, the conversion losses of the...
Expected utility theory (EUT) is currently the standard framework which formally defines rational decision-making under risky conditions. EUT uses a theoretical device called von Neumann–Morgenstern utility function, where concepts of function and ra...
Background/Objectives: Multiple sclerosis (MS) affects motor, cognitive, psychological, and social functioning that impairment-based scales do not fully capture. This systematic review evaluated the measurement properties and applications of the Worl...
Background/Objectives: Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and peripheral electrical stimulation (PES) have each demonstrated potential benefits for upper limb motor recovery in stroke patients. Their combined use has been hypothesized to...
Introduction: Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a promising technique for brain modulation after a cerebrovascular accident (CVA). This treatment modality has been previously studied in the recovery of patients. The aim of this review...
Background/Objective: Blood flow restriction (BFR) training has emerged as a promising adjunct to rehabilitation following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR), but its effectiveness across postoperative outcomes remains uncertain. To sys...
The risk measures such as value at risk, and conditional values at risk do not always account for the sensitivity of large losses with certainty, as large losses often break the homogeneity especially seen in an illiquidity risk. In this study, we ex...
This systematic review with meta-analysis aimed to explore the association between formal social participation and cognitive function in middle-aged and older adults using data from longitudinal studies. A comprehensive search was conducted in Scopus...
(1) Objective: To examine the effects of blood flow restriction (BFR) training on muscle strength, cross-sectional area and knee-related function in patients selected for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR). (2) Methods: A literature sea...
Background/Objectives: Oral structural and functional impairment and depressive outcomes frequently coexist in older adults, but the strength and interpretation of their association remain uncertain. This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated...
29 January 2021
Low physical activity of patients is a global problem and associated with loss of strength and independent mobility. This study analyzes the effect of general physical activity promoting interventions on functional and hospital outcomes in patients h...
Background: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive disease with a major impact on respiratory function, but also with possible underestimated effects on cognitive function. Although interest in cognitive impairment in chronic respirator...
Background/Objectives: Digital cognitive rehabilitation (DCR) is increasingly used for post-stroke cognitive rehabilitation, but its effects on functional performance remain insufficiently synthesized. This review examined the effects of DCR on activ...
Background/Objectives: Sexual dysfunction (SD) and broader sexual health problems are common after neurological disorders, yet interventional evidence is fragmented across conditions and outcomes. This umbrella review mapped and appraised systematic...
Background/Objectives: Functional secondary hypogonadism is frequent in men with obesity, metabolic syndrome, and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), but whether testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) produces clinically relevant metabolic benefits rema...
Background/Objectives: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is characterized by progressive β-cell dysfunction and insulin resistance. Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) may enhance β-cell function. Semaglutide, a long-acting...
Background/Objectives: Low levels of vitamins and minerals are linked to increased frailty, but the effectiveness of micronutrient supplementation remains debated. Methods: A systematic search of PubMed and Embase (end of search 10 June 2025) identif...
With the rapid development of fully automatic operation (FAO) and location-based services, the evaluation criteria of average localization accuracy can no longer meet our demands, in favor of deterministic localization. However, most localization res...
Background: Chronic non-specific low back pain (CNSLBP) is highly disabling, and the efficacy of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) remains uncertain. This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated the effects of standalone and combin...
Background/Objectives: Cerebral palsy is a lifelong neurodevelopmental condition associated with motor impairment and activity limitation, and adolescence is a clinically important period during which functional decline or plateau may occur. Virtual...
Exercise therapy is the first-line intervention recommended for those with chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMP). Smartphone technologies (mHealth) represent a feasible means for exercise prescription and individualization. This systematic review with m...
Mangrove ecosystems underpin the livelihoods of coastal and rural households across the tropics, yet how their ecosystem service (ES) values are associated with livelihood-strategy choices remains unevenly understood. Following a Preferred Reporting...
Background/Objectives: Fibrosing interstitial lung disease (F-ILD) is associated with progressive respiratory impairment and substantial symptom burden. Diaphragmatic ultrasound (DUS) is a non-invasive method for assessing diaphragmatic structure and...
There are many papers presenting quantum computing models. The definitions parallel the classical definitions of finite state automata, push-down automata, context-free grammars, etc. Classical computing model definitions define languages precisely....
Background/Objectives: Calcium-silicate-based materials, many of which are commonly classified as bioceramics, are increasingly used for pulpotomy in vital primary teeth. This umbrella review synthesized systematic reviews and meta-analyses evaluatin...
Trauma-induced shoulder dislocations and sprains rank among the most common upper extremity injuries, with contact sports accounting for the majority of cases. These injuries often lead to substantial impairments in joint function and long recovery t...
Background/Objectives: Soccer involves high physiological demands that induce neuromuscular fatigue, muscle damage, inflammation, and oxidative stress, impairing recovery between training sessions and competitions. Polyphenols have been proposed as a...
Background: The intergenerational transmission of violence from the family of origin to couple relationships in adulthood is well-known in the scientific literature. However, the perpetration of isolating behaviors (IBs) is still poorly explored, and...
The famous singlet correlations of a composite quantum system consisting of two two-level components in the singlet state exhibit notable features of two kinds. One kind are striking certainty relations: perfect anti-correlation, and perfect correlat...
Background: Exposure to intimate partner violence (IPV) represents a major risk factor for both maternal psychological well-being and child development. Maternal psychopathology—particularly depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)&...
Background: Electroencephalographic (EEG) neurofeedback training is gaining traction as a non-pharmacological treatment option for Parkinson’s disease (PD). This paper reports the first pre-registered, integrated systematic review and meta-anal...
Background and Objectives: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a prevalent sleep-related breathing disorder associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the standard treatment for OSA; h...
Introduction and Aims: Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) with systemic anti-cancer treatment (SACT) ± palliative radiotherapy (pRT) is the current standard of care for Oligo-metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (o-mHSPC). Cytoreductiv...
(1) Background: Strength training (ST) and aerobic training (AT) are the most recommended interventions in patients with knee OA. These recommendations are supported by high-quality evidence, but it is still unknow whether one type of exercise is sup...
Background: Given the relationship between reduced pulmonary and respiratory muscle function in neck pain, incorporating breathing exercises into neck pain management may be beneficial. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the benefi...
Objective: This systematic review evaluated the effects of body weight strength training (BWST) on cognitive function and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in apparently healthy older people compared with active/inactive control groups. Methods:...
This study examines the validity of the Spanish version of the Scientific Epistemic Beliefs (SEB) Questionnaire among university students in northeastern Mexico, considering multiple sources of evidence. The SEB measures four dimensions of epistemic...
Background/Objectives: Pain neuroscience education (PNE) has demonstrated efficacy in adults with chronic pain, but the pediatric evidence is still developing, despite its increasingly frequent use. Evidence for the effectiveness of PNE in pediatrics...
Background/Objectives: The shoulder girdle is a frequent injury location in judo, and sport-specific shoulder-complex adaptations have been described in overhead sports, but these areas have not been synthesised for judo athletes. We synthesised evid...
Our goal is to analyze the system of Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman equations arising in derivative securities pricing models. The European style of an option price is constructed as a difference of the certainty equivalents to the value functions solving t...
Background: Post-COVID-19 condition (PCC) is a complication following acute COVID-19 infection, which may lead to long-term cardiac abnormalities. This review aimed to assess the prevalence of structural/functional deviations in echocardiography in i...
Background/Objectives: Temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) are musculoskeletal conditions in which rehabilitation aims to reduce pain and restore mandibular mobility and function. We estimated the between-group effects of conservative and minimally in...
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