Abstract: In this paper, we leverage unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to enhance mobile crowd sensing (MCS) by addressing two critical challenges: uncontrollable data quality and inevitable unsensed ...

Background Low socioeconomic status (SES) is linked to increased cardiovascular risk, but its association with carotid atherosclerosis in the general population is less well studied. We examined ...

Background The long-term trajectories of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and their relation to early proteinuria ...

Introduction Despite decades of research-informed policy implementation, tobacco smoking remains a leading cause of ...

Central retinal artery occlusion can result in permanent vision loss. Effective treatment is lacking. We conducted a phase 3, double-blind, double-dummy, randomized, controlled trial involving ...

Background Intraocular pressure (IOP) exhibits significant fluctuations in response to changes in body posture. Postural modification may serve as a potential adjunctive strategy for IOP management in ...

Background Instagram hosts pro-tobacco content that may reach youth despite existing US federal and platform-specific ...

This systematic review and meta-analysis identified prognostic factors associated with early mortality in septic shock. The identification of these prognostic factors could aid in clinical risk ...

Objective The objective of this gap map is to provide an overview of existing evidence on the health of South Asian migrants and refugees in Australia and highlight research gaps.Method We searched ...

Effectiveness and Efficiency of Public Procurement Processes for IFAD-Funded Agricultural Projects in Zimbabwe: Lessons from the Smallholder Agriculture Cluster Project This study examines the ...

Background Quadriceps maximal voluntary contraction (QMVC) reliably measures quadriceps muscle force and predicts mortality in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, the minimal ...

Introduction Disability is linked to poor health outcomes and increased mortality, yet evidence on this relationship in sub-Saharan Africa is limited. This study investigated the association between ...