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Combining lifestyle treatment with medications yields best results for obesity in youth

Pediatric obesity can be treated with pharmacotherapies and/or “health behavior and lifestyle treatment” (HBLT). It turns out that the combination produces the best results in terms of BMI and other physiological measures, researchers have found, conducting a literature search.

Effect of Build Orientation on the Electrical, Thermal, and Mechanical Properties of PA12 Fabricated by Selective Laser Sintering

Selective laser sintering (SLS) provides a promising route for the rapid fabrication of polymeric insulating components with complex geometries. However, its layer-by-layer manufacturing process inherently introduces structural anisotropy, which may significantly affect the elect...

Obesity and morbid obesity are associated with reductions in live birth rate and increased miscarriage rate after frozen embryo transfer

Abstract Purpose Obesity is associated with poor in-vitro fertilization (IVF) outcomes, with limited data on patients with BMI ≥ 40 kg/m 2 . This study assessed BMI’s impact on frozen embryo transfer (FET) outcomes. Methods A retrospective cohort study (2017–2024) of 1,424 FETs f...

A Fatigue Life Prediction Method Based on Optimized Data Augmentation Algorithm and Adaptive Sampling Model

ABSTRACT Machine learning–based fatigue life prediction is essential; yet their datasets typically contain fewer than 50 samples, severely challenging predictive modeling. This study proposes an integrated framework of simulated annealing (SA)‐guided data augmentation and residua...

Delay heterogeneity in Italian rail network with exploratory analysis and a proposed heterogeneous spatio-temporal graph framework

Purpose Train delay heterogeneity between service categories is well known but rarely characterized at large scale from operational data, and rarely used directly to drive the design of graph-based delay-propagation models. This study uses the real International Railway Network D...

Demographic subgroup-aware analysis of blood pressure predictive models

Blood pressure (BP) is an important cardiovascular health indicator, usually monitored non-invasively with a sphygmomanometer, which can be bulky and inconvenient for real-time monitoring. Blood pressure estimation using photoplethysmography (PPG) waveform analysis offers a promi...

Conversion‐Controlled Poly(Ionic Liquid)/Aluminum Nitride Thermal Interface Materials with Internal Plasticization for Reliable Chip‐Level Thermal Management

ABSTRACT The increasing power densities of artificial intelligence and high‐performance computing (HPC) chips place stringent demands on thermal interface materials (TIMs), which are designed to combine efficient heat transport with interfacial conformability, stress relaxation,...

Synthesis, Crystallographic Characterization, and Proton-Modulated Physical Properties of an Azulene-Embedded Chiral Nanographene

Abstract The construction of novel nanographenes embedded with non-benzenoid rings offers a promising platform for advanced optoelectronic applications. Postfunctionalization of the tribenzo[a,d,g]coronene scaffold with an azulene unit remains largely undeveloped. Herein, we rati...

Association Between Fractal Dimension and Rupture Status in Intracranial Saccular Aneurysms: A CTA-Based Study

Objective: To investigate the association between fractal dimension (FD) and rupture status in intracranial saccular aneurysms and to compare FD values between ruptured and unruptured aneurysms. Methods: This retrospective study included 145 patients with intracranial saccular an...

Enhanced SynPID by Tracking Varying Targets Applied to General Anaesthesia

Closed-loop anaesthesia systems use automated controllers to regulate drug delivery and improve anaesthetic management. Although PID-based strategies have shown promising performance, challenges related to patient variability, robustness, setpoint definition, and clinical impleme...

Institutionalized-Care Recommendations for Older Patients with Heart Failure

Background: Heart failure (HF) is a leading cause of hospitalization in older adults, and patients discharged to nursing homes and sociosanitary centers represent a growing and often overlooked population. The self-care recommendations of the European guidelines on HF were design...

A Mobile-Centric Approach to Improving the Performance of Decentralized Wireless Networks

The proliferation of wireless devices and intelligent environments has led to increasingly dense, interference-prone Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) deployments. Recent amendments, such as IEEE 802.11ax/be, aim to enhance spatial reuse (SR) by optimizing spectrum efficiency. H...

The use of virtual reality in hospices: A survey of clinical practice and staff perspectives

Background: Virtual reality creates immersive, computer-generated environments that can make you feel like you are there. Evidence suggests that virtual reality may help people with incurable illnesses by alleviating symptoms such as pain. Although the use of virtual reality hosp...

‘But What Care I for Words?’: Narrative and Language in Shakespeare Comics

This article studies how narrativity, performativity and visuality are employed in Shakespeare comics: single-volume adaptations of individual Shakespeare plays in comic book, graphic novel or manga form. The cases studied include two Classics Illustrated titles (Julius Caesar, H...

Amelogenesis Imperfecta as an Emerging Molecular Model for Enamel Biomineralization and Its Implications for Precision Dentistry and Craniofacial Research

Background: Amelogenesis imperfecta (AI) has recently been realized as not only an inherited enamel anomaly, but also a genetically heterogeneous developmental disorder and a compelling model for the study of enamel biomineralization and craniofacial development. Methods: This re...

Venetoclax plus azacitidine in younger adults with acute myeloid leukemia beyond historical comparisons. Comment on: "Venetoclax and azacitidine for younger acute myeloid leukemia patients independent of fitness for intensive chemotherapy"

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Aortic Endograft Infection After COVID-19: A Single-Centre Case Series and a Proposed Descriptive Clinical–Radiological PET/CT Staging Framework

Background: Aortic endograft infection (AEI) after endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) is rare but life-threatening. The Management of Aortic Graft Infection Collaboration (MAGIC) criteria define infection, but there is no standard way to report the extent of infection. We descri...

Observation-constrained assessment of long-term cropland productivity trends and drivers at the global scale

The cropland ecosystem is closely linked to global food security and carbon budget dynamics. Understanding the trends and drivers of cropland gross primary productivity (GPP) is essential for evaluating potential agricultural yields and for formulating effective adaptation and ev...

Programmable Temperature‐Capped Dressing for Enhanced Wound Healing, Bacterial Clearance, and Inflammatory Modulation

ABSTRACT Reconciling efficient bacterial eradication with tissue safety remains a challenge in photothermal therapy (PTT) because of open‐loop thermal actuation. Herein, we propose a detachable bilayer hydrogel dressing comprising a poly(N‐isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM)‐based prot...

Examination into the HI-SEAS IV crew member microbiome reveals potential role of preferred interactions on skin microbial community structure

Astronauts experiencing prolonged space travel report increased skin hypersensitivity and delayed wound healing as a result of changes to the skin microbiome during space travel. In this study, we explored the effects of close social relationships within isolated built environmen...