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Effect of postextubation high-flow nasal cannula therapy on lung recruitment ...
Abstract Background Postextubation high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) is used as a support therapy in high-risk patients in ICU. This study aimed to determine the effects of HFNC... -
Bus commuting, subway commuting, and walking to workplaces in U.S. cities: So...
Most previous studies that examine the controversies involved in transit subsidies concentrate on large metropolitan areas in the U.S. The main contribution of this paper to the... -
Face morphing attacks: Investigating detection with humans and computers
Abstract Background In recent years, fraudsters have begun to use readily accessible digital manipulation techniques in order to carry out face morphing attacks. By submitting a... -
Spatial patterns of unemployment in Central Europe: emerging development axes...
In this paper, we focus on mapping and analysing the spatial patterns of unemployment in four Central European countries – Austria, Czechia, Germany, and Poland, on municipal... -
ISSEC: inferring contacts among protein secondary structure elements using de...
Abstract Background The formation of contacts among protein secondary structure elements (SSEs) is an important step in protein folding as it determines topology of protein... -
A recommender system to quit smoking with mobile motivational messages: study...
Abstract Background Smoking cessation is the most common preventative for an array of diseases, including lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Although there... -
Effects of Text-to-Speech Software Use on the Reading Proficiency of High Sch...
Effects of Text-to-Speech Software Use on the Reading Proficiency of High School Struggling Readers -
Data quality and feasibility of the Experience Sampling Method across the spe...
Abstract Background Due to a number of methodological advantages and theoretical considerations, more and more studies in clinical psychology research employ the Experience... -
Effects of training and support programs for leaders of illness-based support...
Abstract Background Peer-led support groups play an important role in supporting people with chronic diseases. They may be particularly important for people with rare diseases... -
Revealing topics and their evolution in biomedical literature using Bio-DTM: ...
Abstract Background Valuable scientific results on biomedicine are very rich, but they are widely scattered in the literature. Topic modeling enables researchers to discover... -
Impact of tailored blogs and content on usage of Web CIPHER – an online platf...
Abstract Background There is a need to develop innovations that can help bridge the gap between research and policy. Web CIPHER is an online tool designed to help policymakers... -
Mapping the predicted and potential impacts of metal mining and its mitigatio...
Abstract Background Since the 1960s, environmental impact assessments (EIAs) and recently, social impact assessments (SIAs), have been conducted during the planning stages of... -
A conceptual framework for training of trainers (ToT) interventions in global...
Abstract Background Global health partnerships (GHP) between high or low-middle income countries are considered one of the best approaches to health systems strengthening. They... -
Sedentary behaviour in hospitalised older people: a scoping review protocol
Abstract Background Older adults spend up to 23 h daily sitting or lying while in hospital. Sedentary behaviour (SB) within a hospital setting is often associated with poor... -
Risk analysis for confined space entries: critical analysis of four tools app...
Investigation reports of fatal confined space accidents nearly always point to a problem of identifying or underestimating risks. This paper compares 4 different risk analysis... -
Unveiling patterns of international communities in a global city using mobile...
Abstract We analyse a large mobile phone activity dataset provided by Telecom Italia for the Telecom Big Data Challenge contest. The dataset reports the international country... -
Efficacy of a training programme to support the application of the guideline ...
Abstract Background The evidence-based guideline entitled guideline evidence-based health information emerged from the German Network for Evidence-based Medicine (DNEbM) and was... -
A data infrastructure for the assessment of health care performance: lessons ...
Abstract The integration of different administrative data sources from a number of European countries has been shown useful in the assessment of unwarranted variations in health... -
Intervention components, mediators, and mechanisms of change of Internet- and...
Abstract Background While Internet- and mobile-based interventions (IMIs) might possess the potential to increase access to evidence-based therapies for post-traumatic stress... -
Pseudonymization for research data collection: is the juice worth the squeeze?
Abstract Background The collection of data and biospecimens which characterize patients and probands in-depth is a core element of modern biomedical research. Relevant data must...
