Objective The left atrial stiffness index (LASI) has been proven to be a promising marker for assessing left atrial (LA) and ...

Background Hypothyroidism has been suggested as a predisposing and prognostic factor in patients with spontaneous coronary ...

Introduction European valvular heart disease guidelines define women as a ‘special group’. To explore what factors have led ...

Background Anti-C1q autoantibodies can disrupt normal complement function, contributing to the formation of pathogenic immune complexes and end-organ damage. Although their role in SLE is ...

Abstract: A data-driven adaptive tracking control approach is proposed for a class of continuous-time nonlinear systems using a recent developed goal representation heuristic dynamic programming ...

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of midwife-led ...

As people age, so do their kidneys.1 The average decline in renal function is approximately 1 mL/min/year after 30 years ...

The data points toward a hybrid model where quality responsibility becomes increasingly distributed. And automation is ...

Objective To characterise and quantify the mortality risks for a range of causes after tropical cyclones in nine countries ...

Reliable fault diagnostics in gearboxes is of great importance to industries to improve production quality and reduce maintenance costs. In this paper, an improved evolving fuzzy (iEF) technique is ...

Objectives There is a lack of knowledge about whether occupational exposures increase the risk of emphysema, especially in ...