Academic Articles & Research Papers

Risk Stratification of Elderly Patients Undergoing Spinal Surgery Using the Modified Frailty Index

Study Design: Retrospective cohort. Objectives: To validate the 11-item modified Frailty Index (mFI) as a perioperative risk stratification tool in elderly patients undergoing spine surgery. Methods: All consecutive cases of spine surgery i...

Key driver of textile and apparel industry management: fashion brand ESG and brand reputation

The aim of this study was to develop and validate multidimensional criteria that can be used to evaluate fashion brand ESG management. This research used both qualitative and quantitative research methods to derive multi-dimensional and wid...

Guidelines for information about therapy experiments: a proposal on best practice for recording experimental data on cancer therapy

Abstract Background Biology, biomedicine and healthcare have become data-driven enterprises, where scientists and clinicians need to generate, access, validate, interpret and integrate different kinds of experimental and patient-related dat...

Audiovisual Narrative for Fashion Heritage: Communicating and Valorizing Archives through Fashion Film

The article investigates fashion film as a paratext to the materiality of fashion. It outlines methodology and creative practice in bridging traditional archives with contemporary digital storytelling as a means of knowledge transfer. These...

Quantifying the Impact of Adaptive Space and Inclusive Design on User Experience in Exhibition Halls: A Mixed-Methods Study in Wuhan, China

As exhibition halls become highly adaptable and technology-driven, they risk excluding aging demographics due to cognitive barriers. Addressing the empirical gap regarding this tension, this study validates a quantitative evaluation model b...

The Aesthetic Characteristics of the Trompe L'oeil Art in Fashion Design

The purpose of this study is to make a contribution to the development of creative fashion culture through the expansion of creative fields in the fashion design area and also the combination of fashion and art techniques, by classifying th...

Colonic stenting as bridge to surgery versus emergency surgery for management of acute left-sided malignant colonic obstruction: a multicenter randomized trial (Stent-in 2 study)

Abstract Background Acute left-sided colonic obstruction is most often caused by malignancy and the surgical treatment is associated with a high mortality and morbidity rate. Moreover, these operated patients end up with a temporary or perm...

Development of Hemp-Containing Denim Fabrics: A Comparative Study of Mechanical and Dimensional Properties

Increasing environmental impact of conventional cotton denim production and concerns regarding cotton cultivation under changing climatic conditions have intensified the search for more sustainable raw material alternatives. Hemp is a promi...

Efficient Massive Contents Distribution Strategy for P2P Using Sensor Smart Network

An important problem in many P2P applications is how to efficiently disseminate massive contents from multiple sources to multiple receivers on the Internet. A successful model used for analyzing this problem is a graph that consisted of no...

Apply of traditional cultural symbols into fashion design based on Cross-cultural communication

Due to the popularity and importance of cross-cultural communication in our daily life, many countries have carried out various cross-cultural communication activities and researches. However, there is still a big research scope for the stu...

RETHINKING PROCESSES: THE UPCYCLING METHOD FOR SUSTAINABLE APPAREL

The concepts of sustainability highlight the importance of socio-environmental responsibility, and fashion companies have been adopting more conscious production models to reduce environmental impact. In this context, upcycling has gained p...

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Cascading Training Model to Promote Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment Across South Africa: Rollout in an HIV Service Organization

Background In South Africa, rates of HIV and alcohol use are among the highest globally, with a detrimental synergistic relationship. Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) is an evidence-based, cost-effective appr...

Clinicopathological features of rare bleeding disorders in high consanguinity population; A retrospective analysis from two tertiary hospitals in Saudi Arabia

BACKGROUND: Rare bleeding disorder (RBDs) encompasses a deficiency of one or more of FXIII, FXI, FX, FVII, FV, FII, and FI clotting factors, leading to bleeding disorders with variable presentations and outcomes ranging from none or minimal...

Automated patient and medication payment method for clinical trials

Barbara P Yawn,1 Suzanne Madison,1 Susan Bertram,1 Wilson D Pace,2 Anne Fuhlbrigge,3 Elliot Israel,3 Dawn Littlefield,1 Margary Kurland,1 Michael E Wechsler41Olmsted Medical Center, Department of Research, Rochester, MN, 2UCDHSC, Department...

How Does Parental Early Maladaptive Schema Affect Adolescents’ Social Adaptation? Based on the Perspective of Intergenerational Transmission

An individual’s social adaptation is affected by their early maladaptive schemas. Previous studies have shown that early maladaptive schemas may be intergenerationally transmitted in families. It is important to explore the intergenerationa...

Co-Designed Text Messaging Intervention for Parents of Children With Early Childhood Caries: Randomized Controlled Trial.

A Multisource, Multilevel Contextual Database to Support Ending the HIV Epidemic Initiative: Protocol for Design, Construction, Harmonization, and Quality Assurance.

Digital Health Innovation and Climate Change: Designing Resilient Ecosystems with Digital Indicators.

Design, implementation, and assessment of an independent second-check system for proton and carbon-ion pencil-beam scanning: delivery-aware Monte Carlo and microdosimetric RBE-weighted dose.