Academic Articles & Research Papers

BFLP: blockchain-based federated learning protocol with verifiable contribution proof

Abstract Cross-institutional federated learning suffers from centralized trust fragility, poisoning attacks, and the lack of verifiable contribution-based incentives. This paper proposes BFLP, a blockchain-based federated learning protocol ...

Design of an improved model using federated learning and LSTM autoencoders for secure and transparent blockchain network transactions

Abstract With the advancement of this digital era and the emergence of DApps and Blockchain, secure, robust and transparent network transaction has become invaluable today. These traditional methods of securing the transactions and maintain...

Outcome of pregnancy in the morbidly obese woman

Background: Obesity is a growing global health problem. In South Africa, more than half of the adult women are overweight and almost 30% are obese. The problems associated with obesity, such as diabetes, hypertension, thrombo-embolism and c...

Insomnia severity and quality of life before and after comprehensive health resort treatment across BMI categories.

Serum nutritional-metabolic recovery during tuberculosis treatment across BMI-defined undernutrition strata: A longitudinal proteomic reanalysis.

Associations between gestational weight gain and pregnancy outcomes using WHO, Asian, and Indonesian BMI classifications: a prospective longitudinal study in Parepare, Indonesia.

Revisiting the Carbon Footprint of Single-Use Technologies in Biomanufacturing: A Bottom-Up Analysis Reveals a Paradigm Shift.

Ten simple rules for suggesting reviewers during a paper submission.

Exploring the interplay of maternal anemia and BMI in determining low birth weight among rural Indian children: evidence from NFHS-5.

Stakeholder perspectives on sustainable antenatal point-of-care ultrasound (APOCUS) implementation in rural Australia: a qualitative study of professional body submissions and clinician focus groups.

Longitudinal changes in BMI and obesity across COVID-19 pandemic periods among underrepresented populations: An analysis of the All of Us dataset.

Monogenic obesity due to MC4R deficiency: lessons from a multigenerational case

Abstract Background Melanocortin 4 receptor (MC4R) deficiency is the most common monogenic cause of obesity, yet remains underdiagnosed. Patients with monogenic obesity often undergo a frustrating diagnostic and therapeutic odyssey of years...

Associations of Eating Identities With Self-Reported Dietary Behaviors and Body Mass Index

Objective:To inform dietary interventions, it is important to understand antecedents of recommended (henceforth: healthy) dietary behaviors, beyond dietary beliefs and self-efficacy. We used the validated “Eating Identity Type Inventory” to...

Acquisition Of Balinese Imagined Spelling using Electroencephalogram (BISE) DatasetMendeley Data

One of the main goals of today's technology is to create a connected environment between humans and technological devices to perform daily physical activities. However, users with speech disorders cannot use this application. Loss of verbal...

Primary health care challenge for nursing professionals: a narrative review

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE Carry out a narrative review of scientific literature on nursing professionals training in primary health care (PHC), which allows us to know the challenges facing the renewal of this strategy. METHODS Review of the l...

Influência do assento da cadeira adaptada na execução de uma tarefa de manuseio Influence of the seat surface of an adapted chair on the performance of a manipulation task

Este estudo teve como objetivo verificar a influência da flexibilidade da superfície de assento da cadeira na velocidade e no tempo despendido por alunos com paralisia cerebral espástica durante a execução de uma tarefa de manuseio de um ob...

One-year outcomes of an innovative laparoscopic pectopexy procedure using inverted T-mesh for treatment of advanced uterine and anterior vaginal prolapse

Abstract This prospective pilot study was conducted to evaluate the safety and efficacy of an innovative laparoscopic pectopexy (LP) technique employing an inverted T-mesh for the concomitant treatment of advanced uterine and anterior vagin...

Sex- and age-specific effects of fat distribution on bone mineral density

Background: BMI cannot distinguish fat distribution and may mask the true effects of different fat depots on bone mineral density (BMD). To investigate sex- and age-specific associations between fat distribution and BMD and its mediating ro...

Heterogeneity in Trajectories of Body Mass Index and Their Associations with Mortality in Old Age: A Literature Review

This article reviewed studies to investigate the association between trajectories of body mass index (BMI) and mortality among older adults. Investigators conducted a systematic search of published peer-reviewed literature in the PubMed dat...

Multilevel Pulse Position Modulation With Level Trimming for Electromagnetic Nanocommunications in the Terahertz Band

Nanomachines are submicrometer-scale devices led by nanotechnology that can perform simple sensing, local actuation, limited data processing, storage, and communication tasks in the terahertz (THz) band, that is, from $\mathrm {0.1~}$ - $...