The Influence of Remote Hearing Aid Adjustment Technology on the Current Practice of Tele-Audiology among Audiologists in Malaysia.

Objective:  Many hearing aid manufacturers have developed application programs that allow audiologists to fine-tune or adjust their patients' hearing aids remotely. This study aims to explore audiologists' experiences in using the remote hearing aid adjustment in Malaysia.

Method:  This is a qualitative research design where focus group discussions among audiologists were held.

Utilizing machine learning approaches to investigate the relationship between cystatin C and serious complications in esophageal cancer patients after esophagectomy.

Background: The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between preoperative cystatin C levels and the risk of serious postoperative complications in esophageal cancer (EC) patients, utilizing advanced machine learning (ML) methodologies.

Methods: We conducted an observational cohort study, involving 524 EC patients from December 2014 to July 2022. ML models, including logistic regression (LR) and multilayer perceptron (MLP), were applied to investigate the relationship between cystatin C and the serious postoperative complications.

Lanthanum and cerium added to soil influence microbial carbon and nitrogen cycling genes.

The soil microbiome plays an important role in carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) processing and storage and is influenced by rare earth elements (REEs), which can have both direct and indirect effects on plant metabolic processes. Using conventional physicochemical methods and metagenomic-based analyses, we investigated REEs effects on soil respiration, soil mineral N, soil microbial community structure and functional genes related to C and N metabolism. High doses of cerium (0.

Grip-Strength-Lean-Mass Index (GSLMI) as a valuable tool for sarcopenia diagnosis and survival prognosis in cancer patients: a nationwide multicenter cohort study.

Objectives: To identify whether the Grip-Strength-Lean-Mass Index (GSLMI) can precisely diagnose sarcopenia and predict prognosis for cancer patients in clinical settings.

Design: A nationwide multicenter cohort study.

Setting And Participants: 8,831 inpatients aged 18 years and older, histologically diagnosed with cancer and receiving anti-cancer therapy.

Global Leadership Initiative in Sarcopenia (GLIS)-defined sarcopenia increases the mortality of esophageal cancer patients after esophagectomy: A Chinese real-world cohort study.

Objectives: To assess the impact of the definition of the Global Leadership Initiative in Sarcopenia (GLIS) on mortality in esophageal cancer (EC) patients, postesophagectomy, within a Chinese cohort and to validate the effectiveness of a new GLIS framework in oncology.

Methods: We performed an observational real-world cohort study in a single center at Daping Hospital of the Army Medical University in China, spanning from December 2014 to July 2022. We used the combined definition of muscle mass and muscle strength in a new GLIS framework for the diagnosis of sarcopenia.