Predictive analytics technique based on hybrid sampling to manage unbalanced data in smart cities.

A smart city is deemed smart enough because it has the capability to make decisions on its own. Artificial intelligence needs a lot of data from the physical world to make correct decisions. IoT sensor devices collect data from the surroundings, which is further used for predictive analytics.

Revolutionizing Acute Stroke Care: A Review of Food and Drug Administration-Approved Software as Medical Devices for Stroke Triage.

Stroke remains a critical global health challenge, with ischemic stroke comprising most cases and necessitating rapid, effective treatment to improve patient outcomes. This review explores the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning into medical devices for stroke triaging, highlighting their impact on reducing notification times, latency in care, and health disparities. By analyzing Food and Drug Administration-approved AI-enabled devices under the "Radiological computer-assisted triage and notification software" regulation category, we assess their sensitivity, specificity, and time-to-notification as the measure of their overall effectiveness in clinical settings.

Recent advances in recovering bioactive compounds from macroalgae and microalgae using subcritical water extraction: Prospective compounds and biological activities.

Algae, widely as a valuable marine biomass, are appreciated globally for their unique chemical compositions and exceptional nutritional benefits. Scientists are increasingly focusing on valorizing algae biomass to recover polysaccharides and bioactive extracts. Conventional methods commonly used to extract bioactive compounds have several limitations.

Developing entrustable professional activities for undergraduate operative dentistry clerkship.

Objective: In many dental schools worldwide, theoretical knowledge is prioritized over comprehensive training in essential clinical procedures. This leads to graduates with insufficient hands-on experience who are not fully "ready to practice", thereby failing to meet the demands of the job market and community needs. This study aimed to address this critical gap by developing and validating a set of core Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) specifically for operative dentistry clerkships to enhance the practical competencies and readiness of dental graduates for effective and independent practice.

Level up your coding: a systematic review of personalized, cognitive, and gamified learning in programming education.

Programming courses in computer science play a crucial role as they often serve as students' initial exposure to computer programming. Many university students find introductory courses overwhelming due to the vast amount of information they need to grasp. The traditional teacher-lecturer model used in university lecture halls frequently leads to low motivation and student participation.

Academic excellence: A comprehensive investigation of medical students' study habits, strategies, and sources in medical colleges of Peshawar, Pakistan.

Background & Objective: It's no secret that medical students have access to a plethora of medical literature, which can make it challenging to determine the right sources and how to cover them effectively using various study habits and strategies. Our objective was to determine the association of study habits (time and location), study duration, study strategies, and study sources with academic performance.

Methods: It was a cross-sectional study conducted in six Medical Colleges in Peshawar, Pakistan between 13 April 2023 to 13 Jun 2023.

INFLUENCE OF VITAMIN E ON PANCREATIC ACINAR CELL MORPHOLOGY AND SERUM AMYLASE CONCENTRATIONS IN ALCOHOL-INDUCED PANCREATIC TOXICITY.

Background: Misusing alcohol can cause damage to different tissues in the body, resulting in conditions like alcoholic liver disease, pancreatitis, cardiomyopathy, neurotoxicity, muscle wasting, weakened immune system, hormonal disruptions, birth defects, and bone loss. The objective of this research was to evaluate how alcohol affects the exocrine pancreas histology and the levels of amylase in the blood serum. Additionally, it aimed to explore whether vitamin E provides a safeguard against alcohol-induced harm to the pancreas in rabbits.

VITAMIN E SHIELDS AGAINST ALCOHOLIC TOXICITY BY SAFEGUARDING HEPATIC PARENCHYMAL MORPHOLOGY AND LOWERING BLOOD ALT LEVELS.

Background: Alcohol consumption can have detrimental effects on the liver, as it plays a crucial role in processing and detoxifying substances in the body, including alcohol. Alcohol has the potential to hinder the liver's capacity, which results in a variety of metabolic imbalances and deficiencies. This research aimed to investigate alterations in the liver tissue due to alcohol administered orally, along with exploring the potential protective effects of vitamin E against these alterations.

Advocating for planetary health is an essential part of advocating for children's health.

Burning of fossil fuels along with deforestation and ecological disruption have led to the warming of the Earth and climate change. Children are especially vulnerable to adverse health effects of climate change associated changes in the air, soil, and water as their organs are still developing, have a faster breathing rate, higher per pound ingested and inhaled exposures, and greater relative body surface area. To protect this vulnerable population, health care professionals need to play a leading role.

Correctly classifying cohort studies versus case series in systematic reviews and implications for evidence-based decision making.

The strength of a systematic review hinges in large part on the quality of evidence it appraises. Observational studies, including cohort studies and case series, are positioned lower on the hierarchy of evidence, with cohort studies typically higher than case series. The often subtle differences between these study designs may lead to misclassification and can impact the strength of recommendations derived from such data.

Impact of Occupational Cement Dust Exposure on Hematological Health Parameters: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Introduction Contact with the dust of cement consisting of toxic components brings about inflammatory damage (often irreversible) to the body of a human being. The circulatory system exhibits sensitivity to inflammatory changes in the body, and one of the earliest changes may be observed in the blood parameters like mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH) and mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC). MCHC and MCH are possibly easily accessible and affordable parameters that can detect harmful changes in the body before any irreversible damage occurs.

Association of chronic arsenic exposure with cellular immune profile in MINIMat adolescents: A birth cohort in Bangladesh.

Chronic arsenic exposure is known to affect the immune system. We aimed to evaluate the association between arsenic exposure and immune cell profile in 15 years old adolescents (n=389) in rural Bangladesh, with chronic exposure to groundwater arsenic. Single blood and urine were collected.

Integrating work and sleep to understand work-life balance among healthcare professionals: A conservation of resources perspective.

Healthcare professionals sacrifice their sleep for increased patient care. However, this could be detrimental to their selves and the quality of healthcare service. This study used the Conservation of Resources Theory (COR) to examine the integration between the workaholic tendency of healthcare professionals and their daily sleep deprivation to determine the extent of their self-balance.

In Silico Exploration of Novel EGFR Kinase Mutant-Selective Inhibitors Using a Hybrid Computational Approach.

Targeting epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutants is a promising strategy for treating non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). This study focused on the computational identification and characterization of potential EGFR mutant-selective inhibitors using pharmacophore design and validation by deep learning, virtual screening, ADMET (Absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion and toxicity), and molecular docking-dynamics simulations. A pharmacophore model was generated using Pharmit based on the potent inhibitor JBJ-125, which targets the mutant EGFR (PDB 5D41) and is used for the virtual screening of the Zinc database.

Health risk assessment of bread wheat grown under cadmium and nickel stress and impact of silicic acid application on its growth, physiology, and metal uptake.

Heavy metal stress poses a significant threat to the productivity of agricultural systems and human health. Silicon (Si) is widely reported to be very effective against the different heavy metal stresses in crops. According to reports, it can help plants that are under cadmium (Cd) and nickel (Ni) stress.

Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) waste as a unique source of biofunctional protein hydrolysates: Emerging productions, promising applications, and challenges mitigation.

The Atlantic salmon is an extremely popular fish for its nutritional value and unique taste among several fish species. Researchers are focusing on the utilization of Atlantic salmon waste for generating protein hydrolysates rich in peptides and amino acids and investigating their health benefits. Several technological approaches, including enzymatic, chemical, and the recently developed subcritical water hydrolysis, are currently used for the production of Atlantic salmon waste protein hydrolysates.

Subcritical Water Extraction of : Comparative Study of the Chemical Properties and Biological Activities across Different Parts.

The subcritical water extraction of (blade, sporophyll, and root) was evaluated to determine its chemical properties and biological activities. The extraction was conducted at 180 °C and 3 MPa. Root extracts exhibited the highest phenolic content (43.