Analysis of 2019 Ohio Disease Intervention Specialist (DIS) Records for Syphilis Cases Using Clustering Algorithms.

Background: Developments in natural language processing (NLP) and unsupervised machine learning methodologies (e.g., clustering) have given researchers new tools to analyze both structured and unstructured health data.

Measurement invariance of the Facebook intrusion questionnaire across 25 countries.

Facebook is one of the most popular social networking sites. However, Facebook intrusion or addiction is a growing concern as it involves an excessive attachment to Facebook, which disrupts daily functioning. To date, few studies have examined whether cross-cultural differences in the measurement of Facebook addiction exist.

Delaware Healthcare Workforce Update.

Working from data provided by the Delaware Division of Professional Regulation from May 2022 to September 2023, this 16-month update supports a general rebound in active licensing numbers across the Delaware Healthcare industry in professions licensed through the Division of Professional Regulation's DelPros system. This report articulates the types of data analysis currently available through the data and research initiative of Delaware Health Force, provides a high-level overview of the data, and offers preliminary recommendations based on the data. Overall, the healthcare workforce in Delaware shows a steady rebound, with many license types appearing to reach new highs.

Substrate stiffness promotes vascular smooth muscle cell calcification by reducing the levels of nuclear actin monomers.

Background: Vascular calcification (VC) is a prevalent independent risk factor for adverse cardiovascular events and is associated with diabetes, hypertension, chronic kidney disease, and atherosclerosis. However, the mechanisms regulating the osteogenic differentiation of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC) are not fully understood.

Methods: Using hydrogels of tuneable stiffness and lysyl oxidase-mediated stiffening of human saphenous vein ex vivo, we investigated the role of substrate stiffness in the regulation of VSMC calcification.