Abstract: The identification of the exact positions of the first and second heart sounds within a phonocardiogram (PCG), or heart sound segmentation, is an essential step in the automatic analysis of ...

Risk prediction has been used in the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease for >3 decades. Contemporary cardiovascular risk assessment relies on multivariable models, which integrate ...

Objective This study focused on the preferences for psychological assistance and associated factors among Chinese healthcare workers (HCWs) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Design Cross-sectional ...

Background Current diagnosis of antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) relies on antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL) testing, but false-positive aPL results and asymptomatic aPL carriers pose significant ...

Abstract: The accuracies for many pattern recognition tasks have increased rapidly year by year, achieving or even outperforming human performance. From the perspective of accuracy, pattern ...

Introduction Ischaemic heart disease (IHD) remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide and poses an ...

In 2013, the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology published the “Guideline on Lifestyle Management to Reduce Cardiovascular Risk,” which was based on a systematic review ...

A kicker pattern is a two-bar candlestick indicator forecasting sharp trend reversals in asset prices. Learn how it ...

The Pharmaceutical Manufacturing and Packaging Congress (PHARMAP) 2026 welcomes project leaders, procurement specialists and technical professionals from the whole value chain. On 20-21 April in ...

Early sexual activity, often defined as initiation before 16, is a risky behaviour associated with many negative social and health outcomes. Sexual norms restricting sex till marriage have declined in ...

A central pattern generator (CPG) is a neuronal network in which interconnected excitatory and inhibitory neurons produce an oscillating, rhythmic output in the absence of sensory feedback. CPGs play ...