Objectives In patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), severe exacerbations (ECOPDs) impose significant morbidity and mortality. Current guidelines emphasise using ECOPD history to ...

Abstract: This paper presents the development of a didactic robotic demonstrator to study the circular formation problem (CFP) of multi-agent systems based on Distributed Model Predictive Control ...

Background: The A Body Shape Index (ABSI), a metric assessing visceral adiposity distribution by integrating height, weight, and waist circumference (WC), remains a subject of debate regarding its ...

The U.S. economy continues to show signals it will slow in the second half of 2025, as the impact of tariffs weigh more strongly amid weak consumer sentiment, a monthly set of economic indicators say.

Utilities are using AI to modernize the aging grid with tools to manage growing energy demands. Predictive maintenance and genAI assistants are predicting grid risk and reducing repair time. This ...

Standardized tests form the bedrock of school accountability systems and are a primary source of information for the public and policymakers alike. Over the past two decades, these tests also have ...

Insulin resistance detected by routine triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index can flag people with early Alzheimer's who are four times more likely to present rapid cognitive decline, according to new ...

1 College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China 2 The Affiliated Hospital of Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China Background ...

Objective To study the reliability and validity of adverse childhood experiences (ACE) scores measured using a questionnaire versus abstraction of medical records, and to test whether the scores vary ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Henkin helps organizations and individuals innovate and grow. Predictive analytics has evolved from a niche discipline into ...

An index of the U.S. economic outlook dropped in April, according to research group The Conference Board, which assembles the metric. The Conference Board's leading economic index, published Monday, ...