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View article: Advanced Fluctuation Assay and R-Based Analysis Protocol for Estimating Mutation Rates of H3K9-Methylated Heterochromatin
Advanced Fluctuation Assay and R-Based Analysis Protocol for Estimating Mutation Rates of H3K9-Methylated Heterochromatin Open
Understanding how chromatin organization influences mutation rates is fundamental for advancing epigenetics, genome stability studies, and therapeutic development. H3K9-methylated heterochromatin has been implicated in elevated mutation ra…
View article: Tissue remodeling and factors governing tooth movement.
Tissue remodeling and factors governing tooth movement. Open
Tissue remodeling and factors governing tooth movement.
View article: Interpretable Dimensionality Reduction in 3D Image Recognition with Small Sample Sizes
Interpretable Dimensionality Reduction in 3D Image Recognition with Small Sample Sizes Open
A systematic feature-engineering approach to generate informative 2D representations of 3D data is introduced. In this method, the sequences of voxels along one axis of the 3D image are treated as spatial variation sequences. These sequenc…
View article: Physical Health Views Among Individuals Experiencing Mental Illness: A Mixed‐Methods Study of Self‐Reported Health and Contributing Factors
Physical Health Views Among Individuals Experiencing Mental Illness: A Mixed‐Methods Study of Self‐Reported Health and Contributing Factors Open
Severe mental illness is linked to poor physical health and shorter life expectancy, yet research on how individuals experiencing mental illness view and on improve their physical health is limited. This study investigates the perceptions …
View article: Discordance between peritumoral and subareolar injections for mapping sentinel lymph nodes in the breast
Discordance between peritumoral and subareolar injections for mapping sentinel lymph nodes in the breast Open
Purpose Sentinel node biopsy (SNB) is a common staging tool for breast cancer. Initially, peritumoral (PT) injections were used, however subareolar (SA) injections were later introduced to simplify the technique. Controversy remains regard…
View article: Influence of H3K9 Methylation on Gene Mutation Rates: Advancing Epigenetic Research with Controlled Experimental Design
Influence of H3K9 Methylation on Gene Mutation Rates: Advancing Epigenetic Research with Controlled Experimental Design Open
Mutations drive genetic variation, fueling both oncogenesis and species evolution. The mutation rate varies across the genome, potentially influenced by chromatin organization through histone modifications and other factors. However, the p…
View article: Influence of H3K9 Methylation on Gene Mutation Rates: Advancing Epigenetic Research with Controlled Experimental Design
Influence of H3K9 Methylation on Gene Mutation Rates: Advancing Epigenetic Research with Controlled Experimental Design Open
Mutations drive genetic variation, fueling both oncogenesis and species evolution. The mutation rate varies across the genome, potentially influenced by chromatin organization through histone modifications and other factors. However, the p…
View article: Aotearoa New Zealand health leader’s opinions on the implementation of a facility-based rehabilitation initiative for older people as an alternative to inpatient rehabilitation in an acute hospital setting
Aotearoa New Zealand health leader’s opinions on the implementation of a facility-based rehabilitation initiative for older people as an alternative to inpatient rehabilitation in an acute hospital setting Open
Objectives This study aims to explore the opinions of key health leaders in Aotearoa New Zealand (Waikato Region) regarding a proposed facility-based rehabilitation initiative for older people. The initiative involves a team of health prof…
View article: What Makes Effective Acute Geriatric Care? - A mixed Methods Study From Aotearoa New Zealand
What Makes Effective Acute Geriatric Care? - A mixed Methods Study From Aotearoa New Zealand Open
Structured Abstract Objectives Current policies for older patients do not adequately address the barriers to effective implementation of optimal care models in New Zealand, partly due to differences in patient definitions and the in-patien…
View article: The Impact of Histone Post-translational Modifications H3K9me on Same Gene Mutation Rate in Fission Yeast
The Impact of Histone Post-translational Modifications H3K9me on Same Gene Mutation Rate in Fission Yeast Open
Mutations are the driving force behind genetic variation, fueling both the oncogenesis and evolution of species. The mutation rate varies across the genome, potentially in response to chromatin organization by histone modifications and oth…
View article: R-codes for Calculating Fluctuation Assay Results and 95% Confidence Intervals Based on Ma-Sandri-Sarkar Maximum Likelihood
R-codes for Calculating Fluctuation Assay Results and 95% Confidence Intervals Based on Ma-Sandri-Sarkar Maximum Likelihood Open
The Luria-Delbrück fluctuation assay is an essential experiment in calculating mutation rates, especially in genetic and mutation research. Its reliability and accuracy have made it the go-to method for numerous researchers. In this articl…
View article: Acute assessment services for patient flow assistance in hospital emergency departments
Acute assessment services for patient flow assistance in hospital emergency departments Open
At present there are no randomised controlled trials exploring the effects of acute assessment services on patient flow in hospital-based emergency departments compared to usual, ED-only care.
View article: An effective self-adaptive bi-directional multi-layer genetic algorithm for resource and user allocations in networks
An effective self-adaptive bi-directional multi-layer genetic algorithm for resource and user allocations in networks Open
Transportation, telecommunication, electricity supply, and production–distribution systems all involve the construction and management of highly sophisticated networks. Without properly designing such networks, none of these systems work e…
View article: Surgical procedure prediction using medical ontological information
Surgical procedure prediction using medical ontological information Open
Different methods for encoding medical ontological information in surgery procedure duration predictions are presented, and show an improvement over traditional models. The improvement in duration prediction is shown to improve the efficie…
View article: How Location-based Gaming Affects Players' Nature and Forest Experiences
How Location-based Gaming Affects Players' Nature and Forest Experiences Open
In our digitized modernity, there are an increasing number of discourses related to the benefits of returning to nature for well-being, health, lived daily experiences and promoting ecological sustainability. Concurrently, location-based g…
View article: Application of a risk-averse objective function for scheduling surgeries
Application of a risk-averse objective function for scheduling surgeries Open
Traditional objective functions for scheduling surgeries, such as maximising utilisation of operating rooms, maximising throughput of surgeries, or minimising cost, can lead to inequitable outcomes for patients in terms of the time waiting…
View article: Innovative operating room scheduling metric for creating surgical lists with desirable room utilisation rates
Innovative operating room scheduling metric for creating surgical lists with desirable room utilisation rates Open
One of the critical issues in healthcare management is the operating room (OR) scheduling problem. Solutions to this problem consider surgery durations and allocate elective surgeries to OR sessions in order to create surgical lists of hig…
View article: Machine learning-based patient selection in an emergency department
Machine learning-based patient selection in an emergency department Open
The performance of Emergency Departments (EDs) is of great importance for any health care system, as they serve as the entry point for many patients. However, among other factors, the variability of patient acuity levels and corresponding …
View article: Treatment of Impetigo with Antiseptics—Replacing Antibiotics (TIARA) trial: a single blind randomised controlled trial in school health clinics within socioeconomically disadvantaged communities in New Zealand
Treatment of Impetigo with Antiseptics—Replacing Antibiotics (TIARA) trial: a single blind randomised controlled trial in school health clinics within socioeconomically disadvantaged communities in New Zealand Open
Background Impetigo is a common and contagious bacterial skin infection, affecting children worldwide, but it is particularly prevalent in socioeconomically disadvantaged communities. In New Zealand, widespread prescribing of the topical a…
View article: Treatment of Impetigo with Antiseptics- Replacing Antibiotics (TIARA) Trial- a single blind randomised controlled trial in school health clinics within socioeconomically disadvantaged communities in New Zealand
Treatment of Impetigo with Antiseptics- Replacing Antibiotics (TIARA) Trial- a single blind randomised controlled trial in school health clinics within socioeconomically disadvantaged communities in New Zealand Open
BackgroundImpetigo is a common and contagious bacterial skin infection, affecting children worldwide but it is particularly prevalent in deprived communities. In New Zealand widespread prescribing of the topical antibiotic fusidic acid had…
View article: Using action research to develop a real-time measure of job satisfaction in the operating room setting
Using action research to develop a real-time measure of job satisfaction in the operating room setting Open
This paper outlines how action research was used to develop a real-time job satisfaction measurement tool for the operating room (OR) setting. It offers insight into how collaborative action research can be used in a complex interprofessio…