Background and aim The COVID-19 pandemic has severely affected the world's population
in the last two years. Along with non-pharmacological public health interventions, major …

Introduction Biological fluids are routine samples for diagnostic testing and monitoring.
Blood samples are typically measured because of their moderate invasive collection and …

This article introduces a crossover design that is often used in clinical studies, with the
advantage of comparing treatment effects within one study subject. In particular, the …

Rigorous and reproducible methodology of controlling for bias is essential for high-quality,
evidence-based studies. Propensity score matching (PSM) is a valuable way to control for …

Mendelian randomization (MR) in epidemiology is the use of genetic variants as
instrumental variables (IVs) in non-experimental design to make causality of a modifiable …

Phthalates are classified as priority environmental pollutants, since they are ubiquitous in
the environment, have endocrine disrupting properties and can contribute to impaired …

Objective To compare the immediate analgesic effect of transcutaneous nerve stimulation
(TENS) and interferential current (IFC), with different combinations of parameters, in …

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is a noninvasive neuromodulation
technique with great potential in the treatment of Parkinson's disease (PD). This study aimed …

Purpose To develop and validate a pretreatment computed tomography (CT)-based deep-
learning (DL) model for predicting the treatment response to concurrent chemoradiation …

Background: Exposure to traffic-related air pollution (TRAP) has been associated with
increased risks of respiratory diseases, but the biological mechanisms are not yet fully …