Medicine & Health
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Real-time damage detection in structural health monitoring via reinforcement learning
Higher Education PressA novel real-time automated damage detection method leveraging reinforcement learning has been unveiled in a recent study published in Engineering. The research, spearheaded by Chengwen Zhang, Qing Chun, and Yijie Lin from Southeast University, China, introduces an innovative approach that significantly enhances the efficiency and accuracy of damage detection in structural health monitoring (SHM) systems, particularly for architectural heritage.
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- Engineering
Vaccination support program reduces pneumonia-related mortality by 25 percent among the elderly
Hiroshima UniversityPeer-Reviewed Publication
A research team has evaluated the real-world effectiveness of a community-based pneumococcal vaccination support program for older adults. They conducted their study in Sera Town, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. Their research shows that the pneumococcal vaccination support program for older residents reduced pneumonia-related mortality.
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- Journal of Epidemiology
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- Sera Town Municipality
Mental health disorders, malaria, and heart disease most affected by covid pandemic
BMJ GroupPeer-Reviewed Publication
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- The BMJ
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China, Zhejiang Province Vanguard Goose-Leading Initiative, National Key Research and Development Program of China, Mega-Project of National Science and Technology for the 13th Five-Year Plan of China
Over decades, a healthy lifestyle outperforms metformin in preventing onset of Type 2 diabetes
University of New Mexico Health Sciences CenterPeer-Reviewed Publication
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- The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology
The New England Journal of Medicine shines spotlight on forensic pathology
The Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of MedicinePeer-Reviewed Publication
Review article by Mount Sinai physician and colleagues gives an overview of their role in public health, family support, and the justice system
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- New England Journal of Medicine
Support networks may be the missing link for college students who seek help for excessive drinking
Texas A&M UniversityPeer-Reviewed Publication
College students who want help overcoming high-risk drinking could benefit from a two-pronged approach that combines an individual-focused psychological theory with social network analysis. That’s according to a new study from Texas A&M University School of Public Health Assistant Professor Benjamin Montemayor and former doctoral student Sara Flores, both in the Department of Health Behavior.
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- Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs