Youth smoking prevalence in the European Union (EU) decreased from 28.4% in 2012 to 22.2% in 2023. Higher cigarette prices in Europe were associated with a decrease in youth smoking prevalence, with a ...

Fixed-Dimensional Encoding (FDE) solves a fundamental problem in modern search systems: how to efficiently search through billions of documents when each document is represented by hundreds of vectors ...

A longitudinal, relationship-based case management approach significantly reduced health care costs and improved quality of life for Medicaid enrollees with complex needs over 1 year. Objectives: This ...

Enterprises without integrated systems face inefficiency, which often presents itself as an organizational process. Departments exist separately from one another, and spreadsheets disappear between ...

Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) is a progressive spinal disease characterized by ectopic bone formation in the spine, leading to severe neurological symptoms due to spinal ...

Investigators evaluated whether data collected from a fitness tracker could be used to accurately detect mood episodes in people with bipolar disorder. Study indicates that a fitness tracker can ...

The IMF’s World Revenue Longitudinal Database (WoRLD) tracks government revenue trends in 193 countries since the early 1990s. This invaluable resource offers policymakers, researchers, and the public ...

Soft tissue injuries can cause problems, especially for serious athletes. Damage to a ligament can mean pain, swelling, and a long recovery. Severe injuries to ligaments like the ulnar collateral ...

A sprained thumb occurs when you injure the soft tissue or ligaments that connect your thumb to your hand. The most commonly injured ligament in the thumb is the ulnar collateral ligament (UCL). An ...

A laminoplasty is a surgical procedure that helps relieve pressure on the spinal cord and nerves. It involves opening a section of the lamina, a bony structure that sits on top of the spinal canal.