The Lancet

Moving beyond aspirin after percutaneous coronary intervention: 10-year results from the HOST-EXAM trial

Aspirin is considered the cornerstone of secondary prevention of coronary artery disease. However, the evidence supporting aspirin was largely generated before the advent of modern pharmacological and ...
IEEE

Hybrid Access MAC Protocol in Wi-Fi: Analysis and Optimal Resource Allocation Policy Design

Abstract: The hybrid medium access control (MAC) protocol, which was first adopted in the IEEE 802.11ax standard, combines contention-based random access (UORA) and contention-free scheduled access ...
IEEE

A Learning Automaton MAC Protocol for Directional FANETs With Throughput Enhancement and Fairness Control

Abstract: Flying Ad Hoc Networks (FANETs) leveraging millimeter-wave (mmWave) communications and directional antennas offer high-capacity and low-latency connectivity for uncrewed aerial vehicles ...
Frontiers

How would Mari Kondo design a protocol? In favor of subtractive change in clinical trials

Complexities in contemporary clinical trials are frequently self-defeating relative to the goals of clinical research—namely to inform and improve care for as many patients as possible. Trials need to ...
BMJ

Study protocol for an open-label, single-arm, mixed methods feasibility study of the MWIQ AI-powered decision support tool for diabetes management in GP practices

Introduction Diabetes affects ~10% of the world’s population and is rising. Treatment costs in the UK are ~15% of the NHS budget. Diabetes-related complications can be lowered through better ...