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Improving performance of polygenic risk scores for hypertension across two ancestry groups
Polygenic risk score (PRS) methods are evolving, and the benefit of adding functional annotations to the variant weights has been especially promising. However, less attention has been given to how th...
Phylogeography and genetic diversity of Pieris rapae across continents
The small cabbage white butterfly ( Pieris rapae ) is a globally distributed agricultural pest that has successfully colonized most continents through natural a...
Prevalence and associated risk factors of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection in Diabetic wounds in Duhok province, Iraq
Background and aims Diabetes mellitus is a chronic metabolic disorder and a major global health problem, predisposing patients to wound infections, with...
Menstrual dignity and menstrual experiences among riverside adolescents in the Brazilian Amazon: participatory development of an educational technology using Paulo Freire’s research itinerary
Objective To understand menstrual experiences and perceptions of menstrual dignity among riverside adolescent girls in the Brazilian Amazon in order to support the participatory co...
Correction: Study on the pathogenesis of PLXNB1 gene in olfactory dysfunction of allergic rhinitis
Association between cervical spine clinical active range of motion and pain or disability in people with neuromusculoskeletal neck pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Objectives To quantify the association between clinical cervical active range of motion and patient-reported outcomes of pain and disability in people with neuromusculoskeletal nec...
Anemia and associated factors among pregnant women attending antenatal care in public health facilities of Garowe City, Puntland, Somalia
Background Anemia is a prevalent global public health issue, especially among pregnant women in developing countries. Limited research exists on anemia in pregnant women in Somalia...
Environmental radiation assessment in the specified living areas for returnees of Okuma Town, Fukushima prefecture: Field measurements prior to decontamination
To assess environmental radiation exposure in the Specified Living Areas for Returnees of Okuma Town, Fukushima Prefecture, external radiation doses were evaluated using ambient dose equivalent rate m...
Resource-efficient data transmission for WiFi-capable bio-loggers based on machine learning
Bio-logging is a popular method for data collection in animal research, especially for hard-to-observe animals. Newer bio-logger generations utilise WiFi technology, enabling researchers to collect hi...
Differences of dynamic responses of single-pile and pile-group foundations in Meizoseismal areas
In order to investigate the dynamic response variations between isolated pile and pile-group systems in high-seismicity regions, we performed extensive shaking table experiments. These tests examined...
Fertility desires and utilization of an integrated HIV care and family planning services among young women living with HIV in semi-rural Uganda: A cross sectional study
Background Little is known about the fertility desires among young women living with HIV (YWLHIV) in sub-Saharan African (SSA) settings and its association with their utilization o...
Integrated computational analysis identifies FABP4, PTGS2, and HPGD as Key molecular targets linking PET microplastic exposure to metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease
Background Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) affects 25–38% of the global population, yet the contribution of environmental polyethylene terephthalat...
Long-term care hospitals as end-of-life care settings in South Korea: A nationwide analysis of utilization patterns and clinical trajectories
Objectives This study aimed to investigate the utilization patterns and end-of-life trajectories of older adults in Korean long-term care hospitals (LTCHs) using nationwide populat...
Research advances in key genes and regulatory mechanisms of posttranslational modifications in Parkinson’s disease
Background The genesis of Parkinson’s disease (PD), a common central neurodegenerative disorder, involves dysregulation of protein posttranslational modifications (PTM). The primar...
A data-driven remote sensing approach for VMS mineralization mapping: Integrating Sentinel-2 imagery with geology data in the Asmara Belt, Eritrea
Mineral resources play a critical role in the sustainable economic development of countries. In Eritrea, conventional mineral exploration and geological mapping methods are expensive, time-consuming,...
Linguistic realizations of personality and emotional polarity in Tan Twan Eng’s The Garden of Evening Mists: A systemic functional discourse analysis
This study examines how personality and emotion are linguistically realized in Tan Twan Eng’s The Garden of Evening Mists , drawing on the Big Five Model of Per...
Forecasting user engagement and competing cascades in social media diffusion: A Hawkes-Transformer approach
Social media has evolved into a socio-technical infrastructure that shapes public attention, social interaction, and information governance. Understanding how user engagement behaviors, such as retwee...
Cohort profile: Walking for harm reduction through street engagement (WHiSE 2.0)
Indigenous people using substances experience health disparities that are compounded by systemic inequities shaped by colonialism. The WHiSE 2.0 study aims to describe substance use patterns and harm...
Systematic review and meta-analysis of the acute effects of self-selected rest intervals on exercise performance maintenance, lactate levels, and heart rate
Background Rest interval duration is a key variable in exercise prescription, influencing both performance and physiological responses. Traditional training typically employs fixed...
Dynamic analysis of weak prisoner’s dilemma game considering conservative and aggressive cooperative strategy
The balancing of benefits is a critical pathway for maintaining cooperative relationships among selfish individuals within a group. Relevant research has confirmed that the ultimate outcomes of altrui...
Effect of midwifery students’ continuity of care program on women’s experiences of maternity care: A randomised controlled trial
Background Midwifery continuity of care (CoC) benefits women and families. Engaging midwifery students may help extend such care and improve access to quality maternity services. T...
Awareness, perceptions, and clinical use of deep margin elevation in subgingival restorative cases: A cross-sectional multicentric study
Background Deep margin elevation (DME) has been introduced as a restorative approach to manage subgingival margins and facilitate adhesive procedures. Despite its clinical descript...
Pharmacokinetic model selection for infliximab based on inflammatory bowel disease phenotype and severity: Toward model-informed precision dosing
Ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn’s disease (CD) differ in intestinal location and depth of involvement. Patients with UC who have or experienced a flare-up according to Truelove–Witts criteria (ACUS)...
Multi-AGV task scheduling and dynamic map path planning based on task pre-allocation
Multi-AGV (Automated Guided Vehicle) systems operating in complex warehouse environments equipped with movable containers encounter several challenges, including high system no-load rate, low task res...
It takes a village: Community science informs tick encounter, pathogen, and exposure risk in North Carolina, USA
As tick-borne disease cases continue to increase over time, there is a growing need to understand the ecological and epidemiological factors that contribute to disease risk. North Carolina is currentl...