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Fabric defect detection using fine-tuned Yolo-12
Defect identification is critical for ensuring the reliability and price of fabrics. Defective fabrics result in significant waste and losses. Automatic defect identification using the use of deep lea...
Metabolomic profiling of backfat in Ningxiang pigs reveals lipid dynamics and carcass trait associations during the fattening stage
Understanding the metabolic profile of backfat is essential for optimizing breeding strategies and improving pork production. While the early stages of adipose tissue development have been partially c...
Psychometric properties and standardization of the shortened latvian personality inventory (LPI-v3s) in athlete sample: Implications for evidence-based assessment
Background and objective Personality traits are relevant to sport participation and athlete development. Many personality measures used in sport lack systematic psychometric evalua...
Spatiotemporal evolution and clustering patterns of settlements from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age (9000–3000 BP) in the Songshan Mountain region, China
This study proposes a transparent and methodologically explicit GIS-based framework for delineating prehistoric settlement clusters and tracking their spatiotemporal evolution. Integrating nearest-nei...
Study on chloride ion erosion resistance of recycled aggregate concrete based on an improved TOPSIS model integrating entropy weight and AHP
Recycled coarse aggregate (RA) is prone to deteriorating the performance of recycled aggregate concrete (RAC) due to inherent defects such as adhered old cement paste and internal micro – cracks, whil...
Correction: Severity-dependent metabolic rewiring in COVID-19 based on untargeted metabolomic profiling of patient plasma
Developing person-centred leadership practices: Health and social care leaders’ experiences following an educational programme
Objective Educational programmes aimed at nurturing person-centred leadership are requested to advance the implementation of person-centred care, however there is a scarcity of eva...
Pragmatic cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic burden categories and 5-year all-cause mortality in Vietnamese outpatients: A retrospective cohort study
Background The American Heart Association introduced cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) health as an integrated framework for metabolic, kidney, and cardiovascular risk. However...
Cocoa by-products extracts suppress viral replication and oxidative stress in chikungunya virus-infected cells
Context Studies have demonstrated a correlation between oxidative stress and Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) replication, underscoring the potential of these bioch...
Expression of Concern: Spatiotemporal variation in fish species distribution and abundance in the Vaishav stream, Kashmir Himalaya–India
Molecular signature of COVID-19 prior to its exacerbation by multi-omics survey
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) caused a global pandemic due to its high transmissibility and ability to evade innate immune responses. Comprehensive characterization of t...
The relationship between fat talk and body image in Chinese female nursing students: The mediating role of self-acceptance
Objective This study examined whether self-acceptance mediates the relationship between fat talk and body image among Chinese female nursing students, a group under high appearance...
Work restrictions and Unfitness to work: Prevalence and risk factors a cross-sectional study on 70 000 occupational visits
Background Few studies have assessed work restrictions and unfitness to work simultaneously, particularly on large populations, and evidence on their main influencing factors remai...
Supply of interventional cardiologists and the provision of lower-value Percutaneous Coronary Interventions (PCI)
Background Percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) can be lifesaving for patients with acute coronary syndromes but of lower value for patients with stable coronary artery diseas...
Development and evaluation of a technology-enhanced simulation to measure physician decision making in trauma triage
Purpose Variable implementation of clinical practice guidelines causes preventable morbidity and mortality. The paucity of valid and reliable measures of physician performance impe...
Kinetic and physicochemical modeling of β-galactosidase from Rhynchophorus palmarum larvae
Palm weevil ( Rhynchophorus palmarum L.) is a significant pest that has been identified as a threat to palm trees in tropical regions. Beyond its agricultural i...
Associations of egocentric social network characteristics with conversations about the harms of smoking and the benefits of quitting
Background Although conversations initiated by smoking-cessation messages are associated with subsequent quit attempts, limited research has examined how the social network charact...
Perceived facilitators and barriers against human papillomavirus vaccine among rural parents with eligible daughters in the Alle district, Southern Ethiopia
Introduction Human papillomavirus vaccine acceptance is influenced by the parental perceptions of the vaccine, but there are few related studies in Ethiopia, and most have focused...
COVID-19 vaccine confidence among adults of pima county using the NIMHD minority health and health disparities research framework: A qualitative analysis
Introduction Vaccinations have been established as one of the most effective strategies to prevent the spread of infectious diseases. However, vaccine hesitancy has been a growing...
Profiling the diets of Classic Maya communities living in Southeastern Petén through stable isotope analysis
During the Early and Late Classic periods (250–900 CE), Maya communities in southeastern Petén experienced rapid demographic growth, and organized themselves here not as centralized city states but as...
Expression of Concern: Molecular epidemiology and phylogenetics of camel anaplasmosis
Investigation of the splitting tensile performance of Rock-Filled Concrete based on mesoscopic modeling: Effects of the interfacial transition zone and rockfill characteristics
Rock-filled concrete (RFC) is a three-phase heterogeneous composite composed of large-size rockfill, self-compacting concrete (SCC), and the interfacial transition zone (ITZ) between them. Its mechani...
Research on the anti-pull performance of a novel small-diameter steel tube-stud grouting connector
To clarify the pull-out performance of steel tube-stud grouting (STG) connectors, this paper designed 18 test specimens, with main research parameters including embedment depth of stud (4d and 8d), st...
Deep learning approaches show promise for predicting childhood malnutrition: A comparative study with traditional machine learning methods using survey data
Childhood malnutrition remains a major public health concern in Nepal and other low-resource settings, while conventional case-finding approaches are labor-intensive and frequently unavailable in remo...
Predictors and evolution of post-stroke depression among adults admitted for first stroke at referral hospitals in Dodoma, Tanzania: A protocol for a prospective longitudinal observational study
Background Survivors of strokes are prone to disabilities, especially in underdeveloped countries. Post-stroke depression (PSD) is a common neuropsychiatric condition that exacerba...