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Immunoprevention and immunomodulation of yellow fever: A scoping review of global and Latin American evidence
Background Yellow fever (YF) remains a major global public health challenge, with recurrent outbreaks in Africa and the Americas despite the long-standing availability of a highly...
Characterization of plant growth-promoting bacteria from Vicia faba root nodules grown on oasis soils and their potential to enhance soil fertility and crop growth attributes in arid regions
Soil degradation and nutrient depletion are major constraints in arid regions, particularly in fragile oasis ecosystems. Harnessing beneficial plant-bacteria interactions offers a sustainable approach...
Early public childcare and fertility: A longitudinal study for Europe
Empirical research reveals a considerable mismatch between desired and actual fertility across Europe, a mismatch which is more pronounced in countries characterized by limited policy support for fami...
Dynamic properties of Kermack-McKendrick-like models
We rigorously analyze the dynamic properties of Kermack-McKendrick-like compartmental models for infectious diseases, extending the classical SIR framework to include exposed individuals, mild and sev...
Machine learning–based long-term degradation and LCOE Analysis of floating PV with custom pontoon design
Floating Photovoltaic (FPV) systems are a feasible alternative for solar energy utilization in areas where land is scarce. However, issues related to performance degradation, ecological effects, and e...
Analysis of the efficiency and sustainability of the underground loop in Hangzhou Future Science and Technology City
In order to improve the low utilization efficiency and limited environmental benefits of the underground loop in Hangzhou Future Science and Technology City, this study systematically analyzes the ope...
Development and validation of the Manipal Interstitial Lung Disease Education Booklet (MILD EduB) for individuals with interstitial lung disease
In India, Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) is a significant healthcare burden. Poor outcomes are caused by delayed diagnosis and insufficient patient education (PE). In this context, the Manipal Inters...
A local sequence alignment approach to recognizing fixed poetic forms across languages
Fixed poetic forms such as the sonnet, ottava rima, or terza rima are an important feature of European literary traditions, yet large-scale empirical research on their cross-lingual distribution and e...
Agrivoltaic panel shading influences soil nutrient dynamics and microbial community structure in a wheat-cultivated field
Agrivoltaic systems (AV), which combine photovoltaic panels with crop cultivation, represent a dual land use strategy to address food and energy security challenges under growing population pressures....
Emergency packets handing in queue aware congestion avoidance schemes in IoHT
The Internet of Healthcare Things (IoHT) emerged as an enabling technology that is strongly required for real-time patient monitoring and emergency healthcare services. However, the massive number of...
Retraction: Mechanisms of adipocyte regulation: Insights from HADHB gene modulation
Research on the application of LLaVA model based on QLoRA fine-tuning in medical teaching
The augmented reality large language model medical teaching system (ARLMT) integrates augmented reality (AR)with a medical multimodal large language model (LLaVA) based on specifically designed for bi...
Artificial intelligence meets pediatric orthopedics: A comparative analysis of ChatGPT-4o, Gemini 2.0, and Claude 3.5 in detecting supracondylar humeral fractures
Background Supracondylar humeral fractures constitute 10–16% of pediatric skeletal injuries, requiring timely diagnosis to prevent neurovascular complications. Developmental variat...
ADRD: Detecting diffusion-generated images via adversarial perturbation induced reconstruction discrepancy
The rapid advancement of diffusion models has raised concerns about their misuse in generating deceptive visual content, motivating growing interest in AI-generated image detection. Many existing dete...
Interference of phototherapy with blue LED light on the behaviour of mice infected with Toxoplasma gondii
Toxoplasma gondii is an intracellular protozoan capable of promoting physiological and behavioural changes in hosts. When female mammals acquire T. gondii...
Ocular injury awareness, knowledge, and safety practices among dental professionals, students, and supporting staff: A cross-sectional analysis
Background Ocular health is important in dentistry because the profession relies on visual acuity and has a high risk of splatter, aerosols, and projectiles. There is a great deal...
Molecular diversity of deep-sea fishes (Actinopterygii: Teleostei) in the western South Atlantic: A high diversity and new findings revealed by DNA barcoding
The deep sea hosts approximately 15% of all fish species, but the difficulty of sampling limits our knowledge, causing large gaps in geographic distribution, and many deep-sea fish groups still requir...
Embedding routine hearing health checks within existing Meals on Wheels services – A protocol for the SOUND-BITES Program pilot study
Introduction There is a high prevalence of undiagnosed and untreated hearing loss among older adults. Due to finite resources, task shifting to trained non-specialists is a strateg...
YOLO-Net: A lightweight edge-enhanced detection model for small-object recognition in tennis match scenarios
The rapid advancement of deep learning has enabled intelligent analysis in professional sports, yet tennis remains particularly challenging due to small and fast-moving objects, frequent occlusions, a...
Psychiatric nurses versus psychiatrists and pharmacists 'knowledge on polypharmacy practices in psychiatry: An interprofessional mixed-methods exploration
Background Polypharmacy is often crucial for managing complex and treatment-resistant psychiatric disorders, yet it carries risks such as adverse drug interactions, medication non-...
The effect of a body shape index on physical fitness index is more pronounced in boys than in girls: Evidence from a cross-sectional survey based on Tibetan adolescents aged 13–18 years in high-altitude areas of China
Background China is an important high-altitude region in the world, mainly inhabited by the Tibetan population. This study was conducted to understand the association between a bod...
Associations of demographic, socioeconomic, lifestyle factors and comorbidity with accelerometer-measured physical activity in adults with cardiovascular diseases
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality, and physical activity (PA) is central to secondary prevention. However, factors associated with PA among individuals with...
Non-native plant integration into plant-insect pollinator networks in urban parks
Pollination sustains biodiversity and ecosystem functioning, yet it is increasingly threatened by biological invasions. Non-native plants frequently integrate into plant-pollinator networks, generatin...
Psychological assessment in patients suffering from chronic pain treated with Spinal Cord Stimulation: A prospective observational study protocol
Introduction Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) has been used to manage a variety of chronic pain conditions, including cancer population. People suffering from this medical condition o...