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Editorial Note: Field and laboratory assessment of larvicidal activity of tobacco plants and the cigarette butt waste on Culex pipiens (Linnaeus, 1758), Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762) L. and non-target organisms
Measurement of public space justice in traditional villages with coexistence of old and new based on villagers’ perceptions
Rural spatial justice studies lack frameworks addressing rural–urban contextual gaps. We bridge this by proposing a three-dimensional model (recognition-distribution-participation) to quantify village...
Morphology and phylogeny of Avicennia marina (Forssk.) Vierh. in Iran
Mangrove forests along the Iranian coast of the Persian Gulf are valuable both economically and for biodiversity. The main tree species in these forests is Avicennia marina...
Genotype-specific root morphology and metabolic traits shape bacterial communities and tolerance to Fusarium root rot in wheat
Plant genotype plays a critical role in shaping root-associated microbiota and in modulating plant tolerance to soilborne diseases such as Fusarium root rot (FR...
Scaling field pea technology in dryland areas through a cluster approach: The case of Waghimra zone, Ethiopia
Adoption of improved crop technologies is widely recognized as essential for enhancing agricultural productivity, yet their validation under real farming conditions remains limited. The scaling trial...
Long-term multidimensional health status of individuals with and without post COVID-19 condition: A cross-sectional study
Post COVID-19 condition (PCC) significantly affects health-related quality of life (HRQoL), but involvement and interconnectivity of different health dimensions is still underexplored. This study aims...
Association between hemoglobin-to-red cell distribution width ratio and occurrence of sepsis during ICU stay in inflammatory bowel disease patients who died: a retrospective study using the EICU-CRD database
Background The hemoglobin-to-red cell distribution width ratio (HRR) is a biomarker associated with systemic inflammation and outcomes in critical illness. Within clinical database...
Effects of LED spectral compositions on yield, growth, and nutritional quality of basil microgreens in indoor vertical farming
Light quality, particularly the spectral composition emitted by LEDs, modulate growth dynamics, physiological processes, and the nutritional attributes of microgreens cultivated under controlled envir...
Respiratory and bloodstream coinfections and antimicrobial use in hospitalised patients with moderate to severe COVID-19: An Australian retrospective cohort study
Background COVID-19 remains a leading infectious cause of death and hospitalisation globally. Coinfections with SARS-CoV-2 and other respiratory pathogens may result in more severe...
Clinical relevance of hyperamylasemia and pancreatitis-like imaging linked with accidental hypothermia
Background Elevated pancreatic enzymes and pancreatitis-like imaging findings have been reported in patients with accidental hypothermia; however, their clinical significance remai...
Machine learning reveals distinct temperature thresholds and environmental modulators for atopic dermatitis and allergic contact dermatitis prevalence in South Korea
Atopic dermatitis (AD) and allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) are common inflammatory skin diseases influenced by environmental factors, but disease-specific environmental pathways remain poorly define...
Discovery of hub genes linking oxidative stress to type 2 diabetic sarcopenia using single-cell sequencing and machine learning
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and sarcopenia demonstrate a significant comorbidity, particularly in the elderly, yet the molecular mechanisms linking them, especially through oxidative stress, remai...
Risk and contract management practices, and construction projects performance: A test of moderation by managerial skills
Kenya’s socioeconomic development is heavily dependent on the construction industry; however, poor risk and contract management typically results in cost overruns, delays, and quality deficiencies tha...
Expression of Concern: New insights into the existing image encryption algorithms based on DNA coding
Correction: Sperm whales habituate to research vessels engaged in photoidentification
Health behaviours and lifestyle challenges among school children: A qualitative research from Rajasthan, India
Background Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) account for 74% of global deaths, significantly affecting children and adolescents, particularly in low and middle-income countries. Add...
Stylistic analysis of translated languages: A perturbation-based XAI deep learning framework
Text classification using traditional machine learning techniques has been used in natural language processing (NLP) tasks to distinguish translated from non-translated languages, with high accuracy s...
Exploring the association between patient satisfaction and hospital quality in the United States
Background Patient experience is increasingly used as a public quality metric, but its relationship to hospital safety grades remains incompletely characterized because patient rep...
Expression of Concern: Classification of white blood cells (leucocytes) from blood smear imagery using machine and deep learning models: A global scoping review
Bullous keratopathy associated with a shallow anterior chamber: An anatomical risk phenotype for corneal endothelial decompensation
Purpose To characterize bullous keratopathy (BK) associated with a shallow anterior chamber (AC) and to examine whether a shallow AC itself may be associated with corneal endotheli...
Plasma cell-free DNA measured prior to renal replacement therapy initiation is not associated with incident adverse outcomes, hospitalizations or malignancies in chronic kidney disease stage 4–5 patients
Inflammation is an inherent feature of advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) and associated with adverse outcomes. Several inflammatory biomarkers have been shown to be associated with mortality in CK...
Longitudinal associations of academic stress with eating related patterns, nutrition, somatic indicators, and depressive symptoms in university students: A study protocol
Introduction Academic stress (AS) can be understood as a multidimensional form of chronic stress that has been linked to adverse patterns across physical and mental health in unive...
Prognostic significance of nutritional status for neurological and functional recovery after cervical spinal cord injury
Cervical spinal cord injury (SCI) often results in severe motor and sensory deficits, leading to substantial impairment in activities of daily living. Malnutrition is common after SCI and may adversel...
Correction: Leaf beetle diversity on a Southeast Asian continental island: Taxonomy, DNA barcoding, and preliminary evolutionary insights from Cat Ba Island, Vietnam
Insulation failure mapping on power transformer bushing using FRA and electrostatic simulation
The power transformer bushing is a critical insulation component and a frequent contributor to transformer failures. This paper presents combined electrical and Multiphysics approaches for mapping fai...