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Acute effects of three warm-up protocols on drop jump biomechanics in elite Taekwondo athletes: An IMU-based analysis
This randomized, parallel-group pre–post study examined the acute effects of three warm-up modalities on stretch–shortening cycle (SSC) biomechanics in elite female Taekwondo athletes. Thirty-six part...
China runoff-field forecasting based on cross-scale gating and basin-topology attention
Accurate multi-step runoff forecasting over China is important for flood control, water-resource management, and regional hydrological assessment. However, existing data-driven methods often struggle...
Comparative modeling of mixed cardiopulmonary sounds in a low-resource paired dataset: Discrimination, calibration, and operating-point behavior
Background Mixed cardiopulmonary recordings are common in bedside auscultation, yet most automated systems have been developed for isolated heart sounds or isolated respiratory sou...
Reappraisal of a historical porfimer sodium photodynamic therapy study for vascular restenosis: Efficacy, high procedural mortality, and methodological insights from a rabbit balloon-injury model
Background Restenosis driven by intimal hyperplasia remains a major limitation of peripheral arterial intervention. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) using porfimer sodium (Photofrin®) de...
Exploring motor variability in adults with severe athetoid or ataxic cerebral palsy: Impact on error-based and reward-based learning
Individuals with cerebral palsy (CP) are characterized by elevated movement variability. Movement variability has been proposed as a mechanism that facilitates the exploration of diverse movement stra...
A single lysergyl peptide synthetase assembles lysergic acid amides in Aspergillus species
The agriculturally and pharmaceutically important lysergic acid amides ergonovine and lysergic acid α-hydroxyethylamide (LAH) are synthesized from a lysergyl-alanine precursor. In ergot-alkaloid produ...
Young adults’ perspectives on chlamydia-related subfertility and a potential predictive subfertility test: A mixed-methods study in the Netherlands
Background Chlamydia trachomatis (chlamydia) infection control could be more effective if focused on morbidity- rather than prevalence...
Stigmatizing attitudes and misconceptions about obesity among Spanish healthcare professionals
Weight stigma and misconceptions about obesity among healthcare professionals (HCPs) may negatively affect healthcare quality and access for people living with obesity (PLWO). However, no previous res...
How do theme park attributes influence visitors’ positive emotions? Nonlinear effects and spatial heterogeneity in Shanghai’s theme parks
Against the backdrop of sustained growth in experience-oriented urban leisure consumption, theme parks serve as key venues for visitor experiences. A clearer account is needed of how park attributes a...
Biocontrol of rice blast by Pseudomonas mosselii PR5 through seed priming and foliar application reduces reliance on chemical pesticides
Rice blast caused by Magnaporthe oryzae is a destructive disease that can infect rice at any developmental stage. This study investigated the biocontrol potenti...
Short-term effects of bone meal powder on soil phosphorus availability, seed germination, and early growth parameters of Malabar Spinach (Basella alba)
There is a growing need to find alternatives to chemical fertilizers, particularly for Phosphorus supply. Chemical fertilizers contribute to environmental problems and natural phosphate resources are...
Waist-to-height ratio identifies children with lower physical activity and reduced cardiorespiratory fitness: Longitudinal evidence from Norwegian primary schools – The Health Oriented Pedagogical Project (HOPP)
Objectives Childhood obesity and physical inactivity are major global health concerns because of their links to cardiometabolic risk factors that may persist into adulthood. Waist-...
Gaps and barriers preventing sustained delivery of HPV vaccination in Kano, Kaduna, and Lagos states: An exploratory qualitative study
Background To lessen the burden of cervical cancer, Nigeria introduced the HPV vaccine to its national immunization program, but the program has faced operational and contextual pr...
High performance of point-of-care rapid tests for advanced HIV disease diagnosis by lay providers in Malawi: Results from a prospective diagnostic accuracy study supporting decentralized advanced HIV disease screening
CD4 testing is essential for identifying people with advanced HIV(AHD) disease and enabling delivery of the recommended diagnostic package including serum cryptococcal antigen (CrAG)and urine lipoarab...
Differences in mainland–island genetic diversity in two moths suggest species-specific outcomes
Genetic divergence along elevational gradients between mainland and island populations provides an opportunity to test the island genetic erosion model, which predicts reduced genetic diversity and in...
Perceptual no-reference image quality assessment with meta-learning by graph representation learning and multi-scale feature fusion
No-reference image quality assessment (NR-IQA) aims to predict perceptual quality in alignment with the human visual system (HVS), yet existing methods face challenges in capturing long-range dependen...
Implementation research to develop and optimize delivery models for evidence-based anemia control interventions in India: Protocol for the precision-driven response for anemia control and sustainable health (PRAKASH) study
Background Government of India launched Anemia Mukt Bharat (AMB) program in 2018. Despite its implementation, the prevalence of anemia remains high. To addre...
Traffic condition prediction for highway within work zones under dynamic traffic organization changes
In the context of sustainable transportation development, reducing carbon emissions, energy waste, and noise pollution caused by traffic congestion has become an urgent task for achieving environmenta...
Analysis of status and influencing factors of knowledge, attitudes, and expectations towards assisted reproductive technology among infertile women in Lebanon: A cross-sectional study
Background Infertility affects millions globally, and while assisted reproductive technology (ART) has become a cornerstone of its treatment, there is limited research on how Leban...
AI and social science: Automatic classification tools for big data analysis in sociological research
This study examines the use of Social Network Sites for public institutional communication through a sociological, data-driven lens, focusing on the challenges and potential of automated classificatio...
Circ-EnviroPredict: A machine learning-based tool to predict potential involvement of circRNAs with cold and drought stress through a Word2Vec approach
Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are a class of RNAs characterized by a covalently closed loop structure formed between the 5’ and 3’ splice sites. Over the years, circRNAs have been shown to act in post-tran...
Correction: Protocol for the development of a procedure guide on Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: Beyond bile duct injury prevention
Stage-specific associations of mineralization markers with CKM syndrome: Nationwide survey and genetic evidence for Alkaline phosphatase’s unique clinical role
Background Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic (CKM) syndrome involves disordered mineralization processes. Herein, we investigated the serum alkaline phosphatase (ALP), calcium, and p...
Quantitative evaluation of anti-sliding performance and dosage regulation of steel slag asphalt mixture facing service environment
In view of the practical demands for quantitative evaluation on skid resistance and scientific regulation of steel slag content of steel slag asphalt mixtures under service conditions, this study take...
Intelligent system in the cost control of commercial complex projects: Data-driven optimization method
Commercial complex development is featured by large scale, complex operational procedures, and prominent challenges in cost management. This study proposes a data-driven intelligent approach for optim...