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Multi-scale resistivity imaging for soil moisture and structure characterization in precision agriculture
Sustainable agriculture in tropical regions relies on precise understanding of soil water dynamics under varying topographic, textural, and climatic conditions. This study integrates Electrical Resist...
Expression of Concern: Early intervention with ColdZyme mouth spray after self-diagnosis of common cold: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study
IRX3 depletion promotes early cardiac commitment of hiPSC-Derived Cardiomyocytes
Generating mature human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes (hiPSC-CMs) remains a major obstacle to accurate disease modeling and cardiac repair. As the transcription factor Irx3 is a...
Understanding factors influencing HPV vaccine uptake among caregivers in Kwara State, Nigeria: A qualitative study
Introduction Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine prevents over 90% of cervical cancers. In October 2023, Nigeria launched a free HPV vaccination campaign targeting girls aged 9–14 y...
Analysis of the human health threat caused by the red imported fire ant in mainland China
In China, the spread of the red imported fire ant ( Solenopsis invicta Buren, RIFA) exhibits a consistent pattern of expansion from the south to the north, with...
Strategies for carbon reduction and advertising investments in partially centralized supply chains
Rising concerns about climate change and growing consumer awareness of environmental sustainability have accelerated the adoption of cap-and-trade policies worldwide. This study investigates how diffe...
Automatic early detection of pathological signs following primary total hip arthroplasty using radiographs, clinical scores, and comorbidities
The growing prevalence of total hip arthroplasty (THA) revisions, along with their generally poorer outcomes compared to primary procedures, emphasizes the urgent need for early detection of primary T...
The time sensitivity of aspirational interventions: Evidence from a role-modeling RCT
This paper investigates the short-run effects of an aspiration-raising intervention delivered as part of a randomized controlled trial among postgraduate students at a UK university during the Covid-1...
Not an infection: Endogenous circoviral elements underlie BFDV detections in Old World vultures
Circoviruses (family Circoviridae) are small, single-stranded DNA viruses known to infect a broad range of bird species. The Beak and Feather Disease Virus (BFDV), typically associated with parrots, h...
Research on optimization of train routing problem for railway hubs considering passenger demand
The railway hub with multiple stations has been more common with the expansion of the railway network. It is imperative to investigate the utilization of multiple stations to meet the travel demand of...
Interdependent relationship between depression and Internet gaming disorder in parent-child dyads: The mediating role of family relationship and gaming time
Background and objective A well-established link exists between depression and Internet gaming disorder (IGD) at the individual level, while it remains unexplored within the family...
Exploring how hospital based green spaces support stroke rehabilitation: A mixed methods multiple case study protocol
Background In-patient treatment and rehabilitation after stroke represent an important period for recovery, yet recommended levels of rehabilitation activity are challenging to ach...
Neuromuscular changes during a four-week individualized in-season strength-training program based on the dynamic strength index in youth basketball players: A quasi-experimental study
The dynamic strength index (DSI) is commonly used as a neuromuscular profiling metric to inform individualized strength-training decisions; however, evidence describing short-term in-season changes in...
Prevalence, outcomes, and predictors of mortality among adult intensive care unit patients with sepsis at a Tertiary Hospital in Tanzania: A prospective cohort study
Background Sepsis continues to pose a significant global health challenge, particularly in low- and middle-income countries, which face a disproportionate burden of sepsis and seps...
Inefficiency and inequity of the law review submission system
Where a legal scholar works shapes publication outcomes nearly as much as what they write. Law reviews, the primary publication market for legal scholarship in the United States, are run by student ed...
Stability of the two enveloped viruses NDV LaSota and YF-ZIKprM/E to support process development
Building on the established use of enveloped viral vectors, like lentivirus and vesicular stomatitis virus, we investigated the stability of the oncolytic Newcastle disease virus LaSota strain and the...
A scoping review of force plates in female soccer: The utility, existing practice and identification of knowledge Gaps
Female soccer has grown exponentially with increasing funding, participation and competition. Force plates enable high resolution force-time assessment using isometric and dynamic tasks for acute or l...
Retraction: Enhancing the power quality in radial electrical systems using optimal sizing and selective allocation of distributed generations
Children and adults differ in how primary and secondary incentives modulate valuation, effort, and cognitive control
Rewards have a profound impact on human motivation, cognition, affect, and behaviour. The study of reward processing and incentive effects therefore occupies a central place in psychology and cognitiv...
Distance-based Device-To-Device outage reduction for 5G wireless systems
Device-to-Device (D2D) communication constitutes that closely spaced nodes communicate with each other without the use of a centralized base station that carries the communication data. This helps in...
Chronic absenteeism in Canadian kindergarten classes, pre- and post-COVID-19, and its association with concurrent developmental vulnerability
Students who frequently miss school are at greater risk for academic difficulty. High levels of absenteeism as early as kindergarten have been associated with long-term consequences, such as low readi...
Unlocking precision diagnostics: A multimodal framework integrating metabolomics with advanced machine learning techniques
Integrating multiple omics modalities is a crucial strategy in cancer research, particularly in metabolomics, enabling early detection and detailed exploration of cancer biomarker signatures. This stu...
16S rRNA-based metagenomics insights into the microbial diversity and functional attributes of soils from the rhizosphere of selected C4 crops of farms in Mpumalanga and Limpopo provinces, South Africa
The rhizosphere serves as a hub for a variety of microorganisms that are highly beneficial to crop production and improvement of soil health. However, intensive farming practices including utilization...
Rheological characteristics and modification mechanism of rock asphalt compound modified binder based on grey relational analysis
To address the limitations of conventional asphalt in resisting high-temperature rutting and oxidative aging, a Rock Asphalt Compound additive (RCA) —comprising natural rock asphalt with surface-treat...
Perceptions of physical and occupational therapists on the utility of surface electromyography data in spinal cord injury rehabilitation
Purpose Spinal cord injury (SCI) impacts physical, emotional, and social well-being, contributing to decreased quality of life and increased healthcare burden. Surface electromyogr...