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Digital assessment of banana (Musa spp.) genotype resistance to banana weevil (Cosmopolites sordidus) compared with expert visual assessment
Accurately assessing weevil damage is critical when evaluating banana germplasm. This enables identification of genotypes resistant to the banana weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus...
Women’s experiences with and preferences for contraceptive side effect counseling and management: A qualitative study from Ethiopia and Kenya
Objective The magnitude of contraceptive non-use attributed to side effects globally merits concerted attention to ensure women receive quality side effect counseling and support i...
Correction: A treadmill training program in a gamified virtual reality environment combined with transcranial direct current stimulation in Parkinson’s Disease: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Ad-based social media interventions increase belief accuracy and generate pro-social opinions among non-news readers
Democratic challenges are often attributed to the spread of misleading, untrustworthy, or biased information, leading scholars to focus on minimizing exposure to such “bad” content online. Instead, we...
Lived experience of depression in women living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus in Gondar City health facilities, Northwest, Ethiopia: A phenomenological study
Background Many women living with HIV (WLHIV) in worldwide experience mental health conditions, particularly depression, which can negatively affect their overall wellbeing. Their...
Load identification method for pepper harvesting drum based on dynamic chaotic characteristics of vibration-torque coupling
To improve the accuracy, robustness, and interpretability of load-state identification for pepper harvesting drums under complex field disturbances, this study proposes a load identification method ba...
Research on the equilibrium strategy of data value co-creation in water conservancy engineering projects based on differential game theory
Water conservancy engineering projects are characterized by long construction cycles, multiple participants, and dispersed data, resulting in low efficiency in data resource utilization. Therefore, da...
Automated spermatogenic staging in periodic acid-Schiff-stained testes of Sprague–Dawley rats using a deep learning model for normal and atrophied tissues
The spermatogenic stage serves as a vital criterion for assessing normal spermatogenesis and is central to evaluating reproductive toxicity. Current manual methods for evaluating the spermatogenic sta...
Effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction on perioperative outcomes in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma undergoing transarterial chemoembolization
Objective To evaluate the effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) combined with standard perioperative care on perioperative outcomes in patients with advanced hepatoc...
Characterization of genomic diversity in bacteriophages infecting Rhodococcus
Bacteriophages are ubiquitous and highly genetically diverse biological entities. Here we describe the isolation and bioinformatic characterization of 56 phages isolated on two Rho...
GC–MS based tentative identification of γ-sitosterol from Brassica nigra seeds and evaluation of its anticancer potential: An integrated in vitro and in silico study
Cervical cancer remains a significant global health burden, particularly in developing countries where limited access to effective therapies contributes to high morbidity and mortality. Natural produc...
Epidemiology of invasive pneumococcal disease in Southwest Sweden during the first eleven years after the introduction of general childhood pneumococcal vaccination
Background Invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) still causes significant morbidity and mortality. In this study, we describe incidence, risk factors, manifestations, and outcome of...
Effectiveness of the Responding to Experienced and Anticipated Discrimination (READ) training on reducing stigma for medical students in Tunisia
Doctors have been identified as having a crucial role in responding to anticipated and experienced stigma of People with Mental Illness (PWMI). This paper aims to evaluate the effectiveness of the REA...
Electrophysiological asymmetry in vincristine-exposed children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: Evidence from bilateral nerve conduction studies
Vincristine-induced peripheral neuropathy (VIPN) is a frequent complication of therapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in children. Beyond acute toxicity, VIPN may affect motor development, bal...
Seasonal dynamics in sheep fecal microbiome and soil bacterial communities under grazing management
The gut microbiome plays a key role in animal health, productivity, and environmental sustainability. As it represents a valuable proxy for animal welfare, its investigation has become increasingly im...
Charlson comorbidity health analytics: A population management strategy to identify risk of hospitalizations, repeated hospitalizations, and resultant high cost
Background Building on prior development work, the objective of this study of health care utilization of all Weill Cornell Medicine health insurance beneficiaries over a six-year p...
Cell–cell junction gene signatures as subtype-specific prognostic biomarkers in breast cancer
Cell–cell junctions (CCJs) are essential for maintaining epithelial integrity, and adhesion-related molecules have long been implicated in breast cancer progression. However, the subtype-specific prog...
Correction: Intraspecific drought tolerance in Ugandan Coffea canephora for accelerated breeding selection
The forms and purpose of work undertaken by family carers of people living in a care home with a cognitive impairment across a care trajectory
When older people move into care homes, family carers continue to provide unpaid support and care but little is known about how the types of work they undertake and how work changes over time. Drawing...
Effects of vascular endothelial growth factor-A and -C on wound healing in wild-type mice
This study aimed to investigate whether periwound subcutaneous administration of vascular endothelial growth factor-A (VEGF-A), VEGF-C, or both promotes wound healing in wild-type (WT) mice. A total o...
Mental health of healthcare workers in England during the first three years of the COVID-19 pandemic: The NHS CHECK study cohort
Background Maintaining healthcare workers’ (HCWs) mental health is vital to reduce staff absences and turnover, ultimately improving patient care. Most research focuses on clinical...
An analytical method to optimize residual stress in the ultrasonic rolling of titanium alloys Ti6Al4V
Ultrasonic rolling is an effective surface enhancement technique for titanium alloys because it introduces beneficial compressive residual stresses that improve fatigue resistance and service durabili...
Cross-domain zero-shot semantic segmentation for unstructured environments via EVA-CLIP model, ensemble prompt engineering, and optimized text-image matching
Semantic segmentation provides essential scene understanding for unmanned ground vehicles to identify obstacles and plan paths in unstructured environments. Nevertheless, existing methodologies tailor...
Correction: From displacement to hunger: How migration due to conflict affects food security in Yemen
Phytochemical characterization and fungal screening of Sonneratia apetala fruit and products: Pectin and vitamin C extraction, amino acids and antioxidant activity
The increasing demand for sustainable bio-resources has spurred interest in underutilized species like Sonneratia apetala , a mangrove with traditionally consum...