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Improving restoration heuristics to support anadromous fish passage
Investments in restoring river connectivity are growing worldwide to support freshwater biodiversity. Although optimization methods exist for selecting cost-effective restoration portfolios, decisions...
Detection of culprit presence in multiple-culprit crimes: A comparison of combined and separate lineup-presentation formats
Although crimes involving multiple culprits are widespread, there is still a lack of understanding of how the police should construct lineups for multiple suspects in these cases. In most of the few g...
Predicting habitat suitability of Korean Lindera as Tertiary relict plants under climate change scenarios
Climate change profoundly affects plant habitats and ecological niches, particularly among Tertiary relict flora—remnants of warm and humid climatic conditions that prevailed during the Tertiary perio...
The routine use of nasopharyngeal airway in the setting of monitored anesthesia care during gastrointestinal endoscopy: A multi-center single blinded randomized controlled trial
Background and Aims Monitored anesthesia care (MAC) is commonly used for gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy, allowing patients to breathe spontaneously while sedated. Despite its bene...
Prevalence of multiple morbidities and cancers in individuals with Down syndrome: A matched descriptive study using linked electronic health record data
Background Down syndrome is associated with the development of multiple morbidities throughout the life course, yet comprehensive data on its relative burden remains limited. This...
Neuroticism, extraversion, and emotion sensitivity in a nonclinical young adult sample
Introduction Accurate recognition of others’ emotional facial expressions, referred to as emotion sensitivity (ES), is a central component of nonverbal communication. Previous rese...
Salivary osmolality measured by MX3 hydration testing system demonstrates high reliability but limited validity in elite athlete hydration assessment
Accurate assessment of hydration is essential for both athletic performance and health, yet remains challenging outside controlled settings. This study evaluated the validity and reliability of saliva...
Staphylococcus aureus agr-type vs genetic background: molecular signatures determining differential metabolism and virulence potential
In Staphylococcus aureus , the quorum‑sensing accessory gene regulator ( agr ) system is the major virulence regulator....
Analysis of rational use and misuse of antibiotics in emergency departments: A cross-sectional study
Objective To assess antibiotic prescribing frequency and the appropriateness of prescriptions based on established rational antibiotic use principles among adult patients evaluated...
Integrating satellite data and field surveys to predict bird communities in the Peruvian Amazon
Tropical forests harbour some of the highest biodiversity on Earth but are undergoing rapid loss and degradation. In the Amazon more than one-third of forests have been altered through human activitie...
Infertility treatment and the growth of children from birth to 12 years of age: A national cohort study
Background Children conceived through infertility treatments may have altered birth outcomes and growth patterns compared to those conceived naturally. However, evidence on long-te...
Task demands and visual context naturalness modulate gravitational expectation during ocular tracking of temporarily occluded ballistic trajectories
When intercepting a moving object, ocular and hand movements are often associated. The neural control of both tasks is known to combine sensory information with predictive mechanisms. When interacting...
Characterizing the in vitro and in vivo effect of bicarbonate on azithromycin activity against Acinetobacter baumannii
Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB), a Gram-negative bacterial pathogen, has been identified by Centers for Disease Control (CDC) as the top pri...
Physician behavior for “invisible” treatment; Korean herbal medicine doctor’s treatment covered by auto insurance
Background This study examines healthcare utilization patterns and provider behavior under auto insurance coverage in South Korea. We investigate whether the significant growth in...
DG-LSTM-SA model: A deep gated LSTM network with self-attention mechanism for power generation and load forecasting
Accurate forecasting of power generation and load demand is essential for the reliable operation of modern energy systems. Traditional recurrent neural networks (RNNs) often struggle to capture long-t...
Promoting psychological crisis coping through physical activity: The mediating roles of rumination and emotion regulation among college students
This study examined the associations between physical activity and crisis coping among college students, with a particular focus on the potential mediating roles of rumination and emotion regulation s...
A study of trends and projection of life expectancy and its association with socio-demographic index: Results from GBD study 2023
Background Life expectancy (LE) serves as a central indicator of population health, reflecting the combined effects of social, economic, and demographic factors. Despite global imp...
Correction: Clinical outcomes in hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia: A comprehensive analysis of associated factors
Survival following sublobar resection after neoadjuvant therapy for T1N1-2M0 lung cancer
Background Lobectomy remains the standard surgical approach for resectable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), but sublobar resection is increasingly considered, particularly for s...
Estimating endogenous treatments effects under long-range dependency without untreated controls
The identification and estimation of social policy effects through time‑series natural experiments is fundamental in modern econometrics. However, challenges come from the heterogeneities caused by st...
Winter outdoor thermal comfort of older people with different degrees of frailty: A study in Nanyang city, China’s hot-summer and cold-winter region
The thermal comfort of outdoor environments in winter directly impacts the spatial utilization efficiency of urban parks and the physical and mental health of the elderly. This study uses Nanyang Peop...
ViralMultiNet: A structure-aware multimodal framework for viral protein function prediction in wastewater surveillance
Accurate functional annotation of viral proteins is essential for genomic surveillance, yet rapid viral evolution causes “functional drift” that challenges conventional sequence-only models. These mod...
First of a line or last of a dynasty? Parabos tigneresi and the evolution of eurasian bovinae in the early pliocene
The Early Pliocene maar deposits of Camp dels Ninots (Catalonia, NE Iberia) have produced an exceptionally well-preserved fossil assemblage. Among the large mammals, a large bovid stands out, represen...
Effect of plastic composition in the combustion material on the Persistent Organic Pollutant content in smoked chicken meat
Traditional food smoking in Vietnam often uses biomass fuels, but the incidental inclusion of plastics can generate toxic pollutants. This study evaluated the effects of polyethylene (PE), polystyrene...
Manga reading on paper vs. digital devices: Prospective effects on core and supportive integration processes in the brain
Reading on paper reportedly improves story comprehension compared to its digital version, although the underlying neuroscientific mechanisms remain unclear. We used a format of Japanese manga stories...